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ACUTE
DISEASES
ANY DISEASE OR ILLNESS
WHICH CAN DISTURB THE
HEALTH OF A PERSON
TEMPORARILY IN A NEGATIVE
WAY
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ACUTE
DISEASES
 RAPID IN COURSE
 INTENSE IN PAIN AND
SEVERITY
 SHORT OR MODERATE IN
DURATION
 END IN RECOVERY OR DEATH

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ACUTE
DISEASES

ACUTE
ACUTE EXACERBATION
INDISPOSITION OF CHRONIC
INFECTIONS
DISEASES

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A. ACUTE INFECTIONS
(Eg.)
VIRAL FEVERS INFLUENZA
TONSILITIS SORE THROAT
TYPHOID PNEUMONIA
PNEUMONITIS LUNG ABSCESS
SEPTICEMIA FOOD POISONING
INFECTIVE DYSENTRY
DIARRHOEA
URINARY TRACT INFECTION
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INFECTIONS PLEURISY
INDISPOSITION

TREATMENT NOT REQUIRED

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ACUTE
EXACERBATIONS OF
CHRONIC DISEASES
• MALARIAL PAROXYSMS
• ULCERATIVE COLITIS
• ASTHMATIC PAROXYSMS

CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY REQUIRED


(GENETIC CONSTITUTIONAL SIMILIMUM )
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ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF
CHRONIC DISEASES
• DOES NOT WARRANT AN ACUTE
REMEDY
• ACUTE FLOW CHART SHOULD NOT
BE USED
• IF USED a) temporary amelioration
 b) followed by aggravation
 c) might lead to suppression
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Acute treatment
• Misunderstood by majority
• Under the guise of acute
treatment a lot of liberties
are taken
• Any medicine unrelated to
the constitution is selected
on the basis of just one or
two symptoms

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Any remedy which gets
indicated in an acute stage is
bound to be in
mathematical relation
with the
Genetic Constitutional
Similimum
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CLASSIFICATION
OF
DISEASES
BY
DR. HAHNEMANN
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It is very important for a
Homoeopathic Physician to
thoroughly understand the
Classification of Diseases
by Dr. Hahnemann and to
identify the disease condition
presented by his patient before
he attempts to cure him.
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DISEASE

INDISPOSITION NATURAL DISEASES


(DYNAMIC DISEASES)

CHRONIC
ACUTE
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INDISPOSITION
(DR. HAHNEMANN)

One or more trivial


symptoms. Observed only a short time
Not a fully developed disease that
requires serious medical aid.
Slight alteration in diet or/and
regimen will dispel.
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INDISPOSITION ?
(Reflections by Dr. C.J.Varghese)

 They also involve sensitivity, susceptibility,intolerance etc..


Eg: Taking something against your liking in a party.

 Same causation affects different individuals differently.


Eg: Taking something in excess which you like more.

 They are all acute exacerbations of Chronic diseases.


Eg: Gastric complaints like Diarrhoea, vomiting, colic etc
or Headaches, Chest pains etc. likely to recur.

 Every symptom is an attempt of the body to defend itself.

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NATURAL DISEASES
OR DYNAMIC DISEASES
INDIPOSITION

MECHANICAL

DEFICIENCY DISEASES

THEY HAVE NATURAL ORDER


OF ONSET, PROGRESS ,

DECLINE OR NO DECLINE.
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ACUTE DISEASES
(DR. HAHNEMANN)
Rapid morbid process of abnormally
deranged Vital Force·     

Tendency to finish quickly·      

lways in a moderate time· Period of


     

prodrome, progress, recovery or death·  

Acute miasm come violently·   

May cause death·   

Comes like a storm, stays for a period,


 

and
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goes like a storm
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ACUTE DISEASES
CLASSIFICATION
(Dr. Hahnemann)

A. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF
CHRONIC DISEASES
B. SPORADIC
C. EPIDEMIC
a) Immunizing
b) Non-immunizing.
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ACUTE DISEASES
CLASSIFICATION
A. ACUTE EXACERBATION
OF CHRONIC DISEASES

E.g. Cold, Asthma,


Colitis,Tonsillitis, Cystitis,
Rheumatism etc.

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B. SPORADIC
Several persons at the same
time here and there.
Atmospheric/meteoric
influence, conditions of water,
soil and other injurious agents

E.g. Viral Fever, Influenza,


Dysentery, Typhoid etc
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C. EPIDEMIC
Many persons at one time.
Infectious and contagious.
Terminate in a moderate time.
In death or recovery.
In war or famine
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C. EPIDEMIC
a. Immunizing: Once in a life time
E.g. Small pox, Chicken pox, Measles,
Whooping Cough, Scarlet Fever,
Mumps etc.

b. Non-immunizing (Recurring)
E.g.: Cholera, Plague, Yellow Fever,
Diphtheria etc.

