Kadwa's Homeopathy Clinic Diary to aid learning homeopathy.

51.

A gentleman 43 yo came to a senior homeopath for painful corn on his palm since one year. The senior homeopath asked me to give a single dose of Antimonium Crud 200. To my surprise the corn disappeared within 3-4 days. This case proved conclusively to me the power of specifics. i am a great admirer of prescriptions based on totality still specifics have their own space.

Rub 1 - Extremities; corns; soles
//though the corn was on the palm in this particular case, rubric generalized
Rub 2 - Extremities; corns; painful; aching

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ant-c 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
2 bry 1 1 R-2(1)
3 carb-v 1 1 R-2(1)
4 graph 1 1 R-2(1)
5 lach 1 1 R-2(1)
6 lyc 1 1 R-2(1)
7 lyss 1 1 R-2(1)
8 onc-t 1 1 R-1(1)
9 phos 1 1 R-2(1)
10 sac-l 1 1 R-1(1)
11 sep 1 1 R-2(1)
12 sil 1 1 R-2(1)
13 sul-ac 1 1 R-2(1)
14 sulph 1 1 R-2(1)

52.

This is an old case and the lady is complaint free since 2 years. A 28 yo unmarried lady came to me with complaint of stiffness and pain in her lower extremities. She has white swelling on her knees. She has more stiffness in the morning and her pain are worse after movements. She has taken lot of allopathic medicines for her pain which has stopped working now. She suffers from indigestion during menses. She gets aggravation in her pain after exposure to cold weather. She gets profuse and early menses. She said that her body pain has started after she had chikunguniya few years back but recently it has reached to unbearable levels.
This case was done on the basis of characteristic materia medica. The repertorial analysis is done only for presentation purposes.
She was given Rhus Tox 200 bd for few days which didn't give her any relief. Nux Vomica 200 provided some 25% relief. She told me that she gets burning in her palms during menses. She was asked to take Kali Carb 200 followed by Carbo Veg 200 which provided good relief to her on all counts. i would again like to mention that homeopathic prescribing involves lot of subjectivity. It also demands immediate attention for acute flare ups. Therefore being methodical always and rule abiding is not possible in real conditions. All cases are being shared as it is without decorating in any way for presentation.

Rub 1 - Extremities; pain; burning, smarting; hands; palms; menses, during
Rub 2 - Extremities; pain; upper limbs; morning; waking, on
Rub 3 - Extremities; pain; joints; walking; while
Rub 4 - Abdomen; pain; menses; during
Rub 5 - Face; eruptions; acne; menses; during
Rub 6 - Extremities; swelling; knees
Rub 7 - Generalities; pain; warmth; amel.
Rub 8 - Female; menses; early, too, frequent; profuse, and
Rub 9 - Generalities; intoxication, after; medicaments

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 7 22 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(4)
2 carb-v 7 18 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(1)
3 nux-v 6 22 R-3(3),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(4)
4 puls 6 19 R-2(1),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(4)
5 calc 6 17 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4)
6 sep 6 17 R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
7 sil 6 16 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(1)
8 kali-c 6 14 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(3)
9 lyc 6 14 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(1),R-9(1)
10 mag-c 6 14 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(3)
11 nat-m 6 14 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(3),R-8(3),R-9(1)
12 caust 6 13 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(3)
13 coloc 6 12 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-9(3)
14 thuj 6 10 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(1)
15 phos 5 16 R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4)
16 ars 5 15 R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(1)
17 cham 5 14 R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(1)
18 chin 5 14 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(3)
19 nit-ac 5 13 R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(1)
20 bry 5 12 R-3(1),R-4(1),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(3)

53.

A 30 yo unmarried male patient comes to me for his abdominal pain on flare ups. He generally does well on nux vomica, calc, lyc depending on his other presenting symptoms. Once he reported that he has got flare up in tinnitus. It worsens terribly during masturbation. He said that since few days it is even persisting after masturbation. A single dose of Digitalis 200 provided him immediate relief in his tinnitus.

Rub 1 - Hearing; ringing; coition, after
//rubric generalized for masturbation
Rub 2 - Abdomen; pain; left
Rub 3 - Abdomen; lower
Rub 4 - Abdomen; pain; cramping, gripping; hypogastrium

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 dig 4 6 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1)
2 sulph 3 12 R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(4)
3 ars 3 11 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4)
4 bry 3 11 R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(3)
5 carb-v 3 11 R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(3)
6 agar 3 10 R-2(4),R-3(2),R-4(4)
7 calc 3 10 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4)
8 kali-c 3 10 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(3)
9 puls 3 10 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4)
10 ambr 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
11 caust 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
12 cocc 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
13 ign 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
14 lyc 3 9 R-2(2),R-3(4),R-4(3)
15 nat-c 3 9 R-2(4),R-3(2),R-4(3)
16 nux-v 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
17 sil 3 9 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
18 acon 3 8 R-2(3),R-3(2),R-4(3)
19 aloe 3 8 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3)
20 bell 3 8 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3)

54.

A 19 yo girl came to the ngo clinic. The girl seems to be from an affluent family. She skillfully avoided disclosing the source who recommended her. She was speaking very mildly. She said that she has been just operated for her rectum fistula. She gets headache and vomitting after she returns from her college. She told that she can't bear any contradiction and gets very angry if she faces any. She is also irritated at home for trivial matters. She doesn't have any contention of mind. She is little bit obese.
She did well on Nux Vomica for her vomitting and headache. She also responded later to calc and then lyc when there was a relapse. She got some warts on her hands. She was given Thuja. Warts decreased in number but started itching. She was given Sulphur. Itching subsided but warts remained. She was given Nitric Acid with which all her warts dropped. When she came for the warts episode she reported that her headache and vomitting has been cured.

Rub 1 - Skin; warts, condylomata; itching
Rub 2 - Mind; anger; contradiction, from
Rub 3 - Head; pain, headache; mental exertion; agg.
Rub 4 - Stomach; vomiting; headache; during
Rub 5 - Rectum; fistulae
Rub 6 - Mind; mildness
Rub 7 - Mind; reserved
Rub 8 - Mind; irritability; trifles, about
Rub 9 - Mind; discontented; always

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nit-ac 9 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(1),R-9(1)
2 sep 8 25 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(3)
3 lyc 8 21 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(3)
4 sulph 8 20 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(4)
5 sil 7 22 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
6 calc 7 21 R-1(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(3)
7 ign 7 21 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(3)
8 phos 7 20 R-1(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(2)
9 aur 7 17 R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(3)
10 nux-v 7 17 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(2),R-7(1),R-8(3)
11 staph 7 15 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(3)
12 thuj 7 15 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(3)
13 hep 7 14 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(4)
14 kali-c 7 14 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(1)
15 puls 6 17 R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
16 cact 6 15 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(1)
17 caust 6 15 R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(3)
18 cocc 6 15 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(2)
19 carc 6 14 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
20 bell 6 13 R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(3)

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57.

A boy 17yo was brought to me by his father. He looked very weak. He had an ulcer on his lip which looked like a fever sore. His father handed over a file to me and said "He was hospitalized for few days after he fainted in his college." The file said that the boy was suffering from enteric fever. His father said that had fever even after discharge from the hospital and was given allopathic medicines. He feels weak, has haeadache and less appetite. i gave him Nux Vomica 30 bd for 7 days. Then after clinic hours i made the following analysis. i was all set to give him Arsenic Alb 30 when he visits me after 7 days. He didn't turn up on seventh day so i thought that he should have sought treatment somewhere else. On eightth day he appeared and said that he is alright now. No fever, no weakness, no lip sore, good appetite.

Rub 1 - Generalities; intoxication, after; medicaments
Rub 2 - Face; ulcers; lips
Rub 3 - Generalities; weakness; fever; during; typhoid

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
2 ph-ac 3 10 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(3)
3 ars 3 8 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(3)
4 nit-ac 3 8 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(3)
5 nux-v 3 8 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1)
6 carb-v 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
7 zinc 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
8 hep 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
9 phos 2 5 R-2(4),R-3(1)
10 puls 2 5 R-1(4),R-2(1)
11 sep 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
12 sil 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
13 bry 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
14 chin 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
15 lyc 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
16 mur-ac 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
17 nat-m 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
18 rhus-t 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
19 bapt 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
20 cham 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)

58.

A 40 yo gentleman came to me with a complaint of pain in his feet rising upwards when he rests them on a cold surface. He is bit sluggish in his movements and lacks agility.
You will agree that the analysis throws many chilly remedies for consideration even though you may not agree with the metaphoric use of rubrics.
Single dose of Calc Carb 200 provided good relief.

Rub 1 - Extremities; coldness, chilliness; feet; bed, in; agg.
//bed methophorically indicates resting for a long time
Rub 2 - Mind; fear; bed; in
//here bed indicates his fear about his condition
Rub 3 - Generalities; sluggishness of body; motion, in
Rub 4 - Generalities; touch; agg.; cold, of anything

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 phos 4 13 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3)
2 calc 4 9 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
3 sil 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-4(4)
4 rhus-t 3 9 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-4(4)
5 merc 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(3)
6 bell 2 7 R-1(3),R-2(4)
7 graph 2 7 R-1(4),R-2(3)
8 ars 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
9 kali-c 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
10 sulph 2 6 R-1(3),R-4(3)
11 sep 2 5 R-1(4),R-3(1)
12 carb-an 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
13 caust 2 4 R-2(3),R-4(1)
14 con 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
15 nat-m 2 4 R-2(1),R-4(3)
16 nit-ac 2 4 R-1(1),R-4(3)
17 zinc 2 4 R-1(3),R-4(1)
18 thuj 2 3 R-1(1),R-4(2)
19 alum 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
20 verat 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)

59.

A 44 yo came to me with a complaint of chest pain. She went to a cardiologist for this complaint earlier. The cardiologist advised her hospitalization. It would cost her lots of rupees so she didn't do that.
While narrating her complaint she was pressing her left breast and making some other extravagant expressions. The first rubric was applied for her overt expressions at a public place (the ngo clinic is a virtual public place). The second rubric for her perception that there is a serious problem with her heart. The third one for her fear that she will suffer a heart attack. Hyos 200 single dose was given and she reported back after 7 days that there is no chest pain.

Rub 1 - Mind; naked, wants to be
Rub 2 - Mind; delusions, imaginations; injury; injured, of being
Rub 3 - Mind; delusions, imaginations; injury; receive, will

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 hyos 3 9 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(1)
2 stram 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1)
3 sulph 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
4 phos 2 5 R-1(4),R-2(1)
5 bell 2 4 R-1(3),R-3(1)
6 lach 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
7 irid 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
8 merc 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
9 cimic 1 3 R-3(3)
10 op 1 3 R-3(3)
11 sec 1 3 R-1(3)
12 tarent 1 3 R-1(3)
13 verat 1 3 R-1(3)
14 camph 1 2 R-1(2)
15 naja 1 2 R-2(2)
16 aids 1 1 R-1(1)
17 ara-m 1 1 R-1(1)
18 ars 1 1 R-3(1)
19 bamb-a 1 1 R-1(1)
20 bry 1 1 R-2(1)

60.

