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VOL. X, 1993

Lead me from Untruth to Truth

Lead me from Darkness to Light

Lead me from Death to Immortality

Adyaya I Brahmana 3 Mantra 28

(This service is only for private circulation. Part I of the journal lists the Current literature in

Homeopathy drawn from the well-known homeopathic journals published world-over - India,

England, Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil, USA, etc., discipline-wise, with brief

abstracts/extracts. Readers may refer to the original articles for detailed study. The full names

and addresses of the journals covered by this compilation are given at the end.)

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INDEX

S.No Topic Page. No.

1. QHD, Vol. X, 1, 1993 3

2. QHD, Vol. X, 2, 1993 39

3. QHD, Vol. X, 3, 1993 78

4. QHD, Vol. X, 4, 1993 133

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1. QHD, Vol. X, 1, 1993

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PART I - CURRENT LITERATURE LISTING

1. PHILOSOPHY

1. Homoeopathy as phenomenalistic medicine

ROBINSON, Karl (JAIH, 85, 1/1992)

Dr. ROBINSON discusses Homoeopathy in the

light of our modern scientific understanding of the

physical universe-that in essence it is comprised of

phenomena which are indeterminate in nature. It

logically follows that any effort we, as practitioners,

make to analyse our cases as cause and effect events

or to stereotype remedy images must be relegated to

the realm of uncertain theory. It reminds us that we

must view each case before us as a unique event

which we may in part come to understand, but whose

essential mystery we will never be able to fathom

completely.

2. Disappearance of a space occupying Lesion in

brain after Gelsemium.

BANERJEA, Subrate Kumar (JAIH, 85, 1/1992)

A 23year old woman with an “irregularly

enhanced cystic midline space occupying lesion in

the posterior fossa, suggestive of

hemagionablastoma”.

Gelsemium cured within a few months. Dr.

BANERJEA refers this case as ‘cancerinic miasm’

and delineates this miasm. He says that the case

under report is Psora-Sycotic.

Amitav GHOSH reported in the BHJ,

80,3/1991, see QHD. Vol.IX,No.3/92 – the cure of a

‘Space Occupying Lesion’ in a 60 year old man, with

Apis 6 and Thuja 6 both t.d.s., Medorrhinum 30

every 4 months one dose of Carcinosin 200 every

month, Prednisolone 30, Arsenicum 30 and

Lycopodium 30. GHOSH says that ‘a patient with a

neoplastic condition has all three miasms…’ It is

interesting that in BANERJEA’s case only one

remedy was given without any so-called ‘anti-

miasmatic’ remedy etc wheras in GHOSH’s many

remedies. It is also interesting that the progress was

much rapid in BANERJEA’s case.

3. Chaos theory

ABELL, Lora (Resonance, 14,1/1992)

Researchers are attempting to make a

‘scientific’ case for Homoeopathy. Such double-blind

studies like GIBSON et al and REILLY et al of

specific diseases like hay-fever, rheumatoid arthritis

and laboratory experiments which prove the efficacy

of the homoeopathic patencies (BENVENISTE) have

not been ‘accepted’ by the orthodox scientists. A

revolution in scientific thinking alone would change

the scenario.

Chaos theory (James GLEICK, 1987) is just such

a revolution. Chaos is a non-linear, predicatable order

without periodic repetition. The premise of Chaos

theory is that systems that may seem random are in

fact determined by very simple mathematical

formulas.

4. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755-

1843)

und die medizinischen Konzepte senier Zeit

(Christian Friedrich Samuuel Hahnmann and the

medical concepts of his time)

ECKART, W.U. (AHZ, 237, 1&2/1992)

Hardly any other medical concept, except

Homoeopathy, is so much obliged to its historical

roots or to the legacy of its founder. During the last

decade of the 18

th

Century Samuel HAHNEMANN

(1755-1843) with his concept of ‘similia similibus’

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designed a new art of healing. During the period

1791 to 1794 HAHNEMANN’s similie principle

developed and ripened. This new therapy could

compete successfully with all the other contemporary

concepts of medicine, especially because of its

individualistic approach both in anamnesis and

therapy. HAHNEMANN’s rejection of the allopathic

medicine was radical and sharp. Homoeopathy

outlasted not only its founder, it is still practiced by

homoeopathic physicians and is in fact being

accepted by an increasing number of patients.

The paper delves in to history and tries to shed

light upon the scene of medical concepts of

HAHNEMANN’s time. At the beginning of the 19

th

century the allopathic medicine was nto one nor was

it perfect and far from being successful. It contained

elements of Animism, Vitalism, Mesmerism,

Brownlanism and even of the old concept of

humoral pathology. HAHNEMANN knew them all

and he criticized them sharply mostly because of

their dangers for the patient. Nevertheless he also

profited from the contemporary concept of vitalism

(“Lebenskraft”) designed by Christoph Wilhelm

HUFELAND (1762-1836) even if his homoeopathic

therapeutic was completely different from

HUFELAND’s vitalism.

Finally the paper also outlines two other medical

concepts of HAHNEMANN’s time which also were

based on the critique of allopathic medicine: Joseph

DIETL’s (1804-1878) ‘therapeutic nihilism’ and the

early Naturopathy.

5. Uber die Schwierigkeiten bei der Unterscheidung

and Definition von Geistes und

Gemutssymptomen (The difficulties in

distinguishing and definition of mind and mental

symptoms).

FISCHER, V. (AHZ, 237, 1/1992)

The significance in the differentiation and

definition of mind and mental symptoms is

demonstrated through examples. It is shown that the

definition of the different symptoms makes sense

only when it represents a synthesis of the whole

behaviour in the patient and also allows a

differentiation from similar symptoms. ‘Dictatorial’,

‘intolerance of contradiction’, ‘abusing,’ ‘fastidious’,

‘contrary’, ‘quarrelsome’, ‘cautious’, etc. are

discussed to point out the author’s ideas.

It is also shown that the study of the original

proving symptoms is absolutely necessary for a

correct differentiation of the mind and mental

symptoms.

II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Tuberculinum case studies

GEUKENS, Alfons (JAIH, 85,

1/1992)

The acute “influenzal” picture of Tuberculinum

bovinum is described, the central characteristics of

which are: soreness of the body, wandering soreness,

restlessness, fever with chills, perspiration. A number

of clinical cases cured with Tuberculinum are

described in detail. The cases are characterized as

Acute cases, “Chronic” Acutes, and Chronic cases.

GEUKENS says that most of the acute

Tuberculinum states begin with an “influenza

picture”, and that this is the very beginning of an

acute Tuberculinum State.

Relevant rubrics from KENT are mentioned;

some additions to the Repertory are given.

Most valuable source of information on

Tuberculinum, information that often led to the

prescriptions in the above cases, is KENT’s Materia

Medica.

Highly instructive article.

2. Case Report;

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PARSONS, Phil (JAIH,85, 1/1992)

32 year-old-female with severe periodontal

disease, Tongue has patches of red, sensitive spots.

She used to eat dandelions as a child. Taking into

account all the symptoms she was given Taraxacum

30 after extracting four teeth. The remedy ensured

that there was minimal bleeding after extraction and

she felt great over-all.

Taraxacum is the dandelion which this woman

craved as a child.

Phil PARSONS does homoeopathic practice

with 25 years of mercury-free dentistry. Please also

refer to 3 cases of Phil PARSONS in the QHD, IX, 3,

1992.

3. Case Report

FLEISHER, Mitchell (JAIH, 85, 1/1992)

35 year-old-female with left hip pain after going

out dancing. sat on a hard, wooden bench for

prolonged periods between dances which caused

some transient coccygeal soreness; pain deep, sharp,

aching and radiated down the lateral aspect of left

thigh.

Hypericum 30; one month later; left leg pain

accompanied by tingling in the left calf; agg. by

driving car, sitting still, crossing the legs had to move

her legs regularly, and amel. by motion. Constantly

stretching her leg.

Rhus toxicodendron 30 withouth effect;

Hypericum 200 cured.

4. GUESS, George (JAIH,85,1/1992)

36 years –old – woman with acute uterine pain,

cramping, better lying or sitting; unable to stand

straight up; feels as if uterus needs support.Weak,

must lie down. Uterus worse walking; worse jarring.

Very aware of the uterus when standing. No interest

in sex. Cramps in uterus extending to knees, on

masturbating. Feels pulse all over if quiet. Sleepless.

No energy. Dull low back-ache. Breasts swollen.

Helonias 30

5. The pathogenetic power of the snake venom to

provoke disease HERING, Constantine (The

Homoeopathy, 12, 1/1992)

Constantine HERING’s own account of his

discovery and subsequent proving of Lachesis

translated into English for the first time-translated by

Jeanne JAFFIE.

This is a translation from French which was

printed in 1833 in the Bibliteque Homoeopathique de

Geneve, Vol.2 which again should have been a

translation from the original German communication

of HERING. A valuable document now available in

English.

The original communication in German to Ernst

STAPF was published in the Archiv für die

homoopathische Heilkunst, 10, 1831 followed by

“Nachragliche Bemerkungen uber das

Schlangengift”. These original contributions are now

available in the complete lesser writings in German

of Constantine HERING edited by K-H. GYPSER,

1988. The article in ‘The Homoeopath’ translated

from the French is not complete.

6. Colocynthis- bitter cucumber

ELMORE, Durr (Resonance, 14, 1/1992)

A brief study of the essential features of

Colocynthis.

7. Carcinosin – another nosode for recurrent otitis

media.

LEVATIN, Janet (Resonance, 14, 2/1992)

Two cases of children with otitis media in which

Carcinosin was the remedy. The remedy was chosen

on the Generals – family h/o cancer, etc.

In one case, the girl showed precocious interest

in sexual matters, a characteristic which Jonathan

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SHORE mentions in his Chapter in the IFH 1989

Case Conference Proceedings.

Much has come, in the recent times, on

Carcinosin. An uptodate list of rubrics on the basis of

all these is being drawn up and would be published

early.

8. Mercurius vivus and Mercurius solubils

ELMORE, Dutt (Resonance, 14, 2/1992)

Mercurius solubilis is the remedy which

HAHNEMANN proved but he however, later

recommended Mercurius vivus as a superior remedy.

Mercury is a remedy that should be used

cautiously, even in homoeopathic doses. KENT states

that it should not be used more than twice a winter in

treating colds.

Mercury is said to be one of the most inhibited

and closed of all remedies in the Materia Medica.

Mental state: anxious, restless, paranoid, hurried,

with dullness, forgetfulness and despair;

impulsiveness, violent anger, and destructiveness,

with sudden suicidal impulses or impulses to do

violence to others.

9. An unusual woman needs a quirky remedy

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN (Resonance, 14,

2/1992)

51 year-old-woman: warm and with strong desire

for sweets. Fears: of bridges, elevators, heights,

closed spaces, losing control. Obsessiveness and

extreme anxiety about her health. Has been to many

doctors and read countless books on self-help and

healing. Loquacity and intensity. Has many quirks,

many unusual tendencies.

Argentum nitricum cured.

10. Lac caninum: anxiety, yearning and inability –

Eight case histories GNAIGER, Jutta (BHJ, 81,

1/1992)

Lac caninum- the best-known milk remedy –

point to milk allergy but more to the early conflict in

the mother-child relationship. Any futher relationship

is ambivalent and unfulfilled. Likewise, the patient

remains insecure towards himself, experiencing many

fears. These eight case histories are intended to help

understand this forgotten medicine which ahs now

become really opportune.

Anxiety-longing-Inability: ‘Believing oneself

to be held in contempt’: one of the most impressive

symptoms of Lac caninum. People unable to find

their place in this world, unable to hold their ground.

People escaping into retreat, into refusal, into

depression or travelling.

It is the result of an unsuccessful, unhappy first

relationship with the mother, the result of a suckling

trauma? Is it an insatiable longing for the symbiotic

world of the beginning which has made the person

homeless in the here and now?

Those people tend then to enter into too close an

attachment. This produces an ambivalence,

manifesting itself in anxieties, in jealousy and

boredom and in sudden and unpredictable outbursts.

Lac caninum helps to give a soothing answer to

persons whose past is marked by a lack of security

and warmth. It is capable of strengthening them,

opening them up to a vision of the future, from where

a new impetus, vigour and hope may emanate.

11. The inner world of a patient as viewed by the

homoeopath

URETZKI, G. (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

One has to recognize the medicines by studying

the people. There are homoeopathic portraits all

round us-in the bus, in the market, in the office, in the

club – everywhere. Once the art of study and

understanding the emotional nature of individuals is

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cultivated, it would be easy to spot them in the

consulting room.

The author briefly and beautifully, sketches a

few cases to portray the ‘inner world’ of the patients

and thus remedies to them.

The following questions are raised for

discussion:

– How to hit the bulls-eye (i.e. to give only

one medicine)?

– Is it really important to be a sniper?

– Isn’t it better to break a butterfly

(symptoms) on a wheel, something will be

broken?!

– When giving all the medicines in one day,

one after another, is it possible to identify

how each of them affects the patient?

– Do we impoverish ourselves when we carry

out only symptomatic treatment, without

constitutional prescribing?

– What dilution to start treatment with and

how to continue it?

– Is it good to provoke an acute attack of a

disease, if you have hit the bulls-eye?

– Should we treat a homoeopathic

consultation as an ordinary job of the doctor

or as his creative activity? In the latter case

should we look for some harmony in the

prescribed regime, if we fancy there has

been a disharmony in the patient’s state?

– Should we consider the clue to the remedy

to be ‘God’s gift’, if it helps to understand

the patient, his psychological portrait?

A fascinating discussion, this would be.

Discussion invited.

12. Ananda ZAREN Seminar in July 1990 in

Switzerland reported by KLEIN Peter (HL, 4,

1/1991).

The case of a 45 year-old-woman is

demonstrated to highlight important aspects of

Conium;

Shame and Grief: A deep internal experience of

unexpected exposure divides her from herself and the

outside world. Memories of difficult experiences are

stored inside making a deep imprint. Dreams and

experiences of being abandoned. Unresolved grief.

Finally the pain is expressed as induration, rigidty,

paralysis on all levels.

These people isolate themselves. They feel

unworthy and interior, with a sense of failure.

Develops a dread of sex, joy and even life itself; fear

of any kind of relationship, finds herslf guilty of

everything. Works hard to avoid feeling the

loneliness, they often choose an occupation that

Isolates them. They tend to fall in love with

unattainable people. It is difficult for them to have

deep friendships as they cannot express their feelings.

They show little non-verbal communication, but

rather they intellectualize, they are ‘flat’ during the

interview.

They never initiate sex and do not feel wanted.

Frigidity, disgust and sadness after coition. They

cannot be naked and are often virgins.

They make rules for themselves e.g. not to tell

their feelings or needs, not to make mistakes

(mistakes reveal their vulnerability) don’t trust

anyone (to avoid disappointment).

Fastidiousness: likes structure and routinen, no

interest in new experiences. Wants to be extremely

exact in describing the symptoms, makes lists, gives

only few symptoms. Can work very hard, causing

exhaustion.

Physical (a few hints):

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Blinking of the eyelids when speaking of

emotions. Slow accommodation of the eyes, burning

in the eyes while reading, photophobia.

Vertigo turning ocer in bed, copious night sweats

as soon as they close thiey eyes. Desire for salt, acids,

coffee.Aversion for bread. Aggravation from any

kind of alcohol, they become easily tipsy. Flatulence

from milk.

Dysplasia or Cancer of cervix, Fibrocystic

Mastopathia, breasts swollen, lumpy, tender, worse

before/during menses, worse motion and coffee. May

put a pillow under the breasts while sleeping.

Complaints from long-lasting overstrain,

suppressed sexual desire, suppressed grief, repeated

experiences of being abandoned. Problems from a

dysfunctional family, from suppressed menses (pill),

from alcohol.

13. Proving of medicine Androctonos amurrauxl

hebraeus

SHERR, J (ACD, 1,1 TO 3/1992)

Jeremy SHERR of U.K. did a proving of

Androctonos amurreuxi herbraeus (Scorpion) in

1984. The proving lasted 21/2 years.

This article is a translation, from English, of

Jeremy SHERR’s systematic proving.

The Scorpion which was proved by J. SHERR

was from lsreal which produced severe pains.

After publication of his Proving a second edition

was published, in 1990, after obtaining feedback.

There were 32 provers (14 men +17 women and 1

ignored)

The Proving Symptoms are given in the

‘schema’,605 in number. At the end of the Proving

Symptoms the ‘Generals’ are extracted followed by

4 Case Reports.

The earlier references to Scorpion will be found

in CLARKE, STEPHENSON, J.,ALLEN T.F.,

VOISIN, H., MEZGER, J., AZAM and VINCENT

DE LAURIER. AZAM proved an Algerian species

(1938) which is found in the repertory under the

name Buthus (Buthus australis)

In the QHD,1987 the drug picture of Scorpion

proved by Jeremy SHEER has been given. The article

was by George GUESS.Androctonos is a great

remedy. The medicine is available from Nelsons

Pharmacy London and Helios Pharmacy London,

upto 1M Potency.

14. Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset

WOOD, Mathew (HT, 12, 1/1992)

Eupatorium was an Ameican Indian medicineis.

It was first proved by walter WILLIAMSON, one of

the founders of the Hahnemaan College,

Philadelphia. It was adopted into Homoeopathy on

essentially the same symptoms upon which it is

traditionally prescribed i.e. intermittent fever.

The traditional Chinese explanation for an

“intermittent fever” is that is is fever that has entered

part way into the system, but not all the way, so that

instead of a good thorough chill or fever, there is a

cycle of chill followed by fever. The fever is sort of

“Stuck” half way in and half away out. Such a

condition is associated with arterial tension and

therefore affects the liver (compare Agrimonia).

A very interesting old case of Eupatorium syrup

prescribed by an old lady to a man suffering since 3

years with intermittent fever not responding to all

known medicine is narrated.

15. Argentum nitricum- silver nitrate

WOOD, Mathew(HT, 12, 2/1992)

Argentum nitricum, a corrosive, was used by the

Alchemists for removal of warts. In the 18

th

century

much damage was done by the over-use of this

remedy. HAHNEMANN therefore proved the

remedy. It was reproven by John GRAY in 1845 who

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pointed out that this remedy was important for

patients with disorders from emitional over-activity.

Dr. Benoytosh BHATTACHARYA pointed out its

importance in “pitta” conditions (gas)

The metal is traditionally associated with the

moon. Argentum nitricum is homoeopathic to

conditions of emotional distress,

overimpressionability, wrongs of instinct, and

stomach disorders. The typical Argentum metallicum

or nitricum patient has a broad, “moon-like”face.

Dr.GRAY gives a vivid account of the mentals:

It is good for mental, emotional and even perceptual

problems arising from “moral causes”. such as for

example, “very impassioned laypreaching”.

Following are some of his comments:

“1. A crowd of impulses to act, to move, to be busy,

which without any distinct purpose to effect, keeps

the patient in continual motion; a state of unrest

which gives the appearance of hurry discontent to all

his conduct.

“2. The opposite of the forgoing condition; not the

calmness of deportment which occurs when the mind

is in healthful contemplation, but an apathy indicative

of a privation of motive or purpose; a state verging

upon, and often ending in, perfect imbecility.

“3. Errors and defects of perception. The erroneous

perceptions in which I have seen nitrate useful have

been:

As to time: the patient comstantly fearing he should

be too late, and supposing that one or two hours had

elapsed, when not more than a quarter or an eighth of

the supposed time had passed, and this all the while,

night and day, for many weeks together;and

Errors as to the velocity of galt: the patient supposing

that he was walking very rapidly when he was in fact

moving but very slowly indeed”.

For physical symptoms refer to Benoytosh

BHATTACHARYA’s ‘Tridosha and Homoeopathy’.

16. Ignatia in infants

ROBINSON, Karl (HT, 12, 2/1992)

Four weeks-old –girl child with hard stool, skin

rashes, gas, interrupted breathing. The symptoms

developed after the child’s parents quarelied nastily.

The mother was given Ignatia 200 and the child too

was given Ignatia 200, with happy results.

Thirteen moths-old-boy had been ill for 3

months, inspite of Innumerable homoeopathic

medicines. While nursing he was observed to have a

sort of Cheyne-stokes breathing. Three months ago

their pet dog had died and the mother cried and cried

for three days. The child became sick just after three

days. Ignatia 30 was given and cure including skin

rashes, behacioural changes, followed.

Emotional state of the mother with whom the

child is helplessly symblotic is most important to be

considered rather than just the child’s symptoms.

17. Apis mellifica to the rescue

CASEY Gina (HT,12, 2/1992)

Severe allergic reaction to Penicillin cured by

Apis mellifica

18. Symphytum

ZEEDEN, H. (AHZ, 237,1/1992)

The enormous therapeutic powers of

Symphytum is demonstrated through 5 case reports.

The indications for Symphytum officinale was

insufficient formation of callus after fracture of

naviculare, fatigue gracture in generalized

osteoporosis, Sudeck’s Syndrom with 20 years

lasting illness, post-traumatic pseudo-arthrosis of

sternum, and erosive polyarthrois of small joints of

fingers.

The complete range of action of Symphytum is

yet to be known. There is a strong case for a

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medicinal proving of Symphytum over a longer perid

and with X-ray controls.

19.Secondare Amenorrhoe (Secondary

Amenorrhoea)

LEERS, H(AHZ, 237,1/1992)

A 32 years-old-woman with one child:

Symptoms chosen for repertorisation: Menses, late;

right-sided sturma in the throat; restlessness, internal;

palpitation; pulsation; movement amel; desires

warmth. Hedera helix 30, cured.

20. Homoeopathische Therapie eines Hautekzema

mit Rhus venenata (Eczema treated by Rhus

venenata)

STEUER, M.K. (ZKH,36,1/1992)

A 28 year-old-woman suffering from moist

eczema in the axillae with intense pruritus

ameliorated by application of hot water, was cured by

Rhus venenata.

21. Cocculus-das Erscheinen von Symptom nach

Mittelgabe (Cocculus-the appearance of symptoms

after the administration of the medicine)

WEGENER, A (ZKH,36,1/1992).

In a Cocculus case the symptom observed by

HAHNEMANN “Cares about health of others” was

decisive to dind the remedy. A subsequent remedy

was given as needed after giving which further

Cocculus symptoms unknown to the patient till then

appeared. The author has observed in other cases also

that after a well-followed remedy the symptoms of

the previous remedy further appeared. HERING had

already observed that in the proving of a remedy the

organism reacts with symptoms of an earlier proving

remedy. That a similar phenomenon occurs during

healing phase also has been observed by the author as

shown in this Cocculus case.

22. Homoo Quiz-Multiple Sklerose (Multiple

Scleroris)

Auflosung Homoo-quiz (Solution to

homoeoquiz)

MULLER,H.V.(AHZ,236,6/1991&237,1/1992)

In the AHZ 236, 6/1991 Dr.H.V.MULLER

narrateda case of a 37 year-old-man with multiple

scelerois. The patient’s expression revealed much

anxiety and helplessness. He had other symptoms of

multiple sclerosis. After a long interview the remedy

came up which ultimately cured. In the AHZ, 237, 1/

1992 the author explains the choise of the remedy-

Strychninum

List of the Strychninum symptoms which are

characteristic in this case (See Synthetic Rep. I

Edition, Kent, Boericke):

1. Starting when touched

2. Starting

3. Frightened easily

4. Fear of being injured

5. Delusions of being pursued by enemies

6. Sensitive to noise

7. Oversensitive

8. Restlessness, nights; tossing about in bed

9. Shrieking during sleep

10. Fear, something will happen

11. Anxious expressions of face

12. Hypocritic expression; Risus sadonicus

13. Distorted face

14. Desire for company

15. Aversion to answer

16. Disconnected answers

17. Ear, noises, humming; roaring and buzzing

18. Ear, noise as if droning

19. Weak eyesight, misty vision; cloudy

20. Visual field large

21. Weakness of vision

22. Vertigo, walking in the open air

23. Vertigo, falling forwards

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24. Muscle paralysis, tottering and staggering

25. Numbness with formication of the legs

26. Numbness with prickling (as if legs asleep); of

the feet; of the soles

27. Bladder paralysis

28. Unpleasant dreams

29. Dullness; difficulty in thinking and understanding

30. difficulty speech; difficulty, speech due to throat

crampy pain

23. Lachesis in Malaria and Echinacea in Bites

RAPHAEL, Sushil (HH, 17, 2/1992)

Lachesis 200 single dose each in 3 different

cases of malaria cured. Lachesis was given on the

symptoms of: the chill being so violent that even with

many covers over him the patient wanted to be held

pressed down; loquacity; and the chill being between

3-4 P.M. (KENT, p. 1274)

A woman, 45 years bitten by a cobra was given

an injection i.m. of Echinacea 200 repeated after ½

an hour and she recovered rapidly.

The author says that he gave regularly Echinacea

in mother tincture or potency for poisonous stings or

bites of poisonous insects and dog bites also whether

rabid or not with instantaneous results.

Homoeopaths should try Echinacea in dog bites

and report results. It will be a really worthy

experiment.

24. Arsenicum album – as anger remedy

ROY, Sost (HH, 17, 3/1992)

Clincial case highlighting the well-known

characteristics of Arsenicum album

25. Restoring a perverted balance

SONAWALA, Sarla (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

A 31 year-old-man, sexually perverted. From

adolescent stage and even before he began his sexual

activities. Married at 30 years, he still persisted in

excessive indulgence, drank alcohol to increase his

sexual potency. He wanted his excessive desire to be

brought down. His whole story centred on sex.

Fluoric acid M and them XM brought this

excessive desire down.

26. Arsenic – From Gandhi to Shylock

SONAWALA, Sarla (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

A poem highlighting Arsenic

27. Argentum nitricum, Lycopodium

TARKAS, Ishwardas P. (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

28. Medorrhinum – Materia medica of the mind

SHAH, Jawahar (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

A study of the mind through the Synthetic

Repertory, Kent’s Repertory, Boericke’s

Repertory and Boger Boenninghausen’s

Repertory,

29. A case of chronic diarrhea cured with Rhus tox

BABU, Prabhakar V. (mfh, 2, 3/1992)

24-year-old housewife with diarrhea of 6 months

duration, chronic redness of eyes, aversion to open

air, was cured with Rhus toxicodendron

30. Use of indigenous and other remedies in

Homoeopathy as home remedies

RASTOGI, D.P. (mfh, 2, 3 to 5/1992)

Dr. RASTOGI delivered the Dr. Seshachari

memorial lecture at Hyderabad on 3 March 1991.

He outlined some of the ailments and their

(indigenous) remedies:

Cassia sophere Asthma

(especially if pains in joints also)

Achyranthes aspera Boils

Carica papaya Conjunctivitis;

Jaundice

Justicia adhathoda Coryza

Aegele folia Constipation

Terminalia chebula

Aegle marmelos Dysentery

Achyranthes aspera Diarrhoea

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Cynodon dactylon,

Calotropis gigantean

Hygrophila spinosa, Skin

Anthrakokali

Embelia ribes Worms

Cuprum oxydatum nigrum

31. Psorinum – When mother gets under your skin

TESSLER, Neil (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

Two cases are reported to high-light some

important components of Psorinum. Depression,

Despair and Co-dependence (with the mother, in the

two cases). Psorinum persons come from the

background where their self-worth was deeply

undermined, where there may have been poverty.

alcoholism, abuse, perceived or actual abandonment,

rejection. The sentiment of forsakenness is also

discussed.

A very interesting article.

32. The children who go washed too much

OLSEN, Steve (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

A 36-year-old woman with panic attacks when

driving her car, fear of killing her own children, and

fear of germs (taking Rivotris 8 mg. a day and Prozac

80 mg. a day) was cured with Medorrhinum. An

educative case.

The author suggests addition of Med. to the

following rubrics:

Mind, fear, apprehension, dread – killing of

Mind, disgust

Mind, fear, apprehension, dread, happen,

something will

Female Genitalia, desire increased

Mind, fear, driving, on bridges, on the freeway

Mind, extroverted, open and expansive nature

Mind, washing, children, excessively

33. Clematis erecta – the botanical relationship of the

vegetable remedies

CHINDEMI, Wayne J (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

A brief article on the botanical relationship.

34. Nux moschata – accidental proving

ELMORE, Durr (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

32-year-old-woman with sudden attacks of

severe anxiety, inner restlessness, hysterical;

eructations, extremely dry mouth. She had eaten

muffin with large amount of nutmeg and therefore

was proving it. On consulting the material medica all

her symptoms were characteristic of Nux moschata.

35. Anacardium orientale

VASILIS, Ghegas (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

An excellent essay on Anacardium orientale.

36. The effects of grief on infants/children of age

upto 5 years.

The curative effects of Ignatia.

CHATTERJEE, Ardhendu Sekhar (HMM, 3,

4/1992)

Boy 11/2 years age unwell with respiratory

distress since his mother abandoned him and went

awasy.

Boy 2 years age with very high fever; his mother

was in hospital.

Small boy in orphanage who was allowed to visit

home twice a year fell sick every time after such a

visit.

Girl 21/2 years age with high fever. Her mother

who was breast feeding the child was grieving over

the death of a maternal aunt.

All these children were treated with Ignatia with

rapid cure.

III. THERAPEUTICS

1. When your prescription falls

WILLIAMS, Henry (JAIH, 85, 1/1992)

From a presentation at the Ohio State,

Pennyslania, October 1990.

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Dr. WILLIAMS highlighted the many clinical

approaches to homoeopathic practice he has seen

evolve over the years and he reviewed some of his

strategies when the indicated remedy falls to act.

Among the strategies are: miasmatic prescribing,

utilizing of isopathic treatment for obstacles to cure

resulting from allopathic drugging, and the bowel

nosodes.

When the indicated remedy does not elicit

response Dr. WILLIAMS looks for antidotal

influences viz, coffee etc., seeks further clarification

from the patient then re-evaluate – in which special

attention is paid to the nosodes and less used

remedies that appear in two or more rubrics. Look for

the predominant miasm (Elizabeth W. HUBBARD):

Sycotic: too much of everything with the

tendency to pinecone types of outgrowths;

Syphllitic: suicidal and homicidal tendencies

and growths that are soft; congenital

abnormallties;

Tubercular: combination of Psora and

Syphills

The key note of the Morgan group of bowel

Nosodes is Congestion. Consider this group for

chronic Fatigue Syndrome: also Bacillus No.7.

List of Sycotic and Syphilitic miasmatic

remedies are available in P. 1406 of KENT’s

Repertory.

Sheilagh CREASY outlined the essentials of the

Miasms:

Sycosis

Excesses: Physical obesity

Emotional – Provocative, Extroverted

Mental – Obsessive

Growths: Indurations, Tumors. Herpes

Discharges ameliorate.

Worse during the daytime. Worse from damp

cold.

Better from motion, travel, change

Evening colics. Chronic Catarrh. Eruptions –

itching.

Psora

Inhibition: Physical – constipation, scanty

menses

(better lying, worse standing)

Weakness: lack of stamina and perseverance;

better stimulants

Fears: Anxious

Eruptions. Anaemia. Pulsation. Hyperfunction.

Circumscribed redness, Flushes.

Syphills

Dysfunction: Physical – Ulceration,

Nervousness. Birth defects.

Emotional – introvert. Homicidal. Suicidal

Mental – Critical. Deceitful

Worse at night

Bone pain and deformity. Blindness, Deafness.

Nervous system degeneration (e.g. Multiple

Scierosis)

Pain – linear or in spots

Eruptions – painful, Fissures. Alopecia

Unequal eyes, pupils.

2. Vaccination: a sacrament of modern medicine.

MOSKOWITZ, Richard (The Homoeopathy 12,

1/1992)

Questions the claims of Vaccinations conferring

immunity, the need for mass vaccinations and

compulsive vaccinations the adverse effects, etc.

Nine cases from own practice are narrated, good

investigation has been made.

Some relevant rubrics of ill effects of

vaccinations are given. Many of the rubrics refer to

vaccination against small-pox.

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Harris COULTER, ‘DPT a shot in the Dark’ as

also many other articles have appeared questioning

the need for vaccinations as they are now carried out.

3. The effects of antibiotics on health.

SALVODORE, Teresa (Resonance, 14, 1/1992)

Most often homoeopathys are consulted when

allopathic medications fail or cease to work or when

surgical interventions are proposed. it is difficult in

these cases to straight away select a homoeopathic

remedy because of the masking/confusion of the

symptoms due to antibiotics.

The author cites the case of a 6 year-old-girl with

repeated strepthroat infections which of late were not

responding appropriately to antibiotics.

However, the homoeopathic remedy Ailanthus

chosen on the basis of the totality brought rapid

improvement. It also developed resitance to further

frequent throat infections.

4. Food allergies – a homoeopathic perspective

JACOBS, Jennifer (Resonance, 14, 1/1992)

Some persons complain of specific ailments after

consuming certain common food items to which a

normal healthy person ought not be allergic. This

sensitivity is specific to the person. Homoeopathy

aims at restoring harmony and balance so that one

can enjoy. Homoeopathy aims at restoring harmony

and balance so that one can enjoy, in moderation,

healthy foods without restrictions on specific items.

The Repertory is full of such ‘sensitivity’

symptoms. However, a full case must be carefully

taken, analysed and the remedy chosen which would

bring about harmony.

The author narrates a case of allergy to sweets,

remedied by Argentum nitricum

it is the common experience of every good

homoeopath to have such experience; infants with

‘milk allergies’, ‘sneezing from exposure to least

dust’, etc., all harmonized with Homoeopathy

5. A violent reaction to a topical homoeopathic

analgesic

REICHENBERG ULLMAN, Judyth

(Resonance, 14, 1/1992)

A 47 year-old-woman who was under

homeopathic treatment with Rhus toxicodendrom has

stopped it for some time. Subsequently she applied

generously an external ‘homoeopathic’ analgesic

containing Ledum and Symphytum and Rhus tox for

soreness as a result of physical exertion. This caused

severe aggravation – inflammatory joint in places

where she had applied the gel.

Rhus toxicodendron internally, relieved.

6. Systematic investigation of the decision process in

Homoeopathy – two first steps.

VAN HASELEN, R.A. (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

Plans for two pilot studies concerning the

homoeopathic treatment of chronic and acute otitis

media are presented. The intention of these studies is

not only to look at the efficacy of the homoeopathic

treatment as a whole but also to investigate the

efficacy of the individualized decision strategies.

Based on the homoeopathic literature a selection of

decision strategies has been made. The reader is

asked to criticize and supplement the chosen decision

strategies.

7. Homoeopathic treatment of cholera in Peru –

initial clinical study GAUCHER, C; JULIN, D.,

PEYCRY, P. (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

The medical charity Homoeopaths sans

Frontieres sent a mission to a shanty town in Peru

during the current cholera epidemic. Homoeopathic

treatment was combined with fluid and electrolyte

therapy. Result appeared favourable. A small-scale

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uncontrolled study is reported. Further studies are

being undertaken.

8. Psychotherapy and Homoeopathy – case of chronic

anxiety depression

RISQUE, Fernando (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

The author reports in detail the evolution of the

case of a 43 year-old-ma suffering from chronic

anxiety depression.

Besides Psycho-therapy, homoeopathic treatment

also was resorted to. The treatment period lasted from

1988 to 1990; seven homoeopathic medicines were

administered over the period – all in 10m – and

clearly these helped a quicker cure.

The homoeopathic medicines brought,

everytime, valuable dreams.

9. A case of Septicaemia with Staphylococcus aureus

in course of pyelonephritis with kidney abscess

PAYRHUBER, Klaus (HL, 4, 1/1991)

A 40 year-old female with pyelonephritis.

Lachesis, Lycopodium, Bryonia were given, in that

order, according to the symptoms that were perceived

but without expected result. (Para 253, of the

Organon) It was actually Chelidonium which was

given next that cured. One conclusion we can drawn

from this report, is that as long as we can find

individual and characterizing symptoms, we can rely

on homoeopathic treatment without being frightened

by the pathological diagnosis of the disease.”

An educative report.

10. Homoeopathic treatment of injuries

REIS, Stefen (ACD, 1 to 4/1992)

Detailed therapeutics of injuries including

Contusions, concussions, Dislocations, Sprains and

Strains, Fractures, Tetanus prophylaxis, Burns and

Scalds, Frostbites, Surgical Operations, etc.

Sources quoted include: H. C. ALLEN,

Constantine HERING, Hilmar DEICHMAN, Harvey

FARRINGTON, G.H.G. JAHR, Pierre SCHMIDT,

Calvin KNERR, Henri VOISIN, Julius MEZGER,

Richard HAEHL, E.A., FARRINTON, A. NOACK

and C.F. TRINKS, E.M. HALE, William

BOERICKE, J.H. ALLEN, J.T. KENT, Richard

HUGHES, Samuel HAHNEMANN, Donald M.

FOUBISTER, Adolf VOEGELI, M.G. BLACKIE,

W. MEILI, W.A. DEWEY, Margaret TYLER, H.

ORTLOFF, J.H. CLARKE.

11. Disturabnce of Equilibrium

ROGASH, Rolf H. (ACD, 1, 1/1992)

43-year-old woman, with disturbance of

equilibrium while walking and looking downward.

Tabacum 30 and later Cicuta virosa in Q18 cured.

There was history of head injury

12. King Cholera strikes

TREUHERZ, Francis (HT, 12, 1/1992)

This article appeared first in The journal of

Alternative and Complementary Medicine

The author argues rightly that it is time that

Homoeopathy offers its resources to the WHO

through agencies like the LIGA for treatment of

Cholera.

Cholera has again struck Peru in 1991 and it has

entered the U.S.

The author has listed the symptoms of Cholera

vis-à-vis Food poisoning. He has also discussed the

well-known Camphor, Cuprum and Veratrum album

13. An experiment with breast milk

RAMANATHAN, A.N. (HH, 17, 1/1992)

The HH, Oct, 1991 carried an article with the

above title high lighting certain children’s allergy to

breast milk and its desensitization tautopathically.

Childhood allergies are of fleeting nature. The

various defense forces which emerge at different

periods in the growing child are the overriding factor

which support health.

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The author narrates the case of a female infant

which developed allergic excoriations of skin and

when it was fed boiled breast milk which the infant

accepted the skin became normal. When normal

breastfeeding was restored the allergy recurred and

the breast milk was again expressed, boiled and given

which again cured the skin rashes. A simple

manipulation.

Would’t it have been right to give the

appropriate homoeopathic remedy to the suckling

mother?

14. ‘Madras Eye’ (acute haemorrhagic

Conjunctivitis)

RAMANUJAM, S., MARTIN, M. Peter (HH, 17,

1/1992)

The epidemic began in August 1991 peaked in

September and declined in November 1991. A

remedy for the epidemic was found and trial made at

the Homoeopathic Centre, Balamandir, Madras –

600017.

This study covered 1313 cases. Sanicula M twice

a day for 3 days was given to all the cases. The study

established the effectiveness of Sanicula both as

preventive and curatie in Acute haemorrhagic

Conjunctivitis.

15. Is snoring a surgical problem more than a social

nuisance

LAKSHMI, P.S. (HH, 17, 3/1992)

A young lady who had spells of sore throat on

alternating sides was cured by Lac caninum

A lady snored regularly but whenever she visited

her parents at the seashore she did not snore.

Medorrhinum cured.

A 7 year-old-child was snoring which was like

whistling. Sulphur 30 relieved the snoring.

16. A case of Amnesia syndrome

BAIG, Mirza Anwer (HH, 17, 3/1992)

An 18 year-old –man who suffered from amnesia

was cured with Stramonium, Lycopodium, Lachesis

and other remedies.

17. Psychopathology – an overview

ASRANI, C.H. (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

Brief descriptions of the different kinds of

‘Neuroses;, ‘Psychology’ and acute and chronic brain

disorders.

18. Mental status examination

AYYAR, K.S. (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

Mental status examination methodologies are

briefly outlined in this article: Appearance, Motor

activity, Speech/Talk, Thought – content and

organization, Mood, Attention and Concentration,

Testing of higher cerebral function, Insight and

Judgement.

19. Knowing the mind in homoeopathic practice

DHAWALE, Kumar (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

Brief essay on understanding the mind of the

patient and prescribing upon such understanding.

20. Homoeo – psycho – therapy – a practisioner’s

experience

PARTHASARATHY, V. (Mrs) (NJH 1, 1/1992)

Dr. Rajan SANKARAN suggested that if we

understand the state of the patient’s mind with his

fears and anxieties and delusions and then make the

patient realize that his reactions are out of proportion

to reality and if the patient understands and accepts it

so, he would require no further medicine to get cured.

Dr. Mrs. PARATHASARATHY reports a case

treated in the above manner.

21. Schizophrenic tamed

PARTHASARATHY, (Mrs) Vishpala (NJH, 1,

1/1992)

A 23 year-old-male with uncontrollable anger,

fault-finding; deaf; unclear speech. His mother is also

schizophrenic and is under medication regularly.

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Staphisagria, Hyoscyamus, kali bichromicum and

Stramonium were given. Anger under control.

22. Bull by the horns.

PARTHASARATHY, (Mrs) (NJH, 1. 1/1992)

The author discussed with Dr. M.L.SEHGAL,

Delhi on what Dr. SEHGAL has termed as

“Revolutionized Homoeopathy”, i.e. treating on the

common mental symptoms alone. The ‘present’,

‘persistent’ and ‘predominant’ mental state of the

patient gives the clue and medicine is to be chosen

accordingly. A model case is narrated.

23. A peculiar fascination

SEHGAL, Yogesh (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

The author practices Dr. SEHGAL’s

revolutionized Homoeopathy’.

A 5 year-old-boy was always smelling shoes or

dustbin. Any strong smell fascinated him and gave

him pleasure. Cocculus indicus cured.

24. The importance of the mind in therapeutics

ANWAR BAIG, Mirza (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

That mind is the master is demonstrated by three

cases:

A 68 year-old-girl masturbated frequently. If

prevented she became very restless. During

pregnancy the mother of this child had intense sexual

desire and she masturbated in the same manner. The

child said that she felt as if a mouse had bitten her

private part. She also dreamt as if a mouse bit her

there. Pulsatilla cured.

A 19 year-old-boy, epileptic. On the clue of ‘fear

of being betrayed’ Hyoscyamus was given which

cured.

25. The mind is the key

CHATTERJEE, Sujeet (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

Three cases are reported in which prescriptions

based on the mental state alone cured totally.

26. Mind – a miasmatic view

JALGAONKAR, Mrs. Sujata (NJH, 1 1/1992)

A brief study of miasmatic classification of

mind.

27. The high and low fevers

KUMAR, Vijay R. (mfh, 2, 3/1992)

A very brief discussion about ‘fevers’

28 Homoeopathic therapeutics of Measles.

LAKSHINARAYANAN, D. (mfh, 2, 3/1992)

A brief review of therapeutic of measles.

29. Homoeopathic management of a case of

bronchiectasis

LAKSHMINARAYANAN, D. (mfh, 2, 3/1992)

30. Oxygenoid constitution of the body of Dr. von

GRAUVOGL

Dr. LAKSHMINARAYANAN makes a lucid

exposition of von GRAUVOGL’s ‘constitution’.

31. A child’s world

HERSCU Paul (simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

In the Simillimum, 4, 3/1991, Paul HERSCU in

his article A child’s world commented that his

patient developed nosebleed after taking Phosphorus

200 which the patient had not experienced before.

HERSCU explained that it indicated that the remedy

was correctly chosen and that the paient had a deeply

curative reaction to the remedy.

A reader has asked a question whether a

symptom never before experienced but “belonging”

to the remedy meant a proving or overdosing. Where

did HERSCU get his idea from? In such cases how

did one choose between an overdosing/proving and a

well-chosen remedy?

Dr. HERSCU has given a detailed reply to the

question. He has drawn attention to paragraphs 22,

24, 62, 63, 68, 155 156, 249 of the Organon. A very

interesting essay.

32. HERING’s diagnostic method

ALBIN Steve (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

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Two articles of Constantine HERING on the

study of homoopathic material medica which

appeared in The Northwestern Journal of

Homoeopathy 1852 and Materia Medica Journal

1896 are summarized in this article.

Learning Materia Medica by heart is useless. The

symptoms of a remedy must be seen as belonging to

the whole picture of what the remedy does.

HERING’s “diagnostic method” was first to learn a

few remedies very well and then learn the remedies

most nearly connected with them. HERING

suggested the material medica be read several times

to gain a deep understanding of a remedy and to see

the remedy from different perspectives.

A very educative article

33. Arnica protocol in surgery

GUTOWSKI Louise D. (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

The author has suggested in the light of his

experience, the following protocol

Arnica 30

One week prior : 2 pellets 3 times a day

Day of surgery, before and after surgery : 2

pellets 3 times a day

For the three days following surgery : 2 pellets 3

times a day

Next 2 days : 2 pellets twice a day

Last day : 2 pellets once a day

The above protocol was followed by the author

for her mother who underwent cataract surgery.

Besides the rapid post surgical recovery and absence

of problems which others under the conventional

measures have, he vision also improved.

The author suggests the protocol for other

surgeries too.

34. Two cases of Idiopathic Thrombocytopaenia

BRADLEY Randall and CURRIM Ahmed N

(Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

Lachsis cured two cases of thrombocytopaenia

35. A case of a boy who was barking like a dog.

KANJILAL Tapan (HMM, 3, 4/1992)

A 13-year-old-boy with attacks of ‘fits’ angry

and irritable, abusive, insulting behaviour, biting and

tearing, etc. Hyoscyamus Q1. (50 millesimal)

Violence worse; barking like a dog; sleepless.

Stramonium Q1. No improvement.

Found to be barking and also protruding his

tongue, saliva trickling; asking people to approach

him so that he would bite them. Hydrophobinum M

Improvement all round. Hydrophobinum XM

After few months of steady improvement again

‘fits’ and violence Hydrophobinum Q3 which

aggravated. Belladonna Q3 improved. Belladonna

Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7 progressively.

Sulphur Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5; then Psorinum Q1,

Q2, Q3, Q4. Again ‘fits’ opisthotonos. Belladonna

Q8, Q9 Then Pulsatilla Q3. Then Arnica Q5 for

trauma

Itch aggravated. Sulphur 200; Merc.sol Q1, 200.

Completely well.

A very interesting case

36. A case of sterility

RAMESH (HMM, 3, 4/1992)

A 24 year-old-woman, married since 6 year but

no children; glands in the axilla after vaccination,

very painful, amel. menses; pain and swelling spread

to left breast and left shoulder.

Sulphur Q1 then Q2 given; although there was

initially some improvement, it did not proceed

further. Calcarea carbonica in ascending potencies

cured and the patient became pregnant. Calcarea

came out by working with the ‘Concordances’

The ‘discussion’ part is very interesting.

37. Diseases of brain and nerves of children

MATANI, K.H. (HMM, 3, 4/1992)

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A boy of 7 years, son of a neurophysician with

‘tics’ aggressive, sudden violence, Tarantula

hispanica cured.

1 year-old-girl with epilepsy: Calcarea

corbonica cured.

20 months-old-boy on respirator in hospital:

Opium cured.

16 year-old-girl with ‘Typhoid’ and in serious

condition. Opium and then Zincum cured.

38. Psoriasis

SHARMA M.L. (HMM, 3, 4/1992)

A 14-year-old-girl with Psoriasis. Sepia

prescribed on the ‘mentals’ alone (Dr. SEHGAL’s

method) cured.

IV REPERTORY

1. About some traps set by ‘crude’ repertorization

methods – need for clinical data and intelligent

repertorization systems.

Part I – Repertorization methods compared with

voting procedures. FICHEFET (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

Homoeopathic treatment is individualized, i.e.

individualization of the patient, Individualization of

the medicine. individualization of the dose of the

selected medicine.

Computerized repertories have been using a

number of different methods of selecting medicines.

The dangers of simplistic methods are discussed. The

theory of voting can be applied to homoeopathic

repertorization, with different methods producing

conflicting results. The logical structure of different

procedures and their relationship to the competence

of the prescriber is discussed.

2. Mental symptoms – analogical grouping

FONSEC, Ademar Valadares (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

The author has made a systematic study of the

repertory’s mental symptoms, proposing a new

organization of rubrics and sub-rubrics based on its

analogical ordering. In order to help homoeopathic

medicine in the search for and in the differential

diagnosis of symptoms.

The author concludes that analytical study of

mental symptoms is of great value both in the

reportorial study of consulting-room cases as well as

in semiological understanding of problems for

effective use of the repertory.

3. Mittelverwechselungen in Repertorium von Kent-

Teil 12 (confusions in Kent’s Repertory Part 12)

Kali muriaticum and Kali nitricum

WOLF, M (ZKH, 36, 1/1992)

Kali muriaticum (Instead of Kali nitricum wrongly

printed)

Mouth, scorbutic, gums (p. 418)

Stomach, Eructations, sour (p. 496)

Urethra, itching, meatus (p. 672)

Urine, albuminous (p. 680)

Urine, Sugar (p.691)

Chest, coldness, heart, region of (p.825)

Extremities, chilblains, fee (p.955)

Extremities, coldness (p.956)

Extremities, coldness, foot (p.962)

Extremities, lower limbs, swelling (p.1199)

The author has consulted the source books viz.

ALLEN’s Encyclopaedia, HERING’s Guiding

Symptoms for verification.

4. Meno/Metrorrhagi

LYNCH Pamela J (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

What actually are Menorrhagia and

Metrorrhagia? What are these according to the

dictionaries and what KENT actually meant in his

repertory? The author suggests that Menorrhagia

meant excessive, profuse menstruation and

Metrorrhagia meant heavy bleeding any time during

the cycle. These two rubrics being shorter than

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“Menses, copious” “frequent” “intermittent” etc. may

be more easy to repertorize.

A study of the ‘provings’ would give a clearer

ida as to what exactly are the meaning of the terms

and their entry into the Repertory.

V. VETERINARY

1. The homoeopathic science of healing of domestic

animals; a rediscovered manuscript of Samuel

HAHNEMANN,

KAISER, Daniel (The Homoeopathy 12, 1/1992)

This is a manuscript of a lecture prepared by

HAHNEMANN. This was found in the Library of the

University of Leipzig. The original has appeared in

full for the first time in the ZKH, 33, 3/1989.

HAHNEMANN has given directives for

practical application of Homoeopathy to animals.

One should have before him the precise knowledge

of the illness and the precise knowledge of the

medicines.

HAHNEMANN details provings of medicines of

healthy animals and observe the change produced “

in what manner the pupils become dilate, In what

position they put their ears, tail, the general position

of the whole body, the moisture of the nose, mouth”,

“… they would observe the changes in the animal’s

frame of mind and mood … in what maner it

communicates its pain in one or another part”.

HAHNEMANN also says that if Homoeopathy is

applied correctly and the single remedy chosen and

given, the animal will be cured rapidly and

permanently “with almost mathematical certainty”.

So far no Veterinary Homoeopathic Materia

Medica has been prepared on the basis of provings on

animals. In fact there have been no such provings. It

is time that this work is undertaken.

2. Homoeopathic veterinary prescribing – a short

pilot study KAYNE, Steven (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

An historical outline of veterinary homoeopathy

is given together with brief reasons for the recent

increase in demand for homoeopathic treatment and

limiting factors preventing wider acceptance of the

discipline. A pilot survey is described in which the

six homoeopathic medicines most frequently

prescribed by homoeopathic veterinarians have been

identified together with their applications.

The conclusion is that nearly all the vets wanted

to increase their homoeopathic prescribing: despite a

variety of problems being experienced, the field of

veterinary homoeopathy looks set to widen in the

future.

3. Homoeopathic treatment of a horse

RAKOW, Michael (ACD, 1, 1/1992)

A 11-year-old white mare, “Lianka”, a Bavarian

mare with Arab blood was brought for lameness after

an injury 14 days ago. X-ray: n.a.d. The totality of

symptoms:

Restlessness

Ailments from fear

Want of self-confidence

Thinning inspite of good appetite

Ataxia

Paralysis

Inflammation of mucous membranes

Inflammation bones

Continued movement amel

Cold wind agg.

Stormy agg.

Rain agg.

Covered, amel.

Uncovering agg.

Saddle, harness agg. i.e. Pressure agg.

Bridle agg. i.e. Touch agg.

Silicea D 30, 3 doses weekly.

After 5 days improvement began.

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After 3 more days completely free of ailments.

Lianka was then given a dose Silicea D 200

Follow-up after an year: Well in everyway.

4. Several seminars in Veterinary Homoeopathy are

organized in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in March

1992. (HT, 12, 1/1992)

5. FDA and Veterinary Homoeopathy

BORNEMAN, Jay (HT, 12, 1/1992)

It was understood earlier that the FDA had issued a

“position paper” which suggested that the use of

homoeopathic remedies in veterinary practice could

be illegal. To resolve the issue a meeting took place

between the center for Veterinary Medicine staff at

FDA and a coalition of American Association of

Homoeopathic Pharmacists in November 15, 1991. It

soon became apparent that there was “no problem”

with veterinarians prescribing human use

homoeopathic medicines in their small animal

practices. The FDA was clear that the “veterinary use

of homoeopathy was illegal” was not correct.

6. Anna responds to Bryonia

SHAEFFER, Edgar C. (HT, 12, 2/1992)

Anna a 16 year-old-horse which suffered from

dislocated hip for about 10 years, arthritis and

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, panic attacks

inside a barn, responded very well to Bryonia.

VI. PHARMACOLOGY

1. A question

VAIDYA, B.J. (HH, 17, 2/1992)

Saccarum lactis and Saccharum officinale both

are medicines in Homoeopathy. Saccharum lactis is

used as vehicle with with homoeopathic medicines

are triturated. The question raised is whether in the

process of trituration the Saccharum lactis also gets

dynamised in which case the dynamic powers of

Sacchrum lactis gets ‘mixed’ with the homoeopathic

medicine being triturated. How to distinguish them?

2. LM Potencies

FOX, Richard, E. (HH, 17, 3/1992)

This is a brief study, with reference to the

Organon 6 Edition (Jost KUNZLI, Alain NAUDE

and Peter PENDLETON) of the advantages and

administration of the LM Potencies (50 millesimal

scale potencies).

VII. RESEARCH

1. An experimental double-blind study to evaluate the

use of Euphrasia in preventing conjunctivitis

MOKKAPATTI, Rupa (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

A double-blind study using Euphrasia 30 or

placebo was carried out during an epidemic of viral

conjunctivitis. Nine hundred and ninety-four subjects

were available at follow-up, when 48 subjects in the

group given Euphrasia and 43 subjects in the placebo

group had signs and symptoms of conjunctivitis, a

difference which was not statistically significant. The

protocol by which Euphrasia was tried may be used

without change to scientifically confirm the efficacy

of a genus epidemicus. The concept of genus

epidemicus lends itself well to experimental double-

blind studies in homoeopathy during epidemics.

This is again an attempt at making a ‘scientific’

case for Homoeopathy; another ‘double-blind’ study

destined to give a negative result.

2. Research in Homoeopathy

RIGHETTI, Marco (HL, 4, 1/1991)

This is an extract from Marco RIGHETTI’s talk

in Essen (Germany) in October 1989 in the Congress

held by the ‘Zentrum zur Dokumentation für

Naturheilverfahren’.

Homoeopathy is a science in itself and cannot be

judged from research view alien to it. The strictly

individual selection of the remedies cannot be

pressed into standardized medical therapy with

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defined diagnostic categories such as is necessary for

double-blind studies.

In spite of the above drawbacks inherent in such

scientific evaluation the effects of Homoeopathy can

be demonstrated with hard facts.

The author cites some trails done at various

times since BOYD (1954) to SCHWABE (1989)

including plant and animal studies.

However the greatest proofs of the efficacy is the

very great number of patients with varied illness who

have been treated successfully over the past two

centuries.

3. Der Zustand der homöopathischen Materia Medica

(The state of the homoeopathic material medica)

GYPSER, K.H. (ZKH, 36, 1/1992)

The paper demonstrates the growth of the

material medica from the provings published in

periodicals to the clinical symptoms mainly

published as clinical cases. Since 100 years no

extensive collection of the material medica like T.F.

ALLEN’s “Encyclopaedia” has been compiled for

the practitioner. It is urgently necessary to build up

such an actual work, because the number of

symptoms have enormously increased. A project

titled “G.H.G. Jahr-Institute” has been founded for

this purpose after years of preparation. This Institute

intends to collect from primary sources all

international published provings and clinical

symptoms, brings them into order and publish them.

