QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN

HOMEOPATHY

CONTINUING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION

SERVICES

QUARTERLY HOMEOPATHIC DIGEST

VOL. XII, 1994

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

Dr.K.S.Srinivasan,

1253, 66th Street,

Korattur,

Chennai - 600 080, India.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

CONTINUING HOMOEOPATHY MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES QUARTERLY

HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST

Vol. XI, Nos. 1 & 2, 1994

PART I - CURRENT LITERATURE LISTING

I. PHILOSOPHY

1. Organon: De Doseringlfhe dose)

DAM, K.(Simillima, 2, 1/1993)

The dose should be distinguished from the potency

and repetition. HAHENEMANN says that the dose should

be as small as possible (para 275). The dose should be

related to the sensitivity of the patient. In para 281

HAHNEMANN says that the sensitivity of the patient to

the indicated remedy can differ a thousandfold. Where

one patient needs one grain to react another needs a

thousand grains to get a reaction. HAHNEMANN

developed the C potencies and Q potencies for the very

sensitive patients to diminish aggravation. But what

about the patients who are less sensitive who do not react

to one or two doses and come back after 6 weeks and

nothing happened and we are still sure of the remedy. Can

we give a high potency daily till there is reaction and then

stop dosing. In Russia (Kiev) it is quite common to give

high potencies (M) three times a week for months despite

aggravation or amelioration. This has been done for

generations (POPOV). EIZAYAGA from Brazil

experimented with frequent dosing of high potencies and

claims cures 3 to 4 times faster with frequent (daily)

dosing of high potencies. Especially in cases with severe

physical pathology he starts with C6 and moves to 12, 30,

200 whenever there is no more action of the former

potency (all daily given).

In the author's experience, in constitutional cases of

a remedy (already for more than one year on one remedy)

especially with the emerging of mental-emotional

"unfinished business" frequent repetition of high

potencies may be necessary (daily 10M or 50M) always

guided by the reactions. In psychiatric patients

(together with allopathic medicines) and ME good

results were obtained with D12 daily where a 10Mdid

nothing or even "deadened" everything.

More subtle dosing (not mentioned in the

Organon) holding the remedy (bottle) in the hand or

carrying it on the body, sleeping on it (under the pillow-

slip) can produce beautiful provings in our experience

so it can produce beautiful cures too.

Homoeopsychotherapeutic interventions is a recent form

of subtle dosing for sensitive patients.

2. Organisation theory and Homoeopathy

MASS Rob (Simillima, 2,1/1993)

Differences and similarities between

Homoeopathy and Organisation theory are related and

discussed.

3. Organon: De Geneesmiddel ziekte (the

medicinal-disease)

DAM, K.(Simillima, 2, 2/1993)

The homoeopathic aggravation is explained by

HAHNEMANN as being the stronger medicinal

disease which exceeds the strength of the actual disease

of the patient for a while (paragraph 157). In this article

the medicinal disease as well as other homoeopathic

principles (similia principle, potency, HERING's Law)

are viewed in terms of homeostasis, biological ( —

centrifugal) responses of the organism, toxicological

(^centripetal) stimuli from the environment and

other more "modern" physiological concepts are

discussed.

4. HAHNEMANNS Potenzierungsbegriff

(HAHNEMANN's Potency concept)

DELLMOUR, F. (ZKH, 37, 1/1993)

How did the word "Potency" and "potentisation"

come about to be used in Homoeopathy?

HAHNEMANN's literature are examined: The Chronic

Diseases, Fragmentary observations on Brown's

Elements of Medicine (1801), Treatment of the Typhus

or hospital fever at present prevailing (1814), Cure

and Prevention of Scarlet Fever (1801), Organon

(1810, 1833, 1921).

5. Heilwirkungen? (Healing effects?)

PETZINGER, K.v. (AHZ, 238, 1/1993)

The news that about 8000 people have died due to side

effects of drugs within one year in Germany is alarming.

In additon, a cost explosion in the whole general

orthodox medicine can be observed, not only due to the

very expensive medicines, but also due to the very costly

modern diagnosis, which leads to an allopathic

medication which is effective only temporarily but

unfortunately does not lead to a natural healing. There is

only one way to come out of this dilemma: to recall our

original task, that is, to make sick people healthy in the

sense of a Natural healing, instead of making them - as it

is now being done -constant consumers of medicines

which have high side effcts. For achieving this, one does

not need very expensive technology. As we know,

PARACELSUS (500 years ago) and HIPPOCRATES

(2400 years ago) were great healers. If the general

Medicine would remember this important task, the whole

crisis in Medicine would be removed with a single

stroke. However, this would not be possible with a

science which generalizes but only through an

individualizing healing, as we have it in an ideal form in

Homoeopathy.

6. Versuch einer realistischen

Betrachtungsweise der Homoopathie (A

realistic examination of Homoeopathy)

FRIESE, K.-H.(AHZ, 238, 3/1993)

In this article are discussed, what

Homoeopathy essentially is, what are its limitations and

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

how Homoeopathy can be practically applied.

Homoeopathy should be approached sincerely, and

successes and failures considered openly and the failures

are not to be underestimated. Different homoeopathic

doctors have different methods in their approach to their

patients and diseases. A view that is at variance should not

fundamentally lead to consider that one's own view is the

only genuine one and that of the other's is wrong.

Tolerance of colleagues of opposite view is

important. Hindrances to homoeopathic treatment

which frequently come up and which can hardly be

ignored are discussed. One should come out of an ivory-

tower mentality.

7. Die hombopathische Erstverschlimmerung

(The homoeopathic initial aggravation)

ILLING, K.H. (AHZ, 238, 3/1993)

In his Organon VI edition, pp.154-161

HEHNEMANN wrote about the initial aggravation. In

this report the author has chosen ten cases out of

fiftythree in his practice from 1986 to 1990. The results are

given in two tables - one giving the potencies and the

reaction and the other the kind of reaction. The

conclusion is that HAHNEMANN's observations are

confirmed.

8. Was fordert das Gesetz fur eine

homoopathische Arzneimittlprufung am

Gesunden? (What is required of the law for a

homoeopathic medicinal proving on the

healthy?)

HORNING, J. (AHZ, 238, 3/1993)

There are clearly and legally defined

requirements for clinical trial of medicines. This holds

good for the homoeopathic medicinal provings on the

healthy. The Editor of AHZ comments that the rules

cannot be applied to Homoeopathy; t he

homoeopathic medicinal provings on the healthy are not

identical with the allopathic trials and therefore it cannot

be applied strictly to homoeopathic trials.

9. Para 246 und die Q-Potenzen (Paragraph 246 and the

50 millesimal potencies) TERLINDEN Michael

(ACD, 2, 2/1993)

Homoeopaths administer the Q potencies in

daily and increasing doses in chronic diseases and the

results justify such repetition. There are however many

questions which are still open to discussion in this regard.

These were discussed in a Symposium in Bad Driburg and

some of the questions could be answered, while the

others must await.

10. Single or multiple medicine prescribing-a

debate

BLACKSTONE Victoria (BHJ, 82, 1/1993) There is an

increasing demand from the public for Homoeopathy in

the U.K. The intolerance that has marked homoeopathic

history over the last two centuries should be ended and

instead points of difference should be debated amongst the

Profession, SO that we can serve the people well. With this

aim a debate was held at the Royal London Homoeopathic

Hospital on 7 July 1992 on the well- worn subject "Single

or Multiple medicines prescribing". The motion "This

house believes that the single remedy is the medicine of

experience" was debated by four doctors -two on each side

and later joined by the members on the floor. At the end of

the debate the audience of 60 voted 2 to 1 in favour of the

single remedy being the medicine of experience.

A very interesting debate.

11. The potent one

CHAPPEL Peter (The Homoeopath, 13,

1/1993)

This is a discussion on the homoeopathic potencies.

The author says that everything about the potencies so far

said are arbitrary and speculative. He has been using the

LM potencies since last two years and found the results

very satisfying. His way of administration of the LM

potencies is as follows: A100 ml glass bottle is two-thirds

filled with tap or filtered water and contains one seed

granule of the remedy. Every day the patient is asked to

bang the bottle hard on a hard surface like a magazine on a

table top. To take half a teaspoonful from the bottle and put

it in half a glass of water. This is stirred vigorously,

teaspoonful is taken, held in mouth a few seconds, then

swallowed and the rest in the glass thrown away. This is

repeated daily. The remedy is stopped if anything

happens, worse or better; and wait. Some people need only

one dose. Others need for weeks, months, with daily

succussions. From experience they stop after a few doses.

Rarely they do a bit of a proving.

The author says that the LM1 s act just like a XM or M

or 30 etc. when it works well, fast or slowly.

One of the greatflexibilities about the LMs is that the

physician decides the remedy and the patient determines

the quantity. The patient takes it until it acts and then stops.

LM1 is possibly the only potency ever needed of any

remedy, says the author. (See QHD, X, 4/93, VI.

Pharmacology, for preparation of a LM potency

solution and administration)

12. Homoeopathic Principles

JONAS Julian (NEJH, 1,1/1992)

The following are the backbones of

Homoeopathy:

- 1. The Law of Similars

- 2. The Minimum Dose

- 3. The Nature of Symptoms. Symptoms are an

expression of the Vital Force of a person. They

surface as an attempt by the Vital Force to

stabilize, compensate or cleanse the entire

system when it becomes disordered, but they

are not the disorder itself.

- 4. The Use of Individual Remedies

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Aurum sulphuricum - dream proving

LASSAUW, Y. (Simillima, 2, 1/1993)

For three nights a dream-proving was done with Aur-s.

C30 by sleeping on it (Remedy under the pillow-slip).

The dream themes in the three nights were remarkably

the same. A conflict came out between the committed

responsibility (Aurum) side and the uncommitted pleasure

(Sulphur?) side. Deep inside (mostly unconscious) there is

nagging that he is not getting his fair share because of his

commitment and responsibility to others. And the others

have to do their part of the task, otherwise Aur-s. gets

very frustrated, angry and critical (Censorius to dearest

friends?)

Aurum sulphuricum came out in this proving as more

practical, concrete and materialistic than Aurum

metallicum. In two of the three nights there was a

waking up at 3.00 am. Actions tended to be resolute,

uncautious and somewhat abrupt.

2. Latrodectus mactans

BLOCH Martin (Simillimum, 6, 1/1993) Latrodectus

mactans, the Black Widow spider.is generally known

only for 'Angina pectoris'. KENT'S Repertory has only

small number of rubrics against this remedy. In the light

of the knowledge gained subsequently from many authors,

e.g. Jacques JOUANNY, WHITMONT, etc. the author

has given a brief Materia Medica of this remedy.

3. Dreamproving and situation of Hysocyamus

DAM, K. (Simillima, 2, 2/1993)

Dreamproving with a 1000 potency of

Hyoscyamus:

I am standing on a market selling tomatoes. I do not

sell very much because every time I am wanted on the

phone (for something that someone wants to know).

Everytime I come back a lot of my tomatoes are gone.

How is that possible? I suspect my neighbour- sellers. I

decide to take extra care that nobody is going to take

another tomato from me.

Dominating feeling: Mistrust, feeling people harm me

behind my back.

From this "situation" the state, symptoms and

rubrics of Hyoscyamus are made explainable,

functional and above all empathically imaginable.

Feelings and Actions like Jealousy, Greed, Inquisitive,

Intrigue, Inciting, Deceitful ness, Affectation, Foolish

behavior are surviving mechanisms in this situation (to get

the tomatoes back in the same sneaky way as they were

stolen).

4. The One-berry

LEVY David (Simillima, 2, 2/1993) In two cases, one of a

young man and another of a 62 year-old lady the author

found Paris quadrifolia as the remedy. Both the patients

were the only child of their parents, were loquacious,

loved to talk, talking of themselves. The other rubrics that

came up are: Talking, pleasure in his own; Egotism,

speaking always about themselves in company; Haughty.

The picture of Paris quadrifolia that emerges from

these two cases is:

- the only child

- spend much time alone, therefore talk to

themselves a lot

- very familiar with the sound of their own voice

- always heard and attended to, so become

spoiled and pampered

- no brothers or sisters, therefore no rivalry

- without the lonely/forsaken reaction of other

only children

- as only children, mostly in adult company

- mixing in adult company, develop early

egotism, becoming rather adult atan early age,

hence may be precocious

- early egotism could be seen in talking about

themselves, pleasure in their own voice or

silly/foolish behavior.

- the adult Paris therefore behaves

inappropriately, as the only child (adult)

- such inappropriate behavior might include

being foolish/silly/childish/loquacious, or

rude/haughty/egotistical/censorious/

contemptuous. Either way Paris quadrifolia

will be loquacious and this will be a

pleasurable, "self-satisfied" loquacity-

5. Confused old ladies

PATCH, Frank W. (Simillima, 2, 2/1993) This is a

reprint from the Homoeopathic Recorder 1924.

Hyoscyamus is generally compared with Belladonna,

Stramonium, or we have a mental picture of an erotic,

loquacious person. While this is characteristic of the

drug, it need not be so always. The author narrates the

case of an old woman who was positive that she had no

money, and had no clothes and she would talk

continuously to prove her point: tall, thin, angular,

restless and sleepless. Hyoscyamus quieted her.

Another old lady who had become widow at 37

years age, with four sons, left only with very small

money, had worked hard and brought upthe sons who held

responsible positions. Nevertheless the hard days she

suffered were so much imprinted in her mind that she

could not give up the hard work. When she had an acute

sickness her recovery was delayed, she was confused,

mildly loquacious, but as long as she was at home, she

could not let go and conditions got worse. Sleepless and

unpleasant dreams. Would get up in the night and get lost

in her room, or fall on the floor in an effort to locate

something. The mental confusion resulting from fatigue

of long duration, was the outstandng feature, and

Hyoscyamus brought the order and health out of a trying

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

situation.

Another hard-worked housekeeper with a '

husband and one daughter became unable tofunction

further. Became disoriented, had delusions of voices, was

unable to sleep, her face had a vacant look and she went

even so far as to refuse food for several days. There was no

loquacity. Shetalked very little and could understand

nothing. The most prominent feature was confusion. She

would sit and stare into vacancy. Hyoscyamus brought

her back.

In prescribing we must not expect to find all the

classic symptoms of a drug in a given case, but we must

have present some key condition which in these cases was

"confusion".

6. Phosphorus: The helpless spider in its web

MODI Sanjay (IJHM, 27, 4/1992)

A 52-year-old married man suffering from

headache on the vertex, heat, heaviness, sensation as if

skull will break open, desired salt. He was in a joint

family, shouldering maximum responsibilities and since

some time wanted to separate but his brothers and

mother were not in favour. Patient felt trapped and

unable to extricate, helpless. Phosphorus M brought

significant improvement. The author concludes that

an 'intense' environmental /

circumstantial/situational feeling that a patient

experiences should be considered for prescription.

7. Rosmarinus officinalis

LONG, B. and CAYREL, Ph. (RBH, 25/1992) The

Group "Dynamis" (Montpellier) made a double-blind

proving of Rosemahnus with 11 provers including 2

females in the potencies D3 to C15 (Dolisos) for a

period of about 6 months. The peculiar symptoms were

noted with strict criteria. 26 symptoms were obtained out

of which the following are noteworthy:

Compulsion, to turn back to home, to verify

something (eg.the closure of the door. This symptom

was also verified with another female patient with

compulsion to verify the gas-tube).

Thinks her daughter has rang her.

Sleepiness after meals, particularly lunch.

Marked weakness,loss of appetite.

Fullness after meals.

Nausea.

Modalities observed:

Worse mornings, from swallowing, oysters,

movement, after meals.

Marked symptoms were the Mouth-throat

symptoms, thirst.

No female genital symptoms were observed.

8. A Clinical study of Bothrops lanceolatus

MASTER Farooq (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

This clinical study is of 6 patients in coma (2 males

and 4 females) Bothrops was administered to these

patients by inhalation in potencies ranging from 200 to

CM, in intervals of half hour to twelve hours. In all the

cases Bothrops was complemented by deep-acting

consititutional remedies. The toxicology and clinical

provings of the remedy are listed. A very interesting study.

9. To catch a snake by its tail

SONAVALA Sarla (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

A 25-year-old married female who continued to have

lochia of dark, fl uid blood, even after two months; no

fever, no pain. Alloapthic and Ayurvedic medications

did not help. Although the symptoms indicated Lachesis

clearly there was no response to the remedy. She further

reported that she had headache, pain in the right temple

and right eye-ball. A purple-blue naevus was also observed

on her right, bare arm. Crotalus horridus M three doses

stopped the haemorrhage on the third day.

10. Lachesis - the other side

PARTHASARATHY Vishpala (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

A 60 year-old woman with cancer of cervix

consulted for bleeding per rectum with or without stool,

but aggravated during and after stool, also during

urination, half cup of blood, 3 times a day. Lachesis was

not the remedy on the face of the case but repertorization

gave it in high marking. After Arsenicum album,

Hamamelis and Tuberculinum failed Lachesis relieved.

11. The softer side of Arsenicum album

ZAREN Ananda (JAIH, 85, 4/1992)

Arsenicum album has a softer, more passive

side of which many practitioners may be unaware. This

type of Arsenicum is less overtly restless and less

aggressive. The passive type is afraid to express anger

for fear of being abandoned. They are subject to low self-

esteem, anxiety and depression when unable to finish their

self-assigned projects or maintain the rigid control of their

lives and environment they so desperately seek. The

passive type, with the typical fears of Arsenicum,

can l o o k like Phosphorus.

However, the dynamic in Phosphorus is very different; it is

not about control- Arsenicum must be in control. They

are highly controlled and secretive, quite the opposite of

Phosphorus. They do not easily disclose their deep, dark

secrets or their personal feelings. They may

spontaneously offer information during the interview, but

only to a certain point.

