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Krista Heron, USA.

I have enjoyed following and learning from two cases of Pseudotsuga over the
last three years. This remedy is of particular interest to me because the
tree is a native of the Pacific Northwest and, having grown up in this
region with a father who was a forester, I have always felt a kinship with
it. The principle characteristics that we find in this tree of isolation,
dissociation, and internal emptiness are shared by the other conifers but
what I found particularly striking was the bleak loneliness and longing for
connection that seems specific to Pseudotsuga menziesii.

Case 1.

I first saw Heather in November of 1994. She was 26 and working as a
marketing coordinator. Her main complaints were depression, bulimia and
constipation. She had been taking a laxative for the past five years.I
initially gave her Natrium carbonicum, Aurum metallicum, Alumina and
Stramonium with some minor improvement but nothing deeply curative or
lasting.

She had been in therapy for the last three years, struggling with issues of
victimization partly as a result of her father having incested her from age
four to fourteen. 'It's like a big dark hand trying to pull me down. I got
the raw end of the deal; some people get support from their family from the
very beginning - I never did. I drink a lot and have been addicted to
cocaine. It is hard on my body and spirit. I was never understood by my
family, so I set myself off from them and others. I don't know what I want
to do, I missed my chance. My family held me back so much. There was no one
there. I felt lost, invisible.'.

From the very beginning we see the Pseudotsuga paradigm unfolding. She feels
her family was unsupportive and she blames them and feels bitter. Her
response is to separate and dissociate from them. I've found that this is
common to Pseudotsuga; they feel neglected and not cared for so they create
a wall of bitterness to compensate.

'Now life feels empty, I don't have a connection to a higher power. I am a
floating entity in an abyss; where do I go? Where do I go to meet a nice
guy? Who do I trust? I always have this big wall, a hard edge. I'm trying to
be softer.'.

She feels lost and experiences this both emotionally and spiritually. Her
feeling of emptiness causes her to long for a connection but instead she
finds herself behind a wall. This is another trait of this remedy and the
other conifers. They have a hardness about them. This wall Heather
describes, and wishes was softer, has kept her separate, not only from real
intimacy, but even from herself.

David Warkentin has suggested that the inner emptiness and wall which
appears to be common to all conifers is mirrored by the large core of dead
wood in the centre of the tree juxtaposed with the thin layer of live cells
of the bark. He has described how the Juniper feels their inner space is
dead, that Taxus, Abies canadensis and Abies nigra feel this great emptiness
in their stomachs and that Thuja imagines their emptiness to be filled with
an imaginary pregnancy. This emptiness that Heather feels is what drives her
to search for some relief from her suffering.

Heather talks about being in an abyss and as a child she had dreams of
falling into a bottomless pit. Then she tells us that it is as if she is
floating; not floating in a dreamy way but as if suspended in darkness, a
nightmarish sensation of utter aloneness.

'I have nothing, no one to give to; no one will notice if I am here or not.

It feels very dark, I don't belong anywhere. I feel alone, lost, like it is
black all around. I don't know how to put it back right, I am making poor
choices, I don't know where I belong, I don't fit in. I am without an
anchor. I am a misfit. I am roaming around lost.'.

These references to spirit and the abyss remind me of the growth pattern of
this tree. They grow hundreds of feet tall yet have a very shallow root
system. The vertical nature of the tree is reflected in this case with her
sense of falling and a dark hand pulling her down, her longing for a
connection to a higher power and feeling bereft of an anchor. Because of the
shallow roots, this tree easily falls in high winds and due to severe rain
erosion.

'I can't make decisions, I don't know what I want. I break plans, I have no
backbone. I question everything. If someone offers another optionI
reconsider. I don't know who I am. I don't have a boyfriend or partner to
share with; I am missing that major link, I am missing a bond. I wonder
what's wrong with me. I just want the connection. I don't seem to be
attracting it. What is deficient? What can I change? Probably it would help
if I could be more decisive. I feel like I live in a shell. I feel likeI am
defective and I just want to run away. No one wants me and I feel so
unworthy. I don't know how to bond, communicate or create intimacy. I don't
think I am good at getting close to people. I close off. I am so afraid of
being rejected. I'm afraid to try because I am not as good as anyone else.

