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Differentiating feature between Ver alb and Stram in mania- Although both remedies are very loquacious and strongly religious, the face of Stramonium is generally very red and bloated; while that of Veratrum alb is likely to be pale and sunken. Also the generalized weakness is more pronounced in Veratrum alb.

In Cuprum met, the spasms usually begin in fingers and toes and spread from there to become general!

In renal affections, Lycpodium has red sand with clear urine. Sarsaparilla has white sandy, slimy or flaky urine.

The stitching pains of Bryonia come on or are aggravated by least motion, while those of Kali carb will occur whether the patient moves or not. Also Bryonia better by pressure, Kali carb, not!

Gastric derangements occur in Bryonia often as a result of dietetic errors when warm weather sets in after cold; those of Nux vomica more from continued overeating and inactivity, abuse of drugs, coffee, tobacco, liquor, etc; and Pulsatilla from too rich food like pastries, fatty foods, ice-cream, etc (Ice-cream only if in excess; little ice-cream often feels good on Puls stomach)

Cough during the chill stage in intermittent fevers is one of the very reliable characteristic features of Rhus tox!- Carrol Dunham

Aurum met is one of the bes remedies for bone pains. Never forget it. It ranks with Kali iod, Asafetida, and Mercuries in periosteal affections- Nash

Also think of Anacardium in ineffectual urging to stools. Nux vomica has it due to irregular peristaltic action, while Anac has it due to an insufficiency or paralytic state of rectum (which is not found under Nux). Nux thus has desire but with irregular action. Anac has desire but without sufficient action to carry it out. Anac has sense of lump or plug in the anus that is not there under Nux vom.

Very easily frightened, shrieks about imaginary appearances, cannot bear to be touched; starts when every so lightly, especially on the feet! These are very characteristic features of Kali carb!

Farrington says about Kali iod- It is an excellent remedy for pneumonia when hepatization has commenced, when the disease localizes itself, and infiltration begins. In such cases, in the absence of other symptoms calling for the Bryonia, Phos, or Sulphur, I would advise you to select Iodine or Iodide of Potassa, useful even when we have cerebral congestion due to hepatization and even when an effusion sets in.

Coffea often relieves jerking toothache, relieved by holding ice water in mouth; returns when water becomes warm!

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Think of Valeriana when the person complains of cramps in hand and upper limbs while writing, suddenly changing symptoms that come and go, associated with flatulence, anger, and a strong impulse to move about!

Asthmatic cough with tightness of chest and nausea, gasps for breath with rattling in chest, despite the loose sounding rattle, no expectoration, worse from warmth! Least motion aggravates cough and breathlessness- Ipecac (think of it especially in children and elderly)

Excessively hairy arms- Medorrhinum (Phatak’s repertory)

Think of Dulcamara in barking kind of excessive cough brought on especially after taking a deep breath! Worse from cold in any form, cold wind, night, dampness and better by external warmth

Think of Argentum nitricum and Causticum when the patient suffers from loss of ambition in his life! When it occurs as a result of disappointment in certain trade, think of Nux vomica too!

Think of Baryta carb and Ignatia when the patient has typical aversion to all fruits.

Think of Calcarea for awkwardness during pregnancy (mental as well as physical) when due to this the lady drops the things in hand, feels self-conscious. 

Intense loquacity is one of the chief concomitant findings of Podophyllum, especially during intermittent fevers.

The uterine affections of Natrum mur are often accompanied by back pains that are relieved by lying upon back.

Graphites leads all the remedies for eczematous affections of the lids, Staphysagria stands next, but of course special indications, local and general, or both must decide… E. B. Nash

The sight of high houses makes him dizzy and causes him to stagger. It seemed as if the houses on both sides of the street would approach and crush him- Argentum nitricum

The leading characteristic of Digitalis is very slow pulse. This may alternate with a very quick pulse, and between the two, we may sometimes get a very irregular or intermittent pulse.

No mater what the name of the disease, whether it is bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough or asthma, if there is great accumulation of mucus with coarse rattling, or filling up with it, but at the same time, there seems to be inability to raise it, Antimonium tart is usually the first remedy to be thought of.

Nausea of Antim tart is as severe as that of Ipecac but not so persistent and there is relief after vomiting.

Think of Phosphoric acid in typhoid fevers when the patient lies in stupor or in stupid sleep, unconscious of all that is going on around him; but when aroused, he is fully conscious.

Think of Sulphuric acid when there is a sense of internal trembling that is extremely distressing to the debilitated patient but not visible externally.

We have seen “Empty gone (hungry) feeling in stomach” many times for important remedies like Ignatia, Hydrastis, Sepia, Sulphur, etc; but in Phos, this sensation extends through the whole abdomen. No remedy has this feeling in entire abdomen as strong as Phosphorus!

Baptisia is indicated in many types of fevers including typhoid, especially when the Gelsemium stage of the fever is over.

Remedial diagnosis of Veratrum album most of the times can be made on its peculiar mind symptoms too, apart from cold sweat on the forehead. The patient has maniacal disposition with desire to cut and tear things, especially clothes, with lewdness and lascivious talks, religious or amorous.

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One shouldn’t be hasty while dealing with the patients of hypertension. It is seen that most cases deteriorate due to hurried management and unnecessary anti-hypertensive drugs that are not needed. Find out the root cause and deal with the help of effective constitutional therapy. Sudden lowering of blood pressure with anti-hypertensives does more harm than good!

Agaricus is one of the top drugs to be thought of in cases of acne rosacea coupled with childhood myopia.

Lyco, Cham, Tub, and Nux vom are some of the top drugs that have worse irritable mornings!

Think of Bell, Carcinosin, Phos, and Suphur as some of the top remedies when you see a lively child!

Arsenic, Cal phos, Cham, Cina, Nit acid, Tub, etc are some of the complaining children.

