MODALITIES OF REMEDIES IN HOMEOPATHY

Modalities are one of the most important aspects for choosing a remedy.
They are essential criterion that enables us to decide between remedies.

Modalities are the modifying and qualifying factors of a remedy,

i.e. what makes someone's symptoms:

Better or ameliorated from (using the symbol " > " or abbreviation 'amel')

OR

Worse or aggravated from (using the symbol " < " or abbreviation 'agg.')

May apply to weather, movement, activity, time etc.
inc.
- sides and nature and frequency of symptoms;
- colour and consistency of discharges,
- the patient's sensations, mood, condition;
- plus desires and aversions, to foods, thirst, etc

Modalities are used whether for an acute or a chronic case.

From the moment you learn the first remedy, you learn its modalities. A good knowledge of remedies will help in deciding which questions to ask and what signs to look for if the patient doesn't provide enough modalities automatically.

When you read the materia medica pay special attention to the the modalities as they are often what differentiates between the remedies that are close contenders for prescription