This sort of prescriptions, are in vogue since hannemann's time,in fact,in his introduction to 'The Chronic Diseases' ,he talks about starting a psora case with Sulphur,and this view is reechoed by many of his contemporaries.

The modern trend seems to start with a nosode,which is a favourite, to the physician concerned.

Well, even these kinds of prescriptions can be justified.

Remember that if you don't have the susceptability to a particular medicine,it is as if taking nothing,particularly when you take it in potensised form.It won't harm you.

Now,if you have the susceptability ,the medicine will do whatever good it can do.

Many times,physicians,resort to such type of prescriptions,when the symptoms are totally masked due to advanced pathology.I agree,it is like throwing a stone.But,there are chances that it may be a hit.

The only caution,which all of them advise is to let it act for enough time.So,if you are lucky,you may get benefitted.If not,it is as if taking nothing,and your disease may progress a little further.

I know,this is not the best way,but sometimes,it may become necesary.The experience of the physician counts,and if he has got results,in a majority of cases,by prescribing like this,who are we to complain?

Even when we feel we selected the simillimum,are we really sure?We select a medicine,out of a probable few.It is quite possible that,we might have missed the correct medicine.Then,what do we do?We zigzag the case.

So,nothing is perfect.As long as the physician is making an 'educated guess' in cases where he can afford a slight delay in cure ,and don't change medicines too often,we really can't blame them.

Murthy