Which of the following best describes the three classical miasms?

• A. The classical miasms are Psora, Sycosis, and Syphilis.
• B. A miasm is the total pattern of the patient.
• C. A miasm describes the drug picture.
• D. The three classical miasms are Psora, Sycosis, and Scarlatina.

Answer: (A)

In classic homeopathy, miasms are chronic disease patterns that shape a person’s health over time. The three classical miasms are Psora, Sycosis, and Syphilis. Psora is seen as the foundational pattern, linked to a long-standing tendency toward chronic illness and to suppressed eruptions or itching. Sycosis arises from issues related to chronic mucosal infections (often linked to suppressed gonorrheal symptoms) and is associated with warty growths and related discharges. Syphilis represents a degenerative, destructive pattern with deep, progressive involvement of organs and tissues.

Other descriptions don’t fit the question: one option treats miasm merely as the total pattern of the patient rather than naming the three classical miasms; another confuses miasms with drug pictures; and Scarlatina is not one of the classical miasms.