Clematis
Botanical: Clematis erecta
Family: Ranunculaceae
Homeopathic remedy: Clematis erecta (Clem.)
Description: Clematis recta (erecta) is found in Middle and Southern Europe. It has an erect, herbaceous stem, about two feet high, and is probably the most acrid-tasting species of Europe. It is a high, leafy, poisonous plant with large opposite leaves. The leaves and flowers have an acrid burning taste, the acridity being greatly diminished by drying.
Medicinal uses: Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Syphilitic ulcers, Cancerous ulcers, Eye affections, Gonnorheal affections, Inflammatory conditions.
Keywords: Dreamy, Quiet, Fantasies about the future, Fantasies about alternative versions of the present, Unhappy with the present conditions, Escapes into his fantasies.
Compare: Honeysuckle
Dr Bach's description: Those who are dreamy, drowsy, not fully awake, no great interest in life. Quiet people, not really happy in their present circumstances, living more in the future than in the present; living in hopes of happier times, when their ideals may come true. In illness some make little or no effort to get well, and in certain cases may even look forward to death, in the hope of better times; or maybe, meeting again some beloved one whom they have lost.
Essence: Clematis person is unhappy with the present conditions he lives in. He lives an uninteresting, conventional life that is dissatisfying and the only possibility to escape the present is the imaginary world, where he can be whoever he desires to be. The fantasies are either the fantasies of the future, or the fantasies of the alternative versions of the present where the person is successful, making great achievements and is being very creative.
People needing clematis appear to be very quiet, uninterested in the outer world, dreamy and drowsy. They prefer the imaginary world to their unfulfilling present reality. They are not anchored in this reality and are freely floating in their fantastic worlds.
Honeysuckle remedy is quite similar to the Clematis with one major difference. Honeysuckle person lives in the past, where he nostalgically relives the old events and old hurts. Clematis lives in the alternative version of the present or the future. Honeysuckle people feel, that the future will not bring them happiness, but instead they dwell on the past happiness, or past unhappiness. Clematis person feels that the future in his version of the reality is the place, where he will achieve all his goals and that he will be successful.
Clematis is also indicated for the light-headed feeling that is specific for the time of emergency and as such is used in the Rescue Remedy.