BEHAVIOURAL

MATERIA MEDICA:

CALCAREA CARB.

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Dr. Subrata K. Banerjea, GOLD MEDALIST

B.H.M.S. (Honours In Nine Subjects Of Calcutta University)

Fellow: Society of Homoeopaths, U.K.

Fellow: Homoeopathic Medical Association of the United Kingdom

Fellow: Association of Natural Medicine, U.K

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: allencollege@btconnect.com Web: www.homoeopathy-course.com

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LOOK & DIAGNOSE: HANDSHAKES

• No firm

responding grip,

clammy hand.

• Flabby, Floppy.

• Boneless kind of

hand-grip.

• No bone, no firm

responding grip.

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FACIAL EXPRESSION: LOOK & DIAGNOSE

• 4 Types: Anxious; Insecured;

Expression-less (as floppy);

Puffy.

• Pale, devoid of contour.

• Old looking expression.

• Swollen upper lip.

• Pale with deep seated eyes,

surrounded by dark rings.

Formication in face.

• Greasy. Hair. Whiskers,

falling out of hair.

• Facial Expression: Idiotic.

Sickly.

• Anxious, old looking

appearance.

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VOICE

• Soft,

womanish.

• Can scream;

polarity (two

extremes) of

tubercular

miasm.

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TONGUE • Dryness.

• Persistent sour

taste.

• Dryness of

tongue at night.

• Burning pain at

tip of the tongue;

worse, anything

warm taken into

stomach.

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NAIL

• Glossy & spotted

(Tubercular).

• Hang nails.

• Brittle &

exfoliation of

nails.

• Sensation of

twitching.

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SPPECH VARIATIONS

• Pif under pessure

Calcarea turns

peevish, grumpy,

querulous or childish,

but he is rarely nasty.

• Stubborn.

• Self-assertiveness.

• Non-aggressive but

determined obstinacy

(Tubercular miasm

characteristic).

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GESTURE • Short -limbed.

• Fair, fat, flabby, freezing and pulp.

• Jiggles like jelly.

• Sit in a chair and slides down

because she is so flabby.

• Good planners and organisers.

• Late in attending social

gatherings.(lastminute.com)

• Tears drip down silently.

• Damp head may smell mildly of cottage

cheese.

• Trust-worthy, reliable, loyal, dedicated,

hard-working.

• Have damp hands and head.

• Flabby and have a boneless kind of

hand-grip.

• Clammy hand.

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GESTURE (Contd. …) • No bone, no firm responding grip.

• Loose firmless grip socks, floppy shoes,

hats, no constriction around middle.

• Dislike tightness around the waist.

• Can be quiet stubborn resistance.

• Behave like a dunce, jaw hangs,

uncomprehending looks, pretends to be

slower. Defends himself by “switching off” in

various ways.

• Capricious appetite.

• Principle defensive action is to withdraw and

protect – close off the world and ignore it.

• Visibly upset by criticism an takes umbrage

at the least little comment.

• Strong willed, obstinate, toddler often difficult

to distract from his desires.

• Upset by horrible things, stories, events in

the news, by terrible tragedies happening to

others.

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Gesture:

• Trust-worthy,

reliable, loyal,

dedicated,

hard-working.

• Visibly upset

by criticism

and takes

umbrage at the

least little

comment.

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DRESS • Light colour.

• Loose, no

constriction

around midle.

• Floppy shoes.

• Don’t tie the

lace of the

shoes:

indolent,

sluggish.

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SIT & BEHAVE

• Slide down.

• Anxious & scared.

• Insecured.

• Cold hands.

• During consultation:

switches off

withdraws does

not co-operate

obstinacy (+++).

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HEAT AND COLD RELATIONSHIP

• Chilly patient,

disposed to catch

cold very easily.

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DIATHESIS

• Scrofulous, rachitic

and tubercular

diathesis.

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MAKING APPOINTMENT

• Anxious and

have cancelled

the appointment

twice before.

• They are

last minute.com;

will appear late in

a sloppy way!

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BODY SHAPE

• 4F : Fair + Fat

+ Flabby &

Freezing.

• Fine hair.

• Puffy but

delicate face.

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3F: Fair,

fat, flabby

Freezing Slow,

sluggish

movement

(compare:

oyster-

shell)

Look &

Diagnose

Appearance:

• Dr. Margaret Tyler remarks, “with

the chalky complexion goes;

fatness without fitness, sweating

without heat, bones without

strength, tissue of plus quantity

and minus quality, mere flabby,

bulky with weakness and

weariness”. Dr. Tyler remarks, it is

difficult to miss a Calcarea child.