I have so much instability in my life. I am trying to learn. I feel
worthless and insignificant, like I'll crumble.'.

Massimo Mangialavori tells us that another trait of the conifer remedies is
that they are self-centred; focusing on themselves. With their narcissism
they can feel quite insecure because of their mistakes and weakness.

Heather really only tells us about herself; everything is from this
self-focused perspective. Certainly most of our patients' stories are about
themselves but usually not to the exclusion of others. Yet that is what this
story is about - that she is alone. She is a lone tree in a forest.

She feels defective and unworthy, that something is deeply wrong with her.

My impression is that this remedy shows more of themselves than some of the
other conifers; they feel the same shame but are not as hidden or deceptive.

'I feel lonely, I just don't have a connection. I feel really alone. Maybe I
need to seek a spiritual connection; I feel cut off. I don't know whatI
believe in; is it all real anyway? I'm seeking comfort; something deep
inside needs to be comforted. I feel alone. It feels dark, gray, dismal and
lifeless. I feel like a cloudy day in Seattle; dreary where the charcoal
gray clouds touch the gray water. No one is there. Friends have let me down.
I count on them and they don't follow through.'.

In June of 1996 I heard Steve Olsen's proving of Pseudotsuga menziesii, the
Douglas Fir. I was struck by the similarities between this remedy and the
other conifers I was familiar with; particularly the digestive symptoms of
Abies canadensis and Thuja's feelings of shame. The emotional state
described by Dr. Olsen seemed similar to what Heather had been describing.

I prescribed the remedy in a 30C for her.

Follow-up At the end of September, 1996, Heather reports 'This is a great
remedy, my stomach is great and I am really well and happy. I am finding out
that I am not my things; everything I have is here inside me. I feel more
balanced.

This remedy agrees with me. My energy is good and I am eating decently.I
have a greater sense of well-being. I am weeding out my friends, getting rid
of people who aren't worth my time.' Her constipation is much improved as is
the bulimic behaviour. She is no longer drinking and is in Alcoholics
Anonymous.

One year after the remedy Heather married. Now, three years later, her
constipation and stomach aches are rare and her bulimia is no longer a
problem. She feels a greater peace and confidence in herself. Her physical
symptoms continue to respond to the remedy and she continues to heal more
deeply emotionally and spiritually with each dose.

Heather has had single doses of Pseudotsuga menziesii 30C on 9/96, 4/97,
9/97, 4/98 and 200C on 6/98, 11/98 and 4 /99.

Case 2.

The second case of Pseudotsuga was Sarah, born in 1955, whom I have been
seeing since October, 1996. Her main complaints have been bulimia,
constipation and amenorrhea. Under another physician's care she experienced
relief from various minor complaints and feeling a greater sense of
well-being from Natrium muriaticum. However her eating disorder and
constipation persisted and she had been amenorrheic since February of 1996.

In January, 1997, Sarah told me 'I binged while I was visiting my parents in
Montana. I was home alone and decided to act out. It was a game. The whole
point was that it was a secret. I break the rules and eat for the sake of
eating. I feel an unbearable emotional pressure and eating displaces that
pressure. It's like a pit in my stomach. It's a feeling of being alone and
detached in the universe. It's like a hydrogen balloon...it's fear...I don't
think I can endure the feeling it's so unbearable. I feel I have to bear it
myself because I forget there is help available. I have to do it myself, I
comfort myself with a plan to eat.I feel a fire in my abdomen, a cave, a
darkness. It's a fear that I've done something wrong, that someone has
something I don't have and I should have it too, if only I was doing my life
right. That creates this pressure. It's a kind of self-pity. I feel I have
no resources. I am very judgmental towards others and very hard on myself. I
feel a sense of isolation from others and from the universe. I have this
image that my soul is an anchor, yet I don't feel connected. I need to
trust.'.

