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@article{190382,
        author = {Namrata Jain and Mrunal Howal},
        title = {PROFILING LAC REMEDIES IN HOMOEOPATHY},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {6547-6552},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190382},
        abstract = {The Lac group of homoeopathic remedies represents a unique and clinically significant family derived from mammalian milk, symbolizing nourishment, bonding, survival, identity, and belonging. This paper aims to systematically profile Lac remedies by integrating classical proving data, kingdom analysis, comparative Materia Medica, and contemporary psychological interpretation. The Lac remedies express fundamental conflicts related to love and care, mother child dynamics, separation, rejection, guilt, and the tension between instinctual animal impulses and refined human morality.
Through an in-depth exploration of individual Lac remedies, this study highlights how the common Lac theme is modified by the specific instinctual patterns, social hierarchy, and survival strategies of the source animal. Mental emotional states, compensatory behaviours, physical generals, dream imagery, and clinical correlations are analysed to provide prescriptive clarity.
The paper further emphasizes the importance of the animal source in remedy selection, demonstrating that while the Lac theme reveals the patient’s core wound of nourishment and belonging, the animal essence determines the mode of response to that wound. This integrated approach offers a practical clinical framework for accurate differentiation and confident prescription of Lac remedies in contemporary homoeopathic practice.},
        keywords = {Lac remedies; Animal milk remedies; Nourishment and bonding; Mother child conflict; Belonging and separation; Animal instinct in homoeopathy; Kingdom analysis; Materia Medica differentiation; Psychological profiling},
        month = {January},
        }