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QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XXII, 2005

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.)

Compilation, translation, publication by

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Korattur,

Chennai - 600 080, India.

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INDEX

S.No Topic Page. No.

1 QHD, VOL. XXII, 1, 2005 3

2 QHD, VOL. XXII, 2, 2005 53

3 QHD, VOL. XXII, 3, 2005 105

4 QHD, VOL. XXII, 4, 2005 169

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CONTINUING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES

QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XXII, 1, 2005

Part I Current Literature Listing

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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, 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 of Part I. Part II contains selected

essays/articles/extracts, while Part III carries original articles for this journal, Book Reviews, etc.

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I. PHILOSOPHY

1. The Role of JUNG’s Concept of Shadow in

Homeopathic Treatment

CICCHETTI, Jane (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

Using Carl JUNG’s concept of the shadow, the

author describes its relevance to homeopathic case

analysis and prescribing. This darker, repressed

side of an individual is often revealed in dreams.

The proper analysis of dreams, which should be

based primarily upon the dreamer’s own sense of

their meaning, often reveal core psychological

issues that can be critical to identifying the

homeopathic simillimum.

2. The Fundamentalist Controversy:

An issue That won’t Go Away

MOSKOWITZ, Richard (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

The author provides a comprehensive overview

of the current controversy between what Dr.

MOSKOWITZ terms the “Fundamentalists” and

the “Innovators” in Homeopathy, flavored with his

own viewpoint on the matter, one acknowledges

much of the recent innovations for their value in

effective case analysis and remedy selection.

Clearly, in Dr. MOSKOWITZ’s view, the

arguments of both sides have merit; thus, rather

than attack each other and further divide

homeopaths, he recommends that everyone

respectfully agree to disagree.

[This article is very interesting and scholarly.

However, it says ‘live’ and ‘let live’ to so-called

“Fundamentalists” and the “Innovators”. We agree.

It is not a quarrel that anyone should mediate. It is

only about ‘what is right’ = KSS].

3. The Evolution of Homeopathy

PITT, Richard (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

Homeopathy, like all living things, is in a

constant state of evolution. This evolutionary

impulse is part of the natural development of all

systems and it requires the ability to evaluate the

impact of these changes on the philosophy and

practice of Homeopathy. The very boundaries of

the definitions of homeopathic practice will

inevitably be challenged as part of this evolutionary

shift, one that requires both flexibility and rigidity.

This article seeks to explore some of the

underlying dynamics and patterns of this

evolutionary change and at the same time to put

Homeopathy into a broader philosophical, social

and cultural framework. The premise of the article

is that Homeopathy is but one system of thinking,

which is connected to and impacted by much

broader evolutionary dynamics, and which, through

their exploration, can help us understand our own

struggles and debates within Homeopathy.

The article seeks to put forward a proposition

that as part of the evolution of Homeopathy itself

the onus is on those practicing the homeopathic art,

that the consciousness of Homeopathy will evolve

through those practicing it. It seeks to put

Homeopathy into a wider framework of thinking,

one that can reveal the implications of the holistic

philosophy and practice of Homeopathy and

identify it with other similar modes of thinking.

4. Health: An Integral Approach

SHARMA, Arati (CCR. 11, 1/2004)

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This brief article puts succinctly the ideas of

The Mother which is totally in agreement with the

homeopathic Philosophy.

The ‘integral’ healing is the ideal. “An illness

of the body is always the outer expression and

translation of a disorder, a disharmony in the inner

being; unless this inner disorder is healed, the outer

cure cannot be total and permanent.” Healing

means to rediscover and restore communication

with our inner self.

5. Linear versus non-linear systems

WANSBROUGH, Charles (HL. 16, 2/2003)

This is a thought-provoking essay. In the

opening paragraphs Paul DAVIES is quoted

extensively to explain the expressions ‘linear’,

‘non-linear’. The author goes on to explain that

homeopathic principles and philosophy fall under

‘non-linear System’.

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. A Proving of Larrea tridentata

MESSER, Stephen; CAGE, Arlan; OKSMAN,

Linda; BEDELL, Sarah; ELLER, Dawn and

AUSTIN, Jane (SIM. XVII, 1/2004)

The Proving was conducted at The Southwest

College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health

Sciences, Tempe, AZ in October 2002, using 30

potency, t.d.s. for 7 days or until valid symptoms

appear, by 11 provers in a double blind study.

The most common medicinal uses include:

G.I.Complaints, Genito-Urinary tract conditions,

PMS, Dysmenorrhoea, Arthritis, Auto Immune

conditions, Wounds and Skin Infections and

possibly as both an abortifacient and to promote

fertility.

The Proving symptoms are given and

concluded that reproving will verify the symptoms

as well as generate new ones and will help to speed

up the introduction of this remedy into clinical use.

2. Arzneimittelselbsterfahrung mit Taxus baccata

(Remedy Proving on self with Taxus baccata)

ABERMANN, Christoph and

PUSCHKAREKI, Mathias (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

Taxus baccata was selected for the Proving

because it was a known remedy but with a poor

record of provings. This Proving was conducted in

1998 in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, in

which 19 persons participated. The central themes

that emerged were symptoms of Depression in

combination with feelings of Forsakenness;

awareness of social responsibility with a desire to

help where help is needed, as well as a feeling of

helplessness when helping was not possible. The

most salient physical symptoms were localized

sensations of heat and redness, fatigue and throat

symptoms.

3. Bryonia

LAPY, Benoit (RBH. XXXVIIIb, 3/2003)

A thorough study of the remedy Bryonia with

reference to the Repertory, Provings. Although it

was Bryonia alba which was proved, recently

Bryonia dioica is being sold by the Pharmacies.

This study includes Bryonia dioica.

4. Pulsatilla

FLOUR, Agnès (RBH. XXXVIIIb, 3/2003)

This is an extensive study of Pulsatilla

pratensis, including the miasmatic aspects.

5. Juglans regia

(CCRH. 26, 1/2004)

The first Proving of Walnut – Juglans regia

was by Cloter MÜLLER in association with his

father Moritz MÜLLER, in 1846 and 155

symptoms were reported.

The CCRH has carried out ‘Clinical

verification’ of this remedy and tabulated the

results. It is seen from this that it has been

prescribed in much more cases of skin eruptions,

with good results. Seven females with leucorrhoea

were prescribed this remedy and all of them were

relieved.

A ‘drug picture’ and ‘Prescribing Symptoms’

on the basis of the ‘Clinical verifications’ have

been drawn, which we may note for further

verification.

Drug picture:

• Occipital sharp headache < in evening and

after dinner

• Pain above the eyes < motion, shaking head,

moving eyes

• Otorrhoea, yellowish pus like discharge with

pain

• Pustular eruptions behind the ear with sticky

discharge

• Stye with redness and swelling, recurrent

• Pimples over face with itching, with redness,

recurrent in nature

• Acne or pimples on forehead, face

• Small red with suppuration with itching and

pain oozing, pus like discharge

• Face oily

• Face dry with black pigmentation, cracks on

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• Acne on face with itching

• Pimples with itching < cold application

• Dryness of mouth after dinner with excessive

thirst

• White coated tongue

• Pain in hollow teeth < in bed

• Appetite diminished

• Desire for sweet

• Constipation – hard, difficult, scanty stool

• Bleeding piles

• Obstinate constipation, soreness in anus with

itching after stool

• Vesicular eruptions on upper part of chest with

itching < night

• Frequent micturition day and night, yellowish

urine

• Small reddish papular eruption with itching

< changing clothes

• Eczematous eruptions with itching

• Small reddish papular eruptions, with itching

on scalp

• Axillary glands swollen, painful, indurated,

suppurated.

Conclusion

Clinical conditions: Headache, Sty, Acne,

Toothache, Constipation, Bleeding piles, Eczema.

Prescribing Symptoms:

• Occipital sharp headache, agg. in evening and

after dinner

• Pain above the eyes, agg. motion, shaking

head, moving eyes

• Pustular eruptions behind the ear with sticky

discharge

• Sty with redness and swelling, recurrent in

nature

• Ache on face with itching

• Pimples on forehead and face with itching, agg.

cold application

• Axillary glands swollen, painful, indurated,

suppurated

• Small reddish papular eruptions with itching on

scalp, agg. changing clothes

• Vesicular eruption on upper part of chest with

itching, agg. night

• Eczematous eruption with itching

6. The Toxicology of Latrodectus

tredecimguttatus: the Mediterranean Black

Widow Spider

BONNET M.S. (HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

The symptomatology of envenomation by the

Mediterranean Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus

tredecimguttatus, is reviewed. The results confirm

the hypothesis that the homeopathic remedy,

Tarentula hispanica, is derived from this Spider,

not from the Wolf Spider, Lycosa tarentula.

Mind

Agitation, psychomotor: incidence 17-33%

Amnesia/disturbance of memory.

Anxiety and agitation: 26% of cases, about

death (child).

Confusional state, acute disorientation in time,

person and place with desperation.

Aphonia.

Consciousness normal; mental clarity; lucid

with anxiety sensation regarding gravity of illness.

Delirium. With hallucinations, visual.

Psychotic state of mind.

Mental disturbances with dyspnea and a

precordial oppression and anxiety; patient

repeatedly putting hand onto chest.

Depression and deep sadness with sighing and

crying, even grown men, terrified by feelings of

their impending death.

Obnubilation 8.33% of cases, persistent for

days with intermittent lucid periods, gradually

increasing in frequency.

Pavor mortis and pronounced restlessness.

Psychic picture, dramatic.

Restlessness, impulsive, with desire to get up

and go away, to leave (more rarely, to jump out of

window).

Rolling in bed, pulling and tearing bed sheet.

Shouting, yelling, screaming, rolling on floor

with haphazard convulsive movements, uttering

incomprehensible words and terrorized by anybody

approaching, reacting with desire to stand up, to run

away, to escape.

Speak, incapable of, using gestures to

communicate.

Torpor, general, profound, with all movements

becoming slow, almost fatigued, with intense

asthenia, early symptom. Weep, desire to,

inexplicable, sudden, abandoning activity before

crying desperately without apparent reason and

without answering questions, even from close

relatives.

Worry, anxiety, concern; psychomotor: 50% of

cases.

Central nervous system

Clonic movements.

Convulsions, worsening on second day, with

tremors of whole body.

Fainting; coma.

Meningism: negative on first day; slight, with

headache and vomiting on second.

Motor incoordination.

Paraesthesia.

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Paralysis, flaccid: rarely.

Psychomotor excitation, mornings.

CSF pressure increased, clear.

Abdominal reflexes feeble.

Hyperreflexia particularly upper limbs.

Patellar pseudoclonus, bilateral.

Tendon reflexes increased, brisk (child),

constant symptom.

Sensation to touch, pinprick, vibration and

position.

Hyperaesthesia.

Pinprick sensation diminished, local.

Head pain

Cephalgia: 33% of cases, frontal, intense in child.

Eye

Blepharoconjunctivitis.

Conjunctivitis, with congestion, more or less

pronounced in all patients.

Lachrymation.

Miosis moderate.

Mydriasis, some cases.

Pupils constricted and not reacting to light.

Changes in the fundus of the eye, some cases,

marked.

Fundal veins full.

Vision

Accommodation difficulties with blurred, hazy

vision.

Nose

Rhinitis.

Face

Angioedema, facial; congested facies, fixed (child)

and swollen, with facial hyperhidrosis and flushing.

Eyelids oedematous and loose tissue below the

eyes, hyperaemic.

Facial expression of indescribable terror with

facial congestion and eyelids oedematous with pink

edges.

Pale, anxious.

‘Facies Latrodectismica’: facial congestion,

trismus, rhinitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, mydriasis

and cheilitis: 6.6% of cases.

Hyperaemia of skin in face and head, giving

characteristic appearance.

Mouth

Salivation, excessive profuse (up to 1.51 in 24h) or

dry mouth.

Sialorrhoea: 41.67% of cases.

Thirst, intense.

Tongue, oedematous.

Paraesthesia, dental.

Stomach

Anorexia and constipation.

Heartburn despite normal gastric acidity or

even hypoacidic on gastric juice analysis.

Dysphagia.

Nausea and vomiting: of 13-25% of cases, after

about 1h after start of illness.

Vomiting, very frequent.

Abdomen

Abdomen distended, slightly.

Abdominal contractions; 83.33% of cases,

marked for several hours, guarding 50% of cases;

tense, very tender and tympanitic.

Abdominal musculature rigid disappearance of

abdominal reflexes.

Abdominal pains, colicky, with abdomen tight

and sensitive to touch and pains radiating to lower

limbs: 93.3% of cases

Abdominal pains with contractures in spasms:

66% of cases.

Liver, pronounced increase in size, liver edge

palpable and sensitive to pressure. Subicterus:

15.38% of cases.

Abdominal X-ray: normal.

Rectum

Diarrhoea.

Urinary system

Dysuria.

Oliguria even with full bladder, sometimes

deteriorating to anuria and retention.

Albuminuria.

Increased urobilinogen.

Erythrocytes and leucocytes in urine.

Glycosuria, rare (child).

Granular and cylindrical casts.

Proteinuria: 25% of cases.

Male genitalia

Priapism with involuntary ejaculation, occasionally.

Chest and respiration.

Dyspnea (child): 13% of cases.

Tachypnea (25/min): 33.33% of cases and

superficial breathing.

Heartburn and violent precordialgia, violent.

Sensation of heaviness/oppression/pressure in

the chest (with fear of death) and thoracic pains.

Chest X-ray: normal.

Cardio-vascular system

Tachycardia 33.33% of cases, with extrasystoly;

moderate, early, frequently followed by bradycardia

(adrenergic).

Blood vessles spasm.

Arterial hypertension: 41.67% of cases; usually

transitory.

Hypotension 7%.

Blood pressure rise to 200/125 (adult); 150/110

(child).

Pulse: 72-130 beats/min ‘small’ and slow.

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ECG: Abnormalities in 36% of patients.

Bradycardia, sinus: 42/min, P-wave high in

lead II& III. QT-interval prolonged: 0.48s, ST-

segment depressed.

Tachycardia, sinus in 33%; initial and

subsequent ECG’s (day 1). Tall T-waves in leads

V2-V5 with ST-segment depression in leads V3-

V5; initial ECG (day 1). Subsequent ECG (3h

later) shows negative T-waves in leads V1-V6 with

elevation of ST-segment. T-wave very low in lead

I; flattened in lead II; negative in lead III.

Echocardiography. Initially: dyskinesia of

interventricular septum and reduced systolic

function. On day 5: antero-septal hypokinesia with

ejection fraction of 0.45. On day 8: septum and left

ventricular anterior wall normokinetic with ejection

fraction of 0.54.

Musculo-skeletal system

Local erythematous oedema is followed in a few

minutes by muscular spasms in the trunk and the

face, accompanied by violent abdominal pains and

neuropsychic signs.

Affected limb, unable to use.

Arthralgias.

Hypertonia with muscular contractions.

Contractions, spastic with diffuse pains.

Myalgia, paroxysmal, becoming diffuse and

intolerable, particularly abdominal, thoracic and

lumbar.

Rigidity of the musculature, tetany with

tremors and contractures.

Back

Dorso-lumbar pains/contractions, violent: 40% of

cases, may radiate to lower limbs.

Upper back pain, along scapular line.

Extremities

Contractures in extremities: 50% of cases.

Extremities cold and cyanosed.

Pain in extremities radiating first from knee to

groin; followed by increased intensity involving

abdomen and chest.

Paraesthesia of extremities.

Lymphadenopathy, painful.

Stiffness of small joints, especially wrists.

Hyperthermia and paraesthesia (formication) in

upper limbs. 33.3-50%

Palmar numbing.

Heaviness, sudden, throughout legs (first

sensation).

Marbling of the knees.

Moving legs, irregular choreiform.

Pains in lower extremities and plantar

burning/stinging sensation.

Paraesthesia and burning in feet especially in

the soles.

Unable to stand upright, incapable, frozen as if

had lumbago.

Walking difficulties; tabetic gait, ataxic,

hypotonia.

Sleep

Insomnia, night after night consecutively, with

intermittent weeping bouts.

Insomnia, with sensation of being cold all

night.

Fever

Shivers accompanied by profuse sweats: 100% of

cases.

Afebrile (child).

Fever oscillating between 37

0

C and 37.8

0

C,

‘anarchic’: 23% of cases.

Fever, slight: 33% of cases; warmth and

feeling ‘as if he could burst’.

Perspiration

Hyperhidrosis: 23-67% of cases, local with

excitation of erectores pilorum.

Sweating, profuse, cold, diffuse.

Skin

The bite site may be erythematous with oedema or

flat urticoidal, warm and hypoaesthetic, or

hyperaesthetic.

Anaesthesia dolorosa.

Cyanosis.

Erythema, local: 83% of cases with urticaria.

Erythema, generalized, diffuse (child),

appearing at 24-48 h: 17% of cases.

Necrosis: 20% of cases.

Oedema, local: 43% of cases, soon spreading

regionally.

Urticaria, generalized/diffuse, erupting on

second day; ceased progressively 2 days later.

Scarlatinoid, morbiliform, papular, or vesicular

rash, may be generalized, or localized on abdomen,

chest or regional, commonly followed by pruritus.

Maculopapular rash on thorax and abdomen,

third day.

Plaques, red, surrounded by urticarial halo,

extending rapidly and extensively.

Purpura involving the trunk and lower limbs:

17% of cases.

Tumefaction, or slight swelling, reddish, with a

tiny hard and blackish tip and intense pruritus.

Pain

The whole syndrome starts with pain, at first

regionally, rapidly spreading to resemble an acute

abdomen; evolving into spasms, involving the

lumbar region and legs with plantar burning

paraesthesia and ‘formication’ in the upper limbs.

At start of illness, pains in abdomen and lumbar

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region; on second and third days, the pains are

greater in lower extremities affecting mostly soles

of feet with sharp burning sensations.

Pain: burning, local, soon radiating to regional

lymph nodes with swelling.

Pain: acute, severe, especially in the loins,

abdomen, and extremities.

Pain: mostly in muscles and bones; as if

‘somebody was tearing the flesh with tongs’.

Pain: constrictive; compressive.

Pain: lancinating initially, diminishing

gradually over a few hours, reappearing at later

intervals. Progressively encompassing whole body.

Pain: local in 37-67% of cases.

Pain: loins especially, pressing and cutting.

Pain: lumbar, violent, exacerbated by pressure

on vertebral spines (especially L2-L3), radiating

into lower limbs.

Pain: radiating to groin, abdomen, lumbar

region and thorax, becoming paroxysmal.

Haematology

Usually fall in eosinophil and lymphocyte count,

with a neutrophil leucocytosis.

Haematocrit (Hct): (normal: m-0.41-0.50; f-

0.35-0.46)

Haemoconcentration with a haemoglobin of

19.7 g/dl (normal: m-13-16g/dl; f-12-15g/dl).

Leucocytosis: 14,600-24,100/µl in 33.33% of

cases (normal: 4,000-10,800/µl).

White blood cell count (WBC): 15,700-

39,200/mm

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(93% neutrophils) initially, rising to

41,800/mm

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(73% neutrophils) (normal: 4800-

10,000/mm

3

).

Lymphopenia.

BioChemistry

Amylase (serum): 254 U/l (normal: 30-170 U/l).

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 100 U/l

(normal: ≤ 42 U/l).

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH): 395-828 U/l

(normal: ≤ 270 U/l).

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 72mg/dl (normal:

7-30 mg/dl).

Cardiac enzymes initially normal.

Creatinine phosphokinase (CPK): 590-999 IU/l

(adult); child: 201IU/l (normal <200 IU/l).

Calcaemia: 2.75 mol/l (normal: 2.12-2.57

mmol/l).

Hyperglycaemia or hypoglycaemia, slight, in some

cases.

Hyperglycaemia: 11.4 mmol/l (with

glycosuria) (normal: 3.3-4.4 mmol/l).

Hypoazotaemia: 8.0 mmol/l (normal: 14-21

mmol/l).

Liver metabolism, disordered, temporarily.

General:

Asthenia, prolonged: 13% and marked.

Convalescence prolonged, one month or more,

with intermittent psycho-motor agitation crisis,

gradually improving.

Debilitation and loss of appetite even a month

after illness.

Weakness, extreme.

Weight loss is characteristic, up to 5 Kg in 3

days.

Autopsy

Brain: perivascular haemorrhages (experimental

mammals).

Liver: hepatic cells swollen (30 min to 6 h)

increasing gradually to dissociation of cells,

massive hyperaemia, and pericapillary oedema

(10+h); necrobiosis (12h) and lobular necrosis

(24h) (experimental mammals).

Adrenals, enlargement.

Zona fasciculata cells swollen, vacuolated or

finely granular, followed (in 24 h) by

disorganization of the columns (experimental

mammals).

Spleen and lymph nodes: hyperaemia (early),

followed by lymphoid depletion, lymphorrhexis

and haemosiderosis (experimental mammals).

Thymus: thymic cells show marked pyknosis

and karyorrhexis (12h); reticulum cells swollen and

prominent (experimental mammals)

Renal: Capillary thrombosis (40h)

(experimental rats).

Renal: Cortex enlargement.

Kidneys: degeneration of tubular epithelium

(10-20h) with necrosis (24h) (experimental

mammals). Zona fasciculata, Zona glomerulosa

and Zona reticularis enlarged.

Lungs: pale and inflated (mice).

Lungs: reddish marbled appearance with

numerous petechiae (mice).

Pulmonary oedema (experimental mammals).

Heart: perivascular haemorrhages

(experimental mammals).

Differential diagnosis

Acute abdomen.

Appendicitis.

Acute myocardial infarction.

Delirium tremens.

Dissection of aorta.

Peritonitis.

Renal colic.

7. A Clinical Study of Physostigma venenosum

in the Improvement of Progressive Myopia

BASU T.K. (HH. 28, 11/2003)

The Progressive Myopia of 75 patients was

determined following the examination of defective

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vision, retinoscopy study, ophthalmoscopic

examination of the fundus and slit-lamp

examination of fundus stereoscopically under high

magnification.

Physostigma venenosum is a climbing plant

found near the bank of Niger river of South Africa.

It belongs to the family Leguminosae. Common

name Calabar bean. The alcoholic tincture is

prepared from pulverized bean and triturations are

made from whole bean.

Physostigma was prescribed on the basis of

homeopathic philosophy only to those patients

who had the symptomatology.

Placebo group 20 patients.

Physostigma group 55 patients.

Much improvement of vision in 74.5%.

Slight improvement of vision in 19.05%.

No improvement of vision in 6.3%.

In placebo group, no improvement observed in

12.5%. Gradual loss in vision in 87.5% cases.

Dr. BASU has shown a relation of Myopia

with Glaucoma in his paper ‘Role of Physostigma

in Simple Myopia’. The Progressive Myopia was

due to long-continued over-use with symptoms of

irritability, dull pain after using the eyes, muscae

volitantes, flashes of light, twitching of lids, etc.,

and Physostigma venenosum is one of the important

drugs which can give good and favorable result.

8. Variolinum, Vaccininum and Malandrinum –

The Powerful Smallpox Nosodes and their

therapeutic use

SCHEIWILLER-MURALT, Erika

(HL. 16, 2/2003)

Ten years ago, Dr.Erika SCHEIWILLER-

MURALT found that Smallpox Nosodes such as

Variolinum, Vaccininum and Malandrinum are able

to cure deep-rooted disorders in cases where well-

chosen homeopathic remedies have failed. These

Nosodes are most powerful, and their effects are

deep, long lasting and surprisingly fast.

The whole of mankind has been in contact with

Smallpox, leaving a deep-rooted disorder in later

generations. The powerful healing effects of the

Smallpox Nosodes are demonstrated in a case study

with 120 patients, taking Variolinum as an example.

The differentiation between Variolinum,

Vaccininum and Malandrinum are mentioned. As

the symptoms and modalities of the three Nosodes

are very similar to each other, it is the intensity and

frequency of a complaint that makes the difference

between them.

Finally, the author presents, on the basis of her

practical experience, a table she has developed over

ten years of research. This table is easy to

comprehend and will help a great deal in choosing

the Nosode which will be most beneficial.

9. The Toxicology of Psilocybe semilanceata –

The Liberty Cap

BONNET M.S.; DAWSON & BONNET D.L.

(HL. 16, 2/2003)

Dr. M.S. BONNET has, in the past, contributed

‘toxicology’ of several creatures. In this paper, he

examines the biological, medical and toxicological

aspects of the mushroom, Psilocybe semilanceata,

the Liberty Cap. It is placed taxonomically and

examined in regard to its structure, distribution and

toxic/hallucinogenic components, for which this

fungus has been used in social rites for thousands of

years. The Materia Medica based on human and

animal intoxication is enumerated in detail,

following the order of classical homeopathic

repertories. Laboratory values of affected victims

are compared to normal values.

The Synthesis Repertory refers to ‘Psil.’ for

‘Psilocybe caerulescens’ which is a different

species with several varieties.

All experimental signs and symptoms are from

mammal experiments only; apes, cats, dogs, guinea

pigs, mice, monkeys, rabbits, rats, etc.

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III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Lyssin: A Rabid remedy for Rage

ULLMAN, Robert (SIM. XVII, 1/2004)

Case 1: Kevin, 11, since 3 years of age began

his assaultive tantrums. After the tantrum, he felt

bad and would often apologize. He was also

destructive. He did not like being teased. Scared of

dark. Loved dogs and hated cats. Threatened

people

with knives. He had history of

Streptococcal Tonsillitis, Otitis Media and

Enuresis.

First dose was Lyssin M and 12 daily. Had an

initial aggravation for 2 weeks and then began to

improve. He was less destructive and calmed

down. Now he was intensely afraid of the dark and

being alone at night. Stramonium 200. After 5

months another dose of Lyssin M and 12 daily –

because of relapse.

Mother thought he was better when he took

Lyssin 12c regularly. He hated swimming and

would not get in the pool for anything. Followed

up for 18 months. His teacher said “he’s not the

same boy.”

Case 2: Todd, 6, would go into a blind rage

when angry or frustrated. His anger was often

turned inward (self-torture) and was also

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destructive. Sensitive to loud noises. Had facial

tics and involuntary jerking movements of his arms

and legs. He drooled and spat constantly.

Lyssin 200 single dose. 3 weeks of

aggravation and then began to improve. Relapse

after 6 weeks Lyssin 200. He was worse. Lyssin

1M. Improved. Lyssin 10M. A month later relapse

with another dose improved for 3 months. The next

dose held for 10 months without any rage.

Case 3: Christopher, 5, was aggressive since

weaning. Scratching, biting, kicking, spitting and

hitting. Very sensitive to teasing and liked

chocolates. Had URI in winter followed by

asthmatic cough and increased aggression.

Lyssin 200 and 12 daily. 2 months later better.

Another dose improved his ability to handle

frustration. His mother felt the action of medicine

was shorter and weaker than the earlier ones. So

Lyssin 1M was given, followed by an aggravation

for a month and then much better.

2. Help for hot flashes

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 3/2003)

Indications of Lachesis, Sulphur, Sepia,

Glonoine and Sanguinaria in this common

menopausal complaint is discussed.

3. Three different experiences of Menopause

ALLEN, Karen (HT. 23, 3/2003)

Case 1: Caroline, 52, developed high Blood

Pressure through menopause and hot flashes.

Feeling of pressure in ears, pain above right eye,

symptoms worse in mid afternoon and aversion to

company.

Belladonna 12 daily. As her symptoms

improved, she took less and less frequent and after

8 weeks back to her usual life.

Case 2: Nancy, 49, started having anxiety

attacks on waking, could not remember what she

has read, perspiration on face with hot flashes and

rumbling of gas in abdomen, as if there were snakes

inside her. After several doses of Lachesis 30. She

made it comfortably through the transition.

Case 3: Barbara, 56, copious menstrual flow

with hot flashes and recurrent pain in right shoulder

and to smell things no one else could smell.

Sanguinaria 200 one dose. Menstrual cycle

stopped completely. Pain right shoulder gradually

faded over 6 weeks and imaginary smell

disappeared.

4. Menopause: A terrible/terrific transition

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 3/2003)

The emotional symptoms, hot flashes, and

general symptoms of fifteen remedies indicated in

Menopause are presented in a tabular format and

prescribing guidelines are given.

5. Six remedies and rubrics used in Menopause:

Psychological profiles

MASTER, Farokh (HT. 23, 3/2003)

Indifference, apathy – Cyclamen

Estranged – Asterias rubens

Anxiety with fear – Androctonus

Anxiety – Amylenum nitrosum and Trillium.

Fear of insanity - Cimicifuga

Other mental symptoms of the above remedies

in Menopause are also discussed.

6. Pain-free after Surgery

ROTENBERG, Bonnie (HT. 23, 3/2003)

The author was diagnosed with Uterine Cancer

in June 2002. Advised by Catherine COULTER,

she began a course of Carcinosin 200 and Aurum

muriaticum natronatum 200. After few months

neither increase nor decrease in the size of tumor

and so agreed for hysterectomy. She took Arnica

30 a day before the surgery and gave instructions

for Arnica 200 to be given after the surgery at

frequent intervals and a dose of Phosphorus 30 for

nausea.

On day two, Staphysagria 200, as pain

transitioned from soreness to slight stabbing pain.

The level of pain never exceeded a ‘2’ on a scale of

1 to 10. No painkillers were used. Insomnia and

extreme restlessness each night after the surgery

disappeared with Bellis perennis 30.

7. What to expect when old symptoms return

HYDE, Rosemary C. (HT. 23, 3/2003)

A series of old symptoms can occur at different

times during a longer course of homeopathic

treatment. These symptoms are generally short-

lived and significantly less uncomfortable than one

might expect. Knowing what to expect can

reassure people that a return of old symptoms can

be a good sign, especially if it is accompanied with

general feeling of improvement. Two case

examples are given.

8. Accident: Three remedies to use

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 4/2003)

The use of Aconite, Arnica and Calendula in

skating accident involving his son is described.

9. An epidemic of Autism

How Homeopathy can help?

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth

(HT. 23, 4/2003)

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The various presentations of Autism are

discussed and the increase of the cases is suspected

with large number of vaccines being administered.

The progress under homeopathic care depends

on where the child falls on the autistic spectrum to

begin with, how clear an understanding the

homeopath can attain of the child and how well the

homeopathic remedy fits the child.

The author has discussed his approach and how

parents can support the treatment.

10. A beautiful mind

ULLMAN, Robert (HT. 23, 4/2003)

Sam, 5 years diagnosed with Semantic

Pragmatic Disorder, a serious deficit in thought and

language processing, poor social skills and

behavioral problems. He had special aptitude for

Mathematics and could calculate cube roots in the

head. He started talking late. Inclined to make

noises. Sam had history of a severe reaction to

Amoxycillin and later, a high fever induced by the

MMR vaccine potentially correlated with his

Autism. Very reserved.

Many homeopathic prescriptions given and no

lasting benefit. With the experience of treating 2

other cases of similar nature, Silica 200 was given

which also covered the totality.

After a month, he was doing considerably

better. He enjoyed playing with other children.

Over 18 months he was given 3 doses of Silica 200

and a dose of 1M. He is more interactive, language

is now age-appropriate. He has calmed down. No

echolalia.

11. A case of Attention Deficit Disorder

MESSER, Stephen (HT. 23, 4/2003)

Michael’s main problem is an inability to focus

his attention. This delays his homework. Always

hungry. He is happy when getting attention from

others. Perspires easily and profusely. His joints

are hyperflexible. Gets restless in tight clothing.

He is very concerned about his reputation so that he

can be very popular.

Veratrum album 6 once a day. 2 months later

improved in all aspects. Veratrum album 30, once

a week. 6 months later, relapse and so Veratrum

album 200, once a day for a week. Since then

improving.

12. Using Homeopathy to heal after circumcision

FEDER, Lauren (HT. 23, 4/2003)

Indications of Arnica, Hypericum and

Calendula are given. For healing the inflammation

Apis and Cinnabaris.

Aconite to be given if the baby is in shock after

surgery. Staphysagria for babies who look

resentful. Stramonium for shock when Aconite did

not help.

13. Three cases of Chicken pox

GRILL, Yolande (HT. 23, 4/2003)

Case 1: Eruption first appeared on Monica’s

genitals. Vesicles, inflamed, itchy and burning.

Bathing gives temporary relief. Refused to eat.

Much worse at night. Mercurius 30. 3 doses in 24

hours. Improvement was immediate.

Case 2: Paul, 8 years, ran a high fever, soon

after the appearance of eruptions. Restless and

delirious. Intense itching. Aconite 200. He calmed

down, fever and delirium disappeared.

Case 3: Alan, 6 years, complained pain in his

back, joints of arms and hands at the onset of

eruptions. Refused to take baths. Photophobia,

severe itching and restlessness. Rhus tox 30 and his

pains never returned.

Indications of Aconite, Antimonium crudum,

Antimonium tartaricum, Belladonna, Mercurius,

Pulsatilla, Rhus tox and Sulphur in the treatment of

Chicken pox are given.

14. A case of Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia

FLEISHER, Mitchell A. (HT. 23, 4/2003)

The author describes Dr. Divya CHHABRA’s

‘free association’ and ‘circle analysis’ method of

case taking, which enables the homeopath to reach

through the subconscious level of dreams to the

deep seated core delusion, which manifests as the

symptoms of imbalance and illness.

This is illustrated with a case of a 56-year-old

female with Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia.

Translating her symptoms into rubrics of mind:

Ambition, increased; Competitive; Loquacity;

Jealousy; Suspicious; Malicious; Censorius;

Mocking; Sarcasm. Dream rubrics: Falling and

Spiders, hairy. Clairvoyance and External throat,

Clothing aggravates.

Crotalus cascavella 1M. 3 months later, 80%

better. Feeling less annoyed by women and feeling

relaxed.

15. The Restoration of Health: a Physician’s High

and Only Mission – Evaluation of a Patient

Presenting with a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

HOOVER, Todd A. (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

35-year-old man, with long history of

Schizophrenia. Intense guilt as if he had done

something that is unforgivable. Delusion he was

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persecuted by devils; deserving of divine

retribution. Agitated, restless legs, tremulous,

anxiety from reprimands. Violence, striking

himself, striking walls. Waking 2-4 a.m.

Kali bromatum 200, single dose.

Two months later, significantly better. Had

developed very itchy groin rash. Two months later,

rash worse and it cleared only after antifungal

medication. Ten months later, picture changed.

Now fright, hypervigilance, impulse for violence

and childish hiding. Stramonium 200, single dose.

Two months later, significantly better, with

more energy and less anxiety. Relapse seven

months later and no response to repetition of the

remedy.

A thorough re-examination was made:

1. Fear of reprimand; of something happening,

catastrophes.

2. General detachment from others; living in a

world of his own creation practicing pure

mathematics.

3. Unique ability for dates.

4. Childish quality, unable to care for himself.

5. Guilty feelings, delusion he was a failure.

6. Picking at himself, striking himself, biting his

nails, reproaching himself, eccentricity.

Bufo rana was given and seven year follow-up,

with repetition in high potency about 6 times with

decreasing frequency.

This led to an increasing restoration of health.

The author opines the first two remedies acted

palliatively. They definitely halted the decline and

deterioration of the case, but did not restore health.

16. A Case of Tourette’s Syndrome

LEVATIN, Janet (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

BC, ten-year-old girl had some vocal sounds

and some motor tics from three year age. Dislike of

school and homework and showing an undercurrent

of anger that’s never been there before. Fears dark

room. Tics and vocal sound became worse.

History of Psoriasis on head. Cradle cap as infant.

Occasional Otitis Media. Mild to moderate hearing

loss diagnosed at 3 years.

Agaricus 200.

Over the next 16 months, potency was raised to

1M and 10M after relapses, and no further

improvement. So Coca 200 was given based on the

fact that her father was a cocaine addict.

Over the next year, she improved gradually and

having hard time with Psoriasis on her scalp.

She would need one more remedy, probably

Cocaine.

17. Die begleitende Behandlung von Karies und

Mineralisationsstörungen

(The treatment of Consequences of Caries and

affections due to mineralisation)

FELDHAUS, Heinz-Werner

(AHZ. 249, 1/2004)

Caries is not only the result of sugar

consumption and the infestation by bacteria, but has

to be considered rather as a disorder of the whole

organism. Therefore it can only be regarded as a

local symptom, which can be used by the

homeopathic practitioner and dental practitioner in

the process of finding the simile. This article

presents the holistic approach and some main

remedies on the basis of their local symptoms.

(Kreosotum, Staphysagria, Thuja occidentalis,

Silicea - Acidum silicicum, Sepia, Natrum

muriaticum, Natrum carbonicum, Calcium

carbonicum/phosphoricum/fluoratum).

18. Zahnmedizinische Problematik in der

Homöopathie (Dental Medicine problems in

Homeopathy)

HÖR, Klaus Roman (AHZ. 249, 1/2004)

Homeopathic treatment of problems during

dentition in the background of hereditary taint are

described with Syphilinum, Medorrhinum and

Tuberculinum and their following remedies.

Frequently indicated remedies as well as acute

remedies are described.

The morphological peculiarities are classified:

1. Teeth, stunted, in children: Syph., Staph., Med.,

Calc-f.

2. Teeth, notched, indented: Bac., Lach., Med.,

Plb., Syph., Tub.

3. Eruption of Teeth, distorted: Syph.

4. Irregular form: Bac., Chlorpr., Phenob., Phos.,

Syph., Tub.

5. V-formed teeth: Kreos., Syph.

19. Homöopathie bei Infektionen im Zahn- und

Kieferbereich (Homeopathy in infections of

Teeth and mandibular region)

KREBS, Johannes (AHZ. 249, 1/2004)

This article describes the often used

homeopathic remedies in cases of dental and

mandibular/maxillary infections. As far as they are

caused dentally, gingival infections are discussed as

well.

20. Homöopathie bei Infektionskrankheiten im

Mund und Rachen (Homeopathy in Infectious

Diseases of Mouth and Throat)

FRIESE, Karl-Heinz (AHZ. 249, 1/2004)

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All infectious diseases of the mouth and throat

can be well treated by Homeopathy because this

part of the body is easy to be observed and

remedies can be given by the colour of the mucous

membranes. Regularly the diseases are treated

quicker by homeopathic remedies than by

conventional medicine which is able to treat viral

diseases only symptomatically not causally. This is

the difference of Homeopathy. The most common

remedies in mouth and throat diseases are

Belladonna, Apis, Mercurius solubilis, Hepar

sulphuris, Borax, Kali bichromicum and Kali

iodatum.

21. Zahnungsbeschwerden – Klinisches Stichwort

(Dental complaints – Clinical Keywords)

BLEUL, Gerhard (AHZ. 249, 1/2004)

The tenth section of this series gives the rubrics

from different repertories for affections during

dentition. The main remedies are briefly described.

22. Chorea minor und rezidivierende

Atemwegsinfekte (Chorea minor and recurring

airway region)

LORZ, Thomas (AHZ. 249, 2/2004)

Course of treatment of a six-year-old boy with

Sydenham’s Chorea after a Streptococcal infection.

With daily Penicillin prophylaxis, infections of the

upper respiratory system with increased choreic

movements recurring several times per month came

on. A substantial improvement of hyperkinetic

movements disorder was reached with

homeopathic treatment. Also recurrent infections

lessened and general state improved.

23. Homöopathische Behandlung an der

Kinderonkologie in LKH Klagenfurt

(Homeopathic treatment in Children’s

Oncology Department of the Klagenfurt

Hospital, Austria)

PICHLER, Erfried (AHZ. 249, 2/2004)

Establishing Homeopathy in public hospitals

of Austria is difficult because acknowledgement is

lacking. Nevertheless some homeopathic

outpatient departments have been founded in the

last years.

Since last 5 years, it has been possible to treat

children in the Children’s Oncologic Department of

Klagenfurt’s Hospital, with Homeopathy in

addition to conventional therapy. Radar Computer

Programme or the Synthesis in book form is used.

Generally one remedy is given and in exceptional

cases two and in very rare circumstances three in a

day. Potencies D12, C12, LM6 are mostly used in

the beginning.

Two cases show the homeopathic course of

treatment.

24. Akute diffuse nummuläre Ekzeme (Acute

diffuse nummular Eczema)

EICHLER, Roland (AHZ. 249, 2/2004)

13-year-old boy with an acute nummular

Eczema. During mid 1990 he had been treated by

me successfully with Tuberculinum koch for

Neurodermatitis. He was free from the disease upto

now (2003). In 1998 he came to me for an acute

Condylomata in anus, treated with Syphilinum,

successfully. He has not been seen again for 5

years until now.

In the face, arms, right leg and in the upper left

half of the buttock as also on the knuckles, palm,

coin-like vesiculo-papular, very red Eczema spots.

Sporadic itching, lesser in open air, worse if

sitting long in closed room.

Tuberculinum XM.

25. Homöopathische Behandlung von Notfällen –

Anaphylaktischer Schock (Homeopathic

Treatment of Emergencies)

BÜNDNER, Martin (AHZ. 249, 2/2004)

There is, in the mind of som, that Homeopathy

can be applied only in Chronic or harmless acute

diseases. Homeopathic treatment also can show

best results in very acute and life-threatening

diseases. In this case a baby got an anaphylactic

shock after eating chicken protein and is treated

with Belladonna.

26. Mercurius solubulis und die Beweglichkeit

(Mercurius solubulis and mobility)

MEYER-KÖNIG, Peter (AHZ. 249, 2/2004)

In 1994, the parent of a twin children reported

that the cough of his two children who had been

given Mercurius solubilis had slowly gone away.

But there was also a surprising effect. The children

could crawl better after the Mercurius solubilis.

A group of 25 infants in robbing age between

11 upto 18 months gained a perfect ability for

crawling within a few days after Mercurius

solubulis.

The pathology of this disorder is also

explained.

In regard to this article Dr. Heinz PSCHEIDL

writes in the Letter to the Editor, AHZ. 249,

4/2004: All symptoms which Mercurius can heal,

Quicksilver (e.g. Amalgam) must be able to

produce. I have the mothers to do away with

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Amalgam fillings, in appropriate cases – at time of

becoming pregnant (ref § 7, 67 FN). Many

Quicksilver intoxicated patient react to Mercurius

with severe aggravation. Others develop follow-up

ailments.

In further response Dr. MEYER-KÖNIG

discusses the aggravations and other adverse effects

of Mercury-dental Amalgam.

27. Warzen – eine Chronische Erkrankung (Warts

– a Chronic Disease)

TOST, Katharina (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

The importance of Warts as a sign of a Chronic

Disease as well as the therapeutic instructions of

HAHNEMANN are presented by means of the

Organon. The therapy of Warts is described in

three cases in which homeopathic remedies are

chosen according to the totality of the symptoms.

28. Akuter Myokardinfarkt (Acute Myocardial

Infarction)

BÜNDNER, Martin (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

An acute Myocardial Infarction is diagnosed

by laboratory and electrocardiography. An

echocardiography confirms Hypokinesia which is

associated with infarction of heart muscle. After

homeopathic treatment a coronary angiography

was carried out in the following but there was no

Coronary Stenosis or other indications for

Myocardial Lesion.

29. Uterine Fibroids: A Clinical Study with USG

Follow-up

GUPTA, Girish; GUPTA, Naveen; SINGH,

Vijay and BISHT, Deepa (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

A total of 217 cases of Uterine Fibroids (Single

and Multiple) were registered and available for

proper follow-up treatment. Analysis was made to

assess the percent response in each case following

treatment with homeopathic remedies at Gaurang

Clinic and Centre for Homeopathic Research,

Lucknow till December 31, 2002. Timely

diagnosis by Ultrasonography followed by

homeopathic treatment showed excellent response

in significant number of cases avoiding surgery

which has been the lone option in Allopathy.

After homeopathic treatment, 74 patients were

cured, 21 were best improving showing more than

50% reduction in the size of fibroid, 64 patients

showed significant improvement, 31 maintained

status quo and 21 patients did not improve, 4 cases

could not be reliably evaluated due to confusing

Ultrasonography reports. Two cases were

Nabothian Cysts and both were cured. The overall

results of this study is encouraging.

30. Knowing the Mind in Homeopathic Practice

DHAWALE K.M. (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

This is a brief extract from Dr. DHAWALE’s

article in the Journal of the Institute of Clinical

Research, Vol.1, 3/1991. The mental symptom,

mental state and disposition are differentiated.

31. Cancer

DHAR, Bansi and BHATNAGAR, Pankaj

(NJH. 5, 3/2003)

The authors have written with much feeling

that despite a good record in palliation/cure of

Cancer by Homeopathy, the general medical world

tend to criticize adversely.

Cases have been mentioned briefly.

The ‘Seven Warning Signals’ of Cancer:

1. Change in bowel or bladder habits.

2. A sore that does not heal.

3. Unusual bleeding or discharge.

4. Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere.

5. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.

6. Obvious change in Wart or Mole.

7. Nagging cough or hoarseness.

Trauma as a causative factor is also

highlighted.

Copious quotes from different authors are

given.

32. Leucoderma – Vitiligo

PATEL, Mukesh (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

A brief write-up on this subject.

33. Miasm and its Therapeutic Implications

PUROHIT, Hitesh G. (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

Three cases treated with particular attention to

the underlying Miasm, are given.

34. A Case of Inferior and Right Ventricular

Infarction

CHIMTHANAWALA, Adil (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

This is a very interesting case treated

homeopathically through and through. The patient

is 22-year-old with sudden onset on chest pain-

retrosternal, prostration, cold sweat, anxious,

restless, averse to being covered even though hands

and feet cold.

Camphora was the remedy.

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35. A Case of Osteosarcoma

KHAN L.M. (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

14-year-old girl, thin, limping gait with pain

and swelling right leg just below the knee since 2½

years. Diagnosed Osteosarcoma of right upper

Tibia. Pain was constant, worse exertion. Very

fond of dancing, fast paced music. Very irritable

and rude behavior, dominating. Craving sweets.

Mother suffered throughout the nine months of

pregnancy, nausea and vomiting until delivery time.

X-ray: multiple fractures in the affected bone.

Thyroidinum 30 t.d.s, for three days, followed

by placebo.

36. Quick Short Cases

KANOJIA, Satish (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

Case 1: 20-year-old man bent double with pain

abdomen, diarrhoea, vomiting. Colocynth 200 and

in 15 minutes pain subsided. Two more doses

given to be taken same evening and next morning.

Remains well. [When one dose Colocynth 200

relieved why two more doses, same potency? =

KSS]

Case 2: 25-year-old man with diarrhoea,

undigested particles. Oleander 30.

Case 3: 47-year-old female, obese, burning

micturition, frequent. Cantharis 200.

Case 4: 28-year-old man, epigastric pain and

heaviness chest; had drank beer previous day.

Green discharge from right eye, thready. Kali

bichromicum 200. Next day passed 3-4 loose

stools, felt better. Discharge from right eye also

relieved.

Case 5: 25-year-old female, vomiting since

night after eating ‘Pulao’. Pulsatilla 200.

Case 6: 25-year-old man vomiting since night.

5-6 bouts of vomiting. Previous night alcohol. Nux

vomica 200.

Case 7: 13-year-old girl, throat pain. Feared

glands. Anxious look. Aconite 200.

Case 8: 11-month-old, fever; body cold except

head, which was very hot. Belladonna 200.

Case 9: 18-year-old man, fever since 7-8 days,

urine yellow, desired salted rice. Natrum

muriaticum 200.

Case 10: 35-year-old female. Vomited since 2

days. D &C done two days ago under anaesthesia.

Phosphorus 200.

37. Multiple Personality Disorder Syndrome?

BAIG, Mirza Anwar (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

This is an interesting article on the mental

disease ‘Multiple Personality Disorder Syndrome’.

Two cases treated by the author are narrated.

38. Mixed Cases

MISHRA S.C. (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

Case 1: 54-year-old man lost his wife in road

accident after which he suffered from sleeplessness,

severe body jerks when falling asleep. Ignatia 200,

without relief. Then Arsenicum album M also

without relief. Again Ignatia M, without benefit.

Repertorization (Mental shock, jerking head during

sleep, flatulence) Arnica M gave good relief.

Case 2: 2-year-old boy, passes stool, soils his

underwear, involuntarily, itching of penis, lying on

abdomen and rubs his penis by body movement.

Dominating. Stands only by leaning on someone.

Thuja 200 did not >. Repertorisation .. Lachesis M

(4 doses one daily) with some improvement;

Lachesis XM (4 doses one daily); marked

improvement. Thuja XM (4 doses b.d.); some pale

spots on face. No further relief. Lachesis XM (3

doses o.d.) [June 2001 to August 2001: M, four

doses; XM, eleven doses – whatever medicine – to

2-year-old child is baffling. This is an

assault=KSS]

Case 3: 70-year-old male, pain of many years,

right knee. Big hard tumor in the popliteal fossa of

the right knee causing pain when rising and sitting

down. Attacks of sneezing morning and evening.

Thirstless, Insomnia whole night. Irritable, very

short-tempered. Nux vomica 30/1 dr., t.d.s.

Growth of popliteal fossa reduced, pain has

gone down to leg. Overall better. Nux vomica 30

for a month more. The tumor has become very soft

and reduced in size. Pain leg still. Sleep well,

appetite good, no irritability. Medicine continued

until the tumor vanished.

Case 4: 30-year-old female with two children;

severe persistent nausea early morning after getting

up. Sight of food also brings on nausea. Total

anorexia. Thirstless. Horripilation when she thinks

that she will get the disease which the other person

whom she saw, has. Delusion of being mad.

Hopelessness of cure. History of recurrent coryza.

Natrum muriaticum 200/4 o.d. No>. Sepia M four

doses o.d. S.L. 10 o.d. Sepia XM two o.d. No

depression.

Case 5: 28-year-old male, a Trade Union

leader and Social Worker. Since sometime feeling

sick with crawling sensation on scalp and heaviness

in head with Vertigo. Palpitation before sleep.

Tension and restlessness in the brain. Tongue gets

stiff making difficult to talk. Bloated abdomen

with loud eructations. Better in general when

occupied. Sensation of heat emanating from palm.

Quick and hasty, impatient. History of Jaundice.

History of Multiple injury in legs and forehead.

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Nux vomica 200 for six days o.d. No change

Nux vomica M/2o.d. Slightly better. Repeat Nux

vomica M/4 o.d. , then Sac Lac 7 o.d. and then

Sulphur 200/4 doses o.d.

Case 6: 53-year-old Electrical Engineer,

sedentary job. Pain heel, Hypertension, Piles and

sexual weakness. Zingiberis 30/one dram pills

t.d.s. for 7 days. Same repeated for another 7 days.

Heel pain better. During this period he got chest

pain. Zincum metallicum 30 b.d. Repeated 8 doses

b.d.

75% relief heel pain. For high cholesterol

Allium sativa Q1oz 10 gtt. b.d.

He developed some ulceration in cheek.

Natrum muriaticum 200, three powders as his

cheek was sensitive to hot food/drink. A week later

cheek ulcer slight relief. Repeat Natrum

muriaticum 200/3 o.d.

A week later, no improvement: Lycopodium

200/4 b.d.

12 days later: erection still poor, early

ejaculation ++, Nitric acid 30/1dram pills t.d.s.

Three weeks later: No > in any respect.

Graphites 200/4 doses. Only ulcer amel. after 8

days. Allium sativa Q again. About two weeks

later cheek ulcer again flared up. To stop Allium

sativa and Graphites M/4 doses. About 20 days

after, Graphites XM/3 powders at 15 minute

interval.

Cheek ulceration much improved. All other

complaints remained.

It is interesting to note that Allium sativa

caused cheek ulcer in him. But his Cholesterol

came down.

[I feel bewildered; 30 potency repeated for

days together; 200, 1M, 10M too repeated. What is

the justification for Natrum muriaticum 200–three

powders? And Lycopodium 200-four powders!

Graphites M four doses and XM every 15 minutes

three doses!! Why 15 minutes? Why not 10

minutes or 20 minutes or for that matter every 5

minutes. What are the rules for these games? Or

are there no rules? And it is all a rule of the thumb?

Pardon me please=KSS]

39. My Learning Curve

SHAH, Bhavani (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

20-year-old student of Engineering with

complaints of frontal headache since 1984, <since

1999, as if some swelling inside head, < from

exertion, change of weather, exposure to sun, cold.

Concomitant: head feels hot, cold milk vomited,

bangs his head so that all will come out, drenching

sweat of head, Tense. Mother died of Leukaemia.

Depression after his lover girl ditched him. Natrum

muriaticum 200 one dose weekly for three months.

[The young doctor says that as students, the

importance of single dose was not impressed upon

and that they repeated what they saw in the OPD!

This remark speaks volumes about the

homeopathic education. No purpose in blaming

the students=KSS]

40. Dramatic Cases

PARTHASARATHY V. (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

33-year-old man, mechanical Engineer, now

into trading. Renal stones, pain in right lumbar

region, with increased urine frequency with

vomiting; pain > after vomiting, agg. 2-4 p.m., 6-7

p.m. 4 stones, obese, nail biting, desires sweets,

salt, meat.

Thuja occidentalis 200/7 doses (!) at intervals

of about two weeks, then Thuja M/10 doses (!!!) at

intervals of 15-20 days. Cured. USG confirmed.

[We see no reason or rationale for so many doses of

high potency Thuja. Has not HAHNEMANN said

that the same potency should not be repeated? =

KSS]

41. A Case of Prolapse of Inter-vertebral Discs

KAPSE, Anand (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

70-year-old female, three children. Pain left

lumbo-sacral joint, sudden onset, amel. traction,

raising the leg up. Burning soles, fingers, since 7-8

years; amel. cold water, left thigh, right thigh

occasional pains > cold application on head, agg.

night. Throbbing pain, knees since 20 years. No

swelling, agg. sitting/flexing knees, amel. hot

fomentations. Maculo-Papular eruptions, watery

discharge, exertional dyspnoea. X-ray: mild to

moderate Osteoarthritis of the left knee joint.

Sepia 200 repeated daily for 10 days. Then

Thuja 200 and Sepia 200 again for six days. Frozen

shoulder also relieved.

42. Homeopathic Approach to Osteoarthritis

KAPSE, Anand; PHANSE, Anagha &

DATEY, Sonali (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

5 cases of Osteoarthritis successfully treated

homeopathically. Most of the cases needed Thuja

as intercurrent. In some patients Osteoarthritic

Nosode 30 was also used.

43. Homeopathic Management of Disorders of

Lumbar Inter-vertebral Discs

RASAL, Prasad (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

Degenerative disc disease wide spread, severe

lumbar canal stenosis. Was on traction for long.

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Homeopathic treatment: Lachesis 200 one dose, on

next day Bryonia XM t.d.s. for ten days. Also

Calcarea fluorica 6x t.d.s. for ten days. Patient

improved and could walk a km. Continued with

Calcarea fluorica 6x b.d. for a month and then o.d.

for two months. One dose Tuberculinum M

(antimiasmatic). [Such prescriptions are really

bewildering. It would appear that Calcarea

fluorica really did more benefit than the Bryonia

XM t.d.s. for 10 days=KSS]

44. The Man who slipped on every occasion

PARTHASARATHY V. (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

A man 42 years, with complaints of calf pain

and numbness after slipped disc L4-5 an year ago.

Cervical spondylosis. D12-L1 stiff as hardboard.

MRI showed mild degenerative changes D9-10,

D10-11 and D11-12 facet joints.

Nux vomica 30, 200, Kali carbonicum 200, 10

doses over a period. Thuja 200, M as ‘intercurrent.’

45. Homeopathy handles Pneumonitis

JUNAGADE, Sachin and PAWASKAR, Navin

(NJH. 5, 4/2003)

25-year-old lady with complaints of cough and

high grade fever. Couldn’t walk by herself. Her

complaints began 12 days ago after drinking cold

water. Developed coryza. 5 days later wetted and

in two hours high grade fever with chilliness.

Needed blanket in the peak summer. On 7

th

day

cough, chest pain < coughing, deep breathing.

Thirst increased, one glass every 10 minutes.

Loose stools since 2-3 days. Urine albumin ++++,

X-ray: Right upper lobar Pneumonia with loculated

effusion.

Bryonia M – 4 hourly and afebrile in 24 hours.

In 72 hours normal. Bryonia M continued to

‘restore’ pathology. Complete radiological

clearance on day 10. Calcarea carbonica 200, 1

dose ‘Constitutional follow-through’.

46. Cancer

BHATNAGAR, Pankaj (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

Dr. BHATNAGAR lists the ‘Indian’ Drugs and

their indications used by him in homeopathic

potencies, and also as mother tinctures – 38 herbs.

He also lists over 100 remedies from the

homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.

47. Post-vaccination Syndrome

SMITS, Tinus (NAMAH. 11, 4/2004)

Homeopathic practice has recognized that

chronic complaints can develop following

vaccination, ever since general introduction of the

Smallpox vaccination in the 19

th

century. For many

years, Thuja was acknowledged by homeopaths as

proven remedy for these complaints, whose

treatment appeared to be less than satisfactory.

Vaccines appear to have more side-effects than has

hitherto been accepted. These vaccinations can be

responsible for both acute and chronic health

problems.

A large number of these symptom are

frequently cited in the literature as post-vaccination

symptoms: other symptoms are own observations.

In this context any symptom that manifests itself

after treatment with potentised vaccine is deduced

as caused by the vaccine concerned. It must be

accepted that each vaccine can be responsible for

several symptoms like loss of eye contact,

squinting, inflammation of the middle ear,

Bronchitis, etc., Diabetes, etc., lack of

concentration, etc., behavioral problems etc. If a

vaccine is the cause of an ailment, the same vaccine

in a homeopathic potentised dilution is the

perfectly corresponding remedy. Basic description

of the ‘post vaccination syndrome’:

The homeopathic method, general principle

and treatment, prevention, injury to the general

defence mechanism, misconduct, changes in mood,

implied obstacles to the acceptance of the post-

vaccination syndrome, Research,

Recommendations are cited by Dr. Tinus SMITS.

48. Genèse du Cancer – La Cellule Cancéreuse:

Son Origine, sa signification (Genesis of

Cancer – The Cancer Cells, their Origin, its

significance)

FLOUR, Agnès (RBH. XXXVIIIb, 3/2003)

Summary:

1 – Introduction

2 – Cancer and the remedy Carcinosinum

2-1 Etymology and significance of the word

‘Cancer’

2-2 Cancerisation and Cancerogenesis

2-3 Characteristics of the Cancer cells

2-4 The homeopathic remedy Carcinosinum

2-4-1 Recall of doctrine of HAHNEMANN’s

Homeopathy

2-4-2 Nature and origin of the remedy

Carcinosinum

2-4-3 Mental and Physical symptomatology of

Carcinosinum

2-4-4 Themes and Words key to the

symptomatology of Carcinosinum

2-5 Common elements of Cancerology and the

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remedy Carcinosinum

3 – Homeopathic concept of Primary Psora

3-1 Theory of Dr. MASI

3-2 Example: Phosphorus

4 – Hypothesis of Primary Psora for Carcinosinum

5 – The Force

5-1 Etymology and definitions of the word ‘Force’

5-2 The symbols of the ‘Force’

5-3 The ‘Virtue of Force’.

6 – Study of Relations between the two Elements

Analysis, one part the Cancer/Carcinosinum,

the other part – the Force

6-1 Study of the relation between the words

‘Cancer’ and ‘Force’ a level etymology and

symbolism

6-2 Relations between the words – Carcinosinum

and the word ‘Force’

6-3 Relations between the words – Carcinosinum

and the different aspects of the ‘Force’

7 – Psora primary of Carcinosinum

7-1 Exposition of details of Psora primary of

Carcinosinum

7-2 Consequences of Psora primary of

Carcinosinum

8 – Contribution of Psora primary in

comprehension of the Carcinogenesis

9 – Laws no longer general

10 – Conclusion

49. A Case of Hyperprolactinaemia

GUPTA, Girish (CCRH. 26, 1/2004)

40-year-old lady with pain both breasts

especially before menses with dark-colored

discharge from both nipples for six months but

previously similar pain for 16-17 years. Occasional

vaginal discharge before menses. Suffered

Depression in 1997 treated with allopathic drugs.

Serum Prolactin level raised.

Fear of ghost, fear of misfortune, consolation

amel., anxious about health, fastidiousness, tearful

mood, desire for sweet, etc. Pulsatilla M. Two

months later repeated.

No pain, almost no discharge from nipples.

Prolactin level within normal limits.

50. Homeopathy in Children’s Ailments

PATWARDHAN, Prabha (CCR. 11, 1/2004)

The author is a Paediatrician. She says that

children are usually brought to the Paediatrician

for:

i. Mental ailments, e.g.:

Excessive crying

Hyperactivity

Mental dullness/retardation

School phobia

Examination phobia

Phobia in general

Dyslexia

Aggressive behavior

Excessive timidity

Stammering

Convulsion

Tics

Behavior disorders

Bed wetting

Masturbation

ii. Physical ailments, e.g.:

Respiratory problems

Gastrointestinal tract/diarrhoea, constipation,

worms

Skin and hair

Teeth problems

Urinary infections, etc.

However, in Homeopathy these divisions do

not matter much.

Twelve cases are discussed, all interesting and

instructive.

Dr. PATWARDHAN appends a ‘Note’ on

DPT Vaccine.

“It contains Formaldehyde, Mercury

derivative, Alum phosphate and damages the

immune and nervous system. Linked to Sudden

Infant Death Syndrome (SID), Brain damage,

Autism, Blindness, Epilepsy, Learning disability,

Hyperactivity and Dyslexia. Useful in delicate,

sensitive children with weak, damaged or under-

developed immune system. Children have frequent

colds, cough and long continued coughing spells

like Whooping cough, Asthma, Visual perception

problems, Auditory processing deficit, Fine motor

delay, Attention span deficit, Insomnia.

Children are nervous, trembly and fearful,

show sudden fear while playing. Hyperactive,

explosive, out of control, unable to sit for more than

a few minutes. Arch back while crying. Milk

aggravation, Loss of appetite, Projectile vomiting,

Chronic diarrhoea, sleep walking at night

frequently, Scream for long periods for no apparent

reason.

When the parents link a particular ailment as

having started after a shot of DPT vaccine, it is

worthwhile giving a dose of DPT in potency,

particularly if the child cried for a very long time

and the site of injection was swollen, painful and

inflamed for long time.

Dr. Prabha PATWARDHAN has contributed

32 case studies covering different disease states,

both acute and chronic. Very interesting in all.

51. A Case Report

MISTRY D.E. (CCR. 11, 1/2004)

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84-year-old lady with Numbness in the lower

limbs, hearing loud noises in the head on waking in

the morning, occasional vertigo with tendency to

fall on right side, stickiness in mouth on waking at

1 a.m.

Ignatia XM because she had been treated of a

toxic thyroid state many years ago, by her late

husband Dr. NAGAVANSHI, a pioneer

homeopath of Solapur.

The patient was treated for nearly 2½ years at

her home; various complications intervened

including a fracture of the left hip, very anaemic,

etc. Treatments according to the symptoms were

continued until she passed away peacefully.

52. Operated Case of Medulloblastoma

MISTRY D.E. (CCR. 11, 1/2004)

11-year-old girl operated for Medulloblastoma

in March 2003. After operation she developed

squint; vision good, mild bouts of vertigo and

vomiting.

She had ear discharges from both ears since

childhood.

Vertigo and vomiting began 1½ years ago, 9-

12 in forenoon. Vertigo better after vomiting.

CT scan revealed hypodense mass involving

the vermis of the Cerebellum compressing the 4

th

ventricle and dilatation of the 3

rd

ventricle and the

lateral ventricles with enhancement of brain sulci.

Diagnosis Medullablastoma with dissemination of

the pathology in the rest of the brain.

Surgery was done on 26 March 2003.

Radiotherapy was not done since prognosis was

poor.

She was averse to milk, eggs. Perspiration on

head and neck only in summer while playing.

Dreamt of death daily before her illness started;

also dreamt of robbers. Eyes pain in sunlight, liked

loose clothes always, liked to be alone, silent fears

if scolded, better consolation, fastidious.

Treatment was according to the method of Dr.

A.U. RAMAKRISHNAN for Brain Cancer.

Plumbum iodatum, Baryta carbonica, Aethusa

cynapium, Baryta iodata and Zincum sulphuricum

were given earlier.

Baryta carbonica 30 by plussing and next

week Carcinosin 30 plussing.

Between 11 June 2003 and 10 January 2004

several remedies were given. However, she went

down and on 10 January 2004, she passed away

peacefully.

53. Trifolium pratense for breast disease: A case

series

PARVU E. (HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

Modern studies confirm the antitumoral, anti-

inflammatory and oestrogenic effects of Trifolium

pratense. A series of cases in which the remedy

was used in breast disease with hyper-oestrogenic

symptoms is reported. Several patients with Cystic

Mastosis and Breast Cancer appeared to do well.

Case 1: BG age 48. Female presented with

general twitching, muscular cramps, persistent

fatigue, memory impairment. Sluggish cognition

and emotional lability, chilly and thin. Past history

of Hepatitis B, Hypothyroidism,

Hypoparathyroidism, Hyper-oestrogenaemia,

Precocious puberty. Breast examination revealed a

congested, painful left breast with palpable mass.

Trifolium pratense 200. Within 24 hrs

reduction in breast symptoms especially pain and

tension. Lump smaller and in a few days no lump.

Two months later Mammography normal and no

relapse.

Case 2: 80-year female, operated for Invasive

Ductal Breast Carcinoma, optimistic and fastidious.

Father and son died of Cancer. Visible retraction of

left nipple.

Trifolium pratense 12 daily for one month.

She was sleeping well with good appetite and no

pain. Lump reduced in size. Medicine continued

again for a month and then 30 twice weekly for a

month and followed up for nine more months.

Case 3: 24-year female, operated for Invasive

Papillary Carcinoma, axillary node invasion, large

areas of necrosis with calcification. Emotional

shock after the surgery. Father died of Multiple

Sclerosis two years ago. In addition to her ongoing

grief, she was worried about Oophorectomy and

subsequent infertility.

Arnica montana 7 for 2 weeks. Wound healed

and pain alleviated. Trifolium pratense 200

repetition after a month.

Looking better and optimistic. Continuing

conventional treatment. No relapse of breast

symptoms after Chemotherapy. Twelve doses of

Trifolium pratense over a period of 8 months.

Case 4: 66-year-old female with the diagnosis

of left Mammary Neoplasm stage III with

lymphoedema of the left arm following Radical

Mastectomy.

Left arm hard with oedema of two months

duration and discolored purplish-blue.

Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy done. Easy

emotional upsets. Sometimes hot flushes. Weepy,

depressed, hopeless, yawning frequently.

3 doses of Trifolium pratense 200 at 12 hour

intervals. She felt better, more energetic and

oedema less, and less weepy in the next two

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months. Apis mellifica 7 daily one dose for a

month. No change. Trifolium pratense 200 and

Ignatia 30. Better sleep, more cheerful. No

improvement of lymphoedema.

Case 5: 45-year-old female treated by Radical

Mammectomy, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy

after a relapse. It has spread further. Mother died

of Breast Cancer, father of Cerebro-vascular

accident. She associated the recent lump with

injury from an elbow blow. Trifolium pratense 200

once monthly. Conium maculatum 7 daily once for

a month and Sepia officinalis 30 once weekly.

A month later, mammography shows no

evidence of lump and no sign of inflammation.

There was no further homeopathic follow-up.

Case 6: BC 35-year-old female with Cystic

Mastopathy and Uterine Fibroma. Pulmonary

Tuberculosis seven years ago. Acne with facial

hirsutes. Uraemic with intense itching, breast

tension and pain before menses. Menses painful,

irregular. Unmarried, emotionally vulnerable.

Unhappy love affair.

Trifolium pratense 200 on the basis that it

appears to be indicated in hyperoestrogenaemic

states. No pain or tension in the breast. Cyst seems

to be smaller. Acne >. No hair on her chin.

Relapse with severe pain and milky secretion.

Dose repeated and Tuberculinum 10M. Inspite of

the symptomatology cyst size reduced.

Case 7: 48-year-old female with Fibrocystic

Mastitis and left ovarian cyst. Sensation of lump in

stomach, bloated abdomen and heart burn after

meals.

2 years ago, Hysterectomy. Chilly, pessimistic

and anxious. Aversion to milk. Strong fear of

Cancer.

Sepia officinalis 30, two doses, 200 single

dose, Oophorinum 7 daily one dose. Two months

later, ovarian cyst decreased in size.

Mammography – homogenous lump. Trifolium

pratense 200. 5 months later, amelioration of pain

and breast tension. No important problems.

Case 8: GE 25-year-old female with three

months of amenorrhoea, anovulatory periods,

hirsutism, cystic breasts. Strong sensation of heat

with perspiration, headache after emotional stress.

Frequent urinary infections. Irregular menses

without pain. Thin, sensitive, introverted, serious,

dislikes sympathy. Likes salt, dislikes fat, seaside.

Natrum muriaticum 30, two doses, 200, single dose

at 12h interval. Folliculinum 30, 3 doses at 24h

interval, then Progesterone 7, daily for 7 days.

Trifolium pratense 200 after 7 weeks.

Menstruated on the second day, with great

amelioration of the heat sensation and headache.

54. Elaps in advanced pathology – a case study

ROSENBAUM P.; WAISSE-PRIVEN S.I. and

SCHUNEMANN C. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

1/2004)

IPGA, female 70-years, operated for Rectal

Adenocarcinoma with several post-surgical

complications. MRI- Multiple Uterine fibroids,

bilateral renal cysts - pleural densities at the base of

right lung.

Minimum syndrome of maximum value:

- Dreams of falling, fear of falling, falling into a pit

- Desire of oranges.

- Dreams/fear of snakes

- General – Food and Drinks: Oranges - aversion,

Oranges – desire

Elaps corallinus 31K, 1 drop daily. Gradually

increased to 35 then 60, then 90%, all 1 drop daily.

The patient was followed up for one year.

- Subjective feeling of well-being

- More active life

- Amelioration of anticipation

- Improvement of sleep pattern

Referred to a dietician for dietary advice.

55. Heart and Homeopathy

CHANDRAN A.P. (HH. 28, 10/2003)

The moment we get a small pain in the chest

area we fear about some heart disease and become

panicky. Illustrates a case of 73-year-old man

cured with Nux vomica M. This was repeated twice

because he took Aspirin. Patient remains well.

56. The successful homeopathic treatment of

HIV/AIDS

CHAPPELL, Peter (HL. 16, 2/2003)

The author discusses his experience with

treating HIV/AIDS in Africa in 2002, with

Homeopathy. This work, he says, became the

biggest experience in his life. “I had little support,

financial or otherwise, and enormous challenges to

face seemingly daily. I had to work intimately in

the consulting room under trying circumstances and

to think globally all the time. I also had to rethink

Homeopathy. It was also harrowing. I had to

attend funerals and the desperately sick in hospitals.

I had to refuse dying patients where there was no

alternative to offer. I had to be very compassionate

and highly reflective. I had no mentors within

reach by phone or in person. …. I ran out of money

twice, down to the wire, the last $100, and my

friends rescued me ….. My first observation is that

if you are deeply inspired you can move mountains.

My next observation is that when you really need

funds for something that’s radical, incredibly

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uncertain, amazing in potential, yet unbelievable,

and Homeopathy, you don’t get it except from

your own bank account and that of friends.” The

author prepared his own HIV/AIDS medicine, after

long observation. The method is as follows:

Select the disease process,

Reduce it to its essential core process,

Create a magnetic analogue a fractal similarity

to the disease process.

Potentise this. [This is Homeopathy?! = KSS]

57. My son needs Consciousness – A case of

ADHD.

FONTAINE, Pierre (HL. 16, 2/2003)

An 8-year-old boy with Attention Deficit

Hypertensive Disorder (ADHD). History of ear

infections. Can’t stay on tasks or follow directions.

A loner; usually hot. Has a cracked lower lip.

Absolute inability to focus any kind of attention.

Dreamt that he was “on a boat, the whole family

gets off the boat and I go home but my parents are

not at home. I pound on the door but the door is

locked. I watch T.V., when it is almost time to go

to bed a T-rex crashed through the ceiling. A

helicopter chases me trying to kill me with water.

The T-rex swats the helicopter and saves me. We

then go to sleep.” Likes meat and sour.

The mother’s state during pregnancy and her

dreams are enquired into.

Using Jan SCHOLTEN’s thematics the remedy

Natrum iodatum 30 is given. Improvement. To

clear an intervening cough, sneezing, sore throat,

Phytolacca 30 given. The Natrum iodatum 30 is

repeated. Two year follow-up. The boy is well.

58. A Ditsy girl

FONTAINE, Pierre (HL. 16, 2/2003)

25-year-old woman with anxieties for the past

two years. They started at the beginning of a

relationship. Playing with fingers a lot. Wanted

something for the anxiety and depression. Her

story revealed that she lived superficially and for all

that glitters.

Using Jan SCHOLTEN’s thematics, Natrum

fluoratum M is administered.

One-year follow-up during which time this

remedy is repeated four times.

59. I am untouchable

MANGIALAVORI, Massimo (HL. 16,

2/2003)

A 20-year-old young cadet of the Military

Academy of Modena who had severe injuries while

horse-riding and developed backache and many

other pains. His case is taken in detail and

repertorized on the symptoms chosen from the

totality. Arnica XM, repeated, then 50M. Follow-

up one year. Well.

This is a very interesting case and teaches

choice of the rubrics from the whole story.

60. A Case of Diabetes Mellitus, Type-II

HOLIDA, Robert (HH. 29, 3/2004)

A 52-year-old male high school teacher

presents with polydipsia and polyuria. Glonoine

200 was prescribed for Blood Pressure which had

come down from 160/110 to 140/90 an year ago.

Glonoine was alternated with Crataegus D1. On

the basis Diabetes being preceded and being

concomitant dyspepsia Uranium nitricum 6c was

given. It was alternated with Olea europea D1, 20

drops t.d.s. One week later improvement in

micturition and polydipsia. The glycosuria was still

evident. Olea europea 50 drops t.d.s., p.c. One

month later improvement was so great that he did

not feel he had disease anymore.

3 months later Uranium nitricum 6c b.d. and

Olea europea D1 b.d. Then his B.P. was stable at

125/80 mm Hg.

During the first consultation he was taken off

his favourite foods like cakes, all sweet foods, his

favourite juice etc. On the last two visits he had

taken some cakes and concentrated drinks a day

before. After a month B.P. was normal. He is still

on Uranium nitricum.

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IV. REPERTORY

1. Korrektur einer Rubrik in Synthetischen

Repertorium (Correction of a Rubric in the

Synthetic Repertory)

HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

The Rubric “Speech affected” has been

translated incorrectly into German and French and

therefore classed as a pure “Mind” Rubric.

Correction and reference to the Repertories

Synthesis and Complete also are mentioned.

2. Korrekturen in Kents Repertorium und in

Bönninghausens Therapeutishcen

Taschenbuch (TBG) (Corrections in KENT’s

Repertory and BENNINGHAUSEN’s

Therapeutic Pocket Book)

SEIPEL, Jürgen (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

Some corrections in the German Editions of

KÜNZLI and KELLER’s Kent Repertory are

pointed out with reference to the ‘source’.

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The revised Therapeutic Pocket Book – in

German – edited by GYPSER in 2000 (second

edition in 2002) also has error which is pointed out.

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V. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Drug Classifications

FRYE, Joyce (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

The 7 criteriae for a drug to be included in The

Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United

States are given.

Criteria: To be eligible for inclusion in the HPUS,

the drug must meet criteria 1, 2, 3, and at least one

of 4, 5, 6, or 6 as set forth below:

1. The HPCUS has determined that the drug is

safe and effective.

2. The drug must be prepared according to the

specifications of the General Pharmacy and relevant

sections of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the

United States.

3. The submitted documentation must be in an

approved format as set forth in the relevant sections

of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United

States, and must include any date relevant to

toxicity.

4. The therapeutic use of a new and non-official

homeopathic drug is established by a homeopathic

drug proving and clinical verification acceptable to

the HPCUS. During the period of clinical

verification the drug will be accepted for

provisional review and should be available on a

monitored basis. Refer to the guideline for

Homeopathic Drug Provings and the guideline for

Clinical Verification for further information.

5. The therapeutic use of the drug is established

through published documentation that the substance

was in use prior to 1962. This documentation must

include the symptom picture, including subjective

and any available objective symptoms. Such use

and documentation may include but are not limited

to the medical literature of the following

homeopathic authors: S. HAHNEMANN, C.

HERING, T.F. ALLEN, H.C. ALLEN, J.H.

CLARKE and J.T. KENT.

6. The therapeutic use of the drug is established

by at least two adequately controlled double blind

clinical studies using the drug as the single

intervention; the study is to be accompanied by

adequate statistical analysis and adequate

description of the symptom picture acceptable to

the HPCUS which includes the subjective

symptoms and, where appropriate, the objective

symptomatology.

7. The therapeutic use of the drug is established

by a) data gathered from clinical experience

encompassing the symptom picture, pre- and post-

treatment, including subjective and any available

objective symptoms or b) data documented in the

medical literature (all sources of medical literature

may be considered on a case by case basis)

subjected to further verification (statistical and/or

other forms of verification).

2. Remedia Homöopathie

MÜNTZ, Robert (ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

Remedia does not only manufacture remedies

according to the German Homeopathic

Pharmacopaeia but also special preparations

according to Organon 5 and 6. The procedures of

manual trituration, shaking and impregnating are

illustrated. Q-potencies according to

HAHNEMANN are compared to LM-potencies and

differences regarding methodology and effects are

pointed out. Moreover, Remedia’s fluxion and

Korsakoff-potentisation facilities are described in

detail and a list of the available series of potencies

is provided.

3. Standardisation of Homeopathic Drug:

“Plumbago zeylanica linn.”: Physico-

Chemical Perspective

SUBRAMANIAN P. (CCRH. 26, 1/2004)

This describes the methodology of

standardization of the drug Plumbago for preparing

the mother tincture for further use of potentisation.

4. Provings – Planning and Protocol

NAGPAUL V.M. (CCRH. 26, 1/2004)

This is a reprint from the British

Homeopathic Journal, 1987.

Much of the cautions and double-blind

techniques recommended are the ‘drug’ testing

methodologies adopted by the allopathic discipline.

HAHNEMANN’s directions are relevant for

Homeopathy.

5. Search for potential Anticancer Agents

Characterization of some Anticancer

Homeopathic Medicines

DEBNATH, Bikash, TARAFDAR P.K., JHA

T. & DE A.U. (HH. 29, 3/2004)

In an attempt to search potential anticancer

agents in traditional medicines, some homeopathic

medicines like Thuja occidentalis, Apis mellifica,

Lycopodium clavatum and Hydrastis canadensis

were investigated and characterized. It was found

that there was a discrepancy between the

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specifications reported in Homeopathic

Pharmacopoeia of India and practical observations

in the laboratory.

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VI. VETERINARY

1. Cottontail rabbit survives a dog mauling

CASEY, Shirley J. (HT. 23, 3/2003)

Two-week-old rabbits were examined shortly

after an attack by a dog. Their breathing were

extremely rapid and eyes wide open. While one

was alert, other seemed less responsive. He was

cool to touch and seemed in shock. Aconitum 1M

in water and a drop in the rabbits’ mouths.

Within 15 minutes, they were placed in small

warm cage. To address the trauma Arnica 1M

diluted in water and given to both. After one hour,

the second rabbit died and the remaining one

seemed stronger and more alert. He refused to

drink. The mind rubrics considered were

Anxiety, fear with; Eating, refuses; and startled

easily. Ignatia 1M dissolved in water was given.

An hour later, he seemed much calmer and

willingly ate. Over the next several weeks, he

improved and was let into the wild again.

As the rabbit was separated from his litter, a

grief component, seemed possible and so Ignatia

was given.

2. Teething pets

LAMPE, Kristy (HT. 23, 4/2003)

The most common signs of teething distress

include tenderness or soreness of the gums, fussing

or irritability, loss of appetite, fever and possibly

diarrhoea.

Usually occurs around 5-9 weeks of age and

again about 7 months of age.

Indications of Chamomilla, Calcarea

carbonica, Calcarea phosphorica, Rheum and

Silica are given.

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VII. RESEARCH

1. Homeopathy: Science on the Brink of

Revolution

SAXENA R.K.; UPADHYAY R.P. & GUPTA

V.K.

(CCRH. 26, 1/2004)

The authors refer to several researches over the

years beginning with W. BOYD’s to Louis REY’s

in 2003, and express hope that “The present Laws”

(of Homeopathy) “seeming contradictory to a

natural phenomenon, observed as Homeopathy,

will come out one day to be only rough

approximations of some larger truth.” [Would that

be a ‘salvation’ for Homeopathy? Would it make a

difference in Practice of Homeopathy? Why

should keep looking for acceptance. None of the

researches referred to – there are 22 ‘references’ –

have been of any use in the day to day practice of a

homeopath nor a wee bit to homeopathic

principles, Materia Medica, Therapeutics, or

Repertory. I am afraid that our ‘researches’ have

been of no relevance to Homeopathy as

such=KSS]

2. An Observational Study of Patients Receiving

Homeopathic Treatment

WASSENHOVEN, Van and IVES G.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

There is increasing interest in data collection as

a valid research method. Part of the impetus arises

form the need to demonstrate to decision-makers

the economic advantages and benefits to patients,

rather than the more traditional research motive of

demonstrating the validity of Homeopathy to

skeptical scientists.

Background: Observational studies have

recently contributed useful information to the

debate about the utility of homeopathic treatment

in everyday practice.

Aim: To gather data about routine

homeopathic general practice.

Setting: Eighty general medical practices in

Belgium where physicians were members of the

Unio Homeopathica Belgica.

Methods: All patients and their physicians

visiting the practices on a specified day completed

a questionnaire.

Results: A total of 782 patients presented with

diseases of all major organ systems which were of

sufficient severity to interfere with daily living in

78% of cases. Compared to previous conventional

treatment, patients reported that consultations were

much longer but costed less. One or more

conventional drug treatments were discontinued in

over half (52%) of the patients: CNS (including

psychotropic) drugs (21%), drugs for respiratory

conditions (16%) and antibiotics (16%).

Conventional drugs were prescribed to about a

quarter of patients (27%), mostly antibiotics and

cardiovascular medication. The antibiotics were

almost exclusively (95%) used to treat respiratory

infections. Prescription costs (including

conventional medicines) were one-third of the

general practice average. Patients’ satisfaction with

their homeopathic treatment was very high (95%

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fairly or very satisfied), and ratings of their

previous treatment was much lower (20%). The

great majority (89%) said that Homeopathy had

improved their physical condition; 8.5% said that it

had made no difference, 2.4% said that

Homeopathy had worsened their condition.

Physicians’ ratings of improvement were similar.

Previous conventional treatment had improved 13%

of patients, made no difference to 32%, and had

worsened the condition of over half (55%). A

similar pattern was seen for psychological

symptoms.

Conclusions: Patients were very satisfied with

their homeopathic treatment, both they and their

physicians recorded significant improvement.

Costs of homeopathic treatment were significantly

lower than conventional treatment, and many

previously prescribed drugs were discontinued.

3. Action of Causticum in inflammatory models

NETO, de Araújo Prado J.; PERAZZO F.F.;

CARDOSO L.G.V.; BONAMIN L.V. and

CARVALHO, Tavares J.C.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

The anti-inflammatory effect of Causticum was

evaluated using acute and chronic inflammatory

models in vivo. The administration of concentrated

Causticum solution into the hind paw of rats

produced an inflammatory reaction with oedema

formation within the first hour, showing that

Causticum acts as an oedematogenic agent.

Carrageenin induced rat paw oedema was

significantly inhibited (P<0.05) in the group treated

with Causticum 30 solution compared to control.

Groups treated with potentized Causticum (6, 12,

30 and 200), showed significant inhibition (P<0.05)

of the inflammation pre-induced by carrageenin.

However pre-treatment with Causticum 30 for 6

days (0.5 ml, daily) did not significantly inhibit

granulation using an implantation method.

4. Evaluation of a homeopathic complex in the

clinical management of udder diseases of

riverine buffaloes

VARSHNEY J.P. and NARESH, Ram

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

We report an uncontrolled observational study

of the treatment of udder diseases of buffalo, using

a homeopathic complex medicine. Mastitis is an

economically important disease of buffaloes. In

India economic losses due to Mastitis are estimated

at US$526 million annually. Conventional

veterinary treatment relies on costly antibiotics;

cure rate is only 60% in field conditions with a

problem of milk residues. The present

investigation was undertaken to evaluate the

effectiveness of a homeopathic complex in the

management of clinical udder health problems of

riverine buffaloes. Cases of subclinical Mastitis

were excluded from the study. A total of 102

mastitic quarters (fibrosed-40, nonfibrosed-62) and

five cases each of blood in milk and udder oedema

in lactating buffaloes were treated with a

homeopathic complex consisting of Phytolacca

200, Calcarea fluorica 200, Silicea 30, Belladonna

30, Bryonia 30, Arnica 30, Conium 30 and

Ipecacuanha 30. The diagnosis of udder diseases

and recovery criterion was based on physical

examination of udder and milk and CMT/WST

score. Bacteriological analysis and somatic cell

count were not performed.

Treatment was 80 and 96.72% effective in cases

of fibrotic Mastitis and nonfibrosed Mastitis

respectively. Recovery period was 21-42 days

(fibrosed) and 4-15days (nonfibrosed). Udder

oedema and blood in milk responded favourably in

2-5 days. Cost of treatment was US$ 0.07 per day.

The homeopathic complex medicine may be

effective and economical in the management of

udder health problems of buffaloes. Definitive

conclusions are premature due to the limited

number of observations and lack of control group.

5. The Pitfalls of Clinical Case Research:

Lessons from the Delphi Project

BAAS C. (HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

Delphi is a project to make high-quality cases

treated with Homeopathy available for study. The

project encountered a number of major difficulties

including small number of cases submitted, ethical

problems and problems of analysis. The nature of

these problems and possible solutions are

discussed. May also refer to ‘The Challenges of

Clinical Case Reporting, Delphi Project

Conference’, Homeopathy, 2003: 92: 229-231.

6. A Clinico – Mycological study on Oral

Candidiasis cases in response to Homeopathic

treatment

GUPTA, Girish and CHANDRA B.

(HH. 29, 2/2004)

Oral candidiasis is the commonest form of the

disease produced by the colonization of Candida

sp. It is also known as Oral Thrush.

Oropharyngeal Candidiasis occurs in infants,

diabetics, HIV patients and in those receiving

antibiotics.

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176 patients suffering from discolored patches

on oral mucous membrane were registered for

treatment.

Oral mucous swabs of all the patients suffering

from lesions of oral mucosa were examined under

microscope in 10% KOH wet mount and cultured

for the presence of pathogenic fungus, if any, in

Medical Mycology laboratory of GCCHR.

For isolation of the pathogenic fungi, the

clinical material was cultured sabouraud’s Dextrose

Agar with Chloramphenicol and incubated at 37 +

1ºC for (15) days. Cream colored, smooth and

pasty colonies appeared after (4) days of incubation

Lacto-phenol cotton blue wet mount showed yeast

cells and pseudohyphae.

On examining a drop of suspension of Candida

albicans in normal human serum under microscope

the germ tubes were seen as long tube like

projections extending from yeast cells for

Chlamydospore formation. The isolated strain

grown on corn meal and rice starch agar showed the

formation of large, highly retractile, thick – walled,

terminal Chlamydospores. This phenomenon was

seen in about 60% of the clinical isolates of

Candida albicans.

All cases of oral mucosal lesions (oral

candidiasis) were repertorised.

4 Cases are shown

Recurrent Oral Candidiasis is common in HIV

patients. The most important method of prevention

of Oral Candidiasis is strengthening the immune

system.

Candidiasis is among the commonest

conditions in HIV positive patients. It is often the

first illness and signals that HIV disease is

progressing.

Preventing and treating Oral Candidiasis, like

forms of the infection, is important not only

because it decreases discomfort caused by the

condition, but it also prevents further damage to the

immune system.

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VIII. GENERAL

1. Land of the ‘free’?

The Drug Industry, Homeland security, and

Vaccine-related injury

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 4/2003)

The parents of Autistic children contend that

the mercury injected into their children through

multiple vaccines far exceeded the levels allowed

by the Environmental Protection Agency and

caused damage in the children’s developing

nervous systems resulting in Autism.

The December 16, 2002 edition of The New

Republic headlined an article by Arnold S.

RELMAN and Marcia ANGELL, which explains

how the drug industry distorts medicine and

politics; how through their economic clout they

garner favorable government policies, manipulate

FDA regulations and ‘guide’ medical research.

And with the complicity of the medical profession,

this same drug industry exercises considerable

influence over both the professional associations

and educational institutions.

2. Patient-Practitioner-Remedy (PPR)

entanglement Part 4. Towards classification

and unification of the different entanglement

models for Homeopathy.

MILOGRAM L. M. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

1/2004)

The possibility of classifying and unifying

some of the recent entanglement models for

Homeopathy is discussed. Unification involves

combining the previous GHZ/WQT-based

entanglement model, itself a fusion of Greenberger-

Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) three-particle entanglement

and generalised version of quantum theory, called

Weak Quantum Theory (WQT), with Walach”s

semiotic model involving double entanglement.

The new combined model invokes a ‘geometry’ of

Patient- Practitioner-Remedy (PPR) entanglement

embedded in a therapeutic state space.

3. A Tale of Three Brothers

RESNICK, Vera (HL. 16, 2/2003)

This section in the HL., is titled ‘Materia

Ludicra’. Some medicines in the homeopathic

Materia Medica are pictured as laughable persons,

e.g. King Aurum, Queen Pulsatilla, Lady Hyos etc.

[Five pages wasted; probably there were no

worthwhile contributions available to fill

pages!=KSS]

4. The Euglycaemic Status and Infections – A

step to real Immunity

MÉNDEZ, Juan Manuel Martínez (HL. 16,

2/2003)

This very interesting article discusses the

disease states caused by wrong foods, and lack of

nutrition. The tragedy of a rich few in contrast to

the majority who do not have daily food is pointed

out. This is the real cause for low immunity. Also

food additives, the various vaccinations are a major

cause.

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Prof. Antoine BECHAMP (1816-1908) made

landmark contribution with microzymes which

started a real understanding of the symbiotic

relationship between so-called germs and

organisms, in this case, human beings.

BECHAMP’s work also meant that a non-

pathological activity becomes a pathogenic

changing of form, but not function, into bacterias

and fungi’. This is opposed to the dogma of

monomorphism of unchangeable micro-organisms

by PASTEUR.

The process of Polio and various trigger factors

for this disease is discussed.

Proper nutrition, the avoidance of excessive

sugar and smooth food, carbonated drinks and the

need for physical movement, the follows of

vaccinations etc. are also briefly but well pointed

out.

The Polio vaccine comes in for severe

criticism. It is also pointed out that iatrogenics

could be considered as one of the real causes of the

degeneration of the human race.

Looking into our past, we can find the answers

for a better present and future.

‘The best vaccine against common infectious

diseases is an adequate diet.’ (WHO).

Finally a quote from HIPPOCRATES: “Foods

must be in the condition in which they are found in

nature, or at least in a condition as close as possible

to that found in Nature.”

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XI. BOOKS

1. Signatures, Miasms, AIDS: Spiritual

Aspects of Homeopathy by NORLAND, Misha

(with ROBINSON, Claire). Published by

Yondercott press. 25.00 USD 2003. Review by

Jay YASGUR (SIM. XVII, 1/2004):

“There are 4 parts to this well produced

monograph: Signature, Miasm and the Eternal

Philosophy, Signature and Miasm in Polycrest

Remedies, AIDS and Developmental Model of

Miasms…..”

“The Signature cuts through a remedy’s many

seemingly disconnected physical and mental

symptoms to reveal the main themes and essence.

Even if we don’t accept the concept, they make

excellent mnemonics to help us remember the

‘shape’ of a remedy….”

“…Viewing a case through a miasmatic

looking glass reveals the overall trend of

pathology”.

“….This book is not for everyone, especially

the beginner, as his points are deep, requiring

reflection and penetrating thought. It is a book to

be dipped into again and again…” [Going long way

with ‘Signatures’ will only go into more and more

‘speculation’ contrary to HAHNEMANN’s

teaching of depending on ‘facts’=KSS]

2. Emotional Healing with Homeopathy:

Treating the effect of Trauma by CHAPPELL,

Peter. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA.

2003. (Paper back 315 pages) $19.95. Review by

Neil TESSLER. (SIM. XVII, 1/2004)

“Emotional Healing with Homeopathy, though

full of interesting snippets of Peter’s thoughts, is

less a book for the professional and more a book of

pop-Homeopathy. It is in the anecdotal tradition

and has lots of those digestible remedy bits that

invite a more casual approach to Homeopathy.

The actual trauma information is interesting but full

of arguable assertions presented as established

facts. The Materia Medica and reportorial sections

are developed in a number of different formats and

offer many keynotes. In some remedies, reliability

is a question.”

3. Clinical Observations of Children’s

Remedies by Farokh J. MASTER. Second

revised edition. Lutra, The Netherlands, 2003

(Hard back, 724 pages) Review by Neil

TESSLER. (SIM. XVII, 1/2004)

“…There is a very useful discussion of normal

childhood developmental stages as well as the

indicators of abnormalities in development. There

is a system survey detailing points to observe on

physical examination, along with remedy

considerations.”

“As usual these days, we are left at the mercy

of the writer in terms of the reliability of his

information.”

“I appreciated his compilation on the milk

remedies, particularly for the fact that such a

collection has been lacking. Similarly, a pediatric

text of depth and breadth has been long overdue

and will likely prove to be of immense value to

clinicians.”

4. Getting at the Root: Treating the Deepest

Source of Disease by Andrew LANGE, ND.

North Atlantic Books: Berkeley, CA, 2002,

Paperback, 137 pages $ 16.95. ISBN 1-55643-

395-6. Review by Francis TREUHERZ (HT. 23,

4/2004)

“This is an EXTRAORDINARY BOOK,

which I find impossible to classify. It is a creative

intellectual tome, written from the heart with a

personal approach. It is what homeopaths term

philosophy, but it is also biography, history and

Materia Medica.

I really enjoyed this book, but I had to

consume it slowly, like a rich fruitcake, to avoid

indigestion of the brain. It is a book of theories: of

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health and disease, of Vitalism and the immune

systems. The language is complex but very

rewarding once I grasped the style.

The book is generously proportioned with

luxuriously artistic font and some well-chosen

black and white illustrations and portraits.

LANGE guides the reader away from so-called

“New Age” myths and back into true healing based

on evidence that should be recognized as going

beyond the anecdotal. This book could usefully be

read by any reader of this journal, lay or

professional.”

5. Colors in Homeopathy by Ulrich WELTE.

Narayana Verlag: Kandern, Germany. 68

pages. 58. ISBN 3-921383-90-0. www.narayana-

verlag.de) Review by Markus KUNTOSCH.

(AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

“… The idea to use color preference of a

patient in Homeopathy was first detected by the

German homeopath Dr.H.V. MÜLLER from

Cologne (1921-2001). Through comparing the

color preference of successfully treated cases he

defined about 450 remedies and their corresponding

colors in a sort of Color Repertory. The book

contains the essence of eighteen years of working

with the color preferences obtained from cured

cases ….”

“…. Every homeopath can benefit from this

work, if he is open minded enough to try it patiently

and without prejudice.”

6. Classical Homeopathy by Michael

CARLSTON. Churchill Livingstone. 2003. The

Curtis Center, Independence Square West.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ISBN: 0-443-06565-

9. $49.95. Review by Timothy FIOR. (AJHM. 97,

1/2004)

“…. The target audience for this book is

students in the health professions, health care

providers with little understanding of Homeopathy

and academicians.”

7. Sacred Plants, Human Voices by Nancy

HERRICK. Hahnemann Clinic Publishing.

Grass Valley, CA. 551 Pages; Paperback.

$39.95. ISBN 0-9635368-3-4. Review by George

GUESS. (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

“…. In her introduction, Ms. HERRICK, lays

out precisely the methodology employed in these

provings as well as her procedure to identify the

themes she ascribes to these new remedies….”

“…. It’s my impression that the rubrics

selected or created based upon the provings are

accurate and valuable additions to our repertory.

Additionally, Ms. HERRICK, endeavored to keep

the creation of new rubrics to a minimum. For each

remedy she also identifies a corresponding Miasm,

but offers no explanation….”

“…. Despite its few flaws, it provides the

homeopathic community with quite a large volume

of valuable information about interesting new and

some existing homeopathic remedies……”

8. Compendium of Human Diseases and their

Cure by Homeopathic Treatment by Shaik

RAHMATHULLAH. 24, Garquhar Road,

London SW 19 8DA, UK Hardbound. 1532

pages. £64.95/$119. 2003. Review by George

GUESS. (AJHM. 97, 1/2004)

“…The book is a testament to the author’s

industry and scholarship. It is a well-referenced,

attractive volume that can serve a useful, though

limited function for the homeopathic practitioner.

It can afford the practitioner an immediate

description of a remedy’s symptomatology as it

pertains to a specific, isolated condition, although

much of the information that makes a remedy

recognizable is lacking”.

9. Schlank und Suchtfrei durch Homöopathie

Ursachenbehandlung für Körper, Geist und

Seele. (Slim and addiction-free through

Homeopathy. Treatment of the causes for

Body, Mind and Soul) Peter RABA, 471 S. geb.,

Andromeda-Verlag, Murnan, 2. Auflage 2002, Є

75. (German) Review by Martin BÜNDNER

(ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

“…The author writes about the treatment of the

fundamental problems of our society. Accordingly

it is in chapters titled “Food”, “Fasting”,

“Drinking”, “Smoking” as also the psychedelic and

entheogene drugs and much other hallucinogenic

effects. References are from KENT Repertory.

The book has first class quality pictures, print

and get up. The author’s writing is lyrical

particular in a dry subject …. The book does not

say anything new. In all it is an absorbingly and

interestingly written book to read.”

10. Hautkrankheiten homöopathisch behandelt

(Skin diseases treated homeopathically) by

Gabriele BENDAU, 135 S. geb., Sun-rise Verlag,

Kirchzarten, verbesserte, New auflage 2003.

Є105 (German) Review by Martin BÜNDNER

(ZKH. 48, 1/2004):

“… The book is adapted to very well impress

in the mind the different characteristic skin

conditions with its typical causative and healing

remedies. An index is given remedy wise and

catchword/keyword-wise… A very highly

recommended book.

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11. Warnings and Advices of J.T. KENT by

S.K. RANA, pub. S.K. RANA, Amritsar Road,

Facing Tehsil Office, Kapurthala (Pb). 121pp.

Rs.200/- Review by Ajit KULKARNI (NJH. 5,

4/2003):

“… We now see Homeopathy blossoming in

all dimensions ranging from intricate philosophy to

complex practice. …a reader can tremendously

benefit from the perusal of this book. The

warnings, suggestions, brief teachings, some useful

clinical tips, etc. amounting to 250 in number

covering almost all aspects of homeopathic science

and art under important headings. …. Full with

suggestions, clinical guidelines and warnings, the

book fulfills the need of every serious student of

Homeopathy…”

12. Tuesdays with Morrie – An old man, a

young man and life’s greatest lesson by Mitch

ALBOM, published by Doubleday Dell

Publishing Group, inc. ISBN: 0-385-49649-4

Review by D.E. MISTRY (CCR. 11, 1/2004):

“This book is a deeply moving account of

courage and wisdom shared by an inveterate

teacher with one of his most favorite ex-student

during the last year of his own life. …. Morrie was

always more in touch with his insights than the rest

of us … He was weary all the time, had trouble

sleeping and dreamt that he was dying … Finally

biopsy revealed he had ALS-amyotrophic lateral

sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, a brutal,

unforgiving illness of the neurological system.

Morrie knew that there was no known cure and the

rest of his life was quite short. Inspite of all these

Morrie continued all his regular routine including

his regular swims .. Morrie’s doctors gave him at

best 2 years of his life. .. After the author left his

graduation class he didn’t have any contact with his

teacher, he took a degree in journalism and became

a sports writer. His first encounter with death was

when he saw his favorite uncle die of pancreatic

Cancer at a very early age. To avoid facing this

issue, Mitch buried himself in accomplishments

thinking he would be in control of the things.

Whatever Morrie had taught him in the class about

“being human” and “relating to others” seemed to

be so far in distance as from another life. .. Morrie

passed away on a Saturday morning after being in

Coma for two days. .. But when he passed away it

was a time, where those whom he had loved, had

just left the room for a moment and Morrie stopped

breathing. Mitch believes Morrie died this way on

purpose, with no witness to his last breath and that

he wanted to go serenely and that is how he went.

.. In the concluding chapters of his book Mitch

rediscovered what his Professor had taught him…

there is no such thing as “too late” in life. Morrie

was changing all the time until the day he said

goodbye. ………. This is a beautifully written

book of great clarity and wisdom … It is a book of

a deeply moving account of courage and wisdom,

and an incredible treasure of an experience by a

great teacher that provides us with profound

wisdom and insight. ….”

13. First Aid with Homeopathy, S.M.

GUNAVANTE, B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd.,

ISBN 81-8056-159-5. Rs. 75/- Review by D.E.

MISTRY (CCR. 11, 1/2004)

“In a book of 122 pages Dr. GUNAVANTE

has given a wonderful book on first aid especially

directed towards a health worker working in a rural

set up. … It is his contention that any village level

health worker could be selected and trained for 2-3

weeks in the use of this book in treating common

ailments. This could lead to tremendous saving of

cost to the Government, …. Having gone through

this book very carefully, I feel its usefulness would

be to all especially students preparing for their

exams and also the busy practitioner who may need

it as a ready reference in a day-to-day work….”

14. Dynamic Materia Medica – Syphilis – A

study of the Syphilitic Miasm through Remedies,

by Jeremy Yaakov SHERR, Dynamis Books,

Great Malvern, U.K. 2002, 280 pages ISBN: 1-

901147-04-5. £26 or $45. Review by Francis

TREUHERZ, U.K.:, also another Review by

Andreas BJORNDAL, Norway (HL. 16, 2/2003):

“Here is an exciting, challenging, essential and

original book on one of the three traditional yet

misunderstood Miasms. Take a look at your

shelves … Ortega’s Notes on the Miasms

translated from the Spanish by Harris COULTER

… but few have ever finished it from cover to

cover. We have grappled with HAHNEMANN’s

‘Chronic Diseases’ in the 1896 Tafel translation

and never seen the 1845 HEMPEL version, and we

have been forced into studying dry Textbooks by

ALLEN, KENT, CLOSE, ROBERTS or

VITHOULKAS. ….. there has been nothing as

deeply and firmly rooted in own history and in our

classic methodologies as this. I was really absorbed

while reading this book. ….. Another feature is

clean artistic and symbolic diagrams. There are

many more subtle and even hidden aspects, as

subtle as our Materia Medica. .. Then there are

Materia Medica chapters, relying on every

homeopathic source imaginable from Provings

through cases and toxicology, and always with blue

pages and a dynamic summary. … Some of our

Materia Medica books read like a railway

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timetable; this one is a contribution to our literature.

.. This is a work of maturity. JEREMY has

transcended the more prosaic yet necessary

methodology of Provings and the arduous work

involved in creating published provings. He has

begun a synthesis of the deeper possibilities of

homeopathic healing. … this book will be the

roots of the tree of life and knowledge.”

Review by Andreas BJORNDAL: “.. within

few minutes, I found myself reading the book from

the first page. …. I enjoyed it. .. If somebody was

not calling me back to this world I might have read

the whole book that night. .. This is a ‘Proving’ or

a voyage through the syphilitic Miasm. ….

JEREMY writes about his way of perceiving the

dynamic aspects of remedies. He parallels the

static noun and the dynamic verb with the process

of understanding the remedy on a more dynamic

level. …. The last chapter, the conclusion,

synthesizes all the information into the essentials of

Syphilis. The two appendixes cover the syphilitic

disease and a detailed bibliography. … This book is

not just another Materia Medica but an example of

Aude Sapere. …”

15. Theory of Suppression, Prafull

VIJAYAKAR. 143 pp. Theory of ACUTES, 160

PP. Review by Alexander KOTOK, Russia (HL.

16, 2/2003):

“It has always been both a great pleasure and a

rare success to write reviews on the books that are

supposed to be no more and no less than a

breakthrough in our understanding of homeopathic

theory. … The author introduces the reader into his

well-based theory of how diseases ‘behave’ in the

human organism in their natural course, and

consequently, how they should ‘behave’ under the

right homeopathic treatment. …… I believe that

the new theory proposed by Dr. VIJAYAKAR may

be well added to the armory of all classical

homeopaths who wish more clarity and more

success in their practice. ….. The second book by

the same author, “Theory of Acutes’ can also be

considered as a beautiful assistant to the

homeopathic practitioner but in another way. ….

In fact Dr. VIJAYAKAR proposes here nothing

revolutionary but tries to reflect his huge

experience with thousands of acute patients seen

through his practice and thus introduce more order

and simplicity in managing acute cases. He

suggests that three main peculiarities of every acute

patient have to be taken into consideration in order

to base the treatment upon them: activity (decreased

or increased), thermal (hot or chilly) and thirst

(thirsty or thirstless). …… The book also contains

various especially helpful hints that are supposed to

warn homeopathic brethren from doing the wrong

steps in managing acutes.”

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XII. NEWS & NOTES

I. Editorial: TESSLER, Neil. (SIM. XVII,

1/2004) Paul HERSCU’s two volume Provings is a

thorough and systematic presentation. The

Anthology of essays on Provings comprises parts of

first volume and the majority of the second. He

goes on to discuss problems and requirements for

effective Provings. Highlights include the errors

that can arise from heightened introspection, the

importance of first establishing a baseline of the

individual prover’s symptoms, the need to identify

the provers who are truly sensitive to the remedy,

the dangers of including symptoms from provers

who do not really show much overall sensitivity.

HERSCU points out that each symptom must

be understood fully by the homeopath supervising

the prover. In fact, this should be a case taking

process. Just as we delve deeply to understand the

expressions of the clinical patient, so it should be in

a proving.

…… Dr.HERSCU is very critical of modern

Doctrine of Signature proponents. He states that

reference to Doctrine of Signatures “is a refutation

and a rejection of the Sprit of Homeopathy”.

Quoting 2

nd

Aphorism, the Editor writes that

the perception of the “shortest” may vary, the

understanding of “whole extent” may vary, the

level at which practitioners are working varies, so it

is sure that our criteria for evaluating cure also

varies. Symptoms, analysis and results can exist at

differing levels of depth and value.

In defence of Provings with too many

mental/emotional symptoms, Editor quotes

BENNINGHAUSEN’s “Characteristic Value of

Symptoms” (Lesser Writings p.107). “As a matter

of course, the personality, the individuality of the

patient, must stand at the head of the image of the

disease, for the natural disposition rest on it… we

have all the more cause to fathom these states with

all possible exactness, as in them frequently the

bodily ailments recede to the background, and for

this very reason offer but few point for our

grasp…” “…Every man presents an individual

nature different from every other one, and …every

medicine must be exactly adapted to this

individuality, in agreement with the symptoms,

which it able to produce in the total man ...A great

many medicines are thrust aside, just because they

do not correspond to the personality of the patient”.

