Samuel Hahnemann
"The physician's high and
only mission is to
restore the sick to health."

 Samuel Hahnemann
(1755 - 1843)

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Miasm Research - Remedies

Current remedy list

Download and read the latest list (February 2008)
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We repertorise every case using four to eight rubrics. It is important to use as many generals as possible and limit the mental rubrics to what is absolutely known. The best way to know a mental rubric is to use a repeating pattern that has already occurred in a patient's life. This is more effective than using feelings or interpretations that may mislead. And don't be afraid to use large rubrics, they will draw in more remedies rather than exclude them. The facial analysis will determine which remedies to exclude and which to consider. Often there are only one or two remedies left to choose from making selection straightforward.

The following polychrests are used in about 80% of cases with great success. Most of these remedies are learned at year one or two level in our homœopathic training. Often we learn them through essence pictures. For some cases these essence pictures are correct but not for every patient, so choose the remedy anyway. Many times we have been surprised at the constitutional effectiveness of remedies such as Belladonna, Aconite and even Arnica. If we kept their essence picture in mind we wouldn't have chosen them. Check Appearance and Circumstance for the matching miasm.

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Aconite
Anacardium
Apis
Arg Nit
Arnica
Arsenicum
Aurum
Baryta Carb
Belladonna
Bryonia
Calc Carb
Carbo Veg
Carcinsosin
Causticum
Chamomilla
China
Cuprum
Dulcamara
Ferrum
Fl Ac
Hep Sulph
Hyoscyamus
Ignatia
Kali Bich
Kali Carb
Lachesis
Lycopodium
Mag Carb
Medorrhinum
Mercury
Nat Carb
Nat Mur
Nitric Acid
Nux Vom
Phos Ac
Phosphorus
Platina
Pulsatilla
Rhus Tox
Sepia
Silica
Staphysagria
Stramonium
Sulphur
Syphilinum
Tarentula Hisp
Thuja
Tuberculinum
Veratrum Alb

History

When the miasm project first began we determined there were seven miasms based on Hahnemann's basic trio (psora, sycosis, syphilis). The next major task was to test the theory using miasmatic faces with miasmatic remedies.

Initially major polychrests were confirmed such as Sulphur, Thuja and Mercury. These had been allocated to a primary miasm by Hahnemann and subsequent homœopaths and were well known and represented by many rubrics. Examination of the qualities of other polychrest remedies such as Arsenicum, Natrum Mur, Lachesis and Phosphorus allowed for their allocation to the mixed miasms (Cancer, Syco-psora, Syco-syphilis, Tubercular).

To maintain consistency other remedies were selected using the one materia medica. Vermuelen was chosen due to the broad picture given for each remedy. Aspects of remedies such as mental themes, pathologies and anatomical areas known for their relationship to each primary miasm were used. Pathologies however weren't always accurate (for example Silica is a remedy known for tuberculosis however it is not classified as tubercular). By 2003 and the publication of Appearance and Circumstance many of the polychrests had been allocated to their dominant miasm.

Current Remedy List

The chart showing our latest work on some smaller remedies can be viewed as a PDF by clicking here. These remedies are difficult to define due to

  • Limited information about them
  • Biased information about them - often focused on one pathology
  • Different pictures in different materia medicas
  • The small amount of patients that respond to them

Using materia medicas (both Vermuelen and Phatak) and some ongoing cases as the basis of remedy categorisation, this chart is not definitive but hopefully of use to those willing to experiment. Confirmed results (with photo verification) would be appreciated.

Note that one polychrest (Nit Ac) was incorrect in Appearance and Circumstance. This is an example of weighting too much on a pathology (in this case ulcers and fissures). Nit Ac is well represented in the rubrics and often repertorises in cases, however it wasn't working for blue patients. Another analysis revealed the almost equal amount of sycosis in the remedy and very quickly it repeatedly worked with purple patients.

As we learn more about the themes of each miasm based on successful cases and the correlation between life stories and life attitudes, we are coming to understand each miasm more comprehensively. This understanding is also being used as an aid in categorising the smaller remedies.

Your feedback - very successful cases - with photos - would be appreciated to continue to expand this miasmatic system. Read testimonials already sent to us.

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