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Acute diseases are like
Tips of Ice bergs

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Acute Diseases
(IN MY OPINION)
• All are acute manifestations of Chronic
Diseases.
• Microorganisms can produce disease
conditionally only.
• This conditioning is done by Miasms.
• They are no separate entities.
• The influence of the Miasms is visible
in the onset and development of
the acute diseases.
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ACUTE DISEASES
(Reflections by Dr. C.J.Varghese )
Recovery or death varies from individual to individual
depending on Miasms.
Triggered by different causative factors- internal or / and
external .
Development is always under the influence of the Miasms.
Every individual is coded with a particular combination of
Miasms.
It determines the susceptibility.
It decides the nature of development and progress.
One of the episodes among whole process of development
of disease.
Complications and Prognosis decided by Miasms.
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 In the process of infection,
mere contact with organisms
does not involve any Miasm
 Infection is the
establishment of a colony of
disease producing
microorganisms.
 Nature of the organisms,
period of their existence,
nature of their adverse
activities, involvement of the
tissues, return to recovery or
decline or death etc. all
conditioned by Miasms.
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• All complications or sequelle are
due to wrong and unscientific
(including wrong Homoeopathic)
treatments.
• Nature of the complication or
sequelle decided/determined by
Miasms.
• Many treat chronic diseases as
‘acutes’ out of ignorance or
negligence.
• I would like to treat ‘acute
diseases’ as ‘chronic’.
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PSORA SYCOSIS SYPHILIS

IN ACUTE DISEASES DEATH


OCCURS DUE TO THE INFLUENCE
OF A HIGH PREDOMINANCE OF
SYPHILIS, OFTEN BYPASSING A
NEGLIGIBLE RATIO OF SYCOSIS.
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True cure does not lie in a mere
removal of the disease symptoms
or in their transfer from one
organ to another, but in
annihilating the very tendency
for having the disease.

(Several Anti Rheumatic Drugs


are banned due to the finding
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that they affect Heart !)
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INFECTION THEORY FAILING !!!
“ Although great strides have been made in the fight against
infectious diseases, many problems remain, even in
developed countries. The spread of certain diseases (such as
sexually transmitted infections) is difficult to control except
by modifying human behaviour. For many infections, no
effective vaccine has been developed. The majority of viral
diseases cannot be entirely combated with drugs and some
bacteria have developed resistance to the drugs available.
When a new infectious disease appears, it may be years
before an effective vaccine or drug treatment can be
devised. In the mean time, large numbers of people may
die”.
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Complete Family Health
SAHYA
Encyclopedia 30
(British Medical Association)
 Failure because of considering infections as
independent of host factors
 Failure to understand the theory of Chronic Diseases of
Dr. Hahnemann

Should homoeopaths follow this


theory?
Proving the importance of

Miasmatic theory
( Unpardonable if not one becomes well versed in it)

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I BEG TO DIFFER
• ALL ACUTE DISEASES
ARE THEREFORE
MIASMATIC AND
HENCE
UNDERSTANDING THE
MIASM OF THE
PATIENT IS USEFUL
FOR PREVENTIVE AND
CURATIVE TREATMENT
OF ACUTE DISEASES
ALSO.
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USING FLOW
CHART OF ACUTES

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KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL -
WHAT TYPE OF A MAN OR
WHAT CONSTITUTION YOU
ARE DEALING WITH-
KNOW HOW HE HAS
BEHAVED WHEN ATTACKED
BY BACTERIA OR VIRUSES
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REACTION SHOWN BY A PATIENT
TO THE DISEASE OR INFECTION
WILL TELL A PHYSICIAN WHAT
CONSTITUTION HE IS DEALING
WITH.
WHEN YOU HIT YOUR FIST ON A WOODEN
PANEL , GLASS PANEL, THERMOCOL, COIR,
COTTON MATTRESS, THE REACTION
OBTAINED BY YOUR HIT IN TERMS OF NOISE
OR BEHAVIOUR OF THE PANEL CONCERNED
WILL MAKE YOU AWARE OF WHAT MATERIAL
YOU ARE DEALING WITH.
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WHAT CHANGES OCCUR OR
DO NOT OCCUR IN THE
ORGANISM / CONSTITUTION
IS REFLECTED BY THE
ACTIVITIES OF THAT
AFFECTED CONSTITUTION.