II. BENNINGHAUSEN’s inductive method.

Interview with Karl ROBINSON by Neil

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TESSLER. (SIM. XVII, 1/2004) Karl ROBINSON

expresses his concern about the current trend in

giving importance to mental/emotional symptoms.

The rubrics of Mind overlap each other. Primal

emotional states such as anger, fear, grief each lies

on a continuum, makes the task of fathoming the

‘State’ of the patient complicated. In the

determination of this, the prejudice of the

homeopath plays a greater role.

He is of the opinion that more than one

medicine can be effective in any given case. i.e.

Few use unusual remedies and others use mostly

Polycrests, as different homeopaths use different

criteriae as they evaluate their patient’s outcome.

He is using The BÖNNINGHAUSEN

Repertory (TBR) with great success.

He comments about the very high percentages

of mental and emotional symptoms in the Provings

of the last 15 years.

Mental and emotional symptoms can provide a

clue to the remedy when chosen judiciously.

III. From the president. Shadow remedies and

hero remedies. ROWE, Todd (HT. 23, 3/2003).

Often a prejudice influences a practitioner so subtly

that they may not even be aware of it.

Carl JUNG

describes that our ‘shadow’ aspects are those that

we strongly dislike and do not see, but see these

qualities that we don’t like in others. Through

careful self-observation, it is possible to reduce

errors of judgement and prejudice.

IV. Council for Homeopathic Certification

(CHC) revises exam. CROCE, Ann Jerome (HT.

23, 3/2003) The CHC process reflects an

appropriately high standard in knowledge, skills

and ethical behavior. Candidates for certification

submit their own cases, take an objective exam and

an essay exam and have a personal interview.

V. New project to train health professionals in

Homeopathy. (HT. 23, 3/2003) Members of the

American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the

nation’s oldest medical organization, have put into

a motion a project to train licensed health care

professionals in Primary Care Homeopathy (PCH).

So far, two 30-hour certification courses have

been held.

VI. Effectiveness of Smallpox vaccine

questioned (HT. 23, 3/2003) Citing Todd

HOOVER’s article on Smallpox in January 2003

issue, Randall NEUSTAEDTER opines that the

effectiveness of Smallpox vaccination has never

been proven. There is abundant evidence that

vaccination does not prevent Smallpox.

To this Todd HOOVER replies: Studies

suggest that Vaccination given earlier after

exposure and revaccination have the greatest effect

in decreasing the likelihood of contracting

Smallpox.

He agrees to the point that overall effect of

Smallpox vaccine is of limited duration.

VII. Homeopathic clinic in Sarajevo needs

support. BENNETT, Margaret. (HT. 23, 3/2003) 5

years ago, the London International School for

Classical Homeopathy conducted homeopathic

training in Sarajevo, for the people affected by the

war. Funds are lacking for the clinic. Donations

are sought, payable to Julian JONAS, with memo

of “Sarajevo clinic” and sent to: Saxton’s River

Natural Health Care, POB 515, 26 Main Street

Saxton’s River, VT 05156.

VIII. A homeopathic practice laboratory.

SACHETTI, Dor. (HT. 23, 4/2003). William

SHEVIN is a director of Homeopathic

Pharmacopeia Convention of the U.S. He

conducts seminar with the aim to help practitioners

move toward more effective prescribing. He

stresses the importance of recognizing the mistakes

and understand the case, when the prescription was

in error. Philosophy and repertorization are not

taught but rather applied during the practice work

on cases.

IX. The Zeitschrift für klassische Homöopathie

(German) has opened a new series of articles on

Pharmacology/Pharmaceutical subject.

Manufacturers of homeopathic remedies will

furnish all information about their sources,

methodology of preparation of different potencies,

hand made potencies availability, etc. There will

be thus transparency in the manufacture of

homeopathic pharmaceutical products. (ZKH. 48,

1/2004)

X. Of late there has been great resurgence in

the works of von BENNINGHAUSEN. In 2000

Dr. K-H. GYPSER edited a thoroughly revised

version of the Therapeutic Pocket Book (PB).

Various sources available in certain Archives like

the Robert Bosch Institute for History of Medicine,

have been carefully gone through for this

publication. For colleagues who study the PB

carefully and discuss amongst themselves a

consistent Nomenclature of the different editions

has been proposed.

In so far as the English language version is

concerned these are:

1. ‘Anonymous’ Publication in 1846 (Münster:

Coppenrath) TPi

2. Publication Hempel of 1847 (New York: Radde

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& London: Bailliere) TPH

3. Publication Okie of 1847 (Boston: Clapp.) TPO

4. Publication Laurie of 1847 (London: Leath)

TPL

5. Publication Allen of 1891 (Philadelphia:

Hahnemann Publ.) TPA

6. The Benninghausen Repertoy - Therapeutic

Pocket Book Me thou by Dimitriadis, 2000

(Sydney: Hahnemann Institute) TBR

(ZKH. 48, 1/2004)

XI. The ZKH has brought out ‘Special Edition’

– a supplement to – of their journal – ZKH. 48,

S-1/2004. This special edition introduces a

selection of important and interesting homeopathic

webpages. Pages from the German speaking

countries have been investigated in more detail and

structured into several parts (e.g. Institutions,

Education, Research, Free and Commercial

information, Manufacturers, Hospitals). Some

important and/or interesting International sites in

English are also portrayed.

We have 65 pages covering all these and we

have before us such a treasure of information – a

comprehensive Library.

XII. Penta-C Agnosis: Fivefold Blindness in

Clinicians: Manu KOTHARI and Lopa MEHTA

(NJH. 5, 3/2003) say that “akin to the six blind men

of Hindusthan we are clinicians grouping with

unrecognized handicaps in five major areas of the

day to day grind of medical practice, be it

Homeopathy, Allopathy or any other pathy.” The

five ‘C’s are the Concept (definition of the disease),

Cause of the Disease, Course of it, Cure for it and

the Complications of the disease as well as the

therapy. Our continuing ignorance in these five

areas has been abbreviated by us as Penta-C-

Agnosis. The ignorance is more of the so-called

‘killer diseases’. How many of us know of the fact

that the magical figure of 120/80 as the ideal BP

has been foisted on medical world and hence on

mankind by American Insurance Companies with

the sole idea of reaping huge profits? Sir George

PICKERING, a leading British Authority on BP

cried hoarse all his life that nobody has defined

until today, normality of BP. CAD, Cancer, CVD

have not been defined as yet and so are Diabetes

Mellitus or Arthritis. This should teach humility.

XIII. In the Question & Answer Section of

NJH. 5, 3/2003, a reader asks “What do you mean

by Polka Dot? What is its clinical significance?”

and Dr. Kasim CHIMTHANAWALA answers

“Polka Dot is an erythematous papule, usually

single, without any itching or burning on the chest

or abdomen. According to Dr. J.H. ALLEN it is “a

surest sign of malignancy.” Even Dr. FOUBISTER

has referred this peculiar clinical expression in the

Chapter to Carcinosin.”

XIV. VIJAYAKAR Seminar: August 2003,

Mumbai. Treating Incurable Cases with

Homeopathy: The Seminar was attended by 1000

students and homeopaths.

First day focussed on importance of Miasms.

Illustrated with audio-visual case presentations,

VIJAYAKAR says that Miasm is the defense an

individual adopts in a particular illness. There are

only three Miasms – Psora, Sycosis, Syphilis.

Psora is manifested as Irritability, Sensitivity,

Anxiety at the mental level and as inflammatory

process at physical.

Sycosis: Sycosis excess, Sycosis shallow.

Excess: Extravagance, display, facade,

haughtiness at the mental level and induration,

accumulation, hyper pigmentation at physical level.

Sycosis shallow: Timid, bashful and

unintelligent at mental level and hypo functioning,

hypo pigmentation at physical level.

Syphilic Miasm: “Out of control” – emotions

out of control. Distorted, perverted and ugly. All

destructive processes. Two types of Syphilitic

Miasm – Apolysis, Necrosis

The first one auto-immune diseases; anxiety of

conscience, as if guilty of crime. The latter one

destruction of a particular part. Violent towards

others.

Cancer belongs to syphilitic Miasm where

there is no control over cell division and growth.

Even so-called incurable diseases when treated

with Homeopathy show (a) HERING’s Law or (b)

Compensatory cure, that is Cancer goes away and

Diabetes comes.

Reasons for failure: not finding the right

simillimum, not understanding HERING’s Law.

Eleven cases are narrated. Very educative and

interesting. (NJH. 5, 4/2003)

XV. Mandragora. COHN P. 20-year-old had

worked in a humanitarian mission in a Sub-saharan

Africa, where she had encountered a lot of poverty

and death. Nightmares of murders.

Mandragora 30 cured. (L’ Homeopathie

Europeenne 2003; in HOMEOPATHY, 93,

1/2004)

XVI. Rajan SANKARAN on the Umbelliferae

and Compositae families: a review by

BURLEY V. Ms. BURLEY, who writes a

Homeopathy column for The Daily Mirror and is

a registered member of the Society of

Homeopaths (SOH), reviews a Seminar given by

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SANKARAN. This seminar presented his

philosophy and latest insights – that of ‘sensation’ –

which links the remedies within a particular plant

family. Previously he had concentrated on delusion

as a focal point.

‘Consider the Loganiaceae family, where the

main sensation is shock. The way in which this

shock is perceived and experienced will determine

which member of the family is indicated. Nux

vomica perceives the shock as something that must

be recovered from as quickly as possible (hence

symptoms such as ‘Anger from interruption’). This

attitude represents the Typhoid Miasm. So we find

that Nux vomica is the typhoid remedy of the

Loganiaceae. Gelsemium, on the other hand,

perceives shock as something that must be avoided,

so we have symptoms such as ‘Ailments from

anticipation’. In this case, the qualities of

avoidance and acceptance belong to the Sycotic

Miasm. Whereas Ignatia perceives shock as

something that must be controlled – a reaction

typical of the Cancer Miasm. This is an example of

how the various plant families can be differentiated

according to the quality of sensation (level 5),

rather than according to their delusion.’

Four cases are presented and Case 3 is

summarized as follows:

‘She talked repeatedly of accident and injury,

which suggests the Compositae family. The

sensation for the family is of being injured, hurt or

insulted, with a fear of being touched, hurt or

approached. The remedy of the acute Miasm in the

Compositae family is Arnica. Her experience was

at level 4 (delusion), so the potency given was 1M.’

A fascinating article which provides insight

into a great homeopath’s mind. See also ‘The

Depth of HOMEOPATHY’. (R. SANKARAN,

Homoeopathic Links, 16:3, pp 165-167) in which

SANKARAN explains his thought. (The

Homeopath 2003; in HOMEOPATHY, 93,

1/2004)

XVII. Zirconium sulphuricum: a case by ALEX

P. The author, who has recently been working in

Torgau in the very building in which

HAHNEMANN lived and worked from 1805 to

1811, presents a case handled by a synthetic

remedy based on SCHOLTEN’s work.

This article is noteworthy because the patient is

profusely quoted and because of ALEX’s thoughts

on the chosen remedy, Zirconium sulphur. This

remedy is presented in Homeopathy and the

Elements (SCHOLTEN) but only as a short Dream

Proving. ALEX nicely justifies his thought and

remedy selection. (The Homeopath 2003; in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

XVIII. Bluebell: a proving DEEKS S. The

British homeopath presents a proving of Agraphis

nutans 30 and 200 (Bluebell) on eight volunteers.

Though certainly incomplete the Proving: ‘….

Seemed to bring out images of sadness and grief,

along with a strong sense of fear and foreboding.

There was also an identification of trust as an

important theme in Agraphis nutans. In terms of

opposition or polarity, we can see a tension

between fear and trust; also between agitation and a

sense of calmness.’ ‘The general state of the

remedy is indicated by a desire to withdraw, and to

hide (Cooper’s amelioration from shelter). There is

a dislike of consolation or attention.’ (The

Homeopath 2003; in HOMEOPATHY 93, 1/2004)

XIX. Homeopathy and the quantum world –

why bother? MILGROM L. Some will argue

‘Why Bother?’, but the author shows us why he

does by creating associations between

Homeopathy and quantum models. He discusses

the memory of water linking it to cellular memory.

He helps in understanding the concept of non-

locality; ‘….everything in the universe is

inextricably and instantaneously linked to

everything else in a vast matter-energy network that

transcends ordinary notions of space and time. This

fundamentally new view of the world is called

‘entanglement’ or, more simply, ‘non-locality’.’

He talks of ‘complementarity’, mathematical

operations, weak quantum theory and suggests a

number of quantum metaphors for homeopathy:

‘By replacing the two entangled particles with the

patient and practitioner, the ‘handshake’ between

them results in the remedy. Through this metaphor,

I was able to develop quantum-theroretical

interpretations of such homeopathic phenomena as

aggravation (as incomplete entanglement), the

treatment of animals (as being ‘entangled’ with

their owners), and a concept of Miasms as

atemporal entities initiating and affecting dis-ease

processes in time. Thus, the concept of treating

Miasms could involve the strange notion of healing

in the past and the future, as well as in the present.’

Several of the 22 reference citings are

noteworthy, eg The Interpretation of Nature and

the Psyche (Jung and Pauli), The Non-Local

Universe: The New Physics and Matters of the

Mind (1999, Nadeau and Kafatos), and The

Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

(1994, Waldrop). (The Homeopath 2003; in

HOMEOPATHY 93, 1/2004)

XX. The Fluorine Civilisation DAMONTE J.

This short treat is reprinted from a 1979 issue of

The Homeopath in which the influential British

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lay practitioner and teacher notes the theme of

Fluorine to be one of instability and representative

of the times. ‘This pathology, which is really only

the modern extension of the syphilitic Miasm,

especially deserves the name of Fluorism …’ He

covers the keynotes and constitution of Fluorine as

well as the salient points of the Syphilitic Miasm.

‘Owing to aggravations of all kinds – vaccinations,

medicaments, operations, food and atmosphere –

there is a rapid transformation to a Sycosis which is

very often different from the well-known carbonic

Sycosis of Natrum sulphuricum and Thuja. The

latter is a dry, thin, nervous Sycosis which is

difficult to detect and to treat, and which generally

justifies Silica and Causticum.’

There are many delightful quotes leaving the

reader with much to chew on. (The Homeopath

2003; in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004).

XXI. Alternative vaccine methods

NEUSTAEDTER R. This article is extracted from

the author’s book The Vaccine Guide: Risks and

Benefits for Adults and Children (2002). In four

brief pages much information is presented

including: Belladonna as a Scarlet fever

preventative, prevention during epidemics, long-

term prevention, the Schick test, GRIMMER’s

protocol for Polio prevention, PATERSON and

BOYD, etc. ‘Unlike conventional vaccines, the

homeopathic alternative does not rely on antibody

formation.’ He postulates that ‘Homeopathic

remedies reduce the patient’s sensitivity to the

dynamic stimulus of the virus or bacteria, thus

lessening the patient’s predisposition to being

overcome by this stimulus.’ (Golden, 1998)

It is quite interesting reading but citations are

not referenced nor explained as footnotes. This is

not helpful to the reader and references should, of

course, be included even though this is a direct

excerpt from the book. Nevertheless, this article

contains fascinating information and should help to

increase sales of NEUSTAEDTER’s important

work. (The Homeopath 2003; 90: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004).

XXII. A Correspondant, BARBARA, from

Sarajevo in Bosnia writes (HL. 16, 2/2003) about

the state of Homeopathy in that country. She has

been in projects for children and adults.

Homeopathy was introduced in Bosnia only four

years (report dt. 2002-2003) ago by Colleges of

Homeopathy in Britain and Netherlands. There is

a Sarajevan Homeopathic Society, which is

working to place homeopaths into law. Most

Bosnians do not have money for homeopathic

treatment. Dina Manko, is one of the seven full

time practicing homeopaths in Bosnia. This is

seven out of forty who were trained in Bosnia.

Nearly 60% of her patients Dina treats free. There

is severe shortage of funds. She works with people

who suffer in greater or lesser degree the

consequences of the war. Contributions for helping

Dina are urgently called for.

XXIII. Another correspondant from Zagreb in

Croatia writes (HL. 16, 2/2003) giving a brief

history of Homeopathy in Croatia. The most well

known homeopaths of Croatia are Lord Josip

ZLATAROVIC (1807-1874), and Joseph

ATTOMYR (1807-1856). ATTOMYR suffered

from Consumption and he cured himself with

Sepia. [“In this situation his good genius led him in

reading the ‘Chronic Diseases’, to Sepia. It was

especially symptom 717 which led him to select

this especial remedy. He took one dose, and this

gradually effected his cure. ….” Pioneers of

Homeopathy, T.L. BRADFORD, Boericke &

Tafel, 1897, =KSS]

Today Croatia has more than a hundred

qualified homeopaths who acquired their know-

how at many European and World Schools of

Homeopathy. Approximately half of them are

physicians.

XXIV. Dr. Joel SHEPPERD, USA criticizes

(HL. 16, 2/2003) the trend since nearly a decade to

bring in ‘innovations’ in homeopathic therapeutics.

These ‘innovations’ or ‘new trends’ include study

of remedies according to their ‘signatures’, or

‘periodic table’, weave themes. We also have been

reading of ‘depth psychology’, ‘Jungian

Archetypes’, ‘Kingdoms’ ‘Dream Provings’, ‘Paper

remedies’, etc. We also read of ‘Core’ of the

disease state ‘deep healing’, etc. None of these

words could be found in the works of our Masters

whose books alone have been our ‘sources’ and

with which homeopaths have carried out great

cures.

Additions to the Repertories are many fold;

most of the references for these are unavailable to

the user of the Repertory for verification.

Joel SHEPPERD therefore calls for ‘cessation’

of all such activities in the name Homeopathy.

The Editors have responded by recalling the

‘slogan’ aude sapere which the neo-homeopaths

claim to follow.

XXV. Second dose to keep pox at bay. (The

Hindu, Chennai, Thursday, August 12/2004).

“In an ever-changing world of medical

developments the micro-organisms seem to have

the last laugh. Almost. There is mounting evidence

that Vaccination against Chicken pox is no longer

foolproof and that children and adults are still

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vulnerable to fresh attacks. Many medical journals

now reveal an ever-increasing trend in Chicken pox

reinfection. A recent issue of the Journal of

Infectious Diseases reports a whopping 25% of

vaccinated children getting reinfected during the

Chickenpox outbreak in Minnesota, U.S. in the fall

of 2002. Another recent paper in the Journal of

American Medical Association cites a study that

showed that 15.1% of the vaccinated got reinfected.

The effectiveness of Chicken pox vaccine is 56%.

The journal Pediatrics clearly states that

reinfections from varicella virus may occur more

commonly than previously thought. A booster

vaccination deserves additional consideration. The

company (Biologicals Worldwide Medical, Glaxo

Smithkline Biologicals, Belgium) is already on the

job and come next year, it plans to launch the two-

dose schedule as a combination vaccine by

combining it with the already prevailing MMR

vaccine. Both doses will be given in the second

year of life of the baby.” [After few years we may

need three doses, later four like the Polio vaccines

with its boosters, Pulse Polio drops etc. The virus

sustains ultimately! = KSS]

XXVI. Clinical case of Sulphuric acid GODET

P. 35-year-old woman with diarrhoea for 23 years.

Exhausted, wanted to work quickly and was always

anxious, as if anticipating a disaster. Sulphuricum

acidum was prescribed with success.

Previous history of accidents, hurrying. (Les

Echos du Centre Liegeois d’Homeopathie 2003;

in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

XXVII. Clinical case of Conium LOUVEAU F. A

Young girl had recurrent urinary infections.

Belonged to a family with lot of sexual secrets and

indiscretions. Repertorization led to Conium,

which cured this girl. (Les Echos du Centre

Liegeois d’Homeopathie 2003; in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 1/2004)

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LIST OF JOURNALS

Full addresses of the Journals covered by this Quarterly

Homeopathic Digest are given below:

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1. AHZ: Allgemeine Homöopathische Zeitung, Karl F. Haug

Verlag, Hüthig GmbH, im Weiher 10, 69121,

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.

2. AJHM: American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine,

formerly Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy

(JAIH). 801 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 306 Alexandria, VA

22314.

3. CCR: Homoeopathic Clinical Case Recorder, Dr. Subhash

Meher, Near Hotel Chanakya, Anandrishiji Marg,

Burudgaon Road, AHMEDNAGAR-414001.

4. CCRH: Central Council for Research in Homeopathy,

JLN Bhartiya Chikitsa avum Homeopathic Anusandhan

Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opp. D-Block,

Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110 058.

5. THE HINDU: Newspaper, Chennai–600 002.

6. HH: Homeopathic Heritage, B. Jain Publishers Overseas,

1920, Street No.10, Chuna Mandi, Paharganj, Post Box

5775, New Delhi - 110 055.

7. HL: Homeopathic Links, Homeopathic Research &

Charities, F/s, Saraswat Colony, Linking Road, Santacruz

(W), Mumbai 400054.

8. HOMEOPATHY: Formerly British Homeopathic Journal

(BHJ), Homeopathy, Faculty of Homeopathy, 29 Park

Street West, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU13BE, UK.

9. HT: Homeopathy Today, National Center for

Homeopathy, 801, North Fairfax Street, Suite 306,

ALEXANDRIA, VA. 22314, USA.

10. NAMAH: New Approches to Medicine and Health, Sri

Aurobindo Society, PONDICHERRY – 605 001.

11. NJH: National Journal of Homeopathy, 71B Saraswati

Road, Near Gokul Icecream,, Santacruz (W), MUMBAI –

400 054.

12. RBH: Revue Belge D’Homeopathie, Avenue Cardinal

Micara, 7, B-1160, Bruxelles, BELGIUM.

13. S&C: Science and Culture, Indian Science News

Association, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road,

KOLKATA – 700 009.

14. SIM: Simillimum, The Journal of the Homeopathic

Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, P.O. Box 8341,

Covington, WA 98042, USA.

15. ZKH: Zeitschrift für Klassische Homöopathie, Karl F.

Haug Verlag, Hüthig GmbH, Im Weiher 10, D-69121

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.

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PART II

(This section contains abstracts/extracts from selected articles; even the entire article in some cases)

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1. Non Inutilis Vixi

(I have not lived in vain)

BRADFORD, Thomas Lindsley

The Torch of Homeopathy (Vol.VIII, No.3,

July, 1966)

[This article is republished in celebration of the 250

th

Birthday of Samuel Hahnemann. Hail Hahnemann]

Samuel Christian Frederick HAHNEMANN

was born on the night of April 10, 1755, at

Meissen, Saxony, the son of a porcelain painter. It

is related that the father gave his son, when the

latter was five years old, lessons in thinking,

devoting a certain time each day to that instruction.

The good father during these hours would advise

the boy to prove all things and to hold fast to that

which was good. Early in life he was placed in the

village schools, and it was habit of his boyhood to

wander over the beautiful hills of Meissen. He

loved to study the plants and made a herbarium; he

was fond of natural history. So apt was he that

when twelve years old, the good master MULLER

entrusted to him to teach the rudiments of Greek to

the other pupils. About this time the frugal father

wished to take him from school and, after the way

of German fathers, set him to work, but Magister

MULLER, the principal, entreated the father and

offered to remit the tuition, upon which the bright,

studious lad was allowed to remain at his books. At

sixteen he entered the Meissen private school.

Several times the father took his son from school

only to be persuaded to allow him to return. Once

he apprenticed him to a grocer at Leipsic, but the

lad ran away and returned home, where his mother

concealed him for several days until the father’s

heart was softened. It is also related that the father

objected to the waste of lighting fluid needed for

midnight study, upon which the son fashioned a

rude clay lamp and hid himself with his books at

night in a retired nook in the rambling old Eck-

house where he lived.

There was a wonderful native force within the

boy impelling him to study, to store his mind with

useful knowledge, and that despite paternal frowns

and other difficulties. He had to learn – it was

destiny – and the father at last began to realize that

there was something in this country-bred lad of

twenty years; this eccentric son, who already knew

somewhat of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, History and

Physics, and whom nothing in the way of

opposition could deter from knowing; and that he

ought no longer attempt to curb. And so when

Samuel was twenty years old in 1775, and when the

Easter bells were ringing, HAHNEMANN, the

student, received from his father about twenty

dollars, with permission to journey, to Leipsic, the

University town, and win his own manner.

He began student life in Leipsic, by attending

lectures during the day and devoting the nights to

translations from the English into German, and he

also taught German and French to a rich young

Greek. A generous citizen of Meissen had

presented him with free tickets to the medical

lectures, but his literary occupations were such as to

prevent him from attending them regularly; but he

studied hard and saved his money that he might

sooner go to the more advantageous schools of

Vienna. Soon after he went to Leipsic, he was

defrauded of his savings, and for nine months was

obliged to live on a little more than sixty-eight

florins, and then to seek a self-supporting position.

But the way was provided in the person of Dr. Von

QUARIN, who was physician to Maria Theresa and

Emperor Joseph. He assisted this young Saxon

scholar, who thus spoke of his benefactor many

years afterwards: “He respected, loved and

instructed me as if I had been the first of his pupils,

and even more than this, and he did it all without

expecting any compensation from me. To him I am

indebted for my calling as a physician. I had his

friendship and I may almost say his love, and I was

the only one of my age whom he took with him to

visit his private patients.”

Von QUARIN secured for HAHNEMANN the

position of private physician and librarian to the

Baron von BRUCKENTHAL, who was Governor

of Siebenburgen and lived in the city of

Hermannstadt. For a year and nine months he

remained in the delightful seclusion of von

BRUCKENTHAL’s great library, filled with

priceless books and manuscripts. He catalogued his

collections of rare coins and also the books, and

arranged them. And he studied them. He was

always studying making ready for the future and

that as yet he dreamed not of, and was impelled

always by an unknown inward force to gain new

and varied knowledge. When HAHNEMANN left

Hermannstadt he was Master of Greek, Latin,

English, Hebrew, Italian, Syriac, Arabic, Spanish,

German, and had besides a little knowledge of

Chaldaic. And then he was only twenty-four years

of age.

This is the man who has been called “that

ignorant German fanatic.” He bade the good Baron

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farewell in the Spring of 1779, and went to the

University of Erlangen to take his degree as Doctor

of Medicine, choosing Erlangen because the fees

were less than at Vienna. At this place on August

10, 1779, he successfully defended his thesis, and

received his diploma. From the time of graduation

in August until sometime in the year 1780, it is

probable that HAHNEMANN travelled about in the

towns of Lower Hungary. In the summer of 1780 a

home longing overcame him and he returned to

Saxony, at his home located in the little town of

Hettstadt in a copper mining country, where he

found little to do but study the mining. He

remained there nine months, going thence in the

spring-time of 1781 to Dessau, where he first

turned his attention to Chemistry, of which he

afterwards became one of the most able exponents

and experimentalists of the time. Here also he

gained much knowledge of practical mining and

smelting, which he afterwards utilized in writing

upon those subjects; and, as he so quaintly said: “I

filled the dormer windows of my mind.”

In Dessau HAHNEMANN met Johanna

Henrietta Leopoldine KUCHLER, daughter of

apothecary Kuchler, who became his life

companion. They were married on December 1,

1782. He was twenty-seven and she nineteen years

old. He had a short time previous taken the post of

parish doctor at Gommern, a small town not far

from Magdeburg. They went there and he at once

began regularly to practise his profession.

HAHNEMANN said that there had previously been

no physician at this place, and that the inhabitants

had no desire for any such person. Here he

remained two years and nine months. While there,

he made some important translations and published

his first original book “On the Treatment of Old

Sores and Ulcers.” In this work he gave the results

of his experience in Transylvania, and said that the

patients probably would have done quite as well

without him. And in writing of his treatment of a

case of caries of the metatarsal bone he said: “I

scraped the carious bone clean out and removed all

the dead part, dressed it with alcohol and watched

the result,” (not a bad method of treatment for the

surgery of the present day, and that was in 1784).

The matter of hygiene was mentioned in his book,

although at that time it was very little understood.

Even then the master was teaching in advance of

his time.

He now began, as he says, to taste the delights

of home; he was contented; his books and his

official position supported him; but the rude and

barbarous medical methods of the day disturbed his

logical and educated mind, which was trained to

expect definite results; and he disliked to give

compounds whose effects on patient he was

ignorant of. He could not accept the loose ways

and methods of the existing medical schools. In the

celebrated letter to HUFELAND, the Nestor of

German Medicine, on the “Necessity of a

Regeneration in Medicine”, published sometime

afterward, HAHNEMANN fully explained his

feelings at that period of his life, and his reasons for

giving up the old practice of medicine hampered by

dogmas of doubt. He resigned his position at

Gommern in the autumn of 1784 and entirely gave

up practice that (in his own words) “I might no

longer incur the risk of doing injury, and I engaged

exclusively in Chemistry and in literary

occupations.” His mind was now reaching out

toward his ideal. As he once said to HUFELAND,

he could not understand a God who had not

provided some certain method of contemplating

diseases from their own aspect and of curing them

with certainty. “But why has this method not been

discovered during the twenty-five or thirty

centuries in which men have called themselves

physicians? Because it is too near us, and too easy;

because to attain it there is no need of brilliant

sophisms or seducing hypothesis.” Impelled by a

something within him to seek, HAHNEMANN

gave up the old practice of medicine and reduced

himself and family to comparative poverty for

conscience’s sake, and in the fulfillment of the

immutable law in his nature that he was powerless

to overcome. From Gommern he removed to

brilliant Dresden, then the home of arts and

sciences and devoted his time to translations and

the study of Chemistry. He also studied medical

jurisprudence with Dr. WAGNER, the town

physician or Health Officer, who became his friend

and gave him charge of the hospitals of the town

for a year. At this time HAHNEMANN was well

known in Germany as a scholarly translator of

scientific books, and a daring and successful

experimentalist in Chemistry. He was received

with warm welcome by the distinguished scholars

who resided in Dresden - ADELUNG, who had

made a compilation in five volumes of the history

of all known languages and dialects and who was

perhaps the foremost philologist in the world;

DASDORF, the librarian of the great Electoral

library – himself a ripe scholar; BLUMENBACH,

the naturalist; and LAVOSIER, the ill-fated

chemist, a victim of the reign of terror. Such was

the company HAHNEMANN enjoyed, scholar in

scholarly atmosphere and in the companionship of

men of wisdom. This life continued four pleasant

years. Up to this time all the translations of

scientific works and the original books he had

written were of such a nature as to render more fit

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for the great discoveries he was soon destined to

make.

In September, 1789, HAHNEMANN removed

to Leipsic and continued his literary work. Before

this it is probable that he had no idea that he was to

be a medical reformer. There is nothing in his

writings to indicate such a thought.

He was simply a learned physician and

chemist, too honest to bleed and purge and dose his

fellow men and vaguely seeking in his own mind

for some more reasonable and safe method of cure.

Soon after his arrival at Leipsic and while he was

translating from the English the Materia Medica of

the great Scotch physician, William CULLEN, he

was led by certain statements in the book to make

some original experiments upon himself regarding

the effects of Peruvian bark. As a result he added a

footnote to the second volume of his translation in

which he said: “I took by way of experiment, twice

a day, four drachms of good China. My feet, finger

tips, & c., at first became cold; I grew languid and

drowsy; then my heart began to palpitate, and my

pulse grew hard and small; intolerable anxiety,

trembling (but without cold rigor), prostration

throughout all my limbs; then pulsation in my head,

redness of my cheeks, thirst, and in short all those

symptoms which are ordinarily characteristic of

Intermittent Fever, made their appearance, one after

another, yet without the peculiar chilly rigor. This

paroxysm lasted two or three hours each time, and

recurred, if I repeated the dose, not otherwise. I

discontinued it and was in good health”. This

discovery led to experiment; analysis led to

synthesis.

HAHNEMANN passed six years in noting the

effects of different drugs and poisons on healthy

persons and in studying old volumes of recorded

experiments in Materia Medica. His family was

pressed into the service and friends also assisted

him. Each was tried in various doses and in every

possible variety of circumstance, that the real effect

might be clearly understood. All the time he could

spare from his translations was devoted to these

provings and to chemical research.

He then had several children and was so poor

that the whole family lived in a single room, while

the father pursued his work in one corner, separated

from the others only by curtain. It was his custom

to sit up every other night translating in order to

gain more time for his experiments. In 1791

poverty compelled him to go to the little village of

Stötteritz, where he could live still more cheaply.

While there he helped in the work of the house,

wore the garments and the heavy wooden clogs of

the poor German, and even kneaded the bread with

his own hands - sickness befell his family. He had

lost faith in medicine. Of this period he writes:

“Where shall I look for aid, sure aid?” sighed the

disconsolate father on hearing the moaning of his

dear, inexpressibly sick children. “The darkness of

the night and the dreariness of the desert all around

me; no prospect of relief for my oppressed paternal

heart.” Yet always he had in mind the

determination to continue his experiments, to

elaborate the new law that he had begun to make

practicable.

Previous to this time HAHNEMANN had no

opportunity of testing on the sick the result of the

drug provings on the healthy but now it came. A

certain influential man, Herr KLOCKENBRING,

had by ridicule been rendered violently insane, and

his wife, having heard of HAHNEMANN, was

induced to request him to attend her husband.

Through her influence the Duke of Gotha gave up

to HAHNEMANN for the experiment, a wing in his

old hunting castle at Georgenthal at the foot of the

Thuringian mountains, nine miles from his own

capital of Gotha. He caused it to be properly

arranged for the reception of the maniac and his

keepers. He was taken with the madness in the

winter of the 1791-92. It probably was in the

spring of 1792 that HAHNEMANN was first called

to the case, and during that summer went to

Georgenthal. It was a case of acute mania and

KLOCKENBRING was very violent, requiring

several keepers. HAHNEMANN says that for two

weeks he watched him without giving him any

medicine. It was the fashion then to treat insane

person with great severity, chaining, beating and

placing them in dark dungeons. HAHNEMANN

did not approve of this and treated his distinguished

patient with great gentleness. It has been claimed

that HAHNEMANN was in advance of the

celebrated scientist PINEL in this plan of treating

the insane. It was during this same year of 1792

that PINEL first unchained the maniacs in the

hospital of Bicetre at Paris. In 1793

KLOCKENBRING returned to Hanover

completely cured.

HAHNEMANN left Georgenthal in May 1793,

going then to Molschleben, a small village near

Gotha. From letters written at this time by him to a

patient and what have been published, we are able

to determine his whereabouts very correctly. He

went from Molschleben to Pyrmont, and from there

in 1796 to Wolfenbüttel, and thence to

Konigslutter, where he remained until 1799, when

he went to Hamburg. The life at Konigslutter is

memorable because while living there he published,

in 1796 in “The journal for Practising

Physicians,” edited by his friend HUFELAND, and

which was the most important medical journal of

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that time, his celebrated essay on a “New Principle

for Ascertaining the Curative powers of Drugs.”

In this he gave to the world for the first time his

principle – Similia Similibus Curentur, explaining

how he had experimented and the result. It was

only after six years of constant trial and study that

he had shared his wonderful secret with the medical

world.

During the last year of the life at Konigslutter

an epidemic of Scarlet fever occurred, and

HAHNEMANN found his new found knowledge to

the proof, and declared that Belladonna, in as much

as it would produce a similar drug condition would

cure Scarlet fever, - and it did; and because he first

tested the cure on the sick and did not reveal its

name until he was sure of its effect, his enemies

even to the present day, have accused him of

dealing in secret remedies and nostrums.

But in prescribing with his own medicines for

these patients he had offended against the Law, and

the jealous apothecaries of Konigslutter hounded

him forth to fresh wanderings. In the autumn of

1799 he packed all his goods and his family into a

large wagon, some sunshine, and started on the

road to Hamburg. On the journey over a

precipitous part of the way the wagon was

overturned; the driver was thrown from the seat;

HAHNEMANN himself was injured; a daughter’s

leg was broken; an infant son ERNST was so hurt

that he soon died, and his property was damaged by

falling into a stream. At the nearest village of

Muhlhausen he was obliged to remain six weeks at

a considerable expense.

He settled after this at Altona and did not go to

Hamburg until 1800. It was in this year that

FLEISCHER, the Leipsic publisher, gave to

HAHNEMANN to translate an English book

containing medical prescriptions. He translated the

text into good German, but added an original

preface in which he so ridiculed and satirized and

belittled the compound prescriptions of the great

lights of the English medical world that it put an

end to his employment by that publisher. His only

further translation was the Von HALLER Materia

Medica from the Latin, which was published in

1806. At this period he wrote several articles for

Hufeland’s journal. In 1802 he went from

Hamburg to Mollen in the Duchy Lauenburg, and

from there journeyed to Eilenburg in beloved

Saxony. He was not allowed to remain there

however, as the Health Officer ordered him away.

From thence he went to Machern, a village five

miles from Leipsic, where poverty again distressed

him. It is related that after toiling all day at

translating (at the Haller Materia Medica) he often

assisted his wife to wash the family clothing at

night, and as they could not purchase soap, they

employed raw potatoes instead. The portion of

bread allowed to each was small that he was

accustomed to weigh it out in equal proportion.

From Machern he went to Wittenburg, departing

soon after for Dessau, where he lived for two years.

HAHNEMANN left Hamburg about the

beginning of 1802. He could not have remained

long in one place. He was poor and persecuted,

driven from town to town. He passed about two

years at Dessau, and, according to a letter written

by him, he was in June, 1805 domiciled at Torgau,

where he remained until 1811, when he went to

Leipsic. As his essays in the medical journals only

brought him into condemnation he afterwards

published his articles in the “General German

Gazette of Literature and Science.”

HAHNEMANN’s first collections of provings

– ‘Fragmenta de Viribus’ was published in Latin

while he was at Torgau, in 1805. Five years later

the first edition of the Organon appeared. In this

he gave to the world a careful explanation of his

new medical discoveries and beliefs. It contained

everything relating to the new medical method and

in it he for the first time mentioned the name

“HOMEOPATHY”. [HAHNEMANN has used

the term ‘Homeopathy’ for the first time in 1807 in

the penultimate paragraph of his article

“Indications of the Homeopathic Employment

of Medicines in Ordinary Practice” = KSS.] The

work appeared in 1810, from the press of his friend

and patient, ARNOLD. The book consists of an

Introduction and the Organon itself. The

Introduction is entitled “Review of the

Medication, allopathy and palliative treatments”

that have prevailed to the present time in the old

school of medicine and comprise the first one

hundred pages of the Organon.

HAHNEMANN here presents the curious story

of the efforts of mankind to conquer disease……

HAHNEMANN devoted about sixty pages to

quotations from the writings of old physicians from

HIPPOCRATES to SYDENHAM, describing cures

effected according to the Dotrine of Similars. Each

cure is plainly stated with a reference in each case

to the medical writer responsible for the statement.

The book itself is devoted to instructions in

practical Homeopathy. HAHNEMANN never

claimed to discover the Law of Simili, but he did

claim that he was the first person to make any

practical demonstration of that Law.

It is needless to say that the propositions

advanced in the Organon brought down upon the

head of the reformer an avalanche of abuse. He had

raised his hand against the traditions of years and

he was attacked by the medical journals of the day.

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Books and pamphlets were fulminated against him.

The reviews were so virulent that even the better of

HAHNEMANN’s enemies condemned them. He

was called a charlatan, a quack, an ignormus. In

1811, his son published a refutation, which it is

believed HAHNEMANN himself wrote. All this

storm of abuse he answered in no other way. He

gave his answer in a better way, in 1811, when he

presented to the world the first volume of the

“Materia Medica Pura”.

But the grand impulse was strong within him.

He felt that he must find a wider platform from

which to shout his glad tidings to sick and suffering

humanity, and in the year 1811, he transferred his

“Lares and Penates” to his old home in Leipsic, the

place he had first entered as an enthusiastic and

scholarly lad of twenty. Since then – Vienna,

Hermanstadt, Erlangen, Dessau, Gommern,

Dresden, Georgenthal, the wander years, and

afterwards Torgau, with its literary results. Trials,

malevolence, privation, and false accusation, all

had followed him like furies, and yet impelled by a

strange force, the genius of right and justice, he had

ever and steadily gone on towards the future of

whose brightness even yet he did not know.

It now became impressed upon

HAHNEMANN’s mind that he must teach this

Doctrine of Medicine publicly to men; and he went

to Leipsic and began to lecture on the principles of

Homeopathy. In December 1811, he inserted a

notice of his “Medical Institute” in a journal of the

city. But before he was permitted to lecture he was

compelled to defend a thesis before the Faculty of

Medicine. This he did on June 26, 1812. Its title

was “A Dissertation on the Helleborism of the

Ancients,” and it was such a marvel of erudition

that no one attempted to dispute it. In its pages

containing quotations from the Hebrew, Latin,

Greek, Arabic, Italian, French, English and German

there was evidence of profound knowledge. It

seemed an echo from the great libraries of

Hermanstadt and Dresden.

HAHNEMANN now began lecturing

Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 2 to 3

o’clock. The lectures were continued seminally

during his entire stay at Leipsic, and soon attracted

hearers from the medical and law students and the

younger of the Leipsic physicians. The fame of his

learning and desire to see the man who taught such

medical “heresies” attracted many to him. Soon

from the audiences he gathered a circle of young

men under his direction who began to make

provings on themselves. The result was the

“Materia Medica Pura”. These faithful disciples

lived near HAHNEMANN’s house and were

almost constantly with him. Each had his duty to

perform, and HAHNEMANN, after collecting the

symptoms, verified them, subjecting them to the

finest scrutiny and with the most scrupulous

exactitude analyzed them. The plants were

collected, the preparations according to the formula

of the master were made, and results noted. They

who sat at the feet of the teacher, afterwards carried

the new doctrine into many places. Fortunately, the

story has been told by some among the number so

that it is known how the reformer lived at this time.

He was fully occupied with his lectures and the

receptions of his patients at his home. He did not

visit them at their houses. Daily with his wife and

daughters he walked in one of the public gardens of

the city. After the day’s labour he was accustomed

to sit among his students in the evening, and with

the mug of “ghose” at his side and the long German

pipe in his hand, he would tell his disciples of the

curious actions and ways of the older physicians at

the sick bed, or relate circumstances of his former

life; and then he would become lost to the

surroundings, his pipe would go out, and one of his

daughters would at once be called to relight it.

But persecution came. The students were

accustomed to prescribe for patients and

HAHNEMANN’s reception room was thronged

daily; both master and students gave medicine.

This practice was contrary to the law of that time,

and the apothecaries whose privileges were

supposed to be encroached upon appealed to the

courts against HAHNEMANN, and he was cited to

appear. He did so, and also addressed a letter to the

authorities in which he argued that he did not give

compound prescriptions but only simple remedies

in such minute doses, and of whose preparation the

apothecaries knew nothing, that they could not put

up these medicines; that their exclusive right was

only to make up compound prescriptions and that

Homeopathy did not compound or dispense. He

was soon notified that he would be fined twenty

thalers for every dispensation afterwards.

In 1820 a celebrated general Prince von

SCHWARZENBERG, who had been a leader of

the allied armies against Napoleon, applied to

HAHNEMANN for treatment, asking that he attend

him at Vienna. HAHNEMANN replied that if he

wished his services he must come to Leipsic as he

was too busy to go to Vienna. So desirous was the

Prince to consult HAHNEMANN that he came to

Leipsic and established himself in a suburb of the

city. His case was incurable, and he died about six

months afterwards of Apoplexy. His death was the

cause of renewed attacks on HAHNEMANN, and

the legal persecutions, that during the treatment had

been prevented by Saxon government on account of

his illustrious patient, were resumed with redoubled

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vigour. HAHNEMANN’s students were arrested,

fined, and even imprisoned. He himself was so

persecuted that he must either give up practice or

resume his journeying in quest of another abiding

place. Of a truth it may be said:

“His life was like a battle or a march,

And like the wind’s blast, never resting,

homeless,

He stormed across the war-convulsed earth”.

Not far from Leipsic was one of the many little

principalities of which at that time Germany was

composed. It was the duchy of Anhalt-Coethen.

One of its notables, the Grand Duke Frederick, had

heard of HAHNEMANN’s wonderful cures and

was, besides, a lover of justice. He offered an

asylum to the persecuted old teacher, appointed him

his privy physician with the title of Hofrath, and by

edict gave him permission to dispense and prescribe

within the limits of his kingdom. Early in May,

1821, HAHNEMANN shook the dust of

inhospitable Leipsic with his faithful students

accompanying him on the road set out for Coethen.

It was a delightful place, nestled in the valley

of a small river and in its quiet the master passed

fifteen years of his eventful life. In a summerhouse

at the end of a paved garden he studied and wrote

and meditated, formulating, completing, and

perfecting his life work. His “Chronic Diseases”

was written at Coethen, the last four editions of the

Organon, and the last two editions of Materia

Medica Pura.

The year 1829 was memorable because on

August 10, HAHNEMANN celebrated the fiftieth

anniversary of his graduation at Erlangen. His

disciples came to him bringing gifts. The old

Savant’s portrait was done in oil, his bust was

modelled. STAPF, his favorite pupil, had collected

the fugitive essays he had written, and brought the

first copy from the printer as his token.

ALBRECHT, the Dresden friend and after-time

biographer, delivered a poem in his praise.

RUMMEL presented the honorary diploma from

his alma mater. The scholarly MUHLENBRING

made a Latin oration, giving a sketch of his life and

labors. The good Duke and Duchess remembered

their beloved physician. Afterwards there was a

grand dinner. The disciples came from all parts of

the country, and those who could not come sent

letters of amity. This occasion resulted in the form

of the German Central Homeopathic Union.

Soon afterward, however, a great sorrow came,

and the wings of ashen gray were unfolded over the

good housewife. For years she had devoted herself

to the cares of life that her husband might be free to

pursue his studies. At the time of her illness

HAHNEMANN also was ill, but he kept himself at

her bedside and comforted her. After her death his

daughters continued to care for the household, and

there was little real change in his domestic life.

The Cholera year of 1832 came, and although

HAHNEMANN never had seen a case of that

character his knowledge of the effects of medicines

upon the system enabled him to suggest the

remedies that would be found useful. His opinion

proved correct, because it was founded upon a law.

Now the years passed peacefully and happily; the

wanderer at last had come home. Homeopathy

was known and men of ability, physicians and

laymen journeyed to the little village, to hear the

old sage talk and to learn more of the new and

rational method of healing. Coethen became the

school house of Homeopathy from whence went

willing disciples to carry the teachings to all parts

of the world.

HAHNEMANN always was a very industrious

man; he never was idle. He proved about ninety

medicines himself; he wrote about seventy original

works on Chemistry and Medicine, some of them in

several volumes; he translated fifteen large medical

and scientific works from the English, six from the

French, one from the Italian and one from Latin.

These translations were not alone on Medicine, but

Chemistry, Agriculture and general Literature.

Among them was “History of the Lives of

Abelard and Heloise” which was considered a

remarkable work from a literary standpoint.

Besides this was the labor of attending to a very

large practice a great part of which was by letters.

He was not only a physician, reformer and chemist,

but he was an accomplished classical scholar and

critic, well versed in Astronomy and Meteorology

fond of Geography. In the days at Coethen he was

at seventy-five, interesting himself in the habits of

spiders, still studying Chemistry, and keeping

himself by letter en rapport with his followers in

different parts of the world.

In stature HAHNEMANN was a small man,

inclined to stoutness; his carriage was upright and

his work dignified; his step was firm and all his

motions active; his forehead was very high, arched,

and bore the impress of thought. In early life he

wore a queue; later on he became bald on the top of

his head, and locks of curling white hair fell over

each temple. His eyes were particularly piercing

and brilliant, as though a great soul looked over

defiantly upon the noisy world. He seldom smiled;

life had been too real for much laughter, yet he

enjoyed the pleasure of others. In early life he wore

small clothes, knee breeches and shoes with

buckles, and later on the long trousers; his coat was

dark. In his home life a gaily figured dressing

gown with long skirts, wadded slippers and always

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a black velvet cap on his head, completed his attire.

In Paris it was said that he wore his hair in curl

paper at night. In food he was abstemious; he was

fond of sweets and preferred a simple cake to bread.

His vegetables were cabbage, new beans and

spinach. He usually took a nap after eating. Daily

he took exercise in the open air, and worked until

late at night. His usual companion was a little pet

dog that lay near his chair. HAHNEMANN had

eleven children.

In January, 1833, a fond wish of the great

teacher was realized. A homeopathic hospital was

formally opened at Leipsic. He visited it later on

and had the satisfaction of knowing that there was

at least one institution pledged to a fair trial of his

doctrines. There were differences afterward

between the physicians and himself, but he

continued his interest in the hospital as long as he

remained in Germany.

In 1835 this old man who had for some time

thought that according to the law of nature he might

finish his pilgrimage at any time, renewed his lease

upon life. He married a French lady of thirty-five

years, one Marie MELANIE D’HERVILLY

GOHIER, daughter of a painter who had been

adopted by a prominent Frenchman. She had heard

of HAHNEMANN, and on visiting him they were

mutually attracted. He made a will giving his

children most of his property, and on January 28,

1835, he married; and on the first day of

Whitsuntide of the same year he departed from

Coethen with his bride. His children and

grandchildren dined with them at Halle, and the

doctor and his wife went on to Paris. Madame

HAHNEMANN was a woman of ability, an artist

and poetess, and she soon became also a physician.

She was of good family and the life became a gay

and busy one. They lived in style in a fashionable

part of the city. Soon HAHNEMANN, though it

was supposed that he intended to rest from his

labors at Paris, was engaged in a larger and more

exacting practice than he ever before had, and

contrary to the old custom he now made visits,

driving about in his carriage after the manner of

other city physicians. His clientage constantly

increased, and although he had given away most of

his property on leaving Germany, it is said that

during the eight years of his life in Paris he earned

4,000,000 francs. The French Homeopathic

Society honored him by making him their Honorary

President, and his every birthday was made the

occasion of a festival in his honor. Many

distinguished strangers called on and recognized

him as the founder of a new and successful school

of medicine. His home life was happy; he enjoyed

the opera and public receptions, but he did no more

literary work.

Death came at last to take away the great man,

and calmly, trustingly, uncomplainingly, although

at the last he suffered much, he passed away early

in the morning of Sunday, July 2, 1843, gently

whispering “I have not lived in vain.”

- The Homeopathic Bulletin, April 1961.

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2. Mandragora Officinalis E Radice

Julius MEZGER

(Torch of Homeopathy, April 1966)

We made provings on thirty persons. Eight

were women of whom seven were of a mature age.

Twenty-two were, disregarding small

deviations in the physiological balance of their

functions, adequate to the requirements which were

necessary for a healthy pharmacological prover.

Most of the provers began the provings with the

D4; a smaller group with the D6. These potencies

were taken for fourteen days, five drops three time

daily. Then a placebo of 45% alcohol was taken for

fourteen days and after that the D2 was taken for

fourteen days.

Intellect and Emotions: These were

characterized by apathy, irritability, loss of interest

in work, mental fatigue, poor concentration and loss

of memory; or the nervous irritability was

expressed primarily by hypersensitivity to noises.

In contrast to this depression, euphoria with a love

of work occurred before the depression. After the

depression, enuresis occurred. Some of the provers

were tired during the day despite a good night’s

sleep, and also noted vertigo. Some of the provers

had disturbing dreams and woke between 3.00 and

5.00 A.M. One prover felt as though he had

scopalamine and noted numbness of the hands from

D4. One prover noticed anaesthesia of the mouth,

and Stomatitis. He also lost tactile sensation. In

contrast to this feeling of anaesthesia, another

prover noted hypersensitivity of the skin to touch

and to pressure.

Eyes: No changes in the pupils were noted

with the second potency. However, after placing a

decoction of Mandragora into the lachrymal sac,

there occurred a strong, even a maximal, dilation of

the pupil on that side. One prover who took, in all,

forty-one drops of the D1 over a period of six days,

noticed darkening of the visual field and for several

weeks saw only stripes. On the outer rim of the

eyes were Styes. Also conjunctival irritation was

noted.

Ears: One prover noted noises in the ear

during the whole proving period and even after it

was finished.

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Lungs: Catarrh of the nose occurred with

frequent sneezing, associated with a dry, raw throat;

also a cough from tickling in the throat followed by

frequent mucous expectoration and rales and

hoarseness.

Heart and Blood circulation: At least nine

out of twenty-nine provers noted heart trouble with

palpitation. The heart pains increased in intensity,

becoming pinching pains in the chest during the

day, extending to the left shoulder at night, causing

wakefulness. Anxiety was associated with the

anginal pains in the chest, as well as a sensation in

the heart as though an iron ring were contracting

around it. Movement and stress aggravated the

complaints but rest, warmth and lying down

ameliorated them. The reactive phase was

recognized by symptoms of collapse, such as

balancing of the face, loss of the peripheral pulse,

cold sweat on the forehead and a feeling of pressure

on the heart.

In one of the provers one had the impression

that gastric symptoms underlay the heart symptoms.

For instance, the heart symptoms improved after

diarrhoea and the distension associated with the

heart trouble improved after motion, which caused

expulsion of gas, with relief.

The action in the head is characterized by

congestion of blood in the head causing a facial

congestion obvious to the observer, similar to that

of Belladonna but without hallucinations or

delirium. These effects lasted a long time, even

several weeks after the proving was finished. One

prover noticed pains in the head associated with

noises in the ears during the proving period and for

several weeks thereafter. The headache was

characterized by heat and fullness relieved by cold

applications. It was aggravated by stooping

forward, from alcohol, tobacco, sunbathing and

physical activities. A light touch was disagreeable

but a strong touch brought relief. The site of the

headache was in the forehead, the temples and the

occiput radiating forwards. Associated with the

headache were cold hands and feet, even in a warm

room, the hands so cold that they became white and

contracted, the blanching extending up the arms to

the axilla. This was associated with abdominal

fullness increased by digestion and by gas. The

female noted before her period a foul discharge,

with increased flow during the period. Both men

and women noted congestion of Haemorrhoids and

Varices in the legs.

Digestive system: Some provers noted

inflammation in the mouth and burns on the tongue

as if burned with hot water or pepper, as well as

aphthae on the tongue and on the lining of the

mouth. Also the tongue has a whitish-yellow coat.

One of the provers, who was particularly sensitive,

noted Stomatitis of the mouth with oedematous

swelling and a fur-like feeling in the whole mouth.

The feeling of dryness in the mouth was not as

strong as that experienced under Belladonna,

Hyoscyamus and Stramonium. Sometimes they

also noticed excessive salivation. The feeling of

burning is typical of Mandragora and is similar to

that of Capsicum.

In the region of the pharynx one noticed an

increased tendency to a rasp and to dryness in the

mouth and throat. Three provers noticed a pain and

catarrh in the throat. One of the provers had a

severe angina lacunaris with pus and fever up to

104 for two days. This prover was susceptible to

throat infections but in this case it was felt to result

from the Mandragora. Another prover noticed

aggravation of a chronic Tonsillitis to such an

extent that they had to be removed.

The intestinal symptoms are characterized by

spasticity, meteorism and fatty-food dyscrasia.

Seventeen of the twentynine provers noticed

increased gas with pressure and fullness of the

stomach, relieved by eating, and also eructations,

even on an empty stomach. Distention was noticed

particularly in the right lower quadrant. Some had

little or no relief from eructations or flatus, and

some were markedly relieved. The stomach

discomfort came immediately after eating, reaching

a peak one to two hours later. In spite of a

ravenous appetite, because of the stomach

distention, they were full after two or three bites

and actually had a dislike for solid food. One

prover noted more gas dispelled after liquids than

after solids. Two provers had pains from an empty

stomach, associated with great emptiness and

nausea, all relieved after eating. The same provers

were ameliorated by stretching and bending

backwards.

Nausea and burning for thirty minutes, and

hiccups are noteworthy. These give a picture of the

disturbing influence of Mandragora on the

persistalsis – a hint as to the usefulness of the drug

in motion sickness.

In connection with the stomach symptoms

occurred a disturbance in the secretion and

excretion of gall and in the function of the gall

bladder. In four provers there was aversion to

greasy foods, with vomiting followed by diarrhoea.

Altogether there were seven provers who showed

marked symptoms of gall-bladder and liver

disturbance, with piercing pains in the region of the

gall-bladder. There were light yellow to grey stools

(in four of these seven provers), showing

involvement of the gall-bladder and liver system.

Coffee was not tolerated by two provers, a

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symptom which can be taken in this connection,

again, as a symptom of gall-bladder dysfunction.

Three provers showed a desire for spicy foods such

as meat, fish and cheese, although one was a

vegetarian. Two provers noted improvement of a

hangover from the Mandragora. Intolerance to

sweets was shown by two provers, in spite of their

craving for them.

Other changes in the need for food were as

follows: Craving for butter and sour milk, for rice

dishes, and an aversion to solid food in one prover.

In the intestines there was repeated distention.

Radish, through its high cellulose content, caused

distention and colic. Dyskinesis of the intestinal

movements were seen during excretion. The stool

was hard and bulky and could only be excreted

after long sitting and pressure. After the stool was

passed there was the sensation of incompleteness.

The stool appeared in little balls, like sheep dung.

Diarrhoea followed the colicky pains. After

excretion, tenesmus followed. The stools often had

a bad odour and were light yellow or whitish,

indicating poor gall secretion. This appeared

particularly in the early morning, very often

associated with severe colicky pains and diarrhoea.

In the female prover colicky pains with distention

appeared several times between 12.00P.M. and 2.00

A.M. Particularly, the right side of the abdomen

was distended, with pains radiating to the right

shoulder. There was a painful burning in the gall

bladder area and a strong urge for defecation. Once

there was frequent watery diarrhoea. There was a

complete picture of a gall-bladder colic. The

hemorrhoids that occurred had an inclination to

frequent bleedings and the burning sensation

characteristic of Mandragora.

To summarize the symptoms of the intestines,

we can see deep-growing disturbances of the

neurovegetative distribution of these organs,

particularly of the parasympathetic parts. You can

classify them in the following way.

1. The disturbance of peristalsis with severe

spasm and other functional disturbances.

2. Disturbance of secretory and fermentative

processes.

3. The inflammation of the mouth with stomatitis,

gastritis and enteritis.

4. The abdominal plethora with meteorism,

hemorrhoids and bloody excretion.

Urinary Organs: All the functions of the

bladder present the same difficulties; stranguary of

the bladder, interference with urinary excretion, so

that the last portion must be pressed out, and also

urinary incontinence in bed at night.

Sexual Organs. One of the provers noted a

loss of libido which lasted some time after he

stopped taking the medicine. This is an interesting

observation because in ancient times the medicine

was given as an aphrodisiac.

In women it gave dysmenorrhoea and

discontinuation of the menses after it had started

symptoms of the uterine musculature. During the

congestion in the lower part of the abdomen there

was a tendency to Hemorrhage. Also, we saw a

white discharge with a bad odour, before the

period.

The Limbs, Muscles and Peripheral Nerves:

The complaints with regard to the limbs,

musculature and peripheral nerves show a

heaviness and aching in the muscles as after

exercise or after the grippe. At the same time there

was a clear improvement of the motor function.

As far as the joints and the muscle segments

are concerned, all the regions of the body were

affected – the joints of the arms and the legs as well

as the joints of the vertebral column. A pain in the

right shoulder was often noted, connected with

discomfort in the gall-bladder as well as a

predilection for the muscles of the thighs,

particularly the quadriceps femoris of both thighs in

which the muscle pains were like a “charleyhorse.”

There were two well pronounced sciatic illness, in

both cases in the right leg, interfering with the

movement of the innervation of the sciatic nerve.

A third prover indicated difficulty in the sciatic

nerve of the left leg.

The two first mentioned provers were free of

pain in the legs. The course was similar in both

cases; beginning in the morning. There was pain

from pressure on the nerve where it had been laid

upon, relieved by motion. Therefore, the provers

were forced to get up several times and move

around. After moving around, however, such an

improvement occurred that pain became tolerable.

Warm applications were very helpful. In one of the

provers there was a necessity for treatment in the

hospital for three weeks, with his legs elevated by

suspension. It is interesting that this pain was

induced after an unsuccessful try with Arsenicum

D12.

All the pain in the muscles and in the joints

improved with motion. I think it is correct to

assume that improvement from motion is typical of

Mandragora. One of the provers who had a

sprained ankle believed that after using the drug he

had a fast improvement.

Skin: The skin shows an inflammatory

reaction with vesicular eruptions, itching of face,

Herpes simples labialis, and Furunculosis with

Styes. In Furunculosis, again the sensation of

burning was mentioned.

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The skin of the face and neck appeared greasy

and unclean, even the neck of the shirt; and the hair

was dirty and uncouth. There is a noticeable

tendency to perspiration which appears after mild

stress or at night. It very often had a bad odour.

The perspiration is sometimes cold, for instance, in

connection with pressure on the heart. On the

palms of the hands it is sticky.

Temperature Regulation: There seems to be,

due to the excitement of the circulatory system, a

connection with a fever reaction with an increased

sensation of warmth and very rarely a chilliness.

Modalities: Colitis in stomach and gall-

bladder system at 12.00 P.M. to 2.00 A.M. and for

a few hours after. Insomnia occurs between 3.30

and 5.00 A.M. Pain in the joints and Sciatica at

7.00 A.M. Hangover is in the morning in

particular. Most complaints increase from 12.00

P.M. to the morning with a high point at 5.00 to

8.00 A.M. Fullness and distention after the first

bite, most severe one to two hours later.

- The Journal of the A.I.H., January-February,

1958.

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3. Miscellaneous Hits

Royal E.S. Hayes

(Homeopathic Bulletin, Jan. 1949)

Whatever of interest there may be in these few

reports might come out better in the reading than in

the reciting. They are simply a few of those rather

spectacular cures that result occasionally from a

combination of lucky prescribing and responsive

patient some of those that remain in the memory

and encourage us while performing more tedious or

more ordinary work.

I Boy æt 10, Chorea; abject and helpless, unable to

rise from bed six weeks; complete amnesia; head

lies always to the left; loud mitral murmur, pulse

60; crack in center of lower lip; gnashing of teeth

during sleep; craving sweets, marked emaciation

though eating well: Eczema suppressed when a

baby. Sepia 10M. Fincke.

Three weeks later he could talk, threw himself

on the floor and crept like a baby. From then on he

improved so well that I did not see him until three

years later when he needed another administration

for a slight return of twitching.

II Woman, æt. 67. Had fallen four years

previously and hurt her back at the right sacral

region and had been incapacitated for work since.

She could not rise alone and could walk but little

and that with much difficulty and assistance

because of continued soreness. She complained of

soreness and a dislocated sensation, hurting with

every step, ameliorated while lying with the thigh

flexed, ameliorated by warmth, aggravated by first

motion and relieved by continued motion but

aggravated by osteopathy, aggravated by stormy or

damp weather, severe catching pain when

attempting to move while lying but relieved by

change of position.

After four years of this she was brought to the

office with a cane on one side and her daughter on

the other, scarcely able to lift the feet from the

floor. Calcarea fluorica 12

th

was taken every 4

hours for five weeks. Three months later she could

do everything and even run when necessary.

III Boy aged 11; Acute encephalitis lethargica.

Headache relieved by cold; liked to have the head

drawn backward; fidgety legs; general tossing from

12 to 4 or 5 a.m. Talked complainingly of work;

answers often irrelevant; grateful for cold drinks;

noise annoyed him. The characteristic facies very

marked.

Phosphorus 10M. Skinner’s, was given. His

countenance was brighter the next day, the

following day he spoke of his own incentive. As he

improved copious drooling appeared while asleep.

He was sitting up in a week and in two weeks

walked about the house.

IV Girl æt 4, Throat specialist said Adenoids, the

writer’s humble digit concurred; also large tonsils,

nasal intonation, etc. She was pale, blinking,

always fretty, tiring easily, no appetite; history of

many colds and bilious vomiting. Psorinum 50M,

Skinner’s.

Twelve weeks later she was taken to the

specialist; Wrong diagnosis; “it must have been

something else.”

V Woman aged 49, Gallstones out fifteen years

previously, malarial chills five years before that.

Having distressing colic again, always after eating.

The X-ray showed an adhesive band from the

stomach to the liver.

Bryonia relieved enough for two weeks to

rouse hopes and three meals were digested without

any pain. The pain is referred to the site of the gall

bladder, much worse after eating, like a weight

pulling across the abdomen and stinging aggravated

by deep inspiration, conscious of ‘motions about

the gall bladder,’ aggravated in evening; full

smothered sensation after eating. Sharp pains up

chest. Chilly sensation inside the stomach and

empty, gone sensation in stomach. Sensitive to

cold and dampness. She came to the homeopath

hoping to escape the needle and operation.

Four administrations of Carbo veg. during nine

months cured most of the pain. Then the malaria

returned and was gone after Natrum muriaticum.

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Calcarea ost. cleared up the few remaining

discomforts. Nothing worth mentioning the last

three years.

VI Girl of three, Diphtheria; tonsils and adenoids

cut six months previously; marked stiffness,

swelling and pain of the neck, so that she had to

turn the whole body to get the head round; feet and

hands cold; sopor; craving cold drinks but vomits

them. Averse to noise or any disturbance but wants

company. Very restless at night. Transparent

pinkish pallor (observed clinically in some

Phosphorus conditions.)

This cure was not spectacular for having

noticed BOGER’s admonition as to aggravations

from the 1000

th

of Phosphorus in some patients, it

was tested and it made a rather exciting case out of

an apparently simple one. At first she was much

worse all day and night, then the expected

improvement came. But it lasted only three days

when an alarming relapse occurred. Phosphorus

10M improved at once and for six days, then

another relapse. The 10M again improved but

glandular swelling and stiff neck was still present

four days later when Calcarea carbonica came to

the rescue two weeks from the first prescription, at

least a week longer than it should have taken, it

seemed. Although the culture remained negative

after the first week some membrane persisted up to

the end of the third week – in fact I became tired of

watching it and dismissed myself from the case.

VII Young married woman, sudden attack of

grippe. Aching relieved by change of position;

Headache severe, with some modality. Had had

chill at 3 a.m. Thirst for cold. Rhus tox. was

prescribed in the morning, but she continued worse

and had another chill in the evening, then came an

urgent call at 11 p.m.

More symptoms. Intense heat, intense aching.

Had become decidedly worse at 4 p.m. Lying

dozing with a peculiar moaning sound interrupted

by active delirium – men on the wall, some obstacle

preventing her getting away, screaming and

fighting to free herself. Throbbing headache

relieved by cold applications; shivering after cold

drink.

A trip to look at the Repertory was necessary to

select the correct remedy Eupatorium purpureum,

the 900

th

, was used. She was asleep in a half hour

and very bright indeed the next morning.

VIII Robust girl æt. 10. Icthyosis nigricans,

congenital of course, with itching from the middle

of the torso to the middle of the thighs. Mosquitoes

poison her more than the average person; large

tonsils; craving milk; averse to fish; flushed and

uncomfortable in warm room.

Ars. iod. 20M, Fincke. As she improved a

peculiar odor as of fermentation followed her. In

less than two months the skin has become perfectly

normal. Whether it will continue so may be a

question.

IX High school girl minus tonsils and history of

Diphtheria. Recently had toxin-antitoxin followed

immediately by “grippe”. Remained very pale,

white and exhausted, unable to attend school. The

exhaustion was especially sensed in hands which

were also numb. Cramps in the hands when

washing them or whenever flexing the fingers;

could not lift anything. Constantly spitting mucus

from the throat; easy perspiration.

Anthracinum CM, Fincke, acted exceedingly

well.

X Illustrating Echinacea: Farmer of 24, History

of Meningitis at 14 with three weeks of Coma and

Strabismus; he remembers the intense headaches;

never strong since.

Having impetiginous appearing sores on scalp

with red crusts, faint stomach and morning

tiredness. Sulphur 200

th

was given without much

benefit and he went from one doctor to another

until he landed in the office again three years later.

The ulcers had spread to the face, neck and arms,

they still had the red crusts, were rather deep. Very

irregular in outline, itching, turning blue when in

water; a red Cellulitis process was spreading across

the face, not sore but followed up by the steadily

encroaching ulcers. One wing of his nose was

already gone. A sister and a visitor of the family

had also contracted the disease.

He slept badly, tossing until midnight;

“nervous pain in the heart as if he had been running

fast.”

He acted and walked like an old man, walking

or standing with knees bent, he turned around

slowly as if thinking about it, lifted the feet but

little while walking. Mental processes slow and

simple, slow to answer. He kept his eye on one as

though he saw something amusing. He was quite

sceptical as to the doctor but was always looking

for one to perform a miracle. He was possessed, in

addition to all the other qualifications, of a constant

extension and flexion of the left thigh, day and

night.

Dr. Gorton’s “double dosage” was tried,

Echinacea 200

th

one day and the 1000

th

the next.

Three months later the sores were all healing and

there were no new ones. Did not see him again

until 11 months from the date of the prescription.

He was then bright, erect, strong and the wing of

his nose had grown out; but a concave ulcer was

now appearing on his neck. The prescription was

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repeated but we heard some months that he still had

a few sores and was still searching for a miracle.

XI A young married woman, with Epilepsy

gravior since appendectomy five years previous;

frequent attacks, sometimes three in a day; delayed

and painful menstruation, no morning appetite,

faint stomach at 11 a.m. Pounding headaches every

8-9 days; weeping spells. Fincke’s Sulphur5M.

A month later, no headaches; hungry but too

“full” to eat, cannot eat until 10 a.m. Urgent thirst

for cold and craving for ice cream and sour things

but aversion to sweets Phos. 200

th

, Dunham’s.

No attacks for a month, then one Phos. 200.

No attacks for five months, then three. Sulphur

10M, Skinner’s. No attacks during the last thirteen

years. But she threw out boils, a rectal abscess and

had two attacks of Psoriasis, meanwhile having

Sulphur again, then Calcarea. Eczema then came

out which was cured with Nitric acid.

XII Girl, 16. Goitre five years. Obese, moustache;

much perspiration clammy cold feet, easy

dyspnoea. Calcarea carb. 200

th

cured.

A year half later a ringworm about the size of a

fifty cent piece appeared on the face. It was

surrounded by smaller ones, the whole in strikingly

circular arrangement. They were much aggravated

by all the applications that had been attempted.

We think of Echinacea in very irregular

eruptions but the 1M of Calc. carb wiped out this

also.

XIII Miss of 23, Goitre 2 years. The gland was

moderately but distressingly enlarged and not hard.

She was always tired, which was aggravated by

even moderate exercise, tired expression, always

sleepy, fantastic dreams, talking and striking during

sleep. Headaches in left temple beginning in mid

afternoon and relieved by open air and by cold

applications. Easily excited and irritable and the

office nurse says her pulse runs to 133 when

excited. Cough while asleep only; canine appetite;

thirstless; prefers cold food; averse to salt; nausea

and distress in epigastrium; eructations of rotten

egg flavor; menses five weeks apart and protracted;

heat is exhausting; palms perspire when excited.

Calcarea iodata 30

th

, one administration. Six

weeks later the size of the thyroid was normal and

of course there was striking general improvement;

but a small cystic lump remains.

XIV Man fifty-one, Goitre several years; had

reduced it some with iodine and thought he was

feeling some better. Continual cough and colds

several years. Coughs regularly in the morning

until he has had his hot drink, relieved in the open

air. Tired easily and sweating easily. General

amelioration in the open air and after eating;

aggravated in warm room, canine appetite.

Drowsiness. Face often flushed.

Calc. iod. 6x every two hours for five days. In

three months the Goitre, to all appearances, and the

accompanying symptoms, were gone.

-The Homeopathic Recorder

(Read before the I.H.A. Bureau of Clinical

Medicine, June, 1939.)

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4. The Value of Old Symptoms

BAUR, Jacques (HH. 29, 2/2004)

(Translated from the Groupement

Hahnemannien de Lyon, 11

th

series, No. 5,

1974)

When the Little Prince said goodbye to the Fox

the latter told him a secret. “The most important

thing,” he confided, “is invisible to the eyes. Men

have forgotten this truth.”

That is a fact. If men have not exactly

forgotten this truth, many of them accept it more

than they really know it. And yet, is there any

domain of human activity, religious, philosophical,

or scientific, that is not concerned with

investigating the invisible?

Medicine, which is the study and the science of

man, is no exception to this rule. How many times

haven’t we heard it said that the most important

thing about man is not what one finds in his coffin!

Because if we study living man in his illnesses and

in his physiological balance, it is life itself which

concerns us, and not the passing form which it

borrows in order to manifest itself. In that invisible

side of things which escapes all our efforts to

understand it, the philosopher seeks the causes of

all concrete, material, tangible manifestation; the

mystic sees it as the seat of the soul; the doctor,

who may be scientifically, mystically, or

philosophically inclined, seeks in the invisible that

which is infinitely small, vibrations of the vital

force, emotions and thoughts.

More than any other medical doctrine

Homeopathy pursues this study, this search after

the invisible in human beings. In the profusion of

modern medical doctrines which only recognize

manifestations of life that are accessible to the

sensory organs of the observer, only Homeopathy

has established its foundations on principles and

laws, feeling that these non-visible phenomena are

in essence nearer to truth than the simple data of the

sensory world. Perhaps we may accept this

statement in theory without fully realizing all its

implications. Although we agree on proclaiming

the fundamental errors on which the medical

theories of the Allopathy school are founded, we

are nevertheless not above using their terminology

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and their classification of diseases. How can

Homeopathy, which claims to be an exact medical

science, fit into artificial structures of disease

classifications; how can it use a vocabulary which

was designed to describe disease entities and other

concepts which we all recognize to be false?

Since it was discovered and formulated by

HAHNAMANN, Homeopathy has been

proclaiming that the mission of the physician is to

study the patient and not the illness. It tells us to

cure the patient and to base our medical

prescription on his symptoms, and not only on

pathological results. Can we possibly be in

agreement with these principle if we think in terms

of particular remedies that correspond to such and

such a nosological entity described by the official

school?

On the one hand we categorically state that the

human being bears within him from birth that seed

of imbalance which will take him through the gates

of death after an evolution of variable length; and in

our practice we prove every day that the single

remedy which corresponds to the patient in the

totality of his symptoms will help him for the rest

of his life to negotiate all the trials of health which

he may meet: one being, one patient, one remedy.

And on the other hand we try to cut this

individual into slices – when the meaning of that

word, if nothing else, should tell us that he cannot

be so divided. Exactly like the allopaths we study

the child, the adolescent, the adult, and the aged,

using a three-dimensional system of reference

which even our materialistic science of today has

long since discarded!

During his evolution in space and time the

human being is objectified by a series of

manifestations which all have their roots in the

depths of his most secret being. When the outer

manifestations disappear these roots continue to

live, just as much as before. Appearances are no

longer there, but the essential reality remains the

same. And HERING’s Law, which states that old

symptoms return during a cure as a patient retraces

in the opposite direction all the steps along which

his illness progressed, shows us how much these

roots have remained alive and are ready to repeat

old pathological manifestations which one thought

were forever extinguished.

Now if that which is invisible is the most

important factor in a human being, where are we to

look for it, what tracks must we follow towards it?

Since we have to work as doctors we must speak

the language of symptoms and limit ourselves to

seeking those manifestations which are useful in

prescribing the remedy. First of all, we must

distinguish several degrees which lead

progressively to the most tangible and material

manifestations. They are as follows:

1. The pathological symptoms that the patient has

never presented, and which are not directly his. We

will have to pass over this question rapidly but it

deserves a long development.

2. The pathological symptoms that the patient

presented in the past but no longer presents today.

This is the chapter which will be the object of this

study.

3. Present pathological symptoms – physical,

emotional, and intellectual symptoms. This section

is sufficiently well-known and we will not concern

ourselves with it here.

1. THE SYMPTOMS WHICH THE

PATIENT HAS NEVER PRESENTED

The manifestations which most escape our

efforts to understand them, pathological symptoms

which seem most deeply imbedded in the intimate

life of our patient, are without any doubt those

symptoms which he never had himself, those which

existed even before he was conceived and which

nevertheless have profoundly left their mark on

him. We are speaking of hereditary tendencies,

deep morbid impregnations of forebears. And we

have all proved to ourselves in our practice that

prescribing Nosode – Tuberculinum, for example,

simply because there has been some Tuberculosis

in the family, can prove to be extremely beneficial

to our patient.

We also know that hereditary symptoms

generally cross over, so that those of the father can

help us to find the remedy of his daughter; for boys

it can be good to know the symptoms and the

remedy of their mother. Is there any greater

mystery than these bonds which invisibly unite

successive generations?

There is a great deal one could say about this

aspect of homeopathic medicine. One could also

write at length about the symptoms that the mother

may have presented during her pregnancy – for

instance, emotions which may have shaken her so

much that they left a deep pathological imprint on

her child, and could therefore indicate the saving

remedy to restore the balance of his health. In the

same way we must take into accountancy

therapeutic influences which she may have been

subjected to. For instance, there are hormonal

treatments which are more and more common and

are used to terminate pregnancies that are in any

way threatened. Such treatments are also used

preventively for women who have a tendency to

abort. We must also note any irradiation which

may have been suffered by the foetus in utero when

the mother underwent abdominal radiography: we

know for a fact that the incidence of Leukemia is

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twice as high in these infants. We have to unearth

all these things as much as we can, not merely

because they are interesting to speculate about, but

because they throw light on the means of cure.

2. OLD SYMPTOMS

We do not wish to dwell upon the preceding

matters, but simply to insist that it is necessary to

seek out, study, and evaluate all the symptoms of an

adult, and particularly those which he had at the

beginning of his life. Of course it is true that

present symptoms are most frequently the ones

which lead us to the right remedy. But the

simillimum remedy exists throughout the life of the

patient, and in certain cases it is the study of his old

symptoms which can help us find it.

ETIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS

We will mention first of all the etiological

symptoms, that is the totality of outer influence

which may have been determining factors in a

health crisis. These are the symptoms which

HAHNEMANN mention in paragraph 93 of his

Organon.

The most simple case, and the one we find

most often, is that of an old infection which deeply

marked the patient’s organism. There are cases of

measles, mumps, whooping cough and scarlet fever

which developed later into real chronic sicknesses,

as HAHNEMANN defines them in paragraph 73 of

the Organon. And even if these developments

seem through the years to have diminished to the

point of disappearance, it remains true that our

patient presented a disturbance which left a deep

imprint on him. We are often surprised to find

patients who have obstinate symptoms many years

after such illness-symptoms that refuse to respond

to well-chosen remedies-but instantly recover as

soon as we prescribe the correct Nosode. After one

dose of the 200

th

potency the constitutional remedy

which didn’t act before can play its role. If the

Nosode gives a very good result it will be a good

idea to repeat the dose at intervals until its action

has ceased and there is no more result. One should

read the masterly pages written by Margaret

TYLER on this subject, in a chapter devoted to

Morbillinum in her Homeopathic Drug Pictures.

Yesterday two out-patients appeared

opportunely to emphasize the above last words.

For each the prescription had been

Streptococcinum, and the report was

“No better, worse!”

“In what way?”

“I’ve been having pains again in my fingers.”

“But how are you yourself?”

“Oh I’m better! My heart” (in the one case)

“My stomach” (in the other) “is much better.”

It is well to ask in what way are you worse?

Because here the Homeopathic Philosophy comes

in. “Parts worse yet patient better” or again the

direction of cure “from within, out,” demand

always that we keep our hands off, and give the

patient a chance.

Etiological symptoms are a very vast field and

include such things as the result of vaccinations.

Since BURNETT’s wonderful writing on the

indications of Thuja for the result of vaccination,

we often use this remedy successfully many long

years after the initial vaccination.

In the same way a former traumatism or a

series of traumatism can be an etiological symptom

justifying the use of Cicuta, Arnica, Natrium

sulfuricum, or other remedies. Our homeopathic

repertories are very rich in indications on this

subject, and the locality of a traumatism, or the

results it leaves behind it, correspond to different

remedies. That is why we would be wrong to

neglect these indications.

We must also look for etiological factors of an

emotional order-the results of fear, sadness,

jealousy, anger, or indignation…for which we have

a rich spectrum of remedies.

Looking for the etiological factor can be very

rewarding, yet we must always remember that the

etiological factor we are looking for is not the real

cause of our patient’s trouble. In reality it is only

the opportunity which the patient uses to reveal to

us his initial disorder which, deeply hidden, existed

before any exterior etiological factor triggered it

off-his own inborn predisposition.

In his Aphorisms and Precepts KENT says,

“Susceptibility is prior to all contagion. If an

individual is not susceptible to Smallpox he cannot

take it and will not receive it though he goes near

the worst cases or eats a Smallpox curst.”

What KENT says about Smallpox can also be

said about a traumatic shock, or any emotional

shock. The original idiosyncrasy is really the

trouble throughout life and will express itself by

various pathological manifestations. One can find

its exact image in the symptoms which it

exteriorizes throughout life, and particularly in the

first years of life. Of course it is true that other

manifestations appear later on, and analyzing them

will lead us to the right remedy which is the same

as the remedy indicated by the symptoms in youth.

But there are cases where the analysis of present

symptoms in an adult does not succeed in leading

us to a clear image of the remedy, and sometimes in

these cases old symptoms which are more precise

will make it possible for us to find the simillimum.

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CASE HISTORY NO. 1

Madam Camille C., 68, came for a consultation

in June 1960 with Glossitis and Gingivitis which

had troubled her for the last four years

intermittently. She complained especially of the left

side of her tongue, which was purple and looked

varnished and had stabbing pains. The present

aggravation had been going on for more than a

month. She also had stitches in the left lower side

of her gums when she ate and sometimes when she

spoke. These pains were attributed to an irritation

caused by her dentures which she had been using

since the age of 50, but nobody told her why they

should hurt her on the left side and not on the right

side.

Her medical history was quite extensive.

There was a congenital atrophy of the left upper

extremity. There were the usual infectious illness

of infancy-measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough-

which had no after-effects and evolved in the

normal period of time; and in addition she had

Ascariasis when she was 12, and at 13, paratyphoid

that left headaches several months later. At 22 she

had an acute bronchitis and since then caught cold

every winter; these colds lasted the whole of the

cold season and manifested as a copious green

discharge especially from the left nostril. At 26 she

had the Spanish flue without complications; at 35

cystitis; at 40 double-pneumonia which kept her in

bed for a month.

She was naturally expansive, confident, loved

sympathy and consolation. She remembered that

she had had terrible attacks of anxiety accompanied

by a feeling of suffocation in the dark, especially

when she went through tunnels, from the time of

her infancy until she was 40. During her

adolescence, at about 13 or 14, every night for

about a year, she was afraid to go to bed because

she had such a strong impression at that moment

that she would die during the night! She had lost

her husband three years before her visit and since

then had been unable to weep any more.

She suffered from an excess of body heat,

couldn’t stand the heat of summer, of the sun, or

artificial heat. She loved the open air but avoided

drafts which she didn’t like. She didn’t like

standing and if she had to she felt as if she would

be overcome by weakness.

Her puberty came at the age of 12 and the

menopause at 45. Her periods were regular, from

26 to 27 days, lasted 8 days, were abundant,

especially every second month. When she was

upset her periods became black, had clots, and felt

weight in the hypogastric region. She had pain in

the breasts which were hard, and she felt chilly and

irritable.

Married at 25, she remained sterile. At 45, at

the time of the menopause, she had a large

carbuncle in the right nostril, and hot flushes which

had continued; flushes without sweat, which started

in the back and came up to her face. Since the

menopause she had suffered from varicose veins

which had already started a few years before that in

the left leg.

She slept well, from 10:30 to 5’oclock in the

morning, and got out of bed feeling rested at 7’0

clock. She slept on the right side, because if she

slept on the left side she felt palpitations. She often

felt pains in her big toes, which made her uncover

her feet at night, and cramps in the calves, which

would wake her up. She had nightmares if she fell

asleep again after waking in the morning, and often

she used to talk in her sleep.

She perspired easily, especially on the head, as

a result of effort or heat and had photophobia-light

made her eyes burn.

Excellent appetite, could eat even when she

had fever, and digested everything except milk,

which always gave her diarrhea. She drank a lot

half a litre of liquid or more at every meal to make

the food go down!

In winter, she caught cold frequently in the left

nostril, and the cold made her voice hoarse.

For years now she was suffering from

rheumatic pains in the big toes which were worse in

the heat of the bed and worse before the snow.

Every winter she suffered from cracks in the ends

of her fingers, and her skin was chapped on the

back of the hands.

On examining her, one saw that the patient was

robust, weighed 65 kilos, was 1 meter 65 in height,

had a blood pressure of 17/9. She had big varicose

veins on the whole of the left lower extremity.

Sharp pain on pressure in the right hypochondrium,

but the liver could not be felt. On the left side of

the tongue, and on the lower edge of the gum, the

mucous membrane was violent and looked

varnished.

This was a case in which the symptoms seemed

over-abundant, and one could feel perplexed in the

beginning, trying to choose the leading one, but we

were struck by two former symptoms:

- The fear of never waking up once she fell asleep.

- Anxiety and respiratory trouble when she was in

the dark.

These two symptoms, which are to be found in

KENT’s Repertory on pp. 47, 6, and 769, pointed

to Aethusa, which made us study this remedy in

HERING’s Guiding Symptoms. A rapid

inspection of the Materia Medica revealed that this

remedy felt worse in the heat - the heat of summer,

the heat of the bed: and that standing made this

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patient feel weak. And the Repertory also indicated

it for diarrhea after milk. We concluded that there

were enough symptoms to indicate this remedy,

which was not extensively developed in any

Materia Medica. Our patient had mental

symptoms, general symptoms, and local symptoms;

therefore, we prescribed a dose of Aethusa 10M,

accompanied by different kinds of Placebo.

We saw this patient again 8 weeks later. She

came to tell us that everything had improved

rapidly; her stomatitis, the pains in her tongue, her

hot flushes, her nightly muscular cramps. And

interestingly enough, for the last eight days, she had

pains in her left knee, a tearing pain when she got

up from a sitting position or when she sat...and this

was the same pain which she had felt after a fall

sustained several months earlier. Since she had a

return of the trouble in her tongue the last ten days

before her visit we advised a second dose of

Aethusa 10M, and have never again seen her!

CASE HISTORY NO. 2

Madame Agate G. was a stout, red-faced

loquacious woman-fat dark red lips-who smelt

strongly of alcohol when she came to consult me in

December of 1954. She told me with passion a

story that I found confused. Finally, I understood

that she thought her stomach was too big and she

suffered from nervous crises which brought on

weeping attacks without any reason. In addition,

she complained of digestive trouble at night, which

came on when she went back to bed after getting

up, and she felt a sensation of suffocation and

dislocation in the region of the stomach; this had

been going on for the last 2 years, and these attacks

made such an impression on her that she thought

she might be going to die, and kept the light on all

night! For the last twenty years she had been

suffering from pains in the lumbar region-it was

like dogs gnawing away at her flesh or like a knife

cutting between the skin and the flesh!

It was hard to take her case history. I learned

that after an emotion when she was 7, she had

Chorea (St. Vitus’ Dance) and that she had a son

when she was 31.

She was a laundry-woman by profession, had

always loved wine, and didn’t deprive herself of it.

In fact, she used to get up at night to drink because

she always was thirsty, and at present, she said, she

was limiting herself to 2 litres of liquid a day, water

wine or beer, and at least one of these two was a

litre of wine, and before that, it was much worse

still! She had an excellent appetite, was very fond

of food, accustomed to good cooking and

particularly liked anything that was difficult to

digest: fatty foods, brains, sweat-breads, anything

greasy, cold milk without sugar, salt and meat.

Very constipated, she had to take at least 5 or 6

Carter’s pills every evening in order to go to stool!

Her puberty came at 11, and the menopause at 52

without any trouble. She had her period every 21 days,

they lasted 3 days, of normal quantity. Before the

periods, there was itching and swelling of the breasts, and

especially there was an increase in her desire for wine,

which never seemed to her as good at any other time of

the month! It was only during her pregnancy that she

didn’t drink, because wine disgusted her then.

She went to bed at 9, got up at 7, in spite of

difficulty getting up. She slept on the right side and

uncovered the top of her body, window open. She

had dreadful dreams, dreams of animals that

frightened her and even made her cry out! At night,

when she undressed, or at night in bed, general

itching without eruption.

Breatheless going up the stairs.

Medical examination in addition to obvious

signs of ethylic impregnation revealed obesity. She

weighted 71 kilos, was 1 meter 60 tall and had high

blood pressure at 22/12.

When we saw this set of symptoms, we

thought that alcoholism was the dominant

symptom, and that it had a very particular modality

which was an increased desire for alcoholic drinks

before her periods. This symptom to be found in

KENT’s Repertory on page 484, and only one

remedy indicated: Selenium, and this symptom is

indicated in the 3

rd

degree.

Of course it is always dangerous to prescribe

on only one symptom; you do that, it can soon turn

into a bad habit. So we studied the case again and

looked up her symptoms is ALLEN’s

Encyclopedia on one hand, and KENT’s

Repertory on the other hand. In fact, our patient

had several symptoms that were clearly indicated in

Selenium:

- loquacity

- aversion to salt

- increased appetite

- sleep that is not restful

- constipation

So we were much more confident of the future

of our prescription and advised one dose of

Selenium 10M.

A month later the woman who came back to

see us was transformed. She spoke of a miracle,

and couldn’t stop covering us with praises. The

improvement came in a few days, almost

immediately. She didn’t feel in any way the same.

She felt much more energetic, had no more pains in

her kidneys, no more epigastric troubles at night, no

more crying fits! Her head was more orderly-

previously she was always mixing up the linen

which she washed for her clients, until finally she

didn’t know what was what as she surrounded by

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her dirty linen. . . . She slept well, no longer needed

a light at night and had no more nightmares. She

was much less thirsty and had less desire for wine.

She reduced her ration without difficulty whilst six

years before had been very unhappy when her

doctor had forbidden her to drink wine.

On the fifteenth day of treatment, and for the

next fifteen days, she noticed every night, from 11

to 3 the next morning, a generalized eruption with

small red very itchy spots. Her face had become a

normal color, but she was still very constipated and

her blood pressure was 20/12. We gave her one

dose of Sacch lac. In March 1955, and again in

January 1957. Since then, we haven’t seen her

again.

3. COUNTER-INDICATIONS IN CHOOSING

OLD SYMPTOMS

The homoeopathic doctor should not neglect

anything in seeking out symptoms. All his efforts

must go towards obtaining the most precise image

of his patient in the expression of his symptoms. If

it is true that in acute conditions the doctor can take

the over-all symptoms of the moment-we mean the

most recent-in chronic cases on the other hand he

must seek out the totality, that is, all the symptoms

present and past. In this numerical totality of the

symptoms the doctor will choose the symptom

complex which truly gives a picture of the patient

and forms the base on which to prescribe. This

symptoms complex doesn’t only represent the

numerical totality of symptoms, but is the small

number of symptoms that have maximum

importance, and finding them, choosing them,

grouping them in their order of importance needs a

particular technique.

ACUTE ILLNESS

But, there are cases in which we must not base

our remedy on symptoms, but, in conformity with

the advice in paragraphs 221 and 243 of the

Organon, make a “symptomatic disjunction.”

Whilst in chronic illnesses we must try to prescribe

antipsoric remedies and base them on the symptoms

complex, in acute illness on the other hand we must

prescribe apsoric remedies and base our

prescription instead on the totality of the

symptoms of the moment. In this case there is no

need to note that the patient walked only when he

was three or had a bad whooping cough during his

childhood. When you have a patient with toothache

or Pneumonia, for the moment you must put aside

the fact that his father or mother was syphilitic.

You must give him the remedy of the moment,

which is indicated by the present symptoms, and

which is an apsoric remedy.

IRREVERSIBLE CHRONIC LESIONS

In the same way we must take into account any

lesions which the patient may have. A patient who

has many lesions, who has cavities or is in an

advanced stage of cancer, must not receive

remedies which act too deeply and strongly. The

depth at which a remedy acts partly depends on the

nature of the symptoms which have guided the

physician to its choice. The patient’s reactions must

proceed along natural lines: if the way is free, if

there is no obstruction, everything will be

according to plan, but if there are congestive

conditions, fibroses, scleroses, tumors, any remedy

which acts too deeply could cause real revolutions

in the patient’s economy. In such cases one had to

prescribe remedies that have a superficial action in

low potencies or medium potencies, and above all

one must not repeat them too often.

In a note at the bottom of page 562 of his

translation of Kent’s Lectures on Homoeopathic

Philosophy Dr.Pierre SCHMIDT tells us that

“KENT and his disciples always repeated a dose

only in terminal incurable cases. We must study the

image of the moment and base the remedy on that.

We must particularly seek out the most personal

symptoms of the patient, and above all give

preference to nonpathognomonic symptoms if we

can find them because these reveal the patient

himself better than any others.”

These are the considerations which inspired us to

study old symptoms. Whatever our inner attitude to such

problems, we must admit that they belong to a domain

which is hidden from us and which we call “ the extra

ordinary”. To see old symptoms returning according to

the Law of HERING to see the return of manifestations

that our every-day logic told us were long since cured,

and to base a prescription on symptoms that the patient

himself never had, or symptoms which appear to be long

since cured, seems behavior which cannot be objectively

and materially justified. And yet experience speaks for

itself and tells us that such an attitude is based on, and

leads to, tangible results, that nothing in man dies as long

as he lives. Truly “ there are more things in heaven and

earth than the human spirit can dream of.”

COMMENTARIES OF DR. SCHMIDT

First of all my congratulations to my colleague

for this masterly presentation of a subject which is

far from being common or easy and which demands

study and reflection.

May the rising generation know how to apply

the recommendations and principles in this chapter

because it is an essential subject in Homeopathy.

The success of every practitioner depends on this

knowledge. “Read it, read it once again, and polish

it.” You will never come to the end of its benefits!

Homoeotherapy, October 1974

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PART III

(While Part II features articles from other journals, Part III contains the editor’s own contributions and

other original articles.)

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BOOK SHELF:

1. Medicinal Plants in Tropical Countries –

Traditional use – Experience – Facts, by Markus

S. MUELLER, M.D. and Ernst MECHLER, Ph.

D., Thieme, Stuttgart, 2005. pages VIII, 168.

Nearly 80% of the World population is

primarily reliant on traditional methods of healing

which use empirical knowledge based on the use of

medicinal plants. In the words of ‘Native Healers’

there are no weeds; all are medicinal plants; only

we should know their healing powers. Most of

these plants grow in road borders, fences. These

are not cultivated as such unless one does grow for

business purposes.

To bring these hundreds of plants under code

and ensure that the correct plant in any

family/species is used,

pharmaceutical/pharmacological studies have been

undertaken. Monographs of the like of the book

under review will, it is hoped, satisfy the ‘evidence-

based’ medical world.

The present book covers 25 plants, most of

them used in Africa. However, several of them e.g.

Allium sativum, Aloe, Capsicum, Carica papaya,

Cassia senna, Curcuma longa, Eucalyptus, Jatropha

curcas, Mangifera indica, Punica granatum,

Rauwolfia serpentina, Ricinus communis, Zea,

Zingiber – are all plants in India too and are well

known in the Indian Folk Medicine as also in

Ayurveda. More important, all these have been

‘proved’ and are used in homeopathic medicine

in day to day practice.

The advantage in ‘traditional’ Medicine is that

they can be procured locally and prepared and

administered by ordinary people at low cost. It

would be very advantageous if medically qualified

physicians shed their white coats and reservations

and accept the role of ‘traditional’ Medicine and

encourage it.

The first chapter in the book calls for

colloboration between ‘Traditional Medicine’ and

the so-called ‘Scientific Medicine’. However, since

the pharmaceutical industry is behind the ‘medical

doctors’ and profiteering is the only goal, the wish

for colloboration may remain only as a wish.

In the Chapter I the authors rightly say that the

‘traditional’ healers are often specialists, e.g.

bonesetters, obstetricians, and acute emergency

handlers, etc.

In SIEGERIST’s ‘History of Medicine’ he

writes about a Jesuit priest witnessing a ‘caesarean’

delivery of a fully pregnant woman in the deep

Congo! This was done by a tribal medicine man!

The period sometime in the 1700s!

The Second Chapter discusses the possibility

of integrating the ‘traditional’ medicine with the

mainstream medicine. Whereas traditional

medicine is ‘empirical’ the mainstream medicine is

laboratory based. There is also the fear, justifiably,

that ‘integration’ will erase totally the ‘traditional’

medicine.

From next Chapter “monographs” begin in

alphabetical order beginning with Adansonia

digitata, then Allium sativum, Aloe barbadensis and

so on ending with Zingiber – 25 medicinal plants.

Each monograph contains details of traditional

uses, constitutional results of experimental studies,

dosages etc., cautions and adverse effects and at the

end a long list of reference literature.

The monographs are succinct.

There is a useful ‘subject index’ at the end.

Well printed, hardbound with pictures – either

photographs in black and white or line drawings –

of each plant.

A useful book for all healers and physicians.

- K.S. SRINIVASAN

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COMING EVENTS:

1. April 6-12, 2005, National Center for Homeopathy

Celebrates 31

st

Annual Meeting and Conference with special

pre-and Post-Conference Seminars & Celebrating the 250

th

Birthday of the Founder of Homeopathy – Samuel

Hahnemann, MD at Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando,

Florida

For further details: National Center for Homeopathy, 801

North Fairfax Street, Suite 306 Alexandria, VA 22314-1757

2. A two day International Conference on 19-20 May

2005. IMPROVING THE SUCCESS OF HOMEOPATHY

5. A Global Perspective. Venue: Institute of Child Health,

30 Guildford Street, London WC1N 1EH. For further details

from:

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The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital

Greenwell Street, London W1W 5BP United Kingdom

Tel: +44 [0] 20 7391 8823

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CONTINUING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES

QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XXII, 2, 2005

Part I Current Literature Listing

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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, 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 of Part I. Part II contains selected

essays/articles/extracts, while Part III carries original articles for this journal, Book Reviews, etc.

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I. PHILOSOPHY

1. The Mind in Homeopathy: Rhetoric vs Reality

TESSLER, Neil (SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

The intention of this presentation concerns

with the characteristic symptoms coming through

the mental/emotional sphere. As long as we lack

full and complete understanding of each remedy or

a sufficiently accurate knowledge of what is

characteristic of the patient, there can be no straight

path to the simillimum in every case.

The author quotes § 211 of the Organon and

the Essay “A Contribution to the Judgement

Concerning the Characteristic Value of

Symptoms” from Lesser Writings of

Benninghausen to stress the value of mental

symptoms. Neil TESSLER says that even though

BENNINGHAUSEN and HAHNEMANN referred

to the mental state strongly, this was not reflected

in their cases.

There is little evidence that these wonderful

ideas translated into practice.

KENT philosophized wonderfully about the

innermost of man and wrote eloquently on the

mental and emotional aspects of remedy and

patient. Yet in his cases too, emotional points that

come up are left with little development or context.

Many teachers are delving more deeply into the

fundamental characteristics of patient and remedy.

The ability of homeopaths to access the inner

world of the patient has certainly seen great

advance. This also reflects in our ability to

understand our remedies in new ways. Evolution in

understanding and utilizing the mental, emotional

realm was an inevitable natural development.

It is a quest into what is uniquely and

holistically characteristic in each individual case

and a valuable aid in the homeopathic cure of

many patients who might otherwise have never

received help. [As long ago as 1832 both

HAHNEMANN and BENNINGHAUSEN have

agreed that the ‘spirit’ of the ailment and the ‘spirit’

of the remedy must match for a quick, gentle cure:

See HAHNEMANN’s letter dated 21/8/1832 to

BENNINGHAUSEN. The quest of every

homeopath is to ascertain the information –

symptoms and signs – facts – which would point to

the individual characteristics. It is not necessary

that we must keep digging for ‘mental’ information:

if we have other data which are clear and properly

qualified with their modalities, aggravations and

ameliorations we can certainly prescribe rightly.

To say that HAHNEMANN, BENNINGHAUSEN,

KENT, BOGER, were not ‘holistic’ compared to

Rajan SANKARAN, Divya CHABRA and their

followers is, to say the least, not right. About

KENT’s observations of BENNINGHAUSEN’s

concomitants, etc, that such ideas were “dangerous

to Homeopathy”, we should remember that KENT

himself did use Benninghausen’s Pocket Book

before he compiled his Repertory = KSS].

2. Miasm

MORRISON, Roger (SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

The author discusses about Miasm, which is

staging a comeback.

The author discusses briefly the history of

Miasm that there has been almost no general

agreement about the need for the miasmatic concept

nor the characteristics of various Miasms. Relevant

‘quotes’ from BENNINGHAUSEN, KENT and

others are given.

He refers to the Repertories of KENT,

BENNINGHAUSEN and KNERR under the

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rubrics Psora, Syphilis and Sycosis. The three

concur only in about four antipsoric, four

antisycotic and eight antisyphilitic remedies, and

differ widely over other remedies.

VITHOULKAS’ justification for Tubercular

Miasm is also referred.

The author finally speaks of the understanding

of Miasms by Rajan SANKARAN.

Brief descriptions about the ten Miasms of

Rajan SANKARAN are given and the ‘known’

remedies for that Miasm and the relevant Nosode

are mentioned. [In the HL. 16, 2/2003, Erika

SCHEIWILLER-MURALT has in a lengthy article

suggests a ‘Small Pox Miasm’ = KSS]

3. Symptoms : Totality :: Parts : Whole

Sketch : Picture :: Phenomena : Gestalt

SHEPPERD, Joel (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

Several different words and phrases in the

Organon have been translated as “totality.” Each

different word reveals a different perspective that is

needed in the practical application of the

homeopathic method. Some prescribers bring

unstated assumptions to the meaning of Totality.

One example is the wrong definition of Gestalt. In

addition, there is a clash of meaning between the

original definition of “symptoms” and modern

usage of the word. The homeopathic definition of

disease as untunement is contrasted with disease

names and hyperphysical explanations of disease.

A shared understanding of the phrase “totality of

symptoms of the disease” no longer exists in the

homeopathic community. [The title of the article

makes it all clear. There can be no

misunderstanding if that is understood = KSS].

The study is interesting, scholarly.

4. Chronic Diseases: What are they? How are

they inherited?

MONTFORT-CABELLO H.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

Background: Chronic Diseases (CD), Miasms

or reactional modes, remain one of the darkest

concepts of Homeopathy. They are supposed to be

heritable and originate after suppression of other

diseases. Besides this nothing is known about how

they might produce the large number of diseases

mentioned in homeopathic books. They have been

described in a variety of terms, ranging from KENT

and GATAK’s spiritual or metaphysic conception;

the biological-allergic by PASCHERO, and,

ROBERT’s materialist-nutritional point of view.

FLORES-BEJAR et al have outlined an approach to

Chronic Diseases from a cellular and bioenergetic

point of view.

Results: Cellular pathology has led to an

understanding of the basic repair mechanisms of

every cell and tissue. These mechanisms exist in

order to avoid necrosis or cell death. The main

mechanisms are molecular repair, apoptosis and

cell proliferation.

Failure of these mechanisms leads to

‘dysrepair’. Consequences of these ‘dysrepair’

mechanisms resemble the homeopathic reactional

modes or Miasms. These abnormal or ‘dysrepair’

mechanisms are probably the basis of Miasms or

reactional modes.

A new interpretation of Miasms is proposed:

Psora corresponds to the dysmolecular

reactional mode.

Syphilis corresponds to dysapoptotic reactional

mode.

Sycosis corresponds to dysproliferative

reactional mode. [What is the role, if any, of the

Vital force in this model? Does this throw out the

concept of Vital Force? = KSS]

5. Übertragungs – und Gegenübertragungs –

phänomene in der homöopathischen Praxis

(Transference and Counter-transference in

homeopathic Practice)

FOERSTER, Gisela (AHZ. 249, 3/2004)

The concept of transference and counter-

transference as emotional access within the

relationship between physician and patient is first

of all discussed against the background of

psychoanalytic thinking. The development from

FREUD via Melanie KLEIN up to recent authors as

well as the relationship between physician and

patient in homeopathic literature, as it can be seen

with HAHNEMANN, BENNINGHAUSEN and

KENT, are reconstructed. The article concludes

with reflections from the homeopathic practice of

the author, which are intended as an encouragement

to ask questions about the value of transference and

counter-transference feelings for the choice of

remedies.

6. Die Rolle des vorurteilslosen (objektiven)

Beobachters in der Homöopathie oder: Wie

soll man die Technik der Sehgal-Methode

beurtielen? (The role of the unprejudiced

(objective) observer in Homeopathy or: How

should one judge the technique of Sehgal

method?)

LANG, Gerhardus (AHZ. 249, 3/2004)

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In the Sehgal-Method only the Mind is taken

for treatment. Will the method suffer mistakes if

the so called “objective symptoms” also are taken

by the Sehgal method physician due to his own

state of mind? What is the Art of Healing?

7. Subjekt, Begehren, Synergie (Subject, Wish,

Synergie) – Wider die Sehnsucht nach

homöopathischer Monokultur (Against the

longing for a homeopathic monoculture)

GALLASCH, von Christian

(AHZ. 249, 3/2004)

Homeopathy is based on speaking, its inner

rules and the structure of language itself. This will,

within Homeopathy, exclude the paradigmata of

Natural Science. “Similarity” as a historically yet

newborn paradigm of perception and existence has

to be developed and assimilated. Therefore

homeopathic methodology has to be kept open

critically. A result of this, the radical turn to the

“Subject Patient”, is outlined. This leads to a

concept of Homeopathy as a “subversive

discourse”

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Another View of Spider Remedies:

Overachievers and the Olympian Archetype

ALLEN, Karen (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

The author feels that the Spider remedies have

a range as well. Most often we are prescribing for

the more advanced end of the continuum, as the

softer beginning of the state, the ‘healthier’ spider

state, has not been documented in our Materia

Medica.

In her ten years of practice, she is able to add

the features of relationship and sexual difficulties,

lack of perception of fatigue, adventurous or risk-

taking behavior, competition, communication,

pursuit of education, lack of play or joy, awareness

of suffering and service work.

The author presents this information as still

somewhat theoretical and feels will certainly evolve

further as our understanding deepens.

These concepts are illustrated with cases.

A table of Spiders of class Arachnida and their

suborders and which are used in Homeopathy are

given. [There is much of ‘signature’ in this article

= KSS].

2. A Case of Ginseng: Habitat in Homeopathy

UNGER, Kathrin (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

The author illustrates the central ‘themes’ of

Ginseng by reporting the correlations between

Ginseng’s characteristics and her own.

Many of the Mind rubrics of Ginseng reported

by Nancy HERRICK which suited the author are

given.

She also likes to ask the patients about their

favorite environments and to note whether they

match the natural habitats of their constitutional

remedies. [Surely Homeopathic Materia Medica is

not to be built with these information. I am afraid

we are going too far from the basics = KSS.]

3. The Toxicology of the Dermacentor

Andersoni: The Rocky Mountain Wood Tick

BONNET, Michael S. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

Some aspects of the biology of this Tick,

including its taxonomy, life cycle and its behavior

are presented in order to familiarize the reader with

the source of the toxin.

Materia Medica based on Human

envenomation is presented.

Outline Review

Flaccid, symmetrical paralysis of the ascending

type, affecting the lower extremities first and the

upper extremities next, progressing to a bulbar

paralysis. Respiratory distress and difficulty

swallowing and speaking.

