homeopathy III: thuja

some study questions on the homeopathic remedy thuja occidentalis.












questions
1. etiology of thuja. †
2. characteristic while answering / speaking... √
3. closely related to which remedy?√
4. two questions to ask thuja patients in an interview.√
5. eccentric or conformist?√
6. similarities to calc carb?√
7. similarity to lycopodium?√
8. role of lying?√
9. hard for thuja to believe what about others?√

10. left or right sided?√
11. worse with what weather?√
12. worse at what time?√
13. worse with which foods?√
14. relationship to smallpox?√
15. skin on the face?√
16. hair?√
17. hair in women?√
18. nasal symptoms?X
19. aversion to which family of veggies?√
20. 3 female genitalia symptoms?√
21. keynote urinary symptom?√
22. prostatic symptoms?√
23. skin conditions?X
24. worse with what weather?√

25. easy dislocation of what in children?√
26. dreams of...√
27. what happens during the course of the night?√
28. sweat?√
29. abdomen feels as if...√
30. worse or better with motion?√
31. worse or better with warmth?√
32. worse or better with open air?√


answers
1. suppression of warts
vaccination
gonorrhea
abuse, mistreatment
2. sentence might dwindle off into a mumble.
3. metorrhinum.
4. 1-- whether they think they are lovable if someone truly knew them inside. 2-- whether they feel attractive.
5. conformist.
6. worse with cold and damp
craves sweets
warts
7. lack of self esteem.
8. very good at lying, may even start to believe their own lies.
9. that they are sincere.

10. left.
11. damp.
12. 1-3PM
13. onions, garlic, tea.
14. thuja is worse after smallpox vaccination.
15. greasy, pale, waxy, acne.
16. greasy, or dry and sticking up.
17. hair growth on the face.
18. thick green catarrh.
19. brassicas.
20. urethral discharge
history of gonorrhea
left ovarian pain.
21. forked urinary stream.
22. dribbling, waking to urinate.
23. warts, especially around anus and horny warts around hands. condylomata.
24. cold and damp.

25. easy dislocation of hip joint in children.
26. falling, dead people.
27. wakes at 3AM and is sleepless.
28. profuse, like onions or honey. only on uncovered parts.
29. animal were alive inside.
30. worse.
31. better.
32. better.

homeopathy III: nat mur

some study questions on the homeopathic remedy natrum muriaticum, homeopathic salt.









questions
mental/emotional...
1. central idea in nat mur?†
2. describe the way a nat mur patient might talk about an emotional experience.√
3. nat mur is a main remedy for which rubric? (ailments from...)
4. in what way does Lot's wife (from the Bible) represent nat mur?√
5. relationship to music?√
6. relationship to crying?√
7. consolation?√
8. "goal in life is to"...√
9. how is nat mur like a "stuck door"?√
10. relationship to sunlight?√
11. characteristic fear?√
12. typical occupations?†
13. how do nat mur patients act when romantically attracted to someone?√
14. what is one thing that can break down the inhibitions of a nat mur patient?√

physical...
15. in which system(s) is retention found for nat mur patients?X√
16. body temperature?√
17. describe the typical nat mur headache. X√√
18. nasal symptoms?X†√√
19. facial features?√
20. typical throat symptom?X√
21. thirsty for what type of drinks?√
22. unique urinary characteristic?√
23. skin features?X√
24. food cravings? (6)XX√
25. food aversions? (4)X√
26. miasm?XX√

answers
1. introversion due to vulnerability to emotional injury.
2. unemotional, objective tone.
3. ailments from disappointed love.
4. dwelling on past disagreeable experiences.
5. very sensitive to music.
6. cries only when alone, but resists crying in general.
7. aggravates.
8. not be hurt, and avoid hurting others.
9. the tendency to keep emotions inward to the point where they burst out in inappropriate ways periodically (hysteria, awkward laughing), similar to the way a stuck door will suddenly burst open after pulling incessantly.
10. bothered by sunlight.
11. fear of robbers.
12. counseling, ministry, social work (sympathy)
13. reserved.
14. alcohol; wine.

