Rethinking Early Homeopaths

For improving our results, we may also need to use pathognomonic symptoms; yet, it is often said, we should avoid them. But early homeopaths like Georg Heinrich Gottlieb Jahr and Constantine Hering advised us to also consider them in case analysis. Rethinking relevant passages of their writings as well as those of Carroll Dunham throws light on how early homeopaths, Samuel Hahnemann included, considered pathognomonic symptoms, namely as being part of a symptom totality. This, in turn, explains why Heiner Frei got better results in an investigation with ADHD patients by using the currently existing pathognomonic symptoms. Such data suggest that we can thus improve our results in daily practice. In this part 2, we will start with a paper of Carroll Dunham , who found that a particular kind of pathognomonic symptoms should not be used in case analysis. We will then have a look at some of Heiner Freiʼs results about the use of pathognomonic symptoms in ADD/ADHD. And how about Hahnemann?