Mind

Alert and active (humans & dogs)

Anxious.

Apprehension.

“Cranky”, cross tempered, crotchety (child).

Fully conscious and able to answer all questions

(child).

Intellectual performance unimpaired.

Irritability, vague.

Irritable (adult & child), more pronounced in

mornings, vague initial symptom.

“Just not himself.” (child).

Restlessness: extreme, vague initial symptom.

Sensorium: clear.

Vertigo

Vertigo.

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Central Nervous System

Amplitude of muscle-action potential reduced (0.8

mV vs. normal 6.0-14.0).

Ascending paralysis with bulbar involvement.

Ascending quadriparesis, progressive.

Balance loss.

Clumsy (child).

Cranial nerve function intact.

Falls when trying to walk (child).

Flaccid symmetrical paralysis (humans & dogs)

within hours

Feed self (child): unable, because of weakness and

loss of coordination of arms and hands.

Incoordination.

Jerky movements of arms and head (child).

Lower cranial nerves are paralyzed first, followed

by involvement of the face and extraocular muscles

and finally the respiratory muscles.

Motor-nerve conduction velocity slowed (43.3

M/sec. vs. normal 47.0-64.0).

Myoclonic jerks, generalized.

Numbness.

Paresthesia.

Paresis precedes paralysis.

Staggering, bumping against obstacles and falling

occasionally (child).

Unable to get out of bed unassisted (child)

Unable to move about in bed.

Unable to support own weight at all. (dogs).

Unable to stand unsupported (child & dog).

Unsteady on feet (child): very.

Cerebro-Spinal Fluid

CSF pressure: normal.

Reflexes

Abdominal reflex absent.

Areflexic quadriparesis, flaccid and marked.

Cremasteric reflex absent.

Deep tendon reflexes in upper and lower limbs

markedly diminished or absent.

Diminished or absent reflexes.

Lower limb reflexes gone.

Sensations to touch, pinprick & vibration, position

unaltered.

Head & Neck

Alopecia. “Moth eaten” appearance with oval areas

completely devoid of hair and follicles, affecting

principally the occiput, without inflammation or

scales and superficially resembling alopecia of

secondary syphilis.

Nuchal rigidity.

Eye

Nystagmus to the right: transient.

Reflexes normal.

Wide-eyed look.

Fundoscopy

Small white area about left disk, but no

papilledema, hemorrhage or exudates.

Vision

Photophobia.

Face

Flushed (adult & child).

Mild weakness in upper & lower facial muscles.

Mouth

Drooling.

Opening mouth voluntarily: considerable difficulty.

Throat & Pharynx

Difficulty with mucus in pharynx.

Megaesophagus (dogs).

Paralysis of muscles of deglutition.

Paralysis of throat and tongue muscles resulting in

difficulty swallowing and speaking.

Posterior pharynx: signs of irritation and trauma.

Swallowing: considerable difficulty.

Stomach

Anorexia.

Appetite poor or none (child).

Nausea.

Vomiting.

Abdomen

Lower right quadrant abdominal pain.

Tenderness just lateral to McBurney’s point.

Rectum

Diarrhea.

Sphincter may or may not be involved in the

ascending paralysis.

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Bladder

Sphincter may or may not be involved in the

ascending paralysis.

Urine

Albuminuria. (normal: negative)

Hyaline casts: many.

Respiratory System

Cyanosis not responding to Oxygen therapy.

Larynx

Speech indistinct.

Respiration

Respiratory distress: sudden and unexpected.

Tachypnea.

Cardio-Vascular System

Tachycardia > 100bpm.

Musculoskeletal System

Ataxia, truncal, mild.

Motor paralysis, flaccid, ascending and acute.

Weakness throughout body (severe), especially

legs.

Neck

Nuchal rigidity and tenderness.

Pain on anteflexion of neck.

Back

Sudden onset of pain in lower back, persistent for

days, then subsiding.

Extremities

Ataxia, marked.

Incoordination and partial paralysis starting in

lower extremities, and later involving upper limbs.

Ascending flaccid paralysis.

Numbness in hands and feet, early symptom,

progressing to paralysis, initially of the legs, then

moving up the body.

Jerky, involuntary movements.

Paralysis of all four limbs (dogs).

Upper limbs

Coordination loss (child).

Lift arms, cannot.

Numbness of hands and arms usually following that

of feet and legs.

Paresis of arms: marked.

Tone decreased.

Weakness in both arms.

Lower limbs

Ankle jerks absent.

Coordination loss.

Flaccid paralysis.

Knees buckle under patient (child).

Knee jerks absent.

Legs lift, cannot.

Loss of use/control of legs (child).

Muscle tone and strength diminished in both legs.

Muscle tone normal.

Numbness in feet and legs causing difficulty

walking and standing.

Paresthesia.

Paralyzed.

Stand, cannot, or only briefly before requiring

assistance.

Weakness in legs, severe, with progressive loss of

locomotion.

Gait

Reluctant to walk.

Staggering.

Stumbling as if drunk.

Stumbling walk before becoming fully paralyzed

(dogs).

Unsteady gait.

Posture

Difficulty standing.

Reticuloendothelial System

Regional adenopathy, but without systemic

symptoms.

Fever

Afebrile.

Little or no fever.

Mild fever but near end of illness.

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Perspiration

Sweaty.

Skin

Cutaneous anesthesia: rare.

Scarlet, irritable local patch.

Paresthesia.

Prickling, tingling, or creeping sensation on skin.

Pain

Pain, local, severe without signs of inflammation.

Pain, little.

Recovery & convalescence

During recovery, the paralysis disappears in a

descending order.

Hematology

Bleeding tendencies, local.

Eosinophils: 1%. (normal:2-5% of total WBC

count)

Lymphocytes: 12%. (normal: 25-33% of total WBC

count)

Monocytes: 4% (normal: 3-7% of total WBC count)

Polymorphonuclear cells: in 83% of WBC count.

(normal: 25-33% of WBC count)

White Blood Cells: 15,000/cu.mm. (normal: 4,800-

10,000/cu.mm)

Generals

Acutely ill.

Sudden onset.

Tiredness.

Weakness, lasting for days.

Post-Mortem

CNS: Congestion of brain and cord.

Skin: Subcutaneous hemorrhage.

Folklore

Shoshone American Indians are said to have sent

the women into tick infested areas to test the ‘evil

spirits’ associated with the Rocky Mountain

foothills. Otherwise men avoided these areas that

were inhabited by evil spirits. When large numbers

of domesticated animals were brought in by the

European settlers, ticks and their diseases affected

them and their settlements much more than they

ever had the native nomadic population.

Differential Diagnosis

Acute appendicitis.

Anterior poliomyelitis.

Botulism.

Epidural ascending spinal paralysis.

Infectious polyneuritis (Guillain-Barré syndrome).

Myasthenia gravis.

Syringomyelia.

Toxicity due to organic and inorganic poisons.

4. Abgezählte Sepia - Modalitäten – darf’s etwas

mehr sein? (Enumerated Sepia – modalities –

may be more?)

WACKER, Andreas (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

In some earlier numbers of the ZKH Dr.

HOLZAPFEL has pointed out several deviations

and incongruences in the work of von

BENNINGHAUSEN.

In this essay Dr. Andreas WACKER points out

further variations and discrepancies.

The complete modalities of Sepia was drawn

from HAHNEMANN’s Materia Medica Pura and

compared with von BENNINGHAUSEN’s

Therapeutic Pocket Book and many discrepancies

were found. This raises the question whether von

BENNINGHAUSEN integrated systematically

HAHNEMANN’s Materia Medica.

Many such discrepancies are listed. It is

possible that such discrepancies were taken on in

repertories which came later and drew liberally

from the Therapeutic Pocket Book.

The author has analysed Sulphur and Silicea

also similarly and found the discrepancies as much

as in the case of Sepia. This will appear in

subsequent number of the ZKH.

Jüngen SEIDEL, gives a detailed response to

this article, in his letter to the Editor in the ZKH.

48, 4/2004.

5. Hura brasiliensis

BAHEMANN, Alois (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

Hura brasiliensis is not prescribed often.

Mrs. G.M. 47 years. Her main complaint: a

chronic pain in the back almost the whole vertebral

column. Also, considerable headaches since

cerebral injury in 1971 extending to pelvis and also

thrombosis of right leg. Since 1992 a Tinnitus,

both sides, of a constant frequency. In the right

knee there was a Baker cyst diagnosed some years

ago, but it did not cause her any pain. In 1978 she

had intervertebral prolapse in the L5-S1; the right

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leg has been numb. Craving for sweets before

menses.

She worked as a paramedical helper. Her

father was an autocrat. Her mother died of

Intestinal Cancer and her father blamed her for it.

She could not weep during her mother’s funeral.

She used to bite her fingernails earlier and now

she bites the skin around the nail.

In 1993 her husband deserted her for another

but he returned to her in 1995. She suffered deep

grief and mortification and this is remembered by

her often. Her husband does not give her any

security. She felt that there was none who cared for

her. Upto 2002 she had already had homeopathic

medicines: Ignatia, Natrum muriaticum, Thuja,

Aurum muriaticum, Calcium phosphoricum and

Lycopodium – all these gave temporary relief.

Rubrics:

1. Mind, ailments from grief

2. Mind, bites, nails

3. Mind, reproaches herself

4. Mind, death, thoughts of death

5. Mind, unlucky, feels herself

6. Mind, abandoned

7. Delusion, she is alone, alone in the world

8. Back, pain, lumbar region, lifting a weight,

from

Her feelings matched well what Rajan

SANKARAN has written in his book The Soul of

Remedies.

The Encyclopaedia of T.F. ALLEN gives the

words of the original Proving by Benoit MURE.

Hura brasiliensis 200; after two months 1000,

repeated once.

Hura brasiliensis should be thought of in cases

where Ignatia, Natrum muriaticum have not been

helpful.

6. Busy, Healing bees

Amazing Apis mellifica

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 7/2003)

The general, emotional and physical symptoms

of the remedy Apis mellifica are discussed.

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III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Psychosomatism in Homeopathy

PASCHERO, Tomás Pablo

(SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

A lady, presented with dyspeptic disorders that

persisted inspite of innumerable treatments and

which she could endure no more. Careful analysis

revealed it was a simple case of Flatulent

Dyspepsia with acid eructations, constipation and

especially a painful sensation of fullness in the

stomach shortly after the beginning of every meal.

The author concluded that an underlying factor

which she either ignored or tried to conceal was

responsible for the alteration of her normal gastric

functions.

Direct and adequate enquiries as to her

personal situation and private life, revealed the

following facts.

She is confronted with the impossibility of

bearing a child and considering her incapacity as a

sign of immaturity, due to the lack of normal

psycho-hormonal development, for which her own

thwarted childhood and dependence on her mother

were responsible, reacted by developing an anxiety

conflict.

Rubrics selected:

MIND; ANXIETY; salvation, about

MIND; ANXIETY; walking; while; air; open, in;

agg.

GENERALITIES; HEATED, becoming; agg.;

walking while.

GENERALITIES; CLOTHING; intolerance of

STOMACH; FULLNESS; eating; agg.; after; ever

so little.

Lycopodium.

2. A Case of Internal Rage

TESSLER, Neil (SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

This is a case of 48-year-old female being seen

by the author for 10 years. He was able to help in

her very deep fatigue and chronic chest problem,

but could not fundamentally offset her chronic

pattern of anger, being scattered, mental fogginess

and recurring bouts of deep fatigue.

So SANKARAN’s method is followed.

“Constantly suppressing anger” is the

fundamental and central theme. She is absolutely

feeling based and closely matched SANKARAN’s

attributions of the plant family which show

sensitivity and reactivity, emotional, sentimental

and disorganized.

The plant family characterized by rage,

violence, panic and sluggishness is the Solanacea

family.

Her intense and incessant struggle with a

desperate, chaotic feeling, the continual effort to

exert control over her emotions, as well as Cancer

in both parents indicates the Cancer Miasm as

defined by SANKARAN and So Tabacum 1M is

given.

In nine months she was 90% better.

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The author concludes that this remedy hardly

would have been arrived at by ‘traditional’ means.

Careful use of Dr. Rajan SANKARAN’s methods

of analysis succeeded over traditional methods.

[Where is the question of ‘insufficiency’ of the

‘traditional’ method and the ‘superiority’ of ‘new

method’. Perhaps the ‘traditional’ method might

have indicated another remedy and it could have

succeeded, and may be in a lesser time! How can

any one say for certainity? There have been and

still there are more cases of more severe nature

being treated successfully by the ‘traditional’

method = KSS]

3. The Story of Connor: An Excerpt from a

forthcoming book

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth

(SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

Connor, a seven-year-old, with his temper out

of control. Suddenly he’s screaming, clawing,

biting. He hates being held down. He will bite if

restrained. Rude and insolent, he just did not know

when to stop.

At 19 months, he was dehydrated and given IV

in the neck. He was strapped down and screaming

for 24 hours.

Connor became frightened during the stillborn

delivery of his sister. He never got over that

trauma.

The first medicine given was Stramonium, for

violent behavior coupled with fears of dark and

water. Later Lyssin made a big difference.

Five weeks after Stramonium, his fears were

less intense and no nightmares. Fear of dogs

lessened. Biting diminished.

Not satisfied with the improvement after eight

months, case was restudied and based on rage, fear

of water, animal like behavior and terror of dogs,

prescribed Lyssin.

After this, biting was gone, better with water,

significant improvement socially. At this point, he

was diagnosed as having Asperger’s Syndrome.

A new technique to explore his attitude

towards the animal kingdom. His favorite animal

was Peregrine Falcons. The theme of Falcon is a

strong feeling of being restrained, confined or

trapped. A homeopathic medicine made from a

drop of blood of the Peregrine Falcon was

prescribed.

The improvement was remarkable and better

than ever. He had reached another stage of

development and maturity and appropriate social

awareness. Nine months after changing to Falcon,

all positive changes have continued and his sense of

smell which was lost since he was four is back.

[This case is again is based on ‘signature’. The

theme of Falcon is a strong feeling of being

restrained, confined or trapped. The main feeling

of those needing this animal is of being trapped and

restrained. Which animal including human, would

docilely agree to be trapped and restrained? A

mouse caught in a trap overnight would be gnawing

at the thin iron bars, the wooden door the whole

night, to escape. In the morning as the trapdoor is

opened even a little, the mouse would dart out

lightning-like and escape into the bushes. Anyway,

what could we, who do not know the ‘Proving’ of

Falcon and its symptoms, or have the remedy in

any of the pharmacies here do, if we get a case like

Connor? Are there no ‘Plant’ remedies which have

these symptoms? The search for a suitable remedy

in the available armamentarium is equally

fascinating and challenging. This is not to deny the

successful application of Falcon, in the case. It is

there, for all to see. The idea of Falcon came up

only because the boy’s favourite animal was

Falcon. A signature? In his book ‘Medicine in the

Veda - Religious Healing in the Veda’ by

Kenneth G. ZYSK, we read the following: “From

this, we notice that the frog, whose nature is cool

and wet, served as the receptacle for the hot fever.

Bloomfield and Henry consider that such a practice

is an example of allopathic, as opposed to

homeopathic medicine which is exemplified at

KauśS 26. 14-21 (AVŚ 1.22), where yellow birds

are used to carry away the yellowness (jaundice) of

a patient. This is, indeed, one explanation.

Filliozat, however, has proposed a different, equally

valid, interpretation: …… In this way, Filliozat

understands both the yellow birds and the frog to be

used homeopathically ….” Perhaps this kind of

‘Homeopathy’ (in ancient India) is not far from

the ‘themes’ of the present day! = KSS]

4. A Case of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia

FLEISHER, Mitchell (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

56-year-old female businesswoman with severe

Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia. Fatigue began

after she lost a major business to a female

competitor. She harbored profound resentment,

anger, disgust and distrust toward most women.

She vehemently denied of having jealousy, envy

and any fears.

Using free associative techniques promulgated

by Dr. Divya CHHABRA, her core qualities like

Dreams of spiders and falling, Fear of hairy spiders

attacking, and Rage and pure malice were elicited;

and also clairvoyance.

She could not stand anything against her neck.

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Crotalus cascavella 1M dry on tongue. Three

months later, fatigue and muscle pains were more

than 80% better. She also noted that her sinus

problems which she did not mention were also

better. She has continued to do progressively well

at subsequent follow-up visits. [Many of the cases,

like the one given here, gives the Repertory

‘rubrics’ and whatever the repertory directs is

chosen. What is the Materia Medica’s role? We

have very little information in the available Materia

Medica: VERMEULEN’s Concordant, Roger

MORRISON’s Desk top, Robin MURPHY’s

Lotus. These confirm the Clairvoyance, hairy

spiders, but not the ‘Sarcasm’, ‘Loquacity’,

‘Ambition’. Is Repertory the final authority? =

KSS.]

5. Clinical Snapshots

SHEPPERD, Joel (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

Case 1: Headache after Viral Illness.

PR - 60-year-old patient with an Upper

Respiratory Infection. Clear nasal discharge,

exhaustion, chilliness without fever and sore throat

relieved by warm beverages. Arsenicum album 200

several doses in water. After 3 days better except

for fatigue and dull headache. Self medicated with

Gelsemium 200 no avail. Upon further questioning,

headache as similar to a helmet. Crotalus

cascavella 200. Three daily doses brought relief

until the headache was completely gone in three

days and his energy returned normal by the fifth

day.

Case 2: Right Remedy, Wrong Outcome

A man in 30’s with haggard look and ill at ease

in ill-fitting clothes. He had quit his job and

socialising. Not interested in food or beer which he

enjoyed previously. His apathy had resulted from

an excess of drugs, alcohol and sex.

Phosphoric acid 200. A month later, he was

nicely dressed and animated. Restarted his job,

began partying and frequenting bars again.

Two months later, he died of drug overdose.

[Amen = KSS]

6. Acute Intercurrent or Intermediate

Remedies in Chronic Diseases

SCHEPPER, Luc De (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

Dr. De SCHEPPER, using the Organon as a

guide, details the appropriate management of

various acute disorders. He advocates the treatment

of significant acute illnesses, and asserts that most

often an acute remedy other than the chronic

remedy will be required. As sources he cites

HAHNEMANN, KENT and von

BENNINGHAUSEN. Acutes are grouped as

follows: IA. Acutes caused by lifestyle or diet

habits, for which no homeopathic treatment is

indicated; IB. Acutes with clear exciting factors and

strong symptoms, for which an intercurrent acute

remedy will be required; IC. Acute exacerbations of

the Chronic Miasm, which, if not extreme, can be

tempered by a repetition of the chronic remedy, but

which, if severe, usually require an intercurrent

emergency remedy; II. Sporadic acutes due either to

1) meteorological or telluric influences, the

susceptibility to which reflects a constitutional

sensitivity; hence the treatment is the chronic

remedy, unless the situation is severe and urgent,

when an acute intercurrent remedy might be given,

or 2) epidemic diseases, for which either the

chronic or an acute remedy could be indicated

depending upon the severity of the illness; and,

lastly, III. Acute Miasms of well-known, readily

diagnosable diseases; such as, Smallpox, Measles,

Mumps, etc, which are treated only with acute

intercurrent remedies, and after which follow-up

treatment with the indicated chronic remedy is

important. [The full article is given in Part II]

7. Homeopathy as a supportive therapy in Cancer

RAJENDRAN E.S.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

Case 1: 64-year-old male. Adenocarcinoma

Rectum. Metastasis to Liver and regional LN.

Bloody stool 10-12 per day for 5 months.

Distension in abdomen. Oedema less. B/L inguinal

hernia repairs. Craving for sweets and non-veg.

Thirst increased.

Abdominal pain > after stool and urination.

Hurried. Breathless after exertion. Tongue dry,

coated. Sigmoidoscopy: Neoplasm 10cm. from

anal margin. Biopsy: moderately differentiated

Adenocarcinoma. Metastasis in Liver and regional

lymph nodes. Colectomy refused.

Lycopodium 30. t.d.s. for 4 days. Ruta Q 5 gtt

t.d.s. for rectal bleeding.

12 days later: Generally well. Stools 4-6

times/day. Ruta not required.

45 days later: Some recurrence.

Lycopodium 30 b.d. for 2 weeks. A month

later Lycopodium 30 every 3 days for 5 months.

Severe cough and wheezing. Antimonium tarticum

30 hourly until improvement. Then resume

Lycopodium 30 and Ruta 30.

Thuja 1M 2 doses intercurrent.

2 months later recurrence. Mer.sol.30 q.i.d. for

a week then b.d. 6 weeks later exhausting

diarrhoea for 2 days with thirst for warm water.

Ars. alb 30 q.i.d. for a week then b.d.

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5 weeks later died peacefully.

Case 2: 77-year-old female. Terminal

Squamous Carcinoma of face.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma right cheek since 9

months. Radiotherapy. Ulceration spreading

rapidly since 3 months. Unable to open mouth.

Offensive pus mixed with blood. Excruciating pain.

Flabby, fair, chilly, perspiration on head.

Calc. carb 30, 2 pills q.i.d. No pain after first

2 doses. Calc. carb 30 to be taken as required.

5 weeks later, able to drink milk and fruit juice.

2 months later stable with increased weakness

and emaciation. Calc. carb used 3 times.

A week later died.

Case 3: 70-year-old male. Carcinoma of

Larynx.

Hoarseness after public speaking since 2 years.

Advised immediate Surgery and Radiotherapy.

Then homeopathic treatment started.

Sensitive, sympathetic, chilly, thirstless,

craving sugar and salt, ailments from milk, egg.

Carcinoma Larynx; Fistula in Ano; bleeding

Haemorrhoids; Dermatitis; Chronic Pharyngitis;

Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media; Ferrum phos

LM 3, 15 drops t.d.s. for a week and then daily.

10 weeks later – No throat pain and Sinusitis.

Patient advised to undergo Ayurvedic treatment for

Fistula in Ano.

Ferrum phos. LM 3, 15 drops every 3 days.

4 months later: stable except slight increase in

Throat pain and Eczema.

One year later: 80% better.

Ferrum phos LM 4, 15 drops every 4 days.

4 months later: Free from all complaints except

Haemorrhoids.

5 months later: Ferrum phos. LM 6. 15 drops

daily for a week then every 2 days for 2 weeks.

He was on placebo for a year and advised to

discontinue medication.

[How was Lycopodium 30 and Ruta 30 given?

Simultaneously or one after another?

HAHNEMANN’s instructions are that the same

potency cannot be repeated but every time the

potency should be different by way of succussions.

The author of these cases has repeated 30 potency

several times a day (b.d., t.d.s., q.i.d.) and for many

weeks! LM potencies in ‘drops’ for days together

without succussing? = KSS.]

8. Curing Constipation

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Factors such as diet, habit, genetics, hydration,

personality and environmental toxins all interact to

determine how a person’s elimination functions.

Indications of Nux vomica, Bryonia, Silica,

Alumina, Plumbum and Aesculus are discussed.

Drink plenty of water, eat whole grain foods,

fruits and vegetables; avoid processed foods, white

sugar.

9. Sticks and stones and broken bones.

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Maria, 91, had fallen and had hairline fractures

of two of the metatarsals of left foot more or less in

the middle of the foot. She was confused,

frightened, exhausted and in lot of pain. She had

been taking Arnica 30 sporadically throughout the

day.

Swelling was less but pain was bothering.

Symphytum 1M, and next morning foot was sore

but not painful. Arnica 1M b.d. The ace bandage

was replaced with a comforting sock. 15 minute

ice bath gave her a tremendous relief. Cream

containing Arnica, Ruta and Symphytum rubbed 2-3

times daily. Ledum for a couple of days in a row.

On the 5

th

day she sank into an apathetic

depression. Phosphoric acid single dose. She had

a peaceful sleep and woke her old spunky self.

She was doing exercises from her sick bed and

after 17 days, she is walking carefully without pain.

On days when she became anxious, she had

diarrhoea and talk about death. Sips of water and

covering with quilt. A dose of Arsenicum and she

bounced back from despair.

Instructions about caring for bed-bound,

elderly folk are given.

10. Homeopathic First aid for Fractures

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Immediately after the injury : Arnica, Ledum

Healing the pain : Symphytum, Bryonia,

Ruta

Healing the emotional body : Conium, Phosphoric

acid, Staphysagria

Other remedies : Hypericum, Arnica

Helping bones that are slow

to heal : Calcarea phos. 6x

Silica 6x

Prescribing guidelines are given.

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11. Homeopathy for a Healthy

Retirement.

ALLEN, Karen (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Homeopathy offers a holistic solution to a

senior’s health problems, with remedies that are

gentle, safe and inexpensive.

Larry, 68, had Pneumonia an year ago and not

well since then. Tired much more easily, sleeps

longer and wakes up groggy. Tonsils are larger

now, swell up with a cold more often. Despair of

recovery. Funny smoky feeling inside the lungs.

Repertorised using Mac Repertory. Baryta

carbonica 6c b.d. for next 6 weeks. Within a week,

noticed a change in his level of energy, with less

fatigue and more enthusiasm about life and within

three months back to his old self.

12. Managing Stress and Loss as we Age

MULLIS, Nancy (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Homeopathy gives us excellent opportunities

to maximize health in the aging process. One of the

greatest predictors of living to a healthy old age is

one’s ability to adapt to stress and loss of loved

ones.

Jim, 68, with severe foot pain. Persistent

hoarseness after being on the phone for a while,

dryness of throat not eliminated by drinking,

photophobia, painful haemorrhoids, incomplete

emptying of bladder and BPH. Majority of the

problems started after the death of his wife 3 years

ago. He was still caring and concerned about his

adult children.

After treatment with Causticum, foot pain,

Hoarseness and Photophobia resolved and his other

complaints improved greatly.

13. A Septugenarian with Emphysema

ALLEN, Karen (HT. 23, 5/2003)

ELIZA, in her late 70’s sought help for

Emphysema. Her respiratory symptoms included a

spasmodic sensation and aggravation from walking.

She had a strong contempt for others, and no

interactions with family members. As she spoke,

the color of the face changed from pale to sallow to

yellow to red in varying degrees.

Platina 12 daily. 7 weeks later, facial color

stable, looked healthier. She was more pleasant

and less condemning. No need of Oxygen tank

now and need of inhaler only once. She still had a

long way to go.

Homeopathy can be successful in helping to

increase functionality within the limitations that

exist.

14. Top ten remedies for Seniors

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 5/2003)

The indications of ten remedies most often

required for the elderly people are given in brief.

The remedies are Alumina, Ambra grisea,

Arsenicum album, Baryta carbonica, Carbo

vegetabilis, Conium maculatum, Ignatia amara,

Lycopodium, Phosphoric acid and Rhus

toxicodendron. The indications are tabulated.

15. Easing the Suffering of a Loved One

WYCKOFF, Valeria (HT. 23, 5/2003)

95-year-old grandmother of the author had a

Stroke and was dying. She never wanted tube

feeding or other measures to prolong her life.

There was agitation in her hands: They moved

constantly as she lay there, body still and eyes

closed. Arsenicum album 30, 4 pellets were placed

inside her lower lip. Her hands had stopped

moving. She remained serene till next day when

she seemed to get agitated again. Arsenicum

repeated and she calmed down. She died later that

day.

16. Vertigo makes the World go round …, and

round, …

HOOVER, Todd A. (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Vertigo is a whirling, spinning sensation

produced by a malfunctioning of the balance

apparatus of the inner-ear.

Faintness (or pre-syncope) is a light-headed

sensation caused by a fluctuation in blood pressure.

For Labyrinthitis/Vestibular Neuronitis, the

indications for Gelsemium, Cocculus, Nux vomica,

Belladonna, Bryonia alba and Pulsatilla are

discussed.

For Motion sickness, the indications for

Tabacum, Conium, Theridion, Calcarea carbonica

and Petroleum are discussed.

17. Help for Hay Fever and Allergy Season

ULLMAN, Dana (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Indications for Allium cepa, Euphrasia,

Arsenicum album, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Natrum

muriaticum, Ambrosia, Sabadilla, Solidago, House

dust mite, Arum triphyllum, Kali bichromicum,

Wyethia and Histaminum are discussed in brief.

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(This is an excerpt form Dana ULLMANN’s book

Homeopathic Family Medicine, an e Book.)

18. Quick Recovery from Surgery – Homeopathic

healing for accidents and injuries

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 6/2003)

The indications for Ledum palustre,

Hypericum, Hamamelis, Bellis perennis, Ruta

graveolens, Symphytum and Arnica are discussed in

brief.

19. “Wow! It’s a miracle!”

The healing power of Calendula

BABICKE, Dee (HT. 23, 6/2003)

Christopher, 10 years, had a very bad fall from

bike with blood streaming from each knee, side of

his left leg, left elbow and top of his nose. In

addition a ‘burn mark’ across the top of his left foot

along where the sandal strap lay.

The wounds were dressed with Calendula

ointment and Arnica 30.

Next morning everything had scabbed over.

The ‘burn mark’ was swollen, red and full of

yellowish pus. A red streak extending toward

ankle. Calendula 30 thrice within the hour.

Redness and Swelling began to subside. Pus over

scab was beginning to dry.

Next morning scabs and pus reduced in size

and the scab began to detach. Calendula 1M.

Within one hour, on wiping the scab came off and

wound was completely clean. [The point one

would like to make here is the rapidity with which

the complete healing occurred under the

homeopathic remedy = KSS].

20. Homeopathy works for Women

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth

(HT. 23, 6/2003)

The author discusses about clinical conditions

where one can treat oneself and when to find a

professional homeopath, for many ailments

peculiar to women.

21. Homeopathy for Menstrual Pain

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth

(HT. 23, 6/2003)

The indications for the following 8 great

remedies for menstrual cramps are tabulated.

Belladonna, Cactus, Chamomilla, Cimicifuga,

Colocynthis, Lachesis, Magnesia phosphorica and

Nux vomica.

Naturopathic self-care tips for menstrual

cramps are given.

22. Redefining Fertility: Choosing to be Fertile in

the whole of your life

ALLEN, Karen (HT. 23, 6/2003)

Fertility implies abundant production that is

inherent in the power of Nature, so full of life that it

keeps bursting forth. It is an odd tendency of

human nature that pain and discomfort have a way

of narrowing our focus and narrowing our

definitions. As our worlds shrink to hold only this

one reproductive agenda, we do indeed become

infertile – putting careers on hold, withdrawing

from social events, ceasing to create and

productively use all of the resources at our

command.

With infertile couples, there is obsession with

child-bearing. The author emphasizes the

importance of a fertile life with the broadest

definitions of the word. For them, this is a new

concept, a new way of thinking about their

parenting possibilities and their own lives.

Case: Mary consulted after many months of

Infertility treatment. She was depressed and

joyless. She felt guilty and regretful about her past.

Chilly, very irregular menstrual cycles, pain in her

heels, aversion to meat and a strong desire for

lemonade.

Cyclamen 1M. Six weeks later refreshed,

depression and worried affect gone. Periods

regular. No more burdened feeling. Heels hurt less

often. She no longer has an unreasonable focus on

becoming pregnant. Over the next 9 months, the

remedy was repeated twice when her menstrual

period did not start as expected. No heel pain and

stopped lemonade. Within a year, she was

pregnant, and delivered a girl child and later she got

another child.

23. The atypical Pap test – What it means and what

to do about it

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 6/2003)

Pap test is a screening test for Cervical Cancer

– not a diagnostic test.

The risk factors and the outcome of the test are

discussed in detail. These are interesting.

Indications for Aconite, Arnica, Gelsemium,

Magnesium phosphoricum, Millefolium,

Staphysagria are given – to heal after a Pap test or

surgical intervention.

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24. Homeopathic approaches to Urinary Tract

Infections

HOOVER, Todd A. (HT. 23, 6/2003)

Urinary Tract Infections can be a serious

medical problem. The commonest causes are

discussed. The role of conventional treatment and

preventive strategies mentioned.

Indications for Cantharis, Sulphur,

Sarsaparilla, Mercurius corrosivus, Arsenicum

album, Chimaphila umbellata, Pulsatilla and

Staphysagria are given.

25. Healing stiff and painful joints with

Homeopathy

ULLMAN, Dana (HT. 23, 6/2003)

To provide relief of the acute phase of arthritic

inflammation, the indications of the following

remedies are given.

Rhus toxicodendron, Bryonia, Apis,

Belladonna, Ruta, Rhododendron, Kalmia,

Caulophyllum and Pulsatilla.

26. Eight remedies for indigestion

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Environmental conditions involved in the onset

of disease often help determine which

homeopathic medicine will help that individual

patient.

Indications for Nux vomica, Pulsatilla,

Antimonium crudum, Arsenicum album, China,

Carbo vegetabilis, Lycopodium and Bryonia are

given.

27. A young girl with Epilepsy

SHANNON, Tim (HT. 23, 7/2003)

This again is an experience in Kenya, when the

author visited Nairobi in 2000. 10-year-old girl

with Epilepsy since one year of age. She gets the

feeling as if her knees are tied with a chain and then

she gets ‘fits’.

She thinks touching things could be poisonous.

So avoids eating outside home. She gets

Convulsions 3-4 times a day. She washes atleast

three times a day.

Syphilinum 200. 5 days later, no convulsions,

washing once a day. Not scared of being poisoned.

Several months later, it was reported that she

was well with fewer Convulsions.

These people in Africa were living in slums,

with no health care at all. Patients with Epilepsy,

AIDS, Sickle Cell Anaemia, TB, were all suffering.

Homeopathy worked in these serious diseases as

the only medicine.

28. Lyme Disease: A summertime Danger

HOOVER, Todd A. (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Lyme disease is an extremely complex,

invasive disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi

bacterium – a Spirochete, and infected by deer

ticks.

The symptoms of the three stages of disease,

the difficulty in diagnosis and testing and

prevention are discussed.

Indications for Ledum palustre, Arnica

montana, Belladonna, Mercurius solubilis are

given.

Case: Mary, 30, with chronic and recurring

Lyme disease.

Tremendous anxiety about her health and fear

of dying from the disease. Despite deep fatigue and

depression, she was hurried and excitable.

Wandering pain in joints. Dizzy feeling and

confusion of mind.

Argentum nitricum 200. Six weeks later, her

anxiety, depression, confusion and insomnia had

improved significantly.

3 months later, fatigue resolved and no joint or

muscle pains. Mary had no further signs of Lyme

Disease. Six years later, remains free of any Lyme

Disease symptoms.

29. Giant hives “like Dozens of Fried Eggs”

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Mary was suffering from terrible Urticaria,

with huge hives covering her whole body. She had

been to ER thrice in 2 days. Diagnosed as

Angioedema.

The hives felt burning hot and stung, itching,

better from cold applications. She kept on saying

she was OK.

Taken Apis 6 for 2 days. Apis 200 was taken

and within hours the swelling went right down and

the itching and burning dramatically improved.

30. Glowing in the hot Arizona sun

GRILL, Yolande (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Ted, had driven around all day with the top

down enjoying 100+degree desert temperature. His

head was pounding and glowing. Skin on his head

and face stung and lips burning. Belladonna 30

repeated with minimal results. Apis 30. Stinging in

lips stopped immediately and he felt overall relief.

Swelling of lips started to subside soon.

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Apis 30 at 2 hour intervals while his symptoms

persisted. ‘Glazed’ appearance accompanying the

burning, stinging and swelling is the characteristic

of Apis.

31. Nearly delirious and horribly swollen

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 7/2003)

A counselor was just stung by numerous

wasps. He was nearly delirious and arm horribly

swollen and red. Burning and stinging pain. Apis

200. Within a minute redness lessened and burning

decreased. One minute later arm burning again.

Another dose, 5 minutes later, burning again.

Another dose. This continued with the lengths of

time between doses increasing to 8, then 12 and

then 15 minutes. He took a shower and came 2

hours later. The swelling, burning, stinging

returning. Another dose and symptoms abated

permanently.

32. Fallaufnahme und Analyse (A Case Report and

Analysis)

SHAH, Nandita (AHZ. 249, 3/2004)

A Case is given in detail and analysed

according to Rajan SANKARAN’s methodology.

The Kingdom’s method is detailed.

33. Homöopathische Behandlung eines

Bewusstlosen Pastienten (Homeopathic

Treatment of an Unconscious Patient)

BÜNDNER, Martin (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

M.H. suffered in 2001 a right-sided fronto-

temporal intercerebral massive Haemorrhage in a

Hypertension crisis, which was cleared on

5/12/2001 by a Craniotomy. Since then he suffered

a left-sided Hemiparesis as also a right facial

Paresis. In the course of the treatment he

developed a recurring Pneumonia. Because of a

swallowing difficulty, a percutanic endoscopically

controlled Gastrotomy was done.

He was again suddenly unconscious on

25/1/2002. The Computer Tomography of the head

showed a fresh intracerebral bleeding. The Hb. was

8.5 g/dl. Since his unconsciousness was unaltered

he was put in intensive care.

M.H. was 63-year-old had a complete Paresis

left-sided as also a right-sided facial paresis.

Bilateral bronchitis. In the Glasgow-Coma-Scale

he had 10 points. Hb. 8.6 g/dl. Urea 55.6 mg/dl.

Creatinine 1.60 mg/dl. TSH-basal<0.05 µU/ml.

Serum iron 40 µg/dl.

It was difficult to awaken him. He would

however, after much shaking, wake up and could be

spoken to but would again sink back into

unconsciousness. During unconsciousness his eyes

would be narrow.

Breathing is irregular and slow.

Repertorisation: Mind: Unconsciousness,

answers right, when spoken to, but delirium and

unconsciousness returns immediately.

Eyes: narrow and wide, alternating, in the same

light

Respiration: slow

Arnica

Verification with HERING’s Guiding

Symptoms: p. 199 and p. 204

Samuel HAHNEMANN’s “Materia Medica

Pura”: “Frequent, slow, shallow breathing”.

On 25/1/2002 evening 2000 hrs, two globules

of Arnica 30 (Spagyros) was given. In the next 2-3

hours, the patient was awake and talking, without

anyone waking him up. Around 0100 hrs he went

to toilet. There was no more spell of

unconsciousness.

He rested and the next two days he received

two Erythrocyte concentrates.

On 29/1/2002 another Echo-cardiogram and

Color Doppler examination which showed a

beginning of a concentric left ventricular

hypertrophy, EF 60%. Sonography showed sludge

in the Gall Bladder.

Cause for the sudden unconsciousness was not

clear. Subsequent neurological examination

showed the patient in good state, stable. Hb. was

11.0g/dl.

34. Akute Pulpitis – Pulsatilla (Acute Pulpitis –

Pulsatilla)

FREYER, Astrid (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

48-year-old Mrs. H. came on a Friday, with

severe pain of the upper right premolar since two

days.

Pain is sensitive to touch and temperature,

worse from warmth (both external and internal),

sometimes from cold. Worse evening, amel. lying

on the painful side. Clinical and X-ray: nothing

particular.

There was clinically no reason for the certain

Pulpitis. The patient who was well known to me

explained that her daughter who was living with her

had left her suddenly. This caused much

“emotional” upset. The tooth pain started then.

Unusual is the aggravation of the pain in the

evenings. The pain was pulsating.

Pulsatilla came out as the singular remedy in

all the rubrics.

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Materia Medica of G.H.G. JAHR was

consulted for confirmation, as well as HERING’s

Guiding Symptoms.

Two globules of Pulsatilla 200 (Spagyros) was

given. There was rapid relief. Subsequent follow

up: she remained free from pain. [In the allopathic

medicine Pulpitis would call for ‘root canal’

treatment and other expensive measures = KSS]

35. Rheumatoide Beschwerden der Hände –

Streptococcinum (Rheumatic ailments of the

Hand – Sreptococcinum)

SOCHA, Martin (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

28-year-old female, a nurse complained of pain

in both hands since 14 days. Felt while rising in the

morning. Finger joints red and swollen. During the

day while moving about and working with hands

the pains are ameliorated. Stitching, hot hands,

particularly the fingers. When the fingers are

moved the pains are better. Cold < and warmth >.

Cold and humid weather <.

She had suffered similarly nine years ago. She

had to take antiphlogistics until the pains and

swellings etc ceased at last after 9-10 months. She

wanted to avoid the antiphlogistics this time.

With the ‘localisation’, the ‘sensation’, the

‘modalities’, no concomitant, the remedy was

worked out.

Rhus toxicodendron came through all the

rubrics.

Rhus toxicodendron 30 (DHU), 2 globules

everytime the pain came on. The result was quick

and good. There was no recurrence from change of

weather or cold or humid weather.

Now the chronic state was explored. About 14

days before the complaints began she went through

an attack of Angina tonsillaris. She remembered

that even when she suffered the attack of

Rheumatism of hands nine years ago, it was

preceded by an Angina tonsillaris.

I decided for a Nosode after obtaining the

above information. With the flare-up during May

with humid and cold weather after a warm and dry

weather, the patient was given a dose of 5 globules

of Streptococcin 30 (DHU).

Within two hours the complaints came down.

Four weeks later the remedy was repeated.

Patient remains well to date.

36. Kasuistiken von Pierre SCHMIDT und Jost

KÜNZLI exzerpiert aus den “Cahiers du

Groupement Hahnemannien”.

(Cases from Pierre SCHMIDT and Jost

KÜNZLI excerpted from the “Cahiers du

Groupement Hahnemannien”.)

FOERSTER, Gisela (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

Case 1: (From KÜNZLI): Pale, thin, nervous

patient. Half an hour after food she developed

stomach pains. She narrated with silent gestures.

This since 6 months; loss of weight. Much dryness

in mouth and throat. She has been prescribed drops

for stomach, which contained Belladonna. Pains

begin in the epigastrium and goes down to the

umbilicus and the flanks. It always came on half an

hour after meal and was pressing and crampy. The

dryness comes immediately after eating and is very

disturbing, making him hawk and cough. The food

remained in the esophagus and he cannot take

more than three mouthful.

She was restless. Her head and hands were

constantly in motion and was not still for a

moment.

After ascertaining her past history, life

situation, etc. the rubrics selected were:

Sensitivity to Music (according to KÜNZLI

this is the constitutional symptom since it was

stressed by the patient)

Haste and Hurry

Anxiety in stomach

Noises in mouth

Emaciation

On 8.10.: Tarentula hispanica 200.

24.1.: Tarentula hispanica M.

17.2. : Tarentula hispanica XM

May : Tarentula hispanica XM

In summer she was again emaciated and after

Alfalfa M weight improved. Patient felt further

improved and well.

Materia Medica references: See EN.IX. p.541,

S.No.806, 807, p.519, No.65, p.518, No.28, p.517,

No.4, p.526, No.350, 420. (EN: Encyclopaedia,

T.F.ALLEN); also PHATAK.

Case 2: Eczema: Case of Pierre SCHMIDT: 3

year-old boy: since two days severe itching, crusty,

cutting Eczema on the arms. The unpleasant,

discontented, irritable character of the boy made the

eruptions unbearable. The mother did not know

what she could do. It was also tiresome to make

him eat. The child was occupied in a corner of the

room without bothering. The crusty eruption was

on the mouth, on the left cheek, and the temple up

to the hair border; on the left hand as also on the

right knee extended. As the doctor approached the

child calling him affectionately, he turned his back

on him. When attempted to examine became angry

and howled. Even when his mother held him, it

was not possible to examine his Eczema close up.

A diagnosis of Impetigo was made. The child will

not go to sleep without drinking a half glass of

water.

Mind: Sulky; irritability in children; cannot

bear to be looked at; indisposed to talk, taciturn;

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Thirst, night; Appetite, wanting; Generalities, left

side.

A globule of Antimonium crudum in half a

glass of water, from which half teaspoonful, three

times a day. The child had a good night almost

without itching, the crusts dried up and in 48 hours

the eruptions had all healed.

Materia Medica sources: Chronic Diseases,

Guiding Symptoms.

Case 3: Prolonged Fever: 27 February 1961: 9

year-old girl with prolonged fever. Since eight

days, every evening between 16 and 17 hours she

had fever from 38° to 39°, which continued into the

night. She also complained of weakness and felt ill

without any particular pain. (Pierre SCHMIDT’s

comment: The fever in the evening time is a

common symptom). The child was somewhat pale

and had blue rings around the eyes (Pierre

SCHMIDT: This is striking in a child and it is also

characteristic of the remedy which has cured it).

The lower-eyelids are much swollen.

The parents considered this as symptoms of a

liver disorder since the child was always treated by

the family physician as such, although the digestive

system has never been affected. From the

beginning an eruption, pustular, suppurative

appeared and 4 days after fever, eruptions appeared

on the hands and feet. She was very thin and it was

considered due to the liver. He was always thin.

The eruption on the face was a true inflammatory

Acne with considerable black heads. The borders

were inflamed. It appeared that at first there was

only one black point which increased during this

illness. On the hands and feet were found Measle

like small eruption which were violet-coloured. On

closer examination it was observed that such

eruptions were all over the body. There were

palpable painless lymph nodes in neck and sub-

maxillary areas. In the throat there was ugly-

looking Angina tonsillaris, which the patient had

not told. The mucous membranes were purple red

and dark. The uvula was long and appeared

inflamed. The tonsils and posterior throat were

coated with a slimy mucous.

The calmness of the family appeared to Dr.

BOURGARIT as very strange. Dr. BOURGARIT

thought of Infective Mononucleosis but doubted

whether it could be an acute leukaemic state. He

asked for a blood test which revealed nothing but

lymphocytosis. He ordered a dose of Kali iodatum

7 and next day the child felt very much better.

After four days the child was looking still better.

Physical examination also showed alround

improvement.

Comments of Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT: That is an

interesting case. The remedy is not found under

Acne. We have Iodum, Kalium bromatum and

others for inflammatory acne. The elongated uvula

in this child was a striking symptom. Acne at this

age is also very rare. The swollen eyelids also are

indicative.

Repertorisation: Throat: elongated uvula;

Discoloration, redness, dark red; Suppuration,

tonsils; Face: eruptions, pustules; Discoloration,

bluish, eyes, circles around; Eyes: swollen, lids;

skin: purpura haemorrhagica.

Ref. to Materia Medica: Encyclopaedia,

Guiding Symptoms, CLARKE, LIPPE, KENT.

[All the three cases clearly on ‘facts’; no

speculations; no long list of mental symptoms; no

themes. All symptoms verifiable in the source

books. This is ‘Homeopathy’ = KSS]

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IV. REPERTORY

1. Towards an evidence - based

repertory: clinical evaluation of

Veratrum album

WASSENHOVEN, Van M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

The analysis of data collected by

applying information technology in

daily practice opens the possibility

of validating homeopathic

prescribing symptoms. The author

has collected data on Repertory

rubrics, homeopathic medicines

prescribed, and clinical outcomes,

for 16 years. As an example of

clinical verification the outcomes of

patients prescribed Veratrum album

are correlated against rubrics.

Remarkable results were obtained

when Verat-a was presented to 24

patients, 52 rubrics were used. The

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data were analysed using the

classical method and the likelihood

ratios method. There is good

correlation in the results given by

these methods. Among the most

important symptoms of Verat-a are:

ailments from mortification,

vomiting and cough in Spring.

This study confirms the essence of Veratrum

album and opens new perspectives for a future

Repertory. The use of Winchip software in daily

practice does not take time and by using it, you

contribute to the improvement of Homeopathy.

Computerized daily practice gives the opportunity

to open the black box, to be confronted with the

real world of Homeopathy. Evidence-based

Homeopathy is an approach specific to

Homeopathy seeking to validate different

homeopathic concepts, methodologies and

strategies. [Homeopathy was born on the basis of

practical evidence. HAHNEMANN called it

Practical therapeutics – Heilkunde der Enfahrung.

Every homeopath experiences the evidence every

day. Who is calling for evidence? = KSS].

2. Furcht vor Extravaganz – die Übertragung und

Interpretation von Gemütsrubriken (Fear of

Extravagance – The transference and

interpretation of Mental rubrics)

HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

‘Rediscovery of Homeopathy’ by Dr. M.L.

SEHGAL, translated into German has been taken

up for study particularly. Dr. HOLZAPFEL has

taken up six ‘rubrics’, which have been interpreted

for clinical applications by Dr. SEHGAL, and

applied extensively by the followers of the method.

These rubrics are:

1. Fear of extravagance: Remedy Opium.

2. Will, muscles refuse to obey the will, when

attention is turned away: Remedy Gelsemium.

3. Recognizes everything but cannot move:

Remedy Cocculus.

4. Longing, for repose and tranquility: Remedy Nux

vomica.

5. Asks for nothing: Remedy many.

6. Embarrassed, ailments after: Remedy many and

Sulphur among them.

The first: [The interpretation of SEHGAL may

be seen in his books=KSS]. The source of this

symptom is verified from EN. Vol. VII, No. 182.

When the source of this symptom No. 10 is verified

(Source No. 160) we find it a “self experiment” and

in relation to a travel report made by Maden –

‘Travels in Turkey’ – published in 1829 in Boston

Medical and Surgical Journal. Can the fear of

extravagance during a journey be an analogous to a

sick person fearing whether he will be able to avoid

a mass or cannot bear it anymore?

The second: See sources EN. IV, 397, No. 422,

GS. V, 366, 367, 387, 388.

This symptom in the Repertory SR. is via

BOGER, who gave it briefly “Will, muscles refuse

to obey”. Gelsemium and Lilium tigrinum have

been wrongly included in “Will, muscles refuse to

obey when attention is turned away”.

The third: SEHGAL has given a new meaning

to this rubric “recognizes the reality and accepts it”.

The symptom in the GS reads: “Puerperal

Eclampsia; …spells cause mental terror at the

time; is conscious during paroxysms, but cannot

move, eyes open and immovable.” (GS. IV, 278).

The case was published in the Annual Record of

Homeopathic Literature, in 1874.

This rubric “Recognizes everything but cannot

move” has to be removed and an appropriate rubric

must be worked out. A more appropriate remedy

for this rubric “Recognizes everything but cannot

move” would be Gelsemium. Refer to: EN. IV,

400, No. 512: “Complete loss of muscular power;

was unable to move the limbs or even raise the

eyelids, although he could hear and was cognizant

of all transpiring around him”. Unfortunately

Gelsemium is not in this rubric.

“Longing for repose and tranquility”, has been

analysed well by SEHGAL.

“Asks for nothing”. SEHGAL’s interpretation

is far from the rubric.

“Ailments from Embarrasment”. The original

symptom from HAHNEMANN is, “She finds her

state very distressing and she is afraid of future”.

(Chronic Diseases, Symptom No. 11). The rubric

in SR I must be corrected suitably at least in respect

of Sulphur.

The observations of Dr. HOLZAPFEL has

been commented upon by Dr. Gerhardus LANG in

his ‘Letter to the Editor’ (ZKH. 48, 3/2004). Dr.

LANG practices Sehgal-method.

Dr. LANG explains SEHGAL’s interpretation

and justifies it by the results in practice.

Dr. HOLZAPFEL (ZKH. 48, 4/2004) again

points out the inconsistencies in the methodology.

[There are so many points involved in these

methodologies which depends upon the Repertory

only, and ignores the Materia Medica, the Provings.

Whether clinical symptom, or Proved and verified

symptom, is irrelevant to this method. We have

also observed that there are many errors in the

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translations of the Symptoms – particularly the

Proving symptoms. We cite the Encyclopaedia of

T.F. ALLEN wherein such errors had crept in. The

jumbling of Dreams with Delusions, ‘as-if’

symptoms as ‘Delusions’ - the ‘as-if’ symptom is a

way of the Prover/patient explaining his symptom.

Many women have said that their pains were so

severe as ‘labour-pain’. Can we interpret

‘Delusion, she is in labour’? We have to contend

with many aspects: there is the error in translation;

there is the error in transferring the symptom into a

‘rubric’ in the Repertory; and there is the further

imagination playing in the interpretation of the

rubric in practice. Unfortunately there is no place

for the Materia Medica in these. Are not these

‘whims and fancies’. Of course everyone claims

grand results! And that justifies everything!=KSS].

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V. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Anti-inflammatory activity of Arnica montana

6cH: preclinical study in animals

MACÊDO S.B.; FERREIRA L.R.; PERAZZO

F.F. and CARVALHO, Tavares J.C.

(HOMEOPATHY 93, 2/2004)

The anti-inflammatory effect of Arnica

montana 6cH was evaluated using acute and

chronic inflammation models. In the acute model,

carrageenin-induced rat paw oedema, the group

treated with Arnica montana 6cH showed 30%

inhibition compared to control (P<0.05). Treatment

with Arnica 6cH, 30 min prior to carrageenin, did

not produce any inhibition of the inflammatory

process. In the chronic model, Nystatin-induced

oedema, the group treated 3 days previously with

Arnica montana 6cH had reduced inflammation 6h

after the inflammatory agent was applied (P<0.05).

When treatment was given 6h after Nystatin

treatment, there was no significant inhibitory effect.

In a model based on histamine-induced increase of

vascular permeability, pretreatment with Arnica

montana 6cH blocked the action of histamine in

increasing vascular permeability. [What is the

purpose of these experiments? What is the use of

these experiments to a practitioner? We should be

careful that Homeopathy is not high-jacked by ‘HI-

TECH Medicine’ = KSS]

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VI. VETERINARY

1. A puppy with Muscular Dystrophy

WARKENTIN, Linda (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Rex, a puppy of six months came with a

diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy, which is rare in

the dog world. At 3 months he reacted badly to a

Parvo vaccination. He began a disturbingly loud,

high-pitched and continuous shrieking.

From then, he would wake in the morning

‘screaming’ as if he were in great pain. Muscle

wasting of his back legs and an open fontanelle.

Poor stamina.

Apis LM 1 twice a day and within couple of

days, he improved dramatically. Screaming

completely disappeared. He continued to improve,

and is being monitored by a research group.

His muscles have become strong. Cases like

this reinforce love for Homeopathy and make all

the hard work worthwhile.

2. A sudden case of Anaphylactic shock

MURRAY, Kimberleigh (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Doberman Dixie was snuffling intently through

the vines, - went in to an Anaphylactic shock. Her

whole face, head, tongue and throat began to swell

and troubled breathing. The swelling was soft and

puffy. Eyes swollen shut. Possibility of sting by a

wasp or bee. Apis mellifica 30 2 pellets under

tongue. A minute later another dose. Dixie was

able to breathe easily. Panic lessened. Very slowly

the swelling decreased. Within 30 minutes,

breathing well and stable.

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VII. RESEARCH

1. Evaluation of a GP Practice based

Homeopathy Service

SLADE, Karen; CHOHAN B.P.S. &

BARKER, Peter J.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a

GP-led practice-based Homeopathy service on

symptoms, activity, well-being, general practice

consultation rate and the use of conventional

medications. Data were collected for 97

consecutive patients referred to a Homeopathy

Service between 1 July 2002 and 23 January 2003.

Self-rated symptom severity, activity limitation and

well being were scored on a seven-point scale at

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initial homeopathic consultation and via postal

questionnaire at a mean follow-up time of 134 days.

Primary symptoms improved by a mean of

2.49 points (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.08-

2.90; P<0.0001); secondary symptoms by 2.49

points (95% CI 2.00-2.98; P<0.0001); ability to

undertake activity by 2.43 points (95% CI 1.95-

2.91; P< 0.0001) and well-being by 1.41 points

(95% CI 1.02-1.80; P<0.0001). Following use of

the Homeopathy service the mean 6-month

General Practice consultation rate decreased by

1.18 consultations per patient (95% CI 0.40-1.99;

P=0.004). Fifty-seven percent of patients reduced

or stopped taking their conventional medication,

saving £2,807.30 per year. The main limitation of

this study is the absence of a control group. The

findings warrant further research including

controlled studies and economic analysis.

[Howsoever the result is favorable to Homeopathy,

the ending will be same or similar note “The

findings warrant further research …” = KSS].

2. ‘Cure’ as the gold standard for likelihood

ratio assessment: theoretical considerations

RUTTEN A.L.B.; STOLPER C.F.; LUGTEN

R.F.G & BARTHELS R.W.J.M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

A gold standard is necessary to assess the

validity of homeopathic symptoms. The gold

standard is ‘cure’, but this is difficult to define, and

depends on consensus. The likelihood ratio (LR)

method will give valid results only if the gold

standard is reliable. False positives (patients

incorrectly classified as cured) weaken results of

LR investigation. Weakening the standard to

enlarge the research population will seriously bias

the results. The same gold standard should be used

in LR assessment of all symptoms. [We agree that

we must have GS. Every Practitioner must have this

GS test of his cases. Of course we already have the

‘safe, sure, gentle and rapid’ process toward ‘Cure’.

In his Introduction to China (MMP)

HAHNEMANN writes: “I say Cure, and by this I

mean a recovery undisturbed by after-sufferings”. =

KSS]

3. Patient-Practitioner-Remedy (PPR)

entanglement. Part 5. Can homeopathic

remedy reactions be outcomes of PPR

entanglement?

MILGROM L.R.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

The possibility that well-documented types of

reaction to the prescribed homeopathic medicine

may be outcomes of PPR entanglement is discussed

within the context of a previously described model

of Homeopathy that incorporates GHZ three-

particle entanglement and Weak Quantum Theory.

[In my opinion these studies are like a dog chasing

its own tail! = KSS]

4. Homeopathy research – What’s the story?

Everyday homeopaths as researchers

BELL, Iris R. (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Any effective homeopath is a good researcher.

Homeopaths already perform an informal type of

qualitative research, that is, individual and group

interviews and observations, to accomplish the

goals of understanding the meaning of illness,

health and healing to the person as a whole.

Qualitative researches use naturalistic methods

to assess the person in his/her usual context, and

unlike quantitative researchers, do not impose

artificial situations for data collection.

A compelling reason why we need more

observational research in Homeopathy is that we

do not yet know enough to guide the design of

proper homeopathic clinical trials.

Historically, homeopaths have entered the

field to treat patients, not to do formal research.

In addition to qualitative and observational

clinical studies, Homeopathy needs more basic and

pre-clinical research.

5. Incidência De Efeitos Patogenéticos não-

farmacológicos e Triviais numa amostra de

Estudentes de Medicina (Pathogenetic non-

drug effects and everyday symptoms in

Healthy Medical Students)

DANTAS, Flávio (RH. 69, 1-4/2004)

Pathogenetic trial is the basic method used in

Homeopathy in order to identify mind and body

changes in healthy volunteers by using highly

diluted and serially succussed or agitated

medicines. Procedures for doing it were clearly

established by HAHNEMANN and had been used

upto now with some modifications. Everyday

(common) symptoms should be differentiated from

symptoms directly related to the medicine being

used in the trial (proving). A questionnaire with 31

common symptoms was applied to a sample of 93

third-year medical students from Escola Paulista

de Medicina/UNIFESP in order to identify the

incidence of changes in health state in the last seven

days. For each symptom was asked its occurrence,

severity, frequency and factors that make it better

or worse. Mean age of the sample was 21.6 years

and all reported at least one change in the last seven

days. Mean number of symptoms per subject was

7.2 (range 1-20). In women this mean was 8.1 and

in men 6.5. Changes were generally mild and non-

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continuous. Body changes were reported by

38.5%, followed by mental changes in 35% and

general symptoms in 26.5%. Sleepiness was

reported by 89% of respondents, anxiety in 53%,

pain muscles in 50%, headache in 44% and

irritability in 43%. Women presented more

headache than men but they had more difficult

concentration than women. These results suggest

the need to use appropriate controls in

homeopathic pathogenetic trials, basic

experimental source of information about the

effects of homeopathic medicines in healthy

human beings.

6. Saúde e Sofrimento – Pesquisa qualitativa

sobre as implicações do tratamento

homeopático na saúde de uma criança com

retardo mental)

(Health and Suffering – Qualitative research on

the implications of homeopathic treatment in

the health of a child with mental retardation)

SOLON, Luiz Ricardo (RH. 69, 1-4/2004)

The research introduces a discussion on the

necessity of a qualitative epistemology for

Homeopathy, founded on subjectivity theory,

transposing empirism and organicism that in it

predominate. During the study of a case of a 7

year-old child, diagnosed with serious mental

retardation and subnormal vision, submitted to

homeopathic treatment, a hypothesis of concurrent

relationship between advance in health and social

interaction efforts was constructed, allowing him to

come closer to a new zone of subjective senses for

his life. Such hypothesis revealed congruity with

the homeopathic qualitative approach that

understood the subjective pathology as the

Causticum way to suffer. The study points to

continuity of theoretical construction of the

homeopathic physician, to contribute to the real

development of that citizen in new ways to live and

to signify reality.

7. Efeito Antioxidante in vitro dos Medicamentos

Homeopáticos Arsenicum album, Cuprum

metallicum Manganum and Zincum

metallicum.

(In vitro antioxidant effects of homeopathic

medicines Arsenicum album, Cuprum

metallicum, Manganum and Zincum

metallicum)

BATELLO, Celso (RH. 69, 1-4/2004)

This dissertation with the support of a

theoretical and practical foundation, presents the

scenario that fits into the proposal: The antioxidant

effects in vitro of homeopathic medicines,

Arsenicum album, Cuprum metallicum, Manganum

and Zincum metallicum.

In the first chapters is demonstrated the

theoretical bibliographical substantation, the

Homeopathy and Oligotherapy as therapeutic

techniques, as well as the importance of oxidation

phenomena for a better comprehension of the

organic phenomena, mainly in the genesis of many

diseases. It is also experimentally demonstrated the

homeopathic medicines antioxidant action in

different dilutions in comparison with Melatonin in

various concentrations over the lipidic peroxidation

in homogenate of mice brains measured through

malondialdehyde dosage obtained through

absorbancy technique.

For the analysis of the results, the Kruskat

Wallis and Dunn’s Multiple Comparisons tests

were realized, that revealed significant differences

among the experimented groups.

It was verified a greater lipidic peroxidation

inhibiting effect with Melatonin 1M, followed by

Melatonin 0.5 M, Cuprum metallicum C12,

Cuprum metallicum C80, Arsenicum album C30,

Melatonine 0.24M, Manganum C30 and Arsenicum

album C12.

It was proved that Melatonin has an in vitro

lipidic peroxidation inhibiting effect, and so being

adopted as reference. However, a new fact arises

from the observation of the significant lipid

peroxidation inhibition obtained with the usage of

homeopathic medicines, sometimes with dilutions

that surpass the Avogadro number, as in the cases

of Cuprum metallicum C30, Arsenicum album C30

and Manganum C30 in decreasing order.

This work emphasizes the possibility of the

existence of a different antioxidant mechanism of

homeopathic medicine from the known dose-effect

relationship.

8. Avaliação Dos Resultados Do Tratamento

Homeopático De Crianças Da Comunidade Do

Morro Dos Cabritos - RJ (Evaluating the

results of homeopthic treatment in children of

the “Morro Dos Cabritos” Community – Rio

de Janeiro)

FONSECA, Ademar, et. cols. (RH. 69, 1-

4/2004)

The development of evaluation models

compatible with homeopathic medical rationality is

still a challenge and a necessity.

The author presents his contribution to

establish an evaluation model compatible with the

homeopathic concepts. The criteria used to

evaluate effectiveness and efficiency are presented,

as well as the partial results of the individual

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homeopathic treatment in 93 children from the

Morro Dos Cabritos community, from April 2000

to September 2002, and evaluated until December

2002 by the Society Homeopatia Ação pelo

Semelhant from Rio de Janeiro.

The results are discussed, as well as the

difficulties faced during the process, the limitations

in the presented methodology, and some

suggestions for future models.

The author concludes that the indexes used in

this model point out to the efficiency and

effectiveness of Homeopathy, with even better

results in time, specially after 20 months of

treatment, although they do not solve all the

methodological problems discussed.

The author makes several suggestions specially

the need to develop a general and individual index

that contemplate all the criteria used in the

evaluation of the cases with an objective point of

view.

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VIII. EDUCATION

1. Ambulatõrio Diadático Homeopático Relato de

Experiẽncia (Didactical Homeopathic

Ambulatory: Experience Report)

BERINGHS-BUENO L.A.; BIREPINTE C.P.;

HEREDIA M.S.; MONTES H.;

PUSTGLIONE M.; QUEVEDO R.; ZILLIG

P.V. (RH. 69, 1-4/2004)

This is a description of the authors’ clinical

experience during four months in the second group

of master degree program in homeopathic

didactical ambulatory in the Faculdade de

Ciências da Saúde São Paulo. They present their

experience with the classic tripod: Science,

Assistance and Teaching. All patients had classical

homeopathic anamnesis and had the prescription

according to the similitude principle with new

appointments each 30 days.

2. Experimentação Patogenética Homeopática

Breve Como Método Didático (Brief

Homeopathic Pathogenetic Experimentation as

a Didactic Method)

TEIXEIRA, Marcus Zulian (RH. 69, 1-4/2004)

Introduction: Everyone devoted to

Homeopathy teaching is aware of the difficulties of

the apprentices concerning the theoretical

understanding of the homeopthic presuppositions,

as they are inserted in Paradigms that are different

from those of the hegemonic Science.

Objective: Based on this, it was suggested to

include brief homeopathic pathogenetic

experimentation as a curricular subject and teaching

method to the Homeopathy disciples taught in

medical school, so that the theoretical knowledge of

the homeopathic presuppositions is supported by

practical experience.

Method: Following the instructions in the

Organon, the pathogenetic experimentation was

offered as a voluntary activity, including only the

students who are free of chronic diseases and who

had not used the regularly used medicines in the

last three months. It was suggested that the

experimental medicine given once a week in one

single dose in the 30CH potency, should be a

polychrest with symptom already described in

various homeopathic Materia Medica, so that at the

end of the self-observation period the

experimentor’s symptoms could be compared with

the previous pathogenesis.

Results: Twenty one of the thirty students of

Homeopathy as elective discipline of the Medical

School of the University of Sāo Paulo (FMUSP)

participated in the experimentation in 2003,

describing the several classes of symptoms

according to the specific methodology and daily

report, many of them with peculiar characteristics

and notable idiosyncrasy. The whole group of

students were favourable to the didactic proposal,

experiencing as a personal experience, or via their

friends’ experience, the dynamized substances’

property of arousing symptoms in healthy

individuals, as well as arousing a healing reaction

in pre-existent symptoms, according to the

principles of therapeutic similarity.

Conclusion: As a didactic method, the brief

homeopathic pathogenetic experimentation is

extremely effective regarding the sedimentation of

the homeopathic foundations, enabling the

observation of idiosyncratic manifestations of the

human individuality based on a qualitative

methodology. Nothing impedes that, with a larger

number of participants, we can even apply the

randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled

method, increasing the scientific rigidity in the

valorization of the emergence of pathogenetic

symptoms. [Double blind, randomized, etc.,

experiment is only useful for academic purposes, if

at all. Empiric application is more certain =KSS]

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IX. GENERAL

1. Pragmatism: The Heart of Homeopathy

Interview with Will TAYLOR by TESSLER,

Neil. (SIM. XVII, 2/2004)

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Author shares his perspectives on some of the

modern controversies in Homeopathy.

Tension and conflict is where growth starts.

‘Classic’ is not fixed, its an organic reality, it

evolves and moves. The error we follow is to

proclaim one is right and aligning ourselves with a

dogmatic position and creating alliances. We need

to be adaptable, look at our case and apply the tools

that case will yield to.

He gives an example of how staying locked

into one way of finding a remedy can get us into

trouble.

Understand Chronic Miasms by understanding

that larger image of disease which helps in treating

the individual affected by it.

He has taken the common and frequent

symptoms of Lyme disease, and some of the

oddities that occasionally happen and repertorised

all of them. Kalmia latifolia, came first, Ledum

second, Rhododendron sixth or seventh.

What was interesting was all these belong to

the family of Ericacea. Another remedy Gaultheria

procumbens has almost all the symptoms.

His current speculation is Lyme is an Ericacea

disease. His bent is to use the family relationships

within a classical analysis which can help us may

be recognize patterns and find some small

remedies, we might not be able to find otherwise.

[See No. 28 in Section III – Therapeutics – in

which Todd HOOVER has given a case of Lyme

Disease cured with Argentum nitricum 200, one

dose. How can we limit Lyme disease to ‘Ericacea’

family and put it in the box of ‘Plant’ only? We

should beware of these ‘new Masters’ = KSS]

When this extends into poorly proven or

unproven remedies, we enter into that area with that

knowledge, with some trepidation and some

caution. It’s a trial, it’s an experiment we can do at

this moment.

We have to do our best with the tools at hand,

which sometimes are inadequate. This is where he

struggles with those who promote rigidity in the

methodology. [The tools are sufficient. Keep them

honed and apply = KSS]

He points out that BENNINGHAUSEN’s

method was really designed to make up for the

inadequacies of the Materia Medica.

Regarding the modern provings his biggest

concern is the separation of pre-existing symptoms

of the individual from the symptoms of the proving.

Regarding the new Miasms, he keeps an eye

open to see if they are useful in practice. He is very

clear that Sycosis is Human Papilloma Virus.

HEMPEL mistranslated the word for urethral

discharge as Gonorrhoea and he feels it nothing to

do with Sycosis.

2. Nutrition does count in Homeopathic Healing

WYCKOFF, Valeria (HT. 23, 5/2003)

Nutritional deficiencies can limit the success of

homeopathic treatment (i.e. becoming “obstacles to

cure”).

Deficits may result from the aging process,

poor eating habits or conventional drugs.

Absorption of vitamin B12 slows down with

age. So they are energized by a B12 shot.

Studies show Aspirin therapy increases the loss

of Folic acid, vitamin C and Zinc.

By changing one’s eating habits, changes in

health do happen. Plenty of fruits and vegetables

are advised. With homeopathic treatment and

lifestyle changes, we can reap healthy rewards at

any age.

3. A Homeopathic Physician in Kenya

SCHEPPER, Luc De (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Dr. Luc De SCHEPPER, writes briefly about

his experience in Kenya, in January 2003. He spent

his first 7 days in a small village called Lusi, where

there was no doctor, nurse or clinic or electricity or

running water. Two-day course in acute

homeopathic prescribing was given to 15 nurses;

each one of them received a homeopathic kit of 48

remedies and a copy of the book The People’s

Repertory.

Next two days were spent in treating children

in a nearby orphanage.

A ‘homeopathic vaccination’ against Malaria

for the whole village was organized using the

Nosode Malaria officinalis.

Series of lectures were scheduled in Nairobi for

4 days.

10-year-old son of one of the most popular

doctors in Nairobi had been ill for 14 days with a

continuous, suffocating cough, with no relief. He

had been seen by the best doctors, X-rayed, liver

scan, cortisone, etc. etc. – all to no avail. After two

doses of Ipecac 1M, he slept through the night.

35 difficult cases were also referred.

He had 5 Radio interviews on Capitol FM in

Nairobi.

The author wishes that every homeopath could

have a chance to offer his services to a country, so

greatly in need of our wonderful, inexpensive and

effective science, Homeopathy.

4. Homeopathy below the Poverty Line

A teaching clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.

RUCHIRA, Didi Ananda (HT. 23, 7/2003)

Abha light is a service project whose goal is to

bring affordable medicine to the people of Africa

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through Homeopathy. Kenyans are trained for two

years and clinics set up.

36-year-old, WANJERU, came to the clinic

with gasping and panting for each breath and could

hardly talk. In the past treated for TB and

Pneumonia. Pains in lower left chest and sensation

of water in that area. Phosphorus 30 b.d. A week

later, no cough, breathing eased. Vomiting

improved. “Succussion splash” was heard now. So

probable diagnosis of Pyloric stenosis. In

Murphy’s Repertory only Aethusa and

Ornithogalum are listed. On further examination of

WANJERU, Aethusa was seen as the remedy.

Aethusa 30 b.d. for 3 days. She was 70%

better. No vomiting or no nausea. Succussion

splash reduced.

The scope of the problems that Homeopathy

can address for the people in Kenya and Africa is

tremendous. [As it indeed is in India. In fact

Homeopathy is ‘people’s medicine’ and must

address itself to the needy, i.e. those who need

medicinal attention most who may, in the majority,

be the poor. A ‘boxed’ item in this on the same

page of HT mentions of the role of Homeopathy in

Africa in 1930s, 1940s. If healing the sick is the

calling of the physician, Homeopathy must be

protected from being hijacked by the high-tech

medical hands = KSS].

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X. BOOKS

1. Clinical Observations of Children’s

Remedies by Farokh J. MASTER. Lutra

Services: Eindhoven, The Netherlands. ISBN:

90-74456-11-1. 2003 (Second edition) 724 pages.

Hardbound $70.00 (US) Review by George

GUESS. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

“The book provides detailed and highly

accessible information on 76 remedies, all

emphasizing how these remedies present in

children. … There is even frequent inclusion of

relevant physical examination findings. ... The

volume is replete with differential diagnosis charts.

… The book is extensively indexed….”

“This is an excellent text which any

professional homeopath treating children would

benefit from by reading…”

2. Clinical Focus Guide to Homeopathic

Remedies, Volume 1 by Louis KLEIN. Luminos

Homeopathic Courses Ltd. Canada 2003.

Paperback. 259 pages. ISBN 0-9731843-1-0. $

39.95 (US). Review by George GUESS. (AJHM.

97, 2/2004)

“… The material presented is novel and fresh.

It is culled from Mr. KLEIN’s extensive clinical

experience..”

“Each chapter begins with essential portrait of

the remedy, then its classification, then detailed

outline of central characteristics and lastly pertinent

quotes…”

3. Dreams, Symbols and Homeopathy:

Archetypal Dimensions of Healing by Jane

CICCHETTI. North Atlantic Books and

Homeopathic Educational Services, Berkeley,

California. 2003. ISBN 1-55643-436-7. 257 pages,

Soft cover $ 16.95 (US) Review by Nicholas

NOSSAMAN. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

“…The book is well-indexed and contains

chapter-by-chapter bibliography…”

“This book is a unique and comprehensive

explication of the fruitful marriage of Homeopathy

and Depth Psychology. It is thick with

understanding and imagery, is written in a readable

style and is a valuable trail-breaker for the

understanding of human health and disease. …”

4. Impossible cure: The promise of

Homeopathy by Amy L. LANSKY Ph.D., R.L.

Ranch Press: Portola Valley, CA, 2003,

paperback, 302 pages $18.95. Review by Lia

BELLO. (HT. 23, 7/2003).

“… Impossible cure succeeds in demystifying

Homeopathy’s approach to healing and will help

people understand what embarking on

homeopathic treatment is all about. The facts and

history are accurate and well documented …”

Review by Julian WINSTON.

“….. It is the finest general introduction to

Homeopathy I’ve yet read. … She weaves

together a seamless exposition about Homeopathy

– what it is, how it developed, what research exists

– and with it gives us her personal journey of

discovery. … It has something new in it for

everyone – no matter what their level….”

5. Homöopathische Psychiatrie, Wolfgang

BARCK, (Homeopathic Psychiatry), 310 S.,

geb., Grundlagen und Praxis, Leer 2003, Є. 48/-

Review by Rainer APPELL (AHZ. 249, 3/2004):

“A true surprise: while the homeopathic mode

market is increasing with younger authors with the

motto, “as much younger, so much Guru” and the

time to let an idea ripe does not seem to be the

practice – now four years after the death of the

author – a noteworthy new edition comes which is

not such a ‘fashion’ book.

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This book is about homeopathic Psychiatry by

the late Wolfgang BARCK, who worked so much

in the background … BARCK who studied first

Psychology with the theme Gestalt Psychology and

Epistomology, and after the end of his study of

Medicine in different psychiatric university clinics

and absolved it with Prof. BENDETTI. Besides

Psychiatry and Psycho-therapeutic, his interest

extended to Homeopathy which fascinated him so

that in his practice he began to use Homeopathy

more. In his book besides giving the principles of

Homeopathy in very readable manner, also gives

very clear cases. … Four remedies – Lachesis,

Natrum muriaticum, Nux vomica, Phosphorus are

thoroughly explained and with cases very clearly

presented. . The book should be – ‘Homeopathy as

psychotherapy’.

6. Vergleichende Arzneimittellehre

homöopathischer Polychreste (Comparative

Materia Medica of Homeopathic Polychrests),

FOERSTER, Gisela; HEÉ, Hansjörg, 628 S.,

geb., Karl F. Haug Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, Є

79.95 (German) Review by Leopold DREXLER

(AHZ. 249, 3/2004): “A big praise for the authors

for this book which has been written with much

exactness. Eight remedies, two compared with

each other … This book puts in an impressive way

not just the symptoms of the remedy, but also the

psychoanalytical connections but remains strictly

with the symptoms. … This well done work can be

well recommended to those who work deeply...”

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XI. NEWS AND NOTES

I. The Homeopathic Symposium SMITH,

Malcolm. (SIM. XVII, 2/2004) The Homeopathic

Symposium is a project that has the potential to

grow the study of Homeopathy exponentially, and

to rally our community into working together for

the common cause of furthering our medicine.

It is an encrypted, private site on the Internet

that is an archive of interactive cured patient videos

for use in teaching of Homeopathy. It is a high-

tech fully interactive venue in which both students

and practitioners of Homeopathy can exchange

information and share in patient video cases from

skilled practitioners in the field.

Each case is interspersed with commentary

most often from the practitioner who solved the

case. The themes together with discussion of what

led to the remedy is presented.

“Team effort” series was created to share

difficult uncured cases on-line. The case is open to

the community and analysis invited. Each month

follow-up on-line is posted to track the progress.

Homeopathy is not easy to practice, there’s no

way around it and this project is designed as an

adjunct to teaching. Internal dissertions about

methodologies must be kept by and an honest

attempt to apply new methodologies should be

made; the results will speak. It is also good

experience to the homeopaths. [It is these

‘innovators’ of ‘themes’ and speculations who

make it more difficult to practice. Results do not

always justify the means = KSS]

info@homeopathicsymposium.com

www.homeopathicsymposium.com

II. White paper on the homeopathic

profession: How can we create a widely

accepted and thriving homeopathic profession?

SWOPE, Harry. (SIM. XVII, 2/2004) The author

was a founder of the Council for Homeopathic

Certification in 1991.

In order for a homeopathic profession to have

any credibility and for the public to put any trust in

it, there must be standards that define what it means

to be a professional homeopath.

He has discussed various options to achieve

this.

III. In a Letter to the Editor, (SIM. XVII,

2/2004) the Librarian, Homeopathic Library

Information Service writes that the British

Homeopathic Library holds a pre-eminent

collection of homeopathic literature, right from

HAHNEMANN’s first article on Homeopathy and

many 19

th

and 20

th

century British Homeopathic

Literatures. Users can request articles directly from

the library or by searching the online database

which is free and requesting article copies online.

E-mail www.hom-inform.org .

hom-inform@dial.pipex.com

IV. Our Homeopathic Heritage. WINSTON,

Julian. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004) “Chris ELLITHORP

died on March 17, 2004. He toiled for

Homeopathy so far behind the scenes that few

knew him. Few are interested in the rich heritage

we have. [Very few are interested. It is a sad

situation = KSS] Most of those only want to “find

the remedy”.

Only some few understand the treasures of the

books. Fewer understand the richness upon which

the whole edifice is built – the paper trail of letters

from homeopaths, invoices written in a flowing

script from Boericke and Tafel from the 1870’s,

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photographs of old homeopaths never seen before

… all that “stuff”.

Chris’s wish was to keep his whole collection

intact.

Can our community rise to this? Or do we just

not care, being willing to stand by as more of our

history disappears?”

V. Hahnemann Monument Update CHASE,

Sandra M. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004) Work is on for

repair of the famous and largest monument for

HAHNEMANN, in Washington, D.C., USA.

As of October 2003, $ 30,000 for the purpose

of underwriting the renovation of the exquisite

bronze and granite monument to Dr. C.F. Samuel

HAHNEMANN at Scott circle in Washington D.C.

was amassed (or raised).

Senior Conservator Judith JACOBS will be

performing the actual repair, with particular regard

to the mosaic in arch above Hahnemann’s head.

The additional challenge is that it is actually

fashioned of pieces of colored glass, rather than of

ceramic tiles.

Items to be addressed in the restoration include

the following:

- the brick paving

- the bronze entablatures

- the granite paving

- the bronze statue

- the tree replacement

- the granite structure

- the grounds improvement

VI. Interview with Francis TREUHERZ by

GRIMES, Melanie. (AJHM. 97, 2/2004) Francis

TREUHERZ pursued a career in Social Services of

the Jewish Community in France, Israel and

England before moving to academic teaching.

After his homeopathic studies he entered private

practice and from 1986 to 1993 he edited the

Journal, The Homeopath. He has taught in many

Homeopathy schools. He has helped development

of Mac Repertory Programme. His only book so

far, Homeopathy in the Irish Potato famine

(1995 – the 150

th

anniversary of the Potato Famine)

has been very well received. He has one of the

largest libraries, with 6250 volumes on

Homeopathy.

TREUHERZ recalls that it was Pyrogen and

later China which saved him from an essential

Surgery (Peritonitis), in 1991 and once two three

years ago again Calcarea carbonica and then

Calcarea renalis saved him from the surgeons knife

(kidney stones).

TREUHERZ traces the history of the Society

of Homeopaths and the Colleges. He gave a

historical paper on KENT and Swedenborgianism.

He was in India and studied with Drs. S.P. DEY, S.

DUBEY.

He feels that the problems facing us are the

same as they were. There are many who are

attempting to destabilize Homeopathy. [and many

of them are homeopaths themselves = KSS]

TREUHERZ says that BURNETT is his hero.

About Repertories coming out now-a-days he feels

“there are too may symptoms in the repertories

from over mentalized provers…”

VII. Cough. CHOFFRUT, Franck. The different

causes of this symptom are set out: Asthma,

Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Sinusitis, Rhinopharyngitis,

Allergic rhinitis, Nasal polyps, etc.

Some medicines are recalled with their main

symptoms. The author stresses the lack of

auscultatory symptoms in the Materia Medica. (L’

Homéopathie Européenne 2003; 6 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

VIII. Comparison between Naja and Aurum.

COLIN, Philippe. Both may be indicated for

depressive and cardiovascular symptoms. They can

be suicidal, they like alcohol but do not tolerate it.

They can have alternations of depression and

excitement. Aurum has symptoms we do not find

in Naja. Aurum has anger, sense of responsibility,

religious concerns. Naja more self-centred, shy and

gentle and feeling of duality. On the physical level,

Aurum has infectious symptoms and Naja

pollinosis.

Pustular eruptions, Testicular diseases, pain

long bone, Diplopia, Hemiopia, Hypertension seen

only in Aurum; Oedema, chilblains, left ovarian

pains and flatulence only in Naja.

Aurum more chronic, whereas Naja’s action is

acute or subacute. (L’ Homéopathie Européenne

2003; 6 in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

IX. Dengue CARVALLO N.S. This paper is a

clinical and therapeutic review of Dengue fever.

The classical symptoms of the disease are

repertorised. The following useful remedies are

discussed in detail: Eupat., Gels., Acon., Bry., Ferr-

p., Cad-s., Chin-ars., Bapt., Rhus-t., Sulph., and

Phos. (Gaceta Homeopáthica de Caracas 2002;

10 in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

X. The Hyperactive Child. ROJAS, Vahlis de

F.M. Definition, Diagnosis, Prognosis and

Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder are

discussed. The following categories are presented

for guidance:

• Predominance of hyperactivity and

psychomotor agitation: Kali-br., Zinc., Merc.

sol., Tarent., Coff., Nux-v.

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• Miasmatic remedies in ADHD: Calc-p., Calc-

f., Iod., Med,

• Predominance of sleep disturbance: Ars.,

Hyos., Stram., Cina.

• Predominance of inattention and

comprehension problems: Aeth., Bar-c., Sil.,

Caust.

(Gaceta Homeopática de Caracas 2002; 10 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XI. Symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease.

“Homeopathic Evaluation of Symptoms presented

in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease.” This is a

study of 23 patients from Venezuela. Each case

was analysed, repertorised and results discussed. A

differentiation was made between premorbid

personality and the symptoms of the disease. In the

former Lach., Nux-v., Sulph., Ars., Nat-m., and Lyc.

were prominent. In the latter group Sulph., Bell.,

Nux-v., Lach., Phos., Sep., Ign., Bry., and Con.

(Gaceta Homeopática de Caracas 2002; 10 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XII. Parasites in rabbits treated with Cina.

LÓPEZ, R.J.L. et al. This study evaluates the

effectiveness of Cina 30 in the treatment of

Intestinal Coccidiosis in rabbits. The rabbits are

bred for their meat and fur. Thirty rabbit breeders

and 1455 rabbits were involved. There is high

mortality and morbidity rate from the disease.

Faecal analysis for the presence of eggs by a

flotation method was carried out before and after

treatment. Cina 30 was administered in the rabbit’s

drinking water for 5 days.

There was a marked reduction in the levels of

infestation by faecal analysis, reduction in

mortality, marked increase in weight and physical

condition in treated group, which resulted in

significant economic benefit. (Gaceta

Homeopática de Caracas 2002; 10/2 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XIII. Silica in the treatment of Chronic Skin

Ulcers. FERNÁNDEZ I.M. After general

discussion on causes and grading of ulcers, three

cases of different aetiology are presented.

Case 1: 21-year-old male with plantar ulcer

refractory to antibiotics since a year. 3 cm in

diameter, clean base, painless, yellow fetid

discharge. He had Charcot’s joint. Sepia reduced

the ulcer, Silica 30 brought about complete

resolution in one month.

Case 2: 37-year-old woman with umbilical Ulcer

following a Hernia repair. Initially 11.2 cm in

diameter, reduced to 1 cm with Ignatia which was

given because she lost her son. Silica 30, because

of abundant yellow fetid discharge. Complete

healing in a fortnight.

Case 3: 62-year-old man with Diabetes. His ulcer

of vascular origin was 1.2 cm in diameter under left

big toe. Painless, yellow fetid discharge. Silica 30

healed it in 15 days. (Gaceta Homeopática de

Caracas 2002; 10/2, in HOMEOPATHY, 93,

2/2004)

XIV. Unusual resolution of Parauterine Tumour

RODRÍGUEZ G.D. 36-year-old woman had a right

parauterine mass as well as a uterine Myoma. She

had been treated constitutionally a month ago with

Lycopodium 200. So Lycopodium 200 was

repeated in Plussing method for 3 days.

On third day she had vaginal bleeding, with

dark odorless blood containing some tissue, and

severe right-sided abdominal pain which resolved

uneventfully. Few days later, Ultrasound showed a

complete disappearance of the Ovarian tumor,

while Myoma remained. (Gaceta Homeopática de

Caracas 2002; 10/2 in HOMEOPATHY, 93,

2/2004)

XV. The four elements and the selection of

potencies. NORLAND M. Misha NORLAND

offers a variety of thought on these two topics (this

article is an excerpt from his new book,

Signatures, Miasms, AIDS: Spiritual Aspects in

Homeopathy, (www.yondercottpress.com). In the

area of potency he suggests: “Go high (200c-MM):

When the path to exteriorisation of the disease is

unblocked”. “Stay low (6c-30c and LM1-3):

When the path to exteriorisation of the disease is

blocked”.

NORLAND brings MAUGHAM and

DAMONTE into his discussion. These two

homeopathic contemporaries were responsible for

a ‘new wave’ of thinking which touched a large

number of homeopaths: ‘Of relevance here was

their understanding of the analogous relationship of

potency to planes of consciousness. The scheme

relates mind, emotions and body to the three planes

of potency: high, medium and low.’

The author examines the four elements in detail

weaving in Tantra, the Bhagavad-Gita and Jung:

‘The four psychological functions described by

C.G. JUNG, namely intuition, thinking, feeling and

sensation, correspond to fire, air, water and earth.

JUNG described how these functions operate in the

human psyche (here in the order of earth, water, air

and fire) as follows: ‘There are four aspects of

psychological orientation, beyond which nothing

fundamental remains to be said…’

And: ‘Patients who operate in an elemental

“fire” mode also do best on high potencies: 10M

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and above. Elemental fire communicates in

images; intuition is the primary modus operandi

and as in the case of ether, the person experiences

the world spontaneously. When questioning about

a thing, they want to ascertain, “Where did it come

from? Where it is going?” They often see things in

terms of connections. In health they are passionate,

ardent and motivated. “Hot” is the key-concept.

This expression may correspond to SANKARAN’s

5

th

level of vital sensation.’ (The Homeopath

2003; 91 in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XVI. Two cases of Mimosa pudica. LINNANE K.

and WANSBROUGH C. The prescription is based

on applying principles of imaginative Materia

Medica where understanding is derived through

applying a subtle use of Doctrine of Signatures.

‘Oversensitive, mild and yielding disposition,

with dislike of confrontation, and fear of dark’ are

mentioned as common features of this remedy.

(The Homeopath 2003; 91 in HOMEOPATHY,

93, 2/2004)

[Only by Hahnemannian Proving Pure symptoms,

indications are obtainable; these are ‘facts’ with no

speculations. Weaving symptom is not

Homeopathy = KSS].

XVII. My nightmare patient. TREE J. A case of

Polycystic ovaries in a 32-year-old woman, Apis

mellifica 1M followed by Lycopodium 30. Six

months later further information emerged and Lac

caninum helped profoundly.

“The deeper feeling is, patient’s self disgust,

guilt, inability to follow things through and her

need to be dominated, controlled and told what to

do. This reminds us of how a dog might feel, a

correspondence which of course points to Lac

caninum.” (The Homeopath 2003; 91 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004) [How does any one

know for certain what a dog ‘feels’? If only man

would really ‘know’ what a dog, or for that matter a

chicken, a cow, or any other animal feels he

wouldn’t be so cruel as he/she now is.

Once the ‘signature’ is accepted as a “safe,

sure, rapid” method, the symptoms would be as

good as one’s imagination could conjure up.

Homeopaths should beware of this ‘trap’, and not

fall into fascinating pits = KSS].

XVIII. Lapis lazuli: a proving. Proving of Lapis

lazuli by 10 provers in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2000/1.

90CK potency was used. It was double blind and

the provers were instructed to take one dose per day

until symptoms commenced and to record those

symptoms for 30 days. (The Homeopath 2003; 91

in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XIX. The Korsakovian potencies OLINGTON V.

The author reviews the history and technical details

of the Korsakovian potencies. ‘Comparison

between Korsakovian and Hahnemannian

potentisations’ in which she brings up the fact that

Korsakovian potencies could be viewed as multi-

dynamisations (the solution is a mixture of all

previous potencies). (The Homeopath, 2003; 91 in

HOMEOPATHY 93, 2/2004)

XX. Treatment of experimental stroke with low-

dose Glutamate and homeopathic Arnica

montana. JONAS W. et al. This article concludes

that Arnica 200 reduces the long-term damage and

death rates from brain injuries in experimental

animals. It also seems to suggest that the remedy

may exacerbate Ischaemia in the initial stages of

brain injury. (Perfusion 1999; 12 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XXI. The nature and origin of Calcium

compounds DAEMS W. This brief article by an

anthroposphically trained pharmacist provides an

interesting perspective on calcium metabolism and

provides a rationale for why the anthroposphical

products Calcon AM and Calcon PM should be

administered according to the time of the day.

(Lilipoh 2003; 8 in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004)

XXII. Efficacy of Arnica in Varicose Vein

Surgery WOLF M.; TAMASCHKE C.; MAYER

W. and HEGER M. The results of this pilot study

showed a trend towards a beneficial effect of

Arnica D12 with regard to reduction of Haematoma

and pain during the post-operative course. (Forsch

Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 2003; 10

in HOMEOPATHY, 93, 2/2004).

XXIII. Homeopathy for SARS. WINSTON,

Julian (Editorial). (HT. 23, 5/2003) The common

symptoms of SARS – Sudden Acute Respiratory

Syndrome – Sudden onset of symptoms, High fever

with shaking, Malaise to the point of feeling faint,

Violent cough with Pneumonia – are repertorised.

The remedies which have all these symptoms

are Arsenicum, Belladonna, Eupatorium

perfoliatum and Phosphorus. Indications to

differentiate these remedies are discussed in brief.

XXIV. The Martha Oelman Community Service

Award was presented to Janice A. WENGER. The

Henry N. Williams Professional Service Award

was presented to Roger MORRISON. (HT. 23,

6/2003)

XXV. The Editor (Julian WINSTON, HT. 23,

6/2003) narrates his personal experience with

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regard to the power of Arnica in potency to relieve

pains from dental work. It is not just relieving pain

but the speed with which the pain goes away. He

comments on some ‘researches’ published in the

Media which dub Arnica as no more effective than

placebo! He also quotes Dr. Jennifer JACOBS

extensively from the AJHM. 2003 – Homeopathy

is not a ‘Complementary’, or ‘Alternative’ or even

worse ‘Integrative’ medicine. Homeopathy is not

an adjunct to Conventional Medicine. The

homeopaths must realize that Homeopathy is

complete in itself. [I have been reading the British

Homeopathic Journal – now ‘Homeopathy’ – for

over 35 years now and over the years it is devoting

almost the entire journal for ‘scientific’ – whatever

it means – researches which more often are helpful

in damning Homeopathy = KSS]

XXVI. Is knitting oil-painting? WINSTON,

Julian. (HT. 23, 7/2003) The author knew of no

other field of endeavor where people involved

persist in calling their art something that it is not.

The definition of Homeopathy is very clear.

Calling any other technique which rests not on

similarity as Homeopathy muddies the water and

confuses the consumer.

XXVII. A Native American remedy. (HT. 23,

7/2003) The first cure of Dropsy by Apis ever

reported was in 1847. This article appeared in 1866

in The Elements of New Materia Medica and

Therapeutics, based upon an Entirely New

Collection of Drug-provings and Clinical

Experience, by E.E. Marcy, J.C. Peters And Otto

Fullgraff. [For the full text of this story see Apis in

Margaret TYLER’s book Drug Pictures… = KSS]

XXVIII. Valuable Hahnemann Manuscript

acquired: The Institute for History of Medicine

of the Robert Bosch Foundation in Stuttgart, has

recently acquired the second improved and

corrected edition of Vol. VI of the Pure Materia

Medica (Printed in 1827). The valuable

Manuscript came up in the springtime auction of

Reiss & Sohn. Hahnemann Manuscripts are rarely

available and are as costly as GOETHE’s. With

this acquisition the Institute for History of

Medicine now possesses almost all important

HAHNEMANN works (Prof. Dr. Martin DINGES

in ZKH. 48, 2/2004)

XXIX. Sinnvoller Fortschritt – Oder

Rückschritt in die Zeit vor HAHNEMANN?

(Significant Progress or regress to the pre-

HAHNEMANN time?) by Klaus HABICH, Curt

KÖSTERS and Joachim ROHWER (ZKH. 48,

2/2004). This is a criticism of the new wave of

methodologies in regard to Homeopathy – like the

‘Mind only’, the ‘signature’ theory, the ‘periodic

table’ theory, the ‘speculative’, etc. These are

claimed to heal the sick ‘deeply’. They are also

claimed to be ‘innovative’, new ideas, etc. and

hence a big progress. Sometimes it is also said

Homeopathy has been ‘re-discovered’ and new

‘insights’ are claimed. After reading and listening

to them it would seem as if the entire galaxy of

such personalities as LIPPE, GUERNSEY,

ALLEN, BOGER, CLOSE, FARRINGTON,

KENT were all superficial, they did not do the

‘deep healing’. [How deep is deep? Generally man

takes his ‘deep’ with him without letting anyone –

be it wife/husband – fathom the depths of Mind. If

there are readers who disagree, please let me know

= KSS].

The signatories to this paper carrying the three

names – Klaus HABICH, Curt KÖSTERS, Joachen

ROHWER – include many from different countries.

Attention is drawn to HAHNEMANN:

“Appreciable, distinctly appreciable to our senses

must that be, which is to be removed in each

disease in order to transform it into health, and right

clearly must each remedy express what it can

positively cure, if medical art shall cease to be a

wanton game of hazard with human life, and shall

commence to be the sure deliverer from diseases”.

(Spirit of the Homeopathic doctrine, 1813. – tr.

R.E. DUDGEON in Lesser Writings of Samuel

Hahnemann).

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LIST OF JOURNALS

Full addresses of the Journals covered by this Quarterly Homeopathic

Digest are given below:

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1. AHZ: Allgemeine Homöopathische Zeitung, Karl F. Haug Verlag,

Hüthig GmbH, im Weiher 10, 69121, HEIDELBERG,

GERMANY.

2. AJHM: American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, formerly

Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy (JAIH). 801 N.

Fairfax Street, Suite 306 Alexandria, VA 22314.

3. HOMEOPATHY: Formerly British Homeopathic Journal (BHJ),

Homeopathy, Faculty of Homeopathy, 29 Park Street West, Luton,

Bedfordshire, LU13BE, UK.

4. HT: Homeopathy Today, National Center for Homeopathy, 801,

North Fairfax Street, Suite 306, ALEXANDRIA, VA. 22314, USA.

5. RH: : Revista De Homeopatia, Rua Estado de Israel, 639 Cep

04022-001 – SÃO Paulo Brazil

6. SIM: Simillimum, The Journal of the Homeopathic Academy of

Naturopathic Physicians, P.O. Box 8341, Covington, WA 98042,

USA.

7. ZKH: Zeitschrift für Klassische Homöopathie, Karl F. Haug

Verlag, Hüthig GmbH, Im Weiher 10, D-69121 HEIDELBERG,

GERMANY.

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PART II

(This section contains abstracts/extracts from selected articles; even the entire article in some cases)

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1. The Debt We Owe To Homeopathy

PULFORD, A.

(Editorial, Homeopathic Recorder, December,

1929)

Perhaps none of us, who have experienced

unbounded success with Homeopathy, have ever

stopped to ask ourselves if we fully realize the

magnitude of the debt that we each and all owe to

Homeopathy and what we are doing to help toward

discharging that enormous debt. Is it just either to

Homeopathy or to those to whom, as we pass on,

we are to leave this rich legacy, to go into seclusion

and take with us the store of riches that we have

garnered by the wayside during a busy and

prosperous career? What of us, if those who had

preceded us had done this? Are we not in duty

bound to continually keep on nurturing and

supporting the coming generation of rising young

homeopaths, helping them through the years of

lean competency, trials, heartaches and

discouragements? What if those who preceded us

had done as we are doing now? What would have

happened to us if they had permanently withdrawn

from all professional activity as soon as they had

financially succeeded and found they could get

along without us? Is it not meet that we should

remain and aid those who are to take up the banner

and carry it on to victory! Should we desert and

forsake them?

Why are not all the great and splendid

homeopaths attending the I.H.A. meetings, giving

the very best of what is within them, helping to

keep out politics, lending encouragement to the

younger men and helping educate the older men

into the straight and narrow path? This would tend

not only to the fulfillment of the above but would

give power and prestige to Homeopathy and help

in part to discharge the enormous debt which we all

owe to that fine art which had been the means of

our success. Every true homeopath has every

reason to be proud of his calling.

Thus, in the interest of humanity, let us all,

until our last breath, give of our stores of wealth

and lore and time in an effort to discharge our

honest debt to Homeopathy, to the rising

generation of homeopaths and to suffering

humanity. Let those who have given up in

despair because things have not gone right,

and those who have come to the conclusion that

they can get along without us come back into the

camp for the sake of that rising younger generation

of homeopathic physicians. The paying of the debt

cannot be evaded. Let us all be proud to be listed in

the category of active workers for the advancement

of Homeopathy.

So we appeal with all the manhood within us

for such great and good men as have temporarily

held themselves aloof to come back and help us to

show the world that America can yet stage a REAL

RENAISSANCE of Hahnemannian Homeopathy,

and that America has the brain and the stamina to

produce one.

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2. Post-vaccination Syndrome

SMITS, Tinus (NAMAH. 11, 4/2004)

Editor’s note

This article only explores the negative effects

of vaccinations. This does not negate the positive

effects of vaccination namely, protection against

the concerned disease. Written from Netherlands,

the terminology may be a little different, and is

explained by the author.

Preface:

‘Post-vaccination

*

syndrome

*

’ has for several

years now been an increasingly common diagnosis

in my daily practice. By degrees, I have established

an effective method for treating this syndrome. I

now publicise my findings: for doctors, parents and

any other persons interested in or concerned with

this matter.

Purpose: The recognition of the ‘post-vaccination

syndrome’ – its diagnosis, method of treatment and

prevention.

Scope: The findings are a consolidation of accurate

observations over a number of years based on

discussion with children’s parents and patients and

experience acquired from the treatment and

prevention of this disorder.

Method: Homeopathic techniques, including the

use of carefully potentised and diluted vaccines for

the confirmation of diagnosis, therapy and

prevention.

*

Post-vaccination: After vaccination.

*

Syndrome: The collective symptoms of a

particular ailment.

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Results: The results achieved by the use of

potentised vaccines in the diagnosis and at the same

time the treatment of PVS (post-vaccination

syndrome) appear so consistent and successful that

the method can be used to provide a conclusive

answer to the sometimes vexed question of the

presence or absence of post-vaccination syndrome

in a patient.

Recommendations: The insights obtained from

careful observation and the use of potentised

vaccines have led to a number of recommendations

with respect to Dutch vaccination policy, as

formulated in the chapter recommendations.

Conclusions: The ‘post-vaccination syndrome’

diagnosis has unquestionably earned a prominent

place in paediatrics. The condition can at the same

time be treated successfully by the use of potentised

vaccines as described.

Introduction:

My interest in vaccination and its adverse

effects dates from the time, some 20 years ago, that

my own children were small. Throughout the

intervening period I have collated information and

mainly, during the last ten years, have recorded the

testimony of my own practice.

Homeopathic practice has recognized that

chronic complaints can develop following

vaccination, ever since the general introduction of

the Smallpox vaccination in the 19

th

century. For

many years Thuja was acknowledged by

homeopaths as the proven remedy for these

complaints, whose treatment by homeopathic

means however appeared to me to be less than

satisfactory. About ten years ago, I acquired the

book La medicine retrouvée (1) by my colleague

Jean Elmiger, which caused me to change my

methods of treating post-vaccination disorders and

my feelings of helplessness began gradually to

disappear. The method he described was simple

and easy to use, both for treatment and prevention.

I made a habit of enquiring about each child’s

vaccination history and a grateful mother would

frequently exclaim:

“It’s just what I’ve always said, but nobody

would believe me; they said those complaints

couldn’t have anything to do with the

vaccinations.”

Vaccines appear to have more side-effects than

has hitherto been accepted. It must be recalled that

vaccines are composed of weakened, dead or

divided germs or toxins with their additives, to

which impurities (aluminum phosphate, aluminum

hydroxide, neomycin, thiomersal – a mercury

compound, formaldehyde, 2-phenoxyethanol,

chicken protein) always cling.

These vaccinations can be responsible for both

acute and chronic health problems.

Basic description of the ‘post-vaccination

syndrome’ (PVS)

The symptoms of this syndrome originate from

two sources. On the one hand a large number of

these symptoms are frequently cited in the literature

as post-vaccination symptoms; other symptoms are

my own observations. It must be stressed in this

context that any symptom that manifests itself

following vaccination and only disappears after

treatment with the potentised vaccine is deduced as

caused by the vaccine concerned. The PVS can be

divided into an acute and chronic syndrome. The

following are the main symptoms of the acute

syndrome: fever, convulsions, absentmindedness,

encephalitis and/or meningitis, limbs swollen

around the point of inoculation, whooping-type

cough, bronchitis, diarrhoea, excessive somnolence,

frequent and inconsolable crying, penetrating and

heart-rending shrieking (cri-encephalique),

fainting/shock, pneumonia, death, cot death – since

the Japanese delayed the whooping cough

vaccination to the age of two years, cot-deaths has

been practically obliterated in Japan (2).

By carefully studying and recording the cases,

we arrived at the following catalogue of chronic

post-vaccination symptoms: colds, amber or green

phlegm, inflamed eyes, loss of eye contact,

squinting, inflammation of the middle ear,

bronchitis, expectoration, coughing, asthma,

eczema, allergies, inflamed joints, tiredness and

lack of vigour, excessive thirst, diabetes, diarrhoea,

constipation, headaches, disturbed sleep with

periods of waking and crying, epilepsy, rigidity of

the back, muscle cramps, light headedness, lack of

concentration, loss of memory, growth

disturbances, lack of coordination, disturbed

development, behavioral problems such as

fidgeting, aggressiveness, irritation, moodiness,

emotional imbalance, confusion, loss of will power,

mental torpidity.

This list must needs be incomplete as the

symptoms of post-vaccination illness can be

extremely varied. The diagnosis is based not so

much on the actual symptom as on the point of time

of its appearance and disappearance after treatment

with potentised vaccines. To add to the

complication, it is not possible to attribute certain

individual symptoms of the PVS specifically to the

DKTP

*

or DTP

*

vaccination, others to the MMR

*

DKTP: vaccine against Diptheria, Whooping

cough, Tetanus, Polio.

*DTP: vaccine against Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio

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vaccination and yet others to the HIB

*

vaccination.

In practice it must be accepted that each vaccine

can be responsible for several of the symptoms

named and also for additional symptoms that have

not been mentioned. There is also no clear

demarcation between acute and chronic complaints

as the acute conditions are often the beginning of

chronic suffering.

The fact that someone has displayed no direct

or acute reaction to a vaccination does not

necessarily exclude the possibility of the vaccine

being the cause of chronic complaints. These

complaints usually become clear only after one,

two or even more weeks have passed and

dismissing a diagnosis of PVS in chronic cases

because of the time-lapse between the cause

(vaccination) and the appearance of the condition is

fundamentally wrong. Ellen demonstrates this.

Ellen was eleven months old when I first saw

her in the middle of February and had constantly

had colds ‘since birth’. She cried continually at

night for the first few weeks, probably as a result of

stomach cramps. At five months she suffered

terribly for two weeks from fluid, squirting

diarrhoea. At eight months she was first bothered

by a suppurating inflammation of the middle ear

and a temperature of above 40º. She was then

given her first antibiotic treatment. After this she

had four further attacks of middle ear inflammation,

the last accompanied by vomiting, watery diarrhoea

and a temperature between 37.5 and 38.6C. She

was otherwise a bright child, quite well-developed,

she ate and slept without difficulty. She smelt sour

when she was unwell. She has had three DKTP’s,

to which she showed no direct reaction. Middle-ear

inflammation and digestive disturbances are

prevalent on the mother’s side of the family. I

began applying a common homeopathic treatment,

without success. On April 15

th

, she was given the

fourth DKTP and 14 days later she again had a

cold, brought up mucus, developed purulent eyes,

ate less, cried at night and got another inflammation

of the middle ear. When I saw her at the beginning

of June with both ears discharging, a dirty nose and

purulent eyes, it was clear to me that she had PVS.

I prescribed a DKTP 30K

*

, 200K

*

, MK

*

and XMK

*

on four consecutive days. [Why such aggressive

*MMR: Vaccine against Mumps, Measles, Rubella

(German measles).

*HIB: Vaccine against Haemophilus influenzal B

virus that can cause meningitis.

*

NB the author uses K-potencies, so you will find

30K, 200K, MK and XMK corresponding with

30C, 200C, 1M and 10M.

prescription 30, 200, M, XM – on four consecutive

days? What would have happened if he had given

one potency, whether 200 or M on one day only?

