Materia medica/ knowledge of medicinal powers

I aim to write about the medicines here as given in Materia Medica s, but would confine myself to only bite-size indications. Occasionally do I plan to provide a full meal😊. Most of what I would be posting here would be practical points that can be used in day-to-day practice.
How to perceive a patient’s symptoms and understand them in light of the language of Materia medica is what I plan to present. It will not be something out of the extraordinary but would be of importance, which is sometimes missed in the sea of symptoms in each medicine. I personally am very fond of a few authors and have been trying to follow them. They are Boenninghausen, Boger, Lippe, Pulford, Guernsey, Hering, Allen, Phatak, and the fountainhead Dr. Hahnemann, and most of what I plan to write would be from these. I would also try to give a reference for what I write. I still find myself learning every day and discovering new things; once a student always a student. I however wish to reduce this struggle for others.
Occasionally I will be sharing the drug picture for better understanding.

Hope you find it helpful.

MURIATIC ACID- a snapshot

Materia medica/ knowledge of medicinal powers
  • Considered a sarcode
  • Irritable, angry, restless
  • Loud moaning and groaning
  • muttering
  • All complaints better by motion/ walking.
  • But so debilitated that as soon as the patient sits down, he slips into the bed. Can’t hold himself up and the jaw hangs down
  • Haemorrhages
  • Mouth and anus affected
  • Mouth
    • Offensive odour
    • Bleeding gums
    • Paralyzed tongue
    • Deep perforating ulcers
  • Haemorrhoids
    • Protruding
    • Very sensitive, cannot bear touch of anything
    • Can occur in children suddenly
  • Anus sore during menses
  • Urination
    • Cannot urinate without moving bowels at the same time
    • Flatus passed while urinating
    • Prolapse ani while urinating
    • Weak bladder, urine passes slowly, must press hard to pass urine
  • Sphincters affected
  • Fevers- diphtheria, typhoid, scarlatina, cancer etc
  • Bluish
    • Ulcers
    • Haemorrhoids
    • tongue
  • Bed sores
  • Aversion to meat
  • Muscular weakness in tobacco or opium users
  • Dark red glowing face, cold hands and thirstlessness during fever
  • Tottering gait
  • Pain in Tendo Achilles

(Think of a person who is not well, who’s very irritable and weak, who wants to move but feels very tired and slumps in chair as soon as he sits. His mouth and anus are affected. Problems associated with urination, problems in anus, they are just too much for him. He groans in pain and mutters to himself.)

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/

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JATROPHA CURCAS- a snapshot

Materia medica/ knowledge of medicinal powers
  • Loud rumbling and gurgling in the stomach and the diarrhoea as if water coming out of bung hole of a barrel.
  • Copious thirst but water is soon vomited out
  • Cramps
    • Severe in calves
  • Coldness of body but desire to uncover
  • Anxiety with burning pain in stomach
  • Evacuations of JATROPHA are thick albuminous instead of watery generally
  • Prostration severe
    • On the slightest exertion, painful weakness of the muscles used, even when writing or standing
  • Amelioration putting hand in cold water

(Very similar to ARS in diarrhoea, weakness, coldness but JATROPHA desire uncovering)

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/

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COCA- a snapshot

Materia medica/ knowledge of medicinal powers
  • Suited to people who are weary and tired after physical and mental exertion.
  • Is sad and melancholic and does not want company.
  • Neglect of personal appearance.
  • Bashful.
  • He seeks solace in stimulants- alcohol, tobacco etc.
  • Breathlessness
    • in athletes,
    • in old,
    • at high altitudes(mountaineering) (also Ars Alb),
    • and those taking stimulants.
  • He has palpitations from overexertion or from incarcerated flatus.
  • Sleepy but cannot sleep.
  • Sleepless children during dentition

Aude Sapere

Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/

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