15. urinary retention, constipation, amenorrhea.
16. tend to be warm, worse with heat.
17. headache 10am-3pm coming and going with the sun.
18. coryza like raw egg whites. allergic rhinitis symptoms.
19. oily skin, pimples, and herpetic eruptions around lips.
20. lump in throat. related to grief.
21. cold water.
22. can't pee in front of others.
23. eczema, urticaria, herpes.
24. bitter, beer, sour, salt, fish, milk.
25. bread, meat, coffee, tobacco.
26. psoric and syphilitic.

homeopathy III: staphysagria

some study questions on the homeopathic remedy staphysagria...









questions
1. staph is used to treat...
2. etiologies for staphysagria?
3. haughty or humble?
4. emotion seen in later stage of staphyagria?
5. sensitive to...
6. commonality between causticum and staph?
7. confrontations might cause...
8. one patient archetype to consider?
9. worse from suppression of...
10. refined or coarse?
11. keynote of doing what when alone?
12. what type of depression?
13. aggression can be linked to...
14. a remedy for intense...
15. miasm?

16. indicated for any neurological problem brought on by...
17. indicated for what type of children?
18. indicated for complaints following first...
19. first remedy to consider for what bladder condition?
20. indicated for complaints from stretching...
21. staph temperature?
22. worse from letting the mind dwell on...
23. better after? (3)
24. head feels like...
25. head symptoms especially after...
26. hair symptom?
27. eye symptom?
28. mouth symptoms? (2)

29. food cravings?
30. thirst level?
31. colic following what? (3)
32. rectum symptoms?
33. type of GU pain?
34. keynote in honeymoon cystitis?
35. males: impotence after...
36. remedy for psoriasis following...
37. keynote: something about afternoons...
38. perspiration?

answers
1. wounds and scars, wounds that penetrate, wounds that do not heal properly.
2. humiliation, mortification, injury to ego, ailments from physical abuse, ailments from domination.
3. more often humble.
4. anger.
5. rudeness, grief.
6. etiology of repeated grief.
7. physical and emotional spasms, speechlessness.
8. battered women.
9. anger.
10. refined.
11. talking to themselves.
12. resigned sadness, not suicidal.
13. sexuality.
14. sexual fantasies, especially with masturbation.
15. sycotic.

16. suppressed grief or anger.
17. children who become autistic or retarded from slight suppression.
18. coition.
19. honeymoon cystitis.
20. sphincters.
21. not distinct-- either hot or cold.
22. sexual objects.
23. hard pressure, breakfast, warmth.
24. block of wood.
25. sexual excesses, coition.
26. alopecia after grief.
27. long lasting sties on eyelids.
28. tooth decay, apthous ulcers

29. sweets, milk, bread, tobacco.
30. low thirst.
31. anger, cold drinks, or least food or drink.
32. painful hemorrhoids, especially after suppressed anger.
33. stinging, stitching, shooting pain.
34. burning in urethra when not urinating.
35. sexual excess.
36. grief or mortification.
37. aggravated by afternoon naps.
38. profuse, with rotten egg smell.

homeopathy III: mercurius

some study questions about the homeopathic remedy mercurius, which is homeopathically diluted and potentized mercury.









questions
1. kent suggests what about the use of mercury?
2. mercury state can be summed up by which words?XX
3. temperature disposition?√
4. temperature aggravation?√
5. only thing that helps the mercury patient when disturbed by their environment is...√
6. what time of day aggravates?√
7. aggravated by lying on the...√
8. glands?√
9. miasm?√
10. what type of discharges?√
11. quality of discharges?√
12. nervous system symptoms?√
13. tendency towards formation of...√
14. how can acute wounds for mercury be distinguished from aconite / belladonna?√

15. similarity to arsenicum album?√
16. delusional feeling as if...√
17. headache sensation?√
18. headache aggravation?XX
19. appearance of tongue?X√
20. thirst?√
21. what type of taste in the mouth?√
22. mercury can be as important as pulsatilla in which disorder?√
23. mercury is a major remedy for which disorder involving the tongue?√

24. eye symptoms worsened by...√
25. cravings?√
26. food aversions?√
27. PMS characteristics?√
28. lactation?√
29. consider in cases of which STD?√
30. bone involvement?√
31. skin symptoms?√

32. merc-cor indicated for...√
33. merc-iodatum flavum indicated for...√
34. merc-iodatum rubrum indicated for...√

answers
1. not to use more than twice in the winter to treat colds.
2. debility, sluggishness, weakness, oversensitivity.
3. very chilly, but easily overheated.
4. aggravated by the least cold, as well as by heat.
5. lying down and resting.
6. aggravated at night.
7. right side.
8. swollen, inflamed, tender, hardened.
9. syphilitic.
10. profuse, especially saliva and sweat.
11. offensive, acrid.
12. fine tremors, epilepsy, emaciation.
13. pus.
14. both are initially red and inflammed, but mercury then turns to pus formation and is slow in healing.

