Rubrics on Amelioration in Homeopathy[*]

Summary

Perhaps instinctively patients always tell about aggravation of symptoms, something homeopaths also focus on when asking their questions. This is our experience. Moreover it requires tact and skill for both the patient and doctor to elicit a true amelioration i.e. it has to be ‘titrated-out’. Our attention to amelioration came into focus when we embarked on case-taking and repertorising. Curiously, the numbers of rubrics of aggravations are greater than those for ameliorations. Modalities are the third component of Boenninghausen's ‘quad’ i.e. sensations, locations, modalities [aggravation and amelioration] and concomitants. Recently we see an upsurge in various ‘modalities' to study and prescribe a remedy e.g. Thematic, Periodic table, Vital sensation etc. It is our modest intention in this write-up to focus on the one time-tested component ‘modality’ of Boenninghausen's quad - Amelioration. Let amelioration be another feather in the cap of the ‘marathon methodology’ of prescribing and studying remedies.

Key words

Amelioration - Modalities - Repertory

1 This article is inspired by “Integrated Homoeopathic Repertory” - Generalities - by Dr. Jugal Kishore, BSc., DMS., MD (Hom) (see Fig. [1]).

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1 This article is inspired by “Integrated Homoeopathic Repertory” - Generalities - by Dr. Jugal Kishore, BSc., DMS., MD (Hom) (see Fig. [1]).