Eupatorium perfoliatum
Remedy code: 3-666.44.05
A father comes for a consultation with his eight-month-old baby. The man has radiant and happy eyes. The child also, as he wakes up a bit later. Both appear relaxed, harmonious, and uncomplicated. The complaint is pseudocroup. At four months, the boy started attending daycare and caught a cold. After a month, he developed a persistent cough, for which ventolin was prescribed. At six months, he had pneumonia, and antibiotics helped immediately. Later, there was another round of antibiotics for thrush. The child is breastfed, with an additional bottle from six months. In the last two months, the child has been coughing very regularly, with a hollow, dry barking cough. There is little force behind the cough, the volume is moderate, and judging by the sound, the inflammation seems to be below the larynx, possibly laryngitis.
The worst is this cough from 02 to about 04 hours; this is a continuous cough period, and steaming helps only a little. Otherwise, the child is healthy, eats well, sleeps well, and diapers are good (indicating proper digestion).
He is the oldest; the two previous pregnancies were terminated due to ectopic pregnancy and uterine rupture. This pregnancy went well, but there were too many check-ups to truly enjoy it. The delivery was smooth and spontaneous.
The father had asthma in the past.
The boys tongue is clean, with an enlarged gland on the right sublingual area.
Analysis
Overall resistance is good, not indicating Composites, the Asterales that match childhood diseases, and weak immunity. Lanthanides usually fit a problem throughout the entire respiratory tract or characteristics of allergy. Various options remained open until the conversation brought up 'enjoying your child.' The radiant father says, "Maybe I do that too much, but that's because I haven't had contact with my father."
It turns out his father left the family when he was a toddler; in his perception, his father 'disappeared.' In adulthood, he unsuccessfully searched for his father but found no connection. He used to be always out, but now with his son, he is always at home. He notices that the child responds well to his calmness and mood.
The father theme strongly emerges, overshadowing other features or themes. Additionally, the indication of the cough from 2-4 in the repertorium, where the medicine Eupatorium perfoliatum is mentioned. Here, Jan Scholten's suggestion that the name Eu-pater, the good father, refers to a theme fitting a prescription of this medicine, has been utilized. This has been confirmed more than once, although it's more of a play on words; in Dutch, the name is Koninginnekruid, herb of the Queen.
Prescription: Eupatorium perfoliatum C200
Analysis
The same night, the child sleeps through, and the daytime cough remains dry.
The next week, the nose is congested, breathing is audible, but the lungs are clear.
After a month, the nose occasionally fills completely with mucus, and the child still seems to catch every infection, but it doesn't cause further complaints.
Eating and drinking are fine; the child now wakes up very relaxed and not crying anymore.
A rash develops around the mouth; they are small dry patches. After two months, there's another runny nose, turning into a dry cough, increasing in strength and duration.
There are no rhonchi, no enlarged glands, and the tongue is clean.
Repeat Eupatorium perfoliatum C200
The next day, the rash is gone, the nose now produces watery mucus, and the cough is half as intense. Months later, there is another dry cough, which disappears after Gratiola officinalis. Because health was good, but the throat-related complaint returned, a different medicine was chosen, assuming stage 10, fitting the calmness, proud parents, stalled delivery (so the mother told
later), and more emphasis on the Silver series, Silver series.
These prescriptions were made before the publication and development of Qjure, based on Plant Families publications.