12. Clinical snapshots

GUESS George (JAIH, 85, 4/1992)

Case 1: A child with sore throat, swollen tonsils with

white patches on them; Mercurius vivus did not bring

about the expected relief. Offensive breath, putrid which

could be detected several feet away. Cervical glands

bilateral swollen, constant swallowing, swallowing

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

difficult, empty swallowing painful, appetite

diminished. While KENT'S and KUNZLI's didn't help

PHATAK's Materia medica gave perfect description

under Sabadilla, which remedy in the 200 promptly cured.

Case 2. Hemorrhoids in a 32-year-old female,

counsellor; painful lump on the outside of her rectum,

burning, pain worse when walking or changing

position—getting up or down. Aesculus

hippocastanum 200 cured.

Case 3: Epidemic Pleurodynia: 7-year-old girl with

multiple pains. During pains she is hysterical; screams;

cannot be still during pain. Sternal pain; pain in the area of

the spine; wanders; mainly lumbar area though; better

sitting still, cold; worse deep breath, standing, touch,

motion; heat. Also cramping in abdomen causing her to

bend double. Cimicifuga 200, 2-3 doses with rapid relief.

13. 'Swelter'd Venom Sleeping Got" - Bufo

CHASE Sandra M.(JAIH, 86,1/1993)

This paper is a discussion of the remedy Bufo, its

source, its history, and its Materia medica on

information gathered from classical homoeopathic

literature and from modern herpetology experts. (This is a

paper presented at the Annual Autumn Case Conference

on Homoeopathy, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 1992)

14. A case of impulse to kill

DIXON Daniel J. (JAIH, 86, 1/1993) A 53-year-old

woman with lot of stress building up over the last couple

of years; she does not want to think of something

anymore; finds herself unable to be around a particular

person in the family anymore. Has the impulse to kill this

person, to do her bodily harm. Feels better if she can

keep her mind occupied; if not,she becomes weak,

shaky,and sick to her stomach with the thought. The

thought is constantly on her mind, an obsession. This

continual obsessive thinking creates a lot of guilt. The

person so much in her mind whom she wants to kill, is her

mother. In the past she has been very protective of her

mother. Frequent urination at night and at times during the

day as well.

Dem's pinnata 30 was prescribed. There was an

aggravation on the second day. The persistent impulse to

kill is only fifty percent. The remedy was repeated twice.

To the rubrics in the KENT, VITHOULKAS has

added a rubric; "Impulse of child to kill mother". The

Complete Repertory has added the rubric as "Desire to

kill parents, in a child ".

15. The cunning boy

VORA Anita (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

A five-and-half year-old boy suddenly

developed prolapse of rectum after 2-3 loose stools. The

prolapse was corrected mechanically. The boy took

fright after seeing a cockroach in the toilet; Aconite 200.

After three weeks it was reported that he had prolapse

thrice in the last week and a repair operation was thought

of. The boy was restless, quarrelsome, hits the other boys

in the class without provocation. While he would snatch

others' things he will not share his with others. Was cruel

and rude and when he hit his sister and he was pulled up

for that by the mother he would weep loudly as if he was

hurt. At three years age he cut the curtains with scissors.

Nail biting. Tarentula M and no more prolapse since 8

months.

16. Crotalus horridus and Lachesis

ANWAR BAIG Mirza (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

With the help of four cases the author highlights the

differences between these two snake venoms. In the first

case of five year old child who was ill from its first year

who developed haemorrhgic spots and blisters all over

the body, enlarged liver and spleen, haemetemesis amd

hypertricosis, and which was diagnosed as "Erythropoetic

Porphyria" (a congenital disorder) and Crotalus

horridus brought about remarkable improvement until

the child went back to Saudi Arabia. In the second case, a

child 9 years - old with bleeding from pores of the skin,

was prescribed Crotalus horridus. In the third case, a 10-

year-old girl with recurring bleeding from nose, greenish

spots on the skin; since early childhood these spots will

ooze blood if scratched. It suffered from

Thrombocytopaenia. Crotalus horridus brought about

astonishing improvement. In the fourth case of a boy of

17 years with bleeding from body orifices and sometimes

concealed bleeding and the diagnosis made was

Christmas disease for which regular blood transfusion

was necessary. In this case the prescription was made

on the symptoms of the situation of the mother during

the child's intra-uterine life. Lachesis 200 brought

about remarkable improvement.

17. Crotalus horridus

TARKASI.P. (NJH, 1,4/1992)

A Materia medica of Crotalus horridus.

18. Lachesis: An epitome of unlived life

SONAVALA Sarla (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

A beautiful depiction of Lachesis in poem.

19. Genius of remedies - Crate/us horridus

GUNAWANTE S.M. (NJH, 1, 4/1992)

This is a brief Materia medica of the remedy,

giving as the title suggests the "Genius" of the remedy.

20. Uncommon Ophidians

KAMAL DHARI Dushyant (NJH, 1, 4/1992) Brief

sketches of Crotalus cascavella, Cenchris contonrix,

Hydrophis cyanocintus (sea snake), Vipera aspis,

Bothrops lanceolatus, Toxicophis

21. Terebinthina

TARKAS P.I. (NJH, 1, 5/1992)

A brief Materia Medica of Terebinthina.

(However, the author does not indicate in any of his

interesting articles, the sources of his collection which

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

would help authenticate.)

22. Die Krankung bei Staphisagria (The

mortification of Staphisagria) GRAF, F (AHZ,

238, 3 & 4/1993)

The disease of Staphisagria - men, women, and

children - is discussed through 8 cases.

One thing that is common to all of them is that they

are all highly sensitive, can be easily hurt, and easily

oppressed. Insensitive parents - very often alcoholism is

involved - are the basis for the chronic disregard of the

fine sensitivity in the development of these children.

Mishandling and abuse makes the pathology worse

(Enuresis, Eczema, tearing out the hair in children). The

Staphisagria men often suffer from agonizing sexual

thoughts and masturbation. They seem to be,

superficially, "tough" men. Actually they are very soft,

rather feminine. Staphisagria women are rather sexually

blocked and tend to a romantic repression. When

married, they are easily oppressed, and they are loyal

because of intensive wish for harmony and hold on to the

marriage because of the children, even when they should

separate from their men because they are offended by

their men. Instead of changing their situation they grow

cold emotionally. Staphisagria is followed by

rebellion/separation - but also by return!

23. g-Strophanthin - Ergebnisse von 2

Arzneimittelpriifungen mit der 4

Dezimalpotenz. (g-Strophanthin - Results of

two drug provings with the 4 decimal potency)

SCHMIDRAMSL, H.; OSTERMYR, B; ARNIM,

J.v. (AHZ, 238, 3/1992)

A proving of g-Strophanthin in the 4 decimal

potency is reported. The remedy was proved in water

solution in 27, in alcoholic solution in 10, persons for

three weeks. Symptoms appeared mainly in the region of

"Mind", "Head", "Digestive", "Locomotion" and

"Heart".

Symptoms: (W) proving of g-Strophanthin in

water solution; and (A) in Alcohol solution. Mind

Increased and severe tiredness, particularly

afternoons, in association with beaten-down feeling, lack

of drive, weakness to the extent of prostration (W)

Tiredness, particularly during noon, beaten-down,

worn out feeling, cheerless (A)

Sudden inner restlessness, Irritability,

excitability, aggressiveness, full of go, concentration

difficult, mood changes (W)

Increased irritability in the later afternoon and

evening. The impulses change erratically; the phases

remain for hours and cannot be influenced. (A) Sleep:

Difficulty in falling asleep, restless sleep,

restless, bad, lively dreams (W) Head:

Pressing in head, temporal headaches, feeling of

giddiness, particularly in the second half of the day (W)

Tense feeling, oppressed feeling, headaches, dull,

stitching, feeling giddy (A) Thorax:

Sudden pressive pain the Sternum,

retrosternum, worse from inspiring, right, radiating to the

right lower abdomen (W). Pain in Sternum to Spine.

Feels that has not had sufficient breath. Oppressive

feeling in chest and respiration (A). Heart:

Stitching in heart in the evening before going to sleep.

Oppressive pressive pain in the apex. (W)

Sensation in the apex as if something was rolling

there Heart pain on lying on left side, better when erect

(A) Digestive organs:

Flatulence, increased, large stool, suddenly

occurring diarrhoea.

Nausea from sight of Coffee and Food in the

afternoon.

Appetite altered; Increased thirst (W)

Increased peristalsis of the intestines, easy

diarrhoea.

Loss of appetite, alternating with hunger, desire for

hearty meal, severe incessant, thirstiness (A). Back:

Pain in the back radiating to stomach and hips (W)

Pain in Thorax, radiating to the right lower leg

(A) Extremities:

Pain in the knee joints, particularly right, the legs feel

heavy (W)

Joint pains particularly in the knees, also in the hips,

heavy feeling in the legs (A) Urinary:

Frequent urging for urination. Thermo-

regulation:

Much sweating, Warmth and heat sensation, cold

body with warm hands and feet (W)

Heavy sweating (A)

To be noted is that both the provings - Water

solution and Alcohol solution - produced

similar symptoms.

24.

Causticum - HAHNEMANN's tinctura acris

sine Kali

ELMORE Durr (Resonance, 15,1/1993)

HAHNEMANN concocted this remedy, proved

it, and wrote exact instructions for its

preparation. Causticum mentals can include

a

mixture of sensitivity, anxiety, despondency,

timidity, irritability, and sympathy - an odd

combination. There may be intense sympathy for

the sufferings of others, and great anger over

injustices. Many Causticum patients are serious,

idealistic, and highly sensitive to social injustices.

They can become actively involved, to the point

of obsession, with social or political causes.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Some even may be anarchists. They tend to be

rigid seeing things as black or white. Free-

floating, vague anxiety; that something will

happen. Anxious or melancholic around twilight.

Jeremy SHERR also speaks of Causticum's

conflict between control and lack of control,

pointing out that it is in the rubric 'Dictatorial' as

well as the rubrics 'Defiant', 'Fanatical' and

'Anarchist' (a repertory addition from

VITHOULKAS). Another addition

(VITHOULKAS

1

) is to the rubric 'Adulterous'.

An interesting picture of this great polychrest.

25.

Lac caninum

ELMORE Durr (Resonance, 15, 2/1993)

A brief

Materia Medica

on this great

remedy.

26.

Chlorum - Arzneimittelbild and Kasuistiken

(Chlorum - drug picture and Case report)

REIS S. and MULLER K.J. (Case Report)

(ACD, 2, 2/1993)

Three Case reports and

Materia Medica

of

Chlorum are given.

The

Materia Medica

has been compiled

from the following sources:

HERING's

Guiding Symptoms of our

Materia Medica,

Vol. IV HERING in

Achiv

fur die hombopathische Meilkunst, Band 22

cited in GYPSER WALDECKER's

Gesammelte

Arzneimittel priifungen aus STAPF's

Archiv fur hombopathische Heilkunst", Bd.

1 Heidelberg 1991.

ALLEN T.F. The Enchyclopaedia of Pure

Materia Medica

CLARKE John

H. Dictionary of Materia

Medica (Der Neue Clarke. Band 3. Bielfeld

1991.

PULFORD:

Homoeopathic Materia Medica

of graphic drug pictures and clinical

comments. Reprint New Delhi 1987

BOGER:

Vorlesungen iiber Materia

Medica, Heidelberg 1989

FARRINGTON

E.A.: Clinical Materia

Medica

Clinical symptoms from the cases reported

above. 27. Fluoride, Fluoricum acidum and

Calcarea

fluorata

GIBSON Sheila & GIBSON Robin

(The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993)

Fluoridation of drinking water has been under

discussion. There is still inconclusive debate

whether fluoridation is as beneficial as propagated

to be and free from long-term adverse effects. It is

therefore worthwhile to go through the provings

of Fluoricum acidum and Calcarea fluorata. It

would be seen that Fluoricum acidum has three

times as many symptoms as Calcarea fluorata;

thus the hydrogen fluoride is much more toxic

than the naturally occurring Calcium fluoride. The

conclusion would be that fluoridation of public

water supplies is detrimental to both teeth and

general health, and mass medication should be

banned.

Rubrics selected by the authors from

Mac

Repertory (The Complete Repertory): Head

CARIES; skull: Fl-ac.

8

EXOSTOSES: Calc. -f., Fl-ac.

HAIR affections of, falling out: calc-f.

10

, Fl-ac.

Ear

CALCAREOUS deposit on tympanum: Calc-f.

CARIES, threatened: Calc-f., Fl-ac.

DISCHARGES; caries threatening: Calc-f.

excoriating: Fl-ac. offensive: Fl-ac.

CATARRH: Calc-f.

1

, Fl.ac.

CANCER; jaw; right: Fl-ac.

77

CARIES of;bone: Fl-ac.

88

lower

jaw: Fl.ac.

l

BREAKING OFF: Calc.f.

77

, Fl.ac.

1

CARIES, decayed, hollow: Calc-f.

8

, Fl-ac.

premature in children: Cale-f. Fl-ac.

decayed, hollow; rapid: Fl-ac.

CRUMBLING: Calc.f. Fl-ac.

DENTITION; difficult: Calc-f.

3

slow: Calc.f.

6

, Fl.ac.

DISCOLORED; black: Fl-ac.

1

dark: Fl-ac.

ENAMEL deficient: Calc-f., Fl.ac.

12

SENSITIVE; cannot bear dental operation:

SORDES; dark: Fl-ac.

black: Fl-ac.

Extremities

ARTHRITIC nodosities: Calc-f. BRITTLE; finger

nails: Calc-f., Fl-ac. CARIES of bone: Calc-f., Fl-ac.

CRACKED skin; fingers: Fl-ac.

3

DISLOCATED

FEELING; Hip; Fl-ac.

3

DISLOCATION; Hip,

spontaneous: Calc-f.

12

EXOSTOSES: Calc-f.., Fl-ac.

80

FELON; panaritium: Calc-f.

8

, Fl-ac.

periosteum: Fl-ac.

Nose

Face

Teeth

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

run-around: Fl-ac.

INFLAMATION; Bones: Calc-f.

10

, Fl-ac. NAILS;

affections of; brittle: Calc-f

3

, Fl-ac.

3

finger-nails: Fl-ac.

panaritium: Fl-ac.

3

ULCERS; Leg:

Calc-f.

3

Generalities

ABSCESSES; suppurations: Calc-f.

1

, Fl-ac.

2

BONES,

affections of; Calc-f

12

F/-ac

8

affection of lesions, syphilitic: Calc-f. ,

Fl- ac.

s

CARIES of, bone: Calc-f., Fl-ac. CARTILAGES,

affections of; lesions, syphiliitc:

Calc.f.

8

,

EXOSTOSES; Calc-f., R-ac. INDURATIONS; Calc-f., Fl-

ac.

3

INFLAMMATION; bones, osteitis: Calc-f.

3

, Fl-

ac.

1

INJURIES; Bones, of, fractures: Calc-f.

3

callus deficient: Calc-f.

slow repair of broken bones: Calc-f.

3

,

Fl-ac.

1

children, in: Calc-f.

7

NECROSIS; bones: Calc-f

2

, Fl-

ac.

2

REACTION; lack of: Calc-f.

3

, Fl-ac. SLOW repair of

broken bones: Calc-f.

10

; Fl-ac.

1

TUMORS, benign; bone

like protuberances: Ca/c-f.

8

fibroid: Calc-f., Fl-ac.

7

keloid: Calc-f.

8

, Fl-ac.

7

Notes to table

of rubrics:

No number (Kent Repertory) 1 to 12 as

in SR

76Phatak

77Vithoulkas

80 Choudhuri

28. Understanding nature to learn Materia Medica

ULLMAN Dana (The Homoeopath, 13,1/1993)

We have hundreds and thousands medicines. How to

remember all these or even about some of these - there

are hundreds of symptoms and their details. There is so

much that we do not know about most medicines, about

their general and local symptoms and about their

relationships with other medicines.

One way is proving, which one can carry out on

oneself. But that way only a few remedies can be done.

Another way is understanding something about the

substance being prescribed, how they exist in nature.

Examples are WHITMONT, GUTMAN etc. etc.

29. Natrum sulphuricum

HERSCU Paul (NEJH, 1, 1/1992)

Natrum sulphuricum is one of those so-called

combination remedies - i.e. remedies occurring in

natural combination. Such remedies may often be

prescribed from their similarities to the characteristics

tothe remedies contained in the combination. Withthe help

of a case, narrated in full detail, the author brings out the

picture of Natrum sulphuricum.

30. Cocculus

MORRISON Roger (NEJH, 2, 1/1993) New experience -

experiences gained by good prescribers - gained decades

after the last Materia Medicas were written, must be

made available to the profession world-over. Dr. Roger

MORRISON has recently published Desktop Guide to

Keynotes and Confirmatory Symptoms. The material is

derived from actual experience of the author and is pure

gold.

31. Case taking and Materia Medica of Infants

ZAREN Ananda (NEJH, 2, 1/1993)

This is an excellent article. The author is quite well

known for her Seminars on Childbirth and Infants. There

are very important lessons in this: "Comprehension

of the emotional state of an infant is requisite to finding

the correct remedy and coming to a deeply curative

prescription. In observing the infant it is evident that the

body posture and position, facial expression and eyes all

form windows into the emotional realm.

Intreatingtheinfant the homoeopath must first understand

this crucial point; the most important lesson that a child

has to learn in the first year of life is that the world is a

safe place and that he is being loved and cared for. If this

sense of security is not felt by the child, symptoms will

occur. When the needs of a baby are not met, the resulting

behaviour will fully disrupt the lives of their parents. This

is a survival mechanis, for the dependent infant. The

newborn is capable of a full spectrum of emotional

expression.

The author goes on to give important hints about

the birth, the bonding, infant/mother interaction etc.,

Ananda ZAREN gives a picture of the Nux vomica,

Sulphur, Borax, babies.

