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Sunday, 3 March 2013

Role Of Homoeopathy In Bronchial Asthma With Homoeopathic Materia Medica

A 64 years old male patient was suffering from asthma since last six months. In spite of all modes of treatment his condition was not relieved. Patient’s one peculiar habit was sitting down in knee-chest position. He was feeling very hot. He had put on the fan at full speed and was still perspiring. The patient was breathless and nothing seemed to be helping him.

With the help of Materia Medica, he was given Medorrhinum 30, 2 pills every 4 hours. Within 1 week, the patient was much better without any difficulty. He started working within a month’s time and all his complaints improved substantially.
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Hompath Wildfire - Keynotes

This case was treated by Renowned Homoeopath Dr. Jawahar Shah. From this case upcoming homoeopaths can learn that even the acute exacerbation of diseases like asthma can be handled. This miraculous effect is possible only with Homoeopathic Materia Medica and the similimum is the only solution to the problem. Over 230 million people, including children, are suffering from Bronchial Asthma globally. Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of airways, characterized by hyper-responsiveness and clinically manifested with periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing.

Dr. Shah has cured many patients purely with Homoeopathic medicines since 36 years of his practice. He was able to cure and have helped other patients gain relief for bronchial asthma through homeopathic materia medica. The following snapshots of cases may elucidate how Dr. Shah chooses the proper remedy.

Kali bichromicum worked wonders for Mr. S.K. who gets an attack with chest pain whenever he drinks beer. He complained of chest pain is in one spot and whenever he presses this spot, thick yellow expectoration comes out. As soon as some expectoration comes out he feels much better.

Lachesis was the correct remedy for Mrs. P.N., who had marked choked up feeling with loud breathing and audible ronchi. Her complaints were aggravated by tight clothes, night, after dinner, exertion, in closed room and better by sitting up, loosening clothes, in air-conditioned atmosphere and in open air.

Natrum Sulph helped Mrs. N.C. from Dubai, who was short-tempered, moody, irritable and brooding in nature. She must hold chest while coughing. She would have typical aggravation by damp, monsoon, getting wet, taking bat, draft of air and cold drinks. She would feel better in dry climate, Warm room and warm drinks.
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Hompath Wildfire - Materia Medica

Thuja was the correct remedy for Mr. B.D.N. had been suffering from bronchial asthma for the last 40 years. He was thermally chilly, anxious about his health, requires support yet leading personality. Dr. Shah gave prescribed on the basis of sycotic miasm, chilliness and marked anxiety.

Sepia helped Mrs. M.V. who had asthmatic attacks at night, lay with head bent forward, then cough with expectoration of tenacious saliva. She was always feeling better from moving around at a faster speed. She had a concomitant of thick white leucorrhoea.

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According to Dr. Jawahar Shah, Homoeopathy, being a tailor-made individualistic therapeutic modality, has an edge over other systems of medicine in such a hetra-headed clinical condition. Sometimes he used the particular rubric at the general level and select a drug accordingly from materia medica could be one of the ways to prescribe a drug & to reach cure.

After thorough study of materia medica, we can understand and treat patients effectively by understanding the remedy picture of the patient and his phase and can expect good result. Sometimes a keynote symptom has vital role in selection of a remedy. In some cases, modalities give us important clue for selection of a remedy. Thus, materia medica is very important tool to decide medicine after completion of the case-taking in the process of remedy selection.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Mastering the Materia Medica Software– Perfected through Technology

Homeopathic Materia Medica entails the collection of the signs, symptoms, causation, modalities and sources of various homeopathic drugs. Fragmenta de Viribus Medicamentorum Positivis In Sano Corpora Humano Observatis was the very first materia medica published by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. He presented a compilation of the signs and symptoms produced by 27 drugs in various provers including himself.

Apart from Dr. Hahnemann, many other pioneers of Homeopathy like Boenninghausen, Boericke, Lippe, Kent, Boger, Hering, Phatak, etc. wrote extensive books. Each author had his own, distinct and unique style of writing and presentation of drugs. Each book provided a different approach to studying the materia medica.

Today, there are thousands of books out of which a mere handful are affirmed as authentic and well-resourced. However, the figure “mere” still entails more than 100 books that ideally need to be referred for study as well as clinical prescription. Is it possible then, to look through these many books in a short span of time? The answer is YES!!!

The latest version of Hompath aids in navigating to ANY section of ANY remedy from ANY book within seconds. It is the most definitive materia medica software today. Switching between remedies and books has never been this simpler. Leave the mundane task of searching and sorting to Hompath’s materia medica software. Just reap the benefits of economizing on time, smart learning and targeted prescription.