A 75 yo lady was brought to me by the volunteer who looks after the upkeep of NGO clinic. She told me that this old lady stays near the clinic. She is not given a single penny by her children and she doesn't have any source of income. So i should not charge even the nominal fee to her. The old lady started weeping. She said what a shame it is that those who are brought up as children do such things in our old age. She said that she has a constant discharge from her right ear. The discharge was not very thin like water nor very thick and viscous. It was slightly yellow. There was spasmodic pain in her ear. The pain was not continuous.

Pulsatilla 200 bd for few days provided good relief for her ear discharge and pain.

Rub 1 - Mind; humiliation; ailments from, agg.
Rub 2 - Mind; sadness; weeping; with
Rub 3 - Mind; helplessness
Rub 4 - Mind; discouraged; weeping; with
Rub 5 - Ears; discharges; purulent
Rub 6 - Ears; pain; convulsive, spasmodic

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 puls 5 12 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(4),R-6(1)
2 cham 5 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1)
3 lyc 4 15 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)
4 ign 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(2)
5 nat-m 4 13 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-5(3)
6 aur 4 11 R-1(2),R-2(4),R-4(1),R-5(4)
7 plat 4 11 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-6(3)
8 rhus-t 3 10 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-5(3)
9 sep 3 10 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-5(3)
10 caust 3 9 R-2(3),R-5(3),R-6(3)
11 ph-ac 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-6(3)
12 thuj 3 9 R-2(3),R-5(3),R-6(3)
13 am-c 3 8 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(4)
14 ars 3 8 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(4)
15 hep 3 8 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(4)
16 alum 3 7 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(3)
17 carb-v 3 7 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(3)
18 graph 3 7 R-2(3),R-4(1),R-5(3)
19 kali-c 3 7 R-2(2),R-3(1),R-5(4)
20 kali-p 3 7 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(3)

61.

A 45 yo came to me with complaint of anxiety. He said that he always fears that something wrong will happen. He gets very anxious and tense and continuously remains in that state. It also affects his day to day working.

Rub 1 - Mind; anxiety; fear, with
Rub 2 - Mind; fear; death, of; anxiety, with
//to represent his heightened state of anxiety
Rub 3 - Mind; anxiety; faintness; with
//to represent his inability to work due to anxiety

He was asked to take Arsenic Alb 200 bd for 3 days and see how that affects over 15 days. He came the next day itself to report that the first dose of the remedy itself has given him tremendous relief.

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ars 3 9 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4)
2 verat 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3)
3 dig 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
4 ign 2 6 R-1(4),R-3(2)
5 puls 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
6 acon 2 5 R-1(4),R-2(1)
7 plat 2 5 R-1(3),R-2(2)
8 psor 2 5 R-1(4),R-2(1)
9 spong 2 5 R-1(1),R-3(4)
10 crot-h 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
11 graph 2 4 R-1(3),R-3(1)
12 mosch 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
13 nit-ac 2 4 R-1(3),R-3(1)
14 plb 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
15 rhus-t 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
16 squil 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
17 tab 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
18 calc-ar 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
19 cench 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
20 cic 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)

62.

A 70 yo gentleman came to me. He said that he has arrived from his home city in the morning and until afternoon he couldn't pass stool. He feels like passing but couldn't do on attempting. Whenever he travels he gets constipated and finally needs enema.

He has been operated for prostate cancer twice. He still passes red urine but his reports show normal hemoglobin. He is a dedicated and enthsiastic worker for a social organisation. He still maintains full vigor in his work.

He was given a single dose of Nux Vomica 200. He informed on phone after few hours that he could successfully move his bowels to his full satisfaction. He expressed his pleasure that he didn't need any enema which is more or less indispensable for him in such conditions.

Rub 1 - Mind; positiveness
//not dejected in life spite of serious challenges
Rub 2 - Mind; order, desire for
//works meticulously and expects same from others
Rub 3 - Mind; anxiety; business, about
//thinks about objectives of his organization always
Rub 4 - Mind; social; position, concerned about
//lives to his dignity in the organization
Rub 5 - Mind; ambition; ambitious; means, employed every possible
//maintains high standards of performance
Rub 6 - Rectum; urging, desire; frequent; ineffectual
Rub 7 - Rectum; constipation; traveling agg.

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nux-v 7 14 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3)
2 sep 6 10 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-6(3),R-7(3)
3 plat 4 9 R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4)
4 lyc 4 8 R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3)
5 sulph 4 6 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-6(3)
6 ign 3 7 R-4(1),R-6(3),R-7(3)
7 anac 3 5 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-6(3)
8 ars 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-6(1)
9 caust 3 5 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-6(1)
10 nat-m 3 5 R-3(1),R-6(3),R-7(1)
11 op 3 5 R-1(1),R-3(1),R-7(3)
12 calc 3 3 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1)
13 culx-p 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
14 hema-h 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
15 herin 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
16 tax 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-6(1)
17 verat 2 7 R-4(4),R-5(3)
18 lac-h 2 5 R-1(3),R-3(2)
19 puls 2 5 R-3(4),R-4(1)
20 alum 2 4 R-4(1),R-7(3)

63.

Patients come to me with a complaint of prostatorrhoea. They suffer from weakness due to loss of prostatic fluid while passing stool or at other times without erections. Selenium is a specific remedy for this complaint. i have used selenium 6 effectively in at least two cases. Other remedies with two occurences in the following chart are also quite effective. They may be given in high potency in few doses when well indicated. Of course any other remedy indicated on the basis of comprehensive analysis should also work.

Rub 1 - Male; emission of prostatic fluid, prostatorrhea; erections; without
Rub 2 - Male; emission of prostatic fluid, prostatorrhea; stool; during

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sel 2 8 R-1(4),R-2(4)
2 nat-m 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
3 phos 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
4 con 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
5 cann-s 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
6 lyc 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
7 thuj 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
8 nit-ac 1 4 R-2(4)
9 nux-v 1 4 R-2(4)
10 ph-ac 1 4 R-2(4)
11 sep 1 4 R-2(4)
12 sil 1 4 R-2(4)
13 sulph 1 4 R-2(4)
14 agn 1 3 R-2(3)
15 alum 1 3 R-2(3)
16 anac 1 3 R-2(3)
17 arg-n 1 3 R-2(3)
18 calc 1 3 R-2(3)
19 cann-i 1 3 R-2(3)
20 carb-v 1 3 R-2(3)

64.

A 72 yo lady came to me with her chief complaint of asthmatic breathing. She gets the complaint of short breath if she walks more than 100 meter. She is an obese lady. She is much worried about her family matters even though the things are going well. Her younger son manages to get some money from her anytime by telling her false stories about his compulsions. She never stays with one physician for a long time and changes her physician sooner or later. If someone asks her to recite a religious text so that her problems will be solved, she immediately agrees and starts doing recitals. She was given calc carb 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac. She reported after 15 days that she had a great relief in her problem of short breath. She can even climb staircase comfortably and reach 2nd floor now which was not possible earlier.

Rub 1 - Mind; fear; happen; something will; family, to, or to him
Rub 2 - Mind; cares, worries, full of
Rub 3 - Mind; restlessness, nervousness; timid
Rub 4 - Mind; runs about
//to represent her tendency to change physicians
Rub 5 - Mind; superstitious
Rub 6 - Respiration; difficult; walking; agg.
Rub 7 - Generalities; obesity

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 calc 7 19 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(4)
2 ars 6 14 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(3)
3 puls 5 17 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
4 con 5 11 R-2(3),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(1)
5 nux-v 5 11 R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(1)
6 lach 5 10 R-2(2),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(1)
7 caust 5 9 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(1)
8 agar 5 5 R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1)
9 sulph 4 13 R-2(3),R-4(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
10 phos 4 12 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-6(4),R-7(3)
11 carc 4 11 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-5(1),R-7(3)
12 hyos 4 11 R-2(3),R-4(4),R-6(1),R-7(3)
13 sep 4 11 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
14 bell 4 8 R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3)
15 chin 4 8 R-2(3),R-4(3),R-6(1),R-7(1)
16 dig 4 8 R-2(3),R-4(1),R-6(3),R-7(1)
17 med 4 6 R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-7(1)
18 ozon 4 6 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-6(1),R-7(1)
19 rhus-t 4 6 R-2(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(1)
20 zinc 4 6 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1)

65.

A 75 yo gentleman came to me with chief complaint of tremors of his hands. He is a very short tempered person. He finds fault with his family members but he can't sustain away from them. He gets angry at trifles and generally loses his balance of mind in the fit of anger. He remains busy with some task or other but fails to do any productive work. He is sensitive to sunlight as bright light aggravates his eyes. He can see comfortably at night (when lights are on). 7 doses of Stramonium 200 over 14 days (a dose every alternate day) provided appreciable relief for his hand tremors.

Rub 1 - Mind; delirium; trembling, with
Rub 2 - Generalities; trembling; nervous
Rub 3 - Mind; anger; ailments from, agg.; mental and emotional consequences of
Rub 4 - Eyes; light; agg.; sunlight
Rub 5 - Mind; clinging
//to represent his dependence on family members
Rub 6 - Mind; carried; desires to be
//again represents his dependence on his family members
Rub 7 - Mind; delirium; busy
//his inability to do any productive work

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 stram 7 18 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3)
2 bell 7 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(1)
3 ars 6 13 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3)
4 lyc 5 17 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(3)
5 puls 5 15 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3)
6 acon 5 13 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-6(3)
7 bry 5 13 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(3)
8 gels 5 13 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(1)
9 sulph 5 13 R-1(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(1)
10 coff 5 9 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(1)
11 phos 5 9 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1)
12 nux-v 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(1)
13 lach 4 12 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-6(3)
14 hyos 4 11 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-7(3)
15 ign 4 11 R-1(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-6(3)
16 calc 4 8 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-6(1)
17 camph 4 8 R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-7(1)
18 rhus-t 4 8 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-6(3),R-7(1)
19 apis 4 6 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-6(1)
20 cina 4 6 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-5(1),R-6(3)

66.

An obese lady 35 yo came to me with a chief complaint of facial acne. She also has facial warts. Warts started appearing since a year or so. She prefers cool surroundings. She has scanty flow during menses. She said that negative thoughts crowd on her mind. She always asks for more medicine in terms of number of pills. By the way i give only one pill of size 20 as one dose. She was given a dose of Pulsatilla 200 followed by sac lac. She reported after 15 days that there was no relief. She was given a dose of Thuja 1M followed by sac lac. She reported after 3 weeks that there is a relief in acne. She reported further that her menstrual flow has increased.

Rub 1 - Mind; ideas; fixed
Rub 2 - Mind; pessimist
Rub 3 - Mind; avarice
Rub 4 - Female; menses; scanty
Rub 5 - Face; warts
Rub 6 - Generalities; air; cold; amel.
Rub 7 - Generalities; obesity
Rub 8 - Face; eruptions; acne

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ars 8 23 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(4)
2 nat-m 8 23 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4)
3 thuj 8 22 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4)
4 lyc 7 23 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(2),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4)
5 puls 7 23 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4)
6 sulph 7 22 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4)
7 sep 7 21 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4)
8 calc 7 19 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(3)
9 nux-v 7 19 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(2),R-4(3),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(4)
10 nit-ac 7 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-8(4)
11 caust 7 16 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(4)
12 con 7 16 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(3)
13 graph 7 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4)
14 aur 7 15 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4)
15 lach 7 14 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(3)
16 merc 7 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(2)
17 dulc 6 19 R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(4)
18 phos 6 19 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4)
19 psor 6 19 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(2),R-8(4)
20 carb-v 6 16 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(4)

67.

