This document discusses different classifications of constitutional types in homeopathy. It describes classifications such as Hippocratic, humor-based, Bazin's tri-miasmatic, Vannier's and Zissus' carbonic-phosphoric-fluoridic, von Grauvogel's hydrogenoid-carbonitrogenoid-oxygenoid, and Kretschmer's asthenic-athletic-pyknic-dysplastic types. For each type, it outlines the characteristic physical, mental and emotional traits as well as the representative homeopathic remedies. The document provides an overview of the concept of constitution in homeopathy and how understanding a patient's constitution can aid case analysis and remedy selection.

1. S.K R.P.
GUJARATI HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL
COLLEGE, HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER.
session-2018-19
DEPARTMENT OF ORGANON OF MEDICINE.
TOPIC:- CONSTITUTION IN HOMOEOPATHY.
SUBMITTED TO:- SUBMITTED BY:-
 DR.SP SINGH SIR. RAYYAN AHMED ANSARI
PROFFESSOR(HOD).
BHMS(MD). BHMS 2ND
PROFF
 DR.MUNIRA NAQUI
MD(HOM)
 ASS.PROFF.DR.DEEPALI SONI MAM.

2. CONSTITUTION
 IS DEFINED AS THE STUCTURE,COMPOSITION,
PHYSICAL MAKE UP OR NATURE OF SOMETHING
COMPRISING INHERITED QUALITES MODIFIED BY
ENVIRONMENT .
 Hippocrates was the first to write of the
constitutional nature of the human
organism.

3.  Hahnemann certainly made it clear that deep
acting homoeopathic remedies affected the whole
patient through the medium of the vital force. In
this sense, chronic medicines are certainly
"constitutional remedies

4. The fundamental cause of a protracted wasting sickness mostly
rests upon chronic miasms. In these investigations, the physician
should take into account the patient's .
1. discernible body constitution (especially in cases of protracted
disease)
2. mental and emotional character .
3. occupations,
4. lifestyle and habits,
5. civic and domestic relationships (relationships outside and
within the home)
6. age .

5. CLASSIFICATION OF
CONSTITUTION
 CHINESE CONCEPT - YANG & YIN
 AYURVEDIC CONCEPT - VATHA - PITHA - KAPHA
 HIPPOCRATIC CONCEPT — Hippocrat classified
constitution into 2 types — short and thick & long and
thin. According to him e first type is prone to apoplectic
conditions and the second type is prone to tubercular
affection.

6.  PHYSICAL APPEARANCE- SHORT & THICK
LONG AND THIN .
 HUMOURS - SANGUINE CHOLERIC
PHLEGMATIC MELANCHOLIC

7.  BAZIN — classified constitution into 3 types
1) SCROFULOUS,
2) GOUTY &
3) SYPHILLITIC
 VANNIER’S & ZISSUS - 3 types:-
1) PHOSPHORIC CONSTITUTION
2) FLUORIC CONSTITUTION
3) CARBONIC CONSTITUTION

8. CARBONIC CONSTITUTION.
 The characteristicsof carbonicconstitutionare
mentally and physicallyupright persons, having
square white regular teeth, orderly, responsible
and capable.
 They are Psoric. Cal carb, Kali carb, Mag carb,
Nat carb, Graph, Carbo veg, Carbo anim are the
drugs having this constitution .

9. PHOSPHORIC CONSTITUTION.
 Phosphoric constitution have scroflilous or tubercular
diathesis.
 Tall , thin delicate, easily tired persons with long
yellow teeth but well fitted.
 Arm forms perfect straight line when stretched.
Dislike hardwork but orderly and Fastideous.
 Usually Psychotic. Calc phos, Phos acid, Kali phos,
Phos, Mag phos are the main drugs.

10. FLOURIC CONSTITUTION
 Flouric constitution is characterized by unbalanced irregular
body formation with obtuse angle of outstretched arm, teeth
irregular and ill fitted, untidy, cunning and unreliable.
 Capable of heroism and wickedness.
 Predisposed to diseases of nervous system, dislocation of
the joints and suicide.
 Mainly Syphillitic. Flouric acid, Calc flour are the main
drugs.

11. VONGRAUVOGL.
HYDROGENOID
CARBONITROGENOID
OXYGENOID

12. HYDROGENOID CONSTITUTION
Hydrogenoid constitution is characterized by the excess of water
in the body.
They are aggravated by moisture and humidity, prone to dropsy
and anasarca, and suffers from tissue growth of benign type.
They belong to the Sycotic group.
Ars, Dulc, Nat sulph, Nitr acid Phytolacca, Rhustox, Thuja, Dig etc
are the main drugs.

13. OXYGENOID CONSTITUTION
 Oxygenoid constitution is characterized by the
accumulation of excess of oxygen with resultant destruction
of tissues.
 Body is thin and thus ill on change of season. Destructive,
disorders involving the genitalia and diseases of central
nervous system.
 Body is prone to ulcerations and self— destruction.
Generally of syphillitic background.
 CaIc phos, Ferr phos, Nat phos, Phos, Phos acid, Iod, Calc,
Natr mur, Hell, Tuberc, Syph, Merc sol, are the main drugs.

14.  Carbo — Nitrogenoid constitution is characterized by
excess of carbon and nitrogen and suffers from functional
disorders of body and mind, marked by erratic working of
the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen etc.
 They are mainly Psoric.
 Ars, Ars iod, Calc phos, Carbo veg, Hep, Iod, Kali bich,
Lach, Lyco, Natr mur, Sulph, Zinc met, etc.. are the main
drugs.

15. ERNST KRETSCHNER
ASTHENIC.
ATHLETIC.
DYSPLASTIC.
PYKNIK.

16. ASTHENIC CONSTITUTION
 Asthenic refers to frail, linear physique..
 Lean narrow built with a skin poor in secretion, narrow
shoulders, muscles, delicately bones limbs, narrow flat
chest, sharp rib angle, and thin stomach.

17. ATHLETIC CONSTITUTION
 Athletic constitution is characterized by strong
development of the skeleton, musculature and skin,
a middle sized man with projecting shoulders,
superb chest, firm stomach and trunk tapers in its
lower edge so that the pelvis and the magnificient
leg seem almost graceful compared with the size of
the upper limb and particularly hypertrophied
shoulder.

18.  PYKNIC CONSTITUTION
* Refers to plump physique
 DYSPLASTIC CONSTITUTION
* Irregular.
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