In making a psychosomatic homoeopathic prescription or a prescription based on the individual’s past history, the patient is regarded against a background of a theoretical norm.
The same applies to “family history and the same rule regarding any uncertain symptoms-if in doubt discard them look for something definite. Should there be a strong history of tuberculosis or cancer in the family, the appropriate nosodes deserve consideration.
Recent studies of Carcinosin suggest that if may be a useful remedy when one or more of a group of diseases are strongly represented in the family history-carcinoma, leukaemia, tuberculosis and diabetes.