A 51 yo gentleman came to me with the chief complaint of panic attacks. He said that whenever he gets panic attacks he just wants to run away from the society. He also suffers from flatulence. Even if he just presses his arm he starts belching, so much full of gas he is. Lycopodium 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac provided excellent relief for all his complaints.

Rub 1 - Mind; escape, desire to; society, mankind, from
Rub 2 - Abdomen; flatulence; eating; after
Rub 3 - Generalities; alive sensation, internally
//to represent his feel that gas moves to mouth after pressing arms.

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 lyc 3 6 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(1)
2 nux-v 2 7 R-2(4),R-3(3)
3 cocc 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
4 cycl 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
5 ign 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
6 puls 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
7 sep 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
8 thuj 2 5 R-2(1),R-3(4)
9 hyos 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
10 mag-m 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
11 rhod 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
12 sulph 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
13 zinc 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
14 ant-c 2 3 R-2(2),R-3(1)
15 verat 2 3 R-2(1),R-3(2)
16 alum 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
17 calc 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
18 caust 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
19 falco-p 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
20 m-art 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)

68.

A lady brought her 6 month old kid to the clinic and sought treatment for haemangioma. The kid had haemengioma on his head and back. The allopathic doctor presiding as the chief of the clinic asked the lady to take her son to the government hospital. She said that she had been there but they denied any treatment. i intervened and said that let me give him a remedy and see how that affects over 7 days. The boy was playful and white saliva could be seen in his mouth. i gave baby a single dose of Thuja 1M. i did the repertorization afterwards and was all set to give Belladonna when the kid returns. When the lady brought her son back after a week i was pleasantly surprised to see the mass reduce by 50%. i gave him sac lac.

The moral of the story is - Don't underestimate power of specific remedies.

Rub 1 - Mind; play; desire to, playful
Rub 2 - Head; fungus haematodes
//rubric generalized
Rub 3 - Mouth; salivation; white

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ars 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
2 bell 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
3 cann-i 2 5 R-1(1),R-3(4)
4 stram 2 5 R-1(4),R-3(1)
5 calc-p 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
6 con 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
7 phos 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
8 puls 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
9 calc 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
10 ign 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
11 merc 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
12 sil 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
13 sulph 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
14 thuj 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
15 cic 1 4 R-1(4)
16 apis 1 3 R-2(3)
17 cimic 1 3 R-1(3)
18 cocc 1 3 R-1(3)
19 cypr 1 3 R-1(3)
20 med 1 3 R-1(3)

69.

A 40 yo lady came to me with a complaint of swelling on her right hand. She said that she feels very irritated at home and is utterly upset. She has many complaints against her hub. She has cramping pain in her legs at night. She said that her knees are also much painful.
She was asked to take Sepia 200 bd for 2 days followed by Natrum Mur 30 bd. She was asked to report after a week. She reported after a week that there is good relief in her pain. All swelling on her hand has gone. Still she gets cramping pain in her legs but that is much less now. She is also feeling quite well at mental level. i told her that look happiness can't be earned through remedies. Whatever short term relief the remedy has given should be used to develop a healthy attitude that will ensure consistent practical happiness. She is asked to take Natrum Mur 30 once in two days and report back after 2 weeks.
The repertory may create some confusion. But if one reads Boericke materia medica one can find that Sepia and Natrum Mur are the indicated remedies here. i many times ask patients to take one remedy after another and i want to acknowledge here that this dosing many times works very well.

Rub 1 - Mind; family, aversion to
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; trifles, about
Rub 3 - Mind; lamenting, bemoaning, wailing
Rub 4 - Generalities; swelling
Rub 5 - Extremities; pain; knees
Rub 6 - Extremities; pain; drawing; cramping; legs

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nat-c 6 14 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
2 nat-m 6 14 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
3 plat 6 14 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
4 calc 5 17 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4)
5 sep 5 17 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4)
6 aur 5 16 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)
7 lyc 5 16 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)
8 sulph 5 16 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
9 hep 5 15 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
10 phos 5 15 R-1(3),R-2(2),R-3(2),R-4(4),R-5(4)
11 sil 5 15 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(3)
12 anac 5 13 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4)
13 caust 5 13 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
14 con 5 13 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4)
15 petr 5 13 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
16 kali-c 5 12 R-1(2),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4)
17 ph-ac 5 11 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1)
18 haliae-lc 5 7 R-1(1),R-2(2),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(2)
19 cham 4 15 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4)
20 verat 4 15 R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)

70.

A 45 yo lady came to me with complaint of abdominal pain with vomitting. She was observing a day's fast. She said that she feels better for her abdominal pain if she applies hard pressure thereon. She works as a cook but finds it difficult to work due to these developments. She was asked to take Colocynth 30 and Nux Vomica 200 bd until relief. She reported on her next visit that she got good and immediate relief.

Rub 1 - Abdomen; pain; vomiting; with
Rub 2 - Abdomen; pain; cramping, gripping; bend, bending; amel.; double
Rub 3 - Abdomen; fasting; agg.
Rub 4 - Mind; business; incapacity for

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 puls 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
2 verat 3 8 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3)
3 caust 3 7 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(1)
4 lach 3 7 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3)
5 nux-v 3 6 R-1(4),R-3(1),R-4(1)
6 acon 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1)
7 bry 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1)
8 sep 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1)
9 sil 3 5 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
10 stram 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
11 coloc 2 7 R-1(3),R-2(4)
12 bell 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
13 chin 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
14 ars 2 5 R-1(4),R-4(1)
15 arn 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
16 calc 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
17 colch 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
18 hell 2 4 R-1(3),R-3(1)
19 hep 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
20 mag-c 2 4 R-2(3),R-4(1)

71.

A 42 yo lady came to me with a diagnostic report in her hand. The report said "Cervix is showing small multiple nabothian cysts s/o chronic cervicitis". She got this report from her gynecologist. She is a widow since 10 years. She gets profuse leucorrhoea after menses which is almost constant though less afterwards. She is much worried about the nabothian cysts though she didn't have any symptoms due to this. She has two kids to look after and her joint family is not very strong financially. The lady is not agile in her movements.
She was given Calc Carb 200 bd for 3 days followed by sac lac. The lady reported relief in her leucorrhoea and decreased menstrual flow during her periods.

Rub 1 - Female; leucorrhea; menses; after
Rub 2 - Female; leucorrhea; profuse
Rub 3 - Mind; anxiety; future, about
Rub 4 - Mind; carried; desires to be
//she was reposing too much confidence in physician while making her request to treat her cysts
Rub 5 - Generalities; sluggishness of body
Rub 6 - Female; menses; profuse
Rub 7 - Generalities; sexual; desire, suppression of; agg.
//metaphorically this rubric represents state of a lonely and financially insecure lady
Rub 8 - Mind; fear; sadness, within

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 calc 8 23 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(1)
2 phos 8 22 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
3 lyc 8 19 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(1)
4 puls 7 24 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
5 ars 7 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-8(1)
6 lach 7 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(1)
7 graph 7 20 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(1)
8 plat 7 20 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(3)
9 merc 7 19 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-8(2)
10 carb-v 7 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
11 lil-t 7 16 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(3),R-6(2),R-7(3),R-8(1)
12 nat-m 6 22 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-8(3)
13 sil 6 21 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4)
14 sulph 6 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4)
15 con 6 20 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(4)
16 alum 6 18 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(1)
17 caust 6 18 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-8(1)
18 bry 6 17 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4)
19 ph-ac 6 17 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-5(2),R-6(3),R-7(3)
20 calc-p 6 15 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(4)

72.

A 35 yo married gentleman came to me with the complaint of hypertension. When I checked his BP it was 180/120. I said man what are you doing? Why your BP is so high? He said that this is his normal. It is always like that. I asked him whether he has any symptoms due to his high BP. He said no. He gets breathless after exertion. I told him to mind his life style as there is a possibility of blockages in his heart. He should cut his fat intake, no red meat and very less oil. When asked about any problems that he might have in his life he said that he always remain happy and doesn't take any tension. He even forgets to take his allopathic BP medicine at times. I said that he should take his allopathic BP medicine religiously and explained that any lapse may prove fatal for him. He was given Lycopodium 200 bd for 2 days followed by Belladonna 200 bd for 5 days. Then i did the following analysis and was waiting for a week. He reported back after a week. He said that there is relief in breathlessness. When I measured his BP it was 160/110. I gave him a single dose of Sulphur 200 followed by Belladonna 200 bd for a week.

Rub 1 - Clinical; hypertension
Rub 2 - Mind; frivolous
//taking a serious issue lightly
Rub 3 - Mind; delusions, imaginations; wealth, of
//thinks all is well and enjoys life to fullest
Rub 4 - Mind; high-spirited
//not bothered about the danger
Rub 5 - Mind; audacity
//lacks prudence
Rub 6 - Respiration; difficult; exertion agg.

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(3)
2 verat 5 12 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3)
3 bell 5 11 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(3)
4 lach 5 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(4)
5 puls 4 14 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-5(3),R-6(4)
6 nux-v 4 11 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(3)
7 phos 4 9 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-5(1),R-6(4)
8 sil 4 9 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-5(1),R-6(4)
9 plat 4 6 R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1)
10 sep 4 6 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-5(1),R-6(1)
11 merc 3 11 R-2(4),R-5(3),R-6(4)
12 aur 3 9 R-1(3),R-5(3),R-6(3)
13 calc 3 8 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-6(4)
14 ign 3 8 R-1(3),R-5(4),R-6(1)
15 acon 3 7 R-1(1),R-5(3),R-6(3)
16 arg-n 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-6(3)
17 arn 3 7 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-5(3)
18 caust 3 7 R-1(3),R-5(1),R-6(3)
19 con 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-6(3)
20 spong 3 6 R-2(1),R-4(1),R-6(4)

73.

A 18 yo girl came to me for treatment of pimples on her face. They erupted suddenly after she applied an antibiotic cream on her face. The girl has a complaint of severe dysmenorrhoea on the first day of menses. She is a mild and affectionate girl. She is thirstless and even returns almost 70% full 1 litre bottle from her college. She prefers open air and cold surroundings. She complains of constipation which started recently. The girl has done well on Pulsatilla 200 earlier. Puls reduced her dysmenorrhoea drastically. Looking at the complaint of constipation I opted for Natrum Mur. She was given few doses of Natrum Mur 200 which did nothing for her. Then a single dose of Pulsatilla 1M was given followed by sac lac which reduced her pimples by 70% over 10 days. Even though the repertory throws up many remedies, the differential study of Materia Medica definitely helps for reaching the right remedy. It is also true that repertorization helps in reducing our bias for our favorite remedies.