15. anxious restlessness.
16. he had committed a crime.
17. band around head.
18. worse night and worse in a draft.
19. indented, swollen, flabby.
20. intense thirst for cold drinks.
21. metallic.
22. otitis media.
23. stuttering.

24. heat, radiant heat.
25. bread and butter, alcohol.
26. sweets, diary.
27. anxious restlessness before menses, milk in the breast during menses.
28. mastitis during lactation.
29. syphilis.
30. destructive bone diseases such as osteomyelitis.
31. severe itching, worse from heat of the bed.

32. more intense, excoriating presentations of mercury.
33. sore throat with more inflammation on the right side.
34. sore throat with more inflammation on the left side.

homeopathy III: causticum

study questions for the homeopathic remedy causticum...

questions
1. causticum is prepared from which materials?
2. which acute conditions treated with causticum?
3. causticum burns might have which concomitants?
4. Jeremy Sherr describes causticum as...
5. dry vs. wetness?
6. important neurological remedy for which conditions?
7. some etiologies for causticum?
8. some aggravations for causticum?
9. some ameliorations for causticum?
10. describe the quality of causticum's anxiety.
11. anxiety worse at what time?
12. may have an internal conflict with...
13. describe an archetypal life path for causticum.
14. what is a unique causticum mistake with regards to language?

15. head symptoms?
16. eyes?
17. ears?
18. affinity for which joint in the head?
19. throat conditions?
20. hunger?
21. food cravings / dislikes?
22. rectum?
23. fear of which animals?

answers
1. calcium carbonate and potassium sulfate.
2. scalds / burns-- especially deep ones.
3. urinary frequency / burning, restlessness.
4. old age, a slowing down of life. a person who has worked all day and is weary at the close of the day.
5. more a dry remedy, worse with wetness.
6. weakness and paralysis.
7. ailments from cold exposure (air, water)
overuse or exertion
longstanding grief, fright, worry
8. cold winds
dry weather
coffee
menses
extremes of temperature
9. rainy / damp weather
warmth
heat of the bed
swallowing cold wtaer
10. free floating, vague.
11. twilight.
12. control / self control.
13. young anarchist becomes lawyer.
14. spoonerisms.

15. empty space between the forehead and the brain.
16. heaviness, ptosis, paralysis.
17. abundance of earwax with foul odor.
18. TMJ.
19. loss of voice from laryngeal paralysis.
20. may vanish at the sight of food.
21. cravings for smoked meats / aversion to sweets.
22. tendency towards ineffectual urging, BM's are easier standing up.
23. dogs.

homeopathy III: arsenicum album

some study questions for the homeopathic remedy arsenicum album...

questions
1. describe what is at the core of arsenicum album.
2. dependency on others for...
3. impulse to...
4. relationship to others in terms of power balance?
5. fearful dreams might especially be of...
6. other types of dreams?
7. personal organization?
8. [7] is a manifestation of what?
9. "anger when he spoke of..."
10. five delusions?

11. beyond which level of homeopathic dilution is arsenicum no longer poisonous?
12. similarity to nat mur?
13. similarity to rhus tox?
14. describe the quality of restlessness that arsenicum patients experience.
15. describe the selfishness of arsenicum.
16. they can accumulate...
17. energy level characteristics?
18. suicidal impulses motivated by...
19. sleep disorders around what time?
20. delusions that he will never be...
21. relationship to knifes?
22. appropriate for middle aged women who...
23. anxiety / panic attacks around what time?

24. kids have desire to be...
25. unique aspect of suicidal nature?
26. what miasm does arsenicum belong to?
27. a high potency (10M) is recommended in which special cases?
28. body temperature?
29. desires which foods?
30. thirsty for what?
31. which side is favored?
32. tendency to...
33. discharges are...
34. better or worse from lying?
35. better or worse from seashore?
36. used for fainting from...

