INTRODUCTION

In this study course I am endeavoring to direct my line of thought to those persons who are looking for
some way out of the antibiotic or mood altering drug cycle; who are wanting to know why they are ill
and what they themselves can do about it, or maybe those persons who have some knowledge of
Homeopathy already having used medicine prescribed by a Registered Homeopath. At the same time I
want to avoid the trap, that so many text books on various subjects fall into, of presuming the reader
to be a life time student of the subject. To illustrate, until I finally gave up trying to do the maintenance
on my car I would get all dressed up for the operation equipped with such tools as I have and the most
vital piece of equipment - the repair manual, only to find that the wretched book told me to do
something like "Ensure that the reciprocating grommets are engaged into the axial spur before
tightening the locking pins." Upon which I would give up! So we will try to take a middle road.
In recent years public awareness of Homeopathy has been heightened due to Prince Charles' interest
in alternative medicine in general and Homeopathy in particular, which he publicly praises, and urges
the Medical Doctors to consider the whole person when treating patients, as have also many other
well respected public figures.
This, coming at a time when many people are disenchanted with orthodox medicinal drugs with their
suppressive nature, side effects and their habit-forming if not addictive tendencies, has caused an
upsurge of interest in the subject. By and large this upsurge is a very good thing, giving Homeopathy a
respectability that it had previously not enjoyed, having been viewed by many as cranky and unscientific. We see changes in attitude filtering through at many levels, including the training of new
Doctors and Nurses where a new attention is being given to the treatment of the whole person. The
general public is also now becoming more aware of the methodology and efficacy of Homeopathy
through the useful and informative television documentaries that have been screened.
However, popularity has brought problems with it. Many people now want to experience the relief
that they hear Homeopathy can bring so, they, with little or no knowledge or understanding of
Homeopathic principals are obtaining Homeopathic medicines from the shelves of the local chemist
purely on the basis of "Rhus Tox. cured Aunt Meg's cat when he had a bad leg so maybe it will cure
mine"; then there are those who read about Homeopathy in a magazine that gives an over simplified
list of what remedy to take for what condition. They self-prescribe with little or no benefit and are

left convinced that it doesn't work. Now, that is a pity, because a great power for good has been lost
to them purely through lack of proper understanding.
The lesson to be learned from this is: - Homeopathy Works. If a self-prescribed remedy fails to
produce the expected results it is not Homeopathy's fault, the buck stops elsewhere. And it is for that
very reason that this course has been produced.
There is more to Homeopathy than the twenty or thirty common remedies found on the chemist's
shelves and I hope that this course will be an introduction for you into an enthralling subject and will
encourage you to use Homeopathic medicine for yourself and your family and that you will enjoy the
benefits there from.
Good health to you!

1 PRINCIPLES OF HOMEOPATHY
1.1 WHY CHOOSE HOMEOPATHY?
When you visit your G.P. the reason that he may be writing on a prescription pad as you walk in his
office is that he could have a good idea what he will prescribe to you before he even sees you. You
have most likely told his receptionist that you, for example, have flu. Now by that label he knows that
you probably have a shivery cold, aching limbs, headache, etc. symptoms common to the condition
we like to call flu, therefore 90% of the doctors work is done - diagnosis. It may be of course that
he will notice something extra that may lead him to put another 'label' onto whatever you are suffering
from, but no matter how the diagnosis is reached once a 'label' is put on a condition that patient will
be treated with the same medication as every other person suffering from the same labelled condition
that the doctor has seen that week in fact sometimes you can just ring up and a prescription will be put
'on the board for you purely on your own diagnosis. Diagnosis is the major cornerstone in Western
Medicine, the largest slice of money set aside for research is used in developing diagnostic aids like
scanners, electron microscopes etc. Of course, all of these are wonderful inventions that reveal the
workings of the human body in ever-greater detail, but the problems with such forms of diagnosis are
many fold. Whilst focusing attention on some infinitesimally tiny part of you; you the patient, you the
person tend to be forgotten. Also, once the result of the diagnostic tests come through and your
condition is given a label then you join the list of those patients whose condition received the same
label, to be given the same treatment.
By contrast, upon visiting a homeopath you will find that he will sit and listen for a considerable
period of time making notes, and then will ask further questions. He is interested in how you feel
about things, how you react to your disease. He is not looking for a named condition but he is
interested in how you, in your suffering, are different to all others, how in effect you are an
individual, and it is upon these personal peculiarities that mean you alone, that he will decide upon
which medicines to prescribe.
Allopathy, Orthodox medical practice, treatment of diseases by drugs etc., whose effect on the body
is opposite of that of the disease, distinguished from homeopathy. - Chambers Twentieth Century
Dictionary, looks at a patient to see a disease and give it a name and by this move limits the

individuality of the patient: reducing the possibility of discovering the strange, rare and peculiar
symptoms. To illustrate this point, take the example of a lady who 14 years ago had been diagnosed
as having Multiple Sclerosis. This diagnosis was made on the basis of the fact that from time to time,
approximately twice a year she would have a paralysis spasm all down one side making walking
impossible, the attacks lasted 3-4 days each time and were accompanied by headaches proceeded by
irritability and on each occasion they came in the week prior to her Menstrual Period and ceased
when the period started.
This lady has been labeled 'Multiple Sclerosis' for 14 years. This affects her ability to get life
insurance and her car insurance policy is loaded. Now, if the medical profession had asked her about
these peculiarities as to the time when the attacks occurred and associated conditions I wonder if she
would have been labeled M.S.?
Correct homeopathic treatment took all these factors into consideration with the happy result that this
lady has been symptom-free for a number of years now.
Homeopathy looks at the patient to see the PATIENT and to find the symptoms that define the
individuality of the person. It expands the 'flu' that the doctor sees to include the wholeness of the
patient.

Disease, as we have been brought up to imagine it does not exist. Let me explain, you do not 'catch'
cold but we are conditioned to think that way, to imagine a disease as something lurking waiting to
posses us should we be foolish enough to sit in a draught. This conditioning, which is even built into
our very language, makes it difficult to adjust our way of thinking.
For example when we say a person has flu, we are forgetting the individuality of the person. It
would be more accurate to say that 'this person; due to stress; time and environment and
circumstances that are peculiar to him alone is producing a set of symptoms. These symptoms
indicate that there is an internal disorder. When we take these symptoms alone, without considering
the rest of the persons symptoms, this set of symptoms is similar to those being displayed by another
group of individuals.

Whilst that would be a more accurate and comprehensive description of the situation it is infinitely
easier to say 'He's got flu so naturally we do what is easiest and continue to use expressions that
colour our views of things.
Now this system of saying that he has got or caught something has some very interesting side
effects - it takes any responsibility for his condition away from the patient, and leads him to expect
that this disease after being caught can be exorcised by taking things into his body (chemicals,
poisons, vitamins, special foods etc.) It also encourages the patient not to get to know the rhythm and
working of his own body, to look within himself or to change his habits.
Disease is not quantifiable, it is not a 'thing', it is the demonstration of a persons inability to adjust to
change physically, morally, emotionally, or mentally. He has not been living within his individual
resource budget. This inner imbalance gradually causes waves that reach the surface as symptoms.
WHAT ARE SYMPTOMS? - According to the New Standard Dictionary by Funk and Wagnell: - "A
symptom. That which serves to point out the existence of something else, a token or indication."
So what are we saying here? When a person becomes ill it is due to an imbalance and the physical
effects or manifestations that we experience are merely the bodies right and normal reactions to that
internal malfunction. So how are we to handle these symptoms?
An illustration may help us to reason upon this problem.
Back in 1982, Britain was at war with Argentina in the Falkland Islands. People in the British Isles
were made aware of the events of the other side of the world by the news media, T.V, radio and
newspaper reports as well as individuals returning from abroad with accounts of their own
experiences.
If we liken the war and the build up to it to the unseen internal disease and the reports of that war
reaching the British Isles to the external manifestations of that disorder than we can see that the inner
disorder or disease can no more be cured or eradicated by the suppression of the symptoms than a
war on the other side of the world could be stopped by suppressing reports reaching home.
Let us not 'cure' or suppress these signs or indications, but by Homeopathy let us create an
environment in which our bodies can regain health and the symptoms of ill health will disappear.

1.2 WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY?

So much for 'why Homeopathy but what is Homeopathy? As I have tried to demonstrate in the last
section, Homeopathy is the reason that a medicine is prescribed, the thinking behind such a
prescription, not the medicine itself. For example, as previously stated, someone may buy a bottle of
Homeopathic tablets from the chemist with the label 'tablets for Lumbago and Sciatica'. Now,
although the tablets have been Homoeopathically prepared that is not Homeopathy because the
individual has not been taken into consideration.
So if it is the reason for giving a certain medicine that is so vital, what are these reasons? The
Homeopathic principle is perhaps best summed up in the Latin phrase: - 'SIMILIA, SIMILIBUS,
CURRENTUR meaning, let like substances be used to treat like disease.
What does that mean in practice? It means that we take note of all the unique characteristics of the
nature of the patients sufferings and match them to the known effects of a substance that will produce
a pattern of symptoms similar to those exhibited by our patient - that is the SIMILIMUM.
Let us illustrate this point, a bee sting can produce a fiery red, smooth swelling that burns and stings
and is very sensitive to the touch causing stiffness and pain feeling better for cold applications, worse
for warmth.
Now to take Similimum, if we had a patient with, say for example an arthritic knee joint that was
oedematous (swollen with fluid) whitish, and waxy-smooth, very sensitive to touch, that burned and
stung and the only thing that gave relief was cold applications, but if she got near the fire the heat
aggravated the trouble - there we use Apis. Mellifica (honey bee sting) and that, because we have
taken all the symptoms into consideration to get the similimum would be the appropriate medicine.
What do we do then? Get a jar of bees and allow them to sting the poor dear? - It has been done and
in those cases where the similimum was correct relief had been obtained, (Interestingly, an ancient
treatment for arthritic type conditions was to break open a type of ant's nest and allow the ants to sting
you, there seems to have been a similar principle demonstrated here.) But there is an easier way, you

will be glad to hear.

Homeopathy has advanced since the days of Hahnemann who was the modern day discoverer of the
principle, and experiments have been done to get accurate records of the effects of different
substances upon human subjects. Homeopathic medicines are never tested on animals because apart
from the HUMANE aspect it would make nonsense of the Homeopathic Principle, so the substances
have to be tested on people. This process is called Proving. Hahnemann himself conducted a great
number of these experiments; and this is how it was done: - first, suitable volunteers both male and
female, were selected, they had to be in good health under no abnormal stress or circumstances that
could colour the results and willing to be totally open and frank about their observations of
themselves their sensations etc.
These 'provers' as they were called were given doses of a remedy. If the remedy was a substance that
normally has an action on the body, especially if it was a poison, then small amounts were given
daily. Where the remedy was an inert substance like chalk, which has little effect on the human body
the power of the substance was released, made more powerful potentised by diluting. Yes! As
trials went on it was established that more and more power could be released from a substance by a
series of careful dilutions or potentisation each dilution being SUCCUSSED or violently shaken (we
will come back to potencies later).
Thus substances that had little or no effect in their natural state became remedies and gradually the
records were built up of the effects of these remedies on the Emotional, Mental and Physical health
states of the provers who took them and through detailed questioning by Hahnemann and his
colleagues a rounded out picture of the remedy's qualities was built up and the 'Materia Medica Pura
was written. Incidentally, if you go to Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura it even gives you the
names of the long suffering provers.
To go back to our lady with the arthritic knee we can therefore give her Apis Mellifica in potency thus
obeying both main principles of Homeopathy, SIMILIA, SIMILIBUS, CURRENTUR and the
MINIMUM DOSE.

Graduated Interval Recall Point - 1

What do you think are some of the advantages of the
Homeopathic Approach to Cure?
Why do we get ill?
Explain what are the two main principles of Homeopathy.
What is a Prover?