Bell, Carc, Hyos, Lach, Lyco, Phos, Sep, Stram, Sul, and Veratrum are some of the intellectual children.

Staphisagria woman is the woman with pent-up emotions. A very nice human being! Very considerate about others. Opens up after kind stimulation. Self-sufficient people who hate the idea of burdening others for any help. Many times finds it hard to fight even for own rights!

Argentum nit can be superstitious and suspicious. Any kind of ‘suspense’ aggravates them. Craving for “salt+cheese+sugars”. Many times interprets things illogically and childishly. Little mental exertion makes them feel like “Now I should just quit and lie down that will make me feel good!” Always better by open air!

         

Weight gain, bradycardia (slow pulse), subjective symptom of sudden chills or sudden hot flushes and irregular menses, relaxed ankle jerk, etc are some of the important clinical features of hypothyroidism.

Beware of painless vomiting in any elderly patient (without any kind of pain in abdomen). It may be the result of some neurological disease!

Guernsey praised the symptom - “sensation of lime being burnt in stomach with rising of air” of Causticum- very reliable pointer in many cases!

The father-in-law of Dr. T.L. Brown, over 70 years of age was attacked with severe pain in abdomen. Finally a large hard swelling developed in ileo-caecal region, very sensitive to contact or to least motion. It began assuming bluish color, and on account of his age and extreme weakness, it was thought that he must die. His daughter however studied up the case and found the indications for Plumbum. Administered in 200 potency, it cured him completely! (NASH)

Think of Natrum carb in weakness of ankles from childhood. Fleshy people, feet bend outwards, ankles refuse to support the body and leads to frequent sprains at ankles (especially in people with depressed spirits)

Think of Plumbum metallicum in obstinate constipation, where there is drawn up sensation of anus, colic, hard sheep-dung like stools, crampy pain in abdomen before stools, trembling tongue, and associated with cold sweat during stools!

In cases of chronic hyperacidity, where there is sourness of stomach, sour belching, sour taste in mouth, burning between scapulae, teeth setting on edge due to sourness, that is worse by eating fatty food or eating anything, think of Robinia! Peculiar night aggravation in acidity patients associated with sick headache!

Heat as if sparks on skin with obstinate objection to being covered, as heat aggravates. However the body is icy cold externally. Marked action on blood vessels and uterus; in women having dark, thin, foul, and exhausting discharges!- Secale cor

There is hoarseness of voice as soon as he starts singing. Hawks up clear mucus and this symptom develops almost every time the cold weather begins. All complaints aggravated by heat, tea, sexual excesses, loss of sleep, and better after sunset! – Selenium

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Natrum sulph is one of the great remedies for nosebleed during menses, Bryonia, instead of menses!

Scutellaria is one of the good remedies for headache in school teachers!

For chronic hoarseness of voice, Manganum acet is one of the good remedies, especially when associated with some skin concomitant and hoarseness < by menses. For acute hoarseness, think of Aconite and Arum tri.

Heart rate is less than 160 to 180/min in sinus tachycardia. It is more than 200/min in paroxysmal Supra-ventriclar Tachycardia (SVT) with small P-waves on ECG placed fairly regularly. Atrial flutter has heart rate more than 200-250/min. and in AF (Atrial Fibrillation), the heart rate is more than 300/min, with irregularly irregular pulse, pulse deficit, and absent ‘a’ wave in internal jugular venous pulse!

Anterior fontanelle in babies ossifies by 18 months of age. Posterior fontanelle ossifies by 6 weeks!

Psorinum is one of the chief drugs that have woolen aggravation. The others being Merc, Pulsatilla, Rhus tox, and Sulphur.

Ill or sick feeling- Pod, Pulsatilla, Nux v, Chel, Bap, Acon (Boger)

Colocynth has this peculiar sensation of intestines being squeezed between stones, with vomiting with abdominal pain.

Kali iod has peculiar affinity for upper lobe of lung, with dry bronchitis or frothy sputum.

Manganum has marked propensity to affect ears. All complaints affect ears in some way or the other; with aggravation mornings. > open air and lying down

Think of Mephitis too when the person has long standing respiratory disorder with tuberculosis, asthma, etc with habit of alcoholism. Choking of food is usually the presenting symptom with suffocative cough that is aggravated by talking or drinking. Characteristically better by having a cold bath!!

Remember that in very severe cases of asthma, there might be absolutely no wheezing (called silent chest). Can be misleading! Probably the severe airway obstruction leads to very low air-flow rates, which do not produce any sounds and also physical obstruction of small airways with viscid mucus can be there.

Types of dizziness-

Vertigenous- true vertigo in which patient tells everything seems to revolve around him/her.

Syncopal- sudden darkness in front of the eyes with the feeling of unconsciousness for a second or two.

Dysequilibraemic- cerebellar, posterioir column or peripheral neuropathy

Psychogenic- spinning sensation inside the head

Multisensory- Old age with deficit of all senses, like moderate deafness, cataract, peripheral neuropathy, etc

(Very important to differentiate while prescribing homeopathically, with respective peculiarity of symptoms)

Cardiac patients should avoid early morning walks in chilly winters (without woolen protection). Chances of mitral stenosis due to left atrial failure are high that leads to breathlessness and asthma-like symptoms in such patients. Doctors must be rule out MS in such patients.

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Zingiber may be needed for diarrheas resulting from drinking impure water, associated with hyperacidity, cutting abdominal pain, and inflamed red anus.

Lilium tigrinum patient usually has a kind of fruitless activity with unknown wild feeling. Deviates between morality and lasciviousness…

Symphytum is a very good remedy for bruises in and around eyes. A Typical Black-eye!

Bryonia and Natrum sulph both have great soreness of chest with cough. Bryonia however has dry cough and Natrum sulph loose and productive. Pain through lower left chest is characteristic in Natrum sulph. Bryonia usually right-sided!