32. Three Provings

CCRH, New Delhi (Qrly. Bui. 15,1 & 2/1993)

The Central Council for Research in

Homoeopathy, New Delhi, has conducted Provings and

published the Pathogenesis of the following three drugs:

Holarrhena antidysenterica, Terminalia arjuna and

Terminalia chebula. All the three are indigenous drugs

and find their places in the detailed book Indigenous

Drugs of India by Lt. Col. R.N. CHOPRA. These drugs

have also been dealt with by the famed Dr. Sarat Chandra

GHOSE in his book Drugs of Hindoosthan with their

homoeopathic uses, Provings and Clinical

Verifications.

The CCRH has requested the Profession for feed-

back in the form of clinical verification of these drugs.

HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

(The figures in parenthesis: the first is the

potency, the second and the third figure indicate the

number of times the symptom appeared in the

proving) Mind

Melancholic with feverish sensation (200c, 1,2)

Sadness (200c 1,2)

Forgetful, absentminded (200c, 1)

Anger with desire to hurt someone (30c, 1)

Irritability after loss of sleep (200c, 1) Head

Vertigo with constipation and fever (200c, 1)

Headache agg. while reading (6c, 1)

Headache amel. pressure (30c, 1)

Headache, mild, agg. reading, motion & amel, tight

pressure with feverish sensation (200c, 1)

Heaviness in frontal portion which gradually

decreases agg. morning & lasting whole day (6c, 1)

Pain, bursting in frontal region agg. walking

around, talking, amel. closing eyes with anger & desire to

hurt someone (30c, 1)

Pain bursting in frontal region, sudden onset

gradually increasing amel. cold water application, open

air, agg. talking, listening and desire to lie down (220c, 2)

Pain bursting frontal region with sensitivity to

noise, agg. afternoon, amel. tight bandage and feverish

feeling (30c, 1)

Pain pressing in frontal region, amel, pressure, open

air, coid drink with cough. (30c, 1)

Pain pressing in frontal region with nasal catarrh and

mucus in throat (30c, 1)

Pain pulsating in supraorbital region agg. left side,

jerks, beinding forward amel. slight pressure (200c, 1)

Pain throbbing in forehead above eyebrows agg.

bending forward, sudden jerk, amel. pressure (200c, 1)

Pain aching in occiput as if would burst

extending to forehead agg. mental concentration, amel.

rest with irritability (loss of sleep) (200c, 1)

Fullness in parietal region agg. evening, amel. cold

open air, cold application, pressure (200c, 1)

Pain right side of head, pricking, stinging pain,

suddenly comes and goes with tiredness (30c, 1) Eye

Right eye - agglutination of eyelids, agg.

morning (6c, 1) Nose

Sneezing with itching in nostrils with dry cough

(200c, 1)

Coryza with watery discharge, agg. hot food and

drink, and dry cough (30c, 1).

Coryza with sneezing & Blockage agg. night, cool

air with post nasal discharge (200c, 1)

Nasal discharge watery with burning amel. in open

air, fanning, with thirstlessness (30c, 1)

Post nasal discharge like white of an egg. agg. during

meal (30c, 1) Mouth

Shallow ulcer with burning sensation in upper lip

with constipation (200c, 30c, 2)

Aphthae on tip of tongue with soreness agg. touch

of teeth (200c, 1)

Loss of taste with soreness in throat, during cough

(200c, 1) Throat

Pain in throat as if something lodged, agg. empty

swallowing, swallowing food and drink with dryness

(200c, 1) Stomach

Nausea agg. morning with constipation (200c, 1)

Pain in stomach agg. deep inspiration and fullness

in head (200c, 1)

Pain in stomach agg. after food or drink (200c,

1) Abdomen

Pain agg. night, amel. passing stool, pressure (hard)

with loose, mucoid stool (6c, 2)

Colic amel. lying down, with loose watery stool (30c,

3)

Pain griping around navel region with urging and

mucoid stool (200c, 1)

Distension of abdomen with cutting pain and

rumbling, with loose, foamy stool with white mucus and

reddish urine (200c, 6c, 2)

Colicky pain lower abdomen with mucoid stool agg.

before and during stool, amel. after stool. (30c, 1) Rectum

Stool, scanty, mucoid, offensive with pain in

abdomen and loss of appetite (6c, 1)

Stool mucoid and thirst increased (200c, 1)

Stool semi solid with mucus and urging after food

or drink, pain in epigastrium (200c, 1)

Stool sour smelling like curd agg. morning (200c,

1)

Stool thin, greenish yellow, painless and profuse

after fatty food (200c, 1)

Stool hard, round, ball shaped (30c, 1) Genitalia

-Female

Menses - excessive with clots, with colicky pain in

abdomen, agg. 11 A.M. and extreme paralytic

weakness with inability to stand up after menses (30c,

1) Respiratory System

Suffocative feeling with sensation of

constriction in chest as if lungs are not expanding, agg.

night, lying down, bending forward (30c, 1)

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Cough dry & persistent in nature, agg. hard work,

with sick feeling (200c, 1)

Expectoration dark, thick, agg. afternoon and

evening, with sleeplessness (200c, 1) Extremities

Pain in joints amel. open air, cold room, cold

drinks: agg. morning, with thirstlessness (30c, 1) Upper

Pain sticking in right shoulder agg. pressure, lying

on affected side, till 11 P.M. (30c, 1)

Pain in right elbow as if dislocated agg. full

flexion, straightening the joint (200c, 1) Lower

Tired feeling in legs as if bones are squeezed, agg.

morning (200c, 1)

Pain in right knee, agg. noon, amel. evening (200c,

1)

Itching in groins & legs agg. night & undressing,

amel scratching. Bleeding after scratching (30c, 1)

Small reddish patch in the middle of left leg with

itching (6c, 1) Skin

Itching in folds of skin agg. undressing (200c, 1)

Miliary eruptions all over body with itching agg.

undressing (200c, 1)

Itching all over body agg. night, undressing and

oozing of blood after scratching (30c, 1)

Boil like eruption over back and abdomen with

itching, burning and crust formation (30c, 1)

Perspiration

Profuse perspiration over trunk with increased thirst

for cold water (200c, 1) Fever

Fever followed by severe weakness, agg. evening,

and thirst for cold water (200c, 1)

Fever with chill amel. covering, walking, cold

water, cold wind, with desire to cover and thirst

increased (200c, 1)

Fever persistent with weakness, chill, thirst

increased and burning in soles (200c, 1).

TERMINALIAARJUNA Mind

Freeness of mind, likes to go around with company

Cheerful even during pain

Desire to be alone

Indisposed to work

Home-sickness during heat Head

Pain in whole head

Dull pain in left side of head agg. lying down,

bending head backward, extending to left hand, left leg &

down the spine

Pain in forehead & vertex agg. fanning with

bodyache

Dull aching pain in left parietal region agg. motion,

noise, talking, after sleep, lying down, extending to

forehead.

Pain in occipital region pressing type amel. open air

with fever.

Pain right temple pointing towards right eyeball with

desire for sleep & indisposed to work.

Small reddish boil with pus pointed tip over

forehead, painful to touch Eyes

Burning in eyes with itching amel. scratching, cold

water application Nose

Coryza preceded by sore throat, headache &

bodyache.

Coryza with painful hoarseness of voice.

Coryza with discharge thick white like white of an

egg or albumin, with dry tongue & thirst increased.

Sneezing with watery discharge amel. in cool place

with heaviness of head, anorexia and slight flatulence

with eructations. Mouth

Increased salivation at night.

Sour taste.

Aphthae over tongue, pain ameliorated by holding

cold water in the mouth.

Dryness of mouth. Stomach

Appetite increased at night

Desire for warm drinks at night. Pain in stomach,

agg. after eating, amei. after 20.30 Hrs. agg. motion,

night; amel. lying down with thirstlessness and increased

appetite.

Stomach feels full.

Stomach feels empty.

Thirst increased, agg. night.

Thirst for cold drinks, juicy things.

Abdomen

Griping in abdomen, amel. passing stool

Pain left hypochondriac region, amel. passing stool.

Pain in abdomen, agg. milk

Heaviness right, iliac region, with increased

appetite and thirst.

Pain colicky in a spot below umbilicus, agg.

walking, feels giddy, wants to lie down. Rectum

Diarrhoea: early morning, with rumbling and

gurgling sound in abdomen, with flatus;

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

3-4 stools a day, undigested, loose, yellowish;

ineffectual urging with pain in abdomen agg.

before stool and amel. passing stool (after high fatty

food); after milk, with loose stool and much mucus;

Pain in abdomen before, during and after stool;

Stools loose, sour smelling, much prostration and

thirst, appetite increased. Respiratory System

Dry cough with pain in chest while coughing.

Cough with rattling in chest with desire to take

warm drinks. Expectoration profuse, greenish and

sweetish in taste.

Expectoration scanty, white, agg. after warm drink.

Chest

Pain right side. Back

Pain stitching back 11th & 12th rib region with

tenderness at the spot agg. movement, amel. lying on back,

agg. turning, bending, stepping, amel. rest & sitting.

Pain right lumbar region, amel. rubbing, rest, lying

down with thirst increased and lips dry.

Backache, pain small of back amel. pressure, after

carriage riding.

Swelling at middle of spine, tenderness to touch.

Pain lumbo-sacral region, amel. lying down.

Extremities

Pain right hip & lower part of right popliteal fossa.

Numbness of left big toe.

Pain in left leg amel. pressure; agg. night with

weakness & sleeplessness.

Pain right elbow - aching pain agg. raising the arm,

amel. pressure.

Eruptions over hips, papular turning to itching agg.

night, lying down with discharge of whitish sticky fluid.

Pain & Swelling in nail bed of right index finger -

pulsating pain with suppuration

Pimpular eruptions over ankle, blackish

pigmentation afterwards

Eruptions in crops over arms & legs, itching amel.

after scratching, agg. morning, evening (parasitic

infection according to dermatologist). Skin

Bright red eruptions all over body with violent

itching but no relief by scratching.

Eruptions leave dafk brownish pigmentation.

Urticarial rash all over body, itching violent amel.

cold application, scratching. Fever

Fever - high with desire to be fanned with increased

frequency of urination.

Fever with sudden rise of temperature with

restlessness & thirst increased (after getting wet in rain with

coryza & cough). Sleep

Dreams of snakes. Generalities

Desire for cool place.

Weakness with loss of appetite.

Bodyache after cold bath agg. evening with

headache.

TERMINALIA CHEBULA

[Symptoms marked * are from Drugs of

Hindoostan] Mind

Restlessness.

Apathetic* with sadness and aversion to mental or

physical work.

Sadness agg. morning.

Alternate feeling of joy & sadness.

Dullness (Lethargy). Head

Dull headache agg. evening, amel. movement,

pressure & rest. (After some family disturbance)

Headache* from evening till midnight; left sided,

preceded by loose mucoid stool.

Heaviness in frontal* and parietal region agg. light

& noise, least motion, getting up from sitting position

with blurred vision, sleepiness.

Head - hot, pain during.

Dandruff with sensation of congestion in head.

Scanty - scaly dandruff.

Eyes

Burning in eyes Mouth

Bitter taste with increased salivation* agg.

morning, after sleep

Saliva offensive* Face

Perspiration, over face oily

Flushing of face in the morning with

constipation Stomach

Nausea and vomiting

Thirst decreased

Nausea on smelling food

Appetite increased Abdomen

Heaviness in abdomen

Flatulence* worse empty stomach

Cramping pain in umbilical region with

flatulence

Burning sensation in abdomen*

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Pain lower abdomen* crampy, colicky pain after

eating

Pain stitching in the umbilical region with

weakness & general lethargy.

Pain stitching upper abdomen every time after eating

meat. Rectum

Constipation* no urge for stool, stool scanty* soft

with flatulence*

Stool - loose, watery with pain in lower

abdomen

Stool - loose, semi liquid, offensive with loss of

appetite with pressing sensation in the abdomen

Stool - mucoid* with griping, colicky pain in

abdomen

Stool soft & loose towards morning

Respiratory System

Cough with difficult expectoration

Dysponoea agg. on exertion, motion, jumping,

exercise with general weakness Chest

Palpitation in morning with tightness in chest

Extremities

Trembling of lower limbs agg. morning

Pain in lower limbs agg. on walking

Pain in left leg

Pain in small spots over left little finger, right

hand*, right lower jaw, right calf muscle. Fever

Heat with burning in eyes with bodyache agg.

walkina. amel. Dressure & bitter taste

Cold sweating of whole body

Fever with chill after bathing, while perspiring with

malaise, lethargy, muscularweakness & soreness in neck

region

Feeling of heat (fever)

Fever with coryza, bitter taste, bodyache,

weakness & constipation Skin

Eruptions fingers, vesicular, with itching &

burning after scratching, with exudation of watery and

sticky fluid

Small pimpular eruptions over legs and arms with

itching* and burning after scratching, amel. cold

application Sleep

Disturbed & full of dreams

Generalities

Burning sensation all over body agg. morning 9-10

a.m.

III. THERAPEUTICS

1. Pulsatllla pratensis versus

Mittellappenlobektomie

[Pulsatilla pratensis versus middle lobe

lobectomy]

STEUER, M.K. [AHZ, 238, 1 & 2 /1993]

A case history of a 42 year-old woman, who

suffered from recurrent Pneumonias of the right middle

lobe, is presented. Every time the Pneumonia was treated

with antibiotics [six to eight times in three years]. A

bronchoscopy as also a bronchography revealed scar

tissue in the region of the right carina which indicated an

old lymphnode perforation as also a stenosis of the right

ostium of the middle lobe; a former tuberculosis. The

recurring Pneumonias since three years could be treated

with Pulsatilla pratensis 30, effectively, single dose.

2. Homoopathische Behandlung eines seltsamen

Lahumungsfalles bei einem jungen Madchen

[Homoeopathic treatment of a rare case of

paralysis in a young girl]

WUNSCH, H.-U. [AHZ, 238, 1/1993] A 14 year-old girl

underwent on 5.4.1989 an operation for correction of a

strabismus with an Endotracheal anaesthesia, without any

complications. After the successful operation the girl

began to get severe vertigo and tendency to fall in all

directions. Headaches, sensitivity to noise, swelling of the

left half of face, incoordination of the legs, also came on.

After long treatment in the hospital, she was ultimately

discharged in wheel chair. The girl [birth-weight

1.054 gr.], was treated for Appendicitis in the hospital in

1978, and in 1981 a tonsillectomy; at 11 years measles

and mumps.

This child was cured by Homoeopathy.

3. Homoo-Quiz - Neurodermatitis - Pollinose -

Asthma Bronchiale

MULLER, H.V. [AHZ, 238, 1 & 2/1993] A 23 year-old

student with Neurodermatitis, Bronchial asthma. Since

childhood Neurodermatitis; at 16 years Chronic Coryza

and ultimately Bronchial Asthma which bothered the

whole year. On the basis of the psychoanamnesis Kali

bichromicum was selected and it was given in the 30

potency and later in the M potency which cured the

patient. The crux of her mental state was: She couid not

bring herself to sit and do any work patiently; she could

not sit and do her home-work without break or read a

book without break; she was glad when something came to

interfere with her work, even a telephone call would do.

The rubrics: Aversion to read, Diversion amel., Sitting

worse, Impatient, Apathy for business affairs. Kali

bichromlcum came on top. The other symptoms also were

matched.

4. Die Schrift als Symptom [the hand-writing as

Symptom]

MULLER, H.V. [AHZ, 238, 2/1993] Earlier Dr. H.V.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

MULLER has pointed how the colours could indicate the

personality of the patient and lead to the remedy. In

addition, the author says, that the handwriting of a patient

also reveals the personality and thus lead to the similie.

This is demonstrated by the handwritings of two cases of

Tellurium, two cases of Lycopodium and Barium

phosphoricum and Barium muriaticum. The author says

that this has nothing to do with Graphology.

5. Homoo-Quiz - Chronische Sinusitis [Homoeo

Quiz - Chronic Sinusitis]

LEERS, H. [AHZ, 238, 2 & 3/1993] A 42 year-old

woman with right-sided headaches, drawing pain.

The nose is stopped, particularly the right. Frequently

need to blow the nose but nothing comes out; if

something comes, it is green, or yellow, bloody and

slimy. Morning the face is swollen, the eyes itch and

discharging pus. From childhood suffering from chronic

Sinusitis. Treated allopathically. All her symptoms were

on the right side. Right foot sweaty. Kali bichromicum

cured.

6. Chronisch-ulcierende Procto-Colitis Verdacht

auf Morbus Crohn [Chronic ulcerative Procto

Colitis suspected as Morbus Crohn]

MULLER, H.V [AHZ, 238, 3/1993]

A 24 year-old woman with chronic ulcerative

procto-colitis [according to the Hospital] but strongly

suspected as Crohn's disease because of the tenderness

over the McBurney and the colics in the umbilical

region. On the basis of the psychoanamnesis and

the other symptoms, Gambogia was selected which

promptly cured.

7. Belladonna als Mittel bei chronischen

Sehstbrungen [Belladonna as a remedy in

chronic visual ailments]

WEGENER, A. [ZKH, 37, 1/1993]

A chronic defective eye disease was cured by

Belladonna. The changed state of mind of the patient was

the decisive point for the selection of the remedy.

Organon Aph 210 and 211. In his Foreword to

Belladonna HAHNEMANN has said ".... on the other

hand, it is not less serviceable in the most chronic

ailments, in which its duration of action, even in the

smallest dose, amounts to three weeks and more."

8. Schmerzlose Halsentziindung und Durchfalle

nach Antibiotikamissbrauch -Baptisia [Painless

tonsillitis and diarrhoea after abuse of

Antibiotics - Baptisia]

AMS, R. [ZKH, 37, 2/1993]

A two-year old girl with painless tonsillitis and

diarrhoea after antibiotics was cured by Baptisia M. The

child soon became her usual jolly and lively. "...The

Vital principle once again feels free and able to carry on

the healthy life of the organism as before ..." [Aph. 148

Organon VI]

9. Ein anstrengendes Kind - Cina [A trying child -

Cina]

WEGENER, A. [ZKH, 37, 3/1993]

An eight-month old boy, restless, cannot play alone,

always moving, must always be carried. During the

consultation the child avoided eye-contact and turned his

head away. He weeps when visitors come home.

