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Taxus baccata (Tax.)

Taxus baccata (Tax.) appears in 350 rubrics in the Repertorium. Of these, 4 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed, and 16 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The data are thus thin: most rubrics are broadly populated and lie in Mistakes, Fear, Indifference, Delusions, and Irritability. The few specific rubrics sketch a person who revolves around himself, wavers between hurry and timelessness, and is torn between higher awareness and worldly existence.

Thoughts about the self

The clearest theme is self-absorption. The rubrics record that the person wants to disperse thoughts about himself, wants to be distracted from thoughts about himself, and cannot think of anything but himself. Connected with this is sadness as from an insult. The small rubric on insight, being full of insight, stands beside it, as does holding on to opinions and decisions.

Between higher consciousness and everyday life

One of the few rubrics touching the core of the remedy is the conflict between higher awareness and worldly existence. Consistent with this, the person is forgetful of everyday matters and appears absent-minded or distracted in the evening. One fear concerns duties: the person fears being no longer able to fulfill his duties.

Time, hurry, and drive

Only this remedy is listed for the sensation of timelessness and for hurry and haste before the menses; these two rubrics each appear twice under related main rubrics. Drive fluctuates: desire for activity alternates with weakness, and laziness suddenly sets in. As a single-remedy rubric stands the delusion of swaying while at rest.

Quarrel and self-image

In dealing with others a critical irritability appears. Recorded are quarrelsomeness over trifles and a fault-finding, carping mood in the evening. Striking is the rubric on medicines that the person only pretends to take and mostly throws away, together with a desire to swallow large quantities of them. The delusion of building a nest complements the rubrics on withdrawal.

Summary

Because of the small number of specific rubrics, the picture of Taxus baccata remains brief. It combines revolving around the self, the conflict between higher awareness and everyday life, and a wavering between hurry and timelessness with a tendency toward quarreling and criticism. A king-pin symptom is not identified in the available data; individual statements should be weighted cautiously given this data situation.

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