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The relationship
of remedies can be studied under many headings according to
different authors.
I. Dr.E.A.FARRINGTON :
( Clinical Materia Medica - Pages. 23,24,404 & 405.)
1. Family relation.
Derived from their similarity in origin.
2. Concordant relation.
Similar drugs,b ut dissimilar in origin.
3. Complement.
The drug which completes the cure which the other begins,but
unable to effect.
Eg : Belladonna & Calcarea.
4. Antidote.
The medicine which modify the effects of a wrongly selected
potency or an apt potency-but in an `idiosyncracy' patient.
The symptoms are opposite,not so much in the phraseology in
which they are expressed,for they may read almost exactly
alike,but they are results acting in opposite directions.
They act by modifying the effects and not by suppressing the
symptom.
Eg : Belladonna & Hyoscyamus in skin symptoms.
Nux vomica & Coffea.
5. Inimical.
They also will be similar,but the resemblance will be so
great,in fact the drugs are so nearly " idem " that it is not
well to follow one with the other.
They bear a strong resemblance to each other,and thus may seem
as they are concordant remedies.
These drugs,though resembling each other apparently, will not
follow one another with any satisfaction.
They seem to mix up the case.
Eg : China & Psorinum., Apis & Rhus.,Phosphorus and
Causticum., Silicea & Mercury.
II. Dr. Clarke.
(Relationships of Homoeopathic remedies-H.L.Chitkara,Page:i &
ii.)
1. Complementary remedies.
2. Remedies that follows well.( after )
3. Remedies -followed well by.
4. Compatible remedies.
5. Incompatible remedies.
6. Remedy antidotes.
7. Remedy is antidoted by.
III. Dr.Gibson Miller.
1. Complements.
2. Remedies that folllow well.
3. Inimicals.
4. Antidotes.
IV.
Dr.Boenninghausen.
1. Remedies related to mind and localities.
2. Other remedies.
Represents a general relationship of the remedies in the
unclassified symptom groups,to the remedy under onsideration.
3. Antidotes.
4. Injurious.
V. Dr.Boger.
1. Remedies related to mind and localities.
2. Related remedies.
3. Antidote.
4. Inimical.
The common experience that the continued thoughtless and
injudicious use of the same medicine often does more harm than
good,and that two very similar remedies do not follow each
other well,has its origin in this fact. ( Boger's Repertory -Page.viii
)
VI.
Dr.H.A.Roberts.
1. Complementary remedies.
The most similar ones,as a rule are complementary;they
antidote each other's bad effects,follow each other well and
often make up for the deficiencies of the others.
2. Neutral.
3. Remedies with lesser degree of similarity.
May be used at a greater interval of time and finish up the
work started by the other remedy.
4. Inimical.
VII Dr. Hahnemann.
1. Antidote.
In aphorism 249,he suggests " If the aggravation be
considerable ( after a medicine ),be first partially
neutralised as soon as possible by an antidote before giving
the next remedy chosen more accurately according to
similarity of action. " His words tells us indirectly that
antidote is not selected on the basis of symptom similarity.
Hahnemann says when talking about drug proving that " the
subsequent dose often removes,curatively,some one or other of
the symptoms caused by the previous dose." ( Aphorism 131 ).Here
he suggests the second dose to be an `increasing dose'. From
this we may make a conclusion that higher potency of the
same medicine act as an antidote.
2. Complimentary.
Though he do not use the term complimentary, we can
consider his second prescription after a partial
similimum as `complimentary',as it often helps to complete the
action of the first. " Hahnemann was guided in the
selection of an antidote by the symptoms of the medicine
actually present,in others he did not follow this rule,
but was led by something else,probably experiment and
observation,to give substances as antidotes, the Homoeopathicity
of which to the symptoms sought to be removed could not
be proved." ( Lectures on the theory and practice of
Homoeopathy - Dr.R.E.Dudgeon - Page - 536.)
VIII. Dr.R.E.Dudgeon.
1. Antidote.
Dudgeon quotes Dr.Trinks." the antidotarial influence of
medicines on one another depends solely upon the homoeopathic
principle." ( Page.535 ) He says " The necessity for the
administration of an antidote in consequence of the too
violent effects of an infenitesimal dose is, I
apprehend,very rare." ( Page.537 )
According to him " a fresh dose of the same medicine is the
best antidote." ( page.537 )
He explains the modus operandi of antidotes with no symptom
relation as this . " thereby a stronger but transient
and different effect is produced upon the nerves,whereby the
feebler impression of the medicine previously given is
effaced and the new action being evanescent,the nervous
system is speedily restored to its normal equilibrium."
( Page.537 )
IX. Dr.J.T.Kent.
1. Chronic remedy.
He says " In managing a chronic sickness the remedy that
conforms with an acute experience of the illness is worth knowing,as
very often its chronic may be just the one that conforms
to its symptoms."
Eg : Calcarea is the natural chronic of Belladonna and Rhus.
Natrum mur sustains the same relation to Apis and Ignatia.
( Lesser writings.Page.424,425.)
2. Complimentary.
He says complimentary medicine completes the action of
the first when the first one is no longer acting. He
continues that the selection is purely symptomatic.
