Dec.9th, 1910-Natrum-mur.200,3 doses.
Dec.15, 1910-A marked aggravation of the headache three days after taking the powders.
February 14th, 1911-Not had a bad headache since;no heaviness or caged-in feeling. Bowels began to act naturally soon after the medicine. Hardly any flushes of heat. Much better generally; got up after influenza and not felt shaky, used to take her weeks to recover. No medicine.
February 20th, 19-Got bad colic due to chill which caused return of headache for one day only., Natrum mur,200, 3 doses.
April 7th, 21911-No real headache since last note, slight attempts no caged- in feeling. Bowels quite regular. Bearing down with burning and distension entirely gone. No flushes of heat. No medicine.
May 16th, 1911-A little vertigo on fist lying down: goes off immediately. Headache absent despite severe thunderstorm which formerly caused her to go to bed; not once the cased in sensation. Bowels still good.
Generally a different pursue in every say; brighter; more cheerful; husband declares her to be a different person to live with Nat-mur, 2, dose.
December 27th, 1911-May have had a slight attempt at headache, but never came to anything; feels a new creature; able to do much more work; very energetic; general health excellent. Had no medicine since above.
CASE III
Miss C., aet.35-June 13th, 1910-Sleepless since 20 years age; brought on by excessive musical study; never taken any sleeping drugs. She lies quite wide awake night, brain active all the time, especially after lights are out. Often kept awake by persistent tunes; hardly ever falls asleep for three hours after going to bed;readily wakened by the least gleam of light: even if drowsy becomes sleepless immediately on getting into bed. Dreams always: nightmare.
General health has been good. Throat; painless hoarseness; all clods fly here.
Stomach: Appetite good. Averse fats, milk. craves ices cold food. Emptiness without hunger soon after getting into bed which might prevent sleep.(>) eating. Emptiness t 11 a.m.
M.P. normal.
Mental:Very excitable to music: irritable; impatient; discontented. Fears: in a crowd; being hemmed unfair suffocation. Indifferent to people, especially relatives. Depressed easily.
Chilly: Hates the cold; (<)thunderstorms.
CHILLY, used as an “eliminating symptom” top cut al;l; the warm remedies in all the following lists.
Indifference relations 9Kent, P.550-Helleborus, Hep (., Nat-c., PHOS., SEP.
Fears crowd (p.43z)-Arsenicum, Aurum, Barytac, Calcarea, Carb-an., CAust., Conium, Ferrum, Ferr-ars, Graphites, Hepar, Kali-ar., Kali-bi. Kali-c., Kali-p., Nat-a., Nat-c, nux-v., Phosphorus, Plb., Rhus., Stann.
Fears suffocation (p.47)- Carb-an., Phosphorus, Stram,.
Fears fire (p.45)-Cuprum
(<)Thunder (p.1403)-Agaricus, Aur, m Causticum, Hypericum,
Kali-bi., nat-c., nitricum acidum, petr., Phosphorus, PSOR.,
RHOD., Rhus-t., Sepia, Silicea
Averse fast (p.480)-Arsenicum, Belladonna, Calcarea, Carb-an, Carb-v.,CHIN., Chin-a., Colocynthish., Cyclamen, Helleborus, help., nat-c., PETER., phos., Rheum, Rheum, Rhus-t., Sepia
Averse milk (p.48i)-Am-c., Belladonna, Calc,.m Carb-v., guaj., Ignatia, LAC.D., MAG_c., NAT.C., Nux-v., Phosphorus, Rheum., Sepia, Silicea
Desires cold food (p.484(-Am-c., pHOS., Silicea, Zincum met.
dESIRES ICES (485)-cALC., PHOS.
Emptiness 11 a.m. (p.488)-Alumen.Nat-c., phosphorus, Sepia, Zincum met. Emptiness without hunger (p.489)- Agaricus, Alumina, Ars, bar-c, China, Cocc., Dulcamara, Helleborus, Mur-ac., phosphorus, Rhus-t., Silicea, Sul- ac., Sleepless after going to bed (p.1)-Borax, Carb-v., Mag-c Phosphorus, ph-ac.
Sane idea (tune_ always repeated (-.1254)-Baryta carb., Calcarea, Coffea, Graphites,, Petroleum
Hoarseness, painless (p.760)- CALC., CARB-V. Caust,.Phos; =Calcarea6 11., Nat.-c 1; Phos 24; Sepia5.
Remarks. The larger rubrics such as sensitive to noise, impatience, etc., are left out, as all the competing remedies are in them.
Phosphorus not only best indicate, but it has th important peculiar symptoms,-indifference to relations; all the ears (except fire); and the marked craving or ices.
June 16th, 1910-Pos. 10M. 3 doses, 6 hours apart.
JULY 4TH 1910-She writes “been sleeping better, ad have been much weather mentally at night.” No medicine.
July 27th, 1910-“Very much better generally; sleeping better, even with worrying times. Not half so tired as usual; no emptiness even at 1 a.m.; no restless mentally at night; no persistent tunes or thoughts; not dreaming so much; extraordinarily better.” No medicine.
Oct.10th,1910-Abroad, tiring journey so took Phosphorus, 10M, 3 doses., 6-hourly.
January 27th, 1911-Been sleeping perfectly well and much better in every way; no persistent tunes t night; hardly ever dreams. No medicine.
Jan. 19- “Still sleeping quite well; have absolutely nothing to complain about. “No medicine.
