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Conquering Fevers Excerpts 20190615121747
Conquering Fevers Excerpts 20190615121747
FEVERS
with Homoeopathy
Clinical Experiences
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V.
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“Life is short, art long…”
- Hippocrates
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This book is dedicated to my dear friend
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements - 7
Author’s Note - 9
Preface - 10
Forewords - 13
TYPES OF FEVER - 57
Intermittent fever - 59
Recurrent fever - 72
Infective fever - 75
Pathological fever - 87
Pyrexia of unknown origin - 90
Complex Fevers - 92
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Which Repertory and Materia Medica to Use - 107
Remedy Study - 108
Remedy Study: Drugs of Hindustan - 135
FAQs in Fever - 139
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I deeply thank my dear friends - Dr. Ashok Borkar and his late
wife Dr. Preeti Borkar - who have been a source of inspiration and
motivation for me and have helped me in completing this project.
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And Dr. Mrs. Antonia Mendonca, for the final shape and form she
has given to this book, and the fine tuning of language to express
what I want to convey.
Ms. Swati Thakur did a wonderful job on the book cover. She
visualized it beautifully, bringing my imagination into colours on
paper. My heartfelt thanks to her.
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
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PREFACE
We reached their house and I took the case of this young girl in as
much detail as I could. The only remedy I had learned thus far
at college was Belladonna and it seemed that this girl’s symptoms
were a perfect match. I gave her the medicine. Without a second
thought I came home and slept peacefully feeling quite proud that
I could find the remedy. At that point in time I never understood
the situation of fever, otherwise I am sure my sleep would not
have been so peaceful!
The next day the patient and her mother were at my door again.
The patient looked so much better and the fever had vanished!
This was a great moment for me. I had no idea what I had done
or what was indicated, yet I gave the best remedy I knew and it
had worked!
From that day on, many other neighbors started coming to see
me for common ailments like cough, cold and headache. I would
diligently take down the acute totality or picture, repertorize it
and read the Materia Medica for confirmation.
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the acute totality. With this type of prescription, I gained a lot of
confidence because the patients would respond and improve.
When I reflect on those days and consider how I practice
presently, I feel as if the ability to make these type of acute
prescriptions was gifted to me.
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had to find something that was very peculiar or individual to that
person in the moment of their fever, in addition to evaluating the
general symptoms in the situation.
This technique and experience is what I will share with you as you
traverse this book.
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FOREWORDS
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9 – The importance of characteristic symptoms
and individualization of each case e .g. in one case
with the symptom ‘chill beginning from lips’
(along with other symptoms) Bryonia was given .
Dr Rajan Sankaran
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CASE TAKING IN FEVERS
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Introduction
They include:
l Observations
l Causative factors
l Pattern/Stages of fever
l System involvement
l Physical Examination
l Concomitants
l Modalities
l Keynotes
l History
l State
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OBSERVATIONS
Generally, in fevers, the first things you see are very important.
For example, is the patient dull, active, or in a state of torpor?
Does the patient have watery, sunken, red or any specific
discoloration of their eyes? Are they moaning, smiling or laughing
during fever?
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CAUSATIVE FACTORS
l Dietetic errors
l Water contamination
l Change in weather
l Humidity
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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CONCOMITANTS
I thought it was very peculiar that he was covering only his face!
I asked him why he covered only his face. He explained that since
the fever and chills began, his face felt as if it was burning and he
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MODALITIES
Once you have a general idea about these things, then one can
dwell more specifically on areas like thermals and cravings or
aversions during fever.
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HISTORY
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STATE
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CASE-TAKING IN PEDIATRIC FEVER
Introduction
Getting the information from the parent is the real art in case-
taking because most of the information given by the parents is full
of their own anxieties and worries, rather than the information
about the patient’s suffering.
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TYPES OF FEVER
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Introduction
I. Intermittent fever
II. Recurrent fever
III. Infective fever
IV. Pathological fever
V. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin or P.U.O.
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INTERMITTENT FEVER
• Systemic diseases
• Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO)
• Infective diseases
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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN TREATING FEVER
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Introduction
• The Similimum
• Management of Fever
• When to Administer the Remedy
• Potency and Remedy Repetition
• Which Repertory and Materia Medica to Use
• Remedy Study
• FAQs in Fever
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THE SIMILIMUM
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Remedy Study
Drugs of Hindustan
Shared by Dr. Gaurang Gaikwad
In 2012-2013, I visited Kolkata for the first time to learn from Dr.
Sunirmal Sarkar and many other experienced homeopaths. I
stayed in West Bengal for more than seven months.
