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Pages: 46 to 47 , Title: Accuracy of 10 Ws in homoeopathic case taking – Book
review, Authored By: Dr. Samridhi Sharma (BHMS-Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic
Medical College & Research Centre, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.)
BOOK REVIEW 
Title: Accuracy of 10 Ws in homoeopathic case taking – Book review
Authored By: Dr. Samridhi Sharma
BHMS-Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College
& Research Centre, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Received: 31/12/2022 Accepted: 08/02/2023 Published: 15/03/2023
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Book Author : Dr. Sunil Anand
Language : English
Published by : B Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Publication Date: 30 August 2022
Price : INR 395
Pages : 352
ISBN : 978-81-319-2606-2
Important book not only for clinicians but
also for students.
Answers three important questions
1. How to decide
potency for the particular case.
2. How to deal a particular
case of any disease.
3.
How
to deal pediatric case.
This is complete book which contains the
essence of organon, pharmacy, repertory and material medica.
It also highlights important parts of case
taking.
It contains cases of different age groups of child.
Cases of different approaches that how to
deal acute case, How to deal chronic with acute exacerbation, How to deal
chronic case.
There are 3 Additions to 7 Ws of Boenninghausen
which are as follows
1. First one is “To
Observe.” Watch out for subjective as well as objective symptoms.
2. Second one is “Which
kingdom.”
3.
Third
one is “What intensity, pace and pathology that is going to give you potency
of case.”
It contains a total of 9 chapters.
Chapter One deals with “Introduction” which contains delusion
and reality examples. The problem in reality which the patient perceives in a
different way, which is termed as delusion. These delusion rubrics were
searched in repertory which indicates particular medicine.
Chapter-2 A named “Objective and Subjective Symptoms”
which consists of explanation of objective, subjective symptoms and also how
totality is framed. It also contains a chart which comprises of some
explanation of objective and subjective symptoms along with suggestive
homoeopathic remedy.
Chapter 2 B named “Subjective and Objective Homoeopathy” consist of 5 cases illustrates how the subjective and objective symptoms leads to proper selection of medicine after repertorization it through different repertories.
Chapter 3 A, 3 B deals with “acute cases and acute
exacerbation of chronic case.”
Chapter 4 A deals with what actually the “10 Ws of Case
Taking” are??? First it explains 7 Ws of Boenninghausen starting from Quis
to Quando. Next, the three additions by Author, total of both constitutes 10
Ws, with which the book titled.
Then there is illustration of case with
this 10 Ws concept and how to work over the case with this concept.
Starting from chapter 4 to 6 deals with
different cases.
Chapter 7 named “Drug Remedies” deals with medicine
active ingredients, themes with examples of cases in between.
Chapter 8 named “Drug Proving” which deals with why
remedy chosen for proving and analysis of the cases of medicine with Ws
Approach.
Chapter 9 Acknowledges the Mentors.
If I provides you gist of book it is in this single line “How you have to take a case and how you will prescribe to the particular case.”
