BHMS PART IV ORGANON OF MEDICINE AND HOMEOPATHIC PHILOSOPHY SYLLABUS

Here the focus is on applied aspect of Organon & Philosophy. Maximum emphasis shall be given on
practice oriented teaching of Organon and Philosophy.

This can be effectively achieved by studying the various cases taken by the students in OPD & IPD.

Case analysis, evaluation and synthesis takes into account the application of entire ORGANON from
Aphorism 1 to 294 and all principles of Philosophy as illustrated in I, II, III BHMS.

More emphasis to be given on case taking, case analysis, evolution, posology miasmatic diagnosis,
potency selection and repetition of doses, second prescription, diet, regimen and other pressures with
principle of management during OPD and IPD visits, so that the students can have the practical
knowledge of the treatment and management of the patient.

The following topics shall be taught during IV BHMS in dept :-

1. History of Medicine.

2. History of Homoeopathy, its spread to different countries.

3. Life and living environment.

4. Concepts of health and factors modifying it.

5. Concept of susceptibility and vital reaction.

6. Concept of disease and totality of symptoms.

7. Concepts of Drug, Medicine and Remedy.

8. Concept of Cure and Disease and Drug relationship.

9. Scope and limitations of different modes of employing medicines in disease Antipathy, Allopathy and
Homoeopathy.

10. Various methods of classification and evaluations of symptoms common and characteristic. General
and particular.

11. Concepts of incurable disease, suppression and palliation.

12. Prophylactics.

13. Scope and limitations of Homoeopathy.

14. Remedy response, prognosis after administration of a remedy.

15. Principles and criteria for repetition and selection of potency.

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FOR THEORY EXAMINATION :

Paper I - Topics from 1 -15.

Paper II - Topics from Kent's lectures, Stuart close and Roberts Philosophy, Case taking at bedside.

APPENDIX

Purpose of the Homoeopathic Case Taking is not merely collecting the symptoms but comprehending
the person in wider dimensions, with correct appreciation of the causes for the illness.

The adequacy in Case Taking and Physical examination should be judged from the fo11owing angle:-

(1) To carry out successful individualization of the case and to conclude about state of the susceptibility.

(2) Finding out a simillimum with correct potency and doses

(3) Prescribing proper diet to the patient.

(4) Advising the management of the case.

(5) The pathology and homoeopathic prognosis

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 SYLLABUS OF FOURTH BHMS
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
(INCLUDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND FAMILY MEDICINE)
Instructions in this course should be given in the Fourth year of medical studies by lectures,
demonstrations and field studies. This subject is of utmost importance, and throughout the period of
medical studies the attention of the student should be directed to the importance of preventive
medicine and the measures for the promotion of positive health.

His function is not limited merely to prescribing homoeopathic medicines for curative purposes but he
has a wider role to play, in the community. He has to be well conversant with the national health
problems both of rural as well as urban areas, so that he can be assigned responsibilities to play an
effective role not only in the filed of curative but also of preventive and social medicine including family
planning.

1. Introduction to preventive and social medicine concept, man and society: aim and scope of preventive
and social medicine, social causes of disease and social problems or the sick, relation of economic
factors and environment in health and disease.

2. Physiological hygiene:-

(a) Food and nutrition-food in relation to health and disease. Balanced diets. Nutritional deficiencies
and nutritional survey. Food processing, pasteurization of milk. Adulteration of food and food
inspection, Food poisoning.

(b) Air, light and sunshine.

(c) Effect of climate-humidity temperature, pressure and other meteorological conditions-comfort zone,
effect of overcrowding.

(d) Personal hygiene - (Cleanliness, rest, sleep, work) Physical exercise and training care of health in
tropics.

3. Environmental sanitation:

(a) Definition and importance.

(b) Atmospheric pollution-purification or air, air sterilization, air borne diseases.

(c) Water supplies-sources and uses, impurities and purification. Public water supplies in urban and
rural areas. Standards of drinking water, water borne diseases.

(d) Conservancy- Methods in villages, towns and cities, septic tanks, dry earth latrines-water closets,
Disposal of sewage, disposal of the deceased, disposal of refuge incineration.

(e) Sanitation of fairs and festivals.

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 (f) Disinfection - disinfectants, deodorants, antiseptics, germicides. Methods of disinfection and
sterilization.

(g) Insects-insecticides and disinfection-insects in relation to disease. Insect control.

(h) Protozoal and helminthic diseases Life cycle of protozoan and helminths, their prevention.

4. Medical Statistics.

Preventive Medicine

(a) General principles of prevention and control of communicable diseases, Plague, Cholera, Small Pox
Diphtheria, Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Kala-Azar, Filariasis, Common viral diseases e.g. Common
Cold Measles, Chicken Pox, Poliomyelitis, Infective Hepatitis, Helminthic infections, Enteric fever,
dysenteries and also animal diseases transmissible to man. Their description and methods of preventive
spread by contact, by droplet infection by environmental vehicles, (water, soil food insects, animals,
founderies, prophylaxis and vaccination.

(b) General principles of prevention and control of non-communicable diseases e.g. obesity,
hypertension etc.

Natural history of diseases.

