Cathartes aura, the turkey vulture, as a means of detoxification and cleansing following an adolescence marked by drug use and abuse.
The case strikingly demonstrates the key themes and symptoms revealed by the proving of Cathartes aura. The remedy produces a catharsis (cleansing) on both a physical and psychological level and heals the young patient of allergies and chronic candidiasis.
KEYWORDS: adolescence, allergies, Cathartes aura, vultures, candidiasis, catharsis, abuse, New World vultures, turkey vulture, birds