S. M. Deo Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Balaghat (M.P.)

CONSTITUENT UNIT OF SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY BALAGHAT

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Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica

The Science of Remedies: Mastering Drug Pictures for Individualized Homoeopathic Cure

About the Department

The Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica is the heart of homoeopathic education at S. M. Deo Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital. It equips BHMS students with comprehensive knowledge of homoeopathic remedies, their source, preparation, drug pictures, sphere of action, and clinical applications – enabling accurate similimum selection based on the law of similars.

Spanning all four BHMS years, the subject covers polychrests, rare remedies, nosodes, sarcodes, mother tinctures, and comparative materia medica, with emphasis on understanding remedies through provings, toxicology, and clinical experience.

Teaching integrates lectures, seminars, remedy quizzes, drug picture presentations, and museum visits to build a strong therapeutic foundation for holistic, individualized prescribing.

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Trapti Jaiswal

Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 11 Years

Dr. Sachin Dhamgaye

Associate Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 06 Years

Dr. Rajesh Sur Hanuman

Assistant Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 02 Years

Dr. Sneha Palewar

Assistant Professor

B.H.M.S., M.D.

Experience: 03 Years

Syllabus Highlights (BHMS – As per NCH Guidelines)

First BHMS: Introduction to Materia Medica, source books (Hahnemann's MM Pura, Allen's Encyclopedia, Boericke's MM, Clarke's Dictionary), basic drug pictures of 50+ polychrest remedies
Second BHMS: Detailed study of 100+ remedies (polycrest & lesser-known), remedy relationships, modalities, kingdoms (mineral, plant, animal)
Third BHMS: Comparative Materia Medica, group studies (e.g., Natrum family, Kali family, snake remedies), nosodes, sarcodes, bowel nosodes
Fourth BHMS: Advanced therapeutics, rare remedies, clinical materia medica, drug proving methodology, repertory correlation
Practical: Remedy identification, museum study, drug picture presentations, viva on 200+ remedies
Applied Aspects: Remedy action on miasms, susceptibility, vital force; integration with Organon, Repertory, and Practice of Medicine

Total Teaching Hours: Approximately 600+ theory + practicals (museum study, seminars, case discussions)

Infrastructure & Facilities

Materia Medica Museum

Extensive collection of crude drugs, specimens, mother tinctures, potencies, charts, and models for visual learning.

Remedy Library & Charts

Reference books (Boericke, Clarke, Allen, Kent, Vithoulkas), family charts, comparative tables, and digital resources.

Demonstration & Seminar Room

Audio-visual aids for remedy presentations, group discussions, and clinical correlations.

Practical Training

Hands-on identification, drug proving simulations, and case-based remedy selection exercises.

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