I have many times come across discussions related to the use of homeopathy medicines in cases of snakebites and poisoning in general. My students also raise this question invariably every year. In the text that follows, I will try toContinue Reading
Organon & Philosophy
Miasms – an Overview
Introduction During the 18th century, the word ‘miasm’ was loosely used to denote the discharge coming from decaying animal or vegetable matter. It was also sometimes used to denote the discharge coming from bodies of diseased person. The morbific agents,Continue Reading
Organon of Medicine – Ground Plan
The book begins with a preface, table of contents, and introduction. Organon consists of 291 aphorisms in the 6th edition, whereas the fifth edition contained 294 aphorisms. The book can be devided in two parts – A. The Doctrinal PartContinue Reading
Organon of Medicine – History & Development
Dr. Hahnemann was able to verify the curative action of Cinchona bark by 1790. For the next six years he proved many drugs upon himself, his friends and family to verify the law of Similia. In 1796, he published hisContinue Reading
Homeopathic Potency Selection
The term Posology originates from Greek words ‘posos’ meaning ‘how much’ and ‘logos’ meaning ‘study’. In homeopathy, Posology means the doctrine of dose of medicine. A homeopathic dose means the potency, quantity and form of medicine as well as repetition.Continue Reading
Individualization
Individualization is the process of differentiating an object or a person from a class or group of similar objects or persons. It is a character of homeopathy that all its practical processes are governed by the process of individualization. InContinue Reading
Homeopathic Case Taking
An Overview of Case Taking Definition: Case taking is the process of collecting all the facts about the patient, using various tools like observation, perception, history-taking – given by the patient/attendant, clinical examination etc. in order to find a remedyContinue Reading
The Concept of Health
What is health? How do you define it? * Health is a state of being free from any disease. * Health is a state of perfect harmony between all the organs and systems of the body. Or is there moreContinue Reading