Follow-up I gave her Pseudotsuga 30C as a single dose and she came back six
weeks later. She said 'I'm like a new person which is really just my old
self.

I'm having a bowel movement two times a day now, whereas before it was once
a week. I am living in my body more than ever. I haven't binged and am
eating three meals a day. Before I felt isolated; now I feel a sense of
community.'.

I saw her again in six weeks and she had one episode of bingeing for a week
while visiting her parents. However there was still no relapse in her
constipation. I waited. Another six weeks passed with the same story of
another binge and still no reoccurrence of the constipation or feelings of
isolation. Her menses continued to be absent however. I had just obtained
the remedy in a 200C potency in June of 1998, so I gave it to her. She
called two weeks later to tell me her menses had returned after two and a
half years. She has continued to do well in all her complaints of
constipation, bulimia, and her sense of isolation. She is having monthly
menstrual periods as well. She had a second dose of Pseudotsuga 200C in
November, 1998.

Pseudotsuga menziesii.

Steve Olsen describes Pseudotsuga menziesii as being similar to Aurum
metallicum and Natrium muriaticum. He makes the distinction that the Aurum
metallicum patient is much more of a perfectionist while Natrium muriaticum
is less expressive emotionally. I saw elements of each of these remedies in
these cases, but when they were prescribed they were not similar enough to
the patients to affect them in a long-lasting or curative way. What was most
significant to me was that each of these women longed for a deeper
connection in their emotional and spiritual lives and experienced an
extraordinary sense of isolation. The desire for a perfect type of intimacy
that seems to characterize the Pseudotsuga patient was the core issue that I
saw in Heather and Sarah.

Heather felt this disconnection in her life all the while yearning for
something deeply comforting and intimate. I saw this same sense of
disconnection in Sarah's case. They described this state as being detached
or isolated from others and the universe, lost in a tunnel or floating in an
abyss; without an anchor. They described their internal feeling as being
like a cave or someplace dark or black. And they both felt cut-off and
without resources; missing a bond or a sense of belonging that would provide
them with comfort. Each of these women sought solace and nurturance in food
as a replacement for this emptiness in their relational lives. They also
both experienced a kind of stasis physically with their constipation and
amenorrhea.

The stark isolation of this remedy reminds me of the Douglas Fir forests in
the Pacific Northwest. These are evergreen forests that are virtual deserts.
There are very few animals or other species of plants in these forests. It
is this atmosphere that creates a feeling of loneliness; the trunks standing
straight with only the upper limbs touching, the canopy above creating a
dark and sombre environment below. No creatures stirring, just the sombre
silence of grayed light. I believe this image is similar to how these
patients feel cut-off. They find themselves completely alone, a lone tree in
a world that is devoid of others.

In the deciduous forest every part of the tree is used for food or shelter
by some creature, but in the conifer forest few parts of the tree are
edible. This forest is disconnected from other animals and plants and finds
itself a rather solitary species. The loneliness and separation can be seen
in this state. Even the hardness of the patients- their closed or walled off
nature- can be seen in the woodiness of this tree. Every part of the conifer
moves towards this woodiness - even the tiniest sprouts are already too
fibrous for most creatures to eat.

The remedy's physical complaints of stasis, such as constipation and
amenorrhea, and their bulimia, can be seen as the two poles of flow and
stasis. This tree has a voracious appetite, drawing huge quantities of water
and nutrients up its trunk. It seems the other conifer remedies have this
same appetite. We see this same ravenous hunger in Abies canadensis and
Abies nigra, two trees that also live in the Pacific Northwest. They speak
of their stomach or abdomen as if it is their centre; a reference point that
reflects their inner emotional experience. Perhaps when this flow of liquids
cannot move we find the constipation and suppressed menses common to this
remedy.

The great height of the trees may explain why there is such a spiritual
longing in this remedy. They long to fill themselves with spirit or make a
spiritual connection as a means to fill that inner emptiness they feel.

