View Single Post
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 9th February 2004, 05:14 PM
doctorleela doctorleela is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: India
Posts: 2,419
doctorleela is an unknown quantity at this point
Send a message via ICQ to doctorleela Send a message via AIM to doctorleela
Post

Sorry, a quick answer.

Yes, remedies are often grouped according to a common group feature in the proving as well as their chemical nature or source.
Eg: Acid group remedies: most of them have prostration as a marked symptom. Ulcerations, acidity.

Snake group remedies: HAve aversion to tight collars, have a haemorrhagic tendency, etc.

Sulphur salts: tend to be hot (except HEpar Sulph), have yellow discharges, < heat, HAve symptoms wiht burning sensations, etc.

This idea helps in studying/learning the remedy as well as in making a choice of remedy for a patient.

As far as remedy relationships go in a clinical situation, I think it is pure clinical observation of remedies being related in action to each other rather than knowing before hand based on the above type of groupings.

I hope this is what you were asking.
Reply With Quote