This article consists of a proving and several cured cases of Taxus brevifolia. Central themes of Taxus are found to include: slow to learn, timidity sleepiness, dissociation from reality Keynotes for this remedy are: slow to learn to read, falling asleep in church or at school; asthma, worse from eating sweets; a numb feeling in the brain after a grief. Comparisons can be drawn with Opium.