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Therefore the acute chart is
based on ACTIVITY

OBSERVE THE CHANGE IN THE


ACTIVITY WHEN THE
CONSTITUTION IS AFFECTED

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If Opium Constitution is affected by
stronger dynamic influences, it will
bring about temporary change in the
basic constitutional picture in terms of
activity, thermals and thirst and will be
giving rise to a picture either of Aconite
or Ant Tart or Belladona or Bryonia or
Hyoscyamus or Nux vom or Nux mosch
which are in relation with Opium.
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This may occur if and only
if Opium picture changes,
which is not a must.
That means, sometimes,
the same picture of
Opium can come up then
another dose of Opium
will help to manage the
situation.
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of the Dynamis behind
Life (Vital Dynamis),
Disease (Disease
Dynamis) and Drug (Drug
Dynamis)
you can very well take
decisions at every
instance.
(Just like an expert in
music can understand
that the musical notes are
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This change in act ivi ty,
T her mal s and thi r st
and physi cal and
mental symp toms which
are thrown out by the
constitution are basically
compensatory in nature.

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It is a natural effort by the
organism to provide
immunity and restore the
sick to health.
Therefore very often
health is restored without
the aid of any medicine-
homoeopathic or
allopathic.
If such recovery does not
take place then and then
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only it calls for an
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If requi red to pr escri be, it
shal l be k eepi ng with our
basi c law of si mi limum to
the acute totality whi ch of
cour se shoul d be base d on
acti vi ty, ther mal s ,
gener al s like th ir st , and
food and mental s changed
sta te or atti tude (PQR S)
and not onl y on physi cal
sym ptoms.
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All the cardinal principles of
prescription have to be obeyed
ie., one remedy, one dose …
then the Hering’s law will be
applied…
magical speed of recovery will be
visible…general sense of well
being…no subsequent weakness
will ensue…gets back the
appetite faster…can resume
work earlier…
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Suc h resul ts a re
guar ante ed w hen
pr escri bed on acti vi ty,
ther mal s, thir st and
mental s tha t ar e
changed.
T hi s is cal led A CT IVI TY-
THE RMAL- THIR ST AND
MENT AL AX IS
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Flow Chart is
prepared for
simplifying this
especially for new
Homoeopaths.

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ACTIVITY

DECREASED INCREASED NO CHANGE

SLEEP PHYSICAL MENTAL


DULLNESS VERBAL
OVER POWERING RESTLESSNESS ANXIETY

THIRSTY CHILLY CHILLY CHILLY SING

THIRSTLESS HOT HOT HOT VERSES MAKES

THIRSTY THIRSTY THIRSTY LOQUACITY

THIRSTLESS THIRSTLESS THIRSTLESS THIRSTY

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THIRSTLESS
ACTIVITY

INCREASED DECREASED NO CHANGE

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EVERY SECTION
IS FURTHER
DIVIDED INTO

HOT CHILLY

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FURTHER
DIFFERENTIATION
IS DONE ON
THE BASIS OF

THIRSTY THIRSTLESS

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TH E WHO LE CHA RT
IS BASED ON
ACTI VI TY.
ACT OR ACTI ON S R EPR ESE NT S
LI FE.
SPEED A ND ACTI ONS A RE
SPEC IFI C T O CO NSTI TUTI ON S.
SHO ULD NOT BE A SK ED BY
DIREC T QUEST ION .
IT S HO ULD BE OBSE RVED .
EX CEPT IN CA SE OF INFAN TS
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ACTIVITY DECREASED
EG:-

• JUST LIE DOWN WITHOUT SLEEPING


• SLEEPS CONTINUOUSLY

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GOLDEN RULES FOR ACUTE
PRESCRIBING

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1. BE A MINIMUM
PRESCRIBER
 ACUTE DISEASE INITIATES A REACTION IN
THE BODY CALLED IMMUNE RESPONSE
 Disease Manifestations
Are Basically Defense Mechanisms at Work.
 MOST OF THEM ARE SELF-LIMITING
 IF THE ORGANISM FAILS TO RECOVER
WITHIN A STIPULATED TIME, INTERFERE
WITH A HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDY.
 PRESCRIBE ONLY IN INEVITABLE
SITUATIONS
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1. BE A MINIMUM PRESCRIBER
 CURE SHOULD TAKE PLACE BY THE
REACTION OF THE BODY TO THE
REMEDY AND NOT BY THE ACTION OF
THE DRUG EG: FERR. PHOS ,
BELLADONA, ACONITE ETC.
REPEATED FOR FEVER.
 THIS IS WRONG AND MAY LEAD TO
SUPPRESSION.

