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    Applied Materia Medica

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    This document discusses applied materia medica and how to learn it effectively for practical application. It notes that materia medica has faced difficulties due to lack of standardization and different schools of thought. However, the solution is to take an "Anekantavad" or many-sided approach by combining methods and emphasizing characteristics, tissue affinities, pathology, aetiology and modalities. The key to success is extensive reading of multiple sources, understanding symptoms, taking thorough notes, and focusing on relationships between remedies. Regular study of cases, repertories, software and therapeutic approaches can aid application of similia similibus.

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    This document discusses applied materia medica and how to learn it effectively for practical application. It notes that materia medica has faced difficulties due to lack of standardization and different schools of thought. However, the solution is to take an "Anekantavad" or many-sided approach by combining methods and emphasizing characteristics, tissue affinities, pathology, aetiology and modalities. The key to success is extensive reading of multiple sources, understanding symptoms, taking thorough notes, and focusing on relationships between remedies. Regular study of cases, repertories, software and therapeutic approaches can aid application of similia similibus.

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    This document discusses applied materia medica and how to learn it effectively for practical application. It notes that materia medica has faced difficulties due to lack of standardization and different schools of thought. However, the solution is to take an "Anekantavad" or many-sided approach by combining methods and emphasizing characteristics, tissue affinities, pathology, aetiology and modalities. The key to success is extensive reading of multiple sources, understanding symptoms, taking thorough notes, and focusing on relationships between remedies. Regular study of cases, repertories, software and therapeutic approaches can aid application of similia similibus.

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    Applied Materia Medica

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    This document discusses applied materia medica and how to learn it effectively for practical application. It notes that materia medica has faced difficulties due to lack of standardization and different schools of thought. However, the solution is to take an "Anekantavad" or many-sided approach by combining methods and emphasizing characteristics, tissue affinities, pathology, aetiology and modalities. The key to success is extensive reading of multiple sources, understanding symptoms, taking thorough notes, and focusing on relationships between remedies. Regular study of cases, repertories, software and therapeutic approaches can aid application of similia similibus.

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    Some of the key takeaways from the document are that materia medica study involves thoroughly reading source books, understanding symptoms, taking notes, and noting relationships between remedies. Regular reading and revisiting materia medica is important.

    Some of the difficulties mentioned are lack of standardization, incomplete information, different schools of thought, fixed images of remedies, disbelief in 'unusual' symptoms, and prejudice towards certain remedies.

    The document recommends combining different approaches, keeping an open mind to different perspectives, thoroughly understanding each remedy from various sources, and learning from clinical experiences and cured cases. It also emphasizes overcoming disbelief, prejudice and fixed notions.

    Applied Materia Medica

    Dr Arun Prasad K.P Tutor, Dept of Matera Medica Govt. homoeopathic Medical College, Calicut.

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    Applied Materia Medica


    What is it ? What are the difficulties ? How to overcome?

    Applied Materia Medica


    Materia Medica Its Application In Practice

    Materia Medica - Purpose


    . Peculiarities of each drug which are not met with in any other, and which therefore serve to individualize and give character to the drug

    Materia Medica - Purpose


    The most expert healer is the man who knows how to handle his Materia Medica - C. M. Boger

    Materia Medica Study - Tools


    Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington


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    Phatak Boericke Allen Indian Authors Modern Authors


    6

    Materia Medica Study - Methods

    rug picture

    eynote

    chematic

    omparative / Therapeutic

    hysiological

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    Problems ?????????????? Materia Medica ????????????Problems

    Materia Medica - Problems

    No Standardisation
    Incomplete Quantity / detail

    Materia Medica - Problems


    History: schools of thought
    Pathological Keynote Constitutional

    Materia Medica - Problems


    Who is right ? Which method is correct ? I am ..

    Materia Medica - Solution


    Anekantavad

    Many-ness of Truth No one point of view

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Combined Drug Picture


    Emphasis on characteristics Tissue affinities, pathology Aetiology, Modalities Relationship

    Materia Medica - Problems


    Disbelief Language Usual Reading

    Materia Medica - Problems

    Prejudice
    Retention Fixed Images Favourite remedy Useless remedy

    Applied Materia Medica


    How to Learn in order to be practically applicable

    Materia Medica Study - Requisites


    Library !

    Materia Medica Study - Tools


    Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington


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    Phatak Boericke Allen Indian Authors Modern Authors


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    Materia Medica Study - Method


    Read! Read! Read!

    Read !

    Read!

    Read

    Materia Medica - Method


    Pioneers : Registered / memorised every minute detail from proving and carefully compared with others

    Materia Medica Method


    Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested - Bacon

    Materia Medica Study - Tools


    Kent Clarke Boger Nash Farrington


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    Phatak Boericke Allen Indian Authors Modern Authors


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    Materia Medica Read !


    Read neither to contradict
    or confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Bacon

    Materia Medica Study - Method


    nderstand ! Imagine !

    Dictionary Symptom / Rubric explanations

    Source / Classical books

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Mental Symptoms

    Understand ! Classical authors Modern Authors

    Materia Medica Study - Method


    Notes !
    Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man - Bacon

    Materia Medica - Keynotes


    EXPAND ! A concise view not only includes the
    time and order in which symptoms arise, but also the things which modify them - the modalities - Boger

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Note

    Similar remedies Tips ! classical authors


    o

    Clinical experiences / Cases

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Therapeutics
    Pointers to common remedies
    Therapeutic pointers to some common diseases

    Testimony of the clinic New Remedies, Clinical cases,..

    Materia Medica Study - Method


    Case from Kent
    Ring worm
    Craves meat, refuses everything else
    Grinds teeth, rolls head during sleep

    Rx Helleborous 1000 2 doses

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Note

    Unusual symptoms Small remedies Cured Cases

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Therapeutics
    Boger - Studies in the philosophy of healing Clinical Experiences Dr. Koppikar
    Talks on Therapeutics Dr. Chandrashekhar

    Materia Medica Study - Method

    Repertory

    Small rubrics Small remedies

    Software

    Eg. Encyclopaedia homeopathica

    Materia Medica Study - Method


    Note
    Relationship
    Relationship Relationship

    Relationship
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    Relationship Calc carb

    Complementary Bell, Aeth,


    Cupr, Rhus-t, Tub, Lyc, Sil, Phos

    ollows well Kali-bi (Coryza), Lyc, Phos

    Success
    in Applied materia medica Also depend on.

    Application of Similia Similibus


    Materia Medica

    Organon

    Repertory

    Application of Similia Similibus


    Natural Disease Totality Portrait Conceptual Image
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    Artificial Disease Totality Portrait Conceptual Image


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    Application of Similia Similibus


    CASE TAKING

    Totality / Portrait

    Record as they are Symptom intensity+++


    o

    Clarity - Intensity Spontaneity

    Application of Similia Similibus


    Totality
    o

    Acute vs Chronic

    Materia Medica - Solution

    Read a drug a day, and two on Sundays.

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