Dr Subrata Kumar Banerjea
The Utility and Incorporation of Miasm in Prescribing:
The consideration of miasms is of paramount importance in effective homoeopathic prescribing particularly in this world of multi-suppressions where perceiving a clear picture of disease is becoming increasingly difficult.
Disease pictures can be complicated for several reasons, and the chart below shows the three pictures which may arise. These pictures are expanded upon within this chapter as an important starting point in
Uncovering the Layers:
It is apparent therefore, that it is necessary to understand the soil, the very dyscrasia of the person, and the miasm, which represents the stigma, groove or pollution in the system. This stigma/groove/pollution, call it what you will, can only be corrected through constitutional, anti-miasmatic treatment, and through such treatment, the complete annihilation of symptoms and perfect restoration of health will ensue.
In order to make a miasmatic assessment, we need to uncover the layers of predisposing weaknesses, which can be attributed to the different layers of suppressions. These reflect the miasmatic weakness of the individual.
like to compare these different layers of miasmatic dyscrasia with the lotus flower. The outermost layer or petal reflects the surface miasm, that is, the presenting manifestation of the person. On the basis of the totality of symptoms, together with the miasmatic totality, the constitutional anti-miasmatic remedy is then selected for that presenting totality. This not only removes the surface symptoms but also the corresponding miasmatic dyscrasia, which was being manifested on the surface at that time.
Once the outer layer of the flower is removed the second layer is revealed. This second layer in turn becomes the surface miasm, reflecting a different group of symptoms. Dr. Kent guides us here, stating that there now has to be a change in the plan of treatment. This means that if the previous outermost layer was sycosis (and accordingly an anti-sycotic remedy was given which annihilated all the symptoms of that layer), the next miasmatic layer, which rises to the surface, has also to be addressed by its own presenting symptoms. The totality of the case needs to be reassessed and the next prescription selected on the basis of the totality of symptoms including the miasmatic symptomatology.
The skill of a homoeopathic physician is to recognise the differing layers present as they reveal themselves through the surfacing of symptoms. The remedy they select should not only cover the symptomatic totality as manifested through the surfacing of symptoms in the outermost layer but also the miasmatic totality. In such a way ‘layer upon layer of predisposing weakness’ can be peeled off, taking with them the layers of suppressions and corresponding miasma, and the miasmatic dyscrasia can be nipped in the bud.
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