| The protein in the food debris are degraded | | | | membrane of oral cavity, tonsils, gums, |
| by the anaerobic bacteria present in the | | | | teeth, ulcers, discolourations ect are |
| mouth.Offenssive odor is produced due to | | | | considered here.Systemic & general physical |
| release of some gases like hydrogen | | | | examination:-Bad breath can be due to various |
| sulphide,skatol ect due to bacterial | | | | systemic and disorders.Hence all systems ( |
| activity.Formation of a thin sticky membrane | | | | respiratory system ,digestive system,nervous |
| on the tongue favoures bacterial | | | | system, cardio vascular system and ect )and |
| growth.Bactrera are also seen in the crypts | | | | parts from head to foot should be |
| of tonsils ,dental caries,dental pockets | | | | examined.provisional disease diagnosis; Here |
| ect.Bad breath is associated with oral | | | | probable diseases are diagnosed. In |
| hygiene,caries,gingivitis,tonsillitis,tonsill | | | | homoeopathy disease diagnosis is not that |
| ar plaques,food habits,water intake ,tobacco | | | | much important for the selection of a |
| chewing,stomach and liver diseases and | | | | remedy,but needed for general management and |
| ect.Homoeopathy is a system of medicine | | | | to know the prognosis.Investigations:This |
| introduced by a german physician Dr Samuel | | | | includes lab investigations and other methods |
| Hahnemann.Homoeopathy treats the diseased | | | | to find out any other major illnesses.Final |
| individual as a whole rather than treating | | | | disease diagnosis:After doing all |
| diseased parts or organs.The | | | | investigations the disease is |
| physical,mental,emotional,social spheres of a | | | | diagnosed.Remedial diagnosis:This is the most |
| person is considered for a permanent | | | | importnant part as far as homoeopathy is |
| cure.This system believes that the diseases | | | | concerned. For this the selected symptoms are |
| are caused due to the derangement of vital | | | | arranged in a systematic order on the basis |
| force which is an invisible power in every | | | | of importance. |
| individual.In a healthy state the vital force | | | | |
| maintains the equilibrium of mind body and | | | | symptoms are analysed to find out the |
| soul .During this man will have normal | | | | importance of each symptom for the selection |
| sensations and functions.When the vital force | | | | of a remedy.Remedies are selected on the |
| gets affected there will be external | | | | basis of similarity.[the basic principle of |
| manifestations in the form of signs and | | | | homoeopathy is 'similia similibus curenter' |
| symptoms.The imbalance in the body functions | | | | means like cures like.A medicine which can |
| makes a shelter for forign | | | | produce some symptoms in a healthy man can be |
| organisms(bacteria,viruses,fungi,protozoa | | | | used as a remedy to trea the similar symptoms |
| ect) and allow them to proliferate &produce | | | | in a diseased person.Each homoeopathic drug |
| so called diseases.Homoeopathy believes thet | | | | is proved on healthy human beings and the |
| the real desease comes before the bacteria & | | | | symptoms collected by this process(drug |
| viruses,hence the root cause of the disease | | | | proving) is written in meteria |
| has to be treated for a permenent cure.The | | | | medica.]Suitable remedies are diagnosed by a |
| antibacterial and antiviral agents only | | | | process called repertorisation. Here books |
| remove the secondary causes mentioned | | | | called repertories are used. Repertory is the |
| above.Diseases are produced by noxious | | | | index of symptoms of materia medica(books |
| morbific agents called Miasms which are | | | | which contain the symptoms of |
| dynamic influences which affect the vital | | | | drugs).Nowadays computer softwares are used |
| force.There are mainly three miasms PSORA | | | | for repertorisalion.By this process we will |
| ,SYPHILIS&SYCOSIS. These three causes are | | | | get the remedies covering maximum important |
| accepted by other schools of medicine but | | | | symptom of the patient.Amoung this group of |
| called by different names. Psora causes | | | | remedies the most suitable remedy is |