Case IV
Mr. B., aet.28-May 6th 1910-pain and distension for last three years, especially 6 a.m. or 4 p.m.; felt like bubble inside; been taking Sod-bicarb all the time. distension, not for some time after eating.
(>) Escape flats (offensive); (>) hot drinks. Sleeps well till wakened at 6 a.m. by pain.
Appetite good; no special desire or aversions; some heartburn.
Rheumatic pains general; mo special modalities.
Weather conditions do not affect him.
Mental:(<) In himself if angry. Neither care not worry Quick tempered by controls it. Weak concentration.
Lycop.IM, 4 doses, 6-hourly.
May 19th,1910-Not had slightest effect. Gave additional symptoms. Pain especially as 6 a.m. comes in waves or spasms. Pain especially as 6 a.,. comes in waves or spasms; has draw up knees on abdomen, causes him to roll in discomfort.
(<)If he gets angry.(>) Coffee.
Gets cramp in arms readily when rowing.
Abdomen Pain(<)6 a.m. (Kent., p.555)-Coloc., Ox-ac.
(<)4 p.m. (p.555)-CAUST. Coloc., Helleborus
LYC., Mag-m, Phys.
(<)anger (p.556)-Charm., Cocc, m Coloc., m, Nux-v., Sulph Sulph.
(>)coffee (p.557)-COLOC., Coloc. Im, 4 doses,6-hourly.
May 27th, 1910-Been practically well last few days. No medicine.
June 3rd, 1910-“Nothing wrong with me.” No medicine.
June 29th, 1910-Not wakened at 6 a.m. now; never feels pain at 4 p.m. sleeping perfectly; but some flatulence still about; no heartburn; distension hardly present; rheumatic pains gone. Almost but not quite well. No medicine.
Coloc. 10M, 4 doses, 6 hourly.
June 18th, 1911-Mother reports that the medicine upset him somewhat at first, but since then and now is perfectly well; not least trouble.
Remarks. We had here nothing but particular to work with, but they were so definite; though not obtained till second visit
Lycop. had the 4 p.m. aggravation, also generally (<)after angers, and the (>)escapee flutes. We these see the grate difficulty of prescribing on particulars. We ad Hearing;s “three legs to our stool,” but that was not enough.
CASE V
A.M., (32), Sept. 30th, 1911-(An outpatient case)., Headache vertex and eye all his life. Getting much worse. Lasts from three days to three weeks.
So severe hardly knows what to do. Worse sleep. Head very tender, can’t bear being touched. sickness last ten yours, and vomits very ten minutes. Always got a headache. Can’t eat, therefore very weak.
Feels well before attack.
Good family history; also general history good. No better for anything. Burrows head in pillow. Eyes good, tested lately tongue indeed. Feels as it suffocated after eating which greatly aggravates the headache.
Averse: Fats, milk.
Very sleepy at 8 p.m. Dreams exciting Alopecia areata.
(<)Heat; thunder; sleep. Depressed(<) Consolation. Wants to be al;one.
Worse heat is used as an eliminating symptom to cut out all the cold remedies from the following lists.
(<) Consolation (p.16)-Lycopodium, Mercurius, NAT-M., Plat, Thuja
(<)Thunder (P.16)- Aurum, Bryonia, K-bi., Lachesis, Lycopodium, nat-m., puls., Sul., Thuja, Tuberculinum
Averse fat (p.480)-Bryonia, Mercurius, Natrum mur., PTEL., PULS., Sul.
Averse milk (p.481)-Bryonia, Pulsatilla, Sul.
Headache (<) sleep (p.148)-Arg-n., Aurum. Bryonia, K-bi., LACH., Lycopodium, Merc, NAT-M., Pulsatilla, Sul., Thuja
=Lachesis 25, lyc.3 5, Merc, 34 Nat-(<). 49, Puls,4 7, Sul. 4 7, Thuja 3 4.
Puls cold never come in, outruled by “(<)consolation” test, and by look of patient. Leaves nat-m., and Sul. Aspect typical Nat- mur., Nat-mur. 30, 4 doses 6-hourly.
October 21st-Not been laid up with his headaches for the last three weeks; and not been sick, but hardly so well in himself. Has bad a cold and is heavy and dull. No medicine.
November 11th-One attack threatened put passed off. If they came on before, they always laid him up for a week. He feels stronger, brighter, more heart for things. Sleep less heavy; dreams the same. Hair the same. No medicine.
December 7th-had bilious attack on the 3rd inst., but was not sick; only headache; same character. No medicine.
December 13th-nat mur.30, 6 doses, 6 hourly.
January 4th, 1912-Had four attacks since here, two bad. Same character; Bry 30,5 doses, 3-hourly.,
Remarks. it is never wise during an acute exacerbation of a chronic malady to prescribe the chronic remedy, as you are apt to increase needlessly the sufferings of your patient. under such circumstance one prescribes a more superficial remedy corresponding to the immediate modalities e.g. Bryonia, in a nat mur case: Bell in a Calc-c. case, & c.
In 1881, Kent accepted a position as professor of anatomy at the Homeopathic College of Missouri, an institution with which he remained affiliated until 1888. In 1890, Kent moved to Pennsylvania to take a position as Dean of Professors at the Post-Graduate Homeopathic Medical School of Philadelphia. In 1897 Kent published his magnum opus, Repertory of the Homœopathic Materia Medica. Kent moved to Chicago in 1903, where he taught at Hahnemann Medical College.