Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College & Research Centre, Jaipur BHMS first Year (2025-26) Term Test- I HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA Time 1½ hours | Total Marks 50 Note – All questions are to be attempted. | Roll no................... Multiple choice Questions (Question number 01 to 05 carry 1 marks each.) Q1. Acrid diarrhoea like dirty water, from fruits or sour krouts? a) Calcarea b) Bryonia c) Sulphur d) Natrum muriaticum Q2) Least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow? a) Calcarea carb. b) Natrum mur c) Rhus tox d) Baryta carb Q3) Hydrocephalus; deathly coldness in forearm of children a) Hypericum b) Arnica c) Sulphur d) Ruta Q4) Nash's Leaders in therapeutics is an example of a) Therapeutic MM b) Clinical MM c) Descriptive MM d) Comparative MM Q5) Haemorrhage into anterior chamber after iridectomy? a) Ledum Pal b) Symphytum c) Arnica d) Ruta Short Answer Questions (Question number 06 to 10 carry 5 marks each. Answer should be give in 100 words maximum) Write short indication of Injury (a) Ruta (b) Arnica (c) Hypericum (d) Rhus tox (e) Symphytum (1+1+1+1+1) Describe the mental generals of Natrum mur. Describe the GIT and Skin Complaints of Silicea. (2\frac{1}{2} + 2\frac{1}{2}) Compare Child of Calcarea Carb and Sulphur. (2\frac{1}{2} + 2\frac{1}{2}) Write common name, family and Prover following drugs: (a) Rhus tox (b) Calendula (2\frac{1}{2} + 2\frac{1}{2}) Long Answer Questions (Question number 11 to 12 carry 10 marks each. Answer should be give in 300 words maximum) Describe the sources of Homoeopathic Materia Medica. (3+7=10) Describe the indication of Baryta carb. under the following heading of (a) Introduction (b) Constitution (c) Mental (d) Physical (e) Glandular affections (f) Modalities (1+2+2+2+2+1)

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BHMS First Year (2025-26) — Term Test-I | Homoeopathic Materia Medica

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. Acrid diarrhoea like dirty water, from fruits or sour krouts? Answer: (c) Sulphur Sulphur produces acrid, excoriating diarrhoea that drives the patient out of bed early morning (5 a.m.), aggravated by fruits, sauerkraut, and vegetable acids. The stool is offensive and burns like fire. (Boericke's Materia Medica)

Q2. Least mental excitement causes profuse return of menstrual flow? Answer: (b) Natrum mur In Natrum muriaticum, the menses are irregular — usually profuse. The slightest emotion, excitement, or grief causes the flow to return or increase. (Kent's Materia Medica)

Q3. Hydrocephalus; deathly coldness in forearm of children? Answer: (c) Sulphur Sulphur has the characteristic "deathly coldness of the forearms" along with its role in hydrocephalus in children. (Boericke's Materia Medica; Clarke's Dictionary)

Q4. Nash's Leaders in Therapeutics is an example of? Answer: (d) Comparative MM E.B. Nash's Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics groups remedies by their leading/keynote symptoms and compares related remedies side by side — a hallmark of Comparative Materia Medica.

Q5. Haemorrhage into anterior chamber after iridectomy? Answer: (c) Arnica Arnica is the primary remedy for haemorrhage into the anterior chamber (hyphaema) following eye surgery or trauma, owing to its specific action on small blood vessels. (Boericke; Clarke)

Section B: Short Answer Questions (5 marks each)

Q6. Short Indications of Injury Remedies (1 mark each)

(a) Ruta graveolens Ruta acts on the periosteum and tendons. It is indicated for bruised, sore feeling in bones after injury; sprains and strains of wrists; injury to periosteum from falls or blows on hard surfaces; eyestrain from close work; and prolapse of rectum after confinement. Specific for injuries to bones near the surface (shin, wrist).

(b) Arnica montana Arnica is the first remedy in all mechanical injuries — blows, falls, contusions, and concussions. There is sore, bruised feeling as if beaten; patient says "nothing is the matter" and refuses help; useful in post-surgical haemorrhage and shock. Bed feels too hard.

(c) Hypericum perforatum Hypericum is indicated for injuries to nerves and nerve-rich areas — crushed fingers and toes, lacerated wounds, injuries to the spine (coccyx, tailbone). Pains shoot upward along nerve pathways. Prevents tetanus after puncture wounds. Called "Arnica of the nerves."

(d) Rhus toxicodendron Rhus tox acts on tendons, ligaments, and fibrous tissue after over-exertion or strains. There is stiffness and pain that is worse on first movement but better by continued motion. Useful in sprains after getting wet, and in wrenching injuries. Restlessness is a keynote.

