Understanding and relevance of intercurrent remedies by Stuart close in cases of bronchial asthma in homoeopathy

Asthma is chronic inflammatory disease of airway characterized by increased responsiveness of trachea-bronchial tree. Prevalence of asthma increased steadily over latter part of last century, in countries with a western life style and is also increasing in developing countries

Asthma is very common it is estimated that 4-5% of population in all countries are affected. The prevalence of asthma in India is about 2%, and asthma is responsible for significant morbidity. The overall burden of asthma in India is estimated at more than 15 million patients. Bronchial asthma occurs at all ages predominantly in early life. About one half of case develops before age 10 and another third occur before age 40. Prevalence of asthma was reported as 2.78% in an urban population aged 30-49 years. In childhood there is 2:1 male/female predominance but sex ratio equalizes by age

In modern system of medicine treatment of asthma is through steroids and inhaler. Though there will be temporary relief but biological side effects and complication cannot be ruled out. It is making people more drug dependent . Cases with asthma can be divided into two groups one fresh case with signs symptoms other with drug dependency with continuous allopathic medicine and drugging.

Accordingly, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann classification of disease bronchial asthma under dynamic miasmatic chronic disease. But Hahnemann while treating many misfortunate ones noticed that some obstacles are responsible for repeated sufferings

After taking case according to case taking criteria given by. Samuel Hahnemann in § 83-104 and form totality of symptoms and give similimum accordingly. But Hahnemann while treating many misfortunate ones noticed that some obstacles are responsible for repeated sufferings

After prolonged study, he concluded, in § 3 of Organon of Medicine, that it was nothing but the grotesque shadows of MIASM responsible for these obstacles in permanent cure. It is stated, ’If the physician clearly perceives what is to be cured in diseases, that is to say, if he knows the obstacles to recovery in each case and is aware of how to remove them, so that the restoration may be permanent, he must clearly define how to deal with those obstacles and be aware of it.

The law of similar defines what is cure, while the miasm defines what is to be cured in the man in disease. So to find out the reason behind bronchial asthma miasm is prime importance.

"The organism, indeed the material instrument of life, is not conceivable without the animation imparted to it by the instinctively perceiving and regulating vital force; thus, the two together constitute a unity, although in thought our mind separates this unity into two distinct conceptions for the sake of easy comprehension."

After similimum sometime disease in stand still position and cases where the latent diseases represented by these medicines are present, as shown by the existent symptoms or by the history and previous symptoms of the case so, Remedies used in this way are known as “Intercurrents”.

After using knowledge of posology from § 245-246,275-276 and knowledge of second prescription from § 272-277 totality of symptoms remain same after given similimum disease in stand still position no improvement further at that time indicated remedy that represent existence  symptoms or by the history and previous symptoms of the disease after such indicated remedy as intercurrent gives better result in disease.

In Chronic disease like bronchial asthma while patient came again and again with same symptomatology without result after consider totality of symptoms according to § 5 at that time using intercurrent remedies is very useful to remove that latent phase of disease and decrease relapses.

RESEARCH QUESTION : Whether intercurrent remedies of stuart close is useful in management of cases of bronchial asthma in homoeopathy?

NULL HYPOTHESIS : Intercurrent remedies of stuart close is not useful in the management of bronchial asthma in homoeopathy.

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS : Intercurrent remedies of stuart close is useful in the management of bronchial asthma in homoeopathy