2 CASE TAKING
Here, in taking the case lies the most vital link in the chain that leads to a correct remedy being found,
for if the wrong information is used on which to base your conclusion you will obviously come to an
incorrect answer.
You may have the most sophisticated and advanced computer in the world with which to make
decisions but if you feed incorrect data into its memory bank although it will give answers to your
questions, those answers will be flawed, the conclusion will be correct as far as the data goes, but
will be useless. The saying is "rubbish in; rubbish out." We must therefore be accurate in order to
arrive at a correct assessment.
Our taking the case begins before a word is spoken, by OBSERVATION, in fact observation is a
goodly part of case taking. How does the sufferer sit whilst waiting? How are they dressed,
groomed? Notice complexion, hair colour, weight, and age and skin texture. Shake hands - what kind
of handshake do they present you with?
After seating ourselves in a relaxed manner the next step after ascertaining the patients name, address,
age and medication currently being taken, is to allow the patient to unfold the reason for being before
you, in their own words, at their own pace and in whatever order they wish. Some will bring a neat
list of all their symptoms, (which is, in it's self indicative of their character) but it is always best to
get them to tell you their story themselves, maybe using their list as a memory aid. The reason for this
is to demonstrate which symptoms come immediately to their mind and it also allows you to observe
the way they naturally describe their symptoms.
At this stage, whilst making note of what you are being told, observe - continually observe - HOW
does the patient tell the story, in a solid logical unhurried manner or does it all come tumbling out in
no order, very fast jumping from one subject to another, or is the person disinclined to say much at all,
all these aspects are relevant and are a useful guide to the patients mental state.
When he has finished his narrative as it naturally comes, using the notes that you took, go back over

the ground covered with questions to 'open the patient up' a little more. Avoid questions that could
have a yes and no answer. Also be aware of this factor some people by nature generally wish to
please, and if you allow the patient to sense the direction your questioning is going, he may be carried
along with it to such a degree that he will give you answers that he thinks are right to your
questions, not necessarily what he genuinely experiences.
Do not let your mind be drawn off at a tangent to one particular remedy too quickly because your
questions will reflect this mental bias of yours and you will only get the answers that you want, that fit
in with your preconceived ideas. So try to pursue a logical line of basic questioning before going off
at a tangent or you will omit vital questions that could have been helpful, and you will have to return
to those foundation questions on a second occasion, because the patient has not benefited from the
treatment you have prescribed.
Our objective now is to look for patterns in the symptoms, isolating the more important ones. To do
this we break up the symptoms into three groups,
MENTALS, GENERALS and PARTICULARS.
As we listen, how are we to differentiate between Mentals, Generals, and Particulars? Mentals for
the most part speak for themselves; they will be the attitude, or reaction of the person to his
sufferings, to his surroundings, to other persons, and to life, his hopes, aspirations, dreams,
philosophy, religious motivations, concept of life qualities etc. The emotion that these elements
produce in him.

One way to separate General symptoms from Particulars is to pay close attention to how they
describe their symptoms. For example if they use the words 'my' and 'me' when describing a symptom
than they are subconsciously including the symptom in their whole self, while other expressions such
as 'there is a pain just there' or 'the foot are the sort of expressions that isolate the symptom from the
whole person. You have to listen carefully, a set of unconnected particular symptoms may combine to
create a general symptom, for example:

Now, although these four symptoms may be described separately by the patient you would have to
observe the general symptom of left sidedness in all complaints and that is of greater importance than
the sum of the individual particular symptoms.
Generals appertain to the whole person, for example all the person's symptoms may come on
suddenly or be violent or they may have burning as a common feature. The common feature of all the
symptoms is an important 'general' symptom. Or the whole person may feel better wrapped up warm
in bed but the particular symptom of itching may be worse in a warm bed - the general is more
important than the particular.
It is also very important to determine TIME modalities. When the symptoms occur, is there a cycle?
A time cycle could be every 10 minutes in an acute condition or it could be every autumn in a chronic
case. The length of the cycle varies infinitely.
Question the patient regarding his medical history and that of the family. Very often some deepseated condition inherited from the past may require treatment first. For example he may have never
been really well since whooping cough as a baby. What are his opinions as to the original cause of
the present problem? I find a most revealing question to ask is; ' What has been the greatest emotional
pain in your life?' Also ask, ' What is your greatest joy?' All these questions get the person to think
about the road down which he has passed on his way to disease and encourages him to realise that
'We reap what we sow'. Very often people deep down feel that some distant emotional upset is at the
root of their physical problems, but due to popular materialistic thinking or a profoundly learned habit
of suppressing emotions they push these feelings down and pursue a physical solution. Whereas if
you encourage them to think about the possible emotional causative factors you can begin to create a
position from which a true cure can emerge.
Modalities as to temperature are important also, aggravation or amelioration from cold and heat can
be indicative of individual remedies, as can reaction to the effects of rest, exertion, active or passive
movement. Meteorological modalities can be of great value - for example their reaction to imminent
thunderstorms, rain, direct sunlight, sea air, etc.

During all these conversations observe, particularly with the emotive subjects, observe their reaction
(For example, Pulsatilla weeps on relating symptoms, Sepia weeps on being questioned) and whilst a
man may bottle up his emotion before you, you could ask him What would it take to cause you to
cry?' and remember, its not only his answer that is of relevance, but also how he reacts.
Physical symptoms such as odour, discharges, skin type, appearance, nature of pain are useful in
identifying a type i.e. a pale, plump, sandy haired, blue eyed girl who is easily moved to tears
especially when sick and gets on well with her animal friends may well need Pulsatilla or a tall, slim,
delicate, red head with long eye lashes and graceful manner, nervously eager to give the correct
answers to your questions may well need Phosphorus. However, these picture types as to physical
appearance are only a pointer, and we should not forget that Mentals, Generals and Time modalities
are more important.

Graduated Interval Recall Point - 2

Why is Case Taking so vital to a correct diagnosis?
How does one go about Taking the Case?
What are Mentals, Generals and Particulars?
To which type of symptoms would you give greatest weight, and why?

3 MATERIA MEDICA
By definition Materia Medica means the substances used in medicine: the science of their properties
and use. A good Materia Medica is vital for Homeopathic prescribing. There are many available
including re-prints of the original writings of Samuel Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura. However
since Hahnemann's time many further remedies have been proved and these have been added to the
more recent Materia Medicas. These are of value in our modern society, having as we do, added
pressures and exposure to substances that are unique to the 20th Century.
When you first start with a Materia Medica the sheer volume of information may be overwhelming
and the tendency is to put it straight down again, but don't do that, it's just a question of starting with
one item at a time. Although you can get books that give you potted Materia Medica as pointers, you
will find it more satisfying if you know WHY you are taking a particular remedy. So it is good to get
to know a few common remedies really well and then build upon that.
If you are going to buy a Materia Medica may I suggest a few classics that you may want to consider:
Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica

J.T. Kent

Homeopathic Drug Pictures

Tyler

Leaders in Homeopathic Therapeutics

Nash

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica 3 volumes

Clarke

There are also new, modern Materia Medicas coming onto the market which feature some of the rarer,
less frequently used remedies but a standard range of remedies will suffice to start with. These books
will give the totality of the provers symptoms (see chapter one for explanation of the role of
provers.) but the abridged Materia Medica at the end of this course will help you to grasp the gist or
main symptoms of some of the more commonly used remedies.

You will notice that I have tried to lay out every remedy in the same order, separating the keynote as a
memory aid, then the aggravation and amelioration, the mental symptoms and in some cases the
causation. The other symptoms are listed under part or function of the body. You will also see that
there are notes to prescribers at the end of each remedy indicating the compatibility of remedies and
any comments as to duration of effect.

3.1 ABBREVIATIONS
Aconite
- Acon.
Allium cepa - All. c.
Alumina
- Alum.
Antim tart
- Ant. tart
Apis mellifica - Apis
Argent nit
- Arg. nit
Arnica
- Arn.
Arsenicum
- Ars.
Aurum metallicum - Aur. met.
Belladonna
- Bell.
Calcarea carbonica - Calc. carb.
Calcarea phosphorica - Calc. phos.
Calendula
- Calen.
Cantharis
- Canth.
Carbo vegetabilis - Carbo veg.
Causticum
- Caust.
Chamomilla
- Cham.
China officinalis - China
Cina
Cina
Cuprum met
- Cuprum.
Drosera - Dros.
Euphrasia - Euph.
Gelsemium - Gels.
Graphites - Graph.
Hepar sulph - Hepar.
Hypericum - Hyper.
Ignatia - Ign.
Ipecacuanha - Ipecac.
Lachesis - Lach.

Lycopodium - Lyc.
Merc cor
- Merc.
Natrum muriaticum - Nat. mur.
Nux vomica
- Nux vom.
Opium
- Op.
Phosphorus
- Phos.
Pulsatilla
- Puls.
Rhus toxicodendron - Rhus tox.
Sepia
- Sepia
Sulphur
- Sulph.
Thuja
- Thuja

NOTE:
">" means made better by or ameliorated by
"<" means made worse by or aggravated by
"=" means brings on or causes

Graduated Interval Recall Point - 3

What is a Materia Medica?
Read and compare:Aconite / Belladonna
Calc Carb / Calc Phos
Pusatilla / Sepia

Can you explain the difference between each, in their pairs?

Aconite / Belladonna
Calc Carb / Calc Phos
Pulsatilla / Sepia

4 REPERTORY
From the medicines commented on in the last section you will appreciate that some of these
medicines 'pictures' as they are called are as complex as the individual himself, which is just as it
should be.
The best way to become familiar with the contents of the Materia Medica is to take one medicine
picture at a time in a good, logically laid out Materia Medica and read it carefully looking out for
themes running through the remedies. For example burning, bleeding, and blindness could be used
as a memory aid for the remedy Phosphorus. When you have got the 'spirit' of that medicine move on
to another. In this way you will quite soon build up a good understanding of the staple medicines.
However, when you have a sick child before you the urgency of the situation can make all memory of
your studies flee from before you like mist at dawn.
This is where Kents Repertory comes in (there are other Repertories but Kents is the most famous
and is classic for our example). A Repertory is a book that gives symptoms in logical order and lists
the medicines that have those symptoms. For example if a medicine provokes a particular reaction in
provers, persons who were given the substance for test purpose, then that substance will be listed
under that symptom heading in the Repertory.
For Example: - Kents Repertory page 454
THROAT / INFLAMMATION / Tonsils
Cold weather, every spell of: Dulc., hep.
painless: Bapt.
recurrent: Alumn., Bar-c., bar-m., hep.,

lach., lyc., psor., sang., sep., sil., sulph.

Listings are recorded in: 1. Normal type
2. Italics
3. Bold
to indicate the importance of the symptom or how strongly characteristic the symptom is of that
medicine.
Symptoms are in order:1. Part of body
2. Condition
3. General
4. Particular
For example: 1. Chest
2. Pain
3. Motion aggravates
4. Of the arms
Thus symptoms appertaining to the whole person (Generals) are given priority over symptoms
appertaining to a part (Particulars). I can do no better at this point than to quote from the introduction
to Kents Repertory as to how to use the book: 'After taking the case according to the lines laid down in the Organon (see chapter on case taking)
write out all the mental symptoms and all symptoms and conditions predicated of the patient himself
and search the repertory for symptoms that correspond to these. Then search for such physical
symptoms as are predicated of the blood, colour of discharge, and bodily aggravation and
amelioration that includes the whole being, as well as desire for open air, desire for heat, for cold air,
for rest, for motion which may be only a desire or it may bring a general feeling of amelioration. It
should be understood that a circumstance that makes the whole being feel better or worse is of much

greater importance than when the same circumstance only effects the painful part, and these are often
quite opposite. Then individualise still further, using the symptoms predicated of the organs,
functions and sensations, always giving an important place to the time of occurrence of every
symptom until every detail has been examined. Then examine the symptom picture collectively,
comparatively and individually, and study the Materia Medica of such remedy or remedies as run
through the symptoms of the case until there is no doubt about which is the most similar of all
remedies.'
So we are asked to ascertain all the symptoms and their modalities (that which makes the symptoms
better or worse; or any concomitant (accompanying) symptoms that occur with the complaint), write
them in order of there importance i.e. Mentals, Generals, Time, Particulars and look them up in the
repertory. Write down the medicines listed under the relevant symptoms, read and compare the
medicine pictures in the Materia Medica and decide which is the most similar.
So a repertory is a very precise way of comparing symptoms against remedies, but the writing down
of all the medicines, even in their abbreviated form is very time consuming and that is where a
repertorisation sheet comes in.
A repertorisation sheet lists 255 medicine names in alphabetical order. Alongside there are 11
columns, at the top of each column you write a key Rubric (symptom), again in order of importance
and by consulting the repertory mark the box by the remedies that the symptom with a 1,2, or 3
according to the stress placed upon the symptom by the repertory. Continue this process through each
symptom and a pattern will emerge. A few medicines or hopefully only one will be favoured, but it is
not enough to accept the 'score' of a repertorisation sheet, you must go back to the Materia Medica
and compare the totality before deciding on the remedy.

Repertorisation Sheets
Page no.

