Fundamental Principles &logic

Question 1

Law of similia

Answer 1

Law of similia existed as natures law before Hahne, stated as similia similibus curanter - likes cures likes
#Hahne modified,therapeutically applicable,harmless as Similia similibu curentur - let like be cured by likes
#We find nature law in 26 th aphorism

Question 2

Law of simplex - only single remedy

Answer 2

Homeopathy support mono-pharmacy ie prescribing administering only single simple remedy at a time⌚
#Hahne vexed with complex mixture of medicine of his time , in aphorism 247 he insted law of simplex

Question 3

Law of simplex - aphorism 247

Answer 3

” It is wrong to attempt, employ complex means when simple means suffice “ Crude drug substance available in nature considered as single drug substance either for drug proving or practice

Question 4

Law of minimum dose
(Minutest dose of medicine)

Answer 4

Minimum doses brings curative reaction in vital force without damage
#Hahne used large doses but yrs went experience taught small doses cure
#quantity of drug required is in reverse ratio to the similarity ; grater similarity of symptoms minimum drug

Question 5

Arndt Schultz’s law

Answer 5

1) Weak stimuli excites physiological action of substance
2) moderate one favours the reaction
3) strong stimuli retard or abolish action altogether

Question 6

Advantages of minimum dose

Answer 6

1) to avoid unwanted medicinal aggra
might trouble suffering patient
2) minute dose produces uncommon, peculiar, mental symptoms
3) prevent organic damge
4) protect patient from drug addiction

Question 7

Doctrine of drug proving

Answer 7

Process of administration of drugs to healthy humans of different ages different Constitution, both sexes #with purpose of observing compiling recording their sick making and sick curing properties

Question 8

Advantages of human drug proving over animals

Answer 8

1) drug effect on mind intellect studied
2) animal can’t explain subjective mental symptoms fear,desire,aversion
3) effect of drug differ due to anatomy
4) modalities intellectual symptoms ❌
5) qualitative study ie taste smell ❌

Question 9

Drug proving should not be done in sick becoz

Answer 9

1) curative effect of drug neutralize symptoms of sick person
2) symptoms of sick mix with symptom of drug & produce mixed symptoms

Question 10

Doctrine of chronic diseases

Answer 10

Theory of chronic diseases introduced in 4th edition in year 1829
Inspite of giving similimum some cases had bad recurrence he investigated for 12 yrs & concluded miasm are basic fundamental cause of all disease

Question 11

Chronic diseases - miasm

Answer 11

Miasm - dynamic disease causing power, 3miasms psora syphilis sycosis
Psora- fundamental destructive oldest
# Unless these miasms are removed patient can’t be cured from illness

Question 12

Doctrine of vital force

Answer 12

Disease caused due to derangement of vital force by dynamic diseases producing power, miasm
In healthy condition VF maintain norm function of body, maintain harmony
In disease VF is 1st thing deranged by miasm, symptoms produced by VF

Question 13

Doctrine of dynamisation
Introduced in 5th edition 1833

Answer 13

Dynamisation is process by which medicinal curative properties of crude drugs brought out which are latent
#2 process triturition - insoluble subs
Succession - soluble substance

Question 14

Advantages of dynamisation

Answer 14

1) ⬇️quantitative subs, ⬇️aggravation
2) arouse medicinal property of crude
3) action of potentised medicine is
deeper, longer, widespread
4) dynamisation ⬇️material part of medicine to an incredible degree

Question 15

Theory of individualisation

Answer 15

Process of understanding differentiating a person both in health disease from other person of his grp based on peculiar,uncommon features
# Individualisation came from Greek word individuous - not divisible

Question 16

What is logic?

Answer 16

The science & art of reasoning
Oxford- a way of thinking 🤔explaining something ✔Or❌
#It teaches how 1 judgement may be inferred from other judgement
#Logic helps to discover truth from drawing conclusion from diff premises

Question 17

Deductive logic

Answer 17

Process of reasoning from generalized premises to particular inference
# if general premise is true,particular conclusion derived must be true
Ex : religion, General premise - medical students are intelligent
Particular inference -rama medical std

Question 18

Father of deductive logic

Answer 18

Rene Descartes
French philosopher mathematician
He influenced Orthodox school by his logic. Deductive logic also called as Subjective & Idealistic logic

Question 19

Inductive logic
Proceeds by process of induction
Accepted only by experience
Called as Logic of truth & reality

Answer 19

Proceeds from particular premises to general conclusions or inference

#These conclusions are drawn from experience based particular premises
#Before making conclusions we must be sure that we have reliable facts