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bwv11 · #7 (**permalink**) 4th April 2004, 11:21 AM

hans -

is there any art to the practice of homeopathy? if so, as i think most would have it, then this speaks to the dynamics of symptoms as they present in the patient, as you seem to say. the fact that we need more than one remedy, then, points to the reality that there are many dynamics, as many dynamics as individuals, and that individuals can be recognized for who they are by - to coin a phrase - the composite impressions of their manifold traits (including but not limited to symptoms), or what might be called, however imprecisely, their "personality" or their "constitution." the similimum must be similar to their constitution, just as it is similar to the individuality of the totality of their symptom picture: for how can you separate the totality of the case from the totality of the person? butperhaps it is not necessary to even consider the question, from a very rigorous base in the strictest practice of hahnemannian homeopathy?

still, i think it is not too outrageous to think that "constitution" can at the least serve as a convenient tool - a word, after all - to reference a perceived entity, even if that entity is not as well defined as others might be, nor as technically reliable. which is why, i presume, even homeopaths who prescribe constitutional remedies continue to take a full case, even so.

aaanyway ... just some humble if verbose thoughts about the subject from one who is inclined to look favorably on the concept of constitution and constitutional remedies, even though they are fraught with difficulties both conceptual and empirical.

divina -

yes, the constitutional remedy can be used to treat any ailment at any time - this is something i am coming to appreciate. however, i wonder about the limits. for example, will it treat the famous bruising pain from falling downstairs as well as arnica treats it? will it be as useful in an epidemic as the genus epidemicus? in short, what are its limits?

bach