Direction Of Cure in homeopathy - MAJOR TO MINOR

What is 'DOC - from Major to Minor organs'?

When a patient undergoes homeopathic treatment, a phenomenon called ' direction of cure - from Major to Minor organs' is often observed. This occurs when the patient's symptoms change in nature and location as part of the overall healing process, moving from major (more important) to minor ( less important) organs

Symptoms may change considerably so that it seems that there is a separate disease process going on, but that is rarely the case. It is simply that the patient's system is clearing the disease out through natural channels, reversing the accumulated disease processes, unsuppressing, and so producing different symptoms on the way. It is a healthy sign that the patient's self healing mechanisms are back in action, and therefore is much more likely to result in complete cure if not interfered with.

Patients will usually not be familiar with this holistic perspective as it is outside of the allopathic model they're used to, however it is important not to treat these shifting symptoms as a separate illness because that would be to revert to allopathic principles which are innapropriate and nearly always counter-productive in homeopathy. Homeopathy does not cure by suppressing the condition but by eradicating it in the direction of cure.

If symptoms improve first in more important organs before improving in comparatively less important organs after a remedy, then this is direction of cure moving from major organs to minor organs. Once this process begins it usually goes on to resolve of its own accord, without a new homeopathic prescription, and results in a clearing of all symptoms in the direction of cure.

There are many examples of this direction of cure in homeopathic literature, the important thing is that the patient is questioned to determine that the previous deeper seated condition has improved,. If it hasn't then it isn't direction of cure

It is very important therefore that the patient understands and has confidence in this process: its importance cannot be overstated.

E.g.,
Stomach ulcer symptoms improve, but patient now complains of mouth ulcers. This is direction of cure.

If symptoms move from the heart to the bones, or from the lungs to the skin, etc., this is direction of cure moving from major organs to minor organs. It does not mean the skin or bones are unimportant organs but in terms of survival they are further down the scale.