TEACHING MATERIA MEDICA- TEACHING MATERIA MEDICA- TEMPERAMENTS TEMPERAMENTS Prof (Dr).P.K.Sudhir., Prof (Dr).P.K.Sudhir., B.H.M.S., M.D(Hom).,M.R.S.H(Lond)., B.H.M.S., M.D(Hom).,M.R.S.H(Lond)., Principal and HOD - Dept of Materia Medica, Principal and HOD - Dept of Materia Medica, Vinayaka Mission’s Homoeopathic Medical Vinayaka Mission’s Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, College & Hospital, (Vinayaka Missions University) (Vinayaka Missions University) Salem, Tamil Nadu. Salem, Tamil Nadu. Member –Member –Central Council of Homoeopathy, New Delhi. Central Council of Homoeopathy, New Delhi. 1 www.similima.com
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to the individual including his character orto the individual including his character or
personality, pre-disposition whichpersonality, pre-disposition whichinfluence his manner of thought and actioninfluence his manner of thought and action
and general view of life.”and general view of life.” (Steadman’s(Steadman’s
HIPPOCRATES CLASSSIFICATION:HIPPOCRATES CLASSSIFICATION:He grouped people in to 4 temperament types basedHe grouped people in to 4 temperament types based
on predominance of humours of fluids in one’s bodyon predominance of humours of fluids in one’s body
““Temperaments are physiological to aTemperaments are physiological to a
large extent, but besides the stature of large extent, but besides the stature of
the patient, the matter of temperamentthe patient, the matter of temperamentimplies colour, functional tendencies of implies colour, functional tendencies of
circulation, elimination, respiration andcirculation, elimination, respiration and
so on and at the same time mental andso on and at the same time mental and
emotional tendencies in reaction toemotional tendencies in reaction toenvironment and circumstances. theenvironment and circumstances. the
matter of temperament is closely allayedmatter of temperament is closely allayed
with dyscrasiaswith dyscrasias (Genetic)(Genetic) ”.”.
““The physical make up of body including mode of The physical make up of body including mode of
performance of its functions the activity of itsperformance of its functions the activity of its
metabolic processes the manner and degree of metabolic processes the manner and degree of
its reaction to stimuli and its power of resistanceits reaction to stimuli and its power of resistance
to attack of pathogenic organism.”to attack of pathogenic organism.”
(Steadman’s Medical Dictionary)(Steadman’s Medical Dictionary)
““The make up or functional habit of the bodyThe make up or functional habit of the body
determined by the genetic, bio-chemicaldetermined by the genetic, bio-chemicalphysiologic endowment of the individual andphysiologic endowment of the individual and
modified in genotype.”modified in genotype.”
(Dorland’s Medical Dictionary)(Dorland’s Medical Dictionary)
The second edition of the WHO Lexicon of The second edition of the WHO Lexicon of
Psychiatric and Mental Health terms as,Psychiatric and Mental Health terms as,
““The ingrained patterns of thought, feeling andThe ingrained patterns of thought, feeling and
behaviour characterising an individual’s uniquebehaviour characterising an individual’s unique
lifestyle and mode of adaptation, and resultinglifestyle and mode of adaptation, and resultingfrom constitutional factors, development andfrom constitutional factors, development and
SHELDON’S CLASSIFICATIONSHELDON’S CLASSIFICATIONHe too classified people according to their physical structureHe too classified people according to their physical structure
and attached certain temperamental characteristics also.and attached certain temperamental characteristics also.
“Prescribing on temperament is at best a snack method of using the blessings of homoeopathy. Itis really a keynote prescribing and then not onany morbific symptoms but on a general staturethat is present from birth. Key-notes may oftengive us a clue to the indicated remedy, but this
clue must not be allowed to overbalance our judgment in weighing the whole symptompicture.”