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Introduction
LEGEND
The following legend will be helpful to those readers who are not
too familiar with medical acronyms or for those who need a
review. You will come across many of these short forms as we pass
through the next few sections.
BM — Basal Metabolic
CMV — Cytomegalovirus
EVS – Enteroviruses
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WHAT IS FEVER?
Definition:
Fever is an increase in body temperature above the normal
circadian range (i.e. 36.8 to 37.8 Celsius). This occurs because
of a change in the thermo-regulatory center in the anterior
hypothalamus.
Pathophysiology:
Causative agent: bacteria, virus, toxins etc.
• Trigger release of mediators of inflammation and pyrogens
• Act on the anterior hypothalamus
• Thermoregulatory set point of hypothalamus is increased
• Vasoconstriction at periphery
• Increased heat production and increased heat conservation
• Fever
Types of Fever:
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RESOuRCES
BOOK CONCEPT(S)
The Elements of This book illustrates practically every aspect of
Homoeopathy homoeopathic medicine, whether it is the study of Materia
medica, Hints on Case-Taking, Value of Repertory, Cross
by Dr. P. Sankaran
References to the Repertory, Difficulties in Practice, and
The Scope of Homoeopathy.
The Spirit of Homoeopathy This book is divided into four sections: Philosophy, The
Mind, Case-Taking and Finding the Remedy, and Materia
medica. The first section looks at what disease is - the
origin and the dynamics of disease. The second investigates
the understanding of delusions, mental state as a whole and
body-mind connection. The third section covers the artistic
aspect of homoeopathy, understanding the patient. The
final section furthers the understanding of remedies, and
includes remedies as examples.
The Soul of Remedies Clear, concise, confirmed descriptions of the inner view of
a hundred different remedies and how they express this in
clinical situations.
The Sensation in Using numerous case examples, this book gives one the
Homoeopathy ability to know at all times in a given case, where to begin
and where to aim, through The Seven Levels of Experience.
This way of working gives a definitive pathway for case-
taking, a means by which to observe and utilize the
active energy patterns of the patient (hand gestures and
movements), plus a way of matching the patient’s level to
the remedy and potency that is required.
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BOOK CONCEPT(S)
An Insight into Plants - This book provides a framework of how the plant kingdom
Volumes 1, 2, 3 can be classified and understood. Tracing the common
sensation of each family, this book shows how this sensation
can be seen in the remedies in that family. The remedies are
differentiated by the miasm to which they belong.
Structure - Experiences with The periodic table readily lends itself to the task of
the Mineral Kingdom classification. Its seven rows and 18 columns can be
understood, seen and experienced as stages of human
development. Recent explorations into the rows, backed
by several clinical cases, provings and research, have
thrown new light on the Mineral Kingdom that makes it
significantly easier to recognize the remedies in practice.
Sensation Refined This book addresses the problems and pitfalls that seekers
in this method face. It answers many queries about the
sensation and its expression, and how to understand it
better, in a clearer and simpler way. Here, there is a deeper
understanding of the experience, living it and seeing almost
nothing else.
Survival - The Mollusc Within are described the qualities of Mollusca in nature, its
subdivisions, and expressions in the human being. Each of
these is described with source words, proving information
and clinical cases, to make it easy to recognize in clinical
practice.
Survival - The Reptile Within are described the qualities of Reptilia in nature, its
(Volume 1 and 2) subdivisions, and expressions in the human being. Each of
these is described with source words, proving information
and clinical cases, to make it easy to recognize in clinical
practice.
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BOOK CONCEPT(S)
Synergy Synopsis This book is a small handbook, updated with the latest
developments in advanced homoeopathic practice. It is
intended to be a ready reference guide for participants
who attend seminars, and for others who wish to have an
overview of this system of practice.
Just You See This is a book which brings to light the many different
approaches and clinical Materia medica of Dr. Sunirmal
broadening The
Sarkar. He is one of busiest homeopathic practitioners
Homoeopathic Horizon
in Kolkota, India and sees up to 100 patients a day, 50
Dr. Sunirmal Sarkar of which are cancer cases. This book also describes in
depth the different sources and methods which help to
solve cases, such as Materia medica, the Repertory, Indian
Drugs, Potentised Allopathic Drugs, Sarcodes, and Organ
Remedies amongst others.
From Similia to Synergy From Similia to Synergy guides the reader through the full
Dr. Rajan Sankaran spectrum of homoeopathic knowledge. Sankaran demonstrates
integration with actual case sudies. Case-taking discourses
have been transcribed and parsed to allow the reader to
understand the Sankaran's thought processes. Thoughout, the
reader is encouraged to refer to supporting bodies of work for
further research and comprehension.
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