I may have a possible solution to the conundrum of Kent's statements. My teacher's father was a friend of Kent's and he overheard many of their conversation. Because constitution plays a roll in how intensely or easily one responds to a remedy during the provings, if there are several remedies under consideration, if one is of a constitution that showed a marked repsonse to the remedy during the provings, there is a greater chance that that remedy would evoke a curative response. This presuposes that the remedies under consideration all fit the case.

For example, if the person had a tendency toward haemorrhage, was chilly, nauseated after eating, had anxiety over his health, and the problems started after a grief and also flared up when he was anger, and during the flareup, he was frightened, both Nux-v and Phos fit the case. If you can't elicit anything more distinguishing in the case, you could look to the constitution to determine which remedy has a better chance of acting.

In this case, if the person were wiry and dark haired, one would pick Nux-v. Whereas if the person were taller and red haired, one would pick Phos.

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Shirley Reischman