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aggravationanoticeableintensificationofthediseasesymptoms
previouslyobserved.Oftenassociatedwiththeactionofthecorrect
homeopathicremedy.Seeaphorisms157161,247249,280,282ofthe
Organon.

antidoteasubstance,oraremedy,thatcounteractstheeffectofa
homeopathicremedy.Hightemperaturesarethoughttoantidote
remedies.MintissaidtobeanantidoteofNatrummuriaticum.Manyfeel
thatcoffeeantidoteshomeopathicremedies.Whenapersonisreacting
incorrectlytoahomeopathicremedy,anantidotemaybegivento
neutralizetheeffects.

cellsalts(biochemicremedies,tissuesalts)ahomeopathicphysician,W.H.Schuessler,
developedtheBiochemicsystemusing12different'cellsalts'.Schuesslerfeltthesewere
fundamentaltotheproperfunctionofthehumanbody.Preparedinlowpotency(3xor6x)andused
basedonhomeopathicindications.

Centesimaloneofthreepotencyscalesusedinhomeopathicpharmacy.Itwasthefirstpotency
developedbyHahnemann.1partmedicinalsubstance(dryortincture),mixedwith99partsdiluent
(lactoseoralcohol),andthensuccussed(shaken),yieldsthe1cpotency.Taking1partofthat
potencymixedwith99partsdiluent,thensuccussed,yieldsthe2cpotency.Thisiscontinueduntil
thedesiredpotencyisreached.A200chasgonethroughthisprocess200times.A1Mpotency
hasgonethroughthisprocess1,000times.Thehigherthepotency,thestrongerthestimulationof
thevitalforce.
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characteristicsymptomasymptomthatis'striking,strange,unusual,peculiar'inthecase.
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Closeattentionispaidtocharacteristicsymptomsastheymustcorrespondtosymptomsofthe
HomeopathyFAQs remedyifitistocure.Forexample,burningpainbetterheat,orbetterlyingonthepainfulside.See
aphorism#153oftheOrganon.
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completesymptometiology,location(includingradiationorextensionofsensation),sensation,
GlossaryofHomeopathyTerms modalities,andconcomitantsalltogethergiveacompletesymptom.

concomitantoccurringsimultaneously.Referstosymptomsthathappenatthesametimeasthe
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DecimalthefirstexperimentswiththedecimalscalewereperformedbyConstantineHeringin
1833.1partmedicinalsubstance(dryortincture),mixedwith9partsdiluent(lactoseoralcohol),
andthensuccussed(shaken),yieldsthe1X(D)potency.Taking1partofthatpotencymixedwith9
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partsdiluent,thensuccussed,yieldsthe2X(D)potency.Thisiscontinueduntilthedesiredpotency
isreached.dynamislifeenergy,vitalforce.

ScrolltoTop etiologythecauseofdisease.Oneoftheaspectsofacompletesymptom.

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homeopathysystemofnaturalmedicinedevelopedbySamuelHahnemann.BasedontheLaw
ofSimilars.

isopathythetreatmentofadiseasewiththeidenticaldiseaseagent.
SeeAphorism56aoftheOrganon.

keynoteauniquefeatureorfundamentalaspectofaremedy.

LM(50millesimal,Q)thesecondpotencyscaledevelopedbyHahnemann,introducedinthe
sixtheditionoftheOrganon.Startwitha3ctriturateofaremedy.Onepartisplacedinto500drops
liquid(400dropswater,100dropsalcohol).Onedropisplacedinto100dropsofalcohol.Thisis
succussedbyhand100times.Onedropofthismixtureisusedtomedicate500#10pellets.This
istheQ1potency(sometimeswritten0/1).TheQ2ismadebytaking1ofthesemedicatedpellets,
puttingitinto1dropofwater,andthenmixinginto100dropsofalcohol.Thismixtureissuccussed
100timesbyhand."

Today,theHPUSstandarddiffersfromHahnemann's.ThefollowingexcerptistakenfromHPUS
AbstractsGeneralPharmacy:

"LM(50millesimal,Q)thesecondpotencyscaledevelopedbyHahnemann,introducedinthe
sixtheditionoftheOrganon.Startwitha3ctriturateofaremedy.Onepartisplacedinto500drops
liquid(4partswater,1partalcohol95%v/v).Onedropisplacedinto2mlalcohol95%v/v.Thisis
succussedbyhand100times.Onedropofthismixtureisusedtomedicate500#10pellets.This
istheQ1potency(sometimeswritten0/1).TheQ2ismadebytaking1ofthesemedicatedpellet
andplacingitinto2mlalcohol95%v/v.Thismixtureissuccussed100timesbyhand."

locationwherethesymptomisexperienced.Locationisoneofthepartsofacompletesymptom.

materiamedica"materialsofmedicine"inLatin.Areferencethatliststhecurativeindicationsand
therapeuticactionsofhomeopathicmedicines.Thisinformationisderivedfromprovingsand
clinicalexperience.

modalityaconditionthatmakesapersonortheirsymptombetterorworse.Forexample,better
inahotbath,abdominalpainbetterbendingover,worserainyweather,etc.Modalitiesareoneof
thepartsofacompletesymptom.

nosodeahomeopathicremedypreparedfromdiseasedtissueortheproductofdisease.

OrganonTheOrganonofMedicine,bySamuelHahnemann,thefounderofhomeopathy.This
bookdescribestheprinciplesandpracticeofhomeopathy.Hahnemannwrote6editionsofthe
Organonfrom18101842.Thesixthedition,thoughfinishedin1842,wasnotpublisheduntil1921.

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beensuccussedanddilutedduringpreparation.Anumberandaletterareassociatedwiththe
remedynametoindicatewhichpotencyscalehasbeenused.Anexampleofthedecimalscale
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wouldbeArnica6x.AnexampleofthecentesimalscalewouldbeArnica30c.Anexampleofthe
Articles 50millesimalscale(LM)wouldbeArnicaLM1.Thesearethe3potencyscalescurrentlyinuse.

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potentizedusuallyreferstoasubstancepreparedaccordingtohomeopathicpharmaceutical
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provingthemostaccuratemethodofascertainingtheactionofmedicinesonhumanhealth.
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Medicines(usuallypotentized)areadministeredtohealthypeopletodiscoverthesymptomsthey
arecapableofproducingandtherebyabletocure.Seeaphorisms20,21,108,121,136,141,145
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oftheOrganon.

remedymedicine,asinhomeopathicremedy.
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repertorizetorepertorizeacaseonelooksupsymptomsinarepertory.
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repertoryanindexofthehomeopathicmateriamedicabysymptom.Alistofremediesis
indicatedforeachsymptom.AllmoderndayrepertoriesuseKent'sRepertoryastheirstarting
point.
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rubricasymptomaswritteninahomeopathicrepertory.

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sarcodeatissueorglandularextractmadeintoahomeopathicremedy.

sensationtheexperienceofasymptom,whatitfeelslike.Oneofthepartsofacomplete
symptom.

Simillimumthemostsimilarremedycorrespondingtoacase.Assuch,theremedymostlikelyto
cure.

succussiontheprocessofforcefullystrikingahomeopathicremedyagainstafirmsurface.

vitalforcetheenergythatmaintainslifeintheindividual.Seeaphorisms912oftheOrganon.

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