In cases of hyper or hypo-ventilated patients due to any reason, pay attention closely to PCO2, which is reduced in cases of hyperventilation and increased in cases of hypoventilation. PO2 is rarely altered unless severe problem is there.

In patients of anemia, with flushed faces, don’t forget to hear pan-systolic murmur. Clinically you can diagnose anemia pretty fast with this single finding and weakness, especially if the pallor is strikingly absent! And that is a peculiarity while treating homeopathically!

Aletris farinose works great in mother tincture form for prolapse of uterus, when given 5 drops twice a day- Handbook of Homeopathic Mother Tinctures, by Dr Kamal Kansal.

Think of Wyethia when there is constant inclination to clear the throat, > by swallowing saliva. Associated with dryness of throat and elongated uvula.

Aurum met has the kind of industriousness and workaholism to fill the void. Fears idle time, to the extent of morbidity. Also out of craving for more money!

Social smile starts as early as at 6 weeks after birth. It is one of the important parameters of normal mental and emotional faculties of children!

Ledum pal, Hypericum, and Arnica are the top-rated remedies to be thought of to prevent tetanus!

Think of Solanum lycopersicum too in symptoms of rheumatism after an attack of influenza.

Hiccough followed by spasm- Cup met

Hiccough with belching- Dios, Nux vom, Conjuputi

Hiccough with hysterical nervous symptoms- Ign, Mosch, Nux

Hiccough with retching and vomiting- Nux vom

Hiccough with yawning- Cocculus

Hiccough with spasm of esophagus- Veratrum viride

Don’t forget Antim crud while differentiating medicines for shaking hands while writing. No wonder it is also one of the good remedies for Parkinsonism.

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Pothos is a classical remedy for oppressing asthma with bloated abdomen and headache in spots, in which breathlessness is relieved by passing stools!

Cannot live without company- Most prominent drugs are Phos, Stram, Ars

Palladium too, if the companion keeps praising her... J

Heavy diarrhea after cathartics- Nux vom

After any sort of emotional disturbances, mortification, when a person develops acute pain in abdomen and diarrhea- Colocynth… If he develops urinary complaints and/or diarrhea- he may need Staph

Many times, Merc sol is wrongly prescribed in place of Merc dulcis, especially if the person has some or the other ear trouble.

Think of Capsicum for the withdrawal symptoms of alcoholism, when there is constricted sensation at mucus membrane junctions, general chilliness, feeble digestion, and marked prostration.

Capsicum also works great when the cough leads to pain in distant parts, especially when the cough is dry and breath offensive. < eating, > open air

Try Carbo animalis when the vertigo is associated with some problem in ears, confused hearing and the person is unable to identify the direction from where sound is coming.

Excessive yawning and sleepiness during the day, mostly associated with cough and watering of eyes- Euphrasia. Yawning < walking in open air

Severe headache in forehead region that is aggravated by moving eyes is usually relieved by a dose of Drosera

Typical aversion to garlic and its smell leading to sneezing is alleviated by Sabadilla.

Excessive irritability in children with tendency to bore head into the pillow can be subdued by Helleborus, especially if the child has absolute aversion to vegetables.

In middle aged women (40 to 50), always rule out Plummer-Vinson Syndrome, if they complain of throat pain (small ulcerative lesions in throat) and mouth ulcers. It is nothing else but due to iron deficiency leading to microcytic hypochromic anemia. Many doctors fail to recognize the syndrome! Apt homeopathic constitutional medicine and iron supplements are enough!

Arnica usually cures the cases of recurrent abscesses, which DO NOT MATURE!

A disposition that is mild, calm, and gentle; sluggish and constipated bowels, contraindicate Chamomilla- Boericke

Hydrangia helps in breaking the kidney stones and when coupled with Berberis vulgaris eases the renal colic too! Give in mother tincture form!

Headache starting early morning, immediately after getting up, preceded by disagreeable dreams- Murex

Cistus canedensis can be thought of in excessive indurated swelling on the throat with enlarged lymph glands; the patient says, “It hurts to take tongue out”. Slightest mental exertion and cold air aggravates.

Heel pain that is better by elevating the feet can respond well to Phytolacca.

Occipital headache after slightest mental exertion. Post-examination remedy for anxious students who dread the failure resulting in occipital headache, vertigo, and a kind of brain fag, relieved by bandaging head tightly- Picric acid

Senecio aureus often sets the menses when the girl has functional amenorrhea with the feeling that menses will start now! All complaints are better once menstruation is set.

Typical greasy sensation on tongue with excessive hyperacidity may respond well to Iris versicolor! (Oily nose, greasy taste, and fatty stools- Boger)

A remedy with most busy hands; he keeps on moving his hands all through the day, fidgety fingers with poor memory- Kali brom

A homeopath who avoids an obstinate exclusivism on a particular potency, either a low or high one, usually succeeds in practice.- Stuart Close

In general it may be stated that any curable disease may be cured by any potency, when the indicated remedy is administered; but that the cure may be much accelerated by selecting the potency or dose appropriate t the individual case.

Many, if not the most, of the mistakes and failures in medical treatment are due to failure to comprehend and correctly apply the principle of logic known as the Law of Causation.

Selenium is an important remedy to be considered in the cases of alopecia, when it is associated with comedones with oily face, itchy seborrhea of scalp, hair fall out from brows, beard too. Tea-drinkers’ remedy, where tea almost always aggravates.

Think of Secale cor when there are putrid greenish bloody stools that sometimes are passed involuntarily. Icy coldness of the body and extreme exhaustion are the hallmarks! Despite coldness, the patient cannot tolerate to be covered.

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Think of Ptelea when the stomach and liver symptoms (hyperacidity, heat in stomach, sinking, heavy feeling on right side better by lying on right, etc) are associated with pain in limbs!

Pulsatilla has so many gastric derangements from different kinds of food that many earlier practitioners used to give Pulsatilla empirically for food problems till they can come up with more suitable drug!

