Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, 2011. / Until recently homoeopathic remedies have been studied and understood by
considering each remedy in isolation (Scholten, 1993). In the last few years a
new method of understanding homoeopathic remedies, called group analysis,
has emerged (Sankaran, 2002). This method involves an understanding of
remedies in terms of characteristics common to a group of related remedies
(Leisegang, 2007). Remedies are grouped according to natural classifications.
Using the information available in computer repertories, searches are
systematically performed to identify rubrics which are common within the group.
This type of data analysis yields common characteristics which can be applied to
lesser understood groups of remedies. This study was an investigation of the
common characteristics of the remedies from the Class Aves, using the method
according to Sankaran. The investigation was carried out by applying the group
analysis method to the available data.
Remedies from the Class Aves are relatively new additions to the materia
medica, with the first of these proved in 1995. There is relatively little information
available about this group and thus group analysis would be a valuable method
of understanding these remedies (Fraser, 2009). A search was performed to
determine which bird remedies were best represented in the repertory program
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Radar 10. Based on these results the sample group was selected. The rubrics of
these remedies were then analysed to determine common sensations within the
group. These sensations were then defined and synonyms were determined.
These common sensations were then confirmed by searching for the keywords
and synonyms in the available data. Second and third order analyses were
performed based on the results. The resultant sensations were also compared
with those proposed by Shore (2004) and Fraser (2009), to determine whether
these theories on bird characteristics are consistent.
Pathological tendencies of the Class Aves were found to involve the throat,
female reproductive area, eyes and vision, skin, musculoskeletal system and
mental disorders. Clinically there was strong indication for these remedies in
cases of depression and anxiety, acne and dermatitis, dysmenorrhoea and
disorders of vision such as blurred vision and eyestrain.
The results of this study appeared to confirm the validity of theories on group
analysis according to Sankaran (2002). The results further confirmed many of the
characteristics attributed to the bird remedy group by Shore (2004) and Fraser
(2009). Several new common characteristics of remedies from the Class Aves
were deduced from the results of the analysis. The study also produced a
proposed vital sensation and showed evidence linking several sensations in the
process of reaction to the vital sensation. / M
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| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Harkhu, Nershada |
| Contributors | Maharaj, Madhueshwaree |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 127 p |
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