My Perspective on the Book
This book on “Miasmatic Prescribing by Dr. Subrata Kumar Banerjea” Second Extended Edition published by B.Jain Publishers authored by Dr. Subrata, who is an international teacher of homoeopathy belonging to the fourth-generation homoeopath from Bengal in whose family, miasmatic diagnosis was always incorporated into their plan of treatment. This is a welcome contribution to the aspiring students and practitioners of homoeopathy.
The book addresses the fundamentally complex issue of the important principles of miasmating prescribing. The author has divided the book into nine parts. The first part deals with the terminologies, nature of miasms along with the evolved philosophical, clinical and practical utility of miasms. The second part clarifies the miasmatic classification of symptoms with simultaneous comparison of different miasmatic states that are displayed in a highly organised way starting with the mental symptoms, then from head to foot, numerous tips are given for truly and accurately perceiving the miasmatic diagnosis. The third part is a very unique feature of this book in which the author provides a miasmatic diagnosis of clinical conditions pertaining to various systems of the body. The fourth part is dealing with miasmatic ancestral tips in certain diseases. The fifth part is an extensive miasmatic repertory, a much-awaited concept that will enable students and practitioners alike for quick referencing of their choice of symptoms. The sixth part is about miasmatic weightage of medicines that is highly beneficial to verify the miasmatic coverage of the drugs from materia medica before finalising a chronic prescription, the thermal modality of every drug has also been mentioned that gives the prescriber a firm footing. This section is of immense value in day-to-day practice. The seventh part deals with two classical approaches that may be adopted based on whether the case was drug-dependent or a clear unsuppressed case. These strategies are essential aspects of achieving and maintaining the similimum. The eighth part includes six pathological cases illustrated with years of follow ups, further to simplify the practical utility of applying this miasmatic approach at bedside along with references from standard authorities. It is systematically clarified how miasmatic cues are hugely beneficial in selection of right similimum. For exam purposes, the ninth part is highly useful to students, providing miasmatic identification in a schematic and diagrammatic format. The content of this book represents an organised body of knowledge, which has grown from the rich experience of the author and his predecessors. The author has analysed and presented his life work for the benefit of the profession. The ancestral tips pertaining to a variety of clinical conditions encountered on a daily basis enriches the readers with the miasmatic dimensions and expressions of the four miasms making this book up to date with modern advancements. This book is a model for writing books on subjects of such urgently needed guidance on the importance as miasms, the author has carefully and elaborately painted the degrees of miasmatic symptoms with their classification. More such books must be published for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in order to minimise failures in homoeopathy.
Dr. Rajiv Rui Viegas Peres – M.D(Hom) Associate Professor, Department of Organon of Medicine, Aarihant Homoeopathic Medical College & Research Institute, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Swarrnim University.
