The grand characteristics

                                                              The Grand characteristics

The symptoms essentially found in a remedy, during proving, Is called grand symptoms for that remedy. These are the symptoms found in a particular remedy, in general. It has been offered  a place due to it’s importance. Our ancestors have made every attempt to  help us find one single remedy for a patient. The grand characteristic symptoms help us choose the right remedy for the patient. But the study of only the grand symptoms can never be enough for curing a case. If you are dependent only one the grand symptoms, you can never cure  a case.   

                                                                                                              The advantage of grand symptom is that we can easily come to know a remedy. But only grand symptom, is never sufficient to know the single remedy, indicated in a patient. What you know if the grand symptom is that of an antidote. The totality of  of the symptom is always the supreme.

                                                             The disadvantage is that, only few patients develop the grand symptoms in early age. the biggest draw back of the grand symptoms is that it develops only after the infection as developed to it’s very-very chronic form. Knowing only the grand symptom will mean that the patient  can only be cured, if he has developed grand symptoms, and not before. That too is not guaranteed. My  be it is too late. 

                                                   Although it is never too late for the Homoeopathy but still, the grand symptoms are found in the later stage. By merely reading the grand symptoms, the right remedy can never be traced. May be the related remedy has displayed it’s grand symptom. Refer single remedy selection. Consideration of the totality of the symptoms is always the prime guide.