Or, why did he stop with XM and not go to 50M on

the 5

th

day, CM on the 6

th

day? Is there no law or it

all one’s whims? Does his experience, teaches us

to follow same methodology in our patients? The

‘orthodox’ teaching is to give one dose of one

medicine and wait and watch. Has that teaching

been dumped into the trash can and replaced by

‘modern’ aggressive method? = KSS] On July 20

th

,

the mother rang me to tell me that the child ‘had

never been so well’. Everything has finished and it

surprised everyone that the child looks so healthy.

There was no relapse.

Also, often only the second, third or fourth

administration of the vaccine creates problems. A

good example of this is Jurgen. He was exactly one

year old when his mother first appeared at my

practice. When he was three weeks old he

contracted a cold that had still not disappeared. Up

to six months he was lovable and quiet, but this

suddenly changed: he became restless and noisy

and often had one-day fevers, ten times in that year.

It was as if he was a different child, said his mother.

Nothing pleased him anymore, he refused to sit on

his mother’s lap, even for a game or nursery-rhyme.

He had his vaccinations exactly on time ‘with

absolutely no problems’ according to the mother,

except that after the fourth DKTP/HIB, a month

ago, he had a one-day fever. His colds were

characterised by a watery running nose,

expectoration and noisy breathing: “you can always

hear something,” his mother said. From six months

he was given vegetables and fruit juice as well as

the bottle.

“What is the matter with him? He has suffered

colds since he was three weeks old so he very

probably has an innate tendency to infection and

weak defences.”

But the enormous change in Jurgen’s character

at six months is the most noticeable part of this tale.

Theoretically this could be caused by the change in

diet, but it is most unlikely that this could cause the

change in character. These changes can however

easily be explained by a post-vaccination

syndrome. His total lack of reaction to the various

vaccines is more likely to be a sign of his poor

general defences than of the harmlessness of the

vaccinations. We gave him a series of potentised

DKTP/HIB. His weak defences (which are shown

by his constant colds) will remain to be treated

later, as this was present before the vaccination

period. After the DKTP/HIB 30K, which he was

given in the evening before going to bed, he cried at

night incessantly for four hours, after which he was

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noticeably more content. He also had diarrhoea

that day. The 30K was therefore repeated a few

days later, after which the series was completed.

After three weeks I saw Jurgen again. His mother

said that his behaviour had improved beyond

measure. He was now much more content and

remained on her lap, and expressed real pleasure

(for example when his parents came home). He

played more happily, and no longer ran from one

thing to another. He had become calmer. Since the

treatment he often had diarrhoea and he slept

fitfully, waking at night and wanting to play as if to

make up for lost time. He yelled whenever his

mother went away. I prescribed a repeat series of

potentised DKTP/HIB, to which he reacted with

three days of fever of up to 40º, a runny nose,

coughing and inflamed eyes. This was followed by

almost constant diarrhoea, rejection of his food and

continuing colds. Then came a period with bodily

disturbances: teething difficulties, expectoration

and squeaky breathing. It seemed as if he was

bothered by something other than his vaccinations,

so I decided on the basis of his symptoms to treat

him with Cuprum metallicum after which he finally

recovered. He sleeps peacefully, no longer has

diarrhoea, the colds and inflammation of the eyes

have disappeared and Jurgen is fully recovered.

The homeopathic method

Diagnosis, treatment and prevention are all

carried out according to the homeopathic method.

[Where is ‘homeopathic method’ in giving a series

on consecutive days, to a baby? = KSS] A basic

knowledge of Homeopathiy is therefore necessary.

[Yes, indeed = KSS] Homeopathy was discovered

200 years ago by the German Samuel

HAHNEMANN.

The principles of Homeopathy are based on

the Law of Similars, which is to say that patients

should be treated with medicaments that produce in

healthy individuals symptoms that are similar to

those present in the patient. Such properties of

medicaments are published in a Materia Medica.

The homeopathic remedy acts on the deeply seated

energetic disturbance that is cause of the disorder.

It will be clear that complaints can only become

chronic if the injected substance – I am limiting my

arguments here to problems associated with

vaccination – has brought about such an energetic

disturbance or directly caused this damage. The

injected substance is quickly excreted from the

body and can only be the cause of continuing

disorders when tissue has been damaged. Chronic

conditions associated with PVS are therefore

mainly based on energy disorders.

If a vaccine is the cause of an ailment, the same

vaccine in a homeopathic dilution (for example

DKTP 30K) is the perfectly correspondent remedy

(similimum) and has the power to antidote its

effects. It can therefore be applied both as remedy

and as diagnostic agent. [This is ‘Tautopathy’

according to Dr. R.P. PATEL = KSS]

General principle

How can it be claimed that homeopathic

dilutions of a vaccine can cure an ailment that has

itself been caused by that same vaccine? In reality

the vaccine propagates the ailment. Homeopathy

has ever since its beginning used agents which

cause disease, after dilution and potentisation, as

remedies. Remedies such as Tuberculinum

(Tuberculosis), Syphilinum (Syphilis) and

Medorrhinum (Gonorrhoea) were successfully

applied in the 19

th

century and today are still

frequently used homeopathic remedies. [Yes, We

have these remedies but they – Medorrhinum,

Syphilinum etc., have been ‘proved’ in the genuine

manner of homeopathic Provings and applied to

disease with such similar symptoms = KSS]

Once a complaint has penetrated to the

energetic level – we are considering chronic

ailments – it is possible to use the potentised cause

of the complaint (the homeopathic remedy) [This

is not Homeopathy = KSS] to cure the ailment.

Such ailments are not only caused by vaccines but

also by other medicines. The course of Peter’s

illness, is a clear example of this. Peter, 10 months

old, was suffering from colic and stone-hard stools

and could scream dreadfully for hours on end

following his first DKTP. His mother, who is a

‘DES-daughter

*

, has Crohn’s disease and took

Salazopyrine

*

during and after pregnancy so could

not breast-feed her child. Peter has had hard stools

from his sixth week and always needed two days to

expel his faeces. He turned red, perspired over his

whole body, got cross, shrieked and kicked. After

his first DKTP/HIB he had fever for a day and his

whole thigh became swollen ‘like a sausage’. He

screamed incessantly for nearly five hours. After

the second DKTP/HIB, he again developed a fever

with a swollen, red leg. Growth disorders were also

observed. The third vaccine was injected into his

arm, after which he again developed a fever, with a

swollen arm.

The following potentised vaccines were

administered: DKTP/HIB 30K, 200K, MK and

XMK on four consecutive days; after the MK Peter

cried all day and then started to recover. After two

weeks he fell back into his old pattern of ailments.

*

DES-daughter: Daughter of a mother who used

DIETHYLSTIBESTEROL during pregnancy.

*

Salazopyrine: Infection inhibiting medicine

against enteritis.

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The DKTP/HIB 30K and 200K were then repeated

and again he recovered. His mother speaks of a

miracle; Peter is happier and no longer screams.

The drop in his weight curve started to rectify itself.

He still suffered from hard stools, which was to be

expected as this was the case before vaccination.

Two possibilities can be considered: he either

has a predisposition to intestinal problems or these

manifested themselves before birth as a result of his

mother’s use of Salazopyrine during pregnancy. If

the latter is the case, the problem could relatively

easily be solved. My initial tentative diagnosis was

chronic constipation caused by the mother’s use of

Salazopyrine during pregnancy. If this diagnosis is

correct, the ailment should be cured and eventually

entirely disappear after treatment with potentised

Salazopyrine. I prescribed Salazopyrine 30K once

a week. After two months the constipation was

fully cured. [This again is Tautopathy = KSS]

Naturally occurring diseases such as chicken-

pox, influenza, glandular fever and

cytomegalovirus etc. can equally cause chronic

symptoms long after the actual ailment has

disappeared.

Luuk was born in early November 1994 and

received his first DKTP/HIB on 15

th

February

1995. A few days later he first became ill; he had

shortage of breath accom-panied by noisy

breathing. The GP prescribed Bricanyl

*

and

Clamoxyl

*

but this appeared unsatisfactory and

Luuk was given a second course of Clamoxyl. On

11

th

April his lungs were finally completely clear

and he was given the second DKTP/HIB. Two days

later he contracted diarrhoea which lasted a week,

for which the doctor prescribed Diar-olyte

*

. On

11

th

May followed the third DKTP/HIB and on 16

th

May Luuk was again short of breath and the doctor

represcribed Clamoxyl, this time together with

Depropine

*

. However, Luuk’s condition did not

improve and halfway through June he was given

Atrovent

*

and Erythrocine

*

. On 23

rd

June he was

given Erythrocine again with Zaditen

*

and on 13

th

July (four months after the beginning of his

complaints) he visited the paediatrician, who did

not offer a diagnosis but suggested stopping the

treatment. Luuk’s condition improved gradually.

*

Bricanyl: A bronchodilator.

*

Clamoxyl: An antibiotic.

*

Diarolyte: A medicine for the prevention of

dehydration.

*

Depropine: A remedy against allergy and a

bronchodilator.

*

Atrovent: A bronchodilator.

*

Erythrocine: An antibiotic.

*

Zaditen: A medicine against allergy.

On 21

st

November the fourth DKTP/HIB was

given. On 26

th

November his nose started running,

he began to cough and he had trouble breathing.

Luuk was visiting his grandparents in a different

town at the time. The mother consulted the local

GP on duty, who suggested PVS and referred Luuk

to me. The following Monday I saw Luuk, who

had breathing difficulties and was heavily

congested. I prescribed a solution of DKTP/HIB

30K. Within 24 hours the breathing problems were

noticeably improved. For several days he

continued to cough and expectorate and in the

following week the phlegm was completely cleared.

To complete elimination of the disturbance by the

vaccines, he was given a further series of potentised

vaccines from 30K to XMK on four consecutive

days. Since then (a period of nine months) Luuk

has no longer been ill. Because of its high degree

of reliability and efficacy, this method offers an

excellent opportunity for establishing the cause of

certain illnesses. One can trace step by step the

vaccine, medicine or illness that has caused the

complaint. This scheme also allows us to find the

cause of the often discussed ‘Jungle syndrome’, a

syndrome which has claimed so many young

soldiers as victims; as was also the case of Johan, a

19-year-old seaman. Johan reported for duty with

the Marines in August 1993 and was given a

Mantoux injection on 13

th

August. On 20

th

August

a DTP and Typhoid jab was given and on 16

th

September a booster Typhoid vaccination. He

gradually deteriorated, as he says himself. He was

overtired, had serious difficulty concentrating,

became very forgetful and had a strained left knee.

At night particularly, he had bellyache, a burning

feeling in his stomach and palpitations. After three

months he was discharged from service. He went

back to his former employer, but could hardly

work. For a year and a half he was very poorly,

then he ended up in the summer of ’95 on social

security. A rheumatologist declared him ‘in perfect

health’. After that he sought help in the alternative

medicine circuit and ended up visiting me. He told

me that he felt fluey all day, perspired heavily, had

to drink a lot and urinate very frequently. At night

he was thoroughly exhausted. He felt too weak to

ride his motor-bike. He got stomach cramps and

felt ill from two glasses of beer. His problems were

almost certainly due to one of the vaccinations.

Any other explanation seemed simply untenable.

Treatment with Typhus 30K up to XMK on four

consecutive days was started without any success.

Three weeks later, the DTP series 30K to XMK

was given, again without any improvement being

recorded. As suspicion still fell heavily on one of

the vaccinations, I repeated both series, again

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without result. What was left is the Mantoux.

Immediately following the potentised Mantoux

series he felt better and was again able to work

whole days. Although he felt a lot better he was

still a long way from being what he was. The

Mantoux series was therefore repeated several

times, each time after an interval of three weeks.

He now anticipates a full recovery from this.

And what must we think about all the children

worldwide who are given a BCG

*

, which is many

times stronger than Mantoux, in the first few days

of their life! In the Netherlands, BCG is never

given to children. Nevertheless, the incidence of

Tuberculosis in the Netherlands is the lowest in the

world.

Treatment

Treatment is with potentised vaccine. Usually

the best method for chronic PVS is to administer

this remedy at four different potencies on four

consecutive days; the first day 30C, the second day

200C, the third day 1M and the fourth day 10M. In

each case about 10 globules are introduced directly

into the mouth without any fluid to be drunk. [Why

ten globules? Good Lord? What is the sense? =

KSS] The granules dissolve completely within one

minute. It is advisable not to eat or drink or brush

the teeth for half an hour before or after this

administration so that the medicament can act

without interference. If the symptoms are

aggravated after one of the four potencies, it is

always necessary to wait until the reaction is over

before continuing treatment. In such cases the

same potency is then repeated. This procedure is

continued as long as necessary for the patient’s

reaction to cease, normally after one or two repeat

doses. The series is then completed. It is also

possible to treat a severe reaction with a solution of

the 30C. For this, ten globules are dissolved in half

a glass of water which is administered, a sip or

teaspoonful at a time, for one or two days. The

most common reaction is fever, which does not

require further treatment. If the child is vulnerable,

as for example as a result of serious vaccine-related

complications or if oversensitivity is anticipated,

each potency can be administered weekly. Severe

reactions can similarly be treated by weekly repeats

of the same potency until no reaction is clearly

discernible. If the disorder has not completely

cleared up after three weeks, the whole series can

be repeated. One to three series is usually

sufficient.

In acute cases the treatment is largely similar,

differing only in that the preference in acute cases

*

BCG: Vaccine against Tuberculosis.

is given to aqueous solutions of a 30C or 200C as

described above. This solution is administered at

the rate of sip or a teaspoonful an hour for a number

of days; three doses are usually sufficient as is seen

in the following case. Ragma was a one-year-old-

girl. In the early morning on 4

th

May, 1992, a

worried father rang me because his daughter was

quite seriously ill. Both of Ragma’s parents were

homeopathic doctors and knew the dangers of

vaccination. They had chosen to have their

daughter only partially inoculated at a later date to

avoid vaccination risks as far as possible. As they

both enjoyed long-distance travel, they decided to

give Ragma a DTP at 13 months. Up to then she

had been a healthy child. She had occasionally had

coughing fits but these had spontaneously

disappeared. The day following the vaccination

Ragma became very listless. After a week she

began coughing and vomiting with a temperature of

38-39°. She did not want any food or drink beyond

her single daily breast feed. She woke frequently

and only began to sleep properly at about 5 o’clock

in the morning. She was prone to frequent crying

fits, especially at night. Her parents gave her Thuja

1M after she had been coughing and had a fever for

four days. She did not react to this. Her condition

worsened and five days after the beginning of her

illness she clearly had an infiltration in the lower

lobe of her left lung. Her temperature was 39.5°.

she would neither eat nor drink and vomited as a

result of her coughing fits. Her parents were

worried about dehydration and feared

hospitalization. The family doctor involved pressed

for an immediate course of antibiotics. When the

father rang me on that May morning, I advised him

to start immediately with the administration once an

hour of a teaspoonful of a solution of DTP 200K. I

arranged to see Ragma at the end of the afternoon.

Her condition was then essentially unchanged.

Crepitations were clearly audible in the lower left

lung; there was (as yet) no sign of dehydration but

we clearly had a seriously ill child. We agreed to

continue with the treatment and to postpone further

decisions until the next morning. The next morning

I received an enthusiastic telephone-call from the

parents. Ragma had slept better, her temperature

was 37.9°, she was coughing a lot less, had stopped

vomiting and was more active. The treatment (a sip

of DTP 200k every hour) was continued. [Same

potency in solution every hour (every waking hour

I believe) which means 10-12 doses, without

succussing, stirring the solution? Why this every

hour panic prescription? = KSS]

The next morning Ragma was full of beans.

The fever had abated completely, her appetite was

first-rate and she was drinking normally. Her facial

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colour was back to normal. Medication was

stopped and the lungs healed without problems.

I dared to tackle Ragma’s case because I had

ample experience of treating PVS-complaints with

potentised vaccine and had built up my faith in the

efficacy of this method. Antibiotics would almost

certainly have worked too slowly to prevent

dehydration and hospitalization, whilst the DTP

200K not only very effectively cured the post-

vaccination syndrome but also restored the general

defences.

Even where the post-vaccination syndrome is

of several years’ standing, it can still be treated

successfully.

Prevention

Homeopaths used to recommend, and

sometimes still do, Thuja 30C before vaccination.

Personally I have had unfortunate experiences with

this and have never been able to confirm its

efficacy. Paediatrician Yvonne Pernet has

recommended Thuja 30C to the parents of all the

children she has vaccinated for several years.

When she stepped over to the preventive use of

potentised vaccines, the difference in the results

was indisputable. There were patently fewer side-

effects to vaccination with this novel method. In

fact, the energetic level becomes safeguarded so it

can no longer be disturbed by the vaccine. It is as if

the organism is warned of the approaching

‘artificial’ illnesses and can therefore better

maintain its balance. It must be remembered that

chronic complaints can only occur because the

deeper levels of our energy have been disturbed.

The procedure is as follows: two days before

vaccination, give the potentised vaccine (e.g.

DKTP) at 200C, about 10 small granules

(globules), and repeat after vaccination, on the

same day. If there is to be no further vaccination

for time being, it is a good idea to administer the

potentised vaccine a month later in increasing

potencies of 30C, 200C, 1M and 10M on four

consecutive days in order to correct any possible

disturbance to the deeper energy levels. If, as can

never be completely excluded, complications still

occur despite these preventive measures, it is

recommended that a solution in water of the 200C

be given for three days at the acute stage and to

repeat the whole series several weeks later as is

seen in Lisette’s case.

Following the DTP-jab at four years, Lisette

showed an enormous decline in her developoment

despite the preventive measure of DTP 200K two

days before the vaccination and later on the same

day: she started eating badly again, was very tired

and reverted to baby behaviour: she talked

gibberish, wanted to be fed and to revert to bottle-

feeding. She became listless, spent a lot of time

lying on the ground and wanted to be cuddled a lot

as well as developing oversensitivity to pain. I

gave her a complete series of DTP 30K, 200K, MK

and XMK over four days, after which the

complaints completely disappeared and her

development continued normally.

Injury to the general defence mechanism

Whereas the body’s specific defences against

certain diseases can be increased by means of

vaccination, which is obviously the effect intended,

practice shows that the defences as a whole can also

be significantly broken down.

We see a group of children previously in good

health suddenly develop all manner of infections

after vaccination, or children in whom existing

complaints worsen. The case of Ragma’s

pneumonia is an example of this. Weakened

natural defences often manifest themselves in

chronic colds, ear infections and bronchial

infections. Generally speaking, the family doctor

and, at a later stage, the paediatrician will prescribe

antibiotics. In such cases, the weakened defences

are already discernible: antibiotics suddenly appear

to be less effective and several courses need to be

given consecutively. Even then, infections often

linger for weeks or even months. Moreover, the

general defence mechanisms can deteriorate further

after this repeated treatment. This weakening of the

defences can possibly be ascribed to a shift from a

defensive system at the cellular level (aided by

white blood corpuscles) to an essentially humoral

defence (brought about by antibodies). Vaccination

strengthens humoral defence and weakens cellular

defence. If this happens while children are but a

few months old and their cellular defences are still

being built up, a serious loss of natural defenses

with consequent sensitivity to infection can be the

result.

Johan E. Sprietsma (3) is of the opinion that

the body’s immune system, by shifting form a

cellular to a more humoral defence mechanism,

becomes a lot less effective and diseases

consequently take on a chronic character.

The WHO (Geneva, April 1977), has

confirmed an enormous increase in the incidence of

infectious diseases (4). This is explained as a result

of the self-sufficiency of rich countries and the

deplorable conditions in poor countries. But are the

conditions in poor countries any more deplorable

now than they always have been? Malaria and

Tuberculosis are becoming increasingly difficult to

combat and are returning to many parts of the

world. Also plague, yellow fever, diphtheria and

cholera are on the increase. The WHO considers

this to be a consequence of mankind’s penetration

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into previously uninhabited areas and of urban

overpopulation. The collapse of the former Soviet-

bloc countries and the enormous increase in air

traffic (more than 50 million people annually) are

also given as causes. However, living conditions in

many countries cannot be seen to have led to

reduced sensitivity to infection; on the contrary,

infectious disease is on the increase in these areas.

The WHO can also explain this: aging, migration

and tourism, industrial food production. This last

cause must certainly not be underestimated. It has

gradually been established that we in the opulent

West are becoming under-nourished owing to the

structure of our whole food-production chain of

cultivation, reaping, preservation, production and

preparation. The belief that a varied diet ensures

adequate nutrition has long been questioned and has

now been overthrown by the results of scientific

research. But the WHO disregards the fact that the

populations of rich and poor countries alike display

poor defences and have therefore become

increasingly susceptible. A person with good

defences need scarcely worry about infectious

diseases. Medicine attributes the incidence of

infection to external contamination, whereas in

reality the individual’s general defence plays the

leading part. The only cause that really affects the

whole world population is the multiplicity of

vaccines that are administered to the new-born,

often within a few days of birth. [The BCG is given

within 24 hours after birth = KSS] I have for many

years been able to substantiate that it is precisely

these vaccines that cause the drop-off in resistance

to all sorts of infectious disease. I have observed

this both in the Netherlands and in Nepal, where I

worked for several months as a homeopathic

doctor. Newly born Nepalese are given a BCG

injection and so infected with Tuberculosis, before

they are a day old, while as long ago as 1979 the

WHO itself published the results of a very

extensive parallel research project into the

effectiveness of the BCG vaccination in southern

India, in which 260,000 people were involved and

which had a seven and a half year follow-up (5).

The results demonstrated that the BCG was entirely

without protective value.

“The distribution of new cases of bacillary

Tuberculosis among those not infected at intake did

not show any evidence of a protective effect of the

BCG vaccines”.

A year later, in an article: Does BCG

vaccination protect the newborn and young

infants against Tuberculosis? H.G. Tendam and

K.L. Hitze assert that there is little direct evidence

of BCG vaccination against infant Tuberculosis

(6). It is incomprehensible that in Nepal, and also

in many other countries, children are given a BCG

vaccination at birth: it is certainly not in the child’s

interest to be infected with Tuberculosis at such a

tender age, which serves to injure his general

defence mechanism. If exposure to a genuine

Tuberculosis infection does not provide resistance

against later Tuberculosis infections, how can a

weakened form be expected to?

It is high time for serious consideration to be

given to the effects of vaccination on immunity by

those whose interest in, or dependence on,

vaccination is not financial. Hans Rumke, for

example, paediatrician at the RIVM

*

, Bilthoven, the

Netherlands, who is responsible for the quality and

production of vaccines in the Netherlands – and is

also a member of the side-effects committee! –

speaks of the present publication about the post-

vaccination syndrome as ‘dangerous rubbish’

because he is seriously concerned about what could

happen if the post-vaccination syndrome were to

receive wider recognition (7). Here, too, we see

this confusion of interests. The time is ripe for an

independent side-effects committee which is in no

way involved with vaccination policy as such. At

present, the side-effects of vaccination are seen as a

threat to a specific vaccination policy and critical

approach, even one based entirely on practical

experience, is laughed out of court as ‘dangerous

rubbish’ without any attempt on the part of those

responsible at serious research. One researcher,

Viera Schneibner, who has conducted a colossal

amount of research into the consequences of

vaccination based exclusively on orthodox medical

research material, makes her conclusion

immediately clear in the title of her book:

Vaccination, 100 years of orthodox research

shows that vaccines represent a medical assault on

the immune system (8). I have arrived at the same

conclusion in my own practice entirely

independently of her investigations.

The following example demonstrates how a

small child’s resistance can be almost

imperceptibly weakened as well as the high level of

competence necessary to recognize and treat this

process as post-vaccination syndrome.

Sabina was nearly two when I saw her halfway

through March 1997. Her disorder began in

November ’96 when she started attending day-

nursery. She was subject to nasal catarrh,

*

RIVM: Rijks Institute Volksgezondhei &

Milieuhygiene; Government Institute for Public

Health and Environmental Protection responsible

for the development of new vaccines and for the

introduction ad execution of the vaccination

programme.

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coughing, fits, vomiting and diarrhoea. She had

been given three courses of antibiotics (November,

December, January). She contracted Chicken-pox

at the end of November. Before this, her life had

been unproblematical. The pregnancy ran its

course without much trouble and she was born by

Caesarean section. She was breastfed for seven

months. She received her vaccinations at the

normal time. Following the first DKTP/HIB, she

had her first cold and her last vaccination (MMR),

to which she showed no noticeable reaction, was in

July ’96. The problems did not start until three

months later, when she was attending day-nursery

three times a week. Her mother described her as ‘a

real nuisance’, a pusher who quickly got cross

when things went wrong and then started throwing

things. She was eager to learn, happy, boisterous,

she had trouble eating and sleeping. She was a

chatterbox, reacted violently to pain and could not

leave things alone. She loved being cuddled and

liked sucking her dummy. She was pale, ate hot

meals with difficulty but would eat bread without

trouble. She drank a lot, and still more when she

was not well. She needed to eat a lot between

meals. There is a history of Cancer in the family

(PM/MPM/MMM) and diabetes mellitus (MP).

The father’s side tends to obesity. Expressed in

homeopathic terms, this child clearly displayed a

Saccharum-pattern and I therefore prescribed

Saccharum officinale 200K, once every two weeks.

The child’s defences had clearly been

undermined. She is an only child and had had little

contact with other children. That is why the trouble

revealed itself at the day-nursery. Ten days after

the treatment had been started, the mother rang

because the ailments had worsened and Sabina was

running a temperature of 40C. I prescribed

Saccharum officinale 30K in water, a sip an hour,

but the next day she was worse and the mother was

in a panic. We made an appointment for Sabina to

see me and it appeared that she had an infection in

both ears. Her lungs were clear. I concluded that

another layer was blocking the efficacy of the

constitutional remedy (Saccharum officinale), a

layer that was screening her Saccharum layer. The

Saccharum was not able to improve her defences

and their weakened state must have had its origin in

something other than a constitutional cause.

Experience has taught me that vaccines are the

most common source of such problems, and there

had been little else in her short life that could so

clearly have weakened her defences. I therefore

started immediately to combat the MMR

administered three months before the illness started.

I prescribed a sip every hour of MMR 30K and the

next day Sabina was free of fever, had had a good

night’s sleep and was visibly improving. The

neutralization of the MMR was continued with

higher potencies in the following weeks, after

which the DKTP and HIB were counteracted. This

way Sabina was completely cured of her PVS and it

was only then that her mother realized that Sabina

had actually been unsettled before attending

nursery, but that had not come out in the form of

infections. Her enjoyment of life has greatly

increased, she is once again a delightful and

contented child liked by everybody.

Sanne’s case is also interesting. She is

seriously handicapped and is especially prone to

epileptic attacks and Pneumonia. I have been

treating her for seven years and in all that time she

has not once been hospitalized, though it was

sometimes a near thing and a large share of the

credit for this must go to her parents, whose

courage and competence have greatly influenced

her wellbeing. I have only seen her occasionally

during recent years and number of consultations by

telephone together with a good collaboration with

the GP, who has kept an eye on the medical

background, have been sufficient to control the

Pneumonia and prevent aggravation of the epilepsy,

using Opium or Cuprum metallicum. And so she

reached her ninth birthday and at the instigation of

her parents was given a DTP and an MMR, not on

the same day, but still…. At the end of February,

the mother rang me because Pneumonia was

imminent so I prescribed for Sanne the usual

Opium but this time it did not help and even with

increased potencies there was no improvement to

be seen. The new GP wanted to hospitalize her, but

the mother refused: she set up a drip-feed for the

child herself and at her wit’s end, we decided to

give a course of antibiotics even though this had

never really helped her in the past. She showed

some improvement but three days after the ten-day

course she was in the same state again with obvious

Pneumonia. We conferred with the previous GP. I

then prescribed Cuprum metalicum and Cuprum

sulphuricum, without success. And so a further

course of antibiotics followed, again without

success. Nothing seemed to help. Then I

personally made a thorough examination of Sanne

and discovered that she had had an MMR in

October and a DTP half a year before that. I started

immediately with a sip of MMR 30K hourly, and

the next day Sanne had a splendid Opium-pattern

back. She slept all day, could not be woken and

rolled her eyes back up. Sanne was reacting and

could therefore be treated. Then she recuperated

fully within one week, first thanks to Opium,

followed by Cuprum metallicum. The reactivity

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was restored once the DTP had been further

deactivated.

This shows clearly how a ‘constitutional’

remedy that for seven years had given outstanding

results can fail when the patient has been

inoculated, and how antibiotics then also fail to

help. It is necessary to restore the immune system

by counteracting the PVS, so that both

homeopathic remedies and possibly antibiotics can

function effectively. The following case is also a

clear example of such diminished general defences:

Patrick was nine months old when I first saw him.

He constantly had a cold with green mucus. His

breathing had been erratic since birth, but was now

heavy and accompanied by phlegm. His mother

stopped breast-feeding him after four and a half

months. At this time he also developed Eczema in

the elbows and behind the knees, which was treated

with cortisone ointment. He had been inoculated

according to the normal scheme (i.e. at 3,4 and 5

months). Eight to ten days after the first

DKTP/HIB, he contracted bronchitis with coughing

fits, for which he was given antibiotics by the

family doctor. Since then his breathing had been

attended by expectoration. He caught a heavy cold

following the second DKTP/HIB. Only the third

vaccination was given in stages, first the DKTP and

fourteen days later the HIB, which resulted in fewer

reactions. In the spring, his right eye became

inflamed and produced green pus and at the time I

saw him he had an infection of the left inner ear.

He had in total three courses of penicillin and

reacted each time with a rash. At the time he was

taking two puffs of Becotide

*

three times a day. He

was perspiring heavily. I started treatment with a

series of HIB, followed a week later by a series of

DKTP and again two weeks later by a series of

DKTP/HIB. When I next saw him five weeks later

there had been no clear improvement; of the last

series he had only taken the 30K and had just had

an ear infection with a fever of 40.6°, which the

family doctor treated with penicillin. It still seemed

that the injections were the only explanation for his

complaints. Apparently one disorder was masking

another. Homeopathy recognizes that multiple

disorders must always be treated in the correct

sequence, that is to say in the reverse order to that

in which they appeared. It appeared that the

antibiotics had caused their own problems, which

prevented him from benefiting from the given

therapy. I therefore started treatment with a series

of Penicillinum 30K, 200K, MK and XMK; after

*

Becotide: A powder of Beclamethasone for

inhalation.

the MK he reacted with amber phlegm and a dry

cough. Then the XMK was administered and the

amber phlegm disappeared entirely. Two weeks

later he had the series DKTP/ HIB, after which his

improvement continued. One month later he was

fully recovered: his colds have disappeared and he

no longer expectorates.

Misconduct, changes in mood

It is to be expected that a child with a cold has

some irritation or whose hearing has become

impaired will be abnormally peevish, difficult or

tearful. We still see a number of children who

display behavioural disorders after vaccination,

which cannot be characterised as restlessness or

‘the fidgets’. Up to the present, nobody has paid

any serious attention to disturbances of this kind

and nobody, apart from a handful of ‘initiates’

suspects that vaccination can completely interfere

with the character of children, let alone adults.

Parents regularly say to me after vaccines have

been neutralized:

“It is unbelievable, but my son/daughter is just

as he/she used to be, he/she now enjoys life as

much as before the inoculations. My child has

stopped complaining and it is now a pleasure to

spend time with him/her, where it had become a

heavy chore”.

It is significant that in most cases the parents

had not complained particularly about the child’s

behaviour; they had come because of a physical

complaint. People do not generally complain to the

doctor about their children’s behavior; in those

serious cases where they do the cause of the

problem has never been associated with

vaccination. This is seen in the case of Jurgen,

cited above.

Implied obstacles to the acceptance of the post-

vaccination syndrome

To accept that a connection between

vaccination and its consequences can only be

verified if the malady becomes apparent within

three days is to disavow the reality of the PVS.

This period of three times 24 hours would only

allow for the possibility of an acute PVS so that the

most pronounced and at the same time most

important manifestation of the PVS, the chronic

cases, would necessarily be excluded from

consideration. This acceptance shuts out what

should in reality be the fundamental subject-matter

of the study. The available statistics about the side-

effects of vaccination (9, 10, 11, 12, 13) then

become completely meaningless, especially when

(as is the case in the Netherlands) those responsible

for the implementation of the vaccination policy are

included in the side-effects committee and

disorders have to be explained by word of mouth.

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A large part of the damage goes almost unnoticed

and can only be established at a later date when the

symptoms only appear weeks or even months after

vaccination.

This situation is well exemplified in the case of

Sabina. The damage only became evident when,

three months later, a demand was made on her

immune system at the day-nursery. Only then did it

emerge that her natural defences had been

weakened by the MMR vaccination, which up to

then had given no discernible problems. But it is

typically instances of this sort that are seized by

opponents to the recognition of the PVS to suggest

that the culprit is the contact with other children

rather than the vaccine. No consideration is given

to the fact that good defences were originally

present or that a child needs to be able to rely on

these defences in order not to become ill as a matter

of course at each infectious contact, once he starts

attending a creche, day-nursery, school or some

other social meeting-place where bacteria and other

germs can be passed on. Administration of

potentised vaccines has shown that in the majority

of cases such weakened defences can be restored,

so such social contacts are merely the provocation,

not the cause, of the malady. We must ask

ourselves – and accurate independent research is

needed to answer the question satisfactorily – if we

are not actively destroying an indispensable

mechanism that is of vital importance to our

survival in a world where germs are part and parcel

of the environment. For a long time we have

effectively attempted to counteract atrophied

general defences by antibiotics, but it seems that a

satisfactory natural immune system is becoming

increasingly important. However good medical

remedies may seem at first, they always exhibit

inadequacies.

It is therefore essential to see what happens,

not in the first three days following vaccination, but

after. The use of potentised vaccines can play an

essential part here. This method provides excellent

opportunities for confirming or rejecting a

diagnosis. This is invaluable and can help achieve

a clear insight into the real extent of the problem.

The following case demonstrates how lightly

and irresponsibly acute cases can at present be

regarded. Anita received her third combined

DKTP/HIB vaccination at five months. The same

evening, her temperature had risen to 40C, she

cried incessantly and appeared to have stomach

cramps. Her mother was concerned and consulted

the doctor next day, who examined the child and

advised waiting to see what happened. He did not

actually exclude the possibility of an acute post-

vaccination syndrome, but was not able to treat this.

Anita did not improve and a second visit to the

doctor produced neither new opinions nor

treatment. When the mother on the third day

approached the clinic where her daughter had been

inoculated for advice about these post-vaccination

disorders, a nurse told her that the vaccinations

could not be the cause as any effects would wear

out within 24 hours. Then the mother rang me,

where-upon I immediately prescribed a solution of

DKTP/HIB 30K, after which Anita fully recovered

in 12 hours. When I later contacted the doctor

responsible at the health-care centre to complain

about the advice given, I was treated to a

meaningless albeit diplomatic answer “Most

complications do not last longer than 24 hours”.

And once again reality is denied and attributed to

coincidence…

Research

The next step in relation to the above should be

to initiate a thorough large-scale parallel research

*

project in which one group of children is given a

preventive 200C dose of vaccine two days before

vaccination, as described above, and another group

a placebo. Immediately following vaccination the

same procedure (200C or placebo) would be

repeated. A carefully tabulated record of the

child’s state of health before the commencement of

vaccination and its reaction to the inoculation

should be kept: Fever, crying, sleeplessness,

Convulsions, Epilepsy, growth-pattern

disturbances, behavioural disturbances, infections

such as inflamed ears, Bronchitis, Bronchial

asthma, Eczema, along with motor development

and mental development. The project should cover

the age group from three months to eighteen

months. This way the differences in reaction

between children treated and those not treated with

a homeopathic dilution of the vaccine can be

charted. This work would gain an extra dimension

as a similar comparison between vaccinated and

unvaccinated children has never been made

anywhere in the world despite the massive scale on

which vaccination is carried out. No other

medication would be allowed on the market under

these conditions.

Recommendations

Besides the preventive measures using

potentised vaccine in the 200c dilution as described

above, other means of prevention can lessen the

*

Parallel research: A research project in which one

group (the experimental group) is given the

medicine to be tested while the other group (the

control group) is merely given a placebo and during

which neither the experimental subject nor the

researcher knows who is given what.

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risks from vaccination. In the first place this means

being alert to signals from the child following

vaccination. All too frequently it is assumed that

all will be well and a following vaccine is

administered unadvisedly.

In the Tijdschrift voor Jaugdgeondhoidszorg

for 1994 (14) is an interesting illustration.

“The commission considered the case of a girl

who is now two years old whose mental and

physical development was very seriously retarded.

She had undergone a normal development since her

full-term birth at normal weight. She became

seriously ill following the second DKTP, with a

temperature of 41C and symptoms that clearly

suggested Whooping cough: six weeks later it was

obvious that her mental development was retarded.

Following the first DKTP she had also been ill with

a temperature of 40C, coughing bouts with

tightness in the chest and vomiting, but less

seriously than after the second inoculation.

“The committee recognizes that whereas a

causal connection with both inoculations cannot be

ruled out, this must be considered unlikely owing to

the particularity of the course of the illness and

against the background of the corpus of scientific

literature relating to such a connexion.”

The commission’s opinion is in fact not very

interesting here, although it does underline how

such problems are generally tackled. What is much

more relevant is the question as to the grounds on

which it was considered that the responsible person

or organization should go ahead with the second

DKTP. At the very least it should have been

decided to leave out the Whooping cough

vaccination because of the coughing and oppression

and 40C, temperature following the first DKTP.

It would be unjust to conclude from the above

that the various organizations responsible do not

seriously consider reports of ailments. The

problem is double-edged. First, most cases of PVS

do not reach the commission because doctors and

paediatricians are not trained to recognize a post-

vaccination syndrome, so the parents are told that

the vaccination has nothing to do with the ailment.

Secondly, the commission does not possess the

means of establishing a definite relationship to the

vaccine when a post-vaccination syndrome is

reported, which leads to parents being fobbed off

with unsatisfactory conclusions characterised by

such phrases as “It is unlikely that….” It is after all

only possible from a scientific viewpoint to confirm

something on the basis of a definitely established

relationship, which up to the present has not been

possible. However, the method described here

provides an excellent possibility for doing that,

which can mean the end of the annoying

uncertainty while at the same time offering some

prospect of recovery for the patient.

Dr. Jean Elminger declares in his book La

medicine retrouvée (1) that:

1. Vaccination is carried out too early;

2. too many vaccines are administered together;

3. vaccination is carried out too frequently; and

4. vaccines cultivated on animal proteins are used,

which

also contain chemical additives that can excite

allergies.

It is clear that some sort of preventive action

can be undertaken against these situations:

Point 1

Vaccination is carried out too early in the sense

that the new-born baby is building up his own

cellular (general) defence and will pay for a shift

towards humoral defence with a weakening of its

immune system as a whole. It is interesting to note

in this context that cot deaths have practically been

eradicated in Japan, where the Whooping cough

vaccine is not given before two years of age.

Point 2

Marieke is a good example of too many

vaccines being administered together. Her fourth

DKTP and HIB were postponed and at 15 months

she had to receive another DKTP, HIB and MMR.

She was given these at the same time, a total of

eight vaccines. Her mother’s anxious question

whether that was all right was answered in the

affirmative: the child was strong enough.

Nevertheless she reacted to the first three DKTP’s

and HIB’s with a temperature above 30C and by

shrieking inconsolably (especially the first time).

The ninth day after this massive inoculation, she

had a seizure with rattling respiration accompanied

by slimy expectoration and her right side became

completely rigid. Her temperature rose to 41.2C.

She was admitted to hospital where she was given a

lumbar puncture and further blood tests, but no

infection was diagnosed. After two days she

appeared completely recovered, but at eight o’clock

on the third morning she had a serious epileptic

attack which lasted until the evening. Marieke was

no longer Marieke. Her speech was reduced to

hmm, hmm.. She constantly rocked backwards and

forwards and up and down. There was no longer

any eye contact; it was ‘as if she’s looking straight

through you’. All warmth, joy and feeling of

happiness and sorrow had disappeared. She had

become an invalid baby that needed help feeding,

could not crawl, walk or talk. Her growth

practically ceased.

Marieke appeared to have lost her sense of

balance; she waved her arms when walking and by

now had had two months of physio-therapy and

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speech therapy. She only said ‘mummy’ and

‘daddy’. But there was no repeat of the epileptic

attacks and the medication was reduced after three

months. Now two and a half, her condition had

never been diagnosed as a post-vaccination

syndrome. Her paediatrician repeatedly enquired if

her mother still believed it came from the

vaccinations, and the mother replied that she was

99% certain it did. Actual proof of a casual

connection would also in this case have to come

from the potentised vaccine, however. We started

the treatment carefully with just a MMR in

homeopathic dilution with a week between each

administration. It was not certain that Marieke

would still be able to recover fully. This misery

could probably have been avoided if such vaccine-

cocktails had been a thing of the past.

Treatment was started on April 22

nd

and I saw

her again on 14

th

August, nearly four months later.

She had been given each potency of the MMR

twice because her condition worsened each time.

The last dose (XMK) was given three weeks

previously.

Marieke had changed enormously. She

immediately got a runny nose and went through a

highly emotional period during which she cried

about literally everything and held on to her

mother, just like when she was in hospital. But by

now she feels safe again with her father and mother

and she can safely be left with people she knows.

Her mother describes her as radiant; she is freer,

approaches people, is decided in what she wants.

Her coordination has improved beyond measure.

Her bearing is no longer that of a baby, her

muscular control and balance have improved by

leaps and bounds. She can walk normally again

without waving her arms. Her pupils are no longer

dilated and function normally and her

oversensitivity to light is much reduced. Her

digestion has improved; there is no undigested food

in her faeces, which smell more normal. Her

speech has improved; she uses some new words but

in this is still backward for her age. Generally

speaking she is about half a year behind her actual

age which means she has caught up about one-and-

a-half year in four months. A consultation with the

welfare-centre doctor who gave her all the vaccines

together has not proved very satisfactory. She

maintains that she acted correctly and says that she

would do the same in similar cases in the future.

I decide to eliminate the disturbances from the

other vaccines (DKTP and HIB) after one treatment

as Marieke is far healthier. If necessary the whole

procedure can be repeated. It looks as if Marieke,

too, can recover completely from her post-

vaccination syndrome. This treatment has at the

same time definitively shown the cause of the

bodily and mental retardation to be post-

vaccination syndrome.

Economic considerations have dictated for

several years now that an increasing number of

vaccinations be given at the same time, e.g. MMR-

D(K)TP or DKTP-HIB. Six or seven different

vaccines at one time brings added risks; after all,

one would not naturally contract six or seven

diseases at the same time. The original notion was

to give the HIB separately from the DKTP as a

combination of the two would overburden the child.

In practice this created organisational difficulties so

it was decided to give DKTP and HIB together.

Three month old babies are therefore given fifteen

vaccinations in two months. The child’s defence

mechanism at this age is undeveloped and

vulnerable. The defences passed from mother to

child are slowly breaking down and the child has to

develop its own defences. It is therefore not

surprising that the child experiences difficulty in

coping with the heavy stimulation of its specific

defensive mechanism caused by the combined

disease germs, foreign proteins, chemical pollutants

and additives all being pumped into its body within

a short period. Consequently all sorts of chronic

complaints stemming from weakened general

defences occur at this time. This way the child is

forced to concentrate on the specific defence

against the administered diseases and is not given

the chance to develop its own more general defence

mechanism. The general defences can even be

seriously broken down, as is shown in the cases

described.

The necessity for vaccinating so young and so

frequently in a period of vulnerability has never

been demonstrated. Generally speaking, two

D(K)TP vaccinations and one booster six months

later should be sufficient for the first four years of

life.

Point 3

The case of Saskia shows that owing to an

unnecessary repeat of the Whooping cough vaccine

Saskia has adverse reactions after each vaccination.

At three months she was given her fist

DKTP/HIB and fourteen days later she contracted

Whooping cough from an infected child. The

paediatrician diagnosed Whooping cough which

lasted nearly five months. But even after that she

was constantly unwell: Colds, Flu, Diarrhoea and

any other illness she came into contact with.

Nevertheless, at eight months she was given a

DKTP/HIB despite the parents’ direct query about

the necessity. She developed a high temperature

and was very ill for two days.

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A month later the third DKTP followed, after

which she was ill for a week with a high

temperature. Only then was it decided to drop the

superfluous Whooping cough vaccine at the next

inoculation. She hardly showed any reaction to the

DTP/HIB vaccination, but her further development

had clearly been disturbed. At nearly two, Saskia

still did not talk and would only take minced food.

Her back and neck were strained and she crawled

with her body to one side. She hardly walked and

constantly supported herself on whatever was to

hand. Now, three months after starting on the

recovery programme with DKTP/HIB 30K, 200K,

MK and XMK and with Pertussin (Whooping

cough) 30K, 200K, MK (she did not have the

XMK), Saskia is a different child. The

improvement started slowly, but it became

increasingly obvious that she was recovering. The

results can now be called spectacular. She has

completely made up lost time. She can now walk

normally and even run, jog, climb stairs and walk

backwards. She crawls symmetrically. Her speech

is satisfactory and her articulation has much

improved. She is energetic, less dependent on her

mother and no longer panics if she cannot see her.

She needs less sleep and no longer takes

medication. A cold with green phlegm cleared up

for the first time without going on to her lungs and

without any wheezing. She is content and is a joy

every day, reports the mother. Saskia is practically

cured of the detrimental effects of the DKTP/HIB

and the Whooping cough.

Point 4

The preparation of safer vaccines without

animal proteins or chemical additives is no easy

matter. One possibility would be the fully synthetic

preparation of vaccines. The first fully synthetic

vaccine (against Malaria), originating in Bolivia, is

already being used on a small scale.

Summing up, I should like to make the

recommendations concerning vaccination policy:

1. To implement vaccination later. Hold back

vaccination until the child has built up its cellular

defences (general defences) sufficiently.

There are enough variations worldwide in the

age at which children receive their first vaccination

for a preliminary balance-sheet of the advantages

and disadvantages to be made up. A useful

example is the Whooping cough vaccination in

Japan, which is not given before two years. A

comparative study could be made by, for example,

not vaccinating children from a particular region

before ten months and following their progress

compared with a control group of children

vaccinated from their third month.

2. To administer vaccines separately where

possible. In the first place the HIB can be given by

itself again, as in the USA. Moreover the DKTP or

DTP should never be combines with the MMR, as

now happens with nine-year-olds. Vulnerable

children who displayed strong reactions to an

earlier vaccination should as a matter of course be

given a DTP instead of a DKTP. Research shows

that DKTP gives more cause for complaint than

DTP.

3. Increase the intervals between vaccines: two

months instead of one month. This is less

troublesome to the child and is more efficacious.

4. Reducing the total number of vaccinations to

three from four for the D(K)TP and HIB, the first

two with an interval of two months and the third

after six months, as is already the case for children

of foreign origin.

5. Keeping a careful record of the child’s

reactions to the previous vaccine before further

vaccinating the child. A more stringent and

cautious policy than the present one towards

complications needs implementing.

6. No further vaccinations before complete

recovery from post-vaccination symptoms.

Children with a suspected post-vaccination

syndrome require treatment and cure with the

potentised vaccine. Following this, full or partial

vaccination should be abandoned and preventive

measures with the vaccine at 200K need to be

taken.

7. Systematic protection with potentised vaccine

at every vaccination if the comparative study yields

positive results.

8. Specific instruction concerning PVS to doctors,

nurses and parents.

Conclusions

Armed with potentised vaccines, we have an

efficient weapon in the fight against post –

vaccination syndromes. It is a proviso that doctors

recognize these conditions for what they are. We

are confronted by an ailment that has almost never

been diagnosed up to the present. Nevertheless, a

correct diagnosis can lead to a simple treatment.

For this reason it is important for the parents to be

able to report to the doctor or at the welfare centre

on the reactions of their child. Their diligence can

mean the finding of an effective treatment.

The treatment of PVS with potentised vaccine

confirms or disproves the diagnosis. If a doctor

believes he has a case of PVS, he can check his

diagnosis with the potentised vaccine. If his

diagnosis is correct, the complaint will disappear or

improve with this therapy. Where no improvement

is observed it will be necessary to check that there

is no more recent cause for the complaint or its

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aggravation. The most recent disturbance must

always be treated first. If, for instance, the

complaint started after the fourth DKTP but the

child has had MMR in the meantime, it can be

advisable, even necessary, to eliminate the MMR

disturbance before the DKTP. If this does not

effect a cure, a different diagnosis must be sought.

References

1. Dr.Jean ELMINGER: La medicine retrouvée

ou les ambitions nouvelle de l’homeopathie.

BRON S.A.; LAUSANNE, 1985.

2. CHERRY et. al. Report of a task force on

Pertussis + Pertussis immunization. Pediatrics

(supp), 1988.

3. Dr.Johan E.SPRIETSMA. Ortho nummer 1,

Februari, 1995, p.30.

4. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation.

57(5): 819-827, 1979.

5. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 57

(5): 819-827, 1879.

6. H.G. TENDAM & K.L. HITZE. Does BCG

vaccination protect the newborn and young infants?

Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 58 (1):

37-41, 1980.

7. WILKINS J., WILLIAMS F.F., WEHRIE P.F.,

et al. Agglutinin response to pertussis vaccine. J.

PEDIATR., 1971; 79: 197-202.

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years of Orthodox research shows that vaccines

represent a medical assault on the immune system.

178 Gavottes Leap Rd., Blackheath, NSW 2785,

Australia; viera schneibner (Fax 047-87 8988).

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Richard B.JHONSTON, editors, Vaccine safety

committee, Division of Health Promotion and

Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine. Adverse

events associated with childhood vaccines;

evidence bearing on causality. National Academy

Press, March 1994, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Washington D.C. 20418 USA or 36 Lonsdale Rd.,

Summertown, Oxford, UK OX2 7EW.

10. CODY C.L., BARAFF L.J., CHERRY J.D. et

al. Nature and rates of adverse reactions

associated with DTP and DT immunizations in

infants and children. Pediatrics 1981; 68: 650-660.

11. ODENT M.R., CULPIN E.E., KIMMEL T.

Primal Health Centre, London. Pertussis

vaccination and asthma: is there a link? JAMA,

1994; 272/8:592-3.

12. American Institute of Medicine, Division of

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, C.P.

HOWSON, C.J. HOWE, H.V. FINEBERG,

Editors, Committee to Review the adverse

consequences of Pertussis and Rubella vaccines.,

National Academy Press, 36 Lonsdale Rd.,

Summertown, Oxford, UK OX2 7EW.

13. PETER FOKKENS. Gevonden en gewraakt:

het postvaccinaal syndroom. Care 40, Febr/Mrt

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14. Tijdschrift voor Jeugdgezongdheidzorg.

Jaargang 26, juni 1994, nr.3, p.41.

[When Lancet published in its Editorial about the

adverse effects including Autism from the MMR

vaccination, “as many as 30 Fellows of the Royal

Society, which included two Nobel Laureates,”

charged the Lancet with “desperate head-line

seeking”, “sensationalism”, “scare mongering”, etc.

Scientists claimed that the incidence of Measles

went up as panicked families refused to give MMR

vaccine to their children. Similarly about Hormone

Replacement Therapy (HRT) about which Lancet

said that it made risks of breast Cancer almost

double. The “Scientists” called it “inflammatory”.

– News from The Hindu News Paper of June 24,

2005. The experience of Tinus SMITS is

confirmed in the experience of many of us. We

have our experience of not vaccinating our children

for any ‘feared’ disease – because of our confidence

of treating successfully cases of Measles, Mumps

and even Rubella, etc. None of the children be it a

handful – because the majority of the population

are frightened by the exaggerated dinning by the

media supported by the ‘scientists’ of fatal results if

the children are not vaccinated. Over the years we

have seen cases of Autism increasing, be it ever so

subtle. Whatever may be the view of the

‘scientists’ who refuse to accept the evidence

available, we are convinced that vaccinations are

not a blessing = KSS].

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3. Acute Intercurrent or Intermediate Remedies in

Chronic Diseases

SCHEPPER, Luc De (AJHM. 97, 2/2004)

(A61): Organon Aphorism by HAHNEMANN

Reference. This symbol represents the paragraph

from HAHNEMANN’s Organon, specifically the

Aphorism number from where the reference

originated.

CD: Chronic Diseases by HAHNEMANN

Reference. This symbol represents the thought

taken form HAHNEMANN’s Chronic Diseases

book.

Using Acute Intercurrent Remedies.

Many homeopaths seem to lack an understanding

of how to use an acute intercurrent remedy. Often

acute remedies have been called everything from

drainage remedies and tandem remedies to support

and lesional remedies. Some homeopathic

teachers, who claim to be constitutional prescribers

(homeopaths who say they do chronic “layer”

prescribing), totally forbid the use of acute

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intercurrent remedies and misinform others by

saying that the use of acute remedies during the

administration of a chronic remedy is suppressive.

These individuals always try to find one remedy

that goes throughout the chronic case history, no

matter what the patient’s present acute disease state

may be. They use this “constitutional” remedy for

everything, no matter what disease state arises!

This limited view is too extreme for the general

practitioner of homeopathic healing.

Why does this approach very rarely work?

We only have to refer to Aphorisms 36-40 of the

Organon on similar and dissimilar diseases. In

Aphorism 38, HAHNEMANN tells us that the

stronger and dissimilar acute disease will postpone

or suspend the older chronic and weaker disease.

Thus, administering the constitutional/chronic

remedy during emergencies such as dangerous

pathological crises, severe traumas, overexposure,

serious injuries, and virulent acute Miasms, is a

serious mistake as it runs the risk of disrupting the

natural symptom pattern and causing unproductive

aggravations as well as accessory symptoms of

the chronic remedy!

During an acute crisis the remedy of choice is

the acute intercurrent. This acute illness shows a

different clinical picture from the chronic natural

disease. How could a dissimilar remedy correct

this situation? That would fly in the face of our

most sacred principle: Like cures like. A

homeopath must have the tools to prevent and cure

dangerous epidemic diseases, treat emergencies,

crises, and acute virulent Miasms. The acute

remedy must be chosen according to the causal or

exciting factor and its active symptoms (von

BENNINGHAUSEN [VB] method), not according

to the chronic case history. The desired middle

path is the class of homeopaths who find a balance

between those who treat in layers and those who

use the grand constitutional remedy for everything.

No doubt, the closer the remedy is to the

simillimum the deeper and more all-encompassing

its action will be on the Vital Force (VF). This is a

very subtle aspect of the single remedy and

minimal dose and is a wonder to perceive. The

goal is always to use the minimum number of

remedies, the smallest amount of medicine, and the

fewest repetitions. Since the simillimum addresses

the soil on which acute and chronic diseases grow,

it can sometimes cure both acute and chronic

manifestations as well as act as a prophylactic.

Especially with the use of HAHNEMANN’s

medicinal solutions (5

th

and 6

th

Edition of the

Organon), we often find that the adjustment of the

succussions or size of the dose will keep the

remedy working.

The skillful use of intercurrents is an essential

method in Classical Homeopathy, an aspect of

complete case management. Acute intercurrent

remedies are used during temporary disruptions of

the chronic treatment. For example, “taking cold

in the stomach by eating fruit, [cured] by smelling

of Arsenicum” (Hahnemann, 1997, p.131). These

remedies are chosen because of the exciting cause

and the active acute symptoms so that they do not

disrupt the deeper layer associated with a different

fundamental cause and with the constitution. These

intercurrents mainly act superficially; thus they will

not interfere with the complementary constitutional

treatment. They are specialized specifics, which

deal with the disruption of the chronic treatment by

occasional exciting causes that would delay the

cure.

The practitioner might be temporarily

successful with his “chronic remedy for all

situations” (especially a practitioner who runs a

sheltered psychosomatic clinic), but this method

will not work when strong acute emotional and

physical factors surface. Emotional shock (fright,

grief which causes the menses to cease, etc.), Head

trauma, Sun stroke, Food poisoning, Worm and

Parasite infestations, Meningitis, Cholera, Typhoid

– these are just a few examples that require acute

intercurrent remedies.

Because of the continued suppression of

miasmatic chronic diseases in modern countries, we

must know when to use acute intercurrents. If one

reads the old masters (see von

BENNINGHAUSEN’s Lesser Writings), one will

see that they dealt with horrendous acute situations,

which are still present today. Nothing has really

changed except that we have some new acute

diseases: SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory

Syndrome), West Nile virus, the Four Corner’s

disease (hantavirus), etc.

The reason some homeopaths speak about

disrupting their chronic cases with acute remedies

is that they do not know the strategy behind using

acute intercurrents. As mentioned above, if one

uses the exciting cause and active symptoms of the

acute syndrome as a basis for selecting a remedy

(VB method), then the intercurrent will not disturb

the chronic condition. But if, during an acute

attack, the homeopath continues to administer a

deeper-acting chronic remedy which envelopes the

previous deeper and often different fundamental

causes, this may disrupt the natural symptom

layers. Simply put, one-dimensional constitutional

prescribers are wary of treating acute diseases

because they do not know how to do it.

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HAHNEMANN and Acute Intercurrents

What does HAHNEMANN have to say about

acute intercurrents? He introduced the idea in 1828

by presenting the following examples in Chronic

Diseases: (CD)

“Among the mishaps which disturb the

treatment only in temporary way, I enumerate:

overloading the stomach (this may be remedied by

hunger …; disorder of the stomach from fat meat,

especially from eating pork (to be cured by fasting

and Pulsatilla); a disorder of the stomach which

causes rising from the stomach after eating and

especially nausea and inclination to vomit (by

highly potentized Antimonium crudum); taking

cold in the stomach by eating fruit (by smelling of

Arsenicum); troubles from spirituous liquors (Nux

vomica); when vexation is joined with fright, by

Aconite; but if sadness is caused by fright give

Ignatia seed; ….. unhappy love with jealousy

(Hyoscyamus); …. Burning of the skin by

Arsenicum; … homesickness with redness of

cheeks by Capsicum, etc.” (1997, pp. 131-132).

After talking about this first class of acute

illnesses, HAHNEMANN tells us not to continue

the chronic antipsoric treatment in cases of

epidemic diseases or intermediary diseases, so as

not to mix the symptoms of the acute crisis with

those of the chronic disease. If one needs to

administer a first aid, crisis or genus epidemicus

remedy, the constitutional chronic remedy should

be withheld until after the crisis subsides.

(CD) “But during the treatment of chronic

diseases by antipsoric remedies we often need the

other non-antipsoric store of medicines in cases

where epidemic diseases or intermediate diseases

(morbi intercurrentes) arising usually from

meteoric and telluric causes attack our chronic

patients, and so not only temporarily disturb the

treatment, but even interrupt it for a longer time.

Here the other homeopathic remedies will have to

be used, wherefore I shall not enter upon this here,

except to say that the antipsoric treatment will have

for the time to be totally discontinued, so long as

the treatment of the epidemic disease which has

also seized our (chronic) patient may last, even if a

few weeks in the worst cases may thus be lost. But

here also, if the disease is not too severe, the above

mentioned method of applying the medicine by

smelling a moistened pellet (olfactory method) is

often sufficient to help, and the cure of the acute

disease may thus be extraordinarily shortened.”

(1997, p.132) (Author’s emphasis and words

added.)

The same idea – not taking into account the

active miasmatic state in acute events – is reflected

in the Organon,

(A221) “If, however, insanity or mania

(precipitated by fright, vexation, alcohol, etc.)

suddenly bursts forth as an acute disease from the

patient’s usually calm condition, although it almost

always arises from internal Psora (like a flame

flaring up from it), at this initial, acute stage it

should immediately be treated, not with antipsoric

remedies, but with medicines such as Aconite,

Belladonna, Stramonium, Hyoscyamus, Mercury,

etc., chosen from the other group of proved

remedies and given in highly potentized subtle

homeopathic doses, so as to overcome it to the

point where the Psora returns for the time being to

its former, almost latent condition, in which the

patient appears to be well.”

In such acute flare-ups, HAHNEMANN tells

us to use those very specific acute remedies without

taking into account the dominant miasmatic state as

we would for chronic cases. This is one of the few

exceptions – together with the one-sided diseases,

which can be regarded as severe acute situations

suspending the chronic miasmatic natural illness –

in which we use the VB method. With this method

you select the remedy according to modalities,

location, sensation and concomitant symptoms.

The Vital Force needs an intercurrent remedy in

high potency and subtle or minute dose to subdue a

threatening acute flare-up.

In Chronic Diseases, HAHNEMANN makes

an interesting point about Malaria, which presently

kills about three million people per year worldwide

and is a tubercular miasmatic expression.

(CD) “China is only appropriate to the

endemic intermittent fever in marshy regions ...

Even at the beginning of the treatment of an

epidemic intermittent fever, the homeopathic

physician is most safe in giving every time an

attenuated dose of Sulphur or, in appropriate cases,

Hepar sulphuris in a fine little pellet or by means of

smelling and in waiting its effects for a few days,

until the improvement resulting from it ceases, then

only he will give, in one or two attenuated doses,

the non-antipsoric remedy which has been found

homeopathically appropriate to the epidemy of this

year. These doses should however only be given at

the end of the attack. With all patients in

intermittent fever, Psora is essentially involved

in every epidemy, therefore an attenuated dose of

Sulphur or Hepar sulphuris is necessary at the

beginning of every treatment of epidemic

intermittent fever, and makes the restoration of the

patient more sure and easy.” (1997, p. 133,

footnote)

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KENT and Acute Intercurrents

KENT continued this discussion in his

Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy in Lecture

XXVI titled, “The Examination of the Patient.”

“It is important to avoid getting confused by

two disease images that may exist in the body at the

same time (that does not mean both are equally

active). A chronic patient, for instance, may be

suffering from an acute disease and the physician

on being called may think that it is necessary to

take the totality of the symptoms; but if he should

do that in an acute disease, mixing both chronic and

acute symptoms together, he will become confused

and will not find the right remedy. The two things

must be separated. The group of symptoms that

constitutes the image and appearance of the acute

Miasm must now be prescribed for. The chronic

symptoms will not, of course, be present when the

acute Miasm is running, because the latter

suppresses or suspends the chronic symptoms….

This illustrates the doctrine of not prescribing for

an acute and chronic trouble together… The acute

disease is never complicated with the chronic; the

acute suppresses the chronic and they never become

complex…. Prescribe first for the acute attack, and

the symptoms that belong to it. It is well, however,

for the physician to know all the symptoms that the

patient has of a chronic character, that he may know

what to expect, that he may look at the close of the

acute attack for the coming out of the old

manifestations of psora, although often an entirely

new group of symptoms will appear.” (KENT,

1979, pp. 174-176) (Author’s note added.)

As you can see, here KENT follows

HAHNEMANN and lays to rest those “modern

myths” of not treating acutes while you are treating

a chronic disorder. He speaks here of true virulent

acute Miasms, not sporadic befallments or non-

threatening exacerbations of chronic Miasms. After

the acute crisis is over, the homeopath can resume

the chronic treatment.

Von BENNINGHAUSEN and Acute

Intercurrents

Von BENNINGHAUSEN was another

homeopath who talked about acute intercurrents in

the first published homeopathic Repertory (1832),

A Systematic Alphabetical Repertory of

Homeopathic Remedies. Within a sub-chapter

titled “Interruption of the Antipsoric Cure” is the

section, “Intercurrent Remedies in Chronic

Disease”. This section includes a list of acute

intercurrents and their symptoms in crisis during

chronic treatments. These therapeutic hints are

characteristic keynotes of the acute intercurrent

remedies and the homeopath must refer to the

Materia Medica for confirmation and differential

diagnosis with other remedies. Some examples

include:

“Stomach, overloading of (main rubric) with

subrubrics:

• Deranged with gastric fever, chills and

coldness with eructations, Bry.

• And inclination to it, Ant. crud.

• By fatty foods, Puls.

• Chilled as from fruit, Ars.”

Among the remedies listed by the Baron are

non-miasmatic remedies like Aconite, Antimonium

crudum, Arnica, Bryonia, Chamomilla, Coffea,

Ignatia, Ipecacuanha, Rhus toxicodendron, etc.

These are used for acute emotional crises,

accidents, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness from loss

of fluids, and acute Miasms such as colds and flus.

Why would a deep-acting remedy such as

Arsenicum be found among these acute

intercurrents? It is in the acute list of

HAHNEMANN and von BENNINGHAUSEN for

use in an upset stomach – in other words an acute

local complaint. If Arsenicum had a deeper

relationship to the individual’s case history

(anxiety, fear of death, fear of contamination,

obsessive compulsive behavior, etc.), it should not

be used during a serious acute crisis as it might

interrupt the chronic treatment and delay the cure.

Another more superficial simillimum must be

chosen at that point. Most intercurrents are non-

miasmatic remedies that have no relationship to the

deeper aspects of the case. They are chosen

according to the location, sensation, modalities, and

concomitants (a complete von

BENNINGHAUSEN case). These acute

intercurrents act as superficial remedies that suit the

acute layer of symptoms one wishes to remove, but

are not directed toward the underlying Miasm or

constitution. This also means that we should

choose these intercurrents only for serious acute

events, only if the crisis needs special attention, and

not for every trifling situation as often happens. A

homeopath should treat strong acute Miasms,

painful exacerbations of chronic states, and

dangerous crises whenever necessary, because it is

preferable to administering allopathic dissimilar

drugs.

As an example, let me describe choosing the

right intercurrent for myself when I was plagued by

an annoying, lingering cough and while I was

taking a chronic constitutional remedy. After

waiting for fourteen days and finding that the cough

was getting worse, I decided to take an intercurrent.

The rubrics included:

• Cough, dry

• Cough, with convulsions

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• Cough, constriction in larynx

• Cough, irritation in larynx

• Larynx/trachea, irritation in throat-pit

• Chest, sensation as a band

• Chest, constriction

• Larynx, tickling, in throat-pit

• Irritability, wants to be left alone

• Very thirsty, usually thirstless except with

meals

Far stronger than the rest of the remedies

which appeared were Phosphorus (first), and

Cuprum (second). Because Phosphorus is a deep-

working anti-miasmatic remedy, which would have

interrupted my chronic treatment, I decided on

Bryonia 200, (the acute of Phosphorus), split dose

in bottle, 12 succussions, 1 tsp. PRN. After one

dose my cough was already much better, and it

disappeared completely the next day. Later,

chronic treatment was resumed.

This leads me to the following question:

“What changes are important in acute

diseases?”

All the symptoms that have changed since the

onset of the cough belong to the cough. For

example: being very thirsty now that the cough

started where usually I am not thirsty. This

becomes very important. It would not be important

if I were always thirsty, even before the onset of

this cough.

Another very important facet of change in

acute diseases is the change in disposition and

mental/emotional symptoms: the disposition during

the acute disease as compared to the usual

disposition will be a key factor. This absolutely

must be investigated and plays an important role in

finding the remedy. The more drastic this change

is, the more important it is. The “feeling of

wanting to be left alone” is very unusual for me,

and Bryonia, the indicated remedy, has certainly

this symptom as well as the great thirst mentioned

in this case. This resembles of course the VB

method, where von BENNINGHAUSEN takes

only into account the mental/emotional symptoms

as a tool to differentiate between several remedies

close to the case.

HAHNEMANN stresses the importance of

emotional changes even in acute diseases in,

(A213) “Therefore one will never cure

according to nature – that is, homeopathically –

unless one considers the mental and emotional

changes along with the other symptoms in all cases

of disease, even acute ones, and unless for

treatment one chooses from among the remedies a

disease agent that can produce an emotional or

mental state of its own similar to that of the disease

as well as other symptoms similar to those of the

disease. Thus Aconitum napellus will seldom or

never cure either quickly or permanently if the

disposition is calm and undisturbed; nor will Nux

vomica if it is mild or phlegmatic; nor will

Pulsatilla if it is glad, cheerful and willful; nor will

Ignatia if it is steady and without fearfulness or

irritability.”

There is one good thing about acute versus

chronic disease. In (A82), HAHNEMANN tells us,

“In acute diseases the principal symptoms become

prominent and recognizable to the senses more

quickly, so the taking of the case requires far less

time and there are far fewer questions to ask

because most of the questions are self-evident;

whereas in chronic diseases that have been evolving

gradually for a number of years, it is far more

troublesome to obtain the symptoms.”

And, (A99) “On the whole it will be easier for

the physician to take the case in diseases that are

acute or that have arisen recently, because all the

symptoms and deviations from the healthy

condition, which was only recently lost, are to

patient and relatives still fresh in memory, still new

and striking. The physician must of course know

everything here also, but he needs to probe far less,

because everything he needs to know is told to him,

most of it spontaneously.”

Proceeding with Treatment After Using an

Acute Intercurrent

Again HAHNEMANN guides us very clearly

in Chronic Diseases.

(CD) “The intelligent homeopathic physician

will soon note the point of time when his remedies

have completed the cure of the epidemic

intermediate disease (usually they appear in the

form of a fever) and when the peculiar course of the

chronic (psoric) malady is continued.

“The symptoms of the original chronic disease

will, however, always be found somewhat varied

(altered) after the cure of such a prevailing

intermediate disease. … The homeopathic

physician will then choose his antipsoric remedy

according to the totality of the remaining

symptoms, and not simply give the one he

intended to give before the intermediate disease

appeared.” (1997, p. 132-133). (Author’s

emphasis and words added.)

Therefore, after the acute event (a strong one,

that is), one must retake the case with special

emphasis on any newly appeared symptoms. The

most recent and permanent symptoms point to the

next remedy. Some of the chronic symptoms also

persist during an acute crisis and thus obtain a

higher value for the selection of the simillimum.

If the same remedy that was serviceable before the

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acute crisis is still indicated, it may be repeated. If

the symptom picture has changed, the new

symptoms must be investigated in relationship to all

the data associated with the chronic strategies

before. This tells you how disruptive it is to

continue administering the chronic remedy during

acute crises! It is also wise, after the acute episode,

to see whether the constitutional state improves

greatly without the administration of any remedy.

Better to wait and watch and give a placebo to

please the patient until the VF has been able to

produce all the symptoms you must prescribe on.

HAHNEMANN further reminds us in Chronic

Diseases to pay attention to another event, which

can occur at this point, after treating the acute

event, even when the acute has been properly

treated:

(CD) “Here is a fitting opportunity to note that

the great epidemic diseases…. when they complete

their course especially without a judicious

homeopathic treatment, leave the organism so

shaken and irritated, that with many who seem

restored, the Psora, which was before slumbering

(dormant) and latent now awakes quickly, either

into itch-like eruptions or into chronic disorders,

which then reach a high degree in a short time, if

they are not treated properly in an antipsoric

manner. … The allopathic physician, when such a

patient…. dies after all his unsuitable treatment,

declares that he has died from the sequelae of

Whooping cough, Measles, etc.

“These sequelae are, however, the innumerable

chronic diseases in numberless forms of developed

Psora which (were) unknown and consequently

remained uncured.” (1997, pp. 133-134) (Author’s

words added.)

How often do we see a patient in the clinic who

comes to us and says, “I had this simple cough (or

flu, or small trauma, or small upset), and I have

never been well since then”. These statements are

explained by the above quote: this “innocent-

appearing event” has activated the dormant, often

psoric Miasm, leaving the patient in a state worse

than he ever was before. This is incomprehensible

to the patient and his allopathic physician, but

easily managed by a well-trained homeopath.

Allopathic Recourse

In a footnote to Aphorism 67, HAHNEMANN

elaborates on situations where allopathic

intervention is justified.

(A67) “Only in the most urgent cases, where

danger to life and imminent death do not allow time

for a homoeopathic remedy to act – neither hours,

nor often quarter hours, nor even minutes – in

sudden accidents to healthy individuals, such as

asphyxiation, apparent death from lightning,

choking, freezing, drowning, etc., only in such

cases may we and should we as a first measure at

least bring back irritability and sensitivity (physical

life) by using a palliative ...”

Apart from the previous examples, if an acute

situation becomes dangerously uncontrollable, we

can use allopathic palliative treatment to give us a

second chance to find the curative homeopathic

treatment. This situation is an exception – for

example, severe bleeding spells in a patient with

chronic Ulcerative Colitis – and not at all the same

as preferring to give your patients OTC drugs or

antibiotics as acute interventions for fear of

disrupting the chronic treatment. Obviously those

homeopaths do not know the basic principles of

Homeopathy. They should know that OTC drugs

(just like other allopathic drugs) cause a dissimilar

disease, thus creating a more complex disease

which is more difficult to treat. They do a

disservice to the patient as well as to other

homeopaths who inherit such cases. And, of

course, they have passed up a chance to show how

well Homeopathy works on acute diseases. The

use of allopathic drugs might be an easy way out

for the incompetent or lazy homeopath, but it will

make the management of that patient’s case a lot

more difficult. And even though antibiotics might

overcome the infection, they do not favorably affect

the susceptibility of the human organism. After

antibiotics, the person is to a certain degree even

more susceptible to micro-organisms, not to

mention side-effects such as overgrowth of yeast

and destruction of the normal flora. The foregoing

are notwithstanding the fact that Homeopathy is

superior to anything that exists for the treatment of

infectious diseases.

What Acute Events Need an Intercurrent

Remedy?

Not treating a serious acute event at all is a

mistake. Due to its nature, an acute disease evolves

in four possible directions. The patient can

succumb to it; it will suspend the chronic disease

and can become an independent chronic state; or it

will combine with the existing chronic disease and

create a complex chronic disease, which will be

much more difficult to treat. The best outcome is

that the strong Vital Force might overcome this

acute Miasm without causing further sequelae.

“The physician amuses that patient while Nature

cures,” Voltaire said – but this is not a reason to

refrain from treating acutes!

Margaret TYLER wrote in her book

Homeopathic Drug Pictures (in the lecture on

Natrum muriaticum Nat-m.) about a crisis situation

where she treated a chronic Nat-m. patient with a

severe acute headache. She advises against the use

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of the chronic constitutional remedy at this time

because it may produce severe aggravations.

Instead, she suggests using the acute of Nat-m.,

Bryonia, to deal with the acute crisis. Afterwards

she resumes the chronic remedy to remove the

underlying cause. This advice comes from years of

clinical experience and should not be ignored. It

also means that you do not continue Bryonia once

the acute stage is over, as I have seen some

homeopaths do!

Which acute crisis needs an acute intercurrent

remedy rather than a continuation with the chronic

constitutional remedy? As usual, HAHNEMANN

gives us definite guidelines. In Aphorism 73 of the

sixth edition Organon, HAHNEMANN describes

three kinds of acute diseases. Group 1 combines

those relating to lifestyle/diet and miasmatic

predisposition; Group 2 includes epidemic and

acutes belonging to idiosyncrasy; and Group 3

includes acute Miasms such as those belonging to

childhood diseases.

Group One Acute Diseases

Group One is subdivided into three different

categories.

A. Acute situations caused by lifestyle or dietary

mistakes

(A73) “…Exciting causes of such acute febrile

conditions are: excesses or privation in eating,

traumatisms, chilling or overheating, fatigue (from

poor lifestyle choices), strains from lifting, etc., or

else psychic agitation and upsets.” (Our modern

TV, video games, magazines, and now Internet

exposure) (Author’s notes added.)

These issues are also discussed in Aphorism 77

(see remarks on the aphorism in Chapter 9).

(A77) “Diseases engendered by prolonged

exposure to avoidable noxious influences should

not be called chronic. The include diseases brought

about by:

• The habitual indulgence in harmful food or

drink;

• All kinds of excesses that undermine health;

• Prolonged deprivation of things necessary to

life;

• Unhealthy places, especially swampy regions;

• Dwelling only in cellars, damp workplaces, or

other closed quarters;

• Lack of exercise or fresh air;

• Physical or mental overexertion;

• Continuing emotional stress; etc….”

HAHNEMANN refers to these situations also

as “false chronic diseases”, since they can become

chronic through continued abuse, but all they will

require to be cured is a sensible change to diet

and/or lifestyle. He continues:

(A77) “These self-inflicted disturbances go

away on their own with improved living conditions

if no chronic Miasm is present, and they cannot be

called chronic diseases.”

In al these cases no remedy is required except

placebo (if called for) to temper the demands of the

drug-oriented or hypochondriacal patient. The best

treatment is rest, sleep, appropriate diet, and good

care.

B. Acute situations with a clear exciting factor

and strong symptoms

If the exacerbation is moderate to strong, and

a clear causality is manifested, an intercurrent

remedy, which acts superficially on the chronic

Miasm, may be chosen according to the VB

method, rather than giving a deep-acting

polychrest. This will calm the symptoms for the

moment without acting too deeply on the case.

After the crisis has subsided, complementary

constitutional treatment is needed to remove the

underlying cause.

Examples:

Acute physical trauma: in this case the etiology

and the organ or tissue affected will be of

importance to identify the remedy. In other words,

if the injury is a puncture wound compared to a

blow (e.g. to the eye) it will correspond to a

different remedy – Ledum and Hypericum versus

Arnica and Ruta).

Emotional trauma: we must look at the kind of

trauma as well as the reaction of the patient to the

trauma, which will be determined by the active

miasmatic condition of the patient. And the trauma

can of course wake up the Miasm! The first ninety

pages of KENT are full of examples and the

miasmatic reaction will help us in selecting the

appropriate remedy; e.g., we have the tubercular

jealousy of Pulsatilla, the psoric variety of Nux

vomica, the syphilitic variety of Hyoscyamus and

the sycotic variety of Lachesis.

Poisons and vaccinations: we are talking here

of street drugs, allopathic drugs, food poisoning,

etc. The best antidote again is not the same or

isopathic substance, but the most similar remedy.

Sometimes one finds effects of poisonings when

one looks into the “relationship of remedies;”

specifically looking at the “antidoted by…” section

will point to the group of remedies that should be

looked at.

C. Acute exacerbation of a Chronic Miasm

This situation can also be an acute

exacerbation of a Chronic Miasm (like catching

the flu through lack of sleep or partying too much).

In this case we do not always want to interrupt the

action of the constitutional remedy with an

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intercurrent remedy. If there is no obvious exciting

cause, it may be a healing crisis brought on by the

constitutional chronic remedy. Rest, massage, and

hot and cold water treatments (hydrotherapy) might

be sufficient to render the patient comfortable until

this acute exacerbation subsides.

In Third World countries like Kenya, I have

found myself exposed to situations like those

European and American homeopaths faced at the

turn of the twentieth century. Many people came to

us in an “acute” stage, excited by physical strain

(all the women in the village where I worked in

Kenya had at least four children and eight was not

uncommon), by becoming chilled or overheated, by

eating unsuitable food, mental stress, etc. How

many of these cases are really acute?

As you can see in Aphorism 73,

HAHNEMANN suggests, and experience confirms,

that most of these cases are acute exacerbations of

fundamental chronic states and Miasms, activated

by exciting causes. When the symptoms do not

represent an extreme crisis, the simillimum, which

suit their constitutional nature, often clears the

acute exacerbations and then addresses the

fundamental chronic states. That is the majesty of

the grand simillimum. This may account for

statements by homeopaths, such as Massimo

Manglialavori, who state that it is possible to find a

single remedy to successfully treat both chronic and

acute situations. However, when the same author

claims that “he does not believe in Miasms and

knows nothing about them,” I wonder about the

veracity of his statement. Don’t we all owe it to

our patients to investigate before we reject the

concept of Miasms – or worse still, we fail to

investigate at all because of our knee-jerk negative

feelings about Miasms? Let’s not fall into

allopathic reasoning, which borders on fear of and

hostility towards one of the greatest discoveries of

Homeopathy.

HAHNEMANN says:

(A73) “In reality most of these acute diseases

are only passing flare-ups of Latent Psora, which

returns by itself to a dormant state if the flare-ups

are not too violent and if they are quickly

eliminated.”

Only if the exacerbation is moderate to severe

do we want to intervene with intercurrent remedies

as an emergency measure. Again, the VB method

will help you choose the intercurrent remedy.

In his Lesser Writings, KENT expresses the

same scenario:

“The acute expressions of a chronic disease

have a different management from the acute

diseases; e.g., a child suffers from Bronchitis at

every change of weather. It may grow worse if

treated with the remedy for the acute symptoms.

The Miasm that predisposes the child to

recurrent attacks must be considered.” (KENT,

1994, p.419) (Author’s emphasis added.)

Group Two Acute Diseases

(A73) “Then there are sporadic acute diseases,

which affect a few individuals at a time here and

there, acute diseases brought on by harmful

meteorological or telluric influences to which only

a few people are susceptible at any one time.”

This was long recognized in Traditional

Chinese Medicine: certain climate factors are

known to influence specific organs which have an

affinity for those conditions; e.g., cold to kidneys or

dampness to spleen-stomach, though only certain

people seem to have a high susceptibility to that

particular climate factor. Sometimes, but not

always, these diseases form acute layers, which

repress the constitutional picture until they have run

their course or are removed by homeopathic

remedies. These acute disorders are so closely

linked to the patient’s chronic susceptibility that

they can often be treated with their constitutional

simillimum. It is only in emergencies such as

sunstroke, dehydration, severe exposure to cold,

anaphylactic reactions, poisoning, and severe

physical or mental trauma that these cases are truly

an acute crisis. In such an exigency, the symptoms

will indicate a crisis remedy. Acute Miasms

present a different situation from sporadic diseases

because they involve infectious etiologies.

HAHNEMANN discusses a second type of

sporadic diseases.

(A73) “Bordering on these are the epidemic

diseases, in which many individuals are affected

very similarly from a similar cause. In crowded

areas they tend to become contagious. These

epidemics cause fevers, each with its own

characteristics; and because each case of disease in

the same epidemic has the same origin, those

affected manifest a similar disease process, which,

left to itself, ends either in death or in recovery

within a limited time. Wars, floods, and famine are

often the exciting causes or the breeders of such

diseases.”

In acute Miasms, the susceptibility factor is

closely related to acquired and inherited Miasms

and family disorders. For this reason, the remedy

for the acute Miasm may also be the remedy for the

patient’s constitutional condition. This is especially

common to acute Miasms that run a non-

threatening natural course with few or no

complications. This may not be the case, however,

when the acute disease is of a very virulent nature.

Because of their intensity, these acute diseases will

suspend the chronic disease and an intercurrent

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acute remedy is needed to deal with this new acute

natural disease. It will display a new symptom

image that will either run its course or be removed

by homeopathic remedies.

In these circumstances an acute intercurrent is

the remedy of choice. We’ve all seen patients who

have been never well since (NWS) a certain illness.

The NWS acute disease has now become a chronic

disease, stronger and dissimilar to the previously

treated chronic disease, which is now suspended.

SARS is a good example.

Deep-acting complementary remedies

(constitutional and anti-miasmatic treatment) must

remove the chronic underlying causes after the

acute crisis is ameliorated. Let the constitutional

factors, the nature of the disease, and the totality of

the symptoms (Organon, Aphorisms 5,6 and 7) be

your guide to the homeopathic remedy, and you

will have success. Follow the revelations of the VF

and it will demonstrate, through causation, signs

and symptoms, which remedy it needs. Trust your

recuperated VF to tell you what to do!

Group Three Acute Diseases

HAHNEMANN also alludes to the third kind

of acute diseases.

(A73) “Then there are those acute Miasms that

always recur in their own particular form, which is

why they are known by an established name. Some

of them are contracted only once in a lifetime, like

Smallpox, Measles, Whooping cough, …Scarlatina

…Mumps, etc., while others recur frequently in

fairly similar ways, like… the Yellow fever of

coastal regions, Asiatic cholera, etc.”

We see the same in modern times: Bubonic

Plague in India; Tuberculosis (TB) and Cholera

epidemics in South Africa; Malaria and TB in

Kenya; epidemics during the war between the Tutsi

and Hutu in Rwanda and Burundi or the civil wars

in Zaire; Flu epidemics worldwide, etc. These

acute Miasms are caused by microorganisms and

are self-limiting but tend to form a quick crisis and

end either with complications, perhaps even death,

or convalescence (a person can fall prey to these

illnesses more than once). By contrast, the once-in-

a-lifetime illnesses provide permanent immunity

after only one attack.

All these acute diseases should be treated with

remedies reflecting the picture of the acute

Miasmatic state alone – the acute genus

epidemicus. A follow-up with constitutional and

anti-miasmatic remedies to remove the underlying

susceptibility is then necessary.

HAHNEMANN warns us to not pay attention

to the name attached to the epidemic disease, like

the yearly flu in modern times.

(A100) “In investigating the totality of

symptoms of epidemics and sporadic diseases, it

makes no difference at all whether something

similar, by the same or a different name, has ever

appeared in the world before. Whether or not such

an epidemic is new or unusual makes no difference

either in the examination or in the cure, since in any

case the physician must presume the true picture of

every epidemic to be new and unknown and must

thoroughly examine it as it is in all of its details if

he wants to be a true and thorough physician who

never replaces observation with guess work, who

never lets himself assume that the treatment of any

given case in his care is wholly or partly known in

advance and that he need not carefully seek out all

its expressions. This is all the more necessary

because every epidemic is in many ways unique

and upon careful examination if found to be very

different from all previous ones falsely bearing the

same name, the only exceptions being those caused

by the same unvarying infectious agent, such as

Smallpox…”

What a scathing condemnation of present

allopathic practices where the severe flu strain of

this year was treated, of course unsuccessfully, with

a vaccination of the previous flu variety!

Conclusion

We can emphasize that the proper use of an

acute intercurrent in the treatment of a patient is

essential for a speedy cure of a chronic illness.

When and where to use these acute remedies are

equally important issues as when to continue the

chronic treatment, especially when the homeopath

should recognize where the acute manifestation is

nothing more than an expression of a chronic

miasmatic state. Homeopaths throwing one acute

remedy after another to the unsuspecting patient for

trifling matters are just as guilty of misconduct as

those homeopaths who refuse to use acute

intercurrents under any circumstances. Knowledge

of HAHNEMANN’s teachings is the only guide!

Bibliography-References

1. HAHNEMANN, S. 1997. The Chronic

Diseases: Their Peculiar Nature and Their

Homeopathic Cure. Translated by L. TAFEL,

edited by P. Dudley. New Delhi: B. Jain Publishers

Pvt. Ltd.

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Medicine. Sixth Edition. Translated by J. KUNZLI,

A. NAUDÉ and P. PENDLETON. Washington:

Cooper Publishing.

3. KENT, J.T. 1979. Lectures on Homeopathic

Philosophy. California: North Atlantic Books.

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PART III

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While Part II features articles from other journals, Part III contains the editor’s own contribution and other

original articles.)

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BOOK SHELF:

1. What is Tautopathy? by Dr. R.P. PATEL,

Dr. R.P. PATEL Institute of Homeopathy for

Research and Education in Homeopathy,

Baroda – 390023. Seventh Edition 2005. Rs.

150/- US $ 5.

“Tautopathy is a method of curing or removing

bad or side effects of drugs by means of the

identical harmful agent in potentised form.”

Many of the modern ‘wonder drugs’ of

allopathic medicine cause many adverse ill effects,

making one wonder whether the medicine had

made the health worser than it was before the

‘wonder medicine’. These are very clearly

discussed in the Chapter “What is Tautopathy?”

The sure and quick way of removing the ill

effects of such drugs is by administering the same

drug in potentised form. So simple and sure.

Dr. PATEL has potentised 112 such drugs

which are available to the profession for therapeutic

use.

In Chapter 2 the ‘process’ of preparing

medicines is explained.

In Chapter 3 the ‘side-effects’ of various drugs

from Aspirin, Adrenaline, Atropine to Vitamin (A,

B, D, K) are listed. This we may take as the

Materia Medica of these drugs.

However, in Chapter 4 there is a truly

homeopathic Materia Medica of 7 drugs, based on

‘Provings’.

Chapter 5 presents ‘a few cases’.

At the end ‘Bibliography’ covers 49 sources.

The book is well produced, sturdily bound and

is a must for every Homeopathy Practitioner.

Almost everyday we get patients who have had

already lot of drugging by Allopathy. This book

will help in recognizing the iatrogenic from the

natural disease symptoms. The homeopath will

thus be able to get the true picture of the natural

disease and make a true cure.

The long chapter on ‘What is Tautopathy?’

citing many sources pointing to iatrogenesis is very

interesting and useful. There are strong arguments

in the chapter on the serious ill effects of

vaccinations. There is the warning that “humanity

today is drug ridden as never before in history.”

Dr. PATEL has said, “… Proving according to

Homeopathy requires men and money and it is my

experience that homeopaths won’t allow me to

prove these drugs on them to save money

for Homeopathy….”. It is only for allopathic

experiments that money is required. What money

is required for a few homeopaths to take some

homeopathic pills and just record changes in a

notebook? Nothing. There is only one requirement

– that is willing homeopath volunteers. Neither

HAHNEMANN nor his fellow provers were

moneyed. In fact HAHNEMANN was poor. They

were sincere homeopaths and devoted.

Unfortunately, none of us today are so. This is the

curse. With 180 homeopathic colleges in India we

have not one proving (published) in one year. That

speaks for the quality of education.

To come back to the book under review, the

book is strongly recommended to every

Homeopathy Practitioner.

-K.S. SRINIVASAN

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2. Biophysical Therapy of Allergies, Peter

SCHUMACHER, M.D., George Thieme Verlag,

Stuttgart, 2005. 264 pages.

The author is an experienced Paediatrician who

disillusioned with the Allopathic Medicine sought

out for something better. His disillusionment is

succinctly said: “I was an expert in medical

Philosophy, which in fact seemed to serve only the

scientific process (whatever that means) – to help

the ill – no longer seemed that important.”

Dr.SCHUMACHER therefore left the University

Hospital and opened up his own Practice with the

hope that he would thus be directly in contact with

the patients and would realize his ideals of a

medical practitioner. But still he felt unsettled. He

felt that the “conventional medical training” was

more a “mastering the implementation of the list of

medicines sold by the pharmaceutical Industry.”

He despaired that “many patients he treated

according to allopathic medicine were not able to

truly regain and/or maintain their health. Instead,

many children developed a deceptive state of health

(it might be better to say ‘visibly free from

symptoms’). They would suffer recurring illness,

often with different symptoms to those initially

treated. These symptoms then required additional

treatment.” [HAHNEMANN has said similarly

over 200 years ago = KSS]. SCHUMACHER

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reflected and recalled PARACELSUS. He then

turned towards ‘naturopathic approach’.

SCHUMACHER saw impressive healing

results using high potency homeopathic

preparations; the oscillating balance between the

opposing forces Yin and Yang according to

Chinese Acupuncture; regulatory Thermography

offering deep insights into an organism’s regulatory

processes; electro-acupuncture bringing about

fascinating phenomena; and finally the almost

implausible possibility, electro-magnetic

oscillations as used by the bio-resonance modality

to cure illnesses.

SCHUMACHER specialized in Allergies and

their subsequent problems. He thanks three

personalities who were instrumental in his change:

First “Samuel HAHNEMANN, who discovered

not only 200 years ago the Law of Similars, but

also showed that information containing no

actual matter (in the form of homeopathic high

potencies) can indeed have an effect on an

organism. He showed that even if the principle is

initially incomprehensible, it is possible to learn

how to implement it in practice.”

Second “Reinhold VOLL. Using a discovery

made in the 1950s to identify functional processes

and energetic conditions in an organism by means

of electrical measurements conducted upon the

epidermal layer of the skin, he created the

impressive therapy modality of

Electroacupunture.”

Third “Franz MORELL. Based on the

principles of Electro-acupuncture, he had the

ingenious idea to use the body’s information

directly for therapy. In this way he created a link

between the Homeopathy by HAHNEMANN and

the latest finding by VOLL. Thus Bioresonance

therapy, also known as MORA Therapy, based on

the patient’s own oscillation was born.”

“Without these practical men and of course, the

fundamental knowledge of the ‘Great Sages’ like

PLANCK, EINSTEIN and all those erudite

Professors of Physics, Quantum mechanics, and

Biophysics, the biophysics, the biophysical aspect

of medicine as expressed in this book would be

unthinkable as during HAHNEMANN’s days.”

I have quoted extensively from the Preface of

the book so that the reader will have a clear idea as

to what the book is about and relevance to

Homeopathy.

The book is in two parts – Part I has chapters

on Foundation and Basic Terminology, with sub-

heads as the Physics Aspects in Medicine, Allergy:

A Medical Phenomenon, Allergy from a Physics,

Point of view, Symptoms of Allergic Reactions,

Classification of Allergies, Biophysical Allergy

diagnosis, Biophysical Allergy Therapy. Part II has

Chapter of Allergies – Clinical Studies with sub-

heads on Hay Fever, Inhalation Allergies,

Bronchial Asthma, Ingestion Allergies,

Neurodermatitis, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s

Disease, Celiac Disease, Allergies to Insect Venom,

Urticaria.

Each of these is well discussed.

An Appendix follows: This Chapter contains

1. Cow’s Milk Allergy, 2. Wheat Allergy, 3.

Hyperergy, 4. Intestinal Mycosis.

A fairly long list of references (Bibliography)

is given at the end.

The book is well produced and has much

useful information and can be recommended

without hesitation for all practitioners.

-K.S. SRINIVASAN

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3. Carcinosin – A Classical Study by Ajay

Kumar Babu, 123 pp. Thavarakkattil

Publishers, Modakalloor P.O. Kozhikode

673721, Kerala, India. Rs. 120/-

Carcinosin is a Polychrest. It has become a

remedy of such importance that an ‘international’

teacher giving many Seminars in Europe and USA,

etc., particularly on Cancer, recommends this

remedy to be applied in all Cancers.

Dr. Ajay Kumar BABU says that this book is

the fruit of many years research and practical

clinical experience with Carcinosin.

The book is in two parts 1. Lectures on

Carcinosin and 2. Clinical Repertory.

Carcinosin is more often required in children

and Dr. BABU gives a brief chapter on this. The

characteristic of the remedy is also well brought

out.

The Materia Medica of Carcinosin in presented

in narrative form, and this makes interesting

reading.

List of related remedies, Clinical Indications

are given at the end of Part I.

Clinical Repertory in ‘Schema’ form makes

Part II.

The book will certainly be useful for all

Practitioners.

-K.S. SRINIVASAN

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OBITUARY

It is with great sadness that I learned of the demise of my dear and longtime friend

and well-known homeopathic physician Dr. H.L. CHITKARA, at New Delhi on 29 April

2005.

He was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease since few years and was slowly declining.

Dr. Harbans Lal CHITKARA was born on 12 August 1924 in Village Vallah (now in

Pakistan) in a family practicing Unani Medicine. He was B.A. (Hons) in English. After

partition he came to India and joined Govt. service. He passed the D.H.S. Examination in

Homeopathy and became a regular practitioner of Homeopathy and soon became well-

known. He mastered the Science, took part in scientific meetings and wrote in journals.

He was Editor of the Journal Homeopathic Sandesh. As internal bickerings began in

the Homeopathic Association, he distanced himself from groups and was a no-party

man.

Dr. CHITKARA was closely associated with Dr. S.P. KOPPIKAR in editing for

nearly a decade and half the Journal Homeopathic Heritage. He regularly authored a

column ‘Pill Box’, in the journal.

Dr. CHITKARA took great interest in the Quarterly Homeopathic Digest which I

began to bring out in 1984 (and still going on, in its 22

nd

year) and he was sad at the

apathy of the younger generations towards homeopathic journals.

He authored/edited books which were all well received all over including abroad: the

major works are – Quick Reference Guide to Repertory of Mind, The Best of

Burnett, New Comprehensive Homeopathic Materia Medica of Mind. The latter

book has seen four editions and has been translated into German.

Dr. CHITKARA, during his later years was a dedicated supporter of the ‘Sehgal

Method’ which he practiced with some slight alterations. He called this

‘PROMISALONE’ (Prescribing on Mental Symptoms Alone). He trained many younger

homeopaths; there were regular periodic meetings of his group and the discussions were

recorded on tapes. I have a few of them.

He was very much interested in Philosophy. He avidly read the books of

Nisargadutta Maharaj and also Ramesh Balsekhar. Whenever he came across a good

book, he used to send it on to me or a copy of it. Of course I too would send some books

from my side.

It is unfortunate and strange fate that such a man as he was – a teetotaller – was

disabled with Parkinson’s disease during the last few years and he declined slowly. He

was stoic and took all his sufferings with faith in God.

To me it is great personal loss. I have a fairly large file of our correspondance

covering a period of over 20 years. I cannot express my sense of grief in words. May his

soul rest in peace.

- K.S. SRINIVASAN

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A BREAK THROUGH FOR MIASMATIC TREATMENT IN HOMEOPATHY

NO

BODY

HAS

DONE

IT.

NO

BODY

SHALL

DO

IT.

BUT

WE

HAVE

DONE

IT.

NOW

IT

HAS

COME

TO

YOUR

DOOR.

OPEN

THE

DOOR

AND

THE

SUN

GOD

WILL

ENTER

INTO

YOUR

HOUSE

AND

YOU

CAN

HAVE

A

LIGHT

AND

BRIGHTNESS.

WHY

DO

YOU

WANT

TO

BE

IN

DARKNESS?

DR.R.P.PATEL

PRESENTS

AFTER

55

YEARS

OF

RESEARCH

AND

EXPERIENCES

IN

HOMEOPATHY

KENTIAN

WHAT

IT

DOES

AND

OFFERS

IF

YOU

HAVE

FAITH

IN

DR.

HAHNEMANN’S

HOMEOPATHY?

LOOK

OUT.

1. MIASMS

ARE

CORNER

STONES

OF

HOMEOPATHY.

2. “That the original malady that I was looking for had to be of a miasmic-chronic

nature, was obvious to me, because it was never conquered by the force of a robust

constitution, never beaten by the healthiest diet or regimen of life, never died down of

its own accord, but, with the passing of the years, becomes worse and shows more

and more alarming symptoms, till the end of life, as in every chronic, miasmatic

disease”.

3. Dr. Hahnemann writes, “In communicating to the world this great discovery, I am

sorry that I must doubt whether my contemporaries will comprehend the logical

sequence of these teachings of mine, and will follow them carefully and gain thereby

the infinite benefits for suffering humanity which must inevitably spring from a

faithful and accurate observance of the same; or whether frightened away by the

unheard of nature of many of these disclosures, they will not rather leave them

untried and uninitiated and therefore useless.” (Ch. Diseases-p.7.) Is it true with

present day HOMEOPATHS?

4. “Dr. Hahnemann’s Striking, singular, extraordinary, and peculiar symptoms are

basic miasmatic ones, always: hence the wonderful curative effects produced by

remedies selected upon such symptoms, they are capable of reaching down deep

enough to extinguish or what is a better term, to separate their miasmatic bond

from the life force.” (Dr.J.H. Allen, Chronic Miasms, p.101.)

ONLY YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT

–

FAILURES OR SUCCESSES

?

Write for further informations to:

DR.R.P.PATEL INSTITUTE OF HOMEOPATHY

FOR

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN HOMEOPATHY

HAHNEMANN HOUSE-MEISSEN

ATMAJYOTI ASHRAM ROAD, SUBHANPURA, VADODARA – 390023.

GUJARAT, INDIA.

Note: DO VISIT By Appointment HOMEOPATHY HISTORY MUSEUM the only

one in the world at above address.

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CONTINUING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES

QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XXII, 3, 2005

Part I Current Literature Listing

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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, 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 of Part I. Part II contains selected

essays/articles/extracts, while Part III carries original articles for this journal, Book Reviews, etc.

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PHILOSOPHY

1. Analyzing a Case: Kingdoms, Remedies and

Insights

SHAH, Nandita (AH. 10/2004)

If Homeopathy is to succeed as a Science, it is

very important that we come to a common or

similar group of remedies for a given case, no

matter which methods we choose to use. [We will

not reach this state in the existing condition – with

speculative Materia Medica, individual ‘insights’

etc. If we wish a ‘scientific’ Homeopathy we must

follow the method laid down by the old Masters.

We cannot lay our own roads and expect it take us

aright = KSS]

No one method is better than the other, but all

methods demand a high degree of sincerity and

concentration. [These soothing words will serve

the ‘politics’ of Homeopathy. There cannot be

several methods. Recently a long case was narrated

and the remedy was Eagle. The author avers that

the patient could not have been cured, if this

remedy–Eagle-had not been introduced. A similar

assertion about a case of Rat’s blood. Wouldn’t

another homeopath cure these cases without

‘Eagle’ and Rat’s blood? He/She would. Tolerance

of many methods will make Homeopathic

Therapeutics a caricature = KSS.]

The patient expresses his state in every sphere

of his life – words, postures, gestures, emotions,

interests, and of course by his physical disease. It

would be better to confirm the same remedy

through several facts, than through only one.

A recent development in the method of case

taking is to take the physical complaint in all

details, and then go into the state of mind, which

helps to make the connection between two.

Another approach is to understand in detail the

way in which the physical complaint stresses the

patient.

A useful step in narrowing down the choice of

the remedy is to decide to which kingdom the

patient belongs to. In brief, structure is the

keyword of a mineral case, sensitivity – plant case

and competition or survival – animal case [These

are the ideas of Dr. Rajan SANKARAN = KSS]

The next step is to understand the Miasm of the

patient.

The Miasm, as defined here, is the depth to

which the patient perceives his problem or

situation.

The Miasms – Acute, Psora, Sycosis, Syphilis,

Typhoid, Malarial, Ringworm, Cancer, Tubercular

and Leprosy are discussed in brief and their

respective remedies mentioned.

Case: A young woman, 34, with complaints of

stomach upset from change in food and

susceptibility to worms. Her stomach was hard, as

if the intestines were in a knot. She was critical of

herself and felt she wasn’t loved enough. Afraid of

closed spaces, being trapped, claustrophobic. She

liked freedom and didn’t like to be bound.

Kali carbonicum 200, based on her

conscientiousness and family relationship. Two

weeks later, felt hungry, which had been rare. Six

weeks later Carcinosin 200 because of her need for

perfection, cleanliness, improving herself and

sensitivity to criticism.

Two weeks later better emotionally. 20 weeks

later, feeling of tightening of guts, like a knot.

This sensation and the opposite feeling of

openness, freedom and lightness is the central

sensation of Cactaceae [Who decides this fixed

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‘central sensation’? = KSS] and the Cancer Miasm

remedy in that family is Anhalonium.

Anhalonium 200. Over the next 24 weeks she

improved and then another dose, when there was a

relapse.

2. The Structure of the Organon

SINGER S.R. and OBERBAUM M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

The Organon of Medicine is the seminal text

of Homeopathy. However, its grammar and

structure make it obtuse and remote to both new

students and veterans. We propose a demarcation

of the Organon into sections, exposing the didactic

structure of the Organon, and display this

demarcation in concise graphic form. It is hoped

that this representation will improve accessibility

and understanding of the Organon for readers at all

levels.

3. Patient-Practitioner-Remedy (PPR)

entanglement. Part 6. Miasms revisited: non-

linear quantum theory as a model for the

homeopathic process

MILGROM L.R.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

The possibility that non-linear quantum theory

could be used to model PPR entanglement is

discussed in relation to the treatment of Miasms. In

this model, Miasms are imagined as disease entities

behaving like solitary waves, or ‘solitons’ which,

when trapped in a therapeutic state space, requiring

equally soliton-like (miasmatic or high potency)

remedies to effectively ‘annihilate’ them.

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MATERIA MEDICA

1. Carbolic acid

KLEIN, Lou (AH. 10/2004)

Carbolic acid should be considered a remedy

for someone who is suffering from effects of

allergy shots or who has a personal or familial

history of allergy injections.

One constituent in the allergy shot is Phenol

from which this remedy is made.

This is highly indicated in “environmental

allergies”.

It is also to be considered in severe Asthma

where it is life threatening and triggered by

allergens.

The symptoms of this remedy from few

Materia Medicas are given.

2. Flying under water. Serum anguillae case

SHARFSTEIN, Catherine (AH. 10/2004)

A 65-year-old woman, bald, with complaints of

‘Bladder problem’. She runs to the bathroom with

diarrhoea-like symptoms. Eel serum (Serum

anguillae), helped her all through. [Lot of story in

the manner of Dr. Rajan SANKARAN’s teachings

and perhaps also Dr. Divya CHABRA’s . May be

this kind of case-taking suits some persons (both

patient and physician) and they could spend all the

time in extended investigations. Most of the

‘signature’ cases seem to be fascinating fancies.

But people get cured! = KSS]

3. Clarity and intoxication – The proving of

Amethyst

SEIDENECK, Barbara; GREGORICH, Jim

and LOCKWOOD, Amy E. (AH. 10/2004)

The Homeopathy School of Colorado

conducted this Proving over a period of five years

with five different groups of students (1996-1998

and 2000-2001).

The Proving was conducted according to the

directions given in the Organon. Helios

Pharmacy in England prepared Amethyst in

potency.

The ‘themes’, Dreams and Mind and rest of the

symptomatology and the ‘rubrics’ are given.

Themes Occurring in Dreams

• Smallrooms/caves/compartments/underground/

tunnel

• Big buildings/malls/supermarkets

• Windows, doors, openings Up/down (climbing,

going down, levels, flying)

• Water (snow, rain, ocean, wet, ice, boat,

swimming)

• Groups of people (classes, schools, teachers)

• Old (old people, old friends, old buildings)

• Darkness/light

• Famous people

• Weddings

• Clothes

• Sick, infection

• Highways/cars/bikes/travel

• Colors (red, white)

• Screaming

“After the first proving I became fascinated with

specific themes of the proving, especially

certain dreams and how they related so closely

to the nature and structure of the Amethyst.

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During the proving one of my own dreams

reflected similar dream elements experienced

by a number of provers. Was this because I

knew the substance or was I just part of a

group experience? This is when I decided to

deep proving the remedy to see if certain

themes and dreams would repeat in unrelated

groups of people.” – Barbara SEIDENECK C.

Hom, CCH, RSHom (NA)

DREAMS

1. I was in a small room when hands were

coming at me. I didn’t want hands to touch me. I

tried to scream so that someone could hear me.

Couldn’t seem to scream. Then I finally screamed

out loud.

2. Had to climb down from boxes; going to a

wedding. In a warehouse with steel shelving and

boxes. Climbing down and to the left, toward

door with light. Boxes filled with juice. Can’t let

people with horse in to see me. But once to the

door, don’t care if people see because I’m gone.

Different day was doing the same thing again. This

time, I was showing someone else how to do it

because I was good at it. Realized I was part of a

group. After second time, realized I wouldn’t have

to do it anymore. Warehouse was at bottom of

hill – underground. Woke up and thought it was

between 1:30 and 3, but it was 6:09. Weird.

Unusual. I usually know what time it is when I

wake up.

3. Dream occurred a.m. I was running through a

burning wheat/oat field of golden color towards a

building for shelter. When I got inside the shelter,

into a dark small wet room, I was locked in. This

room was stuffy and of concrete walls and floors.

Aliens came to take me from this room; however, I

escaped and ran out the back of the barn through

another golden field. This field was not on fire.

Then I woke up and was super-tired. Woke

exhausted from the dream and stayed in bed. Woke

at 9:30 am.

4. I had dropped off someone at the airport and

felt a sense of freedom. I had time for myself to go

shopping for clothes, some sort of mall, which

seemed enjoyable at first and then turned chaotic.

Many people, it seemed dark, dishevelled racks. I

pick out a few items, but nothing I’m really

interested in. The shopping seems to turn into more

of an obligation, or something forced. I

contemplate leaving, but don’t. Something is

keeping me there. I look for a dress in a room for

what seems like a long time, finally I find one.

