644.41.07 Betula alba, Case
Man, 60, hay fever.
He has irritation of his eyes in the morning, asthmatic respiration and running nose. He is allergic to trees, birch !, cats, dogs, brown bread, fruit like apple, peach, cherry ! and hazelnut. The complaints are worse in spring. It started with a fever with abdominal cramps, diarrhoea and absentmindedness. He was operated on for a right-sided inguinal hernia.
He is an economist, specialising in uncommon areas. He likes to work in new areas, to have challenges and is averse routine. He is idealistic but in a practical way.
He is also competitive. As a boy he often vied with his younger brother. Now he does so with the younger people in the company. He fears that they will take over his position. He has to play the competition game because the young are chosen first. He likes to have influence, to be important; he likes to achieve something that some one else cannot.
He is very practical, technical and analytical, but he likes to have contact with people. He is persistent, is not stopped by one obstacle, and can go on a long time with arguments.
Dream: being busy with a puzzle; Sisyphus-like work in his job.
Weather: -> sun.
Time: < morning, < spring.
Desire: meat.
Aversion: egg, oyster !, octopus.
Food: < cherries !, peach, apple, hazelnut.
Analysis
The allergies often point to the right remedy, in this case the birch points to Betula. This remedy is from the Betulaceae and the order of the Fagales. These are very practical and achieving people.
Iron series: working hard; practical, technical and analytical.
Phase4, Carbon: hernia; reponsible.
Stage 7: helper.
Betula: < birch.
Follow up
One month after Betula alba MK his allergies are less, his energy is better and his (other?)complaints are less but there is dryness of eyes, mouth and nose.
His work is going better. He has solved a few problems to the advantage of everyone. In a few cases it turned out that he was right, so his position is much stronger. He is more accepted as the senior now, without being held responsible for everything.