International co-operation is required for this.

There are still some rare books and journals in

private libraries. Some are getting damaged for want

of proper care. It would be a great service if persons

possessing such old treasures catalogue them and

furnish same to me (i.e. K.S.S.) so that proper action

may be taken to first make out copies of such

literature and store them in a place under proper

scientific maintenance.

4. Research by CCRH in India

RASTOGI, D.P. (HH, 17, 1/1992)

Clinical research including research in tribal

areas and epidemics, clinical verifications, drug

research, drug standardization, literary research and

experimental research are being conducted in 51 units

of the CCRH located in various parts of India. 29

drug provings have been done so far.

All these are given briefly under appropriate

heads.

VIII. EDUCATION

1. An academic library for education in Homoepathy

TREUHERZ, Francis (The Homoeopath, 12,

1/1992)

There is a large amount of literature on

Homoeopathy that are yet to be located and indexed

and made available to those interested. This article

restricts itself to the English-language articles.

The journal ‘Homoeopathic Heritage’ published

from India since 16 years has been publishing

selected articles from some of these treasures, and

these articles have in fact been responsible for

generation of much interest in many in

Homoeopathy. There appears to be sufficient material

for another 10 years if not more. If we take into

account the German and French sources the material

is very much more.

Recently ‘Cumulative Indices’ of the articles

published in the ‘Homoeopathic Recorder’ and the

‘International Hahnemannian Association’ have

been published. The Allgemeine homöopathische

Zeitung has published an index to its 150 years

publication (1832-1982).

The article discusses cataloguing all the literature

for easy access.

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Since part three years the QHD (Quarterly

Homoeopathic Digest) has been able to cover in its

‘Current Liteature Listing’ nearly 70% of the

current literature. Still some English, Belgian,

German, French, Spanish Language Journals have

not been covered by the QHD for want of resources.

2. Homoeopathic education around the world -

review from the Alonissos seminar 1990

GREEN, Alice (HL, 4, 1/1991)

“In August 1990 George VITHOULKAS invited

a number of medical doctors and professional

homoeopaths to a teachers’ discussion group in

Alonissos, Greece. This group of approximately 75

men and 5 women came from 14 different countries –

as far apart as New Zealand, India, Scandinavia and

the United States in order to discuss classical

homoeopathic education and its co-ordination at an

international level. The aim of the week-long seminar

was to learn from one another, In particular from the

practice and experiences of teaching in our own

countries. The seminar also provide an opportunity to

present interesting cases on paper and by video.

We came to realize that different standards in

teaching and the sorts of pressures that different

countries have to face in their battle to place classical

homoeopathy on the map of accepted therapies

amongst the orthodox medical establishments”.

Countrywise brief reviews are given.

IX. BIOGRAPHY

1. DUDGEON – a conventional view

LEARY, Bernard (BHJ, 81, 1/1992)

Robert Ellis DUDGEON was born in 1820.

DRYSDALE persuaded him to translate some

articles on Homoeopathy from German into English.

DUDGEON became a convert and he went again to

Vienna to learn Homoeopathy, In 1846 he became

the editor of the British Journal of Homoeopathy and

remained until 1884.

DUDGEON is known as the homoeopath who

translated HAHNEMANN’s major works. His

contributions to Homoeopathy is numerous.

DUDGEON had an inventive frame of mind and

devised certain instruments like Sphygmograph.

DUDGON’s contribution to British and indeed

international homoeopathy was enormous. He

deserves a higher place in our regard than is normally

given to him.

X. GENEAL

1. Homoeopathy is not a conjectural art – Interview

with Dr. Jost KUNZLI von FIMELSBERG

(ACD, 1, 1/1992)

On behalf of the Archiv für Homöopathik Almud

MULDER and Michael TERLINDEN interviewed

late Dr. KǛNZLI at St. Gallen on 31 may 1991.

Dr. KǛNZLI sees a bright future for

Homoeopathy. He feels that VITHOULKAS goes too

deep into the Psyche. He also has some other

difference with the VITHOULKAS’ School. About

the South American School (PASCHERO,

ORTEGA) he feels that they have made a philosophy

of their own out of HAHNEMANN’s Miasms theory;

and it is too abstract. The new-comer to

Homoeopathy must study the original source

references the Organon, the chronic Diseases, the

works of HERING, von BOENNINGHAUSEN, and

others. Regarding use of computers Dr. KUNZLI

says that it depends upon as to who uses the

computer and how. Regarding the Q potencies (50

millesimal) he says that he often gave a Q1 and if the

remedy was appropriate, he would then give a high C

potency as a single dose. Sometimes he gave the Q

potencies in ascending order Q1. – Q2.- Q3. etc. He

does not agree with daily repeated doses and/or for

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weeks of the Q potencies. Coffee, in his experience,

was found to be definitely antidotal. Practising pure

Homoeopathy alone assures a bright future for the

science.

2. My main teachers are my patients – Face to Face

with Jeremy SHERR (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

Dr. Vishpala PARTHASARATHY interviewed

Dr. Jeremy SHERR at the December 1990 Seminar at

Bombay.

Misha NORLAND was the teacher of SHERR;

later on VITHOULKAS and then Joseph REEZ of

Israel. “We studied from 8 in the morning till 10 at

night”. Jeremy SHERR stresses on the understanding

of the Organon. “Each patient teaches us something.

So we have to listen and synthesize information put

them all together and make one totality”, SHERR

explains his case taking technique and also remedy

selection.

3. Naturopathy and Homoeopathy

ELMORE Durr (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

The closeness and links between

Naturopathy and Homoeopathy are explained.

The need for homoeopaths to understand

Naturopathy is discussed. Both need to understand

and support one another. The Naturopathy teaching,

certification etc. as also Homoeopathy teaching are

explained.

XI. NEWS & NOTES

1. Elizabeth ADALIAN, in a letter to the Editor of

‘The Homoeopath’, 12, 1/1992 draws attention to

BOERICKE’s (Materia Medica) on Vanadium and

points out that the picture is very close to that seen in

AIDS patients and that therefore this remedy may be

considered as an ideal support remedy in such

patients.

2. Murray FELDMAN, in a letter to the Editor of The

Homoeopath’, 12, 1/1992 refers to an interview with

Colin GRIFFITH in a college Journal in which

GRIFFITH said that KENTIAN Homoeopathy was

different from HAHNEMANNIAN Homoeopathy.

The correspondent argues that KENT was not

different.

Dr. G.S. HEHR wrote an article “Was Kent a

Hahnemannian?” in the BHJ, 2/1984, quoting the

many areas where KENT’s views were different from

HAHNEMANN’s, leading to the conclusion that

KENT did not follow HAHNEMANN fully.

3. Seminar Reports, reported by Derek BRIGGS.

(HL, 4, 1/1991)

Roger MORRISON (Seminar in Auckland (1987)

gave a detailed description of 17 ways to analyse a

case. He presented a number of papers and video

cases to show unfamiliar aspects of the polycrests as

well as some of the lesser known remedies. He also

introduces doublets and triplets as a way of

prescription where other approaches to the case

failed, i.e. a combination of 2 or 3 specific Generals

and symptoms point to a little known remedy:

Craves nuts+ prostate/urinary symptoms:

Cubeba

Twitching+Deep fear of cancer:Agaricus

Allergies with behaviour problems +intense

craving for potato and eggs:Oleum-an

History of cancer + anxiety about

trifles:Conium

History of Cancer of Colon + Asthma:Nat-s

Depression + Asthma:Nat-s

Seizures+ Asthma:Cuprum

Cold better cold:Camphor

Asthma worse fog:Hypericum

Diabetes, Kindney problems + desire for

ham:Uranium

Some remedies indicated in Obsessive,

“ritual”behaviour:Tuberculinum and Rhus tox:

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Must complete what is going on and if

interrupted must do it all over again.

Argentum nitricum:Like a children’s game, must

repeat the same action.

Ratanhia:Religious ritual for fear something bad

will happen.Ritual cleaning of anus/hemorrhoids.

Kali’s:All compulsively law-abiding, can’t break

the rules even for trivia.

Kali bichromicum must finish what he is saying.

Syphilinum: Obsessive compulsion to wash hands.

This extends to fear of toilet germs, dog droppings,

etc.

Arsenicum:Obsessive and meticulous tidying up.

Natrum’s and Borax: Can develop ritual compulsion

e.g. checking doors and windows and locked before

going to bed.

Iodum:Continually checking they have done things

e.g. switched off lights, lacked doors etc. Comes

from fixed ideas.

Others little gems:

Lyssinum in general phonias especially Agoraphobia

and Claustrophobia with an old history of animal bite

of Rabies Vaccine.

Camphor: Highly-strung, allergic people with many

symptoms that cover a wide range of remedies.

4.Extract from ‘What can be called Classical

Homoeopathy?’, Homoeopathy in Osterreich, 2/1990.

(HL,4,1/1991)

Dr. Peter KONIG raises the following doubts after

attending Ananda ZARWN’s seminar in

Switrzweland in 1990.

The first point was the continuous suggestive

questions put to the patient. Ananda ZAREN seemed

to have a remedy in mind and asked direct questions.

HAHNEMANN was strongly against this.

Second point: Ananda ZAREN’s rather diffuse

psychological interpretation off the patient’s

situation.

Third point: Cases shown as cured after only a short

follow-up. A strong point of the Vithorlkas’school,

and one from which we can all benefit, is to learn to

wait a sufficient amount of time after the

prescription.

Ananda ZAREN often went on her ‘feelings’ in the

final analysis of the case.

The amount of additions to the repertory she gave

raises the question: on what criteria should we base

such additions?

5. Frederik SCHROYENS, Gent, Belgium reports

that in Belgium medical doctors practicing

Homoeopathy (and other alternative medicines) are

pulled up by Courts where they were judged unfairly

and awarded. This is because the Medical Board has

great authority over medical practice.

The good news is that in December 1990 a law

appeared regulating the creation of a speciality in

Homoeopathy as a special branch of regular

medicine. Homoeopathy eitll eventually become a

speciality like Cardiology, Rheumatology, etc (HL, 4,

1/1991)

6. While the Organism adapts itself to the

environment and the ‘biological clocks’ also adapt

so, yet the biological clocks (the cells have their

individual clocks)are at the same time independent.

(See “Winston Churchill’s Agternoon Nap-a wide

enquiry into the human nature of time”by Jeremy

Campbell, Paladin, 1989)

In the HL,4, 1/91 there is a report that while the

clocks were moved forward for summertime, the

organisms also adapted itself soon to the changed

time-in one case the child who screamed at 10p.m.

did so, after the clock was advanced at 11p.m. for 3

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days and after 3 days began to scream at 10p.m.

(summertime);in the other case this adaptation

occurred from the very next day.

Readers may send in their experience in this regard

(to QHD).

7. In the ‘Editorial’of ‘Homoeopathy Today’

Vol.12,1/1992, Julian WINSTON writes about how

his father who was 80 years old and hospitalized

could not be “treated” because they had “not yet

diagnosed an entity”as all the tests were normal. And

Julian WINSTON himself treated homoeopathically

and in 3 days the patient was well enough to be taken

away from the hospital and further homoeopathic

treatment continued by which the patient improved.

8. An article that appeared in the ‘Minneapolis start

Tribune’ headed “Folk drug, tranquilizer to be used

in AIDS test”, according to Folklore a herbal potion

obtained from the St.John’s Wort (Hupericum) plant

can cure depression and heal wounds.About 10 AIDS

patients would recetive Hypericin a drug derived

from the plant, in a test of its effectiveness”. It has

been found that Hypericin inhibited viral

reproduction. (HT,12, 1/1992)

9. World Research News,1

st

, Quarter1991 reports

about a German doctor who had been using oral

Strophanthin to treat myocardial infarction. G-

strophanthin is a cardiac glycoside derived from the

plant Strophanthis grans, from which homowopathic

remedy Strophanthus is obtained (HT,12, 1/1992)

10. Thirty homoeopaths gathered on the peak of Mt.

Summit (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) for the Annual

Conference of Homoeopathic Society of the Stat of

Pennsylvania during the first week-end of September

1991. Some abstracts:

Dr. Rosemary RAU-LEVONE is well –versed in a

number of healthcare modalities. She was involved

with the methods of Dr. Sigrun SEUTEMANN of

Germany and familiarity with homotoxicology and

the works of Dr. RECKEWEG.Interesting concepts

were brought and shared.

Guy HOAGLAND discussed Mercurius; bringing

together his allopathic and homoeopathic insights. He

depicted the picture of Acrodynia which is mercurial

poisoning. Dr. HOAGLAND felt that we could use

the symptoms-mental as well as physical- from the

allopathic literature to formulate a better

homoeopathic picture of Mercurius.

Dr. Ed SHEARER discussed veterinary homoeopathy

particularly horses.

Franne BEREZ and Richard SOLOMON discussed

“hyperactivity in children”. The attention deficit

disorder (ADD) in children begins a very early stage,

indeed so early that some mothers say that the child

was very active in the womb. Hyperactivity may be

categorized broadly as –ADD,ADD+hyperactivity,

ADD+ aggression.

4 years-old-girl: Jealousy, does things and repeats

things just to annoy, speaks and yells right into your

face, constantly tries to get your attention, a constant

discharge from the left nostril and constantly strikes

out (actually hit the doctor); Medorrhinum did not

completely clear the case, but Tuberculinum cleared

remarkably.

Both the remedies are worse night, worse from dairy,

worse sugar. Medorrhinum is:docile during the day,

worse fruits yet craves orange juice; no sence of time

and extreme procrastinator, doing things told not do

to; speak rapidly and are long-winded; selfish.

Tuberculinum:meanness; fear: of animals, thunder

and of being alone,especially in the dark. They run at

top speed and collapse into bed. Restless sleep.

Hyoscyamous: foolish or silly behaviour, hilarity,

taking his/her clothes off, jealousy and talkativeness.

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Worse at night, worse lying down and seems to have

an inner restlessness.

Dr. David WEMBER who spoke next spoke of the

remedies which had a combination of two elements

which act more deeply. For example Arsenicum

iodatum acts in a deeper more chronic way: it is more

corrosive and watery; especially useful for chronic

pneumonia and bronchitis.

Kali iodatum has both acute and chronic aspects,

good for sinusitis, helpful if there is glandular

involvement. Kali chloricum has a white nasal

discharge (e.g. Kali muriaticum). Antimonium

iodatum goes deeper than Antimonium tartaricum, in

chest. similarly Antimonium arsenicum. Sulphur

iodatum and kali arsenicum were also discussed.

11. The first page of ‘Homoeopathy Today’ Vol.12,

1/1992 carries a picture of ‘The New York

Homoeopathic Charity Hospital’, Ward’s Island,

originally founded in 1875. At present, however,

‘The Manhattan Psychiatric Center’ stands there

and not the Homoeopathic hospital.

12. Homoeopatherapeutics as a medical specialty – a

new perspective HOAGLAND, Guy (HT, 12,

2/1992)

Homoeopathic medicine is growing both in lay and

professional practice. As we approach the 21

st

Century a new concept of the role of homoeopathy is

needed.

Dr. HOAGLAND proposed a three “tier” in the

practice of Homoeopathy: a pyramid; the bottom tier

would be medical doctors who know a little

Homoeopathy and could prescribe for first-aid and

acute problems; the second “tier” would “specialize”

in Homoeopathy and could deal with most problems;

the third “tier” would be the top, who deal with

chronic cases.

Homoeopathy is no longer a school of thought set in

contradistinction to the “old school”.

13. Advanced case conference – Cross section of

Anxiety and Fear; Reported by SHILOH, Jana (HT,

12, 2/1992)

The advanced case conference at the 1991 NCH

Annual Meeting was taught by Roger MORRISON

and Louis KLEIN.

About 20% of the population suffer from serious

anxiety said Dr. MORRISON. Because of

suppressions by drugs we see more cases on

emotional level now-a-days. This was not so earlier.

Hence we feel frustrated when we don’t get

information on the emotional pathologies in our

Materia Medica. Three syndromes were identified:

1. Simple phobias – like germs, cancer, etc.

2. Anxiety (fear without a specific focus)

3. Panic disorders

Natrum muriaticum fears closed places because they

are so emotionally closed that a closed room

represents their emotional state and evokes fear.

Phosphorus fears the dark and water because they

can’t see the limits.

Arsenicum fear robbers because they have basic fears

about their possessions and secutity.

Stramonium fears being murdered because they have

the impulse to kill. Their fear of animals represents

their animal nature within.

Aurum fears heights because of their impulse to

commit suicide.

Lachesis has a fear of being poisoned because they,

too. are “poison” (their sarcastic humour and their

lashing out)

Argentum nitricum is impulsive. Their fears have to

do with impulsive fears or desires to hurt family

members.

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Deep fears can come from deep biological knowledge

of impending disease. it is not uncommon that a fear

of a disease actually precedes that disease.

In contrast to phobias, anxiety is more pervasive in a

person’s life and is not limited to specifics. Treating

this patient often pose challenges to the prescriber, as

the patient is often very dependent on their

practitioner.

Arsenicum will test you. They think they have dread

diseases and they want you to take care of them; want

tests run, etc.

Kali carbonicum thinks they will get a disease

Lycopodium has anticipatory anxiety and make jokes

about their calls to you. They also swallow a lot

nervously.

Phosphorus has an innocent anxiety and is better if

someone is around to talk to, even a child.

Nitric acid cannot be reassured; they are serious,

nervous, anxious, and suspicious. They will not admit

improvement and will even accuse you of destroying

their health.

Calcarea carbonicum is overwhelmed and anxious,

has a feeling of burden, and fears their mind is going.

Argentum nitricum are compulsive self-medicators.

They travel with many medications.

Silica can look like Calcarea worried, quiet and

serious.

They worry about little things, and tend not to be able

to see the forest for the trees. Little things become

serious problems to them.

Baryta carbonica are very dependent and have

problems with little decisions like what to eat.

kali arsenicum has anxiety, especially about their

heart.

They need tests and exams to reassure them.

Psorinum can look like Arsenicum; however, they

don’t give the impression of dependence. They can

be suicidal.

Cannabis indica one type may be “high” a blissful,

and another type is serious, anxious, panic-striken,

and fears losing control.

14. Elizabeth STONER reports of a day with Diane

GOODWIN.

Diane quoted from Tao Te ching, by LAO

TZU:

In the pursuit of learning, every day something

is acquired.

In the pursuit of TAO, every day something is

dropped.

Less and less is done until non-action is

achieved.

When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.

The world is ruled by letting things take their

course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.

The focus is on the Organon which should be

studied slowly and savoured and meditated upon. A

good grounding in the philosophy of Homoeopathy is

worth more than all the specific rules. The one

fundamental word in the Organon is dynamis, or

vital force that which influences healing aided by our

remedies if the simillimum is chosen. (HT, 12,

2/1992)

15. Facets of Homoeopathy

MEHTA, Nina (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

This a report on the Seminar with Jeremy SHERR

held at Bombay in December 1990.

This following concepts were put forth by SHERR.

1. Concept of positive health

2. Each symptom as a protection against

something that means each symptom is the effect and

the cause is elsewhere.

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3. Concept of complex materialization and

simple dynamics

4. Modality is a symptom when the patient is not

compatible with his environment.

5. Concept of static state.

6. Use the potency which during the proving

produced that particular symptom.

7. Importance of physical expression in a

patient.

8. Polarity or opposites.

Jeremy SHERR spoke of his provings of Scorpion.

He discussed paragraphs 9, 10, 131, 207 of the

Organon. Hepar sulphur, Camphor, Thuja were also

discussed.

16. The RADAR’s Vithoulkas Expert System and

Mac Repertory are compared by VITHOULKAS

and ROGER VAN ZANDVOORT. Cases worked out

with the aid of these computers are analysed. These

appear as ‘Letters to the Editor’ (Simmillimum, 5,

1/1992)

17. Epidemic helpline

HERSCU Paul (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

A new Network – Center for Disease Control (CDC)

– has been formed. Such a center would collect

statistical and anecdotal information on such topics as

effectiveness of treatment, cost effectiveness, trends

in the types of illness seen in practice, etc. It would

also help communication amongst the Profession

regarding epidemics more effectively and access to

other practitioners’ experiences on current epidemic.

The possibilities are endless.

18. Maui Academy – a great experience

FLAGLER Lila and FLAGLER Samuel

(Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

The Maul Academy of Homoeopathy conducted a 7-

day Advanced Course in 1991.

Nancy HERRICK gve a nice talk on “Hard and Soft

types”.

Over the years she has collected in her repertory the

‘hard’ and ‘soft’ personalities. For example:

HARD: med., sep., ign., anac., plat., stram. ect.

SOFT: staph., puls., sil., bar-c., cann-I, thuj.

She also had Aggressive vs. Passive, Refined vs.

Coarse, Vital vs. Weak, Closed vs. Open remedies.

She gave video cases over 81/2 hours.

Lou KLEIN presented cases illustrating the use of

Delusions and Dreams section. Lou showed how

delusion section can be used as dreams as delusions

and dreams are closely related in the subconscious

mind. Dreams can also be looked up from using the

Mind section of the Repertory. The “uncompromised

core beliefs” have to be got. These are often

disclosed and made evident in dreams and other

ways.

Roger MORRISON presented several cases that

hinted of Pulsatilla or Phosphorus where Argentum

nitricum is more the remedy but the correct

prescription was Argentum metallicum. MORRISON

presented essence of Argentum metallicum. Few

Iodum cases were presented and the essence was also

shown. Seemingly regular folks with a few unusual

symptoms can need smaller, less frequently thought o

remedies. We miss prescriptions looking for a

remedy to cover most of the case when, in fact, the

correct remedy is often found by keying in on the

pecularities of the case.

19. NASH and the ICCH

OHANIAN Valerie (Simillimum, 5, 1/1992)

The North American Society of Homoeopaths

(NASH) will take an active role in the international

Council for Classical Homoeopathy (ICCH), an

energetic and growing organization. In many

European countries non-medical homoeopaths can

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freely study and practice Homoeopathy. Practitioners

in these countries offer a high standard of classical

homoeopathic care, as a result of the availability of

education and clinical training. Homoeopathy

continues to grow in Europe. The Norwegian

association has spread Homeopathy to the point

where all medical and nursing school students now

receive an orientation of Homoeopathy as part of

their education. Holland is in the process of passing a

law which gives homoeopathy the right to practice

and a Register of non-medical homoeopaths is being

developed there. In Germany, doctors and non-

doctors alike will be able to study Homoeopathy at

the postgraduate level through major universities by

1993.

XII. BOOKS

(In this section, current books, ‘reviewed’ in the

different Journals, would be listed.)

1. The Spirit of Homoeopathy, by Rajan

SANKARAN, Bombay, 1991, 268 pages. p/b -£15/-

(Rs. 200/- in India) reviewed by Louis KLEIN”….

bound to improve your level of practice and stimulate

your thinking about Homoeopathy. Recommended to

all serious students of Homoeopathy”.

2. Goats: Homoeopathic Remedies by George Mac

Leod, CW Daniel, Saffron Walden, 1991, p/b £5.95,

reviewed by Lennae SYKES.

… invaluable for goat keepers wishing to treat their

own animals, and would also be of help when

treating other animals.

3. Everyday miracles by Linda JOHNSTON,

Christine Kent Agency, Van Nuys, California 1991,

p/b 256 pages $ 17.95 reviewed by Julian

WINSTON.

“… the concepts presented needed to be digested

slowly … the way in which they were presented were

unique… has made a wonderful contribution to our

literature”.

4. A Bibliography of Homoeopathic Medical

Imprints, 1825-1925 by Francisco CARDOBA,

Junius-Vaughn Press. New Jessey & London, 1991,

231 pages, $ 42/- reviewed by Chris ELLITHORP.

Catalogue of American homoeopathic literature.

(Nos: 1 to 4: ‘The Homoeopathy,’ 12, 1/1992)

5. Childhood Ear Infections by Michael A.

SCHMIDT, North Atlantic Books, 1990. 312 Pages $

12.95 reviewed by Bomita COURIER.

“… I have come to the conclusions that every doctor

should read it, as well as parents like myself who

have children with chronic ear trouble”.

6. Everyday Homoeopathy – A safe guide for self-

treatment, by Dr. David GEMMEL, Beaconsfield

Publishers Ltd., England, 1987, 184 pages £7.95

reviewed by Donald HOTTON.

“… one of the most user-friendly self-help books

available to the layman for prescribing for any minor

health problem … the contents are entirely consistent

with 190 years of homoeopathic science. This

excellent little book takes a modest step towards

unvelling our miraculous science for the beginner.

It’s a good book to have. I recommend it”.

7. The Homoeopathic Treatment of Children –

Paediatric Constitutional Types, by Paul HERSCU,

ND. DHANP. North Atlantic Books, 1991, 374 pages

$ 18.95 reviewed by Judyth REICHENBERG –

ULLMAN.

“… Paul is a very keen observer and has a great

talent for painting vivid, living images of the children

he describes. He also has excellent powers of

discrimination which allow him to zero in adeptly on

a child’s symptoms to see why the child would

benefit from one remedy rather than another similar

one. In this, he covers the eight most frequently

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prescribed remedies for children. The organization of

the book I consistent and clear. The amount of

information presented is vast… Paul’s work is a

tremendous break-through in paediatric Materia

Medica and high-quality scholarly work. This book is

a must for any homoeopathy whose practice includes

paediatrics”.

(Nos. 5,6 &7: ‘The Resonance’, 14, 2/1992)

8. Psyche and substance: Essays on Homoeopathy

in the light of Jungian Psychology by Edward C.

WHITMONT, M.D., North Atlantic Books, $ 12.95

ISBN – 1 – 55643 – 106 – 6 reviewed by L.R.

TWENTYMAN.

The first edition was in 1980. This is the second

edition and it has two additions: “Illness and

Healing” and “Aurum metallicum”.

“A most valuable contribution to homoeopathic

thought and literature which should be digested by

everyone seriously concerned with the future healthy

development of medicine and with overcoming the

schizophrenic divide of the mind and body”.

9. Proceedings of the 1990 Professional Case

conference. International foundation for

Homoeopathy, Seattle, USA 1990. Price not stated

Paperback ISBN 0-8403-6636-1 reviewed by D.T.H.

WILLIAMS.

“This book is full of positive experiences”.

10. Synthetic Materia Medica of Mind from Mac

REpertory by Hari SINGH and Asha Hari SINGH,

Smriti Publication, New Delhi 1990 – reviewed by

D.T.H. WILLIAMS.

“Certainly this is a useful study tool. I am not sure

how much it will be used in the clinical work.”

(Nos. 8, 9 & 10 are from the BHJ, Vol. 81, 1/1992)

11. Der neue CLARKE, eine Enzyklopadie für den

homöopathischen Praktiker by Thomas

GRUNDZINSKI and Peter VINT, published by

Verlag fur homoopathischen Literatur, Wolfsbreede

33 D-4800 Bielfeld - 1 (Germany) DM 145/- per

volume.

This is a revised, corrected and even enlarged

CLARKE’s ‘Dictionary of Practical Materia

Medica’. “The authors of this new translation have

undertaken the enormous work of correcting and

translating Clarke’s material medica. They undertook

the great effort of going back to the original sources

in order to present an unadulterated version of the

material medica. Where important symptoms were

missing they have been added. Almost every

symptom is marked with its original source.” These

will be published in 10 volumes. “We can just hope

that this remarkable book will soon be available in

English as well”.

12. George Vithoulkas: The Berne Seminar, 1987.

Published by Ulrich urgdorf, Verlag für

homoöopathische Literature, D.3400 Göttingen

(Germany).

“The book is a translation of tapes taken during the

Seminar and reflects the liveliness of this Seminar

VITHOULKAS shows how prescriptions can obscure

the case and therefore the need to discriminate the

real symptoms from those produced by the wrong

remedy…”

13. Homoeopathy and Homoeopaths by

BUSCHAUER, Walter, Haug-Verlag, Heidelberg,

1991, DM. 16.80.

reviewed by Michael TERLINDEN (ACD, 1,

1/1992)

This is a book-let in three languages – English,

German and French.

The author feels that except himself and Heinz

HENNE, other contemporary homoeopaths including

BRAUN, EICHELBERGER, KOLER, KUNZLI,

RESCH and VOEGELI have all not understood

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HAHNEMANN. He says that KENT was responsible

for the decline of Homoeopathy in the USA.

14. The Complete Homoeopathy Handbook by

Miranda CASTRO, St. Martins, 257 pages $ 14.95

ISBN 0-333-55581-3, reviewed by Dana ULLMAN.

“… this book is excellent. Though it does have some

serious problems, it is definitely one of the better

home care guidebooks…”

15. The Dunham Lectures by James Tyler KENT,

Van Hoy Publishers, Greenville, PA, 136 pages, $6/-

reviewed by Julian WINSTON (HT, 12, 2/1992)

“The Dunham Lectures” consists of several

“unpublished lectures” which were unearthed by

Chris ELLITHORP in some old (and rare) journals.

These lectures were delivered by KENT and the

Dunham Medical College in Chicago, in 1899. They

concern the remedies Anthracinum, Chamomilla,

Phosphorus and Pulstailla. These lectures, especially

the one on Phosphorus, present information we have

not yet heard. This is an invaluable little pamphlet.”

16. Benoit Mure: missionrie de l’homoeopathie

1809-1858. Edition Boiron, Lyon, 1988. 93 S., 4

Abb. reviewed by A. GRIMM (ZKH, 36, 1/1992)

In 9 chapters the life of Benoit MURE a pioneer of

Homoeopathy has been well stated.

MURE consulted Des GUIDI who diagnosed him as

suffering from Syphilis in advanced stage and treated

him homoeopathically. MURE was cured and turned

into a homoeopath since then and devoted his whole

life to the propagation of Homoeopathy. He also

proved many medicines.

17. Grundkurs in klassischer Homoopathie by

MEILI, W., Johannes Sonntag Verlags

Buchhandhung GmbH, Regensburg 209s DM 4/-

(Basic course in Homoeopathy) reviewed by K.H.

GYPSER (ZKH 36, 1/1992)

18. A Dictionary of Homoepathic Medical

Terminology by Jay YASGUR, Van Hoy

Publications Green ville 1990, 92p. $14.95 reviewed

by WILL KLUNKER (ZKH, 36, 1/1992)

The reviewer hasn’t much to say by way of

recommendation of this book.

19. Hahnemanns Selbstversuch mit der

Chinarinde im Jahre 1790. Die Konzipierung der

Homoopathie, by BAYR, G., Karl F. Haug Verlag,

Heidelberg 1989, 145 S., DM 23/- reviewed by K.H.

GEBHARDT (AHZ, 237, 1/1992)

“…The Cinchona bark experiment in 1790

represented the turning point in the therapeutic

conception of HAHNEMANN which subsequently

led to the founding of Homoeopathy… Georg BAYR

has traced it very scientifically… The test is brief and

clear, very readable… Everyone interested in the

history of development of homoeopathy may read

this book profitably.”

20. Word Index of Expanded Repertory of Mind

Symptoms, compiled and edited by Dr. H.L.

CHITKARA, B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi

– 110 055 244 p., Rs. 100/- reviewed by S.M.

GUNAWANTE (NJH, 1, 1/1992)

“… this is an indispensable work of reference for

those who have found the Mind Chapter of Repertory

to be a great aid to accurate prescribing”.

21. Scientific basis of Homoeopathy, edited by Dr.

S.S. APTE, Association for research in

Homoeopathy, Aryadurga Society, Navghar Raod,

Muland (E) Bombay – 400 081, 92 p. Rs. 75/-

reviewed by Dr. Rashmi NAGAR. (NJH, 1, 1/1992).

“This book is a compilation of papers written by

experts in the field of electrical engineering,

electronics, physics, pharmacology and

homoeopathy. It is an attempt at understanding the

human system and homoeopathy in the light of

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modern advances in medical science and

biotechnology”.

Full address of the Journals covered by this

Quarterly Homoeopathic DIGEST (Vol.X, No.

1/1993) are given below. Those intereste to read the

full articles (abstracted in this QHD) may please refer

to the relevant journals.

1. JAIH: The Journal of the American Institute of

Homoeopathy, 1585, Glencoe, DENVER, Colorado

80220, U.S.A.

2. RESONANCE: The International foundation for

Homoeopathy, 2366, Eastlake Avenue E., Suite 329,

Seatle, WASHINGTON 98102, U.S.A.

3. AHZ: Allgemeine homoopathische Zeitung, Karl

F. Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY.

4. THE HOMOEOPATH: The Journal of the

Society of Homoeopaths, 2, Artizan Road,

NORTHAMPTON NN1 4HU, U.K.

5. BHJ: British Homoeopathic Journal, Royal

London, Homoeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond

Street, LONDON, WC 1N 3HR, U.K.

6. ACD: Archiv fur Homoopathik, DYNAMIS-

VERLAG AM Vogelherd 18, 4200 OBERHAUSEN

11, GERMANY.

7. H.T: Homoeopathy Today, National Ceeenter for

Homoeopathy, 500, Massachusells Avenue, N.W.

Suite 42, WASHINGTON D.C. 20005, U.S.A.

8. ZKH: Zeitschrift fur Klassische Homoopathie,

Harl F. Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY.

9. H.H: Homoeopathic Heritage, B. Jain Publishers

(P) Ltd., 1920 Street, 10

th

Chuna Mandi, Paharganj,

Post Box 5775 NEW DELHI – 110 055.

10. NJH: National Journal of Homoeopathy, Milan

Clinic, Sawaswati Road, Santa Cruz (W) BOMBAY

– 400 054.

11. MFH: Medicina future Homoeopathy, 1-2-217/7,

Gaganmahal Road, HYDERABAD – 500 029.

12. SIMILLIMUM: The Journal of the

Homoeopathic Academy of Naturapathic Physicians.

11231 SE Market Street, PORTLAND, OR 97216,

U.S.A.

13. HL: Homoeopathic Links, Homoeopathic

Research & Charities, “Dinar”, 20 Station Road,

Santacruz (West). BOMBAY – 400 054.

14. HMM: Homoeopathy the Modern Medicine, The

Editor, 107, Happy Home Apartments, New

Nallakunta, HYDERABAD – 500 044.

PART II

BOOK SHELF

1. In this section books received for review in the

QHD as also other books that draw attention are

reviewed.

BEST OF BURNETT complied by H.L.

Chitkara, XXii, 734 pages, B. Jain Publishers Pvt.

Ltd, New Delhi, 1992, Rs. 150/-

I was introduced to BURNETT in the early

1960s - the first book which I read was Diseases of

Liver; then Spleen; then Skin; and so on and on –

Gold, Natrum-mur., delicate Children, Consumption,

and so on. The style of writing, the wonderful cures

the justification he gave for every prescription- all

made wonderful and stimulating reading.

BURNETT was more an artist Physician. In his

hands homoeopathic medicines were plastic. While

Jean Pierre GALLAVARDIN mended the psychic

illness BURNETT did the physical. These great

homoeopaths showed the limitlessness of

Homoeopathy. It is the homoeopathic physician

who has his limitation but Homoeopathy itself has

no limitation, BURNETT could make un ugly

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duckling into a swan! BURNETT also drew much

from PARACELSUS, RADEMACHER and von

GRAUVOGL.

His monographs were slim and handy that one

can carry in pocket and read whenever one found

time.

Dr. H.L. CHITKARA has rendered very great

service to all homoeopaths by this compilation. As

Dr. CHITKARA himself has said this compilation

does not make the reading of the monographs

rendundant. One must savour both. The monographs

and the compilation under review are companion

volumes. the book is in three parts.

(i) The general and clinical observations of

BURNETT, e.g. “The statement that rheumatic fever

has been known to follow tonsillitis – that is true

enough. The inference usually drawn is that had there

been no tonsils, there would have been no rheumatic

fever. It is highly probable that minor degrees of

rheumatism are arrested by the tonsils and there dealt

with and that their function is very largely vicarious,

protective of the organism and its parts.”

(ii) Materia Medica Notes and Therapeutics; and

(iii) Case Reports,

There is a brief biography of BURNETT’s

books. The compilation is fully and thoroughly

indexed and refernced. At the end of the Book is the

Index to Remedies.

One can open any page of this compilation

and read a plece profitably. The printing is very

good, binding sturdy and price reasonable.

I would recommend this book to every

homoeopath; it is a treasure. ‘BURNETT the best’,

I would say.

II. ANALYSIS AND EVALUTION OF

RUBRICS/SYMPTOMS OF DR. KENT’S

REPERTORY OF HOMOEOPATHIC

MATERIA MEDICA (Sixth Corrected Edition)

by Dr. Ramanial P. PATEL, Sai Homoeopathic

Book Corporation, Hahnemann House, College

Road, KOTTAYAM 686 001. INDIA. 1993. 1339

pages, Rs.500/- Export Edition $30/-

This ‘magnum opus’ amongst the works so far of

Dr. PATEL, is certainly a great aid to the Repertory

of KENT.

When the case has been taken completely the

‘portrait’ of the disease would become clear only if

the hierarchy of the symptoms is recognized. Which

symptoms come under ‘Will’, under ‘Emotion’,

which are ‘pathological particular’ and which are the

‘peculiar, queer, rare strange’ for purpose of

repertorisation? Unless one is well-versed in

psychology, physiology and pathology as also in the

study of the provings one cannot have a clear grasp

of these. Fortunately for us the great masters have

given clear guidance. All these are contained here

and there over the years. The current work of Dr.

PATEL contains answers to all these in one volume.

The size and bulk of the volume may deter one

from entering into it. But when one takes it up to

‘study it becomes very interesting and even exciting.

We understand that ‘Absent-minded’ness is

‘Memory’ whereas ‘Absorbed in thought’ and

‘Abstraction of mind’ are ‘Intellect and

Understanding’; ‘Alcoholism’ is ‘Will’. Though

apparently similar these three rubrics, - ‘Absorbed in

thought’, ‘Absentminded’ and ‘Abstraction of mind’

belong to different levels of the ‘Mind’

In a recent Seminar a colleague asked the

speaker to differentiate between ‘Amativeness’ and

‘Amorous’ness. The speaker could not. We see from

this Volume under review that ‘Amativeness’ comes

under ‘Will’ and ‘Emotion’ while ‘Amorous’ ness is

only under ‘Emotion’.

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We also see that ‘cross references’ are not

always ‘synonyms’. For example, ‘Aversion to

Amusement’ is given under ‘Will’ and ‘Emotion’

whereas the cross references ‘Serious’ is under

‘Emotion’ only.

Proceeding further we can identify the

‘Pathological General’s and ‘Pathological

Particular’s and of course the ‘Rare, Uncommon,

Peculiar, Strange’ (RUPS) one. We see that most of

the modalities are RUPS.

It may be argued that what is RUPS in one case

may not be so in another; however this does not

negate the usefulness of this reference work.

This work will also help one, particularly the

not-so-experienced practitioner, to see whether he has

taken the case fully, bringing out the RUPS or

whether his case contained only ‘common’s

symptoms and help him to investigate properly for

specific RUPS symptoms.

This classification is preceded by very useful

practical chapters on case taking and analysis and

also, naturally, an ‘Introduction’ to the work. 125

references have been consulted in the contruction of

this work.

For each rubric/symptom the source of the

classification has been given.

Printing errors are very few. Printing is clear,

large and easily readable; well bound and price

reasonable.

Very warmly recommended.

III. LIFE OF HERING by Calvin B. KNEERR,

M.D., B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi –

110 055, 1992. 347 pages, Soft Cover, Rs.100/-

A very long and very eagerly awaited book as far

as I am concerned.

The book is in the form of ‘diary jottings’ and

arranged under various subheads. It begins in April

1869, from the time KNERR came to learn under

HERING until HERING’s death on 23 July 1880.

KNERR spent these eleven years with HERING

except for a brief period when he went on a tour of

Europe. KNERR married HERING’s daughter

MELITTA.

This is not a complete and detailed life of

HERING but it reflects many qualities of the great

man. It contains many anecdotes, sprinkling of many

valuable therapeutic hints, etc. e.g. on Kali nitricum

“Nitrum – A Key-note of Nitrum is: drinking often

but little at a time. The patient drinks little at a time

because the act of swallowing intereferes with

respiration. This is GRAUVOGL’s observation”.

In his student days HERING suffered poverty

and struggled to maintain a living. Speaking of this

he said “All this is nothing compared to the

sufferings HAHNEMAN experienced when living in

Leipzig, persecuted by the old school doctors and

apothecaries…” About Belladonna: “This remedy

overcomes spasms of the muscles in all orifices of the

body.”

HERING’s devotion to Homoeopathy is

unequalled. “Dr. HERING speaks of placing a

mortgage upon his property for the benefit of the

College and Hospital. He fears he might die and his

family get the money. He says: ‘My family shall not

have it. I do not wish it so. It is for the cause.’ For the

cause he would sacrifice all”.

“HERING tells how his first glass of ice-water

made him ill and how Carbo vegetabilis cured him.

Hence the characteristic ‘bad effects from cold

drinks’ so often since verified in practice.”

The book is in 5 parts:

Part I being mainly the notes from KNERR’s

diary.

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Part II HERING’s notes/letters on his journey to

Surinam.

Part III Literary Production.

Part IV Death of HERING. Memorial Meetings

with Eulogies.

Part V General Index.

The publishers (M/s.B. Jain Publishers) have

claimed this to be the ‘First Edition 1992’. This claim

seems to be wrong. KNERR’s own ‘introductory

remarks’ is dated October 1939. The book was

published around 1941 (I do not have the actual

date.) But surely the Publishers of this ‘edition’

which appears to be a photo-copy of the original

edition must have borne the details of the printing

history of the 1

st

edition. the current publishing

should truly be called a ‘first Indian reprint’.

Printing in some pages is faint.

A rare book. Warmly recommended.

IV. LES MANUSCRIPS DU DOCTEUR COMTE

SEBASTIAN DES GUIDI – Contribution a

l’historie du development de l’homoeopathie en

France, Par le Dr.J.Baur – parts I & II, Geneve,

1986, 216 pages and 253 pages.

Count Sebastian Des GUIDI (1769-1863) is the

father of Homoeopathy in France. He was the first

homoeopath in France and was responsible for the

remarkable progress of Homoeopathy in that country.

Des GUIDI lived a ripe old age (94 years) and left 20

large Case Registers which were in the library of Dr.

Jean-Pierre GALLAVARDIN (1825-1898)

Dr. Jacques BAUR has made an exhaustive

study of Des GULDI’s registers. The study is very

interesting indeed.

Part I – Identification of the Registers and

biography of Dr. Des GUIDI:

General considerations; some aspects of the medicine

and times of Count Des GUIDI – 1. Pathology, 2.

Therapeutics: Medicine and surgery in the 19

th

Century Lyon; The relations of Dr. Des GUIDI with

the classical medicine:

The conditions of development of Homoeopathy; the

influence and the role of Dr. Sebastian Des GUIDI in

the propagation of Homoeopathy:

1. Propagation of Homoeopathy in France.

2. Propagation of Homoeopathy abroad.

Part II is larger, containing following studies:

- the homoeopathic material medica the

references of Des GUIDI.

- the consultations of Count Sebastian Des

GUIDI – house visits, treatment through

correspondence, recourse to specialists.

- the four essential steps of drawal of

anamnesis:

to listen

to write down

to question

to coordinate

- homoeopathic techniques – repetition,

epidemics, prophylaxis, vaccination, etc.

- the treatment of chronic diseases – the

diathesis, the totality, the law of HERING,

suppressions.

- chronic miasms – Psora, Sycosis, Syphilis,

multimiasmatics; aetiologic.

- Regime, Homoeopathy and Hygiene

- Pharamaceutical – potentisation, Posology

- Results of Des GUIDI’s activities

- Social impacts of Homoeopathy

- the assistants of Des GUIDI

- list of publications of Des GUIDI

Study of both the volumes would be very

rewarding.

HAHNEMANN and von BOENNINGHAUSEN

have recorded their cases in large Registers and

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HAHNEMANN’s registers are being critically

studied and published. A complete study of von

BOENNINGHAUSENS’s Registers does not seem to

have been done. We do not know as to what

happened to Dr. HERING’s records.

Dr. J. BAUR’s study of the Des GUIDI’s work is

unique.

V. LA MATIERE MEDICALE

HOMOEOPATHIQUE, Dr. J. BAUR, Medicine et

Hygiene, Geneve, 1987. 65 pages

This is a brief review of the origin and

development of the homoeopathic Materia Medica:

1. The Pathogenesis : from HAHNEMANN’s

translation of CULLEN’s Material Medica (1790);

Essay on a new principle of healing (1796);

Fragmenta de Viribus Medicamentorum (1805);

Practical Therapeutics (1805); Materia Medica Pura

(1811-1821);

Chronic Diseases (1828-1830); Sources of Materia

Medica of the 20

th

Century.

2. Criticisms of the Materia Medica of

HAHNEMANN;

3. The formulations of the homoeopathic Material

Medica:

JAHR, ALLEN, HERING, CLARKE, BOERICKE,

etc.

VI. AVATARS ET AVENTURES DU REMEDE

HOMOEOPATHIQUE, Dr. J. BAUR, 144 pages.

This book is in three parts:

Part I : The posology of HAHNEMANN; Researches

of the disciples and successors of HAHNEMANN.

Part II : The works of Rene BAUDRY; the

Pharmacology of Dr. Leon Vannier.

Part III: The high dynamizations: Dr. Leon SIMON;

J. PERCY; BERRIDGE; W.F. KAERCHER. The

potencies and procedure of potentisations of

JENICHEN, FINCKE, etc.

VII. LE DOCTEUR PIERRE SCHMIDT ET SES

ELEVES, Cahiers du Groupment Hahnemannien,

1988, 139 pages

Tributes and some nice anecdotes from the

pupils of Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT, followed by an

excellent album of photos of Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT.

VIII. Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT – a 1’ occasion de son

80 eme anniversaire pages 92.

Contains tributes to Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT on his

80

th

birthday. A nice picture of Dr. SCHMIDT is

followed by the tributes from leading homoeopaths

from all over the world, led by Dr. T.P. PASCHERO.

IX. HOMMAGE AU DOCTEUR PIERRE

SCHMIDT Pour son 90e anniversaire 22 Juliet

1984, 175 pages.

Tributes to Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT on his 90

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W. KLUNKER and many others. A valuable

X. WORD-INDEX WITH RUBRICS OF Dr.

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As the title would indicate, the Volume is an aid

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A through acquaintance with such rubrics – Eating,

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– would help quick reference and thus choice of the

remedy.

Together with Dr. PATEL’s “Analysis an

Evaluation of Rubrics/Symptoms…” this work will

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2. QHD, Vol. X, 2, 1993

PART I – CURRENT LITERATURE LISTING

1. PHILOSOPHY

1. Hahanemann’s concept of rational therapeutics:

principles and problems.

SCHMIDT Josef M. (JAIN,85,2/1992)

This paper was presented at the 46

th

Congress of the

LMHI, Colognee, May 7, 1991.

Since Homoeopathy was conceptualized as a

rational therapeutics by its founder, Samuel

HAHNEMANN(1755-1843), it is based not only on

empiricism, but also on principles whose inner

coherence has to be in accordance with logical rules.

Accordingly, the rationality of HAHNEMANN’s

therapeutics cannot be proved by case studies alone,

but by an attempt at reconstructing the leading

principles of his concepts. In the reconstruction

demonstrated below seven logical steps can be

distinguished:

1. The starting point of HAHNEMANN’s endeavour

to rational therapeutics. The Era of Enlightenment in

Germany influenced HAHNEMANNthroughout his

life.

2. The criticism of the former principles of

therapeutics.

3. The scientific approach and its limits in curative

medicine. Chemistry was HAHNEMANN’s favourite

science. He recognized that the actual curative

properties of drugs, could not be explained in terms

of Chemistry because these curative properties

became apparent only under the influence of the

living organism and thus Chemistry was outmatched

by Vitality.Most of the morbid states could be due to

“dynamic”causes. The scientific approach was

insufficient to cure “dynamic”diseases.

4. The extension of this approach in order to

comprehend further experiences. Since the human

body reacted to stimuli, disease symptoms are not

just amages

to the machine but seen as a dynamic reaction on the

part of an organism to a stimuli leading to disease.

Similarly the effects of drugs could be regarded as

dynamic reaction to the stimuli caused by the drugs.

Notions such as health, disease, healing etc., can only

be unterstood teleologically.

5. The arguments for the fundamental possibility of

rational therapeutics. Since dynamic diseases could

not in principle be traced back to any one simple

material cause, it had to be possible to heal these

diseases also without necessarily having to identify

such a cause. Once how the possibility of rational

therapeutics was recognized in principle

HAHNEMANN set off to find the right path and

practice.

6. The revelation of the Principle of Similars as a

maxim to cure dynamic diseases.

7. The elaboration of the homoeopathic doctrine of

healing of dynamic diseases by systematic provings

of drugs on healthy persons; the hierarchisation of

patient symptoms; and the gradual dilution and

succession of the medicinal dilutions.

A discussion of the most important arguments

which have been decisive in the history of

Homoeopathy from the earliest of times from the

point of view not only of their historical originality

and place in time, but also from that of their

philosophical justification and cogency in principle

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would certainly be an interesting and momentous

undertaking.

2. The Physician and the Organon.

HERSCU, Paul (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

Dr. HERSCU says that this paper “is written in

celebration of the spirit and dedication of the

homoeopathic Physicican”. Since our technique

comes out of our Philosophy-Onganon- we should

study it very carefully and meticulously so as to

apply it in practice.

Dr.HERSCU points out that HAHNEMANN

wanted us to be physicians, not just homowopaths,

and that we should know and appreciate the role of

physiotherapy, magnetism, hydrotherapy, counseling

etc. Attention is drawn to paragraphs 1 to 7, 59, 93,

186, 208, 252, 286,287, 291. “By using all the

techniques described by HAHNEMANN, we not

only prescribe but become true physicians,” the

article concludes.

it is seen from the letters which HAHNEMANN

wrote to his patients that besides giving them

homoeopathic medicines he gave them clear advice

to take regular walks in clean air in all seasons,

proper nutrition, bath, etc. (Please see

“hahnemannia”- in Homoeopathy the modern

medicine, Vol. I No. 4/1990)

3. Anthropologie und Medizin-zum Menschenbild

unterschiedlicher therapeutischer Konzepte. Teil 1&2

(Anthropology and Medicine-the different

therapeutic concepts of man Part 1&2)

SCHMIDT J.M. (AHZ, 237, 3&4/1992)

Proceeding from fundamental reflections on

anthropology in Medicine, view of Man in

underlying the modern ‘scientific’medicine and the

view of Man in Homoeopathy, are presented. By

means of an excursion into HAHNEMANN’s

concept of Man the specificities of the different

approaches are distinguished, and theirstatus in

therapeutics itself explicated. Strict positivism of

science always tends to a reduced view of Man. On

the contrary teleologic thinking and abandoning the

claim that life as such can be investigated enables a

phenomenologic recognition of Man in all his

dimensions.

4. Hahnemann und seine Bedeutung fur die

Psychiatrie (Hahnemann and his significance for

Psychiatry)

APPELL R.G. (AHZ, 237, 3/1992)

The significance of HAHNEMANN in the

history of psychiatry is researched. This is done as

part of the 200 anniversary (179ST2-1992) of

HAHNEMANN’s brief stay Georgenthal and

treatment of KLOCKENBRING who was mentally

ill. At this time, i.e. the close of the 18

th

century, the

insane people were given more freedom and in

France PINEL at more or less the same time when

HAHNEMANN treated KLOCKENBRING,

unchained and let out the insane persons who were

kept in the dungeons, chained and beaten.

HAHNEMANN did not, as was the psychiatric

practice of his times, classify the patients

nosologically, but treated each as an individual. He

dit not look at sickness as mental and physical each

separate from other, but viewed it as a whole.

A certain similarity between psycho-analysis and

Homoeopathy is also demonstrated and the far-

reaching concept of Homoeopathy is presented unlike

the restrictions in psychoanalysis. This is proved

through the Organon.

5. Gesund-und doch Sy,ptom? (Healthy-and yet

Symptom?)

KLUNKER, W. (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

There is an increasing tendency currently to

consider the non-morbid states of the patient as

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indication for the curative remedy. This trend is

opposed to HAHNEMANN’s teaching.

Symptoms are only those which are deviations

from the normally healthy state of the sick individual.

Remedies have the power only to remove the morbid

symptoms.

KENT: “The true basis of a homowopathic

remedy is the collection of signs and symptom,s,

and these must be morbid. has been the teaching of

HAHNEMANN and his ablest followers. And such

teaching is the only teaching that conforms with the

law. … One who knows how to find a homoeopathic

remedy for sick people does not pause long to take

the measure of the normal constitution of his patient,

who has changed from the normal to the abnormal

constitution. This morbid condition of body and

mind, or both, is composed of signs and symptoms

not belonging to the health of the patient, no matter

how recent or long-standing they may be. (“Kent’s

Minor Writings on Homoeopathy”, K-H. Gypser, B.

Jain Publishers (P) Ltd., Indian Reprint 1988, pp.

649-650)

6.The Heart of Case-taking

SANKARAN, Rajan (HL, 4, 1 & 2/1991)

Case-taking is only the application of the

principles of Homoeopathy, $83 of the Organon is

relevant. Case-taking: “tracing the picture of the

disease, that is to bring out the individuality of the

patient, individualizing features of the case. The

physician should be unprejudiced, accurately

observing. We have to find out the feeling of the

patient not in terms of remedies but in terms of

human understanding. The inner experience of the

patient has to be recorded.

$3 of the Organon: What is to be cured in

disease? The Central Disturbance.

“Central Distrubance is Psycho-Neuro-Endocrino-

Immunological” (PNEI) disturbance. The PNEI

symptoms of a remedy remain more or less constant

in different proves although the organ-involvement

keeps varying. The Central Disturbance is often

hidden by the peripheral pathology; it is hidden by

the situation.

$211 of the Organon: The symptoms peculiar to

the situation have to be removed and the symptoms

that cannot be explained by the situation, symptoms

existing irrespective of the situation are the

characteristics of the individual patient. The

symptoms that are peculiar to the socio-cultural traits

and occupational causations are to be ignored. What

remains when these are removed is the individual.

The features of the pathology is the next that is

to be eliminated. For example the mental symptoms

that are not of schizophrenia but which persist despite

the disease schizophrenia are the symptoms of the

mental state and are part of the Central Disturbance.

The best totality of symptoms would include

those from which one can get no clue about age,

nationality, occupation or pathology of the patient.

As the totality gets more and more removed from the

mark of situation and pathology the clearer the

indicated remedy will become.

All features of a remedy need not be found in

every case. But all characteristics of the patient must

fit the remedy chosen.

Observe the patient’s every gesture, every

movement, attitude, manner of talking, etc. From the

knowledge of the patient’s occupation, background,

marriage, money interests, etc. perceive what are

peculiar, strange in this patient.

(The detailed Essay of Dr. Rajan SANKARAN,

The Heart of Case Taking, may be read in his book.

The Spirit of Homoeopathy, Bombay, 1991).

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. The children of Chernobyl and Cina.- Chance of

regularity?

VASILYEVA L.G. ZAKARCHENKO G.A.

(BHJ 81, 2/1992)

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in April

1986. Beginning 1990 the Homoeopathic Centre

(Ukraine) has been examining the children who

suffered due to the Chernobyl accident. The authors

have under their homoeopathic care 54 children

exposed to radiation after the nuclear reactor disaster.

The children are aged between two and fifteen years.

Three children in two families were born after the

nuclear disaster.

The most common pathologies in these children

are discussed. Responses to homoeopathic treatment

especially in relation to general health was good.

Cina was the most commonly indicated medicine

(46%).

The plant Artemisia cina is locally (in the

Ukraine) known as Chernobylnik or simply

Chernobyl. The plant is so much traditionally

associated with Chernobyl that to honour this herb

the area of the Ukraine where wormwood (Cina)

blossoms had been called Chernobyl but later this

word has become the symbol of disaster! Why?