The materia medica software section in Hompath boasts of 109 such treasured books describing the characteristics of more than 1900 remedies in Homeopathy. How can you possibly go wrong when you have such a powerful tool at your fingertips?
Materia Medica of more than 1900 homeopathic remedies

A powerhouse of universal homeopathic information, Hompath’s materia medica software has literature from authors all over the globe, both ancient and present-day. Hompath has pooled the resources of 74 world-class authors to create a library that is worth its weight in gold.

Not only does the materia medica software have homoeopathic remedies described in an exhaustive capacity, but even Biochemic remedies and Bach Flower remedies have been given due importance.

Moreover, it is now possible to search for ANY remedy through the specially created Materia Medica Search, without opening even a single book. And once the physician has narrowed down his similimum to a few remedies, Hompath’s materia medica software helps to Compare instantly the features of the shortlisted remedies from any book.
Bach Flower Remedies comprehensively explained in Dr. Farokh Master's book

For those physicians who believe in quick prescribing, Hompath’s materia medica software has compiled its own set of authenticated Keynotes for over 1500 remedies. This immense list includes not only the commonly used, well-proved remedies, but rare remedies with very limited literature have been dealt with in detail in the software. Features of remedies like Chocolate, Ozone, Caesium, etc., that cannot be found easily elsewhere have been explained extensively here.
Keynotes compiled specially by Hompath of more than 1500 remedies including rare remedies like Chocolate

The Keynotes of Hompath give the physician an overall view of the most important aspects of the homeopathic remedy to make a quick, yet targeted prescription within minutes. This enables the physician to get a definite edge over the others in terms of accuracy, speed and fineness. What more does a conscientious physician want in his practice?

And what about those times when time is of the utmost importance, and the physician has to prescribe instantly? Hompath has the answer! The Clinical Tips feature of Hompath’s materia medica software empowers the physician to prescribe in a matter of seconds. Hompath provides over 3000 concise, bang-on one-liners for various clinical conditions, sourced from the stalwarts and contemporary physicians of Homeopathy. Now the physician can prescribe on-the-go without wasting even a single second!
Authentically sourced Clinical Tips by renowned authors, old and contemporary

The latest version of Hompath provides more than just books on materia medica. It gives you the means to be a confident prescriber, an avid learner and a world-class health professional. Get Hompath! Create your own success stories!

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Homeopathic Clinical Tips : Targeted To Cure The Right Way

They say ‘Experience is the best teacher’ and ‘Time and tide wait for no one’. How do we, as part of one of the most dynamic professions in the world, do justice to both the above sayings simultaneously? The answer is through the vast experience and clinical practice of our Masters. The extensive materia medicae, repertories and philosophies handed down by them through the centuries.

But today, when time is a scarce commodity and it may not be possible to sort through the sea of books, another of the treasures passed down by the stalwarts comes of great use to us- homeopathic clinical tips.

Homeopathic clinical tips are the diamonds extracted from the earth of the homeopathic materia medica. They are polished through clinical experience of many years and finally proudly embellish the therapeutics of homeopathy.

These are those gems of which will never fail to cure the patient, because, like any rational science, they have been proved, re-proved and verified in the clinical practice of scores of old and modern-day homeopaths.

Homeopathic clinical tips are the tools that can be effectively used in homeopathic prescribing especially when time is short. And yet, the physician can remain faithful to the law of similars, without losing the essence of homeopathy.

Did u know, for instance, that Magnesia Phosphorica will definitely cure vesical neuralgia after catheterization, or that Natrum Phosphoricum is one of the first remedies to be thought of in Gout, because uric acid is kept soluble in blood due to phosphate of soda?

Clinical tips are based on the knowledge of physiology, pathology, biochemistry and internal medicine and derived on the basis of pure experience.

They help to not only narrow down the list of remedies for a given clinical condition, but effectively help the physician to arrive at the similimum in the least time possible.

Homeopathic clinical tips are the comprehensive pointers to the use of homeopathic remedies in specific clinical conditions. They are precise, concise and are guaranteed to pierce the bull’s-eye in most cases.

And what better way to take homeopathy and the homeopath at the forefront than to combine the knowledge of homeopathic clinical tips and the science of one of the latest technologies, Android?

Hompath, the pioneer in homeopathic software, brings to you the world’s first mobile application on homeopathic clinical tips for Android. Choose from over 500 authenticated and completely verified clinical tips.