Rub 1 - Female; menses; painful, dysmenorrhea
Rub 2 - Mind; affectionate
Rub 3 - Stomach; thirstlessness
Rub 4 - Generalities; air; open; desires
Rub 5 - Rectum; constipation
Rub 6 - Generalities; intoxication, after; medicaments
Rub 7 - Face; eruptions; acne

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 puls 7 27 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
2 ars 7 22 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
3 lyc 7 21 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
4 nat-m 7 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
5 carb-v 7 20 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
6 ph-ac 7 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(3)
7 carc 7 12 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(2)
8 sulph 6 24 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
9 nux-v 6 23 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
10 phos 6 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(4)
11 lach 6 20 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(3)
12 sep 6 20 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
13 graph 6 19 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(4)
14 caust 6 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(4)
15 calc 6 17 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(2),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(3)
16 sec 6 17 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(2)
17 arn 6 16 R-1(3),R-3(2),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(3)
18 bry 6 16 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(1)
19 nit-ac 6 16 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)
20 sil 6 16 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(4)

74.

That was an exceptional day at the clinic. The clinic that offers allopathic and homeopathic treatment didn't have presence of any allopathic physician. It is easy to treat old patients you have their medication schedule on their records. Of course, treatment of new patients demands close attention for making diagnosis.
A mother brought her 8 yo son. The boy had swelling on his cervical lymph nodes and he was also having fever. The boy was restless while sitting. He lacked focus of mind while answering questions addressed to him. I decided to give him belladonna 200. The remedy was given bd for 2 days and then od for 4 days. Amox and para was also given. When allopaths are present they write prescriptions for new generation antibiotics as clinic doesn't hold any stock of expensive medicines.
This is a weekly clinic. I did the analysis for the case for verifying the remedy given and to decide about the next remedy. I was having pulsatilla in my mind for the second prescription. I was quite curious about the outcome of the remedy when I went to the clinic after a week. I discussed the case with an allopath who said that the boy needed new generation antibiotic. When the mother brought the boy, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the boy got relief in fever and cough. There was a substantial reduction in the swelling of lymph nodes. The mother said that the boy won't take the bitter medicine so give him only your sweet pills!!

Rub 1 - Neck; swelling; lymphatic tissue, cervical
Rub 2 - Cough; children, in
Rub 3 - Mind; impatience; heat, during
Rub 4 - Mind; children; complaints in
Rub 5 - Mind; restlessness, nervousness; fever; during
Rub 6 - Mind; confusion of mind; fever, during; heat

Sr. No. Remedy Occurrence Marks Rubrics
1 ars 6 20 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4)
2 cham 6 20 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(3)
3 puls 6 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(3)
4 bell 6 17 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(2),R-6(3)
5 phos 5 17 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4)
6 merc 5 16 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(2),R-6(3)
7 rhus-t 5 16 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(2)
8 acon 5 14 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1)
9 bry 5 14 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(4)
10 lyc 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(2),R-4(4),R-5(1)
11 nat-m 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-6(2)
12 nux-v 5 14 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3)
13 ign 5 13 R-1(3),R-3(2),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3)
14 ip 5 13 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(2)
15 lach 4 13 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(3)
16 sep 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-6(4)
17 verat 4 13 R-1(2),R-2(3),R-4(4),R-6(4)
18 calc 4 12 R-1(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1)
19 sulph 4 12 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(3)
20 apis 4 11 R-1(3),R-3(2),R-4(3),R-5(3)

75.

People generally don't know that homeopathy can give good results in the treatment of psychological disorders like mania, insanity, delirium etc.
I used to think earlier that remedies like Natrum Mur and Ignatia should do well if there is history of grief. Similarly Staphysagria, if there is history of humiliation or mortification.
A person who was coming to me for the treatment of himself and his family members once saw that I was dealing with a patient with psychological disorder. He asked me whether I could help for the case of his 50 yo sister with similar problems. He also described her behavior which is represented by the following rubrics. The rubrics are self explanatory so no details are given here to avoid typing.
She was given Natrum Mur 200 which didn't help her. She got good relief from Belladonna 200. She cooled down a great deal in her delirium and other compulsive outbursts.

Rub 1 - Mind; delirium
Rub 2 - Mind; compulsive disorders
Rub 3 - Mind; complaining
Rub 4 - Mind; delirium; anger, vexation, after
Rub 5 - Mind; memory; active; events, for past
Rub 6 - Mind; delirium; maniacal
Rub 7 - Mind; delirium; violent
Rub 8 - Mind; light; desire for
//these people live in their own world and seek truth in their own way
Rub 9 - Mind; grief; ailments from, agg.
Rub 10 - Mind; humiliation; ailments from, agg.
Rub 11 - Mind; delusions, imaginations; wrong; suffered, has

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 bell 10 27 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(4),R-10(3)
2 hyos 9 32 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-9(3),R-11(4)
3 plat 7 18 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-7(1),R-9(3),R-10(4)
4 sulph 7 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-7(1),R-8(1),R-9(3),R-11(1)
5 acon 6 21 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(3)
6 ars 6 20 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(2),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-9(4)
7 lach 6 19 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(4),R-11(1)
8 phos 6 16 R-1(4),R-3(2),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-9(3)
9 verat 6 16 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(2),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3)
10 calc 6 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(2),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(3)
11 nat-m 6 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-6(1),R-8(1),R-9(4),R-10(3)
12 con 6 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-9(3)
13 stram 5 17 R-1(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(1)
14 aur 5 16 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-7(3),R-9(4),R-10(2)
15 nux-v 5 16 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(4),R-7(1),R-9(3)
16 op 5 15 R-1(4),R-3(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(4)
17 cupr 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3)
18 nit-ac 5 14 R-1(4),R-3(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3)
19 ph-ac 5 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-9(4),R-10(3)
20 puls 5 13 R-1(4),R-3(1),R-7(1),R-9(4),R-10(3)

76.

A 77 yo lady came to me with compliant of mouth dryness. She said that she feels that there is something in her mouth always. She gets panic attacks. She is worse during the morning. Nux Moschata 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac provided excellent relief for her panic attacks and morning aggravation. There was improvement in her mouth dryness too.

Rub 1 - Mouth; dryness; sensation of
Rub 2 - Mouth; salivation; cotton, like
Rub 3 - Mind; anxiety; fear, with
Rub 4 - Mind; sadness; morning; agg.; waking, on

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nux-m 4 9 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1)
2 ars 3 9 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-4(1)
3 lyc 3 8 R-1(2),R-3(3),R-4(3)
4 puls 3 8 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(3)
5 kali-c 3 7 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(1)
6 bell 3 6 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1)
7 bar-c 3 5 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
8 phos 3 5 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
9 verat 3 5 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
10 haliae-lc 3 4 R-1(1),R-3(2),R-4(1)
11 ph-ac 3 4 R-1(2),R-3(1),R-4(1)
12 acon 2 8 R-1(4),R-3(4)
13 alum 2 7 R-3(3),R-4(4)
14 nat-m 2 7 R-1(4),R-3(3)
15 calc 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
16 cocc 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
17 rhus-t 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
18 sep 2 6 R-3(3),R-4(3)
19 anac 2 5 R-3(4),R-4(1)
20 berb 2 5 R-2(3),R-3(2)

77.

A 35 yo lady came to me with a complaint of back pain. She said that she suffers from neck and back pain. The pain is always there. The pain is ameliorated by rubbing and massaging. She gets scanty menses. The menstrual flow is only for 2-3 days. Her menses appear one week early. She gets complaints like fever and allergies before menses. All these complaints subside on their own with the commencement of menstrual flow. When asked about her family she said that she is a divorcee. She was charged with lack of fidelity by her hub. She didn't claim any compensation from her hub as her children are with hub and not with her. She was given Lachesis 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac which provided a good relief in her back and neck pain.

Rub 1 - Mind; coquettish; too much
//her behavior raised suspicion in her hub's mind and it led to divorce.
Rub 2 - Mind; unconsciousness, coma; apoplexy, in
//this rubric metaphorically represents her state that she left her children to her hub which a mother does rarely
Rub 3 - Generalities; menses; amel.; beginning of
Rub 4 - Generalities; pain; menses; before
Rub 5 - Female; menses; scanty
Rub 6 - Neck; pain
Rub 7 - Back; pain
Rub 8 - Back; pain; rubbing; amel.

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 lach 8 26 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(1)
2 phos 7 25 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(4)
3 puls 7 21 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(1)
4 alum 6 19 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(3)
5 verat 6 15 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(3)
6 plb 6 12 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(1)
7 bar-c 5 19 R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
8 zinc 5 18 R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
9 kali-c 5 17 R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(1)
10 lyc 5 17 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
11 nat-m 5 17 R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-8(1)
12 plat 5 17 R-1(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
13 sulph 5 17 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
14 acon 5 16 R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
15 bell 5 16 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
16 nux-v 5 15 R-1(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
17 thuj 5 15 R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
18 aur 5 14 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
19 carb-an 5 14 R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(1)
20 cycl 5 14 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(2)

78.

A 53 yo lady came to me with a complaint of wrist pain. She said that it is very painful for her to wash utensils. She also complained of pain in her shoulders. Ruta is a near specific remedy for wrist pain. Ruta 200 od for 15 days provided complete relief for her wrist pain.

Rub 1 - Extremities; pain; broken, as if; wrists
Rub 2 - Extremities; pain; sprained, as if; shoulders; motion; agg.; arm, of

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ruta 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
2 eup-per 1 4 R-1(4)
3 staph 1 3 R-2(3)
4 asar 1 1 R-2(1)
5 bor 1 1 R-1(1)
6 mag-c 1 1 R-2(1)
7 petr 1 1 R-2(1)
8 sep 1 1 R-2(1)
9 sil 1 1 R-1(1)
10 vesp 1 1 R-2(1)

79.

A 73 yo gentleman came to me with a complaint of itching and burning on hand. He was doing his morning yoga in a park. Suddenly a small monkey jumped onto his hand. The scratches made by the monkey looked angry red. There was severe itch which only lead to the aggravation of the condition. He felt better applying cold water to his hand. Sulphur 30 repeated hourly provided complete relief over 4 hours. The gentleman has a Sulphur/Nux constitution and has been benefited by these two remedies earlier for his various conditions.

Rub 1 - Skin; redness; fiery
Rub 2 - Skin; eruptions; rash; red; fiery red
Rub 3 - Skin; eruptions; itching; scratching; agg.
Rub 4 - Skin; itching; bathing, washing; amel.; cold

Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 4 6 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(1)
2 acon 2 8 R-1(4),R-2(4)
3 bell 2 8 R-1(4),R-2(4)
4 stram 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
5 apis 2 2 R-1(1),R-4(1)
6 med 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
7 syph 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
8 cinnb 1 4 R-1(4)
9 aml-n 1 3 R-1(3)
10 coca 1 3 R-1(3)
11 ferr 1 3 R-1(3)
12 meli 1 3 R-1(3)
13 nux-v 1 3 R-4(3)
14 psor 1 3 R-3(3)
15 sep 1 3 R-1(3)
16 tarent 1 3 R-1(3)
17 tub 1 3 R-1(3)
18 aegle-f 1 1 R-4(1)
19 alet 1 1 R-3(1)
20 aloe 1 1 R-4(1)

80.

