Constitutional Prescribing

Constitutional Prescribing is based on the patient’s constitutional makeup which includes the patient’s physical, mental, temperamental, and emotional aspects. Constitutional homeopathic prescribing is also called classical prescribing. When accurately implemented, homeopathic constitutional care can elicit a profound healing response. Unlike acute homeopathic prescribing, constitutional prescribing refers to the selection and administration of homeopathic preparations over a period of time for treatment related to inherent disorders caused by an inherited predisposition to a disease.

Constitutional prescribing is holistic in that it is intended to treat the patient on the emotional and spiritual levels of his or her being as well as the physical symptoms.

Constitutional prescribing is also aimed at eventual cure of the patient, not just suppression or relief of immediate symptoms. Homeopathy can be extremely effective in treating chronic and long-term health problems through this approach. It is seen that constitutional medicines not only cure the disease, but also strengthen the body’s immune system and thus prevent future occurrences of the disease. After taking the case in detail case analysis is done to identify the prescribing symptoms and then these symptoms are subjected to Reportorial analysis to find a group of similiar remedies. Then the physician uses his or her wisdom to select the similimum. This requires much expertise of the homeopath and is also time consuming.