AIAPGET Homoeopathy (BHMS-based Paper) Syllabus

Who authored 'Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy' and is the leading exponent of constitutional/totality prescribing based on mind symptoms?

James Tyler Kent.

What is Boenninghausen's chief contribution to homoeopathic methodology?

The doctrine of complete symptoms and generalization of particular symptoms (especially modalities), forming the basis of his Therapeutic Pocket Book repertory.

Who wrote 'The Genius of Homoeopathy: Lectures and Essays on Homoeopathic Philosophy'?

Stuart Close.

What is a drug proving (Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial)?

The systematic administration of a medicine to healthy human volunteers to record the symptoms it produces, thereby establishing the drug's pathogenetic picture (Materia Medica).

Name the three main sources of homoeopathic Materia Medica.

1) Drug provings on healthy humans; 2) Toxicology (accidental/deliberate poisonings); 3) Clinical/verified symptoms cured in the sick.

Define a polychrest remedy.

A deep-acting, frequently indicated remedy with a wide, well-proved sphere of action covering many tissues and conditions (e.g., Sulphur, Lycopodium, Calcarea carb).

What is a constitutional remedy in homoeopathy?

A deep-acting remedy that matches the patient's overall physical, mental, and emotional makeup (constitution), used to treat the whole person rather than just an acute episode.

Define a nosode and give two examples.

A homoeopathic remedy prepared from diseased tissue, morbid products, or causative organisms/secretions. Examples: Psorinum, Tuberculinum (also Medorrhinum, Syphilinum, Carcinosin).

Define a sarcode and give two examples.

A remedy prepared from healthy animal tissues, organs, or secretions (glandular extracts). Examples: Thyroidinum, Adrenalinum (also Insulin, Pituitary).

What is the difference between a nosode and a sarcode in terms of source material?

A nosode is made from diseased/morbid products or pathogens; a sarcode is made from healthy tissue or normal secretions of a living organism.

Name the categories of remedy relationships used in prescribing.

Complementary, Inimical, Antidotal, Followed well by / Follows well, Concordant (similar), and Acute/Chronic (e.g., Calcarea is the chronic of Belladonna).

What is a complementary remedy?

A remedy that completes the curative action of another by acting on the same constitution and continuing the cure (e.g., Sulphur complements Calcarea; Belladonna complements Calcarea carb).

What is an inimical relationship between remedies?

Two remedies that should not be used in close succession because they disagree and may produce unwanted reactions (e.g., Apis and Rhus tox; Causticum and Phosphorus).

Define a repertory in homoeopathy.

A systematically arranged index of symptoms (rubrics) with the list of remedies known to produce/cure each symptom, used to find the medicines that cover a given case.

What are the three basic philosophical types of repertory construction?

1) Logical/General-to-particular (Kentian); 2) Clinical (disease-condition based, e.g., Boericke); 3) Card/alphabetical and concordance/regional repertories.

On what philosophical foundation is Kent's Repertory constructed?

On the doctrine of generals and particulars arranged from generals to particulars, prioritizing mental symptoms, then generalities, then particulars; remedies graded in three marks.

What are the three grades of remedies in Kent's Repertory and how are they printed?

First grade (bold/black type, 3 marks), second grade (italics, 2 marks), and third grade (plain/Roman type, 1 mark).

What is the structure/arrangement of chapters in Kent's Repertory?

Begins with Mind, then head-to-foot anatomical sections (Head, Eye, Ear...Extremities), Sleep, Chill/Fever/Perspiration, Skin, and Generalities at the end.

On what principle is Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocket Book based?

The doctrine of complete symptom (location, sensation, modality, concomitant) and generalization of modalities/sensations, allowing particulars to be applied as generals.

Which repertory by Oscar Boericke is arranged clinically and is part of his Pocket Manual of Materia Medica?

Boericke's Repertory (clinical repertory appended to Boericke's Materia Medica).

What does BBCR stand for and who authored it?

Boenninghausen's Body, Cured and Repertory of the Antipsoric Medicines — the 'Boenninghausen's Repertory' edited/translated by C.M. Boger (Boger-Boenninghausen's Characteristics and Repertory).

What are the seven cardinal points evaluated when taking a complete symptom?

Location, Sensation, Modality, and Concomitant (with cause/onset, time, and extension) — i.e., what, where, when, how modified, and accompanying symptoms.

What is the difference between objective and subjective symptoms in case taking?

Objective symptoms are observed by the physician (signs); subjective symptoms are felt and reported by the patient (sensations/feelings).

In symptom evaluation, what makes a symptom 'characteristic' (peculiar)?

Symptoms that are uncommon, singular, peculiar, and individualizing (Aphorism 153) — these carry the greatest value in choosing the remedy.

What is the 'second prescription' in homoeopathy?

Any prescription that follows the first; it requires correct interpretation of the patient's response (improvement, relapse, new symptoms) before deciding to wait, repeat, change potency, or change remedy (per Kent's observations).

List Kent's twelve observations regarding the action of the remedy and second prescription (the key principle).

Kent described 12 possible reactions after a remedy (e.g., prolonged aggravation then decline of patient, long aggravation then slow improvement, quick improvement then aggravation, amelioration before aggravation, etc.) guiding whether to repeat, wait, or change the remedy.

What is a mother tincture (Q/Ø) and the usual drug strength for most?

The basic liquid preparation of a soluble drug substance in alcohol-water; most mother tinctures are prepared to a drug strength of 1/10 (10%), though some are 1/20.

What is trituration and at what potency does a triturated substance usually become soluble for liquid potencies?

Trituration is grinding an insoluble substance with lactose (sugar of milk) in 1:99 (centesimal) steps; the substance is generally rendered soluble after the 3rd centesimal (3C) trituration, after which liquid potentization continues.

In posology, what governs the selection of dose, potency, and repetition?

The susceptibility and sensitivity of the patient, the nature/seat of the disease (acute vs chronic), the degree of similarity of the remedy, and the stage/intensity of the pathology.

What do GHP and the term 'pharmacovigilance' refer to in homoeopathic pharmacy/regulation?

GHP = German/Good Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia (standards for preparing homoeopathic medicines); pharmacovigilance is the monitoring, detection, and prevention of adverse effects of homoeopathic medicines to ensure drug safety and quality.