A 46 yo lady came to me with a complaint of watery and gurgling diarrhoea in the evening. The lady generally does well for her complaints on Lycopodium. But this time it was an altogether different complaint. She had some heavy food on the day of festival. She started having loose motions on the second day. Her condition was not responding to the allopathic medicines. She was hospitalized in the night. She was discharged from the hospital still she continued with watery and gurgling diarrhoea. She passed 25 loose motions after her discharge from the hospital. i decided to go for specific. i gave her Aloe 200 (and Nux Vomica 200 to be taken with a gap of hour). The remedies were to be taken bd for few days. She reported very next day that her complaint was relieved with the very two doses she took last night. She complained of calf pain and asked remedy for the same. She also complained of severe bitter taste in mouth. She also asked whether the remedies are to be continued after relief. i asked her to continue with the remedies for 2 days. i also asked her to keep herself well hydrated as calf pain was due to dehydration.

Rub 1 - Abdomen; gurgling; stool; during; diarrhea
Rub 2 - Rectum; involuntary stool; yellow, watery

Sr. No. Remedy Occurrence Marks Rubrics
1 aloe 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
2 hyos 1 3 R-2(3)
3 jatr 1 3 R-1(3)
4 mangi 1 2 R-1(2)
5 term-a 1 1 R-1(1)
6 thuj 1 1 R-1(1)

81.

A constitutional remedy is the one that is worked out on the basis of core traits of the patient's personality. When the constitutional symptoms are adjusted for the presenting symptoms we get the indicated remedy. The constitutional approach is not supported by the Organon of Medicine. Organon says that one should take only the changed symptoms for prescribing and not the constitutional symptoms. In my opinion the constitutional mind symptoms act as concomitants and they do play a significant role for individualizing the patient. It is also true that if we try to take only the changed symptoms we have pathology specific symptoms which are not that effective for selecting a homeopathic remedy.
Let me explain the working of this approach with the help of a case. This is a case of a 77 yo gentleman who has been under my treatment since 5 years. The following are his constitutional mind symptoms collected through personal interaction with the patient and his relatives.
He jests over matters in the course of enjoying a festival or a get together.
He presents himself to others in the best possible manner ie eulogizes himself for anything and everything that he does.
He focuses on dark side at each achievement of his family members. Even makes moments of celebration mournful.
He takes pride in everthing that he has, gives excuses for everything that he doesn't have and magnifies his ego.
He is quite ambitious and sets quite high standards of performance for himself and others too
He can't see others doing better than him.
He always remains in the state of animation
He gets pleased when other people say anything good (which may not be true) about him or his family
He suffered many adversities in his childhood, can't weep as an effect thereof after any dreadful mishap that may occur.
He seeks appreciation for his work
He gets involved wholeheartedly in his business
He doesn't do things naturally many times, affectation is seen in many of his gestures.
He takes interest in philosophing about karma, spirituality etc
Whenever he gets jealous of others he pities himself for his own limitations of resources
Rub 1 - Mind; jesting
//jests over matters in the course of enjoying a festival or a get together
Rub 2 - Mind; dress, dresses; best, at his
//here it is applied metaphorically. The gentleman dresses himself in ordinary clothes but he presents himself to others in the best possible manner. Eulogizes himself for anything and everything that he does.
Rub 3 - Mind; sadness; family, for his
//focuses on dark side at each achievement of his family members. Even makes moments of celebration mournful.
Rub 4 - Mind; haughty, pride
//takes pride in everthing that he has, gives excuses for everything that he doesn't have and magnifies his ego.
Rub 5 - Mind; ambition; ambitious
//he is quite ambitious and sets quite high standards of performance for himself and others too
Rub 6 - Mind; jealousy
//can't see others doing better than him
Rub 7 - Mind; exhilaration
//always remains in the state of animation
Rub 8 - Mind; flattery; desires
//gets pleased when other people say anything good (which may not be true) about him or his family
Rub 9 - Mind; grief; ailments from, agg.; cry, cannot
//suffered many adversities in his childhood, can't weep as an effect thereof after any dreadful mishap that may occur
Rub 10 - Mind; appreciation, desires
//seeks appreciation for his work
Rub 11 - Mind; industrious, mania for work
//gets involved wholeheartedly in his business
Rub 12 - Mind; affectation
//doesn't do things naturally many times, affectation is seen in many of his gestures
Rub 13 - Mind; philosophy; ability for
//takes interest in philosophing about karma, spirituality etc
Rub 14 - Mind; jealousy; weeping, with
//whenever gets jealous for others pities himself for his own limitations of resources
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 10 16 R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(1),R-10(1),R-11(1),R-12(1),R-13(4)
2 puls 9 16 R-1(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-9(1),R-10(3),R-11(1),R-12(1),R-14(1)
3 lyc 8 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-8(1),R-11(4),R-12(1)
4 nux-v 8 16 R-1(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-9(1),R-11(4),R-14(1)
5 nat-m 8 11 R-1(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-9(4),R-11(1),R-12(1)
6 ars 8 9 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(2),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-11(1)
7 lach 7 23 R-1(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4),R-11(4),R-13(1)
8 verat 7 18 R-1(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(2),R-11(4),R-12(1)
9 phos 7 15 R-1(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-11(3)
10 ign 7 14 R-1(4),R-4(1),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-9(1),R-11(3),R-12(1)
11 carc 7 13 R-4(1),R-6(3),R-8(1),R-9(3),R-10(1),R-11(3),R-12(1)
12 caust 7 9 R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-11(1),R-12(1),R-14(1)
13 thuj 7 9 R-2(1),R-4(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-10(1),R-11(3),R-12(1)
14 stram 6 17 R-1(3),R-4(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-11(1),R-12(3)
15 plat 6 15 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(2),R-12(1)
16 hyos 6 14 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-11(3),R-12(1)
17 con 6 10 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-12(1)
18 staph 6 10 R-1(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-11(1),R-12(1)
19 plac 6 9 R-1(2),R-4(2),R-6(1),R-8(2),R-10(1),R-11(1)
20 pall 5 14 R-4(4),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-10(3)
He got fever 5 years ago and was undergoing allopathic treatment. He lost his appetite in the course of allopathic treatment. He also had alternating diarrhoea and constipation during his illness. He also developed severe insomnia. He regained his health after few doses of Lycopodium 200 and repeated doses of Nux Vomica 200. This happened about 5 years ago.
4 years ago he developed severe itch on his hand which responded very well to a single dose of Sulphur 30.
Around same time and later on also whenever he suffered from vertigo in the morning or diarrhoea after eating irregularities he responded well to Nux Vomica 200.
Once he got sick after a quarrel broke out between his sons. He got immediate relief from Natrum Mur 200.
6 years ago he had purple spots on his hand which were treated by another homeopath with Lachesis 200.
So the constitutional approach helps but one should not ignore presenting symptoms. The constitutional symptoms give you the perspective but you have to decide for the presenting symptoms.

82.

Rhus Tox is an ace remedy for stiffness where first motion is difficult. Where the pain is better by continuous motion. It is well indicated in affections arising out of injuries, falls, blows etc. Rhus Tox pains are better by warm applications hence it is generally considered as a winter remedy.
i use it liberally as these are quite common conditions. The person whose constitutional analysis is done at the following link did well on rhus tox for his stiffness of hands in the winter season. You can see that Rhus Tox doesn't appear in the top 20 remedies for his constitutional analysis. So motion and time modality can overrule the constitutional analysis at times. No need to say that homeopaths become very confused at times (or many times ) while making selection of the indicated remedy.
Refer to Case 81
Rub 1 - Extremities; stiffness; motion; agg.; beginning
Rub 2 - Extremities; pain; motion; amel.
Rub 3 - Generalities; injuries, blows, falls and bruises; falls
Rub 4 - Back; stiffness; motion; amel.
Rub 5 - Back; stiffness; warmth amel.
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 rhus-t 5 16 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(3)
2 ph-ac 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(1)
3 caps 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(1)
4 kali-p 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(1)
5 con 2 7 R-2(4),R-3(3)
6 lyc 2 7 R-1(3),R-2(4)
7 sil 2 7 R-2(3),R-3(4)
8 tub 2 7 R-1(3),R-2(4)
9 agar 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
10 caust 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
11 euph 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
12 kali-c 2 6 R-2(3),R-3(3)
13 phos 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
14 puls 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
15 calc 2 4 R-1(1),R-2(3)
16 carb-v 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
17 dulc 2 4 R-2(3),R-4(1)
18 hyos 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
19 merc 2 4 R-2(3),R-3(1)
20 mez 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)

83.

A 47 yo gentleman came to me with a complaint of fever. He felt irritable. He said that he feels better for his body pain if he takes rest. He preferred open air to closed room. Three doses of Bryonia 200 over 24 hours provided him complete relief.
Rub 1 - Mind; irritability; fever; during
Rub 2 - Generalities; pain; rest; amel.
Rub 3 - Generalities; air; cold; amel.; windows open, must have
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 bry 3 8 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(1)
2 ip 3 7 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3)
3 nux-v 2 5 R-1(1),R-2(4)
4 cann-s 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
5 chel 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
6 iod 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
7 lach 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
8 puls 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
9 con 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
10 graph 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
11 lyc 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
12 squil 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
13 arn 1 4 R-2(4)
14 alum 1 3 R-2(3)
15 aml-n 1 3 R-3(3)
16 arg-n 1 3 R-3(3)
17 brom 1 3 R-2(3)
18 carbn-s 1 3 R-3(3)
19 chin 1 3 R-2(3)
20 gels 1 3 R-1(3)

84.

A 32 yo lady came to me with a chief complaint of joint pain. She suffered from severe anxiety. She also had phobia for crowds. She had profuse sweating at her palms. She was apprehensive even about insignificant matters. She passed stool every alternate day. She get very close to the physician emotionally while narrating her complaints. She said that all her pains are relieved during her menses. She had frequent complaints of profuse watery discharge from her nose.
Lycopodium 200 bd followed by sac lac provided overall relief in all her complaints. Her panic attacks reduced drastically and she no more has any fear of crowds. Her pains have reduced considerably and her watery coryza is gone. She was also given Silicea at her later visits. Even though the repertorization is throwing up many remedies, those who are conversant with the Materia Medica will understand that Lyc and Sil are indicated here.
Rub 1 - Mind; anxiety; exaggerated
Rub 2 - Mind; fear; crowd, in
Rub 3 - Extremities; perspiration; hands; palms
Rub 4 - Mind; starting, startled; trifles, about
Rub 5 - Rectum; constipation; periodic; every; other day
Rub 6 - Mind; clinging
//getting close to the physician emotionally while narrating complaints
Rub 7 - Generalities; discharges, secretions; amel.
Rub 8 - Extremities; pain; tearing; joints
Rub 9 - Nose; discharge; watery
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 lyc 9 20 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
2 nux-v 8 25 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(4)
3 sulph 8 23 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(3)
4 sil 8 21 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(3)
5 calc 8 19 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(2),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(3)
6 nat-m 7 21 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(3)
7 puls 6 20 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(4)
8 kali-c 6 18 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4)
9 con 6 17 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-5(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(2)
10 merc 6 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(4)
11 phos 6 14 R-2(1),R-3(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(1)
12 caust 6 13 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-5(3),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
13 agar 6 12 R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(3)
14 petr 6 12 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-9(1)
15 acon 5 17 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(3)
16 sep 5 17 R-3(4),R-5(3),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(3)
17 bry 5 16 R-3(2),R-5(3),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(3)
18 carb-v 5 16 R-3(3),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(3)
19 bell 5 15 R-2(3),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(1)
20 ars 5 13 R-2(1),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(3),R-9(4)

85.