The Clinical Tips application is a one-of-a-kind system that helps you to prescribe the exact similimum in a matter of seconds. It gives a deep insight into the clinical practice of high intelligence and provides effective results.


Designed in a most user-friendly manner, the beauty of the application is in its sheer simplicity, so that just the basic knowledge of the mobile is sufficient for its practical utility.



The Clinical Tips Application by Hompath is a platform for students to learn new techniques in homeopathy. It provides a clever understanding into the art and science of homeopathic prescribing, and serves to provide a solid foundation for success. It’s time to create your own success story!

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Homeopathic Repertory Software: Need of the Hour in a Busy World!

Just like constant innovations, inventions and reinventions are necessary in all fields of healthcare, so are such innovations a key factor in the progress of Homeopathy in general and the homeopathic clinician in particular.

No doubt the introduction of newer and more informative repertories are a huge boon, but scarcity of time does not allow the physician to do justice to them, and in turn, probably to the patient too.

Precision is the key to success in Homeopathy. Getting the exact similimum among 3000+ remedies is extremely difficult.

To solve this dilemma, homeopathic repertory software comes as a godsend. It effectively combats the race against time and also fills the glaring loophole of human capacities and errors. And what better way to enhance the homeopath’s clinical practice than to get the PERFECT blend of the deep-rooted homeopathic repertories and the power of technological tools – HOMPATH.

Hompath is THE homeopathic repertory software that combines world-class homeopathic repertories so that YOU can make the most accurate prescription in the easiest way possible.

Never will you need to say, “I cannot find this rubric! In which book, which homeopathic repertory software do I look for it?” With 36 superlative repertories at the physician’s fingertips, Hompath’s homeopathic repertory software is a sure winner and aims to take the clinician’s practice to higher levels of excellence and success.

The latest version of the Complete Repertory in this homeopathic repertory software is packed with new and verified rubrics and more remedies, both well-proved and new. Hompath has designed the software in such a beautiful format that the Author Sources of each and every remedy for each and every rubric can be instantly viewed in the same screen! This is keeping in mind the desires of those conscientious physicians who urge on authenticated rubrics and sources.


Today, physicians have become more clinically oriented. For our homeopathic clinicians, we have included well-researched and verified clinical repertories, both new and old, for ready reference and prescription. The cream of this collection is the latest version of Robin Murphy’s Homeopathic Clinical Repertory that gives remedies for various clinical conditions and their symptoms.


Hompath homeopathic repertory software also houses a unique collection of 20 special repertories in an endeavour to constantly keep upgrading your knowledge and expertise. Repertories dedicated to some of the commonest ailments witnessed in the world today form a part of the extensive anthology of Hompath.


Contemporary repertories on diseases like Asthma, Hypertension, Thyroid Disorders and even AIDS by internationally acclaimed authors are tailor-made to suit the needs of today’s homeopath.

And yet, the grand repertories of yesteryear hold a strong place in the software, because these are the books which prepared the foundation of repertorial prescribing. The signature books of the pioneers of Homeopathy, Boericke, Boenninghausen, Allen, Boger, Phatak, etc. ensure that this essential foundation is not forgotten, only enhanced more and more.

Moreover, puritan type of repertories like those written by Gentry and Knerr help to give an insight into repertorial prescribing using the symptoms given in the patient’s own words.

36 extensively researched repertories… A complete repertorisation system… One software!

How do you spell success? H-O-M-P-A-T-H!!!

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements: Expand The Mind To Greater Insight

Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements interprets the concepts of Jan Scholten into the structure of a repertory. Using the Periodic Table as the foundation, Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements builds on Scholten’s classification of the various stages and series, and gives a detailed view of the consequent remedies.

So what is different about Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements?

Jan Scholten gave the homeopathic world a whole new outlook to prescribing the similimum with the help of the Periodic Table. Borrowing from his clinical experiences, observations and research of many years, he conceptualized a Periodic Table of the Elements, in which he described the characteristics of each Stage and Series, as well as the key features of every element.

This ground-breaking concept opened new vistas in the field of homeopathic prescribing, and with more and more adherents, he consolidated and converted this fascinating concept in the form of a repertory, the Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements.

The most remarkable aspect of Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements is that it seamlessly systematizes the concepts of Scholten into a comprehensive literature that integrates existing data with added observational experience.

The introductory pages of Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements explain the unique arrangement of rubrics into three parts:
  • Subject
  • Thematic
  • Dynamic
The Thematic component represents the Sensation /Phenomenon, whereas the Dynamic Aspect signifies the Modality.