Rubrics

Abies c
Abies n.
Abrot
Acet ac.
Acon
Act s.
Aesc
Aeth
Agar
Ail
All c.
Aloe
Alumn
Alum
Ambr
Am c.
Am m.
Anac
Anan
Ang.

Totals

Ant c.
Ant t.
Apis
Apoc.
Aran.
Arg n.
Arn
Ars
Ars i.
Ars v.
Arum t.
Asaf
Asar
Aspar.
Aster
Aur
Aur i.

Page no.

Rubrics

Aurum m.
Bapt.
Bar c.
Bar m.
Bell.
Benz ac.
Berb.
Bism.
Bor.

Totals

Bov.
Bry.
Bufo.
Cact.
Cadm.
Calad.
Calc. ar.
Calc. c.
Calc. f.
Calc. p.
Calc.s.
Camph.
Cann. i.
Cann. s.
Canth.
Caps.
Carb. ac.
Carb. an.
Carb. s.
Carc. v.
Card. m.
Cast.
Caul.
Caust.
Cedr.
Cham.
Chel.
Chin.

Page no.

Rubrics

Totals

Chin a.
Chin s.
Chlol.
Chlo.
Cic.
Cimx.
Cimic
Cina
Cinnb.
Cist.
Clem.
Cob.
Coca.
Cocc.
Coc.c.
Coff.
Colch.
Coloc.
Com.
Con.
Cop.
Cor. r.
Corn.
Croc.
Croc. c.
Croc. t.
Cupr.
Cupr. ar.
Cupr. s.
Cur.
Dig.
Dios.
Dros.
Dulc.

Echi.
Elaps.
Ery. a.

Page no.

Rubrics

Eug.
Eup. per.
Eup. pur.
Euph.
Eupi.
Fago.
Ferr.
Ferr. ar.
Ferr. p.
Fl. ac.
Gamb.
Gels.
Gins.
Gion.
Gran.
Graph.
Grat.
Guaj.
Haen.
Han.
Hell.
Helon.
Hep.

Totals

Hipp.
Hura.
Hydra.
Hydra. ac.
Hyos.
Hyper.
Ign.
Ind.
Indg.
Iod.
Ip.
Iris.
Jatr.
Kali. ar.

Page no.

Rubrics

Kali. bi.
Kali. br.
Kali. c.
Kali. I.
Kali. m.
Kali. p.
Kali. s.
Kalm.
Kreos.
Lac. c.
Lach.
Lachn.

Totals

Lac. ac.
Lact.
Laur.
Led.
Lepi.
Lil. t.
Lob.
Lyc.
Lyss.
Mag. c.
Mag. M.
Mag. P.
Mag. s.
Manc.
Mang.
Med.
Meh.
Meny.
Meph.
Merc. c.
Merc. i. r.
Mosch.
Murx.
Mur. ac.
Myric.

Page no.

Rubrics

Naje.

Totals

Nat. a.
Nat. c.
Nat. m.
Nat. p.
Nat. s.
Nicc.
Nit. ac.
Nux. m.
Nux. v.
Olnd.
Ol. an.
Onos.
Op.
Osm.
Pall.
Par.
Petr.
Phel.
Phos.
Phos. ac.
Phys.
Phyt.
Pic. ac.
Plan.
Plat.
Plb.
Podo.
Prun.
Psor.
Ptel.
Puls.
Pyrog.
Ran. b.
Ran. s.
Raph.
Rat.

Page no.

Rubrics

Rheum.
Rhodo.
Rhus. t.
Rhus. v.
Rumx
Ruta
Sabad.
Sabin.
Sal. ac.
Samb.
Sang.
Sanic.
Sars.
Sec.
Sel.
Seneg.
Sep.
Sil.
Sin. n.
Spig.
Spon.
Squill.
Stann.
Staph.
Still.
Stram.

Totals

Page no.

Rubrics

Stront.
Sulph.
Sul. ac.
Syph.
Tab.
Tarax.
Tarent.
Teucr.
Thea.
Ther.
Thuj.
Til.
Tril.
Trom.
Tub.

Totals

Ust.
Valer.
Verat.
Verat. v.
Verb.
Vib.
Viola o.
Viola t.
Zing.
Zinc.

You may print the repertorisation sheets for repeated use.

Graduated Interval Recall Point - 4

What is the purpose of the Repertory?
Give examples of how to use the Repertory?
What factors must be remembered when using a Repertory?

5 POTENCY AND REPETITION

5.1 Which potency?
Whilst building up records of the reactions of the 'provers' to the medicines or substances,
Hahnemann made the life-changing discovery that an inert substance could bring about an effect in a
person once it has been greatly diluted (potentised), and pounded or shaken.
Thus experiments proved that the greater the 'dilution' the deeper the medicine acted, and the more
potent it became. Thus came the expression 'potency'.
Commonly, potency is in two scales, the decimal, 1 part in 10, and the Centesimal, 1 part in 100. The
decimal scale being denoted by an 'X' (i.e. Arnica 6x) and the Centesimal by 'C' (i.e. Arnica 30c) or
in the United Kingdom a number on it's own without suffix is taken as Centesimal (i.e. Arnica 30).
In preparing the medicines, ONE part, i.e. 1mg, of the original substance, say for example we are
making Natrum Muriaticum - the substance will be common salt, and TEN parts, i.e. 10mg, of the
base substance, (in this case water or alcohol), these two are VIOLENTLY shaken or succussed
together. Some pharmacies still do this by hand literally banging the bottle against a heavy book to
cause the succussion. This process has given us 1X. By this action the basic principle, vibration,
active force or whatever you want to call it is released from a possibly inert substance (the salt) and
it is taken up by the base substance.
We now take one part of our 1X and mix it with TEN parts of base substance and succuss again, thus
creating 2X.
In the case of an insoluble substance such as a metal then the first three dilutions are prepared by
trituration or grinding in a pestle and mortar along with coarse lactose or milk sugar as the base
substance. After the third trituration ANY substance becomes soluble and can be potentised in the
method outlined above. This process of serial dilution is continued until the desired potency is
reached. The same process is followed in making the Centesimal range except that the ratio of each

step is 1 - 100.
What though is 'the desired potency'? - How do I decide which potency to use? The word 'potency' is
no misnomer for the process of succussion does release power, the higher the potency the finer the
power, so we want to match the power to the job to be done. There is no need to crack an egg with a
sledgehammer.
We are many faceted creations with deeply founded motivation and active force, a spiritual and
emotional aspect, which deeper function controls the operating of our bodies. For example a person
can go all winter and not be ill and then succumb to illness a couple of days after having a bad shock
or emotional blow - I'm sure you can think of times when this has happened to yourself.
This phenomenon is due to the fact that the emotional control was affected and this has physical
repercussions. So we select from our armoury according to our target. If we are dealing with the earth
- earthy, and by this I would include not just symptoms but type of person, then we would use low or
'X' potencies. On the other hand if some physiological problem had its roots, its causation in an
emotional upset or if the subject is a very 'arty' emotional type then a higher potency, the 'C' range may
be called for.
High potencies work well in acute conditions, whilst it may be better to use a low potency when
dealing with a chronic drawn out condition.
The above is well illustrated by a case I treated some years ago. A gentleman came to me suffering
from appalling anal fistula. He had been treated by some eminent Doctors and had undergone surgery
several times but the distressingly painful condition returned every time. The result being that he had
been unable to work for a number of years.
Upon close questioning he revealed that the condition had developed since the death of his father. I
was not, however dealing with a straightforward case of grief, which would possibly have called for
Ignatia or Nat. Mur. Apparently this gentleman had lived next door to his dying father and had done
everything for him in his final years. His brother lived across town and would pass by every night on
his way home from work just to say hello to his father who looked forward all day to the visit. My
patient had chafed for years under what he saw as the injustice of the situation, but because he did not
want to cause an upset in his fathers final days he just bottled up his indignation. I asked him if he
had ever spoken to his brother about it since, his reply was that now his father was dead he did not
have the extra work to do so what was the point.
Staphisagria - the great remedy for suppressed indignation - one pilule in 200th centesimal potency
brought about a complete and so far permanent cure.

5.2 How often?

There is one basic rule of thumb to follow when prescribing and that is to let the 1st dose finish its
work before giving anymore, and this principle applies equally in acute and chronic conditions. A
child with acute symptoms calling for Belladonna may be instantly relieved by the first dose, but that
relief may only last a few minutes before another dose is required which may act for a little longer
before it in turn needs repeating. On the other hand a single dose of a medicine given in a chronic
condition may give relief that lasts weeks if not months.
We said earlier that if a Homeopathic remedy fails to work it is not the medicines fault, the buck
stopped elsewhere; let us now explain that comment.
If we get no reaction from a medicine it could be: 1. That we gave the wrong remedy or even the wrong potency or ...
2. That it is a slow acting remedy.
3. That the patient is sluggish in reacting having low vitality, the disease progressing in a death
ward direction. So we should reassess the situation.
There are three or four good reactions that we can get: 1. A good strong steady improvement with no aggravation. Indicating that we were spot on. Do
not give any more medication.
2. A short sharp aggravation followed by steady improvement. This is very good. Patients that
get this initial aggravation generally do well. No further medication until called for.
3. Improvement of symptoms followed by temporary return of symptoms FROM THE PAST
reappearing in reverse order that they appeared, this is good for, according to Herrings Law:
'All cure starts from within out, from head down, and in reverse order as the symptoms have
appeared!' Do not give anything, the symptom from the past will generally go on their own, if
they do persist treat them as key symptoms to complete the cure.
4. A long aggravation with slow improvement. It is very difficult to do but you must wait, the
body is obviously low in vitality and we must be patient and let it take it's course, we are
dealing with a very debilitated system.
If despite giving the indicated remedy the body does not have vitality to react and it just slowly and
steadily declines then there is very little we can do except to ameliorate the symptoms of the
condition and hereby make the patient as comfortable as possible.

Graduated Interval Recall Point - 5

Why is Homeopathic medicine potentised?
What is the difference between 6, 6x and 6c?
On what basis do we select which potency to use?
When would a repeat dose be given?
Give an illustration of various reactions, and what we would take these to
indicate.

6
HAHNEMANN and the SPIRIT - LIKE
DYNAMIS
Samuel Hahnemann, in his book Organon Of Medicine, bases his methodology on the theory of a
spirit-like force that lives through the material body. All bodily function, sensation etc. being
motivated and perceived by the vital force of dynamis. The physical body is in turn animated by the
spirit-like force that uses the body as a tool or instrument. (Organon 9,10,15,16.)
Hahnemann here reveals his obviously Christian background and influences. When we consider the
official view of the churches of the day (which view continues to our day) we see a general belief in
the immortality of the soul. It is therefore not surprising that he should imagine a spirit-like force
'living in' as it were our bodies, without which force we could not exist.
The Dogma of the immortality of the soul varies from religion to religion but the basics are:
1. That man possesses a soul within him, not part of his body.
2. That the soul is immortal, undying.
3. That the soul leaves the body at the point of death and then exists in a spirit form.
He perceived by observation that there is a 'vital force' in a living person, a 'life principle' or
'principle of life' and that fact alone demonstrates Hahnemann's genius. That he understood that force
to have will or personality is understandable due to the Church teachings of the day.
Let us take a look at the spirit-like dynamis (vital force) of Hahnemanns Organon 15 theory in the
light of the most widely distributed book in all history, the Bible. I am sure the great man would have
approved.
First we need to know the meaning of four words in Hebrew and Greek (the languages of the Old and
New Testament).

