Fourth B.H.M.S. Winter - 2020 HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA - |

1. Write short answer 

a) Write the source and common name of Antim. Crud.

b) Write 2 guiding symptoms of Bryonia alba.

c) Write Characteristics of Natrum Mur Tongue.

d) Write 2 remedies for Bad effects of Head Injury.

e) Write pulse of Digitalis.

f) | Write weather modalities of Causticum.

e) Write names of 4 remedies from Loganiaceae family.

h) Write names of 2 remedies for ‘Bad effects of vaccination’.

i) | Write Respiratory complaints of Arum Triph.

j) | Write names of 4 remedies from Ophidia group.

k) Describe Calcarea carb. Constitution.

1) Write indications of Croccus sativa in hemorthage.

m) Write discharges of Euphrasia officinalis.

n) Write 2 modalities of Sulphur.

0) Describe Sepia constitution.

2. Write short answer 

a) Describe modalities of Arsenicum alb.

b) Describe baby of Chamomilla.

c) Acid Phos. — Nervous exhaustion

d) Describe key note symptoms of Nux Vomica.

e) Describe Cuprum met. in Convulsions.

f) Describe Actea Spicata in Rheumatism

3. Write short answer 

a) Cannabis indica —Mental symptoms

b) Describe rectal GIT complaints of Croton Tig.

c¢) Describe efficacy of Verat. Alb. In cholera.

d) Describe Calendula injury.

e) Describe Graphites skin complaints.

f) Describe urinary complaints of Cantherides.

4. Long answer question 

a) Compare and contrast abdominal colic of Mag. Phos. And Dioscorea Villosa.

b) Compare and contrast Baryta carb. And Aethusa Cyn. in child complaints.

&) Write in detail guiding symptoms of Staphysagria.

d) Compare and contrast between Causticum and Gelsemium paralysis.

Long answer question

 5. Write detail drug picture of Sepia. 

6. Define “Homoeopathic materia medica’. Write in detail different types of materiamedica with examples. 

7. Write in detail drug picture of Sulphur.  

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1. Write short answer

a) Source and common name of Antim. Crud.:

• Source: Mineral origin

• Common name: Antimony trisulphide

b) Two guiding symptoms of Bryonia alba:

• Dryness of mucous membranes; everything is dry.

• Worse from motion; better by absolute rest.

c) Characteristics of Natrum Mur tongue:

• Mapped tongue; clean and dry.

• Imprint of teeth on edges.

d) Two remedies for bad effects of head injury:

• Natrum sulphuricum

• Arnica montana

e) Pulse of Digitalis:

• Slow, irregular, intermittent.

f) Weather modalities of Causticum:

• Worse in dry, cold air.

• Better in damp, wet weather.

g) Four remedies from Loganiaceae family:

• Nux vomica

• Ignatia

• Gelsemium

• Spigelia

h) Two remedies for bad effects of vaccination:

• Thuja occidentalis

• Silicea

i) Respiratory complaints of Arum Triphyllum:

• Constant picking at lips and nose.

• Hoarseness with burning and excoriation.

j) Four remedies from Ophidia group:

• Lachesis

• Crotalus horridus

• Elaps corallinus

• Naja tripudians

k) Calcarea carb constitution:

• Fat, fair, flabby children.

• Profuse sweating on scalp, intolerance to cold air.

l) Indications of Crocus sativus in haemorrhage:

• Dark, stringy, clotted blood.

• Sensation as if something alive was moving inside.

m) Discharges of Euphrasia officinalis:

• Acrid lachrymation

• Bland nasal discharge

n) Two modalities of Sulphur:

• Worse from bathing, warmth of bed.

• Better in dry, warm weather.

o) Sepia constitution:

• Women with yellow complexion, bearing down sensation.

• Indifferent to family and surroundings.

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2. Write short answer

a) Modalities of Arsenicum album:

• Worse after midnight, from cold, and cold drinks.

• Better by warmth and warm drinks.

b) Baby of Chamomilla:

• Restless, irritable, wants to be carried constantly.

• One cheek red, the other pale.

c) Acid Phos – Nervous exhaustion:

• Mental and physical debility after grief, loss of vital fluids.

• Apathy and indifference.

d) Keynote symptoms of Nux Vomica:

• Irritable, oversensitive, sedentary habits.

• Ineffectual urging for stool.

e) Cuprum met. in convulsions:

• Convulsions begin in fingers and toes.

• Coldness, cramps, blue face during fit.

f) Actea Spicata in Rheumatism:

• Rheumatism of small joints.

• Swelling and pain with slightest movement.

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3. Write short answer

a) Cannabis indica – Mental symptoms:

• Time seems prolonged, feels floating in air.

• Loquacity, intense thoughts, illusions.

b) Rectal GIT complaints of Croton Tig:

• Gushing, sudden, forcible stool with much urging.

• Worse after eating or drinking.

c) Efficacy of Veratrum album in cholera:

• Profuse rice-water stools with cold perspiration.

• Collapse, blue, cold, and very weak.

d) Calendula in injury:

• Clean cuts or lacerated wounds that heal slowly.

• Promotes granulation and prevents suppuration.

e) Graphites skin complaints:

• Cracks and fissures on skin with sticky discharge.

• Eczema with honey-like oozing.

f) Urinary complaints of Cantharis:

• Constant urging with intolerable tenesmus.

• Urine scalds and passes drop by drop.