A 80 yo gentleman came to me with a complaint of toothpain. He has toothpain which aggravates on chewing. The pain radiates like the one in neuralgia. He couldn't get any relief after taking allopathic pain-killers. The gentleman is always pestered for money by his son. Staphysagria 200 bd for 3 days gave him complete relief for his toothpain.
Rub 1 - Generalities; pain; neuralgic; nervous people, in
Rub 2 - Teeth; pain, toothache; neuralgic
Rub 3 - Teeth; pain, toothache; tearing; roots; eating; during
Rub 4 - Mind; delusions, imaginations; persecuted, that he is
//persecuted by his son for monetary demands
Sr. No. Remedy Occurrence Marks Rubrics
1 staph 4 8 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(1)
2 ign 3 10 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-4(3)
3 chin 3 9 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(4)
4 sil 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(1)
5 sulph 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(3)
6 ars 3 6 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(1)
7 verat 3 6 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(1)
8 puls 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(1)
9 coff 2 8 R-1(4),R-2(4)
10 acon 2 7 R-1(4),R-2(3)
11 bry 2 7 R-1(4),R-2(3)
12 cham 2 7 R-1(4),R-2(3)
13 hyos 2 6 R-2(3),R-4(3)
14 bell 2 5 R-2(4),R-4(1)
15 asar 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)
16 aur 2 4 R-1(3),R-4(1)
17 lach 2 4 R-2(1),R-4(3)
18 meli 2 4 R-1(3),R-4(1)
19 nux-v 2 4 R-2(3),R-4(1)
20 phos 2 4 R-1(3),R-2(1)

86.

Ledum is the ace remedy for punctured wounds. Staphysagria, Hypericum, Arnica, Calendula are also generally used. Other remedies do have their own set of indications and are generally not used as specific remedies.
Rub 1 - Generalities; injuries, blows, falls and bruises; penetrating, punctured
Rub 2 - Generalities; wounds; stab wounds
Rub 3 - Generalities; wounds; cuts
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 staph 3 12 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(4)
2 carb-v 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
3 cic 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
4 lach 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
5 led 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
6 nit-ac 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
7 sil 3 11 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(3)
8 sulph 3 10 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4)
9 ham 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
10 hep 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
11 hyper 3 9 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-3(1)
12 phos 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
13 plb 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
14 con 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1)
15 calen 3 6 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4)
16 plan 3 6 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1)
17 arn 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
18 nat-c 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
19 puls 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
20 sul-ac 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3)
21 merc 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)
22 ph-ac 3 3 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1)

87.

A 18 yo girl came to me with a chief complaint of difficult respiration. She also complained of watery discharge from her nose. When asked about her behavior her brother informed that she is very irritable. She can't stand anyone teasing her. i asked him who teases her. He said that a small boy who is their tenant's child teases her. She bursts with anger and sometimes weeps at that time. A single dose of Lycopodium 200 followed by sac lac provided excellent relief on all counts.
Rub 1 - Mind; unfeeling, hard-hearted; inferiors, towards, soft to superiors
//can't stand childish teasing from a kid
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; weeping; with
Rub 3 - Mind; irritability; people, with
Rub 4 - Mind; irritability; children, in
//childlike behavior of a young girl
Rub 5 - Mind; mood; repulsive
Rub 6 - Nose; discharge; watery
Rub 7 - Respiration; difficult
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 lyc 7 13 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(2),R-6(1),R-7(4)
2 calc 6 12 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(2),R-6(3),R-7(4)
3 puls 5 16 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
4 staph 5 13 R-1(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4)
5 lach 5 12 R-1(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
6 sep 5 10 R-2(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4)
7 cham 4 16 R-4(4),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
8 merc 4 13 R-4(1),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
9 kali-p 4 12 R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(3)
10 nux-v 4 12 R-2(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
11 sil 4 12 R-4(3),R-5(2),R-6(3),R-7(4)
12 sulph 4 12 R-4(3),R-5(2),R-6(3),R-7(4)
13 ant-c 4 11 R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4)
14 ars 4 10 R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(4)
15 cina 4 10 R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
16 mag-c 4 10 R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
17 bry 4 9 R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4)
18 dulc 4 9 R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4)
19 kreos 4 9 R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
20 thuj 4 9 R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4)

88.

This is the case of the same 77 yo gentleman whose constitutional analysis is given in the link.
Refer to Case 81
Son of this gentleman called me at 9 pm. He said that his father is complaining about his ear complaint. He is having the complaint since few days but just now he is concerned about the problem and needs homeopathic treatment for the same. The son reported that instead of asking directly for the help his father is asking whether he can get some homeopathic help. Normally he doesn't tolerate someone reprimanding him on any issues. But the son reported that he is yielding to his reprimands on delaying the treatment and not hitting back. He is having thin discharge from his ear.
Rub 1 - Mind; yielding disposition
//not hitting back to the person for his reprimands
Rub 2 - Mind; affectation
//lacks natural tone of communication
Rub 3 - Mind; reverence; those around him, for
//showing undue reverence to his son
Rub 4 - Ears; discharges; thin
Rub 5 - Mind; anxiety; morning; waking, on or after
//the complaint is few days old but now he is anxious after realizing his problem
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 puls 5 10 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1)
2 nat-m 5 7 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1)
3 lyc 4 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(3)
4 carb-v 4 10 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(3)
5 sep 4 8 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(1)
6 graph 3 8 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(4)
7 nux-v 3 7 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-5(3)
8 phos 3 7 R-1(1),R-4(3),R-5(3)
9 sil 3 7 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-4(3)
10 caust 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-5(3)
11 cocc 3 5 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-5(1)
12 petr 3 5 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(3)
13 sulph 3 5 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3)
14 ign 3 4 R-1(2),R-2(1),R-5(1)
15 plat 3 3 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-5(1)
16 kali-s 2 5 R-1(1),R-4(4)
17 lach 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
18 psor 2 5 R-4(4),R-5(1)
19 alum 2 4 R-2(1),R-5(3)
20 anac 2 4 R-4(1),R-5(3)
i asked son to come and collect the remedy after half an hour meanwhile i did the above analysis. i decided to for Pulsatilla as the changed symptoms pointed to Pulsatilla. Generally i am not comfortable with Pulsatilla for fiery and ambitious business people. But here i decided to deviate from my practice.
After two days it was reported that Pulsatilla didn't help. i went for a comprehensive analysis and gave Sulphur which helped.
Rub 1 - Mind; affectation
Rub 2 - Mind; reverence; those around him, for
Rub 3 - Ears; discharges; watery
Rub 4 - Ears; discharges; thin
Rub 5 - Ears; swelling
Rub 6 - Mind; restlessness, nervousness; pain; from
Rub 7 - Sleep; sleeplessness; pain, with
Rub 8 - Extremities; itching; feet; soles
Rub 9 - Generalities; swelling; red
Rub 10 - Face; swelling; itching
Rub 11 - Extremities; cracks, fissures; feet; heels
Rub 12 - Speech & voice; weak voice
Rub 13 - Ears; itching; rubbing; amel.
Rub 14 - Skin; itching; rubbing; amel.
Rub 15 - Skin; itching; discharges, after
Rub 16 - Ears; discharges; yellow
Rub 17 - Ears; discharges; acrid, corrosive, excoriating
Rub 18 - Mind; indifference, apathy; business, about
Rub 19 - Skin; eruptions; painful; burning; scratching; agg.
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sulph 15 38 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1),R-11(3),R-12(3),R-14(1),R-15(3),R-17(4),R-18(3),R-19(3)
2 sil 13 32 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(1),R-11(1),R-14(3),R-15(1),R-16(3),R-17(3)
3 puls 13 31 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3),R-12(3),R-15(1),R-16(4),R-17(1),R-18(3)
4 ars 12 32 R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3),R-11(3),R-12(3),R-15(1),R-16(3),R-17(1),R-19(3)
5 rhus-t 12 32 R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(1),R-9(3),R-10(2),R-12(3),R-14(3),R-15(3),R-17(3),R-18(1),R-19(3)
6 merc 12 31 R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-9(3),R-11(1),R-13(1),R-14(1),R-15(3),R-16(3),R-17(3)
7 sep 12 31 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-9(3),R-11(4),R-15(4),R-16(1),R-18(4)
8 nat-m 12 27 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-9(1),R-11(3),R-12(3),R-14(1),R-15(3),R-17(3)
9 phos 12 21 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(1),R-9(1),R-12(3),R-14(1),R-15(1),R-16(3),R-19(1)
10 calc 11 31 R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(4),R-7(4),R-9(1),R-11(1),R-12(3),R-15(4),R-16(3),R-17(3),R-19(3)
11 lyc 11 26 R-1(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-9(1),R-11(3),R-12(3),R-16(3),R-17(3)
12 carb-v 10 28 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-7(3),R-9(3),R-12(3),R-15(3),R-16(3),R-17(3)
13 graph 10 21 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-9(1),R-14(1),R-17(1),R-19(3)
14 caust 10 20 R-1(1),R-3(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(1),R-12(3),R-14(3),R-15(3),R-19(1)
15 petr 10 14 R-1(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(1),R-9(1),R-12(1),R-14(1),R-16(1),R-17(1)
16 nit-ac 9 20 R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-7(2),R-9(1),R-12(1),R-14(1),R-15(4),R-16(1)
17 am-c 9 17 R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(1),R-12(1),R-14(1),R-17(1)
18 lach 9 16 R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-9(3),R-10(1),R-12(2),R-15(1),R-16(1)
19 thuj 9 14 R-1(1),R-3(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(2),R-8(1),R-9(3),R-12(1),R-19(3)
20 agar 9 13 R-2(1),R-5(1),R-7(3),R-8(3),R-9(1),R-14(1),R-15(1),R-18(1),R-19(1)
The additional physical symptoms clearly tilted the choice in favor of Sulphur.

89.

A 50 yo lady came to me with a chief complaint of heel pain. She said that she sweats a lot and that makes her tizzy. While talking she was suddenly speaking loudly and laughing but there was no harshness in her behavior. When asked about her occupation she said that she is always busy with her tailoring work. Lycopodium 200 bd for two days followed by Rhus Tox 200 intermittently provided excellent relief in all her complaints.
Rub 1 - Face; expression, appearance; foolish
Rub 2 - Mind; fear; perspiration, with
Rub 3 - Mind; busy
Rub 4 - Mind; abrupt; affectionate, yet
Rub 5 - Extremities; pain; feet; heels; stepping agg.
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 lyc 5 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1)
2 nux-v 4 6 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1)
3 phos 4 6 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-5(1)
4 acon 3 9 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-3(4)
5 bar-c 3 9 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3)
6 rhus-t 3 7 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(3)
7 sep 3 7 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-5(1)
8 bell 3 6 R-2(4),R-3(1),R-5(1)
9 ars 3 5 R-2(3),R-3(1),R-5(1)
10 stram 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1)
11 nit-ac 2 7 R-2(4),R-5(3)
12 nux-m 2 6 R-1(3),R-3(3)
13 puls 2 6 R-2(2),R-4(4)
14 bry 2 5 R-2(1),R-3(4)
15 bufo 2 5 R-1(4),R-3(1)
16 kali-br 2 5 R-1(1),R-3(4)
17 verat 2 5 R-2(2),R-3(3)
18 absin 2 4 R-1(3),R-3(1)
19 arg-n 2 4 R-1(1),R-3(3)
20 carc 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)

90.

