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Constitution: Constitution: Definition: Human Being Recieves Some Features of Mind & Body From The

This document discusses the constitution in homeopathy. It defines constitution as the physical, emotional, and intellectual traits a person inherits from ancestors and acquires from the environment. It notes that constitution is constant and not modified by external or internal processes. Understanding a patient's constitution is important in homeopathy as it provides insights for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment selection, and understanding the psychological and pathological aspects of a case. The document describes two classification systems of constitution - Grauvogl's system of carbonitrogenoid, hydrogenoid, and oxygenoid types and Leon Vannier's system of carbonic, phosphoric, and fluoric types. It provides the characteristics of each type in these two systems.

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Constitution: Constitution: Definition: Human Being Recieves Some Features of Mind & Body From The

This document discusses the constitution in homeopathy. It defines constitution as the physical, emotional, and intellectual traits a person inherits from ancestors and acquires from the environment. It notes that constitution is constant and not modified by external or internal processes. Understanding a patient's constitution is important in homeopathy as it provides insights for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment selection, and understanding the psychological and pathological aspects of a case. The document describes two classification systems of constitution - Grauvogl's system of carbonitrogenoid, hydrogenoid, and oxygenoid types and Leon Vannier's system of carbonic, phosphoric, and fluoric types. It provides the characteristics of each type in these two systems.

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CONSTITUTION

Constitution :
Definition : Human being recieves some features of mind & body from the
Ansisters and some features from the environmental [acquired] this is known as
constituion.

Characteristics of constitution :
1. It means inherited and acquired physical , emotional and intellectual
make up of the person.
2. It indicates the type to which individual belongs.
3. It is constant
4. It is not modified under external and internal process.

Importance of constitution in Homoeopathy :


1. Constitution enables the physician to have good knowledge of both
psychology and morbid Entity.
2. A study of biochemical investigation made it clear that each
morphological constitution related to the chemical states.
3. Therapeutic study of constitution matched by certain objective science it
shows the frequent relation with some homoeopathic remedy.
e.g Cal, carb, cal. phos, cal. flor
4. With the help of constitution it is easy to recognise objective sign of
different constitution and they are invariably matched by certain
hereditory manifestation.
5. Constitution helps to distinguish between typological and temperamental
Entities.
6. Constitution helps for diagnostics, prognostic, therapeutic purpose.
7. Constitution helps for selection of remedy.
Classification :
Constitution

Grauvogl Leon Vannier


1. Carbonitrogenoid 1. Carbonic
2. Hydrogenoid 2. Phosphoric
3. Oxygenoid 3. Fluoric

I. Grauvogl :
1. Carbonitrogenoid :
a. This constitution is characterised by slow oxidation , because of slow
oxidation it results in to over changes of metabolise and disturbance of
secretion.
b. Because of slow oxidation tissue do not absorb sufficient oxygen.
c. In this constitution their is hepatic insufficiency.

2. Hydrogenoid :
i. Constitution is characterised by slow intake of nutrition.
ii. Because of more retention of water in tissue causes puffiness.
iii. This people are easily affected by humidity
Indicated Remedy :
Natrum sulph, thuja

3. Oxygenoid :
i. This constitution result by over activity of oxidation.
ii. Rapid assimilation, dissimilation, rapid de-menaralisation
iii. It is characterised by hypochondric aspect with dryness of skin and mucus
membrane
Indicated Remedy :
Nitric Acid, Carbo veg

II. Leon Vannier :


1. Carbonic :
i. Body : Short limbed, thickest, development in width not in height.
ii. Articulation : There is rigid Articulation the person hardly wings fore arm in
the lime of upper arm
iii. Movement : Rigid, Regular , slow or heavy walks on the heels.
iv. Attitude : Rigid attitude, hold himself straight, the head high and look
infront.
v. Teeth : while teeth, square shape. carries of teeth will not seen
vi. Limbs and hands : limbs are short, flabby, looking like square shape
vii. Fingers : Short, wide, rigid
viii. Nails : Short , and square shaped
ix. Gestures : This people are sobars, precises
x. Mental : Rigid nature of person

2. Phosphoric :
i. Body : long limbed, promines of the cranial, thorax long and fat. Shoulder are
prominant , forward from behind [saddle back]
ii. Articulation : Supple articulation , Force extension and easily brings fore arm
in the line of upper arm
iii. Movement : They walk supple, light, walk is gracious.
iv. Attitude : Supple & gracious attitude
v. Teeth : Rectangle , verticle, yellow color, become easy carries of tooth
vi. limbs and hands : hands long, limbs long lines on the hand are deep , fine
and numerous.
vii. Fingers : long, tapered, looking gracious
viii. Nails : Fine, rosy color, long almond shape
ix. Gestures : They are lively, gracious & expressive
x. Mental : Elasticity is main feature.

3. Fluoric :
i. Body : lean or asymmetrical , means not so long not so short
ii. Articulation : There is force extension of forearm to upper arm and legs to
thighs.
iii. Attitude : Unbalanced
iv. Teeth : Triangular, grayish
Premolars are in malposition, Tendency to carries of teeth & pyoria
v. Limbs & hands : Medium limbs , bony hands are also medium, flexibly ,
supple, hyperlaxative
vi. Fingers : Fingers are bony, pointed and flexible
viii. Nails : Thin , soft, triangular
viii. Gestures : Useless, offword feeling disorder
ix. Mental : Unstebility is main feature.

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