​Arnica is a plant remedy commonly known as Leopard’s Bane. This plant is found on the slopes of the mountain in Europe, Switzerland, North Germany and Siberia. In earlier times, Natives used this plants’ poisonous juice to kill the leopard hence the name, Leopard’s Bane.

Arnica acts on Muscles, Tendons, Bones, Central Nervous System and Gastro-intestinal tract. This medicine is prepared from entire plant including the roots of the plant. 

An individual needing Arnica as a Remedy is Mentally sad, morose, cannot focus, they want to be alone and are indifferent about things or people. It is a good remedy after Roadside accidents to promote absorption of blood and prevent suppuration (pus formation). These patients who are victim of roadside accidents may be unconscious, but they answer correctly when questioned, which is a prominent feature of Arnica. Arnica patients don’t want to be approached. They are extremely afraid of anything or anyone approaching them as they feel they will get injured. 

​Physically, Arnica patient walks by bending at the hip joint. The injured parts turn black, blue with sensation as if parts were bruised or beaten up. Anything and everything on which h/she lies seems too hard. Arnica patient cannot lie down as everything on which h/she lies seems too hard. Arnica is particularly useful in contusions and Concussions. Overall, an individual needing Arnica will be aggravated at rest, lying down and from wine and better by contact and motion. 
 
Potency and Repetition:
It is a good idea to start with low potency. Low potencies include potencies such as 6X, 12X or 30C. (For example: Arnica Montana 30 C). Start with one dose that is 4 pills. If you do not observe any effect of this medicine for two days, take another dose. Stop taking the Medicine if symptoms worsen and consult with your Professional Homeopath. 
 
Disclaimer:
This is not a Medical Advice. It’s a general indication for injuries and muscle aches. Homeopathic prescription is based on each individual’s mental, physical and emotional detailed assessment and final prescription is made on individuals’ personality. The recommendation on Potency and Repetition is generalized as there is no ‘one size fits all’ for Homeopathic Prescription. This post is a good guide for First Aids.

Disease Diagnosis is a process. All of the patients’ symptoms pertaining to objective (observable symptoms example: Skin Rash) & subjective symptoms (non-observable example: headache) are collected followed by investigations such as blood work, X-ray etc. and finally Disease is Diagnosed!
​So, why knowing Diagnosis is Crucial for Homeopathy prescription? 
 
It is a common misconception that Diagnosis is of no importance to a Homeopathic practitioner. Although the Homeopathic medicines are not solely selected on the basis of diagnosis, still diagnosis plays crucial role in Homeopathy prescription. Let’s talk about these aspects:
 
1] The very first one is knowing the Prognosis of the Diseases: Prognosis means forecast of the Disease; that is to say, whether the treating condition is curable or not or whether the disease is solely curable by surgery. For example: Difficulty in swallowing can be due to many reasons such as tonsillitis or esophageal cancer. Tonsillitis is curable but esophageal cancer needs palliative treatment that is temporary relief of symptoms. 
 
2] For Case Management such as dietary restrictions, lifestyle changes or auxillary management For example: oxygen therapy in COPD that is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease where lungs are incapable to function; intravenous fluid in severely dehydrated patients are some of the examples.
 
3] To Prescribe Homeopathic Medicine:

• To differentiate common/clinical/disease symptoms from characteristic symptoms/unique symptoms which helps in Homeopathic prescription.
• Prescribing medicine by location of Disease:
  • In case of pneumonia, the lobe of lung affected upper middle lower right or left, gives clear picture of the remedy since some Homeopathic medicines have affinity for particular side of lung or lobe of lung.
  • Medicines are selected on sphere of action, on some body part, for example China offincinalis for liver, Crateagus for Heart, Berberis for left Kidney problems etc.

 
4] To select Potency suitable for the patient: This is a big one..if you are interested I have a separate video for this. Potency selection is a huge topic.
 
5]To know whether patient is improving with the treatment: For example: blood sugar levels or cholesterol levels.
 
6] To prevent spread of infection: some diseases such as measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis and off course Cororna Virus are infectious and require patient isolation. A well-informed Homeopath is aware of this and can correctly advise his/her patients regarding preventing spread.
So, to conclude, I’d like to say that a Homeopath must have knowledge of disease to know unique symptoms for Homeopathic remedy selection, for accurate potency selection, to provide appropriate advice as regards diet/lifestyle changes/self isolation is needed.