Book Review
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2004 Jan / Feb VOL VI NO 1.
Reviewed by
Dr Varsha Trivedi
Temperament Types: A Study
Publisher: Nina Foundation
Author: Dr Parinaz Humranwala
Price: Rs 70/-
Pages: 50
In a long time, we find a homoeopathic book with a refreshingly different topic, written in an easy to grasp style with a non-text book layout that is fit for all students, practitioners and explorers of homoeopathy.
Dr Parinaz, with a rich experience of private practice, has touched upon a subject which has been explained by such stalwarts like Knerr, Flurry, Herbert A Roberts and Stuart Close. Her in-depth research on this subject gives homoeopathic practitioners a window to the case through Temperament Types. This study helps to filter the remedies and arrive at the final prescription.
Right at the outset, she distinguishes between personality and temperament with a vivid example. She states that we can make a statue of Dr Hahnemann from clay, porcelain, plaster of paris, copper or silver. They may look identical, but they are not the same. The quality of the raw material, the basic ingredient is the REAL PERSON. The ingredient is the Temperament. The statue is the personality.
Five temperament types enumerated by her are: Nervous,
Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic and Melancholic.
Each of these are explained through - main features,
emotions, as a friend, as a parent, at work. She has correlated the knowledge of
temperaments with the remedies making remedy understanding easier to grasp. With
this, understanding one actually gets the feel of the remedy eg Causticum
is a combination of melancholic and choleric temperaments in equal
marks. This is a trait of a union leader, who is strong and concerned about
labour problems. Being melancholic, has a lot of selflessness and sympathetic
nature in it and choleric temperament in it gives it the power to control
people.
Typical remedies for each is indicated with an explanation through a character played by a popular actor in Hindi movies, to make connection easy for reader.
The high-point of this book are the five live cases for the
different temperaments that she has actually applied and has shown positive
results.
The conclusion again is very different with a story of
"Formula for Success In Rooster’s Tale"
Written in a conversational style, with good readable point size, it is a
must read book for all Homoeopaths.