These trees are coveted by the forestry industry because they grow tall and
straight with few branches or knots. This linear direction or intention
reflects not only the spiritual longing but their fall into the depths of
their depression. Nearly all of the old groves have been eliminated, and
again this may explain the bitterness or betrayal this remedy feels. First
they have been isolated and then systematically decimated, with few friends
to protect them.

Krista Heron, ND, DHANP.

5502 34th Ave. N.E.

Seattle, WA 98105 USA.

Krista Heron is a Naturopath practicing in Seattle, Washington, since 1989.

She was the director of the International Foundation for Homeopathy's second
year Post-Graduate Course and is a frequent instructor at Bastyr
Naturopathic College.

By Steve Olsen, Canada.

Since 1995, I have been involved in the study of trees that grow in North
America. It takes about two years to finish each proving and confirm the
main symptoms with some cured cases.

I have found that many of the conifers - cone bearing trees, have a very
strong effect on the appetite. For example, Pseudotsuga people often have
bulimia, they can feel very alone, then sit at home and eat too much. The
Shore Pine or Pinus contorta, has at times a voracious appetite and then
goes for months with no appetite at all.

Abies balsam (Abies canadensis) also has a propensity to eat too much and
Picea mariana (Abies nigra) has no hunger until the afternoon, but then they
are hungry even at night and often have to wake up to eat. Sequoia in its
proving showed a strong desire for food...for whatever was available.

Hunger or the lack of it does not seem to play a major role in Thuja,
Arbutus menziesii or Taxus brevifolia - the Yew.

I have also found that many of the people that need one of the tree remedies
have a profound feeling of being isolated, and disconnected from other
people. Thuja and Camphora are good examples, but in unique ways the other
trees have this feeling also. For example, in two cases of Abies balsam
there was the idea of being alone and waiting to be rescued. They would
follow anyone that paid attention to them. Despite this, there was still the
continuous sense of isolation from others.

One would think there would be some similar symptoms in the tree remedies as
some of the chemical constituents, biochemical pathways and physiological
processes are the same for all species - especially if they are in the same
family or genus.

Proving protocol The proving of this new remedy was started in February of
1995, at Bastyr University in Seattle Washington. Sixteen provers
participated. The entire proving with cured cases has been published in a
book called, Trees and Plants That Heal.

The provers were given instructions to take three doses a day of the 30C.

liquid potency until symptoms started. A pre-interview was done, journals
were kept and weekly interviews conducted.

Habitat The rain forest of the west coast is awesome and mysterious. The
menziesii trunks rise from the earth, like giant columns, building a sacred
cathedral, grand and majestic. The boughs sway in the wind, whispering an
ancient song. They welcome the mist, snow, rain, and sunlight. Their
brothers are the other trees - the Shore Pine, Madrona, Western Hemlock,
Yew, Maple, Alder, and Thuja, the Cedar. Interdependent with it are the lush
mosses, the wavering ferns, Berberis, Urtica urens, and Equisetum - they all
make their home here too. There is another less welcome visitor here also,
with his steel-toed boots, checkered shirt, and chainsaw in hand. Over 70
percent of the stands have been harvested - only a few patches of the
original ancient forest remain.

What is our relationship to nature, what is our obligation? The Douglas Fir
is one of the dominant trees in the Pacific North West. It grows upward of
100 meters high, the diameter at the base can be ten meters and some of them
are over 1,300 years old.

Collection of species The needles and stems were picked in October and
tinctured in 70 percent alcohol for two months. The 30C potency was made by
Dolisos Pharmacy. The sample was verified by a botanist from the University
of British Columbia.

Proving symptoms This is not a complete list of the proving symptoms.

Mind: Extremely quick to argue. Intolerant of people so won't return phone
calls. Kicked the cat off the bed. Anger, critical over small things,
lashing out. Others must agree to my domination. Nervous, feels isolated,
inferior, distant from people. People don't like me and I don't like them.

Didn't want to initiate a conversation, harder to join the group of people
that I usually talk with. Dream of killing someone. Closed to others,
oversensitive to criticism. Trying to be perfect. Harsh self judgement.

