PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS [Sweet Almond]
The botanical name of the Sweet Almond - PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS illuminates its inherent doctrine of signature when considering its use as a homeopathic remedy. The amygdala, the almond-shaped nuclear complexes in the brain are considered to be a part of the limbic system, each with their own specific roles that include the processing of memories to the most primordial of our emotional responses, including aggression, anxiety and fear. With these key features in mind, PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS is an important addition to our cannon of TRAUMA REMEDIES.
Although a formal diagnosis of POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER [PTSD] may eventually be given - it is through distinctive mental, emotional and physical patterns that the PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS state may actually present. This is a person in perpetual NEGATIVITY who is prone to WORRY and incessant CIRCULAR THINKING. Although this is on the whole a DEPRESSIVE state, it is in PRUNUS a charged one, with OVER-EXCITABILITY and the tendency to HYPER-REACT to perceived DANGER as its hallmarks. This tendency to become EASILY TRIGGERED is indicated in one SELF-ABSORBED IN CRISIS and prone to overload, behaviourally expressed through varying states of CONFUSION, SADNESS, IMMATURE OUTBURSTS, IRRITABILITY or AGGRESSION.
TIMES OF TRANSITION can evoke a LACK OF SAFETY and sense of VULNERABILITY, that are so often accompanied by or refer back to, experiences of SHOCK, EMOTIONAL TURMOIL &/or FAMILY DISCORD. This is an individual RESTLESS and UNEASY in their own skin, who feels TRAPPED yet on high alert that SOMETHING BAD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. Without the facility to articulate their experience directly, we may ascertain PRUNUS through the manner of conversation which will constantly HARK TO THE PAST and NEGATIVE PAST EVENTS. Although they are likely aware that they harbour DIFFICULT EMOTIONS there is commonly a thread of DENIAL with regards to the all-consuming extent of their condition.
It is unsurprising that the complex and at times CHAOTIC qualities of the psyche are expressed directly through the physical body - OVERLOAD in the mind manifesting as an overloading of the organs resulting in issues varying from LIVER CONGESTION to CONSTIPATION and NAUSEA. Likewise HYPER-REACTIVITY in the mind is reflected through HYPER-REACTIVITY OF THE SYSTEM, in PRUNUS we may see MOULD SENSITIVITY or ALLERGIC REACTIONS including a heightened susceptibility to EMF and other forms of RADIATION.
The HORMONAL GLANDS are indicated in this picture particularly the PINEAL and PITUITUARY which can like the KIDNEYS manifest the pattern of CALCIFICATION and STONE formation in response to TRAUMA, DEFICIENCIES and TOXICITY. There is a strong affinity to the BONES and JOINTS - PAIN, SLOW HEALING and even OSTEOPOROSIS all of which point towards a system in which the acid-alkaline balance has been disturbed, likely over a long period of time.
With so many indications and distinctive “keynote” features PRUNUS is a homeopathic remedy that will continue to reveal its fascinating capacity as catalyst for healing.
THIS IS A REMEDY BY COLIN GRIFFITH AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN HIS NOT-YET-PUBLISHED “NEW MATERIA MEDICA - VOLUME 4"
ABOUT HOMEOPATH PAILIN BRZESKI BSC(HONS) LCHE R.HOM.HINT.
Pailin has a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree through Middlesex University and Licentiate to practice from the College of Homeopathic Education in London United Kingdom. A professional homeopath and Human Chemistry Integrated Therapy [HC] Practitioner working from a New Biology foundation.
Working with all ages, Pailin runs her ONLINE CLINIC worldwide , specialising in COMPLEX CHRONIC CONDITIONS arising from TRAUMA, TOXICITY and DEFICIENCIES from the neurological to musculoskeletal, hormonal to developmental.
