To Hoppitt 415 -once again, my deepest apologies for my defensive overreaction to your reply- because of the almost total lack of replies to so many of my posts during the last several weeks, I tend to act in a defensive manner, which I can stand away from and see more objectively that I am simply WRONG in acting in this manner. At least you did reply and I give you more credit than you may realize. I would much rather have your friendship than your disdain. Anyway, as you may know, for over 30 yrs. my growth in homeopathic thinking has been, arbitrarily, about 95 percent a result of my own reading and very limited practices in it's use. But I steadfastly believe in importance,when homeopathically applicable, of use of S.R.P. symptoms in finding simillimum. Some of My favorite authors are Dr. M.L. Tyler , E.B. Nash, also genius of G. Vithoulkas and firm believer of Hering's Laws of Cure., but every day I learn new info from other sources when I have time. here is another symptom-smell of cooking food, especially fish, nauseates to the point of actual fainting. Colchicum Autumnale, this symptom, except the fainting, as I'm sure you know, is found in other remedies, but also illustrates the vast importance of grading symptoms as to their frequency, strength{ "loudness, high amplitude"]. Most humble apologies from this lay "maverick",Fredric.