(e) Symphytum officinale Symphytum (Comfrey / "Knitbone") is specific for fractures and bone injuries. It promotes callus formation and speeds union of broken bones; relieves pricking pain at fracture site; also used for blunt trauma to the eyeball (injury to globe), and old fractures that won't heal.

Q7. Mental Generals of Natrum Muriaticum

Natrum mur is a deep-acting constitutional remedy with prominent mental features:

Grief and reserved emotions: Great sadness from grief, disappointed love, or humiliation — but the patient cannot cry in front of others; weeps alone in secret.
Dwells on past unpleasant memories: Nurses grievances; keeps coming back to old sorrows.
Aversion to consolation: Being consoled makes the patient worse, even angrier — a strongly characteristic feature.
Irritability and hasty speech: Easily offended; says things hastily and then repents.
Fear: Of robbers, of being alone, of thunder.
Awkwardness: Laughs at improper times; weeps at trifles but cannot cry when occasion demands.
Anxiety and introversion: Closed, serious, responsible personality; difficulty forming new relationships after being hurt.
Depressed and hopeless: Does not enjoy pleasures; life seems joyless.

Source: Boericke's Materia Medica; Kent's Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica

Q8. GIT and Skin Complaints of Silicea (2½ + 2½)

Gastro-Intestinal Complaints of Silicea:

Desire for cold food, refreshing things; aversion to meat and warm food.
Abdomen hard and distended; constipation — stools recede after being partially expelled ("bashful stool" or rectal insufficiency).
Fistula in ano.
Diarrhoea of undigested food, foul and offensive.
Vomiting of food (regurgitation); nausea after eating.
Complaints of malnutrition despite eating — food passes undigested.
Round worms and threadworms.

Skin Complaints of Silicea:

Suppurative tendency: Every little injury suppurates; wounds heal poorly and break down.
Keloids and unhealthy skin that will not heal.
Offensive perspiration on feet, hands, and axillae.
Boils, carbuncles, abscesses — Silicea hastens suppuration or aborts it at a later stage.
Nails brittle, rough, crippled, yellow.
Fistulous ulcers with thin, offensive discharge.
Felons (whitlow) on fingers.

Source: Boericke's Materia Medica; Allen's Key-Notes

Q9. Compare the Child of Calcarea Carbonica and Sulphur (2½ + 2½)

Feature	Calcarea Carb Child	Sulphur Child
Build	Fat, fair, flabby; large head; pot-bellied	Lean, scrawny, or thin; dirty-looking
Complexion	Fair, pale, soft skin; cold and damp	Reddish face; unhealthy, rough skin
Sweating	Profuse on head and nape at night, wets the pillow	Offensive sweat; hot, burning soles
Appetite	Craves eggs, sweets, indigestible things (chalk, dirt)	Ravenous hunger, esp. at 11 a.m.
Temperament	Timid, obstinate, fearful of dark and animals	Selfish, untidy, philosophical, curious
Teething	Slow, difficult; fontanelles open late	Delayed but less prominent
Feet	Cold, damp feet	Burning soles — puts feet out of bed
Dentition	Late; delayed milestones	Premature or disordered
Abdomen	Large, distended; worms; constipation	Distended; morning diarrhoea
School	Learns slowly; good memory once learned	Clever theorist but impractical

Source: Boericke; Kent; Farrington's Clinical Materia Medica

Q10. Common Name, Family, and Prover

(a) Rhus toxicodendron


Common Name	Poison Ivy / Poison Oak
Family	Anacardiaceae
Prover	Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (proved and published in Materia Medica Pura, 1816)

(b) Calendula officinalis


Common Name	Garden Marigold / Pot Marigold
Family	Compositae (Asteraceae)
Prover	Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (proved in Materia Medica Pura)

Section C: Long Answer Questions (10 marks each)

Q11. Sources of Homoeopathic Materia Medica (3 + 7 = 10)

Introduction (3 marks)

Homoeopathic Materia Medica is the collective record of the medicinal properties of substances as determined by various methods. It records the action of drugs on the healthy human being (provings) and the sick (clinical observations), serving as the foundational guide for remedy selection. The sources are diverse — chemical, plant, animal, and nosodal — and each adds a different dimension to our knowledge.

Sources (7 marks)

1. Drug Provings (Most important source) The primary and most authentic source. A drug is administered to healthy human volunteers (provers) in potentised form, and all symptoms — mental, physical, and general — are recorded systematically. This constitutes the "pure" Materia Medica. Hahnemann laid the foundation with his Materia Medica Pura (6 volumes) and Chronic Diseases (5 volumes). Later provers: Constantine Hering, Carroll Dunham, Richard Hughes.

2. Toxicological Data Symptoms produced by toxic doses of substances (e.g., poisoning cases, accidental ingestions) are included in Materia Medica. These symptoms closely correspond to proving symptoms and expand our knowledge, especially for substances difficult to prove (e.g., snake venoms, mineral acids). Source: toxicology reports, post-mortem findings.

