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  Picricum acidum is a remedy of the mineral kingdom. The main theme of an acid is struggle followed by collapse; exertion and exhaustion. The struggle is constant. It is an effort that, the person feels, has to be made in a particular direction. At some point in this constant struggle, the patient is so exhausted that a small setback like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back, leads to a state of collapse. In Picricum acidum we see a tremendous effort in the direction of intellectual achievement. The main delusions in Picricum acidum are: “Delusion, arms reach the …

MTEK is a useful memory aid to arriving at a correct prescription. M = Miasmatic Totality T = Totality of Symptoms E = Essence (should include gestures, postures, behaviours etc) K = Keynotes (which should encompass PQRS symptoms, refer §153 and §209 of Hahnemann’s Organon) When the above criteria are considered and the steps below followed, a correct prescription can be made. Step I Make the miasmatic diagnosis of the case i.e. ascertain the surface miasm. Step II Assess the Totality of Symptoms + Essence + Keynotes and PQRS (if any) of the case and formulate the indicated remedy. Step …

— Homeopath Keith Souter discusses different types of guilt and gives keynotes for some important remedies.  —   So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. William Shakespeare, Hamlet It is the genius of William Shakespeare that we still see his plays performed four centuries after he died. His canon of plays covers virtually every human emotion.  Incredibly, he gave textbook psychiatric descriptions of conditions centuries before psychiatry as a medical discipline was even conceived. In Hamlet we see one of the greatest depictions of depression. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark suffers from melancholy, or …

  Being a university approved teacher of repertory from 1994 till today, I have witnessed a huge transformation in the subject of repertory, in India. Way back in 1994, when I started teaching the subject, there were no textbooks as such. There were reference books for few to refer to, and the articles in I. C. R Symposium Volumes.  There were very few in print and they were difficult to procure. I had to study each repertory with some help from the reference books if available. Fortunately, my teachers guided me a lot whenever I had queries, including how to …

Describe all your present complaints, first the most troublesome ones, then others. As far as possible, try to provide the following details about each complaint with date of its start, if possible: i. Nature of the complaint (e.g. pain, swelling, fever, cough, etc) ii. Seat of the complaint (e.g. head, chest, etc.) iii. Conditions and circumstances which cause increase, decrease or relief of the complaint (e.g. rest, motion, walking, standing, lying, etc.) iv. At what time of the day or night is the complaint worse? v. Any cause for this particular complaint? 2. What do you think is the cause of …