Peganum harmala
Remedy code: 3-655.56.13
Boy 17 years old, sits a bit hunched over, slightly inert in posture, eyes seems drowsy, but he open conversation very independently. Later mother takes it over very resolutely.
I come for very badly eczema on my forehead, at the eyebrow and ears, also on the scalp here and there. Get the itch. When he lifts his hair, a thick, brown and scaly skin can be seen covering most of the forehead.
With gymnastics it gets itchy, I'm ashamed of it, that's why the hair hangs so forward. It’s there for more than two years, I didn't want to go to the doctor. As soon as I put some ointment on the face it gives itching, even shaving cream. Also I have these pimples, lateral on the thigh, those are ingrown hair follicles, use for it betadine. Two years back when the rash started life was normal, school, sports, gaming. Three years back a growth spurt, lost a lot of weight. Very heavy nosebleeds, always just before I get a cold. Eyes droopy, especially upper eyelid left, dark circles under eyes, that is familial. Always drooled a lot saliva, as a baby, but still do now. Only child. He is an avid sportsman, often bothered by muscles, they are very hard. Parents divorced six years ago.
School: I want to experience new things, always wanted something in installation, my friends does it too.
Feel good. Energy is good, sleep like a log.
Hay fever: red eyes, itching, very bad sneezing, before just the eyes, last four years also sneezing, bothered all year round. Comes up suddenly, lasts 1-2 days. Back gets itchy during exercise, use antihistamine.
He was born to early, hospitalized at 11 weeks due to a virus, he was much crying as baby, only slept in bed with parents. Abdominal pain with too much fatty food. He was very happy as long as he was with mother, still likes to be with her. Not a talker, bottles up everything, and then comes aggression. First stable and then kicking in a door, demolishing furniture. Started mainly after the death of grandpa years back. Don’t tell his mam about it. Afraid in cemeteries, he feels entities, “I feel things". Mother also thinks this was the reason for the sleep problem at the time: his sleeping room was where the previous owner had died. After we moved to a new house, in fact, the sleep problem was over. When I go up the stairs at night, always running (still from childhood out of fear, also seen in case of Solanum mammosum). Sensitive: when I touch old things, I feel a shiver on the back. Emotional, he feels the pain of friends, he feels the sadness, then wants to stay with them.
Childbirth was C-section, it was unplanned but I knew about it days in advance, both the date and the panic: a for me special festal day and a good friend died the day before. Pre-feeling things, both mother and son have this. 'Feeling emotions', feeling energy in a cemetery. What is stress for him: when I have obligations, or nagging in the group of friends.
Analysis
Sensitivity to entities, atmosphere, is known from case histories of the Mavales, to be extrapolated to the Malvidae. Burial sites, theme of death and explosive fits all Peganum. Explosive rage previously seen with Peganum.
Confirmation for Peganum found in:
Wanting to experience new things, Phase 5.
Rash forehead has to do with small intestine, Phase 6, mucous membranes Silver series, dirty Phase 6 or stage 16, shame Phase 6 also fits stage 2. Complaints after death, loss, Phase 6 or 7, symptom of Peganum is "anger after grief.
Father is out of the picture, Phase 6, mother intrudes and strongly directs him, Phase 5.
Says little about home, family and separation, closed in that sense, not exceptional at his age, but does fit the concept of stage 13. Tremendous rage and anger at stage 13 also seen with Lavendula. With telling about "cemeteries" something changes in his face and voice, no nonchalance for a while, slightly lighter in voice, open or vulnerable. It touches him, so it is an important and in this case a leading symptom.
Aspects of the Solanales, but he does not have the alert, the wild in his eyes.
Prescription: Peganum harmale C200
Follow up six weeks
“It is doing well, in fact I notice that it has diminished”. Forehead is much less, still very visible, not as thick, not flaky anymore, less big, at the eyebrow less, behind ear still fiery, itching and scratching. The first few days already it was better, the second week even more improvement. Last days I have been very tired. More flakes on clothes, dandruff. The spots are very dry.
As a child suffered from tonsils. Yesterday another attack of hay fever, I sleep badly, very light, I was not refreshed in the morning. I need two hours to start up. Sleep fast, dream occasionally, about friends. Keeps sitting down during conversation much fidgeting at fly of his brook. Mother keeps dropping off on him frequently, it's a pattern, possibly fitting with the rejection of Phase 6. No more nosebleeds, did only have a scab once. Work is going well, concentration in fine.
Weeks later his skin is good.