Comparative Materia Medica Of Acidity – Homeopathy Articles

TREATMENT METHODOLOGY IN ACUTE PRESCRIBING

There are two types of cases we get for Acute Prescribing

1. Acute diseases (e.g., cold, fever, etc.)

2. Acute exacerbation of chronic cases (e.g., acute status asthmaticus in a chronic case of asthma; acidity in a chronic gastritis etc.

Therefore, when the patient is on a chronic constitutional deep acting medicine, I prefer not to disturb the dynamic resonance of the chronic medicine and would prefer to give acute medicines either in tincture or in very lower potency, so that it does not go in the level of the dynamic deep acting medicine.

APPROACH IN ACUTE PRESCRIBING:

During acute stage, we Homoeopath can handle the acute cases with courage and prescribe the following medicines. As the patient wants immediate relief, so in my long experience, I have used extensively the medicines, which has pronounced action on the main symptoms of the specific acute situation and have the capability of giving the patient instant relief. Some times patient is drug dependent even for an acute situation e.g., acute acidity in chronic gastritis and constantly takes antacids on a daily basis (in such situation, according to §173–§178, Ref. Organon of Medicine: Treatment of One Sided Diseases with scarcity of symptoms) we can gradually withdraw/wean off the conventional medication [Subrata asks the patient to sip the homoeopathic medicine prescribed on the basis of few available symptoms in those drug-dependant acute cases, considering the symptomatic similarity of few symptoms in accordance with §173--§178. So when the patient have acute problem and in need of conventional medicine, patient takes the homoeopathic medicine and tries to defer the conventional medicine as much as s/he can. In this way, a drug dependent patient who used to take conventional medication 8 hourly; can, with the help of homoeopathic medicine now defer the medication to 12 hourly, then 24 hourly and so on. In this way the conventional medication is gradually weaned off]. In such way patient can avoid the use of conventional chemicals (as patients get frustrated of prolonged / regular use of conventional chemicals in this era of organic food; and also suffer from the side-effects etc.) I get a disclaimer signed by the patient who wishes to wean off the conventional medicines gradually. I give the entire power and decision in the hand of the patient (as the patient is also aware of the side effects of the chemicals of the conventional medicine and wants to wean-off them). Giving the “weaning off power” in the hand of the patient, makes him/her feel that s/he is taking control of what s/he is taking and therefore patients will power of weaning-off the conventional medicine work as well towards raising of patient’s energy level, so that they can very gradually wean off without much suffering.I do not advice exactly how much to wean-off because that should be guided by the G.P.

I like to share the courage with my fellow homoeopaths, so that they can confidently prescribe the indicated acute medicine and handle the attack. Homoeopathy is not complementary medicine but it is an Alternative medicine to the conventional chemicals and we can do this by adopting proper methodology and thereby give fast relief to our patients during their acute suffering, as well.

In drug dependent cases, when the patient is on conventional medications; in such cases it is very difficult to get a clear picture of the case. The artificial chronic disease is superimposed on the original natural disease (Aphorism 91, Organon), therefore symptoms are contaminated or suppressed and the patient cannot give a clear picture e.g., sensations, modalities, etc. I select Lesser Known Organopathic Medicines, where there is absence of good totality for polychrest prescribing. In such cases lesser known organopathic medicines have capability to alleviate symptoms to a certain extent, thereby giving the chance to wean off the conventional chemicals (so called medicines), and experience shows that after 40-50% weaning off; the uncontaminated symptoms of the natural disease surfaces and gives us the proper modalities, sensations etc which will enable for constitutional prescribing, which is obviously our final motto.

In the same way, for conventional pain killer dependent Migraine cases, the artificial chronic disease is superimposed on the original natural disease, therefore symptoms are contaminated or suppressed and the patient cannot give a clear picture for a constitutional medicine as well as the modalities of the pain are masked. Therefore, the following medicines can be selected on the basis of few available symptoms, e.g., Acetanilidum, Anagyris, Bromium, Chionanthus Virginica, Epiphegus, Ferrum Pyro-Phosphoricum, Indium, Iris Versicolor, Kalmia Latifolia, Lac Defloratum, Melilotus, Menispernum, Menynanthes, Oleum Animale, Onosmodium, Saponin, Usnea Barbata, Yucca Filamentosa etc. Accordingly the conventional allopathic pain killer is gradually withdrawn and after approximately 50% weaning off of the conventional medicine, suppressed symptoms surfaces and now the patient can give much clearer modalities. This will lead to making a change in the plan of treatment and on the basis of `MTEK’ [Miasm + Totality + Essence + Key notes] a constitutional prescription can now be made.

Similar example for Drug Dependent Hypertensive cases where the following medicines (Allium Sativa, Crataegus Oxyacantha, Eel Serum, Ergotinum, Lycopus Virginicus, Rauwolfia Serpentina, Spartium Scoparium, Strophanthus Hispidus etc.) are capable of gradually weaning off the conventional medication.

Through this approach, not only does the patient gain immediate confidence that homoeopathy works, but can also wean off the conventional medication to certain extent.

ACIDITY (ACUTE): COMPARATIVE MATERIA MEDICA

Clinical Tips:

Atropin 3x Trituration: Hyperacidity; pyrosis. 1/4^th tsf (tea-spoon) in half cup of luke warm water X 8 hourly X S.O.S

Orexine tannate Q; Hyperacidity; deficient and slow digestion. 10 drops à Twice daily à S.O.S.

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