Case (1) of Gnaphalium and a traumatic childhood experience: sciatica, pain and weakened psychological defences.
The patient in this case report suffers from acute sciatica after avoiding a conflict with her father. Since childhood she has felt helplessly exposed to her domineering father. Her weakened psychological defences, as well as the sciatica, can be resolved with Gnaphalium.
KEYWORDS: Asteraceae, herniated disc, Gnaphalium polycephalum, sciatica, conflict avoidance, trauma, helplessness
