THE HOMEPATHIC PHYSICIAN versus SYMPTOM-COVERER: A CASE FOR ROUTINIST versus E

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THE HOMEPATHIC PHYSICIAN versus SYMPTOM-COVERER: A CASE FOR "ROUTINIST
versus EXPERT"
and Belladonna for fever. Such routinism homeo won't tolerate.

system like Ayurveda, Rei-Kei, herbal etc.
homeopathy is a specialization, as the following case would show:

pain in his anal region where he had been suffering for a few months with
boil like eruption. First he went to allopathy, then Ayurveda. Again, to a
homeopath who said he would give Silicea in low potency to make the abscess
ripen and suppurate out. It worked. But in two weeks time it reappeared.
He went to a somewhat senior homeopath, who said he would abort it and so
gave high dose of Hepar sul. The eruption subsided. But three weeks later
it reappeared. He was then referred to a Specialist who said he would give
a remedy to "eradicate the tendency to recurrence of boils" and gave
Graphites. Patient had relief this time also and he thought that the story
was over once for all, because this time he was treated by a specialist! A
month later the same old story. At this time he came to me. I told him I
may not be able to give medicine at once (off-hand prescription) and that I
needed a few hours. I asked him to tell me from the very beginning ever
since he first had the skin complaint.

mouth. For this he took allopathy and got relief. A year later it appeared
on his left upper arm--the same eruption. This time allopathy failed and so
he went to an Ayurvedic doctor whose medicines gave relief. About two years
later the same complaint appeared on his right hip. He went to a doctor and
got cured. One and a half years after this, it appeared on his left nates.
This time he took allopathy and got relief but six months later it
reappeared on the anus. It was at this time one homeopath after another
treated him, first to suppurate it out, then the second homeopath aborting
it and finally a specialist eradiating the tendency.

CASE REPERTORISATION: In this case the only available peculiar or uncommon
symptom is the "direction of appearance."
more valuable symptom was available in this case, this was taken as a matter
of exception. (Page 1400 of Kent's
Repertory)--GENERALITIES--SIDE--CROSSWISE.
Boericke's Mat. Medica.
remedy Muriatic Acid seemed to suit the patient. (Originally it appeared
around mouth. Now finally it is in anus). Muriatic Acid-1000, single dose,
completely cured him. It is now more than ten years and there is no
relapse. His general health too improved.

[The mistake committed by many homeopaths is they mainly concentrate on
"sensation, location, modality, concomitant" but if we carefully keep in
mind the advice of Dr. Hahnemann in section l53 of his Organon, we would
learn that if we prescribe on a symptom not at all connected with the
pathology, we can be more confident of our selection of the remedy. By this
way alone we can treat the patient and not the disease as the following case
would show:]

CASE 2: Sixty year old Mr. C. L. K. was referred to me for chronic renal
failure. The attending nephrologists said that kidney transplantation was
the only way out. At the time of the visit of the patient in my clinic,
five of his relatives were with him. They showed me his case file that
contained lab findings, blood reports etc. etc. I have to patiently look
through the file. After twenty minutes, one of the relative went out to
bring money for my fees. Others except the patient also went out. I and the
patient were sitting in my office. The patient said, "Doctor, instead of
telling me that I am alright and would recover soon, my son and others tell
me quite often not to talk much, not to work much and to take rest etc." (He
repeated this two more times).
To make a start anyhow, we may think of
readily occur to anyone.)

fast rule for this) Boericke's repertory was consulted:
patient. The answer is simple. The patient did not tell any 'uncommon'
'rare-strange-peculiar' symptom in respect of kidney function. Also if we
select a remedy, that too on mind symptoms that are not commonly found in a
disease, we are playing a sure and safe game. Section 213 of Organon.]

our selection, we may read that one or few remedies in the following
reference books:
two lists should be read in Lilienthal's HOMEO THERAPEUTICS in chapters
connected with urinary system. But this is not so. We selected remedies on
mind symptoms alone. For such cases where we select a remedy (or remedies)
on mind symptoms, we must go to the chapter "Melancholia" in Lilienthal.
This is the only chapter in Lilienthal for mind symptoms (apart from
'hysteria' 'insanity' and 'emotions')

under the chapter "Melancholia" he may ignore them.

the above two lists 'fault finding...' and 'complaining, discontented...')
under Melancholia in Lilienthal, the words "...despondency,
sadness...moral depression and relaxation..."
Under the remedy Tarentula Hispania made me to pause.

symptom of the patients while you study them in the materia medica after
having selected remedies through the Repertory. (The materia medica should
be studied with the aid of a Repertory.) You have to be an artist and not a
clerk doing mechanical work. You have to be an executive as far as "taking
of the case" and/or "selection of the remedy" is concerned.

attitude of his relatives indicates his feeling of not getting moral
encouragement.

instructions to report after six weeks.

phone that the lab. test showed lot of improvement in uric acid and
creatinine level. When the patient met me two weeks after this, he said, "I
feel very good...but how can I say that my kidney which is inside, has
improved..." (drags on his reply)

medicines; he hesitating replied, "Money is a difficulty for me now..."
(This time too, drags on in his reply)

would take loans from somebody or make arrangements for the money etc. In
this case, he drags on in his reply.

kidney and (ii) payment of fees to me, he is not definite in his reply.

not easy. At the most, may say 'indecision' or 'inconstancy' though these
two words are not so for repertorising the case. Therefore, the rubric
'inconstancy' under MIND in Kent's Repertory was consulted. All the twenty
remedies in this list were studied in Lilienthal under "melancholia."
Therein, under the remedy Arsenicum Alb. the following words caught my
attention.

hesitation...about acting or approving of action." (Oxford)

fees, both were of hesitating nature. Arsenicum Alb.10M single dose was
given. (Fortunately a distant relative of the patient who accompanied him
volunteered to pay the fees to me on behalf of the patient). Arsenicum Alb.
showed further improvement. Patient is still under treatment.

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