Pointers.
(Some Selected Hints.)
By T.
K. Moore, M. D.
Presented by Dr.
Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London)
A single symptom causing suffering is completely
recorded only when its history, origin, progress and conditions
attached, circumstances of aggravation, of amelioration, time of
occurrence and of greatest intensity, how affected by position, rest,
motion, eating, drinking, or the performance of any body function, by
mental emotions or by any other cause – all this is included in the
totality.It is expecting too much of homœopathy to cure
symptoms expressing protest against a continuing and removable cause.
Find the cause—mental, moral, physical or hygienic. Remove the cause
or causes. Then if aught else remains, homœopathy will take care of
that.When the moon is decreasing, Phos., Sil., etc. may
be used in patients having damaged organs safely and with good effect.In advanced disease, malignant or tubercular, the
most terrible thing you can do is to give the indicated remedy in high
potency. Give anything but that.In chronics, the latest symptoms, even though they
may appear insignificant, are always the most important in the
selection of remedy. The oldest are the least important. All symptoms
in between must be arranged in order of their appearance. Only such
patients remain well and are really cured who have been rid of their
symptoms in the reverse order of their development.In epilepsy you will never cure unless you find a
remedy that covers and corresponds in every respect to the acute
attack. Then follow with the complementary or chronic remedy as the
curative. The chronic remedy given during the attack would aggravate
too strongly.Usually disease leaves by an eruption or by
discharge from mucous membrane.A remedy which can bring a symptom or symptoms to
the surface, usually will cure those symptoms without further
medication. Therefore watch and wait.A remedy given well-indicated, then a diarrhœa,
rash or excessive sweat, medicinal aggravation or any old symptom
returned or even symptoms worse and patient better, give a remedy now
and disaster is sure.If after giving a remedy there is itching of the
soles, it is a good indication.In organic disease where there is much pathology,
use the lower potencies.High potencies are two-edged swords and must be
handled with care.When patients appear to get up a tolerance for
remedies, a complementary remedy will sometimes keep the patient from
going stale.Unable to get symptoms from children, size up the
parents and see what they need, or needed before the birth of the
child.Forget the symptoms peculiar to the disease and
those of the ultimates, prescribe on the symptoms of the patient.A nosode in line with the patient’s constitution
or family history has sometimes given striking results, allowing the
previous well-indicated but inactive remedy to take hold.Never send an Iodium patient to a warm climate.
Do not overwork keynotes. They are sign-posts to
shorten our research, not to suppress it.Coloc. cures colic again and again. Then Kali-c.
steps in to end the trouble.Elderly case, blustery weather, vomiting much
frothy blood-tinged mucus, high temperature, mucous rales, dyspnœa ;
all set for pneumonia — Verat-v. He will be better next day.A jewel in surgical shock : Strontium Carb.
After salvarsan the similimum is often the
antidote.Thuja is the antidote to massive doses of Arsenic.
Nocturnal epilepsy or chorea : Calc. is
valuable, especially after Sulph.Gels. is rarely found of benefit in superficial
affections of the eye, but is especially adapted to disease of the
fundus and paralysis of the nerves.In croup without fever, think of Kali-bi. or Brom.,
the latter if there is cyanosis.Think of Merc-c. in toxic conditions of pregnancy
and Phos. In albuminuria of pregnancy.If I could have but one remedy for the prostate, it
would be Caust.Acon. will seldom or never cure a quiet, calm,
equable patient. Nux-v. will not cure where the disposition is mild
and phlegmatic. Puls. will not cure if happy, gay and obstinate. If
imperturbable and not easily frightened, do not use Ign.A Kali-c. characteristic : Any bang, shock,
bad news or fear is felt in the stomach.Ferr-p. in earache and mastoiditis leads everything
else. More cases of mastoiditis call for Ferr-p. than any other
remedy. It equals Cham. In earache of children. it may be repeated
often. Use the DM.In earache do not use Ferr-p. below 12th.
The low will often work when the high fails.Puls. above all other remedies, has the power to
unlock suppressions of modern serum therapy.When the well-selected remedy acts only a short
time and the symptoms agree, consider Sulph., Calc-s., and Psor.,
Tub., Med. or other nosodes.(Courtesy :
“The Homœopathic Recorder” December, 1936. pp. 531-536)Copyright © Dr. Sayeed Ahmad
2004