Therapeutic Is A Hindrance


Samuel Hahnemann, Boenninghausen, Lippe, Hering, Allen, Hughes, Dunham and other apostles of true Homoeopathy have not written any “Therapeutic”, because Therapeutics hamper the progress of true Homoeopathy and encourage routine practice. Dr. Kent in the preface to the first edition of his lectures on Homoeopathic materia medica observed: “The Organon, the Symptomatology and a full Repertory must be the constant reference books, if careful Homoeopathic prescribing is to be attained and maintained.”


Treatment Of Sick depends on the characteristic symptoms of individuality, not on the name of the disease. But the therapeutics are written according to diseases and their remedies. In my small practice of eight years I have cured many cases with remedies not mentioned in the Therapeutic Books. But the symptoms of the patient indicated the remedy. So “Therapeutics” are a hindrance to the progress of true Homoeopathic science.

Samuel Hahnemann, Boenninghausen, Lippe, Hering, Allen, Hughes, Dunham and other apostles of true Homoeopathy have not written any “Therapeutic”, because Therapeutics hamper the progress of true Homoeopathy and encourage routine practice. Dr. Kent in the preface to the first edition of his lectures on Homoeopathic materia medica observed: “The Organon, the Symptomatology and a full Repertory must be the constant reference books, if careful Homoeopathic prescribing is to be attained and maintained.” Unfortunately most of the Homoeopathic physicians do not read and try to understand the ORGANON through and follow it truly, and most of the physicians do not know how to use repertory. Materia Medica is vast and very difficult to master. So, they have no other alternative than to follow Therapeutics. I am going to cite a case of mine to show the defects of following the Therapeutics.

Patient. Sreejut Sukhada Ranjan Roy of Jamal Khan, Chittagong, age 24 years.

3.12.39. Took fish last night, motion drove him out of bed early in the morning. Stool and mucous mixed. Pain before stool, but no pain after stool. Medicine,: Nux vom. 30, 1 dose., Sac.lac, 3 doses., every 4 hours.

4.12.39. Six or seven motions.

Medicine, Sac. lac. 4 doses every 4 hours.

5.12.39. The condition is the same. Medicine Sulphur 30. one dose. The case was improving and medicine was sal. lac.

On 7.12.39., the patient took rice and curry without my permission, and I got the following symptoms on the morning of the 8th. December: fever and pain all over the body; four motions, only bloody mucous. Likes to lie on the back, because lying on the side increases the tendency of motion. Temperature upto 102. Pain is more on the lower part of the body. On this peculiar symptom of “lying on side” I began to analyse Repertory and found:.

Lying ameliorated-Bry, Merc, Podo, Sabad.

Lying on back ameliorated-Bry.

Lying on side aggravated-Bry, Nit.ac. (Kents Repertory PAge 613, second edition).

I prescribed a dose of Bry. 30, and the patient was cured without any further medication.

Dr. Bells Diarrhoea is an authority for the disease of loose stool, but it never mentioned the name of Bryonia as medicine for bloody mucous. Dr. Lilienthals Homoeopathic Therapeutics writes: Bryonia-“often after Acon., especially during hot summer and from taking cold drinks; the least motion of the body, raising the arms, or even bending the toes produces a disposition to stool.”.

My case does not coincide with the case of Bryonia as described by DR. Lilienthal. This clearly shows the cause of failure of my fellow brethren in many cases when they follows a book on practice.

Sachi Mohan Chowdhuri