A 75 yo patient complained of knee pain. The pain is worse by motion. He is a sympathetic person and moves to tears on seeing others in distress. He opposes vehemently whenever he comes across any injustice but he fails to suggest a viable alternate plan of action. Causticum 200 provided excellent relief for his knee pain.
Rub 1 - Extremities; pain; drawing; knees; walking; agg.
Rub 2 - Mind; weeping, tearful mood; sympathy for others, from
Rub 3 - Mind; injustice, cannot support; anarchistic
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 caust 3 5 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1)
2 sep 2 2 R-1(1),R-2(1)
3 calc 1 3 R-1(3)
4 cupr 1 3 R-1(3)
5 led 1 3 R-1(3)
6 nux-v 1 3 R-1(3)
7 phyt 1 3 R-1(3)
8 anac 1 1 R-1(1)
9 ang 1 1 R-1(1)
10 aur 1 1 R-1(1)
11 bar-c 1 1 R-2(1)
12 calop-s 1 1 R-2(1)
13 carc 1 1 R-2(1)
14 carl 1 1 R-2(1)
15 cer 1 1 R-2(1)
16 chin 1 1 R-1(1)
17 clem 1 1 R-1(1)
18 coloc 1 1 R-1(1)
19 crot-h 1 1 R-1(1)
20 falco-p 1 1 R-2(1)

91.

A 20 yo boy came to me with a chief complaint of suppurating eruptions on face. He also suffers from oily face. He bursts in anger at home and threatens his parents liberally. i gave him Hepar Sulph 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac and asked him to come after 15 days. He reported relief in suppurating eruptions after 15 days, but there was no relief in his oily skin. i gave him Natrum Mur 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac for 15 days. He reported back that there is relief in oily skin but some suppuration has started. i gave him merc sol 200 followed by sac lac.
Rub 1 - Mind; anger; violent
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; trifles, about
Rub 3 - Face; greasy
Rub 4 - Skin; eruptions; suppurating
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nat-m 4 13 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4)
2 calc 4 12 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
3 sulph 4 12 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(1),R-4(4)
4 bar-c 4 11 R-1(2),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
5 lyc 4 11 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4)
6 sep 4 11 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4)
7 caust 4 10 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3)
8 tub 4 10 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3)
9 aur 4 9 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1)
10 con 4 9 R-1(2),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3)
11 mez 4 9 R-1(2),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3)
12 ars 4 8 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(3)
13 phos 4 7 R-1(3),R-2(2),R-3(1),R-4(1)
14 sil 4 7 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4)
15 med 4 6 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(1)
16 bufo 4 5 R-1(1),R-2(2),R-3(1),R-4(1)
17 puls 4 4 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(1)
18 cham 3 12 R-1(4),R-2(4),R-4(4)
19 hep 3 10 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-4(3)
20 petr 3 10 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-4(4)
Now if one does the hair splitting, one can say that the case belongs to Hepar Sulph (of course the first choice on the basis of analysis becomes Tuberculinum) as this case is a clear application for the following rubric
Mind; threatening: agar choc gels HEP(3) MELI(3) op plut-n(2) scorp(2) STRAM(3) TARENT(4) TUB(3) valer
Rub 1 - Mind; anger; violent
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; trifles, about
Rub 3 - Face; greasy
Rub 4 - Skin; eruptions; suppurating
Rub 5 - Mind; threatening
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 tub 5 13 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(3)
2 hep 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-4(3),R-5(3)
Another expert may say that this case in essence is covered by the following rubrics and therefore the remedy is merc sol..
Mind; impulses, morbid; violence, to do: alco alum dendro-p(2) lat-h merc op pter-a
//represents impulsive behavior to go violent
Mind; violence, vehemence; touch, from: lach merc
//metaphorically from slight interactions the person becomes violent
Rub 1 - Mind; anger; violent
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; trifles, about
Rub 3 - Face; greasy
Rub 4 - Skin; eruptions; suppurating
Rub 5 - Mind; violence, vehemence; touch, from
Rub 6 - Mind; impulses, morbid; violence, to do
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 merc 5 10 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1)
So in practical scenario the physician doesn't break his head for hitting the perfect similimum, he goes through the possible remedies one by one.
Another point, specific rubrics like the following though fit very well for the case, they don't have the obvious remedies. Therefore knowledge of Materia Medica is very helpful. You use the broader rubrics when you find that specific rubrics don't have obvious remedies.
Face; eruptions; pimples; suppurating: amph ant-c bamb-a berb calc-acet calc-p clem ind kali-c ph-ac rad-br tarax term-a

92.

A 20 yo boy comes to me for hemorrhoids. He generally does well on Nux Vomica. This time even after nux anus pain continued. He got relief from Nitric Acid. Of course any indicated remedy works for hemorrhoids but Nux Vomica, Sulphur and Nitric Acid are specific head remedies here.
Rub 1 - Rectum; hemorrhoids; painful; stool; after
Rub 2 - Rectum; pain; sticking; hemorrhoids, with
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nit-ac 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
2 am-c 1 3 R-1(3)
3 am-m 1 3 R-1(3)
4 ars 1 3 R-2(3)
5 coll 1 3 R-2(3)
6 ign 1 3 R-1(3)
7 kali-c 1 3 R-2(3)
8 thuj 1 3 R-1(3)
9 carl 1 2 R-1(2)
10 m-art 1 2 R-1(2)
11 bar-c 1 1 R-2(1)
12 caust 1 1 R-2(1)
13 euphr 1 1 R-2(1)
14 graph 1 1 R-1(1)
15 grat 1 1 R-2(1)
16 nat-m 1 1 R-2(1)
17 phos 1 1 R-2(1)
18 puls 1 1 R-2(1)
19 rhus-t 1 1 R-1(1)
20 sid-al 1 1 R-1(1)
21 sil 1 1 R-2(1)
22 sul-ac 1 1 R-2(1)
23 sulph 1 1 R-1(1)
24 urt-u 1 1 R-1(1)
25 vinc 1 1 R-1(1)

93.

A 18 yo boy came with a complaint of skin suppuration. While talking i could see that he stammers in a peculiar way. Hepar Sulph 200 helped not only for his skin suppuration but also for his stammering.
Rub 1 - Speech & voice; stammering speech; roll out tumbling over each other
Rub 2 - Skin; eruptions; suppurating
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 hep 2 6 R-1(3),R-2(3)
2 ant-c 1 4 R-2(4)
3 cham 1 4 R-2(4)
4 cic 1 4 R-2(4)
5 graph 1 4 R-2(4)
6 lyc 1 4 R-2(4)
7 merc 1 4 R-2(4)
8 nat-c 1 4 R-2(4)
9 nat-m 1 4 R-2(4)
10 nit-ac 1 4 R-2(4)
11 petr 1 4 R-2(4)
12 psor 1 4 R-2(4)
13 rhus-t 1 4 R-2(4)
14 sep 1 4 R-2(4)
15 sil 1 4 R-2(4)
16 sulph 1 4 R-2(4)
17 am-m 1 3 R-2(3)
18 anath 1 3 R-2(3)
19 ant-t 1 3 R-2(3)
20 arn 1 3 R-2(3)

94.

i adopt the same approach of totality of symptoms for fever cases also. If the modalities are decisive for eg if summer heat is the reason of fever i go for the remedies like bryonia, natrum mur, glonoine etc. Similarly if the fever is after overeating i go for Nux Vomica, Pulsatilla etc.
In other cases i give importance to mind symptoms when the causative factor is not identifiable clearly. Needless to say that one should give the remedy which takes best care of peculiar symptoms of the case.
This is a case of two kids of a lady who works as a home-maid. The lady earns money by working as a maid while her hub remains unemployed most of the time. He verbally abuses her in front of all.
Once the lady brought me her daughter 8 yo with a complaint of fever. She was having severe headache on the right temple.
i gave lycopodium 200 to the girl and she responded well. At other times when she had fever she responded well to Pulsatilla and Nux Vomica. Only one remedy was given at a time.
Her younger brother also reponds well to the remedies Nux Vomica and Pulsatilla for his fever.
i didn't give other remedies as they did well on the aforementioned remedies. i don't believe that only the selected remedy can provide the necessary stimulation to the vital force. i believe that other seemingly indicated remedies can also do well.
Initially i was in favor of antipyretics and antibiotics for fever but now i am quite confident of the homeopathic remedies for fever.
Rub 1 - Head; pain, headache; fever; during
Rub 2 - Mind; impressionable, susceptible; children, in
//ugly scenes at home leaves a mark on the tender hearts of children
Rub 3 - Mind; timidity
//children don't have courage to revolt against their non-sense father
Rub 4 - Mind; domination by others agg.
//they are dominated by the unfortunate scenes at their home
Rub 5 - Mind; injustice, cannot support
//tender hearts can't bear injustice to their own and their mother's peace
Rub 6 - Mind; envy
//they are envious of other children who are better of.
Rub 7 - Generalities; children, complaints in; school children
Rub 8 - Mind; clinging; children, of
//kid clings to mother during visit
Sr. No. Remedy Occurrence Marks Rubrics
1 lyc 7 16 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-6(3),R-7(1),R-8(3)
2 sep 7 13 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(2),R-6(1),R-7(1)
3 puls 6 20 R-1(4),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-6(3),R-7(3),R-8(3)
4 phos 6 16 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-7(3),R-8(2)
5 calc 6 15 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3)
6 nat-m 6 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
7 sulph 6 13 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3)
8 staph 6 12 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3)
9 aur-m-n 6 8 R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(2),R-8(2)
10 bell 5 13 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-7(1),R-8(3)
11 chin 5 12 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(3)
12 nux-v 5 12 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(1)
13 sil 5 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-7(1),R-8(1)
14 nat-c 5 8 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-6(1)
15 zinc 5 8 R-2(1),R-3(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1)
16 gels 4 14 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(4),R-8(4)
17 ars 4 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-6(2)
18 plat 4 10 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-6(3)
19 lach 4 9 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-6(1)
20 ph-ac 4 9 R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)

95.

A 17 yo boy came to me with the complaint of stomach upset. He ate some junk food at the marriage ceremony and his complaints started thereafter. He has urge to pass stool many times but couldn't do so. He was not answering to the point and marked reduction in his comprehension was seen. He said that he took some allopathic medicines which didn't help. Nux Vomica 200 bd for 2 days cleared all his complaints.
Rub 1 - Stomach; indigestion; eating agg.; overeating
Rub 2 - Mind; mistakes, making; talking, in; answers, gives wrong
Rub 3 - Rectum; urging, desire; frequent; ineffectual
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 nux-v 3 7 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3)
2 nat-m 2 4 R-2(1),R-3(3)
3 ars 2 2 R-1(1),R-3(1)
4 tax 2 2 R-2(1),R-3(1)
5 ant-c 1 4 R-1(4)
6 puls 1 4 R-1(4)
7 ambr 1 3 R-3(3)
8 anac 1 3 R-3(3)
9 carb-v 1 3 R-3(3)
10 ign 1 3 R-3(3)
11 ip 1 3 R-1(3)
12 plat 1 3 R-3(3)
13 sep 1 3 R-3(3)
14 sulph 1 3 R-3(3)
15 thuj 1 3 R-3(3)
16 abrot 1 1 R-3(1)
17 alet 1 1 R-3(1)
18 androg-p 1 1 R-3(1)
19 cann-s 1 1 R-2(1)
20 cari 1 1 R-3(1)

96.

