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The System of Homoeopathy
Dr.Rajiv Abraham BHMS,MD(Hom)
Calicut. Kerala Email :
rajivdoctor@yahoo.com
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Published by
Homoeopathic Medical Publishers
201,Dinar ,20 Station Road
Santacruz(West),Mumbai-4000054
Email : spirit@vsnl.com
www.thespiritofhomoeopathy.com
2nd Edition ,April 2005
This Third in series of Books By Dr.Sankaran after much acclaimed
books The Spirit of Homoeopathy and the Substance of
Homoeopathy.
And elaborates further on ideas from these two books. The book is
illustrative of Dr.Sankaran’s method of case taking, case analysis
and follow up. It includes thirty five detailed cases and a number
of short cases through which emerges a system of Homeopathy. As of
any system the theory and methods in books or seminars are not fully
conceived unless put to test of practice.
Homoeopathy in special and case taking, analysis in particular is
more of art and technique. These are best thought through live cases
or video cases. But in work of a master Homoeopath he uses various
techniques that varies from cases to cases. The novice may tend to
theorize the case method and a even misunderstanding. This is
especially true in concept like Kingdom classification as elaborated
by Dr.Sankaran.
So there lies the gulf in knowing the concepts and unable to put
them in to full potential in practice. The technique ,the artistic
foundation of case taking and questions varies from each case. A
master Homoeopath does the all these process subconsciously.
So Author felt need to put these into paper black and white by
observing and understanding his own case taking process. For the
effort Dr.Sankaran also analysis from his successful cases a method
–a system that could be put in to practice. This understanding is by
an large based in Sankaran’s own idea of Central
disturbance, dreams, delusions, miasms and kingdoms.
The method is broad enough to allow newer methods and new provings
but also following the basic tenets of case taking, repertorization,
characteristic symptoms etc.
The book is systematizes and standardizes in defining a system but
also as foundation for the process of case taking and analysis. The
Introduction signifies the uses of book as(in
italics) “This book has been constructed in a way to allow for
the readers to derive the concept of system themselves. For this
purpose a number of cases which are illustrative of my thought
process are given before the system itself is explained. In this way
notions picked up from the reading of the cases will be verified as
concrete ideas fro the reading of the system. This is then topped up
by more cases where these ideas will be more clear”.
The appendix contains some notes on miasms and kingdom
classification especially work on typhoid and leprosy miasm. These
contains more ideas that evolved after publication of “The Substance
of Homoeopathy”.The First chapter “Evolution of the system” briefs
in short the main concepts, which is followed by various cases.
The cases are verbatim account of process of
homoeopathic case taking and detailed analysis. It contains foot
note commentaries on main issues as and when. The Analysis
is followed by rubrics ,medicine selection ad detailed
follow up.
Each case is unique and gives insight to various concepts as
elaborated by Dr.Sankaran. Its well know that cases are better way
to teaching concepts rather than theory.
This is a excellent book on case history-elaborating on detailed
case taking and analysis. And no wonder at knowing and understanding
case in depth. Every question ,the way that unfolds the whole story
of patient is unique.
Its recommended that Readers read earlier books of Sankaran for
proper grasp of book. The book elaborates on the system –principles
of case taking ,case analysis and remedy selection, potency
selection and follow up. It also includes interpretation of
dreams.
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