The first remedy

Treat the patient and not the disease. — J. T. Kent

Kent is a stickler for knowing the Materia Medica to the point of having a feeling about a patient for a remedy since the patient does not always give you a clear picture.

Always write out the entire list of remedies from the general rubric and the modality such as a special period of aggravation. Many brilliant cures are made from the general rubric. — J. T. Kent

Clarify the anamnesis by selecting a group of three or four essentials in one case and discarding all other remedies which do not turn up here. — J. T. Kent

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