There is a waiting line for the dressing room. The

dressing room area is strange. Cubby holes, no

walls between the rooms, no barriers, just small.

The one I get into, the mirror is set on the floor.

So I have to squat down to see what I’m wearing.

Another woman comes into my dressing room,

which seems a bit threatening at first. She is a

young, somewhat tough looking woman. The ice is

broken between us when she asks me for my

opinion on a vest. It’s dark in the dressing room

and I can’t see the detail on the vest.

5. Shopping mall. Homeopathic books. Went

home was living in a white house. The characters

were bad guys. A friend appears and says I’ll

protect you. Stand in front of window, and they’ll

go away. Bad guys started to mess with car license

plates.

6. Top row of seats at a theatre, but steep like

bleachers in a gym. Taking person there to see if

could get into dance class; watching person and

teacher. Three people in red baseball uniforms

with white numbers and name on back of shirt.

The person I was watching was wearing a different

color. Then studying; had just climbed down from

loft. Same person was asleep on bed with light

coming in through window. Dreamt had mucus in

eyes, so wipe eyes and there’s blood on my finger.

Look in mirror and scratch on sclera horizontal.

Realized I was dreaming in my dream. Didn’t

really climb down from loft and scratch eye. Big

clock above person sleeping by the window. Clock

said 11:16, numbers really big and really small.

Felt I had to be a good example and felt I had …

about falling to sleep because they were watching

me. Felt good when I woke up.

7. Water leaking into a building and I am

playing an imaginary game with children.

8. Dreams of psychiatric hospital for adolescents,

a big old building in the country. Full of unhappy

people. Some locked up in wards; some trying to

run away. Later I was back at college – big classes,

lots of people, walking around campus. I also had

a daughter at the same school. She was unhappy

about her apartment. It also became her

classroom and was so overcrowded. All her

friends had seats up front and she had to sit way in

back. She thought about quitting because the

school was so crowded.

9. Going to the mall because of a famous rock

band. It was crowded. We were on the upper

level and on the lower level were guys from the

band. Some guys from the band were floating on a

raft in some sort of canal.

10. Husband and I flying on an airplane, like a toy

airplane that landed on a beach. We left the hotel

and went back. The maid was angry because we

came back after checking out. The maid squirted

us with a hose. Then I was shopping with my

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mother in a department store, where all the

dresses were too short or too tight.

11. Went to work with husband and 5-year-old

son. Worked in a huge old Victorian mansion

with elevators and big stairways. Husband works

in the basement and my office is upstairs.

Chinese restaurant and bar with lots of people in

the building. The son gets lost in the building. I

try to drive him to the children’s center in the van.

But we had to sit on the van like we were riding on

a big animal. Couldn’t steer or reach the pedals,

kept sliding on icy rocks. Went the wrong way on

the highway ramps.

12. Dreamt of being in a supermarket buying

chicken. Got only half a container, which was

upsetting. It was a nasty, dirty run down

supermarket, like in Mexico.

13. Was in a supermarket with a friend who

wasn’t feeling well. Made an appointment with

homeopath and visited them at a booth in the

store. Told her not to worry about money. Got

hungry, sat down in an aisle and ate spaghetti.

Worried about it being messy. While eating saw

the friend’s grandmother walk down the aisle.

She used some lotion and didn’t pay for it. I

thought that was inconsiderate.

14. Dreams of whole bunch of people in engineer

training. Big classroom, big cafeteria, big

shopping mall. Went on a bike trip up and down

hills on a big highway. Get to someone’s big

house with big yard and big kitchen. I’m trying to

water the big lawns.

15. Dreams about fast running water.

16. Son went swimming in John Elway’s pool. I

went to talk to John Elway (famous football player

in the United States.)

17. Dreamt of snow falling.

18. I was with the Russian army in the winter on a

frozen lake covered with snow with lots of people

and vehicles. I was riding a little convertible

sports car with the top down.

19. Dreams of ice hockey. About to play. This

theme came up two to three times this month.

20. Flying over water and saw the words “Ben

Eon” on a piece of nearby land. I was with mom.

It looked like a map. I swooped down into the

water and swam freely. No fear. Some flamingos

appeared and started snapping at my ankles.

21. On an island in the ocean that had been used

for weapons testing or training troops. Families

had died there, falling down in front of their homes

as if poisoned. Pictures of documentation like

newspaper articles in a scrapbook. My husband

and son were excited about being in a movie. We

were on some sort of metal pier or platform that

collapsed into the ocean. We swam in the ocean

and then were riding on a big rubber raft.

22. Dreams of old friends, I haven’t seen in an

long time.

23. Dreamt of an old friend and son and they

looked older.

24. Went to visit an artist friend, not a real person.

I had to go through large dark room, which had a

bar in the middle. I had to go through and out back

door. I had to go through a door and a window

well. I never got to this person. I went to visit him

again at a festival at an artwork booth.

25. At old piano teacher’s house, in bed in a dark

room and the teacher was playing the piano for

me. Other people in the house.

26. Last night dreamed of Princess Diana, alive. I

wanted to assure her that things would be OK.

27. Watching a wedding of no one she knew.

There is a big leafy vine growing out of the

building. The vine went and grabbed my new

mother-in-law and dragged her out of church

toward the bride. Laughing in the dream.

28. Vivid, colorful. Best friend came before our

class (student clinic), was deathly sick. She only

wore a t-shirt and underwear. I felt sick to see

her, but couldn’t do anything for her.

29. A dream of spiritual nature, speaking to my

teacher.

30. Dreams of being with lots of people in a

crowd or a party.

31. Had to do a presentation about a subject she

didn’t know in front of a lot of people. Drove co-

workers home, couldn’t see, got lost in the dark.

Unusual for her to dream about groups of people.

32. I was at my old piano teacher’s house with a

lot of other people. It was raining and dark

outside. I was washing windows and closed one

window where the rain was pounding in onto the

floor. My sister was there. I was with a guru or

teacher with a lot of others, and we were

pondering questions. Image of a very large rough

featured man, like a giant cowboy.

33. Girlfriend, daughter and I go around town.

The vehicle you drove dictated what tasks you did.

I was in charge of deciding who got which car,

keeping this in order. There was light coming

through a door.

34. Dreams without much emotion. My family

went to the moon. Traveled in space shuttle-like

vehicle homemade. Told son not to go out. He

went anyway but it was OK. We were out on the

moon’s surface jumping around.

35. I rode a bike out to the highway, going west to

look for an address that I would go to later. I was

very big. Could look into second floor windows.

But riding on the highway was scary. Cars going

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fast around me, I didn’t know where to turn off.

Dizzy and afraid to fall. Big trucks almost push me

off the road. I was on a very small bike and I was

regular size with some people from class. We

stopped at a rest stop under an underpass that was

like a cave with rooms in it. I found something

that I had left there that wouldn’t fit into my bike

basket. Then there was a big flea market inside the

cave/house, very musty and dusty. Other rooms in

there like an old house. Dark bedrooms.

Wandered around in it. Old painted dressers –

pink with scenes from the Hobbit and fairy tales.

Thought of calla lilies; was looking for a vase.

36. Being in a VW bus and looking out of the

window.

37. Taking out insides. Three red bloody balls.

38. Dreams of being stung by a bee.

39. Dreams of sexual relations with the same sex.

Very disturbing.

40. Between 6-8 AM dreamt that my husband had

a carbuncle. Husband was worried about it. I was

worried about infection. The carbuncle was on the

thigh.

41. Dreamt of skin peeling off.

“And they did – many dreams of buildings,

small spaces, upper and lower levels as well as

dreams of groups and crowded spaces were

experienced by all four proving groups. If you look

at a segment of the geode, this is what you see –

many pink to purple crystals large and small, high

and low compressed into a confined space.” –

Barbara SEIDENECK C Hom, CCH, RSHom (NA)

Affinities

Interestingly, the proving of Amethyst bore a

resemblance to some of the traditional thought of

healing crystals. The mental and emotional realms

yielded the most significant symptoms. The remedy

affected relationships, as well as mental calm and

clarity. This sense of well-being and positive

energy was countered by themes of confusion,

dullness, and poor concentration. Some provers

even experienced the intoxication theme from

Greek legend – drinkers did not feel the effects of

alcohol, while others felt “buzzed” without

drinking. The dreams had some of the same themes

of relationship (old friends, teachers, weddings).

Other dreams were reminiscent of the Amethyst

crystal itself (small rooms, caves, underground).

In the physical realm, the head, eyes, nose,

throat, and stomach as well as female issues

produced significant symptomatology.

MIND – Mental Themes

The symptoms below were derived from

journals of all the provers who actually received

doses of the remedy in potency. The symptoms

have been aggregated into common themes. The

text of the proving in its entirety will be available at

the website of Homeopathy School of Colorado at

www.homeopathyschool.org.

Irritability/impatience/quarrelling

1. Snapping at people.

2. Cranky, irritable. It’s awful.

3. People are more aggressive with me. Argued

with boyfriend.

4. Fighting with husband. Never has done this.

Ran away for 10 hours without letting anyone

know where she was going.

5. In the afternoon a little more irritable. For 30

minutes very irritated.

6. Irritability and impatience.

7. A little more patient than usual.

8. Very impatient with my son. Quick and tense.

9. Irritable with daughter and myself.

10. Irritable at every little thing.

11. Irritated. I have harsh language.

12. I speak loudly and create havoc with it.

13. Sharp tongue; got into bad fight with husband.

I say whatever I want to.

14. No hysterical or irritated state before menses.

My husband can usually tell when my periods

begin because of my bad temper.

(symptom free after remedy for the first time in

10 years – cured symptom)

Clarity/energy/well-being/industrious

1. People react with abruptness. Feel more awake.

Nervous energy. Not sleepy after meals as

usual. Getting a lot of things done.

2. Thinking more clearly.

3. The remedy seems to help with decision

making.

4. I seem really clear mentally. Really busy.

Lots going on. Lots of room to handle it and

figure things out. Felt able. (Normally I feel

pulled in different directions and get frustrated

when my mind doesn’t function. Usually can

only figure out one thing at a time.)

5. Mentally very active, calm and clear.

6. Thinking more clearly, even the emotions are

more clear.

7. Unusually busy all day.

8. More aware of myself. More mental clarity.

Not quite clairvoyant. But aware of higher self.

9. Feeling open and clear in the evening.

10. Feeling much clarity and positive energy at

moments. Vacillation of mental and emotional

symptoms, feeling self-conscious at times, and

at other times feeling spiritually connected

with others.

11. Waking in the morning with good energy.

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Feeling very happy. Feeling really good.

12. Woke up feeling really good, tons of energy.

Good energy, feel good, very active.

13. Was very busy at work, very focused, lots of

energy, feel good.

14. Felt focused all day.

15. Fast/restlessness/”buzzy”/hyperawareness

16. Something is about to happen to me, like male

energy. Like a premonition.

17. Feeling that something dramatic was going to

happen.

18. Pacing on the phone. Wound up.

19. Restless at bedtime. Couldn’t sleep at first.

20. Quick to answer. Fast talk.

21. Sense of acceleration – moving faster, thinking

faster, but not anxious.

22. Feeling as if he had been poisoned before.

Now mental awareness has returned.

23. Heightened sense of awareness.

24. Moments of buzzy, high energy. Occurred two

hours after taking second dose of remedy.

25. Feels hyper aware of body and mental

capacities.

Confusion/dullness/slowness

1. Since the remedy less in touch with emotions.

Feels unemotional

2. During call to supervisor, mental confusion.

Couldn’t readily remember previous day’s

ailments.

3. Couldn’t remember what he did the previous

day.

4. Thinking feels slow, sluggish and dull.

5. Concentration difficult. Loss of mental focus.

Mentally dull.

6. Had trouble counting while playing dominos.

Something unusual for me.

7. Forget where I parked, felt disconnected.

Unusual. I didn’t know which way to go. I

found the car pretty quickly; stumbled upon it.

8. Strange feeling of being tired and bored.

Weak memory/poor

concentration/spacey/mistakes

1. Noticed difficulty concentrating, not wanting

to focus on paperwork.

2. I’m writing things on the wrong pages!

3. Spaced out two phone calls.

4. Spaced out feeling and irritability. Forgot to

call supervisor for proving.

5. Mentally not as sharp. “Floating through the

day.” Feels more mellow. Talking more slowly.

6. Seems a little difficult to concentrate because

of fatigue and mental cloudiness. Difficulty

focusing on calendar dates.

7. Scatter brained; hard to concentrate.

8. I do everything wrong. Constantly making

mistakes as if my head is cloudy. I’m not smooth

in my daily operations. My handwriting is terrible.

I speak very “matter of factly” to everyone; I don’t

care if I hurt their feelings.

9. I’m very spacey; starring out of the window.

Calm/Anxiety

1. Problems at work, owner uptight. Stay very

calm with this (unusually calm).

2. Feel patient and calm.

3. Feeling anxious. Wanted to eat. Huge

appetite.

4. I’ve become more negative towards others.

Anxious feeling. Too much energy.

5. The remedy seems to intensify the fears and

anxieties; makes me more aware of them.

6. Increasing agitation and some anxiousness. I

feel a little out of sorts.

7. Anxiety about taking the remedy.

Sensitivity

1. More sensitive to odors, which seem to give

me a feeling of pressure in the top of my head. The

smell from books and a down comforter give

instant headache. Usually sensitive but not this

sensitive. Car exhaust and dirty air have been more

intolerable than usual and have caused the same

head pressure reaction in varying degrees. The

headache was worse and was accompanied by an

anxious, speedy feeling that lasts for sometime

beyond exposure.

2. Every noise seems to be amplified. Own voice

sounds very loud.

3. Own voice seems violent.

4. I felt like I was turning into a wolf. I hear

every little sound in or out of the house as if

amplified a thousand times.

5. I can smell everything.

Intoxication/sobriety

1. Drank 1 quart of 3.2 beer. No intoxicating

effect. (This is something unusual for prover.)

2. Drank Fosters beer (one 25-ounce can). No

intoxicating effect. (He usually doesn’t drink beer.)

3. Buzzed feeling, light headed, like being drunk.

Mentally disconnected to what’s going on around

me. I’m separate.

4. Supervisor remarks that the prover sounds

intoxicated.

5. Feeling buzzed.

Sadness/depression/weeping

1. Depressed while talking to supervisor on the

phone. Don’t feel normal joviality.

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2. Depression set in. Overwhelmed feeling.

Wanted to escape.

3. Depression all day. A gloom over me.

4. Unusual intensity with depression and sadness

regarding issues with daughter.

5. Emotionally very sensitive. Crying over an

animal on an environmental show on TV; not

something that I normally do.

6. Weeping easily.

Unusual sensations

1. In the evening a creepy feeling like someone is

watching me, or someone is behind me. I looked

around and no one was there.

2. One hour after taking the remedy, I felt a

sensation of something moving inside while I was

driving. It moved upward; had a brief image of a

spirit inside unfolding.

3. In the morning, sensation of being in an empty

tube or tunnel scooping up light and colors. The

world is coming in at one end and going out the

other.

4. Images of “largeness.”

Miscellaneous

1. Feels sick when thinking about taking more of

the remedy.

2. I don’t want to look anyone in the eye. My

eyes feel like they’re looking downward.

3. Desires to be held quietly.

4. Persistent erotic feeling throughout the nap;

felt aroused. Feeling center mostly around breasts

feeling warm and full.

VERTIGO

1. Bent down, on rising from stooping sense that I

could black out. Vertigo action momentary.

2. Sort of dizzy, light-headed, shaky feeling for

about 15 minutes, like I’ve lost too much blood.

HEAD

1. Pain dull across top of eyes. Dull headache

with pain in eyes. Headache all day but gone by

the morning.

2. Headache over right eyeball. Dull pain. Not

relieved by nap. Continues through the afternoon.

3. Despite chiropractic adjustment got a headache

over right eye and eye socket. Sharp pain.

4. Pain in right temple. Piercing. Continues until

evening.

5. Waking with headache above right eye. Dull

pain. The next day, drifting in and out of sleep.

Headache worsening as the day goes on. Headache

dull, slight and steady. Across front forehead and

in right eye. On the fourth day, still has headache.

Low-grade. Moved from across the eyes to behind

the eyes. Dull ache. Mild continuous, steady. Not

distressing.

6. Strong headache. Aching pain above and

behind eyes.

7. Headache banded. Over forehead. Minor pain

around the head from side to side.

8. Sensation of heat. Left side of head.

9. Lots of hair fell out in shower (unusual).

10. Sinus pressure. Dull aching pain. Feels like

first stage of migraine. Started previous day on and

off < night < right side above eye.

11. Had sharp pain over left eye like a knife above

left eyebrow. Dull headache. (Not irritable with

headache, which would be usual for this prover.)

12. Shortly after taking third dose of remedy

experienced flash of pain in left side of head. The

next day, five minutes after taking a dose of remedy

experienced a headache in the left side of scalp.

Flash – front to back. Stitching, sharp.

13. Feeling funny. Sensing headache on top to the

right front to back. Feeling buzzed; like after

alcohol.

14. Light-headed. Mentally disconnected to

what’s going on around me. I’m separate. Buzzed;

could feel it down my body to arms and legs.

Headache moving around. Stabilized, dull pain on

top of head toward the front. Sense of nausea,

subtle. Headache continues and moves to left side

of head; temporal. Dull. Tension kind of

headache. Headache stronger in left temple.

Headache moving all around. Stabilized as dull

pain in the top of head, towards the front. Subtle

sense of nausea with the headache. Headache

continues and moves to left side of head; temporal.

Dull. Sensation of pulsation in the head. Energy is

moving. Headache continues, mostly on top front

to mid-point.

15. Burning pain in temples (this prover never has

headaches).

16. Mild headache in temples (this prover never

has headaches).

17. Headache all over with neck involvement.

Took Advil. The next day, headache again with

stiffness in back of neck and shoulder. Occipital

headache that went up to the forehead. I usually get

headaches at the beginning of my period but not

after, and they usually occur in the morning on

waking and not in the afternoon. The third day,

feeling pressure mostly on top part of my head.

The third day, slight headache in temples and

forehead. Pressure feeling continues. Head not

clear. Headache (?) comes and goes in intensity;

symptoms last 8 days.

18. Sensation as if I’m inside my head listening.

While drying my face and bending over, I hear a

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hollow sound inside my head, caused by the friction

of rubbing the towel back and forth.

19. A hollow sensation in the head while bending

over and scrunching my hair. I am hearing the

sound from inside my head, like my head is hollow.

20. Have noticed minor head and sinus congestion

since I had the headaches on Day 5 and 6 of the

provings.

21. Brief, sharp pains in upper head. The next day,

brief, sharp pains on right side of head.

22. Headache behind eyes, forehead and temples;

occurring in the late morning.

23. Headache starts in the back of head and neck,

goes up in the head on the right side to above the

eyebrows, extends to whole right side; > with

rubbing the neck, > with cold applications, >

pressure, > lying down. Dull ache; > when keeping

head up while lying down.

24. After taking remedy, low-grade, very dull

headache starting in forehead region and extending

into crown of head. Headache moved to top of

head and towards the back. Experienced a sharp

twinge on the left side that lasted a few seconds.

Headache continues but only in the forehead area

above the eyes. Dull ache.

25. Dull headache in forehead area, especially over

eyes. Feeling foggy and tired. Headache

worsening. The weather is clear. The storm moved

through last night. Low-grade headache lasts all

day and continues in the forehead area.

EYES

1. Eyes itching dramatically. Like a stick right in

the socket.

2. Itching right eye.

3. Twitch in left eyebrow where the socket meets

the skull.

4. Burning, a little gritty, a bit irritated. Itchiness

of the eye, especially right corner of right eye.

Look congested, and vision feels a bit tired and

blurry.

5. Eyes feeling dry and a little gritty.

6. Eyes burning.

7. Eyes sensitive to light.

8. Right eye itchy. The next day both eyes itchy.

9. Both eyes are itchy this morning. Eyes very

itchy. Feels better to rub them. My eyes are

REALLY red. Symptoms last for about 15

minutes. Eyes got better after a hot shower.

10. Eyes feel very heavy.

11. Vision foggy. Sensation of film across eye.

EAR

1. Hot right ear.

2. Tingling in left ear.

3. Piercing pain in both ears like dull pencils

being driven in.

4. Pressure on ears and congestion. Three days

later slight congestion with more fluid in ears.

5. Pain in right ear like an insect; seconds of pain.

Milder in left ear. Boring pain. Pain behind both

ears. First right then left. The next day, brief,

sharp pains in right ear. Pain in right ear continues

to third day, it vibrates.

6. Brief throbbing in both ears, worse on the

right. Noticeable sensation, but not a bad pain.

7. Woke up with shooting pain in my left ear.

Pain in left ear continues intermittently.

8. Lobes of ears dry.

HEARING

1. Heightened sense of hearing, on and off during

first four days of proving. While listening to music

I can hear the high-pitched percussion sounds

extremely well, especially the triangle; it stands out

much more than usual. Sitting quietly in car

hearing white noise very intensely, as if I could

hear the vibration of electrical wires and everything

around me (like the plastic in the car, the concrete

outside). I feel like screaming because there is no

way to escape this crazy buzzing. Acute awareness

of high-pitched constant sound from down the

street coming through an open window.

2. My ear feels very open to the sound coming

in, as if there is no filter. Heightened hearing

awareness for sounds coming in through the

window. Someone in the distance is pushing a

shopping cart and it sounds very sharp.

3. Heightened hearing upon drying hair with a

towel; rubbing.

NOSE

1. Noticeable smell of manure.

2. Pressure from sinus headache. Lots of watery

discharge. Sinuses so full that passage feels

narrow.

3. Frequent sneezing in morning.

4. Constant post-nasal drip though don’t have a

cold. Spitting all day. Not feeling sick.

5. Stuffy when waking up.

6. Twitch at root of nose on the left side.

7. Running nose: clear, watery drips from end of

nose, lasting one hour. Two days later, nose runny

with nausea.

8. A general feeling that my acute sense of smell

is increasing.

9. Heightened sense of smell, on and off. The

next day, sense of smell heightened at times.

Smells, not pleasant or agreeable, ranging from

mildly pungent to intolerable: neighbors’ barbeque,

smell from clothes dryer, car exhaust, fast food, etc.

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10. Three huge sneezes. Sniffly, itchy nose; drips

into the back of the throat. An hour later, sneezes

again. Eyes itchy. Nose very itchy. Post-nasal

drip down back of throat. Another hour later, nose

not sniffly, just draining into throat. Symptom

lasted until 11 am. Then the symptom returned at

16:30 when I took the second dose.

11. Nose sniffly again, followed the next day by

post-nasal drip, scratchy throat, >while in the steam

room. On the third day after sneezing, out came

yellowish thick green mucus. Lots of post-nasal

drip. On the fourth day post-nasal drip; have to

swallow. < in am, > in pm.

12. Driving to work, big globs of mucus, post-

nasal in the throat and couldn’t get it out. Then ate

at 9:15 and the mucus cleared out.

13. Nose stuffy in am and worse pm. The next

day, nose dry, inside nostrils, as though I’d inhaled

a bunch of dust.

FACE

1. Two small pimples on right forehead and left

cheek bone. They were gone the next day.

2. Small pimple on right jaw. It was gone the

next day.

3. Heat sensation in face.

4. Sensation of flush in face, but it wasn’t

discolored. Forehead around to temple. Tingling

in face; in general, like after dentist over most of

body.

5. Pain/pressure in the face just below the eyes.

6. In the morning, pressure in forehead about

nose; passed quickly.

MOUTH

1. Wine didn’t taste sweet. Salsa tasted terrible,

normally craves spicy. Tasted too spicy, didn’t like

that taste.

2. Food didn’t taste quite as flavorful.

3. Spit felt thicker.

4. Saliva acrid and burning.

5. Gums swollen, left side, top, lasting to

following day.

6. Burning sensation, right side of lower lips, as if

I’d eaten something spicy. An hour later,

numbness at mouth, both lips and top of tongue.

7. Bitter taste, tip of tongue. Lots of saliva.

8. Dry mouth but thirstless during cold

symptoms.

9. One hour after taking remedy, increased saliva

in the mouth; swallowing a lot.

TEETH

1. Teeth hurt all day; both sides; upper and lower.

Feels like there is a coating on teeth, especially

with sweets and even with fruit. Makes me want to

brush my teeth. > rinsing. >vegetables. >toast. >hot

water. Teeth very sensitive even without sweet.

2. While eating suddenly a metallic taste. Feeling

like I can taste the fillings in my teeth.

3. Tight molars, achy.

THROAT

1. Swelling in esophagus after eating cookies.

2. Throat feels swollen. Hard to swallow.

3. Began to notice something in my throat, as if

the glands were swollen. The next day, still

noticing my throat in the same way. It’s very

unusual for me to get throat symptoms.

4. Swollen glands. The next day throat is slightly

sore. Two day later, dry, tickling throat.

5. Throat sore and scratchy. Better warm drink.

Better lying down.

6. Scratchy throat; has to clear a lot and that

makes it feel better. Symptom lasted until 11 am.

Then the symptoms return at 16:30 when she took

the second dose. One half hour after taking the

remedy, the scratchy throat returns; must clear

throat all day. Woke from nap with a scratchy

throat (remedy taken at 15:15). The next day, woke

in the morning with dry throat, scratchy, feeling

dusty. Better with clearing and swallowing. Better

drinking hot tea. Better moving about. Better in

general. The throat symptoms were gone by the

sixth day.

7. Feels like the swallowing mechanism is not

working; feels like food is staying in her throat after

swallowing.

8. Small tickle in throat that made me cough

once; it never came back.

9. Having to clear throat.

10. Slight symptoms of sore throat.

11. Sore throat around 4 PM > drinking cool

fluids; > massaging neck. At the same time has

greenish mucus in the nose. The next day, wakes

with sore, dry throat, not painful, just irritating.

Lots of yellow mucus. Spitting out the mucus. >

cool drinks, > massaging throat, > 10:30 AM.

12. Dry throat, really thirsty, on waking and

retiring. Spit out mucus 6-7 times today. Two days

later, dry throat and have been drinking quite a lot

of water. Did not urinate frequently today. The

dryness continues for two more days.

EXTERNAL THROAT

Spot on neck with weak twinge of pain on left

side. Spot sore for a short time.

STOMACH

1. Sudden nausea.

2. Nervous stomach. Burning, turned sour.

Acidic feeling. The next morning, nervous rushing

to center of stomach.

3. Thirsty all day. Drank 3.5 liters.

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4. Very mild nausea almost immediately after

taking first dose of the remedy. Took 3

rd

dose of

remedy and again experienced mild nausea, like a

bubbling or churning in stomach.

5. Empty, little nauseous, and pressure at center

of sternum.

6. Appetite diminished. Not hungry.

7. Mild sense of having to vomit, a passing thing.

8. Mild nausea (prover has never had stomach

problems) during the first three days of the proving.

Nausea started 15 minutes after taking the remedy.

Nausea better after eating a bowl of chicken soup

(normally doesn’t eat this time of day; went to great

effort to get the soup). Has aversion to eat the soup

but does so anyway.

9. Thirstlessness and appetite decreased during

first six days of proving.

10. Nausea during yoga with muscle shaking and

weakness.

11. Mild acidic feeling located below the sternum.

12. Thirst increased.

ABDOMEN

1. Gas in the afternoon. The next day more gas.

2. Woke with gurgling in the lower left abdomen,

lasting 30 minutes.

3. Sour smelling gas; haven’t eaten any foods that

usually give me gas.

RECTUM

1. More bowel movements. Going to the

bathroom a lot.

2. Spasms in rectum. Felt like having ball in butt.

Lasted two minutes. Incapacitating pain. Felt

nauseous during it. After lying on floor in pain,

gone in two minutes.

3. Constipation. Passes only hard balls. Stool

like sheep dung. Little pellets. Symptoms last two

days.

BLADDER

Urination decreased by 50%, lasting two days.

MALE GENITALIA

1. Sexual desire increased since taking remedy;

lasting 3 days.

2. Sex drive completely gone.

FEMALE GENITALIA

1. Sex on back burner; so irritable.

2. Severe cramps in uterus. Sudden onset. On a

scale of 1-10, these cramps were a 10 in severity.

(This prover usually has extremely painful periods,

and after the remedy she had her first painless

period ever.)

3. Menstruation – not as irritated as usual.

4. Vaginal discharge – stringy like cloudy egg

white.

5. Bleeding during menses increased.

6. Very mild contraction of uterus during menses.

7. Pelvic floor feels warm, somewhat burning;

lasts for about 10 minutes.

8. Sensation on right side of labia: has a

tightening, rubbed feeling. Like I’m going to get

herpes.

9. Increasing sexual energy, arousal in genital

area. Pulsating sensation in vulva and clitoral area,

on and off for 10 minutes.

10. I have a very itchy spot on my pubic bone.

Red spots on pubic bone, under hair, itching; better

with scratching. This lasts 4 days.

11. Relaxation of vagina with bubbly feeling

inside. Sexual desire is low.

12. There is a feeling of swelling under the hair.

Sensation as if I can feel every hair. High sexual

desire.

13. Period started 3 days late. No cramping in

lower abdomen or lower back, which she usually

gets.

14. Period starts one day early. Cramps worse than

usual.

RESPIRATION

1. Constriction and tightness with breathing.

Pressure on inhalation. Need to make an effort to

inhale.

2. Lungs dry when walking up hill, breathing

difficult, has to stop to breath.

COUGH

1. Cough while lying in bed in the morning,

lasted 10-15 minutes.

2. A little cough from tickle in throat. Woke

from nap with a dry cough and tickle in throat. The

next day, dry cough; makes throat raw. Cough like

choking on the third day. Went out in the cold

weather and coughed a lot. Dry, choking cough.

Tried to cough deeply but throat would close. The

cough lasts 5 days.

CHEST

1. Empty sensation, little nausea, and pressure at

center of sternum. The next day, minute amount of

pressure on the chest, lower than armpit level.

Lower end of sternum; upper epigastrium.

2. Empty feeling extending to abdomen.

3. Brief, slight fluttering feeling in the heart.

Breasts feeling tender, slightly swollen, lasting

about a week (usually happens before menses, but

this isn’t the right time). The third day, a short

period of uneasiness in my heart. Aware of it

beating harder than usual.

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4. Occasionally shooting pain right breast,

shooting from outside toward nipple. Has occurred

about six times today, very quickly. The next day,

same quick shooting pain of right breast as

yesterday. Feel it about every 10 minutes.

5. Congested tight feeling in upper abdominal and

lower chest and below the sternum.

6. My heart is pounding. Felt it the next day also.

7. Not time for menses, breasts feeling thick.

Husband noticed that they were swollen. This

continues to next day.

8. Heaviness in the chest, followed by a sharp,

stitching pain like a needle; 3 inches down from the

collar bone. First the left side then the right, then

back to left. Lasted until 6 pm. Worse pressure.

Later, chest pain again, size of tennis ball. Better

erect, but worse on rising.

BACK

1. Spine stiff.

2. Back pain, lasting six days.

3. Tingling on each side of spine, mid-back,

between shoulder blades. Sensation comes and

goes. Two or three hours later, muscles on left

side, mid-back, contracting and warm. Neck tight.

Then, two days later, tingling sensation on both

sides of mid-back.

4. I feel tense in the middle of my back (unusual

for me).

5. On waking have back pain between spine and

shoulder blade on right side. Very tight, stabbing,

hurting very bad. Can’t go to work. Occasionally

gets this, but never this bad and usually on both

sides. Cold applications helped a little.

6. Stiffness, discomfort of low back; followed by

coolness running up my back. Upper back stiff

three days later.

EXTREMITIES

1. Weakness and tiredness in shoulders and arms;

weak and slightly painful.

2. Sensation on top of right foot. Felt weak.

3. Clumsiness. Dropped cap while screwing on

laundry detergent bottle. Five days later, dropped

toilet seat. Usually careful.

4. Numbness in left arm, left thumb, and fingers.

5. Buzzed, could feel it down the body, arms and

legs.

6. Light numbness in hands and fingers. The next

day, numbness in hands and fingers. < left side.

7. Feet feeling burning, dry, uncomfortable and

full.

8. A pin-point of burning pain that comes up from

time to time for a few days. It occurs on the top of

my right ankle where it bends into my right foot.

There’s nothing showing. I’ve never had this

before.

9. Bright red patches, streaks on inside of knees.

Starting at bend, going outwards toward the front.

Slightly raised, about one inch wide. Itching and

burning. Six days later, red patches on knees

almost gone, but now slowly returning.

10. Shortly after taking remedy, brief tingling, pins

and needles in right arm. Later, brief sharp pains in

right leg – knee and above. Feet itch. The next

day, brief, sharp pain on right side.

11. At midnight, noticed swelling of the feet from

the base of the toes up to the bend in the foot. Feet

look fat and stubby. I’ve never had anything like

this. The swelling lasts two days.

12. Ankles and feet feel thick and swollen.

SLEEP

1. More groggy than usual upon rising.

2. Sleeplessness between 2:30 and 5:30 am.

3. Sleep disturbed. Difficult to go to sleep.

Needed to take naps.

4. Couldn’t sleep (unusual). Took over two hours

to fall asleep not because of thoughts. The body

was tired; the mind was awake.

5. Still awake, can’t fall asleep. It’s windy

outside and that’s agitating me. It’s hard to stay still

or find a comfortable position. I’m not going to

repeat the remedy.

6. Took a nap one hour after taking remedy.

Usually can’t nap.

7. Can’t fall asleep; it’s windy outside and that’s

agitating me. It’s hard to stay still or find a

comfortable position. I’m not going to repeat the

remedy.

SKIN

1. Burning rash on shoulders and on both sides of

breasts. Spots on left side of neck.

2. Rash on neck. Bumps on arms. Rash all over

neck and back. Rash blotchy, raised, brownish-pin,

spreading onto shoulder.

3. Itch on right arm near elbow.

4. Skin became drier, itchy (skin normally very

oily).

5. Rash on neck.

6. Dry nose, lips and skin.

GENERALS

Food desires

1. Craves lemonade and orange juice.

2. Strong desire for chocolate, like it is obsessive,

can’t stop. Ate lots of M & Ms.

3. Ate lots of chocolate, obsessive for the entire

week. (This is an entirely new symptom.)

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4. Crave watermelon.

5. I only enjoy things that are soothing and gentle.

Don’t like sharp tastes in my food.

Heat/cold

1. Wave of heat – torso and arms.

2. Hot, cold, and tingling sensation all at the same

time. > walking.

3. Felt very chilled. Needed sweater. Felt very

sleepy. Lay down and didn’t sleep. Later on got

very warm.

4. Felt hot, but puts on socks and wool sweater.

5. Felt cold and desired salt.

6. Very cold in the evening before going to bed.

Needed to use two blankets.

Energy/weakness

1. Unusually good energy with her periods.

2. Felt fine in the sun, which was strange.

3. Tons of energy, anxious and jittery.

4. Have more physical energy. Going and going

and not feeling tired.

5. Light-headed, weak, like I hadn’t had any food,

but had eaten two hours before. Almost dizzy and

some nausea. > exercising.

6. Felt good but expected otherwise because there

was a change in the weather (cured symptom).

7. Tiredness; came and went quickly.

8. Stirring quietly in car hearing white nose very

intensely as if I could hear the vibration of

electrical wires and everything around me (like the

plastic in the car, the concrete outside). I feel like

screaming because there is no way to escape this

crazy buzzing. [that exact sx is higher, under

HEARING.]

9. Moments of buzzy, high energy. Occurred two

hours after taking second dose of remedy.

10. After the remedy first felt more energetic, then

starting on day 6 I felt exhausted.

11. Have energy. Wants to walk to places instead

of driving.

12. High energy; wants to do lots of projects.

13. Energy low all day. Feels quiet.

14. Tired all day; yawned all day. Wife had to

drive. Fell asleep in the car. Woke up exhausted

from the nap. Never felt like this before.

15. Woke up exhausted as if I had taken sleeping

pills.

16. Waking at 7 am feeling refreshed, which is

unusual for me.

Side

Right-sided sharp pain.

Tingling/tremor

1. Tingling sensation throughout body.

2. Shakiness after lunch. Felt shaky all over:

stomach, legs, arms; heart rate is also increased.

3. Tremors inside whole body, like an engine

reviving in neutral. Lasted for one hour; whole

body shaking.

4. Calypte anna – a homeopathic proving of

Anna’s Humming bird

SHEPARD, Cynthia A. (AH. 10/2004)

Proving took place in British Columbia,

Canada in 2003. Two male and six female provers.

The author has chosen to present his proving

data with comparisons to humming bird anatomy,

physiology, biology and behaviour. The

correlations are strong and help provide a clearer

image of the remedy.

Swing of energy levels, internal coldness and

sluggishness, absence of digestive problems, strong

aggravations from chocolate and alcohol, stiffness

of hips, a feeling of calmness, inability to

communicate the thoughts are some of the

symptoms.

5. Vincetoxicum Proving

GLUECK, Walter (AH. 10/2004)

In Folk medicine, this is used as a “poison

conqueror”. Proved in 1986 in 30C in seven

provers.

Symptoms of Vincetoxicum officinale (sym.

Cynandricum vincetoxicum) in schematic manner

and some of the confirmed symptoms are given.

Four ‘Flu’ cases helped by the remedy are

presented.

Schematic Head – Foot Survey

Mind: Apathetic

Dizziness: Dizziness with headache, dazed

Head: Funny feeling, as if dazed, heavy,

dull

Headache: From nape of the neck continuing

to crown of the head,

Headache: Oppressive dull, heavy

Headache: Head dull, hammering,

exploding, better when lying

down

Headache: Crown of the head dull, as if

exploding

Eyes: Feeling of pressure in the eyes

Nose: Watery nasal catarrh, from time

to time, blocked nose

Nose: Secretion watery, white-yellow,

green

Neck: Feeling of stiffness, lateral

dragging feeling

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Throat: Sore throat, worse when

swallowing, feeling of enlarged

tonsils

Stomach: Nausea from swallowing of

sputum

Bladder: Urinary incontinence when

coughing

Cough: Dry, during daytime, spasmodic

Cough: Expectoration viscous, white

Cough: Cough painful, leaving burning in

chest

Cough: Coughing at night, walking

through coughing not clear

Back: Cervical pain. As if gripped in a

bench-vice; stiffness in back of

head

Back: Stiffness in back of head

Extremities: Aching limbs, all bones aching

Sleep: Nightmares, bad sleep; dreams of

day’s occurrences

Temperature: Feeling hot (objective: slightly

raised temperature)

Temperature: Hot feeling in the morning,

alternating hot and cold

General: Weakness, worse in the morning,

exhaustion, with apathy, lack of

drive

Confirmed symptoms and Differential

Diagnoses:

More or less rapid onset of illness (within 1-6

hours), with weakness, leaden tiredness, aching

bones and shivers (Eup. per.)

Numb headache, beginning mostly in crown of

head or entire head, worse for movement; with

stupor, incapacity to think clearly; sometimes with

dizziness and/or pain in eyes or sensitivity to light.

Aching limbs, pain throughout body, or pain in

spinal column, in region of cervical and/or lumbar

spine.

Possibly beginning with runny cold and/or

slight sore throat, caused by cold (Quill.)

Better for resting, lying down, warmth, hot

bath.

Possibly increased appetite during shivers

(Eup. per. Phos., China, Veratr. etc.); thirst normal.

After shivery stage (Pyrogen.), within 6 – 12

hours: sensation of heat and/or fever (with or

without sweating); with strong dull headache,

mostly on top of head (differential diagnosis Gels.),

thirst mostly normal, little appetite.

Worsening of sensation of heat mostly

afternoon, evening or night; asks for more cover,

possibly alternating feeling of hot and cold during

fever.

Possibly dry, spasmodic cough with burning in

chest, headache worse for coughing (Bry.)

During feverish stage, sometimes slight feeling

of nausea and unspecific abdominal discomfort.

Similarity to Bell., Ferr., Phos., Gels.

6. Comparison of Provings of Larrea tridentata

(Creosote)

ROWE, Todd (SIM. XVII, 3/2004)

This article is a comparison between two

provings done on Larrea tridentata by Dr. Stephen

MESSER et al and Todd ROWE.

It is remarkable that both groups chose the

same substance to be proven at the same time and

were done completely independently.

Repetition of provings provides an opportunity

to deepen our understanding of our medicines.

The proving methodologies, rubrics and

themes are compared.

The concordance of symptoms between the

two provings was approximately 50%. 80-90%

concordance would ultimately prove ideal.

7. Brown Pelican: An excerpt from: Birds

Homeopathic Remedies from the Avian

Realm

SHORE, Jonathan; SCHRIEBMAN, Judy and

HOGELAND, Anneke (SIM. XVII, 3/2004)

Proving done in September 2001.

Core idea: Freedom to be. Freedom from

judgement. They suffer from the opinions of others

as to how they should be in the world.

Key aspects: Connection versus separation

Instinct versus reason

Mental confusion versus

conscientiousness over details

Calm versus Anxiety/fear

Leadership

Solemnity, Joy, Purity

Right sidedness

Hypersensitivity

Prominent rubrics are given. [This is in tune

with the time, i.e. data collection more on ‘mind’ =

KSS]

8. Magnesia carbonica and Sulphur:

Compatibility in Relationship

LALOR, Liz (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

Ms. LALOR authored the book “A

Homeopathic Guide to Partnership and

Compatibility” as a means to introduce the public

to Homeopathy, specifically in the context of how

differing constitutional remedy types might interact

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when in relationship with one another. Here we

have excerpted the chapter on Magnesia carbonica

and Sulphur. The two remedies – Magnesia

carbonica, with its great need for security within a

relationship and peaceful harmony, and Sulphur,

with its need for recognition and egotism – create

an interesting relationship dynamic, which is

thoroughly explored in this article/chapter.

[Here again is a 12 pages article. Lot of

speculations. The basis for the findings “Healthy

Sulphurs are intensely passionate, intensely

creative, and intensely inspirational! How come

these? And the ‘Unhealthy Sulphurs’ are the

opposite. Do we have ‘healthy Sulphurs’, healthy

Lycopodiums’ and so on? = KSS]

9. The Toxicology of Claviceps purpurea: Ergot

of Rye

BONNET M.S. and BASSON P.W.

(AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

The signs and symptoms of poisoning by

Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum) has been

gathered from medical, hospital and veterinary

reports and presented in a classical homeopathic

repertory fashion in order to supplement the

homeopathic Materia Medica.

Materia Medica Based on the Human

Envenomation by Claviceps purpurea, Ergot of

Rye. Its Toxicology.

Outline review

Ergot, in most cases, will be limited to digestive

disorders, insomnia and slight disturbances of the

autonomic nervous system. Less frequently, severe

delirium, muscular spasms and cardiovascular

collapse are encountered. Peripheral arterial

constriction progresses slowly but persistently.

Ergot disorder develops more quickly in children

but, equally, leaves them more rapidly. The

condition is more noticeable during winter when it

resembles frostbite or freezing of the extremities.

Pregnancy and lactation are adversely affected.

Mind

Aggressiveness (cattle & occasionally swine).

Agitation, worse for attempt at restraining patient

(severe phase).

Belligerence (animal symptom).

Confusion, mental.

Crying loudly, shrieking, complaining that a

devouring fire is burning their feet and hands.

Delirium, confusional but can be interrupted

momentarily by strong external stimuli (severe

phase); duration of delirium variable (humans &

livestock).

Delirium and hallucinations; seized with a fearful

and dangerous disorder.

Depressive state of mind initially, with anguish and

slight agitation.

Dullness and depression (livestock).

Coldness, complaining of.

Confusional state of mind.

Consciousness level disturbances.

Delirium, systematized, with animal hallucinations

and self-accusation; sometimes mystical or

macabre; at other times terrifying visions followed

by fugues, leading some patients to throw

themselves out of windows (severe phase).

Delusion of being consumed by flames.

Depressive state with anguish and slight agitation,

generalized, early first symptom becoming clearly

defined a few hours later at start of digestive

disturbance (first phase).

Disturbances of Autonomic Nervous System

accompany digestive disorders (first phase).

Dull and depressed (humans & animals) (long

term).

Frantic running in the streets.

Hallucinations, visual, appearing towards evening;

recalling those of alcoholism, with particular

themes of visions of animals and of flames (severe

phase).

Hallucinations, visual, all fleeting and variable,

often followed by dreamy delirium (severe phase).

Hyperexcitability (animal symptom).

Logorrhoea, psychomotor agitation and absolute

insomnia always presage appearance of mental

disorders (severe phase) which can include mania

or psychosis with hallucinations.

Memory loss.

Mood alterations from ‘maniacal’ for some, to

‘melancholic’ for other, or still others seem to

plunge into a comatose sleep’.

Nervousness.

Restlessness, hyperactivity of short duration,

followed by depression, early symptoms (100% of

experimental mice).

Stamping of feet (may be due to pain) (animal

symptom).

Stupor (cattle & occasionally swine).

Writhing and screaming in bed.

Vertigo

Dizziness and Vertigo.

Drowsiness.

Fainting attacks, severe, with imperceptible pulse,

low and feeble arterial tension and a feeling of

anguish (severe phase); spontaneous remission.

Giddiness, persistent, accompanying abundant

sweating and a disagreeable (striking) odor (first

phase).

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Central Nervous System

Ataxia or staggering (animal symptom).

Autonomic nervous system disturbances

accompany digestive disorders such as gusts of

warmth, followed by impressions of cold waves,

with intense sweating crises (first phase).

Convulsions (acute) (human, rarely, & animal

symptom, including livestock, cattle & horses;

occasionally swine); intermittent (28.6% of

experimental mice) beginning with muscular

tremors and subsiding within four minutes, to start

again repeatedly, followed by complete exhaustion

and loss of movement. (experimental mice).

Cranial nerves intact (infant).

Discoordination (acute).

Hemiplegia (rarely).

Hypotonic (infant).

Incoordination (livestock).

Lameness (livestock, cattle & occasionally swine).

Neurological examination most often shows the

following signs during the severe phase:

intensional tremor, nearly always present;

accompanied by fibrillary twitching, sometimes;

and myoclonus, suggestions of.

cerebellar syndrome (unusual);

Romberg’s sign never seen.

Paralysis (experimental mice).

Paralysis, never (severe phase).

Paralyis, temporary (cattle).

Tremblings and twitchings.

Unconscious but reacting sluggishly to painful

stimuli (infant).

Unconsciousness, possible.

Cerebro-Spinal Fluid

Cerebro-spinal fluid: normal (infant).

Reflexes

Babinski’s reflex, transient (severe phase).

Lower limbs reflexes present and equal.

Reflexes slightly exaggerated, especially the

patellar reflex (severe phase).

Tendon reflexes (all) present, sluggish, and equal

on both sides. (infant).

Gait

Claudication distance reducing from 1,600 metres

down to 23 metres within 18 months, but worsening

and deteriorating rapidly in final month.

Intermittent claudication affecting left calf initially,

but both calves involved eventually.

Tottering, wobbling, staggering, faltering on

walking, as if drunk.

Walking in a stiff-legged gait, falling in unusual

and awkward positions (cattle).

Sensation to touch, pinprick, vibration & position

sensations reduced over soles of feet; loss of

peripheral sensation in poorly vascularized distal

structure.

Skin sensitivity variable (cattle).

Head & Neck

Cephalgias follows hand symptoms.

Headaches, daily with nausea, relieved only by

further doses of causative ergotamine.

Headaches, well marked; for several years, more

frequent under stress, characterized by pain in the

back of the neck, radiating over the left temple;

occasional blurring of vision and vomiting, but no

warning aura.

Headaches with a sensation of heaviness or

weightiness, usually following the pains in the

extremities.

Nape of the neck pain and more rarely, true

headaches (first phase).

Eye

Mydriasis, very frequent, with diminution of the

light reflex (first phase).

Mydriasis disappearing during severe phase but

accommodation remaining difficult.

Pupils dilated and reacting to light (infant).

Pupils pin-point and not reacting to light (infant).

Fundoscopy

Fundi normal (infant).

Vision

Blindness, total (humans), intermittent (cattle).

Double vision.

Vision as if eyes were covered by thick fog.

Ear

Deafness, intermittent (cattle).

Gangrenous extremity (animal symptom).

Nose

Gangrenous extremity (animal symptom).

Face

Facial muscles contractions.

Pale.

Mouth & Tongue

Mucous membranes (oral) inflamed or display

shallow superficial erosions (cattle).

Salivation, excessive, frequent (first phase)

(humans, livestock & sheep).

Thirst.

Tongue necrosis.

Throat & Pharynx

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Sensation of pharyngeal constriction, often,

distressing (first phase).

Gastrointestinal System

Bleeding internally within digestive tract (sheep).

Digestive disturbances/disorders quickly becoming

worse (first phase).

Gastrointestinal catarrh (livestock).

Stomach

Gastric disturbances.

Appetite

Feed intake reduced (livestock & swine); refuses

food.

Weight gain reduced (livestock & swine).

Nausea & Vomiting

Nausea, particularly notable, with diffuse

abdominal pains (first phase).

Nausea, retching or vomiting in 46% of patients.

Vomiting.

Vomiting with diarrhea, less often noted, in about

30% of patients (first phase).

Vomiting, blood-stained material, suddenly

unexpectedly, following a rigor which itself

followed an initial improvement (infant).

Abdomen

Abdominal pains colicky and frequent (first phase)

(humans & livestock).

Abdominal pains diffuse or subhepatic, with

burning sensations throughout the whole of the

digestive tract (first phase).

Abdominal pains frequently complained of.

Abdominal pains increasing for the duration of one

week.

Intestines

Gut lesions (swine).

Rectum

Burning sensations at the anus with the colicky

abdominal pains (first phase).

Stools

Diarrhea (acute & chronic) (humans, livestock,

cattle, sheep & occasionally swine) or constipation.

Urinary System

Renal artery spasm, reversible.

Renal failure.

Urinary Output: 3L/24 hrs.

Urine output remaining high.

Intravenous Urography (IVU)

Instant dense persistent nephrogram with normal-

sized kidneys.

Urine

Creatinine (urinary): 6.8 µmol/L.

Creatinine clearance (urinary): 3ml/min. (normal:

m: 97-137ml/min; f: 88-128ml/min).

Creatinine clearance at recovery: 54-59 ml/min.

(normal: m: 97-137 ml/min; f:88-128 ml/min).

Potassium (urinary): 25 mmol/L.

Sodium (urinary): 48 mmol/L.

Urea (urinary): 140 mmol/L. (normal: 250-500

mmol/L).

Female Genitalia

Premature menstruations (severe phase).

Pregnancy & Post-Natal

Abortion in early pregnancy. (human & animal

symptom; livestock, sheep & swine but not cattle).

Abortion within three days in 100% of

experimental mice, but within 10 days in cows in

late pregnancy.

Agalactia (cattle, cows & sows).

Contractions, relatively fast (compared to

oxytocin), and superimposed on sustained tonic

contraction.

Foal death in mares, early.

Frank hemorrhages in pregnant women (severe

phase).

Gestations prolonged (cattle).

Lactation reduced, depressed (livestock & swine

but not cattle).

Mammary gland nondevelopment (cattle).

Neonatal mortality, high (livestock, sheep &

swine).

Postpartum headaches.

Postpartum hypertension.

Tendency to abort.

Uterine contractions in gravid uterus.

Uterine motor activity increased, with contractions

increased in force or frequency or both; followed

by a normal degree of relaxation in mild conditions.

In more severe cases, contractions become more

forceful, prolonged with resting tonus markedly

increased and markedly sustained contractures.

Respiratory System

Chest clinically clear. (infant).

Dyspnea, progressive (humans, livestock, cattle,

sheep & occasionally swine).

Dyspnea, severe (infant).

Respiratory depression.

Respiration

Respiration rate:32-70 per minute, shallow (infant).

Cough

Coughing in spasms (infant).

Chest

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Angina pectoris due to coronary vasoconstriction,

reduced coronary microcirculatory blood flow and

associated ischemic changes.

Angina pectoris due to a rise in central venous

pressure that will increase the size of the heart and

so augment the metabolic needs of the left ventricle

thus facilitating the development of angina pectoris

in response to exercise or other stress.

Crepitations right base and middle lobe (infant).

Pulmonary edema (especially in patient with

impaired cardiac function) due to decreased

capacity of vascular reservoir.

Thoracic pains; cardialgia (violent) rapidly follows

feet formication as an early symptom.

Chest X-Ray (Chest Roentgenogram) : normal.

Cardiovascular System

Arteriolar vasoconstriction and spasms (long lasting

and persistent).

Bradycardia or tachycardia.

Bradycardia of 40 to 50 beats per minute, regular

(patient pale), even without an increase in blood

pressure (first phase) (predominantly due to

increased vagal activity, but also due to reduction in

sympathetic tone and direct myocardial

depression).

Cyanosis, peripheral, marked (infant), gradually

increasing.

Heart sounds rather muffled (first phase).

Mitral stenosis, severe.

Peripheral arterial insufficiency.

Peripheral blood flow reduced.

Sinus tachycardia of 180 per minute in

semicomatose state (infant).

Veins rapid constriction, resulting in rise in central

venous pressure.

Venous pressure, central: +3.5 cm H2O.

Blood Pressure (BP)

Arterial tension generally rather low with a

disquieting fall during fainting attacks (first phase).

BP ranging from 95/50 to 145/75 mm Hg.

Blood pressure may rise (hypertension) and/or fall

(hypotension), usually in that order.

Hypertension.

Hypertensive attacks (190/100 mm Hg) in between

fainting attacks, representing generalized

vasomotor crises (severe phase).

Normotensive with BP ranging from 140-145

systolic over 75-80 diastolic in adult in both arms.

Systolic blood pressure: 50mm Hg (infant)

Pulse

Pulse rapid and weak.

Pulse rate: 120 per minute, regular and of fair

volume (infant).

Weak pulse (with the bradycardia) (first phase) and

weak peripheral pulses.

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

ECG: normal.

Angiography

Angiogram of upper limbs:

Aorta (ascending, arch, descending &

abdominal): no abnormalities found.

Axillary arteries: normal, with multiple

collaterals originating from Axillary arteries

and reconstituting distally to form the Ulna and

Radial arteries.

Brachial arteries: long stenotic segments.

Common Iliac arteries: normal.

Radial arteries: short, multiple, stenoses.

Subclavian arteries: normal.

Ulnar arteries: short, multiple, stenoses.

Angiogram of lower limbs:

Femoral arteries, superficial, proximally:

normal.

Femoral arteries, superficial, distal: diffuse

narrowing.

Popliteal arteries: diffuse narrowing.

Profunda & Geniculate artery collaterals

supplying legs, mainly.

Tibial arteries: not well visualized and mainly

supplied by small vessels from Profunda &

Geniculate collaterals.

Arteriography

Bilateral femoral arteriograms: Superficial femoral

arteries: severe narrowing throughout their lengths.

Calf vessels very narrow.

Smoothness of arterial walls seen at all levels.

Atheroma or occlusion not demonstrated.

Plethysmography

Calf and foot blood flow show bilateral peripheral

arterial insufficiency with narrowing of superficial

femoral arteries extending throughout both thighs.

Hyperemic flow present.

Vasoconstriction in the distal vessel bed present

and persistent.

Ultrasound

Tibial, Dorsalis pedis pulses and indirect ankle

systolic pressure flow velocity confirmed peripheral

arterial insufficiency and showed recovery is rather

slow.

Thermography

Hyperemic flow demonstrated after foot pulses

return (St. Anthony’s Fire).

Musculoskeletal System

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Crippling and loss of movement within ten days

(71.4% of experimental mice).

Muscular spasms recalling those of tetanus, but less

sustained and less painful, with abundant sweating

and a raised temperature (severe phase).

Muscular pain.

Muscular trembling (acute).

Painful contraction of muscles (acute).

Paresthesia.

Smooth muscles stimulation.

Trembling, muscular (livestock).

Wasting disease, gradual development (livestock).

Weakness.

Extremities

Acræ (distal parts of extremities) ischemia.

Burning sensations in the limbs.

Coldness of the extremities (first symptom)

combined with numbness.

Formication, with pallor and cold in the extremities

recalling Raynaud’s syndrome, with hands and feet

equally affected (severe phase).

Gangrene develops in distal extremities (humans &

animals) (tail, feet, ears, teats) (long term or

chronic).

Hands and feet cold, blue and puffy (infant).

Ischemia of limbs (confirmed by angiography).

Joint swelling, tenderness and a loss of feeling (this

may be followed by dry gangrene).

Nails white, but no edema; may lose nail.

Numbness and cooling of extremities.

Pale, cold and pulseless upper and lower limbs.

Doppler examination showed diffuse arterial

spasms affecting the aorta and the femoral and

humeral arteries (ritonavir drug interaction).

Paresthesias, painful (severe phase).

Peripheral vasoconstriction damaging capillary

endothelium, resulting in vascular stasis,

thrombosis and gangrene.

Pulses, distal, absent (ritonavir drug interaction).

Tingling and paresthesia of extremities.

Trembling of the extremities, inconspicuous, in a

pale and limp patient complaining especially of

inability to read due to disorders of visual

accommodation (first phase).

Twitching of limbs, trembling (humans & cattle).

Weakness in front legs and stiff-legged in hind legs

with general incoordination (cattle).

Upper Limbs

Coldness, tingling, numbness and loss or lack of

sensation in the fingers.

Difficulty in using fingers in fine movement.

Finger contractions, so strong as to appear

disarticulated.

Finger numbness and tingling, progressive to

include entire upper limbs, bilaterally.

Gangrene in hands.

Hands cold and painful (can be severe), progressive

to include entire upper limbs, bilaterally.

Loss of pricking sensation in fingers.

Pale and cold upper limbs, but no cyanosis.

Pulses, brachial and radial, not palpable.

Pulses, upper limb present and equal.

Raynaud’s disease (more prevalent in winter).

Sensations intact.

Lower Limbs

Burning feet pain, increasing.

Burning leg pain (arteriogram showing smooth

segmental narrowing and bilateral vasospasm

suggestive of severe, generalized large vessel

(Femoral arteritis).

Burning pain, severe, experienced as legs become

warmer, requiring large doses of analgesia.

Calf, right, pulling cramp sensation, after short

(five minutes) walk.

Capillary return slow.

Cold and pale lower extremities, bilateral.

Contraction of legs (livestock).

Cool, pulseless and painful (right) leg.

(Arteriogram showing subtotal stenosis and

pseudoaneurysm of popliteal artery).

Cramps in calves, following formication,

aggravated by the weight of the bed sheets (severe

phase).

Cyanosis and edema in both legs (initial symptom)

(ritonavir drug interaction).

Feet and legs cold and pale.

Feet uncomfortable, sensation of formication,

signals start of illness.

Femoral pulses present bilaterally and of normal

volume, but no pulses felt below femorals, while

pulses of upper extremities and carotids normal.

Fetlocks swelling with pain and eventual loss of

hooves (cattle & occasionally swine).

Foot, right, numb and cold sensation.

Hind feet tenderness (cattle).

Lameness, particularly in the hind limbs (cattle).

Legs ‘icy cold and dead’ sensation to touch.

Moist gangrene of toes (severe phase).

Necrosis of feet (livestock) as well as tail & ear tips

(gangrenous phase).

Paresthesia followed by gangrenous change at

tendon junction.

Pulses below the femorals in either legs absent/not

palpable; no bruits.

Soles paresthesia, bilateral, aggravated by walking

and persistent even after recovery, for one or more

months, though diminished.

Soles paresthesia, bilateral, severe.

Symptoms usually start in the hind limbs. (animal

symptom).

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Toes, bilateral gangrene (ritonavir drug interaction).

Toes numbness and tingling.

Toes paresthesia, bilateral, severe.

Toes show cutaneous reactive hyperemia on

improvement and warming.

Weakness in legs.

Tail

Gangrenous extremity (animal symptom).

Gait

Ataxia.

Staggering gait.

Posture

Backward arching of the back (animal symptom).

Lameness (animal symptom).

Lying down (animal symptom).

Reticulo-endothelial System

Edema localized (initial symptom) and pruritic.

Sleep

Insomnia, constant symptom, lasting several days

(first phase).

Sleepiness, prolonged.

Chills

Coolness of affected area (animal symptom).

Fever

Afebrile.

Hyperthermia, with increased pulse and respiration

rates, accompany lameness and a greater

susceptibility to heat stress (livestock & cattle).

Hyperthermia of 39.5°C (infant).

Temperature low, both in morning and evening

(36.5° to 36.8°C) (first phase).

Temperature subnormal (livestock).

Perspiration

Sweats, very abundant, streaming over whole body.

Skin

Cold and pale.

Gangrene, dry (animal symptom).

Itching, a common symptom.

Skin excoriation; desquamation edema. (eventually

death and loss of affected tissues.)

Skin pigmented.

Skin paresthesia, exhibiting reactive hyperemia on

improvement and warming up.

Pain

Pain: angina, suggestive of.

Pain: Intractable pain in both legs (initial symptom)

(ritonavir drug interaction).

Pain: muscular, severe.

Pain: sensation of pain is lost in the affected areas

(chronic case) and indented line appears between

normal tissue and gangrenous tissue (animal

symptom); eventually all tissue below this line

sloughs.

Pain: shooting.

Hematology

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR): normal.

Film: normochromic, normocytic.

Full blood count (FBC): Normal.

Hemoglobin: 8.4 g/dL. (normal: m: 13.5-18.0 g/dL;

f: 11.5-16.0 g/dL)

VDRL: normal.

White blood cell count: 8.4 x 10

9

L. (normal: 4.0-

11.0 x 10

9

/L).

Biochemistry

Anti-cardiolipin antibodies: negative.

Antinuclear cytoplasmic antibodies: negative.

Antinuclear factor: negative.

Calcium (serum) (Ca++): 2.3 mmol/L. (normal:

2.12-2.65 mmol/L).

Creatinine: 2750 µmol/L (normal: d” 150 µmol/L).

Creatinine clearance (during illness): 3 ml/min.

(normal: m: 100-125 ml/min; f: 85-125 ml/min).

Creatinine clearance (at recovery):54-59 ml/min.

(normal: m: 100-125 ml/min; f: 85-125 ml/min).

Coagulation profile: normal.

D-dimer serology: negative.

Double-stranded DNA antibodies: normal.

Fibrinogen: normal.

Liver function tests (LFT): normal.

Lupus anticoagulant: weakly present at ratio 1:4.

Phosphate: 4.5 mmol/L. (normal: 0.8-1.45

mmol/L).

Platelet count: normal.

Potassium (K+): 4.8 mmol/L. (normal: 3.5-5.2

mmol/L).

Prolactin levels (serum) depression, pronounced,

accounting for galactia (livestock).

Protein C and protein S levels: normal.

Sodium (Na+): 126 mmol/L. (normal: 133-145

mmol/L).

Thyroid function test (TFT): normal.

Urate: 1.02 mmol/L (normal: 0.12-0.42 mmol/L).

Urea (plasma): 70 mmol/L. (normal: 2.5-7.0

mmol/L).

Urea & electrolytes (U&E’s) (renal profile):

normal.

Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)

serology: negative.

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Histopathology

GIT: Small intestine: necrotic areas

Colon, sigmoid: necrotic areas.

CVS: Arteries, mesenteric: hypertrophic smooth

muscles, severe (resulting from chronic

vasospasm).

Generals

Affected part is cool and dries up; a small furrow or

line of separation appears and completely surrounds

the limb, dividing the living tissue from the dead

tissue. There is minimal loss of blood or none at

all.

Debility (humans & 100% of experimental mice).

Epidemic madness with chaos and despair.

Sensations of ‘as if’

Sensation ‘as if’ an insect were creeping under or

over the skin (common symptom).

Amelioration

Ability to sleep is a sign of recovery (end of first

phase).

Post-Mortem/Autopsy

CNS: Cerebral edema (infant).

GIT: Gastritis, hemorrhagic (infant).

Laryngeal submucous hemorrhages (infant).

CVS: Pericardial (visceral) petechiae (infant).

Appendix

Synthesis Repertory: Claviceps purpurea – ‘sec.,’

for Secale cornutum.

Kent Repertory: ‘Sec.,’ for Secale cornutum. (no

claviceps mentioned).

Provings to date: In Bradford (page 248), the

earliest reference to Secale cornutum is by

LORINSER in “Versuch u Beobach. u d Wirk.

Mutterkoens, Berlin, 1824.” Followed by HELBIG

in “Heraklides, 1833, p. 55”; Glock in “Diss. De

Secale corn. Dorpat, 1837”; GIBBON in

“Am.J.Med.Sc., 1844, V.I, p. 244”; Parola in “Gaz.

Med., 1844” and “Essterr Zeit., V.3, pt.2, 1847,

No.19”; ALLEN in “Med.Adv., V.16, p.I” and

“Tr.Am.Inst.Hom., 1885”, and Mrs.P. in “I.H.A.

(Trans.), 1890”.

‘Secale cornutum’ is mentioned together with the

following synonyms: ‘Secale cereale,’ ‘Acinula

clavus’, ‘Claviceps purpurea,’ ‘Spermedia clavus,’

‘Ergota’, ‘Sclerotium calvus,’ ‘Secale clavatum’,

‘Secale corniclatum’, ‘Secale mater’, ‘Secale

turgidum’. The same author mentions the following

common names: ‘Cockspur rye,’ ‘Ergot of rye,’

‘Horned rye’ and ‘Spurred rye’.

Mother tincture prepared from dried ergot, C.

purpurea, cultivated from rye.

All experimental signs and symptoms are from

mammal experiments only: apes, cats, dogs, guinea

pigs, mice, monkeys, rabbits, rats, etc.

History

Ergot was known and used in the medicine of

Avicenna (980-1037 AD), the Arab physician, and

by Chinese midwifery at an even earlier date.

Differential Diagnosis (the determination of which

one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient

is suffering from, by systemically comparing and

contrasting their symptoms (Dorland’s))

“Fescue foot” resembles gangrenous ergotism in

cattle.

Arterial thrombosis.

Arteritis.

Median vessel spasm.

Thrombo-embolic phenomena.

Vasculitis.

10. Nux vomica, the overindulgence remedy

FULLER, Diane (HT. 23, 11/2003)

The indications for the remedy Nux vomica

according to PIERCE W.I., BOERICKE W.,

CHOUDHURI N.M., TYLER M.L., are discussed.

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THERAPEUTICS

1. A Diagnosed Case of Cystic Hygroma of Neck

Beautifully Cured by Calcarea Iodatum

BANERJEA, Subrata K. (AH. 10/2004)

17 Nov. 1998. Mast. S.M. three-month-old

baby was brought with a large lump on right side of

neck. At birth, there was a nodule which within

two months attained the size of a grapefruit.

Paediatric Surgeon advised Surgery and told that

recurrence was possible and so parents opted for

Homeopathy. Dry, hard, offensive stool. Kicks

off covering, left cervical glands enlarged. Sweats

profusely on head. Miasmatic Analysis: Mixed

miasmatic case with Syco-Tubercular

preponderance.

Calcarea iodata 200, one globule to be

dissolved in 8 ounces of pure water, shaken and

sipped slowly throughout the day, save a little at the

bottom, top it up next morning, keep sipping

throughout next day. To be continued for 7 days.

Then for 7 days, no medicine. Followed by another

dose to be shaken and sipped for 7 days.

Calcarea iodata gradually ascended up to 50M

in two years time. Within 3 months mass started

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reducing and within eight months, it came down to

the size of a small lime. In two years time, it totally

disappeared.

2. I am Anxious and Disconnected

WALDSTEIN, Steve (AH. 10/2004)

43-year-old man complained of Depression,

Glaucoma and Headaches. Fear of going insane. A

disconnected feeling between him and the world for

about 8 years after LSD. Fear of poverty and

selfishness. Delusion that he is repudiated by

society.

Hydrogen 30. One month later, felt more solid,

less fear, better overall. Then relapsed. Another

dose given. Everything continued to improve over

the next 4 years. He only needed one more dose of

Hydrogen 200. [The choice of ‘Hydrogen’ is

explained in this way: “Again the aloneness, the

going inward to point of disappearing and the fear

of making the transition. He talks about aloneness

all through the case, Hydrogen is right at the border

between non-existence (energy) and matter. At the

border between G-d and the physical world. It is

the first element – the first matter alone and then all

the other matter comes from it. So feeling quite

satisfied, I gave one dose of Hydrogen 30.” What a

reasoning. It is all about the doctor’s feelings!

What has this to do with homeopathic teachings by

HAHNEMANN and his true lineage? =KSS]

3. Cuban Rum with Cuban Cigars

POPEN, Andre Y. (AH. 10/2004)

64 year-old woman with irritable colon.

Terrible abdominal pain, cramping. Heat, pressure

on abdomen and bending forward help with pain.

Gluten intolerance. Diarrhoea all the time. Pain

abdomen if no diarrhoea. Smoking cigars help her

toilet. Abdomen bloated and very hard. Doesn’t

like even the smell of food. Losing hair because of

Menopause. Bright red blood in stool after

drinking tea. Even the smell of cooking food is

disliked. Has high Blood Pressure and is taking

tablets for it. Milk, cream and butter also help with

the pain. Music relaxes her. Clairvoyant.

The peculiar symptom of ‘pain abdomen better

by smoking’ is covered only by Colocynthis.

GIBSON D.M., DUNHAM and

BENNINGHAUSEN are quoted.

Colocynthis LM I – one pellet in 4 oz. of water,

succussed 5 times, from which one teaspoon to be

stirred in 4 oz. of water. One teaspoon was taken as

test dose. Rapid improvement. To continue the

remedy. In 4 days she could do without the cigars.

To continue the remedy. Further 15 days later

gluten test was negative.

For over a year, she has continued to improve

on higher potencies, upto LM 15.

4. A Case of Oleander

POPEN, Andre Y. (AH. 10/2004)

M.S. 12 year-old boy with learning disabilities.

Reading and comprehending difficult. ADHD and

allergies to tomato and acidic fruits. Dry, itchy

skin. Eczema on back of his elbows and knees. He

is more an auditory learner. Learns from science

experiments. Main problem is with concentration

while studying. He is dyslexic.

MM references of N.M. CHOUDHURI,

HAHNEMANN, ALLEN T.F. and Radar Keynotes

4.0 are given.

Oleander LM 1 as per the directions of

HAHNEMANN. Immediately after the first dose

his concentration was good as never before. He

remembered just after one reading.

Improvement lasted for 48 hrs.

Another dose with 5 succussions. Not the

same strong reaction. Third dose worked well and

is doing well. Wait as long as the improvement

lasts and another dose when it stops working.

Two more doses in the next five months and no

complaints. [What other medicine system in the

world would give so good and speedy

improvement, at a negligible cost? The critics

would still say ‘Placebo effect’? = KSS]

5. Homeopathic Treatment of Emergencies and

Terminally Ill Patients

MASTER, Farokh (AH. 10/2004)

The indispensable qualities to be possessed by

a homeopath to treat the emergencies and the

parameters to be examined are discussed. The

causative factor (physical/emotional) precipitating

the present state and objective symptoms and the

dominant pathology at that time are to be noted.

Determination of the type of pathology will

help to study and understand the sphere of action

and pathogenesis of the remedy. Few examples are

given.

Severe gram-negative Septicaemia leading to

multiple organ failure especially of lungs and

kidneys – Hydrocyanic acid.

Extensive sub-arachnoid haemorrhage affecting the

respiratory center – Opium, Solanum aceticum,

Carboneum hydrogenisatum and Lobelia

purpurescens.

Severe Septicaemia with haemolysis – Crotalus

horridus and Taipan.

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Uncontrolled Hypertension with CVA –

Hypophysis post. and Toxoplasm gondi.

Uraemia with uncontrolled Hypertension –

Melilotus officinalis.

CVA due to severe damage to mid-brain – Naja,

Adrenaline and Acetanillidum.

Severe LVF where the ejection fraction is very poor

- Caffeinum and Pituitarinum.

Extensive internal bleeding – Hirudo medicinalis.

Case 1: 66-year-old female with Septicaemia

and Cerebro-vascular insult causing hypoxic

damage to the brain. Hypotension severe and

metabolic acidosis due to kidney failure. Comatose

with staring eyes and contracted pupils, swollen

lips, paralysis of right side. Evidence of paralytic

ileus. CXR shows Pulmonary Oedema and CT

Scan – CVA on left side. She had been wrongly

harassed by Income Tax Department and heavily

fined. Opium 50M inhalation at 20 minutes

interval.

Patient regained consciousness on 4

th

day, with

improvement in the Acidosis and Hypotension.

Pulmonary Oedema resolved. Patient was weaned

off Ventilator after 10 days of homeopathic

treatment and discharged with Hemiplegia after a

hospital stay of 45 days.

Case 2: 63-year-old man with Carcinoma

Larynx with Pulmonary metastasis leading to

compression of trachea and respiratory distress. He

refused tracheostomy.

Respiration was accelerated, especially on

going to sleep; respiration was difficult and deep,

with moaning; grasping throat while coughing,

hands icy cold and slow pulse.

Hydrocyanic acid 30 every 6 hours. Distress

under control within 48 hours. Lived for 3 months

without tracheostomy.

Case 3: A man of 52 years, with uncontrolled

Hypertension, leading to massive MCA bleed,

leading to extensive cerebral edema with shift of

midline structures with central neurogenic type of

ventilation with respiratory acidosis. He was in

I.C.C.U.

Observations: Comatose; Cheyne-stokes

respiration, imperceptible pulse; deep tendon

reflexes lost, Trismus and suppression of urine.

Morphinum 50M, by inhalation every 3 hours.

Urine output normal after 48 hours. After 6

days, recovered from coma. After 15 days, patient

came out of spinal shock. He was discharged with

extensive, dense Hemiplegia. [How long was the

Morphinum 50M continued? = KSS]

Case 4: 22-year-old man with extensive head

injuries after a car accident, leading to subdural

haematoma and extensive cerebral edema. Had

respiratory distress, on ventilatory support,

unconscious with convulsions.

Observations: Severe Hypertension; eyes

were staring; intermittent and irregular pulse;

grinding of teeth; gasping respiration.

Drainage from suction was bloody and lot of

gurgling sounds in abdomen.

Cuprum metallicum CM given every 4 hours.

Regained consciousness after seven days. [Was

Cuprum metallicum CM 4 hrly given for 7 days? =

KSS]. Clinical signs of cerebral edema much better.

Discharged with residual neurological effects.

Case 5: Male, 62 years, developed severe

hypoxic cerebral insult during anesthesia, leading to

coma, respiratory distress, hypotension and kidney

failure.

Observations: Constant hiccough in coma

vigil; sudden jerking of lower limbs, high urea and

creatinine. Cold and clammy feet. On attempting

to wean the patient off the ventilator, Cyanosis

developed within two to three minutes.

Laurocerasus 50 M via inhalation every 4 hours.

After 6 days, responded to painful stimuli.

After 10 days, responded to verbal stimuli.

After 15 days, weaned off ventilator.

After 21 days, fully conscious.

After 30 days, discharged with residual

neurological defects and aphasia.

Case 6: 32-year-old male with gram negative

Septicaemia with cerebral Malaria due to

Plasmodium falciparum, leading to coma with

severe hepato-renal failure and Convulsions.

Observations: High fever with coma; evidence

of septicaemic shock; stertorus breathing. Frequent

and small pulse with the body icy cold to touch, yet

throwing off the cover involuntarily. Camphor 1M

every 4 hours.

Consciousness regained in 48 hours, on 4

th

day

temperature touched 99°F. Hepatorenal functions

improved by 6

th

day. Weaned off Ventilator within

7 days.

After each case, the symptoms of the remedy

which were frequently confirmed in practice are

given. [All very interesting cases. Scientists

demanding ‘evidence’ may read these. The best

evidence is a series of cases of serious nature

recovering after failure of the Hegemony medicine.

What more evidence? One point needs

clarification. In those cases high potencies were

given every 20-30 mts. or hour-4 hrly and patient

recovering steadily over a period. It is not clear to

me whether the remedy was continued at same

intervals all through the period = KSS]

6. Akutfälle nach BÖNNINGHAUSEN (Acute

cases following BENNINGHAUSEN)

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KLINKENBERG, Carl Rudolf

(ZKH. 48, 3/2004)

Two cases are presented. These cases are

analysed and worked out with the aid of

BENNINGHAUSEN’s Therapeutic Pocket book.

In the first case, a female patient, 46, with

Angina and Sinusitis. On 12.11.2003, she

presented with a cold which began with burning

and scratchiness in the throat, which then became a

pain in the forehead, agg. from bending the head

forward or lifting up some object. Since the

beginning of the ailment, she is “somewhat feeling

chilled”, had cold hands and feet. A day before the

cold, she was exposed to cold wind while at a

railway station. Yesterday the voice was lost, and

she had flowing mucous from the sinuses. She

suffered from a severe Sinusitis 14 years ago after

catching a bad cold. Since then she was disposed to

get a Sinusitis easily.

There was no peculiar characteristic symptom

(§ 153 Organon) in this case.

Since the symptoms were not well defined,

repertorisation with KENT was not possible.

The following symptoms were selected for

working out with BENNINGHAUSEN’s

Therapeutic Pocket Book: Frontal sinuses and

inner throat (Localisation); Chilliness

(accompanying general symptom); Whitish mucous

from the sinuses (Condition); Burning pains; Loss

of voice.

The rubrics chosen: Face, Forehead; Coryza,

discharge, mucous; Throat; Burning, inner parts;

Voice poor; Chilliness, worse from becoming cold.

Phosphorus 30: one globule under the tongue.

Two hours later, an aggravation in the forehead.

Next morning, all the complaints had gone away

permanently.

The second case, a female patient, 31 years, in

her 9

th

month of pregnancy was suffering from

severe throat pain while swallowing. Swallowing

saliva was particularly painful, as also swallowing

food was very much so, and it made no difference

whether it was cold or hot. She felt very weak and

had to lie down and sleep. She had little sleep in

the recent days because of her son’s illness.

Doubtless she was tired particularly as she was

pregnant and needed much sleep. Sub-febrile

temperature. Little thirst. Poor appetite. At the

very earliest the throat felt sore; stitching pains.

Nights, the complaints are worse.

Sensation of mucous in the back of throat.

Slight nausea from the period the complaints began

which could have some connection to her

pregnancy. Until three weeks before she had taken

Natrum muriaticum Q6 for recurrent abortions.

Oedematous swelling. Slightly bluish-red lymph

follicle in the back of the throat and near the tonsils.

Her tonsils had been removed during her childhood.

Swollen lymph nodes, bilateral throat.

HAHNEMANN stresses about the peculiar

symptoms, the characteristic (§ 153, 154, 178, 209).

Every symptom is characteristic when it is clearly

defined (§ 153) by a modality, a concomitant or

closely characterized. In this is included the

relative value of disease symptom whether it is

common or unusual in three criteriae:

1. Rarity: rarely occurs in diseases in general or

specific disease forms, elevates the value of a

symptom for choosing it as an indicator for remedy

choice. A symptom unusual for a disease,

unexpected symptoms have, comparatively higher

value than a pathognomic symptom.

2. Intensity: the intensity of a symptom becomes

characteristic by its intensity itself.

3. Certainty: the way the patient defines his

symptom has a relatively greater value. Symptoms

about which the patient is not clear or certain is of

doubtful value. Certainty is more of the symptom

spontaneously told.

In this case Pulsatilla 200, one globule was

given. Two hours after taking the medicine, she

had a severe Migraine and nausea. Also fever.

Next morning no more fever. Nausea gone in a

week. The throat pain much reduced and gone in

two days.

Both the cases tell how acute cases which at

first seemed unclear with least characteristic

symptoms, could be solved by repertorizing with

BENNINGHAUSEN method.

7. Eine Chronische Behandlung – Sulfuricum

acidum (A Chronic Treatment – Sulphuric

acid)

ALTENBACH, Monique (ZKH. 48, 3/2004)

A Chronic case treated over a period of 16

years is presented. The treatment began when the

patient was a 35-year-old man. Sulphur, several

times brought only partial relief. It took 12 years in

this case to make the right homeopathic diagnosis

of Sulphuric acid. After this remedy all round

improvement began.

Several acute episodes which occurred during

the 12-year treatment are described.

8. Androctonus: A Case

SHANNON, Tim (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

Eight-year-old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome

presents with angry explosions, hates school, very

defiant and obstinate in general. Averse, intolerant

of strangers, privacy around stool, constant

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fidgetiness, eating little, temper tantrums, getting

into fights often.

Intense mood swings, sensitive to noise.

The themes pointed to an arachnid, specifically

Androctonus. 1M dry split dose in two separate

envelopes, to be taken on clean palate

approximately 12 hours apart.

Two months later, mild improvement.

Androctonus 10M.

Two months later: Much better, wait.

Three months later: Still progressing but severe

backache.

A month later: Now has long stretches of good

days. Back pain persists in spite of osteopathic

treatment. Androctonus 10M, two doses 12 hours

apart.

45 days later: Excellent progress. Androctonus

LM3 daily.

3 months later: Several things were getting a

bit worse. Androctonus 10M.

4 months later: The patient was more

approachable, less restless. Mother commented

that he was 80% better overall. Much less angry,

defiant. Communication better. [Eleven large

pages for this case giving verbatim ‘transcript’ of

the Interview! Why report a case that is 80% better.

Should we not wait for 2 or 3 years after a ‘full

cure’ before we go to publish as “Cure”? This is

what von BENNINGHAUSEN has warned in his

‘last’ article = KSS]

9. The Homeopathic Treatment of Vertigo

GORDON, Deborah L. (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

Vertigo results from the diseases of the inner

ear or the balance centers of the ear and brain.

Sensation as if the external world were

revolving around the patient (objective vertigo) or

as if he himself were revolving in space (subjective

vertigo).

The descriptions of the remedies for the

treatment of acute vertigo are given: Aconite,

Arnica, Belladonna, Cocculus, Conium, Natrum

muriaticum, Natrum sulphuricum, Nux vomica,

Sepia and Silica.

In the treatment of chronic vertigo the author

has found great success by following the method

developed by Rajan SANKARAN.

Case 1: SR, 68 year-old woman with a ten year

history of paroxysmal vertigo. Worse any motion.

Better from closed eyes, lying down, sleep, holding

perfectly still.

Considerably better from vomiting. She had

wide-eyed wondrous view of the world and

interested in re-embodiment, finding higher levels.

The severity with which she described her

problems led to the Papaveraceae family and

Sanguinaria (Sycotic miasm).

A dose of Sanguinaria 200 and within a month

similar auras of vertigo but they weren’t frightening

and never recurred.

Case 2: WS, 58 year-old woman with paroxysmal

vertigo for fifteen years. Her attacks threw her

across the room, vomiting and spinning. The spells

started after beginning to write a book about her

son’s life – who was a drug addict and murdered.

The themes of violence, death alternating with

“idyllic life” pointed to Papaveraceae and the

Cancer Miasm to Opium.

Opium 10M and symptom free since then.

10. Homeopathy heals bones

Five remedies for fractures

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 10/2003)

For the relief of pain and to promote healing,

the indications for Arnica, Symphytum,

Eupatorium, Calcarea phosphoricum and Ruta are

given.

11. Treating Teenagers with Homeopathy

Some thoughts and tips

ROTHENBERG, Amy (HT. 23, 10/2003)

The information shared in homeopathic

interview is kept private, unless the author feels that

the teen’s behaviour is truly dangerous to

themselves or others.

To understand them the author looks for the

following when they are in the waiting and

consulting room.

- Interaction with parents

- Interaction with siblings

- Interaction with office staff

- What they are reading

- What they are wearing

- What they are listening to

- What else they are doing

Noticing physical appearance: Posture, skin,

hair, makeup, piercings and tattoos.

Every symptom, every outward

manifestation of the person is context dependent.

There is almost no face value without the

context. [Stress mine = KSS]

12. The Eating Habits of Teenagers

OLENEV, Deborah (HT. 23, 10/2003)

The author pays very close attention to the

food preferences which help her in choosing and

deciding the remedy.

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Sarah, 19-year-old girl had sore and swollen

tonsils on left side, headache, low energy, 102°,

weepy mood. Pulsatilla 1M did not help. Craving

something cold to drink with ice, craving for milk

and aversion to egg and meat. Twilight agg. Tiny

ulcers on roof of mouth, and tendency to fall asleep

between 1-2 a.m. Phosphorus 200. Next day the

blood tested positive for Infectious Mononucleosis.

Within 4 days all symptoms resolved. (Usually

the symptoms of Infectious Mononucleosis resolve

in 3-4 weeks.)

13. Watch Warts Disappear!

Insomnia too … with homeopathic treatment

POWERS, Donna J. (HT. 23, 10/2003)

Josie, 12-year-old girl with sleeping problem

and fear of dark and of being alone at night and fear

something bad will happen to the family.

Warts on right foot, right knee and left thumb.

Sweaty palms and soles. Causticum 30, thrice in 24

hours.

Three months later, emotionally better, but

warts and sweat persists. Causticum 12, once a day

for 3 days.

Within a week, warts and sweaty hands and

palms cleared up.

14. Terrible teens?

A tale of one teen’s transformation

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth

(HT. 23, 10/2003)

Randi, 17-year-old with ADD and easily

angered and quarrelsome. Talks too much, stringy

Epistaxis. Having real hard time focusing in

studies. Likes snakes and hates spiders. Crotalus

horridus 200. Six weeks later, was reading well, no

nose-bleeds, not so angry. Mother reported that she

was cheerful and more communicative.

Two months later there was a relapse and

improved with another dose. Two months later,

Hay fever and Crotalus horridus 30. A dose of

1M, eleven months later. At the end of this period,

felt well enough to discontinue treatment.

15. Two different shoes

GOLDMAN, Ellen (HT. 23, 10/2003)

14-year-old boy with two different shoes. One

shoe had the whole toe area cut off. Painful story

of chronic ingrown toe nails. Three surgeries and

myriad of treatments. The felon has been oozing

pus for months. He could not play because of this

and had a feeling of being unappreciated by others.

He was desperate to wear normal pair of shoes.

Calcarea sulphurica 200. His ingrown toe-nail

cleared up nicely over the course of a month and so

did his acne.

16. Homeopathic Remedies for Acne

-from Roger MORRISON’s Desktop

Companion to Physical Pathology

(HT. 23, 10/2003)

Snapshots of 13 remedies are given.

17. Chronic Fatigue in an Active Teenager

Never well since Shingles, Mono, Strep and

Bronchitis

GAHLES, Nancy (HT. 23, 10/2003)

Marissa, 14-year-old girl has series of illnesses.

Shingles across her lower back to her hips, then

Mononucleosis, then Strep throat and Bronchitis.

Since then little energy. Pain in temples, irritable

and tired on returning from school. Irregular

periods. Difficulty in reading and anticipatory

anxiety. Recurrent dreams of being kidnapped.

Iris versicolor. Nine months later, became well;

experienced a unique awareness of what the healthy

human state feels like.

18. A family Affair: Treating Parents and Kids

ASPINWALL, Mary (HT. 23, 10/2003)

A Chinese saying: “If the child is sick then

treat the mother”. Children are like psychic

sponges mopping up the “dis-ease” their parents

transmit and then broadcasting it loud and clear.

A mother with debilitating fears which started

after being trapped in a car with her children during

a flood. She was terrified of thunder and lightning.

Caring, sympathetic disposition. Prescribed

Phosphorus and she was delighted with the results.

Her daughter had an operation for a large

ovarian cyst and intense pain in the other ovary.

Always had painful periods with ovarian pains

alternating sides. Low self-esteem.

A dose of Lac caninum and all issues resolved.

The author wonders if the daughter would have

stayed so well had her mother’s anxiety gone

unresolved.

19. Blackout in the Northeast

Homeopathy acts in a State of Emergency

STRONG, Anna (HT. 23, 10/2003)

17-year-old Kelly, fell and scraped the front of

her ankle. Washed with diluted Calendula tincture

and it began to heal. Two days later, after tubing

behind a ski boat, she complained of pain in the

ankle. Next day, a State of Emergency was

declared after the power, water and gasoline pumps

went down suddenly. That evening Kelly, could

not even stand.

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On examination, her whole foot and an area six

inches up her leg was swollen, hot and red, though

not shining or throbbing. The wound had a black

center, which was circled by yellowish-green pus

and angry red margin. The wound was closed and

had a lot of pressure built up in it. Her foot was

sensitive to touch, pressure, movement and

walking.

Belladonna 30. Within an hour the heat,

swelling and redness were 95% better. But pus

remained visible.

Next day the wound had not got worse. Hepar

sulph. 6 in hopes that the pus would vent or be

absorbed.

In 4 hours, heat, redness, swelling was back in

all its glory. Belladonna 30 repeated and followed

by improvement.

Kelly’s wound was now clearly closed ulcer

with jagged edges. Mercurius vivus 30. Within an

hour, the angry red margin changed to a healthy-

looking pink. Pain went away and energy

improved. The swelling and heat went away

completely.

Repeated thrice that day, twice next day and

once the following day. The wound responded by

granulating from inside out.

20. Holiday Travel Season

Pack these remedies and be prepared

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 23, 11/2003)

Travel anxiety: Gelsemium, Argentum

nitricum, Aconite and Rescue remedy.

Motion sickness: Cocculus indicus, Tabacum,

Bryonia, Nux vomica, Petroleum, Ginger root.

Jet lag: Arnica.

It appears that homeopathic remedies can pass

through Security Scanners (X-rays) a few times

without affecting their efficacy, but after four to six

passes they seem to diminish in potency. [See item

No. V, in News & Notes Section of this QHD. =

KSS]

21. Home for the Holidays

Homeopathy can encourage harmony

ROTHENBERG, Amy (HT. 23, 11/2003)

The author discusses various scenarios where

Homeopathy can help before, during and after the

holidays.

Along with the homeopathic kit, also

recommends with supplements and botanical

medicines.

22. Cruising through the Holidays

Nine remedies you should know

SCHEPPER, Luc de (HT. 23, 11/2003)

Nux vomica: Workaholics incapable of

unwinding themselves; hangovers, overeating and

eating too much rich food.

Arsenicum: Traveler’s diarrhea.

Lycopodium: Traveler’s constipation, often

with gas, bloating and burping.

Kali phosphoricum: Worry and nervousness

bring on mental exhaustion. Over-studying.

Picric acid: Weakness and tiredness in body

and mind.

Argentum nitricum: Anticipation, apprehension

and fear, be it stage fright or examination nerves.

Ignatia amara: Emotional turmoil, prevents

many physical ailments; a stiff neck, painful joints,

headaches and exhaustion – when linked to

memories of loss and grief.

Sepia: Nightmare for the unrewarded woman

who guides the family ship through rough waters

throughout the year.

Gelsemium: Paralysed with shock, numb, dizzy

and unable to move after bad news.

23. An acid test for Homeopathy

How Homeopathy kept this family together

MALYON, Jenny (HT. 23, 11/2003)

The author’s partner developed a painful

earache after swimming in the surf. After referring

The Complete Homeopathy Handbook by

Miranda CASTRO, Nitric acid 12 was given. No

earache and all the long-standing Warts on the

palms of his hands had also cleared, as also

emotional improvements.

She understood that people’s negative traits are

symptoms of their own “dis-ease” and used Nitric

acid whenever her husband seemed unduly stressed

out and angry.

When her daughter was seven years old, she

developed filiform Warts all over face and looked

dreadful. For months many remedies were tried but

Warts got worse. Then the author remembered that

at the time of her conception her father was in a

Nitric acid state. Nitric acid 12 and in a few days

all Warts disappeared.

24. Kidney Stones and Other Lumps

TREUHERZ, Francis (HT. 23, 11/2003)

This is about the personal experience of the

author. In March 2002, suddenly he was in extreme

agony with pain in back. Literally writhing on the

floor with screaming. As suggested by a colleague,

Calcarea carbonica 30, every 15 minutes.

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Hospitalised. 2-3 hours later pain left as suddenly

as it had come.

With a naked eye pieces of stone could be seen

after passing urine in the glass bottle.

After few days took Calculus renalis 30 once

daily for three months. At the end of June 2002, a

cyst in eyelid became inflamed and blown up

suddenly. Swollen, painful and red. Apis 30 only

palliated. Staphysagria 30 did nothing. A local

surgeon slit the lid and out popped some fragments

of stone.

This cyst was there for 25 years and every year

it would gradually fill up with pus, burst and drain,

but there was always a small hard lump remaining.

Some months after this, a couple of calcified

lumps or arthritic nodules on his knuckles had

become smaller.

So he believes that there must be a similarity

between calcifications wherever they may occur

and Calculus renalis has the potential to address

them. [Note this very useful tip = KSS].

25. Kidney Stones in the Family

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 11/2003)

The author passed his first stone in 1971 and

the last one in 2002. According to an ultrasound

three more stones were left. In 1978, needed

surgery and a general anaesthetic to be removed.

Number of years later, he was in agony while

passing a stone. Berberis 200 advised and within a

half hour he felt relief. He felt Berberis cut the

pain better than the painkillers.

26. Look for the Strange, Rare, Peculiar Symptom

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 11/2003)

Many years ago, Dr. David WEMBER

presented a case of renal colic. The pain was felt in

the ureters on right side and the pain was extending

to his penis and testes. Pain was better by bending

backward over a chair.

A single dose of Dioscorea relieved the pain in

about 15 minutes and a stone was passed three

hours later.

27. “It feels as if …”

Unique Repertory holds the key

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 11/2003)

A friend had a bad cough. The author did not

observe the fact that she was chilly, exhausted by

coughing and burning in chest while coughing.

She had a sensation ‘as if’ she had a ball of

mucus in her throat. H.A. ROBERT’s Sensations

As If gave Arsenicum as the remedy. A single dose

in 30 potency cleared her symptoms within 2 hours.

Arsenicum covered all her other symptoms also

very well.

28. Kopfschmerz und Migräne aus

Psychosomatischer Sicht (Headache and

Migraine in the light of Psychosomatics)

SCHRAMM, Hans-Jürgen (AHZ. 249, 4/2004)

The importance of giving priority to mental

and emotional symptoms when interpreting any

disease phenomenon for purposes of finding the

simillimum as HAHNEMANN instructed is

demonstrated in the four cases presented here; cases

of headache and Migraine. The value of Depth

Psychology which has been rarely used in

Homeopathic Therapeutics is pointed out.

29. Die homöopathische Behandlung der Migräne

mit Hilfe der Sehgal-Methode (The

homeopathic treatment of Migraine with help

of the Sehgal-method)

LANG, Gerhardus (AHZ. 249, 4/22004)

With three cases of Migraine Dr. LANG shows

that with the Sehgal Method in which only the

presenting mental symptoms are required to find a

remedy in the Repertory without taking into

consideration any physical symptoms, is possible.

[The author who practices “Sehgal-Method” quotes

HAHNEMANN. It is strange that while denying

the very basic of Homeopathy viz. Provings,

Materia Medica, Miasms, but reckoning only the

Repertory which consists mostly of clinical

material and a fair amount of these unreliable, -

HAHNEMANN is invoked! When I met Dr. M.L.

SEHGAL first time – I was taken by my good

friend the late Dr. H.L. CHITKARA - I asked Dr.

SEHGAL whether, after choosing the remedy

according to his method of ‘Mind’ only, from the

first chapter of the KENT Repertory, he verifies the

suitability of the remedy with the Provings or the

Materia Medica, and Dr. SEHGAL replied that he

does not refer to the Materia Medica. He needed

only the ‘Mind’ Chapter of the Repertory, no need

at all for Materia Medica! I met him a second time

later. SEHGAL said that I can use his method and

the results will prove that it was worth all that “It

works”. It was my good fortune that I already had

over 25 years practice then and had learnt

Homeopathy by dint of hard work, study of

German, then study of the source books in original;

I had no need for the ‘revolutionized’

Homeopathy. I also felt that if Provings and

Materia Medica had no value at all for the

practitioner, then it was not Homeopathy. Today

we see that speculative Homeopathy based on

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‘Periodic Table’, ‘Signatures’, ‘Families’,

‘Kingdoms’ – all far, far from HAHNEMANN and

his Homeopathy, are the ‘rage’. All these

‘innovators’ invoke HAHNEMANN! = KSS]

30. Erfahrungen in der Behandlung chronischer

Kopfschmerzen (Experiences in the treatment

of chronic headaches)

ELIES, Michael (AHZ. 249, 4/2004)

According to a recent large-scale

documentation of classical homeopathic care in

Germany, headache was among the five most

frequent diagnoses in adults (Migraine and

headache even leading in adult females). As a

contribution to the ongoing discussion therapeutic

observations of 20-years-homeopathic pain-

therapy in clinic and general practice are reported.

Especially the importance of former accidents,

injuries in chronic Migraine is pointed out. The

reliable use of Bryonia and Natrum muriaticum in

accompanied Migraine and Natrum sulphuricum in

headache after spinal anesthesia/lumbar puncture

are suggested for further studies in this field. In

chronic headache a trauma before that must be

looked for.

A physical examination would reveal scars if

any and on careful inquiry the injury which caused

the scar will be revealed. Mostly a connection

between the injury and the chronic headache is

seen. KENT rubric “Headache, from injury” gives

Arnica, Calcium sulphuricum, Hypericum, Natrum

muriaticum and Natrum sulphuricum. These are

useful as remedies to begin with when symptoms

are not clear. (see Table).

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REPERTORY

1. Korrektur einer Rubrik im Complete

Repertory (Correction of a rubric in Complete

Repertory)

ZAUNER, Bernhard (ZKH. 48, 3/2004)

In the Complete Repertory for the Rubric

“Cough; pain, from; distant parts in, and Offensive

breath is given Capsicum as the only remedy from

the source Oscar BOERICKE. There is no such

rubric in Kent or Synthesis.

The following sources were examined in

chronological order with reference to this

symptom/remedy:

The ‘Fragmenta de viribus’ of

HAHNEMANN,

‘Materia Medica Pura’ of HAHNEMANN,

‘Guiding Symptoms’ of HERING,

‘Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica’ of

T.F. ALLEN,

‘Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia

Medica’ – William BOERICKE.

There is no mention of offensive breath in

these.

2. The Homeopathic Repertory

Not the final answer

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 11/2003)

There was a concern over the fact that people

were using Repertory as a shortcut to finding the

remedy, without bothering to look further to the

source material – the Materia Medica – to more

finely differentiate among remedies.

In a letter to BÖNNINGHAUSEN on Dec. 26,

1834, HAHNEMANN implied this.

The same concern exists today.

3. Repertories Today and Yesterday

How are they structured?

Which are most valuable?

WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23, 11/2003)

Brief description about various Repertories are

given.

4. A Vision for the homeopathic Repertory

ALLEN, Karen (HT. 23, 11/2003)

The inconsistencies in the different Repertories

currently with us are discussed including the

‘archaic’ terms. [The ‘archaic’ terms remain so in

our source books and it is wise to let them be so.

One may give the modern terminologies alongside

or give it in a Glossary = KSS]

The author proposes the following:

Perhaps there is a better way. Perhaps we are

coming to a time when the Repertory can be viewed

as a resource belonging to the profession as a

whole, best managed and expanded by the

collaborative consensus of a broad group of

practitioners from around the world. Perhaps in the

future, there could be a governing board for the

Repertory that would review suggested changes and

additions. Perhaps that board could be comprised

of dozens of practitioners from various countries,

and a quorum vote would approve each change.

Remedies that appear to be inaccurate based on the

actual content of provings or the result of clinical

experience could be removed. Suggestions for

additions of rubrics or remedies could be held as

possibilities until they have been confirmed by an

agreed-upon number of practitioners. This

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consensus of a larger group would ensure that there

was a more conservative attitude toward

management of new Repertory information as a

resource. The approved recommendations of this

governing body could be distributed to the various

Repertory producers to include or ignore as they

choose.

If such a governing body has the support of the

profession as a whole, its recommendations might

be followed, and the Repertories produced would

benefit practitioners and patients alike. Of course

this would take time, money, and collaboration to

create.

5. Klinisches Stichwort – Aura vor

Kopfschmerzen (Clinical Keyword – Aura

before Headaches)

BLEUL, Gerhard (AHZ. 249, 4/2004)

This is the 12

th

in the series of specific ailments

and their keywords in the different repertories.

The rubrics containing the aura before

headache and a brief description of the ‘main’

remedies are given.

6. Repertory and likelihood ratio: time for

structural changes

RUTTEN A.L.B.; STOLPER C.F.; LUGTEN

R.F.G. and BARTHELS R.W.J.M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

Likelihood Ratio (LR) is based on the relation

between the prevalence of a symptom in the

population responding to a medicine and the

prevalence of the same symptom in the rest of the

population.

A study concludes that introducing LR to the

Repertory will not only change its content but also

its use. Because of the altered use we should

consider structural updating. Entries must reflect

the importance of the symptom in relation to the

remedy, not the occurrence of the symptom in the

provings and casuistry.

[Repertory has, in the recent times, been given

the prime importance in a practitioner’s tools. Lot

of data (many of them doubtful authenticity) have

been added, esp. to the ‘Mind’ Section. A ‘mind’-

boggling vast data. The recent addition like

‘Hydrogen’, etc. have come up in bold CAPITALS

in some ‘rubrics’ and the ordinary practitioner has

not got the Materia Medica source to verify it.

Blessed are those who stick to good old KENT. I

have seen ‘Provings’ published in (Western)

journals with a brief write-up, lot of signatures and

suggesting ‘ rubrics’ to the Repertory! We also see

the practice of ‘preparing’ a Materia Medica from

the reportorial rubrics! Quixotic! There are still

some who use the Therapeutic Pocket Book of

BENNINGHAUSEN and do well. The Repertory

is getting fatter and fatter and especially with

computer it can bloat to any extent, that remedy

selection is becoming more and more mechanical.

Repertory can never replace sound knowledge of

Materia Medica. In my younger days – 50 years

ago I have come across colleague students ‘reading’

the Oxford dictionary and memorizing the different

meanings in the hope of doing well in Essay writing

Exams. They fared very poorly. = KSS]

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PHARMACOLOGY

1. Homöopathische Arzneimittelherstellung –

Symbiose von Tradition und Moderne

(Homeopathic medicine manufacture –

Symbiosis of Traditional and Modern)

HAUSCH-HAAG, Petra (ZKH. 48, 3/2004)

This is in the series ‘Pharmacology’ of this

journal, a new column, since ZKH. 48, 1/2004.

In this the homeopathic pharmaceutical

manufacturer ‘Spagyros’ is detailed. Such articles

helps gain confidence in the product and ensures

that the methodology of HAHNEMANN is

followed exactly.

2. CERES AG Schweiz und ALCEA GmbH

Deutschland (CERES AG Switzerland and

ALCEA GmbH Germany)

UNDORF, Klaus (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

A great deal of care goes into producing

CERES and ALCEA mother tinctures. Space and

Time (the most important principles underlying the

effect) are at the focus of attention in preparing

medicinal plants. Pharmacological studies have

shown that the fresh plant tincture most probably

constitutes the most effective form of preparation of

medicinal plant medication and the most efficient

way of taking the medication. This is based on the

observation that the space between the molecules of

the active ingredient, which are filled with watery

alcohol, has a significant effect. The same thing

applies with respect to the factor time: grinding the

medicinal plants in a slow, correct rhythm with a

mortar and pestle leads to a sustained stabilization

of the fluid structure, thus enhancing the

effectiveness of the mother tincture. Mother

tinctures of CERES and ALCEA are probably the

only mother tinctures in the world which conform

not only to the currently applicable, simplified

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HAB methods – they are also in full conformity

with the original HAB methods.

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VETERINARY

1. Hector, the piglet

MOWATT, Sue (HT. 23, 10/2003)

The piglet’s mother had rolled onto her baby

and injured his foot. This caused the siblings to

reject and tear the inside of his back leg. The

animal looked weak, and was sighing repeatedly

while rolling his eyes.

Ignatia 200 and a recipe of Calendula oil, sea

salt and warm water to be used as a wash for his leg

wound. Next day was running around with

improved energy.

2. Stray Cats on the open prairie

One Cat’s story of Healing

MEDEA, Dianna (HT. 23, 11/2003)

A male cat with a large, deep wound on the left

side of the neck about 2 inches in diameter. A dose

of Arnica 200 in his food for 4-5 days.

Then Hypericum 200 – three doses.

A few days later, Silica 200 for lot of debris

coming from his wound.

Later the wound was red, raw and angry.

Calendula 200 once a day for 4 days.

The wound almost closed and even his fur was

growing back. [What more evidence is needed?

What do those ‘scientists’ mean by term ‘evidence-

based’? They can’t call this ‘placebo-effect’ or

‘suggestions’ = KSS]

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RESEARCH

1. High Sensitivity NMR Studies of

Homeopathic Remedies: A Mystery Solved

and Lessons Learned

ANICK, David J. (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

During 2002, results of high sensitivity NMR

studies of homeopathic remedies made in water

were announced, which claimed that the NMR

spectra of most remedy samples studied contained

certain signals which were absent from the spectra

of most control (unprepared water) samples. The

peaks had not been detected before because they

were too weak (between 5 and 60 mmol/L of H) to

be seen without a special high sensitivity method.

Most strikingly, the peaks appeared to obey a

mysterious “D

2

O effect.” This first person account

summarizes the story of this research and explains

how the mystery of both the signals and the D

2

O

effect was ultimately solved. Telling the story

serves three purposes: to explain to the

homeopathic community and interested others

what became of the announced results; to provide

enough details so that other researchers can

understand how what appeared to be a

breakthrough turned out to be false; and to reflect

on lessons that the experience as a whole can teach.

[Attention is drawn to an article in JAIH, Vol.

61, 10-12/1968, titled ‘Changes caused by

succussion on N.M.R patterns and Bio-assay of

Bradykinin triacetate (BKTA) succussions and

dilutions.’ See part II of this QHD = KSS]

2. How do homeopaths make decisions? An

exploratory study of inter-rater reliability and

intuition in the decision making process.

BRIEN S.; PRESCOTT P.; OWEN D and

LEWITH G. (HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

The validity of clinical decision making in

Homeopathy is largely unexplored and little is

understood about the process or its reliability. This

exploratory study investigated, in the context of a

questionnaire based re-proving of Belladonna 30,

the extent to which decisions are based on clinical

facts or intuition and how reliable decisions are.

Three experienced, independent homeopathic

clinicians/proving researchers rated the symptom

diaries of the 206 subjects taking part. They

reported their proving decision (i.e. positive

proving response, no proving response or

undecided) based on the total symptom profiles and

rated (on a scale of 0-10) their use of clinical facts

or intuition. Keynote symptoms and overall

confidence scores were also reported. The level of

agreement between raters was generally poor

(weighted kappa 0.349-0.064). All raters used both

facts and intuition. The rater’s reliance on the facts

was significantly associated with classifying those

subjects who had no proving response [rater 1,

P<0.001; rater 2, P<0.001]. Raters used

significantly higher intuition scores when

classifying a prover [rater 2, P=0.001; rater 3,

P=0.012]. Issues regarding the education and

practice of Homeopathy are discussed.