" When Pulsatilla has been of great service in a given case and
finally cures no more,while the symptoms now point to
Silicea,the latter will be given with confidence as
its complimentary relation has long been established. " (
Page.425 )
3. Inimical.
He says `they do not like to work after each other.' Eg.:
Causticum and Phosphorus. Apis and Rhus.
4. Antidote.
It is employed when there appears new symptoms.
The selection is " The new symptoms combining with the old ones
must be again studied and the second remedy must correspond more
particularly to the new than to the old. ( Lectures on
Homoeopathic philosophy -Page.280.)
X Dr.Stuart
Close.
1. Antidotes.
They are commonly devided into three classes,according to their
mode of action. (a).Physiological or Dynamical (b) Chemical and
(c) Mechanical.
Physiological or dynamical antidoting requires that the
antidotal substance shall be pathogenetically similar to the
poison,but opposite in the direction of action.
He quotes Boenninghausen " Medicines producing similar symptoms
are related to each other and are mutually antidotal in
proportion to the degree of their symptom similarity." ( The
genius of Homoeopathy - Page.107 )
He cites the incidences where the higher potency of the same
drug becoming the antidote.ie.,in a case chronic disease of the
liver or some other organ from suppression of malaria with
massive doses of quinine or arsenic. ( Page.120.)
XI Dr.H.L.Chitkara.
1. Compliments.
These are remedies which completes the action of the first
prescription. Acute and Chronic remedies also come under this.
2. Antidotes.
Antidotes of poisons.
Antidotes for the bad effects of indiscriminate use of
homoeopathic remedies.
Antidote for the violent homoeopathic aggravation of the
similimum.
3. Inimical or Incompatible remedies.
Which do not follow each other well.
He says,in practice it was found that their use immediately
after the other produced complications in the smooth management
of the case.
XII Dr.C.Hering.
1. Complimentary to. ( Eg.Lyco Complimentary to Iodum )
2. Follows well after.( Eg. Lyco follows well after Calc.)
3. Followed well by.( Eg.Lyco followed well by Graph.)
4. Antidotes.( Eg.Lyco antidotes Cinchona.)
5. Antidotes to (Eg.Antidotes to Lyco.: Acon,Camph.)
6. Inimical
7. Collateral Relation ( Belonging to the same family )
8. Concordances.
9. Conjunctive relation. ( Bryonia : Colocynth )
XIII Dr,Elizabeth wright.
1. Complimentary.
Remedies which carry on or complete most successfully the
action of other given remedies. ( A brief study course in
Homoeopathy - Page.59.)
(a) Acute compliments of chronic remedies.
Chronic compliments of acute remedies.
Eg : Acon : Sulph. Bac : Calc.Phos.
Ars : Thuja. Hepar : Sil.
Coloc : Staph. Bell : Calc.
Bry : Alum or Nat.m
Puls : Sil Nux.v : Sep. ( Page.61.)
(c) Remedies in series.
Eg : Calc,Lyc,Sulph.
Ign,Nat.m,Sep.
Puls,Sil,Fluor.ac.
Ars,Thuj,Tarent.
All.c,Phos,Sulph.
Acon,Spong,Hep. ( Page.61.)
2.Incompatible.
Eg : Acon : Acet.ac Am.c : Lach
Aur.m.n : Coffea. Bell : Dulc.
Ign : Nux Ign : Tab.
Lach : Dulc,Psor. Led : Chin.
Merc : Sil Cham : Nux or Zinc.
Psor : Sep. Cocc : Coffea.
Sep : Lach.
3. Vegetable analogues and Chemical analogues.
Eg : Ignatia : Natrum.mur.
Phytolacca : Mercury.
(Pulsatilla : Kali.mur.
Phosphorus : All.cepa.)
CONCLUSION
We could find out the symptom relation of the complimentary,
antidote and inimical remedies by studying some examples.
Complimentary : Acon & Coffea in fever. ( Key Note )
Acon : Internal heat with external chill.,in the evening after
lying down.(HCMM)
Coffea : External heat with internal chill., in the evening
after lying down.(HCMM)
ie.,in most instances,the complimentary remedy will be having
similar symptomatology but opposite modalities or conditions.
This is no true in all the cases. They are related some times by
their occurance in nature.( Ars : Phos )( Nat.m : Sep )* and
sometimes by constituents. ( Badiaga : Iodum., Puls :
Kali.sul. ).( Bell : Calc., Carb.v : Kali.c )* * these examples
are not given by Dudgeon.
Inimical : Most of the authors relates it to the symptomatology.
Eg : Apis and Rhus tox have similar symptomatology in eruptive
diseases.
Phos and Caust have much similarity in paralytic effections.
" Inimical to Lachesis( Am.c). Similar in action." (Materia
Medica. Boericke. page.42)
Contents of the medicine also suggests the inimical.
Eg : Lyco contains Sulph.
Antidotes : Medicines with similar symptoms but acting in the
opposite direction makes the antidotes to many authors. But, the
suggestions of Dr.Dudgeon are the most valuable in this subject.
He says that Hahnemann recommends camphor as an antidote to an
immense number of medicines,to all of which it can assuredly not
be said to have a homoeopathic relationship.
REMEDY RELATION OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MEDICINES. Pls
refer last part of Boericke or Kent's repertory
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