Oxytropis


Dr. S.R. Phatak describes the clinically confirmed symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Oxytropis in his Concise Materia Medica, published in 1977….


Generalities

      Commonly known as Loco or crazy weed, has a marked action on nervous system producing uncertain, staggering or backward gait. Great mental depression. Urging to urinate when thinking of it. Trembling and a sense of emptiness.

Worse

      Thinking of it. Every other day.

Better

      After sleep.

S.R. Phatak
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'.