Dr. Tatyana POPOVA in her talk

(Homoeopathy Today, 11, 4/1991) has pointed out

that after the Chernobyl disaster their interest in the

pathology of thyroid gland increased; increase in

thyroid pathologies are also predicted. The most

frequently prescribed remedies are Fluoricum acidum

Calcium fluoricum and phosphours. (See pages 46-47

QHD, IX, 3/1992)

2. Effects of homoeopathic dilutions of China rubra

on intradialytic symptomatology in patients treated

with chronic haemodialysis

SARUGGIA Massimo, CORGHI Enzo (BHJ, 81,

2/1992)

The effect of the homoeopathic medicine China

rubra on symptoms reported by 35 patients with end-

stage renal failure on regular haemodialysis was

investigated. The trial was double-blind, placebo

controlled with a run-in phase and cross over.

Assessment was by a questionnaire of symptoms,

Statistically significant improvements of asthenia,

lethargy and headache were detected on active

treatment compared to placebo. There was no

significant change in nausea and vomiting.

3. Breathing new life into two unusual remedies

CARLSTON Michael (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

Two infrequently prescribed respiratory

remedies, Moschus and Ammonium carbonicum are

described, with clinical case corroboration.

Highlights of Moschus: sudden, severe asthma crises,

laryngeal spasm, masturbation during asthma,

abdominal pain with asthma, desire for cheese. Some

highlights of Ammonium carbonicum: Mental

dullness, anxiety, private personality, continual

blinking, respiratory symptoms (prominently, sinus

congestion with the menses), premenstrual syndrome,

aggravation from cold and damp, aggravation with

the menses, worse 3-4 A.M.

4. Ferrum metallicum

NOSSAMAN Nicholas. J (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

The Ferrum family of homoeopathic medicines

probably is under used in constitutional

homoeopathic prescribing. Background information

is presented relation to iron and its place in nature, as

well as information from provings and reliable

material medicae to contribute to the elucidation of

the unique picture of the Ferrum archetype. The

information herein is not intended to be exhaustive

nor comprehensive, but rather meant to portray some

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of the unique features of Ferrum. Speculation is

included. relating to possible correspondence

between physical and psychological elements of

Ferrum picture.

5. Grand rounds: Helleborus niger

CHAPMAN (Edward (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

A 44-year-old-woman who had a head injury – a

concussion – suffered from cognitive deficits like

confusion, disorientation, poor word retrieval,

mistakes in writing, and depression, Conventional

medicine could only made her functional. Helleborus

improved her in all ways.

The discussion that follows the case is quite

educative.

6. Substance abuse: a case history

RUSSELL Les (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

A young woman with psychological problems

and a heavy user of street drugs suffered from

Cheyne-stokes respiration after shooting up Pethidine

and other drugs and was brought to the author’s clinic

in a bad state. Heroin 30 relieved her condition. This

happened twice.

The author compares Opium, Morphinum,

Heroin and says that Morphinum is more “florid”

than Opium and Heroin is more “florid” than

Morphinum. Heroin is not a proved remedy.

7. Right lobar Pneeumonia

NOSSAMAN Nick (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

Two-year-old girl child; since 21/2 months

intermittent cough and rhinorrhoea and diarrhea, past

two weeks; cough worse 9 PM- midnight, better

sitting; desires sweets and milk only; wanted to be

held by the mother.

Pulsatilla 200. No improvement. No urination

whole day.

Phosphorus 200. In the minutes copious urine,

became thirsty, active and talkative. In one week

lungs were clear. Important rubric in deciding for

Phosphorus in this case was “weakness, fever,

during.”

8. Penicillin Poisoning

PARSONS Phil (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

A 53- year –old woman with upper right first

molar abscess. Heart mumur and taking Penicillin as

prophylactic before dental care.

Soreness and swelling over maxillary region,

feverish feeling. Amoxicillin but four days later still

soreness. Right sided maxillary pain, indented tongue

that trembles on protruding, pain back across kidney

region. Penicillin poisoning diagnosed.

Penicillinum 200. Improved.

9. Ein weniger bekannter Aspekt von Belladonna (A

lesser known aspect of Belladonna)

SCHWARZ Erik (ACD,1,2/1992)

case 1:A ten-year-old boy with sleep

problems.Sleeping remedies brought a paradoxical

effect. He became restless,moving and sleepless. At 3

years hospitalized for suspected meningitis. Suffered

at this time a fall from steps. Since then fear of small

dogs.

Since 4 years headaches, above the right eye and

drawing in the eyes.Headaches better in dark room.

Sunlight aggravates.

His mother has taken him to many physicians but

no cure. Surgical removal of a nasal polyp also did

not help.

Belladonna Q 18 t.d.s. until improved. With the

first day its self he slept well that night and felt that

the Belladonna was a sleep medicine. Soon his

headaches too went away.

Case 2 :A 12- years-old-boy who had earlier

been treated with Calcarea carbonica. Has learning

difficulties, unable to concentrate, sleep-walks, talks

in sleep, lies on abdomen, mornings someday slight

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headaches frontal, worse in cold. This began “after

the medicine-ball knocked against my head”.

Belladonna 200 Cured.

Case 3: A eight-year-old boy, intelligent and his

eyes were shining and pupils were wide; could see

only close things, sat directly in front of the T.V. His

ophthalmologist prognosed that he would remain

blind for quite sometime, Frequent headaches,

frontal. Mental exertion and stresses, sunlight,

worsened it. Jarring agg. when 11/2 years age fell

from bicycle; examination did not reveal anything

wrong. Desires only very cold drinks.

Belladonna 200 brought rapid improvement;

subsequently Belladonna M and XM.

Belladonna aliments can also develop slowly

over a period, after even slight concussion to brain.

Similarly Calcarea carbonica, Causticum, Natrum

muriaticum, Silicea, etc. bring about rapid cures.

They are not always slow acting. It is questionable

whether we can divide our Materia medica into slow-

acting remedies and rapidly acting remedies.

10. Fersenschmerz (Heels pain)

REIS Stefan (ACD, 1, 2/1992)

30 year-old-sportsman. 21 February 1991: Since

one or two weeks heels pain, right worse. Worse in

the morning after rising up, first stepping. He cannot

recall any other cause. A month ago suffered a

contusion of right foot. But since pains were of both

heels this could not be the cause.

Rhus toxicodendron 30 did not help.

28 February 1991: Detailed examination: Pains

in lighter form in the mornings on waking in bed,

worse with stepping. “As if the bones in the heels

inflamed and suppurating.”

Ammonium carbonicum 200, brought quick

relief. For a recurrence Ammonium carbonicum 200

was repeated on 8

th

March 1991. Remains cured.

Patient’s symptoms should be compared with the

proving symptoms for an exactly similar matching.

The abridged materia medicas may often mislead.

11. A woman who feared water

FINE Howard (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

38-year-old single woman: menstrual problems

with a history of amenorrhoea from 1982-85.

Vitamin regimen restored her menses but still

irregular, with PMS consisting of weepiness, hunger

and great chilliness, especially of her back which

feels “like a constant breeze blowing on my back.”

Strong fear of height with vertigo with fear of failing

and exceptionally strong fear of water.

Lyssinum 200 Well.

12. Agaricus muscarius – the source, its history and

its essence

BEDAYN Greg (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

The contents of this interesting article will be

evident from its title.

The ‘essence’ of this remedy is, according to

VITHOULKAS and Roger MORRISON: Week-

willed and desiring that their (patients) life is directed

by someone else, often a guru or a mentor type;

“intoxication of will”; unable to confront life’s

issues; whining for reassurance; obsessive morbidity

and fearfulness especially around cancer. Their

susceptibility lies in their inability to take

responsibility for themselves. So when a stressful life

even occurs that they can’t blame an somebody else,

or which they can’t avoid or deny, their suffering

begins. “The patient has no mental musculature to

defend against it” says Roger MORRISON.

A well researched article.

13. Unwanted provings

ALBIN Steve (Simillimum 5, 2/1992)

A 76-year-old-man who had done well with

Calcarea carbonica in the past. He is now suffering

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from severe constipation. He had taken Chickweed

capsules recently for digestive upset. Chickweed is

Stellaria. Despite the constipation he was cheerful.

Calcarea carbonica 200 cured within 3-4 days.

A 12-year-old-girl who had done well in the past

with Phosphorus now came with symptoms after

going in for swimming in chlorinated water, Eyes

irritated, nose stuffed, pressure in the sinuses,

hoarseness, cough etc., These symptoms did not

occur if she swam in a lake or river.

Chlorum 6 cured.

14. A microencephalic, blind, deaf child with

cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN Judyth

(Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

A two-year-four months old child whose mother

was a drug addict, abusive. The child was in a foster

home. Diagnosed as blind, deaf with cerebral palsy

and spastic quadriplegia, microencephalic. Fear of

water (bathing) rolling head and eyes side to side,

slammed her head against the mattress to fall asleep,

moving her arms constantly while awake, etc.

Stramonium M brought about remarkable

improvement. No more diagnosed as cerebral palsy

or quadriplegic.

15. Nine cases of Scleron

PARSONS Phil (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

Scleron which is equivalent to Plumbum

metallicum 12 is a preparation by Welada Pharmacy

and it seems to act quicker and more dramatically

than Plumbum.

[Phil PARSONS is a dentist and uses

homoeopathy. His case reports are regularly

appearing in the Journal.

Many cases seem to be caused by toxicity from

heavy metals or from the environment. PARSONS

cites nine cases where Plumbum was the remedy

needed but Scleron was given. All the nine cases are

very interesting.]

16. A case of a difficult child

MEEISSNER Julek (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

Nine-year-old girl, taciturn, restless with skin

discoloration of small white spots throughout the

body. Chief complaints: learning disabilities, mood

swings, skin.

Wants to be loved more, jealous if mother hugs

her younger brother. Feels left out even at school,

wants to be picked out. Mixing letters when reading

out loud like “on” for “no”, may call certain objects

or persons by the wrong names, “muffins” for “dough

nuts” or “George”. Fear of thunderstorms. Averse to

contradiction.

Lycopodium M. Not effective.

When younger she was overtly affectionate with

strangers. Still jealous. Crying regularly, Sulking,

Not affectionate.

Sepia M. Improved. Happy, affectionate, no

anger, Skin discoloration: no change, Still learning

disabilities.

17. Laryngitis – Bromium

WEGENER (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

A 16-year-old girl suffering from laryngitis; the

peculiar symptom was: pain when swallowing fluids

was worse than solids. Bromium cured.

18. Some observations from the Clinic – Palladium

ROBERTS Ernest (The Homoeopathy, 12,

2/1992)

Palladium is not just a remedy for the female

generative organs. If the mental keynotes of

Palladium – strong desire for approva; praise, good

opinion of others; desire for flattery – are present, it

can be prescribed with confidence. It also is

vivacious and idealistic; the general activity of

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Palladium is to attract the attention of others and

receive admiration and praise.

19. The employment of follow-up remedies in

chronic diseases – demonstrated by a case.

WEGENER, A. (ZKH, 36, 3/1992)

BOENNINGHAUSEN developed in 1836 the

idea of drug affinities which plays an important role

in the treatment of chronic diseases. Symptoms of the

patient change in a specific way, after a remedy is

given in a chronic case and some symptoms which

remain become now part of the patient’s symptoms.

Therefore the subsequent remedies that will be

chosen should be related to the previous remedy. The

‘concomitants’ in BOENNINGHAUSEN’s

Therapeutic Pocket Book also deal with the remedy

relationship.

The author narrates a case of Crohn’s disease to

demonstrate the importance of the drug affinities.

20. Kali bromatum

SPRING, Beat (HL, 4, 2/1991)

A 33 year-old-woman suffered from difficulty in

concentration, that it’s like a piece missing in her

thinking, like she’s in a cloud. Fear of becoming

insane, and a feeling as if everybody was laughing at

her, Chronic lumbago with marked numbness of the

foot.

Dizziness while walking as if pulled to either

side. This started after a relationship with a man who

betrayed her with three other women. She delt

personally responsible to avenge him. This topic was

constanty turning in her mind. She feared that the

man would shoot or poison her. Kali bromatum

(Delusions, vengeance, thinks he is singled out for,

divine; Delusion that he was about to be poisoned),

brought about much relief.

21. Vipera

BECKER, Jurgen (HL, 4, 2/1991)

A 30 year-old- woman with dyspalsia of cervix

pap IV When she was giving her mother sleeping

pills and stealing himself away to another woman at

night. She laid traps to her father who however began

to hate her. She did shocking things at school so as to

bring down the reputation of her fater, then left the

school and had a wild life and did not see her father

for many years. Her bpy friend also was found to be

leading a double life-going off to other women at

night and returning early in morning, when she was

asleep just as her father did!

While the author was proving Vipera berus the

theme of modern gynaecological methods of

controlled birth where all the power is taken away

from the women and the midwives by the male

doctors, everything controlled by injections and

infusions, came up exactly as this patient’s father and

her brother were (both were gynaecologists); the

patient herself was born in this way.

This similarity as well as the sneakiness, the

trap-laying, the sleeping pills the secret sexual things-

all pointed to Vipera berus which was given in 200

potency. After this, she had months of psychological

processes and then her conflicts were resolved.

22. Mango

VAKIL Prakash (HL,4, 2/1991)

The author has conducted proving of Mangifera

indica; it resemhles Ignatia. Useful for patients who

suffer from hyper-acidity.

A 42- years –old male who had suffered two

broken relationships and then hyperacidity. He

recovered in due course and developed a new

relationship. After about 6 months the woman who

was in her menopause started picking quarrels with

him. She was a lawyer and served legal notice on the

man which made him go to court a number of times.

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He got chest pains- in spots, changing in nature.

He would wake up at 3 a.m. with pains. Sighed

involuntarily. Burning pains under the sternum better

by dinking cold water. As long as he was in his

office, he was well but on return home and on

thinking of his problems he becomes worse. Other

symptoms like desire to wear white or cream-

coloured clothes, hay fever with sticky and stringy

discharge confirmed the prescription of Mango. He

was relieved and returned to his earlier stage.

23. Opium

GNAIGER Jutta (HL ,4, 2/1991)

A retired man, happy about his life, had always

worked in harmony and fun. He came for his

Psoriasis of some years. He can’t sweat and has a

very red, almost blue-red face. Apart from these he

said that he was enjoying life and “all well”. Opium

200 was given and six weeks later nothing happened.

But his skin became wet. He came back and said that

he had “stopped with the alcohol now”. The skin of

his face was only half-red and the Psoriasis was

diminishing, and even his hypertension lowered a

little.

Opium:”everything is o.k. You have no problems

whatsoever”.

24. Bufo rana

SANKARAN Rajan (HL,4, 2/1991)

Childishness, immaturity, deceifulness; the body

grows but the mind remains childish; high sexual and

physical development with lack of emotional and

intellectual maturity and adult control (hence the

masturbation)

A 35 year-old man case is narrated to high light

these characteristics of Bufo rana.

25. Allium sative

WOLFGANG Springer (HL,4,2/1991)

A 35 year-old man “built like a tree” with

excessive combination of fear and delusion of being

poisoned. After hours of interview he was given

Lycopodium without desired result. The entire case

was again gone through. He said that if he took even

the smallest quantity of garlic he got stomach pain,

couldn’t sleep and would be totally upset. Allium

sativa is listed in the repertomy for fear of being

poisioned. Allium sativa was the remedy that helped

him step by step.

26. Scutellaria laterifolia

KLEIN Louis (HL, 4, 2/1991)

Scutellaria laterifolia is useful in ‘post-

influenzae’ type syndromes.

Sense of confusion “off-balance”, “center”,

“dizzy”; Ringing in the ears (without ear pathology),

inability to concentrate, and feelings of nausea, low

vitality and weakness. Anxiety, an unexpressed

resentment and a feeling of injustice. Sensitive to

stimuli, such as noise. Worry about being able to

function. Sleepless, restless and worried at night;

night terrors. Headaches are frontal, referred to as

sinus headaches. Headaches pressing in nature

“Weight down the whole face.”

Nausea, gas and distension without modalities.

To be considered in post-influenzial case, where

there are few symptoms and modalities except mild

anxiety.

History of recurrent flus and sinus infections

with antibiotics prescribed frequently.

(From the IFH Professional Case Conference,

1990).

III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Denys in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

MERCALDO Mauro (Simile with the BHJ, 81,

2/1992)

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Tuberculimum Denys is more used in France and

Brazil.

A 24 year-old-woman with lung tuberculosis for

the third time. Two ribs had already been removed.

Mycobaterium tuberculosis was present in the

sputum with cavity in the lower lobes revealed in the

X-ray.

After stabilizing with Streptomycin and PAS she

took homoeopathic treatment. Lack of physical

resistance, depression, unexpected migraine, arterial

hypotension, thoractic pain worse right side, coryza.

Denys 200, one dose and from next day

Arsenicum iodatum 3 tds for two months. Antibiotic

treatment was also maintained.

At the end of 6 months her lung cavities had

healed and remained healed when examined an year

later.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis

‘RATIRAJ’ Rajkishore Sinha (Simile with the

BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

A 28-year-old-woman, mother of two daughters,

suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. She had ‘a

number of other disorders’ and declared incurable in

England.

Calcarea carbonica XM, 50M, CM cured.

3. Adult survivors of childhood abuse. A

multitherapeutic approach.

MARK Prunella (Simile with the BHJ, 81,

2/1992)

Case1: 46-year-old-woman, teacher, married,

two children. Severe depression since death of father

18 months ago. Emotionally and physically abused

by mother from early childhood. Parents were always

fighting, violent; threat of violence always hung over

her. Anorexia, bulimia, agoraphobia. Father

committed suicide. Patient very close to father and

felt devastated by his death. Fights to control

weeping. Very low self-esteem.

natrum muriaticum 6x, 30.

Had aggravation and so went to antidepressants,

psychiatry. Improved. Attends karate class. Takes

occasional doses of Natrum muriaticum 6x which

helps.

Case 3: 42-year-old-widow, two children, three

foster children.

Bulimia, suicidal depression, Had known very

little mother love or any other love. Always felt

alone. Dead inside, profound lethargy. Shame. Low

self-esteem. Tight control over feelings, closed in,

mistrustful of doctors, cannot weep, suppressed

anger. Because of suppressed anger, suicidal: Aurum

XM.

After Aurum stopped working, Ignatia XM;

subsequently Aconite 200 for fear.

Feeling much better.

It is seen from these three cases that

Homoeopathy works synergistically with other

therapeutic methods.

4. Thrombophlebitis/Deep vein thrombosis

GUESS George (JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

Seventeen-year-old male with a recent past

history of two pulmonary emboli due to chronic

thrombosis of left leg.

Fatigue left leg: tightness; occasionally sensation

of strangulation in the windpipe plus a sharp pain in

heart region. Lachesis 200.

4 months later: Heart symptoms gone as also his

fears. No left leg problems. Recently after a soccer

game trauma suffered thrombophlebitis in the right

ankle. Hospitalised and placed on Coumadin. Keeps

his leg elevated. Thirsty. Shooting pain from left

axilla to elbow. Vipera 200.

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Rapid relief, Subsequently according to

symptoms again Vipera 200.

Nine months later: again symptoms of occluded

or heavy, numb sensation of leg; band-like sensation

around ankle; lately very high sex drive “surprisingly

high.” Platina 200.

All heart and leg symptoms relieved. No

recurrence for 14 months.

5. “Ohne geht gar nichts mehr!” – Radium bromatum

bei

Folgen Von Kobalt-Bestrahlung (Radium

bromatum in ailment consequent upon Cobalt

radiation)

ROGASCH Rolf H. (ACD, 1. 2/1993)

May: 1984: A 51-year-old-man baker and

confectioner by profession – suffering since few

years from constipation. Earlier an operation (semi-

castration) of the left testes had been done because of

a malignant primary tumor of the left testes. Despite

tele-cobalt radiation the carcinoma metastased to the

right testes and so the right one was removed.

Subsequently further metastases in left mesogastrium

in the left groin.

Since 1984 Diabetes mellitus. His father died of

bladder carcinoma at 61 years;

Suffered as a child Pneumonia; measles; mumps;

later brain inflammation; pox; at 23 years twice

cerebral concussion.

He could pass stool only if he takes laxative

twice a day.

The obstipation came on after the cobalt

radiation therapy (Cobalt-60 a radioactive Isotope)

There are only three radioactive material,

proved: Radium bromatum, Uranium nitricum and X-

ray.

MEZGER’s Materia Medica “Dry, hard stool

with constipation”

Prescription: Radium bromatum Q 12 once a day

and later Q 18.

No constipation. Daily evacuation without

laxative, faeces formed.

6.Komplexmittelfolgen (Adverse effects of a

complex remedy)

RECKERS Winfried (ACD, 1, 2/1993)

17 August 1991: 67-year-old-woman came in a

generally very ill state with dyspnoea and cough. She

has been suffering from chronic bronchitis which

began after she had thorough drenching while in

Yugoslavia. Cough between 3-4 a.m. resulting in

asthmatic attack. she had diarrhea and abdominal

cramps. She had brought many remedies which she

has been taking since years. Besides allopathic,

phytotherapic medicines, she had complex

preparations. Repertorisation came to Aloe, Ars., Nat-

s, Nux-v and Sulph. The complex remedies which she

had been taking contained Ars. and Ars. iod.

Lachesis gave very good relief.

(ill effects of medicines; asthma after midnight;

sleepless from cough; dyspnoea from exertion.

Lachesis is also antidotal to Ars.)

7. Praticing naturopathic medicine

IVONS Maryann (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

With two cases the author demonstrates that the

homoeopathic practitioner should also be a doctor

who can recognize potential emergencies and

pathologies.

The first case was of atrial fibrillation and the

next one with impediments to a rapid cure which a

‘doctor’ recognizes. Naturopathic physicians can

practice both medicine and Homoeopathy.

8. A case of suppression: A commentary

CHINDEMI Wayne J. (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

This case from Dr. CHINDEMI has been

presented for ‘round-table discussion’. The case is

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discussed by Paul HERSCU, Stephen A. MESSER,

Jeff BAKER, Neil TESSLER and Jeremy SHERR.

A 31-year-old-woman with frequent headaches

(over the left temple) significant depression since age

23, prone to vaginal infections, chronic bladder

infections. She has had many sexual partners (over 40

by age 23) and numerous abortions, jealous,

vindictive, suspicious, fear of snakes.

Lachesis 200.

Headache cleared but old ‘depression’ returned.

Follow-up 12 months later; terrible migraine

headaches; depression gone. Takes allopathic

medicines.

In the ‘round-table discussion’ comments were

invited: What do you think of this case? Is Lachesis

the correct remedy? Is the assessment correct? Why

is she not getting better? Should she quit her job?

What other factors should be considered in this case?

Very interesting comments are made.

9. A case of rheumatoid arthritis

ELMORE Durr (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

J.E. a 27-year-old-woman: rheumatoid arthritis at

age 9, after a ganglion on wrist was surgically

removed. The ganglion grew back. Soon afterwards

both of her fifth digits became crooked in ulnar

deviation. Much fatigue and weakness rather than

pain.

At 16 years her father was involved in a fatal

automobile accident. He felt that the accident was

due to his fault (it wasn’t actually) he felt extremely

guilty, started drinking alcohol and left home-never

to be seen or heard from again. J.E. blamed herself

for her father leaving, and she had a “nervous

breakdown” and she went on drugs, and her grades

dropped at school. She left home and got married. At

age 18 she became pregnant but the baby died at

birth. After this grief her arthritis flard up.

At age 19 she and her husband lived in a Hara

Krishna Temple where she was treated like a slave

with no freedom whatever, Her reaction to this was

“to get sick.” She was overworked and became

exhausted.

At age 22 she and husband left the temple. She

divorced her husband. Arthritis had become worse.

Hospitalised and treated with corticosteroids and

gold salts. The arthritis affected her wrists, hands,

knees, ankles and hips bilaterally and had to use a

cane to walk and eventually confined to a wheelchair,

at age 23.

She flew to India and underwent Ayurvedic

treatment at Kerala. After a month her arthritis was

gone. She returned to North America and did well for

an year or so but gradually her symptoms returned,

and became as bad as ever.

At this stage homoeopathic treatment was

started: (2 August 1985) and soon she improved,

although the remedies given initially seemed

inappropriate. The remedy that ultimately cured her

was Kalmia latifolia based on the ‘essence.’

The discussion of the case leading to Kalmia

latifolia is very interesting.

10. A 3 ½ year Headache

SHILOH Jana (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

49 year-old-woman: with right sided headache,

pain right eye, head and hair sore to touch. Feet and

hand wandering pains. At 3 years age father went to

the war; mother remarried. Upto 5 years age she was

with different relatives; then with her mother and step

dad. Left home at 12 years married at 19 years. Her

husband was kidnapped and murdered. She was then

36 years. Remarried, but left.

Prunus spinosa 30. Headache improved. But

body pains still.

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Natrum muriaticum then Natrum sulphuricum

and then Prunus spinosa XM. Well improved.

11. Einige Beispiele aus der Praxis zu Hahnemann’s

“morbid intercurrentes” and deren Therapie (Some

examples from practice on Hahmemann’s “morbid

intercurrentes” and their therapy) – Part I & II

BANDELIN K. (AHZ, 237, 2 & 3/1992)

The author gives a brief summary of

HAHNEMANN’s theory of acute diseases. He also

differentiates the “intermediate diseases” (“morbid

intercurrentes”) from epidemics and such

“interrupting accidents.” HAHNEMANN explains

the different interrupting diseases in Vol.I of his

Chronic Diseases, and their therapy.

VITHOULKAS’ scheme of evaluation of

prognosis of acute diseases (see The Science of

Homoeopathy) is used to illustrate clinical examples.

12. The legitimate use of the Key-note

YINGLING, W.A. (The Homoeopathy, 12,

2/1992)

(This paper was read by Dr. YINGLING before

the International Hahnemannina Association, June

1928). Some abstracts: The keynote has been

shamefully abused by some of our best prescribers,

so much so that even its legitimate use has been

ostracized by some excellent homoeopathic

physicians.

What is a key-note in one case may not be a key-

note in another if less prominent or peculiar in its

setting or if another keynote of greater significance

should be present.

…Of course the key-note is not applicable in all

cases because some present no keynotes or only

superficial or irrelevant symptoms that resemble but

really are not keynotes.

… ‘sensation of a hared-boiled egg in stomach’

is about the only guide to Abies nigra but when it is

present it is a thriller. Sensation of corkscrew pains in

the uterus and appendages leads directly to Sumbul.

Others of the well-proven remedies have peculiarities

that point them out clearly.

…It is not the aggregate symptoms of a case that

gives us the “totality”. The aggregate may even

confuse and prevent the discovery of the simillimum

or never simillimum. ‘Totality’ does not mean all the

symptoms but the completed symptomatic complex

including location, sensation, modalities and

concomitants, if any.

13. A case of persistent pruritis with atopic

xeroderma and a case of recurrent depression

ROBINSON Karl (The Homoeopath, 12, 2/1992)

(Reprinted from ‘IFH 1991 Small Remedies

and interesting cases ill Transactions”)

Case 1: 41 year-old-woman with persistent

pruritis without eruptions was cured by Alumina

Case 2: A 40-year-old woman with chronic

recurrent depression of 32 years standing and a

history of drug abuse was cured with Aurum

sulphuratum mainly.

Characteristics of Alumina: Usually needed more

by the elderly because neurological problems

predominate in them which include confusion,

memory problems and gait disturbances, “Confusion

as to his identity”. Hard to wake up and they feel

better after washing their faces with cold water.

Evening is better than the morning. There is an

observable slowness in this type of Alumina, yet they

feel hurried. Sometimes they can manage to do only

one thing at a time. Make mistakes in speaking and

may say what they did not intend. Many paralytic

symptoms; Ataxia. Can walk only if they keep their

eyes open. A peculiar pain, that of a searing, hot iron

in the lower spinal column. itching of skin without

eruptions.

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characteristics of Aurum sulphuratum: Loathing

of life; desires death. Nodding of head; constant

nodding of head; Sensation of ball rolling in the

abdomen. Aversion to company. Burning of feet.

Fear of crowds; of robbers. Alternating and

changeable moods. Burning feet. Bearing down

sensation during menses, also swelling of the breasts.

14. Return of vision

SAXENA, M.S. (HT, 11, 10/1991)

A 50-year-old army officer lost his vision seven

years after surgery for removal of bullets from his

body. Symptoms:

Dull headache all the time while awake

Feels uncomfortable from warmth of bed

Shortness of breath going upstairs

Gouty, swelling in knees and ankles, pain

Comfortable walking barefoot on the lawn in the

early morning

As if a soft pad under sole even when walking on

a hard floor

Ledum paluste Q 1 for olfaction. Then one drop

orally too, t.d.s. for two days. No change.

Three weeks later he was better and could make

out large objects.

Ledum palustre 200 one dose.

A month later: Can read newspaper without

spectacles.

15. Dromen en Homeopathie (Dreams and

Homoeopathy)

DAM, Kees (Simillima 1, 1 & 2/1992)

An impressive (or repetitive) dream can contain

the core of “what has to be cured” in the dreamer.

The ‘Dream’ section of the Repertory is oftenof little

use in finding the remedy. We should investigate the

feelings and the mental state of the patient during the

dream. We can then use the whole ‘Mind’ section of

the Repertory to find the remedy. Own-proving

dreams confirm that very important basic features of

remedies do come-up in those ‘dream provings’. It is

suggested that dream-proving could be a relatively

easy and “short” way to disclose mental states of

(unknown) small remedies.

Remedy-indicating aspects in dreams can be:

1. Image pictures; as can be found in the

‘Dream’ section (Dreams of water/fire/trees, etc.,)

2. Archetypal association; dreaming of snakes in

Lachesis, spiders in Tarantula mushrooms in Bovista.

3. The story and feelings in the dream. For

example a woman dreams that she is working all the

time, hurried, she is doing the household on her own

(nobody helps) and wants to be ready before the

others come home; but she doesn’t succeed however

hard she tries. She can’t get out of it and feels

inescapable. The rubrics are: Hurry to arrive at the

appointed time; Delusion, neglected her

duty/Succeed cannot; Forsaken feeling. Argentum

nitricum is the remedy with its feeling of being stuck

in something (fear of narrow places) and not being

able to get out of it.

The dream as remedy-evaluating symptom:

Often you find the first indication of a curative

responsive in dreams. Repeated dreams can stop or

change content; traumatic events with feelings from

the past emerge in dreams after a remedy can be

announced in dreams, etc. In the dreams after the

remedy we can check if the dreams (and the

remedy?) touch the basic conflict and problem of the

patient. The dream can be a very precise evaluating

biological action of our therapy.

16. A case of Chronic Fatigue

DIMITRIADIS George(HL,4, 2/1991)

A 42-year-old woman, a singing teacher with

marked debility after unexpected end of a

relationship with her boy friend.

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Overwhelming tiredness; she looked draggy,

toneless.

All symptoms agg. before menses; and becomes

extremely irritable and intolerant. Menses protracted

(9 days) moderate on the 6-7 day and only spotting

on other days. Constant leucorrhoea, thick, white

cottage-cheese like deposit. Weakness in the lumbo-

sacral region. Constipation and desire for sweet

before menses. Irritability and intolerance worse

when hungry. Efficient in work, can’t stand

incompetence.

She became more lively, perked up as she went

on with the conversation and hyer face which was

depressed, toneless when she came in, became bright.

At her worst moments she didn’t want to be cheered

up, felt sad when those around her were happy.

Helonias dioica 30 (in 15ml. water, one spoon

daily morning).

Soon she improved remarkably; the remedy was

continued; subsequently 200 potency. After

sometime she became much worse; irritable, drained

feeling, frustrated, wants to stay long in bed in

morning, leucorrhoea very thick but clear like egg-

white. (Anger, ailments from, suppressed; Bed, desire

to remain in, morning; Shrieking, feels as thought she

must) Sepia 0/1 morning daily, then 0/2. This remedy

gave her very good improvement.

Helonias, and perhaps Aletris farinose have

similar general debility symptoms as Sepia.

IV. REPERTORY

1. Remedy confusions in KENT’s Repertory: Part 22:

Kalium carbonicum and Kalium sulphuricum.

WOLF, M (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

Kalium carbonicum instead of Kalium

sulphuricum

Eye, opacity of cornea (see spots) p.247

Eye, redness of lids, edges of p.265

Face, pain, stitching p.388

Abdomen, pain, sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.,

Liver, in p.591

Rectum, flatus; offensive p.618

Chest, pain, heart, region of p.850

Skin eruptions, scaly, yellow p. 1319

Generalities, jerking, internally, muscles

p.1370

Kalium sulpuricum instead of Kalium

carbonicum

Generalities, chorea p.1347

2. Repertory and Materia Medica

v. KELLER, G. (ZKH, 36, 3/1992)

It is considered by some that with the aid of a

Repertory and a condensed Materia Medica one

could come to the medicine. While it will be alright

fro beginners, it will not do for day-to-day practice.

The patient’s words must be matched with the

proving symptoms for which a different repertory

will be required.

The author has presented the plan of a projected

repertory similar to JAHR’s “Symptomen-Kodex”

in which the original wording of the symptoms will

be preserved and the repertory should therefore be

useful for selecting the remedy not after but during

the conversation with the patient. Through a case the

author points to the advantage of such a repertory.

V. VETERINARY

1. Diabetes mellitus in a dog

HOARE Jack (Simile with the BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

Diabetes mellitus in a dog that progressed to a

complete cure with homoeopathic treatment.

Syzygium jambolanum 30 was the main remedy.

Continuous use of the remedy Syzygium however

produced a proving (itching of skin – see CLARKE).

2. Konvulsionen bei einem Hund – Phosphorus

(Convulsions in a dog: Phosphorus)

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RAKOW Michael (ACD, 1, 2/1992)

A ‘Boxer’ dog 15 months age. The dog has

suffered convulsions twice; severe, crampy trembling

of the head, jerking of the head. The first time ti was

caused by a loud noise; a thick book was closed

suddenly and with some force and this sound caused

convulsions in the dog. Two weeks later he again had

convulsions without any apparent noise or sound.

The owner was very much concerned. The dog

demanded much attention – active, restless; as a

puppy he played very much. He cannot be alone; if

left alone even for a short time, the room would be

full of torn papers, clothes etc. He was very

intelligent and learnt soon to open doors, etc. At 15

months age he had high sex drive.

Phosphorus D200 cured.

3. An aggressive cat

CHAMBREAU, Christina (HT, 11, 10/1991)

This is from the HomeoNet, August 4, 1991:

11 year-old-female cat, a solid big cat, has

become aggressive. Bites the owner if not petted.

Although she runs and plays, never cuddles; not

timid, no fears. Craves cold, loves snow and hates

heat. Tartar on teeth. Generally spooky. Nux vomica

30 cured.

4. Dierencasus: “Buiten de bak…” (Veterinary Case:

“Outside the cat’s box…”)

LASSAUW, Y. (Simillima, 1, 1/1992)

The owner of a cat complained that it was

urinating in the hall. It also refused to defaecate in the

cat’s box when it was not cleaned twice a day. If it is

not clean enough, he just turns his bottom outside the

box and … does it on the floor. He was quite lazy and

not so clean himself. Not interested in his

surroundings and did not ant to be bothered. Very

chilly and liked to lie on top of the oven (if not too

hot, of course). Preferred tinned-food more than fresh

fish. He was a hungry cat and “demanded” foot but

after eating he was knocked out. A lot of other

observations about the cat are elaborated upon.

Rubrics chosen:

Indifference to personal appearance

Selfishness

Washing, aversion to

Disgust, nausea from her own effluvia

Disobedience

Indolence

Lazy, Hungry, too lazy to rouse himself

Egotism

Sulphur 30; rapid cure. This case is an

illustration of the application of paragraph 211 of the

Organon, to an animal.

VI. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Quality control of homoeopathic medicines

1. Standardization of anti-bacteria activity.

2. Stability of mother tinctures on storage.

DAVEY William, Mc GREGOR Julia A.,

GRANGE John M. (BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

Homoeopathic medicines are being increasingly

scrutinized by regulatory authorities. Particularly so

since of late there have been reports in journals of

repute (Lancet, Br. Med. Jl. etc.) of well conducted

clinical trials which indicated the fact that

homoeopathic medicines do produce the clinical

changes claimed for. Many Orthodox pharmaceutical

companies are also becoming interested.

There is considerable variation in methods of

preparation of the mother tinctures and generally no

accepted standard. In this study the authors examine

the use of the assay of anti-bacterial activity of

mother tinctures to reveal differences between

preparations from different sources. They tested 55

different mother tinctures for antibacterial activity

against Staphylococcus aureus. Twenty mother

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tinctures were available from more than one

manufacturer. In 40% there were significant

differences in anti-bacterial activity between tinctures

from different manufactures.

The mother tinctures are prepared in bulk and

stored at room temperature. The stability of these

tinctures were therefore examined for their shelf-life.

Three bacteriae, Pseudomonas aeuroginosa,

Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus were

used. The mother tinctures displayed a consistent

bactericidal activity, suggesting a stable shelf life

over a period of one year at least.

2. Hahnemann’s legacy – This rise and fall of

Bryonia alba

BARTHEL P. (BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

When HAHNEMANN published the provings of

Bryonia alba in the first edition of the Materia

Medica Pura, he knew exactly which species of

Bryonia he had been using. After his death, the plant

gradually came to be replaced with another species of

the same genus, with no distinction made and the

second species practically unproven.

Today, Bryonia dioica, a practically unproven

species is widely sold as ‘Bryonia’, and customers

are not informed about this inadmissible exchange.

HAHNEMANN made it very clear that every plant

species is unique and cannot be exchanged for any

other.

At the same time his improvements to the

manufacturing process, based on experience, have

not been adopted by pharmaceutical firms, nor in the

German Homoopathic Pharmacopaeic (GHP).

Instead, they have been adopting less labour intensive

methods, though these have not been properly

validated.

3. Über Murex purpurea (On Murex purpurea)

SCHOBER, U. (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

The original formula for preparing the remedy

Murex purpurea has not been handed down. There

seems to be much confusion. A modern definition of

the remedy has been made so that accurate

instructions for the preparation of the remedy can be

given but this does not necessarily correspond with

the original definition. The remedy must therefore be

declared as being problematic.

HAHNEMANN has, while writing on

Sarsaparilla, said “… This is a sample of the

ordinary capricious conduct of our beloved teachers

of material medica, and illustrates the honourable and

rational mode in which the medicines of the material

medica have come to be vaunted on account of their

pretended virtues, viz., by the arbitrary decree of

writers on material medica!” (See Materia Medica

Pura)

4. Zur Frage der Ausgangssubstanz für die

homöopathische Arznei Petroleum (On the

question of the source substance for the preparation

of the homoeopathic remedy Petroleum)

GRIMM, A. (ZKH, 36, 3/1992)

What kind of Petrol did HAHNEMANN use for

his proving and should therefore be taken for

preparing the remedy? To solve this question many

sources have been studied. Some important

differences between HAHNEMANN’s instructions

and several pharmacopoeia could be found, even

concerning the production on an industrial scale now-

a-days. After examining different literature it is still

not clear as to what kind of Petroleum

HAHNEMANN proved.

VII. RESEARCH

1. Points at issue in the physics of water and

Homoeopathy.

ANTONCHENKO V.YA., ILYIN V.V. (BHJ, 81,

2/1992)

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The main features of a new model for associated

liquids are expounded. The stability of various

dissipative structures in water systems is explained

by their presence in earth’s electromagnetic field and

by the stabilizing processes of proton transfer along

hydrogen-bonded chains in these structures. A

possible connection between processes occurring in

dissipative water structures and the radiation

characteristics of homoeopathic preparations is

shown.

See also the earlier essay by P. ENDLER

“Aspects of information storage and structures in

water” in the BHJ 1989, Vol. 78, pp. 253-254.

2. Homoeopathic Research – time for a change of

emphasis? – A debate

‘HOMOEOSCOT’ (BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

Homoeopathy has developed over the last 200

years as a patient-orientated art. Most research so far

has centred on refuting the suggestion that

homoeopathic medicines act entirely by a placebo

effect, or on seeking credible mechanism. While

these researches are not unnecessary it is arguable

whether we need to place all our researches in this.

What other approaches?

What rubrics are to be covered in matching a

drug picture? The ‘tree-legged stool’ approach and

the decision processes should be investigated further.

Why are we not carrying out research in Epilepsy?

What about remedy relationships? Do Steriods

inactivate homoeopathic remedies? What should be

the withdrawal period prior to homoeopathic

treatment? And then the dosing; the frequency, etc.

Studies on growing conditions of the plants used

and the soil, storage of the medicines and how much

are they affected by aromatic odors, sunlight, heat, x-

ray etc.

Why Homoeopathy interests mostly the people

from higher social groups?

Research is not just for the elite of our

profession, but those at the ‘grass-roots level can do a

lot by improving our teachniques.

The author rightly ends. Homoeopathy is an art;

why should we be obsessed with science?

4. Reactions to Trails of Homoeopathy

(HL, 4, 2/1991)

Selected correspondence from the British

Medical Journal (9 Feb. 1991) about Clinical Trials

of Homoeopathy by KLEIJNEN, KNIPSCHILD,

RIET. The correspondence relates to methodology

and screening of results.

VIII. EDUCATION

1. A special committee for homoeopathic educaion in

Europe was set up under the chairmanship of Dr.

Jacques IMBERECHTS. This Committee had

sent a report setting out a programme of basic

teaching standard to the representative bodies in

several European countries. If this report is

accepted, it is hoped that it will be possible to

develop a common homoeopathic qualification

for doctors in Europe (Simile issued with the

BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

2. Review – International correspondence course

JACKSON Jessica (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

The School of Homoropathy, (Director Misha

NORLAND), Devon, England runs a two year

correspondence course in homoeopathy. Taped

lectures are provided and the course has reputation.

3. Excellence and Unity in homoeopathic practice –

an Organisactional paradox – Standards as a first step

towards excellence.

HOAGLAND Guy, SWOPE Harry F.

(Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

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Homoeopathic practice has long been a

movement of lay, professional, and medical

components. The idea of unified standard to apply to

al facets of the practice is good. A certification

process has been proposed by the Council for

Homoeopathic Certification (CHC). Examination in

the areas of basic medical science, homoeopathic

philosophy, material medica, and repertory can

document a basic level of understanding common to

all those who are certified.

Dr. HOAGLAND feels that promotion of

excellence cannot be accomplished in the same

method as a standard promoting unity. When

standards are set as the limits of practice rather than

the common basic standards, they make the practice

“close ended”. Standards need to be basic and open

ended so that excellence can grow from the diversity

of those that have the basics in common.

While lay practice is to be promoted and

supported, it is a mistake to promote equality of

licensed and non licensed practitioners.

Dr. SWOPE says that once there is a nationally

recognized basic standard for all practitioners of

Homoeopathy each professional group within

Homoeopathy will build on this to create their own

process for encouraging excellence in homoeopathic

practice. The benefit of certification is that it can

identify practitioners who have met a basic standard

of knowledge.

4. MF hom. goes international

CHASE, Sandra M (HT, 11, 10/1991)

The Faculty of Homoeopathy, London intends to

make the MF hom. Certificate available

internationally for medically qualified homoeopathic

physicians. The MF hom is the one certification that

is recognized legally, having been incorporated by

Act of Parliament in 1950.

For more information write to Dr. Barry S.

ROSE, FF hom, Royal London Homoropathic

Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WCIN 3HR,

England.

5. The Pacific Academy of Homoeopathic Medicine

DANCU, David (HT, 11, 10/1991)

The Pacific Academy of Homoeopathic

Medicine (PAHM) was founded in 1985 by BEN and

LINDAHOLE both medical doctors for the purpose

of creating a teaching academy that maintained a

high quality of education. The Academy has

presented over 30 multiday seminars since its

inception. PAHM is a non-profit organization. For

more information: PAHM, 1678, Shattuck Ave, #42

BERKELEY, California 94709 USA.

6. Principles of Homoeopathic Education

DEBATS, Fernand (HL, 4, 2 & 3/1991)

Dr. DEBATS has been teaching Homoeopathy in

Holland since 1982. His training programme – the

“Holland model” – has been an inspiration to many

other homoeopathic teaching schools in different

countries as well as for the Education Committee of

the LIGA. The programme shows the possibility of

using a highly didactical approach without, at any

time, deviating from the basic principles of

Homoeopathy. with a lot of work the difficulties of

communicating the homoeopathic principles to an

allopathically trained mind has been studied and met

by this well thought out teaching model. In this way

the content has not been adjusted to the didactical

aims but rather the didactical tools have been adapted

to optimize the communication of homoeopathic

knowledge and to the studying of it.

7. Teaching meeting in Oberhofen, Switzerland, July

1991

(HL, 4, 2/1991)

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The Teachers Meeting for German speaking

countries took place this year by invitation of the

Swiss Association for Homoeopathic Doctors,

SVHA. These meetings were first instigated in 1988

by the ‘Niedersächsiche Institut für Homöopathie

in Celle.

The subject of the discussion was on the lines of

the basic education formulated by the LIGA and the

FIHE. in the discussions during this teachers meeting

it soon became very clear that a true understanding

only appears when we talk the ‘language of

homoeopathy’ and less so the language of the

homoeopath as an individual.

IX. GENERAL

1. Talking with Doctor FOLEY – A biographical and

autobiographical recollection

LUNT Randle (BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

This ‘recollection’ is of Dr. Cornelius FOLEY of

Liverpool in the early decades of this Century.

Dr. FOLEY studied under Sir John WEIR and

came to be appointed as the Registrar of the

Hahnemann Hospital, Liverpool. He was elected as

a member of Faculty in 1916 and a number of his

cases were reported in the British Homoeopathic

Journal. Dr. FOLEY who had a peg leg – as a boy

he had to undergo amputation up to knee due to

fulminating sepsis – was very studious who worked

till late night.

The whole foundation of Homoeopathy is that of

stimulating our vital resistance, he would say. If Vital

Force was resistant enough invading organism could

not produce the characteristic lesion. Like not only

cures like but like would prevent from developing

like.

Details of FOLEY’s expositions and his depth of

knowledge of Homoeopathy make this ‘recollection’

very interesting.

2. Zur Frage der Wirtschaftlichkeit homöopathischer

Behandlungmethoden in der Kassenzahnarztpraxis

(On the economics of homoeopathic therapeutic

methods in Dental Panel Practice)

FELDHAUS, H.W. (AHZ, 237, 3/1992)

Today, dentists (in Germany) accepting panel

patients are subjected to a great variety of regulations

and rules which extremely restrict their free choice of

therapy because economic aspects predominantly

determine the therapy applied.

With acute dental diseases dominating the

dentist’s work now the records of the author’s

patients and statistics have been analysed to find out

to what extent the general replacement of traditional

therapies by homoeopathic ones since 1984 affect the

accounting frequency of certain fees. The results

have been compared to the average results of other

dentists and the potential economic advantages to the

society have been calculated.

It is concluded that Homoeopathy is not just a

mild therapeutic method with much less suffering to

the person but also economically less costing.

3. Awakenings

JOHNSON Karen (The Homoeopath, 12,2/1992)

The author refers to a Robert De NIRO movie

which was based on the ‘sleeping

sickness’(Encephalitis lethargicus) which appeared in

pandemic form in the 1916-17 in Europe affecting

millions. The disease was variously described as

Schizophrenia, Parkinsonism, atypical rabies, etc.

Neurological disorders, immobility, etc. developed in

these patients. Dr. Oliver SACKS discovered that

Ldopa an experimental drug was useful in these

conditions. The drug brought the immobile, stony,

emotionless sufferers awakening. However, the drug

was not without its adverse effects.

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The author uses the repertory to find out the

homoeopathic remedy that could have been useful to

these patients.

Dr. SACKS has also written a book titled

‘Awakenings’.

X. NEWS & NOTES

1. The Homoeopathic Medical Research Council is

supporting a migraine research study at Charing

Cross Hospital and a Cancer study at the The

Royal London homoeopathic Hospital (Simile

with BHJ 81, 2/1992)

2. A glimpse of Homoeopathy in Calcutta, India

KREISBER Joel (Simillimum, 5, 2/1992)

Practices differ country to country according to

local needs and the social milieu. In India where the

doctor-patient ration is high the practice – whether in

the so-called ‘classical’ Homoeopathy or non-

classical – is very different from what is prevalent in

the West.

The author gives his impressions after observing

the practice of Dr. S.K. BANERJEA in Calcutta, who

has a private clinic charging well and making

thorough and methodical examination etc.., and

attends two ‘free’ clinics where the common men are

treated quickly and by snapshot prescriptions. Of

course the snapshot prescriptions are not cursorily

made but from the abundant and clear and thorough

knowledge of the Materia Medica.

3. Ian WATSON observes (Letters to the Editor,

The Homoeopath, 12, 2/1992) that

Organopathy is not outside of the socalled

constitutional prescribing. Even a well-developed

remedy like Chelidonium is first and foremost an

organ remedy of the greatest use. “To deny that

individualized organopathic prescribing is a curative

form of treatment that stands on its own merits is to

deny the abundant clinical wisdom and experience of

truly great practitioners such as BURNETT,

CLARKE, COOPER and RADEMACHER.”

Ernest ROBERTS, in another letter (The

Homoeopathy, 12, 2/1992) observes:

Homoeopathy is an integrated system of

medicine based in empirical laws which are:

1. The law of the essential unity of the human

organism in health.

2. The law that the individual vitality informs us

of the disease susceptibility pattern and so of the

required medicine.

3. The law of knowledge of remedies from pure

and clinical provings.

4. The law that it is the individual’s

susceptibility to disease that is the important variable,

not any disease organisms or types; such disease

agents like virus and bacteria etc. are only relevant in

the context of susceptibility.

5. The law that only one disease susceptibility

can dominate the human economy at any one time. It

follows from this that only one remedy is necessary

at any one time.

6. The law that there exists a natural hierarchy of

value which is echoed in the hierarchical nature of

patient’s symptoms.

7. The law of similars.

8. The law of direction of cure.

These laws do not give a rigid box to fit patients

into with a fixed top and bottom but a spectrum of

consciousness for seeing ‘What is to be cured’.

Methods which use homoeopathic medicines or

potentized substances not according to the above

laws are not Homoeopathy.

… the Organon shows that classical

Homoeopathy can find and successfully deal with

1. The need for an organ remedy – this will be

the top layer and will have the remedy picture

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reflected in other ways (the law of unity of the

individual)

2. A first-aid remedy

3. A genus epidemicus remedy

4. A therapeutic remedy – again the top layer

will give the indication for the one remedy required.

It will be clear and may be urgent but it is a question

of fact not theory.

4. Continuing education Seminar on the History of

Homoeopathy, 29-30 November 1991 in the Institute

for History of Medicine of the Robert Bosch

Foundation, Stuttgart: The Working group of the

homoeopathic History held its fifth meeting under the

leadership of Prof. Dr. Robert JUTTE and Dr. Martin

DINGES. There were twenty participants from areas:

Medicine, Medical history, Veterinary medicine,

Pharmacy, Ethnology and empiric Cultural sciences.

Robert JÜTTE spoke about the researches in the

history of Homoeopathy. DINGES spoke on the

structure of the different Archive sources (State.,

Town., Zone., Church- and Military archives) and

gave valuable hints for practical search of specific

sources.

Two manuscripts – one a letter from Christian

August HAHNEMANN to his cousin Samuel

HAHNEMANN in 1781 and another a letter from the

Princess LUISE of Prussia (1799-1870) to S.

HAHNEMANN in 1934 were to be readout. This

exercise proved difficult and ultimately professional

help was sought for.

The Ethnologist Ulte SCHUMANN spoke on the

theme “Homoeopathy in India between becoming

firmly rooted and scientificity, Ethnomedicine and

history of Homoeopathy”. The Cultural Scientist

Ebehard WOLFF spoke on “homoeopathy and

Vaccination”. DINGES explained the System in

homoeopathic Library of the institute, (ZKH, 36,

3/1992)

5. The “Ohio Meeting” 1992 was jointly sponsored

by the Ohio State Homoeopathic Medical Society,

the Southern Homoeopathic Medical Association, the

Michigan Homoeopathic Medical Society and the

American Institute of Homoeopathy.

Dr. Stephen DAVIDSON showed several

strategies he uses to find the proper remedy. One was

to find a strange, rare and peculiar symptom that the

patient had not revealed, with the aid of the

computer. Dr. DAVIDSON also discussed the idea

that the remedy is a bio-electric field and when the

right remedy is brought within the bio-electric field

of the patient, the range of motion of the stiff part

(such as swinging the arm over the head) will be

increased.

Dr. David WEMBER discussed single remedies

that are combinations e.g. Arsenicum iodatum, Kali

iodatum.

Dr. Jacquelyn WILSON talked about the

triggering factors in chronic illness. She graphically

described the bodily processes and urged us to avoid

stopping our own bodily processes. She described

some recent research indicating the occasional blood

loss helps keep the heart healthy. You can assist the

body in preventing chronic diseases by the following

steps: (1) Bathe, and use Turkish Towels to clean off

the skin. (2) Sauna to sweat out the toxins. (3) Move

and exercise (4) Eat more plants, but don’t overload

on plants that contain iron (5) Have fun-love, touch,

and listen.

Dr. Henry WILLIAMS’ talk may be summarized

as follows: Take time to take the case. If the remedy

seems correct but the response is not as expected, go

either higher or lower, and observe. If the case stalls,

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look for obstacles to the cure and /or miasmatic

remedy. If that fails, consider the Bowel Nosodes.

Dr. Dean CROTHERS spoke on the results

(preliminary report) of the study of homoeopathic

treatment of epidemic diarrhea in children in

Nicaragua. 34 children were studied who received

either a homoeopathic remedy or placebo. The results

found no statistically significant difference in

outcome between the homoeopathic treatment and

the placebo. A new study was conducted with 92

cases in 1991 summer and a statistically significant

association between homoeopathic treatment and a

shorter duration of diarrhea was found! (A detailed

report of the Peru trial in Choler has been published

in the BHJ, 82, 3/1993 which shows the results as

encouraging).

Richard WILKINSON spoke on the challenge of

converting adversity into advantage. The argument of

WILKINSON: First: Substances which are

poisonous, vile, repulsive, or simply ordinary and

common can be transformed into marvelous healing

agents. Second: the material level of any medicinal

substance is not where the therapeutic power is; the

power is in the dynamization or essence of the gross

matter; it must go through the appropriate

preparation. Third: the transformation of any material

from the gross to the transcendent depends on being

shaken up repeatedly. And last: the end result is a

medication worth more than gold. WILKINSON

compared Homoeopathy with Mythology. We feel

threatened by the realization that we are more then

jus physical matter or what the five physical senses

perceive, but as the principles of Homoeopathy

indicate, there exists the potential for transformation.

WILKINSON also compared Homoeopathy with

Alchemy, Value existed not in the apparent but in the

hidden, that the sought for precious object was to be

found in filth or in the ordinary. Perception is more

than just this perception of gross material.

David FABREY presented three cases of

Sulphur. The first is a case declared ‘incurable’ by

the conventional doctors. Sulphur cured on the

indication “itching without eruptions”. Next was a

case suspected t be candidiasis; “the patient found his

own remedy” when he said that he always smelled

badly to himself. The third was a 67 years-old-man

with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, who could not

sleep on his left side, snored when on his back, was

very warm in bed, uncovered his feet, was a

“morning person”, affectionate and easygoing,

aversion to eggs.

George GUESS presented two cases. He

differentiated Chelidonium with Bryonia and also

contrasted Chelidonium with other remedies:

Belladonna, Sulphur, Kali cahonicum, Mercurius,

Asclepias tuberose. In left-sided pneumonia with

high fever, stitching chest pains, and a desire for cold

milk, think of Tuberculinum.

Dr. Michael SOMERSON spoke about viral

diseases. He recalled the different remedies including

Sarcolactic acid proved by William GRIGGS and

suggested by William BOEERICKE for ‘epidemic

influenza’. He said the symptoms are not the result of

the virus but the body’s reaction to the virus. “How

do we even know that there is a virus?” We can infer

the virus by looking at the symptoms, and watching

the progress of the disease.” He recalled that Dr. Fred

MORGA used Feldspar as “almost a specific”

against the ‘infkuenza-like’ illness. In his own

practice he found Cistus canadensis effective in two

cases of mononucleosis.

Julian WINSTON presented a ‘landmark’

documentary of homoeopathic history with rare

pictures of outstanding personalities right from

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HAHNEMANN to present day, with suitable audio.

The presentation included photos of books, bottles,

potentising machines, buildings, monuments etc. and

left the audience marveling at the richness of the

heritage which our homoeopathic forbears habe left

to us, and at the coming together of such a

memorabilia.