37. dry or wet?
38. general appearance?
39. in acute headaches, wants...
40. eyes.
41. HEENT: one of three most common remedies for...
42. colds accompanied by...
43. colds palliation and provocation?
44. feeling of what in the lungs?
45. GI symptoms affect which area of the GI tract?
46. appearance of the tongue?
47. stomach symptoms alleviated by...
48. type of gastroenteritis associated with arsenicum?
49. for which other GI pathology is arsenicum the go to remedy?
50. desires or detests sweets?
51. GU symptoms?

answers
1. insecurity and vulnerability.
2. security.
3. murder.
4. can be dictatorial and demanding.
5. cancer.
6. misfortune, great exertion, danger, accidents.
7. very fastidious.
8. inner insecurity, need for control.
9. her complete recovery.
10. delusions he's offended people
everyone is looking at her
everything she touches is contaminated
body will putrefy
that he murdered someone

11. 6X
12. dreams of robbers
13. restlessness with desire for motion.
14. anxious, weak restlessness.
15. self indulgence.
16. doctors.
17. exaggerated weakness from least effort causes immediate loss of energy.
18. hopelessness and despair.
19. 2-3 AM
20. happy in his own house.
21. afraid to see knives, for fear of what they might do with them.
22. fall to pieces when children leave home.
23. 12-1AM

24. held on to and carried quickly.
25. suicide by setting oneself on fire.
26. syphillis.
27. in someone whose time has come to die but has conflict due to a fear of death.
28. very chilly, yet desires fresh air.
29. sourness, olive oil, hard liquor.
30. sips of warm tea or hot water with lemon.
31. right side.
32. bleed.
33. offensive, acrid, scanty.
34. worse.
35. worse.
36. the slightest cause.

37. dry.
38. thin and wiry, like a racehorse.
39. head cool.
40. burning, inflammation.
41. common cold.
42. chilliness, weakness, fatigue.
43. worse outside, better warm room.
44. smoke.
45. mouth to anus.
46. white, as if painted.
47. warm drinks.
48. viral, with simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea.
49. food poisoning.
50. averse to sweets.
51. swelling and burning.

homeopathy III: lycopodium

some study questions for the remedy lycopodium.

questions
1. what is lycopodium made of?
2. lycopodium especially affects which systems?
3. appearance of lycopodium infants?
4. infants usually suffer from...
5. infants' actions upon waking?

6. physicality vs. mental.
7. describe the lycopodium countenance.
8. body shape?
9. what head symptom is characteristic of lycopodium?

10. underlying mental state is one of...
11. relationship to public speaking?
12. relationship to power and responsibility?
13. consideration for others?
14. intimacy patterns?
15. sexual dysfunctions?
16. does lycopodium enjoy being alone?

17. lycopodium is sensitive to...
18. what time of day aggravates?
19. left or right sided remedy?
20. what type of clothing?
21. temperature disposition?
22. what type of heat ameliorates vs. aggravates?
23. GI symptoms?
24. motion aggravates or ameliorates?

25. headache might be precipitated by...
26. ears?
27. nose?
28. mouth?
29. sore throat is ameliorated and aggravated by...
30. in abdomen-- right sided...
31. urine appearance?
32. urinary symptoms in children?
33. female symptoms-- right sided...
34. aggravated or ameliorated by coition?

35. modalities are similar to which other remedy?
36. extremities-- right sided...

answers
1. inert club moss spores.
2. alimentary tract, GU tract, liver, genitals.
3. wrinkled appearance.
4. colic and constipation.
5. infants are irritable upon waking and immediately demand feeding.

6. lycopodium is more of a mental remedy; these patients are not very physically inclined or athletic.
7. wrinkled, frowning, emaciated.
8. pear shaped; can be emaciated on top and normal / plump on bottom.
9. premature graying of hair.

10. cowardice.
11. dreads public speaking but generally gives exceptional performances.
12. seek power but avoid having responsibility.
13. lyc's might have an "unknowing selfishness", a self-centerdness and self-directed ambition that is oblivious to others' pain or comfort.
14. strong sexual impulses without having true intimacy; one night stands instead of long term relationships.
15. male: impotency or erectile dysfunction. female: inability to achieve orgasm.
16. prefers not to be alone, but wants others to be slightly removed-- wants someone in the next room or house.