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4. Long Answer Questions (Answer any two)

a) Compare and contrast abdominal colic of Mag. Phos. and Dioscorea villosa:

Feature	Mag. Phos.	Dioscorea Villosa
Nature of pain	Neuralgic, crampy colic	Pain radiates to chest, back, arms
Amelioration	Better by warmth and pressure	Better by stretching upright
Modalities	Worse by cold	Worse by bending forward
Indications	Menstrual, abdominal, flatulent colic	Gallstone colic, intestinal neuralgia

b) Compare and contrast Baryta carb. and Aethusa cyn. in child complaints:

Feature	Baryta carb	Aethusa cyn.
Constitution	Dwarfish, mentally and physically retarded	Weak, nervous children
Key symptoms	Bashful, delayed milestones	Intolerance to milk, vomiting after milk
Mind	Fearful, forgetful	Ailments from overexertion of brain
GIT	Poor digestion, enlarged glands	Violent vomiting, stupor

c) Guiding symptoms of Staphysagria:

• Ill effects of suppressed anger and indignation.

• Complaints after surgical operations.

• Styes and chalazion with induration.

• Sexual excesses, masturbation-related complaints.

• Sensitive to rudeness or contradiction.

d) Compare and contrast between Causticum and Gelsemium paralysis:

Feature	Causticum	Gelsemium
Type	Paralysis from exposure to cold wind	Paralysis due to fear, weakness
Modalities	Worse in dry cold, better in damp weather	Worse by excitement, heat
Paralysis	Gradual, progressive	Sudden onset
Mental state	Sympathetic, anxious	Dullness, drowsy

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5. Drug Picture of Sepia

Source: Boericke W., Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica; Kent J.T., Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica

1. Constitution and Appearance

• Suited to persons with dark hair, weak muscular system, especially women.

• Lean, yellow, cachectic, with a bearing down sensation in pelvic organs.

• Face pale with yellow blotches, saddle-shaped discoloration on nose.

2. Mental Generals

• Indifference to loved ones—husband, children, and home.

• Weeps while telling symptoms but gets angry if consoled.

• Easily irritable and depressed, worsens during menses.

3. Physical Generals

• < For consolation, cold air, morning, evening, before menses.

• From vigorous motion, warmth, pressure over pelvic area.

• Complaints < standing for long hours.

4. Particular Symptoms

• Head: Vertigo, especially after rising; pain extending backward.

• GIT: Nausea, especially from smell/thought of food; aversion to meat.

• Female: Bearing down sensation; thinks uterus will fall out; leucorrhoea with yellow, greenish discharge, itching of vulva.

• Skin: Herpes circinatus (ringworm), dry, scaly, itchy eruptions.

• Urinary: Enuresis; constant urge but scanty flow.

5. Miasmatic Background

• Mainly sycotic and psoric.

• Chronic suppression of eruptions and discharges.

6. Thermal Reaction

• Chilly patient, but aversion to cold air.

7. Modalities

• Aggravation: Forenoon, washing, after sex, before menses.

• Amelioration: Warmth, exercise, open air.

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6. Homoeopathic Materia Medica: Definition and Types

Definition

Homoeopathic Materia Medica is the systematically arranged record of symptoms produced by drugs on healthy human beings and observed during clinical use.

Sources of Materia Medica

1. Drug Provings (Organon §105–145)

2. Toxicological reports

3. Clinical experiences

4. Symptom collections from literature

Types of Homoeopathic Materia Medica

1. Descriptive/Alphabetical:

   • Example: Boericke’s Materia Medica

   • Drugs are arranged alphabetically with sections like Mind, Head, etc.

2. Synoptic Materia Medica:

   • Short and concise.

   • Example: Allen’s Keynotes

3. Comparative Materia Medica:

   • Comparison between remedies

   • Example: Farrington’s Comparative Materia Medica

4. Regional Materia Medica:

   • Based on body systems.

   • Example: Nash’s Regional MM

5. Group/Family-based MM:

   • Discusses remedies based on plant/animal families.

   • Example: Scholten’s work on periodic table remedies.

6. Clinical Materia Medica:

   • Based on cured cases and bedside observations.

   • Example: Clarke’s Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

7. Repertory-based:

   • Arranged as per repertorial rubrics.

   • Example: Hering’s Guiding Symptoms

Importance

• Helps in understanding drug action, selection, comparison.

• Clinical correlation through constitutional and pathological relevance.

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7. Drug Picture of Sulphur

Source: Kent, Boericke, Allen

1. Constitution

• Lean, stoop-shouldered, unwashed appearance.

• Dirty filthy individuals who dislike bathing.

• Hot patients, prefer open air.

2. Mental Generals

• Philosophical, theoretical, egotistical, proud.

• Indifferent to appearance, selfish.

• Forgetful, especially of proper names.

3. Physical Generals

• Desire: Sweets, spicy food, alcohol.

• Aversion: Eggs and fish.

• Burning sensations, especially soles and palms.

• Feels heat in vertex, wants feet out of covers.

4. Key Organs and Symptoms

• Skin: Dirty, dry, scaly eruptions; itching worse at night.

• Stool: Morning diarrhea, drives him out of bed.

• GIT: Ravenous hunger at 11 am.

• Head: Vertex headache with heat.

5. Modalities

• Aggravation: Night, bathing, warmth of bed, standing.

• Amelioration: Open air, lying on right side.

6. Miasmatic Affinities

• Psoric predominantly, also sycotic.

• Suppression of skin eruptions leads to deeper diseases.

7. Therapeutic Role

• Chronic diseases with relapsing nature.

• Often needed after acute remedies.

• Prevents suppression of skin diseases.

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