Try Apomorphia may be required in a case of excessive hand and foot sweating when there is associated recurrent nausea, vomiting, and/or constipation.

In cases of plantar fasciitis, Aranea diadema has special role, when the patient develops this pain in os calcis at the specific time of the day, there is sensation of swelling, and is associated with bone pains.

Aralia racemosa may be needed in cases failed with Spongia for dry cough coming at night on lying down. In Aralia, usually the cough is associated with mild to moderate coryza with frequent sneezing, aggravated by slightest cold air with copious discharge.

Fat, pale child with marked redness around eyes, crusty eruptions on face (childhood impetigo), clumsy when walk or perform any task, deformed nails, extremely weepy (more they get the attention, more are the tears) with white washed tongue and some or the other digestive disturbances - Antim crud… Petroleum has similar-looking skin conditions like Antim crud, especially in children, but they are rather thin!

Though Kali sulph is said to be intensified Pulsatilla, Kali sulph child tends to be much flabbier than Pulsatilla. Muscular efforts aggravate Kali sulph and are more liable to sit out of sluggishness on all planes. – Borland

A child gets depressed if he made to sit and do nothing. The same child brightens up mentally by any kind of activity. A chilly child that however sweats on uncovered parts, faulty teeth development, enamel problems, digestive upsets from tea and onions, undue sensitivity to music - Thuja

Pain in chest region (retrosternal) while yawning- Merc i. f.

Numbness of hands alternating between right and left- Cocculus

Pain in tibia- Lachesis, Agaricus, Phosphoric acid

Cold water wash aggravates burning pains tremendously- Capsicum

Think of Stramonium in the sleeplessness associated with low grade fevers

Peculiar photophobia resulting from removing crusts from nose- Kali bich

Itchy sensation in teeth after dinner is usually relieved by Kali carb

The symptoms excess irritability, coated tongue, tendency to obesity, tendency to overeat, then bloating, less thirst, desires sour pickles, cannot bear the heat of sun, with crusty eruptions usually call for Antim crud; for ANY diagnostic complaint!

Osteoarthritis with deformity and pain can be successfully treated with Piper methysticum if there is weakness, feeling of loss of muscular power, and the peculiar modality of amelioration of pain when the attention is diverted. 

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H.A. Roberts says, “Temperaments are cast in the very beginning of the new individual, when the parent cells first unite, and that one cast, there is no deviation from them; and that what is physiological cannot be influenced or changed by the action of our remedies. But it is definitely true that the initial tendency cannot be changed, but that the homeopathically indicated remedy, prescribed accurately in babes and children, can so modify the physiological tendencies as to prevent their unfavorable ultimates, to a considerable degree. – H.A. Roberts

A few temperamental remedies-

Nervous- Sul, Ign, Tarent, Sil, Sec, Nit ac, Mag ph, Glon, Gels

Bilious- Bry, Nux v, Bell, Pod

Sanguinous- Phos, Sil, Plat, Hyos, Fer met, Coff

Phlegmatic- Calc c, Puls, Mez, Dulc, Cycl, Ant t, Alo

Surgery for deviated nasal septum and nasal polyps often leads to failures in the long run. Recurrence of blocked nose and allergic symptoms are very annoying. Going for homeopathy helps however to put an end to the menace without surgery! Yes, it’s guaranteed!

Pain in teeth because of going to dry weather from wet weather is relieved by Causticum!

Staphysagria has disposition to swallow saliva several times while speaking.

Carbolic acid works miraculously when there is excessive throat pain with burning sensation along the alimentary canal, bad breath, and shriveled uvula!

Ipecac has this peculiar itching with nausea symptom. Patient tells, he feels so much nauseated as he itches, that he must vomit to stop that itching!

Under homeopathic principle, any potency may be required in any case. It’s unreasonable to expect cure all cases with any 2 or 3 potencies as it is to expect to cure all cases with 2 or 3 remedies. Those who follow such things are governed by the love of ease and prejudices than their desire for efficacy- Stuart Close

A balanced personality is the one if you answer affirmatively to the following questions-

1) Do I like myself?

2) Do others like me?

3) Do I like others?

Immediate acute analogue of Nux vomica to deepen its action is Sulphur!

Mental factors giving rise to flatulence- Aloe- Arg nit- Sil- Lyc

In most cases of nasal polyps, along the course of homeopathic treatment, Tuberculinum is needed to bring about positive changes towards complete cure!

Recently had a case of Glaucoma that responded extremely well to constitutional dose of Nitric acid, while enhancing the potency from 1M to LM over the course of 6 to 7 months. Yesterday saw the report of blood supply to the ophthalmic artery that was subdued to mere 30%, has now reached 80%. Happy!! No alternative to constitutional treatment!!

Pulsating headache ameliorated by darkness- the drug is Sepia

More he eats; more is the appetite- Cina, Lycpodium

Millefolim works great if the person has thrusting headache along with fever with some sort of hemorrhagic tendency.

Girls that keep their legs tightly crossed, have dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, with extreme weakness yet sexual excitement may need Murex!

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Extremely obstinate during menses- Chamomilla

Child or even an elder that keeps playing with his buttons of shirt can be Mochus

Hoarseness of voice after excessive talking on a single day usually responds well to Arnica.

Child that says words of quarrel between friends in sleep can be Belladona

Feels unduly guilty for trivial things and thinks he should repent for the same- Silica

Extremely buoyant attitude towards even the serious matters- Acid fluor, Ignatia

Bovista cures many cases of Kumkum dermatitis (dermatitis affecting the place on forehead where Indian women apply Kumkum), which may be complemented later with a dose of Sulphur.

Asks continuous questions one after the other. One question leads to another (talks in questions) – Aurum

The Dad who just cannot rest till the toys spread by his child go to proper place- Arsenicum album

It is better to open the case of head injury with Arnica even if the mental symptoms are pronounced and later go for Natrum sulph if required; not the other way round!