3. Clinical Verifications Symptoms cured repeatedly in clinical practice are added to the Materia Medica as "clinical symptoms." These are listed separately (e.g., in Boericke's) as they have not been proven but have been verified clinically. They enrich the drug picture but carry less theoretical weight than proved symptoms.

4. Physiological Drug Action Observations from conventional pharmacology — the gross physiological effects of substances — help understand the sphere of action of a remedy (e.g., belladonna on the nervous system). This is an accessory source.

5. Doctrine of Signatures An ancient, pre-Hahnemannian concept: the outward appearance or nature of a plant suggested its use (e.g., yellow flowers for liver complaints). Not scientifically validated, but historically contributed to early remedy selection.

6. Nosodes and Sarcodes

Nosodes: Prepared from diseased tissues or products (e.g., Tuberculinum, Syphilinum, Medorrhinum). Their Materia Medica comes from clinical use and analogy.
Sarcodes: From healthy animal tissues/secretions (e.g., Thyroidinum, Lac caninum, Insulinum).

7. Ethnopharmacological and Folkloric Data Traditional uses of plants and minerals in various cultures (Ayurveda, tribal medicine) have guided homoeopaths to prove and include certain remedies.

8. Recent Additions — New Provings Continuing provings by national and international organisations (e.g., CCRH in India) add new remedies and re-prove old ones with modern methodology.

Q12. Indications of Baryta Carbonica (10 marks)

(a) Introduction (1 mark)

Baryta carbonica (Barium Carbonate) is a deep-acting, anti-psoric constitutional remedy introduced by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. It is prepared from naturally occurring Barium Carbonate (Witherite). It acts prominently on the lymphatic glands, arteries, and the nervous system, and is pre-eminently suited to conditions of retarded development and premature senility.

(b) Constitution (2 marks)

Baryta carb is suited to two extremes of life:

Children: Dwarfish, mentally and physically underdeveloped; late learning to walk and talk; late closing of fontanelles; pot-bellied; emaciated limbs; subject to recurrent tonsillitis and glandular swellings.
Old people: Premature senility, arteriosclerosis, loss of memory, childish behaviour, enlarged prostate, apoplexy.

The typical constitution is: scrofulous (lymphatic) diathesis, fat children who are stunted in growth, or thin children with large abdomens. Cold, damp weather aggravates.

(c) Mental Symptoms (2 marks)

Extreme timidity and cowardice — hides behind furniture; afraid of strangers; bashful.
Loss of memory — cannot remember what was just said; forgets words while speaking.
Mental weakness: Difficulty in thinking; cannot concentrate; childish behaviour in old people.
Irresolution: Wavers in decisions; cannot make up the mind.
Aversion to strangers: Covers face if strangers approach; does not want to be looked at.
Imbecility: In severe cases, complete mental retardation or dementia.
Feels as if a stranger among people.
Laughs at trifles; serious things go unnoticed.

(d) Physical Generals (2 marks)

Dwarfism and stunted growth with enlarged lymph glands and abdomen.
Recurring tonsillitis — tonsils enlarge after every cold; suppuration.
Sweating profuse, especially on feet; offensive.
Cold extremities — cold, clammy hands and feet.
Arteriosclerosis in the aged with hypertension, vertigo, and risk of apoplexy.
Numbness and tingling of hands; sensation of cobweb on face.
Cough — dry, suffocating; comes on after suppressed tonsillitis.
Fatty tumours about neck; warts.
Palpitation worse when lying on left side; aneurysm in old people.

(e) Glandular Affections (2 marks)

This is the most characteristic sphere of Baryta carb:

Enlarged, indurated tonsils — chronically enlarged, suppurating; almost every cold settles in the tonsils. Nearly specific for this condition.
Enlarged cervical lymph nodes (scrofulous glands of neck).
Parotid glands enlarged and indurated.
Submaxillary, axillary, and inguinal glands swollen and hard.
Enlarged prostate in old men with difficulty initiating urination.
Tendency towards lipomata (fatty tumours) around glands.
In children: mesenteric gland enlargement with pot belly and emaciation.

(f) Modalities (1 mark)


Aggravation (worse)	Cold air, cold food, cold washing; damp weather; lying on painful side; thinking of symptoms; when strangers are present; after meals
Amelioration (better)	Walking in open air; warmth

*All answers prepared from standard homoeopathic texts: Boericke's Materia Medica (9th ed.), Kent's Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica, Allen's Key-Notes, Nash's Leaders in Therapeutics, Farrington's Clinical Materia Medica, and Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine.*Your credits are exhausted. Your daily credits reset tomorrow, or you can purchase a top-up for more.

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