Ostrya virginica
Remedy code: 3-644.41.05
A young woman of 23, mother of two, she had a half year before Buxus, which helped her emotionally. She comes across as stronger and speaks with a light and fragile voice, her eyes look steady. Her forehead has a light rash. For a few months now, she has had abdominal issues, alternating between constipation with cramps and diarrhea with a lot of cramping, a dull pain that escalates to sharp stabs, and she can become nauseous from the pain. Previously, she never had abdominal issues. Sometimes she feels bloated, as if sheâs pregnant, and has flatulence. She can eat normally. When stressed, the symptoms worsen. The stress: due to arguments and gossip, her in-laws are planning to move, looking for a new community, a new place to start fresh. She feels at home with them and would like to move with them to leave everything behind. Sheâs looking forward to it, but financially and logistically, nothing is certain yet; not everything has been explored, and there is urgency for them. "People are looking at me strangely again, even my own family doesnât understand me. My parents still interfere with me. I know itâs nonsense, but I feel like, 'now you're rejecting your daughter again.'" She has had discussions about dealing with her parents and feels insecure but also wants to make her own choices. Her parents said during puberty, "You still live at home, so itâs according to our rules." They didnât have a close-knit family; everyone did their own thing, and much of the care and attention went, and still goes, to a handicapped sister. They always had to consider her, as a child she felt like her sister was favored. Another brother had behavioral problems and never listened to their parents. Her parents discussed many of their problems with her. Previously, her sleep was good, and in her dreams, she was always the hero, they were wonderful dreams. Now, she is busy at home, having worked in healthcare, which she enjoyed, but she was always afraid she didnât know enough. She chose healthcare because she felt it was something she had to doâcare as an ideal. Her partner is also under a lot of stress and is often away, which doesnât bother her, but his being away makes her extra tired. This causes them to bicker, disrupting their family. She is still easily overstimulated; noise or bright light can cause a sudden headache, especially in the temples. Previously, she had soft stools before menstruation. She sleeps restlessly, tossing and turning. She is now three months pregnant, with lower back pain, worse when lying on her stomach or back as if a stone is pulling. She had this years ago as well. She often wakes up with muscle pain in her upper back and shoulders. Additional information fitting with Buxus themes: Her siblings all have problems, including psychological issues, and sometimes she fears she might have them too. She has an understanding of her parents and insight into them, recognizing the pattern of being too influenced by their parents. Her mother has burnout and can explode, while her father escapes into his work. She was a crying baby, born via emergency cesarean (Phase 1) because she was getting almost no nutrition (Phase 7 or Phase 6). The children born after her needed a lot of help and attention, and her parents were often away. There was often a babysitter who could be rough, which was only recognized after a long time.
Analysis
Iron series: Much of this is reminiscent of the Liliidae, but neither the atmosphere nor her demeanor fits. There is more strength and steadfastness. Much revolves around the theme of "the family she comes from," values and norms, not so much the Carbon series aspect, but more the image of Fagales, the functioning of the group, and her role within the group. Iron series is strongly reflected in complaints of the abdomen, and digestion, known from the Fabales. Her husbandâs family, which she conforms to, is a very close-knit and solid group, with a strong sense of responsibility and deeply held values and norms.
Phase 4: Steadfast, "standing firm," responsibility.
Phase 1: The suddenness of the pain in the abdomen and head, at the time the emotions, as well as her motherâs burnout, fits within the theme of this phase.
This leads us to 644 4 1, the new, pioneering solution, even though itâs still in the future, is known from Betula, so a reason to consider the Betulaceae. We look for an appropriate stage. Alternating symptoms, which are common with spastic bowel or colitis, but the burdensome factor, namely the "doubt about how things will turn out and how to find a solution,â fits Stage 5. Ostrya is known for mainly abdominal issues and digestive problems.
Prescription: Ostrya virginica C30.
Follow-up
Within a few days, things went very well; she had no complaints. The following weekend, she had one day with a lot of complaints, but after that, for three weeks, the symptoms were much less. She might still have mild pain but doesnât need to go to the bathroom. The headaches are much less frequent; during the heatwave, they were mild, now occurring once a week. Her energy is better; she no longer needs to lie down or sleep during the day. She may still have pelvic pain after a long walk or on a day when her
intestines are acting up (the lower back is also the reflex area for the intestines). A few times a week, when lying down, she has to "grit her teeth" for half an hour, but then it passes, and she sleeps well. In the meantime, they have bought a house, are busy and stressed with financing, and have put their own house up for sale with all the cleaning obligations, so itâs busy enough to make it clear that she can handle much more. Her mood is also better now. The following year, everything went well.
Discussion: After Buxus, things improved, and a new aspect emerged, related to the situation at that moment, overlapping her past. Her past and sensitivities remain the same, but the combination of burdensome factors and "the world she lives in," her focus or involvement, is now different. The complaint of dealing with daily stress now affects a different
area, different organs. This is reason enough to consider a new remedy, one that fits the current situation. We always look for a theme, as we can express in the characteristic descriptions of the Classes, Phases, and Stages. A theme can be the burdensome factor, a triggering factor, or the solving capacity, the âcausaâ, the sensitivity. In an analysis you search for patterns, or for what someone is immersed in, what someone identifies with, what provides support or stability.