Excepting his parents no one can carry him. Cina M.

Two days after this dose he had high fever which passed

off without any treatment. Now the grandparents could

carry the grandchild. Follow-up: one year. The leading

hint was "cannot bear to be looked at". Homoeopathy is

for such children a great blessing as otherwise they will

be prescribed psychopharmaceuticals.

10. Echo Remedies

BENNETT Peter [Resonance, 15,1/1993] Patients

respond in different ways to homoeopathic remedies.

Unexpected responses by patients are instructive and one

should watch and learn. Sometimes the wrong remedy is

given and there will be response which tells the

prescriber something about the medicine given and the

patient. In one-sided cases in whichthe remedy may be

"close" but not the simillimum, the Vital Force will give

clear indications for the correctly indicated remedy at the

following-up with an increased intensity in the

symptoms that needed to be prescribed upon. We can

look upon this as sonar response, which the author calls

as "echo". Cases from personal experience are cited.

Aphorism 182 of the Organon is referred as relevant in

this connection.

11. Essence or chief complaint? How to

prescribe.

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN Judyth

[Resonance, 15,1/1993]

The author raises a question whether if a

prescription isbasedonthe'essence'ofthe case and

not on the chief complaint or the key-note, it would

cover the chief complaint and answers with the

example of a case of Natrum muriaticum that we can give

a remedy well-indicated by the essence even if not based

on the chief complaint and that such a prescription may

relieve the chief complaint also.

12. The Place for Homoeopathy in Dentistry

STEPHENSON David

[Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

Discusses the role of Homoeopathy in dentistry.

With case reports the author shows that the well-chosen

remedies help greatly.

13. Fibrocystic breast disease - a case example

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN Judyth

[Resonance, 15,3/1993]

Homoeopathy can be an effective and

non-invasive treatment for many women with cystic

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

conditions and hopefully can be a preventive measure

against malignancy. The case of a woman, 42- year old,

with fibrocystic disease and with great terror of cancer,

treated with Conium maculatum, successfully, is discussed.

The author says that according to Louis KLEIN,

Tuberculinum or Carcinosin may be needed after

Conium.. Conium may also be confused with Natrum

muriaticum because of the closed nature of the Conium

patients.

14. Dosierungsmb'glichkeiten von Q-Potenzen bei

interkurrenten akuten Zustanden [The

possibility of administering Q potencies in

intercurrent acute diseases]

ROGASCH Roif H. [ACD 2, 1/1993]

The author reports his experiences since many years

of administering medicines in intercurrent acute situations

in the course of treatment of chronic diseases. The

surprising result of his studies is that the remedy given

for the chronic disease can be repeated in an altered dose

in acute situations even if the symptoms indicate a choice

of a different remedy and the acute state did not accord

with the "Chronic medicine". The relevent paragraph in

the Organon is cited. [Aph. 275 - 287]

Four cases are cited, out of which one is given here:

A 14 year-old youth was given Sulphur LM 45 three

drops in water every second evening. The treatment

began on 10 April 1991. On 22 April an acute cough

came on, which in its symptoms were exactly similar to

the symptoms of cough which he used to get earlier and

which were relieved every time with Belladonna

successfully. This time too the symptoms accorded

well with Belladonna, and Sulphur did not at all seem

suitable. Neverthless, Belladonna which was close was

not given but Sulphur LM 45 in hourly 3 drops. Prompt

relief began after two doses. Belladonna had never

worked so good earlier at any time. With further therapy

with Sulphur the chronic ailments were also cured.

Comments: In this case Sulphur might have been

suspended and further course watched to see whether

HERING's law could be proved. Besides, Belladonna

could have been considered since it had earlier helped in

these acute states.

15. Drei Heuschnupfen-Falle [Three cases of

hayfever]

SCHWARZ ERIK [ACD, 2, 1/1993] In one case it was

Lycopodium, in the next it was Pulsatilla and in the third

Sepia. While in the first it was the centesimal potency in

the third it was the Q [50 millesimal] potency.

16. Akuter allergischer Schub bei Farmerlunge

[Acute allergic spasm in Farmerlungs]

MULLER, Karl-Josef [ACD, 2, 2/1993]

A 33 year-old manager in an Agricultural company

for a chronic [10 years] Farmer lungs. He has become a

constant sufferer due to the constant medications and

which seemed irreversible. Breathlessness after

physical exertion. Severe allergic spasms especially when

he comes into contact with hay mould. From time to time

he was treated with Cortisone for 14 days, also per os,

and Pulmicort spray, after which the spasms would slowly

go down.

Silicea Q 12, twice daily 2 drops to be taken at

commencement of the spasm. An year later he came with

complaint of asthmatic spasms after contact with the

allergens. His symptoms now indicated Lobelia inflata.

The Repertory search by the R.A.D.A.R. programme

indicated this as the only remedy in T.F. ALLEN's Materia

Medica, in almost the same words as this patient's: "Dull

heavy pain passing round the forehead, from one temple

to the other on a line immediately above the eyebrows".

This characteristic of Lobelia inflata could be found in the

Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica by T.F. ALLEN,

in italics.

Lobelia inflata Q 6, cured.

17. Ein typischer Asthmafall [A typical case of

Asthma]

SCHWARZ Erik [ACD, 2, 2/1993] A 53 year-old man

with Asthma cured with Natrum sulphuricum Q 18.

18. Folgen einer Bluttransfusion [After effects of a

Blood tranfusion]

RECKERS Winfried [ACD, 2, 2/1993] A 76 year-old

woman in a wheel-chair since six years. She has been

suffering from paralysis of both legs. Burning pains which

at time alternates with coldness of the legs. Any

movement of the legs aggravates these pains. On regular

high doses of Tramal. No improvement. Since the

commencement of the disease she has incontinence of urine

and stool. She had blood tranfusion for severe Anaemia,

before the beginning of her present complaints. The

ailments were directly connected to this transfusion and

the physician who was treating her also felt so, although

the transfusion was essential then. She was also given

further higher doses of Cortisone. The diagnosis on the

basis of further laboratory findings was:

Polyradiculitis of unknown origin.

In May 1992 she again suffered Anaemia and was

again given blood transfusion. This time she reacted with

diarrhoea, and it was considered due to Salmonella

infection although there was no clinical confirmation.

Since it was not responding to any treatment it was

stopped a week later with Morphinum!

The anamnesis and the fact that she reacted

adversely to the transfusions which indicated that it was

a reaction to a foreign protein the cause of the ailments

was concluded as analogus to reaction to vaccination.

Thuja [Consolation agg. / Aversion to consolation; worse

before thunderstorm; Aversion to onions; Diarrhoea after

fat; Diarrhoea after coffee; Ailment from vaccinations;

Paralysis, legs, after vaccinations; Diarrhoea after

vaccination] was indicated and Thuja Q 12 and later Q18

brought good improvement. The treatment is continuing.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

19. Colitis ulcerosa [Ulcerative colitis]

TERLINDEN Michael [ACD, 2, 2/1993]

A 41 year-old woman with ulcerative colitis since

summer 1986. Several medicines -homoeopathic

single remedies and complex ones and also allopathic

treatment, holistic medicines, etc. failed to cure. The

case was repertorized and on the basis of the totality

Natrum muriaticum Q 3 and later Q 5, followed by Sepia

Q 4, again Natrum muriaticum Q 6, Phosphorus Q 3

finally cured. This was a severe case of ulcerative colitis.

20. Digitalis purpurea

MULLER Karl - Josef [ACD, 2, 1/1993] Digitalis is

recalled by homoeopaths with the catchwords "Heart

medicine" and "slow pulse" and also perhaps, "not to

be forgotten in Prostate enlargement". The fcur cases in

this article show that Digitalis may be prescribed just

like any other homoeopathic remedy in any disease if

only the "peculiar, queer, rare and singular

Characteristic signs and symptoms" are sufficiently

similar to the proved symptoms of the remedy.

A case of Acute Cystitis, in a 34 year-old woman;

Facial Neuralgia after Herpes zoster in a 65 year-old

woman; Intercostal Neuralgia in a 36 year-old man;

Influenza in a 30 year-old woman - are reported.

21. Electricitas - ein neus altes Arzneimittel

[Electricitas - a new old drug]

SCHWARZ Erik [ ACD, 1, 4/1992]

In summer 1991, a 43 year-old woman suffered with

a fully swollen face, red and with many small blisters,

the upper lids drooped, left worse. She had been on

holiday to Spain in her van and the swelling began there.

Thinking that it was probably due to allergy to sun she

took an anti-allergy medicament without relief or

aggravation. On her return journey two weeks later she

was worser although there was no sunshine and the

condition had not improved even after she was at her

home two days. Since sunlight as a cause was eliminated

other causes were examined. The Generator of electiricty

was directly under the driver's seat in her van. Electricitas

12 [Nelson] five globules in a glass water from which the

patient was to sip thrice on the first day and twice for the

next two days. Improvement began on the second day and

on the third day she was completely free.

About six months before the above case, the author

reports, that his wife suffered an allergy; upper lids

swollen, red and itching; the skin and lids felt like raw

flesh to touch; the upper lid was worse; she had a constant

sensation as if hair on face. She used wrong words and had

difficulty in finding the right words. Her ear lobes were

allergic to fashion jewellery. Fine, stitching pains in face,

like needle pricks. Her fingernails were flaking off.

After eliminating all perfumes, dietetic, dresses, furniture

etc. etc. which cause allergies as also mental causes, it

was found that a newly-purchased Instant-

Compuccino contained a Stabiliser E 339, which

contained Phosphates. The Cappuccine was put off and

the case repertorized and Graphite 30 given which

removed the hair on face sensation promptly, and there

was no other improvement in the next fourteen days.

Again after considering all factors including an electric

lamp which was newly installed and which was also

removed, and searched for remedies which are related to

electricity. In the rubrics "Worse during Storm,

Lightning", "Worse from approach of Storm Lightning"

were found remedies: Electricitas, Galvanism,

Magnes artificialis, Magnetis polus arcticus and

Magnetis polus australis. I studied these remedis in the

Materia Medica of JAHR [Symptomen-Kodex] and

NOACK/TRINKS/MULLER [Handbuch] and found

Electricitas as the most similar to the ailments and gave

her the remedy in five globules in a glass of water, to sip

twice a day and in 12 hours improvement came and in

four days completely well.

Electricitas is a remedy in cases where the causative

factors involved electric, electromagnetic fields and the

symptoms agreed.

22. fiufa graveolens - rheumatic Beschwerden

[Ruta graveolens - rheumatic complaints]

MULLER Karl - Josef [ACD, 1, 4/1992]

A 68 year-old woman with rheumatic pains in feet

was cured with Ruta graveolens O 12 and later M. Apart

from repertorization, the symptoms were compared

with the source Materia Medica Pura of HAHNEMANN

and Handbook of homoeopathic Materia Medica of

NOACK/TRINKS/MULLER.

23. Allergische Ekzem - Zwei Ubungsfalle

[Allergic Eczema - two cases]

ROGASCH Rolf H. [ACD, 1, 4/1992]

Two cases of allergic eczema ■ both cured by Psorinum in

the LM [Fifty millesimal] potencies, the peculiar

modality was the general sensitivity to and aggravation

from cold and the significant amelioration of the local

ailment from cold.

24. Homoeopathic treatment of Surgical cases in a

hospital-

MISTRY Diniar [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

Casei: Sub-acute intestinal obstruction: A 55 year-

old woman with spasmodic abdominal pain associating

with vomiting since one day; 17 to 18 vomits the day

before admission to hospital. Constipation since 2

days. Nux vomica 30 in water every hour. In two days

patient was discharged completely normal. Nux Vomica

was given only because of the spasmodic and colicky

nature of the pain.

Case 2: Appendicular mass following an acute attack

of Appendicits: A 43 year-old man admitted to the

hospital on 26 June 1974 for pain in the right iliac fossa

since 8 days; pain in umbilical area with vomiting.

Lump about 6" x 4" from the right iliac fossa to

hypogastric region and crossing midline with ill-defined

margins and somewhat tender. Bryonia 200 q.i.d. and

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Vitamin C 100 mg. daily. In two days the lump was less

and Bryonia continued t.d.s. Next three days still improved

and Bryonia 200 b.d. After three more days lump is only

1" x 1", not tender, Bryonia 200 once a day. Two days

later, normal and single dose of Sulphur M given a week

later.

Case 3: Right-sided Cerebral compression probably

subdural with Pyogenic Meningitis: This is a very

interesting case of a three-year old girl brought to

hospital with history of fall six days before. The patient

on admission was semi-consciouus, responding to

deep stimuli only; right pupil not reacting to light, left

pupil normal sluggishly reacting. Both plantars extensor

and knee jerks exaggerated. Tone increased in all limbs.

Diagnosis: right-sided cerebral compression

probably subdural with pyogenic meningitis.

Arnica 30, Hypericum 30, Natrum Sulphuricum 30

globules mixed and added to a big glass of water. This

solution was given every 15 minutes and as improvement

progressed, every 30 minutes, then evey hour and then two

hourly, then four hourly then t.d.s. and b.d. over a period

of 12 days along with the standard allopathic drugs, and

the child was fully restored. The author comments that this

surgical case was complicated by a positive CSF report.

After the starting of the solution of the homoeopathic

remedies the first change noted was the improvement of

the right dilated pupil and on this case trephining was

postponed. The pyogenic meningitis became well in two

days and this could not have happened with the allopathic

drug alone.

Case 4: Multiple staphylococal abscesses: This is a

very interesting case of a woman who had been treated

with allopathic medicines for two weeks without

appreciable improvement. The cause had been

diagnosed as Polymyositis and given corticosteriods

and Tendril with Vitamin B injections turned out to be a

case of Multiple Staphylococcal Abscesses. All the drugs

except Vitamin B were stopped and the abscesses

drained and given Calcarea Carbonica 30 and rapid

improvement began. Calcarea carbonica was given q.i.d.,

then b.d. and after all the abscesses had been drained

Silicea 6x q.i.d. for 6 days then b.d. for 10 days and fully

cured.

Case 5: Dry Gangrene of left great toe: A 30 year-

old male with dry Gangrene of the left great toe

consequent upon an injury to the toe a month before.

Relief by hot application. Arsenicum album 30 q.i.d. and

after three weeks Arsenicum b.d. and Sulphur 30 b.d.

Within next 10 days clean granulation observed and

patient discharged after about 10 more days. The organism

from the wound swab showed proteus vulgaris resistant

to all antibiotics except Kanamycin and Garamycin. The

author comments that in his experience that Sulphur

improves granulations in any ulcer and also improves

body resistance.

Case 6: Sub-acute intestinal obstruction due to

round worm: A 3-year old female child with pain in

abdomen and constipation since 3 days. There was also

rash all over the body. Allopathic Streptopenicillin

which was being given was stopped and Nux vomica 30

in water every 15 mts. for 8 doses and then hourly.

Aspiration and IV fluid was continued. The child improved

and Nux vomica was continued and the child passed

three round worms. Pyrogenium 200. After three days

Bryonia.

25. A case of Colitis

PACHEGAONKAR Uttareshwar

[CCR, 1,2/1992]

30 year-old male. Loose, mucous stools since 14

years after severe dysentery. On the basis of the Generals

and Mentals and the particulars: Tuberculinum M,

followed by Mercurrius solubilis 30 t.d.s. 4 days with

Natrum phosphoricum 6x t.d.s. two weeks. He was

further given during the course Argentum nitricum 200,

Nux vomica 200, again Mercurius solubilis 30,

Lycopodium 30, Sulphur M, again Mercurius solubilis,

Acidum phosphoricum 30, Acidum sulphuricum, Aloe

socothna 30, Syphilinum M and Sulphur 200 lastly. This

was a very difficult case with no clear-cut symptoms. The

treatment lasted for nearly an year and a half.

26. A Case of Psoriasis

PACHEGAONKAR Uttareshwar [CCR, 1,

2/1992]

A 14 year-old girl with Psoriasis since three years.

Many remedies including Nosodes, in high and low

potencies including some in mother tinctures produced

some improvement.

27. A Case of Eczema

RANE Anand [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

A 40 year-old male with Eczema on right

hand since five years. Syphilinum given on the

basis of an ulcer on the penis and history of

sexually transmitted disease, cured.

28.

Lump in the breast

MOTIWALA Farooq [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

A 45-year-old married woman with lumps in

breasts was cured within two weeks [Bi-lateral

cystic

fibro-adenosis] with Bryonia 200 [3 doses]

because

the lesions were stony hard with marked

tenderness.

29.

Marasmus with Rickets

KEMKER S.D. [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

A six month-old infant with marasmus and

rickets, on top feed [mother died during

parturition] ; chronic diarrhoea and dehydrated.

Treated by different allopathic paediatricians

without any improvement. Calcaiea phosphorica

30 t.d.s for 15 days and after noticeable

improvement b.d. for further 15 days. Now the

child developed hard stools with foul smelling

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

perspiration over the neck and Silica 30 b.d. for a

week followed by Calcarea phosphorica 30 b.d.

for further 15 days. Child well. Three years

follow-up. Child wins prizes in healthy - baby

competitions!

30.

Blepharitis with Styes

LIMKAR K.N. [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

31.

Eczema with rheumatism

LIMKAR, K.N. [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

A 36 year-old school teacher with eczema on

wrist, upper extremities and legs. Rhus

toxicodendron 200 repeated doses and then

Sulphur 200 once daily for 10 days [!] cured.

32.

Eczema

NIGALE Vibha [IJHM, 28, 1/1993] A brief

discussion of the different types of Eczema and

Dermatitis.

33.