HEBREW GREEK MEANING IN ENGLISH

Chai-yim Zo-e
Life principle
Ruach
Pneuma Life force (spirit)
Nephesh Psy-khe Life as a Soul
Nesha-mah Pno-e Life sustaining breath

Now we will examine a few references from the Authorized King James Bible and see where these
different meaning words are used:
Genesis Chapter 2 verse 7
"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; (Nesha-mah, Chai-yim) and man became a living soul (Nephesh). "
We note that Hahnemann was correct in that the body made up of its chemical constituents is not a
'soul', not alive until it is made alive by the introduction of both the principle of life (Chai-yim) and
the 'sustaining breath' (Nesha-mah) to keep it going.
However in the Organon 15 we find him saying that:
"The organism is indeed the material instrument of the life but it is not conceivable without the
animation imparted to it by the instinctively perceiving and regulating dynamis, just as the vital force
is not conceivable without the organism. Consequently the two together constitute a unity." (So far so
good, the Genesis account said that it took the life principle (Chai-yim) and sustaining breath
(Nesha-mah) to make the body live).
To continue "Although in thought our mind separates this unity into two distinct conceptions for the sake of easy
comprehension."
Why do we 'separate them for the sake of easy comprehension'? Because in the back of our minds we
have the idea of some spiritual part of us that is separate and has a will and lives on after the bodys
death.
So let us clarify, when God created the first man Adam, he formed him out of the 'dust' of the ground,
or the elements and he then put into every single cell of the body the principle of life so that the man
was alive, 'became a living soul' (note he did not have a soul put in him, he became one) and

simultaneously God started off the man breathing to maintain and sustain that life. Thus a man can only
survive minutes without breathing before the life principle begins to die off, from the brain cells first.
Thus this life principle is not USING the body as an instrument. However what about the life force or
spirit, (Ruach - Pneuma) is this dwelling within us? let us return to our example for a clearer
understanding:Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verse 19
"For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts even one thing befalleth them. As the one
dieth, so dieth the other: yea, they have all one breath (Ruach, life force or spirit) so that a man hath
no pre-eminence over a beast: for all is vanity." - Authorized King James Bible
We can see from this quote that the life force or spirit that activates mankind is therefore the same as
that which activates the beasts and what is more when an animal or a man dies the Ruach, life force
or spirit is lost. The spirit or active force could be likened to another invisible force - electricity that whilst having no personality itself can empower various machines to make music, travel,
calculate mathematical equations etc. and when the machine is switched off the power source ceases
to flow.
In fact William Boericke in his footnotes to the Organon likes the dynamic influence to magnetism, a
similar force. Neither the spirit, nor life principle LIVE WITHIN the body having a will to use the
physical body.
Whilst not having will or personality, the Life Force, or as Hahnemann to it, the Dynamis, means life
and health. Any disruption can have far reaching effects on our emotional and physical health.
How happy Samuel Hahnemann would have been to have a clear understanding of the vital forces
acting within our bodies that affect us so deeply in sickness and in health.
We trust that coming to a better understanding of Homeopathic prescribing will contribute to the
health and happiness of you and your whole family for many years to come.

7 A CASE IN POINT
We have discussed the principles behind homeopathy, taking the case, the importance of knowing your
Materia Medica and how the Repertory is the key to pulling the correct remedy from the Materia
Medica. Now we will put it all together with a simple real-life example, a case. What would you do
in reality?
A member of your family is unwell, lets find out about her
She is an 18 year old girl. Auburn haired, very conscious of her complexion.
Today is the day prior to her menstrual period and for the third month in a row she has a sore throat
and a temperature. She also has a headache.
Even though she has a sore throat, she has much to say on the subject and many other subjects; it is
difficult to keep her to the point.
Ask more questions.

When did the symptoms appear? She was woken by the discomfort.
Where does it hurt?
On the left side of the throat.
The headache is also on the left.
How does it feel?
Like she is being strangled.
She has to wear an open neck blouse.
Look at the throat.
It is an angry purple colour.

You feel that you have understood the basics. Time to prioritize the symptoms.
Go over what you consider to be the keynotes highlighting Red for Mentals, Yellow for Generals and
Green for Particulars.

She is an 18 yr old girl. Auburn haired, very conscious of her complexion.

Today is the day prior to her menstrual period and for the third month in a row she has a sore throat
and a temperature. She also has a headache.
Even though she has a sore throat, she has much to say on the subject and many other subjects, it is
difficult to keep her to the point.
Ask more questions.
When did the symptoms appear? She was woken by the discomfort.
Before her menstrual period.
Where does it hurt?
On the left side of the throat.
The headache is also on the left.
How does it feel?
Like she is being strangled. (Constriction)
She has to wear an open neck blouse.
Look at the throat.
It is an angry purple colour.

For ease lets separate our mentals, generals and particulars:

MENTALS
she has much to say on the subject and many other subjects, (Loquacious. Sorry you have to get used
to the words that a repertory will use)
GENERALS
Auburn
The day prior to her menstrual period
Woken by
Left
Strangled, open neck = Constriction
(Why have we counted constriction as a General? Because there are the two symptoms of sensation of
being strangled and the need for a loose necked blouse which are both saying Constriction)

PARTICULARS
Sore throat
Purple
Now lets turn to the Repertory:

We have found the following:

Mind: Loquacity: changing quickly from one subject to another
Generalities: Side: Left

Larynx and Trachea: Constriction: Larynx:

Larynx and Trachea: Constriction: Larynx: Sleep, during:
Larynx and Trachea: Irritation: Larynx: Sleep, during:
Each of the listings (Rubric) is followed by the remedies that have been found to manifest that
symptom. Each remedy name is either in plain text (weighting 1); Italics (weighting 2) or Bold
(weighting 3)
In order to make sense of these listings we use the repertorisation sheet. Taking each rubric in turn we
enter the rubric at the top of the column and place a 1, 2, or 3 in the square that corresponds to the
remedy, depending on whether the remedy was listed in plain, italic or bold text.

Picture 1.
First Rubric
written in

Picture 2.
Remaining

Rubrics added

Completed Repertory sheets:

We total the columns to see the weighting for each remedy.

There are three high scoring remedies:
Sulphur 8
Phosphorus 10
Lachesis 14
However Homeopathy is as much an art as it is a science, numbers alone cannot accurately prescribe
the correct remedy.
Focus on the three highest scoring remedies:-

Examine how the scores were arrived at.

Sulphur had only three matching rubrics from the six we entered. Sulphur is termed a Polychrest,
meaning that the substance manifests a vast array of symptoms, or rubrics, and it is therefore
unsurprising to find it scoring reasonably high in any repertorisation. For this reason it has been
unkindly said Show me a homeopath who always uses Sulphur and I will show you a bad
homeopath. That is not strictly true, but we must be cautious in assuming that a polychrest like
Sulphur is the remedy on numbers alone.
Phosphorus had a score of 10, made up of two 3s and two 2s. Four rubrics out of six. Which were
the two which it lacked? The one Mental and one of the General rubrics. If we where treating a less
physical condition the omission of the single Mental rubric would be significant. But we will not
eliminate Phosphorus as a possibility.
Lachesis, however, not only had a high score of 14, but it had four 3s and one 2, lacking only one
General rubric.
Having arrived at likely suitable remedies we finally return to our Materia Medica to look at the
whole of the picture and see if it broadly fits our patient.

Read the summary of the remedies Sulphur, Phosphorus and Lachesis in the abridged Materia Medica
which comes with this course.
Our patient is an imaginary person. The only information we have is that which we have invented for
the example. Therefore on reading the Materia Medica you would probably see that Lachesis is well
indicated.
However in real life your eye may light on other patterns when reading a remedy picture that describe
the living breathing person who you are treating. It is the overall remedy picture in the Materia
Medica which is the deciding factor, not the repertory sheet count.

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- Aconite (Monkshood)
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KEYNOTES
Suddenness
Shock, anxiety, fear
Restlessness, writhing, despair
Thirst, high temperature
Burning sensation
Aconite often comes into play at the start of any acute condition; the suddenness justifies its use.
Called for in the initial stages of any acute disease.
A short acting remedy.

AGGRAVATION
Draughts, cold wind
Midnight, lying on affected side, warm rooms, music, smoke
Pains unbearable, especially at night
Heightened sensibility to light, smells, sounds, touch

AMELIORATION
Burning thirst for cold water

MENTAL
Many fears: "ghosts", dark, crowds, death etc. (predicts day and hour of death)
Driving test nerves

CAUSATION
From exposure to cold, dry wind / direct rays of the sun causing cough, cold, sore throat etc.
Animal bites

TEETHING
When child gnaws fingers and screams
Skin hot, dry

THROAT
Short, dry, tickling cough
Hoarse, barking cough
Laryngitis

RESPIRATORY
Dry, suffocating cough, Asthma

URINARY
Urine scanty, hot, painful, drop by drop

HAEMORRHAGE
Copious bright red, sudden

(Compare Sulphur)

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Abrot.
Arn.
Ars.
Bell.
Bry.
Cact.
Calc.
Ac-acet.

Arn.
Coff.
Sulph

Cocc.
Canth.
Coff.
Hep.
Ipec.
Kali-bro.
Merc.
Puls.
Rhus.
Sep.
Spig.
Spong.
Sulph.
Sil.

Bell.
Berb.
Coff.
Nux.
Paris.
Sulph.
Vinum.

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KEYNOTES
Catarrh of eyes, nose, larynx
Acute catarrhal inflammations of the mucous membranes
Acrid copious secretion

AGGRAVATION
Light
Warm room
Evening
Cough < cold air

AMELIORATION
Weak, tired, wants to lie down
Open air

MENTAL
Melancholy
Anxious, with sensation of dullness of intellect

DISCHARGES

Offensive flatus
Acrid nasal discharge
Copious discharges

NOSE
Acrid nasal discharge making the top lip and nose sore
Hearty sneezing (on entering warm room)

EYES
Burning, itching

THROAT
Violent catarrhal laryngitis
Hoarse cough feels it will tear larynx
Whooping cough feels it will tear larynx

Complements
Phos.
Puls.
Sars.
Thuja.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Arn.
Cham.
All-s.
Calc.
Nux.
Aloe.
1
Sil.
Thuj.
Scilla
Verat.

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KEYNOTES
Great drowsiness with most complaints
Suffocative shortness of breath
Coarse rattling of mucus, inability to raise it
Intense nausea

AMELIORATION
Toothache > cold washing

AGGRAVATION
Some symptoms < warm
Cold weather
Damp
Cough < warm drinks
Cough 4 a.m.

MENTAL
Child pitiful, whining
Wants to be carried
Doesn't want to be looked at or touched
Excessive irritability

HEAD
Head hot, bathed in sweat
Quivering of chin and jaw

THROAT
Coughs and yawns alternately

RESPIRATORY
Suffocating shortness of breath, moaning
Coarse rattling of mucus with little expectoration
Whooping cough, Asphyxia at birth, gasping, pale

STOMACH
Averse to food (especially milk)
Intense nausea but there is relief from vomiting, followed by drowsiness.
Straining to vomit
Thirstlessness or little and often

TONGUE
Tongue coated, pasty thick with red edges

Complements

Ipec.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Bar c.
Asaf.
Cina.
Chin.
Camph.
Cocc.
Ipec.
Ipec.
Puls.
Laur.
20-30
Sep.
Op.
Sulph.
Puls.
Tereb.
Rhus.
Carbo Veg.
Sep.

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KEYNOTES
Any disease characterized by oedematous swelling and stinging pains.
Inflammatory conditions with white discoloration and tendency to gangrene.
Thirstlessness
Right-sidedness
Burning, stinging pains
Feeling of tiredness
Scanty urination

TYPE
Women, especially widows
Nervous, hysterical women

AGGRAVATION
Heat, heat of room
Hot bath, warmth of bed
Touch (slightest - even hurts to touch hair)

MENTAL
Absent-minded
Very jealous

Busy, restless, always changing occupation

Moaning, whining

MENSTRUAL
Apis Mellifica has a special sphere of action on the female genital organs.
Increased sexual desire with stinging in the ovaries.

SKIN
Oedema - whitish, waxy
Sore, tender
Sensitivity to touch or pressure

MOUTH
Thirstlessness

URINARY
Scanty urination

Complements

Nat. m.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Arn.
Ac. carbol.
Ars.
Ac. lact.
Graph.
Canth.
Iod.
Ipec.
Lyc.
Rhus.
Lach.
Puls.
Led.

Nat. m.
Stram.
Sulph.

Nat. mur.
Plant.

