Understanding the Rubrics of a Case of Viral Warts

1. Restlessness, Children, in: Here the role of the Homoeopathic Physician is most important. Dr Samuel Hahnemannin § 83 says about qualities of the Homoeopathic Physician as Attention in Observing which is important to find out such rubrics because Patient will not give you such a information but one has to OBSERVE CAREFULLY. Such Children never sits in one place in your O.P.D.. They goes here & there, touches number of things.
2. Affectation: Means showing feelings which are not Natural. For e.g. A child before coming to clinic tells everyone that I will talk to Doctor about my suffering, I am not at all frightened about injections, I am fearless etc., but as soon as he enters the clinic, he starts crying loudly. All is daring vanishes. This is typical Affectation.
3. Obstinate, Children: You can get this information from the parents as well as you can observe it during case taking. This rubric you can get very commonly in children.
4. Clinging, Children, of, Awake terrified, know no one, cling to those near: Means to hold fast. This generally develops because of the fright or frightful dreams. Those children wakes at night due to some reason & get frightened, & clings to those who are near to them. This information comes from parents.
5. Biting, Nails: You can get this information from the parents as well as you can observe it during case taking. This rubric you can get very commonly in children. Generally, these children are restless as well as shy or timid. You can observe the nails & then parent tell that we don't have to cut his/ her nails. It goes automatically in the mouth.