A Case of chronic infective Dermatitis

JAINR.D. [IJHM, 28, 1/1993]

32 year-old man, unmarried, with skin

ailments since 10 years; Vesicles with redness;

itching, electric shock-like pain; discharge

profuse, sticky, transperent/blood stained,

offensive, forming brownish-yellow crusts on

drying. Anthracinum 30 to 200, then Arsenicum

album M, Phosphorus 200 and lastly Graphites

30, 200 - all repeated, relieved. The author

concludes that it was Graphites which relieved

[Burning, itching with pain, sticky, serous

discharge and restlessness = Graphites].

34.

A Case of Psoriasis

MATHUR Vaniiha [IJHM, 28, 1/1993] 34 year-

old man, married, chemist by profession, with

Psoriasis, of 10 years duration. Nitric acid 200

[Ailments from loss of sleep, Excitable during

debate, Impetuous, Trembling with anger,

Hatred unmoved by apologies, Contradiction

agg.. Desires starch, Skin eruptions suppurating,

Warts in cervical region, Psoriasis]. In about six

months the patient became much better. The

author observes that the oldest lesions disappeared

first although the direction of improvement was

from above downwards.

35.

Magic of Minimun dose

ANAND Sunil [ IJHM, 28, 1/1993 ]

A case of Leucoderma in a 48 year-old male,

and a case of Psoriasis in a 40 year-old male

treated with Lac canium and Psorinum

respectively. The significant mental symptoms

were converted into appropriate rubrics and

remedies selected.

36.

A Case of Psoriiasis

JAIN R.D. [IJHM, 28, 1/1993]

32 year-old male, bachelor with Psoriasis of 4

years duration. Arsenicum album scored high in

the repertorization but it did not help.

Arsenicum sulphuratum flavum [dominant

sycotic activity in the fundamentally tubercular

patient; study of the periodic table also confirms

the presence of such miasms in this remedy]

cured. Follow-up 10 months.

37.

Experience at Skin OPD

RAJKOTIA Bharat, VASANDI Yogesh

[IJHM, 28, 1/1993]

This is a brief discussion about 852 registered

cases during a period of 31/2 years. Three cases

are narrated.

38.

Acute Prescribing

KASAD K.N. [IJHM, 28, 2/1993]

There is a mistaken belief in the minds of the

Public that Homoeopathy is efficacious in

chronic diseases only and also that it is slow-acting

and hence unsuited for acute illnesses. The fast

tempo of the acute diseases scares many new

entrants into Homoeopathy. The author says that

a systematic consideration of the problems of

prescribing in acute illnesses was called for. He

goes on to give a brief but interesting essay on the

subject.

39.

A Fever: an acid test

MODI Sanjay [IJHM, 28, 2/1993]

With three cases the author demonstrates that

in acute diseases with high fever Homoeopathy

acts rapidly.

40.

A case of fever with strange notion.

DEVADIGA P.Y., PEDNEKAR Atul

[IJHM, 28, 2/1993]

A 28 year-old female, married, pregnant 7

months; she had the delusion as if someone was

sitting beside her and was trying to take her child

away from the womb. She had similar experiences

during two earlier pregnancies too. Though this

peculiar symptom was not found in the Repertory

Lyssin was selected on the other symptoms [Fear

of water, Anger attrifles, Violent anger, Abusive,

Malicious, Lascivious, Chill absent with fever]. A

single dose cured.

41. Acute Infections: Psychosomatic and

Miasmatic correlations

BARVALIA Praful [ UHM, 28, 2/1993 ]

Organon gives us a unique perspective to

appreciate the phenomenon of acute and chronic

diseases which are related to each other. These

represent a continuous spectrum of the disordered

Vital Force in the human economy in Time-Space

continuum. Disease does not represent an isolated

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

state, and the only correct way to comprehend it is in

terms of processes that occur in Time-Space, [ref.

Aphorism 72], HAHNEMANN considered acute

disease as transient explosion of latent psora. Each

acute disease would reveal certain peculiarities in its

evolution and expressions depending on underlying

miasmatic states.

A very interesting article.

42. Acute remedies vs. Chronic remedies

SHAH Jayesh [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

The author argues, rightly, that there is no such

thing as an 'acute remedy' or a 'chronic remedy' or

even intercurrent remedy'. The indications on which a

remedy is based is the relevant factor. A case is cited.

43. Acute Emergencies: Renal colic and acute

appendicitis

PARIKH Amita [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

A 35 year-old man with acute pain in right

inguinal region, better bending double; ineffectual

desire to urinate; cold perspiration; Vomitting - could

not retain even water Belladonna and later Colocynth

did not have any effect, and the patient became worse.

Ocimum canum cured [Kidney pain; Ureters,

right side; Vomiting, with] A married lady with

abdominal colic, ameliorated by bending, pain better

with hot water bag, vomitting, ineffectual desire for

stool, Leucocytes 16,600/cumm. Ocimum cannum

cured.

44. Travails of a conscientious teacher

SHINGALA Kittida [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

A 50 year-old lady with Psoriasis, Sciatica. The

core of the patient was extreme conscientiousness of

duty. Cyclamen cured.

45. A case of Status epilepticus

GOKULGANDHI Vanraj [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

A 34 year-old man with epilepsy. At age 2 he

had a head injury and developed grand mal epilepsy.

Natrum muriaticum was his constitutional remedy

which however In 200 potency did not give

appreciable improvement. He had a major attack

which developed into status epilepticus and Nux

vomica controlled il. He was subsequently given

Natrum muriaticum M infrequent doses and

Tubercuiinum M was given as intercurrent. No major

attack since then.

46. A case of collapse

PATHARE Neelam S. [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

A two-year old boy with diarrhoea and vomiting

and thirst. No appetite, restless. Podophyllum 200

every 4 hours controlled the diarrhoea and vomitting

but the child's condition worsened, almost in a state of

collapse, with blue lips and tongue and air hunger, cold

extremities. Camphor 200 promptly restored.

47. Prescribing in acute cases

MENON CM. [UHM, 28, 2/1993]

Five brief cases which show that snap-shot

prescriptions in acute cases bring about quick relief.

48. How I treat Crohn's disease

JACKR.A.F. [BHJ, 82, 1/1993]

A retrospective review of 16 patients suffering

from Crohn's disease. All patients had been

diagnosed, fully investigated, and treated in hospital

and were still under consultant surveillance. They

consulted privately for homoeopathic treatment

between 1978 and 1991.

Dr. JACK stresses that in these cases

Homoeopathy is only an additional form of therapy and

the patient should continue to take whatever

conventional medicine prescribed by the GP. While

prescribing Homoeopathy, the symptoms produced by

the conventional medicine is ignored and only the

otherwise peculiar symptoms are taken. The

medicine is prescribed in 30 or 200 potency, to be

repeated according to the patient's response, at

intervals of 3 - 14 days. Also a 'local' medicine is

prescribed which specifically matches the bowel

symptoms to be taken frequently in low potency on the

intervening days [i.e. 3 -- 6, hourly-2 hourly], also the

bowel nosodes Proteus, Dys. Co. Gaertner are

prescribed. Tubercuiinum was observed to have acted

quite welt.

There was predominance of females [69%] and of

smokers [63%] The constitutional medicines which

appeared more frequently in these prescriptions in

order offrequency, and number of cases: Phosphorus 7

[44%]; Acid phosphoricum 6 [38%]; Nux vomica 4

[25%]; Lycopodium 2 [13%]; Pulsatilla 1 [6%]. The

most effective local midicines were: Podophyilum 10

[63%]; Aloes 6 [38%]

49. Endometriosis and Homoeopathy -- an audit

study of 8 consecutive patients HUNTON

Mollie [BHJ, 82, 2/1993]

Eight consecutive patients with Endometriosis

were followed up from 1 to 4 years to assess the

efficacy of homoeopathic treatment. All had

laparoscopic grading of their Endometriosis. All

improved with the treatment.

50. The nails and diagnosis in Homoeopathy

BOUKO LEVY Michel M. [BHJ, 82, 2/1993]

The nails are continuously growing structures

which reflect many aspects of the body's functions.

The anatomy and physiology of the nails are described in

terms of : General appearance, form, colour, structural

abnormalities and nail biting. The impilications of

various appearances of the nails of different digits for

prescribing are described. Line drawings and

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

photographs enhance the value of this article. The

author concludes “…… the nail is of greater interest to

the homoeopathic physician because it continues to

grow throughout the patient's life and gives the

practitioner a single region of the body on which an

image of the entire system moves"

51. Multiple Sclerosis

BLACKSTONE Victoria [Simile 3, 1/1993

issued with the BHJ, 82,1/1993]

A 40 year-old man, nurse in a Genito-urinary Clinic

with muscle spssms, cramps, loss of balance. Multiple

Sclerosis diagnosed in 1978. Dependent on wheel chair

outside but walks a short distance with a stick at work or

at home. Agaricus 12c t.d.s. quick relief of the cramps.

52. Haemorrhoids

PRATT N. [Simiie 3, 1/1993 issued with the

BHJ, 82, 1/1993]

A 62 year-old woman with Piles; much itching and

extra mucus, occassional tenesmus, no recent bleeding.

Always worse when on holiday, especially when abroad.

'Rarely any bleeding' a negative symptom confirmed

choice of Aesulus hippocastanum 30; cured.

53. A case of Post-partum Psychosis

RATNAKER M. [Simile, 3, 1/1993, issued with

the BHJ, 82, 1/1993]

A 24 year-old Primipara developed Psychosis on the

sixth day after delivering the baby. Stopped attending

the baby, refused to take food. Also developed

insomnia, lying in bed all day, frequent bouts of

laughter, refuses to talk, spits from time to time, tries to

run outnaked, remains nude in the room despite all efforts

to dress her up, tries to harm the baby, dances at times.

After trying Allopathy for four weeks and then

indigenous remedies for three weeks came to

Homoeopathy.

Hyoscyamus 30 b.d. for a week and

improvement began. The remedy was given for one more

week and she became normal.

54. Mind and Cancer

AGRAWAL ML, and AGRAWAL P.

[Simile, 3, 2/1993 issued with the

BHJ, 82, 2/1993]

A 66 year-old retired man with Adenocarcinoma of

Prostate; Trans-urethral resection of prostate with

removal of testicles, urethral dilation for urinary

retention which was ineffective and as a result of which

urine collected in ihe scrotum and suprapubic catheter

was therefore introduced.

In the Anamnesis contradictory features came up and

the patient's stressful life and unhappiness in his

relationship with his sons which were constant irritating

factors were noted. Ignatia amara 30 was given in

repetition and soon improvement set in. Later Ignatia LM

1, t.d.s. until normal urination through urethra was

restored, and supra-pubic catheter removed. He needed

again Ignatia in the millesimal potencies for dribbling of

urine

55. Acute versus Chronic: An unusual Otitis

prescription

ELMORE Durr [NEJH, 1, 1/1992]

A 44 year-old woman was on Staphysagria and she

had deep response mentally and emotionally. The patient

came up with pain in the ear and repertorization

brought out other remedies none of which appeard

suitable otherwise. Since the symptoms she now had

appeared to be like a symptom from the past and since

there was no change in her mentals and physical generals.

Staphysagria was again prescribed and the pain resolved

within a few hours. The remedy had acted swiftly.

Although Staphysagria did not cover the pathology well,

it covered the patient in general, and there was no clear

picture of any other remedy.

56. A seizure disordered child MITTMAN Paul

[NEJH, 1, 1/1992]

An eight-year old boy with tonic-clonic-

seizures. On the basis of his mentals Fear of the dark,

dogs, crowds; Averse to tight collars, myopic, and

mannerisms and other symptoms Stramomium was

prescribed and he remained well. The aetiologies of these

symptoms was traced back to Fright and Jealousy at

the birth of patient's sibling. At the second follow-up

Lycopodium emerged but as there was no change in the

physical generals and otherwise continued over-all

improvement under Stramonium and therefore it

precluded any change.

57. Aversion to Nursing in an infant

CLARKE Savitri [NEJH, 1, 1/1992]

A six month-old baby boy with aversion to mother's

milk and refused to nurse and otitis-media [for which he

had already taken three 10 days course of antibiotics

despite which he again had ear pain] was given Calcarea

carbonica 200. Within two hours of taking the remedy the

baby nursed and his moods improved dramatically. His

ears were normal when checked four days later.

58. A case of being accident-prone

JONAS Julian [NEJH, 1, 1/11992]

A 13 year-old boy with tendency to have accidents, in

spite of his being well-coordinated and an excellent

athlete. It seemed that everytirne he engaged in sports

activity there was some accident. Over the past year he

had developed warts. Other symptoms [cyst in testicle,

eczema as a baby, craving for sweets, salt and spicy,

photophobia, irritability,

anger, orderliness, suicidal

thoughts, fears, family history of alcholism] - all

considered indicated sycotic miasm. Natrum

sulphuricum 200, which was repeated after two

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

months.

Possibly a Natrum sulphuricum condition

may actually predispose a person to incur

traumas by establishing a state of being accident-

prone.

59.

Asthma in a child

CROCKER Pamela [NEJH, 1,1/1992] A two-year

boy with asthma and allergies responded well to

Naturm sulphuricum b.d. and in a month he was

off the allopathic drugs and the Natrum

sulphuricum was then reduced to once a day or

as needed. Later Natrum sulphuricum 200. He was

also on immunosupport supplements.

60.

A Panic Disorder

VAUGHTERS Lucy [NEJH, 1, 1/1992] A 32

year-old woman, mother of two children with

attacks of panic. She had been seeing Physical

therapist, a Chiropractor, Psycho therapist and an

Allopath; all had given her "reassurance". She is

hard on herself, vivacious, attractively dressed.

She spoke urgently, passionately. Much fears

about her health, alternating with depression. She

had many phobias. Psoriasis on elbows and back.

She was given Arsenicum album, then

Staphysagria and Lachesis but she did not

improve appreciably. The patient herself worked

out on the repertory and came to Nux vomica and

showed to the physician. Nux vomica in different

potencies did restore her. A very intersting case.

61.

Paralysis after treatment for Asthma

NEUSTAEDTER Randall [NEJH, 1,1/1993]

Two cases of children with acute onset of

flaccid paralysis of the lower limbs following an

asthmatic episode. Both children were treated in

hospital for an attack of wheezing, and both were

given Salbutamol inhalations along with oral

Aminophylline, Corticosteroids, and antibiotics.

One to two weeks following the onset of their

respiratory illness, each child developed severe

weakness, paralysis, and myatrophy. Over a

period of 30 months no change in these symptoms

occurred.

The existence of this rare syndrome following

supression with allopathic treatment should

encourage homoeopaths to continue treating

asthma conservatively with appropriate

remedies supplemented with inhalant

medications when necessary. The rise in

incidence of asthma and deaths from asthma, as

well asthe side effects of medications, should be

an impetus for parents to seek homoeopathic

care.

62.

Poison ivy miseries

GREENBERG Alan [NEJH, 2, 1/193]

A 35 year-old woman with poison ivy. She

was 6 1/2 months pregnant, she had been

suffering for past three weeks and the itching was

miserable and she scratched until she bled. Her

husband had been in the woods and touched

poison ivy. That night she developed allergic

reaction to the pillow they were both using. A

complete case was taken. Medorrhinum relieved

her [she felt great on sea shore, thinking of

complaints aggravates, Skin itching, must scratch

unti it bleeds]. Three or four weeks later her

husband got poison ivy again. They shared a

pillow and the next day she got a small patch on

her arm and it disappeared in a few days on its

own.

63.

Poison oak miseries

ALBIN Steve [NEJH, 2, 1/1993]

A 32 year-old woman was exposed to poison

oak and smoke from burning leaves and branches,

and developed temperature of 100 deg., blistering

of arms, and neck, sore throat. The exposed skin

was red, itchy, burning and hot, worse from

warmth, warmth of bed, and better from ice,

numerous small blisters that exuded a clear,

yellowish fluid. Wanted to keep herself busy to

keep her mind off her condition. Restless. Rhus

toxicodendron which the patient tried helped only

for 24 hours. She tried many other remedies from

her kit.

A potency was made from the spa of Poison

oak [Rhus diversiloba] and it cured. The

symptoms that this remedy cured suggest that it -

Rhus diversiloba -should be useful in chicken

pox, influenza and pharyngitis.

64.

Dupuytren's contracture

KHALSA Sat Jit Kaur [NEJH, 2, 1/1993] A 56

year-old man with Dupuytren's contracture of the

right hand. He has been suffering from chronic

lower back pain accompanied by rightsided

sciatic neuritis. On the basis of the deeper and

underlying symptoms he was given Calcarea

carbonica and the pain [radial side of the base of

thumb joints, the carpal metacarpal joint]. The

wrist also was worser. Repertorization brought

out Guaiacum. Guaiacum 30 and three days later

200 and he began to improve and compeltely pain-

free.

65.

An anxious patient I

FLORES Matilde [NEJH, 2, 1/1993] A 43 year-

old woman, married, one child. Chief complaint

was that she was crazed. She felt that her father

needed her and then that her husband needed her.

She over-worked and always tried to do well.

While she was open to listening, she was sensitive

to criticism. Fear of death, anxiety of conscience.

While Calcarea carbonica was considered,

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Cocculus was the most suited [anxiety for others,

ail ments from grief, sexual excesses - she had said

"When I was younger I used to have a lot of

sexual energy and I burned myself out" and this

was the aetiology of her symptoms.] Cocculus

indicus restored her.

A very interesting case reported in detail.

66. A case of Intermittent fever

HERING Constant™ [NEJH, 2, 1/1993]

This cae was reported in The Journal of

Homoeopathic Clinics [edited by Constantine

HERING and H.N.MARTIN]. While Cocculusindicus

was the main remedy, Calcarea carbonica, Pulsatilla and

Mercurius solubilis were employed to complete cure.

The case is reported to show the leading

indications of Cocculus in these fevers.

67. A Case of Trigemina! neuralgia

SCHROYENS Frederik [NEJH, 2, 1/1993]

This very intersting case teaches many things.

