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Philosophy
Comparing Hippocrates and Hahnemann
John Henry Clarke in A Lecture on Organon Medicine, wrote Hippocrates and Hahnemann: There are two books which stand in absolute pre-eminence over all other medical writings. Aphorisms of Hippocrates, Organon of┬Hahnemann, the father of medicine sums up in eight books of aphorisms, numbering 422 in
Sep 30, 2015 · 3 min read
Philosophy
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Totally different, however, is the result when two similar disease meet together in the organism, that is to say, when to the disease already present a stronger similar one is added. In such cases we see how a cure can be effected by the operations of nature, and we get a lesson as to how man ought
Sep 30, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
What comes to mind
What comes to mind when you think of Calcarea fluorica?
Sep 30, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
Baryta carbonica
The pains are more particularly felt on the left side, most of them come on while sitting, and go off during movement or in the open air. The limbs go to sleep when lying on them. Inability to rest on the left side, owing to orgasm of the blood, palpitation of the heart, with soreness in the hear
Sep 29, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
THERAPEUTICS
Moaning, groaning and restlessness during the fever ; ravenous hunger with thirst during the fever, white tongue, heat in the abdomen, especially in the region of the liver, liver indurated ; asthmatic cough. What's the remedy?
Sep 29, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
WTR 20150929
I am indicated in sneezing and a fluent coryza all day. Find it very difficult to remember names. Who am I?
Sep 29, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
CAPSICUM PECULIAR CHARACTERESTICS
> Most of the symptoms occur in the evening and at night. >Aggravation of the symptoms by contact, open air and cold temperature.
Sep 28, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
THERAPEUTICS
During the latter portion of pregnancy : face pale, earthy, distorted, anxious; voice weak; burning, pinching, contracting pain in stomach and both sides of abdomen, with dyspnoea ; drawing under the umbilicus ; in attacks every half hour. Vomiting of mucus and bile with violent retching, burning in
Sep 27, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
KNOW YOUR KEYNOTES
Doctor, Something is wrong with me. I just cant seem to remember the streets now. I keep losing my way. I get this headache when the room becomes warm. When I get this headache I have to keep my head very still, the least motion increases my headache. I cant stand to wear a hat now when I step out.
Sep 25, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
SPOT THE CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY
"If I don't plan everything to the very last detail in advance, I get into the most tremendous panic. It all started when I got stuck in an elevator once; I was absolutely convinced I was going to die."
Sep 25, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
COME OUT OF OURSELVES.
It took me a very long time to fully understand Hahnemann. I got the method down, use of the tools. Even accepted there was a life force, made sense considering how obviously complex we all are and how little we really know. The part I did not get was his discussion of how to use the mind. Througho
Sep 25, 2015 · 3 min read
Philosophy
INABILITY - CONCORDANT CLASSICS
INABILITY > to arrange thoughts. China. > to collect thoughts or ideas. Ferr., Laur. > to collect thoughts or to study. Pic-ac. > to comprehend or remember what is read. Lyc. > to concentrate thoughts. Alet., Canth., Corn. > to express one's self. Bell., Can-sat., Kali-brom.,
Sep 24, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
What's the Remedy
A good deal of thirst. — Distortion of the eyes. — Boring with the head into the pillow. — Hair dripping with sweat. — Convulsions ; the head is bent backwards. — Lies in a state of stupor with half closed eyes.
Sep 24, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
WTP 20150924
I am indicated in aberrations of the mind. I alternate between praying and swearing, and fly into a rage when my plans are thwarted. Who am I?
Sep 24, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The human body appears to admit of being much more powerfully affected in its health by medicines (partly because we have the regulation of the dose in our own power) than by natural morbid stimuli - for natural diseases are cured and overcome by suitable medicines*. *The short duration of the acti
Sep 23, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
What comes to mind
What comes to mind when you think of Allium cepa.
Sep 23, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
ACUTE RESCUE
Vertigo, as if the brain turned in a circle, with staggering, obscuration of sight, and loss of consciousness. — Headache, as if the head had been beaten, in the morning when in bed ; stitches and pressure over the eyes. Heat in the head during dinner. — Tingling in the ears. — Dread of light. — Aft
Sep 21, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
Does additional antimicrobial treatment have a better effect on URTI cough resolution than homeopathic symptomatic therapy alone? A real-life preliminary observational study in a pediatric population
Alessandro Zanasi1*, Salvatore Cazzato2, Massimiliano Mazzolini3, Carla Maria Sofia Ierna3, Marianna Mastroroberto4, Elena Nardi4 and Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate4 * Corresponding author: Alessandro Zanasi alessandro.zanasi@aosp.bo.it Author Affiliations 1 Italian Association for Cough Study (AIS
Sep 21, 2015 · 13 min read
Philosophy
Peculiar symptoms
Particular symptoms which are peculiar, strange or bizarre may appear in any sphere whatsoever. We need not look especially to location, sensation, modalities, connections or the mind, etc., for them but rather to the features which make them prominent as individual morbid expressions.
Sep 21, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
WTP 20150921
Children have this sudden and intense desire to urinate. They will jump up and down trying to hold on until their chlothes are unbuttoned. Who am I?
Sep 21, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
Guiding Principles
This spirit-like power to alter man’s state of health (and hence to cure diseases) which lies hidden in the inner nature of medicines can in itself never be discovered by us by a mere effort of reason; it is only by experience of the phenomena it displays when acting on the state of health of man th
Sep 20, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Attention to exciting and fundamental causes and other circumstances, as helps to cure. Organon 5
Sep 20, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
What comes to mind
What comes to mind when you think of Phytolacca decandra?
Sep 20, 2015 · 1 min read
Philosophy
What's the Remedy?
After being annoyed, mental depression ; she is in constant dread, with palpitation of the heart, is afraid of every body, considers every one her enemy, despairs of every thing — cries easily — trusts no one. At the same time pale earthy complexion, with dim, depressed look. No appetite, much thirs
Sep 20, 2015 · 1 min read