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KEYNOTES
Great tremor
Nervous feeling
Sensation as if being squeezed in a vice - a feeling of constriction as if by an iron band
Feels as if body expanding
Migraine with feeling that head enlarged > tightly bound
Numbness
Splinter sensation
Digestive - desire for sugar which <
Fluids pass right through
Green stools expelled with much spluttering

CAUSATION
Unusual or long continued mental exertion

TYPE
Hysterical, nervous persons
Females, menstrual period disturbance
Scrawny, feeble, dried up, withered, old looking
Child looks like a little old man

AGGRAVATION
Night on waking

Warm room, in summer, warmth of bed suffocates

Cold food / drink - desire for sugar which <
Motion
Touching affected parts

AMELIORATION
Stimulants
In cool air
Cold washing
Bending double
Tight bandaging (headache)

MENTAL
Apprehension and fear (Causing diarrhoea)
Looking at high buildings makes giddy and staggers
Impulsive, in a hurry - accomplishes nothing
Melancholic; does not try in case he should fail
Impulse to throw himself from a high building or bridge
Builds castles in the air by day - monstrous dreams by night
Sensation as if part or parts of body enlarged

MENSTRUAL
Copious yellow leucorrhoea with bleeding from points of ulceration
Menstrual periods irregular (either too copious or scanty)
All symptoms < before and during menstrual period

HEAD
Headache with vertigo (Staggers on stooping) morning on waking

Headache relieved by tight bandaging, itching creeping crawling of scalp (as if by vermin)

EYES
Conjunctivitis acute discharges
Skin - Warts

EARS
Deafness, ringing buzzing noises

MOUTH
Dry tongue with thirst - sore
Tongue white with red tip or streak down middle
Mouth coated grayish white

THROAT
Dark red
Sensation as if splinter were stuck
Thick tenacious mucus in throat

RESPIRATORY
Nervous asthma < crowded room, laryngitis in singers, cough, soreness in left side preventing lying
on it

EXTREMITIES
Rigidity in calves of legs

FLATUS
Much noisy flatus
Great distension of abdomen

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Bry.
Ars.
Calc.
Calc.
Kali-c.
Lyc.
Lyc.
Nat m.
Merc.
Merc.
Puls.
Phos.
30
Sep.
Puls.
Spong.
Rhus.
Spig.
Sep.
Sil.
Sil.
Verat.
Sulph.

- Arnica montana (Leopard's Bane)

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KEYNOTES
Apathy, indifference
Drowsiness, stupor
Weakness, rapid exhaustion
Soreness, painfulness
Bleeding
Relaxation of control
Offensiveness, putridity, sepsis
Spotted black and blue

TYPE
Bruises. All symptoms have a bruised feeling (guiding symptom)

AGGRAVATION
Muscular pain and aches from physical exhaustion
Touch, damp, sleep, cold

AMELIORATION
Lying down with head low

MENTAL

Fear of being touched

Useful for mental shock
Great agitation and anguish

MENSTRUAL
Useful after labour

CAUSATION
Injuries, stings, bites, bumps, bruises, falls common to childhood
Arnica to be administered internally or externally if the skin is not broken.
Before and after operations and visits to the Dentist for extraction (putrid smell, bruised black and
blue soreness etc.)
Trauma in all its varieties both recent and remote

HEAD
Coldness of the nose
Concussion of the brain
Congested face, bloodshot eyes

HAEMORRHAGE
Bleeding of internal and external parts
NOSE BLEED (Arnica bleeding may not be from trauma but the relaxed characteristics of this
remedy i.e. the blood vessels relaxed in their control)

EARS

Blood in the ears

THROAT
Sore throat with cough and the expectoration of blood

SKIN
Painful boils
Sensitivity (bruised feeling) bed feels hard constantly moving to find a soft place.

STOOL
Involuntary discharges of faeces and urine

URINARY
Blood in urine

LOWER LIMBS
Gout (fear of being touched)

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Acon.
Ars.
Bell.

Acon.
Ipec.
Verat.
Hyper.
Rhus.

Ac.sul.
Bry.
Bar.m.
Berb.
Cact.
Calc.
Chin.
Cham.
Calend.
Con.
Curare.
Hep.
Ipec.
Nux.
Phos.
Led.
Puls.
Psor.
Rhus.
Ruta.
Sulph.
Verat.

Acon.
Ars.
Camph.
Chin.
Ign.
Ipec.

6-10

- Arsenicum album (White Oxide of Arsenic)

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RESTLESS
Restless
Burning > heat
Prostration
Periodicity
Anxiety
Worse after Midnight

MENTAL
Depressed, irritable
Melancholy, restless, anxious - thinks that he is incurable and is going to die.
As if guilty of crime - sad, cries

TYPE
Old - broken down in health
Cold, pale
Chilly - hugs fire

AGGRAVATION
After Midnight
Cold, damp weather

AMELIORATION
Heat
Being wrapped up

EYES
Burning < light
Oedematous, swelling of lids

MOUTH
Teeth - sharp aching pains especially at night
Sensation of elongation and painful looseness
Grinding of teeth
Offensive smell, bloody saliva

THROAT
Burning, with inability to swallow
Continual drinking cold water due to sensation of dryness, little and often

RESPIRATORY
Catarrh with hoarseness
Sensation of dryness, burning

STOMACH

Appetite: craves cold water, acids, brandy, coffee and milk.

Dislikes all food, no appetite.
Empty, acid, bitter risings
Hiccoughs especially at night
Nausea
Violent vomiting with stomach pains
Colic

STOOL
Constipation with ineffectual desire to evacuate
Violent diarrhoea - great weakness
Burning stool with pains in bowels

DISCHARGES
Putrid smelling flatulence
Cold, clammy perspiration
All discharges and excretions excoriate the parts they touch.

SLEEP
Sleeplessness - tossing and turning, frequent dreams Daytime drowsiness

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Aran.
Arn.
Apis.
Bell
Chin.Sul.
Ac. fluor.
Camph.
Bar.c.
Carb-c.

All.s.
Carbo.veg.
Natr. s.
Phos
Pyrog.
Thuja

Cact.
Calc.ph.
Cham.
Chin.
Cic.
Ferr.
Hep.
Iod.
Ipec.
Kali.b.
Lach.
Lyc.
Merc.
Natr.s.
Nux.
Phos.
Ran.sc.
Sulph.
Thuja.
Verat.

Chin.
Euph.
Ferr.
Graph.
Hep.
Iod.
Ipec.
Kali-b.
Merc.
Nux.
Nux-m.
Op.
Samb.
Sulph.
Tabac.
Verat.

60-90

- Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)

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KEYNOTES
Great heat, smooth, redness
Brilliant wide-open eyes
Sudden onset of a disease then sudden subsidence
One cheek red
Agitation, fury
Least touch or jar aggravates suffering
Extreme sensitivity to pain.

MENTAL
Melancholy, great agitation, tossing about.
Fury and rage, biting, spitting, tearing.
Hallucinations
Apathy, desires to be left alone, wants to die.

AGGRAVATION
From lying down

MENSTRUAL
Dryness of vagina
Pressure as if were going to protrude
Flow of blood between menstrual periods.
Menstrual flow very hot, bright red.

HEAD
Vertigo tottering backwards or to the left.
Violent throbbings.
Congestions of blood to head < evening.
Fiery red eyes. Headache from cold from having haircut.
Boring headache right hand side pressing as if it would split.
Face pale (may alternate with redness) purple red hard swollen cheek (normally only one).

EYES
Heat, burning with sensation of weight, eyelids close involuntarily.
Brilliant, pupils generally dilated, wild looking, wide open.

FEVER
Coldness of whole body (head may be hot) not relieved by applied warmth. Hot forehead, cold
hands.
Dry burning heat.

MOUTH
Violent grinding of teeth.
Toothache < exposure to air < touch.
Bleeding of gums, mouth dry.
Violent haemorrhage, tongue red, hot, dry, cracked or loaded with mucus.

THROAT

Great dryness. Burning pain on swallowing, tonsils enlarged, swollen, ulcerated, complete inability
to swallow even liquids.

RESPIRATORY
Nasal toned voice, dry spasmodic cough as if swallowed
dust or foreign body < night
Laboured breathing, oppression in chest > open air.
Palpitations of heart.

STOMACH
Loss of taste, want of appetite, distaste for food, excessive thirst.
Bitter risings, retching, and violent vomiting < evening or night, vomiting with diarrhea or vertigo,
sweat and heat.

ABDOMEN
Heat and violent pain, pressure like stone in abdomen,
Sensitive to touch
Odourless flatus

URINARY
Abundant flow of urine
Frequent desire to urinate (difficult or bloody)

SKIN
Swelling with heat, scarlet redness, vesicles which discharge serum, painful to touch, smooth

looking, dry, burning hot skin (so hot it burns your hand to touch it)

UPPER LIMBS
Arms benumbed and painful
Swelling and scarlet redness

LOWER LIMBS
Tottering walk.
Bending knee on walking

Complements

Calc.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac. mur.
Acon.
Ars.
Cact.
Calc.
Cham.
Carb.v.
Chin.
Con.
Acon.
Curare.
Camph.
Hep.
Coff.
Hyos.
Hep.
Lach.
Ac. acet.
Hyo.
Merc.
Dulc.
Merc.
Mosch.
Op.
Merc. i. r.
Puls.
Nux.
Sabad.
Puls.
Vinum.
Rhus.
Sep.
Sil.
Stram.

Sulph.
Seneg.
Valer.
Verat.

- Bryonia (Wild Hops)

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KEYNOTES
< Motion
> Pressure
Dryness of mucous membrane
Excessive thirst
Stitching pains
Dizziness

TYPE
Gouty, rheumatic, bilious.
Dark hair / complexion, firm muscular fibre.
Also dry, nervous, slender people.
Chilly.
Gourmands accustomed to rich living, colds turn into catarrhal congestion

AGGRAVATION
Least motion
Reading, listening
Heat
9 p.m.
Eating
Noise, light

AMELIORATION
Pressure
Wants to lie down and remain quiet

MENTAL

1.
2.
3.

Irritable
Fear of future, of being cured
Eccentricity, wants the impossible, desires but doesn't know what.

CAUSATION
Even in acute conditions, symptoms develop slowly (Aconite cold symptoms develop in a few hours,
Bryonia cold symptoms take days).

HEAD
Nose bleeds

MOUTH
Dry mouth, lips

THROAT
Dry

RESPIRATORY
Frequent lung-expanding breaths, yawns, sighs

STOMACH
Thirst for large quantities at long intervals.

STOOL
Large, dry, hard

SKIN
Dryness especially mucous membrane

LIMBS
Rheumatic pains.
Muscular rheumatics, sore to touch < motion

Complements

Alum.
Rhus.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.mur.
Alum.
Ara.
Abrot.
Ac.mur.
Ant.t.
Acon.
Bell.
Alum.
Berb.
Camph.
Cact.
Cham.
Carb.v.
Chel.
Dulc.
Clem.
7-21
Hyos.
Coff.
Kali.c.
Ign.
Nux.
Nux.
Phos.
Puls.
Puls.
Rhus.
Rhus.
Seneg.
Sil.
Sabad.
Squill.
Sulph.

- Calcarea carbonica (Middle Layer of Oyster Shell)

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KEYNOTES
A constitutional remedy
Irregular growth: head too large, large abdomen, pale, bloated face
Sweaty head

TYPE
A Calcarea Carbonica patient is fair, fat, and plump (children very fat).
Women golden brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin.
Pale children who flush and sweat easily then take cold.
Obstinate, self-willed, very nervous at night.
Persons who generally feel better when constipated.
Soft, warm, moist hands (feels boneless when you shake hands).

AGGRAVATION
Cold (air, bathing, weather)
Damp
Direct sunlight
Particular symptoms < exertion
After Midnight, after letting limbs hang down.
Full moon, new moon.

AMELIORATION
Dry weather, particular symptoms > when lying down (on back)

MENTAL
1.
2.
3.

Melancholy
Fear (night terrors), fears future
Apathy

4.
Hallucinations
Imagines odour before nose, sees hallucinations of rodents, fire etc.

SKIN
Cold, damp, especially feet (feels as if it had on damp stockings)
Sweaty parts cold
Growths, polyps, warts

DISCHARGES
Stool, sweat, leucorrhoea etc. makes skin sore.

MENSTRUAL
Too early, too long, too profuse

HEAD
Profuse head sweat (especially when sleeping)

MOUTH
Slow in cutting teeth.

RESPIRATORY
Out of breath from any exertion (weak heart).

STOMACH
Craving for eggs, averse to meat, milk
Pit of stomach swollen

GLANDS

Painful inflammation of the glands

STOOL
Stool white

URINARY
Urine although clear, has foetid pungent odour.

LIMBS
Swollen joints
Weakness, cannot stand or walk (children slow in learning to walk).

NOTES
Irregular bone development
Curvature of spine and long bones
Calc. carb. patients fail to assimilate calcium
Uneven nails, dry patchy hair

Complements

Bell.
Rhus.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles
Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.nitric.
Aran.
Agar.
Bell.
Borax.
Bism.
Dulc.
Graph.
Ac. Nit. Bry.
Ipec.
Camph.
Kali.b.
Ac. nitric.
Chin.
Lyc.
Ipec.
Nat.c.
Bar.c. and Sulph do not follow. Nit-sp-d.
60
Nux.
Nux.
After Kali.b. and Ac. nitric.
Phos.

Puls.
Plat.
Pod.
Rhus.
Sil.
Sep.
Sars.
Therid.
Tuberculin.