3. Homeopathically prepared dilution of Rana

catesbeiana thyroid glands modifies its rate of

metamorphosis

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GUEDES J.R.P.; FERREIRA C.M.;

GUIMARÃES H.M.B.; SALDIVA P.H.N. and

CAPELOZZI V.L.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

One strand of research on the scientific basis of

Homeopathy is based on inversion effects of

dilutions and the biophysical properties of

information transfer. A model developed by

Endler, was the basis for the study of the influence

of high-diluted solution (1:10

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part by weight) of

thyroid glands on the rate of metamorphosis of the

frog Rana catesbeiana from the no legged to four-

legged stage. The glands were obtained from

tadpoles and prepared accordingly (dilution and

succussion). Similar pure hydroalcoholic solution

(unsuccussed) was used as control. In order to

identify significant differences in the frequencies of

four-legged tadpoles, in homeopathic and control

group, we used a chi-square goodness-of-fit test

(P<0.01) and the cumulative risk for

metamorphosis by Cox’s Proportional Hazards

model (P<0.05). The number of animals that

reached the four-legged stage is generally smaller

in the treated group, than in the hydroalcoholic

control group. It was postulated that thyroid

hormones transmitted information’ specific to the

molecules used to prepare the solution, even though

the molarity was beyond Avogadro’s number. The

“experimental results reported here demonstrate the

influence of highly diluted solutions (1:10

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part by

weight) of thyroid glands of Rana catesbeiana,

prepared by stepwise dilution and agitation,

controlled against (unsuccussed) diluent on the rate

of this frog’s metamorphosis. The probers were

added directly to the basin water. …. On the basis

of the known physical laws and properties of water,

a vast majority of scientific community does not

allow even a remote possibility that water might

store any information about substances once diluted

in it. However in spite of this presumed physical

impossibility, researchers have claimed that

differences between homeopathically potentized

solutions (diluted and succussed) and those that

have been diluted only are physically observed and

measurable. ….”

[In spite of several experiments by non-

homeopathic researchers confirming the specific

power of ‘homeopathically’ prepared substances,

there are still ‘witch hunting’ by so-called scientists

and ‘prestigious medical and scientific’ journals

publish them and the BBC repeatedly telecast such

canards. This is just to keep Homeopathy in a

defensive position = KSS]

4. The effect of Fluorine and homeopathic

medicines in rats fed cariogenic diet

ALMEIDA N.T.; ALMEIDA V.D. and

PUSTIGLIONE M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

Although some sectors of dentistry have

benefited from technological advances, dental

caries is still a major problem. Prevention and

treatment of dental caries by Fluorine is considered

a major advance in public health. Nevertheless

fluorosis, caused by ingestion of excessive amounts

of Fluorine during the period of teeth formation, is

of great concern. In accordance with the

homeopathic doctrine, minimum doses of Fluorine

and other substances could prevent and/or treat

caries. [This is not correct. Homeopathy is not

giving small quantity of the same substance which

caused a derangement in large doses.

Homeopathic doctrine is ‘similar’ not same = KSS]

In this experiment, we compared the preventive

action of Fluorine and evaluated the effect of

homeopathic medicines on the teeth of rats fed a

cariogenic diet. None of the groups included in this

study developed caries. However, microscopy

revealed the presence of precipitate and/or deposit

in the groups treated with homeopathic medicines.

This phenomenon might be due to deposit in the

dental surface or precipitation of bacterial plaque or

calcium salts. It was not possible to identify the

composition of the deposit/precipitate due for

technical reasons. In one of the groups treated with

homeopathic medicines fur loss was observed in

40% of animals. These reactions might be caused

due to the action of the homeopathic medicines.

[This experiment does not validate the action of

homeopathic medicine in humans, but action in

animals also. However, homeopaths have been

applying Homeopathy on animals also since over a

century = KSS]

5. Permanent physico-chemical properties of

extremely diluted aqueous solutions of

homeopathic medicines

ELIA V.; BAIANO S.; DURO I.; NAPOLI E.;

NICCOLI M. and NONATELLI L.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

The purpose of this study was to obtain

information about the influence of successive

dilutions and succussions on the water structure.

‘Extremely diluted solutions’ (EDS) are solutions

obtained through the iteration of two processes:

dilution in stages of 1:100 and sucussion, typically

used in homeopathic medicine. The iteration is

repeated until extreme dilutions are reached, so that

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the chemical composition of the solution is

identical to that of the solvent. Nine different

preparations, were studied from the 3cH to 30cH

(Hanhamannian Centesimal Dilution). Four of

those were without the active principle (potentized

water). Two different active principles were used:

Arsenicum sulphuratum rubrum (ASR), As

4

S

4

, 2, 4-

dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4D). The solvents

were: a solution of sodium bicarbonate and of

silicic acid at 5x 10

-5

M (mol/l) each, and solutions

of sodium bicarbonate 5x 10

-5

, 7.5 x 10

-5

and 10 x

10

-5

M (mol/l) in double distilled water. The

containers were Pyrex glass to avoid the release of

alkaline oxide and silica from the walls.

Conductivity measurements of the solutions were

carried out as a function of the age of the potencies.

We found increases of electrical conductivity

compared to untreated solvent. Successive dilution

and succussion can permanently alter the physico-

chemical properties of the aqueous solvent. But we

also detected changes in physico-chemical

parameters with time. This has not previously been

reported. The modification of the solvent could

provide an important support to the validity of

homeopathic medicine, that employs ‘medicines

without molecules’. The nature of the phenomena

here described remains still unexplained,

nevertheless, some significant experimental results

were obtained. [This again is a ‘validation’ of the

‘action’ of homeopathic potencies. It is also

interesting that Pyrex glass was used. …

“Successive dilution and succussion can

permanently alter the physico-chemical properties

of the aqueous solvent.” BENVENISTE proved

this. And he was hounded out by the ‘Scientific’

men. BENVENISTE is no more with us. = KSS]

6. A Landmark for Basic Research in

Homeopathy

FISHER, Peter (HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

It is now 16 years since the ‘Benveniste Affair’

erupted on the pages of the world’s leading

scientific journal Nature, and the dust has not yet

settled. About the only thing that many scientists

remember is the allegations of pseudoscience

involving Homeopathy. While it is

BENVENISTE’s counterallegations of witch

hunting and McCarthyism which stuck in the minds

of many in the homeopathic world. The

controversy was renewed by a programme made by

the BBC TV Horizon programme and broadcast in

the UK in November 2002, and subsequently in

many other countries, which alleged that

experiments related to BENVENISTE’s were

irreproducible. Similar claims were broadcast by

the US ABC Network’s 20/20 programme earlier

this year.

Meanwhile, in the background, the real,

scientific story has been gradually unfolding.

History may come to view a scientific paper

published in the journal Inflammation Research in

May, as a turning point in the scientific controversy

surrounding Homeopathy.

1

The experimental

method concerned in all this is the Human Basophil

Degranulation Test (HBDT), a well-established

model of immune response. Basophils are

leucocytes which play an important role in the

anaphylactic reaction. Their cytoplasm contains

granules containing histamine and other immune

mediators which, when released, produce an

allergic reaction. Degranulation is a manifestation

of basophil activation. It can be observed in vitro

and is the basis of the HBDT.

Basophil activation

Various stimuli activate basophils, for instance

the basophils of hay fever sufferers activate when

mixed with pollen extract in vitro. This is a

specific allergen – the basophils of insensitive

individuals do not react. But there are also non-

specific stimuli which activate all basophils,

sensitized or not. These include anti-IgE. IgE is

the immunoglobulin on the surface of basophils

which recognizes and binds to allergens. Binding

to allergens leads to cross-binding between IgE

molecules which in turn activates the basophil.

Anti-IgE is an IgG antiserum produced by

inoculating goats with human IgE, it binds to IgE

on the basophil surface triggering activation.

BENVENISTE’s group claimed that

degranulation can be triggered by anti-IgE at

dilutions far into the ultramolecular range – up to

10

-120

. However, two independent groups

2, 3

were

unable to reproduce these results.

The more recent work also used the HBDT.

But instead of measuring degranulation provoked

by ultramolecular dilutions of anti-IgE, as

BENVENISTE did, examined the inhibition of

activation of basophils by ultramolecular dilutions

of histamine. Substantial doses of histamine inhibit

activation, the granules themselves contain

histamine, so this is a negative feedback loop. The

paper recently published in Inflammation

Research is a follow-up to a couple of short

abstracts published in the same journal.

4, 5

But this

is a full paper including methodological and

statistical detail and a series of supplementary

experiments which corroborate the main thesis.

The authors are: Philippe BELON, Director of

Research of the homeopathic pharmaceutical

company Laboratoires Boiron (Lyon, France),

Marcel ROBERFROID and Jean CUMPS (Catholic

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University of Louvain, Belgium) Madeleine ENNIS

(Queen’s University of Belfast, UK), PF

MANNAIONI (University of Florence, Italy), Jean

STE-LAUDY (Paris), Fred WIEGANT (University

of Utrecht, Netherlands). Four laboratories

conducted the same main experiment, the

supporting experiments were done by various of the

laboratories and the analysis by the Louvain

researchers. The researchers trained together at the

Paris lab to ensure consistency of methods.

Method

The experiments used ultramolecular dilutions

of Histamine 10

-30

–10

-38

M (15-19c), prepared in

steps of 1:100 with vortexing (instead of

succussion). The main experiment, performed by

all the labs, was based on inhibition of basophil

activation as measured by degranulation, using

Alcian Blue staining. Basophil activation,

measured by an automated method, flow cytometry,

was done in three labs. CD63 is a cell surface

marker expressed by activated basophils, but by

very few inactivated basophils. CD63 was tagged

by an antibody and CD63 positive and negative

cells separated by an electronic gate. Other

supporting experiments were measurement of

histamine release, the effects of the histamine

receptor blocking drugs Cimetidine and Ranitidine

and of histidine, a structural analogue of histamine.

Basophils were taken from the blood of healthy

donors of either sex, who had taken no medication

in the preceding 4 weeks. They were incubated for

30 minute at room temperature with or without

histamine dilutions, then mixed with anti-IgE.

Control was distilled water, diluted and vortexed in

the same way. ‘Dud’ experiments (when no

activation occurred after anti-IgE stimulation) were

excluded, leaving a total of 2706 data points.

Results

The researchers examined various stimulating

concentrations of anti-IgE: inhibition of activation

occurred consistently only with the lowest

concentration (0.04 µg/ml), which is closest to

physiological concentrations. Nevertheless, the

overall result, including all stimulatory

concentrations of anti-IgE and all dilutions of

histamine showed statistically highly significant

inhibition from ultramolecular dilutions of

histamine (p ≤ 0.0001). Flow cytometry

experiments at three of the labs, using various

dilutions of histamine, showed compatible results,

with inhibition of activation as high as 43%.

Nearly all experiments showed statistically

significant inhibition of basophil activation.

Two of the laboratories also looked at the

effects of H

2

–receptor blockers Cimetidine and

Ranitidine. Preincubation of the basophils with

Cimetidine partially blocked the effects of

ultramolecular dilutions of histamine, the effect of

Ranitidine was not statistically significant. Other

experiments done in one lab each showed

significant reduction in the amount of histamine

released into the supernatant when the basophils

had been pretreated with ultramolecular dilutions of

histamine. And that histidine, which is structurally

similar to histamine but does not have the same

physiological effects, did not have the same effect

as ultramolecular dilutions of histamine (both in

16c). Histidine 16c had the same effect as water

16c.

What next?

In discussing their results, the authors

comment on the variability between laboratories,

which they attribute to the differing susceptibility

of donors. Also on the lack of a dose-response

curve, as would be expected in classical

pharmacology and the specificity of the effects as

shown by the H

2

-receptor blocker and histidine

experiments. They refer to other work with

ultramolecular dilutions notably the work of

DOUTREMEPUICH’s, JONAS’s and CAZIN’s

groups.

6-8

They conclude that they are unable to

explain their results but suggest that it may involve

biological information from the solvent, a

hypothesis which is supported by recent physical

experiments.

9

Inflammation Research published a

supportive editorial, saying that ‘More and more

patients are turning to this form of complementary

medicine’, and that the paper was published in a

spirit of openness after rigorous review.

10

Although

not much used in the UK, histamine (often in the

form of lung histamine) is widely used in

homeopathic dilution elsewhere in the world, in the

treatment of allergy. But clinical relevance is not

the issue here. Of course further repetition is

required, but it may be that this represents the

‘Holy Grail’ of basic research in Homeopathy—a

method that can be reproduced in any suitably

skilled and equipped laboratory, and which

unequivocally demonstrates the effect of an

ultramolecular dilution.

The other take home message is perhaps that

we should rely on trial by science, not on

pseudoscientific trial by media, which has

characterised far too much of the history of this

series of experiments.

References

1. BELON P., CUMPS J., ENNIS M.,

MANNAIONI P.F., ROBERFROID M., STE-

LAUDY J., WIEGANT F.A.C., Histamine dilutions

modulate basophil activity. Inflamm Res 2004; 53:

181-188.

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2. OVELGONNE J.H., BOL A.W.J.M., HOP

W.C.J., van WIJK R. Mechanical agitation of very

dilute antiserum against IgE has no effect on

basophil staining properties. Experientia 1992; 48:

504-508.

3. HIRST S.J., HAYES M.A., BURRIDGE J.,

PEARCE F.L., FOREMAN J.C. Human basophil

degranulation is not triggered by very dilute

antiserum against IgE. Nature 1993; 366: 526-527.

4. BELON P., CUMPS J., ENNIS M.,

MANNAIONI P.F., SAINTE-LAUDY J.,

POBERFROID M. et al. Inhibition of human

basophil degranulation by successive histamine

dilutions: results of European multi-centre trial.

Inflamm res 1999; 48: S17-S18.

5. BROWN V., ENNIS M. Flow-cytometric

analysis of basophil activation: inhibition by

histamine at conventional and homeopathic

concentrations. Inflamm Res 2001; 50: S47-S48.

6. AGUEJOUF O., MALFATTI E., BELON P.,

DOUTREMEPUICH C., Time related

neutralization of two doses acetyl salicylic acid.

Thrombosis Res 2000; 100: 317-323.

7. JONAS W.B., LIN Y., TORTELLA F.

Neuroprotection from glutamate toxicity with ultra-

low dose glutamate. Neuroreport 2001; 12: 335-

339.

8. CAZIN J.C., CAZIN M., GABORIT J.L.,

CHAOUI A., BOIRON J., BELON P., et al. A

study of the effect of decimal and centesimal

dilutions of arsenic on the retention and

mobilization of arsenic in the rat. Human Toxicol

1987; 6: 315-320.

9. REY L. Thermoluminescence of ultra high

dilutions of lithiumchloride, sodium chloride.

Physica A 2003; 323: 67-74.

10. FALUS A. Homeopathy, high dilutions – is

there a real effect? Inflamm Res 2004; 53: 179-

180.

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HISTORY

1. Women in Homeopathy

WINSTON, Julian (AH. 10/2004)

This article is about the women homeopaths of

the U.S.A. and about the earliest colleges which

admitted women.

Details about Clemence Sophia LOZIER,

Elizabeth Cady STANTON, Mercy Bisbe

JACKSON and Mary Florence TAFT are given.

List of 21 female graduates listed in Egbert

CLEAVE’s Homeopathic biographies is given.

2. Eight Themes of HAHNEMANN Seen

Through HAEHL

MORRELL, Peter (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

The author, after reviewing the biography of

HAHNEMANN authored by HAEHL, identifies

and explores eight themes in HAHNEMANN’s life

and work – 1. What he condemned, 2. Prevailing

systems of medical thought in his day, 3. His

unhappy wanderings, 4. The Miasm theory, 5. His

religion and philosophy, 6. The subtle realm of

disease causation, 7. The life force – the core of his

medical teaching, and 8. His intolerance of

opposing medical viewpoints.

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GENERAL

1. An Interview with Ewald STÖTELER

TREE, Jenni (AH. 10/2004)

Ewald STÖTELER is a highly respected

member of the Dutch homeopathic community and

is a Hahnemannian practitioner through and

through. His book “Hahnemann Understood” is

soon to be available in English.

He studied in the Stichting Klassieke

Homeopathie and started practicing in 1980. He

worked with a group of students and translated the

sixth edition of Organon into Dutch.

Whenever he stumbled across a problem in

practice, he searched in Organon till he found the

answer.

The failure in homeopathic education is due to

teachers who have never read Chronic Diseases.

HAHNEMANN never talks about treating the

patient, but about treating the disease. [No,

HAHNEMANN talks about the sick person in

many places = KSS]

The Vital Force can only be disturbed in three

ways: it can be slowed down (Psora), accelerated

(Sycosis) or it may be destructive (Syphilis).

Tubercular or carcinogenic tendency is either

by infection or inheritance.

If the symptom cannot be explained from the

life circumstances of the patient, it must be a

constitutional (miasmatic) disturbance, and it

needed a mineral remedy.

If the disease from without is connected to life

circumstances, they needed a plant, animal or

Nosode remedy.

When a plant remedy gives a curative reaction,

the complementary mineral remedy will also show

a curative response.

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The Nosodes are used to give direction to the

powers of the Dynamis and gives it a second

chance to cure itself from the disease and its

blocking consequences. [It is unfortunate that such

decisive statements are made: “Plants for acutes”,

“minerals for chronic”. Will not Lycopodium be

indicated in chronic cases, or for that matter

Staphysagria? STÖTELER says “HAHNEMANN

knew Psorinum. He refers to it in the last stage of

Chronic Diseases; but it wasn’t proven enough for

him to use. At that stage it needed more testing.”

How does STÖTELER say that HAHNEMANN

felt that it needed more Proving? Further, to the

query by the Interviewer “Did he ever know

Medorrhinum?” STÖTELER answers “I haven’t

come across any remarks showing this.”

Medorrhinum was proved by Samuel SWAN and

published in the Transactions of the International

Hahnemannian Association in 1889, long after

HAHNEMANN had left this world. It became a

remedy in our Materia Medica only after SWAN’s

Provings. Exact date of Proving by SWAN is not

known. However, SWAN became an M.D. in 1867

and so his Provings were after this. About his

“using two remedies in the same day” STÖTELER

says “It is all in HAHNEMANN’s teachings!”

Nothing can be more blasphemous than this

assertion! To the best of our knowledge

HAHNEMANN never taught so. He insisted on

one remedy at a time which should cover the

‘totality’ and he also taught not to repeat the same

potency. STÖTELER also says “In relation to the

subject of potency, HAHNEMANN called the

centesimal potency a ‘mistake’” Where did he say

this? He used the centesimal until his last day of

practice. Was he practicing a ‘mistake’ for years?!

Neither the Interviewer nor the Interviewee can be

forgiven these wrong statements = KSS]

2. Elemental Symbols

LILLEY, David (AH. 10/2004)

Correspondences between Nature’s symbols

and Human Nature is explained through Carbon,

Magnesium and Iron.

3. Interview with Dr. Brian KAPLAN: Second

Prescription and Case Management

ROSS, Shann (AH. 10/2004)

The most important aspect of second

prescription is the assessment of first prescription

and acting accordingly. The most difficult aspect

of second prescription is to make an assessment of

whether someone has genuinely improved. The

easiest mistake is to prescribe too early. The only

reason to go for a higher potency of the same

remedy in second prescription is when you get a

response each time but of shorter duration. The

easy mistake that occurs in case management come

from the relationship between the homeopath and

the patient, when the trust is breached.

One cannot have an intuitive feeling which a

person needs with an unfamiliar remedy.

He is more interested in reading new ways of

getting information about people. More interested

in understanding people than understanding new

remedies.

He feels it is logical to ask about the main

complaint and then how they feel about having the

problem, what it has done to their life.

4. Homeopathy and the Legal Question:

An Historical Perspective

STEWART, Robert (AH, 10/2004)

History is not so much a spectacle of significant

events and dates, as it is a witness to an evolution

of Consciousness. And all the outrageous

misadventures of History give further evidence to

conflicts between established institutions and the

inexorable changes that have occurred in Human

Consciousness over time… Even the adjective,

“outrageous”, already betrays a bias that has been

created within this very evolution.

One of the chief characteristics of

contemporary humanity is what can be called – the

‘Social Question’. Never before has the relation of

one human being to another acquired such

complexity, nor demanded such conscious

participation. Even in the not-so-distant past,

relations were more instinctively determined, and

the individual was entirely subsumed by the group,

the tribe, the people… All were bound by blood.

One was merely a member of a religion, a trade, a

family.

Today, this is no longer true. Each of us today

assumes at least the posture, if not the catchet, of

individuality. Simply as a matter of course, we

affirm our own unique pedigree. It is not a

criticism but a characterization to say that modern

humanity has become increasingly ego-identified.

This is especially true in the English-speaking West

where a self-absorbed feeling of entitlement has

become almost a way of life. Not only has this

contributed to the peril of the global eco-system, it

has sometimes put a strain on the existing systems

of governance.

Thus, the Social Question … How are we to

find ourselves within the social organism so that all

our capacities have an opportunity to develop

freely? And how are we to relate so as not to

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intrude on these same developmental needs in

others? Is a community of individuals an

Oxymoron? What kinds of social institutions

would best serve the growing needs of an

increasingly self-conscious humanity? In a Society

where each claims the freedom of an independent

Conscience, what, if any, should be the legal

constraints?

The relationship of the above thoughts to the

practice of Medicine in general and of

Homeopathy in particular is discussed in this

essay. What is the legal situation of Homeopathy

in the West. In so far as India is concerned it is

clear; we have separate course of study, separate

examination and licence with due protection to both

Practitioner and Patient. However, once licensed

clearly the homeopathic profession (as also other

systems of Medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani

each of which has separate courses of study,

examination and licence) strongly become

hegemonic and rule denying space to others not

‘licensed’. STEWART very aptly points out:

“Medical licensing laws only serve to distort and

impair healthy social relations. . . . the halls and

chambers of State and Federal buildings every-

where are simply crawling with the maneuvers and

true outright manipulations of a veritable legion of

lobbyists. ... by dozens of competing ‘special

interests,’ a concept that should have no place in a

realm where rights-awareness should advance.

A thought-provoking, very relevant essay.

5. My mind should be out of the way

Interview with Jonathan SHORE

TESSLER, Neil (SIM. XVII, 3/2004)

Jonathan SHORE talks about how he came into

Homeopathy and about his training with George

VITHOULKAS, and his association with Robert

SCHORE, Roger MORRISON, etc.

He feels that his mind should be out of the way

while trying to find the remedy. In 50 percent of

the cases he thinks “may be it’s this remedy” and

whole thing comes into line. In rest of the cases

different symptoms are taken and elimination done

to see what remedies fit to his feeling of the case.

To judge what is strange, rare and peculiar, he

puts himself in the person’s situation and see how

he would have reacted. If the reaction is way out

from his, then it becomes peculiar.

He sticks to his principle of never criticizing

someone else’s work.

The idea of the kingdoms and birds as a group

was in no way theoretical but arose from the

provings. [How is it that HAHNEMANN did not

see ‘kingdoms’ in all his decades of extensive

practice? And he proved so many remedies and if

the ‘kingdoms’ came from the Provings did he not

perceive it? = KSS]

6. Interview with Louis KLEIN

TESSLER, Neil (SIM. XVII, 3/2004)

Louis KLEIN believes that there need to be

room in the profession for uniquely artistic

methodologies that are grounded but still intuitive

in nature. The profession has to evolve and

proceed to a new independent level and not just

derive its juice from HAHNEMANN only. [Then

whose juice? Louis KLEIN’s? or a mixed juice of

all the modern ‘innovative’ ‘uniquely artistic’

homeopaths? Far superior cures have been

experienced by those in the past who took the

HAHNEMANN juice = KSS]

He believes the new ideas and concepts can

only strengthen the profession.

Jan SCHOLTEN’s information is reliable in

his experience.

In a well-done and safe proving, not a

poisoning, the prover should experience a reflection

of possible pathologies.

Of late he is distinguishing the difference

between pathology and disposition. The disposition

shapes each person’s unique way of responding to

events.

Our evaluation of the effectiveness of a

homeopathic prescription needs to be based on the

initial change in pathology. [The views of Louis

KLEIN is in tune with the neo-homeopaths who

seem to be one-up on HAHNEMANN. References

to HAHNEMANN, in some places in his Interview,

are, in my opinion, derisive. For example, he says

“Homeopathy originally created by

HAHNEMANN and his friends”. HAHNEMANN

had some students only and not ‘friends’.

Homeopathy was “originally created” by

HAHNEMANN ONLY; just as Isaac NEWTON,

GALILEO. It is all one great man’s discovery.

Louis KLEIN says further that those who stick to

HAHNEMANN only ‘live in little town’. Further

that Homeopathy was in ‘psychological imbroglio

in the past’! that he and others like him have their

own ‘unique ways’; that by applying Jan

SCHOLTEN’s methodology he has been able to

cure serious problems of patients which included

homeopaths, “and not just the Materia Medica

information.” Louis KLEIN ridicules the very

basic of Homeopathy which is Materia Medica

arrived at by Provings. HAHNEMANN insisted on

‘Pure Materia Medica’, and here is a

‘homeopath’ who marks it ‘just the Materia

Medica information’! KLEIN, defending

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‘speculation’ says, “well, even HAHNEMANN did

a lot of speculation”. Did HAHNEMANN

speculate about a remedy’s curative powers? He

relied only on facts obtained by Provings only.

HAHNEMANN even criticized Immanuel KANT’s

speculative Philosophy. If this is the attitude of the

‘modern’, ‘innovative’ neo-homeopaths they have

no basis at all for invoking the name of

HAHNEMANN. Someone said that Homeopathy

needed no enemies from outside. We are good at

Harakiri. =KSS]

7 Building a homeopathic profession

ROWE, Todd (SIM. XVII, 3/2004)

Building a homeopathic profession is a vital

step toward greater public recognition and

acceptance and a means to end differences between

us.

The need of full time homeopathic medical

colleges in USA is discussed.

8. Health Sciences in the 21

st

Century. A Preview.

MAJUMDAR, Sisir R. (S&C. 70, 11-12/2004)

‘Health Sciences’ are changing. The ‘Health

Profession’ is also changing. Medico-legal and

medico-moral principles are already dictating the

conduct of Medical Profession. Modern medicine

claiming to be founded on scientific study may also

be incomplete or erroneous. Alternative forms of

medicine have made significant inroads into the

popular perception of treatment strategy of various

incurable disease of still unknown aetiology.

[There will always be. In proportion to what is

known, what is not known will always be many

times more = KSS]. Alternative Medicines need

our tolerance and even respect and not disdain.

These are the realities of the 21

st

Century Medicine.

In Health-Care it is the individual’s well being

that matter and not machine and statistics. Our

approach in this millennium should be both

evidence-based and experience based.

He quotes Albert EINSTEIN: “Not everything

that can be counted always counts, and not

everything that counts can be counted.”

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BOOKS

1. Heal Thyself: Nicholas CULPEPER and the

Seventeeth-Century Struggle to Bring Medicine

to the People by Benjamin WOOLLEY

Published UK, Feb. 2004. Harper Collins, in

USA and Canada, July 2004. 402 pp. Review by

Peter MORRELL (AJHM. 97, 3/2004)

“Although this book does not mention

Homeopathy and the events it describes occurred

in the 1600s, a century before HAHNEMANN was

born; nevertheless it reveals a real struggle, a

familiar pattern whenever any vulnerable medical

minority finds itself pitted against a tyrannical

medical monopoly…….. In 1634, CULPEPER

began an apprenticeship to an apothecary, but

abandoned that too in 1640, and set up instead as a

freelance astrologer and medical practitioner..”

“CULPEPER’s practice and his published

works were part of his conscious struggle to bring

medicine to the people, rescuing it from the

reactionary institutions which had hitherto

controlled its use……. One of his main criticisms

of physicians was that they concentrated on the

disease rather than the patient …. CULPEPER’s

chief legacy is the idea that medicine is not

something that should be controlled and

administered by the elite, but something belonging

to everybody – is as important and, perhaps, as

revolutionary now as it was in the 17

th

century.

This makes this story still very relevant today.”

2. Dreams, Symbols & Homeopathy Jane

CICCHETTI, North Atlantic Books, California,

USA, Price $ 15.95, ISBN: 1 55643 436 7, 1993

Review by Yubraj SHARMA (HOMEOPATHY,

93, 3/2004)

“The book is largely written for the

homeopathic practitioner, but kept easy enough for

therapists or physicians of other persuasions. It

would be of particular interest to Psychotherapists,

Counsellors and Shamanic healers. … The book is

divided into four sections. .,. In the fourth section

there is interesting new proving information

concerning tree remedies. … The information is

provided in the context of cultural usage and

mythology surrounding these trees. … The milk

remedies are human, cow, cat and dog. Again

reference is made to the Mythology and cultural

history surrounding these animals. … Jane

CICCHETTI has nonetheless brought a range of

analysis that adds to the richness of homeopathic

philosophy.” [What has Homeopathy to do with

Mythology and Folk Tales? We resort to these

storytelling, collect mythical tit bits because it is

easier to construct a Materia Medica than to

conduct ‘Provings’ and obtain factual data? = KSS]

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NEWS AND NOTES

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I. Abha Light Foundation (ALF) has been a

registered NGO in Kenya since 2001. (AH.

10/2004) Primary goal is to introduce Homeopathy

into Kenya and East Africa as an affordable low-

cost medicine for the populace in the urban slums

and villages. The students from the villages and

slums are taught in basic clinical physiology,

anatomy and pathology in an informal two-year

course in Homeopathy. They have four

permanent clinics. ALF is engaged in research of

effective means in the treatment, management,

prophylactic or cure of Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS.

The two-year training is being given on “a

shoestring” budget.

II. Scientists take on Science Media: The

publication of badly conducted and poorly referred

scare stories has had devastating consequences for

individual and public health, in the U.K. and

abroad, and carried a heavy economic cost.

Since disowned by Lancet – that the triple

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, for

children could cause Autism.

Scientist claim that the incidence of Measles

went up as panicked families refused to give MMR

vaccine to the children – The study published in

Lancet in 1998 had “ruined” the vaccination

programme and as a result, children had died of

measles and mumps.

Another discredited research warned women

against Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

suggested that it could increase – almost double the

– risks of Breast cancer.

It is a case of people in glasshouses throwing

stones at each other.

The messages they get are often contrary

creating not only confusion but also panic.

“There will always be an element of hype, even

quality newspapers, but the problem would be

much worse if a serious journal were hyping too”.

Example a serious journal like Lancet. [The pro-

vaccination ‘Scientists’ also create scare. We know

many unvaccinated living healthy = KSS]

(The Hindu, Chennai, June 24, 2005).

III. Doctoring trials is the name of the game: (R.

PRASAD, Chennai) How does it matter as long as

you get cured? The question is simple, the answer

is not.

‘There is growing evidence that doctors’

prescribing habits are influenced by drug

companies, either through discussions with medical

representatives or through sales drives dressed up

as medical education’ wrote Kamran ABBASI and

Richard SMITH in the British Medical Journal

(BMJ) in 2003.

Mr. SMITH was the editor of BMJ then.

Information supplied to doctors by drug companies

is systematically distorted. It is the doctors who are

perhaps more to blame in coming to depend on

drug company largesse. Drug companies have

managed to deflect the moral compass of the

doctors.

Marcia Angell, editor in chief of the New

England Journal of Medicine has said in her

recent book “The truth about drug companies”

highlighted how patients unwittingly become a part

of phase IV trials have more to do with the way

companies make doctors prescribe their drugs in

lieu of even cheaper generic drugs.

Two chapters in her book have been dedicated

to highlighting the ways in which companies

market their products in the guise of education and

research.

But many doctors rarely use journals to update

themselves. Are journals truly unbiased and

scientifically correct all the time?

Journals no saints

A plethora of studies has indicated the nexus

between drug companies and journals and how

journals knowingly or unwittingly become a part

and parcel of the companies’ propaganda

machinery.

They have developed strategies to co-opt

journals in marketing their products. It is a sad

state one of the last bastions of unbiased

information has been successfully infiltrated by

drug companies.

(Journals) are little more than a marketing tool

of the drug companies.

Assured monetary benefits (to the journals) and

some deft manipulations by the companies have

made this possible.

Respected and reputed journals like the British

Medical Journal, the New England Journal of

Medicine and the Lancet were caught napping.

Only results that are favourable to their interest are

ever published. And they go about doing this very

meticulously.

Biased from the start

The new drug tested against a treatment well

known to the inferior or against a placebo. Even if

tested against too well known drug, it is done

against too low a dose of competitor drug.

Multicentric trials – trials conducted in many

places simultaneously – are considered as one of

the best ways to test the drugs’ safety and efficacy.

Journals tend to treat results obtained from such

trials with greater respect. And it is precisely this

sanctity that companies try to misuse.

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Being multicentric in nature, many data sets

are obtained. And only those that are favourable to

the company are ever published. At times only

those parts of the data that are favourable to the

company get published. The favourable results are

then published repeatedly in many journals by

combining data from more than one centre.

The first author of such papers is always

different and no mention is made about the first

time the data was published in a journal. This

makes it very difficult for journals to do the cross

checking. These are but some of the strategies

adopted by the pharmaceutical companies to

hoodwink the journals.

Lure of money

The journals are no saints either. Monetary

gains are an implicit part of it. Companies tend to

buy thousands of reprints. The financial gains runs

to thousands of dollars. If few thousands of dollars

are sufficient to buy a doctor’s loyalty, nearly a

million dollars of revenue do the same with

journals.

The financial gain runs to thousands of dollars.

These reprints are in turn used by companies as

propaganda material to convince doctors of a drug’s

superiority. So what started as a biased study gets

published and is used as a marketing tool!

(The Hindu, Chennai, July 7, 2005)

IV. Homeopathic Clinic Opened: Another

homeopathic Clinic was opened in February 2004,

at Bad Imnau. (ZKH. 48, 3/2004) The Clinic has

24 beds and has a Day/Night Duty Sisters and

Doctors, headed by Dr.Uwe FRIEDRICH and

Heinz HUBER. Treatment is in accordance with

the rules of Hahnemannian Homeopathy. No other

therapeutical methods are applied. Essential

allopathic treatment may be if required.

Patients of all age groups with Chronic

Diseases will be taken up.

Closely connected with homeopathic

therapeutic concept is a programme in which

Mindfulness exercises, Energy work, Breathing

exercises, Relaxation techniques, Meditations,

Visualisations for activising of self-healing powers,

Stress management and Development of creativity,

all are a part.

V. A question which homeopaths and the laity

ask is whether the X-ray search made of air

travelers would affect the action of homeopathic

remedies. (Uwe FRIEDRICH, ZKH. 48, 3/2004).

An experimental answer is given by

W.SCHERER-PONGRATZ, P.C.ENDLER,

M.HAIDVOGL and M. FRASS, from Ludwig –

BOLTZMANN Institute for Homeopathy. They

used an animal model (Amphibian), in which the

Amphibians, experience rapid learning with

Thyroxin. Thyroxin D30 steers along this

reproducible hyper-stimulation.

If Thyroxin D30 is passed through X-ray

radiation as is done in airports, there is no loss of its

effects.

Homeopathic home remedies pack need not be

passed through X-ray search during flights. The

authors point out that on the other hand household

gadgets could have an injurious effect.

VI. SPINEDI-Seminar. Bad Imnau, 25-

27.6.2004. Report von Sabine KUSE-

ISINGSHULTE (ZKH. 48, 3/2004): Two main

points were stressed by SPINEDI in the course of

his Seminar about two Breast Cancer patients.

Case 1: 33 year-old female, came in 1989 for

severe back pains bothering her which began three

years ago. Had, painkillers for 2 years but Sepia

healed within few weeks.

In the year 2000 – 11 years later – she came

with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Already had

Chemotherapy and Radiation. Parallelly

homeopathic treatment with Phosphorus, Bryonia,

Sepia and Conium. Conium at last improved and

Sepia cured the Miasm finally.

SPINEDI’s comments:

• If a medicine has worked well, we have to

reflect well before changing it, if symptoms of

another remedy appear which we perhaps

examine well.

• In 20% of cases SPINEDI has observed that

the chronic medicine does not come into

question if a tumor has developed.

• Interesting are the symptoms which have not

improved are the ones which we should further

work with. When we neglect this, the disease

goes further on. We should concentrate on

these symptoms.

• If old symptoms appear, the remedy, if it is the

right one, must cover these symptoms.

• The appearance of dreams, which should suit

the remedy, which are new, could be a hint of a

new symptom and the remedy given be wrong

under the circumstances.

• New symptoms of the remedy must be

evaluated according to Organon §§167, 248,

249.

Although in case new symptoms came up after

Phosphorus, pains increased it indicated a good

response to the Chemotherapy with the further

progressive administration of Phosphorus and was

also a confirmation of the specific action of

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Phosphorus in Chemo- and Radiation therapy. In

the course of the treatment luckily the symptoms

for the first indicated medicine came up again. It

was the dream of Breast which was forgotten by the

patient. In the anamnesis in 2000 the patient had

said when questioned, that the bandage with

flowers of Camphor which was too tight and very

painful. “Suppressed Trauma” in this manner are

many which may not be recalled by patient:

• Blow on the Breast from small children; with

its feet while swaddling the infant, or with the

head when it is carried, or a kick with its feet

when the child sleeps with the mother.

• Mammography or painfully tight bandages.

• Auto or sports injuries (ball hitting the breast:

Handball, Badminton, Squash)

SPINEDI commented: with this case we come

to understand better the §162 of Organon. Cancer

originates from the Miasm explained it.

Case2: 35 year-old pregnant woman in the 20

th

week of pregnancy was diagnosed with axillary

lymph node metastasis of an occult primary tumor.

Two years ago after the first pregnancy she suffered

a papilloma virus constellation of cervix. She was

conized.

She has in the meanwhile undergone treatment

from many homeopaths and taken many remedies

and in the last two months Carcinosinum LM 120.

With Phosphorus in C potencies she could be

without Chemotherapy during her pregnancy. In

January 2000 a healthy boy was born. In

November 2000 with Phosphorus CM this

treatment ended. Further chronic remedies were

used. In August 2001 a Breast Tumor was

diagnosed. Further treatment proceeded with

different Polychrests.

In Spring 2002 the patient emigrated. She

received plenty of “reserve remedies” and took

them one after the other without further

consultation. Contact with the patient was poor but

she wrote, however, on 15.1.2004 a letter to Dr.

SPINEDI that she had contacted a well-known local

homeopath and with Phytolacca LM6 she

remained in remission until now.

SPINEDI’s fundamental thoughts on this case:

• With Similie therapy the young lady during

pregnancy could keep off Chemotherapy, for

mother and child. This should encourage us to

treat every Cancer case with Homeopathy.

• The basic error was, the symptoms were not

exact and strong enough to be evaluated.

• The symptoms which were not covered by the

selected remedy would surprise us.

• A conisation only leads to shifting of the

disease to another region. Much better it is to

take the PAP as marker of the progress.

• The CM potency brings to light the “reality”.

If under the CM everything is covered and if it

has at first improved then that is not the right

medicine.

• When the constitutional medicine selected does

not bring the expected improvement, must

consider always organotropic medicine.

• When we make a constitutional prescription,

the patient is carried further, particularly if the

Cancer is slowly progressing. If a wrong

organotropic medicine is prescribed, a

fulminating exacerbation of the tumor will

occur. Beware! In doubt we should apply

always the Chronic remedy, to make the

patient overall strong and supportive.

General on Cancer treatment: In general

SPINEDI spoke in the Seminar the history of

Breast Cancer. Conium and Phytolacca were

spoken of as two important remedies in Breast

Cancer. In respect of Phytolacca much less

information is known about mental symptoms.

Besides KENT a valuable Materia Medica is

available in Homeopathic Drug Pictures of

Margaret TYLER, which is well worth studying.

Eli JONES found Phytolacca as most

important remedy in Breast Cancer. In Breast

Cancer patients, the suckling anamnesis is of

greater significance: if pains or other problems

arise, they must be elevated as the most possible

complete symptom. Pains in the breast after blow

(after mammography) pass away with Conium XM.

Q-Potencies

About the extensive possibilities of reactions

and Observations after the administration of Q

potencies only the essential are given again here:

• For the early aggravation, SPINEDI opined,

badly selected or wrongly administered remedy

is the cause. The different individual reaction

must be borne in mind.

• The appearance of a new symptom is, in 50%

of the cases, mostly an old symptom which the

patient had “not recalled to memory”.

• The frequent and a fatal variant of the

appearance of a new symptom is, that the new

symptom disappear, although the remedy was

wrong. Then this new symptom is lost!

According to SPINEDI, HAHNEMANN’s

procedures in respect of one-sided diseases, to

select the best suited medicine and then to treat the

new symptom is not proven, in every case. He

does not change the medicine implicitly, but

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differentiates very vigorously between the old

symptoms and symptoms of the medicine. Also old

symptoms must be covered by medicine or they are

signs for the following medicine. Symptoms of the

medicine on the other hand indicate a wrong

prescribing.

Again and again it is advised to study these

paragraphs in Organon thoroughly.

Effects of Radiation

The effective antidote to Radiotherapy are,

according to SPINEDI: Phosphorus, Radium

bromatum and X-ray. Both Radium bromatum as

well as X-ray come under consideration for the

adverse actions of Radiation therapy, they are the

frequently needed medicine after Phosphorus.

Radium bromatum is similar to Phosphorus and

antidotes it also, as peculiar symptom is the “only a

one day lasting mens.” (Comp. Sepia). A Materia

Medica for X-ray is to be found in ALLEN’s Book

on Nosodes. According to SPINEDI, X-ray is fully

unrepresented in the Repertory (and must be

added). A Materia Medica of Radium bromatum

may be found in the “Collected Works” of A.

GRIMMER.

SPINEDI has observed that the positive effects

of radiation remain, when the side effects of

Radiation therapy begins to be treated by potentised

medicine.

There are patients who do not suit the

Phosphorus schema which however indicated as

antidote. For patients who are exposed intensively

to Electricity or Electrosmog, e.g. locomotive

driver, may have a penetrating effect from

Phosphorus. For ulcerative areas of Necrosis,

according to GRIMMER, Cadmium iodatum is the

only medicine, which has never let him down, for

burns from radiation, Fluoric acid is the frequently

indicated medicine.

VII. Interview with André SAINE. von KARIN

und Ralf VIGOUREUX (ZKH. 48, 3/2004) Some

extracts: Dr. André SAINE is a well-known

homeopath from Canada; he is a fighter for

genuine Homeopathy. KARIN and Ralf

VIGOUREUX interviewed him at his place. They

also spent three weeks with him to actually appraise

themselves with SAINE’s methodologies.

André SAINE takes up severe difficult disease

conditions. Of course he takes up other cases too;

he may let other colleagues treat routine cases and

take up himself with the severe cases.

20 years ago he began to practice with his

father and has seen patients with severe diseases,

and therefore saw from beginning on, difficult

cases. Treating severely ill people is not slow but is

challenging. By this one can test one’s ability and

methodology and the remedies used and the

possibilities and limits of Homeopathy.

The limits of homeopathic healing are, as a

rule, the limits of the inborn healing ability of

the particular organism. [Bold mine =KSS]

Healing is faster in Homeopathy. For

example, injuries heal much more rapidly; Also if

treated before and after operation the patient

recovers much faster as observed by Surgeons.

Similarly griefs are overcome faster. Homeopathic

healing proceeds para-physiologically or it

transcends normal physiological processes. I think,

in this connection, that we are observing a rapid

increase of the normal healing process and that

there is no new healing process. There are

mechanical problems which limits Homeopathy.

[FN § 7 Organon = KSS]. The real limits of the

Organism for self-regeneration due to disease

processes are the limits of Homeopathy. [It is

inferred that here ‘regeneration’ meant, reactivation

of the functions. I have however, read of case of an

actual regeneration of a part of a limb amputated

earlier! Dr. K. GANAPATHI of Coimbatore

reported the case of a professor whose phalanx of

right thumb was lost due to an injury sustained

from a car door that was being closed. Myristica

sebifera tincture was used for a long period and a

small rudimentary thumb grew and the professor

could again hold a chalk-piece and write on the

black board = see Homeopathic Heritage, Vol.

VIII, 8/1982, P. 445. How many of us realize that

none of the organs howsoever small or trivial like

the Appendix, are essential and nobody could

afford to lose it, although Surgeons may feel that

one would not be a big loser if a small organ

considered not so important is sliced off austensibly

to save the patient’s greater suffering. Years ago, I

remember to have read in the British Medical

Journal a report wherein it was said that a certain

number of persons (50 I believe) whose spleens had

been removed in their childhood had, over the

years, grown a rudimentary spleen! Not all of those

who had undergone splenectomy but quite a few of

them, enough to make one sit up and think. Would

it be wrong or foolish if one felt that if

Homeopathy is used in surgical cases there is good

chance of not only rapid healing of the operated

part but also the limb getting regenerated speedily,

in some cases at least? Think it over = KSS]. In

such cases, for example, as Multiple Sclerosis,

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondylitis, Ankylosis, etc.,

Homeopathy can stop the further progress of these

processes. In due course further improvement too

would come about.

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Cancer is pure dynamic state but in most of the

cases the result of a false or undue stress and

ultimately failure of the defence power of the

organism. Both the body’s defence powers as well

as life energy reserves are limited. As much longer

and intensive the false or undue stress is so much

more is the risk of the individual Cancer to develop.

If we take 100 persons and their skin is scratched

when they are exposed to ultraviolet rays, some of

them, if not all of them, may develop Skin Cancer.

In principle every person could develop Cancer

according to the state appropriate. When a person

has Cancer we should find out whether it is a

question of alteration of the reaction and whether

this person can be restored back to harmony. As

much younger the person is, as much slow as the

Cancer develops, so much better is the prognosis

with Homeopathy. As much visible a tumor, so

much better the prognosis, since it would be helpful

about the control the treatment has. Further as

much less the characteristic symptoms, and only

few symptoms are present, so much less good is the

prognosis. Nevertheless older persons with

metastasis and a rapidly progressing Cancer have

been seen to react quite satisfactorily to a well-

selected remedy. As much greater the similarity so

much better the reaction of the patient to the

remedy. For all that, we cannot foresay the

measure of the reaction. Will it be sufficient to

overcome the Cancer. That remains ultimately

uncertain.

An example: a 73-year-old female with

Multiple Myeloma, which did not show any

positive result in spite of Chemotherapy. Since

conventional medicine could not offer anything

else, she came to Homeopathy. Although she was

in an advanced developed state and in high degree

of Cancer state and was 73-years-old she was fully

restored to health by pure homeopathic treatment.

The point is that the measure of reaction remains

unknown when the prescribed medicine is similar

to a great degree and in this case many factors

raised the doubt of a good prognosis.

To declare a patient to have been ‘cured’ the

patient must be free from every sign of Cancer for

at least five years following a homeopathic

treatment. Only a small number of patients can be

followed up. So it is difficult to say how many

were ‘cured’. Also many patients who had already

been treated by conventional medicine come to

Homeopathy in a very weak state. There are

patients who simultaneously undergo both

conventional as well as homeopathic treatment.

Patients who are in a very advanced stage of the

disease come and it is too difficult to find a suitable

remedy. It is always good to carefully select a

remedy to suit the symptoms presented. Each time

if a remedy to suit the symptom is carefully

selected there will be good reaction. What we do

not know is, the measure of reaction.

There is a fine line of demarcation between

palliation and cure in the treatment of patients with

Homeopathy. Often the patient would say that he

felt better with the medicine given, but the Cancer

spreads further. That is a complicated situation.

The physician must decide whether the Cancer has

no more energy and whether with the same

medicine – in increased dosage – must be

proceeded with or a complimentary medicine to suit

the later disease state must be searched for. We can

see the situation an inexperienced person

encounters. To treat Cancer patients, one must, in

the first instance be a good clinician, secondly a

very good homeopath and thirdly must have had

some experience in treating Cancer patients. If one

could combine all these preconditions then his

results will be high. When I say results I mean that

he finds a suitable remedy for every altered

different phases of the disease. When I recall my

21 years practice, I cannot say exactly how many

Cancer patients have been followed up for 5 years

after their cure. I am not sure but perhaps five or

ten. For many different reasons patients do not stay

connected to their doctors after they are restored.

There are some persons who I have accompanied

until their end. Many of these react well to the

remedy, but in the course of the treatment

complications develop, often without reference to

Cancer, some other disease and die. I recall a

young man in the mid 20s with recurrence of an

Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia refused further

conventional treatment. He came to me (André

SAINE) in a very bad state. We went through

severe times. I treated him for about two years. He

became seemingly much better and soon he took up

his job again as a long distance lorry driver. Many

months later one late night in the course of his

work, he suffered a severe blow on the abdomen.

Around midnight he rang me. It appeared as if he

had internal bleeding. I told him that he should go

to a hospital but he declined. Instead he went to

bed and died in sleep. No autopsy was done. I had

a pair of such cases in which the patient, the family,

friends and I worked very hard and the patients died

due to other reasons.

In many other cases a reaction did come about,

but then a point in which either I was unable to or

the organism was not possible to recover. I pursue

to acquire the capability to thoroughly overcome

this limitation. Homeopaths with less years of

experience in solid practice should not undertake

these patients alone by themselves.

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What can be said about incurable cases? I do

not use the word “incurable”. The word often

indicates again simply our present knowledge of

what is incurable. History teaches us that the limits

of Homeopathy have widened. What goes as

“incurable” is only an opinion and therefore is not

to be taken at its word. Rather what kinds of

disease states has been cured gives a reliable mark

in regard to curability as the opinion of one

homeopath in his practice as a singular reference

point. Many patients of whom it was thought as not

curable by Homeopathy have become healthy.

Many professional homeopaths have said that

Cancer patients are not curable by Homeopathy,

but that is not true. Patients with Cancer can be

made healthy again with Homeopathy as the only

mode of treatment. We cannot always know

apriori as to who is curable who is not. I do not

assert that I have masterly control over the

treatment of Cancer patients. But I can predict that

in future, we will excel. I have seen some unusual

successes in men with bad prognosis but restored to

normalcy under homeopathic treatment. We have

only scratched superficially upto now of what

happens to those who are treated for Cancer. I have

seen great potential, but also many failures and

disappointments. I do not teach beginners about the

treatment of Cancer patients while not many

homeopaths are capable to treat Cancer thoroughly

good. Only experienced homeopaths with

advanced knowledge should do this. The room for

errors is too small. To remain successful in such

cases the physician must, every time, work with

100% precision.

With regard to Auto-immune diseases when we

have favorable circumstances, that means when the

homeopath find the right remedy, 100% patients

with severe Auto-immune disease must recover;

this means that the inflammatory process does not

go on and a true regeneration of the tissues occur

within the limits of the recovery limits of the

organism. Particular tissues could have died

permanently and even with the best homeopathic

treatment cannot be renewed. We observe that

within the curative possibilities of the body, under

good homeopathic treatment, recovery can be had.

If the capability of the homeopath is not

sufficiently rich or if the patient does not cooperate

or if the symptom of the patient cannot be well

defined, as a result of allopathic medications, the

results are affected. There are disease states which

cannot be restored to health either by Homeopathy

or Allopathy. Cases of fully developed Lupus or

obstinate Psoriasis come under this. Only a well-

experienced homeopath will know how to go about

successfully with such cases. For purposes of

demonstration we can have a study of Auto-

immune diseases with regard to homeopathic

treatment in comparison to other modes. A large

number of patients will not only be restored to

healthy state and be free from medicines and their

side effects, but also the relative low costs and with

minimal burden upon the Society.

About the treatment of children with Epilepsy

and Cerebral Paresis: If these cases are treated with

suitable homeopathic medicines the chances are

excellent for restoration of health. Many cases of

Cerebral Paresis have been followed up for many

years. Nevertheless there are limitations. The

chances of the Nervous system to recover their

efficiency are restricted. But within these limits,

the recovery of Epilepsy patients is excellent.

Severe psychiatric diseases: The outcome is

similar to Cancer patients, not every patient of this

disease could be treated. You have to improvise in

cases of severe psychotic patients. An error could

be severer. One must be a good clinician. Just as

in any other serious disease state one must be

thorough in Homeopathy in accordance with the

rules of this art and with patience get good results.

Again one must be a good homeopath, and a

patient who works well with him and the

appropriate support from the relations and family to

obtain success; most of us do not get this. There

are some cases of Autism which have responded

wonderfully well. On the other side we have idiotic

or imbecile person with neurological hindrances

whose prognosis is bad. With neurotic patients it is

another story. §§ 17 and 208 are very relevant

here. Such cases need more than Homeopathy.

How to obtain such very good results as you

(André SAINE) are getting? A better training and

learning is the answer. The history of Homeopathy

teaches us clearly that the successful homeopaths

were those who studied HAHNEMANN’s work

thoroughly, understood it and applied it

scrupulously. History also reveals that the teaching

and training of Homeopathy is in a very weak

state. Very small number of homeopaths are well

taught and done the essential exercises so that

mastery could be got. It is the nature of men to take

to fast and easy and short methods to overcome

laborious methods. These would lead to failures.

Discipline in thorough learning of

HAHNEMANN’s works as also of the great

Hahnemannians would bring forth the best results.

Many homeopaths have learnt Homeopathy

through Seminars and much less by study of

HAHNEMANN’s work. A turn about can come

about by founding institutions which have teachers

and practitioners who have well done their home

work and thus capable of training and building up

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good students. High standards can be obtained

thus.

Already established homeopaths also must

follow the same path, if they have not already, of

learning HAHNEMANN’s work well and work

rigorously as laid down by HAHNEMANN and his

genuine followers. With discipline and hard work

alone this can be achieved. There is no reason why

one cannot do so. The most useful is the study of

HAHNEMANN’s works and the works of the past

masters.

Regarding use of Nosodes André SAINE uses

them rarely for the reason that very few of them

have been well proven. Most of these Nosodes

give only clinical symptoms, and few of these

symptoms are clear, complete and give

characteristic symptom. Take for example

Carcinosinum. BURNETT’s original proving has

only few symptoms. But now we have hundreds of

symptoms and pathological many of them. From

where do we suddenly get all the whole

information? It is said “proven Nosodes like

Tuberculinum”. Strictly speaking SWAN’s

symptoms are clinical symptoms and not based on

Tuberculinum Proving. Take for example the well-

known symptoms ‘Fear of dogs’ and ‘Desire to

Travel’. The fear of dog is from BURNETT’s case

of a two-year-old boy who was easily frightened

particularly by dogs and many other remedies other

than Tuberculinum was also used. It has not been

told whether the symptom was cleared after the

remedy. Regarding the ‘Desire for Travel’ of

BURNETT, is an exaggeration. BURNETT wrote

of a man who went from place to place, to escape

from cold since he had tendency to catch lung

inflammation in cold weather. It is clear that the

Proving of Tuberculinum and most of the Nosodes

are very scanty and unreliable.

There are however, some interesting aspects

about Nosodes. One aspect is that more people

react to Nosodes than to other remedies, although

such reactions are not deep often as one would

expect from ‘similia’ and not from a remedy with

greater similarity. Great prescribers like LIPPE,

GUERNSEY or WELLS seldom used Nosodes.

Once LIPPE who doubted the clinical value of

Nosodes said that over the years he had treated

Gonorrhoea and Syphilis without using

Medorrhinum and Syphilinum, and his cases did

not, even once, fail. He had predicted that

SWAN’s Isopathy would not withstand, that it was

in opposition to every experience. And he was

right. Likewise, it is interesting to note that

HAHNEMANN did not publish his proving of

Psorinum in his Chronic Diseases, since he found

that it had not been proven thoroughly. In 1834,

HAHNEMANN wrote to a physician in Lyon that

the results which one gets through Nosodes were

not lasting enough, and that it was premature to put

up Hydrophobinum for Rabies, since there were

already useful medicines for that.

In his experience, said André SAINE best

results from Nosodes were obtained when it was

used like every other homeopathic medicine, that

is, according to symptom similarity with the patient

and the prover. In the cases published in respect of

the Nosodes, it has been found that as a rule, it was

prescribed on keynote symptoms of case history of

family anamnesis and seldom on the basis of

comparison with the Provings. Many Nosodes

have been applied in an inverse way so to say, that

is on the basis of clinical cases without thorough

Proving.

There are cases in which one requires more

than one remedy; it depends of the intensity in

which the disease state is at a particular time. At

the same time there are patients who need the same

remedy in several altered states.

In a fully blown AIDS, the patient may have

several infections at the same time. Typically one

infection will be dissimilar to another, and the next

and the next, so on. It may be so that every time a

different remedy may be called for.

HAHNEMANN has said, in the light of his

experience that not only that for the complete cure

more antipsorics may be indicated, but also for

acute complaints apsoric medicines were needed.

What he has observed has not changed until now.

For some reason Homeopathy is drawn up as

fanatic, that it is a Faith System, a Religion or a

Cult and much less as a Science. They look up to

their teacher as a Guru. Then they relinquish

themselves to faith rather than to factual

observations and reason. In reality Homeopathy is

a Science and it cannot be anything else.

VIII. AIH member Sandra M. CHASE received

the prestigious Henry N. Williams Professional

Service Award on 28 April 2004. (AJHM. 97,

3/2004)

IX. Planting Seeds WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23,

10/2003) In a weekly documentary about the

Auckland Zoo in New Zealand, a segment was the

story of a female Gibbon (small ape) who had given

birth to twins but was refusing to nurse them. It

was an uphill struggle to keep them alive.

WINSTON remembered some of his successful

cases with Sepia, e-mailed the head veterinarian of

the Zoo and suggested Sepia. The head

veterinarian thanked and told he would contact

veterinary homeopath.

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WINSTON trusts it was a well-planted seed.

[Indeed it is. More of us should do = KSS]

X. From the Editor WINSTON, Julian (HT. 23,

11/2003) The Repertory is not a Materia Medica

and should not be used as such. We cannot view

the context of a symptom in the Repertory. The

rubric and remedy found in the Repertory should

always be referenced to the Provings to decide if

the choice of remedy is appropriate.

Information from new provings should be

added with great care and forethought.

A Repertory is only as reliable as the

information from which it was gleaned. Examples

are cited.

XI. In the Homeopathic Materia Medica

Salicylicum acidum is mentioned mostly with

reference to Rheumatic diseases. Respiratory

symptoms do not find place in the Repertory or

Materia Medica although it belongs to the drug

picture. In a review, the works for 1964-2002 have

been considered, the authors have come to the

opinion that Aspirin-induced Asthma occur

frequently. The study mentions that in grown-ups it

occurs in 21% and children 5% of cases and that

Aspirin-induced Asthma is the singular syndrome,

which can become life-threatening. It will be

worthwhile if this finding is included in the

appropriate place in the Materia Medica. (From the

BMJ. 2004: 328: 434-437, by C. JENKINS et al.

Report by Reiner APPEL in the AHZ. 249, 4/2004)

Valuable HAHNEMANN Manuscript

acquired – report by Prof. Dr. Martin

DINGES: The Institute for History of

Medicine of the Robert Bosch

Foundation in Stuttgart acquired the large

collection of original manuscripts of the

founder of Homeopathy, Dr. Samuel

HAHNEMANN. Latest is the acquirement

of a complete manuscript – the second

corrected and extended edition of the Vol.

VI of the Pure Materia Medica (which

appeared in print in 1827). The

auctioneers Reiss & Sohn put this to

auction in the Spring 2004.

HAHNEMANN manuscripts are rare and

are priced high. The Institute for History

of Medicine of the Robert Bosch

Foundation, Stuttgart has now almost

complete works of HAHNEMANN. (AHZ.

249, 4/2004)

HAHNEMANN’s Torgau house

rediscovered: The house in which

HAHNEMANN lived during the years

1805-1811 in Torgau, has been

rediscovered. The Organon (I edition)

was published during this period. The

house needs to be repaired extensively

both internally and outwardly and

renovated fully so that there can be a Trust

to use the place suitably, internationally.

From 24.05.2004 to 10.10.2004 it is open

for visitors between 10 to 18 hours. (AHZ.

249, 4/2004)

XIV. Practice and Limits of mental

symptoms GUERMONPREZ M. The

author gives example of acute diseases

such as sore throat treated with

Belladonna, Ignatia or Pulsatilla

according to their typical psychic

symptoms. In Chronic diseases, the mind

has to be studied twice: to find psychic

symptoms which have been changed by, or

have appeared with the disease; but also

the constitutional character, and not only

the current mood: for example a

Lycopodium patient may have recurrent

carbuncles requiring Sulphur. (L’

Homéopathie Européenne 2004 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

XV. Staphysagria: an increasingly

important medicine: GARCIA C. A

complete description of this medicine is set

out in this article. A section is devoted to

the child. Staphysagria is compared with

many other medicines. Staphysagria is

more and more useful because of the

increase of frustration and indignation in

our modern life styles. (L’ Homéopathie

Européenne 2004; 2: in HOMEOPATHY,

93, 3/2004)

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XVI. HAHNEMANN and LEIBNIZ:

COLIN P., POITEVIN B. LEIBNIZ was a

philosopher and scientist and attached a lot

of importance to experimentation. Lot of

concepts were shared by LEIBNIZ and

HAHNEMANN. The similarities in the

thought allow us to see how Homeopathy

can open doors to other fields of Science

ad Philosophy.

HAHNEMANN studied medicine in

Leipzig only 60 years after LEIBNIZ. (L’

Homéopathie Européenne 2004; 2: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

XVII. Samuel HAHNEMANN and

KANT’s Critique of Pure Reason:

COLIN P.: The Critique of Pure Reason

emphasizes the importance of

individualization, of infinitesimal, of

simultaneity, of unity, of finality. The two

men agreed on the dangers of dogmatism,

on the importance of scientific

development but also on the limits of

Science. KANT repeated the concept of

division ad infinitum, which was already

developed by LEIBNIZ.

HAHNEMANN’s knowledge of this

concept may have contributed to his

infinitesimal doses. (L’ Homéopathie

Européenne 2004; 1: in HOMEOPATHY,

93, 3/2004)

XVIII. An Osmium Case: PAYEN G. A

47-year-old woman with oedema legs and

spondylitis. Treated successfully with

Osmium metallicum, because she was very

obstinate. The Materia Medica of this

remedy is set out. (Les Echos du Centre

Liegeois d’ Homéopathie, 100, 2004 in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 3/2004)

XIX. The HL. 16, 3/2003 carried two

‘Letters to the Editors’: one by Dr. A.S.

MANN from India which has been written

in a flippant manner. Dr. MANN ridicules

those who hold HAHNEMANN in

reverence; he wants the Organon to be

rewritten. He says “Homeopathy is

Similia Similibus Curentur” and leaving

this basic law “all associated laws can be

changed from time to time”. He wants “a

committee must be constituted to rewrite

the Organon of Homeopathy”. Why

shouldn’t Dr. MANN and his likes found a

new medicine? He quotes Otto LEESER

“had HAHNEMANN lived he might have

written 600 editions of the Organon,

considering he wrote six editions in a short

span of life”. MANN further says that

bacteriology and virology have fully

developed and Vital Force, Miasms have

no place. If Virology, Bacteriology

displaces Vital Force, Miasm, we can

simply drop Homeopathy and take to

allopathy.

But then who will write the Materia Medica to

suit the ‘modern’ virology, bacteriology masters.

MANN wants to displace a Philosophy and

Therapeutics which was quite useful to render

excellent cure by von BENNINGHAUSEN,

WELLS, DUNHAM, KENT and a large host of

others, until recently.

It is unfortunate that the journal – The

Homeopathic Links published this and a

subsequent letter from Gabriella Serban, Sweden.

This is a lengthy rambling essay – of

HAHNEMANN’s Pathology and FREUD’s

Pathology, that HAHNEMANN was an Arsenicum

while FREUD a Lachesis! I have read of another

analysis of FREUD in which the conclusion was

that he was an Arsenic. These speculations are of

no use whatever. It is none of our business to

besmear these great personalities.

Gabriella says that while classical

Homeopathy worked well for her for sometime and

then “it did not work anymore”. So she took to

other methods and her advice is that others also

understand this and become “creative”. All wise

people. They would also quote “Aude sapere” to

justify caricatures of Homeopathy.

The journal (Homeopathic Links) just

publishes whatever received without any comment

by the Editor. Does HL. Support such views?

If I say that I am a homeopath but that I

disown HAHNEMANN excepting his “Similia

Similibus Curantur” am I not a great hypocrite?

There is another letter to the Editor in the same

HL. 3/2003 in which Peter BERRYMAN, Australia

refers to an article in HL. 3/2003 by Walisinghe

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PATHIRANA of Sri Lanka about “Summation

Potencies”. PATHIRANA has said that

HAHNEMANN introduced the decimal potencies!

People write such wholly wrong things without

citing the source of the information. In

Homeopathy one can write any nonsense and get

away with it. In actual personal practice many of

us have found the existing C and LM, as quite

serviceable. Such mongrel attempts as putting

different potencies in one vial and claiming success

is preposterous. BERRYMAN says: “the subject of

posology is so badly understood”. How can he say

so? Probably he has understood it so badly. = KSS

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LIST OF JOURNALS

Full addresses of the Journals covered by this Quarterly Homeopathic

Digest are given below:

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1. AH: The Journal of the North American Society of Homeopaths,

1122 East Pike Street, #1122, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.

2. AHZ: Allgemeine Homöopathische Zeitung, Karl F. Haug Verlag,

Hüthig GmbH, im Weiher 10, 69121, HEIDELBERG,

GERMANY.

3. AJHM: American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, formerly

Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy (JAIH). 801 N.

Fairfax Street, Suite 306 Alexandria, VA 22314.

4. THE HINDU: Newspaper, Chennai–600 002.

5. HL: Homeopathic Links, Homeopathic Research & Charities, F/s,

Saraswat Colony, Linking Road, Santacruz (W), MUMBAI – 400

054.

6. HOMEOPATHY: Formerly British Homeopathic Journal (BHJ),

Homeopathy, Faculty of Homeopathy, 29 Park Street West, Luton,

Bedfordshire, LU13BE, UK.

7. HT: Homeopathy Today, National Center for Homeopathy, 801,

North Fairfax Street, Suite 306, ALEXANDRIA, VA. 22314, USA.

8. S & C : Science & Culture, Indian Science News Association, 92,

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, KOLKATA – 700 009.

9. SIM: Simillimum, The Journal of the Homeopathic Academy of

Naturopathic Physicians, P.O. Box 8341, Covington, WA 98042,

USA.

10. ZKH: Zeitschrift für Klassische Homöopathie, Karl F. Haug

Verlag, Hüthig GmbH, Im Weiher 10, D-69121 HEIDELBERG,

GERMANY.

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PART II

(This section contains abstracts/extracts from selected articles; even the entire article in some case)

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1. Processionary Caterpillars

FABRE J.H. (From The Story Book of

Science, HODDER & STOUGHTON

PUBLISHERS, Workwick Square, London,

E.C. 4)

Beware of caterpillars which have bodies all

bristly with hairs, sometimes very sharp and

barbed, which can lodge in the skin, leave their

points there, and thus produce lively itching or even

painful swellings. It is well then to mistrust velvety

caterpillars, particularly those living in companies

on Oaks and Pines, in large silk nests, and called

Processionary Caterpillars.

We frequently see, at the ends of pine

branches, voluminous bags of white silk intermixed

with leaves. These bags are, generally, puffed out

at the top and narrow at the bottom, pear-shaped.

They are sometimes as large as a person’s head.

They are nests where live together a kind of very

velvety Caterpillars with red hairs. A family of

caterpillars, coming from the eggs laid by one

butterfly, construct a silk lodging in common. All

take part in the work, all spin and weave in the

general interest. The interior of the nest is divided

by thin silk partitions into a number of

compartments. At the large end, sometimes

elsewhere, is seen a wide funnel-shaped opening; it

is the large door for entering and departing. Other

doors, smaller, are distributed here and there. The

caterpillars pass the winter in their nest, well

sheltered from bad weather. In summer they take

refuge there at night and during the great heat.

As soon as it is day, they set out to spread

themselves on the pine and eat the leaves. After

eating their fill they re-enter their silk dwelling,

sheltered from the heat of the sun. Now, when they

are out on a campaign, be it on the tree that bears

the nest, or on the ground passing from one pine to

another, these caterpillars march in a singular

fashion, which has given them the name of

processionaries, because, in fact, they defile in a

procession, one after the other, and in the finest

order.

One, the first come – for amongst them there is

perfect equality – starts on the way and serves as

head of the expedition. A second follows, without

a space between; a third follows the second in the

same way; and always thus, as many as there are

caterpillars in the nest. The procession, numbering

several hundreds, is now on the march. It defiles in

one line, sometimes straight, sometimes winding,

but always continuous, for each caterpillar that

follows touches with its head the rear end of the

preceding caterpillar. The procession describes on

the ground a long and pleasing garland, which

undulates to the right and left with unceasing

variation. When several nests are near together and

their processions happen to meet, the spectacle

attains its highest interest. Then the different living

garlands cross each other, get entangled and

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disentangled, knotted up and unknotted, forming

the most capricious figures. The encounter does

not lead to confusion. All the caterpillars of the

same file march with a uniform and almost grave

step; not one hastens to get before the others, not

one remains behind, not one makes a mistake in the

procession. Each one keeps its rank and

scrupulously regulates its march by the one that

precedes it. The file-leader of the troop directs the

evolutions. When it turns to the right, all the

caterpillars of the same line, one after the other,

turn to the right; when it turns to the left, all, one

after the other, turn to the left. If it stops, the whole

procession stops, but not simultaneously; the

second caterpillar first, then the third, fourth, fifth,

and so on until the last. They would be called well-

trained troops that, when defiling in order, stop at

the word of command and close their ranks.

The expedition, simply a promenade, or a

journey in search of provisions, is now finished.

They have gone far away from their nest. It is time

to go home. How can they find it, through the grass

and underbrush, and over all the obstacles of the

road they have just travelled? Will they let

themselves be guided by sight, obstructed though it

be by every little tuft of grass; by the sense of

smell, which wafted odours of every sort may put at

fault? No; processionary caterpillars have for their

guidance in travelling something better than sight

or smell. They have instinct, which inspires them

with infallible resources. Without taking account

of what they do, they call to their service means

that seem dictated by reason. Without doubt, they

do not reason, but they obey the secret impulse of

the eternal Reason, in whom and through whom all

live.

Now, this is what the processionary caterpillars

do in order not to lose their way home again after a

distant expedition. We pave our roads with crushed

stone; caterpillars are more luxurious in their

highways; they spread on their road a carpet of silk,

they walk on nothing but silk. They spin

continually on the journey and glue their silk all

along the road. In fact, each caterpillar of the

procession can be seen lowering and raising its

head alternately. In the first movement, the

spinneret, situated in the lower lip, glues the thread

to the road that the procession is following; in the

second, the spinneret lets the thread run out while

the caterpillar is taking several steps. Then the

head is lowered and lifted again, and a second

length of thread is put in place. Each caterpillar

that follows walks on the threads left by the

preceding ones and adds its own thread to the silk,

so that in all its length the road passed over is

carpeted with a silky ribbon. It is by following this

ribbon conductor that the processionaries get back

to their home without ever losing their way,

however tortuous the road may be.

If one wishes to embarrass the procession, it

suffices to pass the finger over the track so as to cut

the silk road. The procession stops before the cut

with every indication of fear and mistrust. Shall

they go on? Shall they not go on? The heads rise

and fall in anxious quest of the conductor threads.

At last, one caterpillar bolder than the others, or

perhaps more impatient, crosses the bad place and

stretches its thread from one end of the cut to the

other. A second, without hesitating, passes over on

the thread left by the first, and in passing adds its

own thread to the bridge. The others in turn all do

the same. Soon the broken road is repaired and the

defile of the procession continues.

The processionary caterpillar of the oak

marches in another way. It is covered with white

hairs turned back and very long. One nest contains

from seven to eight hundred individuals. When an

expedition is decided on, a caterpillar leaves the

nest and pauses at a certain distance to give the

others time to arrange themselves in rank and file

and form a battalion. This first caterpillar has to

start the march. Following it, others place

themselves, not one after another, like the

processionaries of the pine, but in rows of two,

three, four, and more. The troop, completed, begins

to move in obedience to the evolutions of its file-

leader, which always marches alone at the head of

the legion, while the other caterpillars advance

several abreast, dressing their ranks in perfect

order. The first ranks of the army corps are always

arranged in wedge formation, because of the

gradual increase in the number of the caterpillars

composing it; the remainder are more or less

expanded in different places. There are sometimes

rows of from fifteen to twenty caterpillars marching

in step, like well-trained soldiers so that the head of

one is never beyond the head of another. Of course

the troop carpets its road with silk as it marches, so

as to find its way back to its nest.

The processionaries, especially those of the

oak, retire to their nests to slough their skins, and

these nests finally become filled with a fine dust of

broken hairs. When you touch them the dust of the

hairs sticks to your hands and face, causes an

inflammation that lasts several days if the skin is

delicate. One has only to stand at the foot of an oak

where the processionaries have established

themselves, to receive the irritating dust blown by

the wind, and to feel a smart itching.

If owners of pines understood their interests

better, they would, in the winter, when the

caterpillars are assembled in their silk bags, have

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the nests collected and burn them, in order to

destroy the detestable breed that will gnaw the

young shoots, eat the buds, and arrest the tree’s

development. The harm is much greater in our

orchards. Various caterpillars live in companies on

our fruit trees and spin nests in the same way as the

processionaries. When summer comes, the

starveling vermin scatter all over the trees,

destroying leaves, buds, shoots. In a few hours the

orchard is shorn and the crop is destroyed in its

budding. So it is necessary to keep a careful

lookout for caterpillar nests, remove them from the

tree before spring, and burn them, so that nothing

can escape; the future of the crop depends on it. It

is fortunate that several kinds of creatures, little

birds especially, come to our aid in this war to the

death between man and the caterpillar; otherwise

the worm, stronger than man on account of its

infinite number, would ravage our crops.

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2. Mothers’ Concepts of Normality, Behavioural

change and Illness in their Children

(Sandy IRVINE & Sarah CUNNINGHAM-

BURLEY, British Journal of General Practice,

September 1991)

Summary: Several sociological models have

been put forward to explain illness behaviour.

However, little research has examined general

practitioners’ understanding of mothers’

perceptions of their children’s health and illness.

The aim of this study was to attempt to understand

the cultural context of children’s illness. Mothers’

concerns about their children’s health and illnesses

were examined by describing the mothers’ own

perceptions of alterations in their children’s

behaviour. The mothers’ perceptions of normality

appeared to underpin their negotiation of illness.

The concept of normality was found to change over

time, to be uniquely based on individual

experience, to be related to health, and to a process

of normalization. The mothers’ perceived

importance of children’s behavioural changes are

discussed: they may be precursors or results of

illness, causes for concern in their own right, or a

management problem for the household.

Identifying and acknowledging the unique way in

which mothers perceive health and illness in their

children may lead to enhanced understanding and

satisfaction for both the general practitioner and

mother in the consultation process.

Introduction: It is probably a common

experience at the end of a consultation for a general

practitioner to feel that, inexplicably, the patient is

dissatisfied, despite the general practitioner having

done all the right things. Recent literature has

highlighted the differing perceptions of health

between professionals and lay people, and about the

relationship between symptoms and illness

1

,

Helman

2, 3

outlined the concepts of illness held by

middle class Londoners, which were at variance

with conventional medical beliefs. Blaxter

1

reported that mothers in deprived families ‘may

have cultural values and definitions of health and

illness which may differ from those of the medical

profession’. The Royal College of General

Practitioners’ report Health and prevention in

primary care

4

stressed that careful attention

should be paid to patients’ beliefs about health

and disease.

Over the past 50 years several sociological

models have been advanced to account for illness

behaviour.

5-7

However, authors such as

SUCHMAN

8

have assumed that there is an

established process through which every individual

passes in becoming ill. In the case of mothers of

young children, writers have sought to measure

knowledge of illness and reaction to professionally

pre-defined symptom categories.

9, 10

They have

seldom addressed the problems of lay perception or

definition of illness. Most studies have focused on

particular medical encounters,

11-13

or interactions

with services.

14-16

In addition, there has been a

tendency to study deprived populations

15-17

or to

focus on symptoms heralding potentially life

threatening disease.

10-18

This paper is based on a

Scottish study of the cultural context of childhood

illness

19-21

and it examines mothers’ perceptions of

childhood health and illness. A qualitative

approach is used to examine the process of defining

health and illness and the concepts and beliefs

underlying such negotiation. Through this kind of

intensive data collection and analysis the processes

that are otherwise implicit or ‘taken for granted’

can be explored.

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Method: The study sample was drawn from a

non-deprived predominantly lower middle/working

class community in a new town in Scotland. Fifty-

six women with at least one child under five years

of age were randomly selected for the study from

one health centre’s register. Each mother was

initially visited at home and invited to take part in

the study. Having gained consent, each mother was

then asked to complete a health diary for her family

over a four-week period, and be interviewed by one

of the researchers (SC-B) in the mother’s own

home. The interviews were tape-recorded. The

study employed qualitative, sociological techniques

to explore the mother’s perspective in relation to

childhood health and illness, and to examine this

within the context of the family.

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After piloting, a broad topic guide for

interviews was developed, covering a range of

issues including recognition of illness, self-care, lay

referral and health maintenance activities. The

mothers were encouraged to talk about their own

concerns, and to describe how they went about

dealing with the various illnesses and health

problems, however minor, that occurred in their

children. An informal, unstructured approach to the

research interviews was used to encourage the

women to talk freely, and in depth. The health

diaries were used to examine how the mothers

recognized and managed symptoms on specific

occasions. The form of the diaries was relatively

unstructured. The mothers were asked to make

daily entries in a booklet over a four-week period,

and were visited twice during this period by one of

the researchers (S C-B) to encourage completion of

the diaries and to discuss any health issues raised.

The mothers were asked to note down each day

whether they had noticed any symptoms in their

children and whether they had taken any action, and

to comment on the day in general.

The data were analysed inductively, using

techniques of coding and indexing with categories

that were data driven rather than predefined by the

researcher. Thus professional definitions are

avoided in the results and the analysis is grounded

in the point of view of the mothers. Quoted from

the interviews and diaries are used to illustrate

points.

Results: Fifty-four of the 56 mothers contacted

agreed to take part in the study. The median age of

the sample was 28 years; 53 of the women were

married. The families were not necessarily

involved in any professional encounters, or

experiencing episodes of illness at the time of

sampling. Forty-two of the 54 women interviewed

filled in the diary, although not all managed to do

so for the whole four-week study period. A total of

927 days were collected in all. There were

differences in the amount of data obtained

depending on the morbidity experience of different

families. However, the range of concerns was

consistent across the sample.

Normality: The recognition of illness and

symptoms appeared to be embedded in a

commonsense knowledge about what was normal

and acceptable, particularly in relation to a child’s

behaviour. Normality was not a static concept. For

these mothers it changed over time as the child

developed from baby, to infant, to school child.

Thus, for example, a baby not eating was a

worrying deviation from the normal, and a cause

for concern:

‘When she was a baby … she couldn’t tell

you that she wasn’t hungry and you used to

worry because you would think there was

something wrong with her’.

A toddler not eating was seen as being part of a

normal ‘fad’, and not anything to worry about.

‘He is a wee bit of a picky eater … depends

on what kind of mood he’s in as to what he

eats’.

Thus, normality was related to the

developmental stage of the child.

The concept of normality, while having

similarities across the sample, was embedded in

everyday experience. The mother’s perception of

what was normal was closely related to her child’s

individual behaviour, and to that mother’s unique

knowledge of her child or children. This element

of the concept of normality was important in the

process of recognizing illness. Mothers said they

could tell if something was wrong because the child

differed from his or her normal self:

‘She gets kind of cross if she is getting

anything. C used to go off his food for a

whole week and … he was bad with eating

but he went right off it if he was going to be

ill. L gets fretty and under the weather, you

can tell’.

The mothers’ ideas of normality were related to

health; a normal child who developed well, ate well

and slept well, was healthy. The mothers were

guardians of their children’s well-being and a

concern for health in a general sense underpinned

their notion of normality. A healthy child was not

necessarily one who was never ill since a range of

minor illnesses were considered normal, and

unrelated to health as such:

‘Well, they quite often just get the runny

nose, but as I say they are quite healthy

children’.

‘They’ve never had anything to really worry

about other than normal childhood illness.’

Similarly, some illnesses became normalized,

even though they were not routine. In the

following example, M’s croup became normalized,

and the mother’s overall assessment of her child as

healthy was left intact:

‘They have been great. They catch colds

like every other child. M’s bothered with

croup, but apart from that, that’s all’.

One mother described her daughter’s fit as a

‘one off thing’:

‘S took a fit, but it was just a one off thing,

you know, she was in Sick Children’s and

she has got a wee touch of Eczema just now

but that’s about all. They get coughs and

colds and … but they are very healthy’.

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Behavioural change: Much of the process of

recognizing illness was grounded in behavioural

changes in the child, instead of or in addition to

physical symptoms such as a runny nose or

stomach ache. The noting of behavioural changes,

and the extent to which these were concerns for

mothers were built on the concept of normality.

The diaries provided a clear statement of the

mothers’ concerns, and of how they monitored their

children. Overall, something was noticed about a

child on 49% of all the diary days. Often more than

one change was noted on the same day, and the

mothers were as alert to behavioural changes as

they were to traditional physical symptoms.

Physical symptoms were noted on 311

occasions, with cough, runny nose, cuts and bruises

being the most common. Fever/temperature was

noted occasionally, and was regarded with concern,

especially in a very young child, Pallor was not

noted.

Behavioural changes were recorded 315 times,

with changes in sleep patterns, either sleepy, tired,

or wakeful, figuring prominently (124 recordings in

the diaries). From a doctor’s point of view,

tiredness may be considered to be a specific

symptom, but for the mothers it was seen as a

behavioural change, important because the child

was not his or her normal self. Concerns about

eating were particularly important for these

mothers, and although recorded in the health diaries

only 39 times, were mentioned by mothers in all of

the interviews, together with concerns about

sleeping. Changes in mood were also recorded in

the diaries, with irritable/grumpy behaviour noted

88 times, and positive behaviour (indicating

positive health or recovery) noted 52 times. Other

behaviours were noted 12 times. Remarks from the

mothers’ health diaries show the various ways in

which behavioural changes were related to health,

illness and everyday experience. (Figure 1)

_________________________________________

Sleep patterns/tiredness (n= 124)

‘S a bit tired late afternoon. She wanted to lie

down on the sofa. Bit of a cold starting.’

‘I noticed A was very tired and irritable and

hanging around me all the time. M was his usual

soft but only slept one hour in the afternoon to his

usual 2½ hours.’

Eating/not eating (n=39)

‘Slightly sore bottom, not eating much. (She often

goes off food for a day or two then gets back to

normal).’

‘S’s throat still sore. Still off food and drink.’

Irritable/grumpy (n= 88)

‘He seemed grumpier than usual, as though he was

sickening for something, but nothing came of it.’

‘P pretty bad tempered today and cried a lot.’

Positive behaviour (n=52)

‘He’s picking up nicely although his appetite is not

back to normal.’

‘L’s cough is slightly worse, but she is otherwise

just the same, bright and quite cheerful.’

Figure 1. Examples of children’s behavioural

changes recorded in mothers’ health diaries. n =

total number of times recorded in all of the diaries.

Deviation from normal behaviour could be

perceived in any one of the four following ways

and could be a reason for going to the doctor, if the

mother was worried enough, as illustrated in these

quotes from the interviews.

It could be seen as a precursor to illness:

‘But you ken when he’s no well when he

does nae want sweeties and crisps, that’s

sure sign there is something wrong with

him’

.

‘If you had a couple of broken nights then

you knew there was something wrong with

the wee one and then it would stop because

they slept very well and quite good through

the day.’

It could be perceived as concomitant or a

result of illness, as illustrated by statements

interpreting both positive and negative

behaviour:

‘Well she never really went off her

eating, I think that was why the doctor

never bothered because she was still

eating and drinking and running about’.

‘And I kept on thinking it is not natural

to have this cough. I mean he couldn’t

sleep at night for this cough’.

or as an illness or problem in itself:

‘He could eat and eat for about three

days and for the next three days he’ll

just pick. He just has days off and on

… it did bother me at first. I used to get

bothered that he would lose weight and

they would think I’m no feeding him.’

‘She has been really good, I have not

really had any bother, apart from not

sleeping. That was a great big problem

at the time’.

or as a problem for the family:

‘It got to the stage that my husband was

coming out of work at tea time and I

was going to bed until he was ready for

bed because it was the only way I was

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getting a sleep. She just doesn’t need

sleep.’

‘He’s the kind of child that you’ve got

to sit with and you’ve got to be with

him and that puts a strain on you all.’

Discussion

This investigation focused on the meanings

which the mothers attached to children’s symptoms

and behaviours seen as relevant to health and

illness. The strength of the qualitative method

employed here lay in the researcher’s ability to

elicit the respondent’s (research subject’s)

viewpoint. It would have been counter productive

to begin data collection with a predefined set of

issues and questions: ‘appropriate or relevant

questions are seen to emerge from the process of

interaction that occurs between the interviewer and

interviewees’.

22

The limitations of the method lie in its inability

to test hypotheses, and to produce statistically

significant results, and the results cannot be

presented in the traditional scientific manner.

However, through the use of illustrative quotes

from both the health diaries and interviews, the way

in which the mothers in this sample routinely

negotiated health and illness within the family is

demonstrated. The identification of the specific

dimensions of normality, and the development of

the four categories interpreting behavioural change

may be useful in practice.

In common with other studies,

23, 24

the

mothers’ recognition of illness and symptoms

appeared to be embedded in a commonsense

knowledge about what was normal and acceptable.

The mothers’ perceptions of normality underpinned

negotiation of their children’s illnesses. Normality

could be interpreted as a yardstick that operated in a

variety of ways, as a measure of whether or not the

child was ‘ill’ with the condition, for example a

cough, whether the child was sickening for

something, was experiencing normal illness or was

experiencing illness normally. It was only through

understanding the features of their concept of

normality that deviation in their children’s

behaviour took on any meaning. Interpreting what

the women said in this way helped to provide some

understanding of how they constructed illness,

other than simply recognizing predefined or

commonly known conditions.

As we have reported elsewhere,

21

mothers

closely monitor their children’s well-being. It is

important to examine the recorded behavioural

changes in detail because these are based on the

mother’s unique knowledge and may not be readily

perceived by the doctor. These behavioural

changes, especially regarding eating and sleeping,

were found to be problematical concerns for the

mothers. Given the emphasis which society places

on the nurturing role of the mother, and on the

adequate physical and emotional development of

children, it is not surprising that changes in eating

and sleeping emerged as major concerns among the

mothers. A concern for healthy development, and

the ability to resist disease seemed implicit in their

concern for good eating and sleeping behaviours.

However, the relationship between these

behaviours and illness was found to be varied and

complex. Unlike previous investigations,

23-25

behavioural changes were not simply interpreted as

clues to an underlying problem. Although they

were sometimes interpreted as a symptom of

illness, their relationship to health and illness was

more complicated. In fact, whether or not illness

was present was not necessarily the primary

concern for the mother.

While some illnesses were normalized by the

mothers,

24

deviation from normal behaviour could

be recognized as a precursor, concomitant or result

of illness, as illness itself, or as a problem because

of its effect on the well being of the child and of

other family members. Such changes in behaviour

may be all of these things at different times or some

of these at the same time.

Although general practitioners may make a

rapid global assessment of a child’s state of health,

they are searching for the presence or absence of

specific signs and symptoms of high discriminative

value, for example dysuria or a red eardrum. On

some occasions this will allow a definite diagnosis

to be made; on many others the diagnosis will

remain tentative, but collaboration of whatever

‘hard’ information is available should allow the

general practitioner to decide how to act. Mothers,

on the other hand, recognize illness largely through

behavioural change, that is, data of low

discriminative value from a medical diagnostic

point of view, for example, changes in eating and

sleeping. This variation in the meaning of a ‘soft’

non-specific symptom is not necessarily recognized

by those professionals to whom the mother goes for

help.

What are the consequences of these potentially

divergent needs and viewpoints? The doctor’s

response is critically important. If he or she

operates solely on the basis of signs and symptoms,

he or she may be perplexed to find a mother

worrying excessively over a seemingly trivial

diagnosis such as a cold. If he or she is aware that

the consultation has been unsatisfactory despite, in

his or her terms, having done all the right things,

feelings of anxiety and inadequacy may be

engendered, particularly in the less experienced

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doctor. Alternatively, the doctor may make a

judgement about the coping skills of mothers who

seem to bother him with trivia, thus creating and

sustaining the stereotype of the neurotic or

inadequate mother. Cartwright recognized that

general practitioners often respond to perceived

trivia with a prescription.

26

Children with Upper

Respiratory Tract Infections form the largest single

component of general practice workload, and

consume a vast quantity of prescribed medicines.

19

Might this cost be reduced if general practitioners

had a different understanding of the processes

involved when mothers consult with young

children? The argument that busy general

practitioners must prescribe to keep going is not

valid, as there is evidence that short term gains are

offset by increased overall workload.

27

It ignores

the potential within the consultation for education

and for the enhancement of help seeking

behaviour,

28

and is not compatible with aspirations

for a quality service.

29

What are the consequences for the mother if

she feels that she has been unable to communicate

her concerns or that her concerns have not been

acknowledged? If she has been made to feel that

she has wasted the general practitioner’s time she

may be left with doubts and anxieties about her

own adequacy as a mother. The sense of rejection

is likely to be felt most keenly by those whose self

esteem is already vulnerable, such as the depressed

or the young first-time mother, the more so if she is

no nearer to resolving the anxieties about her child

which caused her to consult initially. The more

experienced and confident mother may feel anger

that her legitimate status as the expert on her child’s

behaviour is not being acknowledged. Her

perception of being fobbed off may be heightened

if, in addition, she receives an unlooked for

prescription. In both instances, the process of

deciding to seek professional help on a subsequent

occasion will be much more fraught and might

involve significant delay. Creditability, trust and

respect will have vanished from the relationship.

It was possible to test the validity of our

findings in practice, and one off us (S I) did so

while working as a general practitioner. This

consisted of focusing on what the mother presented

as her major concerns, no matter how ‘soft’ these

were from a diagnostic point of view. The method

was not time consuming and is likely to be used

already by doctors who are good communicators. It

was in keeping with the observations of

ILLINGWORTH and ILLINGWORTH, that failure

to determine the cause of mother’s concern is a

potent source of further anxiety.

30

After further

direct questioning and then examination of the

child, the findings, diagnosis, advice or treatment

were discussed in the context of the mother’s

concerns. On the basis of a subjective and informal

assessment this appeared to result in successful

consultations. Eating and sleeping difficulties

arising during the course of a minor illness, such as

a cold, were often mentioned by mothers. If

concerns about these particular issues were not

volunteered, but their discussion was subsequently

initiated by the doctor, this also appeared to

increase the chances of a mutually satisfactory

consultations.

Mothers have a unique and intimate knowledge

of their children, and their concept of normality in

their children’s behaviour underpins their

negotiation of illness. Although much illness in

children is taken for granted, considered normal,

and treated at home,

21

changes in eating and

sleeping were of particular concern to mothers,

even when these behaviours were not overtly

related to illness. These are important and emotive

issues, linked to ideas of the mothers’ competence,

and to their perceptions of the general health and

development of their children. If health

professionals can become more sensitive to these

issues and recognize mothers’ concerns, their

quality of communication with mothers of small

children can be enhanced, resulting in more

effective client-professional relationships, and

greater satisfaction to both parties.

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Acknowledgements:

The study on which this paper is based was

undertaken at the Department of Community

Medicine, University of Edinburgh and supported

by a grant from the Scottish Home and Health

Department, Health Services Research Committee.

We would like to thank Una MACLEAN and John

DAVIES for their support, and Neil McKEGANEY

and Sally WYKE for helpful comments on an

earlier draft.

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3. Changes Caused by Succussion on N.M.R.

Patterns and Bioassay of Bradykinin Triacetate

(BKTA) Succussions and Dilutions

*

Rudolph B. SMITH, Jr. M.T. and Garth W.

BOERICKE, M.D.

**

Department of Special Therapeutics

Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia,

Penna. (JAIH. 61, 10-11-12/1968)

Summary: This paper records continuing work

using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (N.M.R.) to

study succussed serial dilutions and serial dilutions

to 60x together with bioassays on homeopathic-

produced Bradykinin Triacetate up to 30x.

It can be concluded that the act of succussion

will increase the area of the N.M.R. hydroxyl

*

Supported by a grant from the Harrington Fund

and the Research Committee of the American

Institute of Homeopathy.

**

Dr.Boericke died on January 8, 1968. He was

very active on the early work recorded in this

paper.

Presented to the American Institute of

Homeopathy, 124

th

Annual Meeting, Bal Harbour,

Florida, June 23-27, 1968.

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spectrum in 87% EtOH, 13% H

2

O when compared

to identical unsuccussed dilutions containing the

same solute (drug). The hydroxyl areas become

large and small in cyclic order as the dilution of the

solute is carried to as high as 60x, and the CH

3

and

CH

2

hydrogen spectrum does not change except the

CH

2

area of tincture of Sulphur 1/5000 in absolute

EtOH.

The area under the hydroxyl curve (which is

related to hydrogen) is most probably supplied by

the water component of the mixed solvent when

one component is EtOH. How these additional

hydrogen are coupled or combined

“These all died in faith, not having received

the promises, but having seen them afar off,

and were persuaded of them, and embraced

them..”

HEBREWS 11:13

to produce these changes has not, as yet, been

determined. There are several probabilities

possible. One good probability is they may be

water polymers

(1)

.

It is reasonable to suppose that the

homeopathic act of succussion, which is the

variable factor in the experiments, does, in some

way, change the physical structure of the solvent

(which is always a part of the dose) even when the

order of dilution is higher than 6.023 x 10

-23

(approximately 24x). If, therefore, these changes

are related to drug action, then high potencies can,

by an accepted scientific method (N.M.R.), be

proven active therapeutic agents; that is, when the

additional hydrogen in the succussed hydroxyl

spectrum is greater than that in the dilutions or

controls. (These additional hydrogen are related to

the calculated area under the OH curve of the

spectrum, see Data Sheets.) [not given here = KSS]

It was established, during a period of five years

of research, that there is a definite recurring

reproducible change in N.M.R. patterns by

succussion and that these patterns are reproducible

and may be caused by water polymers. It was then

decided to begin a series of biological studies that

might indicate that these structures postulated by

N.M.R. studies would, by bioassay, begin to prove

the therapeutic action of homeopathic drugs. The

first series of these bioassays that was studied was

BKTA.

Additional proof of the effect of succussion,

compared to identical dilution, was carried out by

studying the effect of serial succussions and

dilutions of BKTA

(2)

.

The experimental procedure

of this bioassay was suggested by Dr. M. John

BOYD of Hahnemann Medical College. The

results of these bioassays are given later in this

paper (Graph IV). It should be noted that they are

the first of a series of bioassays and although the

results look favorable, it is far too early to draw

definite conclusions. It can be noted that the drug,

Veratrum viride, which was suggested to possess

some properties of BKTA, did not show any results

using identical assay procedures.

It is worth noting, to those of you who are not

familiar with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

(N.M.R.), that in all the chemicals used in these

experiments which included water, alcohol,

sulphur, lithium chloride and deuterium oxide, no

chemical elements in the above can be observed on

the Varian 60 HR N.M.R. spectrum except

hydrogen. These resulting N.M.R. spectra are then

basically fingerprints of hydrogen. The changes

thus observed in the hydroxyl end of the spectrum,

which are not like the controls, are probably

additional hydrogen nuclei attached to or grouped

around the hydroxyl radical of the spectrum. They,

in turn, (hydrogen nuclei) are probably bound to

oxygen, as water or water polymers from the water

phase of the solution.

METHODS

These data which were assembled to produce

Graph I and II were based upon the following

experimental values:

1. A series of dilutions and succussed serial

dilutions were prepared using throughout the

experiment the same 100% EtOH

(a)

, 99.7% D

2

O

(b)

,

Distilled H

2

O

(c)

, BKTA

(d)

, and Tincture of

Sulphur

(e)

.

2. All the dilutions and succussed serial dilutions

were made using the same volumetric glassware,

and were made according to U.S.H.P. VII methods,

that is, 87% EtOH by volume and 13% H

2

O or D

2

O

by volume, and 5% EtOH and 95% H

2

O.

3. The basic solutions were all prepared from the

same alcohol, water, deuterium oxide, and tincture

of Sulphur and BKTA, so that the only change

throughout the experiment was imparted to the

solvent through serial succcussion.

4. The dilutions and serial succussions were made

by pipetting 4.5 ml of solution into small bottles

(from the low to the high x) except the first bottle

of the series which contained 5.0 ml of solution.

From this first bottle, 0.5 ml was pipetted into the

next bottle and so forth until the entire series was

produced. If the sample was succussed (40 times),

it was left standing one minute before the next

transfer; and if diluted, it was left standing three

minutes before the next transfer. This procedure

was carried out on the H

2

O dilutions and

succussions and on the D

2

O dilutions and

succussions and on the BKTA dilutions and

succussions.

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5. The entire series was renumbered and then the

N.M.R. graphs were produced (at the University of

Delaware) and matched with their laboratory

numbers to the corresponding dilutions and

succussions. The entire series OH spectrums were

xeroxed (see this paper for Method) and the curves

were cut and weighed and their weights were

recorded on Data Sheets Number 1 and Number 2.

6. After these data were assembled, and the OH

areas calculated, the Sulphur D

2

O potency was

subtracted from the Sulphur H

2

O potency, and the

Sulphur D

2

O dilution was subtracted from the

Sulphur H

2

O dilution. Then the entire results of the

dilutions were subtracted from the potencies (Data

Sheet Number 3 and 4 and Graph II).

It was reasoned as follows: The D

2

O, H

2

O and

EtOH, N.M.R. spectrograms would give no

hydrogen signal except that due to the H in the OH,

CH

2

and CH

3

and since the CH

2

and CH

3

signals

did not change during the experiments, except in

one case, any change in the OH would be pertinent

to the problem. If, on the other hand, a change in

the OH of the H

2

O and EtOH, N.M.R. spectrum

would result, it was due to hydrogen supplied from

the H

2

O Graph II shows very vividly this change.

In the earlier papers, the calculated areas of the

curves were made by Amsler’s planimeter method;

although very accurate, this method did not satisfy

more meticulous work.

In this paper, the curves used were calculated

by a new, more rapid, more accurate method which

is as follows:

The N.M.R. spectrograms were stapled

together to form a collage, which was then

accurately copied on a Xerox copier. The

individual xeroxed sheets had a one inch square

ruled on them which was used as a control. The

curves were then carefully cut and weighed against

the standard from each sheet and their areas

calculated by weight (weight of standard: weight of

curve: 1:x). When a curve, picked at random, had

its area calculated, this area compared favorably to

the xeroxed method.

With the weighing procedure, several

experimental precautions were observed. As the

weighing was carried out on an analytical balance,

the sensitivity of the balance was checked daily.

The weights used were also checked against

themselves, and the one high and two low weights

were checked on a Mettler Balance. The one

milligram weight was exactly equal to one

milligram on the Mettler. The ten milligram weight

was exactly equal to the ten milligram weight on

the Mettler. The hundred milligram weight was

equal to 99.9 milligrams on the Mettler.

The areas under the curves were then evaluated

to 0.2 spectrum amplification as standard. The

calculations appear in the data.

(We believe this experimental work to be as

accurate as it is possible to obtained, except if the

areas were calculated by the Disc Integrator

method. Several various ways to calculate

(compute) peak areas are as follows: 1) Length x

Width at ½ Height; 2) Triangulation; 3) Planimetry;

4) Cut and Weight; and 5) Disc Integration.)

DISCUSSION

The changes caused by succussion are always

best produced when the original low dilutions

contain a solute (drug). We have used both an

ionizing and non-ionizing solute in our

experiments.

If these changes in total hydrogen are caused

by succussion, we would have water polymers

present as proposed by G.P. BARNARD and James

H. STEPHENSON

(3)

, Microdose Paradox: a New

Biophysical Concept, “…water polymers as

proposed, then these will be of low mobility as

compared with free water molecules. They will,

because of their greater viscosity, stay in the

vicinity of alcohol molecules for relatively longer

times and so increase the rate of exchange of the

hydroxyl group protons between the neighbors.”

[see JAIH. 58, No. 7-8/1965 = KSS]. This concept

could account for the changed alcohol OH areas in

the N.M.R. graphs.

The physical structure of these water polymers

is not known. There is an agreement that water

differs from other liquids in that it has a

considerable amount of structure; but no agreement

on what such structure is. Stanley L. MILLER

(4)

states, “Ethyl alcohol forms a clathrate hydrate – it

is not clear whether the OH of the alcohol is

bonded into the water lattice or not.” It is my

theory that since succussed N.M.R. dilutions show

this OH change (increased hydrogen) that a new

H

2

O group, Figure III, is produced and this could

explain the therapeutic activity of succussed serial

dilutions.

This water group shown in Figure III is a

hexakaidecahedron and is formed by 28 water

molecules. There are four hexagonal and twelve

pentagonal faces. This water group could couple

with the OH of Ethanol and thus show the patterns

in Graph II. There are, however, other structures

theoretically possible.

Succussion and resulting water structure

appears to be the practical answer to explain

Homeopathic drug action.

BRADYKININ TRIACETATE BIOASSAY

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A succussed serial dilution and a serial dilution

of BKTA was produced to the 30x in 5% EtOH and

95% H

2

O. Using an assay procedure which

measured a muscular displacement under 2.0 grams

tension, the above serial succussion and serial

dilution were tested. The muscle was the uterine

horn of a 200 to 250 gram white rat. The muscular

reaction was measured against 10 µl.

*

This dose

gave an average displacement of about 6.1 cm.

Against this control, the succussed serial dilution

and the serial dilution were plotted on Graph IV.

This very definitely shows some reaction above the

20x potency. The apparatus used in the experiment

is shown in Figure I and II and the chemical

structure L-Bradykinin, which is a polypeptide,

Figure IV.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1. Research Committee, A.I.H. and Dr. James

STEPHENSON, its Chairman.

2. Dr. M. John BOYD, Em. Professor of

Chemistry, Hahnemann Medical College, for his

work and advice on the study of BKTA.

3. Dr. William A. MOSHER, Professor of

Chemistry and Head of the Department of

Chemistry, University of Delaware for his constant

constructive criticism of N.M.R. studies and

experimental advice.

4. Mr. Dale M. CROUSE, Graduate Student at the

University of Delaware for his work on N.M.R.

5. Dr. Z. Stuart CHANCE for many months of

valuable help on experimental work and help in

producing the Homeopathic drugs used in this

study.

6. Dr. John C. SCOTT, Professor of Physiology

and Head of the Department of Physiology,

Hahnemann Medical College, for supplying

laboratory space and some apparatus.

REFERENCES:

1. JAIH, Sept-Oct. 1963: JAIH, Sept.-Oct. 1966;

AIH Convention, 1967 (paper not published as of

this date).

2. BKTA, Bradykinin Bioassay, British Journal of

Pharmacy Chemother, 29: 367, (modified by Dr.

Boyd).

3. Barnard, G.P., D. Sc., Ph. D., M.I.E.E., F. Isnt.

P. 53 Woodside Road, New Maiden, Surrey,

England.

Stephenson, J.H., M.D., Dir. Res. AIH, 66 East

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rd

Street, New York City, New York.

4. Miller, S. L., Effects of Anesthetics on Water

Structure. Volume 27, No. 3, May-June 1968, Fed.

Prov., Fed. Of Amer. Soc. Exptl. Biol.

*

1 µl= 1 manogram = 1 billionth gram = 10

-9

gms.

10µl = 10 manograms = 10

-8

gms.

(a) EtOH, U.S.P., 200 Proof, Publicker Industries,

Inc., Phila., Pa. DSP-PA-160.

(b) D

2

O, Chemi. Standards, Inc., 4027 New Castle

Ave., New Castle, Del., Lot B-2, 19720.

(c) Distilled H

2

O, sterile, nonpyrogenic (water for

injection). Baxter Laboratories, Inc., Morton Grove,

Illinois, 14165OB.

(d) Tincture of Sulphur, Boericke and Tafel, 1011

Arch Street, Phila., Pa.

(e) BKTA, Bradykinin Triacetate, Sigma Chemical

Company, St. Louis, Mo.

ADDITIONAL LITERATURE REVIEWED

1. Water H

2

O or H

180

O

90

? Gregory R. Choppin,

Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University,

Welch Physics and Chemistry Digest, Volume 16,

No. 1.

2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, John D. Roberts,

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959.

3. Lecture Notes in N.M.R. Beach and Vogel,

Rutgers University, 1953.

4. Ion-Solvent Interaction, Frank and Wen,

University of Pittsburgh, Discussions Faraday Soc.

24: 133-140, 1957.

5. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Symposium, Federation

Proceedings (Water, etc.), University of Vermont,

Volume 25: 951-1002.

6. N.M.R. Studies of Ions in Pure and Mixed

Solvents. Hinton and Amis, Chemical Reviews,

Volume 67: 367, 1967.

7. High-Resolution N.M.R. Spectroscopy.

Ferguson and Phillips, Science, Volume 157, No.

3786, 1967.

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Following Rudy Smith’s paper.

Discussion by Professor Mosher of Rudy Smith’s Paper.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is the second of your conventions I have had

the rare pleasure of attending; I am getting educated.

Yesterday someone told me that he was getting

brainwashed by the chemists. You must remember that

the great Paracelsus, a chemist, spent his life developing

his hypothesis of medicine and that Dr. HAHNEMANN,

whom you greatly revere and whom I know very little

about was also a chemist. This morning I had the

pleasure of hearing some of your people talk about drugs

in chemical terms and this is very good. The chemists

are not here in the United States or anywhere else in the

world to prove or disprove HAHNEMANN or anyone

else. We are here for only one thing: to find the truth in

the hope that the truth from scientific studies may, in the

hands of practitioners such as yourselves, be of value in

man’s life.

Some years ago, Rudy came down to see me and

asked if I could have some N.M.R. curves run for him

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and I told him that I would be pleased to do so. Then he

started talking about succussions, potentiations, serial

dilutions and potencies, and I thought he was a nut and I

told him so. So we ran the spectra for him; we ran them

again and again. I want you to know that this work has

been done completely blind. My operators who did this

work had no idea what was in the samples, but it wasn’t

long before they came to me and told me what was in a

particular sample. They could tell the differences by the

slight changes in the curves. Because of the small

differences, I was afraid of artifacts, contaminants from

the bottles, the pipettes, the alcohol and that sort of thing.

I think we satisfied ourselves and Rudy satisfied himself

that we were not dealing with artifacts. Differences exist

between the materials given us by Mr. Smith, between

succussed and non-succussed materials.

After I had seen a few of these results, I was

reminded of a couple of experiments which had been

carried out by some of my students a number of years

ago. Some pepsin-containing material was ground in a

Waring Blendor and it showed much less enzymatic

activity than it was supposed to. We ran a few tests and

we found that the action of this machine was able to

destroy the activity of the enzyme. Believe it or not, we

even found that the activity of the enzyme was destroyed

simply by bubbling an inert gas such as nitrogen through

the enzyme solution. We have also demonstrated that the

structure of nucleic acids can be materially effected by

very gentle mechanical treatment. It is clear that very

mild treatments may have profound biological or bio-

chemical effects. As yet, I do not know what physical or

chemical changes have been produced by Mr. SMITH’s

treatments, but changes have been produced. I do

believe, however, that this proposed studies will shed

considerable light on this problem as well as on many of

the things you have been working with.

