JULY 2014-SULPHUR

1. BEHAVIOURAL
MATERIA MEDICA:
SULPHUR
By
Dr. Subrata K. Banerjea
GOLD MEDALIST
B.H.M.S. (HONOURS IN NINE SUBJECTS OF CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY)
FELLOW : AKADEMIE HOMOOPATHISCHER DEUTSCHER ZENTRALVEREIN (GERMANY)
DIRECTOR : BENGAL ALLEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE
PRINCIPAL : ALLEN COLLEGE OF HOMOEOPATHY, ESSEX, ENGLAND
“SAPIENS”, 382, BADDOW ROAD, GREAT BADDOW,
CHELMSFORD, ESSEX CM2 9RA, ENGLAND
Tel & Fax No. 44 (0) 1245 505859
E. Mail No. allencollege@btconnect.com
Website : www.homoeopathy-course.com
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2. • Scruffy, untidy.
• Dishevelled,
messy.
• Stains on
clothing.
• Harsh skin with
redness.
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APPEARANCE

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APPEARANCE
•Pot bellied.
•Hot patient averse
to bathing.
•Could have a
shave, looks
unwashed –
strong body odour.
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4. • Stoop-shoulder, walk and
sit stooped.
• Orifices of the body are
very red, bright redness of
lips.
• Loners who collect junk.
• Hasty walking and talking.
• Eats greedily and takes a
huge portion.
• Selfish, pleased with
possessions, generous and
non-co-operative, reclusive
child.
• Clumsy.
• Posture:- Slump into a chair
or support the door-post.
• Spitting, whistling.
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GESTURE

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FACE
• Dry, cracked
skin.
• Red lips.
• Philosophical.
• Old-looking
face.
• Dry skin.
• Perspiration of
face, while
eating.
• Old looking.
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VOICE
•Clumsy.
•Rough and
coarse.
•Speech in
sleep,
nonsensical.
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TONGUE
•Red in tip
and centre.
•Bitter taste
in morning.
•Tongue
white, with
red tip and
borders.
•Burning.
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LOOK & DIAGNOSE
• Stoop-
shouldered.
• Big-bellied.
• Clumsy.
• Scrofulous with
dry flabby skin.
• Restless.
• Filthy.
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9. Stoop-shouldered
Filthy
Rest-
less
Big-
bellied
Clumsy
Scrofulous
with dry
flabby skin
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Look &
diagnose
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NAIL
• Dry, rough
and harsh
appearance.
• Fingernails
– brittle;
hangnails.
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MAKING APPOINTMENT
• Talks
incoherently and
philosophically
while making
the
appointment.
• Will be late in
turning up for
his appointment
as lazy!
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DRESS
• `Rags seems
beautiful’.
• Untidy, unmatched.
• They are actually
philosophical type,
do not care for
dirty shirts and
dresses, do not
have bath, stays
ugly.
• Stains on clothing.
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TYPES
• Lean, husky, hungry
looking.
• Stoop shoulder.
• Stand or move or sit in a
drooping ungainly fashion.
Droop, hang down loosely.
• Fat, round.
• Red face & red ears.
• Untidy, of neglected
appearance.
• Shrivelled.
• Dishellellet type (Untidy).
• Unwashed with body
odour.
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SIT & BEHAVE
•Lazy.
•Half reclined
on desk.
•Can not
stand long.
•Anxious and
fearful.
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GAIT
• Forward
stoop.
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BEHAVIOUR
• Good nature.
• Independent.
• Untidy.
• Friendly.
• Curious.
• Determined.
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PERSONALITY
• Imaginative.
• Opinionated
(Ego).
• Collector.
• Inquisitive,
independent.
• Self-centered.
• Egotism:
“Me-first”.
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SLEEP
• Wakes up singing.
• Cat naps, slightest
noise awakens.
• Can not sleep between
3 a.m. to 5 a.m. 
wakes up  rushes to
toilet  morning
diarrhoea with burning
in rectum and acrid,
offensive stool.
• Position during sleep:-
On abdomen; lower
limb naked; stretched
lower limb esp. on right
side; sitting.
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REACTION TO EMOTIONS
• Grieving or sad mood:
During Climaxis.
• Anxious mood:
Anxiety: conscience,
as if guilty of a crime;
about salvation.
• Aggressive mood:
Evening.
• Personality: Collector.
• Envious mood:
Mistrustful.
• Miserable nature:
Censorious, critical.
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S =
Sulphur
through
Sulphur:
Standing
aggravates
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U = Urine
&
Stool
Painful
Acrid,
exco-
riating
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L = Leading
burner
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P = Philoso-
phical
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H = Hungry
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U = Uncommon
peculiarity
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R = Redness
of orifices
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Food
Desires
Aversions
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28. Suppressed anger  erupt
through skin  itching
Emotional conflict & struggle
Boisterous
& selfish
Philosophical
& imaginative
MENTAL AETIOLOGIES PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS
Collectors
Being
scored
Mental
Aetiologies
Anxiety
& fears
Appeared Surroundings
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Bad news Pride
Horrible
stories
Indifferent
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Love
dis-
appoint-
ment
Emba-
rrass-
ments
Conditional loving by
patents (e.g., love you
if you do well in Exam
Wounded
Ingla-
ted
ego
Friend-
ship
(decei-
ved)

29. Ragged
Philosopher
Collector
(“rags
are
riches”)
Indiffe-
rent to
appear-
ance
Lazy
Boiste-
rous
Messy
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• Boisterous
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31. Anxiety
Collector
Enthu-
siastic
practical
Fears
Selfish
inquisi-
tive
Philosopher
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• Collector
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Collector
Selfish Possessive
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Lazy
Indolence Self
centered
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35. Greedy
Selfish
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Unwashed
Messy Lazy
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37. • Weak, intellectual
group.
• Intellectual interest,
philosophise about
God.
• Introvert.
• Inquisitive about many
things, but non focus;
no depth. Many ideas.
• Forgetful & absent-
minded.
• Egotistical &
ambitious: likes to
discover new!
• Unshakable self-
confidence.
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PHILOSOPHICAL TYPE

38. • Robust, non-
intellectual group.
• Lots of physical
energy; does social
work.
• Extrovert.
• Inquisitive about
practical things; may
be for his benefit,
selfish.
• Leader through their
enthusiasm.
• Sports fanatics.
• Needs approval and
affection.
• Generous.
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PRACTICAL IDEALIST

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• Untidy
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• Rags
seems
beautiful
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• Psoric
indo-
lence
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• Self
destruc-
tive
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• Dreams
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44. THANK YOU!
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