5 cup method homoeopathy with Clinical example.

The 5 Cup Method in Homoeopathy is a technique of administering a homoeopathic remedy, particularly used in chronic cases, sensitive patients, or when gentle repetition is required. It is a part of plussing method and was popularized by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in his later years, especially in the 6th edition of Organon of Medicine under the 50 Millesimal (LM) potency scale.

✅ What is the 5 Cup Method?

It is a method of serial dilution and succussion of the dose in water, to gently increase the action and reduce aggravations.

📌 Procedure:

  1. Take one dose of the indicated remedy (usually in LM or C potency) and dissolve it in 1 cup (about 100 ml) of water.
  2. Stir thoroughly and succuss the cup (10 times is typical).
  3. Pour a tablespoon or teaspoon from the first cup into a second cup containing 100 ml of water.
  4. Again, stir and succuss this second cup.
  5. Repeat this process up to 5 cups total – transferring a spoonful each time to the next cup, stirring and succussing.
  6. From the 5th cup, the final dose is administered to the patient.

🧪 Why it is used:

  • To minimize aggravations in sensitive individuals.
  • To allow a gentle, dynamic stimulation of the vital force.
  • Used particularly in chronic diseases and when long-term repetition is required.

⚖️ Advantages:

  • Gentle action on the patient.
  • Dynamic changes in potency through succussion.
  • Suitable for daily repetition (especially in LM scale).
  • Adaptable for oral administration over time.

📖 Reference from Organon:

  • This method is based on the 50 Millesimal or LM scale of potencies, which Hahnemann describes in § 248–250 of the Organon of Medicine (6th edition).

🧠 Used in:

  • Sensitive patients
  • Children
  • Chronic deep-seated conditions
  • Emotional or mental complaints

Here's a clinical example illustrating the 5 Cup Method in Homoeopathy:

✅ Case Summary

Patient: Female, 35 years
Diagnosis: Migraine (Chronic, hormonal type)
Complaint:

  • Recurrent migraine episodes, aggravated before menses
  • Throbbing pain in temples, better by pressure and in dark room
  • Irritability and oversensitivity before attack
  • Craving for salty food
  • History of grief after relationship breakup

🔍 Case Analysis & Remedy Selection

  • Remedy: Natrium Muriaticum
  • Constitutional remedy, deeply acting, covers the mental and physical generals
  • Prescribed in LM 1 potency due to sensitivity and chronicity of case

🥣 Administration by 5 Cup Method

🔹 Step-by-step:

  1. One globule of Natrium Mur LM1 dissolved in 100 ml of clean water (Cup 1).
  2. The solution is stirred and succussed 10 times.
  3. One teaspoon from Cup 1 transferred to Cup 2 with 100 ml water → stir + succuss 10 times.
  4. Repeat till Cup 5.
  5. From Cup 5, one teaspoon is given to patient once daily in the morning, on an empty stomach.

🔄 Follow-up After 2 Weeks:

  • Frequency of headaches reduced
  • No migraine before menses
  • Mood improved, less irritability
  • Remedy continued in same way for another 2 weeks

⚖️ Why 5 Cup Method Was Used?

  • Patient was very sensitive (high emotional response, prone to aggravation)
  • History of aggravation with earlier 200C doses from another practitioner
  • LM potency + plussing (succussion in each cup) ensures gentle and progressive action

📚 Outcome:

After 2 months of 5-cup LM1 administration:

  • Headache episodes became rare and mild
  • Emotional health much improved
  • Remedy was stopped, and patient put on watchful waiting


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