There is no common link between me and others, hard to fit in, to be
accepted. Feel I am not listened to, blame others for not giving me whatI
feel I deserve and need. I want to jump and attack people. Uncontrollable
anger.

Head: throbbing headaches.

Nose: sinuses are very painful.

Face: acne that is better from applying a hot cloth.

Abdomen and stomach: cramps. 'Unusually hungry after eating. I had a dream
that I ate until I felt nausea. I was worried that I would not get enough.'.

Female: menses scanty.

Skin: itching.

General: more chilly and sensitive to cold in many of the provers.

The provings showed a richness of emotional symptoms, it also affected many
of the other body organs and systems but there were not a lot of keynotes.

The following case illustrates more specifically the effects of this new
remedy.

Case.

Sixteen year old female with late menses.

July 1997: Period every three to four months. Bad cramps with menses (3).
The menses only last one or two days. Will vomit, faint and have cold sweats
with the period. Sometimes has diarrhoea with the menses.

With this information I was thinking about the possibility of Veratrum
album, but what contradicted this idea was that she did not seem very
restless. In fact she was a very calm, a slightly reserved and softly spoken
person.

Her menses started at twelve years. Before her menses, she breaks out in
acne, craves chocolate and is a bit more irritable.

Had had a lot of colds this year, five since September, 1996.

I then asked her to tell me some things about herself. She confided in me
the following story of her life: 'I don't know whom to trust and who my
friends are; people seem to lie to me and I get conflicting stories from
people. I am paranoid that people are talking behind my back.'.

She tends to be shy about meeting new people.

'I get upset at myself if I do badly on a test. I mostly get good marks.I am
extremely organised and neat and tidy (3). I like to do well at things.

Obsessive over little details, for example, if something is missing. Things
have to be complete. I am very attached to my possessions. I am happier when
I am worried about something.'.

No anxiety attacks. I asked her if she had any as I was thinking about the
possibility of Arsenicum album. Nux vomica also was not confirmed when she
denied being overly competitive with other people and not especially
impatient.

'In the past I would get very jealous and hard to accept if my past
boyfriend didn't like me. One time I got so jealous I accused all my friends
of conspiracy against me and then broke into crying. Now I never want to get
married or have children, it all seems like a waste of time. In general I
find it hard to trust people and or confide in people.'.

This information could make one consider the possibility of Hyoscyamus, but
there is nothing to confirm it.

'Generally I am a quiet person, but I want a lot of positive attention. So I
dress a certain way so that I will be able to stand out in a crowd.'.

What are the remedies that especially want to be recognised as being
something special? Platina, Palladium, Arsenicum album, Sulphur. One can
look under: Egotism or Haughty in the repertory. But the context of why she
wants to stand out is more like Baryta carbonica - so that she is not
criticised - not because she feels superior. Then again most teenagers can
go through this stage of wanting to look right in order to be accepted by
their peers. Perhaps Pseudotsuga is a good remedy for this stage of
development when one feels awkward, the emotions are strong to fall in love
but also easily devastate by rejection. In this stage of life there is also
the desire to rebel and reject the parental influence - this is a theme that
I saw in other cases of this remedy - as if they no longer spoke the same
language as the parent, no common ground, total rebellion.

'I am depressed a lot (2), I take things too personally, then I get upset.

I mostly hide the depression. I am close to my mother and I rarely fight
with her. My parents are very caring and affectionate. Outside my familyI
feel disliked.'.

Tell me more about how you feel around other people.

'I never feel welcome around acquaintances, I can't seem to get close to
other people. I have never been able to open up to other people. So people
don't want to bother to get to know me. I feel ignored. I have a couple of
close friends, but mostly I feel awkward. I have low self confidence;I
easily feel worthless and then I have to try and pick myself up again. My
good grades at school are all I have. I don't feel successful with other
things. If I am given a compliment then I don't believe it.'.

I was now thinking about Aurum metallicum as they try to be perfect and have
a feeling of isolation, worthlessness and depression.