Sep.
Sulph

- Calcarea phosphorica (Calcium phosphate)

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KEYNOTES
Calc. phos has a shrunken, rather flabby abdomen while Calc. carb has a large abdomen.

TYPE
Scrofulous (Glandular swelling) children, anaemic persons with pale, waxy skin
Thin tall scrawny, with dirty white brownish complexion

AGGRAVATION
Cold, damp weather
< Heat of room < after eating
Headache < mental exertion
Complaints worse for thinking about them

AMELIORATION
Dry, warm weather, summer

MENTAL
1. Irritability
2. Mentally weak, slow
3. Eccentricity (whilst at home says want to go home)

CAUSATION
Malassimilation. Defective bone development causing curvature of the spine, long bones bend.
Fontanels remain open too long

HEAD
Large, out of proportion to body size

GLANDS
Predisposition to glandular disease
Glands swell, tonsils enlarged, with inflammation of the middle ear
< empty swallowing

STOMACH
Much flatulence
Craves salted, smoked meats

ABDOMEN
Flabby, shrunken

SKIN
Cold, dry
Generally cold, chills run up back
Copious night sweats with cold forehead, and much sweat on chest

LOWER LIMBS
Children slow in walking
Weakness - weary climbing stairs
Weak ankles, unable to stand

Complements
Ruta.
Sulph.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Rhus.
Sulph
Iod.
60

Zinc.

Psor
Sanic.

- Calendula (Marigold)
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The way that Calendula is generally used is not officially "homeopathic" as it is not prescribed " for
the individual" but is one of the greatest remedies for wounds. Calendula is a homeopathic antiseptic
used internally as in the 6th and 30th potency and externally as in a tincture in a solution of warm
water.
Hot Calendula poultices on the area where a boil is forming will either speed its resolution or abort
the infection. Calendula promotes healthy granulation excessive suppuration, and helps reduce
scarring.
It is available in dilute form for local application to clean cuts and lacerated wounds ( of course, it
may be administered in potency internally in addition to expedite its action).
Calendula is useful in the treatment of discharging ulcers.
One other listing - "heartburn with horripulations" (Goose Flesh).

Complements

Hep.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac. nit.
Arn.
Ars.
Camph.
Arn.
Bry.
Phos.
Rhus.

- Cantharis (Spanish Fly)

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MENTAL
Dejected, lacks confidence
Anxiety with constant motion
Flies into rage

HEAD
Vertigo
Headache which wakes from sleep, sensation of BURNING in the head/hair standing on end <
standing < sitting < walking or lying down.
Face pale, yellowish with burning redness and swellings.

EYES
Prominent staring, fiery eyes that burn and smart.

EARS
Redness and burning

STOMACH
Burning risings < drinking
Vomiting of undigested food
Smarting and burning pains in stomach

ABDOMEN
Smarting and burning pains

Sensitive to touch

THROAT
Burning, sore especially swallowing (water)

SEXUAL
Desire greatly increased
Frequent, painful, long-continuing erections
Burning pain after coition
Corrosive leucorrhoea

Complements

Camph.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Bell.
Acon.
Kali. iod.
Apis.
Merc.
Camph.
Phos.
Coff.
Kali-m. 30-40
Puls.
Laur.
Sep.
Puls.
Sulph.
Rheum.

- Carbo veg (Vegetable Carbon)

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KEYNOTES
Wants to be fanned
Ice-cold breath
Blueness of lips (and around)
Burning

TYPE
Weak delicate persons who are old dyspeptics
Never recovered from previous illness
Asthma ever since whooping cough as a child

AGGRAVATION
Warmth
Warm, wet weather

AMELIORATION
Being fanned
Flatulence temporarily ameliorated by belching

MENTAL
Slow to think
Averse to dark
Anxiety without restlessness

MOUTH

Profuse, stringy saliva

Blueness of lips

THROAT
Burning cough

RESPIRATORY
Wants to be fanned (air hunger)
Ice-cold breath

STOMACH
Poor digestion - simplest foods disagrees
Eructions sour, rancid
Cravings for coffee, acids, sweet and salt things

ABDOMEN
Upper abdomen bloated, flatulence burning pains
(Lycopodium, lower abdomen: china, whole abdomen bloated)

SEXUAL
Male organs relaxed and feeble

SKIN
Blueness of skin
Icy coldness of body (lies motionless, death-like)
Gangrene. Feeble, relaxed tissue that will not heal.

LIMBS
Lower leg and feet icy cold (blue)

Complements

Dros.
Kali.c.
Phos.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles
Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.phos.
Ars.
Acon.
Chin.
Ars.
Dros.
Camph.
Kali.c.
Carb.an.
Coff.
60
Lyc.
Kreos does not follow Lach.
Nux.
Nit-s-d
Puls.
Sep.
Sulph.
Verat.

- Chamomilla (German Chamomile)

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KEYNOTES
Excitability
Over sensitive

TYPE
Children (light brown coloured hair) who are irritable
Newborn babies also during teething, also called for during pregnancy

AGGRAVATION
Cold, damp weather
Wind
(Symptoms may be < warmth but patient likes warmth)

AMELIORATION
Warm, wet weather
Warmth
Open air (parts sensitive to open air)

MENTAL
1. Irritable, snappy, cannot be civil, child is fretful, wants to be carried all the time to be quieted,
bends backwards when carried.
2. Over sensitive to pain, thinks pain too great to be borne.

HEAD

Cheeks: one hot and red, one pale and cold

SLEEP
Drowsiness but sleeplessness

STOMACH
Cramps
Colic in infants

STOOL
Feels hot on passing

Complements

Bell.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Acon.
Arn.
Acon.
Bell.
Alum.
Bry.
Borax.
Calc.
Camph.
Cact.
Chin.
Cocc.
Cocc.
Form.
Zinc.
Coff.
20-30
Merc.
Coloc.
Nux.
Con.
Puls.
Ign.
Rhus.
Nux.
Sep.
Puls.
Sil.
Valer.
Sulph.

- Cuprum met (Copper)

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KEYNOTES
Cramp, spasms, violence, blueness, coldness, collapse

TYPE
Persons prematurely old, who have overtaxed body and mind (sexual excesses)

AGGRAVATION
Cold air, cold wind
New moon
Irregular periodicity: could be every 15 minutes or every 2 weeks.

MENTAL
Maliciousness, desire to injure, sadness and anxiety

MENSTRUAL
Violent spasms

HEAD
Violent, continual headache

RESPIRATORY
Cold breath

SKIN
BLUE skin, nails cold, blue.
Cold sweat

LIMBS
CRAMPS AND SPASMS (generally violent)
Begins at extremities and spreads

Complements

Calc.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Bell.
Ars.
Camph.
Apis.
Cic.
Bell.
Chin.
Calc.
Cocc.
Caust.
Con.
Cic.
Dulc.
40-50
Hyo.
Hep.
Kali.n.
Ipec.
Puls.
Merc.
Stram.
Nux.
Verat.
Puls.
Zinc.
Verat.

- Drosera (Sun Dew)

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KEYNOTES
Whooping cough

AGGRAVATION
After Midnight or towards evening
Cough < warmth, talking, drinking, lying down

AMELIORATION
Cough hurts chest or abdomen, must support when coughing

MENTAL
The least thing puts the sufferer "beside himself"

DISCHARGES
Bleeding from various orifices especially nose, throat, larynx from coughing

HEAD
Discharge of blood on blowing nose

THROAT
Violent spasmodic cough from tickling in larynx
Typical whooping cough
Coughing may lead to vomiting or nose bleed

Difficulty in swallowing food

Hoarseness

ABDOMEN
Violent coughing fits, draws the whole abdomen spasmodically inwards

SKIN
Violent itching while undressing
Eruptions like measles
NOTES
In whooping cough one single 30c dose will cure in 7 or 8 days.
There is no need to repeat.

Complements

Nux.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Calc.
Cina.
Con.
Camph.
20-30
Puls.
Sulph.
Verat.

- Euphrasia (Eyebright)
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KEYNOTES
Euphrasia is a great remedy for the eyes

AGGRAVATION
Evening
Eye complaints < wind < light

MENTAL
Taciturn
Melancholy

DISCHARGES
Fluent coryza by day - blocked by night

EYES
Gnawing, aching in the eyes
Wounds, inflammation, redness
Abundant, corrosive tears
Smarting as from sand

RESPIRATORY
Cough with mucus on the chest, which cannot be discharged.
Expectoration only in morning

SLEEP
Yawning whilst waking in open air
Frightful dreams, wakes with fright

SKIN
Blows, bruises
Itching whilst waking
Burns when touched

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Acon.
Alum.
Calc.
Con.
Lyc.
Caust.
Merc.
Camph.
7
Nux.
Puls.
Phos.
Puls.
Rhus.
Sil.
Sulph.

- Gelsemium (Yellow Jasmine)

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KEYNOTES
Yellowness
Gelsemium is a favorite for influenza-like colds, if the similium is there.

AGGRAVATION
Motion
Cold drinks are vomited back
Heat of sun depresses
Approach of thunderstorm, damp

AMELIORATION
Stimulants, headaches > profuse urination

MENTAL
Dullness, cannot think properly, wants to be quiet, left alone, and does not wish to speak
Bad effects of fright, fear, grief, excitement etc.
Anticipation brings on diarrhoea

HEAD
Dizziness, weak, tired, great prostration

EYES
Heaviness of eyelids, cannot keep them open. Dimness of vision

MOUTH
Thirstlessness

SEXUAL
Masturbation leading to depression of spirits and loss of vitality

URINARY
Copious, clear urine

LIMBS
Chilliness, aching, sore, bruised feeling
Chills run up and down spine

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Atrop.
Bapt.
Chin.
Cact.
30
Coff.
Ipec.
Dig.

- Graphites (Plumbago)
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KEYNOTES
Suppressed eruptions, the ill effects thereof.

TYPE
Constipated women who tend to be fat, flabby, with delayed menstrual periods.
Persons who are chilly with herpetic eruptions, which crack and ooze a glutinous fluid.

AGGRAVATION
Mental exertion fatigues
Sensitive to open air (tends to catch cold)
Sensitive to cold and heat < warm room, warm bed desires fresh air
Getting feet wet delays menses

MENTAL
Excessive timidity, cautiousness, sad, despondent
Dwells on death and salvation
Senses acute, music causes weeping

CAUSATION
Great tendency to catch cold

MENSTRUAL
Leucorrhoea, acid burning, white. profuse, pouring day and night before and after menstrual period

HEAD

Hair turns grey

EARS
Noises in ears

MOUTH
Swollen gums which bleed when rubbed

THROAT
Sensation of lump in throat

STOMACH
Sensation of lump in stomach

ABDOMEN
Abdomen fills with gas - rumbling

SEXUAL
Averse to sexual intercourse
Herpes in groin

STOOL
Lumpish, covered in mucus

SKIN
Thick, deformed nails, burning in palms
Cracks, fissure in ends of fingers, nipples, round anus, between toes
Dry sweatless skin inclined to crack. Eczema of eyelids

Graphites eruptions bleed easily.

Dryness of inner ear, cracks behind ears
Thick, deformed, brittle nails
CLEAR, STICKY EXUDATE

NOTES
Hardness and swelling of the glands, mammae, glands in neck etc.
Skin and digestive symptoms alternate

Complements
Arsen.
Casut.
Ferr.
Hep.
Lyc.

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Euph.
Ntr.s.
Sil.

Acon.
Ars.
Nux.

40-50

- Hepar sulph (Sulphurate of Lime)

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KEYNOTES
1. Great sensitivity to all impressions
2. Sensation of splinter or fishbone
3. Easy sweating
4. Offensiveness of discharges and exhalations (smells like old cheese)

TYPE
Slow, torpid, tubercular types with a tendency to eruptions and glandular swellings

AGGRAVATION
Oversensitivity to touch, pain, cold, dry air (so sensitive that a hand out of the bedclothes can bring
on an aggravation.
PERIODICITY symptoms occur at regular intervals which could be from daily to yearly

AMELIORATION
Warmth
Warm wrapping (especially head)
Damp wet weather

MENTAL
Sad, depressed, anxious
If crossed becomes extremely vehement " a sort of furious spleen, as if one could murder a man who
offended him, in cold blood".

DISCHARGES
Offensive, disgusting odour

The body smells like rotten cheese; child smells bad despite washing.

EARS
Sensitive to noise

THROAT
Sensation of stuck fishbone or splinter

RESPIRATORY
Wheezing, rattling, purring
Asthma, wheezing, moist breath < cold dry air > damp
(Antim tart has a looser, rattling mucus.)
Coughing spells with choking < morning

URINARY
Urination impeded, has to wait for flow to begin, then intermittent, passes without force, drips out. At
night wets bed.

