Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine - Aphorism 89

[Ardavan Shahrdar]

Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine
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Aphorism 89:

'When the patient (for it is on him we have chiefly to
rely for a description of his sensations, except in
the case of feigned diseases) has by these details,
given of his own accord and in answer to inquiries,
furnished the requisite information and traced a
tolerably perfect picture of the disease, the
physician is at liberty and obliged (if he feels he
has not yet gained all the information he needs) to
ask more precise, more special questions.1
Footnote:

1 For example, how often are his bowels moved? What is
the exact character of the stools? Did the whitish
evacuation consist of mucus or faeces? Had he or had
he not pains during the evacuation? What was their
exact character, and where were they seated? What did
the patient vomit? Is the bad taste in the mouth
putrid, or bitter, or sour, or what? before or after
eating, or during the repast? At what period of the
day was it worst? What is the taste of what is
eructated? Does the urine only become turbid on
standing, or is it turbid when first discharged? What
is its color when first emitted? Of what color is the
sediment? How does he behave during sleep? Does he
whine, moan, talk or cry out in his sleep? Does he
start during sleep? Does he snore during inspiration,
or during expiration? Does he lie only on his back, or
on which side? Does he cover himself well up, or can
he not bear the clothes on him? Does he easily awake,
or does he sleep too soundly? How often does this or
that symptom occur? What is the cause that produces it
each time it occurs? does it come on whilst sitting,
lying, standing, or when in motion? only when fasting,
or in the morning, or only in the evening, or only
after a meal, or when does it usually appear? When did
the rigor come on? was it merely a chilly sensation,
or was he actually cold at the same time? if so, in
what parts? or while feeling chilly, was he actually
warm to the touch? was it merely a sensation of cold,
without shivering? was he hot without redness of the
face? what parts of him were hot to the touch? or did
he complain of heat without being hot to the touch?
How long did the chilliness last? how long the hot
stage? When did the thirst come on - during the cold
stage? during the heat? or previous to it? or
subsequent to it? How great was the thirst, and what
was the beverage desired? When did the sweat come on -
at the beginning or the end of the heat? or how many
hours after the heat? when asleep or when awake? How
great was the sweat? was it warm or cold? on what
parts? how did it smell? What does he complain of
before or during the cold stage? what during the hot
stage? what after it? what during or after the
sweating stage?'

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Dr Ardavan Shahrdar, MD, DIHom
President of Iranian Homeopathic Association
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