Today, we are going to explain about, very small yet interesting topic i.e DIATHESIS. Let’s start with a Definition The constitutional state of the person that predisposes him to a particular disease or a group of diseases because of some structural or metabolic anomalies can be called the Diathesis. The Greek word “diatithenai” means “to …
The psycho-physical personality peculiar to an individual, influencing his metabolic process, manner of thought, and action can be termed as the temperament of that particular person. The word temperament is derived from the Latin word “temperare” which means to temper, or moderate. TEMPERERE = TO MODERATE Temperament is partly determined by genes but broadly influenced …
The Constitution can be defined as “the genotypic inheritance of an individual,the physical make up of his body, including its functional ability, metabolic activity, reaction to stimuli and resistance to infection”. Constitution comes from the Latin word “constituere” or “constitute” which means to set up, to establish, or to make up. Let’s see what different …
According to modern medicine, the cause of the diseases is various kind of pathogenic agents but according to homeopathy, there are 3 different types of the cause which ultimately lead to disease. Exciting Cause Fundamental Cause Maintaining Cause Let’s under each cause in detail. Exciting Cause The exciting cause can be defined as the cause …
Homeopathy, a leading alternative method of treatment but how to use it what, how it’s going to act, and what are its scope and limitations?, everything regarding homoeopathy has written and compiled in one single book titled The Organon of Medicine which was written Master Hahnemann himself. Originally this book was written in German but …
The understanding of the simple substance in homeopathy is a way lot different from the normal definition of simple substance. Let’s get into the detail on this. The healthy state is nothing but the harmonious state of body, mind and soul. This harmony is maintained by an immaterial vital principle. – (From Kent’s lecture no. …
Homeopathy is one of the therapeutic, but the only curative systems of medicine. The homeopathic system has a clearly defined scope and limitations of its own. Hahnemann has clearly remarked that homeopathy is the only possible method of treatment of dynamic diseases. “Accuracy and efficacy in homeopathic therapeutics is possible to those who have clearly …
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The word “Suppression” is derived from the Latin word “supprimere”, which means “to press down forcibly”. Suppression is the process of forcibly removing the present disease manifestations by any means other than fixed principles at the cost of a new disease. Suppression diverts the disease manifestation from the least essential organs to the most essential …
The true practitioner of the healing art should be an unprejudiced observer. As we know, knowledge is based on observation and experience as a physician. We required scientific knowledge that would be acquired through minute observation and experimentation observation is nothing but perception with a definite purpose. It is finding out the fact to become …
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