Any views on keynote prescibing?

Derek,

Keynotes can be quite helpful in finding the simillimum when the other symptoms fit as well. But to prescribe on keynotes alone is probably not a good idea.

Keynotes are ways of remembering remedies, and of treating patients in emergencies. When you have several of them together, it can often point the way to a successful prescription.

However, it also tends to make practitioners only ever think of one remedy for a particular symptom, and so can ruin your chances of finding the correct remedy. Rote prescribing is generally only useful for first aid, not for anything else.

If you use keynotes, make sure you have some other confirming symptoms - some peculiars, general themes. I often find that if you have at least 3 strong keynotes, and some general emotional characteristics to back you up, then the prescription has a good chance of succeeding.

Remeber too, that a keynote is a symptom for which that remedy comes up very frequently. It also means that it is possible to suppress the symptom with the keynote remedy, because it is too suitable for just that one aspect. This is why you need several keynotes to cover more of the case.

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David Kempson
Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine
Member A.H.A(Australia)

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A complete answer by David. Nothing else is there to say.
David,
I have seen in your posts that U not only put your views, but always try to explain the things properly. I appreciate your trait.

Thank you Dr Bhatia, I think it is important to educate people, not just treat their illnesses. Many problems in treatment could be avoided if patients understood why we do what we do.

We are not medieval alchemists guarding our secrets, there is no secret club, knowledge belongs to everyone.


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David Kempson
Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine
Member A.H.A(Australia)

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Thank you all. It seems there are too many writings and not enough knowledge. By this I mean I have read many books on Homeopathy and many seem to contradict. It is nice to hear from real people with real knowledge and not concerned with the money aspect. Thanks a million you careing people.

I agree whole-heartedly David.

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Hello

I recomand you all too read the books of the father of the word keynote. Guernsey. Then you will se that he did not mean one symptom. But "keynote" means like in playing a piece of music, you have a ground tone. He was misunderstanded in this and did write articles to show that he did not mean anything other than what is stated in Organon § 153-154
KSF

THANKS KSF I appreciate you pointing that out .
Lisa