case michal yakir from hom. links ear Ros-d

thoughts about death and ghosts – all point to the first row, particularly with the his- tory of an early-induced labor, which is a clear indication of a “pre” process, or the first row. There is an excessive need to please, the gentleness, the desire to hug, kiss and cud- dle, and the desire for sweets; the “pink” aura that surrounds the entire case. All these point to the Rose family (which is situated in the beginning of the fifth col- umn). Out of the Rosales, Rosa damascena has a known affinity to ear pathology, and issues with height and competitiveness. Thus it was chosen as the remedy for the case (see Fig. 1 and Table 1). Prescription: Rosa damascena C12 once daily Follow-up After two months A day after taking the remedy for the first time he developed a high fever which, within one day, was gone, on its own. Since then he has been healthy, apart from one occasion on which the parents went abroad and he was in playschool. He got sick but recovered two days after his parents re- turned. He was healthy until a flu epidemic erupted at school a few days ago. His par- ents travelled and left him with his grand- parents: he woke up saying that his body hurts and he cannot go to playschool. Has a cough, which is rather deep, but no sinusi- tis even though he suffers from a slight common cold. He does not eat well. He only eats candies and cakes. The teeth grinding decreased, but it still ex- ists. He does not wet his bed that much. The competitiveness is still there: he must be first to receive the food; he fights over his place with his elder brother, even though he loves him. Apparently, the issue is his young brother; it seems now that he would have been happy to give him away. The jealousy is out. He is more insolent and rebellious than be- fore. He used to be a conformist child. He used to do anything to make you like him. Now he threatens to leave the house when things are not done his way. Prescription: Switch to fluid Rosa damas- cena C12, 1 drop daily Again two months later Bed-wetting ceased entirely: one day he simply asked to sleep without a nappy and has been dry since. Teeth grinding has almost stopped. His sleep is calmer. He no longer suffers from the cold. Mentally – he is calmer, less agitated, has less tantrums, is still competitive with his brother and sister but the most clear change is individualism, which was absent beforehand. This can be seen with his friends: if they do not want to play his games – he goes on to play by himself, and does not try to please them. He began tak- ing his remedy by himself (with a shy and engaging smile he tells me that his mother helps him. So this quality of the remedy is still there). Prescription: Raise potency to Rosa damas- cena C15 – 1 drop a day. Later on, we further increased the potency to C18. Again two months later Physically he is fine. Hearing is normal. Si- nuses clean. No cold. The jealousy for his brother also passed and he is very nice to him. Also, the anxiety level decreased sig- nificantly. In playschool he is highly popu- lar, a leader. Wants things to be done his way – rather spoiled… Fig. 1 Rosa damascena (Damask rose). Table 1 Repertorization using RADAR program. Repertorization ros-d. nux-v. sil. staph. lac-leo. aur. 3/3 2/3 2/3 2/2 2/2 1/3 1 MIND – ANGER – contradiction; from 75 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 MIND – COMPETITIVE – brother or sister with* (A symptom I added to the reper- tory, based on my clinical experi- ence and Chetna Shuklaʼs proving) 2 1 – – – 1 – 3 EAR – EUSTACHIAN TUBE; com- plaints of 15 1 1 1 1 – – Michal Yakir, A Case Study – Homœopathic Links Spring 2013, Vol. 26: 6–11 © Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. 7 MATERIAMEDICAANDCASES

case michal yakir from hom. links ear Ros-d

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