▁m align ant ▁‘ ex c itants ’ ▁in ▁the ▁Brun onian ▁sense . ▁However , ▁this ▁power ▁dep ended ▁on ▁a ▁sus cept ibility ▁or ▁re cept ivity ▁( negative ▁reson ance ) ▁caused ▁by ▁weak ening ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁force ▁from ▁various ▁m align ities ▁( B rown ' s ▁underlying ▁di ath esis ). ▁ ▁The ▁disease ▁process ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁dual ▁action : ▁the ▁initial ▁action ▁( E erst w irk ung ) ▁[ A ph or isms ▁ 7 0 , 6 2 , 6 4 , 6 5 ] ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁agent , ▁which ▁imp ing es ▁upon ▁the ▁gener ative ▁power , ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁imper cept ible ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁initial ▁in fection ▁by ▁the ▁meas les ▁micro be ), ▁and ▁the ▁counter ▁or ▁after - action ▁( G egen w irk ung ▁[ A ph . ▁ 6 3 , 1 1 2 , ▁ 1 1 5 ], ▁Nach w irk ung ) ▁[ A ph . ▁ 6 2 , 7 0 , ▁ 7 1 ] ▁of ▁the ▁sust ent ive ▁power , ▁which ▁produces ▁the ▁various ▁suffer ings ▁the ▁patient ▁compla ins ▁about . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁fixed ▁nature ▁of ▁t onic ▁dise ases ▁could ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁disc ern ing ▁the ▁underlying ▁caus al ▁state ▁of ▁mind , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁cur ative ▁medicine ▁based ▁on ▁fixed ▁principles , ▁the ▁variable ▁or ▁path ic ▁dise ases ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁identified , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁cur ative ▁medicine