Excessive sadness from hearing or reading sad stories. Undue involvement- Cicuta

Meditates even while working- Calc sulph

Lachesis is one of the chief drugs effective in dealing with idiopathic diarrhea during menopause! (Sulphur too)

Think of Lithium carb too when the patient has morning aggravation of gastric complaints and nausea, has rheumatic diathesis, is better by eating, and chocolates lead to diarrhea!!

Lobelia is one of the chief drugs to be thought of when the patient has recurrent giddiness spells along with fear of death!

Euphorbium is one of the major drugs to relieve the burning cancer pains!

Kali nitricum works great if the patient “feels” the swelling in hands and fingers, when there is no actual swelling!

Had a case of skin eruptions on back of hands with excessive itching that failed to respond to Mezereum, responded well to a rare remedy- Pix liquida. The guiding symptom was the patient developed skin ailments the same day when he developed extreme nausea and had vomiting. This was followed by productive cough! All were relieved by a single dose of Pix!

Fagopyrum is the great remedy for diabetic itching of the body, without any eruptions.

Sanguinaria works well if the patient develops diarrheic spells after the respiratory complaints like coryza or catarrh!

Homeopathy offers a special inducement to the man who can teach people to think and act as individuals, and to demand medical treatment as individuals- Herbert Roberts

Quality of patience is something a homeopath learns once he starts his practice; to be able to understand others’ point of view, to convince them about the homeopathic principle that will cater his requirement effectively, and to acknowledge yet defy the bombardment of conventional therapy with dignified demeanor!

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A tedious case of recurrent boils usually responds well to Tarantula cubensis.

When arsenicum album fails despite being indicated in a case of chorea like symptoms, due to extreme restlessness and anxiety, Tarentula Hispania may well cure the case if—the patients’ physical symptoms are worse in the evening and mental symptoms are better in the evening!

In calcarea group of children, if the child develops sudden lower respiratory tract infections without presenting first with upper respiratory tract infections, he may need Calc phos. The child that usually starts first with URTI needs Calcarea carb!

Ignatia is often missed in case of congestive headaches of a child after a weary day. The child needs a single dose of Ignatia if he or she is aggravated by noise of any kind, cannot take stress, culminates in tears, congestive headache better by hot application, and disturbed finer movements, especially if the child is mentally precocious!

Mag carb tops the list when a child is averse to any kind of vegetables and milk. Milk nauseates. Very choosy child when it comes to food. If you make him eat what he or she does not want, he will develop digestive upsets!

Cina child has definite hyper-sensitivity of head and scalp. Never soothe a crying Cina child on head. It will only add to the irritation. Yawns while crying! – Borland

Nux vomica acts best when given at night, during the repose of mind and body! Nash.

Extreme chilliness when uncovered, yet he will not allow to be covered- Nux vomica

Natrum mur, Phosphorus, and Tuberculinums are the people with prominent clavicle!

Cactus, Strophanthes, and Latrodectus are the major remedies that deal effectively with angina.

Growing pains during childhood can be effectively dealt with by Biochemic salt- Calcarea phos.

In many cases of haematuria without any pathological cause, Belladona is proved successful.

Sciatica with the history of coccygeal injury in the past many times needs Hypericum.

For paretic conditions affecting fingers in middle age, when the fingers jerk while holding the pen, Stannum met is one of the important remedies.

In any type of crampy pains, intensified Mag phos is Cuprum met!

For excessive white discharge (leucorrhea) with backache, increased sweat, and crampy pains around menopause, Eupion works marvelously.

Remedies that may contradict for the sake of contradiction- Sepia, Arsenicum album!

Remember Zincum met and Tellurium when there is excessive weariness of nape of neck from writing or any exertion!

Agnus castus, the remedy that is often thought as one of the chief remedies for sexual over-indulgence, also acts great in agalactia (suppressed milk secretion) in lactating mothers, especially if associated with post-partum depression.

Relaxed ankle jerk is one of the chief diagnostic signs of hypothyroidism!!!

A homeopath must be aware of the clinical signs and symptoms of the disease too, so that he can find the characteristic symptoms of the patient and not attribute the common signs of the disease as the peculiar ones!

Better by letting the part hang down is one of the major modalities of Conium. Vipera is aggravated by the same.

Asterias rubens was one of the most widely and empirically used drug for acne vulgaris. For acne rosacea, there is hardly any drug that matches the depth of Asterias other than Radium brom.  

Undue and idiopathic anxiety after waking up in the morning that gets aggravated if she hears someone reading the newspaper (the rattle of paper) is found in Asarum. She has to get up and wash face with cold water to calm down!

Complaints get aggravated while he narrates the story to his doctor- Calcarea, Pulsatilla

The child that raises the most surprising objection to whatever is asked to be done- may be Argentum nitricum

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With Pulsatilla, Chamomilla, and Allium cepa, we can cure majority of ear-aches in children- Kent. We can add Belladona to this list.

 “Hard to make happy” is one of the chief mental concomitants and the reduced quantity of urine, the physical concomitant in Apis mellifica.

“Talking to himself” is one of the chief symptoms observed in Calcarea carb, when he is alone. In company, he is dominated and controlled by others.

Consider Sepia for a greedy and indolent child. More than dislike for people altogether in the party, they are lazy to attend it. But once they are in, they enjoy! While dancing in the party, the Sepia child turns into a totally different person and is no more lethargic and dull.

Too poor memory in children may call for Aurum met. Too sensitive to any kind of disappointment and/or contradiction. Will avoid going for examination for fear of failure and may feign sickness.

Eczema on inner aspects of thighs and legs, including genitals that get aggravated in summer, along with the digestive concomitant-- may call for Croton tig.s

As long as old symptoms reappear or are worse, without the appearance of essentially new symptoms, which lie outside of its sphere of action, we should guard against a repetition of the remedy, or changing to a new one- Boenninghausen

Best complementary drug to Mercurius in respiratory complaints is Hepar sulph.

