Applied Materia Medica

Dr Arun Prasad K.P Tutor, Dept of Matera Medica Govt. homoeopathic Medical College, Calicut.

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Applied Materia Medica

What is it ? What are the difficulties ? How to overcome?

Applied Materia Medica

Materia Medica Its Application In Practice

Materia Medica - Purpose

. Peculiarities of each drug which are not met with in any other, and which therefore serve to individualize and give character to the drug

Materia Medica - Purpose

The most expert healer is the man who knows how to handle his Materia Medica - C. M. Boger

Materia Medica Study - Tools

Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington

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Materia Medica Study - Methods

rug picture

eynote

chematic

omparative / Therapeutic

hysiological

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Problems ?????????????? Materia Medica ????????????Problems

Materia Medica - Problems

No Standardisation
Incomplete Quantity / detail

Materia Medica - Problems

History: schools of thought
Pathological Keynote Constitutional

Materia Medica - Problems

Who is right ? Which method is correct ? I am ..

Materia Medica - Solution

Anekantavad

Many-ness of Truth No one point of view

Materia Medica Study - Method

Combined Drug Picture

Emphasis on characteristics Tissue affinities, pathology Aetiology, Modalities Relationship

Materia Medica - Problems

Disbelief Language Usual Reading

Materia Medica - Problems

Prejudice
Retention Fixed Images Favourite remedy Useless remedy

Applied Materia Medica

How to Learn in order to be practically applicable

Materia Medica Study - Requisites

Library !

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Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington

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Materia Medica Study - Method

Read! Read! Read!

Read !

Read!

Read

Materia Medica - Method

Pioneers : Registered / memorised every minute detail from proving and carefully compared with others

Materia Medica Method

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested - Bacon

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Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington

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Materia Medica Read !

Read neither to contradict
or confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Bacon

Materia Medica Study - Method

nderstand ! Imagine !

Dictionary Symptom / Rubric explanations

Source / Classical books

Materia Medica Study - Method

Mental Symptoms

Understand ! Classical authors Modern Authors

Materia Medica Study - Method

Notes !
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man - Bacon

Materia Medica - Keynotes

EXPAND ! A concise view not only includes the
time and order in which symptoms arise, but also the things which modify them - the modalities - Boger

Materia Medica Study - Method

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Similar remedies Tips ! classical authors

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Clinical experiences / Cases

Materia Medica Study - Method

Therapeutics
Pointers to common remedies
Therapeutic pointers to some common diseases

Testimony of the clinic New Remedies, Clinical cases,..

Materia Medica Study - Method

Case from Kent
Ring worm
Craves meat, refuses everything else
Grinds teeth, rolls head during sleep

Rx Helleborous 1000 2 doses

Materia Medica Study - Method

Note

Unusual symptoms Small remedies Cured Cases

Materia Medica Study - Method

Therapeutics
Boger - Studies in the philosophy of healing Clinical Experiences Dr. Koppikar
Talks on Therapeutics Dr. Chandrashekhar

Materia Medica Study - Method

Repertory

Small rubrics Small remedies

Software

Eg. Encyclopaedia homeopathica

Materia Medica Study - Method

Note
Relationship
Relationship Relationship

Relationship
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Relationship Calc carb

Complementary Bell, Aeth,

Cupr, Rhus-t, Tub, Lyc, Sil, Phos

ollows well Kali-bi (Coryza), Lyc, Phos

Success
in Applied materia medica Also depend on.

Application of Similia Similibus

Materia Medica

Organon

Repertory

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Natural Disease Totality Portrait Conceptual Image
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Artificial Disease Totality Portrait Conceptual Image

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Application of Similia Similibus

CASE TAKING

Totality / Portrait

Record as they are Symptom intensity+++

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Clarity - Intensity Spontaneity

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Totality
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Acute vs Chronic

Materia Medica - Solution

Read a drug a day, and two on Sundays.