Scholten also puts forward his own exclusive concepts of coding and naming remedies.
  • He proposes that in case of animal remedies, the species should be mentioned first, and then the body part used to make the remedy, so that Lac Humanum would become Homo sapiens lac
  • Acids should be stated with the name of the anion first and cation later, hence Fluoric Acid would become Acidum fluor whereas
  • Mineral remedies should start with 3-letter abbreviations and plants and animals should begin with 4. Isn’t it a great way to see abbreviations differently?
Although Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements is based on the Periodic Table, few rubrics like 'Time', 'Weather', 'Body Sensations' and 'Color Preferences' include remedies from the plant and animal kingdoms as well.

[Scholten ] [General] Time day: 1 pm, 13h, aggravates

[Scholten ] [General] Time day: 1 pm, 13h, aggravates


[Scholten ] [General] Weather: Weather: Air: Fresh: Aggravates

[Scholten ] [General] Weather: Weather: Air: Fresh: Aggravates


[Scholten ] [Body] Sensation: Boring

[Scholten ] [Body] Sensation: Boring

[Scholten ] [Mind] Nature: Colour preference: 0e, black

[Scholten ] [Mind] Nature: Colour preference: 0e, black

Unlike other repertories, the rubrics given in Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements are not just restricted to the interpretation of particular symptom, but represent a common theme or problem running through the diagnosis of the patient. In this way, Scholten provides a wholesome view or pattern to be discovered and utilized while prescribing.

In spite of the fact that Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements is the fruit of Jan Scholten’s clinical experiences, in literature as well as his own practice, the chapter on Generals reflects the concept of Generalization pioneered by Boenninghausen that every remedy has sensations and modalities reflecting on the general level.

Let us take a case…

A 45 year old man comes with complaints of ulcer on the lips and brittleness of nails since 8 years. Taking a detailed life history, the totality that comes up is:
  1. Ulcer on the lips- small
  2. Brittleness of nails
  3. General aggravation from cloudy weather
  4. Recurrent dreams of “waves”
On repertorisation from Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements we see:


With this analytical repertory, the remedy coming up is Plumbum muriaticum, a remedy which very few physicians would think about. It makes one think beyond one’s prejudice and concepts and, simultaneously, learn and practice.

In essence, the Jan Scholten Repertory Of Elements successfully merges the philosophies of the early stalwarts with the contemporary thinking, concepts and experiences of Jan Scholten, and challenges the accepted wisdom of the homeopath of today to a deeper understanding of homeopathy, minerals and mankind.

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Repertorisation Software - Fast Solutions For A Fast World

Homoeopathy has come a long way since its discovery by Samuel Hahnemann way back in 1796. As the years have progressed, homoeopathy has kept up with the pace, movement and rhythm of the world. Its philosophy has stood the test of time and emerged richer and stronger.

Newer remedies were discovered as years passed. Provings became more scientific, extensive and exhaustive. Keeping track of all the drugs and their indications became an uphill task as physicians had to sift through 1000s of pages of Materia Medica books in their search for the perfect similimum.

Today, Homoeopathy boasts of not less than 3000 remedies as part of its therapeutic armamentarium. The ever increasing data of homeopathic literature has gradually deemed manual repertorisation extremely tedious and time consuming. It is a major hurdle for every homeopath in his busy practice.

The introduction of the Computer revolutionised the field of technology and made its presence felt in all the fields of work spanning across the world, and homeopathy was no exception.

Soon, various repertorisation software were created, making remedy searching and targeting quicker and nullifying the time-consuming process of skimming through numerous Repertory books.

The Computer made the process of repertorisation faster and more efficient, and was the key factor in generating more awareness about its necessity and its advantages.

From very basic repertorisation software to the newer and more sophisticated homeopathic software like Hompath, the goal of each has been the same – reducing manual work, saving time and making the perfect prescription.

