31/05/2026
Homoeopathic Prescribing Techniques
Acute Prescribing- Acute remedies are Homoeopathic remedies prescribe for acute Infections and Fevers. Examples: Aconite, Arsenicum album, Baptasia, Belladonna, Bryonia, Chamomilla, Gelsemium, Ferrum Phos, Pulsatilla, Pyrogenum.
Acute remedies are prescribed in following manners:
(1) Take the acute disease case, consider the keynotes and the major symptoms.
(2) Diagnose the cause and the type disorder the person has.
(3) Find a primary rubric and rubrics in the Homoeopathic Medical Repertory such as, influenza, pneumonia, etc
(4) Differentiate the major remedies in the primary rubric, (influenza), by reading them in Lotus Materia Medica.
(5) Choose the most similar remedy.
(6) Choose the potency, amount and repetition of the dose.
(7) Follow-up the case and review to determine if the person need to same remedy and potency, same remedy and different potency, different remedy and different potency, etc
The 30c and 200c are effective potencies for acute and emergency prescribing. When indicated, follow the acute with a deeper acting chronic remedy or a constitutional remedy to help restore health and prevent relapses.
Chronic Prescribing- This refers to giving homoeopathic remedies for chronic or long term degenerative diseases and weaknesses. Therefore the goal and method of approaching the case is different than in acute and emergency prescribing. Low potencies are very effective for these long term conditions. The homoeopathic remedies can be given in a 6c or LM/1 potency, one to three times a day for a week or months at a time according to case. The frequency can be adjusted to once or twice a day is too strong for a patient. If after a period of time the 6c or LM/1, stops affecting the vitality, then go up to the next potency in the scale, like 12c or LM/2 potency. Homoeopathic remedies can b also given in a single dose of a high potency remedy which is repeated only after the improvements have relapsed.
Constitutional Prescribing- The proper constitutional remedy will enhance and help maintain the general health. Constitutional remedies fortify people through time of stress or help one to recover from infection and debilitating diseases. When the vitality is weakened, then one’s susceptibility is increased to certain diseases. These homoeopathic remedies are prescribed for the genetic vitality of the person. Constitutional remedies are often given to children while they are developing and to the weak and elderly. Some important constitutional remedies are: Bar-c, Calc, Calc-p, Sil, Graph, Sulphur and Lyco.
Emergency Prescribing- Homoeopathic remedies prescribes for injuries, bites, burns, shocks and traumas in any form. The important thing is to know are the causative factors and differential for each emergency condition. Potency is selected as to availability, severity and how much time u Have. The 30c and 200c are effective potencies for first aid, emergency and acute dosage. One dose equals a few of the pellets, tablets or two to four drops of liquid remedies. Take one dose of 30c, three times daily for a few days, or as needed or take one dose of 200c, a few times daily for a few days, again repeat as needed. In severe cases, one may need to repeat the remedy more often if needed.
Epidemic Prescribing- The epidemic remedies are found by using the frequent appearing symptoms and strong symptoms of the epidemic disease. The epidemic remedy is given in repeated doses for a short period of time, a few days or longer if needed. These conditions are treated as acute diseases with 30c, or 200c, or LM potencies. In case of mass epidemics the use of water potencies is essential. Take a few pellets or drops of the remedy and put it in to a bottle of water, (4 or 8 oz, size) and shake well. This bottle can be preserved for long periods, if 15% or 20% of the bottle is filled with pure alcohol. Also, each medicated remedy solution bottle can be grafted in to new bottles by adding a tea spoon of the original to the new bottle and shaking.
Fundamental prescribing- The fundamental remedies give the personality types of the medicine. In some cases, the fundamental will be the same remedy as it is for the pathological layer. In some cases, the constitutional remedy will cover the fundamental and the pathological layers.
Isopathic Prescribing- Isopathically using the ‘same’ substance potentised as a remedy (rather than a similar substance). These remedies are made from discharges, toxins, allergens and nosodes. Isopathic remedies help eliminate toxic chemicals and heavy metals. If there is a strong history that a certain disease, bacteria or virus caused a person’s condition then one would consider giving an isopathic remedy.
Miasm Prescribing- Miasms are the tendencies and predispositions to certain diseases, like allergies or infectious diseases. If a person has predisposition to get colds and sore throats, then the acute remedy was given and it worked, but the cold and sore throats keep come back. Here an anti-miasmatic remedy is indicated like tuber, and bac.
There are five major miasms: Psora, Cancer, Sycosis, Syphilis and the tuberculosis miasm. Miasms can be dormant or active. Miasms should not be treated routinely, but only when then clearly activated or when one gets stalled in a case and there is a miasm present. Gonorrhea and Cancer are dormant miasms today.
