The Study Of Repertory

Dr. Satyajit Dash

               
STUDY OF MENTAL RUBRICS

Study of Repertory is as important as of Materia Medica and Organon for clinical practice. Among the different section of Repertory study of mind section is very important. We have to individualize the medicines although there are many medicines under a single rubric. For example there are four remedies under the rubric Handled, being-aversion and they are Abrotanum, Cina, Nat mur and Sepia. Handled, being –aversion means these medicines do not like to guide or manage by others.  We have to know the different situations of above said remedies for which these are listed under this rubric.
Abrotanum---It is very difficult to handle an Abrotanum patient. He is irritable and obstinate like a child. As we know, a child does not want to understand the situation and behaves as he likes, Abrotanum behaves like a child due to softening of brain. His brain development is arrested. In other hand he is very sensitive to touch, dispose to contradict and very immoral in nature. He behaves very cruelly and likes to do something cruel to others. So he does not like to be handled by others.

Cina—Cina patients are difficult to quieten due to their capricious nature. He is independent minded. He wants others should do work as per his wishes. He is very obstinate and headstrong. He does not like to take help from others and even does not like to be carried. So he does not like to be handled by others as per their wishes.

Nat mur—Natrum mur patients have too much sense of duty. He is very proper on his work. He is very obstinate, haughty, and contemptuous. He does not like to be guided or instructed by others. He feels himself dignified and exclusive. Also, he is very secretive. He fears that if he will be guided by others his secret vices may open.

Sepia---Sepia does not like consolation and sympathy from others. After working for others sincerely when she gets no reciprocation, she remains indifferent to others and lies with eye closed. She rebels against poultice and averse to be handled by others.

From above discussion we can conclude that, Abrotanum is immoral, Cina is independent, Natrum mur is secretive and Sepia is indifferent in nature. So they do not like to be handled by others. Let us now discuss another rubric ABRUPT- ROUGH ,AFFECTIONATE YET.

ABRUPT –ROUGH, YET AFFECTIONATE

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When we will open our Kent’s Repertory we will found a rubric Abrupt in the first page. In Synthetic Repertory there are two sub rubrics abrupt- harsh and abrupt- rough, yet affectionate. If we study it carefully it will alarm our mind that if a person is abrupt rough why he is so affectionate or if he is affectionate why he is abrupt.

Abrupt means all of a sudden. That means he does things or change one thing to other suddenly. By this abruptness other may feel inconvenience but it is not his aim to harm others. It gives the impression of being cut or broken of unexpectedly. In this rubric abrupt there are eleven polycrest remedy which generally come in our day to day practice. The medicines are calcaria carb, chamomilla, heper sulph, Lycopodium, natrum mur, Nux vomica, platina, pulsatilla, silicea, sulphur and tarentulla.

In this chapter we will study these common medicines in relation to abruptness

Calcaria carb----Calcaria patients are always busy and even busy fruitlessly as he feels better by physical exertion. That means he does one thing or other to show people that she is active physically and in good health and no short of anything. He feels better by doing work. Industrious (mania for work.)He does work even when he is sick .By doing work he wants to hide himself from others eye. He thinks himself very exclusive and important person and having a high rank in society. He fears if other people will know his weakness then he will lose his dignity and position. Despair- social position, of. Being so cautious when he feels, he is spied being or being observed by others his activeness goes away suddenly. Laziness sudden. Sitting- inclination to sit, break pins, and. Sometimes people around him become surprised by this abrupt change in action. When asked about this change of behavior he says, he fears whether he would going to face more inconvenience. Fear- suffering, of.

Chamomilla---Chamomilla is known for his capriciousness, impatience, snappishness, uncivil and abrupt rough behavior. His behavior is not only abrupt rough but harsh. He makes noise in trifle matters and cannot quiet easily till carried. Quieted-cannot be, carried- only by being. He demands a new thing just after fulfillment of his old demand. Actually he is not sure about what he need. Capriciousness-rejecting the things for which he has been longing, when offered, he is. He is very impatience and cannot wait. He wants immediate action and immediate relief. He feels everything is going very slowly. Impatience-slowly, everything goes too. He talks everyone in sharp and unfriendly manners. He answers rudely and disposed to frown. He is very abrupt in speech. Speech-abrupt. He will answer you uncivilly and harshly what would not expect from him.

Heper sulph---- Heper sulph is very sensitive and careful in nature. He does things passionately and has no sense of danger. After doing all the work sincerely when there is no reciprocation during his need he feels irritated. Irritability-chill, during. He takes risk to maintain the relationship. He tries his best to maintain the situation even neglecting own self. Fur, wraps up in summer but when the situation does not improve his irritability changes into anger even to rage. He hates them. He wants to break the relation with them. Kill-desire to, barber- wants to kill his customer. But he cannot do it practically for his conscientiousness, caring nature, and coward altitude. So he behaves rudely to his own people. He uses harsh words even to loves best. Abrupt-rough, harsh.

