Question

Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Badiaga mother substance is prepared under class VII (old method). Reasons (R): The Badiaga drug substance is dry insoluble in nature. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

• A. \( \text{Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)} \)
• B. \( \text{Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)} \)
• C. \( \text{(A) is correct but (R) is not correct} \)
• D. \( \text{(A) is not correct but (R) is correct} \)

Hint:

\textbf{Homoeopathic Pharmacy: Trituration of Insoluble Substances.} Remember that insoluble homeopathic drug substances typically undergo trituration with lactose as a crucial step in the preparation of mother tinctures and potencies. This process helps to liberate the medicinal properties and make them bioavailable in homeopathic preparations.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Assertion (A) is correct: According to the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India (HPI) and standard homeopathic pharmacy practices, the mother tincture of Badiaga (a freshwater sponge) is prepared under Class VII of the old Hahnemannian methods. This class involves the trituration of insoluble substances with lactose (sugar of milk) to make them potentized and suitable for liquid preparations. Reason (R) is correct: The raw Badiaga sponge is indeed a dry, insoluble substance in its natural form. Reason (R) is the correct explanation of (A): Because Badiaga is dry and insoluble, it cannot be directly dissolved in alcohol or water to prepare a mother tincture in the same way as soluble substances (Class I-VI). Therefore, it necessitates the process of trituration with lactose as outlined in Class VII to bring the medicinal properties into a soluble and potentized form, which is then used to prepare subsequent liquid dilutions.