Acquired miasms are very prevalent, because a lot acute diseases get suppressed by drugs. These suppressed diseases can alter one’s susceptibility to the environment and lower their vitality. A family history of certain disease patterns helps to confirm, the presence of an active or dormant miasm. Treat active miasm whenever they show themselves. Let the dormant miasm alone until they become active.
Pathological Prescribing- pathological remedies are given for their similarity to the disease, as opposed to the fundamental and constitutional remedies which are aimed at the person in person in general. A pathological state should usually be treated first in many cases because it is the source of much suffering and pain. Pathological states are not limited to physical disease alone. Also, mental and emotional disorders, senility, violence behavior, insanity, etc, Low potencies in repeated doses are effective for sever pathologies like cancer and for those cases in which the patient is taking allopathic drugs.
Tautopathic Prescribing- Tautopathiclly using the ‘same’ substance potentised as a remedy (rather than a similar substance).These are the remedies made from allopathic drugs or chemicals. Tautopathics are made from cortisone, morphine, penicillin, histamine, etc. If there is a strong history that a certain drugs caused a person’s condition then one would consider giving a tautopathic remedy.
Herbal Prescribing Techniques
Herbal Tincture- The herbal tincture enhance the vitality and act also as a specific tonics for weak organs and the vital systems. Herbal tinctures are plant extract which stimulates the organs or systems of the body. These tinctures are alcoholic solutions of plants materials. Herbal remedies are often given to children while they are developing or to assist people through times of stress. These remedies also help one from infections or debilitating diseases. When a person’s genetic vitality is weakened, then one’s susceptibility is increase towards certain diseases.
Herbal Tonics- The word tonic means tone as in musical tones. When the right tone is given it acts as a tonic. If continual vital tones are given then we achieve a sound body and a sound mind. Spagyric or Herbal remedies are give the vital tones that revitalize and restore the weak spirit and the elemental body. These are the vitality remedies that will raise the health of the whole person. Tonic remedies improve the strength and harmony of the organs and vital systems.
The signs of the health emerge from prolong consumptions of the spagyric tinctures in small drops doses. Some of the signs of health are: Wakes refresh in the morning, Clear mind and Calm emotions, Sense of well being, Strength, Flexibility, Stamina, Adaptable, Vitality, Clarity, and Harmony in all the vital systems.
Tonics are given in the following manners.
Take the remedy bottle and succuss it 5 times or hit against a hard book. Then take a five or more drops of the Herbal Tincture and put in 1 oz water, this is stirred or shaken and then consumed. Repeat this three to four times per day, between meals. To adjust the spagyric tonic the person can increase the number of drops taken; from 5 drops go up to 10 drops, etc. If the tonic is to strong the person may reduce the amount of times they take the remedy from 3 times to 1 or 2 times a day or decrease the number of drops.
Spagyric Herbal Tincture- Spagyric is from two Greek words, ‘Spao’, to draw out, to extract, to divide and ‘ageiro’ to bind, to join, combine, gather. The spagyric art translates as plant alchemy, the art of separating, exalting and recombining medicinal herbs and roots. This word was coined by Paracelsus, a medical alchemist of the 16th century. He also created the phrase: Similia Similibus Curentur, the famous ‘Like Cure Likes’ principle of Homoeopath. These preparations are from plant origins. Their therapeutic effect more tonics and nutritive because they contain the mineral rich plant ashes.
The spagyric herbal tinctures are alcoholic solutions of plant substances. They are prepared by maceration of the plants into pure alcohol and allowing the solution to mature over several weeks. Seven day cycles, usually 14 or 21 days, etc. The work is done at the appropriate planetary day and hour. The mixture is shaken once a week at the right time. After the allotted time has elapsed the mixture is the separated into its liquid and solid components. This ash is mineral rich and gives the spagyric very nutritive and tonic effects. This adds to the remedy an earthy elemental tone to its signature. Thus the spagyric tonics are in a ‘stereo mode’ while normal herbal remedies are in a ‘mono mode’.
Spagyric herbal tinctures are given in the following manners:
Take the remedy bottle and strongly shake it 5 times or hit it against a solid object like a book. Then take 5 drops of the spagyric tincture and put in 1 oz water. This is stirred or shaken and then consumed. Repeat this three to four times per day, between meals. All the spagyric, Herbal and Homoeopathic remedies in low potencies can be given in this same manner. To adjust the spagyric tonic the person can increase the number of drops taken, from 5 drops go up to 10 drops. If the tonic is too strong the person may reduce the amount of times they take the remedy from 3 times to 1 or 2 times a day. The next level is called a Spagyric Essences
