Materia Medica Workshop – III

Materia Medica Workshop – 1

1. Medicine which has got aggravation on alternate days

(a) Agaricus (b) Lac caninum (c) Alumina (d) Opium

2. “Craves the wind blowing in his face” – Indicated medicine is

(a) Rumex (b) Arg nit (c) Lyssin (d) Fluoric acid

3. “New moon aggravation” is seen in

(a) Crocus sativa (b) Cyclamen (c) Helonias (d) Clematis

4. Match the following 

NAME OF MEDICINE                                  TIME AGGRAVATION

(A) Gelsemium                                            (1) 3 A.M.

(B) Melilotus alba                                      (2) 4 A.M.

(C) Nux vom                                                (3) 4 P.M.

(D) Oxalic acid                                           (4) 10 A.M.

(a)    A – 3, B – 4, C – 1, D – 2              (b) A – 4, B – 3, C – 1, D – 2

(c)  A – 3, B – 4, C – 2, D – 1             (d) A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1

5. Choose the indicated medicine for the following aggravations

• Leaning forward <
• Looking down <

(a)    Dioscorea (b) Borax (c) Con mac (d) Kalmia

6. Which medicine has got aggravation “Morning on one day and evening of next”

(a)    Lac can (b) Sanicula (c) Alumina (d) Cinchona

7. Which medicine has got aggravation between 5 P.M to 7 P.M?

(a)    Lycopodium (b) Helleborus (c) Zinc met (d) Carcinocin

8. Aggravation of complaints after seeing others in trouble is seen in

(a)    Tarentula hispana (b) Lycopodium (c) Phosphorus (d) Fluoric acid

9. Sabadilla has got aggravation during which time

(a)    Full moon (b) New moon (c) Both Full moon & New moon (d) Alternate days

10. Select the medicine which is not having aggravation after taking coffee

(a)    Asterias rubens (b) Cantharis (c) Euphrasia (d) Psorinum

11. Choose the medicine which has aggravation of complaints from “Melting snow”

(a)    Calc phos (b) Kali phos (c) Ferr phos (d) Nat phos

12. “Aggravation from looking fixedly at an object” is seen in which medicine

(a)    Cina      (b) Cina & Crocus sativa

(c) Cina, Crocus sativa & Phos  (d) Cina, Crocus sativa, Phos & Physostigma

13. “Amelioration from holding ice in mouth” is seen in which medicine

(a)    Chamomilla (b) Medorrhinum (c) Phosphorus (d) Coffea

14. “Better by getting on hands and knees” is the symptom of which medicine

(a)    Eup per (b) Ruta (c) Symphytum (d) Bellis per

15. “Sea bathing aggravation” is seen in

(a)    Nat mur (b) Mag mur (c) Medorrhinum (d) Sanicula

16. Choose the medicine which has “Aggravation from smoking which causes diarrhoea”

(a)    Cicuta (b) Tarentula cubensis (c) Borax (d) Ignatia

17. “Amelioration after sleeping in daytime” is seen in

(a)    Nux vom (b) Caladium (c) Cocculus (d) Nitric acid

18. Choose the medicines for the following modalities

< Undressing

> Undressing

(a)    Baryta carb & Hyoscyamus     (b) Rumex & Platina

(c)  Kali bich & Origanum (d) Sulphur & Murex

19. Choose the medicines for the following modalities

< From brandy drinking  > From brandy drinking

(a)    Carbo veg & Coca                   (b) Zincum met & Medorrhinum

(c)Kali bich & Syphilinum (d) Ignatia & Glonoine

20. “Head & chest symptoms of this medicine aggravates in the morning and abdominal symptoms in the afternoon” – indicated medicine is

(a)    Kali mur (b) Amm mur (c) Mag mur (d) Nat mur

21. “After shaving <” is seen in

(a)    Oxalic acid (b) Hydrocyanic acid (c) Picric acid (d) Acetic acid

22. “Cheese < colic” is seen in

(a)    Pulsatilla (b) Dioscorea (c) Colocynth (d) Antim crud

23. “4 A.M. to 6 A.M. aggravation” is the characteristic symptom of which medicine

(a)    Ferrum phos (b) Kali phos (c) Calc phos (d) Mag phos

24. Time aggravation of Glonoine is

(a)    6 A.M. to 6 P.M. (b) 6 A.M. to Noon (c) Noon to 6 P.M. (d) 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.

