Homeopathic Body-System Prescribing

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From Isaac Golden's Introduction

How to Use the Workbook
The workbook is divided into 18 Chapters, each one covering a major body system, or group of disorders. Within each chapter the major health conditions covered by the body system are listed and analyzed.

The analysis generally takes the following format:

• Definition of the disease
• Major symptoms of the disease
• Rubrics commonly used when analyzing the disease
• Remedies often needed to treat the condition,
  with brief prescribing details including
  relevant modalities.

An example of how this
information is used in practice

When a patient presents who requires treatment for a limited condition, e.g. the patient feels generally healthy on all levels, but has developed a bladder infection, then the workbook can be used to assist the practitioner to make a quick but accurate prescription. The steps to be followed are:

1. Turn to the index at the front of the workbook. We know that a bladder infection will be covered by the Kidney and Urinary chapter (Chapter 8), so we look at the list of conditions covered there.

2. The medical term for a bladder infection is cystitis, and this is located on page 184.

3. Turn to page 184 and examine the symptoms of each remedy shown. If for example the patient's symptoms match almost exactly the symptoms shown for say the remedy Apis, then prescribe that remedy.

4. If none of the remedies shown seem to match the patient's condition then the practitioner must construct a repertorial analysis of the symptoms. The list of rubrics shown following the description of the disease can be used to assist the practitioner to quickly locate most of the needed rubrics for the analysis.

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Author

Isaac Golden

Isaac Golden PhD(MA), D.Hom, ND, B.Ec(Hon), is the homeopathic coordinator for the Melbourne college of Natural Medicine and a practicing homeopath with his own private practices in Daylesford and Melbourne.

He has been President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Homeopathic Association, Australia's largest Association of professional homeopaths, from 1992 - 1998.

Isaac Golden has written a number of other publications and correspondence courses and is Director of the Australasian College of Hahnemannian Homeopathy, which offers an accredited professional course in homeopathy, as well as introductory and intermediate courses.

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Contents

1. Head and brain -
Mental disorders
Headache
Migraine
Comas
Convulsions
Memory loss - amnesia
Epilepsy
Anxiety
Hysteria
Stage fright
Obsessional disorders
Delirium
Dementia (Alzheimer's disease)
Schizophrenia
Paranoia
Melancholia
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia
Cerebral palsy
Bi-polar disorders

2. Special senses -
Eyes and vision, Ears and hearing
Optic neuritis
Strabismus
Diplopia
Ptosis
Cataracts
Glaucoma
Conjunctivitis
Sty(e)
Photophobia
Nightblindness (nyctalopia)
Vertigo
Tinnitus
Meniere's disease
Deafness
Ear polyps
Ear discharge and congestion

3. Upper respiratory tract -
Nose, larynx
Epistaxis
Sinusitis
Cold (first stage)
Cold (second stage)
Rhinitis
Hayfever
Adenoids - enlargement
Nasal polyps
Acute laryngitis
Aphonia
Croup
Whooping cough
Chronic enlargement of the tonsils
Quinsy
Tonsillitis

4. Upper digestive tract -
mouth, throat, digestion
Pyorrhoea alveolaris (periodontitis)
Toothache
Stomatitis
Halitosis
Glossitis
Ptyalism
Pharyngitis
Dysphagia
Anorexia
Obesity:
Malnutrition - marasmus - kwashiorkor
Food aversions and cravings

5. Upper digestive tract ii -
Stomach
Eructations
Heartburn
Esophageal reflux
Hiccup/hiccough
Hiatus hernia
Nausea in general
Nausea in pregnancy
Nausea - travel
Vomiting
Gastritis
Ulcers - stomach: & duodenal

6. Lower digestive tract i -
Liver, pancreas
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis of the liver
Cystic tumours of the liver
Biliousness
Cholecystitis
Gallstones
Gall colic
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycemia
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic cysts
Jaundice (icterus)

7. Lower digestive tract ii -
Intestines, rectum
Appendicitis
Intestinal colic
Colitis - inflammation of the colon
Intestinal obstruction
Irritable bowel syndrome
Regional ileitis (Crohn's disease)
Prolapsed colon
Flatulence
Constipation with urging
Constipation without urging
Diarrhoea
Fistula in ano / anal fissures
Peritonitis
Diverticulitis
Systemic candidiasis
Coeliac disease

8. Kidney and urinary system
Uraemia
Haematuria
Pyelitis
Albuminuria
Nephritis (Bright's disease)
Pyuria
Renal calculi
Renal colic
Enuresis
Incontinence
Anuria
Ischuria
Oliguria
Dysuria
Polyuria
Cystitis
Urethritis

9. Reproductive system
Menstrual disorders
Pre menstrual syndrome
Menopause (climacteric)
Leucorrhoea
Lactation problems
Mastitis
Abortive tendencies
Ovarian cysts
Uterine fibroids (fibromyomas)
Endometriosis
Vaginitis
Herpes genitalis
Orchitis
Prostatitis
Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy)
Hydrocele
Impotency

10. Lower respiratory tract -
bronchi, lungs
Tracheitis
Bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Pneumonia
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)
Pulmonary emphysema
Pulmonary fibrosis
Pleurisy
Cough - dry
Cough - wet
Dyspnoea - wheezing
Dyspnea - rattling
Influenza
Cystic fibrosis

11. The heart
Dyspnea on effort
Angina pectoris
Palpitations
Atrial flutter
Tachycardia
Bradycardia
Myocardial infarction
Coronary embolism
Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Syncope
Cyanosis

12. Circulation and blood
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Hypotension
Raynaud's phenomena
Arterial aneurism
Venous thrombosis
Varicose veins
Haemorrhoids chillblains (erythema pernis)
Anemia
Purpura
Haemophilia
Stroke

13. Bones and joints -
collagen disorders
Lumbago
Periositis
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Gout
Myositis
Fibrositis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus
Muscular atrophy
Cervical spondylosis

14. Sleep, pain and fevers
Insomnia on retiring
Insomnia on waking
Insomnia due to emotional causes
Insomnia due to:
Narcolepsy
Pain
Fever
-- fever (sudden onset)
-- fever (slow onset)
-- fever due to malaria

15. Nervous system
Anosmia
Tic doloureux
Bell's palsy
Loss of taste
Meningitis
Hydrocephaly (hydrocephalus)
Paraplegia
Sciatica
Parkinson's disease
Chorea
Torticollis (stiff neck)
Spasms, convulsions
Multiple sclerosis
De la tourette syndrome (TS)
Trigeminal neuralgia

16. Endocrine and lymphatic systems
Hypothyroidism (myxoedema)
Hyperthyroidism
Goitre
Pancreatitis
Diseases of the parathyroid glands
Hypo-parathyroidism
Hyper-parathyroidism
Chronic hypopituitarism
Hyper - pituitarism
Diabetes insipidus
Cushing's disease
Addison's disease
Splenomegaly - enlargement of the spleen
Hodgkin's disease
Lymphatic congestion in general
Guillain-barre syndrome (GBS)

17. Skin - i
Itching (pruritus)
Formication
Sunburn
Moles
Warts (verrucae)
Corns
Insect bites
Boils
Vitiligo/pigmentation
Ringworm
Urticaria (hives, nettle-rash)
Blisters (bulla)

18. Skin - ii
Acne vulgaris
Acne rosacea
Eczema
Psoriasis
Seborrheic dermatitis
Keloid scars
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Herpes simplex
Ulceration
Abscess
Carbuncles
Whitlow (paronychia)
Contact dermatitis
Scleroderma (Progressive Systemic Sclerosis - PSS)

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