Stomach or intestinal complaints (indigestion, pain, etc) after eating food angrily- Colocynth

Antimoniums are aggravated by sour items. Antim crud- aggravated by sour food and Antim tart- aggravated by sour fruit!

Extreme nausea. Ask the patient what he has eaten and that question leads to a reflex gag—Colchicum, Cocculus! But colchicum’s acuity of nose (sensitivity to odors) in more marked.

Says great things about good living, fruitful life, righteous way of living, and how one should strive hard to balance the spiritual pursuits with day to day activities. BUT “this does not apply to him but to others”- Hyoscymus

Just had a case of recurrent urticarial rash only around ankle since 1 year. The ONLY drug given in Kent’s repertory is Natrum mur! And after careful history taking, the patient’s mentals and emotional generals too matched that of Natrum mur. Have given it in 1M potency. Will keep you posted of the result. J

Spreading Awareness about Homeopathy!

Certainly things are far better now than a few years ago. With the constant efforts from the homeopathic faculty world over, many people today know the positive aspects of homeopathy as a science and arts of treating illness. But still efforts on large scale are necessary among lay people to enhance awareness about this grand science.

The biggest hurdle in comprehending homeopathy lies in inability to show concrete evidence of the presence of the substance in its higher potency medicines. Nanotechnology has made it possible to trace the evidence to some extent like many other theories do. But still huge work needs to be done in this regard by experts. But this does not hide the fact that homeopathy works! And not only does it act but works miraculously in some cases. One of the homeopathic masters says, “It’s not miracle at all! Because such miracles happen in my practice every day and when it happens every day, it’s not miracle but the evidence-based fact!” How true is that!

Pediatric homeopathy is one of the most enchanting topics to study and discuss. It is based on the fact that if we give apt homeopathic constitutional medicine in children, it helps them to develop into good human beings that are healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally. And this fact we have been observing over the years. Children who have been on homeopathic treatment since beginning develop fewer health complications in later years than the children in whom antibiotics have suppressed the natural bodily expressions every time. We do not underestimate the value of antibiotics in severe illnesses. But we strongly condemn the use of strong medicines when a single homeopathic medicine can relieve the suffering most naturally in minutest dosage.

Many theories and observations are made by various homeopaths over a period of time. This has led to many forms of clinical applications of homeopathy. And this at times seems to degrade the Classical Hahnemannian Homeopathy. But when we study the science in deeper aspects, we realize that unless we stress on the classical mode of therapy, long term goals in attaining the person’s overall homeostasis cannot be fulfilled. Rather cure in most instances eludes us unless we seek shelter of classical homeopathic prescription.

Homeopathic awareness also includes educating people about bad effects of high doses of homeopathic medicines without apt concern. One must educate people that homeopathic medicines are harmless only if they are applied homeopathically in the right dose and repetitions. Self-medication on long term basis for any problem can prove bad for people. The homeopathic home kits too need to be used with caution. As far as possible, never repeat the medicine unless the results come to a standstill. This is especially true of the big constitutional remedies in homeopathy like Thuja, Natrums, Pulsatilla, Magnesiums, so on and so forth. Many times you fail to perceive the side effects because they do not occur in people immediately after they take the wrong dose. They might be visible even years after the dose is taken and by then you might have forgotten the wrong medicine you have taken. This is certainly not to create fear among people but to help them understand the value of appropriate learning of homeopathy and its application in sick.

Remember that the potent memories of the substance that go on enhancing in their sphere of action as the potency increases are absolutely great helpers in grooming the person’s overall well-being. Start your child’s treatment for any minor or major illness in childhood and see how the homeopathy helps him or her seek the maximal potential out of his or her physical, mental, and emotional quotients! You need to experience it to comprehend better! 

Homeopathy for Autism

By Joanna Ammons -- 

I have had great positive experiences using the many products offered by King Bio. As an avid researcher of autism and the parent of a child who was formerly non-verbal, our greatest cognitive leaps and bounds have been made with using a safe potency of homeopathic remedies.

I cannot do justice to Amy Lansky's book" Impossible Cure". The author does an above and beyond job of explaining how homeopathy can not only help your child, but also help everyone in general. This book is a must read and an eye opener for parents seeking to effectively help their children.

My daughter had no interest or attention span for reading, spelling, arts and crafts and combing her own hair.

I had come across researching "Attention and Learning", an oral spray sold in most health food stores and online. Please refer to my blog listed below for the manufacturer links and additional product information. I used a dosage of 3 sprays (adult dose, my daughter is now age 16) in her mouth. The spray tastes like water, but contains the homeopathic potency. It has the dosage outlined on the back of the bottle where 1- spray is for younger children, 2 - 3 sprays for teens and adults.

Within one hour literally, my daughter had taken clay and made a caterpillar, including details like the black and whites of the eyes and took time to mold each leg. She never did this before. She then took out her notebook and started writing words and asked me how to write certain words, she paid close attention traced over my words and began practicing writing them on her own. She never had any interest in displaying this. I assisted her in combing her hair each day, she never commented or cared about anything she wore or how her hair looked. Now within one day of use, she handed me the comb while standing in front of the mirror demanding I comb her hair the way she would like it, she then proceeded to the closet to pick out a shirt and pair of pants she wanted. You must understand when I say again, that in her whole life, she never picked up on or demonstrated these abilities. It has currently been 6 months since we have been using the spray. We give her 3 sprays twice a day. Use once upon rising in the morning and once late afternoon before 5pm. Her attention span improves each day by leaps and bounds. Her verbal skills were once limited to short commands, but now each day I see more and more interest in wanting to interact and have a conversation. I see her being eager to learn as well as be creative.