Dr. Domenick MASIELLO spoke on Osteopathy

and its relationship to Homoeopathy. He spoke of

how homoeopaths dumped Osteopathy with

Allopathy etc., and Osteopaths rejected

Homoeopathy. What happens in cases when the best

of Homoeopathy available, failed. What is the

impediment to the cure? A trauma, a displacement?

The removal of impediment to cure will help cure.

Osteopathy is based on several principles; that the

body functions as a unit, a totality; there is a

relationship between the structure of the organism

and its function. Alterations in structure eventually

lead to impaired function. The scope of Osteopathy is

not limited to the musculoskeletal system. Rather the

neuromusculoskeletal system is the Osteopath’s point

of access to the individual. The channel of

communication to the other is established by touch.

Dr. MASIELLO further discussed Dr. William

Garner SUTHERLAND’s contribution to

Osteopathy. SUTHERLAND found that the bones of

the cranium are moveable. He showed slides of

people whose facial structure gave some observeable

clues as to the types of strain patterns which might be

an impediment to cure. These people, whose facial

asymmetry are indicative of strain patterns are, “often

times associated with homoeopathic cases which

never quite respond to the indicated remedies.” It is

an impeded case. “If you have a case that is stuck –

observe the patients’ gait and posture. Observe the

thing that you are looking at most anyway – the

patient’s face. Look for asymmetry.” Clues can also

be had through the history. Take a trauma history

starting from birth if known. Health of the mother

during pregnancy, medicines used, labor, induced

labor, forceps delivery, difficult labour, etc. Dr.

MASIELLO also pointed out other traumas like

dental, like extractions of molar teeth or impacted 3

rd

molars which can disturb the cranial mechanism. A

bad case of periodontal disease can in itself cause an

impediment. Dr. MASIELLO concluded by saying

that “The de-emphasis of the physical examination

and the disproportionate influence of non physician

homoeopathic practitioners who sorely lack sound

basis of human anatomy, physiology, and pathology

led to a kind of intellectual imperialism where other

methods of healing are viewed with suspicion and

disdain. He could only say (as did HAHNEMAN) –

Aude Sapere – dare to know. Indeed the greatest

impediment to cure is ignorance.” (HT, 12, 3/1992)

6. Dr. Neil A. PRUZZO of Texas who died on Sept.

9, 1991 has reported his experiences with

Homoeopathy in First-aid; he found that nearly 80%

of the employees in a construction site who were

given the choice of conventional medicine or

Homoeopathy and Natural medicines, chose the

latter. These people came back the very next day, in

most of the cases to report rapid relief. In the

experience of Dr. PRUZZO he found that natural

homoeopathic remedies were more effective than the

standard, over-the-counter allopathic medicines. (HT,

12, 3/1992).

7. HIV positive turns HIV negative! The November

15, 1991 Newspaper India Abroad carried a news

item about the favourable results obtained by the

CCRH, New Delhi, in its research with homoeopathic

remedies in HIV positive cases. The study was

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conducted in the two AIDS-related research units of

the CCRH in Bombay and Madras. (HT, 12, 3/1992).

8. An item in the November/December 1991 issue of

the East West Journal, “New Evidence Supports

Homoeopathy” says that Jacques BENVENISTE has

come up again after further research which confirmed

the results of his earlier research. BENVENSITE’s

current research has been reported in the Journal of

the French Academy of Sciences. “The new study

sought to remove the objections of the past critics;

however, both Nature and the Journal Science

declined to publish the paper.” (HT, 12, 3/1992).

9. Homoeopathic educators reach international

agreement

GALATE Lawrence (HT, 12, 4/1992)

The two organizations which represent

homoeopaths (not medical doctors) – the

International Council for Classical Homoeopathy

(ICCH) and European Council for classical

Homoeopathy (ECCH) – held a joint meeting in

London on January 31 – February 2, 1992 to come to

a definition of a “Classical homoeopath” and also as

to what should constitute a minimum standard of

education for a classical homoeopath.

Representatives from the USA besides from other

European Countries also attended this meeting.

The conference was under the chairmanship of

Andreas BFORNDAL of Norway.

After much discussion it was agreed to use the

term “classical homoeopath” (as distinguished from

the polypharmacists). It was also agreed that a

minimum of 1500 hours of study of medical sciences

like anatomy, physiology, pathology and some 4000

hours of Homoeopathy should be done for training.

(HT, 12, 4/1992).

10. Dr. William SHEVIN, presented, in the Orlando

Conference (April 26-28

th

, 1991) a paper on the

homoeopathic medicines for emotional stress.

Homoeopathy is a way to make people less

susceptible to stress. Superficial treatment will not

lessen a person’s susceptibility. Susceptibility and

intensity are inversely related. People who fail ill

have been emotionally wounded in early life and

have been often unable to deal with the hurt in an

adaptive way. The origin of emotional stress can be

difficult to find. People sometimes respond to stress

by completely suppressing the memory of it. Dr.

SHEVIN discussed some remedies; Acon, Arn., Op.,

Gels., Colf., Cham., Ars., Nux-v., Nat-m., Puls.,

Staph., Lach., Ph-ac., Ign. (Dr. SHEVIN views Lach

as a common remedy. Patients are intense. They like

to chop wood. They are sharp and incisive people.

They can cut you to ribbons with a few well-chosen

words and are quick, sharp and sarcastic. They are

very sensitive to being restricted or being contained –

both physically and emotionally.) (HT, 11, 8/1991).

11. We tend overlook certain remedies because of a

certain ‘fixed image we have formed of it. As for

example that to prescribe Kali bichromicum there

must be stringy discharge. A correspondent reports in

the HT, 11, 9/1991 that Kali bichromicum was useful

in a case of ‘brassy cough’, lethargic but hungry,

constipated, headache, cold extremities, chilly, etc.,

The ‘tough, stringy, discharge’ is not a must.

12. The trial of Dr. George GUESS (USA) and also

that he (and Homoeopathy) lost the battle is well-

known. Dr. Phil PARSONS, Dentist, is another who

too has been harassed and punished for using

Homoeopathy in his dental practice. (HT, 11, 9/1991)

13. In her Seminar in March 1991, Ananda ZAREN

showed the importance of close observation of the

patient – facial colors, facial creases, bloating under

the eyes, etc. Every gesture and nuance was analysed

to lead to a better understanding of the emotions of

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the patients. Besides exposition of Nux vomica,

Staphysagria, Anacardium and Cocculus she

presented two acute cases. Three Cocculus mental

types: those with cloudiness or stupefaction of the

mind, the type with anxiety episodes, and the

depressive types. Causative factors include loss of

sleep and overcaring for other. Cocculus patients

appear to be mild, but there is often an underlying

anger about all the suffering they feel they have

endured for their loved ones.

Kali carbonicum woman in labor is “I can’t” in

comparison Chamomilla is “I won’t and Pulsatilla is

“Yes, Yes”. (HT, 11, 9/1991)

14. “Who is going to protect us?” is a letter to editor

(HT, 11, 10/1991) wherein the correspondent has

complained that she was given Psorinum in 55 doses

in 30c and 30x potencies over a period of 1 ½ years,

by a Chiropracter/Homoeopath for a ‘back problem.’

The patient began to experience disturbing symptoms

but the prescription was insisted upon despite her

repeated calls. When she became more ill the

prescribed apologized and that was all. The patient

became too ill, lost her job, lost her health, became

even economically poor and in debt. She claims that

she has been ruined. Later an “M.D. Homoeopathy’

told her that she was proving Psorinum but “he did

not offer any treatment to help me,” she concludes

that homoeopaths are “not humane people, certainly

not caring people, and certainly not ethical people.”

“Who is going to protect us?” she asked.

In responses Dr. William SHEVIN offered a

recommendation to a good medical homoeopathy

who could probably help her.

Dr. Julian WINSTON the Editor of HT has said

that “Our only protection is education”, education of

the consumer.

Another correspondent says (HT, 12, 4/1992)

that only by having licensed and duly qualified

homoeopathic physicians can we ensure that such

harm as reported could be avoided; on the contrary in

States like North Carolina where Dr. George GUESS

has been prosecuted and penalized for practicing

Homoeopathy indicates that there is no scope for

licensed practitioners. The correspondent has urged

for popular demand for licensed practitioners in

Homoeopathy. The harm brought about by the

injudicious application of Homoeopathy would be

got over soon but what about the immense damages

being wrought by the allopathic medicines?

Another correspondent says that “if increased

education leads us again into an expensive system of

professionals feeding off patients, then we recall that

the professional class is often the first to sell its soul.”

Another letter on the same subject doubts the

accusation that homoeopathic potentised remedy

could at all produce a ‘fixed’ state of illness on

anyone, Homoeopathic medicines are effective

healing agents and not “dangerous drug products”.

“Our remedies – in the specially prepared, sub-

physiological doses of homoeopathic pharmacy are

not” disease inducing drugs. “They are the safest and

gentiest healing agents ever known to mankind.” The

correspondent quotes from Dr. John CLARKE’s

Homoeopathy Explained.

Dr. Will KLUNKER in his letter says Psorinum

cannot ‘poision’ the patient unlike Arsenic, Mercury,

etc. and there cannot be occurrence of additional

symptoms or aggravations described in paragraphs

155-164 Organon. They never can reach such an

extent. This cannot also be a proving of high

potencies since high potencies never produce real

disease. Probably this patient was suffering from a

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real and serious disease. That she was neglected

when she appealed fro help is scandalous.

Jeremy SHERR says, on the other hand, that

there can be substantial and even incapacitating

proving. Probably this patient did suffer from the

‘proving’ symptoms. It is not necessary that only

pathological symptoms would incapacitate; sensorial

and functional symptoms do incapacitate. This

patient, in her report, was constantly referring to her

deteriorating financial position. This in itself is a

proving symptom of Psorinum. (HL, 12, 4/1992)

The entire series of these letters should be read in

full so that we can have larger discussion.

15. A seminar with Jeremy SHERR was held in New

York in May 1991. This was at an ‘advanced’ level: a

brief summary of the highlights:

Paragraph 3 of the Organon: The art of clear

perception of the patient is something which the

physician needs to develop and cultivate. Clear

perception is the ability to understand, out of what

may present as many symptoms, the underlying

pattern that forms the basis of the patient’s pathology

or “stuckness.” To find the deepest remedy in any

given case, the prescribed needs to see how

seemingly disparate symptoms are expressing the

same inner meeting or dysfunction. In the hierarchy

these are given the highest weight. Sometimes as

symptom not expressed strongly by the patient or a

seemingly minor symptom can be very important.

Remedies contain within them opposite expressions,

e.g., Nit-ac. can’t forgive, but can also be

sympathetic, Ars. can be fastidious, but can also be

chaotic, Stram. is violent, but is also listed under

mildness. Usually one side of a patient is visible, with

symptoms, while the other is hidden and these hidden

symptoms may only be mentioned casually. if at all.

Patients may use the outer dominant manifestation to

protect their inner state. If we prescribe on one side

only we increase that side whereas if we prescribe on

the dynamic state we nee to look at the whole person

and perceive those elements that reflect the inner

state where the patient is stuck or restricted.

When patients use the same gestures in

describing different symptoms, often these symptoms

are connected. Gestures can also be an accurate

reflection of what is going on inside. There are many

ways to perceive the patient and we have to be adept

at using them.

Jeremy SHERR also stressed the inner nature of

a remedy and its connection with the cosmos.

Comments on Camphora: a remedy of extremes;

heat and cold. Camphora antidotes all other

remedies. This in a sense, is the most extreme

symptom in the Materia Medica. Time has been

stretched out in Camphora, Camphora patients are

frozen in the death state, and stuck in the hell. They

are stuck in a “ghost” state, a state of nothingness,

like a void, hence the symptom of trying to feel

physical matter, but cannot (numbness of the hands).

Camphora also has a “deadly” nausea. This is an

example of “simple” language vividly describing the

inner state.

A case of a 36-year-old woman was presented.

She had seasonal affective disorder. Her symptoms

had a very marked seasonal pattern each season being

characterized by a different set of symptoms. What

tied all this together was her sense of “inner

deadness.” she also had history of many vaccinations

(anthrax vaccine annually for 18 years). She was very

interested in dead animals and loved to do taxidermy.

The curative remedy in this case was Carbo

vegetabilis. (HT, 11, 10/1991)

XI. BOOKS

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1993, Vol.X

1. Ultra Low Doses. Edited by C.

DOUTREMEPUICH, London: Taylor & Francis

1991. pp. 162, ISBN. 0748400214. £ 29.50

hardback; reviewed by Steven KAYNE (BHJ,

81, 2/1992)

This contains summaries of the proceedings of

the first International Congress on Ultra Low Doses

convened in September 1990 in which

representatives from fifteen countries assembled in

Bordeux to discuss their results and conclusions.

2. Sport and Exercise Injuries: Conventional,

Homoeopathic and Alternative Treatment by

Steven SUBOTNICK, pp. 393. North Atlantic

Books. $ 18.95. Reviewed by George GUESS

(JAIH, 85, 2/1992)

A truly valuable reference Text

As a reference text it is packed with relevant,

understandable, and very accessible clinical

information. This book has something to offer for

both Sports Medicine Physicians and Physicians in

general practice, not to mention Podiatrists who have

an interest in alternative therapies… I highly

recommend Sport and Exercise Injuries to all

homoeopathic practitioners.

3.Die Auseinandersetzung um die Homöopathic

(Exposition of Homoeopathy) by BRANDT,

H.U. Burgdorf-Verlag für homöopathische

Literatur, Göttingen 1989. 117S geb. DM 19,80

– reviewed by K-H. GYPSER (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

4.Also Patient bei Samuel Hahnemann - die

Behandlung Friedrich Wiecks in den Jahren

1815/16 (As patient of Samuel Hahnemann – die

treatment of Friedrick Wiecks during the years

1815-1816) by GENNEPER, T. Karl F. Haug

Verlag, Heidelberg 1991 163 S. Kart., DM 50, -

(German) reviewed by EPPENICH (ZKH, 36,

2/1992)

Friedrich WIECK (1785-1873) was a famous

teacher and maker of Piano. His daughter Clara

Josephine WIECK (1819-1896) was trained by him

to become a wonder-child player of Piano. Clara

WIECK played a piano concert on the occasion of

HAHNEMANN’s Doctor Jubilee held at Paris on 10

August 1839.

Friedrich WIECK consulted HAHNEMANN for

a chronic facial neuralgia, during the years 1815-16.

The entries in the HAHNEMANN Case Register

Nos. 12-14, contain the relevant details.

HAHNEMANN treated WIECK with

homoeopathic medicines and mesmerism. (Franz

Anton MESMER died in 1815.)

The author Dr. T. GENNEPER has made a

thorough study of the Case Registers 12-14 and

written this book.

5. HAHNEMANN by GUMPERT Martin, Aurum

Verlag. Freiburg 1989. 243S. geb., DM 34, -

(German) reviewed by EPPENICH (ZKH, 36,

2/1992)

“Martin GUMPERT (1897-1955) was doubly

gifted – as physician and writer. He emigrated to the

USA in 1936. In 1934 three editions of his

biographical novel on HAHNEMANN was published

in Berlin. The current publication was first published

1949… We must be grateful for Aurum Verlag for

the republication of this very readable and brilliantly

written book…”

6.Homoeopathic Therapeutics of Traumatic Diseases

and their Sequelae by Dr.

LAKSHINARYANAN, Drs. Jaisoorya,

Seshachari, Chiranjeevi Shilpa Endowment trust,

Hyderabad, 126 pp. US $10, - reviewed by K.H.

GYPSER (ZKH, 36, 2/1992)

“… it is the most thoroughly written book on

homoeopathic therapy of traumatic disease that I

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know of … Particularly to be mentioned are the

instructions of dosage wherein not only the potency

but also the repetitions are mentioned…”

7. Konflikt – Krankheit. Homiöopathische

Kursbücher Bd.I (Conflict – Disease.

Homoeopathic Course Book), by Edward

WHITMONT, Vol.I Burgdorf, Göttingen 1989,

175 S. kart., DM 43 – (German) reviewed by

EPPENICH (ZKH, 36, 3/1992)

The reviewer says that this is more an eclectic

book and the title of a ‘Course book’ is unsuited.

WHITMONT discusses JUNGian Depth Psychology,

Astrology, Alchemy, Shamanism, GROF’s LSD –

experiments, Folk mythology, Physical and

Biological Field theories, Radiesthesia, some doses

of Taoism, HEGEL’s dialectics, etc. – indeed a

cocktail. A long and detailed review.

8. Introduction to Homoeopathic Medicine, 2. edn.

Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd., 1989. 285 pages.

16.20 reviewed by GEBHARDT (AHZ, 237,

3/1992)

“… contains everything to introduce one to

Homoeopathy … can be recommended without

reservation.”

9. Bibliographie der Schriften Samuel Hahnemanns

(Bibliography of Hahnemann’s writings) by

SCHMIDT, J.M., Verlag Franz Siegle,

Rauenberg, 88 S. 62 Abb., pb. DM 85, -

(German) reviewed by E.H.SCHMEER (AHZ,

237, 3/1992)

“One would only wonder that an independent

bibliography of the writings of a genius as

HAHNEMANN whose writings (including his

translations but excluding his many letters and Case

Registers) amounting to about 27,000 printed pages

which have been left by him to posterity, has been

wanting till now. This has now been fulfilled.

The author has personally gone through each one

of the publications. Complete information including

first publications are contained in this, as also 26

pictures.

A basis literature in the history of

Homoeopathy.”

10. Systematischee Darstellung der reiner

Arzneiwirkungen aller bisher geprüften Mittel

(Systematic presentation of the medicinal actions

of all the medicines proved so far) Verlag von

Friedrich Vieweg, Braunschweig 1836.

Nachdruck von Diethelm Placke, Cocksche Str.

15, 4500 Osnabruck. DM 365, - (German)

reviewed by GEBHARDT (AHZ, 237, 3/1992)

“A comprehensive work of 1194 pages with a

forward by Samuel HAHNEMANN. Also has a

repertory in the Head to Foot Schema form with the

homoeopathic remedies in alphabetical order and the

relevant symptoms. There are many “as if…”

symptoms… The book cannot replace KENT but will

be helpful in many peculiar symptoms.”

11. Homöopathie in der Kinderärztlichen Praxis

(Homoeopathy in Paediatrics) by

HAUPTMANN, H., Karl F, Haug Verlag,

Heidelberg 1991. 285 S., DM84, - (AHZ, 237,

2/1992 and ZKH, 36, 5/1992) (German)

reviewed by GEBHARDT in the AHZ and by

GYPSER in the ZKH.

Both the reviewers have given good reviews and

recommend the book.

12. Homöopathie kritisch betrachtet (Homoeopathy

critically considered) HOPFF, H.W., Thieme

Verlag, Stuttgart - New York, 1, Aufl., 1991 143

S., 4 Abb., 11 tab., brosch., DM. 44, - (German)

reviewed by GEBHARDT (AHZ, 237, 2/1992)

The author belongs to the so-called ‘scientific’

school and has no clear understanding of

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Homoeopathy. He considers Homoeopathy alongwith

anthroposophic medicine, iri-diagnosis,

Phytotherapy, etc.

13. Small remedies and interesting cases III –

Proceedings from the 1991 Case Conference:

edited by tephen KING ND and Sheryl KIPNIS

ND. International Foundation for Homoeopathy,

2366 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 301, Seattle,

WA 98102 USA 1991, 302 pp. $15.95 reviewed

by Francis TREUEHERZ (The Homoeopathy,

12, 2/1992)

“… There transactions are vintage wine for the

homoeopaths of the future to take out from the cellar

and imbibe the wisdom and experience. …Another

encouraging aspect of these conferences is that the

participants include acupuncturises, naturopaths,

physician’s assistants, medical doctors, veterinary

surgeons and even registered homoeopaths. …Here is

much for us to emulate,not only the

‘emcumenical’nature of the meeting, if I may transfer

an epithet, but the standard of work displayed at the

conference and in the subsequent editing of the book

and production… These transactions are an exciting

and worthwhile successor to the literature of olden

days like The Homoeopathic Recorder… Ask your

usual bookseller to import them or order them direct

by credit card”.

14. How to use Homoeopathy by Christopher

Hammond, Element Books, 2

nd

paperback exition,

1991. £ 9.99 reviewed by Joanna CLETON (The

Homoeopath, 12, 2/1992)

“ I would recommend to anyone wanting to treat

in the home, be they and interested layperson,

budding homoeopath, or experienced practitioner. At

whatever stage the reader may be it has something to

offer and should certainly have a place on the shelf

with guides on homoeopathic prescribing already

available”.

15. The rediscovery of Homoeopathy, Vols. I, IA,

II,III,&IV by M.L.Sehgal New Delhi, pb, reviewed

by Roger SAVAGE.

(The Homoeopath, 12, 2/1992)

“…Many reviews in these columns are

favourable, and I am conscious of going against that

tradition”

16. Thorsons Encyclopaedic Dictionary of

Homoeopathy; The definitive reference to all aspects

of Homoeopathy by Herald GAIER, Harper Collins

1991, 601 pp,hardback £30 reviewed by Julian

WINSTON.(The Homoeopathy, 12, 2/1992).

The reviewer does not recommend this book.

17. Proceedings of the 1990 Professional Case

Conference, Published by the IFH, 2366, Eastlake E,

Seattle, WA 98102 USA, 1990. pp.291, reviewed by

Lorraine TAYLOR (HL,4, 2/1991).

“This excellent book is the second volume

produced by the ‘International Foundation for

Homoeopathy’ and covers small remedies and

interesting cases.24 cases are presented by

homoeopaths well known on the international

teaching circuit and offer an insight into the different

methods o case taking and analysis”.

18. Geroge VITHOULKAS- Materia Medica Viva,

Volume I (Ahies can. – Amb.) published by Burgorf-

Veriag, Göttingen. (in German), 1991,pp.331,DM

98,- reviewed by SPRING Beat. (HL, 4, 2/1991)

“…This work is the fruit of the author’s 30 years

of experience and he has invested the effort to look

through numerous cases as well as using sources

from the old masters to check, update and enhance

this information. … Due to his insight and dedication

to homoeopathy Vithoulkas has brought the material

alive and has given us the picture of many of the so-

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called “small remedies”. This is new work and not

just a recombination of existing Materia Medicas.

…”

19. Homöopathic mit der Hahnemann Medical Cline,

Karl KRÖGER (Ed), published by Verlag für

homöopathische Literatur, Jungmannstrasses 5, D-

2370 Rensburg, 1991, pp. 625,(German) reviewed by

Lorraine TAYLAR.(HL,4,2/1991)

“Another credit to the industriousness of the

German publishers this book documents the very

valuable experiences of Bill Gray, Nancy Herrick,

Roger Morrison and Jonathan Shore. Compiled from

information during seminars given in Holland it

covers the main teachings of training course offered

by the Hahnemann Clinic in Berkeley, Califonia.

This book gives useful informations from material

medica, philosophy-well illustrated by case

examples-and strategies for case taking and analysis.

… The book is fully indexed for easy cross- reference

and will surely become a text-book for the

homoeopaths table”.

Full address of the Journals cogered by this

Quarterly Homoeopathic DIGEST(Vol.X.1/1993) are

given below. Those interested to read the full articles

(abstracted in this QHD)may please refer to the

relevant journals.

1. JAIN:The Journal of the American Institute of

Homoeopathy, 1585, Glencoe, DENVER,Colorado

80220, U.S.A.

2. RESONANCE: The International Foundation for

Homoeopathy, 2366, Eastlake Abenue E., Suite 329,

Seatle, WASHINGTON 98102, U.S.A.

3. AHZ: Allgemeine homoopathische Zeitung, Karl

F. Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY.

4. THE HOMOEOPATH: The Journal o the

Society of Homoeopaths, 2, Artizan Road,

NORTHAMPTION NN1 4HU, U.K.

5. BHJ:British homoeopathic Journal, Royal

London, Homoeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond

Street, LONDON, WC1N 3HR, U.K.

6.ACD: Archiv fur Homoopathik, DYNAMIS-

VERLAG AM Vogelherd 18, 4200 OBERHAUSEN

11, GERMANY.

7. H.T.:Homoeopathy Today, National Ceeenter for

Homoeopathy, 500, Massachusells Avernue, N.W.

Suite 42, WASHINGTON D.C. 20005.U.S.A.

8. ZKH: Zeitschrift fur Klassische Homoopathie,

Harl F. Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY.

9. SIMILLIMUM: The Journal of the

Homoeopathic Academy of Naturapathic Physicians,

11231 SE Market Street, PORTLAND, OR 97216,

U.S.A.

10. HL:Homoeopathic Links, Homoeopathic

Research & Charities, “Dinar”, 20 Station Road,

Santacruz (West), BOMBAY-400054.

11. SIMILLIMA: Nederlands-Belgisch Tijdschrift

voor Klassieke Homoeopathie Vaan Walbeckstr. 85-

3 1058. CM AMSTERDAM. (HOLLAND)

PART – II

LAC CANUNUM: ANXIETY, YEARNING AND

INABILITY

Eight Case Histories

JUTTA GNAIGER (BHJ, 81, 2/1992)

Abstract: Lac caninum - the best-known milk

remedy – points to milk allergy but much more to the

early conflict in the mother-child relationship. Any

further relationship is ambivalent and unfulfilled.

Likewise, the patient remains insecure towards

himself, experiencing many fears. These eight case

histories are intended to help understand this

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forgotten medicine which has now become really

opportune.

KEYWORDS: Lac Caninum: Cade histories,

Dependency; Anxiety, Nightmares; Tonsillitis;

Pharyngitia.

Lac Caninum is neglected and barely understood

medicine with a fascinating ‘signature.’

Mike constitutes the very first earthly food

during the period of emotional and physical

symbiosis of mother and child - the image of absolute

security. Milk allergy has been recognized in recent

years and is now a topic of great interest

Dog’s milk is a medicament that comes from

animals, the world of physical urges and instincts.

The dog, the tamed wolf, is both a devoted servant

and a fierce and unpredictable guardian: a remedy for

hidden, ‘tamed’ aggression.

These themes can indeed be detected in the drug

picture of Lac caninum as well as in corresponding

clinical cases as confirmation.

Clinical cases

1. Three women:

Ingeborg H., aged 35

An insecure, apprehensive, nervous, very

delicate woman, full of fears, with a hasty, inaccurate

way of expressing herself. She presents with sudden

attacks of fear with trembling and cardiac palpitation.

She is moved by everything, pained by everything,

she weeps over her helplessness. Her fears: of severe

illness, of doing something wrong.

Her anxieties started with an acute illness of her

mother. Her mother dominates her life although the

patient is married.

Physical symptoms: Goitre with a feeling of

pressure, difficulty in swallowing, craving for milk,

constipation, premenstrual breast swelling, hair loss,

hypersensitive sense of smell.

Lac caninum M, given twice at an interval of six

weeks, has helped the patient to self-assurance. For

three days, the goiter flared up. For one year now,

there have been no more problems; the patient can

cope well with life.

Sigrid B., aged 39.

An insecure, timid, worried, gentle woman,

mother of three children. She speaks in a low and

strained voice. She presents with chronic sinusitis,

retronasal catarrh and frequent pharyngalgia,

alternately occurring on one side. She has suffered

from these symptoms for five years. She is tired,

feeble and has a heavy menses. She feels insecure,

unhappy, discouraged, dejected. She describes a

‘profound feeling of not being good enough.’ ‘I am

worthless’, she feels excluded from life.

As a child, she had many fears, found it

extremely difficult to make friends, was very shy and

ashamed, suffered from enuresis. Her father was

reserved, aloof, reprimanded her frequently. He had

wished for a boy. Her mother was depressive all the

time; nevertheless, the daughter still orientates herself

far too much towards her.

Lac caninum 12x, then 200, has given her

physical and mental stability during one and a half

years follow-up.

Gunda C., aged 33: She behaves like a spoiled,

bored, sophisticated lady. Her face seems tense and

like a mask, her answers are short, coquettish, seem

rejective, insecure. She is afraid of people, weeps a

lot. Distraction does her good. She cannot travel

enough and has several times been abroad for a year.

Her father died when she was three years old.

Being the youngest of four children, she had – due to

the cramped conditions they lived in – to share her

mother’s bed up to the age of 14. Today their

relationship is very distant.

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Lac caninum 200, then 1M, has changed the

patient completely, neither she nor her husband has

had any complaints since then. This has now been the

case for nine months.

These three women reveal the fear of Lac

caninum, behind which lies the yearning for security

and appreciation. The striking fact in these cases is

the difficult mother-daughter relationship.

Three boys:

Roland, J., aged 13.

A quiet, thoughtful, sensitive boy with a

concerned face, tense forehead, slack posture, yet of

powerful build. He seems insecure, inhibited. He

presents with hay fever and generalized eczema. His

performances at school vary greatly, he is dreamy

and slow, forgetful and distracted. He lacks staying

power, makes a lot of spelling mistakes. He is very

wary in all matters, is afraid of everything new, afraid

of making a fool o himself. He is easily discouraged.

At school, he is frequently subjected to teasing as he

is extremely quick-tempered and seethes with rage,

yet remains helpless and harmless. He never gets

down to action.

Roland was given three doses of Lac caninum

(200, M). In the course of the last nine months he has

become more free, more open, livelier, more self-

assured, which has been noticed both by his mother

and teachers. His classmates now accept him, his skin

is clear, the hay fever is much improved.

Patrick M., aged 8. A pale, adipic child with sad,

slack expression. The boy suffers from chronic

rhinitis, frequent spastic bronchitis with multiple

allergy and eczema-proneness. It is noticeable that

the boy miserably and intimately crouches beside his

restless, strained, eloquent mother. The mother

admits her insecurity and conflicting feelings towards

her child. Patrik is timid, reserved, stubborn and

sullen. He is distracted, refuses to do his homework.

Very often one can hear him utter’I am bored.’ He

does not know how to occupy himself, cannot assert

himself. Occasionally, however, he has fitful

outbursts of wickedness and beats his younger

brother. He is afraid of wolves and dogs, particularly

in the evenings, and suffers from terrible nightmares

which wake him.

Lac caninum 200 and 1M have totally changed

him; after an initial attack of bronchitis he has had no

further problems for one year now.

Thomas M., aged 3. The child shows soft, pale,

slightly bloated features and tenderly leans against

his mother. Yet his eyes sparkle brightly and he has a

mind of his own. For one year he has been suffering

from neurodermatitis, which started on the legs and is

now generalized. Furthermore, he frequently catches

cold. He has a small appetite, prefers milk and

frequently wakes during the night.

Due to Thomas’ behaviour, the mother is

exhausted. Everything is so unpredictable and

contradictory. He is tender and approachable, but

then stubborn and aloof. he is afraid and on the other

hand cheeky. He does not like dogs. He is timid, on

the other hand unrestrained, beats other children;

when enraged he even shouts abuse at adults.

Since taking Lac caninum 200, his behaviour

have improved markedly. An acute bronchitis

occurring after two months improved rapidly after a

second dose of Lac caninum 200. For half a year, the

child has been well balanced and quiet. His skin is

clear.

These three boys reveal typical organic

manifestations, the anxiety and the failure of Lac

caninum. The behaviour alternating between tender,

restrained, guarded conduct and violent outbursts of

rage becomes very evident in these cases.

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Two girls:

Nada B., aged 12.

The child has come because of acute tonsillitis,

far worse on the left side than on the right, without

fever, with a yearning for warmth. The tonsils are

large and show early signs of suppuration. This is the

third relapse within one month. Up till now, it was

treated with penicillin. The history shows frequent

sore throat and phases of neurodermatitis.

The girl is very fearful, particularly at night, in

the dark, thinking that something awful has

happened. When sleeping, she has nightmares and

screams. Her mother. says meaningfully: ‘There

exists a conflict with the mother’. Even today, she-

the eldest of three children- still sleeps in her

mother’s bed every night. She is extremely jealous;

by contradicting her constantly, she makes her

mother livid with rage. She is very ambitious, very

strict with herself, excessively clean.

The mother admits having made a great mistake:

upon the birth of this, her first child, she forgot the

entire world and even her husband. She clung to the

child, nobody else was allowed to come near it.

Lac caninum 200, three doses on the same day,

cleared the tonsillitis within four days. The girl has

totally changed, she is far more content. Within one

month she she has become quiet. She sleeps well, has

hardly any more fears. With a further does of Lac

caninum 1M, this state has now been maintained for

six months; the child has not been ill again since.

Jaqueline K., aged 6.

A pale child with pasty features, in particular

around the area of the nose, with eyes lowered and a

dreamy, sad, searching glance, She has been ill all

winter long with otitis, week-long hypacousia,

purulent tonsillitis; has had frequent doses of

antibiotics.

The mother adds spontaneously: ‘Ws have this

problem with grandmother’. During the second and

third year of the child’s life, the grandmother took

half-day care of the child whilst the mother went to

work. The girl became emotionally dependent on her

only asked for her, spoke all the time of her and when

at home, was unhappy, restless and angry, rejected

her home. A further problem was her jealousy of her

little sister, three years younger than she. The mother

spoke of a forced separation from the grandmother in

order to save the child from her. Subseqently, the

child has changed to an increasing degree; she has

become depressed, unusually quiet, is unable to play,

unable to assert herself, sulks for hours and is

cunning. She often gives no answer, does not react to

comforting words. She frequently complains about

being bored. The mother describes her as ‘panically

inquisitive’, with ‘a compulsive inclination towards

or against certain people’. She has a restless sleep

and dreams of animals.

Lac caninum changed this child within three

days. She became livelier and more cheerful, can

occupy herself quite well, replies to questions, and

now defends herself. This has also been noticed in

the kindergarten. Six weeks later, an ‘unusually acute

illness’ occurred with fever and heavy mucous

secretion which the mother herself connected with

the homoeopathic medicine, since it was severe and

passed rapidly. The following day, the child was well

again. Another dose of Lac caninum was given. The

change in the child has now lasted for six months; her

expression is open, lively and cheerful.

With these two girls it has become obvious that

Lac caninum as animal remedy has a strong effect on

human physical urges. Both girls show excessively

strong ties with a female to whom they relate in one

case with the mother, in the other with the

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grandmother, this relationship being nothing short of

an emotional dependency. The mothers of both girls

describe it as a compulsive, instinctive occurrence

where a sentiment renders one compulsive and

constrained. On the other hand, they observe massive

fears in their children.

Anxiety-longing-inability

‘Believing oneself to be held in contempt’: one

of the most impressive symptoms of Lac caninum.

People unable to find their place in this world, unable

to hold their ground. People escaping into retreat,

into refusal, into depression or travelling.

Is it the result of an unsuccessful, unhappy first

relationship with the mother, the result of a suckling

trauma? Is it an insatiable longing for the symbiotic

world of the beginning which has made the person

homeless in the here and now?

Those people tend then to enter into too close an

attachment, as is evident in the case of the two girls.

This produces an ambivalence, manifesting itself in

anxieties, in jealousy and boredom and in sudden and

un-predictable outbursts.

Lac caninum helps to give a soothing answer to

persons whose past is marked by a lack of security

and warmth. It is capable of strengthening them,

opening them up to a vision of the future, from where

a new impetus, vigour and hope may emanate.

Notes and literature:

Potencies used: Lac caninum C 200 and Lac

caninum 1M Korsakov, manufactured by Spagyra.

The eight cases mentioned are described in more

detail in Documenta 11, Vienna, 1991.

BECKER, J. Lac caninum, tape cassette. Bad

Boil, 1988.

GNAIGER, J. Lac caninum, Documenta 10,

Vienna 1990.

LIEVEGOED,B.C. Enteicklungsphasen does

kindes. Stuttgart 4, 1986.

THE INNER WORLD OF A PATIENT AS

VIEWED BY THE HOMOEOPATH

G. URETZKI (BHJ,81,2/1992)

The door of the consulting room opens and in

comes the patient. I am always happy to have a new

patient and look forward to meeting him. There is an

eternity between ‘Good morning’ and ‘Take a seat,

please’, A kaleidoscope of homoeopathic types

rushes in my imagination. Oh, this mysterious world

of the patient! who is he, what does he do? He is an

actor, I am ‘director’. Most probably, it is an

impromptu theatre. We are sincere and unpredictable.

We both look for the truth. In great hope he tries to

catch my eye. I seek to determine his emotional type,

his temperament and disposition. I simply mustn’t

scare my intuition away. The patient is in harmony

with his own and only his own constitutional type.

I’d like to present verbal portraits of some

homoeopathic medicines. Here comes into the

consulting room a quick energetic Argentum nitricu.

There is something of a driver about him. He hates

standing in a queue, he would leave, then come back

and leave again. It is unbearable for him to see people

work slowly; he’d rather do the job himself. He is

sure to suffer from a gastric or duodenal ulcer or

gastritis.

The Cyclamen type. He is hysterically immersed

in his thoughts which are obsessive and incoherent.

He has pangs of conscience that he did not do what

he ought to have done. For example:

His mother died. The Cyclamen type is tortured

by the thought that he failed to keep her alive.

A dear one was taken to hospital. He ought to

have prevented the disease. But he did not know his

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dear one had been ill. Emotional torments and pangs

of conscience like these that one can’t get rid of are

the clue to Cyclamen.

The Arnica montana type, the herb growing by

the cartroad. It is alive while it is trampled down and

it dies when the cart-road becomes overgrown.

Imagine that a man of the Arnica type took part in a

brawl. He is morose and malicious if physically

weak, but he is kind if he is strong. Arnica is a bruise

and any trauma (physical, even myocardial

infarction).

Lilium tigrinum is a valuable female medicine.

All the painful sensations come from the uterus;

Uterine pain cases weakness, fatigue and heartache.

Haste (though nobody hurries her) and emotional

distress (something will happen) are very

characteristic of this type. They are afraid of falling

ill or dying. They think their disease is incurable. A

Lilium tigrinum type suffers from sexual

dissatisfaction. In this case she is half-hearted,

inclined to aggression and indecent thoughts and

capable of offering herself ro sexual intercourse.

The Pulsatilla type includes people of soft

nature, sentimental and thankful for any display of

good-will. It effects primarily women as well as men

who are gentle and in need of kindness.

Unlike Pulsatilla, Natrum muriaticum stands no

sympathy.

The Chamomilla type are ill-natured,

acrimonious people. They can wreak their bad

disposition on others. (Chamomilla should not be

prescribed to kind people).

The Lycopodium type. These are people of

different ages, children as well as old people. They

all have one common trait, i.e. they look older than

they really are. They are predisposed to lung and

liver diseases and formation of gall stones. Grown-

ups and old people are haughty, self-willed and

willful, they cannot stand anything new and cannot

analyse things. In the morning the Lycopodium type

is bad-tempered, grumbling and seeks, a quarrel. He

doesn’t sleep well and has nightmares. He turns grey

early and old age develops quickly.

Nux vomica is a very interesting type. He is hot-

tempered but hates quarrels. He is always in a hurry,

always short of time. He goes in for drinking. He is

hot-tempered, and even if he is wrong he cannot beg

your pardon.

On the contrary a Staphysagria type will suffer if

he does not apologize and will beg your pardon by all

means.

The Ignatia type is pure, gentle and modest

woman. She is highly intellectual and very sensitive

to injustice and ill-treatment. A woman of this type is

sexual, capable of great love and affection, infinitely

devoted to the man she loves, very firm in her

feelings and quick in her decisions. Advice or slander

cannot shake her, she believes in her intuition. The

more acute her feelings, the more bitter her pangs of

disappointment. If she gets disappointed with the

man she married for love, she won’t stage a row, but

will try to control herself and to put things in order.

She is reserved and does not like sharing her sorrows

with anyone. Ignatia will do good both to women and

men with gentle traits of character.

How do homoeopaths see a medicine?

One should not memorize symptoms, as there are

too many of them. Besides that a lot of medicines

have similar symptoms themselves will come to

mind. It is very important to know ‘the clues’ to the

medicines.

I first encountered homoeopathy 24 years ago.

The abundance of medicines and symptoms horrified

me. Then I met a teacher. Sergey MOOKHIN was

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one of the luminaries of the Russian homoeopathic

school. It suddenly dawned upon me that I was

surrounded with homoeopathic types everywhere; in

the city transport, in theatres, on the TV screen, in a

queue, etc. They approached me in the stream of

people and walked round me in silence. I saw them

hurrying, immersed in themselves and noticing

nobody around. I saw their walk, behaviour, gestures

and eyes. I did not hear the hum of the city. The

innerworld of the homoeopathic type was opening to

me.

I looked forward to seeing my patients. I saw an

animated homoeopathic medicine _ a type loaded

with ‘clues’ as with ripe fruit. The recipe was ready.

startd my consulting hours.

Patients are moving and ingenious. It is their last

hope in their struggle for health. The patient looks

searchingly at the doctor: will he hear his cri de

Coeur?

A case from practice is life itself. These are

moments when the doctor’s contacts with the patient

can reveal the latter’s present, past and probable

future. The doctor becomes a witness and

collaborator of big and small tragedies.

I’d like to present to you a few short stories in

which you’ll see the characters of the patients who

have imprinted themselves on the memory of the

homoeopathic practitioner. I’d like to show that the

state of obsession recedes in the face of

Homoeopathy.

One phrase reveals the inner world of the patient

A lonely woman - a booking-clerk at a railway

station near Moscow – modestly sat down on the

edge of the chair and looked at the doctor in

excitement who seemed to be filling out the data of

her passport quite indifferently. The doctor glanced at

the patient now and then and tried to determine her

constitutional type. He was slow, his intuition failed

him.

The silence was depressing. Stumbling she

whispered hopelessly. ‘The odour from the mouth

has ruined my whole life’.

The doctor roused himself. It was Asafoetida – ‘a

stinker’ – staring at him.

Rods of a ‘stinker’ moistened in boiling water

which gave off disgusting odour were used for

punishment. The punishment was humiliating.

An ‘accident’ at a health resort

Story of an eyewitness:

A tall, small man of 42 arrived at a holiday

health resort in the South. Women followed him with

their eyes in admiration.

He had been persuaded to have a rest at the

seaside. He felt ill at ease in the doctor’s consulting

room and agreed only to an electrocardiogram, just in

case. ‘The case’ turned out to be unforeseen. The

ECG showed ‘suspected’ myocardial infarction

which the patient had had ‘God knows’ when,

without taking to his bed.

His big strong heart did not endure confinement

to bed, a drop bottle and a bedpan.

The homoeopath’s comment

Nux vomica is trustful an defenceless.

‘Suspicion’ is not the truth.

Nux vomica ought not to have a passive rest.

Unfair fate

A girl from the provinces settled down in a

hostel and was trained as a worker. Once in the

canteen she felt someone staring at her and looked

back. Her happiness did not last long, She accepted

her drunk husband’s explanations without a word.

The children sympathized with her. The husband died

unexpectedly. She stiffened in her sorrow.

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An aunt with a similar fate came to see her. The

unhappy women burst into tears for the first time.

She recalled only the best moments in her life – after

all she had loved him. She gave a sob and calmed

down.

When taking leave the aunt put her arm about the

niece and said a few warm words. Floods of tears and

moans broke loose.

Natrum muriaticum did not bear sympathy.

Constitution is unchangeable

The energetic elderly woman made a very good

impression. The doctor always rejoiced over the first

meeting.

I don’t know yet when troubles you, but I’m

pleased to tell you I cannot call you old.

I share your opinion, doctor.

Is your husband like you, energetic?

No, he is lazy and untidy

Would you many him now?

No, never.

It was the answer of Argentum nitricum.

This strange difficult patient

Terminology of the Romanian professor

POORNESKOO PODIANOO

‘If I were a believer I’d worship you as a god,

doctor’, were the first words of the patient entering

my consulting room. ‘I came to see you only a month

and a half ago and I’m fit as a fiddle right now’.

The doctor looked through the patient’s case

history where numerous medical institutions had

diagnosed neuro-circulatory dystonia and state of

obsession.

As if by magic the giddiness, inner tremor and

sensation of a ‘lump in the throat’ had disappeared.

The patient took Cocculus, Physostigma, Moschus.

The tragedy that could never happen

The 80-year-old patient who visited her doctor

regularly looked dejected. Her husband had died.

- Perhaps his time had come, you know, his

age, ‘the doctor was sympathetic.

- He went in for drinking and that morning he

felt bad. He asked me to give him 100

grammes of vodka.

- Did you have 100 grammes of vodka?

The face of the Cyclamen reflected deep grief.

Pulsatilla’s monologue

A pretty woman said, with her eyes cast down,

‘Homoeopathy seems mysterious to me. I’am 40. Not

a single time during the 15 years of my married life

did I get any satisfaction from intimacy with my

husband. Once I prepared everything for the

‘meeting’; soft lighting in the bedroom, the fragrance

of French perfume. The bright night-gown failed to

conceal my inner tremor. But everything that

happened was humdrum. I burst into tears, and my

only man called me frigid and fell asleep.’

Yes, it was Pulsatilla with the wrong partner.

Question for discussion

How to hit the bull’s eye (i.e. to give only one

medicine)

Is it really important to be a sniper?

Isn’t it better to break a butterfly (smptomps) on

a wheel, something will be broken?

When giving all the medicines in one day, one

after another, is it possible to identify how each of

them affects the patient?

Do we improverish ourselves when we carry out

only symptomatic treatment, without constitutional

prescribing?

What dilution to start treatment with and how to

continue it?

Is it good to provoke an acute attack of a disease,

if you have hit the bull’s eye?

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Should we treat a homoeopathic consultation as

an ordinary job of the doctor or as his creative

activity? In the latter case should we look for some

harmony in the prescribed regime, if we fancy there

has been disharmony in the patient’s state?

Should we consider the clue to the remedy to be

‘God’s gift’, if it helps to understand the patient, his

psychological portrait?

And in conclusion one cannot help but say a few

words about the great HANEMANN, who opened to

us the mysteries of a human soul. He showed that

both the disease and treatment for the desease by

taking a particular constitutional medicine were

programmed in that constitutional medicine.

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PART I – CURRENT LITERATURE

LISTING

I. PHILOSOPHY

1. Argentum und die verschiedenen

Ahnlichkeiten

(Argentum and the different

Similarities)

von KEELER, G. (ZKH,36, 4/1992)

The word ‘Similarity’ has a different

connotation in Botany (and Chemistry) and

different in Homoeopathy)

Similarity in Botany is with reference to

the Species etc – but in Homoeopathy it is

similarity of the disease symptoms with the

proving symptoms. A person with a

particular disease may present at a given

time symptoms similar to particular proving

symptoms of a particular remedy but the

next day he may present symptoms similar

to some other symptoms of another remedy.

The author expounds this with a

Argentum nitricum case of his.

2. Case taking: Penetrating the Essence

SHORE Jonathan, GREY Bill (JAIH,

85, 3/1992)

A presentation given at the 1992 NCH

Conference, San Francisco, CA.

The authors discuses the attitude, the

concentration and the intention required

optimally to take a patient’s case. Thorough

case taking involves far more than the

collection of symptom data; what is sought

for, with the help of the patient, is

understanding the central feature of the

pathology in the patient; it requires an open-

minded, open-hearted exploration of the

depths of the patient’s life situation.

Accomplishment of this goal demands our

utmost patience, focus, equanimity in face of

uncertainty, sensitivity, and comparison.

“Living images” are what we are after,

something that makes sense.

An excellent paper to be read slowly

and understood.

3. Organon: Paragraph 83.

DAM, K. (Simillima, 1, 2/1992)

Nothing but freedom from prejudice,

sound senses, attention observing and

fidelity in tracing the picture of disease is

demanded for the individualizing

examination of a case of disease. But who is

without prejudice? We can try to be without

prejudice on a conscious level but most of

our prejudices and partialities are

unconsciously and non-verbally mediated to

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the patient. He feels (unconsciously?) which

subjects will be empathically received by the

therapist and which will trigger resistance.

Every therapist has his susceptibilities and

will react accordingly. Especially with

psychiatric or psychological cases which

sometimes demand deeper personal

involvement (with danger of transference

and counter transference) our freedom all

therapists) would get biased severely. When

homoeopaths (and all therapists) would get

conscious of their own susceptibilities (basic

delusion a la Sankaran) this would be a

sure way to more freedom from prejudice,

sounder senses etc, and at the same time to

what CARL ROGERS calls the most

important qualities of a therapist;

genuineness, unconditional respect and

empathy. The ancient sayings: “Know

thyself” and “Physician, heal thyself”

underlie paragraph 83 of the Organon.

4. Anger Violence – Aggression

BEAT Spring (HL, 4, 3/1991)

Daily we are faced with aggression. We

read of it in the newspapers, the T.V. shows

much violent scenes, as also the movies.

Anger has many faces; it may be wrath;

rage, etc, differing in degrees. We deal with

aggression in our own individual ways

depending upon our own nature, convictions

and experiences.

In this article the author gives a brief

classification of anger, how to confront it

and not shy away from it; and how to use it

in our diagnosis and how to help the patient

in his anger.

5. Dose, Potency selection and Repetition

MISRA, S.C. (HH, 17, 4/1992)

A brief article on the subject without

any case reports to support the views.

II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Hinweis aut Sempervivum tectorumd

(Indications of Sempervivum tectorum)

KLUNKER, W. (ZKH, 36, 4/1992)

Sempervivum tectorum has been used

in therapeutics from ancient times.

GUNTHER has mentioned it as a remedy

for aphthae, in Hufeland’s Journal.

HAHNEMANN also has referred to it in his

Apotheker-Lexikon. But the remedy does

not find place in ALLEN’s or HERING,

CLARKE covers it in his Dictionary. Plerre

SCHMIDT has suggested its addition to the

Repertory.

The author cites a recent case of a

woman of 60 years cured of chronic aphthae

with Sempervivum tectorum.

2. Cantharis vesicatoria – Spanish fly

ELMORE Durr (Resonance, 14,

4/1992)

A brief study of the remedy Cantharis

vesicatoria.

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3. Kreislaufprobleme nach operation –

Oleander

(Circulatory problems after operation –

Oleander)

MULLER Karl-Josef (ACD, 1, 3/1992)

A 30 year-old woman suffered lumbar

injury (L3-4) from a riding accident which

she underwent an operation. Now she had to

get back mobility which was difficult

because of circulatory disturbance. Vertigo

on rising; on looking down at the floor;

swaying feeling. Looking straight ahead or

up amel. Thighs were heavy as lead when

she walked. Least exertion caused rapid heat

action.

Oleander was the most similar remedy

when the patient’s symptoms were

compared with the Materia Medica.

Oleander Q4 b.d. three drops. Within

two days she became normal.

4. Drug proving of Oenathe crocata

LESIGANG, H. (BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

Oenanthe crocata has not been ‘proved’

so far and its use has been on the basic of

HAHNEMANN’s statements in Apotheker

Lexlkon (1793) and of toxic symptoms

noted in cases of polsoning from ingestion

of the root.

A ‘proving’ of the drug in the 3X and

30X potencies was done in Austria in 1987-

88. A paper was presented in the LMHI

Congress in Cologne on May 7, 1991. The

drug picture compiled out of the proving is

given below;

MIND

Indifferent; detached; apathetic.

Highly strung; restless; driven;

dissatisfied; better when alone. Tremor and

tension also apparent to others.

Thinks of many things she’d like to do

all at once. Lots of ideas, wants to change

many things, change the furniture around;

would like to read but unable to concentrate;

wants to do lots of things but does not

manage to do anything. Feels rushed; tired

but does not go to bed.

Fear of something happening.

Feeling as if hands or voice not her

own.

Afraid of going mad; sees, or rather

feels, other figures present; feels as if

intoxicated; buying craze, buys masses of

jewellery.

Experiences self as incalculable,

extremely contentious; irritated; bouts of

fury, hardly able to control self; therefore

stopped proving on 4

th

day.

Sad, weepy, could weep forever,

sentimental and full of self-pity (on other

hand feels well and in balanced state of

mind, though normally tends to be

depressed. The prover therefore took the

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drug for medicinal purposes two weeks

later).

Vertigo and feeling of insecurity; feels

as if walking on clouds, which is better in

open air, as if had cotton wool in legs; as if

about to fall over.

Vertigo and nauses when walking, with

sensationof instability in feet; as if one were

separate from body.

Clumsiness; letting thing drop. Subject

is always hurting self.

Problem with concentration; unable to

listen properly, which is better in open air.

SLEEP AND TIREDNESS

Disinclined for anything in morning;

awkward; leaden tiredness in a.m. which is

better in open air. Leaden tiredness also after

midday meal. Tired in afternoons as well,

every day. Tired at night; going to sleep

during a concert, for example, but then

unable to go to sleep; particularly keen to do

things during the night.

Does not want to go to bed, pit to waste

the time; would like to read and work; only

going to bed after 1 or 2 a.m.

Four subjects found they were at peak

performance and remarkably fresh in spite

of having had little sleep, when normally

they feel leaden in the mornings. (One

woman prover also noted this remarkable

freshness during the premenstrual period,

when she would normally be very tired and

depressed).

HEAD

Feels as if swollen, as if blown up, if

head moves, feels as if liquid in head also

moved.

Pounding pain above eyes, worse on

movement and better from pressure,

particularly at night.

Boring or dragging pain in right and left

temple during the night and in the morning.

EYES

Burning of eyes; sensation of pressure

in lids or as if someone were pressing

against the eyeball from behind.

Visual disturbance; vision indistinct and

blurred; dots before the eyes; notable

degrees of photophobia.

MOUTH

Herpes; vesicles on tip of tongue

painful to touch; sensation as if upper lip

was swollen; mouth dry in spite of taking

plenty of liquids.

NOSE

Tingling sensation in tip of nose;

burning sensation in left ala; frequent urge

to sneeze but no coryza.

CHEST

Pressure in chest when breathing;

spasmodic contraction behind sternum

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(repeatedly in the case of one prover), spasm

continues for about 15 minutes.

STOMACH

Hunger but no appetite or appetite but

not hungry. Gastric spasms after large or

rich meal; desire for vinegar or something

spicy; aversion to sweet and fruit; increased

thirst, nausea with bouts of perspiration;

retching and frequent tenesmums.

Nausea and sensation of fullness even

without having eaten.

ABDOMEN

Pain and flatus if sitting down for any

length of time, better from movement.

Violent tenesmus in the evening, at the

same time urge to urinate, barely to hold

stool, anal irritation.

BLADDER

Has to urinate more frequently and

larger amounts than usually, which does not

involve pain; in bladder after getting feet

cold, worse if heat is applied.

GENITAL ORGANS

Men: capacity for enjoyment of

intercourse enhanced.

Women: Increased libido, but feels

exhausted after intercourse.

MENSES:

Flow more prolonged than usual (up to

two weeks), an effect confirmed in a further

attempt with Oenanthe crocata 30x by one

subject (record No.38)

Menstruation delayed.

EXTREMITIES

Lancinating and dragging pain in

extremities concurrent with heaviness and

sensation of weakness.

Pain starts in the afternoon and gets

worse in the evening and during the right.

Sensation of numbness with tingling in

arms and hands, numb sensation first only in

right palm, then extending to right forearm

with feeling of heaviness.

Sensation as if fingers on right hand

were thicker then those on left hand.

Bruised sensation in right wrist, then

electrified sensation along right forearm

extending to fourth and fifth fingers.

Tremor of fingers and hands at rest and

when working.

SKIN

Dandruff (one female subject actually

had less dandruff than usual during the

proving, with hair less grassy).

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

Dry heat all over, but also increased

cold shivers.

Alternating between hot and cold.

DISCUSSION

Although the previously known

Oenanthe crocats symptoms had been

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observed in cases of poisoning, it was

surprising how many of them were

confirmed in the proving. Physical

symptoms were the same with the 3x and the

30x. Among mind symptoms, the tremor,

tremendous restlessness and feeling of being

driven were noted mainly with the 3x, the

irritability and bouts of fury with both the 3x

and the 30x.

It is also worth comparing the drug

picture with those of umbellifers that have

been known and proved for sometime, even

if Cicuta is the only other one where the root

is used, as already mentioned.

5. Kali nitricum: Understanding a

tubercular Remedy.

JOHNSTON Linda (JAIH, 85, 3/1992)

A case of chronic bronchitis, with a

history of tuberculosis, is presented. The

case, while appearing very similar to

Tuberculinum, actually responded to Kali

nitricum (and later Tuberculinum).

Important considerations for Kali nitricum

in this case are: worse from heat, desire for

fat, and the correspondence of this remedy

to all stages of acute exacerbation of

tuberculosis.