A 68 yo woman came to me with a complaint of bleeding from rectum while passing stools. She was full of fear after watching blood dropping and spreading. She said that her anus feels constricted and it is very difficult for her to pass stool. She had a malignant tumor in her breast which was surgically removed 4 years ago. She has chronic pain in lower extremities due to issues with her lower vertebrae of spinal cord. She has herniated disc so Rubric 7 should be most appropriate than Rubric 5 or 6. Still you can note that a large number of remedies are common in these three rubrics. It may be due to the common homeopathic symptom that these different pathologies produce. She reported good relief in rectal bleeding on Phosphorus 200 bd for 2 days followed by sac lac. She even reported some relief for spondylitis for which she has been under treatment for a long time.
Rub 1 - Mind; fright, fear agg., ailments from; shock, after
Rub 2 - Rectum; hemorrhoids; bleeding; stool; during
Rub 3 - Rectum; constriction, closure, contraction; anus
Rub 4 - Chest; tumors; mammae
Rub 5 - Back; inflammation; spine, spondylitis
Rub 6 - Back; spine, vertebrae; spinal cord
Rub 7 - Extremities; pain; sciatica, sciatic nerve
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 phos 7 21 R-1(3),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
2 nit-ac 7 14 R-1(3),R-2(4),R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3)
3 sulph 6 18 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
4 bell 5 18 R-1(3),R-4(3),R-5(4),R-6(4),R-7(4)
5 nux-v 5 17 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
6 nat-m 5 14 R-1(3),R-3(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
7 sil 5 14 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
8 calc 5 12 R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
9 ign 5 12 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
10 puls 5 12 R-2(1),R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4)
11 thuj 5 10 R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
12 sep 5 9 R-2(2),R-3(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
13 lyc 5 8 R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4)
14 lach 4 14 R-4(3),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(4)
15 acon 4 13 R-1(4),R-5(3),R-6(2),R-7(4)
16 ars 4 13 R-1(4),R-5(2),R-6(3),R-7(4)
17 agar 4 11 R-1(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
18 bry 4 11 R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)
19 cocc 4 11 R-3(1),R-5(3),R-6(4),R-7(3)
20 kali-i 4 11 R-4(1),R-5(3),R-6(3),R-7(4)

97.

A 23 yo boy came to me with various complaints at various points of time. He has been under my treatment since 3 years. He was detected with having malignant spinal tumor five years ago. The tumor was removed surgically. Chemo and radiation was also given. He used to get swelling on his leg as the tumor was on his lower vertebrae. The swelling continued even after undergoing all aforementioned procedures.
He was abandoned by his father at the age of 6 months when his mother succumbed to burn injuries after accidental (?) fire. He is taken care by his maternal granny. He is a soft mannered boy.
Rub 1 - Generalities; cancerous affections
Rub 2 - Generalities; cancerous affections; sarcoma; bones, of, osteosarcoma
Rub 3 - Extremities; swelling; lower limbs
Rub 4 - Mind; mildness
Rub 5 - Mind; affectionate
Rub 6 - Mind; abuse agg., ailments from; childhood, in
He did well for his swelling on calc carb. He responded well to phos and lyc for his loss of appetite. He did well for his facial itching during winter on Ars Alb. Only one remedy was given to him at a time in single dose. There was a gap of one and half + months between two doses. Sac Lac was continued in between. All remedies were given in 200 potency. When once he reported that all is well and there is no specific acute to report, he was given a single dose of Carcinosin 200. He is doing annual tests for checking the recurrence of malignancy and all tests are negative till date.
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 ars 6 17 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1)
2 carc 5 17 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(3)
3 phos 5 15 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(3)
4 lyc 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(1)
5 sil 5 14 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(1)
6 calc 5 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1)
7 nit-ac 5 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1)
8 ph-ac 5 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1)
9 acon 5 12 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-5(1)
10 staph 5 11 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1),R-5(1)
11 anac 5 9 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(1),R-6(1)
12 stram 5 9 R-1(1),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(1),R-6(1)
13 puls 4 15 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3)
14 nat-m 4 14 R-1(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3)
15 thuj 4 14 R-1(4),R-3(4),R-4(3),R-6(3)
16 arn 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4)
17 rhus-t 4 13 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4)
18 nux-v 4 12 R-1(3),R-3(4),R-4(2),R-5(3)
19 sulph 4 12 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(3)
20 aur 4 10 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(1)

98.

A 46 yo gentleman came to me with a complaint of pain in his lower abdomen. When asked about his work and personal life he said that he is under lot of stress at his office. He gets irritable due to the work load. His boss always assigns heavy work to him. He hardly gets any leave. He also said that presently he is under a month's leave. When i asked him as to how he could manage such a long leave he said that he applied for 15 days leave and then extended it on medical grounds (fake). Few doses of Sepia 200 provided excellent relief to him.
Rub 1 - Mind; responsibility; ailments from, agg.
Rub 2 - Mind; irritability; exertion, from
Rub 3 - Mind; complaining; others, of
Rub 4 - Mind; moral affections; want of moral feeling
Rub 5 - Abdomen; pain; hypogastrium
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 sep 5 12 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(3),R-5(4)
2 hep 3 7 R-3(3),R-4(1),R-5(3)
3 aur 3 6 R-1(2),R-4(1),R-5(3)
4 lyc 3 6 R-1(1),R-4(1),R-5(4)
5 aego-p 3 3 R-3(1),R-4(1),R-5(1)
6 bell 2 8 R-4(4),R-5(4)
7 hyos 2 8 R-4(4),R-5(4)
8 verat 2 8 R-4(4),R-5(4)
9 cham 2 7 R-4(3),R-5(4)
10 plat 2 7 R-4(3),R-5(4)
11 tarent 2 7 R-4(3),R-5(4)
12 anac 2 6 R-4(3),R-5(3)
13 laur 2 6 R-4(3),R-5(3)
14 op 2 6 R-4(3),R-5(3)
15 am-c 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
16 ars 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
17 coloc 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
18 kali-c 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
19 lach 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)
20 nat-m 2 5 R-4(1),R-5(4)

99.

A 21 yo girl came to me with a complaint of painless eruptions all over her body. She also had eruptions on her face. She is a homely girl. Her family is looking for a suitable match for her. She doesn't have any career plans and is happy to be a house wife. She sweats a lot and can't bear heat. Earlier when she came for her complaint of piles she did well on calcarea carb. She was given Natrum Mur 200 single dose for her eruptions and she reported good improvement. Of course Puls, Phos and Sulph will be given due consideration and checked for their indications on her future visits.
Rub 1 - Mind; anxiety; heat; during
Rub 2 - Mind; company; desire for; family, of
Rub 3 - Mind; mildness
Rub 4 - Face; eruptions
Rub 5 - Perspiration; heat; during
Rub 6 - Skin; eruptions; itching; without
Rub 7 - Generalities; air; cold; desires
Sr. No. Remedy Occurence Marks Rubrics
1 puls 6 21 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(4)
2 phos 6 19 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(3)
3 sulph 6 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(3)
4 ars 5 17 R-1(4),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)
5 rhus-t 5 16 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(4)
6 nat-m 5 15 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3)
7 calc 5 14 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3)
8 ign 5 14 R-1(2),R-2(1),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3)
9 ph-ac 5 12 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1)
10 apis 5 11 R-1(2),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-7(3)
11 kali-c 5 10 R-1(1),R-2(3),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(1)
12 anac 5 8 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(1)
13 acon 4 14 R-1(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3)
14 nux-v 4 14 R-1(4),R-3(2),R-4(4),R-5(4)
15 sep 4 14 R-1(3),R-3(4),R-4(4),R-5(3)
16 tub 4 14 R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(3)
17 cina 4 13 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3)
18 stann 4 13 R-1(4),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(4)
19 stram 4 13 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(3),R-5(4)
20 verat 4 13 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3)
Please note that the remedy that worked is not there in the rubric....
Skin; eruptions; itching; without: cic cinis-p cub turq-l uva
So the totality of symptoms has it's own significance.

100.

A 47 yo lady came to me with the complaint of numbness in her extremities. She is a mild mannered lady but she appears to be sad. The expression of suffering could be seen on her face. She has a strange habbit of laughing very loudly suddenly in the course of discussions. She said that during her last menses she has too much pain. She rushed to an allopathic doctor and took a pain-killer injection. This has never happened before. She gets profuse menses. She gets her menses irregular too as probably she is reaching her menopause. She is a light sleeper and her sleep gets disturbed by slight disturbances. She is always busy doing household work. She did well on the remedies like Sepia, Calc Carb and Phosphorus in the past. Calc helped her for her sleep and it also reduced her menstrual flow. Sepia was given for her acute headache and some other acute issues. Phosphorus too worked on it's indications at other times. This time i decided to see how Cocculus works as this is not my favorite remedy. i could have given one of the earlier remedies but i opted for cocc due to the latest complaint of dysmenorrhoea. To my surprise the lady got relief for her numbness on the very first dose of Cocculus 30. Repertorization does enhance our outlook of remedies and the lovers of Materia Medica can also use repertory for writing more effective prescriptions.
Rub 1 - Mind; sadness; mild persons, in
Rub 2 - Mind; laughing; convulsive, spasmodic
Rub 3 - Female; menses; painful, dysmenorrhea; irregular, and
Rub 4 - Extremities; numbness, insensibility
Rub 5 - Sleep; interrupted
Rub 6 - Mind; busy
Rub 7 - Face; expression, appearance; suffering
Rub 8 - Female; menses; profuse
Rub 9 - Sleep; disturbed; noise, by slightest
Sr. No. Remedy Occurrence Marks Rubrics
1 cocc 9 20 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(2),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
2 sulph 8 21 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(3)
3 ign 8 20 R-1(1),R-2(4),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(2),R-7(1),R-8(4),R-9(3)
4 bell 7 20 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(4),R-9(3)
5 sep 7 20 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
6 acon 7 18 R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(4),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
7 ars 7 18 R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4),R-9(1)
8 lyc 7 18 R-1(3),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(2),R-8(4)
9 verat 7 18 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(3),R-7(4),R-8(4)
10 nux-v 7 17 R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(4),R-9(1)
11 phos 7 17 R-2(3),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
12 sil 7 16 R-1(1),R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4)
13 am-c 7 15 R-2(1),R-3(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-7(3),R-8(4),R-9(1)
14 op 7 12 R-2(1),R-4(4),R-5(1),R-6(1),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(1)
15 puls 6 21 R-1(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(4),R-7(3),R-8(4)
16 calc 6 20 R-2(4),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(2),R-8(4)
17 stram 6 20 R-2(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-6(1),R-7(4),R-8(4)
18 nat-m 6 18 R-2(3),R-3(3),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(4)
19 alum 6 16 R-2(4),R-4(4),R-5(3),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(1)
20 apis 6 16 R-2(3),R-4(4),R-6(4),R-7(1),R-8(3),R-9(1)

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