5. Maternal and Child Health, school health services, health education, mental hygiene-elementary
principles; school medicine its aim and methods.

6. Family Planning - Demography, channels of communication, National Family planning programme,

7. Public health administration and international health relation.

8. Homoeopathic concept of prophylaxis, vaccination, Immunology and personal hygiene.

N.B.: Field demonstration-water purification plant, infectious diseases hospitals etc.

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 FOURTH BHMS SYLLABUS

MATERIA MEDICA
In addition to the list of drugs for the I, II & III B.H.M.S. Examination, the following additional drugs are
included in the Syllabus of Materia Medica for the IV B.H.M.S. Examination.

APPENDIX IV

List of drugs included in the Syllabus of IVth B.H.M.S. examination :-

1. Abies can

2. Abies nig

3. Abroma Augusta

4. Abrotanum

5. Acalypha indica

6. Anthracinum

7. Bacillinum

8. Baryta mur

9. Bellis per

10. Calotropis indica

11. Capsicum

12. Carbo animalis

13. Carbolic acid

14. Carrica papaya

15. Cassia saphora

16. Caulophyllum

17. Cedron

18. Cicuta virosa

19. Clematis

20. Cocculus indica

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21. Coffea cruda

22. Collinsonia

23. Condurango

24. Corallium

25. Crataegus

26. Crocus sativa

27. Eupatorium per

28. Ficus religiosa

29. Flouric acid

30. Glonoine

31. Hellonius

32. Hydrastis can

33. Hydrocotyle as

34. Jonosia asoka

35. Justicia adhatoda

36. Lac can

37. Lac def

38. Lilium tig

39. Lithium carb

40. Lobelia inf

41. Lyssin

42. Magnesia carb

43. Magnesia mur

44. Medorrhinum

45. Melilotus a

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46. Mephitis

47. Mercurius cynatus

48. Mercurius dull

49. mezerium

50. Millifolium

51. Occimum sanct

52. Psorinum

53. Pyrogenum

54. Radium bromide

55. Rananculus bulb

56. Raphanus

57. Rathania

58. Rauwolfia serpentine

59. Rheum

60. Rhododendron

61. Rumex

62. Ruta G

63. Sabadilla

64. Sabal serulatta

65. Sabina

66. Sambucus

67. Sangunaria can

68. Sanicula

69. Sarasaparilla

70. Spigelia

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71. Squilla

72. Stannum met

73. Syzygium jambolanum

74. Trillium pendulum

75. Urtica urens

76. Vaccinum

77. Variolinum

78. Veratrum viride

79. Vibrinuin opulus

80. Vinca minor

81. Vipera

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 SYLLABUS OF FOURTH BHMS

REPERTORY
BHMS (BACHELOR OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE & SURGERY)
Approved by Central Council of Homoeopathy. [Link] India

Repertorization is not the end but means to arrive to the simillimum together with Materia Medica
based on sound principles of Philosophy. Homoeopathic Materia Medica is an encyclopedia of
Symptoms. No mind can memorize all the symptoms or all the drugs with their characteristic gradation.
The repertory is an index and catalogue of the symptoms of the Materia Medica, nearly arranged in a
practical form and also indicating the relative gradation of drugs, and it greatly facilitates quick selection
of indicated remedy. It is impossible to practice Homoeopathy without the aid of repertories.

Each repertory has been compiled on distinct philosophical base, which determines its structure. In
order to exploit full advantage of each repertory it is important to grasp thoroughly its conceptual base
and construction. This will help student to learn scope, limitations and adaptability of the repertory.

Case taking

Difficulties of taking a chronic case. Recording of cases and usefulness of record keeping.

Totality of symptoms, prescribing symptoms: uncommon peculiar and characteristic symptoms. Analysis
of the case uncommon and common symptoms. Gradation and evaluation of Symptoms. Importance of
Mental symptoms. Kinds and sources of general symptoms. Concomitant symptoms.

Teaching of repertorisation should not merely be reduced to rubric hunting exercises. Patient is not a
bundle of rubrics.

Logic of Repertory, is delivered from Organon of Medicine as such Repertory should not be taught in
isolation. Due emphasis should be made to :-

a. Learning the language of repertory i.e. meaning of rubrics is correlation with Materia Medica and
clinical experiences.

b. Correlation of Repertory with Therapeutics and Materia Medica.

[Link] and development of repertories till date.

[Link] of repertories.

3. Explanation of terminologies used in various repertories.

[Link]'s therapeutic pocket book and Boger Boenninghausen's , repertory .

[Link]'s repertory.

[Link] to card repertory.

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[Link] regional repertories ALLEN'S FEVER, BELL'S DIARHOEA with their comparison.

[Link] introduction to puritan group of repertory as Knerr, Gentry, Robert in respect of their Clinic use.

[Link] to Computer Repertorization.

PRACTICAL

Students shall repertories:-

(i) 10 acute cases on Kent.

(ii) 5 chronic cases on Kent.

(iii) 5 chronic cases on Boenninghausen.

(iv) 5 chronic cases on Bogar-Boeinninghausen.

(v) 5 cases to be cross checked on computer.

7. The existing entries in Regulation 7 shall be substituted as under namely:

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