Materia Medica Workshop Khanna UP
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2001 May / Jun VOL III NO 3.
Dr S S Vithal
Khanna unit of IIHP organized a one-day workshop on HMM at Golden Grain Club Hall on 29-04-01.
First Session: Dr VK Gupta, National President and Ex-Principal Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College Delhi explained the history of HMM. In modern day language M.M. is nothing but 'Applied Toxicology': consisting of drug proving, poisoning and clinical proving. He classified the MM as- MM Pure/True
- Applied MM
- Commentaries
The Law of Minimum Dose: mentioned in Pharmacology as Arndt Shulz Law (1678-1745), it means: to any given stimulus; thermal, electrical (drug), the protoplasm of body reacts differently according to the dosage of stimulus.
Small dose: Encourage
Large dose: Impede
Very Large dose: Destroys the life activity
- Asthma > by standing near window - Can-sativa
- Occupies strange position in bed - Plumb-met.
- Neuralgia of face > Kneeling down pressing against floor - Sang-can.
- Red cheeks in afternoon (in Asthma, TB, Pnemonia) -Sang-can.
- Changing occupation constantly - Sanicula.
- In collapse condition, Icy cold body except Head - Ars-alb.
- Metrorrhagia with Physometra - Lyco
The half-hour Lunch break gave lunch of high quality, hygienic and tasty too.
Session 3: D. Dr VK Gupta took a beautiful drug picture of Lyco. With the help of doctrine of signature he explained Lyco (club moss) as follows: growth is slow, (needs the help of fungus to grow), inability in spermatogenesis, weakness is inherent, great hilarity and great depression. Laughing without reason, desires solitude. Lack of self confidence. Fearful, arrogant, dictatorial. Angry and cowardly. Sentimental sensitivity (hypersensitivity to all senses) Initial hesitation then full control over situation. Defective assimilation affects all metabolism. Love for power. Doesn't want responsibility, tries to hide weakness, physically weak mentally intelligent. E. Few points on proving of new drug-Vinca-rosea (Sadabahar).It was high quality, purposeful workshop. Dr V K Gupta was honoured with momento by Dr J P Singh and Dr S T Hasan (National Vice President) by Dr Dhawan Presi Haryana IIHP and Dr Avtar Singh Presi IIHP Punjab.
After the function there was joint meeting with the state office bearers of IIHP Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in which Dr Gupta stressed to strengthen the association by enrolling more members, organasing seminars, camps, etc and taking community health programmes.
An Additional midnight Feast: Dr Ajit Kulkarni, Satara:
On 30th April this humble, dedicated homoeopathic physician from Satara (MS), Dr Ajit Kulkarni with his family was stopped at Khanna on his way to Amritsar and Vaishno Devi. He gave his lecture on Kali Group of medicines from 8 pm to 12 midnight. We learnt there are 46 medicines in Kali Group. Till now we knew only 6!