Kali nitricum is mostly considered for

asthma. The respiratory tract is most

affected starting with the nose. There is

fullness, pain, obstruction, polyps and

internal senstiviness. Short, dry cough,

worse 3 a.m. chronic bronchits, asthma, and

severe dyspnoea. Dysnoea can be out of

proportion to the apparent condition. Too

short of breath to talk or to drink. Stitching

pains in chest and pleurisy. Pneumonia

frequently. In any chest condition the

expectoration is often haemorrhagic.

“Relapse of phthisis” “acute exacerbation of

phthisis in all stages”. (Repertory). In case

of asthma cardiac origin there will be

profound swelling, anasarca consistent with

cardiac failure. Rheumatic heart conditions,

endocarditis, left chest pains and stitches

also seen. Also of use in diabetes insipidus.

Some peculiar and interesting

symptoms are the following:

Head: Headache can be severe, located

anywhere, especially nose are; headache,

worse draft, Painful sensitiveness of the

occiput.

Eyes: Visual problems, worse vertigo.

Ears: Tinnitus, shooting pains.

Face: Tearing, stitching pains in the

face, nose (syphilitic bone pains of the face,

nose). It is not listed in the Repertory as

syphilitic but it is in HERING.

Throat: pain, inflammation,

contraction, which seems to obstruct

breathing.

Stomach: Stitching pains, worse veal.

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Male: Excessive erections, increased

sex desire.

Female: Black menses; dysmenorrhoea.

Extremities: Rheumatic pains,

stitching.

General: Right-sided.

Special symptoms: Dysmenorrhoea

with black menses. Diarrhoea or headache

from eating veal. General aggravation from

alcohol, headache and vertigo after beer.

6. Belladonna

CARLSTON Michael (JAIH 85,

3/1992)

This is a discussion of the chronic

indications for Belladonna in paediatric

practice. Among the more important

symptoms are the following: a history of

sudden high fevers; violence (hitting, biting,

had banging); fears (of balloons, noises,

dogs); aversion to being looked at; febrile

convulsions. Fear of noises, of strangers.

Dreams of monsters and murderers.

Fantasies of violence. Thirsty for cold

drinks.

Often a chronic Belladonna state arises

from suppression of an acute Belladonna

state.

Belladonna children possess creative

intelligence. They have quick minds.

7. Allergic laryngitis – Bromium

GUESS George (JAIH 85, 3/1992)

48-years-old woman with acute

exacerbation of allergic laryngitis. Throat

full; swollen sensation in larynx. Has

sensation in chest as if inhaling cold air.

can’t get deep enough breath; worse

exertion, better lying still. Sensation of

closing in throat pit. Stinging and burning in

throat. Much mucous in throat. Slightly

hoarse. Hoarse while talking. Worse from

grass, wet weather, possibly from cool air.

Bromium 30.

Better within 30 minutes of the dose.

Although Bromium is worse from

warmth, damp weather, this patient was

worse from cool air but other symptoms

outweighed for Bromium.

8. Tachycardia – Argentum metallicum.

GUESES George (JAIH,85 3/1992)

49-years-old man was suffering from

tachycardia. Fluttering in the heart, worse

lying down, lying on back, better slow

motion, rocking. Felt sudden jolt in the

heart and sensation that his heart was

missing on falling asleep. Belching and

sensation of a stricture in the throat. Awoke

during the night preceding feeling that he

would die. Anxious.

Argentums metallicum 10m – three

doses, later two doses 50m.

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Two weeks later for residual

nervousness and sleeplessness due to

anxiety; also snappish, Argentum nitricum.

9. Carcinosin

WEBLEY Don (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

This is a ‘comprehensive’ study of

Carcinosin. The author has based in on his

personal experience. carcinosin is difficult to

be summarized in a single all-compassing

key-word. The author has presented some

case reports also. A very good study.

This remedy has been studied in the

recent past in Seminars. Viz. the Hechtel

Conference (Oct. 26-28, 1989). Jonathan

SHORE’s presentation in the 1989 IFH

Professional Case conference.

10. The Fire

CHIPKIN Peggy (Simillimum 5,

3/1992)

A 74-years-old woman who had great

fear of fire, cramps of calf and foot at nights,

flabbiness, etc, was given Cuprum 30.

Cuprum was the only remedy in the

Repertory for ‘fear of fire’ (which was the

strong symptom in this case) but was not

found in the Materia Medica. Cuprum

relieved all her complaints including the fear

of fire.

11. Calclum sulphuricum

DAM Kees (Simillima, 1, 2/1992)

Calcarea sulphurica is a polychrest –

see E. CANDEGABE’s article (QHD V,

3/1998) based on his long years of

experience.

The author highlights the remedy citing

cases from CANDEGABE and RAJAN

SANKARAN.

Forsaken feeling, Fear that something

will happen. Distressing apprehensions of

evil to loved ones. Jealousy, Desire for fruit,

sweets are some of the features of this

remedy. (CANDEGABE).

It is as jealous as Lachesis, as mallcious

as Nil. ac., as irritable and worse from

contradiction as Lycopodium, as obstinate as

Calcarea; as quarrelsome as Hyos., as

mortified as Staph. Hatred for those who

disagree, lamenting that his value is not

appreciated (SANKARAN).

12. Different Violent Remedies.

PAPPAPHILIPPOU George (HL. 4,

3/1991)

When the ‘violent’ remedies in our

Materia Madica are studied we find that

there are numerous rubrics of feeling. The

irritability to rage describing the various

intensity of feeling. The author has worked

out the differentials between these remedies.

Some of the ‘violent’ rubrics: “Mind,

violent, vehement”. “Mind, Anger”, “Mind

Rage”, “Mind, Widness” “Violent Deeds,

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rage, leading to”, “Anger, Violent”, “Rage,

kill people, tries to”, etc., etc.

The ‘top’ remedies that come through

are: Hyos, Stram, Bell, Hep., Verat, Anac.,

Lyc., Nux., Vom., Aur., Nit.ac., Cham.,

Lach., Merc., Staph.

Hyoscamous: The basic disorder in this

remedy is jealousy and suspiciousness.

Stramonium: This for situations where

the subconscious that has been loaded with

frights and bed experience. erupts. They

were very frightened and scared.

Belladonna: Great intensity and

vividness in the patient and in the disease

process. In anger they explode, they burst

out, they become violent.

Hepar: Oversensitiveness and

abusiveness are the keywords for this

remedy.

Veraturm: The keyword for this remedy

is restlessness on all levels and malice.

Anacardium: The keyword for this

remedy is hardness against others because of

an interiority complex.

Lycopodium: The central idea of this

remedy is lack of self-confidence.

Nux vomica: This person is very

ambitious, intelligent and capable, with a

strong sense of duty. He is very irritable and

wants everything around him to be perfect

and in order.

Aurum: They want to be brilliant, the

first in the class, yet are very sensitive. They

are easily hurt and cannot stand big shocks.

Nitric acid: These people are always

miserable and disappointed. They become

therefore critical of themselves and others.

He never forgives.

Chamomilla: For patients who cannot

control their reaction of different annoying

situations and especially to pain.

Lachesis: The characteristic of this

remedy is the great internal pressure. There

are two types, one is full of passion and

suspicion and another is very possessive.

Mercurius: The basic idea here is lack

of reactive power coupled with instability or

inefficiency of function.

Staphysagira: The key idea here is

suppression.

Detailed differentials are made and the

whole article is well worth careful study.

13. Anacoridum orientale

GHEGAS Vassilis (HL, 4, 3/1991)

Anacardium orientale is the making nut

found on the mountains of eastern India.

This nut has externally an oil which is

strong, black acute, caustic and bed, but the

heart of the nut is sweet. It is what we call

malicious but with a good heart.

The central idea in Anacaridum is the

idea of separation.

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We might suspect Anacardium;

a. In cases where there is a slight

suspicion of the idea of separation.

b. In cases where there is the idea of

separation and fear of insanity.

c. In cases of students who are trying

to succeed in their examination in order

to please their parents.

d. In religious people who are not

behaving in consistence with their

beliefs.

e. For individuals who are fighting the

establishment, not driven by the idea of

justice, but because they live in another

world which they believe is better.

f. For individuals who are using

narcotic drugs like L SD.

g. For patients to whom we have

prescribed stram, Hyos, Nux-v, Cann-i,

Agar., Staph., Nit-ac. without results.

The idea of separation can be recognized:

a. Between the person and his

environment (Feel separated from

the world; Delusion, separated from

the world)

b. Between the person himself

(Antagonism with herself; Delusion

of being double; Confidence, want

of self; Delusion, right, does

nothing; Delusion, succeed, that the

cannot, does everything wrong)

c. Between the different levels of

themselves (Delusion, of being

double; Thoughts, two trains of;

Will, feels as if he had to wills,

Delusion, the child is not hers;

Delusion husband, thinks he is not

hers; Cruel, unfeeling; Moral

feeling, want to; Religious feeling,

want of; Godless; Delusion, voices,

hears, calling his name; Delusions,

calls someone. The hand may write

something other than that ordered

by the brain.

If Anacardium is given to

schizophrenics it will bring about

improvements on the mental, emotional

levels but they will develop serious physical

problems (recovery from inside to the

outside); so be prepared for possible

problems after giving Anacardium.

The entire article is well worth careful

study so that we can recognize Anacardium

at different levels.

14. Saddam Hussian and mercurius

NORLAND Misha (HL, 4, 3/1991)

Living Materia Medica – this is the

place to connect materia medica knowledge

to images already familiar to us. It is a

colourful way to look at remedies. We

cannot take this too seriously because there

is no verification for our reasoning by

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follow-up and remedy action. However,

such analyses are bridges to help us to

memorize and understand various aspects of

our remedies. If Saddam HUSSEIN can

serve us in this way, it may somewhat

balance his other activates.

The author explains how Saddam

HUSSEIN fits Mercurius. (Rebrics;

Anarchist, revolutionary; Moral feeling;

Criminal, disposition to become a, without

remorse; Delusions, enemies, surrounded

by; Kill, desire to; knife, with a; Fight,

wants to; Dictatorial, domineering;

Contradiction, is intolerant of; Positiveness).

George PAPAPHILIPPOU discusses

this further and says that we should further

make a differential diagnosis between

Stramonium, Platina, Belladonna, Lachesis,

hyoscyamus, Heper, Mercurius,

Anacardium.

15. Oscillococcinum – Clinical experience.

AHMED Kurshid, TYAGI Mukesh

Kumar (HH, 17, 4/1992)

The authors say that they had prescribed

to over 200 patients Oscilloccinum 200 t.d.s.

for two days for common cold with success.

The remedy was also seen to work as a

prophylactic in allergic rhinitis and chronic

catarrh.

16. Aurum metallicum – its Psoric Action

SRIBHASHYAM, T.K. (HH, 17,

4/1992)

The author’s wife gave birth, at home, a

boy and the mother and baby were

immediately shifted to the hospital, in rain;

there was also change in room temperature

from home to hospital (air – condition).

Gradually the child developed skin

affections and then milk intolerance.

Tetanus, Pollo vaccinations were

administered by the Pediatrician and the

child became worse; skin erupations itching

severely, vomiting and loss of sleep,

nervousness, irritable to music, lack of

mental attention in his play, no notion of

laterals, etc. Many specialists and many

homoeopathic remedies did not cure. At

about 5 years age his school teacher said that

the boy had confusions between right and

left, high and low (above and below?) and

also had lack of concentration.

The author, who is well-know yoga

teacher, read in the Sushruta Samhita the

therapeutic value of gold where the child

catches cold at birth or where the child is not

washed immediately after birth (as in the

case of this child). Aurum metallicum 18

(the author lives in France) three grains

three times a day was given and in 24 hours

miraculous effect was perceived.

17. A case of Ulcerative Colitis

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GHEI.N. (HH, 17, 5/1992)

A 31-year-old male, army surgeon,

suffering from Ulcerative Colitis since few

years was relieved of his sufferings with

Symphytum repeated doses (The potencies

and actual number of days they were

administered are not clear). The indication

for Symphytum was from BOERICKE’s

Materia Medica.

18. A remarkable change in sleep pattern

WARREN Don (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

A woman, married and mother of three

children who slept only for about three

hours in a day. She functioned reasonably

well on that little sleep. After about three

hours sleep, she would wake up, would

either read, write, prepare for the religious

seminars that she gave, etc. She was a

brilliant worker, over-mentalized” can’t turn

my mind off” and a workaholic, but

apparently well with her life. Sulphur which

had been prescribed to her for other

complaints did not influence her sleep

pattern although she was relieved of other

compliant for which Sulphur was given.

Since there was no basis to prescribe a

remedy she was asked to take in tincture

Eschschozia California (California Poppy)

which had the opposite effect she felt super-

charged! And no sleep at all!

Earlier she had been tested by an

Endocrinologist who said that her endocrine

glands were “so screwed up” (her words)

that there was nothing that could be done. It

was therefore decided to try Adrenalin in the

hope that it would help restore the proper

balance between the sympathetic /

parasympathetic systems. Adrenalin 6 q.d.

was prescribed. From the second day of

starting the remedy for the first time in years

she began to sleep consistently through the

night. Sleep was no longer an issue.

III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Lumbago – Argentum metallicum

SCHINDLER, M, (ZKH, 36, 4/1992)

A 59 year-old-man, carpenter by

profession, suffered from intractable

lumbago since eight weeks, CT showed a

“spinal canal stories”. Individual

characteristics symptoms were not available.

With BOENNINGHAUSEN’s method

of generalizations which is indispensable in

many cases, Argentum metallicum was

chosen and it cured promptly. The rubrics

chosen were “Lightning or shocks of

electricitiy”, ‘Asleep sensation in single

parts’, ‘Noon agg’., ‘Sitting down agg.’

‘Stepping hard agg.’, ‘Walking amel’. The

peculiar time of aggravation at 12 O’ Clock

was found in the “General Analysis” of

C.M. BOGER.

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2. Schwere Angstneourose (Severe

Anxiety neurosis)

TERLINDEN Michael (ACD, 1,

3/1992)

41 years-old-woman with depression

and “nervousness”. Has been on allopathic

medicines but has not had any improvement.

The ailments began after a polyp on the

larynx was operated. The laryngoscopic

examination caused chocked sensation and

fear. As a result severe anxiety state

developed as also depressions, delusions.

Sleep wanting; palpitations extending to

throat and head. depressions worse between

16-17 hours. Before menses restlessness.

Leaving out the symptoms

characteristics of Neurosis the general and

local symptoms were considered:

Restlessness abdomen menses;

Conscientiousness of trifles; desire for

sweets, abdomen sensitive to pressure of

clothes.

Lycopodium Q 3 once daily and then Q

5 cured.

3. Diverse Falle aus der taglichen Praxis

(case from daily practice)

SCHWARZ von Erik (ACD, 1,

3/1992)

Case 1: The husband of this patient

committed suicide by jumping before a

train, one morning at 8.15 A.M. He was in

different hospitals for nervous disorders but

had not shown any suicidal disposition. The

patient’s troubles began the next day at 8.15

A.M. and it recurred every day at the same

time. A severe pressure on the chest as from

a fist; palpitation; sensation as if the throat

swelied. There were many peculiar pains

and sensations; Ignatia 200 brought about a

rapid relief.

Three weeks later she took a cold and

suffered throat pains, better by eating, worse

from talking, cough from talking.

Aconitum Q 6 relieved.

For her chronic ailments she received

three weeks later Sepia 200, M and XM.

Case 2: 3½ year-old-boy with

Neurodermatitis which began in the left foot

and then right foot, knee, thigh and so on.

Dry and raw. Scratching until it bled. In the

bead of the arm a wart. Nails brittle. He

suffered an injury on the head for which he

was treated in the hospital. probably the

child suffered from the fright. Ailments

from fright, conscientious about trifles,

aversion to be touched, brittle nails,

scratching until bleeding; Arsenicum album.

Arsenicum album 30 in water b.d. for

three days then 200 and then M Ramains

well.

Case 3: 49-year-old-man; who

swallowed a teaspoon of a very old stock of

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Kali permanganate for a gastric upset soon

experienced burning in stomach, mouth,

throat. Arsenicum album 30 in water which

relieved the acute state. Subsequent medical

examination revealed burns in mouth, throat

and stomach. Gel did not help. A week later

patient again approached the author.

Stomach ailments were worse when hungry.

Least exertion caused sweating. Burning in

stomach as if he had eaten pepper and as if

time being slaked. Causticum 30 in water

b.d. for three days. Relieved the very next

day.

4. Ein und Ausfalle eines brummigen

invaliden

(The case and result of a grumpy

Invalid)

von VILLERS Karl Franz Dominik

(ACD, 1, 3/1992)

This is a ‘rapid’ from the internationale

Homoeopathische Presse, 5 Bd. Leipzig,

1875.

The oft repeated cry is for revision and

alternation of the Materia Medica. Dr. VON

VILLERS discusses in detail that no such

changes are required. He cites the case of a

46 year-old-woman, thin and emaciated,

pale face, somewhat yellowish, suggestive

of deep suffering. The urine pot is filled to

2/3

rd

with mucous of eggwhite consistence

and bright-green color, glutinous and

stringy. Despite the extreme weakness she

was half sitting and arm chair. In the night

while lying on her back she has incontinence

of urine. The non stop wetting and frequent

change of undergarments caused a

Decubitus which covered the entire nates

besides the sacral region and extending upto

the lumbar region. Menses had stopped

years since. Pulse small.

Arsenicum album 30 was given in water

thrice a day which soon brought about

general improvement; for the urinary

incontinence during nights on lying down

Kreosote 30 was given with immediate

improvement and full cure.

5. Homoeopathy in sports medicine.

KAYNE steven (BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

Having considered the advantages to the

athelete of using Homoeopathy in sports

medicine, some of the many opportunities to

treat acute conditions are discussed.

Brief discussion on:-

Common sports injuries – abrasions and

wounds (Calendula, Hypericum, Hepar

sulphur, Ledum, Amica).

Blisters (Calendula, Hypericum,

Causticum, Cantharis, Urtica);

Eye injuries (Ledum, Staphysagria,

Amica, Symphytum);

Fractures (Amica, Calc-phos,

Symphyturn);

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Muscle, tendon and ligament injuries

(Amica, Rhus toxicodendron, Ruta,

Rhododendron, Apis, Bryonia, Strontium

carb);

Pain, bruising and swelling (Armica,

Acidum sulphuricum, Bellis perennis,

Hypericum;)

Common Sports illnesses, conditions

contracted during sports activity, water

related conditions (Euphrasia, Calendula,

Nux vomica, Arsenicum album);

Effects of climate (Glonoin,

Belladonna, Cantharis, Petroleum, Agaricus,

Apis, Lachesis);

Insert bites (Apis, Ledum),

Coughs, Colds, Sore throats and

influenza which are conditions contracted

(Bryonia, Gelsemium, Aconite, Eupatorium,

Phosphorous, Antimonium tartaricum,

Belladonna);

Fungal infection (Sepia, Tellurium,

Sulphur, Rhus toxicodendron);

Allergies (Euphrasia, Allium copa,

Sanguinaria);

Anxieties and stresses (Argentum

nitricum, Gelsemium, Aconite);

Insomnia (Passiflora, Coffee, Nux

vomica);

Diarrhoea (Arsenicum album,

Podophylium, veratrum, Croton tiglium);

Headaches (lgnatia, Belladonna,

Glonoin);

Motion sickness (Cocculus, Tabacum).

Homoeopathy is ideally placed to

complement and perhaps even replace,

existing pattern of treating athietes.

6. Diabetic ulcer.

GREY Janet (Simile, 2, 3/1992 issued

with the BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

A 69-year-old retired man, known

diabetic since 1947 which was under control

with Novapen presented himself for

treatment for an ulcer on the left big toe

which was not healing since six months,

despite hospital admission and intra-venous

antibiotics. X-ray showed Osteomyelitis of

the terminal phalanx of the big toe to be

underlying the ulcer.

Apis, Calendula, Hamamelis, Secale,

Silicea, Hepar sulphuris and lastly

Staphylococcus aureus were used and the

ulcer healed.

7. Cantharis is acute eczema.

FISHER Peter (Simile 2, 3/1992 issued

with the BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

The author says that Cantharis

vesicatoria was found to be very valuable in

the treatment of acute recurrently infected

ecazema requiring hospital admission. Two

case histories are presented.

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Clear basis for the prescription of

Cantharis has not been mentioned. The

second case shows the apparent similarity of

the mental symptoms of Graphites and

Pulsetilla. Although the local symptoms

were very typical of Graphites it was

Phlsatilla which healed ultimately.

8. Phogenic Granuloma of the nose

ROTHENBERG AMY (Simillimum,

5, 3/1992)

39-year-old-woman therapist, married

for twelve years. Cough persisting, sore

throat, H/o PMS: extremely needy, weepy

and feeling isecure the week before the

flow; needs to cry and needs consolation

from husband. Has Fibrocystic Breast

Disease worse on right side, painless, many

nodules. Flbroids, Though initially did not

want to have children later felt need for a

child but could not conceive.

Very red in face especially around the

nose and cheeks near the nose. Worse it

warm. Many spider venins in legs. Benign

heart murmur and occasional shortness of

breath on exertion. Sleeps on the abdomen.

A pleaser; bands over backwards to make

other people comfortable.

Pulsatilla nigricans 200; very rapid

improvement and she became pregnant!

She had emotional reactions to the

pregnancy, which soon settled down. Had

spotting.

Pulsatilla nigricans 200.

At 8 months pregnancy there was a

Pyogenic Granuloma of the right nostril,

which became larger distorting her nose and

was black, smelling bad. Her physician said

that it needed to be surgically removed. The

fibroids in the uterus have grown.

Throughout her pregnancy upto a month

before she was needy and clingy to her

husband. Now not so.

Pyogenic granulioma, big shift in

temperament a harsher and less gentle

person now; Thuja 6 q.i.d.

Three days later the growth felt out of

her nose (her physician said, it was unheard

of!) She delivered a girl baby by caesarean

(because of the fibroid). But the baby had

congenital dislocation of both hips worse on

left side (due to cramped quarters in uterus

because of the large fibroids) and with brace

and constitutional prescribing the child

became well, interestingly Thuja is in the

rubric Extremities; dislocation, spontaneous!

9. Homoeopathische en Allopatische

Behandling, ken en amg dat samen?

(Homoeopathic and allopathic

treatment at the same time, is that

possible and is that allowed)

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DAM Kees (Simillma 1, 2/1992)

With reference to an article with the

same title in the BKH-newsletter the author

discusses the implications of paragraph 41

of the Organon which is used to justify the

prohibition of using allopathic drugs during

homoeopathic treatment. According to the

author HAHNEMANN refers in paragraph

41 of real intoxications with for example

Mercury or Sulphur which were

administered in such massive doses leading

to severe tissue and even life destruction.

Several examples of these given by

HAHNEMANN in his Chronic Diseases

related. To compare today’s allopathic drugs

with the Intoxications in HAHNEMANN’s

days is hardly justifiable. Drug

administration nowadays in very strict in

screening on toxic-effects. Drug intolerance

and allergy is mainly due to constitutional

susceptibilities which can be effectively

treated homoeopathically. Two cases (Sepia

and Pulsatilla) are given in which the birth-

control pills was an aggravating factor of the

complaints. In spite of continuation of the

oral contraceptives homoeopathic treatment

was successful; the hormonal susceptibility

which was the cause of the pill aggravation,

was eradicated by homoeopathy. It is true

though the allopathic treatment can

sometimes mask symptoms (that is what

they are supposed to do) but never in a way

that there is not enough left to prescribe

upon (at least in our experience). especially

when you base your prescription on the

mental-emotional picture of the patient (like

HAHNEMANN suggests in paragraph 211)

you will not get confused by allopathic bias.

It is suggested that when starting

homoeopathic treatment allopathic treatment

can be continued. It is not very scientific to

stop allopathic and start homoeopathy at the

same time, for evaluating the effect you will

never know what did what? Besides it can

be very dangerous to stop allopathy before

you are sure of your homoeopathic effect.

Especially with severe psychiatric patients

disasters can happen when you do that. In

our experience the blockage of the

homoeopathic remedy effect by allopathic

medication is very rare (we didn’t see); and

when it seemed to, it turned out to be the

(wrong) homoeopathic remedy which was

the cause that nothing happened. When a

definite homoeopathic effect is established

then allopathic drugging can be discontinued

(preferably by the one who prescribed it).

10. Delusion – as if she is trapped

SANKARAN Rajan (Simillima, 1,

2/1992)

Among the components of a remedy are

its feelings, specific feelings which are

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highly characteristics of the remedy. An

example: A married lady 27 years age with

vaginal itching for last 12 years. Nervous,

fidgety and very jerky in her manner of

talking. Loquacious, jumping from one

subject to another.

Although married for two years she was

not at all satisfied with her husband, but

because of social circumstances she could

not, although she very often threatened to,

leave her husband. Felt that she would go

mad it this situation persisted.

When analyzed, the feeling that she that

she was trapped, in a situation from which

she cannot although she wanted to, get out,

came up. The rubrics that were chosen for

this feeling are: Delusion, the arms were

bound to the sides.

Encaged in wires/caught in wires.

Heavy black cloud enveloped her

Cimicifuga was her remedy

11. Common childhood disorders

CHIMTHANAWALA Kasim (NHJ 1,

2/1992)

The author has briefly outlined the

Childhood Disorders as accepted by the

international School of Child Health, as:

1. Habit Disorders (Speech disorders,

Enuresis).

2. Conduct Disorders (Hyperactive

reactions, Runaway reactions,

Delinquent behaviour).

3. Neurotic Disorders (Phobias,

Converse reaction, Overanxious

reactions, Anorexia nervosa), and

4. Psychotic Disorders.

12. Clinical Presentation of childhood

behaviour disorders.

ASRANI C.H. (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

This article also presents briefly the

various childhood behaviour disorders.

13. Dysiexia – recognizing the problem.

KANSAL Kamal (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

Briefly outlines the signs and symptoms

of Dysiexia. A case of six-year-old boy with

Dysiexia treated with Xerophyllum is

narrated.

14. “Making up a child’s case”.

KIPNIS Shery! R. (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

This is an extract from the article which

appeared in the Resonance, May 1988.

“In taking a child’s case, the

homoeopath must rely more on the powers

of observation and interaction, as well as the

report of the parents.”

15. Behavioural assessment in

Homoeopathy

NUSTAEDTER Randal! (NJH, 1,

2/1992)

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This is an excerpt from Randall

NEUSTAEDTER’s book Homoeopathic

Paedlatrics. Three cases also are given.

16. Anger that burns itself out

SONAWALA Sarla (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

A 7-years-old boy with violent anger,

shouts, hits, throws things, loss of weight

since two months was cured with

Staphisagria, Tuberculinum and Silica, In

that order.

17. Hyperactivity and regression

FASSLER Kristy (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

This is a reprint from Resonance,

1/1991.

18. Observation is the key

CHATTERJEE Sujith (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

The mind symptoms of the child can be

known by observation and the history of the

mother. Seven cases are cited in this regard.

19. And he built castles

MANKANI Meena T. (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

A ten-year-old boy with fear of doctors

and injections. He was having a high degree

of general knowledge and had great plans

about his future; very found to traveling;

liked dogs very much; fear of dark, of being

alone and of ghosts. He suffered from

recurrent colds, white spots legs; back and

face, fear of water.

Lachesis M.

20. A case of suppressed anger

KAMAL DHARI Dushyant (NJH, 1,

2/1992)

A 31-year-old married woman with

difficult respiration was cured by Natrum

muriaticum.

21. Treating the mind of children.

PATWARDHAN Prabha (NJH, 1,

2/1992)

Case 1: A three-year-old boy with fever

(102º F) and blister on lip was cured with

Phosphorus 30 (Phosphorus children are

often quite active during fevers.)

Case 2: 2½ year-old boy with recurrent

attacks of breathlessness from age of 19

months. Itching nose, sneezing leading to

breathlessness. Had been treated with anti-

asthmatics. Over two years remedies

Pulsatilla, Calcaree, lycopodium, Sulphur,

Tuberculinum were given with little relief.

During attacks he needed allopathic

treatment.

On review: The attacks were every 15

days; would sweat profusely, become icy

cold and limp; would tremble a lot and

wanted to be carried; wanted a little hot tea;

nausea, worse movement. Tabacum gave

very relief. Tabacum could abort the attacks.

But the attacks were still coming.

On further review: The boy was

collecting sharp, pointed objects to ‘kill’ his

beighbour’s with children who always

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rebuffed him whenever he wanted to play

with them. His father, however, said that the

child was a coward and he never did

anything although he told that he would kill.

He had an uncanny way of picking up best

things; would ask his mother to wear pretty

clothes and nice jewellery. All symptoms

pointed to China, which was given in 30

potency. No further attacks.

22. A case of brain tumour

BANERJEE S.K. (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

A 2-year-old woman with a brain

tumour (C.T. Scan and EEG done).

Recurrent vomiting; Sweat on little exertion.

Loss of sleep; Slurring of Speech, Dimness

vision, Vertigo with dizziness especially

while walking. Dull heavy, Headache.

Gelsemium 200, a dose on 25.8.1988,

repeated on 24.9.1988; on change. Gelseman

M two doses on 12.10.1988 brought steady

improvement.

23. My experience of Dr. Sehgal’s method

DAVE S.R. (njh, 1, 2/1992)

The author asserts that Dr. Sehgal’s

method was the simplest to learn and

practice successfully. He gives two small

cases.

24. Use of a small remedy

SHAH, Jawahar (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

A 1½ year-old-boy with sleeplessness at

nights since birth; restless irritable during

nights; crying practically the whole night,

sleeps peacefully during the day. Loose

stools off and on. Stool test showed mucus,

blood and pus cells.

Jalapa 6 daily for three weeks cured.

25. Two cases of Alcoholism

TAYLOR Lorraine, and GUESS

George (HL, 4, 3/1991)

A 30-year-old-man with “total zero on

emotional level”, aggressive; from youth

drinking and laying; at 17 years age suffered

punishment for accidentally killing a boy;

takes to the bottle in a crisis; no emotional

relationship with women, wants them only

for sex; on the hand could be cruel and on

the other very sensitive; has not known

mother’s love; at school used to take

revenge on animals, kick them torture them.

Anacardium M and XM. Three years

follow-up; has been doing well. (This case is

by Lorraine TAYLOR).

A 42-year-old-male, a recovering

alcoholic. Needs to be constantly absorbed

in some activity; can’t concentrate, become

distracted by worrying about some other

priority them; not enough time in the day;

procrastinates until he finishes something;

lack of self-confidence. Tinea versicolor;

athlete’s foot for 20 years. Thrill seeker.

There is a war inside him consisting of a

battle between the urge of accomplish things

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and the urge of thrill - seeking,

procrastination, avoidance of responsibility.

He is a people pleaser at his own expense.

Angry dose not have sex with his wife; once

a week he masturbates fantasizing of a

woman in distress (in bondage, in pain)

Anacardium 200

Follow-up three months later; at first

after the remedy he had increased confusion

and irresolution plus a desire to curse which

he didn’t have before. Then improvement.

Anacardium 200 repeated a month later for a

partial relapse. Well. (This case is by

George GUESS)

26. On focusing a case

HOOTEGEN Henk van (HL, 4, 3/1991)

A young obese woman came for a very

disabling backache. She had fallen on her

coccyx from a four meter high scaffolding.

CT-scan showed a small discus hernia

L4-L5 and a spondylolisthesis L5-S1 with

bilateral isthmolysis.

Hypericum did not produce any change.

Therefore decided to focus more on the

person. She was very obese, biting her nails,

perspiring on the scalp at night, constipated,

asthma since age 11, liked cheese, fruit and

eggs; aversion to fish and fat. Great fear of

the dark, which became worse after her boy

friend died in a car accident. She had dreams

of the accident. Nights she had visions of

her boy friend.

Calcarea carbonica 200, then XM, did

not produce the required results.

After one year of treatment she still had

constant pain and was completely unable to

start working again.

One thing became clear now; she was

totally unwilling to go to work again or even

to consider the possibility that one day she

would be better again. She was becoming

more and more dependant and did worry

about it. Deep inside her there must be some

reason to stay sick. As a young girl her

mother had favoured her brother. She did

not overcome her firm support, gave her all

his attention until he died in a terrible

accident. Sometime later her best girl friend

married, and an aunt, of whom she was very

fond, moved away. Alone, no one to support

her, to console her. She fell on her back and

broke her back, and he last support. Now

that she had no support she got the require

attention, care, etc. The central theme in her

life was ‘Forsaken feeling’.

Pulsatilla brought about a dramatic

change; her pain went away gradually.

A very interesting and educative case.

27. A case of Anxiety

DENIEL Pewsner (HL, 4, 3/1991)

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A girl (age?) with headaches, nausea

and unable to cope with school; fear of dark,

of witches, panics about touching her eyes.

she is scared to pick up a knife because feels

impulses that she will cut her eyes out; fear

of sharp instruments. Repeated nightmares

of being squashed. Vaginal discharge with

culture proof of betahaemolytic Streptococci

group A. A mouth smear also showed same.

Sexual abuse was considered. The child

attended a psychiatrist. In one-two months

there was noticeable improvement.

Auto-aggressive impulses and fears can

be typical results of sexual abuse in children,

also leucorrhoea.

A brief discussion on child abuse and

sings which may suggest sexual abuse

follow.

(See also item 7 under GENERAL).

28. A case of Typhoid cured with

Stramonium

MISHRA, S.C. (HH. 17, 4/1991)

A 6 year-old-boy with Typhoid since 17

days. Stramonium 30 diluted in water and

given every ½ hour until fever went down,

was prescribed on the basis of:

Fever without chill returning at

midnight.

Constipation

Fever continued, Typh

Company, desire for

Light, desire for

Mood, changeable.

29. “Flu” and Oscillococcinum and

information on KORSAKOV potencies

PIETERS G (HH, 17, 4/1992)

The author reports that his wife who

suffered from influenza was given

Oscillococcinum 200K once a day and in

three days all symptoms of the Flu had

disappeared. For the weakness that remained

Avena sativa tincture 10 drops in water daily

for nine days was given.

Subsequently the author himself came

down with influenza but Oscillococcinum

did not produce the results it did on his wife.

On the totality of the symptoms he took Nux

vomica 1000K one dose and a rapid

improvement set in. there was no need for

any other prescription to remove weakness,

etc.

(Lesson: always the prescription should

be on the basis of the symptoms present and

did not no disease name. please also read

No.15 under Materia Medica section).

The author has also explained that ‘K’

meant the Korsakov potency and has also

detailed the K potency procedure.

30. Composite approach

GUPTA Vinod Kumar (HH, 17,

4/1992)

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The author explains that ‘Composite

approach; meant the inclusion of Family

History, Past History, Causation,

Occupational History, Chronic Miasm along

with the Totality of the symptoms in a given

cases. He cites the cases of a 45 year-old-

truck driver with paraplegia of sudden onset,

which failed to respond to allopathic

treatment. Since the patient had suffered

syphilis and as tubercular taint was also

thought he was given Bacilinum 200, 3

doses in one day; three days after Sulphur M

two doses for one day and after three days

Syphilinum 200 three doses; followed by

Arsencum album 30 (agg. between 1-2 a.m)

three doses daily and in a fortnight he

improved but came up with fiery, red ring

type eruptions. Arsenicum was continued for

45 days(!). Well.

In another case of a young soldier, 30

years, with fever with chills, intermittent,

since 4 years, on the basis of the modality-

agg (4-8 P.M) Lycopodium 200 three doses

in one day and on the third day fever came

down. A week later a dose of Lycopodium

M was given. Complete recovery.

31. A case Report.

TRIVENI H.C. (HH, 17, 4/1992)

A 38 years-old married suffered effects

of fright after watching a horror movie that

night. She woke up with a terrified look,

screaming with clenched fists; sleeplessness

etc. Dreamt that she was possessed by an

evil spirit. Regular treatments and exorcisms

etc. did not help. She withdraw into herself.

Aconite 200 3 doses and next day

Opium 200 two doses for one day. For

history grief, taciturnity, she was given on

the next day lgnatia M two doses (on next

day), followed by Kali phosophoricum 6x

t.d.s. Next day Bryonia 30 b.d. then

Stramonium 200 one dose, repeated next 2

days. Again Bryonia 200 and Kali

Phosphoricum 6x t.d.s. The treatment was

begun on 7.7.1991 and ended on 22.7.1999

i.e. 15 days and all the remedies were given

within these 15 days according to the

symptoms that came up. (The procedure

seems to be ‘symptomatic’ treatment –

K.S.S.)

32. Symptoms Study (Their expression,

significances and congruence in the

Materia Medica)

RASTOGI D.P. (HH, 17, 5/1992)

A 40-year-old male PUO since 45 days.

Remedies given according to the symptoms

that came up gave short relief but the

pyrexia and joint points kept on recurring.

Based on the constantly changing symptoms

a dose of Tuberculium 200 was given with

rapid relief and restoration.

33. Sciatica

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RAMANATHAN A.N. (HH. 17,

5/1992)

Homoeopathy coupled with well

directed simple exercises will bring lasting

relief in sclatic pain.

34. Eruptive Fevers

MATHUR Youraj Chandra (mth, 2,

4/1992)

The author presents a brief scheme to

differentiate Small Pox from Chicken pox

and papulovesicular eruptions.

35. Small pox or Chicken pox

LAKSHMINARAYANAN, D, (mfH, 2,

4/1992)

How far is it true that small pox has

been ‘eradicated’ from the face of the earth?

Cases occur which resemble small pox;

however, experts and health authorities

refuse to investigate when cases are referred.

The officials close their eyes and refuse to

see or accept.

A recent case (1991) is cited to drive

home the point that may be small pox has

not been wiped out.

A very interesting article.

36. “All acute diseases should be aborted”

RAMANATHAN A.N. (HH, 17,

5/1992)

KENT quotes HANNEMANN that “all

acute diseases must be aborted”, Pierre

SCHMIDT said that the “key to success” (In

actue diseases) is in the close study of the

symptoms and particularly the last appearing

in the quickly developing scenario. “For

example Pierre SCHMIDT warns that when

a fevered patient passed colored urine,

Gelsemium is not indicated for hi. Attention

is also drawn to Harvey FARRINGTON’s

references in his book ‘Homoeopathy and

Homoeopathic Prescribing’.

RAMANATHAN refers to Dr. R.P.

PATEL’s claim of Pulsatilla M as

prophylactic for Mesels, Mumps and

Chicken Pox and concludes that “it will be

great day for Homoeopathy it by some

device, the period of protection could be

substantially increased”.

37. Importance of pathological basis of

prescription in homoeopathic practice.

SHARMA S.R. (AHJ, 2, 1/1992)

Discuses the role of pathological

prescriptions in Homoeopathy. The author

argues that pathology-based prescriptions

are needed to make; i) a rapid prescription;

ii) in case with paucity of symptoms (e.g.

silent stone discovered on routine x-ray,

blood cholesterol/sugar discovered on

routine check-up without any complaints

from the individual); iii) emergencies (e.g.

severe pain/agony, a semicomatose

conditions); iv) morbid conditions such as

burns, stings, traumas, etc.

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Cases from personal practice mostly in

the mother tincture and low potencies (3x)

in cases of allergic Bronchospasms,

Cholelithiasis, Chronic Bronchitis, etc.,

While it is argued “it is only under

certain circumstances that pathological basis

of prescription can come to our rescue” one

of the movies for evolving this method

seems to be “modernizing Homoeopathy”,

“make it an easier science keeping pace with

various developments in modern medicine?

38. Is Chelidonium majus a specific for

infective hepatitis.

JOHN K.V. (AHJ, 2, 1/1992)

In infective hepatitis, ‘constant pain

under the lower and inner angle of right

scapula’ is not usually complained of. But it

desire for very hot drinks is reported then

Chelidonium may be prescribed.

39. Case Report

AGARWAL, M.L. (AHJ, 2, 1/1992)

A 4-year-old girl with loss of appetite

was punished for her refusal to eat. On the

basis of the symptoms Staphysagria 200 was

prescribed and from the next day and began

to eat well.

A 53-year-old woman Osteo-arthritis-

knees got very good relief from Ignatia

prescribed on the mental ‘silent grief’.

40. Case Reports.

BAKSHI Kirpal Singh (AHJ, 2, 1/1992)

A 15-year-old boy with a big pancreatic

cyst underwent surgery. However the cyst

again grew and a second surgery was ruled

out. Bryonia M every 3 hours reduced the

cyst in a week. Followed by Sulphur M a

single doses and in next ten days the cyst

disappeared completely. Fifteen years after,

patient remains healthy.

A 26-year-old young man suffered from

loud and violent hiccoughs since eight

months; occasionally pin worms. Excessive

hunger, feels hungry soon after a good meal.

Cina cured. Ravenous hunger with clean

tongue – Cina.

A middle-aged man suffered from

insomnia after a facial eczema was

suppressed by external applications.

Graphities M restored his sleep and in next

three weeks the eczema reappeared.

Graphities M and then CM cured. Fifteen

years follow-up; patient remained cured.

A lady with skin rash on abdomen and

things, fiery red with terrible burning was

prescribed Fagophyrum 30 t.d.s; in two

weeks cured. Four years follow-up;

remained well.

A middle-aged lady with big corns on

her soles and also suffering from Rheumatic

Arthritis was given Antimonium crudum 30

t.d.s. and in a month the corns disappeared.

The rheumatic pains also began to go down

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after two weeks and in three months she was

‘completely cured’ of rheumatic arthritis.

(See Margaret Tyler’s Drug Pictures) (It is

not clear whether Antimonium curdum was

given daily thrice for 3 months = K.S.S.)

A 16-years-old with chronic epistaxis;

clean tongue; bleeding would usually start

after yawning; craving sweets; slept on his

abdomen; passed a hundred round worms.

Cina 200 t.d.s. cured (see HERING’s

Guiding Symptoms).

A middle-age man sufferd from Anxiety

Neurosis’ depression, melancholy,

apprehended misfortune, death etc. with

spells of weeping; worse evening.

Natrum phosphoricum 6x q.d.s. cured in

a month. (Excess of Lactic acid is linked

with Anxiety Neurosis. Natrum

phosphoricum is indicated for excess of

Lactic acid. KENT’s lecture on the mental

symptoms of Natrum phosphoricum

comprise a complete picture of Anxiety

Neurosis)

Sepia 200 cured rapidly vesicular on the

scalp in a three-year-old girl, which oozed

sticky fluid, Symptoms-moist eruptions on

the head and leusorrhoea (in little girls).

Thirty-years follow-up; no recurrence.

Natrum muriaticum 30, six doses in two

days cured eczema of hands and feet in a

man who had earlier had his headaches (left-

sided) ‘suppressed’ by allopathic

medication. Natrum muriaticum aggravated

the headache and he took a ‘strong dose’ of

APC powder (allopathic) which however did

not prevent the curative action of the

homoeopathic remedy.

A 4-years-old boy with whooping

cough of over a month duration and which

failed to yield to Drosera, Coccus cacti, etc

was cured within 24 hours with kreosole 200

given on the basis of many carried teeth.

This cure was so astonishing that to test the

relevance of Kreosote in whooping cough a

dose of Nux vomica 200 was given to

antidote the Kreosote and the cough

promptly returned with the same intensity

and a again a dose of Kreosote stopped the

cough once for all!

41. The Fire

CHIPKIN Peggy (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

A 74 years-old woman who suffered

fear of fire was given Guprum 30 which

removed her fear. Four years later a major

fire broke out in her area which did not

causes her any fear and her sons had to urge

to move Fortunately her house was spared

by the fire!

42. Don’t overtook the obvious

SWOPE Harry (Simillimum, 5, 3/1992)

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A 40-year-old woman suffered from

vertigo and other neurological problems

after she had a fall while riding a motor

scooter. She was immediately after the

accident removed to a hospital and attended

to. Her presenting complaints were “blood

sugar” which were worse since the accident.

Concentration and co-ordination decreased

noticeably, increased sweating on her face

and spine, energy low in mornings and

listless feeling, “horrible” gas, craving

sugar, chocolate, yogurt and dairy;

instability on the heel-to-toe walk; reflexes

on the right foot poor.

Arnica M was prescribed and two days

later she reported significant improvement

all-round.

43. Homoeopathic treatment of addictions

and compulsions

FLAGLER Samuel (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

A 30-year-old male, a compulsive

audiophile, always looking for the latest in

stereo-equipment, compact discs, as well as

buying and selling four cars every year or

so. He loves/needs to shop for these high

priced items to feel fulfilled and satisfied.

He had another “compulsion”, he would

visit porno shops and bookstores looking for

a willing male to engage in often

unprotected, casual sex. He had dribbling

after urination and itching between the toes

and crotch; as a child he wanted to be

different and eccentric; he does things to be

different. His thoughts race; has difficulties

in making small decision. He chews ice,

desires chocolate, spicy, lamb fat, usshi.

Fear of AIDS, and snakes. Based on the

emotional symptoms, racing thoughts, the

food craving for ice and aversion to

eggplant, the urinary symptoms and affinity

for the late night excitement.

Medorrhinum 200 was given, and after

14 months M.

A 30-year-old female. At age 10 her

father who worked as a Narcotic agent was

killed. At 12 years age she used deodorant

fumes to get high, then alcohol. As a kid

sniffed embalming fluids and heard voices

from it. by 14 she was coaxed into sex.

Strong history of alcohol abuse in family. At

19 she was in an abusive marriage, beaten,

raped, and verbally abused. She was always

attracted to abusive relationships and usually

felt she deserved it all. Now daily headaches

and insomnia. Sleeps to 1.5 to 2 hours only.

Nightmares get taken over with violence and

rage, especially with animals. Fears dogs,

cats, death, fast car rides, unknown, water,

fire, inner conflict with good and bad.

Anacardium M. Allround improvement.

44. A case of PMS

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COCHEN Karen (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

A 34-year-old woman with PMS, since

many years. After ovulation a change comes

over her. Just before ovulation, she may be

on a “super-high” and then she gets into the

“down time”, and she becomes irritable,

depressed, nervous, and anxious. Acne

rosacea before menses. Mentally confused

obsessed on one thing. The feeling becomes

worse after ovulation upto the time there is a

touch of blood and the next day will be

better. She speaks of her mental condition in

a hurried fashion speaking in a normal tone

as if she were ticking items off a list.

Her mother was an alcoholic. She fears

crazy men, and rapists “I am paranoid, I feel

like someone is behind me, I am very

nervous. My mother used to wake me up in

the middle of the night and rage at me.

Always nervous thoughts.

She sits upright in the clinic and relates

her symptoms without emotion, which

reveals suppression of emotions. Apparently

she suffered abuse in childhood.

Kali carbonicum 200. Steady

improvement began.

George VITHOULKAS has said to Kali

carbonicum “In this sense Kali carbonicum

patient is over-mentalized. It is not

mentalization in the sense of philosophizing

mental creativity or analysis, but rather as

over-use of the mind as mechanism for

control over emotional expression as well as

physical functioning”.

Ananda ZAREN has said that Kali

carbonicum patients often exhibit these

traits.

Sits erect in the chair

Rigidity or inflexibility in the body and

in their ideas

Talking with clipped speech

Tendency to minimize their symptoms

Suppress expression of anger

Deny their feelings

Have many issues around control

(This patient had all these symptoms)

45. Depression in a small boy

CASTRO Miranda (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

A five-year-old boy, unhappy,

alternating, moods ranging between

angery/aggressive to apathetic/passive. Felt

enthusiasm, lethargic, can’t concentrate,

behaves awfully to his mother, screams at

her “you hate me” Hits and bites his younger

brother.

The strong symptoms were aversion to

his mother, and his feeling of being unloved.

Calcarea carbonica, Lycopodium and Sepia

came through. His strong love for vinegar

(pickles) was elicited from his mother.

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Sepia XM. His improvement was

immediate and dramatic, and overnight.

46. Aversion to mother in an infant

HERSCU Paul (Simillimum, 5, 3/1992)

This is a very interesting and educative

case, a bizarre case as the author says.

A seven-week-old baby girl who had

already undergone surgery for congenital

bowel obstruction and eight inches of her

bowel was removed but still she was

choking repeatedly, spitting up the feeds,

and failing to thrive. The choking begins

with suddenness with no modalities except

that it occurs especially when she wakes up

or when she is lying down. She occasionally

trembles when she comes out of sleep, she

starties very easily, she does not like any

confusion, and if there is any commotion in

the room she will begin to fuss.

It was observed that while the child was

quiet when held by anyone except her

mother, as soon as her mother holds her she

begins to scream. This was repeatedly

observed and it was very clear. No

explanation whatever could be had for this

behaviour. Finally three rubrics were used.

Obstinacy, Aversion to certain people,

Aversion to members of family. Calcrea

carbonica 200 was given and rapid all round

improvement began. The remedy was

repeated twice. Well in every way including

the relationship with the mother.

47. Healing with Aurum metallicum

MORSTEIN Mona (Simillimum, 5,

3/1992)

The power of Aurum metallicum to

drive way depression and prevent from

taking their own lives and the way these

people who were once drying ad dying

bloomed is graphically brought out by two

cases, both woman.

48. Spring and allergic asthma.

BRAVALIA Praful (IJHM, 27, 1/1992)

A 20-year-old girl with bronchial

asthma. Hypersensitivity in the mental and

physical levels, marked hostility towards

mother; chronic state of vexation;

intolerance of contradiction; each hurt is

nursed and brooded over; greenish

expectoration; weakness; Stannum

metallicum 200 for the acute and Natrum

muriaticum 200 for chronic.

49. Cases from the Hospital

CHABRA Divya, DEVADIGA

Prabhakar (IJHM, 27, 1/92)

Case No.1: Baby 18 months old, with a

history of weight loss, haematemesis.

Diagnosis primary portal hypertension:

clinically – splenomegaly; ultrasound – liver

normal, dilated portal vein. The child was

extremely irritable and crying all the time;

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would not allow anyone to touch her; would

claim only by her mother breast feeding; her

mother was tried of breast feeding her 12

hours a day.

PHARTAK p.53. “Children want to be

nursed in arms, will not be laid down –

Benzoic acid. Two doses of the 200 potency

given on two days one a day. One month

later follow up, the spleen regressed to hall

its size. No further follow-up as the patient

had returned to its village.

Case No.2: Man aged 37 yrs with

Bronchial Asthma who has been having

episodes of breathlessness every 15-20 days.

Has been visiting the OPD past one year.

The characteristics symptom was that at the

peak of the breathlessness he was better

working around in the open air. extremely

talkative throughout and kept joking. Acts in

plays and loves doing comedies because he

liked “to keep talking, laughing and making

others laugh. Likes he liked company”. Why

does he do this? “To keep himself from

becoming worried and depressed”. Kali

lodatum (See CLARKE’s Materia Medica).

One dose of Kali lodatum M and he

improved well. Two months later it was

repeated for a mild recurrence.

Case No.3: A 30-year-old lady with

bronchial asthma since 8 years admitted to

the hospital 3 days ago. Bi-lateral decreased

air entry with ronch + +. She had dreams of

the dead, desired to wear her best clothes

even if she was to go out for few minutes,

fastidicus, superstitious, thoughts of death,

breast heaviness before menses,

breathlessness amel, on knee-chest position.

Column M repeated at two hourly

intervals and she got relief and slept next

day discharged.

Case No.4: A 68-years-old man was

brought in a wheel-chair. He had not been

able to walk/even four steps without

support. Characteristics symptoms;

Domineering, anger at least contradiction,

cowardice, anxiety about health, starting

from sleep, craving sweets, forehead with

horizontal furrows. Lycopodium M. Ten

days later B.P. had come down and

remained normal since then. Three weeks

later he was walking with a little support. A

month later he was discharged. He was

working without support.

Case No.5: A 4-year-old boy was

admitted to the hospital with fever repeated

worm infestation. Characteristics:

Loquacity, loquacity during fever, makes up

stories, restless, craving for fruits, craving

for cold drinks, mapped tongue, hot patient,

Lachesis M. Discharged next day.

Case No.6: Infant boy 5 months old

with a history of passage of frank blood with

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mucous per rectum three times in six hours:

each time 4.5ml, blood was passed; refusal

of feeds, irritability and vomiting with clean

tongue, rubbing, scratching ears and nose

Cina 200 – three doses for two days; by the

fourth dose the stools were normal and child

became cheerful, appetite returned.

50. The importance of Pathology in

Homoeopathic practice

SALUJA J.S. (IJHM, 27, 1/1992)

Modern pathology has contributed

greatly to the understanding of disease. An

integral approach to Homoeopathy

therefore, should include a knowledge of

pathology as well as philosophy and

psychology. The reason for this is that a

physician is in a better position to diagnose

and manage case if he or she has a broad

perception of the total disturbance of the

patient’s intrinsic energy

51. Constitutional paediatric prescribing

GANESH RAO (IJHM, 27, 1/1992)

Most of the time a physician sees a

child it is in acute phase. But the

constitutional aspects must also be taken

into consideration. The articles delineates

this direction. Check-lists and characteristics

of the most leading homoeopathic remedies

in peadiatrics are given. (Reader’s attention

is drawn to BORLAND, FOUBISTER and

PAUL HERSCU = K.S.S. )

52. Bronchial asthma – a management

approach

SHAH Jawahar (IJHM, 27, 1/1992)

Asthma has eluded remedy. It is a

difficult disease to manage and even the

most noted of physicians have been non-

plusses. However, many doctors have

contributed to the understanding of Asthma.

In this article the author has set out steps to

follow on the basis of his personal

experience. Thirty leading remedies are

listed.

IV. REPERTORY

1. Mittelverwechselungen im Repertorium

von Kent – Teil 23; (Remedy

confusions in the Repertory of Kent –

part 23; Argentum metallicum und

Argentum mitricum

WOLF, M (ZKH, 36, 4/1992)

Argentum metallicum (instead of

Argentum nitricum)

Mind: Delirium; p.18

Face, Heat, Palpitaion, during: p.377

Face. Pain, cutting, p.385

External Throat: Pulsations, carotids;

p.474

Genitalis-Male, Pain, Spermatic Cords;

p.702

Genitalla-Female, Metrorrhagia, motion

agg. p. 730

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Extremities, Pain, sprained, as if, Hip,

stepping, on: p.1136

Sleep, Dreams; Events of the previous

day; p.1239

Vertigo, Meditating, in; p.101.

Argentums nitricum (instead of

Argentum metallicum);

Head: Pain, tearing, rending, Vertex;

p.220

Head: Pulsating, beating, throbbing,

Forehead; P.226.

Eye: Dryness, morning, waking, on;

p.285.

Ear: Board before, sensation of, left;

p.285.

Eye: Wild look; p.270

Mouth: Taste, sweetish; p. 426

Extremities: Pain, drawing, Hip,

sticking: p. 1108.

Extremities: Pain, drawing, Hip,

paroxysmal; p. 1108

Extremities: Pain, drawing, knee,

cramp-like: p.1111.

2. Part 24: Natrum carbonicum and

Netrum sulphuricum

WOLF, M. (ZKH, 36, 5/1992)

Mind: Estranged, wife, from his: p.29

Vertigo: Air, open, in amel: p.39

Vertigo: Lying, while; p. 101

Vertigo: Turning, as if in a circle; p.105

Ear: Itching in, left; p.291

Nose: Dryness, inside, p.234

Mouth: Saliva, sour; p.417

Mouth: Taste, bad, morning, p.422

Teeth: Air, streaming, food; p.430

Stomach: Aversion, food; p.481

Chest: Pain, damp weather; p.842

Sleep: Dreams, water, danger from;

p.1244

Sleep: Yawning, frequent; p.1257

Chill: Shaking, shiverting, rigors,

morning, bed, in; p.1271

Natrum sulphuricum instead of Natrum

carbonicum

Eye: Heaviness, lids, evening, reading

by lamp light, while; p.241

Face: Pain, drawing, jaws; p.286

Throat: Foreign body, sensation of;

p.452

External Throat: Pain, tearing, Sides;

p.474

Skin: Erysipelas: p.1323

3. Computer-Repertorisation – Vergleich

zweier Software system (Computer

Repertorisation – Comparision of two

Software systems) GRATZ, J.F, (AHZ,

237, 4/1992)

By means of two Software packages

criteria are presented to the novice in data

processing, with which a correct choice of

buying a Repertory Software could be made.

