A clinical study to assess the predominancy of sycotic miasm in case of gout with effectiveness of anti-sycotic homoeopathic medicine

Homoeopathic approach in curing a disease is not only treating the presenting symptoms of disease but is to cure person in disease as a whole. Constitutional approach is must to reach the Similimum. Homoeopathic physicians select remedies on Totality of Symptoms, not only based on physical symptoms, but also lifestyle, character, mental and emotional state, stress levels, diet, family history and other general factors in order to prescribe best remedy. Homoeopathy considers health as a state indicating harmonious functioning of life force. Disease is a deviation from health, which develops when vital force is unable to overcome obstruction to its smooth functioning.

Miasms are the fundamental cause of every disease so as in case of hyperuricaemia and gout. Miasm disposes the body towards a certain diathesis. Patient develops hyperuricaemia due to their uric acid or lithic diathesis. These patients develop gout and other rheumatic pains because they have tendency to build up high level of uric acid in their bodies. In case of uric acid or lithic diathesis predominant miasm is Sycosis but psoric and syphilitic miasm also plays a significant role in development and complications of gout.

Individualisation is must in curing a disease. No two gout patient are treated with same treatment but are treated as distinct individuals, each uniquely influenced by different factors with each patient being prescribed a remedy that matches their symptom. Instead of constitutional approach some important medicines are very useful in preventing the gout and its clinical symptoms