Lycopodium---Lycopodium is rough but affectionate. He is rough and rude. He shows is rudeness to those who are inferior, subordinate or who to he can dictate. In other hand he behaves nicely to his superior. Hard for inferiors and kind for superiors. To do his own work and to fulfill his ambition, he can go to any extent. Ambition- increased-means employed, every possible. He is affectionate, sympathetic, mild, yielding, and servile when he is in need but is dictatorial, abrupt, rough, and abusive when others are in need. Actually this thing is not so easy to understand as Lycopodium is secretive and mentally very keen. His action and speech is very contradictory. Contradictory–intentions are, to speech. Lycopodium shows his mildness, yielding and affectionate nature just to do his work but he is abrupt, rough dictatorial although he does not show his harshness to others.

Natrum mur---Natrum mur wants to show that he is exclusive and different from others. He is passionate and proper in his work. He has many secret vices which he does not want to open. In other way he is very secretive in nature. He feels indignation when he exposed. Indignation, pregnant while. He become irritable when asked about his shortcomings. Irritability- questioned, when. When he feels his dignity and social position at risk his greatness vanishes and he becomes more anxious. Anxiety sudden. He behaves roughly and harshly and abuses others who show sympathy and pity to him. Consolation-agg-sympathy agg.

Nux vomica---Nux nom is an ambitious person. He tries his best to achieve his goal even after repeated failures. After achieving his goal he cannot take rest. He desire more new achievements for fame and to make money. Ambition- increased- money to make. During the course of achievement when he faces obstruction he becomes very angry. Anger- chill, from anger and Anger- interruption, from. He cannot tolerate contradiction. He abuses, behaves roughly, and becomes quarrelsome when disturbed. Basically he desire rest but he cannot take rest for his own work. He becomes over burden day by day. He becomes irritable from trifles. He becomes angry and behaves abruptly, roughly and curtly when forced him to answer.

Platinum met---Platina is known for his exclusiveness and richness. He always thinks himself a great person and under the superhuman control. Delusion-great person, is a. He is proud in nature and shows his superiority by pulling downward to everyone. To achieve his aim he can go to any extent like praying, begging and shrieking. Shrieking- help, for. He thinks other persons are very small in every respect. He is dictatorial. He behaves roughly and harshly to others thinking that he is superior, noble, tall, and great while all others are very small. Delusion-humility and lowness of others, while he is great.

Pulsatilla---Pulsatilla is very selfish in nature. She desire everything for own self. She cannot compromise in sharing love and affection with anyone in any circumstances. Generally she is mild, gentle, and timid but at times she flares up as she is very sensitive. She behaves very roughly although very affectionate. Abrupt- affectionate, rough yet. But this abruptness is very temporary. It is not her actual aim or nature. She is very changeable. She does not like to express her need easily. Sometimes she behaves opposite that actually she wants .Contradictory-action is contradictory, to intention. She is affectionate, loving, caring, mild, yielding till she gets her affection but is abrupt, rough, selfish, deceitful, adulterous, and manipulative to get her affection.

Silicea---Silicea patients generally look mild, gentle, and timid to outside. He listens to everyone and do not want to come into any dispute, argument or controversy but actually does work according to own wish. He is very firm and obstinate.  Arguing-not arguing, conviction, and keeping them, despite of having firm. He has lot of ego inside. He is heedless, audacious, and defiant and has strong intolerance of contradiction. He behaves roughly, abuses and becomes violent when contradicted. Violent-contradiction, from .He has no self control upon himself, he knows if she gets angry he will lose his self control and that will spoil his work. He tries his best to control himself but when the situation crosses the limit he behaves roughly and harshly in an unexpected manner. Abrupt, harsh

Sulphur---In sulphur there is no short of anything. He feels himself very wealthy. He thinks he has abundance of everything Delusion-abundance of everything, she has an. He thinks he is a great person. He is hopeful and high grade of reasoning. He has sufficient intellect to proof himself. Philosophy- ability for. He wants to dominate others and behaves roughly and harshly when he is in the wealthy state.  Abrupt- rough, harsh.  At the same time he is generous, has reverence, has anxiety, and care for others. He repents quickly if he becomes harsh unnecessarily. Anger alternating with quick repentance.

Tarentula---Tarentula is very cunning in nature. He feigns sick, blame others and insults even to own parent .He complains and threatens. Complaining and threatening. When questioned him about anything he abruptly refuses to answer or answers irreverently. He becomes angry easily and is very impulsive .He desire to kill others, does immoral things. Moral feeling, want of.  He is shameless, cruel, and destructive and tears, bites, strikes for trifles. He behaves roughly, harshly, and speaks abruptly when he is in safe mode. Abrupt- rough, harsh. Speech-abrupt.
                                                                                                              Dr.Satyajit Dash
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