Author:
Rajan Sankaran
Book:
Interhomeopathy
Type:
Theory/Case
Chapter:
2015.08.03
The evolution of homeopathic practice
by Rajan Sankaran
Case 2
This is a case where observation helped me greatly in prescribing. It was the case of a twenty four-year-old unmarried girl who worked as a research scientist in a research institute.
She presented with chronic cough. During the case, I observed that her hands were very restless. Along with this, she would glance from side to side to see if anyone else was in the room. Even though she gave a lot of physical complaints, when I investigated her mind, she would become silent and again glanced around, saying very little and answering “No” to most questions.
This whole attitude – secretive, glancing from side to side with restless hands – was noticeably peculiar and gave me the idea that she was behaving as if she was a criminal.
The rubrics I used included:
▪ Restless hands
▪ Answers in monosyllables
▪ Delusion, she has committed a crime
From this simple repertorization I came to the remedy Kalium bromatum. There is another rubric that is covered by this remedy too: Delusion, thieves, accused of robbing.
Then, out of curiosity, I asked her: “Why are you so scared. What have you done that is making you so worried?” She was taken aback by this question and told me how she was in love with a scientist from the same institution and this was not approved of by their parents, so they had to keep it all a secret.
For me, this was surprising because both individuals were independent and could have just announced they were going to get married, but she felt as though she was committing a crime and that others would find out.
I gave her Kalium bromatum. She did very well on the medicine and ultimately got married to that man!
My observation was confirmed when I asked what her interests and hobbies were. She liked to knit and play the sitar, which involved the use of her hands. She liked to keep busy mentally and physically, especially her hands.
In this case, using detailed and accurate observations helped me to understand the state of mind of the patient. For example, if you see a restless child, you must ask what kind of restlessness is there. Does he want to change place? Is it the restlessness of constantly touching things or changing occupation? Is it restlessness of a kind in which he wants to be carried about? What feeling could lie behind his restlessness? Such accurate and sensitive observation is the sign of a good homeopath.
Keywords: synergy, Guernsey, Allen, Kent, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Boger, modern homeopathy.
Remedies: Belladonna, Crotalus cascavella, Kalium bromatum, Stannum metallicum.