Further from the conventional steps taken

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for finding the similar, a new elegant work

technique to a computer-aided repatriation,

which is not just the mere substitution of the

repertory (book), paper, and pen by the

software, is proposed.

4. Kent’s repertory – Beware?

GUNAWANTE S.M. (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

Dr. R.P. PATEL has pointed out a large

number of errors in the Kent Repertory and

considered these errors as grave

impediments to repertorization and finding

the appropriate remedy.

Dr. GUNAWANTE while appreciating

the extensive research work done by Dr.

PATEL in this field argues that it was wrong

to conclude that the Repertory would

mislead because of these errors, is incorrect.

Repertory is only a toll and the tool-user

should get know the toll thoroughly inspite

of the deficiencies the Kent Repertory is still

the best. By all means the errors should be

corrected, but the users need not be scared

away, says Dr. GUNAWANTE.

V. VETERINARY

1. “Max”

DAM Kees (Simillima, 1, 2/1992)

Max is a two-year-old Shepherd bitch

with skin complaints (itching, flea-allergy)

and some behavioral peculiarities like

sensitiveness to music sensitiveness to

reprimands, fastidiousness. She has a

hipdysplasia both sides; precocious sexually

(at 6 months). Desires fruit, fish, chocolate,

cheese (French) and alcohol. Quiet, never

barks. When her mistress is sad she

immediately goes and comforts her; she is a

very concerned and worrying type. Afraid of

other shepherd dogs, has been bitten twice.

Conscientious, every dog-biscuit that is

outside the plate is eaten (cleaned) first. She

also tries to “skin” small twigs. Loves to

travel, prefers not to make the same round

every time she is let out. Loves storm. It

must be a very “human” remedy for this too

human dog.

Carcinosinum 30 one dose and she

improved in every respect and has not

needed another still (after one year).

VI. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Das Varmachtnis HAHNEMANN’s –

Aufstieg und Fall der Bryonia alba (The

Legacy of HAHNEMANN – The rise

and fall of Bryonia alba) BARTHEL, P.

(AHZ, 237, 4/1992)

When HAHNEMANN’s proved and

published in 1816 in the I Edition of his

Materia Medica Pura, he knew exactly

which species of Bryonia he had proved and

been using.

However, after his death the plant

gradually came to be replaced by another

species of the same genus. Bryonia dioica

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which had not been proved. No distinction

of this plant with the original proved plant

has been made.

Bryonia dioica, an uproven medicine is

sold now as Bryonia and the customers are

not informed of this.

HAHNEMANN made it quite clear that

every plant species is unique cannot be

exchanged for any other. At the same time

his improvements to the manufacturing

process, based on experience, have not been

adopted by pharmaceutical firms not in the

Pharmacopaeia. Instead less labour intensive

methods which have not been property

validated are being used.

VII. RESEARCH

1. Dr. David Taylor REILY writes (BHJ,

81, 3/1992) that the BMJ’s analysis

clinical trials of Homoeopathy

published in February 1991 (Kleijnen J.

Knipschild P. Riet G: Clinical Trials of

Homoeopathy, Br. Med, J. 1991; 302;

316-23) was a criteria based meta-

analysis commissioned by the Dutch

Government and conducted by an

independent team from The Department

of Epidemiology at Limburg University.

The trails results are favourable. The

change in the status and health of

Homoeopathy in the last five years has

been remarkable. There is need for

further research work. We must

demonstrate excellence.

2. Lessons learnt from an unsuccessful

clinical trial of Homoeopathy – Results

of a small-scale, double-blind trial in

proctocolitis JANSEN, G.R.H.J.,

VEER, A.L.J.v.d., HAGENAARS, J.,

KUY. A.v.d. (BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

In a randomized, double-blind study,

the effects of individualized Homoeopathy

in patients suffering from protections were

investigated. The study was controlled

against conventional therapy and placebo.

Individually indicated homoeopathic

medicines were prescribed in the 30c, 200c

or 1,000c potencies.

The researchers did not succeed in

attracting sufficient number of participants

to arrive at statistically significant

conclusions. The total number of patients in

the three combined groups was only 20,

which was far below the target figure. The

causes of this are discussed.

Bowel habit and subjective parameters

were assessed by a weekly health calendar.

This calendar had not previously been

validated. The conventional group scored

best; eight of ten patients completed the year

of research and improved both with regard

to their proctocolitis and their general well-

being.

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Because of the small number of

participants, no definite conclusions can be

derived from this research. The authors

opine that constitutional homoeopathic

therapy may be prescribed while continuing

allopathic treatment.

3. Effect of Viscum album preparations on

gastric chief cells and DNA methylatoin

by N – methyl – N – nitro – N -

nitrosoguanadine

DEFIZE, J., ZWIERS, T., PALS, G.,

KIPP, J.B.A., and ERIKSSON, A.W. (BHJ,

81, 3/1992)

The protective effect of extracts of

mistletoe Viscum album (lscador) with

reference to carcinogenesis was tested in

vitro cultured porcine gastric chief cells.

Putative protection against in vitro

methylation of lambda DNA by N-methy!-N

nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) was

studied with restriction endonucleases.

Preparations of Iscador from mistletoe

grown on oak as host tree had a high

cytotoxic effect on gastric chief cells, wth an

LC 50 after 24 hours that ranged between

0.01 and 0.03mg./ml. At 0.01 mg./ml.

Iscador was also found to protect lamibda

DNA from methylation or destruction by

MNNG. During the course of this study a

high variability was found both in

cytotoxicity to batch differences. Thus the

LC 50 for Iscador MH 86 L 12 was

0.05mg/ml. and after 24 hours. The Iscador

batch W frt 50mg./ml. which was made

from a fresh plant extract at the Hiscia

institute, showed less variability. Results are

therefore given for this batch of Iscador

only.

4. The cost and effectiveness of

Homoeopathy – a pilot study and

proposais for future research

SWAYNE, Jeremy (BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

The results of a pilot study suggest that

doctors practicing homoeopathic medicine

issue fewer prescriptions and at a lower cost

than their colleagues. Despite the severe

limitations of the study the implications of

these figures justify fuller and more rigorous

enquiry. The limitations of this study and

requirements for future effectiveness of

studies are discussed.

5. Towards a new method for improving

clinical Homoeopathy – Correlating

homoeopathic prescription with

outcome in rheumatoid arthritis using

standard clinical assessments and

information technology.

HASELEN van, R.A., FISHER Peter

(BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

Most prescribing indications in

Homoeopathy are derived from clinical

experience. There is a need to revise and

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update them. A new method known as

systematic outcome correlation, which

correlates outcome as measured by a

standard clinical assessment, with

prescription, is described. The method uses

information technology and the Read

clinical classification. Preliminary results in

rheumatoid arthritis are presented. The

method and results are critically examined

with recommendations for future

developments.

6. Study of 413 cases of bronochial

treated with homoeopathic system of

medicine.

SINGH Hari and KATARIA Savita

(AHJ, 2, 1/1992)

This is report on the study of efficacy of

homoeopathic treatment in bronchial asthma

undertaken by the Regional Research

Laboratory, CCRH, New Delhi.

The ‘inference’ arrived at the end of the

report says ‘bronchial asthma cases showed

marked improvement in the frequency,

intensity and duration of subsequent attacks

after homoeopathic treatment’.

VIII. BIOGRAPHY

1. Adolph Graf zur Lippe Bisterfeld-

Weissenfeld

GYPSER Klaus-Henning (The

Homoeopath, 12, 3/1992)

Adolph LIPPE was one of the great

American physicians who in the nineteenth

century led Homoeopathy to eminence in the

United States. At a time when the use of

repertories was uncommon and the search

for the simillimum had not yet fallen to the

level of mechanical repertorization, he was

an expert in Mereria Medica and thus an

excellent prescriber. In addition to

biographical information, this essay presents

a few of LIPPE’s case histories and a list of

his publications.

Dr. CYPSER says at the end that LIPPE

“was mistaken on one detail, though, when

he envisioned a great future for

Homoeopathy and predicted its victory over

the enemies from the allopathic camp. Not

only are we far from such a victory today,

but we do not even need the influence of the

regulars to discredit Homoeopathy. This is

taken care of in our own ranks’.

2. Dr. R.E. DUDGEON (17 March 1820

– 8 September 1904)

SINGH Mahendra (NJH, 1, 2/1992)

The author is Director/Secondary of

Indian Institute of History of Homoeopathy.

The brief sketch of Dr. R.E. DUDGEON is

quite interesting. The English-speaking

homoeopathic world owes it to DUDGEON

for the translation of many of

HAHNEMANN’s works.

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IX. GENERAL

1. Die bibliographische Erschliessung

wissenschafticher Bibliotheken mittels

electronischer Datenverarbeitung (The

development of electronic data

processing for management use in the

Science Libraries)

SCHMIDT, J.M. (ZKH, 36, 4/1992)

The increasing use of electronic data

processing systems in the management of

libraries has produced fundamental

innovations for users of scientific libraries as

well as for libraries. Thus today not only can

search requires be handled within seconds,

but also different types of library catalogues

can be produced quite simply and cheaply.

The latter has in the last decade also been

done in several cases for homoeopathic

libraries. Nevertheless, not all of these

bibliographical indexes come up to present

standards in alphabetic cataloguing of

library stocks and in editing catalogues. In

order to help future workers on similar

books, as an example, the genesis of a

modern homoeopathic library catalogue is

described – from the elaboration of a proper

systematic, to the recording of the data

(according to RAK-WB), to the definite

photocomposition. Finally, the possibilities

of electronic library management are

described and the actual state of the project

to create a network for all the German-

speaking homoeopathic libraries is reported.

2. Some thoughts on the malpractice

crisis.

MOSKOWITZ Richard (The

Homoeopath, 12, 3/1992)

This detailed study examines:

What exactly constitutes malpractice?

The nature and extent of latrogenic illness;

the theory of disease and healing; the drugs;

the doctor-patient relationship; the health-

care crisis.

A solution is also suggested. “… the

diagnostic and treatment services of health-

care system would indeed become less and

less necessary as its educational

programmes become more and more

popular. Can doctors merit higher praise

than that their patients heal themselves

without needing their help and continue not

to need it in the future? In the words of the

great Chinese sages:

“A leader is best when people barely

know he exists.

Not so good when they obey and

acclaim him

Worst when they despise him

Of a good leader

When his work is done and his aim

fulfilled.

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They people will say, “We did this

ourselves”.

3. My son the homoeopath?

THEUHERZ Francies (The

Homoeopath, 12, 3/1992)

“There are many pitfails and ethical

issues in prescribing for close members of

one’s family and yet there are occasions

when it is very necessary to do so”. The

author narrates his treatment of his mother

who while convalescing well after hip

surgery suffered again a dislocation and

underwent surgery after which she suffered

urinary infection. Psorinum M (Despair of

recovery, Thrifly) brought a sustained

recovery. His father’s cough yielded to

Ambra grisea. (Cough agg. from company)

and restored his energy.

4. Interview with George VITHOULKAS

DAM, K. LASSAUW, Y. (Simillima,

1, 2/1992)

The purpose of the International

Academy of Homoeopathy in Greece is to

train doctors in classical Homoeopathy. The

course will be given in four different groups

in English, German, Italian and Norwegian.

The category of the Academy will be for

about 200 students.

Seminars, international congresses.

Discussions may also be held in the

Academy. VITHOULKAS’ vision is that the

Academy will become a real education

center for healers of a high order.

There is also a proposal for a

homoeopathic hospital. Rightly the first such

homoeopathic hospital will be in Germany.

Remedy pictures are much broader than

fixed images, for example Mussolini for

Lycopodium, dictatorial, bloated,

womanizer; Lincon for Sulphur, tall lean,

stoop-shouldered, philosophical; hence such

teaching is not recommended. Remedy has

flexibility of traits, for example

Medorhinum which is extraverted,

womanizer can also be, in practice, seen in

the other extreme, closer and introverted.

There must be flexibility in perceptions.

There can be constitutional without the

essence of that remedy. Regarding

paragraph 210 of the Organon; when a

disturbance is centred and focused primarily

in the physical body, it leaves the emotiona

and mind free and when focused in the mind

it leaves the body free of symptoms. While

it is potentially true that every proving

substance will be able to after the mind and

the disposition of the prover in reality we

don’t see this happening in every prover

who is proving that remedy; and so also in

patients.

5. Face to Face with Dr. H.L.

CHITKARA

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PARTHASARATHY, Vishplala (NJH,

1, 2/1992)

Dr. CHITKARA is a reputed

practitioner as well as a journalist. In this

interview he briefly speaks about his origin,

his training as a homoeopath. CHITKARA

reiterates that homoeopathy “is an art which

has to be learnt from a master like a disciple

and it has to be seen in action. You cannot

learn it by just reading the Materia Medica

and healing lectures” Speaking about the

homoeopathic colleges, he says “most of

these are either political conclaves or like

yummy restaurants where you are taught to

eat the menu because there is no dinner”.

CHITKARA emphasizes that Homoeopathy

should be taught only to those with aptitude

and every senior homoeopath should take in

young homoeopaths for learning.

A very interesting interview.

6. Homoeopathy in Prison.

TREUTLER Gabriela (HL, 4, 3/1991)

In our homoeopathic practice we mostly

treat patients who are quite well adapted to

society and who have a good level of

education. Violence has many causes,

expressions and consequences. Most of our

patients would never carry out their

impulses – perhaps they would not even talk

about them. Those who do, often land up in

prison. In the following discussion the

author describes the experiences he had with

delinquents, both personally and as

homoeopathy. His experiences with the

prisoners are enriching and reveal that there

are parts of the world that are otherwise

hidden.

7. Violence against children or the history

of a chosen ignorance.

LOUISETTE Hurnl-Caille (HL, 4,

3/1991)

To help a child in a violent environment

we first have to detect the violence and

consider the possibility that the child has

been violated. In order to take this

possibility into our consideration we first

have to acknowledge that “things like this”

do happen. The history of diagnosing and

preventing violence against children shows

that there was and still is a tremendous

resistance to the fact that it exists at all.

The causes for child abuse and signs of

physical abuse are detailed.

8. Homoeopathic inheritance – interview

with Dr. Mukesh BATRA (IJHM, 27,

1/1992)

Dr. Mukesh BATRA is a leading

homoeopath of Bombay. Dr. C.M. MENON

interviewed Dr. BATRA for the journal.

Dr. BATRA says that today’s

homoeopaths are more thorough, systematic,

and more professional in approach. Our

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documentation is more thorough and can

stand the scrutiny of the allopathic

practitioners. In his experience all cures do

not necessarily follow HERING’s law. Dr.

BATRA very often starts a case with an

anti-miasmatic remedy. Because of the

stressful environment in which we live now,

the mental always dominate in the totality of

the symptoms. As a rule he treats only

chronic cases. Dr. BATRA recalled some

cases. A rare disease – Christian-webber’s

Syndroms with Nux vomica and Pulsatilla:

In cases of primary sterility he found Sabina

and Sepia prominent; in cases of Hepatilis

with the Australian Antigen + ve it was Nux

vomica; Symphytum helped cure a lady

whose upper arm fracture refused to unite

despite many attemps by the orthopedic

surgeon. To the young homoeopath BATRA

advises to develop conviction in

Homoeopathy, learn from failures, have

open mind, and not try to get rich overnight

and realize that it takes time, know his

limitations and should practice with the

patient’s interests at heart.

X. NEWS & NOTES

1. Dr. Dean CROTHERES, Editor,

Resonance says (Editorial, Resonance,

14, 4/1992)

A story published in the Seattle Times

on May, 14, 1991, says that two thirds of

the physicians responding to a survey by

MD Magazine said they would not

recommend medicine as a career to their

children. Half said they would not practice

medicine if they were beginning today.

Most complaints centred on government

bureaucracy, insurance red tape, and

lawyers. … it is chilling to think that one

half to two thirds of all the doctors in the

USA do not reality like what they are

doing! The American Institute of

Homoeopathy is working to change that.

…”

2. Resonance, 14, 4/1992 gives a list,

complied by Dr. Jennifer JACOBS, of

research projects in Homoeopathy

current underway in the United States:

1. “Homoeopathic Treatment of

Ostearthritis” Brian Berman, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, University

of Maryland School of Medicine.

2. “Clinical Effects of Homoeopathic

Zeal in Osteoarthritis of the knee” Carlo

Calabrese, ND, Bastyr College of Natural

Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

3. “Homoeopathic Treatment of

Premenstrual Syndrome” Edward Chapman,

MD. Department of obstetrics and

Gynecology University of Pennsylvania.

4. “A Double Blind Crossover Proving

of Crocus sativa” John COLLINS, ND,

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National College of Naturopathic Medicine,

Portland, Oregon”.

5. “Treatment of Social Phobia with

Homoeopathy” Jonathan DAVIDSON, MD,

Department of Psychitary, Duke University

School of Medicine, Durham, North

Carolina.

6. “Homoeopathic Treatment of

Diarrhoea in Children” Deborah Gordon,

MD, Michael Cariston, MD, Department of

Family Practice, UCSF School of Medicine,

San Francisco, California.

7. “A Naturopathic Protocol for

Cervical Dyspiasias” Tort Hudson ND,

National college of Naturopathic Medicine,

Portland Oregon.

8. “Treatment of Acute Childhood

Diarrhoea with Homoeopathic Medicines: A

Randemized Clinical Trial in Nicaragua”

Jennifer JACOBS, MD, MPH, Department

of Epidemiology, University of Washington

School of Public Health, Seattle,

Washington.

9. “Practice Patterns of Homoeopathic

Physicians”, Jennifer JACOBS MD, MPH,

Research Council American institute of

Homoeopathy.

10. “Prophylaxis against Fransicella

tutaremia with Ultra-high Dilutions of

Fransicella tularemia”, Wayne Jonas, MD,

Department of Cellular immunology, Walter

Reed Army institute of Research.

11. “Healing AIDS Research Project”,

Leanna Standish, ND, PHD, Basty; college

of Natural Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

12. “Arnica Montana in the Early

Treatment of Ankle Sprains”, Michael

STANG, MD, FACEP Department of

Emergency Medince, Carroll Country

General Hospital, Wastminster, Maryland.

There is plenty happening in the world

of Homoeopathy!

1. AIDS, Hospitals and Homoeopathy,

MONTFORT Theirry (Resonance,

14, 4/1992)

Very interesting information is

conveyed in this article.

A fascinating initiative took place in

Lyon, France, Professor Christian TREPO,

Head of the immunology and Virology

Department in Hotel Dieu Hospital in Lyon

organized a meeting on December, 12, 1991

to which he invited officials, researchers,

and colleagues, and (surprise) one hundred

homoeopathic physicians from the city of

Lyon.

As part of the French Minster of

Health’s directives for the battle against

AIDS, hospital doctors are encouraged to

develop networks with general practitioners

in private practice who are trained in the

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care of HIV + patients. Professor TREPO

complied with this long ago but also decided

to integrate non-conventional medicine.

Over 35% of HIV + patient spontaneously

choose unconventional medical practice,

particularly Homoeopathy, to try to control

their condition. The homoeopathic clinic in

the Hepato-gastrology Department of the

Hotel-Dieu Hospital has had very good

results over 2 years experience with

Homoeopathy.

Professor TREPO has also announced

that a special budget would be dedicated to

the integration of homoeopathic physicians

into his department at the hospital.

2. Insurance reimbursement – a

controversy in France.

MONTFORT, Thierry (Resonance,

14, 5/1992)

Two high-ranking executives of the

French Social Security Agency expressed a

strong opposition to the current

reimbursement of homoeopathic remedies

by this agency, because “homoeopathic

remedies are not backed by any scientific

data, and their efficacy is that of a placebo

treatment.… There is no reason to reimburse

homoeopathy than astrology… The French

Health Minister publicly reaffirmed that

homoeopathic remedies are and will stay

fully reimbursed. The French Association of

Homoeopathic Pharmacists protested

strongly with appropriate arguments.

3. Extract from a brief report of the

George VITHOULKAS’s Seminar, London,

March 21-24, 1992 (Simile 2, 3/1992 issued

with the BHJ, 81, 3/1992)

The first three days were spent

discussing the methodology for finding the

simillimum. A number of factors mitigate

against finding the simillimum and lead to

mistakes in prescribing. First, the wrong

symptoms are selected and over-emphasised

in the analysis. Second, too many symptoms

that are irrelevant to the real pathology of

the case are recorded and these are useless

for analysis. Third, many prescribes believe

that only the mental and emotional

symptoms are important. Fourth, it is wrong

to seek the ‘Essence’ of the case and pay too

little attention to the totality of symptoms or

to the key-notes.

Prescribing should be based on facts

and not on fantasies. Verifiable facts are the

only information which can be used.

VITHOULKAS gave some indications

for Adrenalin which has similarities to

Belladonna. The key-notes of Adrenalin are;

Underlying stress with hypertension,

throbbing pains; headaches, flushed face and

techycardia with strong and full pulse.

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The key-notes of Kali sillicatum are:

Great sensitivity to people, environment and

especially to criticism, with a sense of duty

that is even stronger then that of Keli

carbonimum. It is vulnerable, inadequate,

and irresolute and symptoms are much

worse for coition.

VITHOULKAS also demonstrated the

use of Radar and the Vithoulkas Expert

System. Video cases with long term follow-

up were shown as also one live case.

6. The Slovak Homoeopathic Society

(SHS) was established on 10 January 1991.

It was authorized to ensure the maintenance

of adequate standards and to make

arrangements for the registration of qualified

persons. The SHS is seeking contracts and

collaboration with approved medical

institutions which provide teaching in

Homoeopathy and are empowered to grant

degrees, diplomas or licences. Such

collaboration is necessary because

Homoeopathy was prohibited in

Czechoslovakia for the past 40 years.

7. Cimicifuga has a depression with the

feeling of being trapped; Mag-mur, has a

depression with feeling of being friendless;

Pulsatilla has depression with the feeling of

being forsaken. Aurum has a depression

with the feeling of having sinned away the

day of grace; they all have the common

symptoms of depression, but the underlying

feeling is every time a different one.

(Rajan SANKARAN in “Delusion as if

trapped”, Simillima, 1, 2/1992)

8. Rajan SANKARAN Seminar was

held in Bombay on the 17

th

& 18

th

March

1991. He spoke on ‘homoeo-

psychotheraphy’ and ‘situational materia

medica’

Dr. SANKARAN says that disease is

delusion and awareness is cure. In homoeo

psychothraphy you play back to the patient

his/her delusion and then bring about

awareness resulting in cure.

To explain the situational materia

medica Dr. SANKARAN presented video

cases.

For a complete discussion of the

situational materia medica please read Dr.

SANKARAN’s book The Spirit of

Homoeopathy.

9. Seminar Reports.

PATRICIA & BRIGGS Derek (HL,

4, 3/1991)

Ananda ZAREN Seminar in New

Zeland, May 1991 on ‘Homoeopathy in

Midwifery and Childbirth’; particularly the

Materia medica of various birth crises. She

gave differential materia medica. The best

prescription for successful labour is the

constitutional remedy. Difficulties in labour

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are often the result of unresolved emotions.

Video cases were presented to demonstrate

the points.

Some further extracts:

Gallic acid: ‘Behaviour problems’,

combining the physical symptoms of

Tuberculinum with the violent anger of

Stramonium, key-note = an intense fear of

bring alone.

Cocculus: The care-giver, consumed by

such intense ‘anxiety for others’ that the

patient herself falls apart because of it. self-

neglect on behalf of others being a major

keynote of this remedy.

Ananda ZAREN suggest that we

observe the posture and deduce the emotions

during the contraction itself. This will tell a

skilled observer vital information for the

prescription. In threatened abortion. If due to

malfunction of the foetus the homoeopathic

remedy will accelerate the abortion; if due

of fault in the mother; it will clear her

gynecological problems and give the foetus

a better uterine environment in which to

come to full-term and successful delivery.

10. Wolfgang SPRINGER Seminar in

Lindau in July 1991

Reported by STRITZL Gerhard (HL, 4,

3/1991)

SPRINGER presented video cases of

complicated, often widely pre-treated

chronic cases. Case analysis, differential

diagnosis of the remedies, interpretation of

the remedy’s effect and long-term case-

management are the substantial issues.

Case-1: A little boy-restless and unable

to play with other children. provocative,

hits, others and destroys their toys; high

intellectual abilities; many fears. Extensive

perspiration, thirst and restless sleep;

difficult and long lasting dentition. The

differentiation was on the physical

symptoms which led to Rheum. Mental

rubric; playful, indisposition to play, in

children (Kent, p.69, Rheum is the only bold

remedy

Case-2: A woman with recurrent

duodenal ulcer for 10 years. She had already

undergone homoeopathic treatment. When

the case was shown the participants decided

for phosphorus. But she had already been

given that remedy without effect.

Eventually, the remedy was found to be

Bismuthum. (VITHOULKAS mentioned

that it could be confused with phosphorus)

Case-3: A young woman with Multiple

Sclerosis. The central point of her mental

picture was that she needed strong people

around her, people she could lean on, who

supported her and made decisions for her:

The picture is “personified

helplessness”, and the remedy was

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Magnesium muriaticum. There is an

interesting rubric (Kent p.42) Fancies, on

reading; Mag-m. Is the only remedy in

italics. This patient would withdraw herself

to read books and then living in her

imaginary world.

Case-4: A young man suffered from an

unclear neurological disease which

manifested in weakness of vision, disturbed

function of the urinary bladder and in sexual

problems. Lyssinum followed by

Carboneum sulphuratum were the remedies.

The most important symptoms which led

finally to Carboneum sulphuratum; Seminal

discharge failing during coition (Kent

p.709); Genitalia. Seminal discharge, quick,

too (p.710); Vision, colours, blindness,

colors (p.272)

11. Seminar with Jurgen BECKER and

Dr. Rajan SANKARAN: A Report.

KAMAT Gautham (HL, 4, 3/1991)

Dr. Jurgen BECKER of Freiburg,

Germany is an unconventional thinker with

unusual understanding through imagination

and feelings of the behavioiur of remedies.

He tries to see them through fairy tales. For

example the story of little Red Riding Hood

who instead of going for a secure love,

wanders in a forest attracted by beautiful

things; then there is the wolf in the story,

fear of the animals is also there. Dr.

BECKER watched a kite festival in

Bombay. His imagination goes; Kite

represents Tuberculinum, wandering in air,

which desires to travel, desire for a change

with a desire to fight. Air also represents

Tuberculinum, because tuberculosis is in the

lungs, lungs need air. Air is never stagnant.

Earth and fire represent Sulphur to

Dr.BECKER; the best example of a Sulphur

state is a Volcano.

Dr. Rajan SANKARAN showed a video

of an Alumina case.

Dr. BECKER told of his way of looking

at Alumina.

Dr. SANKARAN said, four things are

essential for living;

1. Hope: When there is complete black

despair (hopeless despair) the remedy is

Syphilinum)

2. Indepedence: When there is total

absence of independence you get a picture

of Mercurius. He becomes an anarchist.

3. Morality: When this is absent you get

Aurum.

4. Identity as an individual: When you

loss your identity you get Alumina.

Dr. SANKARAN showed a video of a

Naja case of a two-year. Old girl getting

epileptic attacks right from birth.

The participants in the seminar had

taken a remedy (Naja) for ‘proving’. The

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symptoms obtained were collected to be

published later.

An interesting Seminar.

12. The life-style of these days like

“extensive acquisition of worldly goods,

thefts of these expensive articles, increasing

instances of separation for long periods of

parents from their children and the

inevitable change of baby-sitters after

children getting attached to one baby sitter,

etc. would call for lgnatia for the

parents/children.”

“Alexis CARELL had remarked that

sorrow, loss, grief etc., are evident realities

although not measurable and need to be

treated, though they go almost unnoticed by

the Orthodox physician.”

(Dr. LAKHSMI NARAYANAN in

mfH, 2, 4/1992)

13. Case Analysis with Paul HERSCU by

Savtri CLARKE (HT, 11, 11/1991)

“…The question of when to use “small

remedies” come up in the analysis of a

diarrhoea case. PAUL presented some

interesting materia medica of diarrhoea

remedies (including Nuphar, which has

diarrhoea upon waking from bed like

Sulphur). PAUL uses “small remedies”

when the case has few symptoms and there

is very specific symptomatology, … PAUL

recommends studying materia medica by

reading a remedy in several medium level

materia medica and as you come across each

symptom turn to the Repertory and find that

symptom noticing and degree of the remedy

in the rubric and the other remedies that

share that symptom”.

14. Dr. OLIVER SACKS wrote a famous

book titled “Awakenings” (New Revised

Edition, 1990, published by Picador) which

was has become a famous film starting

Robert de NIRO and Robin WILLIAMS. An

article appeared in NewZ, a newsletter of

Homoeopathy from New Zealand.

Karen JOHNSON says that it helped

her wondering how Homoeopathy might

have helped the patients portrayed in the

picture, how; indeed you could take and

repertorize their cases.

In Vienna during the winter of 1916-17,

a new illness suddenly appeared and rapidly

spread world-wide over the next three years.

This degasses was later known as

Encephalitis Lethargicus or Sleeping

sickness. It raged for 10 years affected over

5 million people, and disappeared in 1977 as

suddenly as it started … L-Dopa was the

main medicine in these cases … Karen

JOHNSON discusses some cases and

suggest the homoeopathic remedy (HT, 12,

5/1992)

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15. A correspondent (HT, 12, 5/1992) has

asked some clarifications regarding potency.

The Editor Julian WINSTON in reply has

said the following: The debate on the subject

of potency began in the earliest days of

Homoeopathy and still continues. He refers

to Dr. P. SANKARAN’s booklet, the

introduction in Willian BOERICKE’s

Materia Medica, Dr. PANOS, George

VITHOULKAS, and KENT. He concludes

“Homoeopathy is both a science and an art.

It is often difficult to separate the two. The

method of selection of the potency is often

based on the training the person has had, but

even then it is often more art than

science…”

16. In ‘The End of an Era’ Julian

WINSTON say S (HT, 5, 5/1992) that

Boericke & Tafel vacated their location at

1011 Arch St., in Philadelphia, on January

15, 1992. Julian WINSTON assisted in the

shifting and in the process clean and sift the

material in the archives and very interesting

finds, like the metal plates used for printing

the BOERICKE’s Materia Medica, metal

plates containing the picture of many great

personalities, many bottles containing

original plants dried and some infested with

insects, old triturating machines, and many

other material of historical value. “The

artifacts are safe. But the ambiance is gone.

One hundred ten years at a single location!

An era has ended!”

17. HAHNEMANN’s descendant

presents diplomas (HT, 12, 5/1992) The

College of Homoeopathy at Santa Monica,

CA (USA) ceremony of the presentation of

the diplomas was held on January 17, 1992.

While the guest speaker was Dr. Jacquelyn

WINSTON the event of historic importance

was the visit of a member of

HAHNEMANN’s own family; Mr. William

TANKARO. HAHNEMANN descended

from Samuel HAHNEMANN’s favorite

daughter, AMALIE, and her son, Leopold

SUSS-HAHNEMANN.

Mr. TANKARO-HAHNEMANN came

from the UK, and presented the diplomas.

He also presented honorary diplomas to Dr.

WILSON, Dr. Linda JOHNSON, Dr. Bill

REID, and Julian WINSTON. A special

feature of the ceremony was the award of a

photograph of a portrait of HAHNEMANN

with an imprint of his original seal. A

magnificent collection of artifacts of the

HAHNEMANN family was on display.

They included HASHNEMANN’s seal, his

signet ring with his profile imprint in amber,

a cameo brooch worn by MELANIE

HAHNEMANN and early, 19

th

century

Meissen porcelain. Mr. and Mrs.

TANKARD-HAHNEMANN generously

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presented one of Samuel HAHNEMANN’s

dinner plates of priceless Meissen porcelain.

18. Jeremy SHERR gave Seminar in

California (early 1992), His real thrust was

his insight into the Organon, SHERR said,

“Let the patient talk”, which meant that we

should not interrupt the patient with

questions. Often we allow the patient to

speak spontaneously the first round and with

the knowledge of some remedies, which

would appear suitable to the case, put

questions to confirm; this should not be. It

would possibly change course of the Vital

Force’s outflow of information. More often,

the patient would go on to give a further

round of information and even a third round

or so. The information may be given in

waves. The flow of information starts,

peaks, begins to subside and then stops. But

then, another wave follows. After two or

three such waves the patient usually says,

“Well, that’s really all”. At this point a

simple; hmmm’ or ‘anything else’ of some

encouraging word will often bring on the

next wave of information. The patient

always thinks of something else of say!

sometimes it will be information that was

already given—but this is a guide to the

emphasis of the case (i.e. the most limiting

symptoms). The beauty is that this way a

great deal of case taking is done without you

asking a lot of questions, or wracking your

brains to remember what would differentiate

on remedy from another. The patient tells

you the remedy without great deal of effort

on your part—simply by disciplining

yourself to listen to the patient. Sometimes

the patient will tell you or get you to ask

questions but then you say “I will, but first

you go on some more”. SHERR says that it

is important to be relaxed. It is also

important to be in the present, while case

taking. He also spoke about his provings and

of administering remedies by olfaction.

The practice begins with the

philosophy, the patient is blameless, you

look from the case to the remedy (not the

other way around). You find the weakest

point in the case and just nudge!

19. The institute of Clinical Research

(ICR), Bombay celebrated the 237

th

Hahnemann Day in April 1992, with a

lecture by Dr. Praful BARVALIA, Dr.

BARVALIA spoke on Remedy Response

Recognitions and Management of Clinical

Patterns. He felt that “there was a need to

evolve a general “operational” guidelines

through a thorough analysis of different

clinical experiences to help build a firm

conceptual basis. To this end, over a dozen

problem-laden cases were used to chart out a

journey through the maze of interpretations

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of remedy reaction. “While repetition of

remedy repeatedly was found to be injurious

in some of the cases presented BARVALIA

sand that an “absolute adherence to a single

dose schedule in any clinical condition

without active consideration of the patient’s

state of susceptibility was also condemned.

Physicians should not get stuck in the rut of

routine. (IJHM, 27, 1/1992)

20. Person of the Year (IJHM, 27,

1/1992): Dr. K.N. KASAD was awarded the

‘Dr. Hahnemann Memorial National Award

1992’ for his outstanding contribution of

Homoeopathy in all its branches. The brief

article highlights Dr. KASAD’s

achievements.

21. The Homo-based Homoeopath

(IJHM, 27, 1/1992) Experience of a young

homoeopath who set-up practice in her

home; interesting and practical tips.

22. The Doctor-Patient relationship.

SANDHU Maureen Lockhart (IJHM,

27, 1/1992): Discusses the attitudes and

mental state which a (homoeopathic) doctor

should cultivate. If he/she does not already

possess these are discussed. The doctor must

be approachable. Love understanding and a

human approach is part of the treatment. The

inter-action between the doctor and patient

is as important as medicine. It is the human

touch available in Homoeopathy that many

patients turn to it.

IX. BOOKS

1. IKONOGRAPHIE – Sammlung,

Dokumentation, Historie and

Legendon des Hofrates Dr. med,

habil. Christian Friedrich Samuel

Hahnemann. SCHWEITAZER, W.,

karl F. Haug Vertag. Heldelberg

1991, 164 S., 159 Abb. (davon 19

viertarbig). Kart. DM 36., (German)

(AHZ, 237, 4/1992) review by

SCHMEER.

This is fruit of decades-long collection

and compilation by Dr. SCHWEITZER of

pictures, documents, legends etc, relating to

HAHNEMANN and his times. The book

contains 159 pictures. (19 in color). Many of

the pictures are, however, light. This

because many originals were lost during the

Second World War and prints had to be

made out of photos, which have faded due to

time.

“We are thankful to Dr. SCHWEITZER

such an excellent presentation”.

2. Gesammelte Arznelprufungen sus

Stapts “Archiv fur die homoeopathic

Hellkunst” (1822-1848). GYPSER,

K.H. and A. WALDECKER (Hrsg.),

Karl F. Haug Vertag, Heidelberg

1991, 3 Bands, XVI, 1316 S.,

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Gebunden, DM 185 – (German)

review by KLUNKER.

The three volumes (1316 pages) contain

provings of 48 medicines and some

fragmentary provings, which appeared in

STAP’s “Archiv” during the years 1822-

1848, during HAHNEMANN’s life time;

some contributed by him, some from his

students and co-provers like STAPF and

GROSS. These are thus authentic. The

volumes are well bound, easy to handle.

Everyone interested in HAHNEMANNian

Homoeopathy will be thankful to the editors

and the publishers for this work.

3. Homoeopathie in Frauenheilkunde

und Geburtshife. 5., uberarb. Aufl.,

SCHLUREN, E., Karl F. Haug

Verlag, Heldelberg 1987, 274 S., mit

Griffregister, geb, DM 57, review by

indispensable work”.

4. SING, H, und SINGH, A.H.

Synthetic Materia Medica of Mind.

Smriti publications, New Delhi, 1990.

483pp. Rs. 200/- reviewed by

GENNEPER (English) ZKH, 37,

4/1992)

“Not a valuable addition to the

homoeopathic literature”.

5. A New Model of Health and Disease

by George VITHOULKAS, Health

and Habitat and North Atlantic

Books, 1991, 205 pp. & 8.95

reviewed by Mike STRANGE (The

Homoeopath, 12, 3/1992)

“This book is a major contribution to

the philosophy and science of medicine.

Written by one of this century’s greatest

exponents of the art and science of healing.

In it, George VITHOULKAS attempts the

mammoth task of sorting out the almost total

mess into which the established medicine

has led humanity with regard to the nature of

health and disease, and so the appropriate

approaches to therapeutics… The central

thesis is that a human (and other life forms

of course) is an energy complex and not just

a mechanical being… The book deserves to

be read and studied widely by all health

professionals……”

6. Treatise on homoeopathic medicine

by Francisco Xavier EIZAYAGA,

Edicines Marecel, Buenos Aires,

1991. 315 pp. $ 44, reviewed by

Julian WINSTON (The Homoeopath,

12, 3/1992)

“…The book is well worth reading by

the practicing homoeopath. If it is read

slowly, with though, it will give all

prescribes a lot to think about. It lets

Elzayaga present Homoeopathy as he sees it,

and not how other people think he sees it,

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and not how other people think about it. it is

concise and surprisingly clear…”

7. Sports and Exercise injuries:

Conventional Homoeopathic and

Alternative Treatments by Steven

SUBOTANIK. Homoeopathic

Education Services & North Atlantic

Books, Berkeley, California, 1991,

393 pp. $ 18.95 reviewed by Jim

ROGERS (The Homoeopath, 12,

3/1992)

“This book is the most useful I have

yet seen on the treatment of sports injuries…

Steven SUBOTNIK’s book… offers not

only a detained self help guide but an

itegrated manual treatment which will be a

valuable reference for physiotheraphists and

many other professsionais. The author is a

podiatrist and foot surgeon who became

interested in Homoeopathy after his son was

cured of recurrent bronchitis and pneumonia

with constitutional treatment. His

enthusiasm for the subject comes over in the

book which is well thought out and

enjoyable to read. …the book which is set to

become an invaluable reference for all those

involved in treating sports injuries”

8. Homoeopathic Paediatrics:

Assessment and Case Management

by Randall NEUSTRADTER,

Homoeopathic Education Services &

North Atlantic Books 1991, 337 pp. $

39.95 reviewed by Madeleine van

ZWANENBERG (The

Homoeopathic, 12, 3/1992)

“… This is a textbox for practitioners

specializing in homoeopathic paediartrics in

North America. It nevertheless, does provide

a detailed and extensively referenced

overview of the techniques that have been

developed, mainly by American

Psychologists, to assess children with

complex chronic problems.

“The book is divided into three main

sections, an introduction to the use of

Homoeopathy for children’s problems, the

assessment of children, and homoeopathic

management. The text is enlivened by the

use of case studies to example of illuminate

specific points.

“The major section on assessment is

comprehensive, including descriptions of the

various techniques, charts and tables to

determine the motor, cognitive and

emotional development of children at

different ages.

“An authoritative book by a highly

respected author and homoeopath. Its major

content is concerned with specialized

assessment techniques for children and it is

therefore of limited use to the generalist

homoeopath…”

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9. The one minute or so healer – 500

Quick and Simple Ways to Heal

Yourself Naturally by Dana

ULLMAN, Jeremy P. Tancher, 207

pp. $ 8.95 reviewed by Mirando

CASTRO (The Homoeopath, 12,

3/1992)

“…It is jam packed full of information

and good common-sense suggestions for

helping yourself in a wide variety of

illnesses using natural ‘remedies’ –

including herbs, Homoeopathy (key-note

prescribing), nutrition, acupressure and

visualization…”

10. Catching Good Health with

Homoeopathic Medicine, by

Raymond GARRETT and TaRessa

STONE, CRCS Publicatons:

Sebastopol, California, 1990. 138 pp.

є 6.95 reviewed by Paulette BLISS

(The Homoeopath, 12, 3/1992)

…The books is ‘patient friendly’.

Indeed more than half of its 138 pages are

devoted to case histories told by patients in

their own words, that is what makes it so

irresistible and convincing…

“Throughout, the book is sprinkled

with quotations from VITHOULKAS,

CUMMINGS and ULLMAN, GERY, and

PANOS…

“Neither of the authors are

homoeopaths… I cannot compare this book

with others because there are none like it. If

the worn state of my two copies is anything

to go by, it must be serving some good

purpose. Patients are reluctant to return it

and often lend it to their friends.”

11. Homoeopathy in the United States: A

Bibliography of Homoeopathic

Medical Imprints, 1825-1925 by

Francisco CORDASCO, Junius-

Vaughn Press, Fairview, NJ (USA)

1991 $ 42. Reviewed by Chris

ELLITHORP (HT, 1, 11/1991)

Prof. CORDASCO relies heavily on

T.L. BRADFORD’S ‘Homoeopathic

Bibliography of the United States, 1825-

1892; while he has drawn from many other

sources, he has not taken assistance from the

homoeopathic community.

The book has many shortcomings and

is not a big improvement upon

BRADFORD’S Bibliography. …If the

author had taken the pains to seek the help

of some of the best private collections (like

for instance Chris ELLITHORP’s Bill

KIRTRO’s Danas ULLMAN’s B & T’s.

Richard MOSKOWITZ’s. Julian

WINSTON’s the National College of

Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregaon,

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the

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Ohio State University in Coloumbus, the

collections of Andre SAINE in Canada, the

Faculty of Homoeopathy in Great Britain,

the library of the BHA, the collections of

Franchis TREUHERZ’s, Jacques BAUR’s

and K.H. GYPSER’s etc) the work could

have been really useful.

The book is not complete. “The only

way to find out about the homoeopathic

literature is to go the only people who really

care about it – the homoeopaths.”

12. Clinical Experiences by Erastus

CASE, MD, edited by Jay YASGUR,

Van Hoy Publishers, Greenville, PA,

1991, 329 pages, pb. $ 22.50

Reviewed by Francis TREUEHERZ’

and Julian WINSTON (HT, 12,

4/1992)

…”He (Dr. CASE) “did not

philosophize much. His mind was pre-

eminently practical in its workings, although

he was quick to sense any deviation form the

straight and narrow way in practice, or any

perversion of doctrine in teaching. To heal

the sick according to the strict principles of

homoeopathy laid down by HAHNEMANN

in the Organon of medicine was his mission

and his highest ideal. No man ever applied

those principles more conscientiously nor

more successfully than did Dr. CASE. …He

was a most painstaking and conscientious

examiner, systematically writing down

every symptom of each case, and every

change occurring during treatment. Each

case was carefully studied and the remedy

worked out by the repertory method of

which he was past master … Dr. CASE

had, to a very high degree, the ability to

discern the essential elements of a case upon

which a homoeopathic prescription is based.

He studied and sifted the symptoms until the

characteristics of the remedy stood out clear

and distinct. …He was an acute observer, an

able diagnostician and an accurate prescriber

… Dr. CASE published from time to time, a

series of cases, so concisely stated, so

admirably constructed, so systematically

worked out and so brilliantly cured that the

international Hahnemannian Association,

before which many of them were presented,

did him the honor to request him, in 1915,to

collect and publish them in a volume,

together with such other articles on the

practice of medicine as he thought fit to

include. …he consented and the volume of

226 pages was published in 1916 …The

entire edition was bought by members of the

Association and colleagues …It is safe to

say that no more valuable and important

illustration of the verification of the

principles and methods of homoeopathy

have ever been published. Every case

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reported is a model of clearness,

conciseness, and completeness. …Much

verification of new and rarely used remedies

are presented in most attractive form.

Practical hints and suggestions appear on

almost every page …Thought it all shines

the modesty, the tender sympathy with man

and animals (some of the most charming

cases reported are those of sick animals), the

love for his work, and the fidelity to the

principle which characterized the man in all

his relations… To Dr. CASE homoeopathy

was a science, an art, and a religion. To it he

gave the devotion of an humble, teachable

spirit and highly trained mind for forty-four

years…” (Stuart CLOSE)

“…should be on the shelf (and in the

mind) of everyone who loves homoeopathy.

NOTE: The ‘Current Literature

Listing’ is only a classified list with brief

abstract summary of the articles, which

appeared in the various homoeopathic

journals, world over. Readers should refer to

the original articles for detailed study.

Full address of the Journals covered

by this Quarterly Homoeopathic DIGEST

(Vol. X, No, 3/1993) is given below.

1. ZKH: Zeitschrift fur Klassische

Homoeopathic, Karl F. Haug Verlag,

6900 HEIDELBERG 1, GERMANY.

2. JA1H:

The Journal of the

American Institute of

Homoeopathy,

1585, Glencoe, DENVER, Colorado

80220,

U.S.A.

3. SIMILLIMA:

Van Walbeokstr.

85-3 1058. CM

AMSTERDAM.

(HOLLAND)

4. HL:

Homoeopathic Links,

Homoeopathic Research &

Charities,

"Dinar", 20 Station Road, Santacruz

(West),

BOMBAY - 400 054.

5. HH:

Homoeopathic Heritage, B. Jain

Publishers (P) Ltd.,

1920 Street, 10th

Chuna Mandi, Pahargnj, Post Box 5775,

NEW DELHI-110 055.

6.

RESONANCE:

The International

Foundation for

Homoeopathy, 2366,

Eastlake Avenue E, Suite 329,

Seatle,

WASHINGTON 98102, U.S.A.

7. ACD:

Archiv fur Homoopathik,

DYNAMIS-VERLAG, AM Vogelherd

18, 4200 OBERHAUSEN 11,

GERMANY.

8. BHJ:

British Homoeopathic Journal,

Royal London,

Homoeopathic Hospital,

Great Ormond Street, LONDON,

WC1N3HR, U.K.

9. SIMILLIMUM:

The Journal of

the Homoeopathic

Academy of

Naturapathic Physicians, 11231 SE

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Market

Street, PORTLAND, OR 97216,

U.S.A.

10.

NJH:

National Journal of

Homoeopathy, Milan Clinic,

Saraswati Road, Santa Cruz (W),

BOMBAY - 400 054.

11

mfH:

Medicina futura

Homoeopathy, 1-2-217/7,

Gaganmahal Road,

HYDERABAD - 500 029.

12.

AHJ:

Asian Homoeopathic Journal,

37, South Anarkali

Extension, DELHI -110051.

13.

IJHM:

Indian Journal of

Homoeopathic Medicine, CMP

Homoeopathic Medical College,

N.R. Gadkari Marg, Irla,

Vile Parle (West), BOMBAY - 400

056.

14.

THE HOMOEOPATH:

The

Journal of the Society of

Homoeopath, 2, Artizan Road,

NORTHAMPTON NN1

4HU, U.K.

15.

H.T.: Homoeopathy Today,

National Center for

Homoeopathy, 500, Massachusells

Avenue, N.W. Suite

42, WASHINGTON D.C. 20005,

U.S.A.

16.

AHZ:

Allgemeine Homoopathische

Zeitung, Karl F. Haug

Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY. Some more journals

would be included from 1994.

Suggestions are welcome.

Some more journals would be included

from 1994.

Suggestions are welcome.

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4.QHD, Vol. X, 4, 1993

I. PHILOSOPHY

1. Das ewige innere der "black box" - Oder:

Uber das biologistische

Selbstmissverstandnis in der Homoopathie

(the eternal "black-box" - or the

biological

misundertstandiny in Homoeoopathy)

DEUTSCHMANN U. (AHZ, 237, 6/1992)

Attempts to explain the effectiveness of

homoeopathic drugs basing on proofs of active

substances are criticized in general, beginning

from the muddled discussion about

homoeopathic therapy within the medical

profession. Homoeopathy history is compared

with the history of a contemporary

phenomenon in medicine: Hypnosis, which

because of a physicalistic and spiritualistic

interpretation lost its credibility since decades.

The inability of the official medicine to

investigate the powers of homoeopathic healing

in a less reductionist manner is explained by the

dogmatic separation of body and soul. The blind

spots in such explanations are also clarified.

Reflecting the patient-physician relationship in a

case history, a hypothetic position is given that

opens the possibility to understand more

appropriately the phenomenon of

homoeopathic therapy.

2. Medicine and Science

BERGMAN Herbert (HL, 5,

1/1992)

"Only from the natural sciences can the

salvation of the medical sciences be expected" - a

statement from the turn of the century from the

time when soul and emotions have been

sacrificed to a materialistic dogma. The author

leads us through medical history to the

renaissance of human qualities in our time, and to

a future 'ecological medicine.' He shows us how

the paradigms in the natural sciences went

through a process of change, which so far has

only had little impact on modern medicine.

3. Hormesis

ROBINSON Karl (HL, 5, 1/1992)

The Arndt-Schulz law which states that

biological systems respond very differently to

chemicals in different doses has been

rediscovered by research biologists and renamed

Hormesis. Much new experimental evidence has

accumulated over the last forty years showing

that biological, physiological or bio-chemical

responses to a drug at a low dose may be

completely opposite to that response when a larger

dose is administered. This paper reports on some

of that research which is thought to buttress

homoeopathic theory.

4. Chaos theory and Homoeopathy

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HOCK Nikolaus and GARNER Christoph (HL,

5,1/1992) In recent years Chaos theory has been

increasingly used to describe different

phenomena in various areas of science. Some

basic aspects of this theory, which may be of

importance with respect to homoeopathic

principles, are discussed. Chaos theory may

provide a mathematical model to explain the

findings of "sinusoidal" curves in

homoeopathic research and to demonstrate the

princple of self-similarity in Homoepathy This

model may give a possible explanation for a

specific action of high homoeopathic potencies

far beyond the Avogadro number.

5. Syndrome Shift oi - The morbid substitution

as a leading principle in Homoeopathy

DEBATS Fernand (HL, 5, 1/1992)

The phenomena of syndrome shift, the

substitution of one disease by another, has been

described thorugh-out medical history. Although

not explainable in orthodox medicine, it has

never been investigated thoroughly. In

Homoeopathy we not only do know this

phenomenon but actually apply it in our

therapeutic approach. Homoeopathy is curing

diseases by inducing syndrome shifts by means

of potencies, chosen according to the law of

similars and guided by Hering's taw of cure.

6. Theory of Miasms

SANKARAN Rajan (HL, 5,2/1992)

Is the miasms theory still valid? There are

varying views on this. Dr.ORTEGA has

developed a theory of chronic miasms.

SANKARAN classifies the Miasms as: Acute,

Psoric, Sycotic, Syphilitic, and Tuberculinic.

Acute = acute threat; Psoric = struggle;

Sycotic = cover-up of internal weakness,

masking; Syphilitic = Breaking, no recovery

possible and so change or destroy; Tuberculinic

= struggle, if failure then destroy.

(VITHOULKAS opines that the theory of

miasms although conceptually sound is useless

for choice of remedy. He proposed to add to the

three classic miasma the Tuberculinic, the

Carcinomatous, as well as the more modern

miasms of Penicillin and Cortisone. = See Report

on George VITHOULKAS Seminar in Verona. =

K.S.S)

7. "Familienahnlichkeit" zwischen

Prufungssymptomen in der Homoopathie

("Familysimilarity" between Proving

Symptoms in Homoeopathy)

WEGENER, A. (ZKH, 36, 5/1992)

In 1860 HOPPE wrote in an article that since

the 'prover' could possibly have many ailments

which may be slumbering and the 'proving

remedy

1

may cause any or many of these

slumbering symptoms become worse. To avoid

confusion of such symptoms with the symptoms

which belong purely to the 'proving remedy', the

personal symptoms of the 'prover' must be

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observed and noted before the 'proving

1

, said

HOPPE. In 1861 HERING, in an article in the

Homoopathischan Vierteljahrschrift, dealt

thoroughly with the homoeopathic remedy

provings, and said that every symptom is a

product of both = the remedy and the prover. He

pointed out that a remedy can only express

something belonging to the prover. He

demonstrated this by the resemblance of

symptoms obtained by the same prover with

different remedies. The author says as a further

proof of HERING's observation,

HAHNEMANN's symptoms in Cocculus and

Hepar - "Serious, and though caring little about

his own health, he is very anxious about the

illness of others" (Symptom No.531 of the

Materia Medica Pura) and "Fears about the

illness of his family, especially while walking in

the open air" (Symptom No.5 of the Chronic

Diseases) Possibly these were HAHNEMANN's

personal symptoms (see HAHNEMANN's

"Extracts from a letter to a high-ranking

Physician....")

II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Notes on Guao

NAVARRO Jose J (HH, 17, 7/1992)

Guao is a plant that grows in Cuba. Four

cases are published. Dr.Carrol DUNHAM

remarks that Guao is 'Comocladia dentate'

belonging to the same family as Rhus

toxicodendron (Anacardiaceae). The article is

very interesting. A reprint.

2. Taxus baccata - An experience with a new

remedy KAPADIA Sarabhai (HH, 17,

8/1992)

The author draws attention to the peculiar

symptom of Taxus baccata "Abdomen,

rumbling, fasting, while" on the basis of which

he cured such conditions as Metromenorrhagia

with copious leucorrhoea, piles and fissures,

osteoarthritis with high levels of uric acid,

asthma with sinusitis, chronic migraine and

pigmentation on face, recurrent styes,

meibomian cysts.

3. Symphytum - a clinical verification

MANKAD S.K. (HH, 17. 8/1992)

The author highlights the role of

Symphytum in gastric/duodenal ulcers and

gastralgia. He also mentions that this patient

suffered, before the gastric ailment, profound

grief following the death of a close relative.

4. Homoeopathic drug proving - a scientific

approach

FRANK Wieland (HL, 5,1/1992)

Many attempts have been made in the past to

develop a drug proving concept which should be

accepted by at least a number of doctors in a

country. This draft of a concept is the

crystallization of a great number of

discussions with many homoeopathic

doctors in Europe. It is presented as a draft

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for discussion with the hope to finally

develop a drug proving protocol which

follows a clear method, serves the purpose to

get reliable symptoms for the Materia

Medica and is practicable.

A"Symosium on homoeopathic drug

provingson healthy persons" was to be held

on 12 June 1992 to 14 June 1992 in Fried

rich rhods, Eastern part of Germany. 5. A

proving of Candida parapsilosis

DONALD Brown, and ANDREW Lange

(HL, 5,1/1992) Candida parapsilosis is a

common yeast-like organism that has been

implicated in human infection. It has been

recovered from respiratory secretions, urine,

gastric washings, blood, vagina, oropharynx,

skin, transtracheal aspiration, stool, pleural

fluid, ear, and nails. In the vagina it is found

less frequently than Candida albicans and

Torulopsis glabrata.

A homoeopathic proving of Candida

parapsilosis was carried out between

September 10,1989 and October 2,1989 with

20 participants aged 25-65 years; however,

finally after screening 16 provers (9 females

6 males) were chosen.

Results/Symptomatology:

Mind

Very tired and scatter-brained Total "loss of

mind"; seeing red lights and thinking they

were

green. Mind races and words come

3ut in wrong order or

mispronounced. Spacey and poor

concentration. Concentration difficult

(several

provers).

Extremely anxious.

More easily aggravated and frustrated.

Explosive anger at minor incidents - as

though their rights were

being infringed upon.

Forgetful. Unusually

irritable.

Vertigo

Dizziness and hot flushes - butter in

open air.

Head

Pain - frontal constriction; worse in

direct sunlight. Wakes with a

headache - "banging" sensation.

Outer edges of scalp itch.