• 4F = Constitution, F1 = Fair, F2 =

Fat, F3 = Flabby & F4 = Freezing

constitution.

• Dr. Blackie refers especially a

description of children who are

charming, smiling and who take

prize at the baby show. They sit

where they are put and do not

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• “Fatness

without

Fitness”

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• Appearance:

Contrast: Tall

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• Baby

Fat

Plumpy

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FINGER

• The tips

of fingers

are

square.

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APPEARANCE • Blond hair.

• Light complexion, blue eyes,

fair skin.

• Pale, weak.

• Children with red face, flabby

muscles, who sweat easily

and take cold readily in

consequence.

• Curvature of bones especially

spine & long bones.

• Children have no disposition

to walk and will not try.

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APPEARANCE (Contd. …) • Tall & slender, who are pre-disposed to lung diseases (Ref.

Allen).

• Neck and body may be scraggy.

• She comes in puffily and presents you with a froggy hands

that makes you shrink an you can spot Calc. Carb by the

hands (Ref. Dr. Tyler). Some-times they are of large nose.

• Pale, chalky complexion.

• Can’t bear tight clothing around middle.

• Looks physically strong but lacks motivation.

• Round appearance.

• Look and Diagnose:

o 3F: Fair, fat, flabby.

o Freezing.

o Slow, sluggish movement (compare: oyster-shell).

• Strong bony framework.

• Forehead is wide.

• Upper lip protruding.

• Develop wrinkles.

• The tips of fingers are square.

• Short limbed.

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IRRITABILITY, IMPATIENCE

• The “shadow side” of Calc

is the terribly difficult, badly

behaved child.

• Temper tantrums of

screaming, ungovernable,

disobedient, “self willed”.

• Uncontrollable natures.

• Tantrums are continuous

with little or no discernible

provocation.

• Stressed mostly from

overexertion of overwork

– mentally or physically.

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LOOK & DIAGNOSE

• 3F: Fair, fat,

flabby.

• Freezing.

• Slow, sluggish

movement

(compare:

oyster-shell).

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PERSONALITY

• Reliable, reserve.

• Dutiful,

compassionate.

• Sensitive.

• Shy.

• Anxious.

• Fearful.

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BEHAVIOURAL • Anxiety.

• Worry.

• Fearful.

• Night terrors.

• Late.

• Good organizer.

• Stork – bite.

• Independent.

• Badly behaved child Temper

tantrum:

o Screaming & moaning (soft voice –

loud shrill voice, Chamomilla).

o Disobedient.

• Gets upset by criticism.

• Gets upset (+++) from hearing horrible

/ sad stories (e.g. accidents).

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SLEEP

• Sleeps on

back.

• Starts at

every

noise.

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REACTION TO EMOTIONS • Grieving or sad mood: Grief

from long past offences.

• Anxious mood: Fear of

death, disease, cancer,

contagious diseases,

infection, being observed.

• Aggressive mood: Irritability

after coitus.

• Personality: Fearful.

• Envious mood: Sensitive:

Sad stories affects

profoundly.

• Miserable nature: Aversion

to certain persons.

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Fear (Loss of familiar ground)

Anticipation

Poverty

Reliable

Timid &

sluggish

MENTAL AETIOLOGIES PSYCHIC MANIFESTATIONS

Duty bond

Anxiety+++

Over

work

Events

&

stories

Mental

Aetiologies

Fears

Disease Others will

know her

confusion

Closed

Lack of ambition Lack of initiative

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Anxiety

Overexertion News

Excite-

ment

Trage-

dies

(results

P.T.S.D.)

Over-

works to

maintain it

Respon

-sible Sincere

Reliable & responsible

Over-

respon-

sible

Over-

whelmed

Works

hard

Sincere

Overburdened

Reliable

& Simple

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Duty-bound

Overworks

to keep it

Occupa-

tion >

Animals (including

dogs), insects & spiders

Claustro

-phobia

Poverty

Disease

(cancer)

High

places

(heights)

Others will know

her confusion

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Fears

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• Nervous

& scared

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Health &

recovery

Cruelty Accidents

Anxiety

Closed

Sensitive

& senti-

mental

Timid

Shy &

slugg-

ish

Lack of

ambi-

tion and

initia-

tive

Homely

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Protec-

tion &

Security

• Stubborn

• Obstinate

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C =

Calcarea

through

Calcarea

Chilly

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A = Antipsoric

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L =

Leucophleg

-matic

constitution

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C = Coldness

in general

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A = Affection

of glands

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R = Ravenous

hunger

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E =

Excessive

sour

discharge

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A =

Assimi-

lation

altered

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C = Congestion

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A = Aversion

meat

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R = Relaxation

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B = Better when

constipated

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