Bryophyllum pinnatum
Culture: Goethe plant; Rudolf Steiner introduced it to Anthroposophy.
Introduction
Someone in IT-business, successful who gives up his job, writing a book about higher consciousness. He cannot publish it although he sees the bigger picture. They are like pioneers, far from normal borders, a white shaman. Others say they are crazy, out of normality.
A remedy for adolescents in puberty, who do not adapt to the norms of the peer group. They have an aversion to adhere to the rules, the clothes, the standard ideas. They hate not being allowed to have their own opinion. They want to prove that they have their own ideas and culture.
Mind
Forbidden.
Abundant.
Translucent.
Gentleness, clarity.
Horrified; form the killing of a fly.
Doing nothing, no questions, no stories, full at ease.
Male fused with the female.
Representing spirit, highly spiritual.
Full of love; angels.
Peace, gentleness and overlooked.
Not imposing.
Slightly apart, waiting.
Highly refined.
Bullied at school, < not adapting to the rules, not having Nikes, not smoking.
Likes to convince his loved one by being glorious.
Likes to boast, hiding a bitter disappointment, till the last.
He does not know how to fulfil the demands of the other.
Pride but that is insufficient.
Excluded, alone, apart from the group.
Biting nails.
Depressed.
Nervous.
Dream: persecuted by someone.
General
Sleep: unrefreshing; sleepless till 1 am.
Body
General: influenza; cancer; allergy, histamine; pain, relaxant; lithiasis; phthisis; haemorrhages.
Action: astringent, antiseptic, diuretic, febrifuge.
Nervous: epilepsy; eneurosis.
Infection: virus; fungi; bacteria, Staphylococcus, E. coli, Shigella, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, leishmaniasis.
Fever: inflammations.
Head: headaches, violent, persistent; migraines.
Eyes: infections; conjunctivitis; ophthalmia.
Nose: colds.
Ears: earaches.
Mouth: cracks, corners; toothache, teething babies; thrush.
Throat: infections.
Lungs: bronchitis, coughs; asthma.
Stomach: ulcers; heartburn.
Abdomen: inflammation; liver disease.
Rectum: diarrhoea, bilious; cholera; dysentery; stool bloody, pus, mucus.
Urinary: kidney stones; urethritis; urine scanty; acute nephritis.
Female: menstruation and assist in childbirth; labour problems.
Limbs: disorders and oedema, legs; broken bones; internal bruises; muscles tense; dislocations.
Skin: wounds, burning, ulcerating; ulcers, boils, burns and insect bites; ringworm; equimosis, callosities; wounds, bruises.