The 55 year-old man suffered with severe Trigeminal

neuralgia and while different remedies - Spigelia,

Belladonna, Nux vomica, Hepar sulphuris, Kalmia

latifolia were tried - caused severe aggravations and the

patient kept visiting the physican! In the end Cocculus

cured. The differentiating points for Cocculus was the

Feeling for others, anxiety about health of relatives,

horrible things affect profoundly. Remedies were given

in the Centesimal and 50 millesimal potencies. This

case taught that one cannot repeat the LM potencies in a

routine manner and such repetition could cause

aggravation.

68. Notes from the Clinic - a case of headache

KENT James Tyler [NEJH, 2, 1/1193]

This case reported by Dr. J.T. KENT [see KENT'S

Minor Writings] gives many of the Key Notes of

Cocculus and the characteristic headache.

69. An Anxious patient II

SHERR Jeremy [NEJH, 2, 1/1993] A 45 year-old woman

who has been taking anti-anxiety medications for nine

years. A single dose of Cocculusindicus 200 cured. The

main thing in her life is the inability to find her place,

resulting in a to and fro motion.

70. Two cases

GLASS Michael [NEJH, 2, 1/1993] A 39 year-old woman

who was greatly shocked on hearing the death of a friend

in an accident and became sleepless for three days

and had "claustrophobic feeling in my own body" was

given Cocculus indicus and within seconds of taking the

remedy she felt "My body sank into my bones. Before, I

could not tell where the beginning and end of my body

was" and her body relaxed completely "was completely

at rest and within five minutes she fell asleep and slept

for twelve hours straight. [ Note the expressions = KSS]

A 66 year-old woman whose husband died suddenly

of cancer arid during his last weeks she had attended on

him day and night thus becoming completely

exhausted. Even a week after the funeral she had not

slept. Cocculus indicus made her sleep shortly after

taking the remedy and needed no further remedy.

72. Homoeopathic treatment of Pertussis

NEUSTAEDTER Randall [NEJH, 2, 1/1993]

"Homoeopaths are once again likely to see

increasing number of Pertussis cases. Pertussis

epidemics occur every 2 - 5 years regardless of

widespread vaccination of children." The diagnosis,

course of the disease, allopathic treatment, the

homoeopathic management and the management plan are

discussed.

73. A case of neonatal apnoea treated with

Chlorine

FORDHAM Bob

[The Homoeopath 13,1/1993]

This case demonstrates that even in cases of such

extreme states as this infant - one surviving of a twin,

weighing only 1.28 Kg., apnoeic, surgical procedure

already carried out for patent ductus arteriosus. Chlorine

LM 1 t.d.s. gave good relief. Other remedies employed

during the course of treatment: Lachesis, Sambucus.

74. 'In case they should come whilst he sleeps'

BRIDGE Robert [NEJH, 13, 1/1993]

A 7 year-old boy with asthma, consisting of

explosive sneezing fits, chronic nasal obstruction and

nosebleeds. On allopathic medicines for pasttwo and half

years. The boy was very angry throughout the interview

session, his complexion was a shiny yellow-green. He

was given Medorrhinum 200, and the allopathic medicines

to continue. About a month later the report was that his

breathing was much better and his mother had already on

the second day itself suspended the allopathic

medications, however, the boy's temper had attained

unmanageable proportions over the last few weeks. Suden

violent tantrums, he would throw himself on the floor,

kick, shout and scream and become abusive of his sister,

his parents his friends and even his friends's parents.

The tantrums were provoked by anything done in the

wrong way, i.e. in a way different from what he was

taught first, like for example, if the mother takes a

particular route to the school and one day takes a different

route, or if he had been shown how to prepare tea - put the

milk first in the cup, and tea the next if the order was

changed like putting the milk at the end, etc. He was

organised from his infancy, every object in his room had

its place, very conscientious. He also had a fear of danger;

always telling his mother to slow down while driving.

Anacardium 200 was given. Four weeks later there was no

change, and his temper if anything, was more explosive.

Now Proteus [Bach] XM was given. When he came four

weeks later, the boy was different; there was a serenity

that had not been before. Within a day of having Proteus

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

he had no more tantrums.

A very interesting discussion follows.

75. Extreme mental and physical symptoms

SOMMERMAN Eric [NEJH, 13, 2/1993]

A 42 year-old male, with Non-Hodgkin's

Lymphoma-follicular, mixed type, stagelll, confirmed by

biopsy, on 24 January 1990. He was a Vietnam war veteran

and diagnosed with an Agent Orange induced illness, and

has been on disability for several years. Has had five

combination chemotherapy treatments from April to July

1990.

He was paranoid about going to the city, and

therefore the Veterans Administration refused to pay for

treatments and therefore he came to Homoeopathy

to the author.

Spleen enlarged about ten times its normal size; it

extends down into his abdomen near the umbilical

region. It decreased in size with chemotherapy but has

grown back since. Physicians are pushing for a

Spleenectomy. Cervical and inguinal lymph nodes are

swollen. Hot all the time and sweating.

A study of his Mental and General indicated

Argenlum nitricum; however, the pathology was so

strong tht it was decided to go for it first. Ceanothus

americanus 12 daily. And the glands began to shrink,

the remedy was continued. On 20 Feb. 1991 Ceanothus 30

one dose. On follow-up on 9 April 1991 his spleen had

shrunk dramatically a day after the remedy. Ceanothus

30 one dose every two weeks. On 18 April 1991 his

lymphocytes were normal and his white cell count is low

normal. His physician however recommeds spleenectomy

and chemotherapy. When the patient said the ie was

trying Homoeopathy the physician confidentially

advised to continue it. The remedy was discontinued on 3

July 1991. In October 1991 the picture changed and he

wanted to see a Psychiatrist; anxious, fears, etc.

Argentum nitricum 200 was now given.

As he was improving he discontinued

chemotherapy. He was improving as on 2 April 1992.

IV. VETERINARY

1. Animal case - Sam

LASSAUW, Y.(Simillima, 2,1/1993)

Sam is a two-year-old dog with worm

complaints, anorexia and "unhappiness". In the morning

when the lady-boss had to go for work Sam was very sad,

he did not bark out of protest, he did not weep either, he

just turned his look away and trudged to another room and

he wouldn't eat anymore. He had twitchings of the

extremities in his sleep.

Ignatia rejuvenated Sam, he lost the worms, gained

appetite and enjoyed life. Afew nights afterthe remedy he

wept in his sleep (and the twitchings were gone).

2. Animals and Homoeopathy - five cases

MENEAR Vicky (Simillimum, 6, 2/1993)

1. A rabbit with paralysis of hind legs and hence

dragging them while walking which caused ulcers of

the hind legs, constipation, retarded urination, was

cured with Plumbum metallicum.

2. A 9 year-old terrier diagnosed of kidney

failure by the veterinarian and suggested

euthanisation. The dog had been listless, weak and

seemed to walk in an unstable manner, lost appetite

and became emaciated, no urine passed and hard,

small stools. Her teeth were loose and her owner

inadvertently dislodged one on attempting to look into

the mouth. "Looseness of teeth, falling out" was used

as the eliminating rubric and on the basis of the other

symptoms Plumbum metallicum given which

promptly cured.

3. A pet ewe with swollen face, bleeding from

the eyes and nose, with some purple liver-like tissue

exuding from the left eye; left side of the palate was

dark red and it oozed blood on touch, as did the left

side of the face. Possible diagnosis: rattle- snake bite.

Lachesis M b.i.d. for 3-4 days until change.

Improvement began from the next day and by the

fourth day all well.

4. A two-year-old horse suffering from Colt

distemper, a bacterial infection of horses. Rhus

toxicodendron 200 cured rapidly.

5. A seven-year-old parrot developed partial

paralyis of its left wing and foot; convulsions, throwing

its head backward for 20-30 seconds after which the

whole body trembled. Earlier the bird was very noisy

and would fuss if visitors came and occupied the

owner's attention for more than 10-15 minutes. This

behavior ended with the paralysis and it became

listless. Nux vomica 30 b.i.d. for five days. It improved

slowly. After four months it relapsed, and the owner

was advised to repeat Nux vomica. Rapid

improvement set in, and the bird was said to be very

much more noisy, screaming, eating everything,

climbing all over. It was learnt that since Nux vomica

30 was not available 4x was given which brought a very

quicker curative response than the 30c! Evidently in

this case the lower potency was the simillimum.

3. "An Upper class Gentleman"

LASSAUW, Y. (Simillima, 2, 2/1993) "Reddy" is a red

male cat with chronic ear trouble (otitis externa with

itching eczema). Reddy had his owner send a letter on his

behalf to the homoeopath in which his mental make-up

becomes quite clear. Also his reaction when he is "pushed"

from the lap of the homoeopath (who was accidentally on

a visit in the house of Reddy) leaves no doubt about the

remedy first unwilling to leave the lap and when there is

no other choice he goes and leaves the room, but just

before getting out of sight he looks back with a facial

expression of "how dare you" with some self-pity and tried

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

to convey (vainly) in his walking away an air of "if you

want to make it up again, you will have to come after me".

Staphysagria cured.

4. Two veterinary oases

MOHALKAR R.G. [CCR, 1, 2/1992]

Case 1: A Doberman dog with dysentery and

bloody vomiting. In spite of IV fluids and antibiotics for

5 days, there was no improvement. A combination of

Arsenicum album 30, Acidum phosphoricum 30 and

Mercurius solubilis 30 every hour for 6 hours and then

two hourly for 12 hours at the end of which it became

well.

Case 2: A buffalo suddenly developed left-sided

facial paralysis. Inspite of treatment with injections etc.

no improvement in 15 days. Since it was cold season

assuming that it must have got chilled Causticum 200 was

given for 8 days and after an interval of 8 days the

medicine was given in 200 potency daily for 8 days and

the animal remained well.

5. Aconitum napellus - Veterinary Materia

Medica [MMHV]

DAY Christopher [BHJ, 82, 2/1993] The botany and

toxicology of Aconitum napellus are described and

traditional and homoeopathic medical indications

discussed. The veterinary drug picture is presented,

with major therapeutic indications including fever and

acute respiratory disease. Case studies of 6 species are

given: Cows, Swine, Horses, Birds, Dogs and Cats --all

very intersting. Homoeopathy is effective in all

creatures.

6. Chronic Haematuria in a Dog: Finding the

Small Remedy

LEVY Jeffrey [NEJH, 1, 1/1992]

More veterinarians are using Homoeopathy. This

trend will help us understand homoeopathic practice in

several ways, because veterinarians frequently encounter

seriously ill and dying animals -the end stage pathology -

we can understand the usefulness of Homoeopathy in

end stage pathologies.

The challenge cf Homoeopathy in Veterinary is the

dearth of subjective symptoms.

The case reported is of a 5-year old spayed female

German Shepherd cross. Main physical symptoms were

haematuria, very bloody, bright, red and a lifelong

tendency to ear infections. Many remedies were given,

but the one that gave the maximum benefit was

Terebinthina; her tearfulness changed. A very interesting

case.

V. PHARMACOLOGY

1. European directives on Homoeopathic remedies

MONTFORT Th-erry [Resonance, 15, 2/1993] On

October 13, 1992 the official Journal of the European

Community published the Directives 92 / 73 / CEE and 92

/ 74 / CEE for the legal, regulatory, and administrative

framework of homoeopathic remedies for human use and

veterinary use. These directives were officially approved

by the European Parliament and call for an official

recognition and free circulation of homoeopathic

remedies throughout Europe by December 31, 1995. This

is an important regulatory forthe development of

Homoeopathy in the world, and has paved the way for a

European homoeopathic Pharmacopaeia.

The differences between the different

Pharmacopoeia - French, German, U.K. - are

discussed and the attempt is to draw a

Pharmacopoeia worldwide. 2. The potent one

CHAPPEL Peter

[The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

See under Section Philosophy for an abstract of this

article.

VI. RESEARCH

1. Evaluation of homoeopathic therapy in 129

asymptomatic HIV carriers.

RASTOGI DP., SINGH V.P., SINGH V., DEY

S.K. [BHJ 82, 1/1993]

To assess the role of homoeopathic medicines in the

treatment of the asymptomatic phase of HIV infection, a

pilot research study was undertaken by the Central Council

for Research in Homoeopathy [India] starting in May

1989. 129 asymptomatic HIV carriers [120 male and 9

female] were treated with homoeopathic medicines

on the basis of the individuals' constitutional [both

mental/emotional and physical] characteristics. The

medicines were prescribed in potencies varying from 30

to XM and in varying dosage, depending on the age

and constitution of the individual patients. 12 of the

patients studied have reverted back to negative serology

for HIV antibodies after treatment varying from 3 to 16

months [mean duration of treatment between entry and

reversal seroconversion for HIV antibodies 7.25 months].

All patients who continue to remain symptom-free are

receiving follow up treatment. Efforts are being made

to evaluate their haematological and immunological

status in detail.

2. A Pilot study evaluating the efficacy of

Homoeopathy in daily practice

SMIT Van Berckel J.A.C.M. [BHJ, 82, 1/1993]

Aggressive drugs of the Allopathic school and

dissatisfaction with it have made more and more doctors

and public turn to Homoeopathy and this interest has

grown and continues to grow. It is therefore necessary

to carry on fundamental researches in homoeopathic

therapeutics.

The author argues that 'longitudinal observational

studies' was better suited to study the efficiency of

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

classical homoeopathic treatment in daily practice.

The study was done in a single practice in

Amsterdam over a period of 3 years. Satisfaction was

measured relative :o the previous consultation.

Patients were selected on diagnostic group, age and sex.

Single homoeopathic remedies were given in potencies

ranging from 30 to XM. Outcome was determined by

improvement of the predefined factors 'improvement in

general health' 'syndrome-shift in accordance with

HERING's law', 'improvement of the main

complaint' and 'improvement of other

symptoms', improvement of general health was

considered the most important. Three diagnostic

groups scored a statistically high significant success

compared to the predefined 40% success rate.

Treatment satisfaction was higher in children than

adults. The method gives the physician and

colleagues insight into the incidence, indications and

results of homoeopathic prescribing in daily practice.

Validity can be improved by including a greater

number of practices and by extended statistical

processing of the data.

3. Case Record in General Practice.

PRATT Noel J. [BHJ, 82, 1/1993]

The author regularly collected histories of

patients receiving homoeopathic treatment, over a 30-

year period, using a standardized case record. Analysis

of 1,500 such records yields useful data on patients,

prescribing patterns a nd rate of improvement.

The Case sheet is printed on 16 gram paper

measuring 16" x 10" folded into to make 4 pages.

4. Homoeopathic treatment of acute childhood

diarrhoea - A randomized clinical trial in

Nicaragua

JACOBS Jennifer, JIMINEZ Luz Margartia,

GLOYD Steven, CARARES Felix Esponiza,

GAITAN Margarita paniagua, CROTHERS Dean

[BHJ, 82,2/1993]

A double-blind, randomized clinical trial to

compare homoeopathic treatment versus placebo in

the treatment of acute childhood diarrhoea was

carried out in Leon Nicaragua, in July 1990. 34

children aged 6 months to 5 years were randomized

into active and placebo groups, both of which also

received oral rehydration treatment. The mean

duration of diarrhoea after treatment in the active

group was 2.4 days, compared to 3.0 days in the

placebo group, whici was not statistically significant.

Exploratory analysis revealed a statiscally significant

decrease [p = 0.04] in the subgroup of patients for

which an aetiological agent was found. There was also

a significant difference in number of stools per day in

the treated group [p = 0.002] at the end of the treatment

period. Since small numbers prevent a definite

conclusion from this study, further study with a larger

sample size would seem appropriate.

5. General practice management of

gastrointestinal problems assisted by Vegatest

techniques

FOX Anthony D. [BHJ, 82, 2/1993]

90 patients first seen by the author in 1989 in

whom the primary problem was in the gastrointestinal

system were sent a questionnaire to assess (a) their

immediate progress in 1989 and (b) how they have

progressed since then. All were assessed for possible food

intolerance and the relevant biological medicine using

the Vegatest system. Of the 70 patients who replied, 30

[42%] did well initially, 59 [84%] are much improved

compared to before treatment. Many had symptoms

affecting other organs. A wide range of non-tolerated

foods were encountered.

6. Microdose-mediated immune modulation - a

possible key to a scientific re-evalution of

Homoeopathy

GRANGE J.M. [BHJ, 82, 2/1993]

The author discusses some of the clinical trials

and attempts a re-appraisal of Homoeopathy by

seeing whether there is any evidence in 'orthodox'

science that would support the claims made by

homoeopaths, particularly the micro-dose effect. The

evidence for the microdose effect emerges, says the

author, from the field of immunology. He further

discusses 'microdose-mediated immune modulation

1

. An

intersting article.

7. Evaluation of ten homoeopathic medicines in

the clinical management of Intermittent fever

SINGH Krishna [CCRH, 15, 1 & 2/93] It was while

reading CULLEN's observations on China officinalis

used for treating Intermittent fever that

HAHNEMANN took upon himself the

experimentation of the drug to disprove CULLEN's

statement and thus began the very first homoeopathic

proving. The Intermittent Fever is an important

clinical presentation of a multitude of bacterial and

parasitic infections such as Malaria, Dengue, Typhus,

Enteric Fevers, HIV diseases, etc.

The Central council of Research in

Homoeopathy, [CCRH], New Delhi, undertook a

clinical study of the efficacy of homoeopathic

medicines in Maiaria in Port Blair and Jaipur during the

years 1980 - 89. Nine medicines viz., Arsenicum

album, China arsenicosum, Chininum sulphuricum,

Cinchona officinalis, Caesalpaenia bonducelia,

Gentiana Chirata, Ipecacuanha, Natrum muriaticum

and Nyctanthes arborthstis were found therapeutically

effective in the management of Malaria.

The medicines were selected for an open trial to

further verify and confirm their role in the clinical

management of intermittent fever, irrespective of

etiology. Amoora rohitaka, an indigenous drug, whose

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

pathogenesis was being clinically verified separately

and in a different setting, was also included in the

study.