17. themselves, to music, to sentiment.
18. 4-8PM.
19. right sided remedy.
20. tight clothing aggravates.
21. chilly, worse cold drinks and food.
22. most heat ameliorates, but cool, fresh air ameliorates.
23. flatulence, easy satiety, gastritis, stomach cancer.
24. restlessness is ameliorated by motion.

25. great hunger.
26. thick otorrhea, otitis media, eczema behind ears.
27. sinusitis with pain at root of the nose, thick yellow discharge with yellow green crusts.
28. dry without thirst.
29. worse with cold drink, better with warm drink.
30. hernia.
31. "red sand in urine".
32. enuresis.
33. ovarian neuralgia
34. aggravated.

35. rhus tox-- better warm, better motion,
36. sciatica.

homeopathy III: calc carb

here are some study questions for the remedy we studied this week: calc carb. the remedy is essentially depicted by an overweight, overworked, task oriented person.

questions
1. calc carb is made from...
2. which miasm does calc carb belong to? how does it match the miasm's character?
3. two words that capture the essence of the calc carb state?
4. calc carb's world is seen as a series of never ending...
5. greatest fear is...
6. relationship to insanity?
7. relationship to change?
8. fast or slow?
9. weakness of ...
10. unique language trait?
11. food cravings?

12. one word that describes the physical disposition?
13. temperature disposition?
14. difference of temperature of calc carb children and adults?
15. ability to exercise?
16. better with what form of human contact?
17. time of day that aggravates?
18. how are the joints affected?

19. two body types?
20. head characteristics?
21. headaches from...
22. another prominent symptom related to HEENT?
23. throat symptoms?
24. eyes?
25. ears?
26. type of mucous?
27. mouth?
28. dentition?

29. appetite/thirst?
30. cravings?
31. averse to which foods?
32. BM's?
33. all arthritic pains aggravated by...
34. what do calc carb's do with their feet at night?
35. respiratory symptoms?

36. females: major remedy for...
37. aggravated or ameliorated by coition?
38. sleep is characterized by...
39. wrinkles on face?

40. infants and consolation?
41. kent described a circle of which remedies?

answers
1. inner lining of oyster shell.
2. psora-- a remedy of weakness, insecurity, anxiety.
3. overwhelmed and overexertion.
4. tasks.
5. inability to function, leading to a piling up of work.
6. fear of going insane, but rarely actually insane.
7. aggravated by change.
8. slow.
9. mind.
10. may "confound" words.
11. soft eggs, chalk, dairy products.

12. leucophlegmatic.
13. cold, aggravated by cold.
14. children are generally warmer than adults.
15. worse with any exertion.
16. touching, rubbing, scratching.
17. 1-3pm.
18. low back pain and arthritis.

19. overweight type that gets winded easily. or thin sun laborers with wrinkles on face.
20. perspiration on occiput.
21. eyestrain, overexertion, being chilled.
22. vertigo.
23. swollen glands, sore throat, swollen tonsils.
24. sticky discharge, glandular feeling, blocked tearducts in infants.
25. all types of otitis.
26. thick, yellow.
27. apthae, canker sores, thrush.
28. may be delayed in children.

29. big.
30. sweets, soft eggs, salt, cold drinks, milk, oysters, ice cream, cheese.
31. meat, spicy foods, milk, fat.
32. constipation without urgency, or diarrhea from malabsorption or allergies.
33. cold / damp.
34. put socks on initially then take them off in the middle of the night because their feet are burning hot.
35. tubercular.

36. menorrhagia.
37. aggravated.
38. nightmares, especially in children. insomnia due to thinking about tasks for next day.
39. vertical and horizontal, forms square in lean types.