'If I am not invited to a party, then I feel left out and rejected (2). It
is as if a part of me inside has no friends. I used to have a best friend,
then she betrayed me and she drifted away from me. I don't to this day know
what happened. I am still angry at her for doing this to me. Now I have a
fear to get too close to other people. My friends say: Why don't you call
us, then I think to myself, why would they want to talk to me? I have
nothing interesting to say to them. Basically now I feel I am isolated
(2).'.

Oily skin on forehead and nose.

'Sometimes I overeat or eat too much, for example I will have two desserts.'
She used to bite and chew her hang nails a lot when she got bored. She
prefers the windows shut at night. Sensitive to heat more than the cold (2).
Worse from too much sun. In the margin of my notes I had written Cyclamen,
as they are very conscientious and can feel alone. Hura also feels alone and
bites at their fingers. I had also written down the name, Pseudotsuga.

Gives in to the desires of other people too easily. Difficult to say no.

Not overly sympathetic. Shadows and colours flash in front of her eyes on
rare occasions. Can get very upset, experience anger and hate other people,
intensity three to four out of ten. Later on questions herself and feels
that perhaps she should apologise. She feels offended, angry and hurt, all
combined (2).

'I am angry at myself for letting myself get hurt. I try to put on a tough
exterior shell, that I don't need anyone. I resent so much that I have been
hurt, especially when I thought I could trust them. I am disappointed in
them an d I expected more from them.'.

This type of emotional injury and resentment brings up the possibility of
Natrium muriaticum. In fact this is the remedy that has the greatest
similarity to the total picture to Pseudotsuga.

'Sensitive to small criticism, then I close up and feel angry. I get mocking
thoughts and hold grudges. Then two days later I like them again.'.

She likes milk. This rules out Natrium carbonicum. No salivation. Physical
touch is OK, it depends on who it is. Bothered if people do not follow
through on their plans. Casual conversation is OK. At this time I was
thinking about China, they can be very sensitive people, full of anger and
feel isolated. They need and get nourished by the deeper kind of contact
like she had with her mother and her past best friend.

Difficult to get to sleep, likes to sleep until noon. No stomach bloating.

No food allergies. Aversion to mushrooms (3) and fish (2). Craves fatty
foods and junk food, chips, pop, French fries, salt (2). The craving for fat
goes against Natrium muriaticum. No fears or phobias. No warts (I was
thinking about Thuja), and she does not put on a false persona.

'I have an aversion to be left out, I feel I am the only one that is not
included.'.

Analysis While I took this case I thought about a lot of remedies but at the
same time let her tell me her story, hopefully without distorting the
information. What is the most striking symptom of her case? She is a very
sensitive person, full of anger and grief, but a lot of remedies have this
idea in them.

What stands out the most to me is that she feels betrayed, sadness,
resentment and has retreated inward. She is on the outside of the group and
not included, not able to integrate herself socially to anyone except her
immediate family. Other remedies have this dilemma, such as: Aethusa,
Antimonium crudum, Camphora, Aristolochia, Hura, Aurum, Natrium muriaticum
and Mercury, but they all have their own keynotes to confirm them and none
have such intensity to their anger from feeling betrayed. The reasonI chose
Pseudotsuga menziesii was the lack of any conformation for any of the other
remedies and the match of the emotional symptoms of this patient with this
remedy and the following confirming symptoms:.

*Tendency to overeat *Acne *Scanty and painful menses.

I gave her Pseudotsuga 30C, to take every two days for ten days and then
every three days for three weeks.

Follow-up after one month About two weeks after the remedy was started she
had a period. The cramps were not as severe this time. No vomiting, fainting
or sweats. Still had acne before her menses. Feels better with her friends.
'I feel more involved and included. I don't feel so sensitive. I am able to
stand up for myself more easily. I feel more talkative and open to meeting
new people.I don't feel people are talking behind my back so much now. In
general I feel happier and calmer. Not so concerned about details. I
couldn't care less what my old boyfriend thinks now; I am not so worried
about the opinion of others. I trust people more now. Not feeling depressed
now and not so oversensitive.' Feels she want to travel more. Confidence not
going down so easily now. 'Compliments seem to have more of a positive
effect on me. I am definitely letting myself get closer to people. I am not
feeling so left out now.' Not feeling any hate or anger lately. 'Getting to
sleep easier, as soon as my head hits the pillow. It used to take me one
hour to get to sleep.'.