144 cases who presented intermittent fever

were studied during the period from 1989-90 to

1991-92 at Port Blair. The medicines were prescribed on

the basis of clinically verified pathogenesis as deduced

from the earlier study conducted during the years 1980-

89 to individual patient(s) who presented with

corresponding signs and symptoms. Duration of

complaints varied from 1 day to 1 year. The medicines

were presented in potencies varying from 6 - 200 CH

depending on the age of the individual subject and

also duration of complaints. The treatment varied

from 1 day to 2 months in different individuals. The

medicines gave varying success role of 75 - 100

percent. The signs and symptoms which have been

clinically verified during the course of study have been

tabulated and discussed.

8. Role of Homoeopathic Therapy in HIV positive

Thalassaemics SINGH, V., RASTOGI D.P., DEY

S.K., RAO P.K.

[CCRH, 15,1 & 2/1993]

The Regional Research I ns t i t u t e for

Homoeopathy, Bombay undertook stdies in HIV

infection with homoeopathic treatment. From June

1989 to October 1993, 186 cases of different risk

groups were registered and 12 cases of these were

thalassemics under the; category of recipients of blood

tranfusion.

The conclusion arrived at was that

homoeopathic therapy plays a vital role to arrest the

progression of HIV infection, maintenance/

improvement of immunological status and helps in

stabilizing the annual blood consumption and rate of

haemoglobin fall in Thalassemia.

VII. BIOGRAPHY

1. Dr.Dorothy SHEiPHERD - A short biography.

(NJH, 1,5/1992)

Dorothy SHEPHERD was born in India in 1883.

She studied Medicine and served as a Surgeon in

various hospitals. Subsequently she developed

interest in Homoeopathy and studied under Dr. KENT.

During the World War II she served in the worst war-

ravaged areas and thus had ample experience in First

Aid. She died in 1952. She has been immortalised in her

famous books Magic of the Minimum Dose and

More Magic oi the Minimum Dose, A

Physician's Posy, Homoeopathy for the First-

Aider.

VIII. HISTORY

1. Die amerikanische Homoopathie des

Neunzehn, Jahrhunderts - ein Lehrstuck fijr

heute kurzer geschichtlicher Abriss und einige

Homoeopathy of the 19th Century - a lesson for

today. A brief historical piece and some

inferences)

SCHUPPEL, R. (AHZ, 238, 2/1993)

While Homoeopathy could successfully

establish itself in many countries in the nineteenth

century it was particularly successful in North

America. Very soon it gained access to the Colleges.

The rapid rise was followed with equally rapid decline

until it was of no relevance. The reasons for this are

discussed in this paper. From the past mistakes some

inferences could be for Homoepathy today.

IX. EDUCATION

1. The French Model for education of

homoeopathic physicians

MONTFORT Thierry [ Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

The author proposes the French Model of

homoeopathy education for conventional doctors in the

USA. Thirty-two percent of French family

physicians have now incorporated Homoeopathy into

their daily practice, seven percent of all doctors

practice Homoeopathy exclusively. The French

model is explained and the author recommends it for

USA so that as Homoeopathy enters the 21st centry

there will be the required number of skillfull and

enthusiastic homoeopathic physicians which is all the

public wishes.

X. GENERAL

1. Group analysis

DAM, K. (Simlllima, 2, 1/1993)

In the book "Homoeopathy and Minerals" of Jan

SCHOLTEN [Utrecht, Holland] group analysis as a

method is explained to prescribe small compound

remedies (like Bar-f,, Calc-mur., Kali-n., Mag-br,, etc.).

JAN studied a group of remedies - (e.g. Natrium salts) in

literature but especially in his own patients and

extracted the specific traits the Natriums have in

common. He did so for every group. By combining or

rather letting react the traits of two groups the

characteristics of the salts of these two groups could be

more or less predicted. That the method works (at least

in JAN's hands) can be seen in the wealth of cases in

the book of those very small remedies of which hardly

or no Materia Medica is available. At present the book

is being translated into English and will be soon

available.

2. Een Huilende Pruin (A weeping Prune)

DETERMANN Jolly (Simillima, 2, 1/1993)

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Two plant cases are related: the weeping Prune got

lice (tears) after the death of the last owner of the

qarden; Ignatia XM cured.

An offended Hybiscus (being moved around all the

time against her wish) recovered from lice after

Staphysagria 30. In the initial aggravation she lost all her

leaves.

3. Nur ein Einzelfall (A Singular Case)

KLUNKER, W. (ZKH, 37, 1/1993)

Case history of a 57 year-old woman with catarrh

of the upper respiratory passages since 45 years, cured

with Tuberculinum followed by Calcarea carbonica. The

author makes commentaries after raising the question of

the purpose of publication of cases.

The homoeopathic literature has a reservoir of case

reports published in the past by masters which teach us

many things. Proving symptoms are reverified and the

clinically observed symptoms are identified apart from

the proving symptoms; the charactristic symptoms are

confirmed. An excellent analysis.

4. Interview mit dem Leiter des "Central Council

for Reserach in Homoeopathy" in New Delhi.

GARTNER, A. (ZKH, 37, 1/1993)

Dr.A.GARTNER interviewed Dr.D.P.RASTOGI

in New Delhi in July 1992. The first success of

Homoeopathy in HI V infected persons and the therapy of

Meningitis epidemics and Encephalitis epimedics as also

Filarisis are revealed. Further the relation of

Homoeopathy witr Allopathy and Government

bureaucracy are also discussed.

5. Diatetik und Hombopathie (Dietetics and

Homoeopathy)

EPPENICH, H. (ZKH, 37, 2/1993)

Proceeding from the present-day dietetic

questions - healthy diet, the unhealthy tobacco, coffee,

alcohol, sugar, etc., the many health-injuring

medicament-abuses - the great need for a healthy life-

style, ethical consideratons, HAHNEMANN's life-

style, the author elaborates on the diet conducive with

homoeopathic treatment. The disucssion and the

bibliographical data are quite interesting.

6. Boundaries

CASTRO Miranda (JAIH, 86, 3/1993) (A Presentation

given at the 1993 A.I.H. Conference, Falls Church,

VA (USA)

A penetrating inquiry into our motivations for

becoming physicians and homoeopaths, scanning for the

posssibility of ourselves being survivors of PTSD (Post-

traumatic stress disorder) and the resultant effect on

our owr professional relationships. Suggestions are

offered pertaining to the establishment of proper

and ethical professional boundaries - physical,

emotional, sexual, and social. Boundaries serve to

provide a safe and trustworthy haven within which the

work of healing can take place. Very practical and effective

guidelines are given to put our patients at ease and make

their visit to the homoeopath a reassuring one. The

symptoms of "homoeopath's disease" (rooted in

codependency) are identified.

7. Ohio Homoeopathic Medical Survey:

A Needs Analysis and Implications for

Political Action

BOGNAR Holly, GARN Michael, HANTEN

Edward (JAIH, 86,1/1993)

A statewide survey of Ohio users of

Homoeopathy was conducted to gatherdemographic data

and users' personal views about Homoeopathy in several

areas; such as, Homoeopathy's perceived efficacy, users'

political concerns, complaints regarding accessibility of

Homoeopathy to the general public, etc. Some of the

impressions collected were the following: most users of

Homoeopathy were attracted to it in an effort to improve

their own and their family's health; 88% of users found

Homoeopathy effective; those who employed the

guidance of a practitioner found Homoeopathy more

effective than those who did not; 51% utilized the

services of a homoeopathic practitioner; 91% saw the

need for state legislative approval of Homoeopathy as a

complementary health therapy; 76% were willing to

support financially the Ohio State Homoeopathic

Medical Society; many users felt that government control

of homoepathic certification would lead to the ultimate

downfall of Homoeopathy; others supported the

certification process; complaints were registered with

regard to the lack of availability of professonal

homoepathic services to those who lack adequate

financial means or insurance to cover the cost of

homoeopathic treatment; overall preference of the

homoepathic system of treatment was based upon the

perceived safety of Homoeopathy.

8. Homoeopathy and the Media - the continuing

story

BORNEMANN, Jay P. [Resonance, 15, 2/193] In 1992

there was a TV discussion which debunked

Homoeopathy and there were many protest letters to the

Programme. BORNEMAN raises the issue as to how we,

the homoeopaths, as a community should approach and

respond to media scrutiny and attention. A definition as

to who we are as a community is critical at this time.

The moment someone from the community adopts a

slightly different mode of practice the others distance

themselves. Live and let-live is not practised. The second

issue is how to protect ourselves. This is by carrying out

fundamental researches. With increasing demands for

Homoeopathy we will be coming under the scrutiny of

the Media more and we must be prepared to stand such

scrutiny.

9. Homoeopathy in Nigeria - a traveler's report

YASGUR, Jay [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

This is a b r i ef report of the state of

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Homoeopathy in Nigeria. Homoeopathy is

comparatively new in Nigeria. Dr. J.U. ATTAI is

considered to be the father of homoeopathy in Nigeria.

There are several Associations and all of them were

brought together in the National Council of

Homoeopathic Associations established in 1989. In 1990

through the efforts of Dr. ATTAI, M.A. AWUDU and

others, a fact-finding panel was formed and as a result of

all these Homoeopathy came to be established in

Nigeria. In general, Negierian Homoeopathy is

practised and instructed following the Indian model.

10. What is alternative? Is this an appropriate term

for Homoeopathy?

NEUSTAEDTER, Randall

[Resonance, 15,3/1993]

Alternative medicine, Unconventional therapy,

Complementary medicine - all used to denote healing

systems other than Allopathy are all pejorative and is not

acceptable to Homoeopathy. These terms are demeaning.

At least we should not refer to ourselves in this way.

11. The hundredth monkey as the principle applies

to Homoeopathy REICHENBERG-ULLMAN,

Judyth

[Resonance, 15, 2/1993]

A new idea or skill that comes into the collective

consciousness had spread very quickly to many people

is called the Hundredth monkey principle. The idea is

elaborated upon in Ken KEYES' book The Hundredth

Monkey Principle. The author says that she found this

principle often at work in Homoeopathy. Someone

presents; a remedy in a Seminar or Conference or in

private conversation and soon very many other

colleagues get cases which call for that remedy. These

relate generally to lesser-used remedies. It is useful to

learn about our remedies from colleagues. In this way the

vast amount of reliable information available gets more

accessible to far more persons. Each of us as we study and

learn, do so not just for ourselves; but for all of us.

12. Why Parents like using Homoeopathy for

their children - Two inten/iews

LEVATIN, Janet [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

The author interviewed two mothers to

ascertain why they chose Homoeopathy for their

children. How they came into contact with

Homoeopathy, the immunization question, the

personal attention given to the role of Homoeopathy

during pregnancy, etc. all come in for the discussion.

13. Power in the consulting room

CASTRO Miranda

(The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993)

A look at the patient-practitioner relationship from a

'power perspective' and how we can use our power, with

awareness and responsibility, and by so doing, become

real healers. It is important that the patient-

practitioner relationship is kept up appropriately;

while tne homoeopath has all the expert knowledge, the

homoeopathic knowledge, it is the patient who is expert

about him or herself and knows more about him her self.

The powers are, to put them briefly:

The power in listening; to listen with undivided

attention, willing to hear what the patient has to say; when

the practitioner is distracted in any way, or interrupt the

patient, this power is lost.

The power in healing: to heal others the

practitioner him/her self must be a role model of health;

compassion, non-judgemental observations, turning

questions into statements, asking the patients what they

need; remember that the patients have inner healers.

The power in medicines: there is power in our

medicines, in our skill and ability to use them and we

should honour that with each prescription.

Power as teacher: inform the patients about what we

are doing, our science; ask the patients whether they

have any questions to ask, etc.

The power as a human being: to empathize with the

patient

The power of trust: building trust with the patient,

rapport

The power of the patient's inner wisdom: ascertain

from the patients what in their own experience are

their processes of falling ill, why they are ill? Often the key

that unlocksthe case comes thus.

The power of creativity: listen to the right brain,

creative side, intuition.

The power of humour: relieves tension

The power of affirmation: affirm what is healthy in

the patient.

The power of flexibility: flexibility to suit the

patient

The power of hope: one of greatest powers is to instil

hope, and to acknowledge our belief in our patients'

inner healers. 14. Vital Force: View to the future

SHEMMER Yair

(The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993)

In Homoeopathy we should continue to evolve from

the 19th century perspective. Integration of our

profession. Homoeopathy of the 19th and early 20th

centuries was very clinical and conceptually oriented. In

practice, focus was on pathological states and the theory

was based on rational concepts which were accepted

without a deeper understanding about their nature.

Recently the emphasis is on psychological aspects,

especially in case analysis and our understanding of

our remedies, 'essences' and a deep analysis of the mental

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

state of patients.

In this article the author opens a door to further

exploration of the human energy system, namely the Vital

Force.

15. Which direction Homoeopathy? The hero's

journey CARLYON Julian

(The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993)

This article also examines the new ideas that are

coming up in depth-psychology and energy physics,

knowledge of the unconscious psyche. Disease is being

understood as a phenomena, as a dynamic compensatory

pattern of polarities, having its genesis in the psyche, with

the results of these unresolved conflicts being imprinted

in the body as functional disturbances of one sort or

another, which if neglected lead eventually to organic

changes. While JUNG demonstrated the

compensatory relationship between conscious and

unconscious, Homoeopathy has been able to go further

by including the body in this relationship which

becomes a single unified phenomenon in which body

can be thought of as a dimension of the psyche.

The author proposes looking at Time not as a linear

one but circular, healing as a true expression of the whole

self.

A very interesting article.

XI. NEWS AND NOTES

I. Steve OLSEN, reports on George

VITHOULKAS' Seminar in Toronto, Canada.

(Simillimum, 6, 1/1993).

Some highlights::

In the case-taking process we must be vigilant in

listening without prejudice, suspending all

judgement, and staying with the facts. The

information must not be distorted by interpretation,

imagination, or emotional involvement with the

patient. Only then there is the possibility of producing a

clear, living image of the symptoms that will indicate the

right rubrics to choose. We must be reminded of this, no

matter howsoever often. VITHOULKAS demonstrated

this by a Mandragora case. In another case, a deeper

insight into Hepar sulphuris was perceived. The patisnt

had terminal cancer; an extremely sensitive person; never

had felt loved by her parents, deprived of all affection, a

life of misery and bitterness towards her parents ("I got

cancer to make my mother suffer") F

:

ear of wasps, a key-

note for Hepar sulphur, fear of being destroyed, fear of

violence, fear of sexual contact; she feels she is

disintegrating; a fragile sensitive person, a history of

constant pain, hates her body, wants to destruct, thoughts

of suicide, knots of emotional pain.

There were otrer cases that showed living examples

of Philosophy, Case management, and Materia Medica.

II. Greg BEDAYN writes (Fear and loathing at

camp Allopathy, Simillimum 6, 1/1993) that on

October 6, 1992 Bill GRAY had an interview with a

rabidly aggressive anti-homoeopathy baiter on a

television broadcast.

The interview was unfortunate and next day however,

the producer for CNBC called Dr.Bill GRAY and

apologised and said that their office was flooded with

calls, all positive for Bill GRAY and Homoeopathy.

"Where can I find a homoeopath in my home town?" was

the most common question. And most of the callers

wanted Bill to be invited back to talk on Homoeopathy.

This seemed to be first glimpse of an immense ground-

swell of irrepressible national interest in Homoeopathy.

Similarly Dr.Fuller ROYAL's talk on the NBC was also

resented by a very large number of viewers and the NBC

planned to do a follow-up segment. However, the result of

the Fuller ROYAL episode was that Dr.Michael

CARLSTON.MD who was training family practice in

Homoeopathy received a fresh surge of positive response!

There has been protests from all over for these broadcasts.

Homoeopaths who take part in so-called panel

discussions with the dominant school are generally mild-

mannered and untrained to combat aggressive, rabid

attackers.

Miranda CASTRO's weekly three minute show on

the British National Television, The Big Breakfast, in

which she talks of home- treatment of common acutes

has been extremely popular.

III. The Maui Academy of Homoeopathy, held a

week-long Seminar in Maui, Hawaii, in November 1992.

Featured Speakers were:Roger MORRISON, Nancy

HERRICK, Louis KLEIN, Jeff BAKER, and Steve

SUBOTNICK. Over 50 homoeopaths attended this

Seminar in which the 'small remedies' were discussed.

Some 'samples' of the cases:

Nancy HERRICK presented a video case of a

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in which Nux moschata was

the remedy. "Nuxmoschata is a big remedy. I see it often

especially with chronic fatigue syndrome. It is a deep

remedy. It is an open remedy. They can be vital when

they're connected and "on"; they are really with it. Even

their worse states they will have moments of clarity and

energy. They tend to go in and out. can be spacy, as if

floating; confused.... It's a big remedy for infants with

colic. Nux moschata infants can have a soft stool that

goes on and on but they don't release the stool. Colic with

soft stool, hard belly, screaming, and going long periods

of time without stool. Some Nux moschata babies sleep a

lot, needing to be woken for feeding, with low vitality."

Lou KLEIN in his Introduction:

1. We first try to understand the patient, to get

a clear perception of that person's limitations.

2.Then we organize, prioritize that information.

3.Carefully we either choose rubrics or match

the information to Materia Medica.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

4. Repertorization or the study of Materia

Medica completes the process.

It is real mistake to try right away to fit a

remedy to a patient. We need to go through the

four steps of this process.

As the patient speaks we start writing; what

we write down may be different from what

another homoepath might record. Even as we

write we

abbreviate the case;

We need to see

what is really going on. It is best to write down

what the mother and child say almost verbatim.

Then we go through the process of actually

selecting rubrics. The remedy is secondary to the

process that we are going through.

Case of a male age 9, Depression, since 5 years

old. Goes into rage, wild like an animal.

