Generalities
This most poisonous drug should be remembered in agonizing neuralgias esp. of orbital and supra-maxillary, with screaming and loss of consciousness. Cancer of the tongue, with indurated edges. Sudden sinking sensation. Power of speech lost but intelligence intact. Sciatica, gait unsteady.
Better
Motion in open air.
Worse
4 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra, Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak was born on 6th September, 1896. He did his MBBS from Grant Medical College, in 1924. Started his practice but somehow not satisfied with Allopathic Treatment.
He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.
He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.