How does Repertorisation Software benefit you ?
  • Saves your time: It saves your precious time by doing the mechanical repertorisation work within a few seconds and enables you to concentrate on more important tasks.
  • Suggests multiple strategies: It allows the application of various strategies of repertorisation and filters to narrow down your search and promptly arrive at a more refined result. A variety of filter options can narrow down your search from 3000 to 3 and finally to 1 final remedy.
  • Improves accuracy / refines search: Various symptoms as well as their cross references, synonyms and parallel words can be accessed promptly and with very high accuracy. Get the precise symptom as described by the patient.
  • Saves valuable space: Advanced software have huge databases – almost like an entire library – compressed and condensed in the PC. Thus, one can save all the space required for storing various books, magazines, references, records, etc. Imagine replacing a room with 3000 books with just one software-loaded PC or Laptop.
  • Helps organize your work: When working with a repertorisation software, all information is available at the click of a button, making referencing easier and well-organized. In software like the latest version of Hompath - Hompath Wildfire - every aspect of a remedy / rubric / repertorisation is available in a single screen with suggestions, options and alternatives.
  • Widen your search: One of the biggest benefits of repertorisation software is that you can search through the materia medica for symptoms NOT found in the repertory.
  • Carry along your clinic: You can carry the entire database and your records in the repertorisation software on your laptop and soon on the cellphone too. Thus, one can carry one’s entire office along anywhere one travels.
  • Research: You can create your own repertory (cancer, diabetes, asthma repertories) or compile research thesis in a speedy yet professional manner using the repertorisation software tools and applications.
  • Expert Systems: One can learn from the wonderful homeopathic Experts sitting in the comfort and convenience of your home or clinic.
………………… and many, many more amazing features at your disposal and service 24x7

Isn’t the repertorisation software an amazing tool and a boon to all homeopaths around the world ? Now, every homeopath can become modern and tech-savvy so as to maximize his resources and skills and write his own success story. Isn’t that the goal and dream of every true homeopath ??

Sunday, 9 December 2012

Robin Murphy Repertory- A New Approach To Clinical Homoeopathy

Modern homoeopathic practice entails a more clinical and practical approach towards patient diagnosis and remedy selection. The dynamicity of our science is such that we see the addition of newly proved remedies to the homoeopathic armamentum everyday.

Robin Murphy Repertory is the answer to the changing mode of prescribing in homoeopathy. The 3rd edition of the Robin Murphy Repertory is the upgraded version of the second, having 20,000 new rubrics and hundreds of new remedies.

The new Robin Murphy Repertory boasts of an updated database of modern medical terminology and disorders. It comprises thousands of new clinical rubrics that the physician can refer easily and in a more efficient manner.

An alphabetical mode of formatting of the Chapters as well as the rubrics and sub-rubrics makes searching through the vast and well-researched 74 chapters in the Robin Murphy Repertory an easy task and a delightful experience.

Robin Murphy Repertory includes gems from the original Kent’s repertory, as well as significant embellishments from the literature of Samuel Hahnemann, Allen, Hering, Boericke, Knerr, Kunzli, Phatak, Boenninghausen, Burnett, Clarke, Grimmer, Julian, Kunzli, Nash, and many more noted authors.

All the additions included in the repertory have been included after a methodical review of the enormous literature of our homoeopathic treasures, so that the final output is a well-authenticated piece of writing that is the Robin Murphy Repertory.

With the concept of keeping practicality as the core of the Robin Murphy Repertory, Dr. Murphy himself adds a host of clinical updates from his years of homoeopathic experience and herbal study. Thousands of new clinical rubrics have been especially incorporated in sections of emergencies, infections, mental disorders and pathologies, thereby improving the chance of finding the similimum more easily than we thought in many clinical and pathological conditions.

Some rubrics found only in Murphy’s Repertory

[Murphy] [Clinical] Acne, general: Chocolate, from:

[Murphy] [Spleen] Bubbling, sensation:

The new remedies added in various rubrics staunchly refute the allegations that homoeopathy is an ancient and stagnant science. In fact, many new remedies added in Robin Murphy Repertory are dynamized versions of the modern allopathic drugs.

[Murphy] [Sleep] Yawning, general: Vomiting, between the acts of:

New Chapters in Robin Murphy Repertory: Cancer, Clinical, Dreams, Fainting, Gallbladder, Speech, Spleen, Taste, Time, Vaccinations, Weakness.

[Murphy] [Gallbladder] Bile, general: Yellow, watery bile, full of pale:

New Clinical Rubrics in Robin Murphy Repertory : Addictions, A.I.D.S., Anxiety attacks, Asphyxia, Appendicitis, Auto-immune disorders, Burns, Cancers, Chemotherapy, Chronic Fatigue, Compulsive-Obsessive Disorder, Coma, Dehydration, Diabetes, Drug overdose, Endometriosis, Food Poisoning, Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, Herpes, Infertility, Influenza, Malaria, Mononucleosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Radiation Sickness, Retinitis, SARS, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Sea sickness, Surgery, Tetanus, Tourette's syndrome, Typhoid fever, Vaccinations, etc.

[Murphy] [Clinical] AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome:

The Robin Murphy Repertory is one of the pioneers of the changing face of homoeopathy, veering the trend towards a more practical and clinical approach to the science, so that the physician can give a more confident prescription, thereby ensuring sure success in his practice.