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Drug proving in Homoeopathy It is a systemic process of investigating the pathogenetic powers of drugs by administering them on healthy human beings of both sexes, all age groups and of different constitutions. Once the knowledge of how to investigate the disease i.e. knowledge of the diseases is acquired, the next duty of the physician is to prepare the reliable drug substances inorder to combat with the diseases in a safer way. This is the process of understanding the pathogenetic powers of the drugs (pathos suffering, genetic-producing). The only way to acquire this knowledge is by drug proving. Homeopathic drug proving is unique as it is done on healthy humans and also conducted with the dynamized drugs. In the past, many personalities like Paracelsus, Haler etc made an exhaustive study on drug proving methods. But only two persons in the medical history found the necessity of healthy human drug proving, one is Dr. Samuel Hahnemann and the other is "Albrecht von Ha...

Explanation of Aphorism 104 Importance of keeping case record. After accurately sketching the picture of disease, most difficult part is accomplished. This case record is mostly important in case of chronic diseases, as -  1. Physician has the record before him so as to guide him in treatment.  2. Changes occurred after medication can be known by making fresh record and comparing it with former.  3. Any new symptom which has occurred during the treatment can be added to it, and that which has faded off is cut or stricken. In footnote Dr. Hahnemann says that old school physician of his time do not maintain record of the case rather make a rapid prescription composed of variety of ingredients whose true effect is unknown to them. They neither listen to minute detail of suffering of the patient nor write them down. When the same patient returns to him after few days, he forgets what his exact suffering was as neither had he heard him carefully nor he had written ...

Explanation of Aphorism 103 In chronic diseases Psora should be investigated.  In case of epidemic diseases homoeopathic medicine pertaining to it could be found by observing several patients suffering from same epidemic. Similar is the case with chronic miasm Psora, which is so diversified in its manifestation that it requires several patients of different constitution and living under different conditions suffering from Psora to be observed carefully to know the complete range of symptoms it can produce. Only then a homoeopathic antipsoric medicine can be selected which can cure it. #Aphorism103

Explanation of Aphorism 102 Complete signs and symptoms of an epidemic can be known by observation of several patients.  Writing down symptoms of several cases of an epidemic completes the totality impregnating it with more peculiar, characteristics and excluding general symptoms like anorexia, insomnia etc.  Epidemically effected persons are affected by same cause and present more or less similar symptoms, but whole totality of epidemic cannot be known by mere observation of single patient as he will be presenting only part of symptoms in intense degree pertaining to his weaker part. Thereby, whole signs and symptoms of an epidemic can be known by perfectly deducing and abstracting suffering of several patients of different constitutions. In footnote Dr. Hahnemann says that physician who has already chosen homoeopathic remedy by observing first case of epidemic, on observing subsequent cases can-  1. Verify its suitableness or,  2. Discover more appropri...

Finding homoeopathic medicine in epidemic diseases.  Initially by having a first case of an epidemic, physician may not obtain complete picture of the epidemic rather by close observation of several such cases he comes to know regarding its totality and arrives at suitable homoeopathic remedy of that epidemic.  Dr. Hahnemann says that by close observation of even one or two such patients in an epidemic, physician can make an idea regarding the totality of it at the back of his mind which nearly matches reality.  Once homoeopathic medicine of an epidemic is found, it can also be used as preventive of that epidemic.

Decoding The Power of the Great Indian Squat (Malasana) Are you struggling with constipation? Have you been seated for too long?Tight hips? Sluggish digestion? Lower backache?Sciatica pains?and more?  Then the solution to this problem is Malasana, great Indian squat.  How it is done? In this asana, you spread your feet shoulder- width apart and hold your hands in namaskar mudra (prayer pose). Who should be careful while practicing Malasana? Contradictions: Avoid this asana if you have severe knee issues, especially surgery. Or seek guidance from a qualified teacher. Why it is called Malasana? Mala in Sanskrit means garland or rosary. However, some yoga schools dispute this translation. When pronounced with a long 'a' sound, it means garland, but when pronounced with a short 'a' sound, it translates to excrement.  This latter translation is considered the true origin of the pose name, as it resembles the squatting position used to eliminate waste. What are t...