25. “Aggravation: Every six weeks” is seen in

(a)    Nat carb (b) Mag carb (c) Chin ars (d) Cedron

26. “Twilight aggravation” is seen in

(a)    Puls   (b) Puls & Phos

(c) Puls, Phos & Sil    d) Puls, Phos, Sil & Medo

27. “Most pains appear during rest and disappear during motion” is the symptom of

(a)    Sanicula (b) Menyanthes (c) Bovista (d) Sambucus nigra

28. “Amelioration from sweat” is seen in

(a)    Grindelia (b) Senega (c) Lobelia (d) Coccus cacti

29. “Immersing in hot water amelioration” is seen in

(a)    Lithium carb (b) Strontia carb (c) Mag carb (d) Nat carb

30. “Aggravation after Coition” is the symptom of

(a)    Kali carb

(b)   Kali carb, Theridion

(c)    Kali carb, Theridion, Agnus castus

(d)   Kali carb, Theridion, Agnus castus, Staphysagria

31. Acetic acid follows well after which medicine in dropsy

(a)    Cinchona (b) Apocynum (c) Apis (d) Digitalis

32. Which medicine follows Lachesis in intermittent fever when type changes

(a)    Nat mur (b) Cedron (c) Cinchona (d) Lycopodium

33. Which medicine often cures after Collinsonia has improved

(a)    Sulphur (b) Aloes (c) Calc phos (d) Aesculus

34. Which medicine completes the curative work of Lachesis

(a)    Naja (b) Mygale (c) Crot cascavella (d) Crot horridus

35. Complementary medicine of Zincum met in Hydrocephalus

(a)    Helleborus (b) Calc phos (c) Merc sulph (d) Apis

36. “Measles catarrhal symptoms, aids bringing out eruptions” – indicated medicine is

(a)    Bell (b) Ferr phos (c) Gels (d) Eup per

37. “Hears better in a noise” – medicine is

(a)    Graph (b) Nitric acid (c) Graph & Nitric acid (d) Graph, Nitric acid & Phos

38. “Decided aversion to coition in both sexes” is the symptom of

(a)    Kali bich (b) Sepia (c) Graph (d) Agnus

39. Medicine for chronic effects of mechanical injuries

(a)    Con mac (b) Hamamelis (c) Calc flour (d) Both a & b

40. “Warts with intolerable burning and itching” – indicated medicine is

(a)    Sulphur (b) Calendula (c) Ruta (d) Sabina

41. “Fear of death, believes the disease incurable” is the symptom of

(a)    Cactus (b) Digitalis (c) Naja (d) Adonis

42. “Vomiting during pregnancy when Lactic acid fails” is the symptom of

(a)    Psorinum (b) Tuberculinum (c) Carcinocin (d) Medorrhinum

43. “Ailments from fright or the fear still remaining” is seen in

(a)    Acon (b) Acon, Opium (C) Acon, Opium, Hyos (d) Acon, Opium, Hyos, Samb

44. “Headache of school girls, diarrhoea” – most appropriate medicine for this symptom is

(a)    Nat mur (b) Psorinum (c) Calc phos (d) Tuberculinum

45. Medicine for “Constitutional effects of Onanism” is

(a)    Agnus (b) Arg met (c) Selenium (d) Origanum

46. Choose the medicine for “Wounds with sudden pain during febrile heat”

(a)    Arnica (b) Calendula (c) Hypericum (d) Ledum

47. “Sneezing and coryza from putting hands in water” – Choose the indicated medicine other than Phosphorus for this condition

(a)    Lac can (b) Lac defl (c) Sil (d) Sanicula

48. Name one medicine for Nystagmus

(a)    Physostigma (b) Ruta (c) Euphrasia (d) Arg nit

49. “Cough only during daytime” is seen in

(a)    Euphrasia

(b)   Euphrasia, Ferr met

(c)    Euphrasia, Ferr met, Nat mur

(d)   Euphrasia, Ferr met, Nat mur, Hyoscyamus

50. “The least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow” – Choose the indicated medicines other than Calc carb for this symptom

(a)    Cimicifuga & Medorrhinum

(b)   Sulphur & Tuberculinum

(c)    Sepia & Psorinum

(d)   Nat mur & Syphilinum

ANSWERS (Workshop-3) 

1(c), 2(b), 3(d), 4(d), 5(d), 6(a), 7(c), 8(a), 9(b), 10(c), 11(a), 12(b), 13(d), 14(a), 15(b), 16(c), 17(b), 18(c), 19(d), 20(b), 21(a), 22(c), 23(a), 24(b), 25(b), 26(b), 27(d), 28(b), 29(b), 30(b), 31(d), 32(a), 33(d), 34(c), 35(b), 36(c), 37(c), 38(c), 39(d), 40(d), 41(a), 42(a), 43(d), 44(c), 45(b), 46(b), 47(b), 48(a), 49(c),

Dr.Jithesh.T.K, B.H.M.S, M.D (Hom)
Medical Officer, Directorate of I.S.M & H, Govt. of N.C.T of Delhi
Email: drjitheshtk@yahoo.co.in Mobile: 09868246213