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1. BE A MINIMUM PRESCRIBER

 HE WHO PRESCRIBES THE LEAST IS THE


BEST HOMOEOPATH
 HE SHOULD KNOW WHEN TO PRESCRIBE
AND WHEN NOT TO PRESCRIBE.
 RESPECT THE INTERNAL PHYSICIAN
 HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE
PATIENT AND HOMOEOPATH HAS NO RIGHT
TO INTERFERE WHEN HE IS CURING
 ‘NO PRESCRIPTION YET CURE’- HIDDEN
ART OF HOMOEOPATHIC PRACTICE.
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2. BE A SINGLE REMEDY
PRESCRIBER
 THERE CANNOT BE TWO OR MORE
SIMILIMUMS OF THE GIVEN STATE AT ONE
TIME IN ONE ORGANISM
 ANY MULTI-REMEDY THEORY IS VIOLATION
OF CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF
HOMOEOPATHY.
 SIMILIMUM IS ALWAYS A SINGLE REMEDY
 IF A HOMOEOPATH WANTS TO SEE
MIRACLES HAPPENING WITH
HOMOEOPATHY
 ADHERE TO THE LAW OF SIMPLEX
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3. BE A SINGLE DOSE
PRESCRIBER
 IF THE SELECTED REMEDY IS THE
SIMILIMUM, ALL THAT IS REQUIRED
TO TAKE CARE OF ANY ACUTE OR
SERIOUS ILLNESS IS ONE DOSE.
 IF ONE DOSE DOES NOT INITIATE A
CURATIVE PROCESS, YOUR REMEDY
IS WRONG.
 ADHERE TO THE LAW OF MINIMUM
DOSE
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3. BE A SINGLE DOSE
PRESCRIBER
 DO NOT TRY TO REPEAT AND
REPEAT AND GET RESULTS.
 HOMOEOPATHY IS A GENTLE TOUCH
ART.
 NOT MORE THAN ONE STIMULUS IS
REQUIRED TO PRODUCE RECOVERY
OR CURE.

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4. HUNT FOR ACTIVITY –
THERMAL- THIRST AXIS
 ACTIVITY OF THE AFFECTED PATIENT
 RIGHT THERMAL- HOT OR CHILLY
 MENTAL CHANGES
 PHYSICAL GENERALS- THIRSTY OR
THIRSTLESS& DESIRES AND
AVERSIONS

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4. HUNT FOR ACTIVITY –
THERMAL- THIRST AXIS
 HAS THE CONSTITUTION BEEN
AFFECTED SO DRASTICALLY
AS TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE
IN ACTIVITY , OTHER
GENERALS, THERMALS,
THIRST AND MENTALS?
 OR HAS THE CONSTITUTION
REACTED TO THE ACUTE ILL
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4. HUNT FOR ACTIVITY –
THERMAL- THIRST AXIS
• IF AND ONLY IF , THE GENERALS, THE
THERMALS, THE THIRST AND THE
MENTALS HAVE CHANGED FROM THE
‘ORIGINAL’ THEN AND ONLY THEN,
SHOULD THE PATIENT REQUIRE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE
ORIGINAL CONSTITUTIONAL DRUG.

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4. HUNT FOR ACTIVITY –
THERMAL- THIRST AXIS
 IF THERE IS CHANGE IN ACTIVITY- THE
GENERALS HAVE CHANGED
 IF THERE IS CHANGE IN TOLERANCE TO
HEAT AND COLD- THERMALS HAVE
CHANGED
 IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN WATER INTAKE-
THIRST IS CHANGED
 IF THERE IS CHANGE IN MENTAL
ATTITUDES- MENTALS HAVE CHANGED.
 IF THE GENERALS-THERMALS-THIRST-
MENTALS AXIS IS CHANGED, SELECT A
REMEDY SIMILIMUM TO THE NEW AXIS TO
CURE
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5. KNOW THE REMEDY-
RELATIONSHIPS
• ACUTE SIMILIMUM INDICATED IS
MOSTLY RELATED TO THE
GENETIC CONSTITUTIONAL
SIMILIMUM.

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6. LOOK OUT FOR FULL MOON OR
NEW MOON

 IFTHE CONSTITUTION IS VERY


SENSITIVE TO FULL MOON OR NEW
MOON, DO NOT PRESCRIBE TO THIS
PATIENT ON THESE DAYS.

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7. EXPECT FEVERS, DIARRHOEAS
OR AGGRAVATIONS
 FEVER, DIARRHOEA OR AGGRAVATION
ON THE FIRST DAY AND RELIEF ON THE
SECOND DAY IS A GOOD SIGN OF
IMPROVEMENT
 FEELING BETTER ON THE FIRST DAY
AND WORSE ON THE SECOND DAY IS A
SIGN OF WRONG MEDICINE.

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8. KNOW HOMOEOPATHIC
PARAMETERS
 DESIRE TO WORK
 STAMINA TO WORK
 DESIRE TO EAT AND DRINK
 SLEEP
 EXCRETIONS:- STOOL, URINE AND
PERSPIRATIONS
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8. KNOW HOMOEOPATHIC
PARAMETERS
 LOOK OUT FOR THEIR
IMPROVEMENT RATHER THAN THE
IMPROVEMENT OF FEVER, COUGH,
HEADACHE, THROAT PAIN ETC…
 LOOK OUT FOR THEM EVEN BEFORE
THE LABORATORY OR X-RAY
EVIDENCE COMES TO SUPPORT
IMPROVEMENT…

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