SKIN
Skin complaints sensitive to touch
Ulcers, boils with sensation of splinter
Slightest injury suppurates
Eyes, ulcers, herpes, carbuncles etc. all surrounded by pimples or pustules

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac. nit.
Abrot.
Acon.
Arum. t.
Bell.

Calen.

Bry.
Calen.
Iod.
Lach.
Merc.
Nux.
Rhus.
Sep.
Spong.
Sil.
Sulph.

Ac.Acet.
Ars.
Bell.
Cham.
Sil.

40-50

- Hypericum (St. John's Wort)

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KEYNOTES
Lacerated wounds to parts rich in sentient nerves
A pre-eminent surgical remedy
PUNCTURED wounds as from nail, needles, etc. with shooting pains
Hypericum prevents lockjaw and tetanus
For punctured wounds give Ledum, but if there are "shooting pains" Hypericum is indicated

AGGRAVATION
Cold (cold air), damp, fog, exposure
There is more pain, tenderness, and soreness than the appearance of the injury would lead you to
believe.

MENTAL
AFTER EFFECTS OF TRAUMA, depression brought about by wounds or surgical operations with
sensation as if one is being lifted into air
Anxiety
CAUSATION
Injury, crushed or punctured parts rich in nerves

LIMBS
Wounds of fingers (especially finger tips), toes, matrices of nails, coccyx, palms, sole

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Arsen.

Cham.
Sulph..

1-7

- HYPERCAL MT (St Johns Wort / Marigold Mother Tincture)

At this point it is worth mentioning Hypercal tincture. As its name suggests it is a mixture of
Hypericum MT and Calendula MT. Hypercal MT is an essential part of a First Aid set as it can be
used for all cuts, abrasions etc. it has the advantage that if necessary, it can be used to bathe and
dress a wound without removing every last piece of grit etc., as Calendula itself will clean out the
wound

- Ignatia(St. Ignatia's Bean)

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MENTAL
Wants to be alone with sad thoughts. Heaving sighs, morose, discontented
Changeable disposition - joking and laughing, then tears and sadness

CAUSATION
Grief, fright, worry, disappointment, love, jealousy.
Old spinal injuries

SLEEP
Profound and comatose sleep with stentorious breathing
Violent yawning

HEAD
Headache as if nail driven from within outwards > for lying on it.
Pain as if skull would burst, especially when talking, reading < coffee, brandy > heat.
Clay coloured sunken face, alternate redness and paleness
Convulsive jerking of muscles of face and jaw < talking

EYES
Redness of eyes, inflammation and swelling of lids especially upper convulsive movements of eyes.
Zig- zag before eyes (and stars)

THROAT
Shooting pain, sore as if there were a plug in it, pain extending to ears.
Impeded swallowing of drinks.

Feeble, sore larynx.

Catarrh with coryza.
Hollow, spasmodic cough as if from sulphur vapour or dust in pit of throat.

RESPIRATORY
Desire for long, slow, deep breaths
Difficult respiration as if weight on chest

STOMACH
Repugnance of all food and drink especially cooked food, milk, and meat.
Appetite easily satisfied, food tasteless
Hiccoughs after eating, drinking, or smoking
Agitated vomiting with nausea, "all gone" sinking feeling in pit of stomach

ABDOMEN
Painful inflation of abdomen after meal
Expansive pain in abdomen, as if intestines were going to burst

URINARY
Frequent and copious emissions of watery, lemon coloured urine

SKIN
Itching of whole body > scratching

Complements

Nat. mur.

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Al.ph.
Ars.
Bell.
Calc.
Ac.acet.
Chin.
Arn.
Coff.
Cocc.
Cocc.
Nux.
9

Lyc.
Puls.
Rhus.
Sep.
Sil.
Sulph.

Tabac.

Cham.
Puls.

- Ipecacuanha (Ipecac Root)

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KEYNOTES
Nausea
Oppressed breathing
Clean tongue
Thirstlessness
Wheezing
Spasm
BRIGHT STEADY FLOW OF BLOOD

TYPE
Fair persons of lax fibre. Teething children, fat, pale children, persons who suffer from haemorrhage,
nose bleed

AGGRAVATION
Cold and heat
< winter < dry weather

AMELIORATION
Open air

MENTAL
Wants something but doesn't know what. Irritable
Child cries, howls, and screams constantly.

DISCHARGES

HAEMORRHAGE OF BLOOD
Bright red, steady flow
Bleeding with nausea
Bleeding from any orifice
Green discharges

MENSTRUAL
Menstrual periods with gasping for breath

THROAT
Mucus green as grass

RESPIRATORY
WHOOPING COUGH WITH GAGGING.
Child loses breath, turns pale, leads to vomiting
Oppressed breathing
Shortness of breath (with nose bleed )
Wheezing, rattling
Infantile bronchitis with coarse rattling of mucus
Despite the amount of mucus, there is no expectoration

STOOL
Stool as green as grass

SKIN
When eruptions such as those of measles etc. do not develop or are suppressed and other symptoms
such as chest or stomach arise.
Ipecac will restore the eruptions and make the disease run a gentle course.

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Aranea.

Ant.t.
Arn.
Cupr.

Ant.cr.
Ant.t.
Apis.
Arn.
Ars.
Bell.
Bry.
Cact.
Cadm.
Calc.
Cham.
Chin.
Cupr.
Ign.
Nux.
Pod.
Phod.
Puls.
Rheum.
Sep.
Sulph.
Tabac.
Verat.

Arn.
Ars.
Chin.
Nux.
Tabac.

7-10

- Lachesis To purchase Lachesis online click here, or visit www.homeopath.it

KEYNOTES
1. Dark blood
2. Blueness, purple, yellow, or copper spots on skin
3. Fetor
4. Constriction
5. Hammering
6. Trembling
7. Burning sensation

TYPE
Loquacious
Jealous
Dark eyes, freckles, red hair

AGGRAVATION
Symptoms are worse than signs would indicate
Touch, sleep, warm, food and drink
Retarded discharges
Cannot stand in the sun < summer
Constriction
Throat < empty swallowing (pain radiates to ears)
< warm drinks
AMELIORATION
From discharges, open air
Whilst touch is intolerable, hard pressure ameliorates

MENTAL
Jealous

MENSTRUAL
Never well since menopause
Pain ameliorated when flow starts, flow dark or with dark flakes
In "change of life", flushes with hot perspiration
Lachesis has affinity for the ovaries
The action of this remedy is marked if administered at the beginning or close of menstruation.
HEAD
Hammering headache, often left side or starting on the left < for pressure < sleep

MOUTH
Tongue trembles when protruded (with difficulty)

RESPIRATORY
Pneumonia

SEXUAL
Intellect affected by masturbation

STOOL
Large, dark, bleeding piles

SKIN
Ulcers, gangrenous wounds, carbuncles from blood poisoning
Blueness, bloated face, severe sepsis.

Complements

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Acon.

Ac. nit.

Ars.
Alum.
Bell.
Brom.
Carb.v.
Caust.
Con.
Cact.
Calc.
Cic.
Chin.
Euphm.
Hep.
Hyo.
Kali.b.
Lac.c.
Lyc.
Merc.
Merc.i.fl.
Nux.
Natr.m.
Oleand.
Phos.
Puls.
Rhus.
Sil.
Sulph.
Tarant.

Ac.nit.
Ac.phos.
Alum.
Ars.
Bell.
Ac. acet.
Calc.
Ac. carb.
Cham.
Ac. nit.
Cocc.
30-40
Dulc.
Carbo.veg.
Am. c.
Coff.
Psor.
Hep.
Led.
Merc.
Nux.
Op.

- Lycopodium (Club Moss)

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KEYNOTES
1. < from 4 to 8pm
2. DIRECTION RIGHT TO LEFT
3. > from uncovering (especially head)
4. > warm drinks < cold food and drink
5. Fan-like motion of nostrils
6. Suddenness (symptoms come and go suddenly)
7. Sensation as if hand were in body clutching the entrails
8. Restlessness > by motion
9. Right foot hot, left foot cold
10. Burning pains > heat
11. Dryness of parts (mucous membrane, vagina, skin especially palms)

TYPE
Persons especially children, intellectually keen but muscularly weak.
Persons predisposed to liver and lung complaints.
Weak, sickly children but with well developed head.
Wakes angry. Looks prematurely old.

AGGRAVATION
4-8 pm
After eating (ever so little)
Cold, food and drink

AMELIORATION
Particular symptoms > warm drinks
Motion
Heat

CAUSATION
Fear, fright, chagrin, anger, fever, over lifting, masturbation, tobacco chewing, wine

MENTAL
FEAR of being alone, of appearing in public
SADNESS with emotional (glad) weeping
IRRITABILITY on waking, kicks and screams
CONFUSION
TIMIDITY

ABDOMEN
Excessive accumulation of gas in LOWER abdomen

SEXUAL
Penis small, cold, relaxed
Impotence due to masturbation or sexual excess
Desire strong but imperfect

STOOL
Inactivity, constipation. Stool small, hard, and difficult

URINARY
Inactivity - has to wait for urine to flow feeble streams

Complements

Remedies that
follow well
Anac.
Bell.
Bry.
Carbo.veg.

Inimicals

Antidotes

Duration
(Days)

Iod.
Lach.
Puls.

Colch.
Dulc.
Graph.
Hyos.
Kali-c.
Lach.
Led.
Nux.
Phos.
Puls.
Stram.
Sep.
Sil.
Therid.
Verat.

Acon.
After Sulph. except in cycle of Sulph. Calc Camph.
Caust.
Lyc. Sulph etc.
Cham.
Graph.
Coff
Puls.

40-50

- Natrum muriaticum (Common Salt)

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MENTAL
Melancholy, sad memories, consolation makes weep.
Wants to be alone (to cry).
Inclination to laugh (even when not funny). Laughs until cries.

MENSTRUAL
Menstrual period headaches before, during or after period
Menstrual period too early, too late, or too scanty
Pre-menstrual tension
Acrid, greenish leucorrhoea with headache
Discharge of thick, transparent, white mucus from vagina

HEAD
Vertigo (falls forward) in forenoon
Violent headaches as if head would burst, schoolgirl headaches
Menstrual period headaches before, during, or after.
Throbbing, hammering headaches
Loss of smell. Fluent, dry coryza (scabs on nose)

EYES
Itching, smarting, burning eyes. Inflamed, burning tears
(especially AM)

RESPIRATORY
Dry, cough with rattling in chest cough < tickling in throat < walking < inspiration
Tears stream when he coughs

MOUTH
Continual thirst
Loss of taste
Lips dry, cracked, chapped
Tettery eruptions around mouth (but face yellow, pale, shiny as if greasy)
Ulcers on tongue and in mouth (blisters like pearls)
Sensation as if hair on tongue
Dryness of mouth and tongue
Tongue either:
1. Mapped with red insular patches
2. Clean, shiny with row of frothy saliva along side. Copious saliva (salty taste).

STOMACH
Loss of taste
Loss of appetite (especially for bread); dislike of fat
Better going without regular meals
Risings, hiccoughs

ABDOMEN
Swelling, pressure, and pain in abdomen
Burning in intestines
Pain when coughing extending to testicles

SEXUAL
MALE: Itching of genitals
Either excessive excitement or dullness of sexual desire
Impotence
FEMALE: Bearing down every morning, has to sit down Itching genitals
Averse to coition
Coition painful dry to dryness of vagina

STOOL
Constipation
Hard, dry, difficult stool

Diarrhoea like water, with colic

URINARY
Frequent, urgent desire
Copious emission
Involuntary emission on coughing, sneezing

SKIN
Skin (hands and around nails especially) dry; cracked
Warts on palms of hands
Corns

SLEEP
Daytime drowsiness, yawning
Sleeplessness at night (difficulty in getting back off to sleep after waking)
Dreams of quarrels, murder, thieves, wakes up and has to search the house before satisfied and can go
back to sleep

NOTES
Anxious and violent palpitations of heart

Complements

Apis.
Ign.
Sep.

Remedies that
Duration
Inimicals Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Apis.
Bry.
Calc.
Ars.
Hep.
Phos.
Kali-c.
Nit-s-d.
40-50
Puls.
Sepia.
Rhus.
Nux.
Sep.
Sulph.
Thuja.

