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Melilotus A woman in her mid-thirties came because of her chronic migraine, which was getting progressively worse. There was scarcely a week without a severe migraine. She tried to carry on with her job as a teacher despite the pain and vomiting. When she came for consultation she was once again in the midst of a migraine attack. I offered her the chance to lie down rather than torment her with questions. She seemed to enter a trance-like state and whispered in a weak voice: "They are coming!" When I asked who was coming, she replied: "The men with the black boots!" |
| When she finally was able to speak again, she said this was an image that haunted her from time to time. She felt she had to hide in the darkness while "dangerous people" searched for her. Her flushed face during the migraine attack, her weak voice (even when she was otherwise well), her family background during the war years in Holland and her lamentable past with a sadistic brother made me think of Melilotus, which falls under: "Fear of speaking out." Her situation resembled that of someone who must hide, who is tense and must remain silent to avoid being discovered and captured, like the Jews during the Holocaust. She received repeated doses of Melilotus and reported that not only had her migraines gone, but her ability to "stand up for herself" had also improved. A craving for sweets, which she had not previously mentioned, had also disappeared.
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Case 2
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Indigofera tinctoria A teenager came for consultation because of chronic fatigue and severe concentration problems, which he had experienced for most of his life but which had worsened markedly after an episode of glandular fever (mononucleosis). Despite his intelligence and willingness to learn, he hardly managed his homework and usually went to bed straight after the evening meal. He was pale and thin, shuffled about stooped and looked exhausted. |
He came from a Jewish family and it seemed as if he carried the whole weight of Jewish history on his shoulders. The typical post-mononucleosis remedies such as Carcinosinum, Gelsemium and Baptisia did not help him. Taking into account his aversion to peas, I searched for a remedy from the legume family. The correct remedy, however, only became apparent when he developed an acute illness. He developed left-sided facial neuralgia, which responded quickly to Indigo, one of the few legumes with this complaint in its remedy picture. After the remedy was given both his energy and his ability to concentrate increased markedly. "The fog has lifted", was his comment. In the evenings he now goes to bed as one of the last in the family.
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| Photos: Wikipedia.org Melilotus officinalis Indigofera tinctoria |
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| Category: Cases Keywords: migraine, standing up for oneself, chronic fatigue, poor concentration, left-sided facial neuralgia Remedies: Indigofera tinctoria, Melilotus officinalis |
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