Homoeopathy is a system based upon certain laws, principles and rules and regulations. Today I am going to discuss only one principle or law "SIMILIMUM". When a patient presents a group of symptoms SIMILAR to those produced by the administration of certain medicine to a healthy human, that medicine is homoeopathically indicated and if prescribed in correct dosage will relieve or cure.

S. Hahnemann did not discover the law of similar, but was first to give it practical application and founded homoeopathic system of medicine. He was a celebrated scientist and chemist.

Let's discuss "SIMILAR". Only similar remedy can remove the patients symptoms. Take an example:

The complete repertorization of the patient having 12 symptoms

Lyc..........
Bell......... .
Calc......... . .
Merc......... . . .
Lach......... . . . .
Stram........ . . . . .
Phos......... . . . . . .
Sulph........ . . . . . . .
Nat-m........ . . . . . . . .
Op........... . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .


CONSTIPATION-INCOMPLETE STOOL Rect *** *** *** - - - - * * **
CONSTIPATION-REMAINS LONG,NO URGIN Rect *** - - - - ** - - - -
CONSTIPATION-STOOL RECEDES Rect *** ** * - - - - - - -
CONSTRICTION-SPASMODIC Rect *** * - ** - ** - - - **
INACTIVITY OF RECTUM Rect *** *** ** *** * ** * ** * **
PAIN-BURNING,STOOL,DURING Rect *** ** *** * * ** ** ** - **
DELIRIUM-RAGING,RAVING Mind *** * * * *** - ** * *** ***
DREAM-AS IF IN A Mind *** ** ** ** *** ** * ** ** -
JUMPING-BED, OUT OF Mind *** - - * *** * ** - *** -
MANIA-A-POTU Mind *** *** * ** *** *** ** * ** *
BALLS-LIKE Stool*** *** *** * - - *** * - -
PAINLESSNESS-OF COMPLAINTS Gen *** - - - *** - - - - -
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NUMBER OF RUBRICS MATCHED -> 12 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6
TOTAL REMEDY SCORE -> 36 20 16 13 17 14 13 10 12 12
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What will you prescribe? Certainly the similar remedy in this case is Opium. I, definitely with full confidence, will prescribe Opium. I am sure the remedy will cure the case but will not palliate (as palliate leads to cure). For this particular case we have the SIMILAR remedy or medicine in homoeopathy. So we easily handled the patient.

Suppose that Opium is so for not been proved or discovered………

1. Then what will you prescribe and why????????
2. How will you handle this case and treat the patient???????


This topic has been linked to various discussions and to my various new coming new topics……..So please answer them seriously……..We want to learn something……..Which is our soul mission here……..Don't waste your time…….. indulging yourself in irrelevant and time wasted discussion……..Before answering above mentioned questions……..Please clarify yourself once again by reading the post……..Please give your point of view in sequence under serial No……..1,2,3……..

I will give my personal point of view in future……..Certainly only point of view and not RULING OR LAST JUDGMENT…….. Waiting for reply from my all honorable members……..

I read drmas post again and again but could not understand. I am practicing homoeopathy for the last 12 years. Now I got the print and going to my friend who is a Professor.

I also put DR.MAS word in serach box and read all his post. He has basically a crupt creative mind. Because the points raised by drmas are controversials and demands lot of discussion. He may be right or may be wrong.

I am going to take all of his posts prints. Because I am much confused now. No doubt, drmas is thinking beyond my border.

If any body have the answer. It will give me great help.

And may I humbly ask what you will do in case there is a remedy other than Opium which is not proven yet but would, if proven, be more similar than Opium ? Hahnemann did not have the amounts of different remedies we have available and was able to cure many people just the same. Perhaps there was a greater number of aggravations back then ??? It is possible to look for a remedy more and more similar, or it is possible to take what you have and are confident enough that it is similar and go and heal people ! IMHO, the latter is way more practical.
Claudia

Is it just me, or has this post been resurrected from a past short existence on the BB?

Just wondering...
Divina

Is Philosobabble a word?

Dave

PS. Last time I counted there were 93. (Angels dancing on the head of this particular pin that is, mind you whether that would have been true of a different pin? or at a different time? or if someone else had counted them? isn't there a rubric for counting pins? or is that breaking them? what happens to the angels if you break the pin?)

PPS. "The physician's high and only mission is to restore the sick to health, to cure, as it is termed.1

1 His mission is not, however, to construct so-called systems, by interweaving empty speculations and hypotheses ......"


[This message has been edited by davegreen (edited 28 March 2001).]

[This message has been edited by davegreen (edited 28 March 2001).]

Hear hear Dave!! There is a Forum especially for the discussion of homeopathic theory which is not relevant on this discussion board. It is called Research and the Scientific Validity of Homeopathy. Maybe Dr Mas would like to put his musings there, then the like minded can reply.

Good suggestion, Ricky...hear hear Dave...and good observation, Divina .
nuff said
Lisa

Dr.Mass
Which Repertory are you using? Why did you select those twelve rubrics? Why don't you share the whole case with us, so everyone could come up with their suggestions? Or--do you like to discuss with yourself and prove that you are right again?
Hans