40. aggravated by consolation.
41. calc carb to lyc to sulphur.

homeopathy III: aurum

the first class of homeopathy III with Dr. Elmore. besides the orientation spiels we went over two case studies that demonstrated key aspects of the homeopathic remedies aurum and nat mur, which are fairly similar. the first case was a 31 year old female that came initially complaining about her allergies, but further questioning revealed deep stress, mainly centering around a dysfunctional marraige--to a man she married almost out of obligation, because he could pay off the massive debt she had accrued. although she couldn't stand him (in fact spent every night outside because she didn't want to be in the house with him), she felt that leaving him would be a betrayal and thus had been living in distress the entire marraige. her current state was one of profound depression to the point of suicidal notions, which she kept from others. she had lost her "inner light", which only came back when thinking about leaving her husband. another poignant aspect of her character was that as a young child, she took care of younger siblings after the mother abandoned the family.

the fastidiousness, emotional insularity and feelings of loyalty and betrayal were all indicative of nat mur, but it was then revealed to the class that this patient also loved the sun, which is decidedly not characteristic of nat mur-- instead, the remedy given to this patient was aurum, which is apparently the leading remedy for patients with suicidal tendencies. aurum patients hold themselves to extremely high standards and have to do things right in all aspects of their lives. the combination of their idealism and suicidal notions (losing the fear of death) makes teenagers the most likely aurum patients. here are some study questions based on Dr. Elmore's readings of aurum:

questions
1. central theme of aurum is...
2. personality type?
3. two remedies that might be confused with aurum?
4. miasm?
5. how does the miasm physically manifest?
6. how does the miasm manifest mentally / emotionally?
7. suicidal thoughts may arise in aurum patients when...

8. occupation ameliorates or aggravates?
9. how much do aurum patients share of their suffering to others?
10. relationship to religion?
11. relationship to death?
12. aurum state might be brought on by loss of...
13. aurum patient can't stand...
14. aurum imagines that... resulting in...
15. relationship to physical pain?

16. relationship to music?
17. what time of day aggravates aurum patients?
18. relationship to sunshine?
19. sleep?

20. nasal symptoms?
21. aurum is a main remedy for which HEENT disorder?
22. eye symptoms?
23. affect on glands?
24. testicles?
25. uterus?
26. chest symptoms?

27. in what particular way are aurum children similar to nat. mur children?
28. relationship to friends?
29. time course of aurum?
30. what are the salts of aurum?

answers
1. depression and loathing of life.
2. perfectionists.
3. nux vomica and natrum muriaticum.
4. syphilitic.
5. destruction of bones and tissue.
6. depression, suicidal thoughts.
7. in a high place or any other precarious situation.

8. ameliorates.
9. nothing; others may not know of their suffering at all.
10. despair of religious salvation -- praying for hours on end.
11. no fear of death, desires death.
12. finances or property.
13. contradiction.
14. he neglected his duty, resulting in guilt.
15. intense pain, causing suicidal thoughts.

16. often ameliorates.
17. sunset to sunrise.
18. desires sunshine.
19. insomnia.

20. boring pain at the root of the nose.
21. mastoiditis.
22. photophobia, corneal ulcers, conjunctivitis, sore / bruised sensation. [look-- PCC]
23. swelling and hypertrophy.
24. swelling and indurated, especially right side.
25. prolapse due to heaviness and congestion of uterus.
26. dyspnea, asthma, angina.

27. easily hurt.
28. few friends, doesn't share much with them.
29. since it is a metal remedy, takes a longer time to act.
30. aurum arsenicum, muriaticum, iodatum, sulphuricum [ars mur iod sul] [aura of siam]

intro to homeopathy: a brief review

(This entry is inspired by my first experience with homeopathy today with Dr. Matthew Zorn.)

In our homeopathy class we're learning about the history of the discovery of homeopathy as well as the fundamental tenets. I wanted to hold off on writing about it until I had a little better grasp of it. Briefly, here are some of the ideas we've been learning (bear in mind that I'm stating this as ideas that are presented to us, not necessarily beliefs that I have):

Law of similars- homeopathy is based on the premise that if a substance can cause certain symptoms in healthy people, it can also cure those same symptoms in sick people. The reasons or explanations for it are essentially unknown, and considered to be less important considering that it just works.

One cure- although any individual may present a multitude of symptoms, there is always just one remedy required which can address the precise imbalance of that individual.

Symptoms- are manifestations of disease that are most useful in determining the root cause of the disease. They are not limited to physical symptoms; sometimes the mental symptoms will elucidate the patient's disease picture the best. Keynote symptoms are the special, note-worthy characteristics of a particular illness (or remedy).

Dilutions- the idea has only been introduced to us briefly, as the "least interesting thing in homeopathy [and often the most misconstrued]".

more to come...