| functional disturbances, syphilis cause | | | | selected by referring various books and |
| structural changes in the form of | | | | history of the patient..The selected medicine |
| destructions and sycosis causes changes in | | | | is given in suitable potency & dose.ANTI |
| the form of overgrowth.These three miasms can | | | | MIASMATIC TREATMENT:The root cause of disease |
| act individually or in combined form | | | | is miasms which should be eradicated using |
| producing different disease conditions.To | | | | suitable anti miasmatic drugs.Every drug can |
| treat bad breath with homoeopathic medicine | | | | eradicate the miasm if there is symptom |
| is easy if correct remedy in suitable dose is | | | | similarity.there are anti psoric drugs,anti |
| given. In the homoeopathic medical repertory | | | | syphilitic drugs and anti sycotic drugs.After |
| by Dr Robin Murphy there are 140 homoeopathic | | | | diagnosing the miasm suitable anti miasmatic |
| drugs mentioned for bad breath.So just giving | | | | drug has to be given to complete the cure.[In |
| one drug for bad breath may not give good | | | | homoeopathy medicines are prepared from |
| result.To come to a correct remedial | | | | different sources like minerals, plants, |
| diagnosis we should have the symptomatology | | | | animals, toxins, diseased parts ect. |
| of the person .It is the total symptoms of a | | | | Medicines are prepared from these substances |
| person which includes mental | | | | by a special process called |
| generals,physical generals,particular | | | | potentisation.Here the soluble substances |
| symptoms ect.Bad breath is considered as a | | | | are potentised by diluting with spirit and |
| physical general symptom .Eventhough it comes | | | | insoluble substances by grinding with sugar |
| only from a part of the body it affects the | | | | of milk.The crude drug substance is first |
| whole individual.Symptoms related with | | | | mixed with a calculated quantity of spirit |
| appetite,thirst,bowels ect are included in | | | | and water and kept for few days .From this |
| physical generals. | | | | mixture extract is taken and is called mother |
| | | | tincture(denoted as Q).From this mother |
| All signs and symptoms (mental&physical)of | | | | tincture dilutions are prepared by |
| the person is taken in detail.Knowledge about | | | | potentisation.Potentisation is a mathematical |
| past illneses,family history of diseases,food | | | | process by which the quantity of original |
| & bowel habits,relation to climatic changes | | | | drug substance reduces but medicinal power |
| and constitution ect are noted down in a | | | | increases. Depending upon the ratio of |
| systematic order.Mental symptoms:example: | | | | quantity of drug substance and vehicle(spirit |
| fear,anxiety,depression,anger,jealousy and | | | | or sugar of milk)there are different scales |
| ect....Physical symptoms:example: Body | | | | for this process.Each scale has got different |
| makeup,appetite,thirst,desires,aversions,bowe | | | | potencies which indicate power of |
| ls,urination,sleep,taste, nature of | | | | medicine.Example in decimal scale 3x,6x.12x |
| smell,discharges any abnormal sensations like | | | | ect.in centisimal scale there is 30c,200c |
| pain, burning, climatic changes,thermal | | | | ect,in LM poteny there are 0/1,0/2,0/3 |
| relations, and ect....Peculiar uncommon | | | | ect.potency is written after the name of |
| symptoms:This is the speciality of | | | | every medicine]Same medicine is available in |
| homoeopathic system of medicine.For the | | | | different potencies. Suitable potency is |
| selection of a suitable remedy these symptoms | | | | selected according to so many facters like |
| are very important. Common symptoms which | | | | sevearity,depth of disease,condition of the |
| are seen almost in all patients are least | | | | patient ,nature of disease ,type of |
| important.particular/local | | | | symptoms,age of patient and ect.Peter Bishop |
| signs&symptoms:This include signs &symptoms | | | | manages the health info portal at and |
| related to body parts &organs.example: | | | | researches alternative ways of live for |
| Coating on the tongue,nature of mucus | | | | years. |