Eczema-like patches on hairlne - red,

scaly and itching. Itching of scalp, dry,

flaking, 'eddened spot along hairline.

"Sick" headache with frontal aching and

mild throbbing. Eyes Itching (2)

Burning pain - wakes at 1 a.m. with

burning eyes. Eyes bloodshot - worse

medial to iris.

Nose

Sneezing.

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Left nostril bleeding - bright red

blood. Stuffiness (3 provers)

Face

Tiny, white pimples with dry skin. Lower lip

burning and tingling. Lower lip: Small dry

patch - flaking skin {1 x 1/2 cm). Swollen

feeling around face • sensation of fine

vibration.

Mouth

Burning and tingling of mouth and lower lip

with a hot feeling down the oesophagus imo

the stomach. Boil on buccal mucosa of left

cheek. Woke with hive-like swelling of

lower lip Tingling of lips immediately after

taking medication. Sensitive nodules on

posterior tongue bllaterlly - like an apthous

ulcer.

Throat

Itching throat.

Woke at one a.m.with burning throat

and thirst.

Stomach

Decreased appetite.(1) Very thirsty. Increased

appetite. (3) Craves salt. (2) Craves pickles

and garlic.

Abdomen

Abdominal cramping four hours after eating

lunch - better with

flatulence.

Abdominal cramping five hours after lunch.

Gas and bloating after eating with heartburn.

Fullness in stomach two hours after eating -

duration of 7 days, Ratulence - odorous and

frequent with lower abdominal cramps.

Lower left quadral abdominal pain - cramps.

Rectum

Constipation (3)

Stool

Well-formed and hard.

Loose stools. Green,

acidic stools.

Bladder

Increased urge to urinate

Urine Intense smelling urine. Strong-

smelling urine with very dark .yellow

color.

Genitalia Male

Decreased sexual desire.

Genital la Female

Itching in pubic hair - red and sore - better

with bathing. Vaginal itching. Clear vaginal

discharge. Fertile mucous for the entire active

proving (7 days) when 1 -2

days normal. Menses eight days

late. Egg-white ieucorrhoea -

dripping discharge.

Larynx and Trachea

Heartburn. Esophagal reflux.

Burning and tingling with hot sensation

down the oesophagus.

Chest

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Sensation of arrythmia with light-headed

feeling. Prominent quick heartbeat which

reverberates through the chest. Violent

heart flutter for five seconds which caused

immobilizing fear - occurred while lying

on left side. Worst premenstrual breast-

tenderness ever.

Extremities

Woke with hive-like swelling on the right

hip. Forearms very itchy and slightly red on

volar surface - worse

with a wool shirt on.

Itchy heel - pruritis.

Two small vesicles on right arm under watch

very red and itchy.

Back

Recurring, burning spot on medial border of

left scapula - feels

as if stung by a scorpion. Upper, lateral

aspect of right scapula - point feels as if

bitten but

no lesion present.

Skin

Pimple-like sore on buttocks - pink and raised and

sore to touch. Itching all over as if a bug or other

irritant were on skin, scratching skin relieves

temporarily.

6. Ginkgo Biloba D30 - A proving

SWOBODA Franz and KONIG Peter (HL,

5,1/1992) A double-blind placebo-controlled

study of proving of Ginkgo biloba D30 was done

in Vienna on 25 provers in two parts in 1987

AND 1989, by Franz SWOBODA and Peter

KONIG. The proving symptoms confirmed the

empirically known focus of GThkgo, namely the

reduction in the function of the mind, e.g.

forgetfulness and concentration problems,

indifference, and a shying away from social

contact.

The abstract indicates Ginkgo as a very

useful remedy, a "deep psoric".

7. Cuprum metallicum

SMITS Tinus (HL, 5, 2/1992)

The most difficult differential of Cuprum

is with Carcinocin; another is Arsenicum

because of the enormous anxiety, fear of death,

fastidiousess, cautiousness, amelioration from

occupation, anxious restlessness and

anticipation.

The main points which can direct us to

Cuprum are first of all the appearance of the

patient: the combination of the blue sclera,

protruding eyes and swelling around the eyes is

a very strong indication. Secondly there is

tension from anxiety plus anticipation,

overworking, fear of failure and mental,

emotional or physical suppression. They try to

control everything in a rigid manner, are

fastidious and have to respect the rules. They

plan everything and have difficulty to adapt.

Serious and cautious and do not like to take risks.

Less anxious when occupied. Their anxiety for

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others especially for their family members has

been verified many times. On physical level

there is always some form of cramps or tension:

migraine, epilepsy, asthma, hypertension, angina

pectoris, tension in the neck and shoulders and

cramps in the muscles, especially the toes.

Exhaustion and prostration -'burnt out'.

Cuprum children can be very difficult; they

are not soft with aversion to touch or to be

approached. They don't have even good contact

with their parents.

Twenty cases have been narrated. A

'Synthesis of Cuprum metallicum' has also been

appended which is very valuable.

8. Graphites

SANKARAN Rajan (HL,5, 2/1992)

A vivid portrait of Graphites is drawn with

the aid of the more important rubrics from the

SR. It is clear that no remedy can be firmly fixed

with an image; every remedy is plastic with very

wide range of application often quite opposite of

what one has generally understood it to be.

9. Ferrum phosphorieum - a group dream

proving.

BECKER Jurgen (HL, 5, 2/1992)

Ferrum phosphorieum is a remedy poorly

known. Except for its application in 'fever' it Is

rarely prescribed. The results of this proving offer

new modalities as well as a mental picture and

may open new application for this interesting

remedy. The method of proving itself is

unconventional. 10. Syphilinum, the remedy

BIANCHINI Roberto (The Homoeopath, 12,

4/1992)

Syphilinum is not fully represented either in

the Materia Medica or the Repertory. This

paper focuses on the symptoms based on the

Provings and Clinical experiences.

A brief study of Syphilis as a disease is

given. The author says that the symptomatology

of AIDS resembles Syphilis to a large degree.

The study proceeds under chapters:

Generalities, Disgust, Dwarfishness,

Secretivenass, The dark depressive side, Insanity,

Despair and Hopelessness, The obsessive trait,

Dreams, etc. in interesting detail.

Key modalities:

Syphilinum has a marked aggravation at night.

This does not have to be present in every case, but

will be there in most. Aggravation from sunset to

sunrise.

in winter, long nights aggravate

morning on waking

at seashore

extremes heat or cold

during thunderstorms Amelioration in

mountains; this is a marked amelioration

slow, gentle motion which is the case with

many venous

remedies (Puls.)

during the day

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cold bathing,especially to the part

Desires/Aversions Desire for alcohol

possible for coffee. Dr.Tinus SMITS states that

in two cases

he observed strong desire tor coffee and I have

observed it

in one case.

Aversion to meat; to food in

general Key Physical symptoms:

Bone pains; sawing; agg.at night

Salivation during sleep (Merc.)

Feels as if hot water or blood boiling in veins,

agg. at night. Dwarfishness Sleeplessness

Succession of abscesses; chronic abscess, fistulae

Leucorrhoea profuse, running to the heels

Headache, deep crushing headache; like inverted

T temple to

temple Rheumatic shoulder joint at the

insertion of deltoid agg.raising

the arm laterally Varicosities, agg. heat Epilepsy

agg. after menses

Based on CANDEGABE's Schema here is a

condensation of what I feel are the Minimum

Syndrome of Maximum Value:

Despair hopelessness

Disgust delusions of dirt, contamination

phobias Secretive hiding

Distant averse to company, far farway

feeling, estranged

Destructive anti-social, impulse to kill

Degraded low self-esteem, worthlessness

Nighttime agg. Mountains

amel.

Differentials and comparisons with Aurum,

Mercurius, Arsenicum and Causticum are

discussed followed by four cases. 11.

Revisioning Silica

CARLYLE Julian (The Homoeopath, 12,4/1992)

This is a study of 5/Y/ca, in two parts. The first

part is a review of the nature of the substance

itself with an attempt to understand what it

stands for in nature and in the human being;

external nature and internal nature. The approach

is allegorical. The second part entitled 'The

Silica patient's story' is a documentation,

using the language of the patient, of the

fundamental themes and symptomatolgy of

Silica derived from observaton of over 20 cases

that have done well on the remedy.

The author discusses these cases under

key-words and phrases used by the patients: Lack

of confidence

Lack of self-esteem

Fear of failure

Lack of identity

Avoidance of confrontation

Vulnerability

Worry about others

Rigidity; barriers

Feelings, emotions and selt-expression blocked

Bottled up feelings; bottled up anger; cannot

express feelings,

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wants or desires

Maintaining control; controlling; fear of

losing control Instability and changeability;

fluidity; malleability;

drifting; swaying. Divided; duality;torn in two;

feel like two people; living in two

worlds; pulled two ways; battle In me; struggle

between two

elements; two sides to my life, inner life and

life in the

world. Separated from the body; not on earth;

don't belong in this

body; don't feel actually in body;normal state

is being off

the grounds; cannot be in the world; never

found a niche in

this world. Separation between the upper and

lower; problem of upper and

lower; lower level is blocked off; crude side of

body not

integrated; somebody or something trying to

get out;

something inside, wild, instinctual, trying to

get out; fear of

lower stuff getting out; something not

right inside. Refinement; perfection

Isolation and separation

Abandoned; aloneness; lonelines; fear of

rejection The commonest food desires in these

cases were for salt,

sweet, cheese, fruit. The commonest aversions

were to

fatty, oily foods (includig milk and butter),

meat and hot

spicy foods. The author also suggests

following additions of rubrics:

Delusion, separated from the world, he is.

Delusion, soul, body was too small for or

separated from

Fear, narrow place, in; claustrophobia.

12. Tarantula hispanica, Lycosa tarantula the

Wolf Spider

BEDAYN Greg (The Homoeopath, 12,

4/1992)

A study of Tarantula hispanica. First he gives

a brief history of the many myths and facts about

the spider, about 'Tarantism'.

The Essence of Tarantula: Perpetual restless

motion linked with boundless energy; an

overstimulated nervous system that is compelled

to diffuse energy. It is as if there is an excess of

neurotransmitters. a chemical state. The

venom hyper-accelerates the nervous system.

It is a big epilepsy remedy. The key-notes:

Hurry, Industrious; Music amel.; Threatening;

Cunning; Feigning sickness; Hysteria. An

addition is suggested: Sympathetic, worse seeing

others in trouble.

The author refers to &n excellent lecture by

VIKKIMENEAR which beautifully high-lighted

the characteristics of Tarantula hispanica.

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13. Pneumonie bei Kindern - Antimonium

tartaricum

(Pneumonia in children - Antimonium

tartaricum)

FREI, H. (ZKH 36,6/1992)

Two children, 4 and 6 years of age, one

suffering with acute Pneumonia as a

complication of an Asthamatic-bronchitis, and

the other presenting with Pneumonia in measles

were cured by one dose of Antimonium

tartaricum 30. The leading symptoms were: a

severe dyspnoea, with short and frequent

breathing, and an asphyxiating cough with little

expectoration, rattling on auscultation,

aggravation at night, inactivity and apathy, and

in one child an oversenstiveness to touch and in

the other a white tongue with small round ulcers.

14. Chronische Rhinitis ■ Magnesium

carbonicum (Chronic

rhinits - Magnesium carbonicum)

GENNEPER, T. (ZKH, 36, 5/1992)

A 35-year-old female suffering from chronic

rhinitis was cured with Magnesium catbonicum

chosen on the basis of particular symptoms.

15. Applying Materia Medica in

Practice

GUNAWANTE, S.M. (NJH,

1,3/1992)

The author has been preparing a book on the

"Genius" of the remedies, i.e., the characteristics

of the remedies. Each remedy is described under

the following headings: Synopsis; Causation;

Modalities; Food; Mind; Male/Female; Child;

Peculiar, uncommon, guiding symptoms,

General and Particular.

Argentum nitricum is given as a study in the

above manner.

16. Argentum nitricum

TARKAS, P.I. (NJH, 1, 3/1992)

A brief article on the remedy Argentum

nitricum.

17. Hydrastis

TARKAS, P-l. (NJH, 1,3/1992)

A brief sketch of Hydrastis canadensis.

III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Spondylosis

RAMANATHANA.N. (HH,

17,6/1992)

The author points out that excellent clinical

description of cervical spondylitis is given by

W.A.FRAMHOLD in the Hahnemannian

Gleanings 1981 pp.670-72and the suggestion of

Dulcamara because of the aggravation from cold

damp weather. The author claims to have cured

several cases on this modality. He gave 200

potency daily for four days. The author gives a

mnemonic.

Dr. RAMANATHAN also recalls Dr.HUI

BON HOA's suggestion that a "very

characteristic pain at the level of the first dorsal

vertebra as if covered with bruises" for which

Nux was the remedy.

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(The Editor of HH adds that he could cure

many cases with Spigelia 200, M, Kalmia 30 to

M, Agaricus M, Theridion, Tellurium 30 to M.

Refer to CLARKE, ALLEN Key Notes, for

specific symptomatology i.e.the specific areas of

pain and nature of pain, extention of pain, etc)

2. Ischiorectal Abscess treated by

medicines

RAVIKANTI Murali (HH, 17,

6/1992)

A case of ischiorectal abscess treated by

Hepar 30 to 200 and cured in three weeks. (The

Editor comments that in his experience Silica M

three doses on one day heals fistula or abscess

right from within. He also recommends a dose

of Tuberculinum M at the end to hold the cure.)

3. Gerio-psychosis

DE H.N. (HH, 17, 8/1992)

Old age psychosis is discussed and cases also

given. A 63-year- old woman with Parkinson's

disease since three years was treated with Mygale

lasidora 30 t.d.s. for ten days followed later by

Oxytropis 30 t.d.s. and then b.d. and then

Plumbum metallicum XM in 'minim dose'.

A61-year-old woman with obsessional

neurosis since her climaxis at 46 years. Lachesis

200, then Stramonium XM, then Zincum

metatlicum XM.

4. Hepato-renal syndrome

MISHRA S.C.(HH, 17, 8/1992)

A 55-year-old-man with hepato-renal

syndrome was helped with Lycopodium 0/1,0/2

(sweating profusely between 4-5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,

desire for sweets, intelligent and a miser) and then

his allopathic medicine was continued. Follow-

up after an year: he needed a dose of

Lycopodiuum 30 and continues to be well.

5. Homoeopathy in treatment of patients with

fibromyoma

of the uterus

POPOV A.V.(BHJ, 81, 4/1992)

The efficacy of homoeopathic treatment of

patients with fibromyoma of the uterus has been

studied. Eighty-four patients with various clinical

manifestations of the disease were under

observation. All patients revceived

homoeopathic therapy only. Besides pelvic

examination, real-time ultra-sonic sounding was

used for evaluation of tumour volume. The

period of observation varied from one to three

years.

In our opinion Homoeopathy used alone is

an effective method of treatment of patients with

fibromyoma of the uterus. It is possible to stop

the growth of a tumour and even to reduce its

size, as well as to control pain and abnormal

endometrial bleeding. In the course of

investigation certain pattern of response to

treatment were found. These require further

investigation.

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The most frequently used remedies in their

order of frequency are: Puisatilla, Conium,

Calcium fluoricum, Sepia, lodum, Sabina,

Argentum nitricum, China, Ignatia, Siiicea,

Calcium carbonicum, Cimicituga, Apis

mellifica, Calcium iodatum, Lycopodium,

Sulphur, Nux vomica.

The authors say that the frequency of use of

various medicines may depend mainly on

personal peculiarities and the skill of the

homoeopath. The only condition of treatment is

following the principle of similarity.

6. Evolution of 26 cases of bronchial

asthma with

homoeopathic treatment

CASTELLSAGU Anna Pia I (BHJ.81,

4/1992)

This is a review of a series of asthmatic

patients to evaluate the efficacy of their

homoeopathic treatment and the prognostic

features to take into account. Data of 26 patients

suffering from bronchial asthma (BA) are

analyzed, with a follow-up from 18 months to 11

years. Their evolution and special circumstances

and conditions that seem to facilitate or to

impede the cure under homoeopathic criteria

have been considered. The effectiveness of the

homoeopathic treatment (57% cured) is

confirmed and a relationship between BA and

vaccinations and suppressive treatments of

exanthemata was detected. The percentage of

patients cured with only one homoeopathic

remedy was high. There were 12 adults and 14

children and that makes this study more

interesting and valuable.

7. Thiosinaminum in the treatment plantar

fascitis with

calcaneal spur

PAIP.A. (BHJ, 81, 4/1992)

43 patients with plantar fascitis and caicaneal

spurs were studied. Rhus toxicodendron has been

recommended for this condition but gave

disappointing results. Most patients with

relatively recent symptoms responded to

Thiosinaminum 3x. Patients with longer

standing symptoms responded to

Thiosinaminum 3x combined with Mercurius

corrosivus 30c or Mercurius biniodatus 6c. After

resolution of symptoms patients were treated

with placebo and followed up for at least 8

months.

8. Complementary cancer care

CLOVER Anne (BHJ, 81,

4/1992)

The demand for complementary cancer care

(CCC) is increasing. Cancer is a systemic

process and involves psychological factors. A

study published in the Lancet purporting to show

that CCC had a negative effect has been

discredited. The role of CCC and the

modalities employed, including

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Homoeopathy, Acupuncture, Iscadors,

Relaxation, Diet and Massage are discussed.

The author recalls HAHNEMANN's advice

that physicians should be careful observers and

must constantly develop their skills. (The article

is based on the Richard HUGHE'S Memorial

Lecture, 14 May 1992).

9. A simple case of ankle fracture

KIPNIS Sheryl R. (Simillimum, 5,

4/1992)

A 36 year-old woman, a rock climber,

fractured her right foot talus, which she neglected

for two days as a result of which she sufferred

excruciating pains and swelling. Three days later

she had an open reduction surgery on her ankle

with a screw inserted. Her orthopaedist told that

because of the area involved and its limited blood

supply, there was a significant possibility that she

would have permanent loss of sensation, poor

healing and arthritis joint. He alsc said that she

might be just fine.

After a montt- she consulted the homoeopath

when she was still on pain medication every day,

especially to sleep.

None of the common remedies for injuries

seemed to fit her (taking the patient's history and

full case) and what was peculiar was that she

woke up between 2-4 a.m.

Kali carbonicum 30 one daily and in the

follow-up two weeks later she reported feeling -

stronger and stronger every day, oedema much

less, able to do isometeric exercises with her foot.

She was also surprised that she found that her

energy level went on improving.

Four weeks later, she continued to make

rapid progress. (KENT: "You have no idea as to

what remedywill be homoeopathic in the case

until you have examined all the symptoms, and

then proceed to find out that which

characterizes")

10. Ailments after mortification

SWOPE Harry (Simillimum,

5,4/1992)

A 71 year-old woman not well since a viral

cold. For many years she had been the patient of a

homoeopath who had retired recently. She felt

weak and weary with aching around the chest

that was better from pressure. Sensation

throughout her body "as if I were plugged into a

light socket. Felt "shaky", a general trembling.

Heat intolerable. Great anxiety about her health.

Heart pounding from just walking across the

street. H/o heart problems since being diagnosed

with a heart murmur in 1949. 1969 her mother

died of massive heart attack. Shortly after there

was an unpleasant scene in which her brother

harshly accused her of interfering in some family

matters regarding finances and she felt

"devastated" and she felt most hurt that none of

her family members defended her. She lost

weight.

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She had on a number of occasions heart

palpitations, which at least on one occasion

required her to go to the emergency room. Her

treatment there frightened her so much that she

wanted to stay as far away from conventional

medicine as possible. Her treatment by the retired

homoeopath had relieved these symptoms when

they recurred and helped with other health

problems.

She refused to undergo an EKG or other

conventional tests.

Ailments after mortification and heart

palpitation were mainly considered and

Argentum nitricum came on top, although several

other confirmatory symptoms like craving for

sweets were absent. Argentum nitricum 200 was

prescribed.

Two days later she developed 'emergency'

call at the middle of night and there seemed to be

a return of 'old' symptoms. Then she felt much

better.

Post script: over the course several years one

strange symptom recurred. She described it like

being "as if I were plugged into a light socket."

Along with this she also had dizziness. In the

1992 IFH Case Conference Nancy HERRICK

made some comments on Argentum metallicum

that included an electric-like shock on going to

sleep, dizziness, and sudden onset of symptoms.

By co-incidence this patient too had an

occurrence of those symptoms and she was given

Argentum metallicum 200, and she quickly felt

better.

11. A menstrual disorder case

GOODMAN-HERRICK Pearlyn

(Simillimum, 5,4/1992)

A 'vibrant' woman of 43 years with severe

PMS; starting nine days into the menstrual cycle

her troubles would begin. Lower abdominal

cramps abdominal bloating, swollen, painful

breasts, total exhaustion and a 'spacy hung-over

1

feeling, all relieved by the flow which was

bright-red, heavy during the first day; during

menses pain in the uterus and ovaries requiring

medicines. Although she has had always painful

menses, the PMS began three years ago after a

very stressful time.

Exhaustion on waking, but once she was on, her

energy was fine in the morning and in the early

afternoon and it dropped severely between 2 and

5.30. Much ameliorated with exercise and dance.

Despite her fatigue she was loquacious and spoke

rapidly with passionate intensity. As a child she

masturbated frequently which her mother

attempted to stop by shaming her. Her strong

sexual energy persisted with a sense of guilt.

During college she became more introspective

and doing a lot of drugs, smoked marijuana and

took LSD. "My college experience was drugs,

sex, and rock 'n

1

roll. I have not done anything in

moderation." She was thirstless; as a child she

chewed ice constantly. Although Medorrhinum

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was indicated, Carcinosin was chosen due to the

family history of cancer.the history of parental

domination, the love of and amelioration by

dance, the extraversion, vitalness and

expressiveness that is characteristic of

Carcinosin.

Carcinosin 200 was repeated twice. She

continues to do well.

12. A case saved by my daughter

WARREN Don (Simillimum, 5,

4/1992)

This patient did not keep her appointment

twice and it was felt by the author that she was

not interested in her health; however, the

patient's daughter remarked "may be she needed

you much". A third appointment was arranged.

She had been unwell since a serious fall nine

months ago. Had taken too many sleeping

pills,lost her balance and fallen backwards;

fractured her skull from hitting the back of her

head on the bare floor, and lain unconscious for

two or three days. Remained in the hospital for

30 days. She was now on long-term disability.

Her tongue seemed too thick (it was thick and

beefy-red) and her words jumbled together and

it was difficult to understand her. Sometimes she

couldn't find the right word and would become

frustrated at her inability to communicate. She had

other problems with her speech. Everything

seemed different since her fall. Although she lived

alone she felt there was someone with her in the

room. Dreams so vivid as if they were real. Felt a

loss of self-control. Since the accident her short-

term memory failed. Also lost her sense of

balance and had an overwhelming fear of falling.

Natrum sulphuricum XM

No significant change after a week.

Stramonium 30 b.i.d. About 3 weeks after she

came in beaming reporting considerable

improvement which began about a week before.

Could walk without falling, speech was clearer

and energy returning, memory improved

dramatically. She still felt as if there was someone

in the room but it was a "reassuring" presence,

like that of her mother and it didn't worry her.

No change in the prescription.

After another three weeks she said she was

again fearful of falling. Stramonium 200

q.d.Immediate improvement. About three weeks

later complained of feeling weak in the legs and

again fear of falling. Stramonium M q.d. Again

immediate improvement, sense of smell had

started to return. She was on Stramonium M q.d.

for about six weeks and Neurologist's tests

showed that she was able to pass all the tests

which she was earlier unable to do. Her physician

was so much taken aback that he called in another

doctor and repeated the tests. They both declared

that she was back to normal.

13. A case of severe constipation and

impetigo

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NONTIETH Richard V. (Simitlimum,

5, 4/1992)

A 23-tear-old female with severe

constipation - only one bowel movement in a

week; she also suffered from an unidentified skin

rash on her upper lip, some areas of her face, and

a more severe rash that covered most of the

crease on her left elbow. There was no discharge

from any of the skin lesions. These conditions

were since several months; had not been to a

doctor for treatment.

At 12 years of ago her father left the family,

and after that she was very bitter, angry, and

depressed for several years.

Ignatia amara 30 t.i.d. for one day. After

about 36 hours she had several profuse oowel

movements over a period of five hours. Rash on

the upper lip improved significantly. Felt relaxed

and had slept very well.

After 3 days all cf her previous symptoms

returned but with less severity than before taking

Ignatia. One dose of Ignatia 200 was given and

all symptoms again significantly improved.

Three days later severe skin eruption on face

oozing and appeared to be infected. 'Diagnosed

as impetigo. She suffered as a child severe

impetigo which was treated with antibiotics.

Viola tricolor 30 t.d.s. cured in three days,

without in anyway interfering with the beneficial

effects on the mental and emotional levels and

the constipation, brought about by Ignatia.

14. Threee cases

PARSONS Phil (Simillimum, 5, 4/1992)

1. A 38-year-old female with severe

periodontal disease.

The teeth are literally waving in the breeze. Gums

tender, swollen,

bleed when brushing; Teeth sensitive to heat, cold,

sweets; much

salivation and loss of appetite; tongue has patches

of red,sensitive

spots. Burning in right patella. She used to eat

dandelions

(Taraxacum) as a child. Has dipsomania.

Four teeth were extracted and Taraxacum

30 given. Bleeding was controlled.

2. A case of Penicillin poisoning in a 53-

year-old woman

with an abscessed first molar. Has a heart murmur

and is taking

Penicillin as a prophylactic before dental care.

Feels feverish with

soreness, right-sided maxillary pain, pain in back

and kidney

region. These were recognised,

homoeopathically, as Penicillin

poisoning. Penicillin 200 was given and in one

minute pain in the

right maxillary region was gone. Better. As George

VITHOULKAS

says she had an acquired miasm (Penicillin

disase).

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3.43-year-old female, attractive and pleasant

person. Pain in the lower right first molar at the

gum line on the facial side. Pain worse from

warm liquids and food. Tongue indented and

trembles. Pain right forehead in the sinus area.

Pain across the kidney area in back. Has been

poisoned with Penicillin.

Penicillin M. For subsequent ailments she

received Rhus toxicodendron, Calacarea

carbonica, Agaricus muscarius, over a period of

about five years.

15. White hat and sunglasses

HERINGTON Heather (Simillimum, 5, 4/1992)

A33 year-old man, gay, with AIDS diagnosed

eight weeks before. An interesting personality.

He came for skin allergy to sulfa-based drug that

had been given to him for pneumocystic

pneumonia three weeks before. Sulphur 200. He

had other subsequent ailments like tumour in the

speech center, seizures, herpes, headaches, itchy

skin, and shingles, etc. The remedies indicated

for the comditions were given. However, his end

came despite the fact that he had significant

improvement of his conditions when the

homoeopathic remedies were given.

It is interesting that the patient prepared

himself for the end and died peacefully accepting

death. In this case Plumbum metallicum acted

profoundly.

16. A case of recurrent vomiting

MORGAN Al (Simillimum, 5,

4/1992)

An eight year-old boy with intermittent but

frequent vomiting. All tests and change of diets,

etc., did not produce any improvement. The boy

was very athletic and popular with students,

teachers, and family, gentle; confident, sensitive

to rudeness, even-tempered, slightly timid;

sympathetic and very affectionate; desires travel;

seldom cries yet does so easily if reprimanded;

restless sleep; hurried at meal-time because he

wants to play

Phosphorus 200; began to improve. Later

Phosphorus XM thrice for recurrence over a

period of over an year. His episodes of vomiting

seemed to be associated with his anger with

mother for divorcing his father.

17. "Hypochondriacal Anxiety" and "Anxiety

about Health"

WEBLEY Don (Simiilimum, 5,4/1992)

The author says that "hypochondriacal

anxiety" is not "anxiety about health" and that

therefore we would be wrong if we use the rubric

"hypochondriacal anxiety" for anxiety about

health, Hypochondriacal anxiety is a melancholic,

depressive, state about one's health.

18. A case of autoimmune

thrombocytopaenia

SPENCE David (HL, 5, 1/1992)

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A 65-year-old male with Thrombocytopaenia

diagnosed in February 1988 treated with

Prednisotone and Azathioprine in varying

combinations with the resultant side-effects,

Homoeopath ically viewed: anxious, sensitive,

conscientious, like to be organised, tended to

dyspepsia, late afternoon aggravation, woke early

in the mornings. Six doses of Lycopodium 30

while he was still on the Prednisolone 10mg.

After this his Consultant

informed that it was

easy for him to maintain his platelet count

and his steroids could be stopped.

19.

A case of mastitis

GEUKENS AJfons (HL,5,

1/1992)

A 26-year-old woman who has

recently given birth to a baby and was

breast-feeding complained of pain in right

mamma, sensitive, redness and swelling.

Associated symptoms: Photophobia,

headache cervical region extending to

forehead worse by motion worse walking,

face intense red, congested; pulsating

carotids; very cold feet. Leuc.15700.

Belladonna XM,

four doses on one day

and next day three doses. Allround

improvement. Leuc. 9460. (See

BOERICKE, ALLEN).

20.

A case of Acute Pulmonary

Oedema and Anoxic

Encephalopathv

GUESS George (HL, 5,1/1992)

A 67-year-old male developed while

out camping, acute dyspnoea, orthopnoea,

cyanosis and diaphoresis; he went into

ventricular fibrillation. He remained

comatose, with severely depressed

respiration; admitted to hospital. He was

in coma for 8 days despite treatment and

improved vital organ functioning. The

author was called in consultation on the

eighth day. He was still on the respirator.

'With the aid of an astute observer at the

scene in the coronary care unit the

following information obtained: comatose

and unresponsive, cold to touch, eyes open

but vacant and unresponsive; slow side to

side constant nystagmus, periodic jerking

of head and head tremor, lies with head

and neck hyper-extended.

Benzinum nitricum 30

t.d.s. (See

KENT Rep.Eyes, motions, pendulum-

like, from side to side; See CLARKE also)

Within 24 hours the patient very

rapidly regained consciousness; all the

above symptoms vanished and his vital

functioning improved considerably.

21.

A case of Neurodermatitis

SPRING Beat (HL, 5,

1/1992)

A 14 months-old-girl with severe

neurodermatitis. Since the age of 6-7

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months, eczema behind the ears, which

spread all over the body except the face.

Hospitalized several times due to febrile

super-infections with Staphylococus

aureus, subsequent stomatitis aphthosa

and generalised eczema

herpeticatum,predominantly of the lower

body. Treated with steroids and whenever

attempted to withdraw the medication

there were relapses. The doctors at the

hospital said that it was one of their most

difficult cases.

Eczema moistening. Copious sticky

secretion - the pyjamas had to be loosened

with water in the morning. Offensive,

rotten discharge, especially during

superinfection. Extreme itching, worse

night.

On the basis of the family history,

personal history, character,

Tuberculinum

30

one dose given. There was increased

itching "like never before" and then slow

but steady improvement.

Tuberculinum

30

to XM was given 7 times during 1989 and

since 1990 the eczema hasn't returned.

The child's behaviour too changed and

from a difficult child she became a much-

loved-by--«veryone child.

There is an interesting discussion at the

end of the report.

22.

Epidemic cases of Whooping

Cough

BAKER Jeff (HL, 5, 1/1992)

Whooping cough in the family, in the

neighborhood, and the community at

large is designed to push you to your

limits. Although it is a childhood illness,

individuals of all ages may be

susceptible. Defintive diagnosis is done

by nasopharyngeal culture. During the

epidemic the author treated 18 cases (in

Hawaii).

Two cases have been selected for

narration. The first case is of a child of 19

months age which was prescribed a rare

remedy,

Dirca palustris.

The clue to this

rare remedy came from the symptoms

relating to the head and central nervous

system. Very rapid improvement set in. In

the second case.a boy of 18 weeks was

given

Arsenicum 200

- a choking and

gasping cough that is worse night, worse

lying on his back, and espeially worse

from drinking, fussiness, irritability and

needed to be carried. Rapid improsvement

set in. However, cough was worse lying on

the left side; friction rub was evident in

lower lobes and

Phosphorus 200

was given

and cured.

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23.

A case of epilepsy

VISHWAKARMA Rakesh (HL,

5,2/1992)

A ten year old boy developed epileptic

fits suddenly since four years and was on

allopathic treatment. The attacks would

recur whenever he was scolded or pulled

up or frightened. The attacks came during

sleep. He would get up frightened. On the

basis of the total picture he was given

Lachesis 200

and later M and XM without

improvement. Case re-examined: the boy

had witnessed few days before his attack

two horror movies and got

terriblyfrightened. He was now given

Sframon/um 200three doses 12 hourly and

cured.

24.

A case of Psychotic Crisis

POMPOSELLI Raffaella

(HL.5, 2/1992)

A35 year-old girl who has been under

psychiatric care for over ten years in

hospitals all over Italy came down with an

acute attack: biting, tearing her hair,

hitting out, kicking, knocking her head

against the sofa, and it took four men to

restrain and carry her to the surgery. She

was clenching her fists and teeth and

flexing her thighs to her abdomen, giving a

raging shout, keeping her eyes shut.

Stramonium 200

ten drops every two

minutes and after the fourth dose she began

to calm down. After 15 minutes she was

normal,

25.

A case of Rheumatoid Arthritis - or

"The tragedy of a

salesman"

HENK Hootegem (HL, 5, 2/1992)

A 69 year-old salesman with a history

of Osteomyelitis since his 49th year. His

history and present nature of complaints

led to the diagnosis of RA. The author

argues that the data available would point

to different remedies depending upon the

rubrics the prescriber chooses to give

priority. However, that would mean that

the prescription is on random data. For

chronic cases we must have an idea how

the disease developed, how the disturbance

came from the dynamic level into the

material level.

26.

A case of Whooping Cough

EICHLER Karl (HL, 5,

2/1992)

A one-year-girl with Pertussis.which

was well controlled with

Belladonna,

Drosera

and

Ipecacuanha.

However, after

about 18 days the mother of the child

called and said that the child was

catastrophically worse.

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The child had developed 39 deg. fever

and was lying weak and pale in her

mother's arms. The coughing attacks had

become so worse that the child coughed so

much that she became blue in the face and

for a short time lost consciousness, then

stiff and cramped and on coming round

vomited white phlegm. After about 20-30

minutes the attacks started all over again.

Cuprum metallicum 30

and within

one minute the coughing and seizure

stopped, the blue discoloration

disappeared as also the stiffness of the

body.

27.

Two cases of

Dysmenorrhoea

PONGRATZ J. (HL, 5,

2/1992)

In both cases there was cramping pains

in the abdomen during menses and

Cuprum metallicum

cured.

28.

Belladonna

in chronic disorders

CURTIN David (Simile, 2,4/1992

issued with the

BHJ.81,4/1992)

BC a 9 year-old boy with tics; can't sit

still for five seconds; picks at his nose to

bleeding point and it's getting worse.

Covers his nose and sniffs loudly; says

he's recharging his batteries. When he has

an idea he won't give up; goes on and

on,still talking about it the next morning.

He chews on things, anything. Warts on his

hand recently. Has always been disruptive,

difficult. Drinks so much, anything. Likes

making things; clever mechanically. No

interest in school. At school he clowns

around the whole day. Says he will destroy

what his 11 year old sister is doing.

Difficult to be controlled. Fearless.

In the consulting the room the boy

rocked backwards and forwards in front of

a fan and grunted at it. Then he curled up

in a ball and grunted and snarled like an

animal. He made an extraordinary variety

of noises. He started talking to the fan.

Likes dancing and loves listening to

stories on tapes. Very honest. Can't bear if

someone says something that is untrue.

Belladonna M

was given on

17.11.1990. Report on 3.1.1991: The first

weak after the remedy he was terrible.

Everything was worse, "hen began to

improve. He has been fine, much more

reasonable person. Sits at the table. He is a

normal naughty boy now. The tics are still

there but much better.

A female 55 years who has been under

the psychiatrist for 32 years. She lived in a

ghetto in Eastern Europe during the World

War II, and lived through severe bombings

and the trauma left deep marks in her

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mind. In 1958 she had a nervous

breakdown after her first child was born;

all the trauma came out during the

breakdown. She was given

Electroconvulsive therapy and put on

tablets which gave her headaches and

drowsiness. Her weight went up by six

stones. Swells up with fluid. In 1944 when

the Nazis were attacking she wa:; 9 years

old. Almost every year she had trouble

with her nerves.

On the basis of her mental and general

symptoms (Ailments from fright;

Delusions pursued by soldiers; Irritable,

alternating with indifference; Suicidal;

Spring agg.; Warm agg. Swelling puffy,

oederratous; Delusions pursued by

enemies)

Belladonna

was the onl/

indicated remedy.

Belladonna

M. There

was good improvement after an initial

aggravation for two days. Long-term

follow-up not available. 29. Abusive

husbands

MARK Prunella (Simile, 2, 4/1992

issued with the BHJ,

81,4/1992)

Three cases are reported by the

author with the introduction: "In geieral

practice I come across many

depressed/anxious women whose main

problem seems to be their husbands. These

men are often physically violent and/or

verbally abusive."

Case 1: Mr.A, 55 year-old engineer. He

had rushed at his wife with a knife

shouting:"Let's top ourselves, life isn't

worth living!" His presenting symptoms

were suicidal depression, weepy, cannot

hear injustice in the world. Suppressed

rage against employers and mother.

Violent verbal anger directed at wife for

no reason. A:; a child had been physically

abused, neglected by mother. Mother

cruel to father, patient always peacemaker.

1978 father suffered brain damage

following suicide attempt, died 10 years

later: patient felt guilty, blamed mother.

Rubrics selected: Sensitive, sympathetic,

hates injustice. Suppressed anger, erupts

against family, never hurts them

physically. High sex drive, good sex with

wife. Cares + + + welfare of family.

Staphysagria XM

12 hourly for three

doses. Severe aggravation fo< two weeks,

then improved. After two months for

return of symptoms

Staphysagria M,

12

hourly.three doses. Three days minor

aggravation, then improved,

Antidepressants now stopped. Very well.

Case 2: Mr.B,

46 years, nursing home

proprietor, with wife. Wife came on

20.4.92 badly beaten, inflicted by patient.

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He had been violent throughout married

life, now she feared he would kill her.

Couple came together on 27.4.92. He has

no self confidence; dependent on wife;

loquacious, rambling. Sudden, terrible,

violent rages lasting 24-48 hours, triggered

by trivia he saw as demeaning. Muttering

in corners puffing himself up, pale face,

bulging veins and eyes, sweating + + + +,

hyperventilation, shouting and haranguing.

Would threaten to kill her with knives,

would hit her with fists or objects, demand

instant sex on threat of death (tantamount

to rape). Always worse night. Wept as he

told me the thought of killing her was

terrible, as his life would be unbearable

without her. Past history: Verbally abusive

father, fearsome rages. Patient constantly

belittled. Lifelong depression:

antidepressants for fou years.

Stramonium

200

three doses 12 hourly. 3.6.92

Stramonium XM

three doses 12 hourly.

Case 3: Mr.C, 45 years, nuclear

engineer. Very unhappy, obsessed by

work, anxious about performance, very

clever and capable, but feels indadequate.

lntolerant,bad tempered at home and work.

Sudden rages at home over trivia.red

face,bulging eyes, smashing things,

shouting, wrestling with wife, but never

hurting her physically. Malicious,

devastatingly hurtful remarks to wife,

reducing her to despair, picks on Achilles'

heel. Pathologically jealous of wife,

jealous of daughters' boyfriends and

career success. Withdraws into long sulks;

almost worse than the rages. Depression,

weeps, desperate at losing daughters, no

friends, hobbies, cold to outsiders. Proud,

difficulty admitting problems. unhappy,

lonely childhood, cold, unloving parents,

subject to constant criticisms.

Hyoscyamus XM

three doses 12 hourly.

Remains well.

30.

Bronchitis - A case from the Cells

Seminar

VITHOULKAS Goerge (The

Homoeopath, 12, 4/1992)

This is an extract from VITHOULKAS

1

Celle Seminarfin

1992?)

Kalicarbonicum

is discussed.

Strong arguments are made for forbidding

Coffee while under homoeopathic

medication. (See pp 178-186 'The Celle

Seminars', Vol.I)

31.

Leistenhernie (Inguinal

hernia)

GRIMME H.(AHZ, 237,

5/1992)

A five-year-old girl who developed

rightsided inguinal hernia after whooping

cough, who had been earlier given

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Tuberculinum aviare

for nasal polyp

which was however later surgically

removed, was cured with

Lycopodium.

32.

Akute Infekte bei Kindern mit

chronischen Krankheiten

(Acute infections in children with

chronic diseases)

PFEIFFER, H. (AHZ, 237, 6/1992)

The treatment of acute infections in

children who are being treated

homoeopathically for chronic illnesses

demands the application of the similie rule

with every change of the health condition.

Such change in health condition may be a

'children's disease', new symptoms,

aggravation of known symptoms from

physical or mental strains or accidents.

The basis for this is given by

HAHNEMANN in paragraphs73 and 92

in his

Organon,

and in Part I of his

Chronic Diseases. These intervening acute

infections need to be treated only when

absolutely necessary. The administration of

an acute remedy leads to an interruption of

chronic treatment, Later the similie

indicated by the new symptoms should be

administered and the treatment continued.

The author cites two cases of his in

which such intervention had to be

undertaken. In one case it was necessary to

give an acute remedy after which the

chronic treatment was continued with the

remedy indicated by the symptoms then; in

the other case the remedy for the acute

condition was the same as for the chronic

disease.

33.

Ein Fall von Osteoporose (A case of

Osteoporosis)

HOYMANN, G (AHZ, 237, 6/1992)

An unmarried, 44 year-old woman,

nervous, excitable, fear of diseases,

otherwise overall good to move with. She

has been with

Natrum muriaticum

upto

XM since 1986. From time to time she

complained of back ache and as she had

fear of Osteoporosis an x-ray was taken

which confirmed the diagnois

Osteoporosis. She was full of fear and was

given

Vermiculite

(Staufen-Pharma) in 6x

and later 12x, 30x, and this was continued

independent of the usual therapy

(Rhus

toxicodendron

or

Natrum muriaticum

as

the case may be). For about an year this

therapy was continued and x-ray taken

after this indicated that the remedy helped

improve her condition.

34.

Der Konstitutionsbegriff in der

Hombopathie (The

concept of Constitution in

Homoeopathy)

FURLENMEIER, M. (ZKH, 36,

5/1992)

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Over the years Homoeopathy has been

developing two different directions with

reference to the "Constitution" and these

two are further proceeding along and

getting farther from the other; the

homoeopaths are not able to understand

the reasons for this development. One

reduces the "Constitution" to the rare "pure

constitution types" on the basis of the few

attributes or individualities (e,g.so-called

"essence") and opines that such a patient

(e.g."coward" =

Lycopodium)

has only one

remedy for him which is called

"constitutional remedy" in high potency at

large intervals for almost all ailments, life

long.

The other homoeopaths on the other

direction attempt to cover the symptoms

and syndromes as they come up varyingly

with different remedies which fit every

time the symptoms/syndromes, and in

this way the patient receives a different

remedy every time, in quick succession.

These two diverging directions

developed - although the purpose was

same for both - due to wrong

presumptions and conceptual obscurities.

35.

Calcium carbonioum

KELLER, G.v. (ZKH, 36,

5/1992)

Sometimes the improvement in a

chronic case cannot be seen immediately; a

case is presented where three weeks after

the medication a slight cold in the head

was experienced by the patient together

with a quick improvement of the chronic

symptoms. We should be careful in the

interpretation of this kind of process; if, as

is often the case in these situations, we have

given a second prescription for the catarrh,

the possibility of a retarded effect of the

first prescription should not be

overlooked.

36.

MD who ruled with an iron hand

PARTHASARATHY, Mrs.Vishpala

(NJH, 1, 3/1992)

A 48-year-old man with complaints of

flatulence, belching, empty, all-gone

sensation, headache, hypertension,

pouches under the eyes; dictatorial,

impatient, anger from contradiction,

abrupt, fastidious, ambitious, was

prescribed

Nux vomica -

repeated - with

intercurrent

Carcinosin M.

37.

Involuntary bow&l

movements

NAGAR Rashmi (NJH, 1,

3/1992)

A7-year-old girl began to pass stools in

her underwear and not know it or mind it

despite her mother trying her best to change

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this habit. This had begun only since a

month. The author says that she chose the

following mental symptoms from the

observaton of the child in the clinic:

Obstinate, dictatorial, violent anger,

irritable when spoken to, indisposed to talk

and heedless and

Chamomilla 200

was

given four doses for three days. The child

responded immediately. (The author says

that since the mental symptoms were

'strong' she did not "care to check up if it

covered involuntary stools or diarrhoea" I

= K.S.S.)

38.

Xerostomia in Gl tract

diseases

DASTUR Burjor (MJH, 1,

3/1992)

Two cases of Xerostomia: one a lady of

39-years age, was given

Lycopodium M

and

the other a 47 year-old man, was given

Nux

vomica M

(In both the cases the remedies

in M potency were repeated few times even

three times a dayl No explanation given for

such repetitions = KSS)

39.

Cases of irritable bowel

syndrome

CHIMTHANAWAl-A Kasim

(NJH, 1, 3/1992)

Two cases of irritable bowel syndrome.

In both

Gelsemium

was an important

remedy which was used in 50 millesimal

scale.

40.

Mind is the mirror

CHATTERJEE Sujith (NJH,

1,3/1992)

A 60-year-old man with ulcerative

colitis was promptly prescribed

Arsenicum

album M

on the basis of 'mentals'.

A 36-year-old man with cirrhosis of

liver made dramatic and prompt

improvement with

Natrum muriaticum M,

prescribed on the basis of the 'mental'

symptoms.

41.

The silent attacker

SHAH Bhavna (NJH, 1, 3/1992)

A 5-year-old g rl with hyper-

pigmentation on the extremities

resembling ecchymosis; cough; grinding

teeth at night; stye on the upper lid; very

short tempered, very possessive about her

things; anger ending in weeping; naughty;

mischievous when everyone at home were

sleeping in the afternoon; loved music and

to dance; new clothes; liked sour fruits and

grapes; tears pictures from books.

Tarantula hispanica M.

Three-year-old buy with milk

indigestion; cough and cold on taking

citrus fruits; very moody; likes to play

with water; hyperactive, wants to do

something or the other;breaks things, bites

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his nails, clothes; stubborn; short-

tempered; no fear of anything; rough and

rude to elders; quarrelsome, revengeful;

very possessive, does not like to give his

things to other children; dees not like the

same food in his iunch box; always wants

new things, new dishes.

Tubercullnum M.

Aone-year-old with big belly and thin

extremities with dry, hacking cough (day

and night); wakes up at night with cough,

frightened, restless. Very stubborn, throws

things in anger, pulls his own hair, wants to

play in water, impatient. When hungry

wants his food immediately, canine,

excessive hunger, eats fast. Temper

tantrums. Averse to be touched when

unwell, he screams when someone

approaches him; very jealous when

someone goes to his mother's lap, fear of

noise; indolence after eating; craves sweets

and milk; mother gets tired of thinking

what to give him next to meet his

voracious appetite.

Cina M,

after which he passed a big

round worm.

In all the three cases above the

prescription was based on the basis of the

mental symptoms. 42. Cancerinic state

BANERJEE Subrata Kumar (NJH, 1,

3/1992)

Pre-cancerous manifestations, for early

diagnosis and prophylaxis through

antimiasmatic, constitutional treatment. 43-

Magic of

China

in warts

UPADHYA Sameer (NJH, 1, 3/1992)

A 28-year-old lady with multiple,

small, flat warts on right hand for last two

years, occasionally itching, was cured by

China M.

Her mental state (suicidal

disposition, forsaken feeling, anxiety about

future) also improved.

IV. REPERTORY

1. Mittelverwechslungen im Repertorium

von KENT – Teil

25:Mercuria!is perennis

und

Mercurius vivus

(Remedy confusions

in KENT'S Repertory - Part

25:Mercurialis perennis

and

Mercurius

vivus)

WOLF, H. (ZKH, 36,6/1992)

The following corrections have been

suggested after

carefully comparing the

symptoms in the

Encyclopaedia of

Pure

Materia Medica

by T.F.ALLEN, the

Guiding

Symptoms by

HERING,

Materia

Medica Pura

by HAHNEMANN.

Correction as

Mercurialis perennis

instead of

Mercurius vivus:

HEAD, Pain, pressing, stooping,

on: p.191 Pain, shooting: p.201

Pain, shooting, Forehead: p.202

EYE, Pain, pressing, stooping

agg.: p.257 Pain, pressing,

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reading, while: p.297 Tension,

morning: 268

EXTREMITIES, Drawn, outward, the left

hand, while playing the piano: p.984 Pain,

pressing, Forearm: p.1110 Pain, stitching,

Fingers, tips of: p.1143 SLEEP, Dreams,

children, about: p.1237 Dreams, horses:

p.1240 Dreams, horses, ugly: p.1240

CHILL, Afternoon, dinner, after: p.1260

(The author also suggests the following

rubrics for correction as

Mercurialis

perennis,

after the readers make further

verifications)

EXTREMITIES, Pain, stitching,

Fingers, nails, around:

p.1143

see Symptom No.458, p.204 of the

Encyclopaedia.

EXTREMITIES,

Pain, stitching, Toes, tips of: p.1154

see Symptoms No.522, 523, 529,

p.206 of the

Encyclopaedia

Correction as

Mercurius vivus

instead of

Mercurialis perennis

RECTUM, urging, stool during:

p.634.

V. VETERINARY

1. A veterinary case of Cervical Disc

Herniation

PITCAIRN Richard (HL, 5, 1/1992)

A 5-year-old male coolie and springer cross

dog suffered cervical disc herniation ("slipped

disc") confirmed by x-ray.

Bryonia 200 prescribed on the basis of the

information obtained over the telephone. No

positive response after three days.

Thorough examination and case-taking

revealed the remedy to be Belladonna which was

given in XM potency in water with the

instruction to give one dose every four hours

until improvement sets in. After two doses the

dog startled its owner by running into the

bedroom asking to be let out to urinate! He

continued to improve. After 24 hours he needed

one more dose; all in all 6 doses over the next

couple of weeks. Completely well.

2. Lupus Erythematosus in a three-year-old

Cocker Spaniel

BLAKE Stephen R. (HT, 12, 6/1992)

A spayed female cocker spaniel which

suffered from Lupus Erythematosus was healed

with Pulsatilla,

3. Homoeopathy for reptiles

SHAEFFER C Edgar {HT, 12,

6/1992)

This is an unusual report because it

speaks of homoeopathic treatment of a

chameleon in labour(!) with Pulsatilla. The

baby chameleons which developed dyspnoea after

excitement were given Antimonlum tartaricum

and Arsenicum album.

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4. Daisy's dilemmas

DeWEESE Cyndde(HT, 12, 6/1992)

An ewe in labour was helped whenever she

had ineffective labor with Carbo vegetabilis.

One of the newborn, Daisy, was found sleepy

and weak, went into arching and thrashing

convulsions and even her eyes rolled back.

Hypericum brought her out of the convulsions. It

was found that Daisy was deaf and blind!

Remedies listed in the KENT under Loss of

vision, Hearing, impaired, were tried but of no

help. The homoeopath Veterinarian, Ed

SHAEFFER, was consulted by telephone; He

suggested Causticum because Daisy had some

diarrhoea (discharges) greenish, Causticum was

given and next morning Daisy could see and hear!

5. Horses

SHAEFFER C.Edgar (HT, 12,7/1992)

SHAEFFER reports of the treatment of a

horse 22 year-old, for itchy and thin coat and also

a granuloma which was still producing some

discharge. The horse, Traveler, had excess thirst

after eating. Silica 30 once a day was given and

two months later Traveler was doing well

including the granuloma. (See BOERICKE and

CLARKE).

VI. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Hahnemann's LM and Water potencies

DOMENICK Rochelle (HT, 12, 7/1992)

The Hahnemann Academy of North

America(HANA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico,

under the directorship of Robion MURPHY, ND,

is currently doing clinical experiments with LM

potencies and water solutions. Application of

the principles found in the 6th edition of the

Organon are used in chronic and acute cases, and

this information is evaluated in a fair and

objective manner at the HANA.

HAHNEMANN emphasizes that the dry

dose is the weakest dose; giving the remedy in

water makes the dose 'strong', There have been

consistently excellent results in administering the

remedy in liquid form and by succussing the

remedy between each dose. The body seems to

accept without aggravation, resulting in gentle,

rapid and permanent restoration of health. Refer

to paragraphs 247 and 248, footnotes 133 and

134, and to the Preface to Chronic Diseases. The

following applies to any potency, X, C or the 50

millesimal:

A. How to make a remedy solution bottle:

1.Fill a clean amber bottle with distilled

or purified water

(no tap water except in emergency). For an

X or C potency, 1/2

oz.dropper bottle to 4 oz. bottle may be used.

For LM potency, 4

oz.bottle. The more sensitive the more the

water used (8 oz.)

2.Add 10% pure ethyl alcohol (190

proof Everclear) not

methyl or rubbing alcohol! If Everclear is

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not available, use the

highest proof, least smelly, and most

colorless alcohol possible.

If the solution is to to be stored, at least 20%

alcohol is necessary.

3.Put one dose of the remedy into the

bottle and allow to

dissolve. X or C potency = 12 to 15 pills of

10 size or one or two

of 35 size pills. LM potency one 10 size pill.

B. Succussing the remedy solution bottle:

hold the bottle

and strike the bottom of the bottle smartly against

the palm of your

other hand or against a soft leather bound book

from a distance

of about 2 feet. The remedy solution bottle should

be succussed

before each dose. 2-5 succussions for infants and

children and

hypersensitive persons; 5-10for the average

person; 10-12forthe

non-reactive,

C. While the X or C may be taken directly

from the

succussed bottle, for the 50 millesimal ' dosage

cup' must be

used, i.e.in an 8 oz. cup filled with 4 oz. distilled

water put 1-2

teaspoonsful of the succussed remedy, stir well,

and take one

teaspoon from this 'dosage cup', The remaining

water in the cup

may be thrown or may be used to water the

plants. A new dose

should be prepared everytime required and taken

similarly.

D. Dosage amounts: X or C potency: 1

teaspoon 1-3 times

a day, 50 millesimal: 1/4 to 1/2 for infants, 1/2-1

teaspoon older

children adolescents and sensitivie persons. 1-2

teaspoonsful for

the average person or as needed. May take 1 dose

once a day or

every other day or as needed.

E. Dose adjustments: If strong reaction

occurs:

take the remedy less often

succus only two times

use more water (8 - 20 oz) in the remedy

solution bottle

use the 2nd, 3rd or more dosage cups.

F. Dose repetition: In emergency may repeat

the remedy

every 5 minutes to one hour or as needed. In

acute cases dose

maybe 1-3 times daily or as needed. Chronic

cases: ForXorC, 1

teaspoon, 1-3 times a day, for the 50 millesimal

one teaspoon

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every day or every other day from the dosage

cup,

2. Rhus radicans und Rhus toxicodendron -

Beitrag zur botanischen Klassifizierung von

Arzneipflanzen: selbst HAHNEMANN

stiftete Verwirrung! [Rhus radicans and

Phus toxicodendron - on the botanical

classification of medicinal plants:

HAHNEMANN himself caused

confusion!)

FURLENMEIER, S. (ZKH, 36, 6/1992)

Rhus radicans and Rhus todicodendron are

taken as example to demonstrate how botanical

inaccuracies in the literature - from the

'proving' to the actual medicine - lead to

obscurities and consequent mistakes and failures

in the therapy.

VII. RESEARCH

1. Information on Research in Homoeopathy

- Where to

get it?

RIGHETTI Marco (HL, 5,1/1992)

Homoeopathy began with 'research' - the very

first was the Cinchona experiment by

HAHNEMANN. Every remedy that entered

into the homoeopathic Materla Medica was a

result of research. However, the kind of research

useful for homoeopathic therapeutics has never

been in accordance with the thinking and research

systems of the Allopathy. Researches on the

allopathic models have little if not nil value for

Homoeopathy. In this article the author furnishes

the sources from where one can obtain

information on the researches in Homoeopathy.

VIII. BIOGRAPHY

1. Dr.Herbert A.ROBERTS (1868-1950)

DAS Kuhu(NJH, 1,3/1992)

A very brief like sketch of Dr. H A

ROBRTS.

