Passiflora Incarnata


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


Generalities

      Has a quieting effect on the nervous system; hence an efficient antispasmodic remedy. Convulsions of children; during teething. Breaks off morphine habit. Insomnia of infants and the aged, and mentally worried and over-worked persons. Tetanus. Hysteria. Puerperal convulsions. Asthma (l0 to 30 drops). General atonic condition. (30 to 60 drops repeated several times).

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'.