FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF THE DISEASES IN HOMOEOPATHY

Fundamental causes of the diseases in homoeopathy are one of the most important subjects that should be understood carefully by the practicing homoeopaths.

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DEFINITION

Causes that are primarily or basically responsible for the disease development are known as the fundamental causes.

While working on chronic diseases Dr. Hahnemann found that even carefully selected homoeopathic remedies failed to give permanent results.

Diseases were either reoccurring or continued to progress.

So, he occupied himself to find out the root causes behind those chronic diseases.

He observed that, there is some pattern and characteristics in almost all the diseases.

Then he classified the disease states based on their pattern.

He used the word “MIASM” to describe this disease classification.

Ref: Miasm word is derived from a Greek word “Miasmein”. A similar Latin word is also found “Miasma.” Both means pollution or stigma.

Hahnemann classified Miasms into broadly 2 types.

Acute miasms
Chronic miasms

1. ACUTE MIASM

Theme: There is a feeling of strong threat from outside world with strong, sudden, and violent reaction.

Acute miasms are of two types.

Recurrent acute miasm: attacks a person many times in same manner.

Example: Cholera, plague etc.

Non-recurrent acute miasm/fixed miasm: attacks a person only once.

Example: Chicken pox, measles, whooping cough etc.

2. CHRONIC MIASM

There is period of prodromal and progress with no period of recession or end.

May pass from one generation to other generation.

Dr. Hahnemann introduced 3 types of chronic miasms.

The Psoric miasm

Theme: he must struggle to recover or maintain his position or success.

The Sycotic miasm

Theme: feeling of fixed, irreversible weakness within himself so he tries to hide it from others.

The Syphilitic miasm

Theme: feeling of complete hopelessness and despair with response of drastic do-or-die attempt to change either himself or environment.

Slow a strong pessimism and destructiveness.

Concept of Miasms

Acute: Threatening
Psoric: Struggle
Sycotic: Weakness
Syphilic: Destructiveness

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES?

Knowledge of Miasms helps to understand the nature of diseases and nature of homoeopathic medicines.
We can understand the element of the case.
Based on the reaction type of each Miasm we can differentiate each case.

Examples:

Acute miasm will react instinctively.

Psoric patient will struggle.

Sycotic patient will try to hide or conceal.

Syphilitic patient will collapse or strike back.