Analysis: She has made a transformation in herself on a deep and profound
level, it was exciting to see such a positive change.

Follow-up after four months Periods are still every two months.

Her emotional state is still very much improved. Her friends have commented
that she is more lively, and not as grumpy. She has made new friends now who
are not as image conscious. 'These friends are more real, I feel involved
with them and included. I feel welcomed by them now. I feel people care and
want to know me now. My confidence has been good.'.

No colds, this is unusual for her. Not so uptight about getting things done.
Not so neat and tidy now. Not so shy. No more feeling of people talking
behind her back. Not noticed any feelings of jealousy.

'My mood is so much better, I feel overall positive now, I don't feel
uncomfortable about being with people now. I still do well at school and
have some strong goals that I feel are worth working hard for.'.

Still picks at her fingers. Face still oily. No more anger, resentment or
hate feelings. Still sleeping well. Still has an aversion to mushrooms and
fish. Less craving for junk food. Has not taken the remedy for about three
weeks.

Follow-up after one year She last took a dose of the 30C Pseudotsuga
menziesii in December of 1997.

Her menses come about every two months. Her mood is still very positive. 'I.

have made a lot of new friends and feel close to them.'.

Analysis: The remedy has not allowed any relapse on the emotional level, and
the physical symptoms have continued to improve. I ordered a 200C of the
remedy and gave this to see if it can help her menses be more regular.

Follow-up after sixteen months - November 1998 Has had regular menses every
month now since July. The pain with the menses is less every month and it is
50 percent of what it was before starting the remedy over a year ago. Before
the remedy her happiness level was two out of ten, now it is eight out of
ten.

Feels no more resentment and feels close to her family and friends. No more
feelings of being separated from life. 'My outlook is brighter than it has
ever been, I feel positive about the future. Before this remedy I was such a
pessimist.'.

She is planning to go to university next September.

Analysis: Correct remedy.

Plan: Wait. I will call her again in another three months.

Five months later - April 1999 Regular period every month, no cramps with
the period. I have no symptoms to report. I working a lot and feel happy in
my life, I am cured. IfI relapse I will call you for another dose of
Pseudotsuga.

Summary Pseudotsuga menziesii is a remedy to consider when one sees a person
that is isolated, betrayed and resentful of the rejection they have received
from others. You may think it is Natrium muriaticum, but the keynotes are
not forthcoming. One can then consider the possibility of Pseudotsuga, if
you see a fire in their eyes with expressed resentment, while Natrium
muriaticum has a cold resentment with fear of expression.

Pseudotsuga has violent tendencies that are usually suppressed and in many
of the cases there will be some form of bulimia. In these respects it is
different from Natrium muriaticum.

The book on the original proving can be ordered from The Minimum Price, in
Canada, Fax: 604-597-8304 and Homeopathic Educational Services, USA, Fax:
510-649-1955 and Helios Pharmacy in England. Included in this book are also
the provings of the Yew tree, the Arbutus tree, Borage and Dong Quai. The
German translation can be ordered from Karl-Josef Muller, fax:
49-6841-81269.

The remedy can be ordered from Dolisos in Canada, Gluckauf Apotheke in
Germany Fax: 02433-6841or Helios. I am looking for a book distributor in
South America, Australia and South Africa. I can be contacted at: 11648
Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada, V3Y-1Y7 Fax: 604-465-4017, E mail:
stn@direct.ca.

Steve Olsen CCH.

21297-122 Ave Maple Ridge BC.

Canada V2X 3W4.
Registered Homeopath, EFT(Advanced)Practitioner
www.southporthomeopathy.co.uk