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PART III

(While Part II features articles from other journals, Part III contains the editor’s own contribution and other

original articles.)

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BOOK SHELF:

1. Homeopathy in Cancer Treatment, by Dr.

Ranjeet K. ROY, B. Jain and Co., I Edition,

Reprinted 2003, Rs. 85/- ISBN-81-7021-832-2

The author is a scientist converted to

Homeopathy and his book is one of the most

comprehensive texts that I have read so far on

Cancer. The book is divided into 23 chapters and

each chapter deals extensively with all aspects of

this disease. Chapter 1 first deals with the

biological mechanism and causation of Cancer

wherein the role of external carcinogens and the

role of internal defects in the gene due to intrinsic

errors and DNA replication have been prominently

conveyed. The role of DNA tumour virus

particularly Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) with its

subtypes are also highlighted in this chapter.

Majority of the human Cancers according to the

author are known to be the results of mutations in

P-53 gene. Secondary factors in this Mutation are a

high fat, high protein meat diet and cooking food in

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aluminium utensils are also factors in the formation

of some Cancers, particularly Colon Cancer. The

aspect of metastasis occupies a second. Sub-

chapter and the progress of disease from Dysplasia

to Leukoplakia to obvious Polyp formation and the

various stages from stage ‘0’ to stage ‘IV’ have

been satisfactorily explained. The stage ‘III’, ‘IV’

malignancies – therapies like Radiotherapy and

Surgery fail to effect a cure in most cases while

Chemotherapy can control the disease for a short

term effect but is very often very toxic to the

human body producing a million of adverse side

effects. It is important to not that a particular

normally functioning nm 23 gene can present

metastasis by about 90%.

Chapter 2 deals with warning signals of

Cancer, the presence of unusual carcinogens and

the role of electricity, sunlight and electromagnetic

fields in homes of people that can make them

vulnerable to the development of Cancer. There are

some plant carcinogens whose role has not been

adequately evaluated. Croton tiglium is one such

plant and may have a curative effect in certain types

of Cancer.

Chapter 3 covers the topic in a broad outline of

modern treatment paradigm of Cancer which are

namely Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy,

Immunotherapy, surgical procedures etc. But the

actual reality of such therapy shows almost 90% of

such patients die with in 5 years of diagnosis due to

various causes. The latest field of research known

as Gene therapy involving insertion of a functional

gene to correct either hereditary errors or restore

functions of an inactivated gene.

Chapter 4 deals with pre-cancer states

including signs and symptoms of such a state and

its treatment by homeopathic remedies. Seven

case reports treated by the author are given in this

chapter. The case reports however do not reveal a

long-term follow-up.

The role of irritation and Cancer is given in

Chapter 5 and the role of Miasms also has been

adequately explained.

Chapter-6 deals with the major type of Cancer

tumours in various parts of body with its clinical

symptoms while Chapter-7 gives a broad role of

vitamins and diet in Cancer. This includes the

common usage of Vitamin C and E as anti-oxidants

and the role of selenium as a protective agent along

with Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Similarly, various

forms of retinoids in Vitamin A, B-vitamins have

also been found to be effective. Improper diet and

what is proper diet is also given in this chapter and

a special mention has been made of the role of high

fibre diet, deeply pigmented fruits, plenty of

vegetables and consumption of black tea and

avoidance of tobacco, alcohol, smoked, salty and

artificially preserved food etc.

Chapter 8 gives further details of signs and

symptoms of Cancer in various parts of body.

Chapter 9 is an exhaustive one giving a total

concept of present status of homeopathic treatment

in Cancer. This includes the various lines of

approach from HAHNEMANN, KENT,

BENNINGHAUSEN, VITHOULKAS and

SANKARAN and gives the method suggested by

Dr. J.H. CLARKE, BURNETT, J.H. ALLEN, R.T.

COOPER, A.H. GRIMMER, FORTIER-

BERNOVILLE, ELI JONES, Farokh MASTER

and some others. The specific aspects of each

one’s method has been adequately explained. The

role of constitutional medicines has been given and

20 of these medicines starting from Ars. alb., Calc

fluor., Carbon group, Caust., etc. to Thuja has been

mentioned. Some specific Cancer remedies

according to BERNOVILLE is now given along

with specific location remedies and drainage and

canalization remedies. The role of special Cancer

Nosodes like Carcinosinum, Scirrhinum and the

non-specific Nosodes like the Bowel Nosodes and

the Nosodes Medorrhinum, Tuberculinum,

Syphilinum occupy relevant paragraphs in this

chapter. Dr. A.H. GRIMMER was one of the

greatest homeopathic physician who has treated

Cancers with astounding success of all types and in

all locations. Some aspects of his observation, the

author has mentioned in this chapter.

Chapter 10 deals with the known Cancer

remedies of Homeopathic Materia Medica

arranged alphabetically from Acetic acid to Viola

odorata.

Chapter 11 deals with the relationship of the

mental state to the Cancer evolution and genetic

attributes.

Chapter 12 deals with two basic types of

Cancer medicines what is known as Organ specific

and systemic remedies based on organ sensitivity

and generalized sensitivity.

In Chapter 13 the author has given schematised

strategy of Cancer based on four types of

categories.

I Category – Patients whose diagnosis is confirmed

and who are treated with Radiation or

Chemotherapy or Surgery.

II Category – Confirmed diagnosis but have not

been given the above therapies.

III Category – Patients who can be diagnosed as

Cancer clinically but not confirmed by

histopathological studies.

IV Category – Patients with pre-cancer states.

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For all four categories one important factor is

the vitality of patient and for the first three

categories another important variable is the clinical

stage of the disease. The author has then given the

further details of the treatment of patients in these

categories. One important factor that he has

stressed in the treatment of patients in Category ‘I’

is the role of potentised X-ray, Radium brom.,

Okubaka, Cadmium-iod., Phosphorus to minimize

the side-effects of Category I patients who have had

Radio and Chemotherapy. He says that, the rest of

the category II, III and IV patients can be

successfully and adequately treated with

Homeopathy.

Chapter 14 gives out a multi method approach

for Cancer therapy whether palliative or curative.

All available methods from HAHNEMANN,

BENNINGHAUSEN to KENT, VITHOULKAS,

SANKARAN etc can be initiated and the starting

point often is either the latest symptoms or gravest

symptoms or those symptoms which the patient

desires to be relieved of first. So, we then have an

acute situational treatment, the treatment by

constitutional remedies and the treatment by

inducting some Nosodes. These 3 steps are

elaborated in Chapter 15.

Chapter 16 seems to be the author’s own

unique contribution which he calls as ‘Thematic

Determination of Cancer Remedies’. The themes

behind the clinical characteristics of malignancy

and the dynamic behaviour of malignant cells can

be used to transform into reportorial rubrics of

mind to give us certain groups of Cancer

susceptible remedies and their degrees of

effectiveness. To give an example, a fundamental

tendency to malignancy is its tendency to hide in

early stages, deceiving its host. This is translated

into mental rubrics – Hide, desire to; Deceitful, sly

and Dishonest. Remedies in these rubrics are then

selected from such a thematic principle based on

either a concomitant symptom or an individualising

symptom. Similarly, the uncontrollable behaviour

of Cancer cells can be thematically represented by

rubrics – Defiant, Obstinate and Disobedience and

11 remedies occur in the rubrics Defiant and

Obstinate which are useful Cancer remedies.

Similarly, the rubric Irritability can be utilized for

the aggressive nature of Cancer cells. There are

various rubrics like Destructiveness, Violence,

Rage, Fury, Cruelty, Hatred, Malicious and

Spiteful, Desire to kill, Threatening and Desire to

destroy. Also, the wandering behaviour of Cancer

cells that forms metastasis could have the theme of

desire to travel giving us remedies under this rubric.

Elaboration of this particular topic is given in

Chapter 17 wherein all the rubrics with their

remedies have been mentioned. In the terminal

stage the author has mentioned Tarent., Hep.and

Ars .as the most often indicated remedies.

Chapter 18 gives us the degree of susceptibility

of some good remedies like Graph., Ars., Thuja,

Belladonna, etc. Some 16 such remedies are

described.

Chapter 19 deals with the application of

medicine in Cancer treatment. The period of

remedial action, when to repeat or change the

medicine, the choice of potency, number of doses,

the management of acute emergency situation, the

aspect of aggravation, the role of peculiar

concomitants as symptoms of vital importance and

clinical behaviour of metastasized Cancer.

Chapter 20 deals with 7 case reports managed

by the author though cases no. 4 and 6 obviously

needed further follow-up on their condition. What

are the future possibilities in Cancer treatment is

dealt in Chapter 21. Chapter 22 is a very brief one

which deals with prognosis in malignancy and

Chapter 23 is an epilogue on the whole topic of

Cancer, its Miasms and management.

An extensive Bibiliography of around 116

References is given at the end of the book. This

book is very cheaply priced compared to the wealth

of information available in it and Dr. Ranjeet K.

Roy must be congratulated for giving his readers a

vast amount of information and treatment

methodology and his own contribution to the

treatment for all types of Cancers in just 242 pages.

- Dr. D.E. MISTRY

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2. Iconography of HAHNEMANN – A

Pilgrimage by Dr. Diwan HARISHCHAND, Indian

Books and Periodicals Publishers, New Delhi – 110

005, 2005. ISBN 81-7467-161-7 price not

mentioned.

Samuel HAHNEMANN (1755-1843) was a

celebrity of his times to such an extent that the

sculptor Pierre Jean DAVID who sculpted ‘famous’

personalities like GOETHE did a bust of

HAHNEMANN. There have also been several

paintings, engravings, etc., of HAHNEMANN

during his life-time itself. Such tributes are rare

and one can count them on one’s fingers.

We have HAHNEMANN monuments in

several parts of the world. To this date, no one

person has been honored so to the best of our

knowledge.

HAHNEMANN founded not just a therapeutic

technique which is complete in itself but gave a

totally new concept of health, disease,

pharmacology and a purpose for being alive,

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healthy in body and mind, viz. for higher purpose,

higher good, of humankind. It is just right and

proper that one who vows to follow him has great

reverence for HAHNEMANN. One speaks of him

with awe and reverence. It is therefore most

befitting that Dr. Diwan HARISHCHAND has

titled his travels looking about for HAHNEMANN

Memorabilia as a ‘pilgrimage’. It indeed is so.

The ‘frontispiece’ itself is a photograph of Dr.

Diwan HARISHCHAND touching the feet of the

Master’s statue in the Monument in Washington

D.C., U.S.A. Under this picture is written “The

author touching the Master’s feet, an Indian

tradition to express reverence …” A very good

beginning. The ‘dedication’ of the book reads “In

worshipful homage to the Prime Guru (Master) and

Founder of Homeopathy …”

I mention these so that we understand the

author’s approach to this historical record.

A ‘Time’ Table of HAHNEMANN’s life – the

period of his stay at various places, the authoring of

his great works etc. – is given at the beginning.

The book has 3 sections covering

HAHNEMANN’s places of stay and practice:

Meissen, Köthen, Leipzig to Paris; pictures of the

houses where the Master lived, memorial busts and

Plaques erected at these places, some memorabilia

of Meissen pottery are covered in these three

sections – 36 pages. The town Meissen on the

banks of the river Elbe as it now is, is the beautiful

picture opening this Section. The photograph of the

narrow road leading to the school where

HAHNEMANN studied (‘Princes School’) is

beautifully pictured; also the full view of the

School, and its entry with the inscription ‘Sapere

Aude’ at its entrance.

The next Section titled ‘Koethen’ covers pp. 16

to 24. The interior of the house where

HAHNEMANN lived, the small garden where he

sat and wrote his Chronic Diseases, the monument

in the grounds of the Lutze Hospital, are all

represented here.

The next Section from p. 26 to 36 titled

‘Leipzig, Gommern, Königslutter, Paris’ gives the

beautiful statue in Leipzig, HAHNEMANN sitting

slightly bent in thought. This monument is in a

Public Square. The house where HAHNEMANN

lived in Paris has been pictured beautifully.

Now we come to the Chapter ‘Objects of

Veneration’ a grand round of medallions, lock of

HAHNEMANN’s hair, a chair used by him, his

Cap, Smoking pipes, Stethoscope, Office table, his

Seal, Pocket medicine case, Medicine Chests.

The Chapter ‘Monuments, Statues, Busts,

Profiles’ opens with the grandest HAHNEMANN

Monument in Washington D.C., USA which has

been renovated in the year 2000 – 100 years after it

was first dedicated to the Nation by the then

President of USA. The pictures of this Monument

cover 8 pages. We then have pictures of statues,

busts at Mexico City, Oaxaca (Mexico), a Park in a

Square with bust of HAHNEMANN in Sao Paulo,

Brazil, another in Rio de Janeiro, then the panels,

and other artistic works in Barcelona, Spain. Then

we have glimpses of the busts and statuettes in

other private hands, (Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT; the

Nelsons Pharmacy, London; Rome, Paris,

Argentina, Lahore). A grand panorama indeed.

Next section “Books, Registers & Writings of

Historical Importance”. This is a nice collection -

right from HAHNEMANN’s writing in 1782, the

collections of original manuscripts of

HAHNEMANN’s Case Registers, Materia Medica,

Chronic Diseases, the Cover pages of the several

editions of the Organon, some letters of

HAHNEMANN. These cover 13 pages.

Next we have ‘Paintings’. This section carries

the several Paintings, Steel engraving, Embroidery,

a Photograph, etc.

‘Stamps and Streets’ is the next – 10 pages.

We see stamps issued in Germany, Brazil, India,

Monaco, Greece, etc. There are streets named after

HAHNEMANN – in Stuttgart, Germany, Buenos

Aires (Argentina), Sao Paulo (Brazil). There is a

special chapter on Monuments, Busts, Squares,

Streets, in India – Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar,

Lucknow, Baroda, Gangtok, Eluru (A.P.),

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Ludhiana.

The book ends with pictures of

HAHNEMANN’s Grave and Monument at the Peré

Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.

And so the pilgrimage ends.

Printed in good moonlight glaze paper, pictures

clear, inscriptions readable, with very few printing

errors, sturdily bound. Nothing short of complete

dedicated devotion to the great Master and his work

could have produced a book of this kind.

To the best of my knowledge there has so far

been no work comparable with this. I frequently go

through the pages and it tones me up like nothing

else. I feel that one should go through the

HAHNEMANN biography (Richard HAEHL,

Rudolf TISCHNER, Gumpert MARTIN, et al) and

gaze at these pictures. It is a great feeling.

The Publishers have done a good job.

I earnestly wish that all colleagues possess a

copy.

Thank you Dr. Diwan, Thank you very much.

- K.S.SRINIVASAN

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OBITUARY

Julian WINSTON (1941-2005)

The World of Homeopathy has been getting

poorer and poorer in that that it has lost some of its

treasured personalities within the last two-three

years. Some of them were well-known to me; and

so the sadness is much personal too.

It came as a bolt from the blue when I learnt of

the expiry of Julian WINSTON (1941-2005). I sent

an e-mail and Neil TESSLER, Editor, Simillimum

confirmed.

Julian WINSTON was only 64. Silently he

had been suffering from Prostate Cancer and

Scleroderma since 1998, for seven years cheerfully

putting up with this disease, slowing down its

march.

I had not recovered from the sense of great loss

of D.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Will KLUNKER,

Jacques BAUR, S.M. GUNAVANTE, H.L.

CHITKARA – all my very good friends since many

years and with whom had very frequent exchange

of correspondance on everything homeopathic, for

over 20 years. There was lasting bond between us.

It was genuine Homeopathy which bound us

together.

Prof. Dr. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, was truly

a ‘musketeer’ who never left a challenge to

Homeopathy go scotfree; he gallantly picked up

the gauntlet. I miss him sorely now in the

circumstances of the BBC repeatedly showing in its

TV programme falsehood about Homeopathy; also

the ‘ignorance’ of the ‘scientists’ who attempt to

put Homeopathy on the pillory via the ‘Lancet’.

LAKSHMINARAYANAN would have surely

written no less sharply than HAHNEMANN.

However, age creeps upon everything and the call

came to him on 23

rd

January, 2001.

Sri GUNAWANTE was quiet and unassuming

but a very learned person and who wrote such

books on Homeopathy which could be studied by

all; for those who found BOGER et al difficult to

comprehend, his works were very much welcome.

His books have been translated into German. His

life of four score and ten years was worthy.

Dr. H.L. CHITKARA who was ‘resident

editor’ of the ‘Homeopathic Heritage’, was a

devoted homeopath and he stoically bore the

Parkinson’s disease during his last years. He was

in his 81

st

year when he passed on. His books too

were very welcome. He was spiritually inclined.

Drs. Will KLUNKER and Jacques BAUR were

both students of Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT, and they

wrote and taught and practiced exactly what

they were taught. In turn they taught their

students genuine Homeopathy. It was my

privilege to have had regular correspondance for

many years with these two great personalities.

KLUNKER wrote, in the Zeitschrift für

klassische Homöopathie whose Editor he was for

some years, several articles which are all very

instructive. He fell ill in from which he did not

recover and passed on 26 March 2002. He was 79.

Dr. Jacques BAUR was editor of the journal

‘Cahiers du Groupment Hahnemannien du Dr.

Pierre SCHMIDT’ for many years. This journal

carries articles of high quality classical

Homeopathy. His major works are (1)

‘L’enseignement du Dr.Pierre Schmidt’ being a

two volume compilation of Pierre SCHMIDT’s

teachings, (2) ‘Un livre sans frontiers, - histoire

et metamorphoses de l’ Organon’, which is about

the Organon in all the world languages in its

several editions. (3) ‘Les Manuscrits du Docteur

Comte Sébastian des Guidi’ – The Case Registers

of Dr. Sebastian des Guidi –. and (4)

‘Homéopathie médecine de l’individu’.

Homeopathy Medicine of the Individual – a

comprehensive work on the history of Medicine

and Homeopathy in particular and all its aspects.

This is his lifetime work.

Nearing 80-year-age Dr. BAUR was well and

healthy but suffered the loss of his dear wife. This

loss was followed within about three weeks by the

death of his sister. These two calamities shattered

him. Shortly after, he became ill, suffered a

cancerous growth in his back which was not in any

way relieved by Homeopathy or hospitalization

and he left this world. He was 83. He left behind a

vast library.

Apart from the fact that these giants of

Homeopathy left a great void when they passed on,

it was a still greater personal loss to me since I

knew personally all of them well and had many

years of enlightening communication. I have found

it very difficult to come off these griefs.

I have known Julian WINSTON only through

his writings in the ‘Homeopathy Today’, the

journal of the National Center for Homeopathy,

USA. I have been reading Julian for the past

several years through the Homeopathy Today. In

these years, I have found no one else who wrote for

genuine Homeopathy so clearly as Julian. He did

much to recover homeopathic treasures – works of

masters, many memorabilias, etc. – and store them

carefully. Unfortunately much had already been lost

before Julian came on the scene, “We have lost a

true Renaissance man”. He became a legend in his

own time. His devotion to Homeopathy was so

great. Karl ROBINSON rightly says that Julian

WINSTON was “the central figure of American

Homeopathy of the last 40 years. There simply

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has been no one of his caliber, his diligence, his

understanding, his kindness, his all-encompassing

love of pure Homeopathy. It is a rare event when

so much talent gets born into one body”. Christian

KURZ of Austria says “Talking to Julian about

Homeopathy is akin to drinking water from a fire

hose. There is so much information and

knowledge, insight and clarity, that I didn’t want to

miss a word.” George GUESS sums up the feelings

of some of us: “He was always the ready and

available recourse to settle a question on almost any

topic involving our Science and Art, especially the

history of Homeopathy and the lives of those who

populated it. Who will I ask now? I feel adrift….

You always feel that if you strayed too far from

Hahnemannian doctrine, Julian would be there to

nudge you back on path.” Julian was “hyper-

vigilant about the misuse of the word

“Homeopathy” by those who were advocates for

Homeopathy”. It was not only Julian’s knowledge

but that he gave it to whomsoever asked him. “If

there is a homeopathic paradise, then Julian

WINSTON is there with the great ones. May his

soul soar amongst the great homeopaths of all time

and with his loved ones awaiting him beyond the

heavens.”

- K.S. SRINIVASAN

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II. Dr. B.N. CHAKRABARTY (1925 – 2005).

One of the great luminaries of Homeopathy in

India, Dr.Bhola Nath CHAKRABARTY was born

on 26 August 1925. His father was a reputed

homeopath and social worker and he was also the

Principal of the Sankarmath Homeopathic Medical

College, Howrah, later named as Mahesh

Bhattacharya Homeopathic Medical College.

As a student he was good in athletics, sports and

music. He graduated in Science and joined the

Calcutta Homeopathic Medical College and

obtained his DMS. Soon he handled a problematic

case of childbirth of his friend’s wife. His friend

Sailendranath Khan’s father Ray Bahadur

Panchanan Khan was so pleased that he sent

Bholanath CHAKRABARTY to England for higher

education. Bholanath obtained his D.F. (Hom),

London in 1953, and subsequently M.M. Dublin in

Gynaecology. However Bholanath was a staunch

homeopath. After return to his motherland he had

extensive Practice and teaching.

Dr.CHAKRABARTY had a very busy practice and

earned name, fame and wealth. He enjoyed good

sports and was a supporter of the Mohan Bagan

Club (Football). His list of VIP patients is long.

He was Physician to the President of India and also

the Governor of West Bengal. He was also

member of the Central Council of Homeopathy

and the LMHI.

He was suffering from a lingering illness and

breathed his last on March 3, 2005, leaving behind

his wife and son, Dr. Rathin CHAKRABARTY and

a daughter. His passing away is a great loss.

- M. DEY

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Table for page no. 132

Table: Commencement/Reactive remedy (“Injury medicine”) in Chronic headaches

Remedy

Causative/Key

symptom

Modalities

Observations

V. Aconitum

Sunstroke,

situation

remaining before

eyes

> rest,

excretions

< light, noise,

motion

Like boiling

water, sees as

through water

VI. Arnica

Injury with

extravasation of

blood

> rest,

epistaxis

< shock,

concussion

Sportsman with

risks

Calcium sulfuricum Brain

concussion,

suppression of

sweat

> pressure, in

open air

< alcohol,

motion,

concussion,

eating

Tension

headache,

Scoliosis

Causticum Burns,

suppression of

eruptions

> humid

weather, (Bed)

warmth

< coldness,

draught, thinking

of pain

Scars become

sore, breaks

open

VII. Hypericum

Splitter injury,

Numbness with

chill

> stretching < mist, chill,

touch

Head sweat,

hairfall

Natrum muriaticum Accident,

herpes, mapped

tongue

> sweat, sea

air

< motion,

warmth

School

headache,

“Mallorca-

acne”

Natrum sulfuricum

Spinal/lumbar

puncture,

electric shock

> lying,

pressure

<

sitting/standing,

cold, mist, music

Chilly, sensitive

to cold/chill

Opium Fright/shock,

sleeplessness

> chill,

sweating

< heat Mouth dryness

Rhus toxicodendron Exertion, sprain > heat, motion,

massage, sweat

< cold, rest Stiffness of

nape

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CONTINUING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES

QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XXII, 4, 2005

Part I Current Literature Listing

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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,

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 of Part I. Part II contains selected

essays/articles/extracts, while Part III carries original articles for this journal, Book

Reviews, etc.

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I. PHILOSOPHY

1. The Importance of HAHNEMANN’s

Organon

DIMITRIADIS, George (AJHM. 97,

4/2004)

In this article Dr. DIMITRIADIS

extols the many virtues of a thorough study

of and familiarity with HAHNEMANN’s

Organon, as well as his other writings. It

provides an essential foundation of

knowledge for the successful practice of

Homeopathy.

Organon is the distillation of

HAHNEMANN’s constant thoughts and

significant experiences in the practice of

medicine. It is a highly condensed

expression of a methodical and practical

application of his discovery of a single and

general therapeutic principle (similars) to

the clinical situation for the specific

purpose of healing the sick in the simplest,

most gentle and reliable manner.

The need to study the Organon

carefully again and again and throughout

one’s learning and practice can never be

overemphasized.

2. Homeopathy Serving Spirituality

Spirituality Serving Homeopathy

LENNIHAN, Begabati (SIM. XVII,

4/2004)

Spirituality is something practical, for

it refers to a powerful dimension of

reality, albeit one we cannot see with our

human eyes. Our healing

paradigm rests on the workings of Vital

Force, and we routinely assess its strength

in our patients without able to see or

measure it. Objectively quantifiable

physical symptoms are often the visible,

palpable manifestation of an inner

energetic mistunement. To deny the

spiritual underpinnings of the

homeopathic paradigm for fear of

appearing unscientific, is to limit our own

potential.

Once we perceive the infinite

Consciousness, we realize we are on a

journey towards the awakening of this

Consciousness within us and we realize we

have a higher purpose, that life on earth

does have a meaning and direction as

mentioned by HAHNEMANN in § 9.

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VITHOULKAS uses the word Teleosis

to the process by which a human being

becomes more and more organized in his

spiritual and psychic level.

LENNIHAN meditates for ten minutes

in the office to silence busy-day mind, set

aside ego to fully receive each patient.

She often asks patients how

Homeopathy can help them fulfill their

highest purpose on earth or what they feel

is the purpose of their illness, what are

they learning from it.

She often recommends books

depending on the patient.

She meditates briefly between each

patient and at the end of the day, thanking

and giving responsibility to the Supreme

Consciousness who is the real healer.

3. The Immateriality and Material

Alchemy of Homeopathy

GRIMES, Melanie J. (SIM. XVII,

4/2004)

HAHNEMANN’s life and philosophy

echo the dichotomy between material and

immaterial that we all face as homeopaths

everyday. HAHNEMANN took

inspiration from KANT, SCHELLING and

the School of Natural Philosophy and also

DESCARTES, SPINOZA, LEIBNITZ and

HEGEL.

In potentizing remedies,

HAHNEMANN spoke of the process as to

“liberate the medicinal power from its

material bonds.”

Homeopathy has an immaterial

element. To practice Homeopathy is to

delve into a subterranean realm, a realm of

great sensitivity, where insight and

extensive listening on a profound channel

leading to a remedy correctly selected, can

bring about physical changes so profound

as to confound logic.

The author has seen Homeopathy

change people’s lives, make decisions to

marry, to procreate, to deal with the death

of a loved one. Certainly these are

spiritual aspects of human life.

Homeopathy liberates the deepest

elements of our being, an essential

change that effects the person entirely;

the ability to make amends with the

family.

4. Archetype in a Medicine Bottle

Re-integration of Mind and Brain in

the Homeopathic Treatment of Mental

Illness

BROWN, Doug (HL. 16, 4/2003)

Modern medicine considers mental and

emotional illness as a biologically caused,

chemically treatable illness, expressed by

neurohumoral imbalances with roots in genetic

inheritance.

Depth Psychology describes this as

mythic power struggles between cosmic

forces of instinct and Super-Ego, Self and

Ego, individuation vs. regression.

Psychopharmacology and Depth

Psychology operate from two

fundamentally different paradigms.

A truly holistic medicine would not act

by manipulation of brain chemistry to

suppress end-stage symptoms of clinical

syndromes, but would rather reflect back

to the patient an image which resonated

with his or her own particular way of

becoming off-balance, thereby helping the

individual return to a place of

psychological equilibrium.

Homeopathy is becoming understood

as just such a medicine. Many speak of

Mind-Body Connection – as if they are

two separables. Suffering is not merely an

epiphenomenon of organic malfunction. It

is an expression of consciousness.

Symptoms form a detailed, descriptive

statement of the inner condition of the

organism. Symptoms in their essential

nature are not haphazard sequella of faulty

wiring or pathological processes. The

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organism is expressing its state, and the

symptoms are the working materials of its

expression.

5. One, Two, Three – Miasms … Light

SWOBODA, Fransz (HL. 16, 4/2003)

Three steps in the understanding of the

concept of Miasms.

Step one: All the single events of

disease in one’s life are but one chronic

disease, sometimes mingled with venereal

Miasms, Sycosis or Syphilis, but mainly

one, called Psora.

Step two: Different diseases of each

individual patients overlap in one or more

aspects; for example – A may suffer form

Asthma, Eczema and Melancholy; B from

Asthma, Arthritis, Weakness; C from

Eczema, Asthma and Joint pains. They not

only suffer from one chronic disease each,

but altogether from the same disease

named Psora. By finding antiPsoric

remedies against the chronic disease the

Psora is eradicated.

Step three: From the very beginning

on, mankind has suffered from Psora.

The article is in the form of an

imaginary dialogue between a medical

(Homeopathy) student and

HAHNEMANN and Madam

HAHNEMANN. Interesting indeed!

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

Himmel und Holle - Opium in der

Literatur und im vorgeburtlichen

Erleben (Heaven and Hell – Opium in

the literature and in pre-natal

experience)

MICHELS, Hans-Lothar (AHZ. 249,

6/2004)

Opium was formerly described as a

small remedy for acute conditions such as

complaints from fright, cramps and

paralysis. The examination of the drug

literature and the analysis of the prenatal

experiences of patients show that a special

feeling of life is the basis for these human

suffering: the feeling to be expulsed from

paradise into hell.

This study is with particular reference

to the ideas of MASI ELIZALDE, Rajan

SANKARAN, VAN DER ZEE.

2. Lac humanum: der Junge Ödipus auf

dem Berg Kithainon (Lac humanum:

the young OEDIPUS on the Kithainon

mountain)

HADULLA, Michael and PROKOP,

Ines

(AHZ. 249, 6/2004)

During the last few years, a growing

number of well-documented cases have

come up which were treated successfully

with Lac caninum (or milk of other

animals) and Lac humanum. It is

interesting when we consider the great

antique Greek heroes and their probable

homeopathic medicines. This article

attempts to relate one phase of OEDIPUS’

life, when he was an abandoned child on

the mountain of Kithainon, to Lac

humanum.

3. Diospyros kaki - Der Weltbaum. Ein

neues homöopathisches Mittel (Diospyros

kaki: Tree of the World - A New

Homeopathic Remedy)

CREVELD, Marijke (AHZ. 249,

5/2004)

A species of the tree Diospyros kaki,

survived the Plutonium bomb on Nagasaki.

A new homeopathic remedy was made

from this tree.

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While three Provers took the C200, 20

persons slept with the remedy under their

pillows. The ‘dream proving’ in this

manner was worked out and the author

treated 30 persons with Diospyros kaki

Creveld. The results were ‘positive’.

Some others also used the remedy and

obtained positive results. The remedy was

prescribed for patients who had mental and

physical complaints caused by a trauma on

account of war, disaster and burning,

problems caused by Chemotherapy and

Radiotherapy and by toxic substances.

[What would have happened if the

‘Provers’ had simply carried a powder in

their pocket or put it close to the chest or

under the bed sheet instead of under the

pillow?; would there have been similar

dreams if the powder had been simply kept

somewhere in the bedroom. Can this be

considered as ‘homeopathic Proving’ by

any stretch of imagination? And yet ‘cures’

are obtained! = KSS]

4. Chamomilla – the Parents’ Friend

FULLER, Diane (HT. 24, 3/2004)

The characteristic symptoms of the

remedy are discussed in brief from

different sources.

5. The Toxicology of Amanita virosa:

The Destroying Angel

BONNET M.S. and BASSON P.W.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

This paper examines the biology and

medical consequences of ingesting the potentially

lethal poisonous mushroom, Amanita virosa, the

Destroying Angel. The fungus, its structure,

distribution and toxic components are described.

Symptoms of human poisoning by A. virosa are

described, following the order of Homeopathic

Repertories. Laboratory values for comparison

with normal values of haematology,

biochemistry and urine analyses are given.

Materia Medica based on the human poisoning by

A. virosa

The symptomatology of A. virosa is similar

to that of A. phalloides. The symptoms start at

about 10-12 h after ingestion, initially lasting for

1 or 2 days. This is followed by a few days of

apparent remission only to recur with severe,

sometimes irreversible, hepatic and renal

damage. After a relatively short gastrointestinal

presentation of vomiting, diarrhoea and

abdominal pains, the actions of A. virosa

concentrates on the liver, blood cells and

kidneys.

Mind

Alert and oriented.

Distress, mild.

Drowsiness.

Lethargic but awake and oriented.

Drowsy but easily aroused.

Face

Pale complexion (adult & child).

Nausea & vomiting

Nausea, first symptom.

Vomiting, 10-12 hours after ingestion.

Bilious vomiting (early symptom).

Abdomen

Abdomen soft with mild tenderness and

bowel sounds slightly hyperactive.

Abdomen tender without localizing

character and diminished bowel sounds.

Abdomen tender in upper right quadrant

but soft and liver not enlarged.

Abdominal cramps/discomfort, severe but

not tender.

Abdominal pain, mild, right upper-

quadrant.

Abdominal pain, severe, intense, diffuse

colic with vomiting.

Epigastric pains; acute, non-radiating

pains, associated with nausea, bilious

emesis and frequent watery stools,

persisting for 8h or more.

Epigastric tenderness; minimal.

Liver enlarged (child), tender to pressure,

together with anuria and disturbances of

consciousness.

Rectum

Diarrhoea, acute, severe, profuse, about

10-12 h after ingestion.

Diarrhoea with vomiting.

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Persistent bloody diarrhoea with mucous

(child).

Stools

Copious brown liquid diarrhoea, strongly

positive for occult blood.

Diarrhoea negative for faecal occult blood

(FOB).

Trace positive for blood.

Urinary system

Oliguria.

Bilirubinuria: 1+ (normal: negative).

Blood (occult): 2 + (normal: negative).

Colour: deep yellow.

Microscopy: erythrocytes (adult): 50-100/

high- power field. (normal: ≤ 3/ high-

power field).

Microscopy: leucocytes (adult & child): 3

– 15/high-power field. (normal: ≤ 5/ high-

power field).

Protein: 3+ (normal: negative).

Specific gravity: 1.018 – 1.023. (normal:

1.035).

Respiration

Respiration rate 24/ min.

Cardiovascular

Hypertension, with a BP of 160/112

(adult).

Hypotension, with a BP of 84/60 (adult).

Pulse rate of 88-150 beats per minute.

Extremities

Cold and cyanotic distally.

Muscular movement in limbs difficult

(second day of illness).

Spasm in legs, severe.

Fever

Shaking chills.

Temperature of 36.9-37.5ºC (adult);

38.1ºC (child).

Perspiration

Diaphoresis.

Skin

Jaundice, yet no hepatosplenomegaly

(adult & child).

Jaundice develops on the 4

th

or 5

th

day of

illness.

Haematology

Factor V: 11.5% (normal: 50-150%).

Haemoglobin (m): 16.2 g/dl (normal: m:

13.0-18.0 g/dl).

Haemoglobin (f): 17.8-18.3 g/dl (normal f:

12.0-15.0 g/dl).

Haematocrit (m): 47.5% (normal: m: 38.0-

52.0%).

Haematocrit (f): 48-55% (normal (f): 37.0-

47.0%).

Leucocyte count: 13,320-13,324,100/µl.

(normal: 4,800-10,800/µl). 5,800-

17,600/µl. (normal: 4,800-10,800/µl).

Lymphocytes: 5% of WBC count (adult);

22% (child). (normal: 20-45% of total

WBC count).

Lymphocytes, atypical: 1% of WBC count

(child).

Neutrophils: 94% of WBC count (adult);

77% (child). (normal: 40-75% of total

WBC count).

Platelet count: 144,000-421,000/µl.

(normal: 150,000-450,000/µl).

Prothrombin time (PT): 22.3s (control:

12.2s).

Prothrombin time (PT): 13-30% (normal:

80-120%)

Biochemistry

Biochemical parameters of liver function

may take 25 days to normalize.

Alanine amino transferase (ALT): up to

4,875 IU/l (normal: 7-43 IU/l).

Alkaline phosphatase: 60 U/l. (normal: 48-

125 U/l).

Ammonia (blood): 30-100 µmol/l.

(normal: 21-51 µmol/l).

Amylase: 334-532 IU/l (normal: 25-115

IU/l)

Aspartate amino transferase (AST): up to

9360 IU/l (normal: 13-37 IU/l).

Bilirubin, total: from normal to 22 mg/dl.

(normal: 0.2-1.3 mg/dl).

Bilirubin, total: 11 mg/l reaching a peak of

50 mg/l (85 µmol/l) (normal: 2-12 mg/l).

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 33 mg/dl

(adult); 5 mg/dl (child) (normal: 8-23

mg/dl).

Chloride: 103 mmol/l (adult); 108 mmol/l

(child). (normal: 95-105 mmol/l).

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Creatinine: 11 mg/l (normal: 6-10 mg/l).

Creatinine: 1.5-6.1 mg/dl (adult); 0.4 mg/dl

(child) (normal: 0.6-1.2 mg/dl).

Globulin: 1.7 g/dl (adult); 0.9 g/dl (child).

(normal IgG: 5.3-16.5 g/dl).

Glucose: 129-186 mg/dl (adult); 81 mg/dl

(child). (normal: 70-120 mg/dl).

Glucose: 2.4 g/l (normal: 0.65-1.1 g/l).

Lactate dehydrogenase: 322-4,540 IU/l

normal: 270-560 IU/l).

Partial thromboplastin time (PTT): 165.7s

(control: 28-51s) (normal: 19.6-34.0s).

Partial thromboplastin time, activated

(aPTT): 51.7s (normal: 29-45 s).

Potassium (K+): 2.7 mmol/l (adult); 4.4

mmol/l (child) (normal: 3.5-5.2 mmol/l).

Protein, total: 4.6 g/dl (child) (normal: 6.3-

8.2 g/dl).

Prothrombin time (PT): 45 sec., but can

exceed 600s (normal: 12-14s).

Urea nitrogen level (serum): from normal

to 77-86 mg/dl. (normal: 6-20 mg/dl).

Uric acid: 15.6 mg/100 ml (normal: 3-7

mg/100ml).

Arterial blood gases

HCO3 – (venous): 17 mmol/l (normal: 22-

30 mmol/l).

Lactic acid: 3.09 (normal: 2.0).

Metabolic acidosis.

pCO2: 16 mmHg (normal: 35-45 mmHg).

pH: 7.31 (normal: 7.35-7.05).

Histopathology

Liver: bile duct proliferation.

Liver: hepatocytic vacuolization.

Liver: massive haemorrhagic necrosis.

Liver: postnecrotic fibrous accumulation.

Kidneys: distal convoluted tubules normal

(generally).

Kidneys: thin loop of Henle: eosinophilic

casts.

US (female): Kidneys: tubules necrosis,

mild: scattered along inner, border of outer

stripe of outer medullary zone; severe:

straight & convoluted tubules: necrosis as

continuous belt, same zone.

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III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Hydrophobinum - A miracle that

brought a child’s life back from fatality

KUMAR (HH. 29, 12/2004)

3-year-old child was given by mistake

a spoonful of acidified liquid (that is

generally used to clean silver and other

metals) in place of cough syrup. As soon

as the liquid was in the mouth, child began

coughing so loudly that all liquid fell off.

A small part entered his esophagus and

made him unconscious. The child was

hospitalized for a week. Examination

(from different angles) was done. No

abnormality was found. The radiology

showed the stomach was pushed anteriorly

by a retro-gastric mass and secondly,

circoesophageal junction was narrowing.

Constricted state of oesophagus was still

beyond control of physicians and surgeons.

However, another surgeon began to

dilate the oesophagus. The technique of

dilating the oesophagus had to be repeated

more than four times. That technique too

failed due to intolerable condition of the

child. Last time, while dilating the

oesophagus began to bleed.

Many homeopaths were consulted

without satisfactory result. Then the case

came to this author. Hydrophobinum M, a

well-selected remedy expelled a lot of

saliva from the esophagus. Next morning

the child longed for milk with a piece of

bread. Within 2 months much improved.

At present, he is running 5th year having a

sound physic and sound mind.

Hydrophobinum a miraculous remedy that

brought the child’s life back from fatality.

Hydrophobinum 1M was given weekly for

a month and then fortnightly. And in 2

months he came to normality.

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Symptoms that led to Hydrophobia.

2. Konjunktivitis infolge

Farbkontamination

(Conjunctivitis from Contamination of

Color paint)

BÜNDNER, Martin (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

28-year-old lady was painting a picture

with the ‘window-colors’, on 2.08.2002.

Small drops of the paint were sprinkled

accidentally when the color tube was

squeezed. The drops fell on the left half of

her hair, face and on the dress.

Immediately the face and hair were

cleaned but not the eyes since her eyes had

not got the color droplets.

Two days later she felt a foreign-

particle in the left eye. The troubles began

slowly. The eye became sensitive to

touch. Rub was felt when she blinked.

The eye became red a little but around it

there was a circular discolored swelling.

Lachrymation heavy; extreme pain like

never before. The pain was far more than

the redness of the eye indicated. The eye-

ball burnt; photophobic; put on sunglasses

in her room.

Pulsatilla came out as her remedy after

repertorisation. (Eyes inflammation after

injury: Eyes consequences of injuries,

modalities; alternating states; Eyes,

swelling, lids; Eye pains, boring).

Ref. to NASH’s “Leaders in

Homeopathic Therapeutics”, “There is

another condition of Pulsatilla which may

be considered characteristic, and which

HERING does not mention in his cards,

viz., changeableness of symptoms (Ignat.,

Nux mosch.). All that HERING said was

“wandering pains shift rapidly from one

part to another, also with swelling and

redness of the joints.” Now if this occurs

in rheumatism (Manganum acet., Lac

caninum, Kali bichrom., Kalmia lat.), and

especially if in the Pulsatilla temperament

we may perform a miracle of curing with

this remedy. But this shifting or

changeableness is not confined to the

pains, which may be either rheumatic or

neuralgic, but is found in the disposition.

The patient is now irritable, then tearful

again, or mild and pleasant; but, even with

the irritableness, is easily made to cry. The

haemorrhages flow, and stop, and flow

again; continually changing. The stools in

diarrhoea constantly change in color; they

are green, yellow, white, watery or slimy;

as GUERNSEY expresses it - “no two

stools alike.” (Sanicula.) This is often

found in the so-called cholera-infantum or

entero-colitis of children in hot weather.”

On 4.08.2002. two globules of

Pulsatilla 30 dry under the tongue. By

evening improvement was

felt alround. On 6.08.2002. there was

again some setback and two globules of

Pulsatilla 200 and soon complete cure.

3. von Fall zu Fall: Falldokumentation

und Fallredaktion: Clemens von

BÖNNINGHAUSEN und Annette von

DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF (From Case to

Case: Case documentation and Case

Editing: Clemens von

BENNINGHAUSEN and Annette von

DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF)

DINGES, Martin and HOLZAPFEL,

Klaus (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

A manuscript case of

BENNINGHAUSEN is studied

thoroughly and is presented as a case

history; the characterization of the person,

evaluation of contemporary medicine and

Homeopathy. The course of the disease,

correction of an error, problematic

reflections form part of this study. A

detailed and interesting study.

4. Ten Remedies for Simple Insomnia

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 24,

1/2004)

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Homeopathy can often help by finding

a similar remedy to the specific type of

Insomnia to which the patient is suffering

from. By correcting the underlying state in

the patient’s nervous system, improved

sleep will follow at its own pace.

The indications for Coffea cruda, Nux

vomica, Aconite, Chamomilla, Arnica,

Cocculus, Belladonna, Gelsemium,

Capsicum and Staphysagria are given.

5. The Flu, the Vaccine, the treatment

options

ASPINWALL, Mary (HT. 24, 1/2004)

It makes sense to seek advise on the

risks and benefits of Flu shot from

independent sources that will neither profit

nor lose from your decision. Flu vaccine is

relatively ineffective in those patients most

at risk of Flu complications because of the

inherent weakness of their immune system.

Homeopaths can greatly help one

another by sharing information on

symptom patterns and remedies they have

found effective in their patients. “Genus

epidemicus” has the potential to greatly

reduce suffering and save lives.

A Case of Post-vaccination Blues

Woman, 35, ill since the Flu

vaccination nine months earlier. Shooting

pain behind her left breast and pain in right

breast extending down right arm.

Developed strong fear of Cancer, anxious

and bit

nails. Prone to ‘colds’ and chilly person.

Silica 30. Initially the pain in breasts

worsened and some old symptoms

reappeared briefly. Two months later the

pains disappeared, mind more focused,

fear of death diminished and generally less

anxious. Eighteen months later, continues

to be well.

6. The Flu: What you can do

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 24, 1/2004)

Influenzinum as preventive.

Oscillococcinum at the very beginning

of feeling ill.

Aconite in the first few hours of fast

developing Flu.

Ferrum phosphoricum if Aconite hasn’t

helped and no other symptoms yet.

The indications for Arsenicum album,

Baptisia, Bryonia, Eupatorium

perfoliatum, Gelsemium, Mercurius

solubilis, Nux vomica, Pyrogenium and

Rhus toxicodendron are given.

Kali phosphoricum: General

exhaustion and depressed after Flu.

China: Debilitated after the Flu.

Gelsemium: Continue to feel dull,

apathetic, heavy and trembly even after

acute flu symptoms have passed.

7. More than the Sum of our Physical

Parts

Understanding Stress: the Key to Good

Homeopathic Prescribing

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 24, 1/2004)

There is almost unlimited help

available in the homeopathic medicine

chest for life’s multitude of stresses

whether the stress is physical, emotional or

mental.

It is always important to think about

the stresses that which preceded the illness

developing - in yourself or those close to

you.

Case 1: David, suffered from mild but

annoying cough and cold every winter

from the age of three until seven. He had

been treated but without relief. Careful

observation revealed that winter caused it,

cold, wet weather. He is generally sensitive

to cold and always needed wrapping.

Smelly, sweaty feet, shy and sensitive.

Silica 6 three times daily. By day four, his

cough and runny nose cleared.

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Case 2: 78-year-old female

complaining of burning pain when she

urinated; incontinence. She was getting up

every hour at night to urinate. Recurrent

UTI in the past but this time the tests were

clear. She suffered from food poisoning at

a party and lost control of her bowels and

was mortified with embarrassment. She

was forgetful of late.

After few doses of Baryta carbonica

30, she slept well, burning and

incontinence cleared and started enjoying

her life again.

8. My top Ten Stressbusters

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 24, 1/2004)

The indications are tabulated under

heads - Remedy, Stress, Summary and

Keynote symptoms - for Aconite, Arnica,

Arsenicum, Coffea, Gelsemium, Ignatia,

Kali phos, Nux vomica, Phosphoric acid,

Staphysagria and Rescue remedy.

9. Stress isn’t all bad!

ROTHENBERG, Amy (HT. 24,

1/2004)

How we handle stress and what we do

to minimize it are important factors in

many of the illnesses homeopaths treat.

Understanding the cycle of stress and the

pathology it generates helps the author to

the correct remedy. The nature of the

stress itself is less important than the

individual response to it.

Sheila, a 45-year-old lawyer working

80 hours a week, suffering from severe

CostoChondritis. Constant sharp pain in a

small area. Worse in the middle of the

night. Minimal improvement with

Chiropractors and Physical Therapists.

Job expectations causing tremendous

anxiety and in turn pain worsens. Worried

about her own death and insomnia.

Kali carbonicum 200, one dose. Six

weeks later, milder episodes and feeling

much better. Sleep improved dramatically.

Anxiety reduced. Six months later flare up

and another dose. For next two years no

problem.

Through her own efforts, her work

with a counselor and her constitutional

homeopathic treatment, she recognizes her

early signs of too much stress and acts by

cutting back at work and doing things that

help her relax.

Stress isn’t all bad - it’s what we do

with it and how we use it that counts!

10. The Stress of Chronic Illness

Homeopathy helps a Debilitating Case

of Crohn’s disease

PAPSO, Cindy (HT. 24, 1/2004)

Long-term chronic illness affects all

aspects of a person’s life - family

relationships, social life, finances, physical

activities, sleep, energy and moods.

David, 32, with Crohn’s disease of 10

years, with sudden, watery and bloody

diarrhoea was accompanied by ‘never

done’ sensation and a feeling of ‘openness’

of rectum. Stools 10-30 times a day. < by

spicy food and fruits. Feverishness and

chills before stools as well as dry cough.

Pain, stiffness in joints and muscle

tightness of back on waking or after

getting chilled.

At 19, he coughed up blood and on

extraction of wisdom teeth, had bleeding

for 3 days.

Phosphorus 30. After 4 weeks,

frequency of diarrhoea began to diminish.

After 3 months, no back or joint pain,

occasional episode of diarrhoea with fever

and at six months rare episodes.

Phosphorus 30 every 3-4 weeks.

After nine months, all the symptoms of

Crohn’s disease abated. He started playing

and injured hamstring. The author

recommended the Feldenkrais Method, as

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she did not want to interfere with an

additional homeopathic remedy.

David, after two years, takes

Phosphorus 30 whenever he has a bout of

mild feverishness which in the past was a

precursor. [Would higher potencies of

Phosphorus have ‘Cured’ the condition? =

KSS].

11. A Case of Traumatic Emotional stress

MESSER, Stephen (HT. 24, 1/2004)

Judy, 45, being treated for life long

Depression and Bulimia, stemming from

severe sexual and emotional abuse in her

childhood. She made great strides over the

year, significantly with Phosphorus.

Unfortunately after series of traumatic

events she looked horrible. She was

severely dehydrated, given intravenous

drip and Phosphoric acid as she was

depleted and emotionally flat.

Few days later looking better but was

experiencing intense terror with a feeling

that she will die in 5 minutes. Sensation of

blood being cold. Aconite 10M every two

hours until better and then to take as

needed. Next day she reported 50% better

and slept well. She started eating and

drinking normally. In the next two weeks

she took Aconite as and when needed.

Steady improvement.

12. Top Ten Remedies for Loss and Shock

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 24, 1/2004)

For the treatment of acute loss and

shock, the indications for Aconite, Arnica,

Aurum metallicum, Causticum,

Gelsemium, Ignatia, Natrum muriaticum,

Opium, Phosphoric acid and Pulsatilla are

given.

13. Ankle Sprain: Taking the Right Steps

OWEN, Jonice (HT. 24, 1/2004)

Jim, 40 twisted right ankle outside his

mother’s home after visiting her and

planning to stay elsewhere for which he

felt guilty. He thought his injury might

have been emotionally related. Arnica 30

several times for 2 days, followed by Rhus

tox 30 several times for 2 days. They

helped little and sprain remained.

Strontium carbonicum 30, three times a

day for three days or until the swelling

subsided. Strontium carbonicum covered

the ‘anxiety of conscience’ (guilt) also.

Three days later pain and swelling

completely subsided. If you sprain your

ankle, remember to: Protect, Rest, Ice,

Compress and Elevate.

Inserting shoe cushions take pressure

off the joint when walking or standing.

Therapeutic massage can help the joint,

ligaments and muscles to recover its

motility and stability.

Stretching gently before and after

exercising is mandatory after a sprain to

avoid re-injury and prevent chronic

stiffness.

The indications for six sprain remedies

- Arnica, Bryonia, Ledum, Rhus

toxicodendron, Ruta and Strontium

carbonicum - are given.

14. Toilet training made easier

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 24,

3/2004)

There are a lot of factors involved in

toilet training. The readiness of the child,

the comfort of the environment and the

attitude of the caregivers all make a

difference. Toilet training must be

tactfully encouraged and never forced.

Case: Carmen, 3 years old, already

toilet trained but suddenly regressed and

was experiencing extreme fear and anxiety

about using a toilet and fear of actually

passing the stool. Mother thought it was

more related to the new baby sitter and not

getting enough time with her.

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She also began to crave salt and startle

easily from noises. Natrum muriaticum

brought back normalcy for about a month

and then regression and not responding to

subsequent doses. Now she was having

many fears and anxieties and craving sugar

and sweets. The Paediatrician opined that

it was painful, hard stool and aversion to

this pain was causing everything else and

recommended stool softeners for at least

six months to allow Carmen to forget the

painful experience of passing stool and to

allow time for her colon to contract so that

the stool will be smaller.

The case was reconsidered and

Argentum nitricum was given and then no

fears and anxieties and no toilet problem

for many months [How is this healing vis a

vis stool softeners for 6 months!

Homeopathy is placebo therapy? = KSS]

15. Natural remedies for Colic

ROTHENBERG, Amy (HT. 24,

3/2004)

To treat babies with colic, the

indication for Chamomilla, Pulsatilla, Nux

vomica, Lycopodium, Colocynthis,

Magnesium phosphoricum and Ignatia are

given.

Some naturopathic recommendations

are also given.

16. Baby boy avoids surgery

Severe acid reflux healed with

Homeopathy

GRILL, Yolande (HT. 24, 3/2004)

Ethan, five-month-old baby boy with

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disorder since 3

weeks of age. Vomiting 1-3 hrs after

every feed. Consultation with many

paediatricians did not help and he was

scheduled to have exploratory surgery.

Sour vomiting. Grunting before

vomiting and at other times. Hard stools

once a week. Sleeps on back with his arms

and legs spread-eagled. He loves being

outside in fresh air.

A single dose of Pulsatilla 30. One

week later, no vomiting. He was trying to

crawl for the first time. He didn’t grunt.

Daily bowel movements and soft stool.

Two more doses as and when needed

were given and he was thriving and had

not needed any further treatment. “There

is nothing more satisfying than watching a

baby stop in mid-scream as the pellets

touch their tongue – or in this case, nothing

more rewarding than averting surgery on a

five-month-old baby. When Homeopathy

works on an infant, it always affirms for

that our remedies are really not placebo!”

17. A 7-week-old total fusspot … and his

mother

GAHLES, Nancy (HT. 24, 3/2004)

Infants can communicate only through

crying and other body language. So the

cardinal rule is to take the case of the

mother. Understanding the state of the

mother at conception and during

pregnancy and delivery is often crucial to

find the remedy for the child.

Nicholas, seven-weeks-old, liked to be

held over the shoulder and walked around.

Sleeps little and wakes up screaming.

Looks angry and fearful all the time.

Easily startled. Doesn’t like to be touched.

Mother revealed that he was a surprise

conception and she was in shock. During

the pregnancy she was told that she could

have a Stroke and die. There was lot of

fear.

Nicholas was born three-and-a-half

weeks premature, with low oxygen and

low blood sugar.

Chamomilla 30 did not help. The child

was “cross, almost mean”. Cina 30 and he

was better immediately – his mood, his

sleep, everything. He never needed

another dose.

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18. Castle turrets in the gums

Teething babies

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 24, 3/2004)

Case 1: Jacob, a plump nine-month-old

baby, drooling copiously and screaming

every now and then in pain. Has 4 teeth

and several “castle turrets” in his gums:

big, red, swollen bumps of teeth trying to

come through for several months now.

Wants to be carried the whole time and has

been coughing a lot. Chamomilla given

many times seemed to help for a short

time.

Calcarea carbonica XM, based on

slow, difficult, painful dentition, cough

during dentition and salivation.

A week later, Jacob is sleeping well,

not coughing and no need of another dose.

Case 2: Luke, two-year-old, sweaty

head and feet, loved boiled eggs, and

taking ages to bring each tooth out and

producing diarrhoea, coughs and colds all

the while.

Calcarea carbonica helped him. At

age 2 all four back molars trying to erupt at

the same time. Very painful and could not

sleep because of pain and cold turning into

Bronchitis. Many remedies did not help

and he had been sick for about 10 days.

Search through Reference Works for

very painful teething and cough during

dentition produced 8 remedies and

Kreosotum fitted Luke’s state. A dose of

200 and his cough cleared overnight, his

health stabilized and he returned to his

former sunny self. All four teeth came

through within days!

Indications for Aconite, Belladonna,

Calcarea carbonica, Calcarea

phosphorica, Chamomilla, Kreosotum,

Magnesia muriaticum, Magnesia

phosphoricum, Phytolacca, Pulsatilla,

Rheum and Silica are given.

19. A toddler with Hand, Foot and Mouth

disease

POWERS, Donna (HT. 24, 3/2004)

Rebecca, 27 months old, having great

difficulty in nursing because of very painful

sores inside her mouth. Developed rash on her

feet, knees and buttocks. Blisters on the inside

of lower lip and inner cheek, as well as palms

and back of hands. She is cuddling more and

desired apples.

Antimonium tartaricum 30 hourly, 3

doses.

Within minutes, her mood changed

remarkably and fell asleep. Within three

hours, she was nursing. The symptoms

disappeared in the opposite order in which

they appeared.

A week later, very loose rattly cough, no

mucus was coming up and infact, this was how

the whole illness had begun.

Antimonium tartaricum repeated and

within 3 hours her cough completely

disappeared.

20. Homeopathy and Dreams: Functions

or Purposes of the Dream

SCHEPPER, Luc De (AJHM. 97,

4/2004)

Dr. De SCHEPPER catalogs a wide

variety of dreams, describing both their

psychodynamics and their great utility in

analyzing clinical cases homeopathically.

Several options of purposes are

presented.

1. Showing repressed and suppressed

feelings,

leading mainly to parallel dreams.

2. Resolving a long-lasting painful issue.

3. Showing the shadow side of the patient.

4. Showing the action of the simillimum

5. The next prescription appears.

6. Showing the patient’s real-intentions or

feelings

7. Showing the active miasmatic state.

8. Showing the diagnosis and prognosis

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9. Showing the etiology

10. Prospective dreams

11. Reductive dreams

12. Reaction dreams

21. Anxiety and Depression

SHANNON, Tim (SIM. XVII, 4/2004)

69 year-old female, a childhood

survivor of a concentration camp

presenting with chronic panic attacks.

Awakened easily by a feeling of being

scared to death. Tightness and constriction

at the chest and throat. Panic in closed

places and small rooms. Shaking and

suffocating during panic attacks. Bad

dreams about horses.

Headaches and sick feeling after milk.

Always cleaning.

Lac equinum 200. Five weeks later,

anxiety better. Sleep better. Intensity of

panic and tightness less and relapse since 3

days. Lac equinum 200 weekly once.

Six weeks later – Still doing well. Lac

equinum 1M for possible use.

5 months later, was advised Gall

bladder surgery for pain and she was

agitated about the Cancer possibility. Lac

equinum 1M, one dose a week.

3 months later, did not undergo surgery

and no need of medicine since 2 months.

Note: The author feels that the patient

clearly had the “signature” of the substance

she needed and these types of cases are

thirty per cent in his practice.

22. Miasms: The I.C.R. View

VELJANOVSKI, Jim (SIM. XVII,

4/2004)

The author explains about the Miasms

as viewed by I.C.R., Mumbai and from

other sources. We can regard the theory of

Miasms as HAHNEMANN’s scientific

approach to the classification of Chronic

Diseases (as illustrated by ROBERTS,

1942) to facilitate homeopathic

prescribing. Miasms, from that part of

view, are just figments of imaginations;

they are not real, since they cannot be

demonstrated in a patient; Miasms are

inferential, they owe their existence to our

acceptance of a theoretical explanation of a

certain phenomena, which are observable

and hence real. The symptoms are real,

their miasmatic interpretation, theoretical

(DHAWALE 1994). Using this method;

Miasm theory becomes an integral part of

every prescription, a real aid at the

bedside, not merely a theoretically

confusing concept.

23. A Case of Atopic Nummular

Dermatitis

MEHER, Subhash (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

9-year-old girl with Atopic Nummular

Dermatitis in her extremities and buttocks

since 3-4 years, not responding to the

conventional treatment. The eruptions

were vesiculo-pustular, suppurating,

bleeding, burning, scaly, cracked, scratchy,

erythematous, circular lesions. Itching <

night, > uncovering. Appetite ravenous.

Bowels constipated.

The child looked very sad. She was

irritable, obstinate, intelligent, abusive.

Fearless, except for

darkness. Grinding teeth in sleep. Craves

appreciation.

Pneumonia at 6-month age, Measles at

3 years.

Several remedies were given over a

period of 20 days without desired result.

Case retaken. The mother suffered much

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forsaken feeling during the pregnancy; fear

of being deserted or that life will be ruined,

fear of poverty.

The child was now very ill but putting

up without complaining. She was chilly.

Psorinum 200 followed by Hepar

sulphur 6, then 200.

Report a month later. Child

completely well.

24. Bronchitis due to Failure of Love

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

23-year-old young lady with Bronchitis

since 5 years. No improvement with

allopathic treatment.

She was deeply affected when her

parents did not accept her marriage with a

boy whom she loved. She became easily

affected by change of climate. Caught

cold easily. Sneezings, dyspnoea, craving

for salt, Vertigo, great weakness.

Hyoscyamus 200, Natrum muriaticum

200, Tuberculinum 200, Arsenicum album

30.

Fully restored.

25. A Case of Dysuria

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

46-year-old lady, Dysuria since 7

years; very scanty, deep yellow urine.

Obese, copious sweat, body cold, clammy.

Cramps in calves < walking, night;

tenderness right calcaneal bone since two

years.

All joints painful. Right-sided

headaches. Feels puffed up.

Plumbum 200 repeated at suitable

intervals made her urination normal.

Still under treatment for other

complaints.

26. Varicose Ulcer

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

Case 1: 50-year-old male, Varicose

Ulcer about 3" above right malleolus.

Varicose veins +. Copious bleeding from

the ulcer. Large area around the skin,

black discoloration. Itching all around the

ulcer.

Lachesis 30 t.d.s. for 4 days. Rapid

improvement. Lachesis 200 at longer

intervals. Improved.

Case 2: 33-year-old male with Varicose

Veins of left leg, swollen. Recurrent

Varicose Ulcer above left ankle inner side.

Skin all around dark. Ulcer is painless and

no profuse bleeding.

Heavy feeling in abdomen; much flatulence.

Carbo vegetabilis M followed by

Lachesis 200 at ‘long-interval’. Lachesis

continued and in three months there was

very good improvement.

27. Retro Calcaneal Bursitis

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

57-year-old male, pain left heel since

six months. Diagnosed Retro Calcaneal

Bursitis.

No relief with conventional treatment.

Cyclamen 30, then 200, M followed by

Mercurius M, Rhus toxicodendron 30.

Completely cured. (Follow up 18 years,

remains cured)

28. Trauma

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

First case is of a woman, 45, who

suffered a fracture treated by Surgeon, but

wound healing was wanting because of

which skin grafting could not be done.

Silicea healed rapidly after which the

grafting also was done successfully.

A boy of 12 fell from the first floor on

to the roof of the ground floor (10 feet) and

suffered head injury. The usual Surgical,

neurological treatments helped some way

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but did not regain consciousness. He was

discharged with very poor prognosis.

Remedies as indicated by the symptom -

Kali bichromicum (Cough, ropy

expectoration), Alum. (Constipation),

Conium, later Arnica made him recover

over a period, to normalcy.

Two cases of girls, 8 years age, who

both had fish bone stuck in the throat, in

the evening. Silica 30 relieved the pain in

half an hour. No further troubles at all.

29. Uterine Fibroids: A Clinical Study with

USG Follow-up

GUPTA, Girish et al (NJH. 5, 3/2003)

217 cases of Uterine Fibroids (single and

multiple) were registered and treated. These

were followed up. Timely diagnosis with

Ultrasonography followed by homeopathic

treatment showed excellent response in

significant number of cases avoiding surgery. 74

patients were cured, 21 were best improving,

showing more than 50% reduction in the size of

Fibroid. 64 showed significant improvement, 31

maintained status quo

and 21 did not improve. The overall results of

this study are encouraging.

149 cases were of single Fibroid, 26 two

Fibroids and 40 multiple Fibroids. Married

women were more prone to Fibroids than

unmarried. Occurrence was maximum between

age 21-50. Maximum (120) were between 36-50

year age, 89 between 21-35 year age.

Nulliparous and multiparous were more

prone to Fibroids in comparison to those with

one child. 179 patient were from urban and 27

from rural.

30. Cancer

DHAR, Bansi and BHATNAGAR,

Pankaj

(NJH. 5, 3/2003)

Misuse of homeopathic medicines at

the hands of untrained, unqualified or ill-

equipped homeopaths can equally result

or bring about adverse effects beyond

repair or reversal. Few case reports have

been given.

Trauma is an important exciting cause

of Cancer. Cancer of Gall bladder is due

to constant irritation by the stones on the

inner lining of the Gall bladder.

Cancer of Prostate due to repeated

trauma to prostatic path of urethra.

Glans penis gets traumatized if the

cervix of the female is hard or soft.

Breast Cancer due to trauma to the

breast.

Side effects of Chemotherapy: Nausea

and vomiting, Alopecia, Depression and

Anxiety, Altered Growth, Impaired

fertility, Insomnia, Loss of weight.

31. Aggravation

MAMGAIN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

Male, with recurring Stye (single Stye

always). Someone had given him

Staphysagria 30. The patient took the

remedy indiscriminately and in two weeks

he consumed 4 vials of 5ml bottles

globules. Developed several Styes both

eyes, the lids were studded fully with

Styes, some suppurating, some in process

of developing. Camphora 30 and soon all

the Styes vanished permanently. [An

interesting question arises from this. A

30

th

potency has no molecule and far

beyond the Avogadro number. With

nothing ‘material’ in the 30 potency is it

capable of ‘producing’ a ‘pathology’ such

as Stye? In the ‘Provings’ (ref.

Encyclopaedia of T.F.ALLEN) there is no

Stye produced in the course of the

‘Proving’. There is no indication whether

the Provers took the mother tinctures or

low potency etc. If a 30 of Staphysagria

can produce Stye it would mean that it is

not placebo effect. That it was

Staphysagria 30 which produced the crops

of Styes is beyond doubt since the antidote

Camphora succeeded in averting the

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further aggravation and also cured the

‘tendency to get Styes’. = KSS]

Acute Sore Mouth, whole mouth raw

and painful was given Carbolic acid 30

t.d.s. Patient reported that he was rid of

the complaints but insisted for some more

of the medicines and six more doses were

sent with two doses of this there was

recurrence of the complaint and worser

than it was at first. Placebo given and he

became well. [In the Staphysagria case

above, antidoting was done and patient got

over the aggravation and ‘cure’ of the

ailments also. In this case of Carbolic acid

no antidote was given but the aggravation

came down by itself and patient was free

from the complaints. Is it that the

aggravation was not by the pathological

organisms but only a ‘tendency’ and on

stopping the medicine, the tendency also

went away? = KSS]

32. Allergy to Wood

MANN (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

35 year-old Carpenter who suffered

“allergy” to a particular wood which

affected his earnings.

Based on SEHGAL method, Sepia 30

one dose was given and he rapidly

improved and he did not suffer “allergy”

after that even though he worked with the

same wood.

33. Vocal Cord Paralysis – Zincum

metallicum

MHAMANE, Vaibhav K. (CCR. 11,

2/2004)

75 year-old man whose voice was

hardly a whisper due to paralysis of the

Vocal Cord. His work in a cloth mill

involved blowing into a contraption

constantly.

He was found constantly moving his

legs. While Causticum, Kali carbonicum,

Zincum metallicum, Phosphorus came up

in repertorisation, Zincum 200 was given

and the patient began to improve promptly.

34. A Case of Dysfunctional Uterine

Bleeding

MHAMANE, Maeesha (CCR. 11,

2/2004)

42 year-old female; since 8-9 months

heavy bleeding p.v., profuse. Bright red

clots, Protracted 10-15 days, intermits 4

days and again bleeding. Allopaths treated

4 months; advised hysterectomy.

Sudden stiffness in any part of body

with pains. Headache severe; < sour,

tension, spicy food, vomiting, > tight

binding. Irritable. Lightning before eyes

as if sparks.

Lot of worries, stresses. Anaemic.

Kali carbonicum 200. Phosphorus 200

for acute.

35. Lachesis.

SINGH, Bhupinder (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

48 year-old female, became vindictive,

swore to kill her husband since he was

having an illegitimate affair with another

woman and lied to her. She also swore to

kill the other woman.

Lachesis. (Remedy Selection on

‘SEHGAL method’)

36. Phosphorus

SINGH, Bhupinder (CCR. 11, 2/2004)

This is a case of a ‘childless’ couple.

Phosphorus the woman became pregnant.

[This case too has been prescribed on

SEHGAL Method. The ‘rubrics’ selected are

beyond comprehension of a normal homeopath.

It seems that one must have a wild and bizarre

thinking to work with this method. = KSS.]

37. A Case of Wilson’s Disease

MISTRY D.E. (NAMAH. 12, 1/2004)

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A six-year-old boy diagnosed of Wilson’s

Disease. Wilson’s Disease is an inherited,

autosomal recessive disorder that results in

abnormal copper metabolism, causing excessive

copper to be deposited in several organs leading

to damage in their respective functions. The

predominant clinical features are symptoms of

serious hepatic disease, neurological damage,

dementia, haemolysis, osteoporosis and renal

tubular damage. The observation of Kayser-

Felischer sign in the eyes is characteristic of this

particular disease.

In this case the child was brought in an

advanced stage and despite the best under the

circumstances (Nux vomica and then

Antimonium tartaricum), he passed away.

38. Homöopathische Behandlung von

Krebserkrankungen durch der Allgemeinarzt

(Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer patients

by General Practitioners)

MATEU-RATERA, Manuel

(AHZ. 249, 5/2004)

This very interesting article discusses

the experience of 6 General Practitioners in

the homeopathic treatment of Cancer.

A retrospective observation study of 72

patients suffering from Cancer in their own

consultations. Good effect of

Homeopathy was observed in Stages I and

II, in some cases full remission, in Stages

III and IV, a palliation in about half of the

cases, especially reduction of pain. The

significance of family history is exposed.

The paper ends with 5 exemplary cases.

The article discusses many aspects –

the kinds of Cancer, results of

conventional treatment, the cases that may

be treated with Homeopathy combined

with the Conventional Therapy, whether

there is a pre-cancerous state, whether

patients under homeopathic treatment for

some other ailments are not free from

contracting Cancer, whether there is a

Cancer Miasm, the beneficial effects of the

‘Plussing’ method, etc.

The relevance of BURNETT, ELI

JONES, CLARKE, Robert COOPER,

GRIMMER, RAMAKRISHNAN is also

discussed.

39. Erfahrungen bei der Krebsbehandlung in der

Clinica Santa Croce (Orselina, Schweiz)

(Experiences in Cancer treatment in the

Clinic Santa Croce)

TAKÁCS, Miklós (AHZ. 249, 5/2004)

This article again documents homeopathic

treatment of Cancer in Clinic at Santa Croce, in

Orselina, Switzerland.

The article says how Dr. Dario

SPINEDI got the facility in the Santa

Croce Clinic to treat Cancer patients and

how Dr. SPINEDI and his team of

dedicated Homeopathy doctors treat.

The planning, the methodology, the use

of the Q potency (50-millesimal potency)

and its excellent results are detailed.

The rare application of the D Potency

(where an ‘Organ remedy’ is considered

necessary) or still rarer ‘mother tincture’

are used in exceptional circumstances; but

the Q and C Potencies are the normal.

The treatment of pains, treatment of

iatrogenous disorders, palliative measures,

the question of dosage, psychological

support to the seriously ill, the role of other

therapeutic methodologies, along with

Homeopathy, the co-operation with the

specialist Oncologists are all briefly given.

The ‘model’ adopted in the St. Croce

clinic in the treatment of Cancer is well

worth consideration

by hospitals where homeopathic treatment

are proposed.

40. Homöopathische Behandlung von

Krebs in der Allgemeinarzt praxis

(Homeopathic Treatment of Cancer in

General Medical Practice)

KUHLMANN-CUSTODIS, Frank

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(AHZ. 249, 5/2004)

This again is a very interesting article on

homeopathic treatment of Cancer by a General

Medical Practitioner.

The author studied with Dr. Alfons

GEUKENS who taught that irrespective of

the name of the diagnosis, be it Cancer,

individualize and treat. Be flexible in that

that every case is singular and therefore

take the case and find the appropriate

medicine for the patient at that time in the

life of the patient from our Materia

Medica.

Few cases of Cancer treated by the

author explains.

41. Using Vital Sensations to Connect the

Disturbed Vital Force and the

Simillimum

An Example of the Use of Vital

Sensations in Practice

BAKER, Jeff (HL. 16, 4/2003)

A case to illustrate a somewhat ‘new way’ of

practising Homeopathy according to Rajan

SANKARAN’s latest teaching.

In the new approach the idea is to go

from the specific to the broad, to build the

edifice of the case upon the chief or

presenting complaint.

The author says that excellent results

are much more consistently obtainable and

along with that, confidence in how to

proceed in the management of cases is

greatly enhanced, since the correct remedy

has been mapped from two directions and

then reconfirmed.

Case: 56-year-old lady with very

sharp, stinging, pain in the medial aspect

of left upper chest. Pain feels like several

probes of stinging. Feels this could be

something serious and would have to have

a different life. Father was very violent.

Husband a negative person. When he

yells, it is like an assault. “By living with

him I feel I am settling some account of

Karma”.

Analysis: Easy movement from one

complaint to another, from one subject to

another and expression of complaints using

sensations indicates plant kingdom.

The vital sensation of stinging, sharp,

probes and jabs come under the family of

Araceae.

The feeling that she has to live with the

problems, accept things as they are and

lead a rather restricted life indicates

Sycotic Miasm.

The remedy for the Sycotic Miasm in

the family of Araceae is Caladium

seguinum.

A dose of 200

th

potency was given.

Brief aggravation, followed by an

extra-ordinary response. Significant

improvement was obvious in all her

physical complaints. She was even finding

it somewhat easier to cope with her

husband.

Eight months follow-up is given.

This method gets its impetus directly from

dissatisfaction with failures in practice. [This

seems to be in accordance with Rajan

SANKARAN’s latest theory. In this case, the

author ends his report “Although the results,

thus far, are impressive, I believe my patient has

still a long way to go, but I do not see another

remedy in the horizon. In two or three more

years, she should be much more healthy…” Does

this mean that the patient is only partly cured?

There is no reference to the Materia

Medica or Proving. The Guiding

Symptoms mentions ‘stinging’, ‘stitching’

pains.

The patient is still as at time of

reporting the case not completely free of

her ‘sharp’ feeling in the upper area of the

chest, not so frequent as when she came to

the doctor first. = KSS]

42. Insight into § 84

Voluntary Detail … its Meaning and

Importance

187

SHETYE, Prasad S. &

KHARIWALA, Falguni K. (HL. 16,

4/2003)

A person’s individuality is expressed

through the language he uses and through it we

reach to the innermost essence of where the

individual is stuck … where his ‘state’ is stuck.

A man aged 49 years, consulted in

1990 with severe Osteoarthritis of the knee

joints since 5 years, after his daughter

eloped with a muslim boy. He was very

angry as he had a ‘generational’ hatred

towards muslims. Earlier he was religious,

now not so as he felt let down by God.

Angry form contradiction and throws,

breaks things in anger. “I have a strong

feeling that I have supported everyone but

everyone has bitten me like a snake.”

Crepitations in knee joints. Severe

acidity and nausea after fatty food and very

severe cough < 3 a.m. since 8 months.

Left sub-mandibular lymphadenitis.

The expression ‘bitten by a snake’ is

interpreted as Delusions, deceived being

which is there in Drosera and Ruta in the

PHATAK’s Repertory.

Delusions, persecution – for his

feelings towards his brother.

Drosera 200 on 25

th

March 1990.

Two weeks later, pain knees better and

his cough disappeared.

A month later, No knee pain. No

crepitations.

Two months later, cough since 2 days

as he smoked. Severe Sinusitis with pain

and tenderness above the eyes and green

nasal discharge. Drosera 1M and reported

consistently better. In the next 6 years,

Drosera 10M and 50M infrequently. Later

Sulphur as his totality of state changed.

The case explains what is said in § 84:

how a case is taken, how to listen without

interruption, etc. etc.

43. Alice

KOSTER, Dick (HL. 16, 4/2003)

Alice, 42-year-old woman with

trembling hands, alternating with pain in

her hands. Can’t hold anything and drops

with a feeling of weakness, a diminished

muscle strength. Feet tremble while

driving and restless feeling in feet.

Became gloomy with the trembling.

Lolium temulentum 200. Five days

later, the trembling worse for a day or two

and then hands became more and more

quiet. No usual Migraine, Vertigo, better

by closing the eyes and a cold stiffening of

her arms and legs, both existing before the

remedy was given. One dose to be taken

when necessary.

Seven months later, frequent Migraine

and trembling of hands. She panics easily,

is restless and feels powerless on the left

side of the body. Third dose.

After 18 months, headache more often.

Now she tells about her clairvoyance since

childhood and feels the pain from other

people and her sympathetic nature and

about people dependent on her for help.

Guilt feeling because of leading a dualistic

life for directing choir at church and using

her special power to help others, which

will not be accepted by the church.

Fourth dose and a month later a dose of

1M.

Three months later, no headache.

Comfortably calm. The details about this

plant are discussed and other grass

remedies are mentioned. [The author has

used 25 rubrics – Mac Repertory and

Complete Repertory. This is rather a

mechanical method. = KSS]

44. Medorrhinum – a Remedy for Modern

Children Management of Allergic and

Nervous Children

188

GNAIGER-RATHMANNER, Jutta &

BÖHLER, Mirjam (HL. 16, 4/2003)

This is the lecture at 56

th

Congress of

LIGA in 2001. This is regarding the

successful prescription of Medorrhinum in

42 cases during the period 1988 to 2000,

37 of them children. Various tabular

columns of the cases regarding distribution

of age, frequency of prescription,

diagnoses, birth and infantile development

and related remedies are given.

The author concludes Medorrhinum is

a remedy for wide range of allergic or

atopic children.

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IV. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Homöopathie und Phytotherapie

(Homeopathy and Phytotherapy)

GRIMM, Andreas (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

2. CERES AG Schweiz und ALCEA

GmbH Deutschland Die Verbindung von

Homöopathie und Phytotherapie

(CERES AG Switzerland and ALCEA

GmbH Germany. The blending of

Homeopathy and Phytotherapy)

UNDORF, Klaus (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

A medicinal plant as such is neither

homeopathic nor phytotherapic, but it depends

upon its preparation. Similarly the ‘mother-

tincture’ if it is prepared in same manner. In

the case of phyto-therapeutic application the

preparation will be from dry plant parts, while

in respect of homeopathic it will be from fresh

plant parts. However we cannot obtain fresh

plant, we will use the dry ones (e.g. Cinchona

bark). Only when applied in accordance with

the Laws of Similarity, it becomes homeopathic.

CERES uses a specially constructed

apparatus for squeezing out the plants,

pressing, etc., ethanol extraction and

trituration.

A review of the history of

homeopathic remedy manufacture shows

the long path from HAHNEMANN’s in

the manufacture and dosage of remedy

from the ‘moderate’ prescribing (1796), to

the minute-long succussion (1801) to the

exact preparation of the 50,000 potencies

in the Organon VI (1842). Between these

was big time gap of intensive work, the

remedy preparation and dosage

instructions continuously improved.

A great deal of care goes into

producing CERES and ALCEA mother

tincture. Space and Time (the most

important principles underlying the effect)

are at the focus of attention in preparing

medicinal plants. Pharmacological studies

have shown that the fresh plant tincture

most probably constitutes the most

effective form of preparation of medicinal

plant medication and the most efficient

way of taking the medication. This is

based on the observation that the space

between the molecules of the active

ingredient, which are filled with watery

alcohol, has a significant effect. The same

thing applies with respect to the factor

time: grinding the medicinal plants in a

slow, correct rhythm with a mortar and

pestle leads to a sustained stabilization of

the fluid structure, thus enhancing the

effectiveness of the mother tincture.

Mother tinctures of CERES and ALCEA

are probably the only mother tincture in

the world, which conform not only to the

currently applicable, simplified HAB

(Pharmacopæia) methods - they are also in

full conformity with the original HAB

methods.

V. RESEARCH

1. Rapid Induction of Protective

Tolerance to Potential Terrorist

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Agents: A Systematic Review of Low-

and Ultra-low Dose Research

SZETO A.L.; ROLLWAGEN F. and

JONAS W.B. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

4/2004)

Objective: To systematically review

the literature on the ability of low-dose

(LD) and ultra-low-dose (ULD) toxin

exposure to prevent and treat biological

and chemical threats.

Methods: Laboratory research articles

on protection or treatment from LD or

ULD exposure for the 13 high-risk

chemical and biological warfare threats

were collected and systematically

evaluated for quantity and scientific

quality using pre-defined methodological

criteria.

Results: Over 2600 articles were

screened. Only five studies met the

inclusion criteria examining stimulation

and protective effects of LD- or ULD-

exposures to the 13 pre-identified

biological and chemical agents. The

quality evaluation (QE) of these studies

was above average with a mean QE score

of 70.6% of maximum. Two articles of

fair to good quality reported both

protective and treatment efficacy from

exposure of

animals or humans to LD- and ULD-

exposures to toxins of risk in biochemical

warfare.

Conclusion: There is little research on

agents of biological and chemical warfare

investigating the possible use of LD- and

ULD- toxins for protection and treatment.

The existing literature is generally of good

quality and indicates that rapid induction

of protective tolerance is a feasible but

under-investigated approach to bioterrorist

or biowarfare defense. In our opinion,

further research into the role of induced

protection with LD- and ULD- toxic agents

is needed.

2. Homeopathic Proving Symptoms:

Result of a Local, Non-local, or

Placebo Process? A Blinded, Placebo-

controlled Pilot Study

WALACH H.; SHERR J.; SCHNEIDER R.;

SHABI R.; BOND A. and RIEBERER G.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

Background: Homeopathic

pathogenetic trials (HPTs) (provings) are

the pillar of Homeopathy. Symptoms

experienced by healthy volunteers are used

to find the correct medicine for therapy. It

is unclear whether these symptoms are

specific or due to placebo noise.

Furthermore, it is uncertain whether

proving effects, if present at all, are due to

a local or non-local process.

Objectives: To develop a test model

which allows for testing if homeopathic

proving symptoms are caused by placebo

or causative mechanisms, and if these

symptoms are due to local or non-local

processes.

Design: Randomised, blinded,

placebo-controlled, parallel-group study,

with 1-week baseline and 2-weeks proving

period.

Subjects: 11 healthy volunteers from

two different homeopathic schools.

Proving substance: A homeopathic

medicine (Cantharis 30), blindly chosen

from 12 potential medicines, compared to

placebo.

Outcome measure: Number of

symptoms typical for the medicine in the

experimental and control group during

baseline and proving period.

Results: During baseline there was no

difference in the number of typical or

atypical symptoms in either group. During

the proving period, both more typical

symptoms for Cantharis (P=0.03) and

more atypical symptoms (P=0.02) were

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observed compared to baseline. Between-

group differences were not significant.

Effect sizes for the difference between the

proving and control group for typical

symptoms was d=0.4, and for atypical

symptoms d=0.6.

Discussion: This proving model could be

valuable in studying the validity of proving

symptoms of homeopathic substances in

healthy volunteers.

Conclusion: Homeopathic proving

symptoms appear to be specific to the

medicine and do not seem to be due to a

local process. Since this was a pilot study

using a small number of provers, rival

hypotheses cannot be ruled out and the

study needs replication.

3. The Placebo-controlled Trial as a Test

of Complementary and Alternative

Medicine: Observations from Research

Experience of Individualised

Homeopathic Treatment

WEATHERLEY-JONES E.;

THOMPSON E.A. & THOMAS K.J.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

The authors’ experience of conducting

clinical trials in Homeopathy and

analysing data from these has drawn

attention to a fundamental problem with

the interpretation of results from placebo

controlled trials in Homeopathy: It is not

reasonable to assume that the specific

effects of homeopathic medicine and the

non-specific effects of consultations are

independent of each other - specific effects

of the medicine (as manifested by patients’

reactions) may influence the nature of

subsequent consultations and the non-

specific effects of the consultation may

enhance or diminish the effects of the

medicine.

For clinical trials of Homeopathy to be

accurate representations of practice, we

need modified designs that take into

account the complexity of the

homeopathic intervention. Only with such

trials will the results be generalisable to

homeopathic practice in the real world.

The authors propose that comparative trials

are a meaningful way of evaluating the

effectiveness of homeopathic treatment.

[All the tests for evidence are generally

modelled after the Hegemony Medicine -

Allopathy. ‘Medicine’ is taken to

exclusively mean the Allopathic System.

All the other time-tested, people-friendly,

less cumbersome, far less cost, non-

invasive methodologies are lumped

together as ‘Complementary Medicine’,

‘Alternative Medicine’. For two hundred

years, if not more, Homeopathy has been

curing, including many so-called

incurables. As many years since there

have been enough and more ‘evidences’,

but they are not accepted. Ever and more

repeatedly ‘evidence’ is demanded. In this

very journal there have been, over the

years, several papers published to

‘evidence’ yet in this journal again such

papers are published. = KSS]

4. Repertory and the Symptom Loquacity:

Some Results From A Pilot Study on

Likelihood Ratio

RUTTEN A.L.B; STOLPER C.F.;

LUGTEN R.F.G. and BARTHELS

R.W.J.M. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

4/2004)

Treatment outcome in a pilot study

indicates that it is possible to assess

likelihood ratios of homeopathic

symptoms. Entries in Repertory rubrics

can be validated, but must still be handled

carefully. Prospective research is the only

acceptable way. Software to support this

research must be carefully designed to

export correct data.

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5. Effect of Atropa belladonna and

Echinacea angustifolia in

Homeopathic Dilution on

Experimental Peritonitis

PEDALINO C.M.V.; PERAZZO F.F.;

CARVALHO J.C.T.; MARTINHO

K.S.; MASSOCO C de O and

BONAMIN L.V. (HOMEOPATHY,

93, 4/2004)

Atropa belladonna and Echinacea

angustifolia have been used in

Homeopathy as modulators of

inflammatory processes, in simple potency

or ‘accord of potencies’, as recommended

by homotoxicology. We evaluated their

effects on leukocyte migration and

macrophage activity induced by

experimental Peritonitis in vivo. Mice were

injected (i.p.) with LPS (1.0mg/kg) and

treated (0.3ml/10g/day, s.c.) with different

commercial forms of these medicines.

Echinacea angustifolia D4 – a simple

potency preparation – and Belladonna

homaccord, Belladonna injeel, Belladona

injeel forte, Echinacea injeel and

Echinacea injeel forte- all in ‘accord of

potencies’ – were tested.

The association of Atropa belladonna

and Echinacea angustifolia in ‘accord of

potencies’ produced an increase of

polymorphonuclear cell migration

(Kruskal-Wallis, P=0.03) and a decrease

of mononuclear cell percentages (Kruskal-

Wallis, P≤ 0.04), when compared with

control, mainly in preparations containing

low potencies. The proportion of

degenerate leukocytes was lower in the

treated groups, compared to a control

group (P≤ 0.05). The treated groups

showed increased phagocytosis (P≤ 0.05),

mainly in preparations containing high

potencies. Our results suggest that Atropa

belladonna and Echinacea angustifolia,

when prepared in ‘accord of potencies’,

modulate peritoneal inflammatory reaction

and have a cytoprotective action on

leukocytes.

6. On the Dynamics of Water Molecules

at the Protein Solute Interfaces

BERNINI A.; SPIGA O.; CIUTTI A.;

CHIELLINI S.; MENCIASSI N.;

VENDITTI V. and NICCOLAI N.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

Proteins, with the large variety of

chemical groups they present at their

molecular surface, are a class of molecules

which can be very informative on most of

the possible solute-solvent interactions.

Hen egg white lysozyme has been used as

a probe to investigate the complex solvent

dynamics occurring at the protein surface,

by analysing the results obtained from

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, X-ray

diffractometry and Molecular Dynamics

simulations. A consistent overall picture

for the dynamics of water molecules close

to the protein is obtained, suggesting that a

rapid exchange occurs, in a picosecond

timescale, among all the possible hydration

surface sites both in solution and the solid

state, excluding the possibility that solvent

molecules can form liquid-crystal-like

supramolecular adducts, which have been

proposed as a molecular basis of 'memory

of water'.

7. A Preliminary Audit Investigating Remedy

Reactions Including Adverse Events in Routine

Homeopathic Practice

THOMPSON E.; BARRON S. and

SPENCE D. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

4/2004)

Homeopathic medicines are regarded

as safe but practitioners report several

types of healing or remedy reactions

including aggravations, new symptoms and

recurrence of old symptoms, some of

which could be regarded as side effects or

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unwanted effects. Some remedy reactions

may be regarded as adverse events.

Audit Questions: Do such reactions

occur within our unit, and if so, how

frequently? Do patients regard these events

as “adverse”?

Methods: The audit was carried out in

the Bristol Homeopathic Hospital

Outpatient Department. All patients were

given a questionnaire to complete when at

their first follow-up consultation approx 6-

10 weeks after their first appointment.

One hundred and sixteen patients were

sampled over a 2-month period.

Results: Reactions were frequent: 28

out of the 116 (24%) patients, experienced

an aggravation.

Thirteen patients (11%) reported an

adverse event even though 5 of those were

patients who also reported an aggravation

followed by an overall improvement of

their symptoms. Thirty-one patients

described new symptoms (27%) and

21(18%), a return of old symptoms. Those

experiencing the latter appeared to have

better outcomes.

Conclusions: Remedy reactions are

common in clinical practice; some patients

experience them as adverse events.

Systematically recording side effects

would facilitate our understanding of these

reactions and would enable standards to be

set for audit of information and patient

care.

8. Homeopathic Treatment of Radiation-

induced Itching in Breast Cancer

Patients. A Prospective

Observational Study

SCHLAPPACK O. (HOMEOPATHY,

93, 4/2004)

Following surgery for Carcinoma of

the breast, patients receive local

Radiotherapy. This can cause itching,

which may be severe, in the radiation field.

The affected skin usually is dry, rough and

red. Twenty-five patients were treated

homeopathically for radiation-induced

itching. Fourteen patients developed

itching during their course of post-

operative radiation at 27 days median

(range: 14-40). Eleven patients

experienced itching in the radiation field

after completion of treatment (median 21

days) after the end of their radiation

treatment. A single dose of an individually

selected homeopathic medicine in 30

dilution was given in the clinic, on the

basis of repertorisation. Patients were

asked to record a visual analogue scale

(VAS) before prescription of the

homeopathic medicine and at follow-up.

Patients were evaluated at median 3

days (range: 1-27 days) after

administration of the homeopathic

medicine. In total, 14 of 25 patients (56%)

responded to the first medicine. Nine

patients had a second medicine, seven

responded. Altogether 21 of 25 (84%)

patients were successfully treated. The

following medicines were employed

successfully: Fl-ac 9/13, Rhus-t 3/5, Caust

2/3, Ign 2/2, Psor 2/2, .γ.-ray 2/2 and Kali-

bi. 1/1. The VAS measurements before

and after homeopathic treatment showed a

reduction of the median value of 64 mm

(range: 20-100mm) to 34 mm (median;

range: 0-84mm). Homeopathic treatment

of radiation-induced itching appears quite

successful. The most frequently indicated

and most frequently effective medicine

was Fluoric acid. An

approach that allows greater understanding

of the patient as a whole in the short time

available in a busy clinic may be required.

Three cases are presented.

Case 1: 62-year-old woman with Stage

1 Breast Cancer and Post-operative

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radiation of right breast. The skin is dry,

hot and itchy

3

. Worse at night because of

warmth of bed clothes and hot flushes. >

by cold water. Fagopyrum 30. 4 days

later, no change. Fluoric acid 30. 3 days

later, 60% better.

Case 2: 59-year-old woman with Stage

1 Cancer of right breast, reported itching of

irradiated skin on the 30

th

day. The skin

was dry, red and itching and better by cold

application. Fluoric acid 30 and itching

stopped after 4 hours and has not come

back.

Case 3: 44-year-old woman with Stage

0 Cancer of left breast. The nipple of the

irradiated breast hurt and itched. Skin was

rough and itching <warmth. >cold shower.

Fluoric acid 30. Next day no change.

Rhus tox 30. Three days later, substantial

improvement.

9. Research suggests Homeopathy is

Clinically Effective (HT. 24, 2/2004)

There is a growing body of research

demonstrating that Homeopathy does work!

The following is a compilation of major studies

from the past two decades.

Hay Fever and Allergic Asthma

Results from a group of researchers in

Scotland have shown homeopathic

preparations effective in the treatment of

Allergic Asthma and Hay Fever (Lancet,

1986 and 1994). Their most recent study

in the British Medical Journal (2000)

showed that Hay Fever sufferers given a

homeopathic preparation had a 28%

improvement in nasal airflow compared to

placebo.

Influenza and Fibrositis

Homeopathy has also been found

effective for the treatment of Influenza

(British Journal of Clinical

Pharmacology, 1989) and Fibrositis

(British Medical Journal, 1989).

Diarrhea

The May 1994 issue of Paediatrics

published a randomized double-blind

clinical trial showing Homeopathy

effective in the treatment of acute

childhood diarrhea. This was the first

study of Homeopathy published in a

mainstream peer-reviewed American

Medical Journal. Since that time, the

authors have published a second study

confirming these results in the Journal of

Alternative and Complementary

Medicine (March 2000).

Head injury studies

A study in an AMA publication,

Archives of Otolaryngology Head and

neck Surgery (August 1998), found that a

homeopathic medicine produced a

reduction in symptoms that was equivalent

to conventional medicine in the treatment

of patients with vertigo. The National

Institutes of Health Office of Alternative

Medicine funded a double-blind, placebo-

controlled study on the homeopathic

treatment of mild traumatic brain injury

which found a significant improvement in

some of the measures used. (Journal of

Head Trauma Rehabilitation, December

1999)

Miscellaneous studies

More recently, a study of Homeopathy

for Acute Otitis Media in children found a

significant decrease in symptoms within

the first 24 hours of treatment. (Pediatric

Infectious Disease Journal, February

2001). There have also been several

studies showing no difference between

Homeopathy and placebo in the treatment

of dental pain (British Medical Journal,

1995), muscle soreness in long-distance

runners (Clinical Journal of Pain, 1998),

and Rheumatoid Arthritis (Rheumatology,

2001).

Meta-analyses

A meta-analysis combining results

from the two diarrhea studies above and a

third pilot project found highly significant

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results (Pediatric Infectious Disease

Journal, 2003).

The Lancet (1997) published a

comprehensive review of 89 double-blind

and placebo-controlled studies on

Homeopathy. On average, those patients

who were given a homeopathic medicine

were 2.45 times more likely to experience

a therapeutically beneficial result than

those patients given a placebo.

The British Medical Journal (1991)

published a meta-analysis of 107 clinical

trials of Homeopathy; of the 22 best-

quality studies, 15 showed positive results

in conditions such as Hay Fever, Influenza,

Migraine headache, Trauma, and duration

of delivery.

The nature of remedies

Several different physical-chemistry

techniques have reproducibly

demonstrated that, despite the lack of

source molecules at dilutions beyond

Avogadro’s number (at potencies higher

than 12C), homeopathic remedies

prepared with succussion do possess

measurable ordered differences in their

solvent structure compared with plain

solvent (Journal of Alternative &

Complementary Medicine, 2003; Annals

of the New York Academy of Sciences,

1999; Physica A: Statistical mechanics

and its applications, 2003).

200 years of use

Homeopathy has stood the test of time

with literally millions of satisfied patients

world-wide. More research will surely

further confirm its efficacy.

10. The General Iteration Theory of

Homeopathic Potentisation

The Iterative Paradox of Potentised

Remedies

ZOEBL, August (HL. 16, 4/2003)

The General Iteration Theory shows the

(quantum) physical basis of potentising and

explains how there can be effects when there is

no substance and why potentised remedies:

• Get amplified despite dilution

• Do not follow the Law of Mass Action

• Are independent of Avogadro’s

number

Iteration – is a process where in a

feedback loop the result of the last step

becomes the initial condition of the next so

that at the end of the process all preceding

steps are contained in the final result.

Iteration is a well-known process in

Chaos Theory and Quantum Physics with

its non-linear equations.

11. Avogadro’s Number and Homeopathy

MOROZOV A. (HL. 16, 4/2003)

Experimental data show that dissolving

substrate changes a chemical composition

of impurities in a solvent and these

changes are specific for dissolving

substances. Due to this fact, an organism

can ‘know’ about the appearance of a

dangerous compound in the environment

before-hand by changes in impurities in the

basic component of the environment

(water, air, food). Homeopathic

potentisation disrupts the link between

excess concentration of a dangerous

substance and changed composition of

impurities. As it is shown in the

experiments, the changes in patterns of the

components of impurities are presented in

very low concentrations, when even single

molecules of a primary substance are

absent. Hence, the reaction of the

organism on the changed pattern of

components of impurities in a

homeopathic remedy is a response to the

absence of a toxic agent in a remedy.

12. Improving the Success of Homeopathy – 4

Or Why is it so difficult to prove how good

we are?

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KOSTER, Dick (HL. 16, 4/2003)

The author explores the various possibilities

of why we are not able to prove the effects we see

in daily practice and suggests that we should be

looking more for the things we don’t know and

explore our terra incognita, filling in all the

white spots instead of proving how good we are.

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VI. HISTORY

1. A Sound and Reliable Witness:

Wilhelm AMEKE

MORRELL, Peter (AJHM. 97,

4/2004).

This short piece brings to the attention

of others the useful work of Wilhelm

AMEKE from his little known book A

History of Homeopathy. Being out of

print for over a century and hard to obtain,

this useful text illuminates

HAHNEMANN’s life in a fresh and

masterful way. This is an interim piece

Mr. MORRELL compiled recently for

some lectures, and which will be extended

as time permits. In due course, it is hoped

that the full text of AMEKE might be

placed online where all can admire its

many gems. This selection mostly focuses

upon AMEKE’s description of

HAHNEMANN’s views on many clinical

matters and snippets regarding the origin

of Homeopathy. It also highlights what is

unusual, important and remarkable in his

character as a physician. [It would be a

great service if the work of AMEKE is

placed ‘on line’ = KSS]

VII. EDUCATION

1. Keeping Homeopathy Education

Relevant

Searching for Issues

HOWDEN, Ian (HL. 16, 4/2003)

The potentially radical idea floated in

this paper is that ‘contemporary’

Homeopathy students need a broader

education and include Naturopathy, Herbal

medicine, Phytotherapy, Massage and

Nutrition. This can only strengthen our

understanding and practice of our

discipline.

The author encourages students to find

examples of the principle ‘like cures like’

in fields

beyond the boundaries of Homeopathy as

found in Biomedicine – Hormesis and in

Systems Theory – Harmonics.

The corroboration of the information in

Materia Medica from the non-

homeopathic world is another aspect of

this paper. Information about each remedy

gleaned from Science, Mythology, Popular

culture and many other sources has been

given in the recent publication of ‘Prisma’

(VERMEULEN, 2002).

The author concludes homeopathic

education must continue to encourage a

spirit of enquiry in order that the valuable

additions to our knowledge from other

disciplines may be used to enhance our

field. [HAHNEMANN has said that the

curative powers of a medicine can be

known only by proving what that medicine

is capable of producing in a healthy

person; and in no other way. Imaginations,

stories etc. will only be ‘junk’ information

in so far as homeopathic therapeutics is

concerned. = KSS]

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VIII. GENERAL

1. Fontane und die Homöopathie

(FONTANE and Homeopathy)

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SAUERBECK, Hare Otto (AHZ. 249,

6/2004)

In FONTANE’s works Homeopathy

plays a great part where medical actions

are described although the author himself

had not used Homeopathy for himself. He

does not make any allusion to

Homeopathy in his verses. But he speaks

of it in his Novels with exact knowledge

(FONTANE was an Apothecary) of the

primitive traditional Homeopathy of

female herbalists in “Der Stechlin”, and as

well as HAHNEMANN’s doctrine in

“Unwiederbringlich” (irremediable). He

takes into consideration more points of

view than the other writers of his time.

The reader is much impressed of his

discussions and portrayal of the persons

and discusses them, though all seem, at

first sight, as small-talk uttered in Society

for pastime. The present day reader sees

that Homeopathy occupied the Victorian

Age.

2. Stress-proof your daily life

OWEN, Jonice (HT. 24, 1/2004)

To help build a strong immune system

that can deal with everyday stresses more

easily, the author who is also a Chiro-

practitioner suggests the following

reminders.

- Daily exercise is essential to disperse

Adrenaline

- Breathing deeply and evenly

- Eat good food in moderation. Cut out

refined, processed foods. Cut caffeinated

and carbonated drinks.

- Before sleep turn off all phones and

leave TV and Computer outside the room.

- Proper posture will decrease stress to

your muscles and reduce wear and tear on

your joints. Follow the rule of 90-degree

angles while sitting.

- Worn out shoes cause bio-mechanical

problems.

- Build some relaxation time into your

everyday.

- Limit TV time before bed.

3. We need a remedy

SMITH, Jennifer and JENSEN, Carol

(SIM. XVII, 4/2004)

Technology and other discoveries have

accelerated many aspects of our lives and also

catapulted us into uncharted territory. The

practice of Homeopathy has remained steady

but with different techniques of prescribing.

What has not held steady is the

acceptance or non-acceptance of it as a

legitimate medical practice.

The authors appeal to the homeopaths

to prove the legitimacy by offering in what

they are good at to the profession.

4. Future Psychology – A New Paradigm

of Man

PANDEY, Alok (NAMAH. 11,

4/2004)

In the latter part of the 20

th

century

arose new paradigms in many aspect of life

including and mostly on the health and

well-being of mankind. Understanding the

past, the future and the lessons to be learnt

and further elevation have been subject of

many thinkers including the great

physicians from Erwin SCHROEDINGER

to EINSTEIN and further.

In India we have great thinkers in this

area and one of the foremost is Sri

AUROBINDO. The author of this article

Dr. Alok PANDEY is a Psychiatrist and

Editor of the journal NAMAH (New

Approaches to Medicine and Health).

In the recent years homeopaths of

repute have shown great interest in

Psychology.

In this interesting article Dr. PANDEY

says that while in the past Psychology

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focused on Man’s atavistic, unconscious

past, the yogic wisdom of India focuses on

the Super Conscious that hold’s one’s

potentialities that are yet to manifest. At

any moment in Time, man is not only

propelled by the

unconscious forces of the nadir but also

influenced by the superconscient forces of

the zenith. A Psychology of the future is

needed to span the hierarchies of

Consciousness.

5. The Individuation Process and Care of

the Self

JOHNSTON, David (NAMAH. 12,

1/2004)

The author is a clinical Psychologist

practicing Jungian.

This paper is about the care of Self. It

is observed that there is an evolution of

consciousness and that, today, we are

being asked to make a quantum leap in

consciousness. Some comments on the

contemporary ‘spirit of the times’ and its

pathology, are made. Then JUNG’s path

of individuation which has two aspects,

one involving the search for vocation and

surrender to a higher will and the other

involving Alchemy and in-depth

transformation of Nature with the goal of

realizing the chthonic (of, belonging to, or

inhabiting the underworld) Spirit.

6. Health Management

PANDEY, Alok (NAMAH. 12,

1/2004)

This small article is based on the

Philosophy of Sri AUROBINDO and the

MOTHER.

Can an individual take care of his or

her own health? Nowadays, it is certainly

in vogue. Health is in our own hands.

This article discusses the various aspects of

health management with an in-look.

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IX. BOOKS

1. Homeopathic Diagnosis:

HAHNEMANN through

BÖNNINGHAUSEN by George

DIMITRIADIS, Hahnemann Institute

Sidney. 2004. ISBN 0-646-43380-6. 159

pages Paperback. $79 (AU). Review by

George GUESS. (AJHM. 97, 4/2004):

“The goal of the homeopath in pursuit of

the suitable homeopathic diagnosis is to

identify symptom(s), which when

sufficiently defined in all of its essential

characteristics, accurately reflects the

essential nature of the patient’s disease

process….”

“Part One - Conceptual” covers many

additional aspects of the history,

construction, conceptualization and

application of the Therapeutic Pocket

Book of BENNINGHAUSEN (TBR).

Part two – Practical, provides a large

number of case studies analysed

using the TBR and cases in which remedy

concordances helped identify the

simillimum.”

The case taking approach is the precise

definition of the chief complaint or complaints,

which itself alone (or in conjunction with one or

two concomitant symptoms) - again, if

adequately expressed - serves to sufficiently

represent the patient’s illness.

This book is ripe with fascinating

clinical observations and an example is his

resurrection of the utility of sequence of

febrile symptoms in achieving accurate

remedy selection.

In analysis DIMITRIADIS ranks

highest those remedies displaying both the

highest number of rubrics and surprisingly

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the greatest consistency of remedy grading

through the rubrics chosen.

The book closes with three interesting

appendices - “The sources of our Materia

Medica,” “Primary and Secondary

Reactions”, and “Facsimiles: The

Repertorial lineage of TBR”.

“I strongly recommend this book to all

practicing homeopaths and homeopathic

students. I believe that it will some day be

regarded as a classic homeopathic text.

“Homeopathic Diagnosis” is a work of

impeccable scholarship and a perfect

companion piece to TBR, almost essential,

in my opinion for the proper application of

TBR”.

2. Homeopathy: How it Really Works

by Jay W. SHELTON Amherst NY:

Prometheus Books. 2004. Paper back

(6"x 9") 319 pages. ISBN 1-59102-109 –

X $ 22. Review by George GUESS.

(AJHM. 97, 4/2004): “If your belief in the

curative efficacy of homeopathic medicine

is at all fragile, be wary of reading this

book! It should, perhaps, be more aptly

named “Homeopathy; Does it really

work?” ... He questions the precision with

which we can reliably attribute a symptom

to the remedy as opposed to other factors,

bringing into focus the especially

improbable assertion that everything that

transpires in a proving subject is the result

of the remedy (an

assertion I have doubted for some time)”

[One’s doubts are endless. One who has

read HAHNEMANN’s own Cinchona

Proving will see how he, HAHNEMANN,

concluded that whatever transpired after

his taking the infusion of the Peruvian bark

were due to that only. Moreover,

according to our understanding whatever

that transpired which were unusual,

uncommon, in so far as that Prover was

concerned alone were reckoned as

“Proving symptom”. This was

HAHNEMANN’s method. He asked

question “to the left and right” and after

ensuring that these symptoms came up

only after taking the proving medicine, he

entered them. Whether this same

exactitude can be said of latter day

Provings and more so of the Provings with

the medicine packet under the pillow or

symptoms from holding a vial (of Proving

substance) in hand, is an open question.

The “fringe Provings” are not

Homeopathy, let us be clear about it. =

KSS]

3. New Lights: Lectures on Homeopathy and

Philosophy, Dr. E.S. RAJENDRAN, published by

Mohna Publications, P.B. No. 1, Kayanna (P.O.)

Calicut – 673526. Rs. 500/- Review by D.E.

MISTRY (CCR. 11, 2/2004): “This is a book in

which Dr. RAJENDRAN has given a collection

of a series of lectures which he has been doing

for homeopathic students and postgraduates. …

However it is a book that should be read very

slowly though senior practitioner may well find

it fit to omit the chapters on Philosophy and

evolutionary history.”

4. Teachings – Psychiatric Patients – Pure

Classical Homeopathy by Andre SAINE. B. Jain

Publishers (P) Ltd. 2004. Rs. 300/- Review by D.E.

