Methods of Prescribing

Homeopathy is unified by the law of similars, yet over two centuries of practice several distinct schools have evolved — each with its own way of reading a case, choosing a remedy, and judging the response. These are the eight recognised approaches, from Hahnemann's original single-remedy method to the modern layered and isopathic schools. Explore any card to read its history, principles, case-taking approach, and a brief illustrative vignette.

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Boger / Boenninghausen

Clemens von Boenninghausen's method, refined by C.M. Boger, using the totality through seven points (location, sensation, modality, concomitant, etc.) and the Therapeutic Pocket Book.

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02

Classical Hahnemannian

The original single-remedy, minimum-dose method founded by Hahnemann, based on the totality of symptoms and the law of similars.

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03

Clinical

Disease- and organ-based prescribing that pairs the homeopathic remedy with the diagnosed pathology, often alongside conventional management.

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04

Constitutional

Prescribing on the patient's lifelong constitutional type — the inherited and acquired physical, emotional, and mental makeup — rather than on the presenting disease.

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05

Kentian

James Tyler Kent's refinement of the classical method, emphasizing the mental and emotional picture and the constitutional remedy in high potency.

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06

Miasmatic

Prescribing that identifies and treats the underlying miasmatic block (psora, sycosis, syphilis, tubercular, etc.) believed to sustain chronic disease.

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07

Sarcodes / Nosodes Approach

Use of nosodes (disease products) and sarcodes (healthy organ preparations) as remedies, intercurrents, or miasmatic clearers in chronic and refractory cases.

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08

Therapeutic / Prescriber

Practical prescribing on keynote symptoms and clinical indications for acute and first-aid situations, often with low potencies and frequent repetition.

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