DR BOENNINGHAUSEN
Definition:
- Totality of symptoms is a comprehensive collection of all the symptoms a patient is experiencing.
- It serves as the basis for repertorization and homeopathic prescription.
Hahnemann's Totality of Symptoms:
- Emphasizes the totality of symptoms as the fundamental principle of homeopathy.
- Considers the whole person including physical, mental, and emotional symptoms.
- Focuses on the general and fundamental symptoms rather than the superficial and variable ones.
Boenninghausen's Totality of Symptoms:
- Based on the philosophical principles of homeopathy.
- Emphasizes the importance of the general and fundamental symptoms.
- Considers the symptoms as a whole, rather than isolating individual symptoms.
Symptoms Included in Totality:
- General symptoms: pain, fever, and general complaints.
- Fundamental symptoms: mental and emotional symptoms like mood, temperament, and character.
- Modalities: symptoms that change with certain conditions like heat, cold, rest, and motion.
- Concomitants: symptoms that occur simultaneously.
Demonstration of Totality Construction: → List all the symptoms of the patient. → Group similar symptoms together (e.g., physical, mental, emotional). → Identify the general and fundamental symptoms. → Consider the modalities and concomitants. → Synthesize the information to form a totality of symptoms.
Justification of Totality: → According to Hahnemann, the totality of symptoms is the most essential part of the case. → Boenninghausen emphasizes the importance of considering the totality of symptoms in repertorization. → The totality of symptoms helps to identify the individualized homeopathic remedy. → It is the cornerstone of homeopathic repertorization and prescription.