QUESTIONS - Homeopathy I - commonly prescribed remedies

Question 1

What was are polycrests in homeopathy?

Answer 1

The most commonly prescribed remedies and have the most extensive Materia medica

Question 2

How many homeopathic remedies are there?

Answer 2

Over 3000

Question 3

What was ‘The most famous poison’ or the ‘Poison of kings’ and used to kill off kings and emporors?

Answer 3

Arsenic

Question 4

What symptoms does arsenic (in its crude form as a poison) cause?

Answer 4

Burning in the oesophagus and stomach, nausea and profuse vomiting, severe abdominal craps, profuse diarrhoea (rice water stools), collapse, convulsions, come and death

Question 5

What foods are high in arsenic?

Answer 5

Fish and other seafood, rice, some sea vegetables, poultry, mushrooms

Question 6

Which homeopathic constitution is known as the great preserver or perfectionist?

Answer 6

Arsenicum

Question 7

Which homoeopathic constitution is known for preservation of their external and internal environments e.g. lining things up, keeping things the same etc.

Answer 7

Arsenicum

Question 8

Which homoeopathic constitution is suffers with health anxiety?

Answer 8

Arsenicum

Question 9

Which homoeopathic constitution is known for their preoccupied with death?

Answer 9

Arsenicum

Question 10

Which homoeopathic constitution does not want to be left alone due to high anxiety but can be irritable in company

Answer 10

Arsenicum

Question 11

Which homoeopathic constitution tends to have acrid and burning discharges

Answer 11

arsenicum

Question 12

Which constitution feels cold but but has burning pain?

Answer 12

Arsenicum

Question 13

Which Constitution > warm, < lying down, midnight to 3 AM

Answer 13

Arsenicum

Question 14

What are indications of arsenicum?

Answer 14

Food poisoning
Gastroenteritis / dysentery /travellers diarrhoea
Heartburn/reflux
Drug overdose (with Nux vom)
Chemotherapy

Question 15

Which constitution is known for being very intelligent but lacking in confidence?

Answer 15

Lycopodium

Question 16

Which constitution does not take risks / is cautious / avert to trying new things and taking to responsibility?

Answer 16

Lycopodium

Question 17

Which constitution are anxious about speaking in public but usually good at it?

Answer 17

Lycopodium

Question 18

Which constitution can be perceived as haughty, dictatorial and tyrannical esp. at home?

Answer 18

Lycopodium

Question 19

Which constitution can be seen to be full of hot air (both pompous and flatulence / bloating?

Answer 19

Lycopodium

Question 20

Which constitution often have large heads and protruding bellies, and children are often thin limbed with protruding bellies?

Answer 20

Lycopodium

Question 21

Which constitution are often smaller in structure?

Answer 21

Lycopodium

Question 22

Whch constitution dislikes exertion and physical activity, and prefers mental stimulation?

Answer 22

Lycopodium

Question 23

Which constitution tends to have right sided complaints that move to the left, and > warm drinks, sweet, motion, open air, and < 4-8pm?

Answer 23

Lycopodium

Question 24

What are the indications for Lycopodium?

Answer 24

Common constitutional childhood remedy for - Colic, constipation, cough
Abdominal bloating after eating
Easy satiety (difficulty breastfeeding)
Week digestions
Digestion affected by emotions
Nightmares, waking with anxiety