Homeopathy treats according to the totality of symptoms. This means that all of the physical, mental, and emotional symptoms in each case must be elicited, graded ac-cording to their importance and pathology, and included in the remedy picture. This is what makes each case quite unique homeopathically. Had another child come in with the similar behavioral complaints, but had also been a bedwetter and mas-tubated daily or had warts and a known family history of gonorrhea, a different remedy would have been given. In order to find the correct remedy at any given time, it is of utmost importance not only to gather all the important symptoms, but to really understand how these symptoms affect the individual's life. Even with nearly identical symptoms, how the case is skewed in terms of what is most limiting to the person may tip the balance to one or another remedy. In this case it was the un-controllable violence so characteristic of Stramonium.

Dr. Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Dr. Robert Ullman are licensed naturopathic physicians and are board certified in homeopathy. They are President and Vice President of the International Foundation for Homeopathy where they teach homeopathy to licensed health care professionals. They practice in Edmonds, WA at 131 3rd Ave., N., Edmonds, WA 98020 and can be reached at (206) 774-5599. Their new book, The Patient's Guide to Homeopathic Medicine, is now available.