Amy Lansky does not mention this spray in her book because, this spray was not on the market at the time her book was published. Amy Lansky does give the name of the homeopathic remedy that cured her son in the book. Instead of mentioning the cure here, I would rather you read the book. I have provided a preview link on my blog that describes the cure and names it and describes her son's symptoms that justified using it.

Homeopathy works best when you understand you child's total symptoms. Not just their physical symptoms, but also their emotional and behavioral symptoms.

Homeopathy is safe and does not interfere with prescribed existing protocols. The goal in mind is to step your child down from medications due to the reported (and un-reported side effects). I have written time and time again that prescription drugs used to help behavioral symptoms of autism and ADHD are no different than class 3 narcotics. I understand that many children have extreme behaviors where the only best decision for their own personal safety was to use drugs. I implore you to research homeopathy as an alternative to seeking improvement and I dare say cure, as a means of seeking to gradually reduce and eliminate the use of harmful drugs.

Amy Lansky's story about the cure of her son Max is an amazing true story on its own. Now, it has become easier to find safe homeopathic solutions to improve what conventional medicine has deemed as a puzzle.

For me, the puzzle is not autism, but the people that see it as an incurable challenge.

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3 Tips to Stay Calm Whole day!

We have been dealing with many mind disorders lately at drshreya.com. The cases of various mind-related maladies are rising. The eminent psychologists believe that the seeds of mind disorders are there in our fast-paced lifestyles and self-obsessed thinking process. Back in villages, an all-encompassing thinking pattern was nurtured for the benefit of all. The village patterns fell apart; neither did the family patterns last longer. The effect of this self-obsession could never be positive for anyone. It did give initial sense of freedom but in the long run created feeling of loneliness and boredom. No wonder the people living constantly interacting with society are at less danger of developing mind-disorders than those who keep aloof!

While treating the mind-disorders homeopathically, we often have to counsel the patient to lead a successful life ahead. Homeopathic medicines are powerful weapons to deal with the mind symptoms. When coupled with apt counseling, they definitely give better results!

The irritable dispositions emerged from this hazy and bored frame of mind that constantly thought of nothing but material possession. The irritability obviously paved way for physical disorders and these disorders took the front seat while navigating through the plus and minus of life. In this twenty first century, therefore, many are trying hard to acquire the peace we all desire. But many fail to perceive that whatever is tried too hard, leads to failure. The peaceful life should HAPPEN because of your purposeful yet subtle gestures. It can never be GAINED by hunting round the bush.

True that calmness can be a different entity for everyone. Not everyone likes to hit mountains like saints to find the calmness. Living the day to day life should be able to bring calmness unto us. This is what Lord Krishna has propounded in his Bhagawadgeeta as Karma-Yog! But while performing this karma-yog, we are actually forgetting what is the most important for us, i.e., peace!

To know how we can develop an attitude that can help us stay calm all day, we consulted and discussed with some eminent psychologists, priests, and counselors. Many of them said, “It is a process that should begin from within. Unless you give yourself consent to stay calm, nothing can MAKE you calm.” And giving this consent is the thing that needs to be learnt. Sounds philosophical? Well, if we want to enjoy our life to the fullest without letting our body suffer, these apparently philosophical tips can help our life reach an altogether different terrain that we all need to explore! The positive physical health is the bonus in return! Here are some “Tips to Stay Calm” by experts--

(1) Choose to respond instead of reacting-

þ      Reacting to situations is what we all do. If someone opines about something and that goes against our judgment, we get irritated and react harshly to that opinion. This obviously derails our peace. However, if we just stay focused on his point of view that made his opinion, we can choose to respond positively to the point and discuss the aspects that we felt wrong.

þ      It is an art to stay focused on the right aspect of any situation than engulf in the negativity. To make this happen, start considering each situation or discussion in your day to day life separately. For example, think yesterday’s situations, how you reacted to them, and how you could have reacted to them better.

þ      Once you realize the faults, try amending today’s situations in that manner.

þ      Initially you might feel this takes more time than usual time of reacting. But the time taken is worth to teach us the art.

þ      Once connected to this thought involuntarily, you will never tend to react to anything suddenly. This obviously paves way to calmness!

(2) Coping with negative emotions-

þ      Experts say- Try not to be judgmental of your negative emotions all of a sudden.

þ      Having or developing an analytical mind instead of judgmental one, you can view your own stand-point from a third man’s perspective. Many of our negative emotions crop up from our past-life events. Letting go of the past is never easy. But looking at the past event as a teacher often helps in building the lost confidence again.

þ      This way you tend not to repeat your mistakes and gain tremendous wisdom in return to cope with the future better.

þ      Brooding tendencies often can be checked by watching someone bettering the life by bravely fighting the odds while keeping the smile intact.

þ      Try to be surrounded by people who spread positive vibes. DO NOT share company of people whose negative emotions build up your own! Or let your positive vibes erase those of your pessimistic friends!

þ      Staying focused on your work is another thing that will not give you time to dwell on negativity.

(3) Choosing what you want to do-

þ      Many times, calmness gets eroded when you need to do what you don’t want to. Well, choosing what you want to do is always not in our hand especially at the work place. And this mostly needs to be faced head on.

þ      Saying NO to unwanted tasks is not easy but can be cultivated when you know that it is not YOUR job! Even at home, this habit saves the hassle of being bugged and irritated by too much work load.

þ      Just how to say NO is an art that can be learnt without hurting the opposite party.

þ      If you tend to hurt while securing your freedom to work, it will not give you calmness but an opposite force will drag you down further.

þ      Be consistent with your answers and try to explain your situation positively to free yourself from unwanted work.

þ      And if you can work upon the thing that you love, you tend to bask in the glory of peace! No wonder allowing our children to work upon or study the things they like paves way to the peaceful future for them!

Thus,

The above 3 tips are the pillars upon which the castle of peace can be built. Stay focused on your desire to remain calm and you will for sure! 