MISTRY (CCR. 11, 2/2004): “The publishers

have brought out in one bound edition both

parts of Dr. SAINE’s book. In Part I, which

runs up to 336 pages deals entirely with

psychiatric patients. … He begins his psychiatric

lectures by a full article on what is known as the

HERING’s Law and he has attempted not only

to understand the Law but has attempted to find

out how psychosomatic diseases fit in HERING’s

Law. ... In every chapter Dr. SAINE gives

examples of cured cases by GRIMMER,

BULLER and others … In Part II which is pure

classical Homeopathy covering almost 179

pages, he has repeated his chapters on

HERING’s Law and has then given

classification of symptoms, presenting symptoms

of the disease and the aspect of skin eruptions at

the end of the cure. ... deals with case taking,

case analysis and case management with

relevant quotations from various aphorisms of

the Organon. He has specifically mentioned

paragraphs that deal with dissimilar diseases,

treatment of severe acute situations, and

different stages of infectious diseases and

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different indispositions. Here he has mentioned

many case reports. ... Part III of this section

deals exclusively with evaluation of symptoms.

… an excellent book for all of us to read which I

think we should read again and yet again.”

5. The Homeopathic Proving of Lac maternum.

HEATHERLY, Patricia. Amamusus

Publications 2002. Є22. Review by HARRY van

der Zee. (HL. 16, 4/2003): “Lac maternum is

made from the milk of nine women collected

from day three to ten months following

parturition.

In her book, she starts by giving information

on milk and the change in its constituents during

the lactation period.

The second and major part of the book is

about the proving. Five themes:

• Disconnection between the Spirit and the

physical body

• Alternating states and sides

• Confusion of mind

• Indifference; detachment

• Heightened senses; sensitive to.

The author then continues with a synthesis

of

Tinus SMIT’s picture of Lac maternum.”

X. NEWS & NOTES

I. In the Editorial (ZKH. 48, 4/2004)

Klaus HOLZAPFEL refers to the increased

interest in von BENNINGHAUSEN’s

Therapeutic Pocket Book, in the recent

years. The modern repertories have

become so voluminous and contain several

errors and it is felt by many that von

BENNINGHAUSEN is more dependable.

In so far as KENT Repertory is concerned

much errors that crept into the translations

from German to English, and also the

Therapeutic Pocket Book itself from

which KENT drew much contained many

errors. In the recent past PATEL’s version

of KENT Repertory carried out many

errors pointed out in the several issues of

the ZKH. as well as correction to SR. and

SY. The interpretations given by

SEHGAL regarding the ‘Mind’ symptoms

in the KENT as well as in the SR has

motivated a careful examination of the

correctness of the entries in the several

repertories extant.

With regard to the revision of the

Therapeutic Pocket book much doubts

have to be cleared. For example,

BENNINGHAUSEN prescribed to many

during his tours of the countryside and

whom he did not meet further, how far

these can be ‘verified’? He also repeated,

or followed with other remedies at short

intervals, gave intercurrent remedies, had

‘fixed’ course of remedies - series, follow-

up, etc. How much of these can be taken

into the Repertory?

Confusions in remedy names, grades,

etc. must be cleared; after these

corrections, KENT could be taken up.

II. In a Letter to the Editor Klaus

HOLZAPFEL refers to some

interpretations of SEHGAL (LANG, in

ZKH. 48, 3/2004. p 141-142). The

symptom ‘alert’ is based on the Proving

Symptoms Nos. 83, 91, 94 in

Encyclopaedia of T.F. ALLEN, which is a

response to crude doses of Opium. As far

the rubric ‘Recognises everything but

cannot move’, this too needs to be

examined with the proving and verified

symptom complex.

III. A prize of Є1000 has been announced

for a single person or group for significant

contribution for research on

HAHNEMANN’s life, establishment of

Homeopathy as an acknowledged curative

method, popularization of Homeopathy

through interdisciplinary scientific work.

This Prize is in celebration of the 250

th

year of birth of the founder of

Homeopathy, Dr. Christian Fredrich

Samuel HAHNEMANN and offered by his

birth town Meissen. The Prize is of the

Porcelain manufactury “Großer Meißner

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Globulus” funded by the State Porcelain

Manufacturers Meißen.

The relevant recommendation should

be not more than two A4 size pages and

should be sent before 31.01.2005.” (ZKH.

48, 4/2004)

IV. The Board of Directors of NCH

congratulates Julian WINSTON for

completing 20 years as Editor of

Homeopathy Today. (HT. 24, 1/2004)

V. Remedies prepared according to the

methodologies peculiar to Homeopathy

can be called ‘homeopathic’ only if they

have been prescribed according to the Law

of Similars and have cured the patient.

From the Editor … Julian WINSTON (HT.

24, 1/2004)

VI. Flu Vaccine Facts. The Flu vaccine is

prepared from the fluids of chick embryos

inoculated with specific types of Influenza

virus. It only protects against the three

specific viral strains that are included in

any given year’s Flu vaccine.

The most common reactions which

begin within 12 hours of vaccination are

fever, fatigue, painful joints, and headache.

The most serious affection is Guillain-

Barre Syndrome.

Vulnerable groups for serious

complications from Flu are pregnant

women and the elderly.

A Live-virus Nasal Flu Vaccine was

approved in June 2003 for healthy people

between the ages 5 and 49. This nasal-

spray vaccine is squirted up the nose and

contains a diluted, live virus that could

endanger people with weak immune

systems. (HT. 24, 1/2004)

VII. Promoting Homeopathy at the Grassroots

(HT. 24, 2/2004) National Center for

Homeopathy (NCH) was founded in 1974 and is

not-for-profit. It has the largest grassroots

membership in US. The magazine Homeopathy

Today published by NCH is widely read and is

available online. More than 150 study groups are

affiliated to NCH. NCH conducts annual

conferences with plethora of homeopathic experts.

NCH conducts weekend and week-long summer

school courses. NCH Website –

www.homeopathic.org.

VIII. Homeopathy – it’s

transformational! From the Editor Julian

WINSTON, (HT. 24, 2/2004) The visit to

Dr. Raymond SEIDEL in 1971 changed

the life of Julian WINSTON. The first

transformation was the realization that

non-dependence on many over-the-counter

drugs, as the conditions went away after

homeopathic medicine and never came

back.

The second transformation was that he

slowed down. Gained new tolerance for

people whom he used to find annoying.

Homeopathy changed his outlook and his

life. [I’m sure that many of us will aver to

this = KSS].

IX. Whereas much has been written from

time immemorial on the heroism of

partisans in war and epics have been

written, the fact remains that much cruelty

and wanton destruction happen in any war.

HAHNEMANN said war is a disease. The

world has seen the brutality of Hydrogen

and Plutonium bombs on Hiroshima and

Nagasaki. We read of the destruction by

Napam bombs in the Vietnam War. And

now in the Iraq war the criminality of

using the White Phosphorus! (See The

Hindu, Nov. 23, 2005) Documentary

broadcast was made in the Italian Network

RAI called Falluja: The Hidden

Massacre. “It claimed that the corpses in

the pictures it ran showed strange injuries,

some burnt to the bone, others with skin

hanging from the flesh … The faces have

literally melted away, just like other parts

of the body. The clothes are strangely

intact.” White Phosphorus is an illegal

weapon.

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How can one be so heartless, so

vicious! And who are the ‘scientists’ who

do such researches as to produce such

horrendous weaponry? No scientist worth

his salt should be a party to such

inventions. = KSS

X. Most money does not come from just

armament sale, which seems to be

America’s main industry, but by creating

scares of epidemics. For example, says

Maneka GANDHI in her article ‘Fear

Factor’ (The New Sunday Express, Dec.

11, 2005) “Bird Flu, the latest scare

“perpetrated by the American government

and the Pharmaceutical companies.” She

writes - “In eight years since the H5N1

Virus was supposedly detected in poultry

birds, 53 people have died - 37 in Vietnam,

12 in Thailand and 4 in Cambodia. Seven

thousand people the world over are struck

by lightning-strike. [As many thousands

still die of Typhoid = KSS] Are 54 deaths

an epidemic - or worse still a Pandemic?”

Billions of dollars are amassed by the

Pharmaceutical Companies which hold the

patent for so-called vaccinations against

‘Bird Flu’. Many of the high level

members of the Government in America

are in the Pharmaceutical trade. For each

vial of the ‘vaccine’ Tamiflu sold there is

royalty. “WHO warns of human Flu

pandemic. How many cases reported in

Europe so far by WHO? Not one. The

only thing that is mutating is the

propaganda line, and the resulting fear

factor.”

So where do all these point to?

Money-making by simply creating a panic.

And the ‘scientific’ community play along

with these people!

XI. Surviving The Monsoon, Kalpana

SHARMA (The Hindu, Chennai, 17 June,

2005): In the remote rural areas and tribal

hamlets there is no access to health care as

such especially to the poor. It is these

people who need health care the most, but

in fact are deprived of it. Some NGOs

have been doing very dedicated service in

these areas, quietly.

During the monsoon season, there is a

spurt in the number of child deaths,

especially of infants within the first 28

days of their birth. The Infant Mortality

Rate (IMR) is 68 per 1000 live births at

present.

Decentralised health care seems to be a

good answer to the rural health problems.

This involves local women. Accredited

Social Health Activists (ASHAs), as they

will be termed.

The pioneers in this work is the doctor

couple Rani and Abhay BANG, and their

organization, Society for Education,

Action and Research in Community Health

(SEARCH) based in the tribal-dominated

Gadchiroli district.

Recognising the problems, the BANGs

trained village women as Village Health

Workers (VHWs). It was observed that it

was neonatal mortality that was pushing up

the IMR figures. One of the crucial factors

causing death, apart from Asphyxia during

the birthing process and low birth weight,

was Pneumonia.

The BANGs work has reduced the

mortality significantly. Their work was

recognized internationally.

The one important factor that has a

particular bearing on rural health mission,

in the experience of the BANGs is the

selection Of Village Health Worker

(VHW), selection of the right person

“probably the single most important

decision for ensuring success at the

community level”. The BANGs involved

the community in selecting the VHWs.

The VHWs were all women. They were

well-trained. Supervision every 15 days

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was built into the programme. The

VHW’s salary was pegged at an amount

marginally higher than what she could earn

as an agricultural labourer. This ensured

that only the poorer women applied for the

job. They were trained in routine ailments

even in adults and not just in infants.

By picking up and training women

from the villages where the problem

occurs, the BANGs have shown a practical

way to deal with the problem of lack of

access to health care. [It is high time that

the Homeopathy practicing community

rises up to the occasion and provide similar

health care in rural areas, with

Homeopathy. Don’t we have young

talents, committed to the welfare of the

poor who need the health care the most.

And is not Homeopathy the most cost

effective? = KSS]

XII. Health care and Homeopathy.

Where do we fit? (HT. 23, 10/2003, 24,

1/2004): ‘Notes from the Board of

Director’, NCH says that homeopathic

community is composed of numerous

constituencies, each with its own agenda

and needs; “in this way it is not dissimilar

to the way it was in the 1880s” [When

Constantin HERING passed away = KSS]

Paul STARR in his 1984 Pulitzer prize

winning book The Social Transformation

of American Medicine while analyzing

the rise and fall of Homeopathy in the

U.S. says that “divisions within the

homeopathic school caused a crisis of

identity - with some homeopathic

practitioners becoming too politically

extreme to communicate to the rest of the

medical world and others being slowly co-

opted, eventually evolving into allopaths

themselves”.

Several questions are raised by the

‘Board of Directors’ of the NCH of

licensing of Homeopathy because of other

disciplines within (Medical Doctors,

Osteopathic physicians, Chiro-practice

physicians, Nurse Practitioners, etc.).

There are also questions of clinical drug

trials. Can we embrace completely, the

slowly emerging changes in the Health

Care and can we maintain our identity as

homeopaths?

In reference to the above Robert

STEWART writes that the allopathic

Medicine has become a world, a world

unto itself, and as if everything must

fit within its view, and everyone is forced

to frame their discourse in terms of it.

[The recent Lancet condemnation of

Homeopathy is most relevant in this

context = KSS.] This coup by Allopathy

has been made by the Licensing Laws [In

India although the licensing is separate and

exclusive, the “medical education” is

mostly embracing Allopathy and the

licensed homeopathic doctor wishes to be

recognised within this hegemonic group of

‘Doctors’. The present trend in India of

Post Graduate degrees in several branches

- Pharmacology, Gynaecology, etc. -

would lead to these becoming a mongrel

group = KSS]. Robert STEWART rightly

calls attention to the fact that medical

licensing laws were never put in place by

consumers looking for protection … but by

a medical profession seeking to establish

positions of power and privilege.

“An aware, egalitarian, and pluralistic

society should find all medical licensing

laws abhorrent. It has to do with a basic

constitutional understanding of the

difference between inalienable rights and

practitioner freedoms.”

XIII. President’s Message. FRYE,

Joyce (AJHM. 97, 4/2004) There was a

two-day conference on the homeopathic

treatment of the patient with Pneumonia

led by Andre SAINE. He provided two

full days of cured cases of Pneumonia

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from his own practice as well as the

historical literature with the remedies

removed so the audience could work

through the remedy selection with him.

The cases focused primarily on physical

signs and symptoms for both baseline

assessment and follow-up e.g. changes in

fever, pulse rate and temperature along

with the usual search for peculiar

symptoms and without the “psychobabble

that has come to dominate too much of

modern Homeopathy.” It is said that

“200,000 people are hospitalized annually,

and 36,000 die from Influenza each year.”

XIV. Hahnemann Monument

Restoration Report. CHASE, Sandra

(AJHM. 97, 4/2004) The project started on

15 September 2004. Colored mosaic glass

to renovate the arch was obtained from Ori

Colorati from Italy. Several formulations

of grout were made to match what is there

on the arch. The Senior Conservator Judy

JACOB is in charge of the work.

XV. Homeopathy and Spirituality: A Practical

View TESSLER, Neil (SIM. XVII, 4/2004) The

author recognized Spirituality in the Philosophy

when he became interested in Homeopathy

thirty years ago. It seemed to him there was a

natural harmony between a spiritual point of

view and Homeopathy as a system of medicine.

Certainly, a spiritual consideration of the

implications of Homeopathy, will be found in

the writings and thinking of every major

homeopath from HAHNEMANN, through

KENT to VITHOULKAS, etc.

A journey down into the assumptions, notions,

interpretations, sensations and images that form our

inner world can be as startling, awesome and

liberating as transcendent visions of light, love and

truth reaching down to us.

The personal journey to wholeness of the

physician becomes a significant and practical

intersection of Spirituality and Homeopathy. It

requires only the willingness to do the exploration

we expect of our patients.

XVI. CHC Exam preparation SHORR, Heidi

(SIM. XVII, 4/2004) Instructions for the

preparation for the examination of Council for

Homeopathic Certification are given. A case is

presented.

54-year-old man with a lively, chatty

presentation. Pain in testicles as being squashed.

More on left side. Worse by tight clothing. First

started on waking in the morning one day. Feeling

as if bed is sinking on the left side on waking.

History of Rheumatic Fever as a child with weak

heart. Occasional chest pain extending to left

axilla. Fear of water.

Analysis: The center of gravity in the case is

physical. No predominant indications of any

typical miasmatic patterns. What needs to be

healed is the limitation of the state by the Orchitis

and delusion of bed sinking.

Remedies considered were Lach., Merc., Phos.,

Con., Spong., Rhod.

Lachesis was chosen and given in 1M potency.

The pain increased for 6 hours and then stopped. A

week later, pain in left arm and hand that reminded

him of when he had been ill as a child; this resolved

in few days. No recurrence.

XVII. An Interview with Begabati

LENNIHAN by TESSLER, Neil. (SIM. XVII,

4/2004) Begabati LENNIHAN is the Director of

Teleosis School of Homeopathy in Cambridge,

MA.

She graduated in History from Harvard and

opened a health food store through which she was

familiar with about every alternate healing modality

and was convinced that Homeopathy had the

greatest power to heal on all levels.

Most of the homeopathic schools teach in a

lecture format and not encouraging students to

think for themselves because of the highly

individualized nature of the homeopathic process.

In the Teleosis school founded by Joel

KREISBERG teaching consists of conveying

knowledge, skills and attitudes. Most of the time is

spent practising skills. Homeopathic process is

broken into manageable chunks and exercises

created to practice and master one of those chunks

at a time. The result is a classroom in which

students are active and lecturing is kept to a

minimum.

Supportive environment is created by forming

groups of three to try out their ideas and come up

with answers.

Placing the focus of power and energy in the

students rather than the teacher reflects the

homeopath-patient relationship.

Homeopaths need to have some kind of

spiritual or self-reflective practice that helps them

to stay centered and inwardly attuned while with

patients. If we can become inwardly silent, we can

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be receptive to the patient’s energy. There can be

tremendous learning from this.

Meditating before a class or a case helps to

focus and be more receptive and at the end

consolidates learning.

LENNIHAN would like to develop the positive

aspects of remedies and the notion of Homeopathy

as a way to support people in their spiritual growth

and helping them to fulfill their own highest

purpose on earth.

XVIII. HERON, Krista (SIM. XVII, 4/2004) The

author has attended 30 seminars of Massimo

MANGIALAVORI in 8 years. Massimo teaches

from his experience and his cured cases. He

presents cases that have a minimum of two years

follow-up. The remedy acting both constitutionally

as well as acutely.

By comparing cases, he builds an

understanding of the family themes as a whole

while individuating the remedies within the family.

In addition, he teaches case analysis and

methodology. The main goal is to understand the

strategies in the patient that have been present

throughout their life, particularly those that are

related to the basic needs of the system and the

patient’s essential themes.

XIX. Pathogenesy of Cisplatinum JULIAN O.A.

This Proving was originally published in 1983 in

the same journal – La Revue Belge. This

republication is linked to another article about

Cisplatinum in Flemish by Dr De GROOTE, which

gives several clinical cases and a Repertory.

The Cisplatinum patient is irritable,

changeable, restless, and more active in the

evening. The patient dreams about journeys,

meetings, accidents or suicides. She or he suffers a

lot of headaches and neurological symptoms,

including tremor, paraesthesia, loss of coordination

of hands, and decrease of knee jerk. Other

interesting symptoms are bleeding gums,

Leucopaenia, Thrombocytopenia, Asthma, Rhinitis

with sneezing or nasal blockage, Renal

insufficiency, Cramps, muscular pains, skin allergy,

Acne, and loss of hair. (La Revue Belge 2004; 2: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

XX. Cocculus indicus IRIGOYEN E. Cocculus

indicus is well known for travel sickness, but has

many other symptoms. The patient is anxious

about the health of sick persons and very

susceptible to all mental disturbances. He answers

slowly, reflects long, and dwells on past

disagreeable events. Everything is slowed down.

There may also be: vertigo when sitting up;

metallic taste with loss of appetite and inclination

to vomit; amenorrhea with headache or faintness

with nausea; faintness from pain during stool;

weakness in cervical or lumbar region; paralysis

from the small of the back downward; paraesthesia

alternatively in feet and hands; totters when

walking. (La Revue Belge 2004; 2: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

XXI. Polychrests indicated in maturity-onset

Diabetes DECAIX E. Homeopathy is useful in

maturity-onset Diabetes, alongside the allopathic

treatment, because it helps to stabilize the disease.

Homeopathy might also help to avoid some

complications (an assessment should be

undertaken).

Some medicines are particularly indicated.

Different ‘Sulphur types’ are described, especially

the ‘fat Sulphur’, which should be compared to

Antimonium crudum, and the ‘thin Sulphur’ which

should make one consider whether the patient has

developed Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (as well as

Arsenicum album, Phosphorus, Psorinum or the

different acids). Other potential medicines include

Graphites, Thuja, Calcarea carbonica and Baryta

carbonica. (Homéopathie Européenne 2004; 3: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

XXII. Study of 4553 cases in a homeopathic

practice COLIN P. This study was done between

1999 and 2001, and confirms a previous study,

published in the British Homeopathic Journal

(2000; 89: 116-121). Paediatrics constituted 28.7%

of the cases; of which group, 60.5% are infectious

diseases, and 16% are psychic disorders. In the

adult group, 31.9% of the cases are psychological

disorders, 15.2% infectious diseases and 10% are

rheumatological. The other main diseases are

cardiovascular (8.62% of adult cases), gynaecology

(7.7% of adult cases), digestive diseases (6.3% of

adult cases), dermatology (5% in both child and

adult group), and allergy (2.5 % in children and

1.7% in the adult group).

The results show that Homeopathy is useful in

a lot of diseases, and can avoid side effects of

allopathic medicines and iatrogenic diseases. The

very low percentage of allopathy used in this study,

particularly in infectious, allergic, rheumatological,

and psychological ailments, seems to be a strong

argument for the efficacy of Homeopathy in these

diseases. In the conclusion the status of

homeopathic doctors and the problem of

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homeopathic training are mentioned.

(Homéopathie Européenne 2004; 3: in

HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

XXIII. Obituary Dr. John Stephen HUGHES-

GAMES 26 May 1927 - 22 July 2004 by David

SPENCE. John qualified from Bristol University

in 1954. His first homeopathic course was in the

early 1960s and met Dr. Margery BLACKIE with

whom he established a warm friendship. For 18

months he studied Homeopathy in the morning and

helped her practice in the evenings. He spent a

great deal of time and energy in promoting medical

Homeopathy and had local radio broadcasts. He

also wrote a number of original articles. 15 years

ago he started Bristol Medical Homeopathic Group

which had about 200 members. He was an

enthusiastic lecturer and inspired generations of

doctors to take up Homeopathy.

(HOMEOPATHY, 93, 4/2004)

XXIV. Obituary George Patrick KINSELLA 16

April 1958 - 27 July 2004 by Peter GREGORY.

George KINSELLA graduated as a Vet fromTrinity

College, Dublin in 1981. George always needed to

learn more and to share what he knew and his sheer

energy and love for people commanded the

attention and respect of anyone prepared to listen.

He obtained Vet MFHom in 1999. His great

passion in life was to spread the word of

Homeopathy, its practice and its philosophy. He

brought humour, enthusiasm, passion, commitment

and love, he had a spiritual view of the Universe of

great depth and wisdom and this world will be less

rich for his leaving it. (HOMEOPATHY, 93,

4/2004)

XXV. After a Stroke, Artistic Transformation.

New research has shown that minor brain damage

can modify a person’s approach to creativity.

Dr. Jean-Marie ANNONI and colleagues at

Lausanne University in Switzerland have

documented a change in the work of two skilled

Swiss painters who suffered mild strokes. The

artists’ use of colour and line has altered

significantly. This is due to the subtle losses of

emotional control and executive function –

intellectual self-editing skills.

The lack of strict formal rules in artistic

creativity allows the development of new abilities

after brain dysfunction, which depend not only on

the artists’ personality, but also on the lesion site

and the brain’s ability to reorganize.

Bruce MILLER, a neurologist at the University

of California, San Francisco, has documented a

variety of creative changes in people who suffer

brain damage, said that much of the brain was

involved in inhibition, and that damage to one area

might free activity in another. CAREY, Benedict

(The Hindu, 25 May 2005)

XXVI. It is machine indeed. It seems that some

libraries in the U.S. have book bound in human

skin! “Infact, a number of finest libraries in the

U.S. including Harvard’s, have such books. ….

Wealthy bibliophiles acquired skin from executed

criminals, medical school cadavers, and people who

died in the poor house. “The Boston Athenaeum, a

private library, has an 1837 copy of George

Walton’s memoirs bound in his own skin. Walton

was a highwayman and left the volume to one of

his victims ...” (The Hindu, Chennai, 12 Jan.

2006). [How mad and insensitive can one be! It is

said that skins of some of Jews who were in death

camps of Nazi Germany were used to make

pouches, wallets, hand bags! And all these have

happened only with connivance of the

doctors=KSS.]

XXVII. When Science Turns to Wishful

Thinking: (Tim RADFORD, Guardian

Newspapers, The Hindu, Chennai 12 Jan. 2006):

narrates some of the ‘frauds’, ‘hoaxes’ played by

‘scientists’ craving to get rich, fame and name by

announcing grand experimental results. The ‘Stem

cell Therapy and advances in cloning’ in May 2005,

which he retracted later, the claim of two Scientists

in Utah, USA to have achieved cold fusion, which

later proved to be ‘illusory’, the American

“discovery” of the HIV virus; also that in 1999 a

famous U.S. laboratory extended the periodic table,

which ‘discoveries’ were later withdrawn and a

physicist fired for cooking the books; that the

British Psychologist Cyril Burt used respect data to

“prove” that IQ was inherited, and “warped

academic thinking for at least a decade”; and “in

the Philippines in 1971 a Government expert

claimed to have found a Stone Age tribe untouched

by modern civilization ….. it turned out to be a

hoax and their discoverer disappeared 12 years later

with millions of dollars raised to ‘protect’ them

from modernity.” (Guardian Newspapers, in The

Hindu, Jan. 12, 2006)

XXVIII. It is well known that cruel unethical

“medical” experiments have been going on since

decades mostly to quench the scientist’s passion.

These experiments were performed ostensibly in

the ‘promotion’ of Medicine, upon hapless animals

mostly and sometimes upon humans. The

experiments during the Nazi regime is unbeatable

in cruelty.

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A report in The Hindu, 29 Sept., 1998 reads

“The only surviving man to have practiced

Medicine at Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz

concentration camp during World War II Hans

MUENCH said he had no regrets and defended his

work as “important for science” (!). MUENCH

defended his superior Josef MENGELE who was

charged with “torturing thousands of children while

conducting genetic experiments”. MUENCH said

he was lucky to have been able to conduct ‘cutting-

edge experiments’ previously possible only on

rabbits”!

[And what benefits indeed have flown to the

humans from these horrific experiments, pray? It is

a blessing that Homeopathy does not at all need

such experiments and we keep far, far away from

the Hegemony Medicine=KSS]

XXIX. Internationaler Coethener Erfahrungs-

austausch (Koethen International Discussion of

the experiences) (ICE 3) 11-13 Sept. 2003.

Homeopathic treatment of Cancer Patients: Five

participants from four countries reported in Koethen

theirpractical experiences in homeopathic treatment

of Cancer patients during the course of three days.

Over 100 delegates visited the Congress and

discussed enthusiastically the encouraging results.

Manuel MATEU-RATERA (Barcelona, Spain)

presented a study of a 60 Cancer patients with

statistics and with 10 cases presented the course of

the treatment and results. A short form of this is

published in this issue of the Journal (AHZ. 249,

5/2004). Frank KUHLMANN-CUSTODIS

(Walbröl, Germany) spoke.

XXX. Vaccines: Are they Really Safe and

Effective (CCR. 11, 2/2004). This is a collection

of some information from periodicals and books.

India Today – Hindi version edition 4 October

2004 gives statistic to show that in so far as U.P.

State in India is concerned Polio cases are more in

the Muslim community which may perhaps be due

to non-vaccination (for Polio) of Muslim children

due to the fear that this immunization would make

their children infertile and perhaps it is a conspiracy

against Muslims.

There is an extract from the book “Vaccines:

Are they Really Safe and Effective? A Parent’s

Guide to Childhood Shots” by Neil Z. MILLER”.

The Foreword by Harold E. BUTTRAM to the

above books is given. This Foreword questions the

efficacy and safety of the “current childhood

vaccination programs”.

This is followed a small write-up about the

“Mandatory” vaccines and also a brief about the

history and efficacy of the Polio Vaccine (The Salk

Vaccine).

Dr. Subhash MEHER “ponders” over the

vaccinations and the role of Homeopathy.

Dr. MISTRY writes on the ‘Pros and Cons’ of

vaccines. Also mentions the homeopathic

medicines which will give immunity to the many

childhood illnesses for which they are now given

several vaccinations.

XXXI. Address by Prime Minister Dr.

Manmohan SINGH at the CSIR Diamond

Jubilee Technology Award and S.S. Bhatnagar

Prizes Presentation Function. Excerpts relevant to

health and Medicine: “Last week, I was informed of

a breakthrough discovery, of a new molecule to

treat a dreadful disease like Tuberculosis. I am told

that this is the first new molecule to appear since

1963. …Since Tuberculosis takes a toll of 5 lakh

lives every year in our country, this discovery could

be of immense social and economic significance.

… I assure you that in so far our Government has a

role, our Government is fully committed to give

Science and Technology a place of pride in all our

national endeavors. … Let me recall what Louis

PASTEUR said in 1871. He said, “There does not

exist a category of Science to which one can give

the name Applied Science. There are Science and

the application of Science, bound together as the

fruit of the tree which bears it”. This has

historically been characteristic of our approach in

India. … Therefore, I wish to rest today the debate

about what our priority should be – basic or applied

Science. I think the answer is both”

[In so far as Homeopathy is concerned it is

Practical Therapeutics = KSS] (Source: CSIR

News. Oct. 15, 2004, Science & Culture, 70, 9-

10/2004)

XXXII. Health at the Cross Roads

– the Indian Scene Dr. D.B. BISHT with

his decades of experience in high offices in

the Health Ministry of the Government of

India writes (NAMAH. 11, 4/2004) that

India has “on the one hand the most

modern sophisticated institutions and on

the other the most primitive health centers

where even the bare minimum of facilities

for health and sickness are yet to be

provided”. “As long as hunger and

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poverty stalk our population, enjoyment of

health, human dignity and quality of life

will remain a distant dream”. In spite of

“planning”, over the years the distinction

between the affluent and deprived classes

has become more sharp. Suicides, even

group suicides due to primary economic

strains have increased manifold; such as

amongst farmers.” [Exactly contrary to

what Louis PASTEUR is quoted to have

said (see … above), Dr. BISHT says

“Health is an applied Science.”

The cure of the whole problem is that

‘doctors’ who get medical college

admission at a high cost (some Universities

are above Rs. 25 lakh for a seat) have to

make all the money as soon as possible.

Hence the high costs. Hence the medical

graduates throng the city. In a rural set up

they cannot get much money. All is

“professional”, no dedication to “Serve”

and be served. Grab as much as you can as

early as you can. Let specialty hospital

spring up in all cities and in the name of

investigations milk the patient dry and

dead, is the motto. As for the farmers

suicides, they have not only lost their crops

but their sickness has costed them a hefty

expenditure (without appropriate benefit)

leading to borrow more from private

money lenders at exhorbitant interest rates

which even their next generation cannot

pay off. This is the “medical” scenario in

same parts of India.

And such cost effective, benign

Medicine like Homeopathy also attempts

to join this club of Health looters “for

fraternity sake”. It is all quite sad.=KSS]

XXXIII. Dr. BISHT, Editor NAMAH says

(NAMAH. 12, 2/2004) that while many talk of

‘holistic Medicine’, a holistic approach etc.,

neither is it taught in the medical school, nor it is

practiced. Only lip service is given. “It is

doubtful if there is a single text book on holistic

medicine for medical students.”

Dr. BIGHT suggests a “unified” system.

“Attempts were made in India by the Director

General of Health Services, to bring top

Practitioners of different systems under one roof

so that they could consider ways and means of

achieving something which might be called a

‘national system’. But what was the result?

Chaos. The so-called system Practitioners

started high-lighting the pitfalls of all the others

and the meetings could achieve nothing.”

“A question is posed: which alternative

system will survive? Only time will tell, but

meanwhile we should continue to study in an

unbiased manner the outcome of various

therapies. Truth cures and Truth survives.” [We

agree. Truth alone will succeed. Satyameva

Jayathe = KSS]

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LIST OF JOURNALS

Full addresses of the Journals covered by

this Quarterly Homeopathic Digest are

given below:

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1. AHZ: Allgemeine Homöopathische

Zeitung, Karl F. Haug Verlag, Hüthig

GmbH, im Weiher 10, 69121,

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.

2. AJHM: American Journal of

Homeopathic Medicine, formerly

Journal of the American Institute of

Homeopathy (JAIH). 801 N. Fairfax

Street, Suite 306 Alexandria, VA

22314.

3. CCR: Homoeopathic Clinical Case

Recorder, Dr. Subhash Meher, Near

Hotel Chanakya, Anandrishiji Marg,

Burudgaon Road, AHMEDNAGAR-

414001.

4. THE HINDU: Newspaper, Chennai–

600 002.

5. HH: Homeopathic Heritage, B. Jain

Publishers Overseas, 1920, Street

No.10, Chuna Mandi, Paharganj, Post

Box 5775, New Delhi - 110 055.

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6. HL: Homeopathic Links,

Homeopathic

Research & Charities, F/s, Saraswat

Colony,

Linking Road, Santacruz (W),

Mumbai

400054.

7. HOMEOPATHY: Formerly British

Homeopathic Journal (BHJ),

Homeopathy, Faculty of Homeopathy,

29 Park Street West, Luton,

Bedfordshire, LU13BE, UK.

8. HT: Homeopathy Today, National

Center for Homeopathy, 801, North

Fairfax Street, Suite 306,

ALEXANDRIA, VA. 22314, USA.

9. NAMAH: New Approches to

Medicine and Health, Sri Aurobindo

Society, PONDICHERRY – 605 001.

10. NJH: National Journal of

Homeopathy, 71B Saraswati Road,

Near Gokul Icecream,, Santacruz (W),

MUMBAI – 400 054.

11. S&C: Science and Culture, Indian

Science News Association, 92,

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road,

KOLKATA – 700 009.

12. SIM: Simillimum, The Journal of the

Homeopathic Academy of

Naturopathic Physicians, P.O. Box

8341, Covington, WA 98042, USA.

13. ZKH: Zeitschrift für Klassische

Homöopathie, Karl F. Haug Verlag,

Hüthig GmbH, Im Weiher 10, D-69121

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY.

PART II

(This section contains abstracts/extracts

from selected articles; even the entire

article in some case)

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1. Dr. HERING’s Preface

(to HAHNEMANN’s Chronic

Diseases)

(AH. 6/2000)

[Original publisher’s note:

The following article has been kindly

furnished by Dr. HERING of Philadelphia,

in German. The Editor, Dr. HEMPEL, is

responsible for the translation.].

HAHNEMANN’s work on Chronic

diseases may be considered a continuation

of his Organon; the medicines which will

follow the present volume may therefore

be considered a continuation of his

Materia Medica Pura. As the principles

and rules of general therapeutics have been

developed in the Organon, so does

HAHNEMANN develop, in the present

treatise, the principles and rules which

ought to prevail in the treatment of chronic

diseases, whose name is legion. In the

Materia Medica Pura HAHNEMANN

describes to us the symptoms which the

general remedies that he tried upon healthy

persons, are capable of producing; the

present treatise, on the contrary, will be

succeeded by an account of those

remedies, which HAHNMANN especially

employed in the treatment of chronic

diseases, and which he therefore called

anti-psorics. In the Organon

HAHNEMANN tries to establish the fact

that the principle Similia Similibus

Curentur is the supreme rule in every true

method of cure, and he shows how this

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rule is to be followed in the treatment of

disease; whereas in his treatise on the

chronic diseases, which is based upon the

Organon and does not, in the least, modify

or alter its teachings, HAHNEMANN

shows that most chronic diseases,

originating in a common source and being

related amongst each other, a special class

of remedies designated by HAHNEMANN

anti-psorics, should be used in the

treatment of those diseases. This common

source of most chronic diseases, according

to HAHNEMANN, is Psora.

The shallow opponents of

Homeopathy - and we never had any

other! - pounced upon the theory

of the Psoric Miasm with a view of

attacking it with their hollow and

unmeaning sarcasms. Making Psora to be

identical with itch, they sneeringly

pretended that according to

HAHNEMANN’s doctrine the itch was the

primitive evil, and that this doctrine was

akin to the

doctrine of the original sin recognized by

the Christian Faith.*

With the same impudence with which

they had, on former occasions, asserted,

that HAHNEMANN rejects all pathology

in his Organon, they now asserted that he

himself advanced a pathological

hypothesis, and “that the true which it

contained was not new, nor the new true.”

Equitable judges will not fail to

recognize in this treatise on chronic

diseases the same carefulness of study and

observation which the great author of

Homeopathy has shown in all his other

writings. HAHNEMANN had no other

object in view except to cure. All the

energies of his great soul were directed to

this one end. His object was not to

overthrow pathology, although the

pathology of his time had been set aside as

a heap of foolish speculations, and has

been replaced by other systems, that may

perhaps suffer the same fate in fifty years;

he merely contended against the foolish

and presumptuous application of

pathological hypotheses to the treatment of

disease. He rejected and overthrew the

foolish belief which had been driven like a

rusty nail, into the minds of the Profession

and, by their instrumentality, into the

minds of the people, that the remedies

should be given against a name, against an

imaginary disease, and that the name of

this imaginary disease indicated the

remedy. Up to this day physicians have

been engaged in accrediting that

superstition. Whence should otherwise

spring the desire which so many patients

manifest, of inquiring into the name of the

disease, as if a knowledge of that name

were sufficient to discover the true remedy

against the disease. Many patients are

disconsolate when the doctor cannot tell

them what is the matter with them. Do we

gain anything by being able to say that the

disease is Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver-

complaint? Does it avail the patient any to

be able to repeat his doctor’s ipse dixit

“that he is bilious, nervous, etc.?” Do

these words mean anything definite? Are

there yet physicians foolish enough to

believe that their speculative explanations

mean any thing? Does not every body

acknowledge that they are mere ignes fatui

(Wills o’ wisp - Ed.) flitting to and fro

upon the quagmire of the old decayed

systems of pathology?

Assuredly, a physician of modern date,

who has not remained altogether ignorant,

would be

ashamed of assuring his patients with the

air of a deep thinker, that one has a disease

of the spine, another consumption, a third a

uterine affection, etc. Every tyro in

pathology knows that all this means

nothing definite, and that it is only to very

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ignorant persons that such assertions can

be given as science. Every tyro knows that

the question is, to find out what are the

symptoms and the nature of that disease of

the spine or the uterus. It is moreover

known that this more precise knowledge is

necessary as respects prognosis, and for

the purpose of regulating the mode of life

of the patient; but it is also settled that to

know merely the variety, to which the

disease belongs, is not sufficient to cure it.

All the successful and celebrated

practitioners of the old school have been

such as have constantly modified and

individualized the treatment of disease.

This is all that HAHNEMANN has tried to

accomplish; with this difference that he has

individualized every case of disease with

much more precision than any of the older

physicians had done. HAHNEMANN had

courage enough, at once to face the

contradictions which constantly existed

between practice and theory; he declare

that the speculative knowledge of

physicians was merely learned dust which

they were in the habit of throwing into

people’s eyes for the purpose of blinding

them and inducing them to consider the

ignorance of the doctors and the

insufficiency of their knowledge as

something respectable. HAHNEMANN

dared to lay down this maxim: that, in

treating disease, he had nothing to do with

its name.

HAHNEMANN teaches that the

remedies should be chosen according to

the symptoms of the patient. The

physician should be governed by what is

certain and safe, not by that which is more

or less uncertain and unsafe, and which is

changed according to fashion. Both in the

Organon and in his treatise on the

Chronic Diseases, HAHNEMANN insists

upon the remedies being chosen in

accordance with the symptoms.

It is not an easy matter to choose a

remedy according to symptoms. This may

be inferred from the manner in which tyros

in Homeopathy and physicians of the old

school who come over to us, go to work.

They constantly rely upon names, giving a

certain remedy in Scarlet fever, because

some one else had found it useful; or a

certain remedy in pulmonary

inflammation, because it had been

successfully exhibited upon a former

occasion; whereas HAHNEMANN teaches

that, because a remedy has helped before,

this is no reason why it should help again

in a similar disease. The symptoms and

not the name are to point out the

remedy. This is also the case in chronic

diseases. In the treatment of chronic

diseases HAHNEMANN has been taught

by experience to give preference to the

anti-psoric remedies. This preference is

not theoretical, and is constantly

subordinate to the general principle.

HAHNEMANN has never said that the

principal constituents of mountains, which

are the most important materials in nature -

the metals, for instance - are the most

important remedies for the cure of the most

universal diseases. However, he has

pointed out the oxides salts of Ammonium,

Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Aluminium,

Magnesium, as the most important anti-

psoric remedies. HAHNEMANN has said

nowhere that the most important

metalloids constitute the most important

remedial agents, although he has

introduced Sulphur, Phosphorus, Silicea,

Chlorine, and Iodine, in one form or

another, as anti-psoric remedies. In

selecting a remedy HAHNEMANN has

never been guided by theories, but always

by experience. He chose his remedies

agreeably to the symptoms which they had

produced upon healthy persons, looking at

the same time to their remedial virtues

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having been tested by practice. This is the

reason why the general views which have

been expressed just now did not prevent

him from admitting as chief anti-psorics

Borax and Ammonium carbonicum,

Anacardium and Clematis.

Why, it may be asked, has a great

number of homeopathic physicians,

neither recognized HAHNEMANN’s

theory of Psora, nor the specific character

of the anti-psoric remedies? Why have

some even gone so far as to set the theory

sneeringly aside, and to decry the anti-

psorics as less trustworthy than the other

remedies?

For the same reason that the astronomical

discoveries of our Herschel are doubted by

people who have no faith in the discoverer, and

are not able to verify his discoveries. To do this,

knowledge, instruments, talent, care,

perseverance, opportunities, and many other

things are required. Not one of all these

requisites can be found with those who are mere

dabblers in practice, scribbling authors

opposing their own opinions and imaginations to

facts and observation.

Or, for the same reason the Ehrenberg’s

discoveries cannot be appreciated by those who

have either no microscope, or who have one

which is not good, or who have a microscope

without understanding the difficult art of using

it; or else who know how to use it, but do not use

it with the same exactness and carefulness as

Ehrenberg, who discovered in the chalk-dust of

visiting cards the shells of new species of

animals, by simply making the cards

transparent by means of the Oil of Turpentine.

Or lastly, for the simple reason that

physicians find it more easy to write

something for print, that to observe nature;

that it is more easy to impose upon people

than to cure the sick, and because the

greater number of physicians is affected

with the delusion that things which they do

not see, do not exist.

If such physicians succeed in effecting

a cure, they are at once ready to boast of

their exploits, whereas the cure was due to

HAHNEMANN’s doctrine, to the

remedies which he has discovered, to the

researches of other physicians, to their

instructions or example, or to so-called

chance. But if they do not succeed, they

impute their failure to anything but

themselves: it is Homeopathy that is

deficient; this or that rule is not correct; the

Materia Medica is at fault; or, if

something in HAHNEMANN’s system

does not suit them, they are prone to say

that they have never seen this or that, that

they cannot agree with it. And in talking

in this way, they really imagine to have

said something against the matter itself.

Upon the same ground that

HAHNEMANN carefully distinguished

from the disease the symptoms which

owed their existence to dietetic

transgressions, or to medicinal

aggravations; upon the same grounds that

he acknowledged as standing and

independent diseases the acute Miasms,

known as Purpura, Measles, Scarlatina,

Small pox, Whooping cough, etc., or that

he distinguished the venereal Miasm into

Syphilis and Sycosis, we may afterwards,

if experience should demand it, subdivide

Psora into several species and varieties.

This is no objection to HAHNEMANN’s

theory. HAHNEMANN has taken the first

great step without denying the faculty of

progressive development inherent in his

system. But let improvements be made in

such a way as to become useful, not

prejudicial, to the patients. We ought to

raise our super-structure upon

HAHNEMANN’s own ground, in the

direction which he has first imparted to his

doctrine.

Although it matters little what opinions

the respective disciples of HAHNEMANN

hold relatively to the theory of Psora, I

will nevertheless, communicate a short

extract from my essay, Guide to the

Progressive Development of

Homeopathy.

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Guide to the Progressive Development of

Homeopathy:

“As acute diseases terminate in an

eruption upon the skin, which divides,

dries up, and then passes off, so it is with

many chronic diseases. All diseases

diminish in intensity, improve, and are

cured by the internal organism freeing

itself from them little by little; the internal

disease approaches more and more to the

external tissues, until it finally arrives at

the skin.”

“Every homeopathic physician must

have observed that the improvement in

pain takes place from above downward;

and in diseases, from within outward. This

is the reason why chronic diseases, if they

are thoroughly cured, always terminate in

some cutaneous eruption, which differs

according to the different constitutions of

the patients. This cutaneous eruption may

be even perceived when a cure is

impossible, and even when the remedies

have been improperly chosen. The skin

being the outermost surface of the body, it

receives upon itself the extreme

termination of the disease. This cutaneous

eruption is not a mere morbid secretion

having been chemically separated from the

internal organism in the form of a gas, a

liquid, or a solid; it is the whole of the

morbid action which is pressed from

within outward, and it is characteristic of a

thorough and really curative treatment.

The morbid action of the internal organism

may continue either entirely, or more or

less in spite of this cutaneous eruption.

Nevertheless, this eruption always is a

favourable symptom; it alleviates the

sufferings of the patient, and generally

prevents a more dangerous affection.

“The thorough cure of a widely

ramified chronic disease in the organism is

indicated by the most important organs

being first relieved; the affection passes off

in the order in which the organs had been

affected, the more important being relieved

first, the less important next, and the skin

last.”

“Even the superficial observer will not

fail in recognizing this law of order. An

improvement which takes place in a

different order can never be relied upon. A

fit of hysteria may terminate in a flow of

urine; other fits may either terminate in the

same way, or in haemorrhage; the next

succeeding fit shows how little the

affection had been cured. The disease may

take a different turn, it may change its

form and, in this new form, it may be less

troublesome; but the general state of the

organism will suffer in consequence of this

transformation.”

“Hence it is that HAHNEMANN

inculcates with so much care the important

rule to attend to the moral symptoms, and

to judge of the degree of homeopathic

adaptation, existing between the remedy

and the disease, by the improvement which

takes place in the moral condition, and the

general well-being of the patient.”

“The law of order which we have

pointed out above, accounts for the

numerous cutaneous eruptions consequent

upon homeopathic treatment, even where

they never had been seen before; it

accounts for the obstinacy with which

many kinds of herpes and ulcers remain

upon the skin, whereas others are

dissipated like snow. Those which remain,

do remain because the internal disease is

yet existing. This law of order also

accounts for the insufficiency of violent

sweats, when the internal disease is not yet

disposed to leave its hiding-place. It lastly

accounts for one cutaneous affection being

substituted for another.”

“This transformation of the internal

affection of such parts of the organism as

are essential to important functions, to a

cutaneous affection - a transformation

which is entirely different from the violent

change effected by means of Autenrieth’s

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ointment, ammonium, croton-oil,

cantharides, mustard, etc. -is chiefly

effected by the anti-psoric remedies.

“Other remedies may sometimes effect

that transformation, even the use of water,

change of climate, of occupation, etc; but it

is more safely, more mildly and more

thoroughly effected by the anti-psoric

remedies.”

This latter is altogether an individual

opinion; others may have different

opinions relative to the same subject; this

needs not to prevent us from aiming all of

us at the same end, side by side, in perfect

harmony.

But alas! the rules which the

experienced founder of Homeopathy lays

down in the subsequent work with so much

emphasis, are not always practiced, and

therefore, cannot be appreciated. Many

oppose them; cures which otherwise might

be speedy and certain, are delayed; much

injury is being done by the wiseacres who

intrude themselves into our literature and

mix with it as chaff with the wheat. On all

this we may console ourselves with the

expectation that also in the history of

science there will be those great days of

harvest, when the tares shall be gathered in

bundles and thrown into the fire.

It is the duty of all of us to go farther in

the theory and practice of Homeopathy

than HAHNEMANN has done. We ought

to seek the truth which is before us and

forsake the errors of the past. But woe

unto him who, on that account, should

personally attack the author of our

doctrine; he would burthen himself with

infamy. HAHNEMANN was a great

savant, inquirer, and discoverer; he was as

true a man, without falsity, candid and

open as a child, and inspired with pure

benevolence and with a holy zeal for

science.

When at last the fatal hour had struck

for the sublime old man who had preserved

his vigour almost to his last moments, then

it was that the heart of his consort who had

made his last years the brightest of his life,

was on the point of breaking. Many of us,

seeing those who are dearest to us engaged

in the death-struggle, would exclaim:

“Why should’st thou suffer so much! So

too exclaimed HAHNEMANN’s consort:

“Why should’st thou who hast alleviated

so much suffering, suffer in thy last hour?

This is unjust. Providence have allotted to

thee a painless death.”

Then he raised his voice as he had

often done when he exhorted his disciples

to hold fast to the great principles of

Homeopathy. “Why should I have been

thus distinguished? Each of us should here

attend to the duties which God has

imposed upon him. Although men may

distinguish a more or less, yet no one has

any merit. God owes nothing to me, I to

him all.”

With these words he took leave of the

world, of his friends, and his foes. And

here we take leave of you, reader, whether

our friend or our opponent.

To him who believes that there may yet

be truths which he does not know and

which he desires to know, will be pointed

out such paths as will lead him to the light

he needs. If he who has sincere

benevolence and wishes to work for the

benefit of all, be considered by Providence

a fit instrument for the accomplishment of

the divine will, he will be called upon to

fulfill his mission and will be led to truth

evermore.

It is the spirit of Truth that tries to unite

us all; but the father of Lies keeps us

separate and divided.

Philadelphia, April 22, 1845.

C. Hg.

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* Note of the editor, Dr. HEMPEL: I beg

pardon of my distinguished and learned

friend for annexing a few remarks to this

passage. In doing so I merely anticipate

what I intend to express more fully on this

subject some other occasion.

As it would be absurd for a

philosophical Christian to reject the

doctrine of original sin, so it is absurd for

any one who professes to have a clear

perception of Homeopathy, to reject the

doctrine of an hereditary morbific Miasm.

Both these doctrines must stand and fall

together; and, as truth is one and

indivisible, they both hold and illustrate

each other. If we admit with ROUSSEAU

that everything which leaves the hand of

God, is perfectly holy, then the first

created man must have been perfectly

pure, and must have appeared in the image

and likeness of his maker. It seems to me

absurd to suppose that something perfectly

pure can, of itself,

by its own free and orderly development,

produce things impure and evil. We do not

know how far God permitted an adaptation

to evil to co-exist in the first man together

with an adaptation to goodness. But this

we certainly know that evil fruits must be

the result of evil forces. In a certain

moment man, or God through man,

permitted the adaptation to evil to prevail

in his nature; and instantaneously the

forces of evil, be they called serpent, devil,

or otherwise, invaded man’s nature,

engrafted themselves upon it, and have, up

to this moment, perpetuated their existence

in it. This is relatively speaking, a fall,

although, this fall, having been the first

necessary phasis of human development, it

may, in reality, be considered a progress.

Man’s destiny consists in reuniting himself

again with the Divine Life through the

universal expansion of all the faculties of

his soul, and the realization of all the

celestial harmonies the germs of which

God had deposited in his nature, and

towards the construction of which Science

and Art will furnish him the means. The

principle of division or dissolution which

man had suffered to be introduced into his

spiritual nature, must necessarily have

embodied itself in a corresponding

principle in the material organism. It is

this principle which HAHNEMANN calls

Psora. In proportion as man’s spiritual

nature become developed and purified, this

Psoric Miasm will be diminished, and will

finally be completely removed from the

life of humanity. This complete physical

regeneration of human nature will

necessarily be attended with great changes

in all the external relations of man,

education, mode of labouring, living, etc.,

etc.

The principle of division or dissolution in

the human organism as an established and

constituted fact, does not preclude the possibility

of this organism being invaded by acute Miasms.

The Psoric principle marks the general

adaptation to evil, recognized and inherently

received by the human organism; acute diseases

are violent and sudden invasions of the organism

by the forces of evil - which I have named

subversive forces in my Preface. Those sudden

invasions could never have taken place without

man having first admitted the Psoric principle to

be constitutional in his organism.

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Editor’s Note:

This Preface was first published in

1845 in New York by William RADDE, in

Samuel HAHNEMANN’s The Chronic

Diseases: Their

Specific Nature and Homeopathic

Treatment, translated and edited by Dr.

Charles J. HEMPEL. It was omitted form

the 1896 translation by Prof. Louis H.

TAFEL which has a Prefatory Note by Dr.

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Richard HUGHES. It is reprinted here

without any editorial changes except

punctuation.

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2. Behold the Whole: Case Analysis/Case

Dynamics/Case Wholeness

SHEPPERD, Joel (AJHM. 97, 4/2004)

1.0. Introduction

Homeopaths labor hard to master the

techniques of proper case taking. They

learn a unique skill and apply it to the best

of their ability. They study what to do and

how to do it. After gathering the

information about the sick person,

homeopaths begin the case analysis. They

decide what is important or characteristic

in the diseased person. But wait. What is

it that we are doing while we do a case?

What are we doing when we analyze

something?

This paper will explore what it is to do

a case. In addition, this paper will expand

on what case analysis is doing, and why

analyzing is only one of the steps in

deciding on the remedy.

2.0. Doing the Case

Doctors must do certain things when

the patient is before them. They must ask

questions; so they memorize which

questions are necessary. If they know the

remedies well, they know more exactly

which questions are pertinent. With

experience, they develop a technique or a

skill. Physical examination is also an

acquired craft. If the doctor interacts

appropriately with the patient, he can apply

these capabilities usefully. No one should

assume that he has a natural aptitude for

people communication. It is also a skill to

be mastered.

2.1. Listening

There are whole books written about

interpersonal communication. How many

homeopathic schools include this

knowledge in their curriculum? Such

courses would develop interviewing skills

and listening skills. “Before we go any

further, it is important to offer a clear

definition of listening. There is more to

this activity than passively absorbing a

speaker’s words. In truth, listening is a

process that consists of five elements:

hearing, attending, understanding,

responding, and remembering.” (1) “How

do I listen? How do I listen to others? As if

everyone

were my Master speaking to me his

cherished last words.” (2) The art of

listening is part of a larger technique

required by the homeopath: the doctor as

observer.

2.2. Objective/subjective observing

In mainstream science, the first

presupposition is that the subject is

separate from the object. This is the

starting point and purpose of the research.

“Science represents the attempt to describe

the world to the extent that it is

independent of our thought and action.

Our senses rank only as more or less

imperfect aids enabling us to acquire

knowledge about the objective world.” (3)

This division of the world into two

sections creates a very crude image of

reality. Science is further and further away

from the immediate world of the senses -

more abstract and remote from the

common experience.

Mainstream science creates a myth of

objectivity. The act of observing always

changes the observed. “It was originally

the aim of all science to describe nature as

far as possible as it is; i.e. without our

interference and our observation. We now

realize that this is an unattainable

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goal…we decide by our selection of the

type of observation employed, which

aspects of nature are to be determined and

which are to be blurred.” (4) Modern

science equates objective observation with

quantitative measurements and

mathematical descriptions.

Subjective observations include

sensations from seeing, hearing, tasting,

touching or smelling; feelings as of anger

or sadness; thoughts as of memory,

judgment or truth. These are qualitative

phenomena experienced within people.

The homeopath does not doubt that

subjective data are part of reality and a

necessary part of the research of people

with disease. …He sees in any given case

of disease only the disturbances to the

senses: subjective symptoms, incidental

symptoms, objective symptoms.” (5)

Scientific truth does not reside with the

objective observer who misses

complexities and multiple perspectives of

the “Object.” There is an interrelationship

of the subject and the object, and it cannot

be ignored.

2.2.1. The homeopathic observer

The goal of a good homeopathic

observer is not to be objective, but to be

accurate. “This capability of observing

accurately is never quite an innate faculty;

it must be chiefly acquired by practice, by

refining and regulating the perceptions of

the senses … together with a constant

distrust of our own powers of

apprehension.” (6) The

subjective perception can create unwanted

assumptions, prejudices or theories; so we

must question repeatedly to verify the

reliability of the data. “The first step to

freeing oneself from the limitations of

one’s perspective is to become aware of

what that perspective is.” (7) Allopathic

physicians are taught that scientific

objectivity makes them most effective.

They believe that mental distance protects

them from becoming wounded by this

difficult work. “Yet objectivity makes us

far more vulnerable emotionally than

compassion or a simple humanity.

Objectivity separates us from the life

around us and within us … Objectivity is

not whole … No one who is untouched by

it can really understand the life around

them either.” (8) Inner calm or inner peace

is needed instead. “It is more a spiritual

quality than a mental quality.” (9) Self

knowledge is a necessary prerequisite to

this state. Introspection, meditation and

experience help us attain it. “The essence

of all true wisdom: know thyself.” (10)

2.2.2. Participatory observing

The observer is not detached, aloof or

disinterested. She is not impartial or

objective. To be an accurate observer, she

needs to exert an active attention and not to

remain a passive onlooker. She needs to

be receptive, not an aggressive intruder.

She needs to be interactive, not overly

open or quietly closed. She is not

objective or subjective, but a participant

who dialogs in a reciprocal relationship.

She does not take the case, but gives and

takes the case.

The participatory stance of the

observer is an integral part of the holistic

view of nature. The doctor and patient

constitute an indivisible whole. The

patient’s illness is not complete until it is

known. The observer recognizes (re-

cognizes) and re-presents the totality of the

sick person. The observer acts as a

mediator between the phenomena of the

sickness and its continuity with the

substances of nature that can heal. The

observer does so from the perspective of

the human being, the whole organism, not

from the perspective of tissue pathology

and not from the starting point of

categories.

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2.2.3. Observing without interpretation

It is not so hard to be an observer of

mere objects and about things assumed to

be wholly unconnected to us. But we have

to distinguish within ourselves the qualities

that are merely our own from those

belonging also to the phenomena under

study. (11) “Poetic fancy, fantastic wit and

speculation must for the time be

suspended, and all

over-strained reasoning, forced

interpretation and tendency to explain

away things must be suppressed. The duty

of the observer is only to take notice of the

phenomena and their course.” (12)

In the tradition of Zen, there is the

expression of the “beginner’s mind.” A person

sees something for the first time with no

presumptions or expectations, and this enables a

seeing as it is. Oliver Sacks uses the expression,

“The literalness of this child’s-eye vision.” (13)

In another tradition of knowledge it is said, “The

phenomenologist approaches the phenomenon as

a beginner - in fact, phenomenology is often

defined as a ‘science of beginnings.’ Whereas in

positivist research, the student typically begins

her inquiry knowing what she doesn’t know; the

phenomenologist does not know what she

doesn’t know.” (14) After the homeopath

becomes self-consciously aware of the best

mental stance and internal attitude, he can begin

the case.

3.0. Case analysis/case dynamics/case

wholism

The modern definition of the word

“analysis” does not agree with the actual

experience of working with a case. “The

breaking up of something complex into its

various single elements” (15) is only the

first step in case study, case assessment,

case evaluation, and case review. The first

step is an investigation of all pertinent

data. The second step is to arrange the

meaningful information. This step is for

the purpose of “the discovery of general

principles underlying concrete

phenomena,” (16) which is another

dictionary definition of “analysis.” The

second step is to dynamically arrange and

re-arrange the symptoms without going

behind or underneath the symptoms to look

for explanations. The third step is to see

the picture of the whole sickness; so that

the analog of this sick state can be found in

the Materia Medica.

The phrase “case analysis” or

“analyzing the case” is not found in the

original homeopathic literature. It is

borrowed from mainstream positivist

science. The original homeopathic

scientific methodology rejects mechanistic

thinking, and it rejects theories and

hypothetical generalities. These days

every homeopathic teacher seems to

“analyze the case” in a different way. This

means that analysis has lost its depth of

meaning in Homeopathy. The novice

homeopath has not enough experience to

judge the usefulness and accuracy of these

different methods. I hope to clarify the

process of case study with more explicit

descriptions of three steps.

4.0. The Sherlock step - the first step

Like the detective Sherlock Holmes,

the homeopath first gathers all the clues.

The most minute detail is investigated as is

directed in §83 to §103 of the Organon.

The prescriber gathers in information with

thorough depth and breadth. Every fact is

itemized. All the signs, symptoms and

circumstances are noted. The objective

data such as color and size are noted. The

subjective phenomena such as sensation

and intensity are included. The observers

of the signs and symptoms include the

doctor, family and friends, and the patient

himself. The practitioner records all the

units of information including proximate

causes, modalities, concomitants,

locations, and times. All of the senses are

required to register a precise description.

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Without all the clues even the celebrated

Sherlock admitted, “I had come to an

entirely erroneous conclusion; which

shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it

always is to reason from insufficient data.”

(17). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor

and he used one of his teachers, Joseph

Bell, as a model. Sherlock’s companion in

detection was a doctor of the everyman

type. The homeopath aspires to be more.

He needs to master the skill of exact

looking. “’How did you ever see that?’

Holmes answers, ‘Because I looked for

it.’” (18)

At this stage, all the facts are recorded

without value judgments or interpretations.

The observer has resisted the tendency to

filter the observations or select only some

facts and transform them into a rigid

system that resists further questioning.

The data are like separate, unrelated parts

of a jigsaw puzzle. (See Figure 1.) The

case of the sick person is taken apart in an

attempt to understand it. “From the

mathematician we must learn the

meticulous care required to connect things

in unbroken succession, or rather, to derive

things step by step.” (19) This step cannot

be skipped over or taken lightly. In the

homeopathic literature, it is advised, “a

knowledge of mathematics gives us the

requisite severity in forming a judgment.”

(20) Homeopaths are not to weave theory

or formulate explanations to fit the facts.

However, endless analysis can lead us

further and further away from the unity.

How do we order the material? The

homeopathic method is to construct the

totality of the disease case into a total

disease image.

5.0. Nonlinear step - the second step

The first mode of case taking

investigates and collects the data point by

point in a complete but linear way. Points

can be arranged to form a straight line or

they can be arranged in a nonlinear way.

How the symptoms are sorted occupies the

second step of case appraisal.

5.1. Not just synthesis

The homeopath, at first, takes apart the

disease symptom by symptom. Simply

adding all these symptoms together is not

enough. It is like throwing many objects

in a box and randomly pouring them on a

table. The objects of the investigation

must be ordered in some meaningful way.

“Separating and coordinating are two

inseparable acts of life … And the more

vitally these two functions of mind are

conjoined, like breathing in and out, the

better it will be for science … An

important point is apparently overlooked

when analysis is used alone: every analysis

presupposes a synthesis … Why would we

submit ourselves to the torment of

anatomy, physiology, and psychology if

not to reach some concept of the whole, a

concept which can restore itself to

wholeness no matter how it is torn to

pieces? … The analytical thinker ought to

begin by examining or rather by noting

whether he is really working with a

synthesis or only an aggregation, a

juxtaposition, a composite or something of

the sort.” (21)

A synthesis is often defined as an

opposite of analysis, but both words have

been appropriated by mainstream science

and lose their unique meaning for

Homeopathy. The dictionary says that to

synthesize is “unifying isolated sense-data

into a complex whole.” (22) We are not

looking for just any complicated whole

that can be imagined. Synthesis is not just

putting together again all the parts that

analysis has laid out side by side, but it is

starting with living wholes. “Disease is

not to be considered … separate from the

living whole,” says HAHNEMANN (§13,

Organon).

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5.2. Not theoretical

In the practical method of

Homeopathy, we do not pretend to

understand the “inner nature” of the

disease. The ultimate nature of disease

may never be fully uncovered, and we do

not pretend to explain causes. “The

physician’s calling is not to spin so-called

systems from empty conceits and

hypothesis concerning the inner nature of

the life process … to which the name

theoretical medicine is given …” (23)

Goethe, a contemporary of

HAHNEMANN expresses the same

beliefs, “Any attempt to express the inner

nature of a thing is fruitless. What we

perceive are effects, and a complete record

of these effects ought to encompass this

inner nature. We labor in vain to describe

a person’s character, but when we draw

together his actions, his deeds, a picture of

his character will emerge.” (24)

Goethe compares the analytical man

and the theoretical thinking person. He

says that practical man notes details and

draws distinctions, and he is at home in his

labyrinth. The theoretical person is one

who has a higher vantage point and is

quick to disdain detail; he creates a lethal

(deadening) generality by lumping things

together that live only in separation. (25)

5.2.1. Seeing the elephant

I will modify the parable of the blind

men examining an elephant to serve as an

example of the analytic approach versus

the theoretical approach. The analytical

researchers are very nearsighted and

without their glasses in my story. One

scientist sees the trunk as a flexible hose;

another myopic scientist experiences the

tusk as a sharp spear; another feels the ear

is like a flapping fan; a fourth finds the leg

to be like a tree trunk; the fifth finds the

elephant’s side to be like a rough wall; a

sixth researcher, who also forgot his

glasses, is sure the elephant resembles a

rope when he touches the tail. “And so

these men of Indostan disputed loud and

long, each in his own opinion exceedingly

stiff and strong; though each was partly in

the right, and all were in the wrong.” (26)

They could not see the whole elephant.

Imagine if they tried to see the elephant

with microscopes.

On the other hand, there are the

farsighted scientists who are not satisfied

with their corrective glasses. These

observers are interested in their elegant

theories. They stand back from the

phenomena like someone flying in a

helicopter with a pair of binoculars,

interested in getting an overview of

elephants. No matter how good the pilot or

how powerful the telescope, can these

scientists smell the musk, feel the skin or

hear the low vibrations emitted that allow

elephants to communicate for miles?

Instead, they come up with wide

generalizations from their distant

perspective or they detach from the

experiences intellectually. They categorize

elephants as machines or survival

strategies; or knowingly conclude that

elephants incarnate for learning to control

their massive ego and engage in

appropriate social behavior.

This is in contrast to the true

homeopathic approach, which includes

living with the elephants, knowing them

individually and observing their habits

over time. This is more comparable to

what in the past a naturalist would do.

5.2.2. No hypothesis

Here are quotes from various authors

on the problems of forming hypotheses.

“Theories are

usually the premature conclusions of an

impatient understanding which would

prefer to get the phenomena out of the

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way.” (27) For example, in Homeopathy,

the idea that a practitioner can decide

whether any patient needs a plant, mineral

or animal remedy is called a prior

hypotheses because it is assumed to be true

before the concrete observations of a new

case. The hypothesis takes precedence

over the phenomena they were designed to

represent. The hypothesis starts as only an

approximate representation, but then

substitutes itself for the observed

phenomena and overpowers and

immobilizes the actual symptoms.

Theory is merely the surface

rationalizations of a set of beliefs,

conscious or unconscious, about the nature

of the world. It invents does not find and

accept the world as it is. (28)

The brain is an organ of perception and

of thinking. We see with the bodily eye,

and we have ideas with the intellectual eye.

The “sensory mind” has percepts and

sensory embodiments (pictures). The

“thinking mind” has concepts and schema

(abstractions). (29) The signs and

symptoms of a disease are known by the

senses; hypotheses are imagined in the

mind.

5.3. Immerse oneself

The homeopath must be like the

naturalist observer who participates with

the elephants to know them. This requires

a particular kind of attention and inner

activity. The observer directs his total

awareness into the details of the signs and

symptoms. He steps into the experience

and stays only with the perceived

phenomena. He does not try to explain or

find a supposed cause of the phenomena,

which fixes the mind in narrow pathways.

All possible paths are kept open. See

Figure 2. The jigsaw puzzle can be

arranged in different ways.

The signs and symptoms of the disease

are not separate things. They have a

relationship and we shift our consciousness

from possibility to possibility until we see.

In Homeopathy, we help ourselves in this

task by noting all of the modalities,

concomitants, locations, sensations and

timings related to the symptoms. We

actively enter the phenomena as an

experience and see the phenomena

concretely. We do not look beyond the

symptoms for reasons. We do not look

behind the data for hidden mechanisms.

We do not search under the sensory

appearances for inner nature theories.

We can compare all the perceptible

phenomena to a body of water. The signs,

symptoms and circumstances make up the

constituent elements of

the water. “The formative mobility of

water is a more independent aspect of its

quality. It supplements the analytical

investigations by contributing to a holistic

understanding of quality. … Here we are

concerned with picture creating, not an

analytical method.”(30)

Stand in the experience. Immerse the

awareness. Plunge into the phenomena.

This fluid participation shifts the mode of

consciousness.

5.4. Living pictures

Each case “demands of the physician

only impartiality, sound senses, attentive

observation, and faithfulness in recording

the disease picture.” (§83, Organon) The

homeopath investigates every detail and

then makes exact pictures in the mind’s

eye of every useful symptom. He builds

exact, concrete images over and over,

moving from one pattern to another until

the interconnected whole or unity reveals

itself. The isolated symptoms are within a

context that fits together. We may find

this coherent expression individualized in

any one symptom - the characteristic

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symptoms - just as we find something of

each symptom permeating the whole.

One problem is the language of modern

psychology. It confuses the language of

mental and emotional symptoms in

Homeopathy. The pictures in psychology

are general categories of fixed types, like

stereotypes or archetypes. For instance,

the terms “paranoid” or “co-dependent”

are not meaningful enough for a

homeopath. If someone says they have

low self-esteem, the homeopath must

investigate further and determine if this

means low self-confidence or timidity or

humiliation, etc. These general categories

are ideas or concepts, not direct sensual

perceptions. These so-called pictures are

static types and not living pictures. To a

psychologist, the pictures of remedies

become fixed types rather than dynamic,

living portraits. Some remedies have

physical symptoms that may form no

psychological picture, but the sum of the

symptoms is still a portrait of a disease

image.

It takes training and experience to see

the pattern of the disease image. There is

no short cut to diligent practice. A chess

master can play twenty games at once

because he sees the dynamic patterns, not

because he analyses every possible move

or has a fixed preconception of how he will

move. The homeopathic prescriber does

not arrange the symptoms in just any way.

It is not like connecting the dots

(symptoms) at random. The dots must

form an accurate living picture.

5.5. Dynamic pictures

At this second step in studying the case

the homeopath’s perspective remains

many-sided as possible. This is the time of

active indetermination on the part of the

observer. He is freely active in the

oscillation between self-reflection and

selfless immersion in the phenomena.

There is a constant tension within. The

desire to see permanent forms conflicts

with the unceasing changes that reveal the

process of life. There are no fixed

contours in living forms; there are no

straight lines in nature. Every living form

must transform to stay alive. In modern

movies there is a special effect called

“morphing”. Metamorphosis is part of

health. In modern mathematics, nonlinear

dynamics more closely describes living

systems. (31) After the left-brain linear

analysis of the first step, “it is as if the left-

cerebral hemisphere is not involved - as if

all is achieved by the right cerebrum with

its structural ‘geometric’ vision, its holistic

gestalt view.” (32)

6.0. The integral seeing step - the third

step

The first step in studying the case

involves investigating each symptom in

detail point by point. This separation of

the disease case into its component parts

requires analysis. The second step in case

evaluation is to arrange the data in a

meaningful way. This requires a fluid,

dynamic immersion into the perceptible

signs and symptoms, and does not

introduce interpretations beyond. The

third step reveals the whole of the

particular disease case.

6.1. Grasp the whole

Seeing the whole requires a new mode

of perception by the observer. He knows

the whole by reorganizing the parts, but a

sum of the parts is not the same as

integrating the parts. Integral seeing

reveals the unity of seeing and knowing.

This new perception requires skill and

effort of practice. This wholeness focuses

on the sensory phenomena rather than on

general formulas.

The signs and symptoms are brought

into perceptual clarity. The homeopath

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experiences the evidence until it carries a

force of conviction. It is a seeing all at

once - a gut feeling, a just right feeling, the

moment of “aha”. The homeopath is now

a “see-r” or seer. He grasps the whole of

the case. The practitioner feels this

moment of actualization. The case shows

itself in its original entirety.

6.2. The wrong whole

In Homeopathy, case wholeness is

usually called “the totality of the

symptoms”. Each homeopath means

something different when he

uses this term. One homeopath might

look at the symptoms more and more

closely and just see pieces. Figure 3 of the

jigsaw puzzle shows a totality of the pieces

fitting together nicely but blankly. This is

an analytical whole. The authentic whole

“avoids fragmenting reality into sheer

multiplicity. It allows the uniqueness of

the particular to appear within the light of

the unity of the whole.”(33). The

analytical homeopath should learn to

experience the quality of the group of

phenomena that determines the unity.

The theoretical or neo-platonic

homeopath (34) removes himself from the

phenomena and engages the realm of

generalities. “Seeing comprehensively is

not to be confused with seeing generally.

The essential point about this is that it is

the capacity to comprehend differences as

a unity in a concrete way, whereas seeing

generally is abstract and looks for unity by

removing differences. Seeing

comprehensively is a higher cognitive

function than abstracting what is

common.”(35) Seeing generally involves

the mind in ideas, and ideas are

independent of time and space - they have

no real context. Seeing comprehensively

looks at only the experience of the signs

and symptoms that are rooted in time and

space.

6.3. Parts and wholes

The homeopath encounters a whole

person first. The separate signs and

symptoms are discerned later. The

belonging together of the symptoms is

first. The characteristic symptoms lead to

the identity of the whole that is already

there. The perception of the best possible

remedy follows after the whole is known.

The separate symptoms are not arranged

and rearranged to fit a predetermined

remedy picture. Each person’s unique

disease is not a type of remedy. The

remedies, whether we have 4,000 or

40,000, are only close approximations to

the completely new disease process never

before seen in creation.

The whole picture of the disease case

cannot be seen accurately without every

one of its parts. To ignore the parts is to

ignore half of the creative dynamics that

defines the system. The parts are the

content; the whole is the context. (36) That

is, the content is like the trees and the

context is like the forest. You cannot see a

real forest unless you have all the trees. “If

you would seek comfort in the whole, you

must learn to discover the whole in the

smallest part.” (37)

Why do so many homeopaths

trivialize the detailed physical symptoms?

“Perhaps we can liken the scientist who

leaves the field of direct sense-impression

in order to see nature as a whole, to a

climber who wants to master the highest

peak of a mighty mountain in order to

survey the country below him in all its

variety …… Eventually he reaches a

dazzling, clear region of ice and snow in

which all life has died and where he can

only breathe with great difficulty, and only

by traversing this region can he reach the

top.”(38) These homeopaths may be on an

important personal quest, but they do not

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bring back verifiable homeopathic

information.

Other homeopaths build their

homeopathic case on every analytical

detail, but do not look for a unity. “It is

not by mere addition of brick to brick, that

we try to construct this building, but it is

rather the actual Gestalt of the intrinsic

architecture of this building that we try to

discover, a Gestalt from which the

phenomena, which were formerly

equivocal, would now become [seen] as

belonging to a unitary, ordered … whole in

which one can differentiate, among the

observed phenomena, between the

‘members’ which really belong to it and

the less relevant, contingent connections of

arbitrary parts.” (39) The characteristic

symptoms, the rare and significant

symptoms cannot be recognized without a

meaningful whole in which to see them.

Figure 4 shows a collection of meaningful

parts, but they do not make an integral

unity.

6.4.Seeing and seeing

The following quotes point out that

seeing is an every day function, but that

the true observer sees in an integral way.

“The question is not what you look at - but

how you look and whether you see.”(39)

“There is a difference between seeing and

seeing; he failed to recognize that the

intellectual eye must work in constant and

spirited harmony with the bodily eye, for

otherwise the scholar might run the risk of

looking and yet overlooking.” (40) In

German, there is the quote, “zum sehen

geboren, zum schauen bestellt.”(41) This is

interpreted to mean, “Born to see, to see

integrally is a disposition.” Other authors

further describe the type of seeing called

Schauen. “Goethe’s scientific method -

‘steady, clear-sighted perception, Schauen,

will reveal what no amount of speculative

enthusiasm, Schwärmen, can convey;

certainty is accessible to informed and

painstaking observation, not abstract

conjecture.” (42)

HAHNEMANN also mentions a

Schauen, a Durchschauen, in §104. The

homeopath first records exactly the

defining and distinguishing totality of

symptoms, which is the picture of the

disease case. Then, “he can behold it in all

of its parts and lift out the characteristic

signs.” (43) The

specific way to see the whole is “to

behold” according to this translator. In

Figure 5, we behold the whole.

Thoreau has said, “The true man of

science will know nature better by his finer

organization; he will smell, taste, see, hear,

feel, better than other men … We do not

learn by inference and deduction …

Wisdom does not inspect, but behold. We

must look a long time before we can

see.”(44)

7.0. Conclusion

The original homeopathic method of

science is not unique in the history of

science. Many quotes have been cited to

show that the method of Homeopathy

connects with a scientific way of knowing

that continues to this day. It may not be

part of the mainstream, but it exists from

HAHNEMANN’s time until the present.

Three steps describe the specific and

exacting method of studying a

homeopathic case. Case analysis, case

dynamics and case wholism complete the

assessment of a sick person. The

homeopathic prescriber succeeds if he is a

proper observer: he sees; he participates;

he beholds.

Acknowledgements

I thank Gregory Vlamis for searching

out and finding the sources of the

references used in this paper. The

illustrations were created by my wife,

Ileane.

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3. Chronic and Migraine Headache

KENNETH A. Mc. LAREN

(The Homeopathic Prestige, May,

1991)

In a short paper it would be impossible

to fully explore such an extensive subject

as the title suggests. The subject is,

however, of great interest to all physicians

because of the numerous patients who

complain of such headaches, and because

of the difficulty met with in giving

anything like permanent relief to these

sufferers.

OSLER lists headache as relative to its

cause, and gives Migraine headache in a

separate chapter. The layman uses the

term Migraine as descriptive of any

headache which has proved difficult to

relieve and which may show some

evidence of periodicity.

Among the causes listed by OSLER are

Cerebral Tumour, Cerebral Syphilis,

Mouth breathing, Uraemia and Migraine. I

might add arterial Hypertension. George

ROYAL, in his book Diseases of the Brain

and Nerves, classifies headache into two

general classes direct exogenous and reflex

endogenous. Drugs, excitement, and

shock, may be the cause of these direct or

exogenous headaches – while the cause of

the endogenous or reflex form, may be

many and difficult to ascertain. Injuries;

eye strain; disease of the brain and spinal

cord; remote effects of drugs such as tea,

coffee, quinine; effects of the sun; reflex

symptoms from the digestive tract; the

generative organs; allergic conditions; and

many others including arterial

Hypertension, all come under this

classification and include Migraine.

Migraine headaches appear to have as

well as hereditary back ground. Some

authors claim these are closely related to

Epilepsy, and state that more parents

suffering from Migraine have epileptic

children than do epileptic parents.

Certainly Migraine sufferers have

prodromal symptoms, frequently ocular

with blurred vision, half vision, or

temporary blindness, before the full

violence of the attack is established. More

cases are seen in women than in men and

the attacks tend to decrease in number and

violence, and many cease entirely after

fifty.

Other authors do not subscribe to this

theory and take the position that the

disease is of vasomotor origin, a neurosis.

In support of this, they claim there is a

tendency to arteriosclerosis of the vessels

on the side of the head usually affected.

During the attack the arterial tension may

be considerably raised; while in many

cases in chronic headache, and true

Migraine, there is present an increased

arterial tension. Marked periodicity is

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present as a cardinal symptom of true

Migraine.

Because of the numerous causes listed

and unlisted, it behoves every physician to

make a very thorough examination and

enquiry into the past history and present

physical state of these patients. He should

listen carefully to all their subjective

symptoms, and check these and their

objective symptoms against the results of

his complete physical examination. Then

only is he in a position to make a real

diagnosis and offer any reliable prognosis.

The case of Mrs. M. well illustrates

this point. Healthy woman of 38;

throbbing left-sided headache of several

years standing; occipital area most

affected; was worse from jar, stooping; and

strong light; two moderate sized Wens

were found in this area which were tender

to touch and pressure. Belladonna was

given, the Wens removed by surgery, and

the headaches have never recurred.

Belladonna would have relieved this

condition temporarily, but it was evident

that the removal of the Wens produced the

cure.

If no cause can be found your case may

at once become much more difficult of

successful solution; for with no discernible

physical cause you are forced to the

conclusion that you have to deal with a

possible allergic or hereditary neurotic

state. For example, let me quote the short

history of Mrs. R., young matron;healthy

vigorous mother of two sons; violent

headaches from time to time for which no

cause could be ascertained. She went the

round of many physicians of note in our

University Medical Centre without relief.

At last, she consulted an elderly Professor

of Medicine who finally removed apples

from her diet with the result that her

headaches ceased. This conclusion was

brought about by careful questioning and

not by the use of skin tests. The Professor

was not a member of the

homeopathic fraternity, but he had not

entirely relegated all subjective symptoms

to the care of the waste basket.

From the very first it is your duty to

discover whether your patient merely

wants temporary relief or wants to attain as

nearly as possible the so-called cure. If he

only wants something to take at the

headache, it will not pay you to take the

time for discovery of possible pathology

and a proper study of his history and

subjective symptoms, for these cases are

rarely cured by one or two prescriptions.

The above is not always true but is

generally the case.

To illustrate the cure in one

prescription of a terribly severe case of

chronic headache, I will quote the

following short case history. Mr. S.,

Halifax, N.S., has had terrible chronic

headache for years; had been to a well-

known clinic and many prominent to be

added as in original text, that any further

examination by me would be pointless, he

is a dapper, dark haired man, commercial

traveler; has had bad foot sweat for years

and history of three carbuncles; wants the

head wrapped up warmly when the

headache is on. Silicea is clearly indicated

and prescribed. Two years after he again

visited me as the headache were beginning

to recur.

The climatic conditions which obtain

in any given section of the country where

the patient resides, may help in the

selection of the acute remedy indicated for

a first prescription; while the results of

your examination and analysis of the

subjective symptoms, will point the way to

the selection of the chronic or

constitutional remedy. ‘ In colder

climates where any exposure to cold winds

may start off a headache of the neuralgic or

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congestive type, Aconite or Belladonna

may be quickly palliative. The so-called

sinus headaches are relieved, and

sometimes cured by Belladonna. They are

made worse by jar, stooping, light and

noise. The face is red and flushed, the

pupils are dilated and the carotids throb

visibly. Belladonna in any potency is

marvelous in this type of headache.

In the warmer climates it is probable

that there are more patients who need

Bryonia, Gelsemium and Melilotus.

Bryonia is a truly remarkable remedy, in

that its action is both acute and chronic.

When indicated it will cure permanently

with no second remedy to follow up. The

typical cases are usually found in dark

complexioned, brown-eyed people. The

headache comes on in the morning with

first movement in bed is a dull full feeling

attended with some vertigo, and is made

worse by stooping. It is relieved by

bathing the face and head with cold water.

Mentally, these patients are

irritable, they are also usually constipated,

but with no desire for stool.

Nux vomica patients also have

headaches first thing in the morning and

are constipated, but have frequent

ineffectual urge to stool. They are

irritable, quick, nervous, depressed and the

headache is generally relieved by their

morning cup of coffee.

The Migraine patient with terrible

morning headache attended by a great deal

of nausea, and more nausea, is frequently

cured by Ipecacuanha. In my experience,

the presence of a clean tongue and a great

deal of nausea, plus periodicity, points the

way to Ipecacuanha. It is quite able to

cure this type of case.

When the headache is found to change

sides each time it returns, Lac caninum is

indicated, or the headache may change to

the other side during the same day. The

headache is extremely violent, probably

because these patients are neurotic and

fanciful. They are attended with a peculiar

type of vertigo which is described as if

floating on the bed, or walking on air,

when walking.

Iris versicolor produces a periodical

type of sick headache attended with

salivation and burning in the stomach with

vomiting of very acid, burning, watery or

ropy mucus. There is often blurring of the

vision and one sided frontal pain.

Sanguinaria produces the typical sick

headache, periodical, commencing in the

morning and not relieved until evening.

This is attended with hot flushes, vomiting,

and the pain is right sided from the right

eye to the occiput.

Silicea patients sweat profusely,

generally give a history of suppuration or

foot sweat, and the headaches are relieved

by wrapping the head up warmly.

In Spigelia, we usually encounter the

seat of pain over the left eye or in the

eyeball. It is a neuralgic type of pain and

is frequently accompanied by elevation of

the blood pressure and rapid heart action.

The presence of, or history of stabbing

pains in the region of the apex area will

assist in making the decision, and also

assist the patient with the resultant drop in

blood pressure, and relief of both headache

and stabbing pains. This remedy is often

indicated in sinus headaches after

Influenza and acute sinus involvement, and

will cure the postnasal catarrh which

attends such cases.

Sepia patients are easily identified by

their facial appearance, uterine history,

relief of symptoms from moving about,

and by the fact that their headaches are

frequently relieved by eating.

For cases where the only apparent

cause seems to be elevation of the blood

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pressure, accessory measures to help in

reduction of the tension are in order.

These include more rest and proper diet,

the elimination of stimulants, the reduction

of salt intake and increase of water and

decrease in fat and protein consumption

must be considered and stressed. In short,

a change in their mode of living is

necessary.

The ideal way to prescribe for your

patient is to take the totality of his

symptoms, work it out in the Repertory,

then look up the resultant remedies in the

Materia Medica, and make your choice.

This becomes easier the oftener it is done.

Personally, I have not the time so essay

some shortcuts.

If your patient has had a history of

Epistaxis, or bleeding, is nervous, likes

cold drinks, has nightmare, is upset by

thunderstorms, you will have possibly two

remedies to consider, namely Phosphorus

and Natrum muriaticum. If the patient has

weak ankles, a red V in the neck, dislikes

consolation, you eliminate Phosphorus. If

mild, tearful, chilly, is upset by fats and

has a catarrhal tendency, you will think of

Pulsatilla with possibly Silicea in the

offing. If a history of car sickness and

uterine disorders, or Tinnitus and Eczema,

you think of Sepia or Petroleum. For those

with heat flushes and blood-pressure, you

think of Natrum muriaticum, Ferrum,

Lachesis, Sulphur, and Sanguinaria. For

the more gastric type, you think of China,

Iris versicolor, Ipecac, Bryonia, etc.

It is really very easy and rather rapid,

of course the more you consult your

Repertory, the better your knowledge of

Materia Medica becomes, and that in the

end determines your choice remedy.

I never see one of these patients oftener

than once every two weeks and the great

majority of all my chronic cases are given

one month’s supply of medicine at each

consultation. This prevents the too

frequent changing of the prescription. In

an old chronic case it is not reasonable to

expect brilliant results in one or two

weeks.

Here follow a few short illustrative

case reprts:

September, 1945. Mrs. S., age 26;

slender, brown hair and eyes; has suffered

from Migraine headaches for ten years;

was run down and anaemic when they

commenced. She usually wakes with a

headache which may stop from taking

aspirin; when not relieved it becomes

worse and is attended by a great deal of

nausea, but she does not vomit. The

headache is in the middle and left side of

forehead and extends to the occiput; is

worse from light, jar or false step from

stooping, and is a dull headache. It is hard

to decide between Belladonna and Bryonia

CM was given. October 1945, a slight

improvement; the headache is worse

during the menstrual period. Natrum

muriaticum has this symptom in high type.

I find she is afraid to be alone at night,

worse from thunderstorms, and dislikes

sympathy. Nat. mur. is given with great

relief. January 1946, Nat. mur. repeated in

higher potency. April 1946, Nat.mur.

again given in still higher potency. This

girl is now practically well.

January 1944. Mr. R., age 47; fair hair,

blue eyes; complains of attacks of

indigestion from fats, raw fruits, and

sweets; feels bloated and belches a great

deal during the attack; has a weak gone

feeling relieved by eating; and whenever

he is constipated the urine becomes scanty

and objects seem to tremble or print

jiggles; he then gets a severe headache

attended with little nausea but no vomiting.

Three remedies stand out, Sulphur, Carbo

veg., and Cyclamen. Sulphur 200 was

given with several powders of Cyclamen

200 to be taken in case the headache

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becomes severe. Patient returned in April

1944, reports great relief, prescription

repeated. Reported for more medicine

September 1944, did not want any

headache powders as no more headaches;

stomach gas now the only complaint given;

Carbo veg. low twice a day. Every three

of four months since I get a telephone

request for more gas pellets.

January 1939, Mrs. F.S., age 55, stout;

twelve years ago diagnosis made of an

infected gallbladder; has recurring severe

attacks of headaches with vomiting; starts

with a dazzling light in the right eye which

comes suddenly; the vision is reduced to

half of normal within twenty minutes; this

prodromal condition is followed in about

one half hour by terrible headache attended

with nausea and vomiting white stringy

mucus; she never vomits food; the

vomiting stops when all the mucus has

come away; the attack usually commences

about 11 a.m. and lasts for two days; they

are becoming more frequent and intervals

are never more than two months; there is

no vertigo, only a few flushes, some loud

belching. The arterial tension is up

180/110. Kali bichromicum 200 every

four days to report in two months. March

1939, no attack, but was a little dizzy on

stooping when next headache was due;

S.P.B 160/90. There elapsed one year

without any headaches, then she was

persuaded to give a blood transfusion.

Following this she suffered a slight left

sided stroke, and consulted me again in

1941. B.P. 200/120; headaches have

returned; Kali bichromicum 1M once a

week soon put her right again. It is evident

that this woman is suffering from a toxic

condition, probably the focus is in the

gallbladder. She lives 175 miles out in the

country,

refuses operation, and feels she can stand

the very rare headaches she now has.

Mrs. B. slender; brown hair and eyes age

40; frequent morning headaches on first moving

in bed; no vomiting but a lot of vertigo on

stooping. Bryonia CM one dose a month. Only

slight return of the headache.

February 1942. Mrs. B., slender; fair

haired: mother of two boys, allergic to dust

and house mould; has had hay fever for

years; gets injections for it. Moved to

Toronto from California where Hay fever

is much less, probably due to living in

heated house; Migraine headaches for

years; they come on with a great deal of

nausea but no vomiting. Ipecac 200 once a

week completely cured her in three

months.

- Journal of the American Institute of

Homeopathy, November 1946.

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4. Medorrhinum – a Remedy for Modern

Management of Allergic and Nervous

Children

GNAIGER-RATHMANNER, Jutta &

BÖHLER, Mirjam (HL. 16, 4/2003)

Lecture at the 56

th

Congress of the LIGA

MEDICORUM HOMEOPATHICA

INTERNATIONALIS; Sibiu, Romania, 29

th

of

August to 2

nd

of September 2001.

I have practiced for almost twenty years as a

homeopathic physician. An important

emphasis in my practice is children. I have

made a file in which I document successful cases

with remedies and diagnosis in a simple form.

Up till now there have been 42 cases of

Medorrhinum that we have evaluated, among

them 37 children and one teenager.

Medorrhinum seems to be a remedy

especially for male patients. Every age was

represented.

I had to discover Medorrhinum as a child’s

remedy first and then gain experience.

Table 1

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Medorrhinum – 42 cases

Distribution among age/sex:

Age Male Female

4 adults 3 1

1 teenager 1 0

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37 children total 35 2

0 – 6 a 14 2

7 – 14 a 21 0

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Table 2

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Medorrhinum - 42 cases

Frequency of prescription from 1988 – 2000

1988 – 1996

18 cases = 2 cases/year

Indications:

Allergy 9 cases

Nervousness 5 cases

Other 4 cases

1997 – 2000

24 cases = 6 cases/year

Indications:

Allergy 7 cases

Nervousness 13 cases

Other 4 cases

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This chart shows us how experiences with a

remedy helps us recognize it and helps raise the

number of successful prescriptions. The

indications for Medorrhinum shifted from

allergies to nervous disorders over the years.

Does this very observation correspond with the

increasing number of hyperactive adults and

children nowadays?

I – The 37 case histories of children

All of these case histories documented

children who received vital help with

Medorrhinum at one point of their development.

Medorrhinum was given as a single remedy in

the 200C or MK potency and observed over

several months. Some children needed only

Medorrhinum, which led to obvious success

quickly. Other children received other remedies

before and after Medorrhinum. These remedies

can be possibly examined as related remedies.

For the purpose of documentation one

diagnosis was assigned to each case. These

diagnoses are meant to be descriptive. A more

exact differential diagnosis wasn’t required. I

rather wanted this primary focus (with the

concomitant symptoms and complaints)

according to the phenomenological access of

Homeopathy.

The homeopathic practitioner doesn’t treat

diagnoses, but ill children with their sufferings

and symptoms – recorded in their totality.

There has to be an improvement in the whole

child and as a result also in their diagnosis and

clinical dates; that’s what I want to discuss.

A. Main diagnoses of the 37 Children

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1. Nervousness: 17x

Restlessness 7x

Lack of concentration 3x

Sleeping problems 2x

Bruxism, biting nails, migraine each 1x

3x

Dyslexia, aggressive behaviour each 1x 2x

2. Allergy: 13x

Allergic Asthma 4x

Recurrent spastic bronchitis 3x

Rhinitis allergica 2x

Neurodermitis 3x

Acute eczema 1x

3. Inflammation: 3x

Frequent infections

(viral, bacterial) 3x

Conjunctivitis neonatorum

(bacterial) frequently*

Diaper rash,

Diaper candidiasis

frequently*

(*several times observed, not documented)

4. Urogenitary-tract: 4x

Recurrent balanitis 1x

Enuresis nocturna 1x

Synechia of labia majoria 1x

Cryptorchism 1x

(treatment had to be stopped because of massive

reaction to the remedy)

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B. Accessory diagnoses of the 37 children

Apart from the main diagnosis per patient,

various accessory diagnoses or concomitant

complaints frequently exist. They have two

meanings.

They improved simultaneously together

with the main complaints, or they belong to the

history of the patient. In this case, they help to

record the process of the disease over a long

period of time, according to the idea of

Constitution and Miasm in Homeopathy. They

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show the surroundings that promote the

Medorrhinum pathology.

In revision of the case histories, the

following data attracted attention:

Medorrhinum children often show symptoms

on several organ systems at the same time. The

nervous symptoms, combined with allergic,

atopic symptoms of the skin, the respiratory

tract and the intestines as well as combined with

various recurrent infections.

The main symptom ‘restlessness’ culminates

in symptoms such as biting nails, masturbation,

jerking the face and various malfunctions of

sleep. Furthermore there is a tendency to

dyslexia. There are also many lefties as well as

pupils who refuse to go to school. This is often

the result of learning disabilities and impaired

co-ordination of movement.

Three children out of 37 suffered from

concussion of the brain, one child even twice.

The result of over-daring and uncontrolled

behaviour?

They often suffer from head-and

stomachache.

The infections derive from putrid

inflammations such as putrid tonsillitides and

otitides on one hand to dry spasms as in

laryngitis and asthmatic bronchitis on the other

hand. Some of them had gone through an

adenectomy.

The intestines are also very sensitive in sense

of frequent gastro-enteritides. Some children

fell sick on the respiratory tract as often as on

the gastrointestinal tract.

During the infection the children develop

high fever, or don’t develop fever at all (or not

any more). As a sign of an immunodeficiency

there are also episodes of sub-febrile

temperature.

It is to be concluded that there are all the

symptoms of a typical acute infection, but also

the typical picture of the pure allergic ‘dry’

Asthma. But there are also all stages of sub-

acute and recurrent infections, with or without

spastic signs. I want to call them a transitional

stage between infectious susceptibility and the

allergic child, in many case histories.

They often suffer from intolerance to food,

especially milk. Children are often very

fastidious and show a bias towards monotonous

nutrition. It’s remarkable that they often switch

their favorites, always with the same exclusive

intensity.

The tendency to diarrhoea described above

has surely to be seen in context with this

intolerance to food, which was confirmed by

several mothers.

The atopy on skin and mucous membranes

often starts very early: The skin-manifestations

in the first week, Asthma in the first year of life.

You can often find diaper rash and diaper

candidiasis in their history. All of the atopic

children are very restless.

C. The early infantile history

All 37 cases were analysed regarding their

early infantile development. The notes are not

complete records, but they are expressive. This

gives us a clue to the aetiology of the symptoms

of Medorrhinum children.

Pregnancy

In nine cases, problems during pregnancy

were quoted, with the following authentic words:

• Painful injuries of the coccyx

• Of a house in the nearest neighbourhood

• Previous abortion in the past, then difficult

pregnancy with long lasting tendency to

abortion (in two cases)

• Pre-eclampsia

• Haemorrhage since beginning of pregnancy,

chaos and worries, death of the 2

nd

twin in

utero

• Psycho terror and mortification of the

mother by the grandmother

• Child was thought to be dead in ultrasonics

• Fear of birth

Table 3

Birth

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Medorrhinum – 37 cases

Perinatal anamnesis

Problems during pregnancy: 3x

Difficult delivery:

13x

Caesarea: 5x

Breech presentation: 3x

Long lasting labours: 3x

Exhausting labours: 1x

Precipitate labour: 1x

Premature birth:

3x

Birth late in time, induced:

2x

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Twenty-seven out of 37 births deviate from

the norm. This must be considered as

remarkable.

Table 4

Early infantile development

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Medorrhinum – 37 cases

Neuro-physiological development in the early

childhood:

Accelerated: 5x

(4 of them without crawling)

Retarded: 7x

Speaking:

Accelerated: 1x

Retarded: 3x

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Twelve out of 37 infants showed disorders of

their neuro-physiological development.

PFEIFER understands this as a sign of deviation

of the ‘normotonic’ tension of muscles. There

are three ‘crying babies’ and the mothers twice

reported that their children have looked ‘old’

since their birth and seemed to be unharmonic.

‘He never looked like a baby and never behaved

helplessly, like a baby.’

As to vaccinations:

There are no spontaneous statements in the

case histories; specific questioning on this topic

has not taken place.

First step of conclusion:

There are many remarkable deviations

regarding the early childhood history.

‘Marching to a different drummer’ – that’s what

Medorrhinum children are inclined towards,

from their birth on.

Table 5

D. Related remedies

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Medorrhinum – 37 cases

Related remedies

For nervousness:

Tuberculinum

Kalium bromatum

Nux vomica

Staphisagria

Mercurius

Opium

China

For allergy:

Sulphur

Mercurius

Bufo

Mephitis

Tuberculinum

Carcinosinum

For urogenitary disorders:

Sarsaparilla

Coccus cacti

Cantharis

Acidum nitricum

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These are the remedies that the children

received successfully as following or as remedies

for inter-current diseases.

There is much more to say about these

relationships, and much more work to be done

on it. This remains to be elaborated on for

another lecture.

II – Literature

Origin of the remedy

Medorrhinum is a classic Nosode and is

produced from the urethral ichor of an acute

Gonorrhoea. The secretion is extracted before

any treatment and from several persons.

The microscopical analysis shows: many

Neisseriae gonorhoeae, polynuclear leucozytes,

and cells from the epithelium. It involves a

complex biological compound from the microbe

and the reaction products of the surroundings.

The sample is checked for innocuousness and

sterility.

(Materia Medica der Nosoden, O. A. JULIAN)

Medorrhinum as a children’s remedy

O. A. JULIAN:

The children are anaemic, with multiple

adenopathies, they have a large head, a sweating

face and frequent catarrhs. The babies show the

typical sleeping position on the abdomen, with

their buttocks raised up in the air. Further

symptoms are the Eczema perianale, prolapsing

anus, enuresis, infantile asthma, and ailments

from immunization.

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D.M. BORLAND and F. VERMEULEN

don’t mention Medorrhinum among ‘children’s

types in Homeopathy’.

In his book ‘The Homeopathic Treatment of

Children’ Paul HERSCU has developed a vivid

picture of Medorrhinum in children. His

experiences in the USA match with my

observations in many aspects.

III – Medorrhinum – a children’s remedy: results

from 37 cases

All of these children, mostly boys, love to

move. Whenever they can ramp outdoors, they

are happy. They love practical things, and feel

utmost bothered by the requirements at school.

Often the intensity on the one hand and the

flightiness and contrariness of the mind

symptoms on the other hand lead to the selection

of the remedy. The same features can also be

found in the children’s appetite: craving for the

very dishes that they refuse immediately

afterwards.

The children often suffer from sensation of

heat. They like to undress and sleep uncovered.

How angry and aggressive are these

children? In our repertories nothing about rage

can be found, but in Medorrhinum children we

often find aggressive behaviour.

In early childhood striking seems to be an

important form of expression of these children

when other ways to express oneself are not

accessible. In school, the aggression seems to be

reactive – followers and ready to join every

nonsense. If there is a storm center, they follow

without doubt. Most of the time the leaders are

other children. Often you can hear the mother

say: ‘I can’t understand his behaviour at school.

If he’s alone with me, he is obedient and a good

boy’.

There are many mind symptoms in the case

histories of these children that can’t be found in

the Repertory under this remedy:

For example:

• Chaotic

• Striking

• Breaking things

• Anger

• Fury

• Morose – morning

• Heat – sensation of

• Shrieking – during sleep

• Throat – inflammation – tonsils

• Male genitalia/sex – phimosis

• Mouth – speech –indistinct

• Extremities – in-coordination

Medorrhinum: boys who charm their

mothers – possibly in competition with their

fathers?

Medorrhinum: a remedy for boys who feel

attracted by girls, in a premature and excessive

way?

The premature child in the sense of:

• Vigorous denial of all kinds of conformity

and book learning, long before puberty

• Great interest in all kinds of technology

• Precocious curiosity for fashion, trends and

eroticism.

The clairvoyance of the children is revealed

by their ability to detect every weakness and

tension in their surroundings. They are the

children who unerringly expose adults to

ridicule. The negative and disharmonious

moments of life inevitably attract them.

‘Prophesying of disagreeable events’ is a strange

rubric, where only Medorrhinum is named.

Is Medorrhinum well enough known as a

remedy for the allergic child? In addition to the

Nosodes Tuberculinum and Carcinosinum it

proved to be a very useful remedy.

Regarding early infantile development,

many remarkable deviations were found. Also

these children present very particular

disabilities: in the sense of ‘attention deficit

disorder’ also described as ‘frühkindliches

psychoorganisches Syndrom’ i.e. Minimal brain

dysfunction (RUF-BÄCHTIGER). These are

common diagnoses by the neuro-physiologists.

In the picture of Medorrhinum there is a

whole string of symptoms that correspond with

the above observations:

• Sleep – position – genupectoral

• Ophisthotonus

• Motions of head – rolling head

• Awkwardness

• Lack of perseverance

• Concentration – difficult

• Making mistakes – in writing

• Speaking

• Spelling

• In time

On this topic, PFEIFFER has elaborated

much information.

A good physiotherapy, play-therapy or ergo-

therapy can supplement the homeopathic

treatment in a significant way.

‘Fighting, raving madness, madness for

writing and reading’ – only Medorrhinum shows

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these key symptoms. This describes the summit

of the problems at school, with the well-known

disability in writing that also reminds us of

legasthenia and lefthandedness.

The symptoms of: ‘ailments from

reproaches’, ‘sensitive to reprimands’ and

‘despair from the smallest criticism’ are to be

added for the pupil. This should be taken into

consideration with these children: they need

encouragement and real help, not criticism.

What makes the children requiring

Medorrhinum fall ill?

The question for aetiology arises, in the

sense of ‘ailments from’:

• Anticipation

• Bad news, emotional excitement,

• Reproaches, contradiction

• Mental exertion, fear

• Rudeness of others, egotism (acc. to

RADAR-Program)

From my own observations, it should be added:

• Jealousy of siblings

• Quarrels in the family

• Overcharge at school

• Heavy competition at school

IV – Discussion

Thirty-seven cases on the topic

Medorrhinum were evaluated. They show the

spectrum of diagnoses and clinical symptoms.

Medorrhinum as a Nosode is classed as a

remedy for ‘miasmatic stigmatised’ children

(KENT, HERSCU). I want to say the same in

modern words:

Medorrhinum is a remedy for the wide range

of allergic or atopic children.

For children with neuro-physiological

deficiencies, in the sense of a minimal brain

dysfunction.

For children suffering from behavioural

disorders, for whom it’s difficult to find their

place in modern meritocracy.

Medorrhinum is a big remedy, a real

polychrest and a deep acting Nosode; a

predominant remedy for today’s children.

Literature and references

1. HERSCU Paul: Die homöopathische

Behandlung der Kinder, Kai KRÖGER, Groß

WITTENSEE, 1993

2. JULIAN Othon-Andre: Materia Medica der

Nosoden. Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, 1983, 5.

Aufl.

3. PFEIFFER Herbert, Hoftheim bei

Frankfurt: Mündliche Mitteilungen in

Kursen über kindliche Entwicklung und

Homöopathie.

4. RUF-BÄCHTIGER Lislott: Das

frühkindliche psychoorganitsche Syndrom.

Thieme, Stuttgart, 1995, 3. Aufl.

5. RADAR – Computer repertorisations

programme

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“Direct your eye right inward, and you’ll

find

A thousand regions in your mind

Yet undiscovered. Travel them and be

Expert in home-cosmography.”

- Henry David THOREAU, in

Walden.

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“Why should the lord of the country

Flit about like a fool?

If you let yourself be blown to and fro,

You lose touch with your root.

If you let restlessness move you,

You lose touch with who you are.”

- Lao-Tzu, in Tao-Te-Ching

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“The Master sees things as they are,

Without trying to control them.

She lets them go their own way,

And resides at the center of the circle.”

- Lao-Tzu, in Tao-Te-Ching

PART III

(While Part II features articles from other

journals, Part III contains the editor’s own

contribution and other original articles.)

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BOOK SHELF

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I. The Tongue Symptoms in Clinical Diagnosis

by DEY, M. First Edition 2004. Indian Books and

Periodicals Publishers, New Delhi – 110 005.

ISBN 81-7467-145-4. Rs.35/-.

Internal diseases are reflected via many

organs and their performance. The tongue plays

a very important role in guiding the physician to

proper diagnosis.

The various symptoms of the tongue – its

color, coating, the various tastes etc. are lying

scattered in the Repertory. However, we have

not had any particular book on this. Some years

ago the late Dr. Prakash VAKIL published a

book titled ‘Tongue that does not Lie’ (also

published by Indian Books & Periodicals

Publishers, New Delhi – 110 005) in 1987, a

second edition in 1988 and a reprint in 2000.

The book contains some good color plates. It is a

useful book at the bedside.

The present book by Dr. M. DEY is

differently laid out. In the first Chapter –

General considerations, the anatomy, physiology

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Influence’. Then follows the long Chapter Four

‘Remedy Indications’ wherein over-200

remedies’ ‘tongue symptoms’ are given. Next

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-K.S.

SRINIVASAN

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many stalwarts on the need to equip oneself with

a good knowledge of the Materia Medica.

“There is only one road by which success in

homeopathic practice may be obtained, and the

name of this road is - WORK. It is only hard

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Medica.” (CLARKE). [Is there any other sure

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individual attention and the indicated medicine

should be found. The doctor must have a

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While the term ‘Key Note’ in prescribing is

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Homeopathy’s popularity shot up to great

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prescription. In these days long hours, 2 hours

or more of ‘Case-taking’, collecting pages and

pages of ‘dreams’ and ‘delusion’ and calling

FREUD, JUNG into consideration has become

the fashion. And of course the “in” thing now is

the “signature”. In this forest of ‘Mind’ the

individual tree (the Key Note) is lost.

BALAKRISHNAN brings you back to the

golden days. Pay heed.

A good amount of material has been drawn

from J.H.CLARKE, the gems.

Chapter IV is ‘A Compilation of

Therapeutic Hints’. These will be useful in day-

to-day prescriptions.

In subsequent Chapters ‘Cases’ from his

own practice are given with some from the

masters.

This small book is of great relevance today.

Every homeopath particularly the freshers from

the colleges will benefit much by reading it

carefully. The older homeopaths who have

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Strongly recommended to all.

-K.S.

SRINIVASAN

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§ 9 of the Organon:

“In the healthy human state, the spirit-like

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“Higher good is like water:

the good in water benefits all,

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It rests where people dislike to be,

So it is close to the Way.

Where it dwells becomes good ground;

Profound is the good in its heart,

Benevolent the good it bestows.

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“Those who know others are wise;

Those who know themselves are enlightened.

Those who overcome others are powerful;

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Those who are contented are rich;

Those who act strongly have will.

Those who do not lose their place endure;

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