Constitutional versus Situational Prescription

Summary

The homeopathic remedy Nux vomica is very well known in acute prescribing (Case 1) and often it doesn't matter what the constitutional remedy is: only Nux vomica will help in certain acute situations (Organon 6th edition, § 38). But when we want to prescribe it constitutionally (Case 2) we have a rather narrow picture about this remedy. Because of this limited image we easily forget that the high sensitivity of Nux vomica also concerns the mind.

Key words

Situational (acute) prescribing - Constitutional prescribing - Retention of urine - Hypothyreoidism - Ménière's disease - Gastralgia - Migraine - Nux vomica - Pulsatilla

References

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• 2 van Zandvoort R. Complete Repertory 2003 in Radar 10.0. Assesse, Belgium; Archibel S. A. 2007
• 3 Hahnemann S. Organon. 6th ed. New Delhi; B. Jain Publishers 1990