How to FIND Time for Exercise? :)

When I get patients suffering from some sort of arthritic troubles like ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, most of my auxiliary regimen includes certain specific exercise regimen for these patients. I am lucky that many of patients do start with the regimen seriously and find good relief when combined with apt homeopathic medicines. But as can be guessed, not all patients give feedback about the auxiliary regimen in their next follow-up. Many give some sort of excuses but it can be read between the lines that they did not find the time to follow the auxiliary regimen and possibly they will not ever!

Recently at drshreya.com, we did a survey and study of our arthritis patients (including all types of joint affections) in terms of their apt follow ups of drug and auxiliary regimens. The findings were intriguing. Among all these patients, 75% of patients who coupled homeopathic medicines with apt exercise responded positively to the treatment. Among these 75%, who practiced Pranayam too, were ranked higher in their better compliance to the treatment. One more finding was- those who exercised regularly responded much faster to the treatment than those who neglected exercise.

No wonder, we at drshreya.com insist on the exercise regimen and ask patients to provide details about their fitness schedule along with every follow-up. To help our patients and many others to help organizing their fitness schedules, here is an attempt-

Here are some tips how to FIND time for exercise?

(1)   Split your exercise time into parts if you cannot find time at a stretch. Though it is always good to take out at least 20 minutes at a stretch, studies have shown that one should not underestimate work-out times as less as 10 minutes too.

(2)   Exercise should be fun. Only then you feel like taking time out for the same. If you feel lazy to walk every day, don’t do so. Instead opt for different exercise regimens like sports, running, climbing a hill, dancing or yoga on different days. This automatically boosts up your chances of making TIME for exercise.

(3)   Have gritty consistence for first 15 days. Most exercise regimes fail during first 15 days. If you can make yourself work-out for first 15, you start reaping the benefits of exercise slowly but surely. Once you enjoy the positive outcome, usually seeking time for the same is not very difficult.

(4)   Have group exercise- Solo performances get boring after a while. If you are a social animal, get yourself into a group for a day to day routine. Running or jogging distance seems much shorter when you are in a good company! Have fun by treating yourself and your group members after one achieves some breakthrough result with exercise. If this group is your family, you will have more fun and disciplined regime.

(5)   Make a chart. Putting in the details of your exercise many times makes you work more to fill in the positive details. This has shown to help people find good enough time to exercise. Try it!

Finally, dwell on a thing that nobody can MAKE you exercise. It’s all your choice to make things happen positively for you. Remember you improve your chances of positive life by more than 70% on physical, mental, and emotional plane just by pulling up your socks and exercising to the best of your ability! Now that’s something!! 

The Power of Optimism Weighed Homeopathically!

Being optimistic is real fun! Whatever ebbs you face in life, you tend to focus on positive things and life is all good again! Well doesn't seem easy? But it’s not difficult either. There are people constantly dragged down by life but it’s their habit to emerge victorious despite all odds. Let’s make such people our idols instead of idolizing the models and political heroes (or zeroes?) It is not hard to find such people. They are around you and me. Initially they chose optimism because they HAD a life ahead. Later they chose optimism because they WANTED a LIFE ahead!

Study of homeopathy is as fascinating as the study of these optimistic people. You meet optimists, pessimists, and people who loathe life in homeopathy. It is true that the feeling of optimism and pessimism are overlapping feelings often. Means, they tend to dwell in every person’s mind at different points of time. The one who weighs optimism above pessimism is the one whose aura speaks of his willingness to embrace life in its glory. No wonder I love homeopathy for its ability to teach me such aspects of humanity through its drug pictures. It’s just wonderful!

Have you come across any Phosphorus any time? One of the most vivacious, enthusiastic butterflies of homeopathy! “Going out of the way to help others” is the feature that puts Phosphorus ahead of any other sympathetic and empathetic remedies. The whole world seems beautiful to this person till he has seen it through. Yes, the optimism may wean off sooner or later in Phosphorus. He may even sulk. This is the case with any new thing he or she undertakes. The initial phases are often wonderful and optimistic but once he becomes “used to” to the event, he no longer finds pleasure with it. “Will go to the next flower” soon! This changeability of perception is found profoundly in Phosphorus. With the lean thin and attractively framed physique, they are some of the most important “Initial Power-Crackers” of homeopathy!

Now see the Aurum on the other hand. The precious metal gold has amazing powers and grit but doesn’t really have the mind to use them positively. The suicidal thoughts emerge from this wave of negativism and pessimism. They start loathing life. “Nothing looks beautiful” to them! Have seen wonderful transformations of Aurum met people after giving a dose of Aurum. The person, who didn’t ever talk to anyone in his work-place, now rejoices having parties with his friends! Homeopathy has this power of amazing transformation from pessimism to optimism!

Natrum mur and Sepia are the two important drugs that sway between optimism and pessimism. These swaying tendencies emerge from lack of objectivity or overconfident objectivity on their part. Natrums actually have very acute sense of beauty and liveliness. But certain life events drag them down and they pity themselves. Earlier optimistic Natrum turns sour and becomes fault-finding! The hurriedness in manner emerges from her eagerness to move past the time and try to forget the woes. This Natrum if ignored at this stage may develop into a Sepia. The Sepian negativity cannot be called a pessimism. It is an indifference even to pessimism. Certainly a very dangerous condition! She wouldn’t rejoice in joy and wouldn’t sulk in sorrow. She struggles to express her feelings and feels confused about it. This results in excess irritability and cross attitude towards loved ones. A dose of Sepia will save numerous women’s marriages at the verge of split up. And if the partner is a shrewd Arsenic album, both the partners will be inconsolable. The homeopathic medicines can help these people find the peace in their lives by enabling them to get optimistic with life again!

So, with homeopathy or without it, try to collect all your positive thoughts and feelings at one place. Dwell on it day and night. And soon you will find meaning in each apparently meaningless aspect of life! LIFE is certainly worth a try!