Simillimum - the best fitting remedy in the optimal dose!

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What's the simillimum? A simillimum remedy?

A simillimum remedy is simply the best fitting remedy to match the symptom picture given in the optimal dose for the individual! The simillimum is the single remedy that most closely matches the totality of a person's symptoms — physical, mental, and emotional. It's the "most similar" remedy to who you are and what you're experiencing, chosen based on the law of similars: like cures like. Finding the simillimum is the goal of classical homeopathic prescribing.

There may be several remedies that partially fit your case, but the simillimum is the one that fits the whole person — not just the diagnosis.

And it's important to note - the simillimum remedy may change over time. As symptoms evolve or shift, a different simillimum may be chosen further down the protocol to match the shifting of symptoms. If a remedy works beautifully for a while and then seems to stop, it's sometimes a sign that the simillimum has shifted as the case has evolved.

Another perspective of the simillimum can be in acute or emergent prescribing too! The goal is always to find the best fitting remedy for the individual's unique presentation of symptoms. Not everyone responds the same to a broken bone injury - some may have more nerve pain, while others feel more deeply bruised, or some may have had to have surgery to repair the injury. There will be different well indicated simillimum remedies for each of these injury presentations! Once you find and take the simillimum in the optimal dose, the body's natural direction of cure will follow 😊

What questions do you have about the simillimum in homeopathy?!

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