'Kent's Repertory

[Dr. Krishnamoorthy]

on 3/28/04 3:22 AM, J.Venkatasubramanian at apexpreci@eth.net wrote:

Hi All,
When considering sensations of cough, there is one
Cough: dryness:larynx in
REPLY FROM DR. V. KRISHNAMURTHY
The above symptoms are 'special aggravaton' and is to be wholly disregarded.
Let me quote hereinbelow what Kent says in his HOW TO STUDY THE
REPERTORY.(See Kent's Repertory, Introduction and Preface sections)
The special aggravation is a great help, but such observations are often
wanting, and the general rubric must be pressed into service.
Again cough , as such, may not have any value for prescribing. It may be a
reflex cough and only those well versed in diagnosis and differential
diagnosis can say whether it is a reflex cough.
Again, we have to know what is common and what is uncommon. Otherwise the
practitioner would end up as a symptom-coverer and not homeopathic
physician.
Yes, most homeopaths(and they remain as a beginner for lifetime) think that
by just looking into the repertory whatever symptoms were told by the
patient, they would get success. But they end up as a symptom-coverer.