I'm sure we probably all feel like we're slow learners. But the temptation
to take short cuts with routinist prescriptions to stem this flow of
frustration does not generally bear good results.
I would like "to stick up for" the greater homoeopathy here and state again
that it is uncommon characteristic symptoms, and working knowledge of
Materia Medica that resolves acute and chronic situations.
Without these vital ingredients only superficial observations are made.
(Arnica for every single injury. Calc carb for every fat little baby.
Pulsatilla for every mild mannered person. Hyoscyamus for every kid in
trouble with the law. Strammonium for every hyperactive child. Carcinoma for
autism. Arsenicum for leukaemia. Sulphur for scabies. ) Some lucky cures
yes, but palliation or disappointment more likely. By the way, I'm not
critical of resourcing Therapeutic Guides per se to track down a remedy, the
criticism is when individualization is lost in the process.
Not necessarily. Location in this situation may only serve to confirm the
choice, but it does not appear strongly characteristic or an extraordinary
feature in itself to me.
You could have something there
This is a natural function of the Vital Force to bring things to a head.
Palliating the pain may be all that could have been achieved by that stage
for that one tooth, but the susceptibility to the complaint can be treated,
if it is not ignored. The incidence of dental cavities in my own case rapidy
reduced under constitutional treatment.
Only if the signs and characteristics of Mercury are present in the patient.
The basic rules of prescribing don't change.
Etiology is one symptom that can uncover the true nature of the whole case.
But it is the combination of characteristics that determine the remedy. The
Never Well Since observations need to be examined well within their context
before they can fast-track a prescription.
Also, remedies have relationships or overlaps with each other. Trying dozens
of remedies in rapid succession confuses the case all the more.
Chris
! My dentist does not work weekends. I