Philosophy | Repertory and Rubrics | Materia Medica Remedy Differential | Materia Medica Keynotes | Short Cases |
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What is Hering's Law?
Cure will happen from above down, inside to periphery, most important to least important organs, most recent symptoms to oldest symptoms.
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There are 41 main chapters in the Complete Repertory. By memory in your group, list as many as possible.
Mind
Vertigo Head Eyes |
Identify 2 mental, 2 general, and 2 particular differences between Belladonna and Stramonium.
Belladonna more indicated with hallucinations and biting/mania violence; Stramonium has more fear and vulnerability and a fear of water.
Belladonna is agg. at 3pm, Stramonium at night and in the dark; Stramonium is amel. warmth, Belladonna is agg. heat of the sun. Belladonna face is all flushed or alternates flushed and pale; Stramonium has one side hot the other cold. Stramonium has increased thirst, Belladonna is thirstless. |
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Describe the four parts of a Complete Symptom and give an example.
BONUS: who determined what a complete symptom is?
Location, Modality, Sensation, Concomitant
Pain in the leg, worse on motion, burning pain, accompanied by a throbbing headache |
What is the arrangement of the types of rubrics as they are listed in the repertory?
Main Rubric
Laterality (right/left) Time Modalities, conditions, modifiers Extensions Locations Sensation |
Differentiate the cough symptoms of Carbo veg. and kali carbonicum.
Kali carb:
cough worse 2-4 am; worse on waking thick mucus difficult to dislodge stitching pains agg. draft and uncovering Carbo veg: rarely tenacious mucus or watery burning in the chest better cool air, fanning |
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How can prejudice be a part of homeopathic case taking and analysis, and why do we need to be on guard to avoid it? Describe at least 3 different ways prejudice can creep into your case.
Assuming the client's response
Choosing favorite remedies Rubrics |
Locate rubrics for the following symptoms:
My tooth hurts but is better when I have tea. My stomach is always upset after I eat fruit. There is a spasm of pain at the end of urination.
Pain, toothache, drinks warm, amel
Stomach, pain, fruit after urethra, pain, urination close of |
Differentiate the grief of ignatia vs. natrum muriaticum
ignatia has elements of spascticity and hysteria
over-sensitive, difficult to release emotions- leads to cramping. is 'stuck' nat mur depression reserved dignified |
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Describe the roll of diagnosis in homeopathic case taking and prescribing. Include both what is valuable about diagnosis and what is not.
Helps to identify pathology and the level of pathology.
Helps to identify what is common/uncommon in the patient. |
Find 4 rubrics across 4 different chapters where Belladonna is the only remedy listed.
Pulsation, Brain, extending to Forehead
Eyes, heat, itching Ears, pain, aching, noise agg Smell, sour bread smells |
Symptoms of mastitis include:
Breast tenderness or warmth to the touch. Breast swelling. Thickening of breast tissue, or a breast lump. Pain or a burning sensation continuously or while breast-feeding. Use rubrics to find 2 strong remedies and differentiate them, considering additional information you may need to know to make a final decision.
calc
phytolacca pulsatilla see class sample repertorizations |
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Compare and Contrast the contributions of Kent and Boenninghausen on homeopathy both past and present.
Repertories
case taking approaches/analysis |
Identify 4 symptoms of whooping cough and locate appropriate rubrics.
stomach retching gagging cough agg.
cough mucus from cough suffocative Stomach cough vomiting during |
Compare and contrast silica and pulsatilla and describe why you think they are acute/chronic complements. Consider both where they are similar and where they are different and aspects where they overlap
silica worse draft, pulsatilla craves open air/being fanned
anxiety and reserved, vs. desire for company etc. |
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