Fig. 1

Levels of awareness of the homeopathic principles. Single asterisk—simplified selection of a homeopathic remedy on the basis of clinical diagnosis and limited leading symptoms. Double asterisk—§153 of Organon of medicine: the more striking, singular, uncommon and peculiar the symptoms found, the higher the chance of selecting the most suitable remedy. General and indefinite symptoms (loss of appetite, debility and fever etc.) require little attention if they cannot be more accurately described