- Nux vomica (Vomit Nut)

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KEYNOTES
Spasm
Exaggerated sensitivity
Irritability

TYPE
Particular, zealous persons (inclined to be angry, malicious)
Ardent persons who are irritable, impatient, spiteful
Nervous, melancholy persons who suffer from indigestion
Thin, irritable, dark haired persons
Vigorous persons, ardent irascible temperament
Bilious temperament
Sedentary persons addicted to wine, coffee
Thin, irritable debauchees
Persons drugged by allopathic medicine

AGGRAVATION
Sensitive to cold air
Aversion to uncovering
Aggravation on waking in morning
Coffee, wine

AMELIORATION
Particular symptoms ameliorated after stool

MENTAL
IRRITABLE

Light and music unbearable (music causes tears to flow)

Time passes too slowly, inclination to suicide but afraid to die

HEAD
Bewildered, confused
Intoxication
Vertigo >when wrapping head up, in warm, at rest
Pressing headache
Periodic headache from being out in the sun
Headache from excessive use of coffee
Pale, yellowish complexion; one cheek red hot, other cheek pale
Cannot bear tight clothing at waist
Hungry but averse to food
Bitter, sour erections
Wakes 2 or 3 a.m., lies awake then goes into deep sleep, over sleeps in morning

MOUTH
Sour odour of breath

STOMACH
Nausea, heartburn, sour breath
Patient feels as if they would be better if they could vomit
PRESSURE AS IF A STONE IS FELT ON STOMACH 1-2 HOURS AFTER EATING

STOOL
Constipation, with frequent unsatisfactory, unsuccessful desire for stool

SKIN
Chilliness, patient hot, burning but cannot move or be uncovered without feeling chilly

LIMBS
Spasms, convulsions with consciousness, from anger or emotion
Spasm ceases when tightly grasped

Cramp contractions of several parts

NOTES
Least pain, smell, noise or movements aggravate,
spasms renewed by slightest touch
So sensitive to music that causes tears to flow

Complements

Sulph.
Kali.c.
Sepia.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.phos.
Aranea
Aesc.
Ars.
Act.sp.
Bell.
Bry.
Cact.
Carb.v.
Ac.acet.
Calc.
Camph.
Ign.
20-30
Cocc.
Sulph.
Zinc.
Colch.
Cobalt.
Hyo.
Lyc.
Phos.
Puls.
Rhus.
Sep.
Sulph.

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KEYNOTES
Burning
Bleeding
Violence
Blindness

TYPE
Tall, slender persons of sanguine temperament inclined to stoop.
Graceful, delicate skin, long eyelashes, soft silky hair, anaemic, waxy
Old people with morning diarrhea

AGGRAVATION
Catches cold easily
Tends to bronchitis
Electric atmosphere changes (imminent thunderstorm) aggravates all symptoms
Cough < lying on left or back
Lying on painful side
Emotion
Sexual excess
Mental fatigue

AMELIORATION
Eating
Rubbing
Particular symptoms > sitting up
Vomiting temporary > ice cold water

MENTAL
Violent dreams
Anguish. Apathy alternating with angry words and acts

Great tendency to start

Fidgety
Imagines he sees a face in the corner grinning at him

CAUSATION
Excess salt

DISCHARGES
Blood streaked discharges
Sudden sweat

HEAD
Empty, hollow feeling

EYES
Sudden blindness (for no apparent reason)
Blindness after sexual excess
Blindness after loss of fluids

MOUTH
Violent thirst for iced water

RESPIRATORY
Chest feels hollow

STOMACH
Empty, hollow feeling
Violent hunger (returns soon after eating)

SKIN

General tendency to bleed

Slightest prick causes extensive bleeding
Violent sweat < night

SEXUAL
Violent sexual drive (exposes self)
Impotence of celibates and those who masturbate

STOOL
Violent stool

LIMBS
Weak joints, weak back
Ice cold hands, feet and knees

Complements

Ars.
All.c.
Carb.v.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ars.
Bell.
Bry.
Carc.v.
Chin.
Coff.
Calc.
Calc.
Kali.c.
Mez.
Caust.
40
Lyc.
Nux.
Nux.
Sep.
Puls.
Tereb.
Rhus.
Sep.
Sil.
Sulph.

- Pulsatilla (Anemone, Wind Flower)

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KEYNOTES
SEE MENTAL and TYPE
Pains wander from place to place

TYPE
Especially women, mild disposition easily moved to tears especially when sick
Women who tend to put on weight easily, sandy hair, blue eyes, pale face, timid
Derangements at and ever since puberty

AGGRAVATION
Worse in warm room (despite being chilly)
First movement
At rest
Rich food, butter and fat, especially pork

AMELIORATION
BETTER IN OPEN AIR
Gentle motion
Some symptoms > pressure or hard rubbing
Cold food, cold applications
Toothache > holding cold water in mouth

MENTAL
Can hardly relate symptoms without weeping
EMOTIONAL- cries at sad films

DISCHARGES
Thick, bland, yellowish / green catarrh, expectoration, leucorrhoea etc.

MENSTRUAL
Late, scanty, intermittent, protracted
Suppressed after getting feet wet

MOUTH
Crack in middle of lower lip
Mouth dry, but THIRSTLESS

STOMACH
Pork fat disagrees

SLEEP
Sleeps with head propped up on pillows, lies with hands
over head

LOWER LIMBS
Oedema, swelling of the ankles < evening

Complements

Ac-sul.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.nit.
Anac.
Ant.c.
Ant.t
Asaf.
Ars.
Bell.

All-c.
Lyc.
Kali-m.
Kali-s.
Sil.
Strann.
Tuberc.

Bry.
Calc.
Euphm.
Graph.
Ign.
Kali.s.
Kali.m.
Lyc.
Nux.
Phos.
Rhus.
Sep.
Sil.
Sulph.

Asaf.
Coff.
Cham.
Ign.
Nux.
Stann.

40

- Rhus tox (Poison Ivy)

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KEYNOTES
Paralytic conditions
Sprains, strains, stiffness

AGGRAVATION
Worse from rest.
On first movement
Cold, damp, fog
Before storm

AMELIORATION
CONTINUED MOVEMENT
Heat, rubbing

MENTAL
Extreme restlessness with constant change of position, tossing about in bed
Dreams of great exertions

CAUSATION
DAMP

GLANDS
Swelling and indurations of the glands

SKIN

Herpes
Fever blisters round mouth
Vesicular eruptions with oedema, burning, itching, tingling

MOUTH
Tongue dry, smooth, or cracked with triangular, red tip; may have white coating on one side, takes
imprints of teeth

THROAT
A terrible, tearing cough

SEXUAL
Scrotum flaccid, hanging
General prostration

STOOL
Relaxation
Involuntary stool

SLEEP
Heavy sleep, stupor

LIMBS
Cramp or tension as if from contraction of the tendons
Paralytic conditions
Puffiness of affected joints

Remedies that

Duration

Complements

Bry.
Calc.

follow well
Ac.mur.
Ac.phos.
Ars.
Aran.
Arn.
Bell.
Bry.
Berb.
Cact.
Calc.
Calc.ph.
Cham.
Con.
Graph.
Hyo.
Lach.
Merc.
Nux.
Puls.
Phos.
Sep.
Sulph.

Incompatibles

Antidotes (Days)

Anac.
Acon.
Am.c.
Bell.
Bry.
Camph.
Coff.
Apis. disagrees but Phos. follows well. Clem.
(Kent)
Crot.t.
Graph.
Guaiac.
Grindel.
Lach.
Ran.b.
Sulph.
Sep.

1-7

- Ruta grav (Rue)

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TYPE
Robust persons

AGGRAVATIONS
Dissatisfied with self and others
Disposed to weep
Intense lassitude, weakness

CAUSATION
Parts lain on feel sore and bruised
Bruises, sprains, strains
Eye strain
Over exertion (especially over exertion of tendons)

SLEEP
Tosses and turns in bed
Restless

HEAD
Sensation of pressure over eyebrow

EYES
Eye strain, eyes red, hot, painful
Feels like a ball of fire at night
Burns and aches when reading

STOOL
Prolapse of rectum on attempting to evacuate stool

URINARY
Sensation that bladder continually full
Scanty, green urine

LIMBS
Spine feels as if bruised, beaten
Wrists feel as if sprained
Sciatica, deep as if in the marrow of the bone

Complements

Calc.ph.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Ac.phos.
Ac.sulph.
Calc.
Caust.
Camph.
30
Lyc.
Puls.
Sep.
Sulph.

- Sepia (The inky juice of the Cuttlefish, Squid)

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KEYNOTES
Sepia is a deep acting remedy, one dose of sepia 200 will act for at least one month
Lump like sensation in inner parts

TYPE
Especially tall women straight from the shoulder all the way down.
Indolent, disinclined to do anything, work, play, think.
Easily tired.
Dark hair, rigid fibre, mild disposition, pot-bellied mothers, tendency to catch cold.

AGGRAVATION
Cold air, some symptoms aggravated by touch, lying on left side, kneeling, before thunderstorms
Ailments brought on by laundry work (for this reason Sepia has been called the " Washer Women's"
remedy)

AMELIORATION
Bed, warmth of, some symptoms ameliorated by warm applications, open air, violent motion

MENSTRUAL
Diseases of women during pregnancy
Prolapse of uterus, vagina, a feeling of weight, heaviness as if everything would protrude from pelvis,
must cross her legs to hold herself in
Downward dragging period pains, upward flushes
Leucorrhoea milky. Tendency to abort (5th or 7th month especially)
Menstrual period feeble or suppressed

MENTAL
Sad, weepy, weeps when questioned

HEAD
Menstrual period headache with scanty flow

STOMACH
Painful " all gone " feeling in stomach, not eased by eating

LOWER LIMBS
Coldness in spots, as hands warm up feet get cold and vice versa

Complements

Nux.
Natr.m.
Sabad.

Remedies that
Duration
Incompatibles Antidotes
follow well
(Days)
Bell.
Calc.
Con.
Carb.v.
Dulc.
Euphm.
Acon.
Graph.
Ant.cr.
Lyc.
Bry.
Ant.c.
Ntr.c.
40-50
Lach.
Sulph.
Nux.
Nit.s.d
Petr.
Veget.ac.
Puls.
Sars.
Sil.
Sulph.
Rhus.
Tarant.

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KEYNOTES
Burning runs through this remedy

TYPE
Lean, stoop shouldered
Standing in most uncomfortable position
Nervous, quick motioned, quick tempered
Skin sensitive to atmospheric changes
Dirty, prone to skin problems
Tubercular
Averse to a wash - always worse after a bath
< Heat
Malodorous despite washing
" Ragged philosophers " - Hering
Skin hard, rough, coarse
Freckles on face and arms
Craves alcohol
Masturbates, sexual indulgence

CHILD TYPE
Emaciated, old-looking faces
Dry, flabby skin
Restless, hot, kicks bedclothes off

AGGRAVATION
Cannot stand heat of sun
Cannot stand cold (but comfortable out in open air)
< standing
< warmth of bed

AMELIORATION
Open air (wants window open at night )

MENTAL
Forgetful, weak memory
Selfish
Religious philosophical mania
Everything to which patient takes a fancy to looks pretty (even if it isn't )
Happy dreams

DISCHARGES
Discharges burn and make sore the parts over which they flow

MENSTRUAL
Too early, profuse, long-lasting

HEAD
Burning of top of head (with cold feet)

MOUTH
Tongue coated, white, red tip and edges
Dry, burning lips
Burning sensation

STOMACH
Weak, "all gone" feeling at 11am
Milk disagrees
Burning sensation

SEXUAL

Voluptuous itching of the genitals

Testicles hang flabbily.
Penis cold relaxed, erections rare, semen escapes too soon

STOOL
Anus very red

EYES
Dry, burning

URINARY
Yeasty urine
Urine burns

SKIN
Violent itching of skin especially at night, burning when scratched
< washing
Skin dry, rough, scaly

LOWER LIMBS
Burning soles - puts them out of bed at night

Complements

Remedies that
follow well
Ac.mur.
Ac.phos.
Ars.
Aran.
Arn.
Bell.
Bry.

Incompatibles

Antidotes

Anac.
Acon.
Am.c.
Bell.

Duration
(Days)

Bry.
Calc.

Berb.
Cact.
Calc.
Calc.ph.
Cham.
Con.
Graph.
Hyo.
Lach.
Merc.
Nux.
Puls.
Phos.
Sep.
Sulph.

Bry.
Camph.
Coff.
Apis. disagrees but Phos. follows well. Clem.
(Kent)
Crot.t.
Graph.
Guaiac.
Grindel.
Lach.
Ran.b.
Sulph.
Sep.

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