Homeopathic Principles Flashcards
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Hering's Law of Cure states that healing generally proceeds in which direction?
Answer: From above downward and from within outward
Hering's Law describes cure moving from within outward, from above downward, and in reverse order of symptom appearance.
The term 'miasm' in classical homeopathy refers to what?
Answer: An underlying inherited or chronic disease tendency
Hahnemann used 'miasm' for deep-seated chronic disease predispositions such as Psora, Sycosis, and Syphilis.
Which of the following is one of Hahnemann's three classical chronic miasms?
Answer: Psora
Psora, along with Sycosis and Syphilis, is one of the three miasms Hahnemann described.
A 'constitutional remedy' in homeopathy is chosen to match what?
Answer: The patient's overall physical, mental, and emotional makeup
A constitutional remedy addresses the whole individual's characteristic physical and mental picture.
In homeopathy, a temporary worsening of symptoms after taking a remedy is called what?
Answer: A homeopathic aggravation
A homeopathic aggravation is a brief intensification of symptoms interpreted as the remedy beginning to act.
A 'nosode' is a homeopathic remedy prepared from what type of source?
Answer: Diseased tissue or disease products
Nosodes are prepared from diseased tissues, discharges, or pathological products.
James Tyler Kent is best known in homeopathy for developing what?
Answer: A comprehensive repertory of symptoms
Kent authored an influential repertory organizing symptoms for remedy selection.