IX. HISTORY

1. 160 Jahre Allgemeine Homoopathische

Zeitung – Eine Wiirdigung aus

verlagshistorischer Sicht (160 years of

Allgemeine Homoopathische Zeitung - an

evaluation in the light of publication history)

FISCHER E. (AHZ, 237, 5/1992)

The Allgemeine Homoopathische Zeitung

is the oldest homoeopathic medical journal in the

world. It was founded in 1832, during the

lifetime of HAHNEMANN. The first number

was published in July 1832, At that time there

were of course, other homoeopathic journals,

foremost being the "Archlv fiir

hombopathlsche Heilkunst", known as

STAPF's Archiv, and "Annalen der

hombopathischen Kllnik" by HARTLAUB and

TRINKS.

The article traces briefly the development of

the journal, the different editors over the years,

up-to-date. It is interesting that the journal is now

in its 161st year of publication.

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2. Paganinis Besuch bei Hahnemann

(PAGANINI's visit to

HAHNEMANN)

JUTTE, R. (AHZ, 237, 5/1992)

It is well-known that many famous persons

consulted HAHNEMANN in Paris. With the

examination and plans to print HAHNEMANN's

Case Records, details of many of these are

coming to light.

Among the famous persons who were

treated by HAHNEMANN while he was in Paris

is the virtuoso on the violin Niccolo

PAGNINI(1782-1840). The detailed case history

recorded in the fifth French case journal has been

studied. HAHNEMANN treated the famous

musician whose short life was one of long

ordeal, with Sulphur 30 and later on Pulsatitla 30.

For reasons not known the treatment could not be

completed.

3. Klassische Homoopathie - Ein Esay zur

historischen Entwicklung und Definition

(Classical Homoeopathy – an essay on the

historical development and definition)

SCHWEITZER, W. (AHZ, 237, 5/1992)

The author describes the historical

development of the term 'Classical

Homoeopathy' as well as the new interpretation

of this term in the recent decades. He also opines

that a clear and definitive clarification must be

made as to 'Classical Homoeopathy

1

.

4. Jahrestage der Homoopathie: zum100.

Todestag von CARL GERSTER SEN.

(1814-1892): Versuch einer

Rekonstruktion der Gedenkenwelt und des

geistigen Umfeldes eines homoopathischen

Arztes der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderte

(Anniversary of Homoeopathy: 100th death

Anniversary of CARL GERSTER SEN.

1814-1892. An attempt at reconstruction

of the ideal world and the society around

during the life of a homoeopathic

physician in the middle of the 19th century)

WILLFAHRT, J. (ZKH, 36, 6/1992)

By examining the records of a homoeopathic

physician the homoeopathic history of the period

as well as the society may be obtained. The

author has examined the records of Carl

GERSTER(1814-1892) and typical trends of

medicine in the middle of the nineteenth century

can be seen. GERSTER was besides being a

homoeopath, engaged with Hydrotherapy,

Mesmerism and Natural therapy. His urge for

theoretical foundation of practical experiences

led him beyond the close borders of

Homoeopathy. His way was guided by two

directions, which may appear as contrasts: the

new pathology and physiology on the one hand

and a systematical pursuit of mesmerism on the

other.

X. GENERAL

1. HAHNEMANN and today's medicine

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11

'Always referring to the founder is characteristic

of a sect' Acomment, to be seriously considered

Hf HAHNEMANN'sfindings prove to be correct,

we must be able to verify them with our own

experiences, and instead of hiding behind the

"great master", start expressing them in our own

terms.

"Nevertheless, the following few examples

illustrate that HAHNEMANN was an

extraordinary and gifted physician and scientist

of his day who deserves our respect.

"Despite being wrong in several assumptions,

he was able to deduct information from accurate

observatious of his patients which later were

rediscovered by 'modern medicine'. Many of his

discoveries and conclusions in regard to

Homoeopathy we have been able to verify in our

clinical practice."

With the above preamble the authors go on

to narrate briefly the justification for the above

statement. HAHNEMANN's observations on

Cholera, Hygiene, Side effects, Primary and

Secondary effects, Rebound effect, Allergy and

Allergen, etc. are brought before our attention so

that one can easily see that HAHNEMANN was

indeed far ahead of his times.

2. A pilot study of the attitudes and

awareness of Homoeopathy shown by

patients in three Manchester

pharmacies

ALTON Sarah, KAYNE Steven (BHJ, 81,

4/1992) This pilot study was designed to

determine public awareness of, and attitude to

Homoeopathy by distributing questionnaire to a

random sample of three pharmacies in different

areas of Greater Manchester. It was found that

78% of the people had some degree of knowledge

of Homoeopathy, but a significant number of

these were adjudged as being from social classes

A, B, and C, Attitudes did not appear to differ

between those who had used Homoeopathy and

those who had not, there being a positive view in

general.

A need for a continuing homoeopathic

education programme for prescribes and the

provision of more information for potential

patients was identified.

3. Homoeopathy-A pilot study of the

attitudes and awareness of pharnmacy staff

in the Stoke-on-Trent area

DAVIES Maurice, KAYNE Steven (BHJ, 81,

4/1992)

The survey was designed to study the

attitudes of a sample of pharmacists, technicians

and unqualified staff towards Homoeopathy, and

their understanding of the principles involved.

The most significant findings were that the

majority of those who expressed a view (i.e.

excluding the "don't know") were favourable to

Homoeopathy, but there was little

understanding of the subject. Most pharmacists

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thought that homoeopathic medicines worked 'by

faith'. An urgent need for an education

programme was demonstrated.

4. The over-the-counter market for

Homoeopathy

LOCKIE A.H. (BHJ, 81, 4/1992)

There is a growing market for the over-the-

counter (OTC) homoeopathic remedies in the

U.K. OTC Homoeopathy market grew from £8 m

to £12 m between 1988 and 1990. This compares

with the European markets £230 m in France 210

m in Germany. Changes in the attitude by both

consumers and the health-care professionals have

contributed to growth in the UK, the report says.

The potential for a huge expansion in demand

for OTC Homoeopathy is further emphasized by

study paper from a management consultancy

entitled 'Growing ECC market for

Homoeopathy'. Another study says that

Homoeopathy is becoming an increasingly

important element in the European medical

system.

5. Der "Genius der Arznei" bei Boenninghausen

(The "Genius of the Remedy" of

BOENNINGHAUSEN)

GYPSER, K.-H.(ZKH, 36, 6/1992)

What did BOENNINGHAUSEN mean by

"Genius of remedy"? We come across the word

"Genius" often in the works of

BOENNINGHAUSEN in connection with a

definite class of symptoms. The author traces the

development of the idea of •Genius of a remedy"

by BOENNINGHAUSEN.

In the Second Edition of his Organon in 1819

HAHNEMANN explained what he meant by

"Genius" (paragraph 136). This passage is

maintained upto the Fifth Edition and in the Sixth

Edition (paragraph 130) "Genius" is replaced

by "characteristic". However,

BOENNINGHAUSEN's "Genius" is different.

Attention is invited to his essay "Three

Precautionary Rules of

Hahnemann',(1844)wherein he speaks of the

characterise pain of Asafoetida. The author also

draws attention to the Theraputic Pocket Book,

and suggests the study of Materla Medica and

the Therapeutic Pocket Book and ascertain the

"Genius" of remedy. As example he has given the

study of the remedy Asafoetida.

XI. NEWS & NOTES

1. Raffaella POMPOSELLI, Verona, Italy,

reports {HL, 5, 2/1992) about the Seminar by

George VITHOULKAS at Verona: In his book

The Science of Homoeopathy', VITHOULKAS

says: "The symptom is the expression of the

defence mechanism that tries to restore the

equilibrium to the organism." VITHOULKAS

gave his definition of the value of a Symptom;

the symptom should be evaluated according to

four parameters:

1. The intensity of the symptom is the strength

with which the patient expresses his problem

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subjectively. The subtle facial

expressions and gestures which can give greater

emphasis to the symptom, must be noted by

careful observation. The

more intense a symptom the more relevant it is.

The intensity of this symptom should also be

equally intense in the remedy.

2. The continuity of the symptom depends on the

frequency of its manifestation and therefore

indicates how important it

is for the defence mechanism.

3. The depth of the symptom - its hierarchical

value has to be taken into account.

4. The uniqueness of the symptom: intense,

profound, stable and also unique are of the

greatest value in prescribing.

VITHOULKAS underlined the importance

of the correct sequence in administering the

remedies. He also said that he proposed to add to

the three classic 'miasms' the miasms of

Tuberculinic, the Carcinomatous as well as the

modern miasms of Penicillin and Cortisone.

2. Fons Vanden BERGHE, Genk (Belgium)

reports on the seminar of Vassilis GHEGAS in

Greece: The seminar was attended by more than

120 participants from all over the world.

(HL, 5,2/1992)

He discussed the rubric "Delusions" and the

sub-rubrics.

About Murex: Murex is very much like

Lillium tigrinum and to a lesser degree like Sepia.

In Murex the sensitivity of the genital is so much

that by just washing the genital intense sexual

desire may be produced, Sadness due to

suppression of leucorrhoea is characteristic;

melancholic after "cure" of the leucorrhoea by

allopathy. Murex has empty feeling in the

stomach which produces the desire to eat

continuously (Sepia). If Staphysagria has been

given without result and if there are strong

uterine symptoms think of Murex. The

combination of sadness before menses, sexual

problems, and uterine problems should take your

mind to Murex.

About the use of small remedies his advice is:

If the patient is in homoeopathic treatment for a

short time and his general energy is good it may

be better to try with the small remedy that fits the

special problem of the patient. He gave a lot of

examples from his own experience to make this

topic clear.

3. The 17th Annual Symposium on

Homoeopathic Medicine, Faculty of

Homoeopathy, Midlands Branch chose for the

1992 Symposium theme, Audit (BHJ, 81, 4/1992)

By studying how we use a particular medicine and

how we treat various conditions with

homoeopathic medicines we hope to add to our

knowledge and improve our practice. The audit

was done on Phosphorus.

Thrombocytopenic purpura, upper or lower

respiratory symptoms, anxiety, asthma, phobias,

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coughs, were the conditions

treated with Phosphorus and of course as

'consitutitonal' medicine also among others.

The next audit was Migraine and Tension

headache. A comparison of the medicines

recommended by BOYD, BLACKIE, TYLER

with the medicines that came up in this audit was

done and third list compiled by repertorizing

migraine and tension headache symptoms was

presented by Dr.Bill RICHARDSON. While the

results of migraine headache was good that of

tension headache was not.

Two very interesting cases illustrating

possible adverse effects of homoeopathic

medicines were also presented.

4. Report by Steven KAYNE about the Second

Russian Homoeopathic Congress, Moscow, May

1992 (BHJ, 81, 4/1992):

The theme of the Congress was 'Homoeopathy

and Ecology

1

.

A Lithuanian doctor introduced a new

remedy, Aqua crystaiisata, which is made by

adding ice crystals to alcohol and potentizing the

resulting solution. It appeared to have a localized

role and 'activated the liquid crystals protein in

the body'. Case studies were presented including

the treatment of obesity, but no proving had been

attempted.

After democratization within Russia, there

was increased demand for unorthodox medicine

including Homoeopathy; the German

Pharmacopaeia which was presently used may

be replaced by Russian pharmacopaeia.

Dr.ZAMARENOV presented a paper concerning

the use of Mercury potencies in the treatment of

Mercury poisonimg. A liquid potency was

reported to have increased the urinary excretion

of Mercury in poisoned patients.

Jacques BENVENISTE spoke about his

current work, still to be published. In these studies

both in vivo and in vitro methods were used in the

further investigations on highly diluted solutions.

A hypothetical mechanism of the biological

effects at high dilutions was presented. This was

based on the idea that in biology molecular

comunication involves electro magnetic fields. A

further lively debate would surely follow the

publication of this study.

There were speakers about the environmental

pollution in their countries.

5. (There are more journals in Homoepathy

around the world in different languages to which I

do not have access - yet - and

therefore depend upon the 'abstracts' published in

other journals like the British Homoeopathic

Journal. Material gleaned from these abstracts

are also included especially those that are of

special value = K.S.S.)

The quarterly organ of the Austrian

Homoeopathic Medical Associaton -

Homoopaihie In Osterreich, since 1990 -

reflects the tremendous energy Austrian medical

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homoeopaths are putting into their work, with

much thought given to the present-day situation

and the needs of the future, clearly relating to the

medical situation of the day, official

requirements, and the work that is being done in

other German-speaking countries. Information

and reports on meetings, conferences, training

and further training are thus given considerable

space.

6. Stevene KAYNE writes (Simile,

Vol.2,4/1992 issued with the BHJ 81, 4/1992)

about what Jacques BENVENISTE had to say

about the way his experiments were criticised by

the Nature team:

"I saw the results with my own eyes Okay we

make mistakes, but the basic threat of our work

was based on hard facts. They also said I was

arrogant. Peter MEDAWAR the British Nobel

Laureate researcher said that humility is not a

state of mind conducive to the advancement of

learning and I agree with him to some extent.

Those people will apologise to me some time."

When asked what kindled his interest in

Homoeopathy, he said "in 1982 I thought

Homoeopathy was a new sexual disease", he

joked. "I knew nothing - infact I still know little

of the discipline, except in the context of

considering its mechanisms as a branch of

nature's general transmission of messages

through electromagnetic forces. That one of my

students asked if he could carry out some

homoeopathic experiments for his MD thesis

and I gave permission, providing that he did not

waste time. His results were interesting and I

became involved in my present work from 1983."

BENVENISTE also felt that there was a

publication bias in English language journals

against positive results - especially ones that

cannot easily be explained."

7. The potency question by K.BIELAU, in

Homoopathie in Osterriech 1991 2:109-1

(BHJ,81,4/1992): Potentized medicines

are not innocuous and they can have undesirable

effects. Four examples are given; e.g. Rhus

toxicodendron 200 given

half-hourly for 24 hours was followed by severe

torticollis which was treated by different

practitioners with Tarantula M and a number of

unknown highpotencies and Chelidonium with

the patient ultimately in hospital with jaundice. In

Dr.BIELAU's opinion we can count ourselves

lucky that no one believes in the powers of

potentized medicines and everyone thinks they

are harmless!

He sums up his views as follows:

- Homoeopathic medicines can have

undesirable effects,i.e. proving symptoms

in patients.

- The higher the potency, the more

persistent and deep-reaching the the

effect, which may prove difficult to

reverse.

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- Accurate drug diagnosis based on

careful history-taking and use of the

repertories is the most important element,

not the potency.

- LM potencies are always adequate, mostly

medium high, with the 30th needed only

very occasionally.

- 'A homoeopathic prescription today and

tomorrow we'll have a cure' merely

serves to make the practitioner feel good.

In reality we, as physicians,

never heal the patient but at best

provide the medicament that will

stimulate the dynamics of life.

PARACELSUS knew this.

8. The Editor Julian WINSTON in

Homoeopathy Today, 12, 5/1992 says that he

came across, in Philadelphia in an exhibition

on the future of health statement introduced in

the exhibit: "We are in the early stages of a

revolution of biomedical science. In the past we

saw illness as diseased organs.Today, scientists

are beginning to study diseases at microscopic

level of cells and molecules." There was also a

question of how do you think that the hospital

life-supporting systems which can often keep a

hospital patient for an indefinite period of time,

should be used? (a) used for everyone; (b) used

only if the patient has a chance of

recovery; (c) the patient and his family decides.

Out of 4253 votes 446 chose(c), while 964 chose

(b) and 2843 said that it should be

mandatory(l)

There was also another question whether

preventive medicine should be available to all

Americans. Out of 3495 votes 342 said Yes, since

it saves money in the long run, 3153 said No,

because it would be too expensive. The Editor

concludes that "these answers are from people

who are coming to the 'newest' science museum

in the City and if that is truly the state of mind of

this country we are in big trouble"

(This is a sample of the confusion in which

the people are=K.S.S.)

9. Acorrespondant reports on the severe adverse

effects she had after a 'swine flu vaccine' in 1976.

She was diagnosed as

suffering from 'Guillain-Barre Syndrome', a

disease of the central nervous system and

involves demyelinization of the spinal cord,

the base of the brain and the peripheral and

autonomic nervous system which affects the

entire life force. The patient writes "some

things I never imagined could happen to my body

have become reality". She narrates in detail the

sufferings that she passed

through, and they are terrible. She further says

"The treating neurologist at the University of

Miami has treated, at the request

of the Government, all the victims of the swine

flue vaccine (582 people). To date, there are only

three of them alive and I am the

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only one who is mobile." She has been treated

with Homoeoathy by Saivatore WILLIAMS

and her progress has been very

encouraging. As on date of the letter "My

balance has improved with the Alexander

Technique and Feldenkrais body work. I am

stronger, my stamina has increased tenfold, my

balance much better, I know most of the time

when I am being touched or burned without

looking, and I can even type now. Some of the

tingling numbness in my hands, feet and face still

remains. When I had an MRI in 1989 it showed

that my spinal cord has remyelinized-

pretty remarkable after being demyelinized for

13 years. The treating neurologist when I told him

what has was happening. said that's impossible'."

{HT, 12,6/1992) (It is surprising that still some

speak of the 'limitations of Homoeopathy': one

should only speak

of one's own limitation = K.S.S)

10. A recent Associated Press article reported

that 'excessive use of the most widely prescribed

anti-asthma drug may increase the risk of fatal

asthma attack patients who used two inhalers

a month-the recommended dosage is one a

month-faced a risk of death or near-death that

was double that of patients who used only one a

month.' (HT, 12, 6/1992)

11. In 'A Fish Story' Susan MYATT reports that

when she found that the pet fishes in the tank

were dying one by one and that at

the request of the children she put one tablet

of the 12 tissue salts (a combination) twice a

day and soon there were no more deaths

of the fishes, the fishes were healthy, and the

water was sparkllngly clear! (HT, 12,

6/1992)

12. A very interesting observation from a

correspondant in the HT, 12, 7/1992, Shanti

MANDELKORN reports that she saw many

cases of Flu and some of the most

interesting were seen in children from a

private school. The teachers of this school

have

been exceptionally severe in trying to make

a point about the children's behaviour. On

the day of the upset the children had left

for home not knowing whether there will

be school next day, pending one of the

children's confessions to some wrongdoing.

The children had come home stunned and

affected. Within the next 3-4 days more than

half of the kids in that class came down with

the flu. This is very unusual for this school of

healthy kids and

health conscious parents. Gelsemium was

the most beneficient remedy. "Bad news"

and "chagrin" are both listed as causal factors

for Gelsemium states.

13. Dr. M.S. SAXENA informs (HT,12,

7/1992) that he found the times of

occurrence of great interest. At a particular

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time the

medicine manifests its full therapeutic

action. The time can vary about 15 mts.

either way. For example, if the aggravation

starts at

1 a.m. Arsenicum album will be the major

remedy to consider. He has also observed

that the symptoms of food poisoning and

cholera for which this is the remedy usually

develop at this hour. Others found in his

practice:

8 a.m. to noon: Natrum muriaticum

11 a.m. Sulphur

Noon to 12.30 p.m. Gelsemium

3 p.m.: China sulph. (if chill exists); Thuja

(if no chill)

4-8 p.m.: Lycopodium

Aggravation starts just after falling asleep:

Lachesis

Every third day: Sulphur

Every two weeks: Niccoium

Every three weeks: Arsenicum album,

Magnesia carbonica

Every spring: Lachesis Every

year: Urtica urens

14. Homeopatisk tidskrift, Vol.1, 1/1992, gives

notes from Paul HERSCU Seminar, at Oslo and

Gottenburg, March 1992. The following are from

the Notes of Chris JOERGENFELT. (English

translation from the Swedish by kind courtesy of

Marita BYRNE, Editor of Homeopatisk

tidskrift).

STRAMONIUM:

A relatively common remedy, majority

indications in women.

Causation:

Ailments after FEAR

Meningitis; Encephalitis; also during

pregnancy

Severe pain

Scare after operations; in children,Fear of

separation from

parents

Emotional problems often begin at about two

years of age Often symptoms from the nerve

system, least touch from the

hair causes a motion in that direction

Different kinds of tics, twisting; biting

nails. Gyratory motions of the hands

Movement of head from side to side

Sucking in air, involuntary

Rocking back and forth, fast, intense (Bell.,

Tarent.Tub.) Grabbing the genitals

Stammering Sleep:

Restless, or restless only during hot

nights Dreams, anxious, fearful

Night terrors, terrible; wakes screaming in

terror, not awake properly

Fear of dark

Teeth, grinds, in sleep

Uncovers the body or sticks feet out

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Children often sleep with parents, out of

fears and dreams, The fears disappear after the

remedy; sometimes violent children get

nightmares for some months after the remedy.

Eyes:

They don't like bright light

Pupils may be dilated May

have an evil expression

They might blink a lot when stammering, or

when frightened History of conjunctivitis (Med.,

Sulph.)

Face:

Expression, wild or frightened

Ears:

Redness, during excitement or

diarrhoea Nose:

Runny, constant

Mouth: Speech stammering, when afraid,

when excited or after

reprimands

Respiration: Cough, constant; dry, barking,

light croup;chesty, agg, morning, night.

Bronchitis, constant Stomach: Desires sweets;

strong thirst for ice cold drinks; chewing ice;

Appetite diminished; aversion to food.

Rectum: Diarrhoea: recurrent; agg.sugar; brown,

watery stool, lienteric;

soft; Difficult to toilet train because of

irregular bowel

movements.

Extremities: Motion

Perspiration:

Scanty/Profuse

Skin:

Redness around anus Fever:

Might act wild, biting, kicking, rolling over

the bed, etc.

Generalities:

Restless on hot days Tend to be warm-blooded

Tend to get agg.from sun; also through the

window.

MIND; Type t: Extroverted, intense:

Parents will be holding them, wants to break

away. If let they go totally out of control

Can start talking loud to themselves - out of

control Might like to interfere during the

interview

{Tub.,Lach.,Verat.,Tnrent.)

Might torture, kill or injure animals

Very mischievous; malicious, fearless, violent;

Tearing things apart, example: a doll

Restless, wants to go, go, go (Veraf.). If parents

say they cannot go out anywhere, the child

destroys everything.

Violent towards the parents and other children,

also older children. When they get to 14-15-16

years, they are not concerned so much about

violence Violence may be inside, so they start to

shake from fear of

letting it out {Staph.)

Might play with snakes, ate. - a lack of

fear

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Children draw monsters and

warewolves; After the remedy the

violent type can become very weepy,

gentle, calm, affectionate - like Puts.

Biting

Fascination about guns Doing mean thing to

others No affection to father, hitting him A very

wild child that never gives up. It is a constant

battle of

wills,

Hates to change diapers, runs away - fights!!

Delusion during fever; that rabbit is coming from

the toilet Stammering; can also be only acute. Can

go away slowly or

quickly

Short concentration span, runs off after some

minutes "Genius as a baby, after high fever this

ended", Slowness of speech. Might not be able to

say certain letters

Speech that does not improve

After the remedy very active kids can become

very, very passive. It swings back to normal after

a while. Parents usually state that the children

become "truly more affectionate in one month."

"Plays better with other children". "Less angry".

Type II • Autistic state of Stramonium

Like they are in their own world, e.g. rocking

back and forth,

totally withdrawn;

Wild imaginations, but do not play with other

kids or mother. Lock themselves inside a room

and like to talk to the spirits Something closes,

stops interacting with people So shy, will not talk

to you, so painfully shy Forsaken feeling: feel

alone in the world, extreme sense of

loneliness In this group of Stramonium there

need not be any violence;

after the remedy the children start to play

with others. The shy, introverted type can look

like Puls., Staph. The shy ones may

masturbate Fears: of being/going outside, so

they stay inside the house, in a

closet, under the bed, etc. of

being alone(3) of sudden

strong/loud noise of the dark (3) of

thunderstorms of being alone of

ghosts

of animals of all types; esp. dogs (3) of

water, showers, of the ocean, of waves(3)

of snakes

of small places; claustrophobia of

sharp instruments (A/um., Plat.) of

monsters (3); have to look under the

bed of shadows

They will lock everything at night

Delusions:

A sense of isolation, as alone in the world Like

they did something wrong - anxiety of

conscience, and

somebody might just as well kill them A

certain percent is fastidious about their fingers, to

have them

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clean, clothes to be clean Agg.

closed places Agg, being alone

Agg. stopping them from doing something

Could be constipated, but much more comon is

diarrhoea The fear of shining things is not so

common, most common is

fear of showers, dogs and the dark

Complementary -

Sulph.

It is more that

Sulph.

looks so alike, but

Stram.

acts for

a long, long time. They can go into

Sulph.

afterwards, but just as well any

other remedy.

"IT'S LIKE A BIG PART OF ME HAS

NEVER BEEN ALIVE -

STRAM,,

but

you would believe

Nat-m."

If the pregnant mother gets a big fear the

child can develop a

Stram.

state. Ear

infections with antibiotics may cause

develop many fears

STRAM.

IS EASY TO MISTAKE WITH

SULPH.

(See also Extract of Rubrics -

Stramonium

- in QHD,

8,4/1991).

XII. BOOKS

1.

Un livre sans frontieres. Histoire et

Metamorphoses de I' Organon de

Hahnemann (A book without boundaries,

History and metamorphoses of the Organon

of Hahnemann), Jacques BAUR, France):

Edition Boiron S.A. 1SBN-2-85742-077-3.

Price 190 FF. In

French, no English translation available.

Reviewed by Caroline A.GUBERT, (BHJ,

81, 4/1992)

"At last a logical, detailed, precise

chronological list of different editions and

translations of the Organon! It is an

excellent reference book and of interest to

every homoeopath. Firstly it can help the

beginners find reasons for working on a

certain edition of Organon pointing the

weaknesses and strengths, and showing

which editions would complement one

another. For the more competent

practitioner it is a way of better

understanding why homoeopaths all over

the world base their knowledge on other

editions and of explaining the nature of

their different approaches. At a time when

everything should have a global

dimension, we should be grateful to

Dr.Jacques BAUR for

the enormous work

he has done

One is aware throughout

that

the book is the result of painstaking and

precise research into books, newspapers,

and articles of the last two hundred years,

in many different languages, and one is

gratified to know that someone has had

the patience, the ability and the tenacity to

undertake the task. So much has been

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written about the Organon that it is very

refreshing to come across not another

interpretation of it, but a thorough research

'Book Shelf of QHD, IX, 3/1991)

2.

The barefoot homoeopath, Madeleine

HARLAND and

Glen FINN, Clanfield; Hyden House

Limited 1991 ISBN:l-85623-00

1-5. Reviewed by Moira

HOUSTON.(BHJ, 81, 4/1992) "In this

book, the authors borrow the term

"barefoot" and use "barefoot

homoeopathy" to refer to taking

personal

responsibility for one's own

health and health-care

.

The

intention of

the book is to ancourage people to take

initiative in their health-care, both

preventatively in lifestyle management and

with first-aid treatments, naturopathic and

homoeopathic. ... The review of lifestyle

management including diet, exercise, work,

play and inner emotional health gives

ideas for people to develop themselves

along a particularly environmentally

friendly line.. .. . In all this book has a

balanced and comprehensive approach to

individual health care...."

3.

Thorson's Encyclopaedic Dictionary

of Homoeopathy, Harald GAIER.

Thorsons 1991, pp.601 ISBN 0-7225-

1823-4, reviewed Jeremy

SWAYNE.{BHJ,81,4/1992)

"The book is a real 'tour de force'. It is

certainly encyclopaedic, covering every

facet of homoeopathy and much of the

medical and biological landscape that

surrounds it.... Its scope embraces systems

of medicine from Ayurvedic to Witch

Doctor; medical personalities from

ARISTOTLE to WHEELER;... .. There is

probably no theme that any of us might

wish to explore that is not dealt with here,

and copious reference throughout the

material to other sources that we might

wish to consult. I would like to insist that

everyone involved in homoeopathy should

at least browse this book, and at best

should study some chunk of it

in depth

If

we were to read this book critically,

identify all the

issues, and formulate the

questions and protocols which are needed

to clarify and resolve them, we would

have definitive agenda for the next 25

years' clinical and academic development

of homoeopathy that would be absolutely

daunting and thrilling. — there are

sections which will extend and enrich the

knowledge of even the best qualified and

most experienced of us with an

authority that we could not claim

ourselves…"

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4.

The Immunisation Decision. A guide

for parents. Randal NEUSTAEDTER.

Berkeley, California 1990, North Atlantic

Books. ISBN 1 -55643-071 -X, reviewed by

John ENGLISH <BHJ,81,4/1992).

"The author rejects the standard view on

the advisability of immunization. His

book is really written to support parents

who already share this opinion. It has two

stated goals: " to give information about

the(relevant)diseases, the vaccines and

their side-effects"; and to give support to

those parents who choose not to immunize

according to the recommended schedule".

He certainly succeeds in the latter respect.

The book is well written and free enough

from technical jargon for the average

intelligent

reader to follow without

difficulty

NEUSTAEDTER may well

be correct in counselling caution in the

introduction of new vaccines such as

Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib)

meningitis, where so far the efficacy is

poor and the side effect profile high.

Would I recommend the book to parents?

Normally I am in favour of adult,

responsible behaviour. , . in this instance,

with you parents in a vulnerable position, I

think, on balance, that they are better

served by firm, well-informed,

authoritative advice, and that that advice is

that the currently recommended vaccines

are worthwhile. So, no, I would not."

5.

Proceedings of the 1991 professional

case conference. International Foundation

for Homoeopathy, Seattle, USA. ISBN-0-

8403-7208-6. pp.302 reviewed by David

OWEN (BHJ, 81,4/1992).

A Case Conference can provide an

excellent forum for experienced

homoeopaths to learn from each other

and to generate new educational

material for those studying

homoeopathy

The proceedings are

much more than just a

souvenir copy for

participants of the Conference. They are a

well-presented collection of cases

allowing homoeopathic observations and

elucidating principles from experienced

prescribers in a form which is not

immediately forgotten. You don't find

immediately after reading a case, that you

see this remedy walking through the door

in the guise of every clinical

presentation. Rather while taking or

analysing the case a nugget of information

comes back to youfyou can't always

remember where you heard it), but it is

there for you to confirm it or not."

6.

Homoeopathy, a family handbook.

Recommended by

the BHA. London: Thorsons 1992 ISBN 0-

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1993, Vol.X

7225-2721-7. Pp.126, paperback, reviewed

by Joan FORD. (BHJ, 81, 4/1992)

"This book is for the newcomer to

homoeopathy, and as such it provides an

easily readable, light-weight practical

handbook."

7.

The Controlled Clinical Trial - An

Analysis by Harris COULTER, Center for

Empirical Research. Washington D.C.

1991. pp 165. reviewed by Lorraine

TAYLOR (HL, 5,1/1992)

".... In this book COULTER examines

the issues around CCS (Case Control

Study) showing how such a procedure can

only be scientifically valid if it allows for

and accommodates the

heterogeneity of

human sickness

…

COULTER'S doubts

about

the CCS are backed up by quotes

from doctors and professors and example

of trials with critical comments…"

8.

Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen der

Homoopathie (Scientific foundations of

Homoeopathy) by RESCH, G.,

GUTMANN, V, published by Barthel &

Barthel Verlag, p.551. DM 96,-/english

pp,498, DM 66,-. reviewed by SPRING

Beat. (HL, 5, 1/1992).

"The authors, GUTMANN, a

professor for inorganic chemistry and

RESCH, a doctor for internal medicine,

conducted chemical experiments about the

process of potentialisation. They show that

there is a significant difference between

simple dilution

and potentialisation

This is clearlya book for the

scientifically

orientated and is a

milestone on the way to a deeper

understanding of the scientific

mechanisms underlying homoeopathic

principles."

9.

Vassilis GHEGAS Holland Seminars,

Home-Study, v.z.w., De Schom 67, B-

3600, Genk. pp.180, BEF.900.- reviewed

by Lorraine TAYLOR. (HL, 5,1/1992)

" ... This is not therefore just another

transcript of a Seminar but a life's work

which he is willing to share for the greater

good of homoeopathy and humanity."

10. Proceedings of the Professional Case

Conference 1991, IFH, USA pp.302 reviewed

by Lorraine TAYLOR. <HL,5,2/1992)

"It is always a pleasure to review

transcript of this

conference which takes place every year in

America ................................. is a collection

of cases presented by some wellknown

homoeopaths from Europe and America and

this year Prakash VAKIL from India

presented the 'emerging picture of

Leprominium' - the leprosy nosode There are

difficult cases and ones which we may also

be confronted with in our own practice, so

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there is much to be learnt. The cases are well

presented with details of allopathic

diagnosis, prognosis and of course

differential diagnosis and materia medica"

11. Small remedies seminar, Hechtel 1990

and 1991. reviewed by Lorraine TAYLOR

(HL, 5, 2/1992)

"These two books are a merit to the

industriousness of the Clinical Training

Centre in Hechtel. Each year the Centre

invites homoeopaths to present cases where a

small remedy cured and these books are

transcript of these seminars. In the appendix

is an extensive list of symptoms of the

presented remedies taken from such materia

medica as CLARKE and BOERICKE and

not found in the repertory Both these

books are over 450 pages long and the cases

show the relevant information from the

videos and comments of the practitioner.

They are not books one reads from cover to

cover in one go the information is too

overwhelming and the layout rather tiring for

the eyes. However they contain a wealth of

information which could help in those cases

where we get stuck..."

12. How to use Homoeopathy, by Dr

Christine HAMMOND, Element Books

1991 (2 edition) pp.148 reviewed by

Lorraine TAYLOR (HL, 5, 2/1992)

"This is an expanded version of the 1988

edition and acts as a practical guide for the

treatment of common ailments with

Homoeopathy This is a useful reference

book for those wishing to understand the

basic principles of Homoeopathy and to use

it for treatment of minor ailments...."

13. The Celle Seminars, toll by George

VITHOULKAS, edited Lubda EVEREST,

Ulrich Burgdorf, Gottingen.Germany 1992,

480 pages reviewed by Francis TREUHERZ

(The Homoeopath, 12,

4/1992)

".... This book certainly shows George

VITHOULKAS as a virtuoso homoeopath

with tremendous confidence and opitimism

for his patients. I know that it is one of his

ambitions that there should be a full video

and paper records of his work and that

of his colleagues and students so that the

medical world may learn that homoeopathy is

eff icaceous beyond the anecdotal. I do hope

the next volumes show us the follow-up

treatments ............................ "

14. The Classical Homoeopathic Lectures

by Vassilis GHEGAS trans. Fons Vanden

Berghe, De Schom 67, B-3600

Genk,Belgium 1991, pp.184 800 Belgian

francs reviewed by Richard WYNE. (The

Homoeopath, 12, 4/1992)

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1993, Vol.X

".... In this volume are the materia

medica with essences of Natrum muriaticum,

and Natrum sulphricum . . . The materia

medica are excellent, divided into clear

sections with good headlines. They read

easily, although they are not in narrative

form like the VITHOULKAS Essences - but

neither are they in cryptic note form as in

Boericke. Characteristic symptoms have the

relevant rubric and page numbers in Kent.

There are also extensive differential

diagnoses of the described remedies with

other remedies.... The bock finishes with

eight pages of useful tips and snippets of

information and an index of remedies

mentioned with relevant pages (152 remedies

in this volume). The book handles easily, is

on easy to read type and is full of GHEGAS'

vast knowledge of practical homoeopathy."

15. Homoeopathy for Mother and Baby,

Pregnancy, birth and the post natal year, by

Miranda CASTRO, Macmillan, 1992, pp.319

reviewed by Roger LICHY. (The

Homoeopath, 12, 4/1992)

"Miranda CASTRO has written an

excellent sequel to her best selling The

Complete Homoeopathy Handbook. Her

new book is primarily a do-it-yourself

guide for the lay reader who wishes to help

herself during pregnancy, birth and the post-

natal year, It will also be useful for both

students and the professional

homoeopaths and should prove very popular

with midwives wanting to prescribe

homoeopathic remedies "

16. History of Syphilis by Claude QUETEL

translated by Judith BRADDOCK & Brian

PIKE, Polity Press & Blackwells, 1992,

pp.342 reviewed by Paul HUGHES. (The

Homoeopath, 12,4/1992)

"This is an exhaustive study of the

global evolution of syphilis, traced from its

supposed historic European origin in 1495 to

the present. Discussive and engaging in style,

it synthesizes the clinical and therapeutic

aspects with the growth of hospitals and

social welfare policies which evolved in

response to the increasing pandemic, with its

impact in every economic and social,

cultural and sexual spheres of life

Homoeopathy is given a slender

token appearance, in ironic context. The

History of Syphilis is broadly addressed to a

scholarly readership It qualifies still as

a useful source of enlightening clinical and

historical detail which promises to further

illuminate the nature of chronic disease and

syphilitic miasm."

17. The Guide to OTC Homoeopathy, New

Era Laboratories, Hedon Road, Marfieet,

Hull HU9 NJ. 1992, pp.150 reviewed by

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1993, Vol.X

Zofia DYMITR (The Homoeopath, 12,

4/1992)

". . . . As practising homoeopaths we

will become increasingly aware of this

commercial approach to homoeopathy. We

will only realistically tackle it as a profession

by ensuring the public has access to sound

information and education."

18. In Serial No.3 above a review of

Thorsons Encyclopaedic Dictionary of

Homoeopathy by SWAYNE in the BHJ,

4/1992 has been given. Julian WINSTON in

the Homoeopathy Today, 12,

6/1992 gives a different review. Dr. Julian

WINSTON says that the book abounds in

Neologisms, a plethora of unnecesary cross

references. There are many errors, e,g. Carrol

DUNHAM died in

1877 but the book lists it as 1887; the

biography of KENT is filled with

inaccuracies "As it stands, Thorsons

Encycloapedic Dictionary has different

degrees of reliability. It certainly should not

be used as a definitive reference source."

(Homoeoapthy has been gaining all over the

world and therefore many publishers,

pharmaceutical manufacturers, authors

want to avail the opportunity and turning

out material in haste. There is greater need

now more than ever for genuine material

from genuine homoeopaths = K.S.S.)

19. Homoeopathic Remedies for Health

Professionals and Lay People by Dale

BUEGEL, Blair LEWIS, Dennis CHERNIN.

Himalayan International Institute, Honesdale,

PA. 1991, pp.250

reviewed by Julian WINSTON (HT,12,

6/1992)

". . . . This is an ideal book for anyone

interested in prescribing for acute ailments.

It will probably be the "text" used in the IFH

Acute Care course. A better recommendation

cannot be made."

NOTE: The 'Current Literature Listing'

is only a classified list with brief

abstract/summary of the articles which

appeared in the various homoeopathic

journals, worldover. Readers should refer to

the original articles for detailed study.

Full address of the Journals covered by

this Quarterly Homoeopathic DIGEST (Vol.

X, No.4/1993) are given below.

1. AHZ: Allgemeine Homoopathische

Zeitung, Karl F. Haug Verlag, 6900

HEIDELBERG 1, GERMANY.

2. HL: Homoeopathic Links,

Homoeopathic Research &

Charities, "Dinar", 20 Station Road,

Santacruz (West), BOMBAY - 400 054.

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3. ZKH: Zeitschrift fur Klassische

Homoopathie, Karl F. Haug Verlag, 6900

HEIDELBERG 1, GERMANY.

4. HH: Homoeopathic Heritage, B. Jain

Publishers (P) Ltd., 1920 Street, 10th

Chuna Mandi, Pahargnj, Post Box 5775,

NEW DELHI-110 055.

5. THE HOMOEOPATH: The Journal

of the Society of Homoeopath, 2,

Artizan Road, NORTHAMPTON NN1

4HU, U.K.

6. NJH: National Journal of

Homoeopathy, Milan Clinic,

Saraswati Road, Santa Cruz (W),

BOMBAY - 400 054.

7.

BHJ:

British Homoeopathic Journal,

Royal London, Homoeopathic

Hospital, Great Ormond Street,

LONDON,

WC1N3HR, U.K.

8.

SIMILLIMUM:

The Journal of the

Homoeopathic Academy of

Naturapathic Physicians, 11231 SE

Market Street, PORTLAND, OR 97216,

U.S.A.

9.

H.T.: Homoeopathy Today, National

Center for Homoeopathy, 500,

Massachusells Avenue, N.W. Suite 42,

WASHINGTON D.C. 20005, U.S.A,

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QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1993, Vol.X

PART II A

NEW LOOK AT OLD REMEDIES

WEMBER David, MD, DHt (JAIN, VOL 85,

1/1992)

(Excerpted from a presentation given at the

Ohio Southern/Michigan/Pennsylvania

Homoeopathic Medical Societies' Meeting in

Dayton, Ohio, October, 1991.)

Abstract

Several small and unusual remedies

prescribed for various clinical conditions

are highlighted. Covered are such

conditions as nausea of pregnancy, colds

and allergic rhinitis, external otitis, urinary

incontinence, postnasal catarrh, proteinuria,

pre-eclampsia, influenza chronic fatigue

syndrome, coughs, diabetic neuropathy,

herpes; zoster, and facial neuralgia. (I have

slightly condensed the article = K.S.S.)

In preparation fcr a presentation I

gave all

the Ohio/Michigan/

Pennsylvania and Southern

Homoeopathic Medical Societies'

Meeting in 1990,

I received my clinical

practice for a period of foui months,

paying special attention to smalt and

unusual remedies that I found especially

useful. The following is a report of my

observations.

One of the problems that came up

frequently was nausea, specifically nausea

of pregnancy. A lot of women go through

pregnancy just fine, but for some reason

there is a propensity for having queasiness,

nausea and vomiting. You can see the

entire spectrum, ranging from

sqjeasmishness to intractable, violent

vomiting. The remedies thai come to mind

most prominently are

Ipecacuanha, Nux

vomica

- especially for morning sickness -

and

Sepia.

Two of our other great

remedies are

Colchicum

and

Cocculus;

both possess a very characteristic symptom

- even the sight or smell of food excites

nausea and vomiting, Many of these

patients feel terrible during the first few

months of pregnancy, and anything that we

can do to help them will be appreciated,

So, in addition to the indicated remedies, I

advise some dietary changes: always to

keep a little bit of food in the stomach.

There are two other remedies for

nausea of pregnancy which you may not

have encountered. One is

Symphoricarpus

racemosa.

It has been a very important

remedy for me for nausea of pregnancy.

Looking back at that remedy, we find that

in 1882 Dr. MOFFIT read a paper about it.

He talked about Dr. BURDOCK who, years

before, had investigated the remedy

because he was trying to discover remedies

that had not yet been incorporated into the

Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia. He said of

the first prover, an intelligent lady, who, on

feeling the marked nausea which it soon

produced, said, "Doctor, this is precisely

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like the morning sickness that I always

experienced during pregnancy." That is how

Symphoricarpus

became an important

remedy in morning sickness. Julian

WINSTON said that in the Naturopathic

Library in Toronto there is a book with

a

letter from KENT in which he says that

Symphoricarpus

in

a

10M potency is as

much a specific for the nausea of

pregnancy as any he has ever seen.

Another remedy that I have found to be

important in the nausea of pregnancy

\s

Amygdalus persica

(Peach Bark). Now let

me read something that comes from

New,

Old and

Forgotton

Remedies

by

ANSCHUTZ. He talks about a paper by Dr.

EDSON in Chicago in 1890.

"Some ten years

ago

I had

a

little patient

whose principle difficulty seemed that he

was unable to retain anything whatsoever

upon his stomach. He would vomit up

promptly everything that I gave him, and I

had given him everything I had ever heard

of and also had some eminent counsel, but

it was no go. I was literally at my ropes

end. At this juncture an elderly neighbour,

one of "the good old mothers" timidly

suggested an infusion of

Peach bark.

Interesting how we get some of our

remedies. After some thought I decided to

find the bark, which I was fortunate to

procure after a long tramp through the

country and two feet of snow, I prepared

an infusion; the deed was done and presto

the child was cured. He gives various

instances of its usefulness. It is a very good

remedy for nausea of pregnancy.

These four remedies --

Colchicum,

Cocculus, Symphoricarpus,

and

Amygdalus-\

keep on hand and prescribe

often.

This remids me of

a

story. About five or

six years ago a patient of mine called and

asked if I could come over. She was

terribly sick with nausea of pregnancy. In

fact they had moved her from the country

where she lived to her parents' house, near

where I practiced, because she needed care.

She had been to the regular doctor and was

given injections and suppositories.

Nothing was helping. She was desperate. I

said I would come over after work. When I

got to the house, I was led downstairs to

the recreation room. Everything had been

removed, and she was there prostrate on

a

sleeper couch. I pulled up a chair next to

the bed. She looked miserable. She had a

pot next to her in which to vomit. I began

talking to her, taking her case with the

usual questions. I noticed she turned over

to look at the other side of the bed and just

started to retch. Her mother was on the

other side of the room talking to her. When

she sat up to answer, she vomited again.

What remedy do you think?

Bryonia:

Any

movement she made caused her to vomit.

So remember, you are always looking for

the specific symptoms of the patient. I took

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out a vial of

Bryonia

and put a dose

in water

and told her to sip on it. She called the next

morning and said she was already getting better.

So, Individualization of the case is imperative.

With the onset of allergy season various

remedies call for consideration. There is A/Hum

cepa, Arsenicum album, and Euphrasia. If I had

to pick one remedy for this condition, I would

probably choose Sabadilla. It is a wonderful hay-

fever remedy. When there is a lot of itching,

especially in the palate, Wyethia is a wonderful

remedy. Accompanying the itching are a sore,

red, irritated pharynx and itching of the posterior

nasopharyn. Another remedy that has the same

deep- seated itching in the mouth, nose and ears,

sometimes so intense as to drive the patient

crazy, is Arundo. I learned of this remedy when,

years ago, a patient came in with allergy

symptoms. In her history she described a

peculiar symptom of pain in the stomach "as if

there were something alive", similar to when she

was pregnant. This symptom is not in KENT'S

Repertory, (The symptom is in the KENT

Repertory. See p.541, 554 - however Arundo is

not found in these rubrics. K.S.S.) but it is in

BOERlCKE's - "as if £ fetus in the abdomen."

Arundo had both of those symptoms, and it cured

her allergies. Succinic acid has been helpful to

me in the past. It has all the symptoms of

allergic rhinitis. Another remedy is Kali

sulphuricum chromico, which has sneezing,

watery eyes, runny nose, and nasal itching.

Recently I have found this remedy to be very

useful in allergies. Once again I want to remind

you that we are treating the patient; consequently

we try to find e. remedy to fit a patient's

constitutional nature, the deeper remedy that

seems to fit the nature of the case, but, in doing

so, we must not ignore the specifics.

A useful agent in my daily practice is

Mullein, Verbascum. Oil of Mullein is a classical

remedy for earaches. This oil can also be used for

itchy scallness in the ear canal - exfoliative

dermatitis in or around the ears, like Calcarea

picrata, as well as after suppuration, like

Calcarea sutphurica. Dr. GUSHING wrote in

1884: "My father's house was the home for all

poor tramps, as well as ministers, etc. One day

he fell into the river and got water in his ears and

was quite deaf fcr months. A blind man called,

heard loud conversation, asked the cause, etc.

then said that because of all the kindness he had

received, he would tell us how to make

something that would surely cure him. It was

worth a thousand dollars in New York City. We

made the oil of Mullein, put in his ears, and he

was well in the morning ..." Interesting how

these things come about. In one of HERING's

books he talks about how it is an old German

remedy to help ear conditions.

Another tip that I have recently found to be

helpful also comes from Dr. CUSHING. Here is

what he wrote: "For years we kept a bottle of it

(Mullein) and travelled around town, and it did

wonders for people. When I studied medicine and

I was practising, I wanted to know if the Mullein

was homoeopathic, and I made a proving. I

developed the symptom of almost constant, but

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slight involuntary urination, keeping my pants

wet." I have used it recently for enuresis. There

are various remedies that we use for enuresis -

Causticum, Sepia, etc., various remedies that

appear in the Repertory with which we have

had some success in children. Mullein has this

constant involuntary urination, constant

dribbling. We sometimes get cases of children,

more often little girls than boys, who wet their

pants often during the day at school or daycare. It

is not an ensy thing to cure. The Mullein in low

potency homoeopathic doses has helped several of

those children whom I had not been able 10 help

previously. So, you might keep this remedy in

mind for day time involuntary urination. I have

not used it in adults yet. One other symotom of

Mullein is a teasing cough at bedtime. When the

patient lies down at night and starts to cough, a

dry, teasing cough that is hard to stop, Mullein

has proved helpful.

I had an interesting case recently, a patient

who came in with a two-year history of feeling

as though he were going to choke. There was a

constant drip in the back of his throat, in his

larynx, that was always annoying him. He had

been to half-a-dozen different allopathic

doctors, including ENT specialists. He had

sinus surgery in the hope that it might help. One

month later the symptoms returned. He had to

clear the mucus out all the time. He was better

talking, better eating, and worse swallowing, I

gave him Lachesis initially. The sensation of his

throat closing, worse from swallowing his own

saliva and ameliorated by eating solids, spoke for

that remedy. There was perhaps a 10%

improvement. The next remedy prescribed was

Arum dracontium, not Arum triphyllum. The

latter remedy has clergyman's sore throat and lots

of acrid discharge from the nose. In fact, it is my

prime remedy when chilldren have a dripping

nose and there is redness and excoriation between

the nose and upper lip. Whether the excoriation is

the result of a dripping nose or a cold sore, use

Arum triphyllum; it is a wonderful remedy for

that characteristic. In contrast, Arum dracontium

has a constant need to clear the throat, like

Phosphorus, which is often useful for this

symptom, if other symptoms fit. Well, after Arum

dracontium this patient Improved considerably.

There are various remedies for nasal and

post-nasal discharges. For thick yellow

discharges, Pulsatilla, Hepar sulphuris, Kali

bichromicum, and Hydrastis all have been very

helpful. I remember questioning a patient last

year about his discharges, and he said it was

white. Most patients mean clear when they say

white. So I always ask, "Do you mean like a

cooked or uncooked egg white or milky white?"

There are various color rubrics for discharges

throughout the Repertory. For white discharges

from the nose, Kali chloratum is in the highest

degree. Natrum muriaticum, Kali muriaticum,

Sepia and others all have white discharges, but

think of Kali chloratum for white discharges in

the respiratory tract. It is listed under white

expectoration from the chest and is the only

remedy under opaque white discharges.

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The first time I learned of Kali chtoratum

was from Dr. ROOD. She talked about it in

toxemia of pregnancy, where there is protein in

the urine, and I have used it successfully several

times in this situation. I have used this remedy

several times for proteinuria in children. This is

more frequent in boys than girls, especially after

exercise, but there are a few that will have it all

the time. It is not always pathological, but you do

have to be careful. I routinely send these children

to the urologist to make certain there is nothing

wrong with the kidneys. Then a dose of Kali

chloratum will often clear the protein. Another

remedy that has helped me in this same respect is

Ichthyotoxin, from Eel serum. 'Eel serum is to the

kidney as Digitalis is to the heart" is a quote I

recall which described this remedy's relationship

to the kidneys. When the kidney is affected

primarily and there is protein in the urine, as in

the nephrotic syndrome, think of Ichthyotoxin.

Kali chloratum can also be used to advantage in

this same way.

Another remedy I have used recently that

has helped patients with constant post nasal drip

is Antimonium sulphuratum auratum, the golden

sulphuret of antimony, FARRINGTON talked

about this in his Lesser writings, and it has helped

me. For chronic nasal obstruction, I find that

somewhere along the line the patient will require

a dose of Calcarea carbonica. Many of these

patients cannot breathe when they tie down; they

get hooked on nasal drops. Calcarea carbonica

over time will help them. Sanguinaria nitrica is

another remedy for chronic nasal obstruction; it

also has polyps in the nose. Calcarea carbonica is

also a great nasal polyp remedy. Lemna minor

and Sanguinaria come to mind for nasal

obstruction and nasal polyps.

Flu season is already upon us. The usual

Gelsemium, Eupatorium perfoliatum, and

Oscilloccinum are quite helpful and find frequent

use, but, of course, are insufficient to meet all

cases of influenza. What remedy do you think

BOERICKE is describing in the following

passage?" "Epidemic influenza, especially with

violent retching and greatest prostration, when

Arsenicum, has failed ... Tired feeling with

muscular prostration, worse any exertion. Sore

feeling all over, worse in afternoon. Restless at

night. Difficulty getting to sleep. Tired feeling in

the morning on getting up. Tired feeling in back

and neck... extreme weakness... stiffness". It is

Sarcolactic acid. It has fitted many cases of

influenza and has been very helpful, especially

for the tiredness, muscle aches and soreness

described above.

More recently many people have come in for

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I have often found

Phosphoric acid, Picric acid and Sarcolactic

acid to be useful in helping relieve the

overwhelming tiredness characteristic of this

syndrome.

For gastrointestinal influenzas there are several

remedies, such as Cuprum, Cuprum arsenicum

and Veratrum album. Triosteum perfoliatum is a

remedy I have found helpful with the symptom

complex of queasiness (a little stomach upset),

muscular aches and frontal headache. These

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cases display all kinds of mild flu symptoms;, but

they do not develop a full-blown acute flu. It has

really been helpful for that mild kind of upset

stomach and achiness.

Here is an unusual cough remedy. I have used

a remedy called Antimonium iodatum. We most

often use the classical remedies for coughs -

Phosphorus, Bryonia, Antimonium tartaricum

etc. However, often, when the cold seems to

descend straight down into the cheat and is hard

to get eradicated, I use Antimonium iodatum. In

my experience the cough is usually dry, the

mucous seeming stuck in the airways. The iodide

component seems to bring up the moisture from

the lungs. It is a great expectorant, just as is the

iodide, allopathically.

Here is an interesting case just recently seen

in my office. The patient came with a third

recurrence of the same symptom complex, the

episodes recurring every two years. Each time a

tremendous flu initiates the sequence. She feels

achy, tired, and hoarse. Before she is very sick,

she can hardly talk, with hoarseness, and she

knows she is going to be bedridden for six weeks.

She tried the antibiotics before without benefit.

She still spent six weeks In bed. I found the

remedy Populus candicans, the Balm of Gilead.

Normally I would have thought of Causticum or

Phosphorus, but neither remedy seemed well

indicated. She took Populus and the hoarseness

evaporated. All of her symptoms cleared after this

remedy, and she has not relapsed since. Keep this

in mind: cough with severe hoarseness (typically

pains less) — Populus candicans.

Can Homoeopath help chronic disease?

Forgive the rhetorical question. I have a forty

year-old patient who has had diabetes since

childhood. She has had various complications,

one of which was a diabetic neuropathy with

numbness down the left lower extremity. Her

doctors said it could not be helped. 1 thought of

the sciatica remedies which have pain and

numbness, and I gave her Gnaphalium. After six

weeks it cured that problem; the feeling in her leg

returned. Another case, an elderly lady, came

with the complaint of post-herpetic neuralgia of

two years duration. The after-effects of shingles

can cause terrible pain. The pain was over the left

side of her head, face and eye. I gave her several

remedies without help. Then I used Zincum

valerianum. It helped within a week. I gave her

one dose because I only had a 1M potency, and

she got better. Another patient came in who had

both shingles and tic douloureux, with terrible

terrible pains. It was again on the left side, and

Zincum valerianum helped her too. Whether it is

just a left sided remedy, I do not know, Zincum

valerianum is a good remedy to keep in mind for

severe neuralgic pain in the face.

A patient called recently saying that he had a

spasm in the stomach. "It closes off right here

(pointing to the epigastrium)." "I cant eat, drink

or do anything. If I do, it comes right back up. It

is a terrible spasm. I just need to lie down for a

while. Usually after an hour or so it goes away. I

get it periodically. The spells came very close

together recently." I made note of the location of

the spasm - the junction of the esophagus and the

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stomach, the cardiac end of the stomach. Well,

why it came back to me I do not know, but I

remember hearing at the NCIHH summer school

of a remedy with cafdiospasm. I told the patient

that the next time experienced that spasm he

should take... It is right there in KENT'S Repertory

under the "swallowing" rubric. It is Phosphorus.

When he came for the next appointment, he said

that he had another attack, used the Phosphorus

immediately at the beginning of the attack, and

his stomach immediately opened up.

These are a few clinical observations from a

few months of my practice. I hope they have been

of interest.