Apologizes after the rages. Lyssin M brought

about the desired improvement.

Whenever we give remedies like Stramonium,

Hyoscyamus, or Lachesis we must think of

Lyssin. The core of Lyssin is a delusion that they

are being tormented.

IV.

People in Practice:

Homoeopathic

Inheritance

- Interview with Dr.SANKARAN GUPTA

Amita

(IJHM, 27, 4*1992)

A very interesting interview with Dr.Rajan

SANKARAN wherein SANKARAN explains how

he came to discover tne importance of 'Delusions'

in the selection of the remedy, 'Delusion' vis-a-vis

'Dreams', his technique.

V.

Dr.B.LKHANNA, New Delhi, writes (QHQ,

1,1/1992) that a 'special' vaccine representing

varied combination of sp e c i f i c and

heterospecific hyposensitizing allergens, wide

variety of bacteria isolated from the :eeth, nose,

throat, nasal sinuses, sputum, faeces, septic focii,

from acute and chronic infections of the

respiratory tract, great variety of

intestinal pathogens and organisms belonging

to salmonella and dysenteric group has been

prepared. He states that this vaccine was effective

against many allergic disorders; he also says

"asthma which till recently was known as

incurable disease is now curable" as borne by

the study carried out by the author on 18,100

patients during the years 1978—1990 in which

82% were cured, 14% recovered partly and no

effect on 4%. The vaccine is available from the

office of the President, College of Chest

Physicians, B-9, Tagore Garcen, New

Delhi—

110

027 (Phones 502204, 5459783).

VI.

A brief sketch of the Transactions of the Liga

Congress 1991 in Cologne

has been very

nicely sketched by Dr. W. GAWLIK, in the

AHZ, 238, 1/1993.

1)

BAR, M.

Problems in the application of

classical Homoeopathy to animals:

Essentially,

he

made it clear with two cases that

Repertorium

Generale

cannot be employed as

Repertory of

Animals.

2)

THOMAS, CH.:

Over dose of

Mercurius D6

and Silicea D6: An infant treated with Mercurius

and

Silicea in proper dose and potency for a bone-

marrow Aplasia. Use of these remedies in the above

potencies lead to serious consequences.

3)

CREMONINI, C:

Paragraph 16 Organon:

Definition of homoeopathic medicine is discussed.

4)

GAWLIK, W. : A case of Magnesium

carbonicum: The symptom complex in a patient is

in

exact relation with the Magnesium in nature. That

is,

we find a strong ambivalence of the biochemical

effect of Magnesium, also an ambivalence

particularly

the mental symptoms of patients. By accident a

syndorme - disorder came up which was remedied

by Magnesium.

5)

CREMONINI, C:

Disease is a Probe:

A

philosphic-psychological depiction of

Homoeopathy.

Symptoms are the pictures of the mind. The

mind

projects the miasma within us and a shadow

emerges.

ARISTOTLE, HERACLITUS and other authors

are referred to. Disease moves along with a

deformed mind.

6)

SWOBODA, F.U.; KONIG, P.:

Drug

proving of

Gingko biloba D30: Symptoms of

provers are reported.

7)

TIEDMANN, M.; BOTTGER, H. E.:

Experiences with drug provings in the

Academy

for Homoepathy and Nature cure in Celle:

BOTTGER poke about the drug provings of

some unknown lants. BOTTGER pointed out that

only by intensive nterrogation could the

symptoms be correctly ascertained. He spent at

least an hour a day in conversation with the

prover. A very clear, very impressive and

many new aspects of general directions and

fundamentals of drug provings were contained in

this talk.

8)

SOLER-MEDINA, A:

Interpretation and

delineation of Aph. 210-230: On mental

diseases.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Three points are to be kept in view:

1.

the physical situation;

2.

the endocrinopathic situation like climaxis,

etc.;

3.

lastly, the mental symptoms of

Schizophrenia, Neurosis, and endogenic

psychosis.

The individual pargraphs are interpreted.

9)

BAUR, J.:

Homoeopathy and Ethology:

The case of a child is stated and whether a

presciption

is to be made or not is discussed.

HAHNEMANN's views were against the

dangerous medicines of h is times. And

HAHNEMANN recommended hygiene and

lifestyle and other hindrances to be removed.

The case of a woman with suicidal thoughts is

reported. It is clearly laid that the emotions are as

essential as the pathological organic changes. The

life style must be altered.

10)

FAHRNOW, I.M.:

The Potency height

- a

dynamic quarrel amongst homoeopaths and

their

significance for the education of our trainees:

Two

questions are clarified:

that a wrongly chosen homoeopathic medicine

can

cause suppression.

secondly,

to

fix a low and high of potency.

The

speaker said that there must be

individualisation, i.e. We must set the drug potency to

the

disease dynamic in analogy. A structural rule cannot be

laid, but the decision must be individual.

Excellent, in good style explained. There was lively

discussion.

11)

BEHNISCH, G.:

The problems of

prolonged treatment of chronic cases:

The

problems of prolonged treatment of chronic patients

during HAHNEMANNstimes and now, are compared.

BEHNISCH also said that there are conformity of

potency and there cannot be either. The potency

must

be

possibly adequate to the patient's

temperament, vitality, activity and creativity.

12)

PREIS,

St.:

Errors in the prolonged

homoeopathic treatment:

Paragraphs 80 and 81 are

referred to and it is demonstrated through a case in

which Veratrum album and Tuberculinum did not help

and then Bufo - and after that Veratrum album

succeeded. It is clearly pointed out how problematic

long-time treatment can be and what mistakes are

involved.

13)

NIEDEEGGEN, G.: Long-time case

management - a complicated case: A longtime

treatment of a complicated case, in which Arsenicum

album in severe anxiety, fear of going crazy, was given.

After a dose of LM 3, reaction with depressive

thoughts, after LM 6 clear improvement. Psycho

remedies were slowly reduced, no more depression,

noasthma and clearly increased self evalution. Further

LM 9 for slight return of symptoms.

14)

STEINHOFF, G.:

Further criteria for the

evaluation of the course of a case:

The objective

symptoms, the conduct and the temperament are the

essential moments in the study of a case.

15)

KONIG, P.:

Panikattacks with Aconitum:

Two cases are presented which fit exactly the remedy

picture of Aconitum in which the anxiety was always

in the foremost and whereby considerable somatic

ailments occur as also mental symptoms after acute

panic situation. Very impressive depiction; it is also

interesting that the handwriting of the patients (two

patients from entirely different places and social state)

was very similar [see H.V. MULLER's No.4 in

Therapeutics Section]

16)

MANTI:

Mental diseases:

Mental diseases

with reference to Paragraph 210, philosophical,

theological and ultimately psycho-analytically

considered according to the principle that the Mind

holds together by its vital power the body; mind and

mental diseases are only diseases of the parts.

HOMER, PLATO, DESCARTES and the

Bible

are

cited and the end-effect, the Psychosomatic mysticism in

Paragraph 210 is clearly laid.

11)

HAOUACHE, G.:

The scientificity in

Homoeopathy:

It is presented that in the earlier times

many ideas of Similarity had been carried but it was

HAHNEMANN who actually found the experimental

method. The author proceeds from the family

parallels of inheritance, the anamnesis and the

different mental symptoms. The relevant paragraphs

of the

Organon

are also taken.

18)

PFEIFFER, J:

Problems of the

Neurodermatitis patients:

All the problems of the

patients suffering from Neurodermatitis, including

nutrition, medication and particularly things that are

connected with se l f - h e l p organisations, are

discussed.

19)

GERHARD, W.:

Homotoxicology as a total

view of the Synthesis of Medicine:

A very clear, very

brief, but impressive depiction and presentation of

Homotoxicology.

20)

WIJK, R. Van:

Information on the

fundamental research with potentised substances:

Results of researches with EAV are reported. The

author says that reactions occur by the physicians

also not only in the patients. He lays down his opinion

through different placebo trials against Verum.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

21)

SCHWEITZER, W.:

The homoeopathic

library as reservoir of homoeopathic knowledge in

200 years.

As the director of the

German

Homoeopathic Library

said that HAHNEMANN knew

only 60 remedies, but now it is 4000 to 5000. There are

now over 4000 titles in the library. He said that there

were alphabetic author index, title index, key-word

index and a decimal classification. A central

catalogue was also under preparation in collaboration

with the larger homoeopathic libraries.

22)

SCHRAMM, H.J. :

HAHNEMANN and the

Psychosomatic now:

Classification of the state of

psychosomatic diseases. Psycho medicines inhibit

the immune systems; the Neurosis theory fully merges

into the Psora theory. The lecturer closes his lecture

with referencesto ORTEGA, PASCHERO, and FLURY.

Very clear, impressive and in many places fascinating

reflections on the associations between Somatic and

Homoeopathy.

23)

Prof. HORNUNG, J. :

On the state of

research in Homoeopathy:

Proposals for scientific

researches in Homoeopathy. Impressive, clear talk to

be taken note of for research work.

24)

CHAND, H.:

Case Report:

Reported in his

own manner of a suppressed, severe neurotic

symptom. This intersting case has been very clearly

reported, brilliantly told. There was much discussion

on art of medication of Mr. CHAND.

25)

SCHOPFER, H.J.:

Manufacture

technology:

Clear talk about the potencies

manufactured and available in the DHU.

26)

EMDOER, P.: Experiments on

Amphibians:

Report on animal experiments. Thyroxin

D30 slackens the movement as against the control

group.

Excellent talk with many new points for experimental

reasoning of high potencies.

27) DRECHSLER, L: The unhomoeopathic

treatment of the mentally sick: The speaker refers to

Paragraph 228 of the Organon; the mentally ill must

be met with appropriate behaviour and attitude by the

physician; not force his opinion, but accept the

patient's opinion so that to lead him with similar mimic,

gestures and bearing. A genuine analogy between

patient and therapists. All points of view clearly

brought out and placed.

28)KENNEDY, O.: Homoeopathy and the

Liga: Sketches the Liga work, its viability as well as

winding-up possibility. With all solemnity one could

not keep from smiling

29) KELLER K.: Legal conditions for

homoeopathic medicines in Germany: Mr. KELLER

is the official Director of the German Health

Department. He spoke pointedly on the problems and

the solutions.

30) KANT. H.: The parenteral administration

in homoeopathic therapy: The speaker reported

about the experiments in his clinic about parenteral

administration of homoeopathic remedies and

pointed out that in specific diseases specific

medicines are clearly more effective by parenteral

administration than bv oral route.

31) DENYS, G.: HAHNEMANN and the

Dynamisation: The speaker proceeds in

chronological order since 1801 HAHNEMANN's

proposals for dynamisation of the medicine. In 1801,

he begins to shake a minute, later 3 minutes, then 10

times, 2x,10x, 50x ard in 1843, 100x, and then turn

back. A very impressive, very intersting work, which

also shows how long and how much HAHNEMANN

has thought over until he came to a final solution. The

speaker knew well the fundemental knowledge of

HAHNEMANNianwoiks.

32) FELDHAUS, H.W.: The economy of

homoeopathic treatment methods in Dental panel

practice: With very impressive statistics the speaker

points out with corroboration through many cases that

in every case of operation since many years he gave

Arnica 30 routinely. Compared with the dentists who

do not employ Arnica his practice was 40% less costly

because there were no complications and

post-extraction treatments.

33) KOSTER, W.: A logical exposition of Aph.

153, and 154 of Organon: Very intersting, extremely

thorough exposition of the singular, rare,

characteristic symptom.

34) POPESKU, S.: Mental symptoms,

reflections from the Materia Medica: Hallucinative,

illusionistic, imaginative symptoms. The speaker

enumerates individual symptoms from these

Symptoms group, of Anacardium, Anhalonium,

Arnica, Aurum, Belladonna, Calcium carbonicum,

Platina, Sabina, and Stramonium.

35) BARTHEL, H.: Treatment of Psychosis:

The speaker spoke about the Psychosis as chronic disease;

he advised patience and composure towards the patients.

He cited HAHNEMANN that psychosis is only a normal

bodily disease and reports a case of psychosis with

sucidal disposition. The report is clear. Further cases

followed from other speakers which lasted 45 minutes.

36)FISCHER, U.: The difficulties in the

differentiation and definition of Mind and Mental

Symptoms: With examples from the "Kent" and Pure

materia Medica symptoms the speaker differentiates

the Mind and Mental symptoms rubrics. He also points

out that Aurum has not been well represented; also

Aph. 98 is not well represented in the "Kent". A very

critical, and excellent and thought provoking lecture.

37)DOMINGUEZ, F.: Report on the Aph. 216,

in which the centrifugal dynamics of the symptoms

from within without has been explained, as a pointer

of the Vital Force directly, where the self-healing takes

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

place: The subtlest organ of the body is the brain and

with that the mind the miasmatic disturbances of the

Vital Force, that is the mental diseases and sometimes

also the physical, are clearly explained.

38)TORRES, E.: Aph. 220: If the patient is

heard, one^xperiences that the patient thinks that he

has explained something significant. He then gets

self-confidence and - if he is heard further attentively

- would speak of deeply lying and deeply touching

symptoms. Very good lecture, very impressive, it

pointed clearly the problems of mental symptoms

which are often neglected.

39)TORRES, R.: Aph. 229, Aph. 230:

According to Aph. 9 and 229, 230, the mental disease

is not a disease of a part, but belongs to the whole

person. When one recovers from mental disease, one

is not healthy for long , if all other behavioural

disorders and mental symptoms etc. are also not well.

He gives clear instructions not to criticise the patient,

not contradict except in emergency what he thinks, so

that he does not soon observe that he is not mentally

well and slides back in his own self regard. Essentially

it is about the moral quality of the physician.

40)ALCOVER, G.: Miasmatic symptoms in

mental diseases: Will and Intelligence lose their

coherence in the presence of the mental diseases.

Treatment becomes necessary then. Then symptoms

of the three miasms are put forth and the therapy with

the three miasmatic remedies.

41)ORTEGA, P.S.: Aph. 215: An exhaustive,

sometimes slightly difficult-to-understand report of a

woman with 6 children whose anamnesis revealed at

first brutality, much emotion, often times animalistic

bestiality, which ultimately lead to the finding that first

aggression and then resignation and then heart

rhythm disturbances.

ORTEGA points out that the genetic information

which is available is aggravated by the life situation

and

thereby the Dynamis, the Vital Force will be ruined,

so that the life which is lived by the patient is

difficult to be learnt by the physician since the

patient is not depicting his life but life which he

pretends to be living. It is difficult for him to open

up before the physician and it will be still more

difficult for the physician to find away.

ORTEGA enters, into the details further into

the basis of the Psora in nany aspects and then

shows that after administering a dose of Natrium

muriaticum in the case on hand, a clear change

for the better began,

a

clear improvement of the

Vital Force and further the important self -

confidence and self-experience in own body.

42)

GNAIGER J.:

Anxiety, Yearning and

Incapacity of

Lac caninum: Lac caninum

produces anxiety, yearning for security, stability.

One thinks of the infancy of the animals. The

lecturer cites three cases; all of them indicated

anxiety, yearning for security and love, have a

loss of self value and felt to be looked down upon

and that they did not fit into this world. A triad:

Anxiety – behavioural disturbances - and

lymphatic complaints. The lecture was excellent,

clearly laid, stylistically very good so that the

end-effect was that this lecturer richly deserved

the "Samuel" prize.

43)

RAMAKRISHNAN, A.U.:

Homoeopathic case study of a Systemic Lupus

Erythematosus:

Three cases with subjective

symptoms and clear improvement of the

laboratory parameters after appropriate Nosodes,

Tuberculinum among them, are reported. Very

good lecture, clearly presented case study.

44)

CZERNICKI, W.:

Veterinary case:

The

lecturer reported

a Phosphorus case and a

Hyoscyamus case in her well-known very lively

and overall convincing, and academically clear,

form. It was a pleasure to hea' her.

45)

SCHERER, W.:

Injections therapy with

Homoeopathy:

A case of Herpes zoster and a

case of Thrombophlebitis, clearly reported, clearly

defined with distinct hints for the essential

indicataions for injections therapy.

46)

CENERELLI-CAMPANA, C:

A

Lycopodium case:

An acute case, an anxious

patient with bouts of weakness, fear of death, fear

of ghosts and devils. Aconite seemed suitable

but when considered with all the other symptoms

Lycopodiu fitted.

47)

TOLEDO, F.D.:

Mercurius versus

Suicide:

A good case report n which Aph. 218

has great relevance.

48)

POLOS:

Portrayal of a larva, which

grows in a swampy region and presented in a

mother tincture and which is evidently active:

Useful in C6 in Osteoporosis. The larva must die

in the alcohol, otherwise it has no madicinal

energy. Not very clear lecture.

49)

OSTROWSKI, A.Z.:

Calcium

carbonicum in Therapy of the Central Nervous

System:

Good presentation of 5 cases, which have

been treated with Calcium carbonicum. In

general all activity was slowed, twitching

muscles of the face, besides aggression, speech

difficulties, vital retardation.

50)

DRAHNE, A.:

Sexual counselling and

Therapy in a Gynaecological consultation:

Spoke on the application of specific medicines in

frigidity and inability to achieve orgasm.

51)

AGUILAR, G.:

Genetic informations of

molecular structure determines the

Individuality-structure of a person:

This theme

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

is with regard to the structure of a medicament

and analogy to human likeness.

52)

FLORES, F.F.:

A clinical case of patient,

who is not only a victim of his disease, but also of

the Therapy:

With the example of a chronic

Colitis the onset of the therapy always in

accordance with the Aph. 207, and 217 in the

Organon

are clearly presented.

53)

RISQUEZ, F.:

Psychotherapy and

Homoeopathy:

A married man with 4

children suffering from depression for 25 years, is

presented. He was always depresed and

complained again and again of panic attacks; had

consulted 8 psychiatrists and was carefully

examined, had from 1988 to 1990, 155

psychotherapeutic sittings. Sepia, Pulsatilla,

Lycopodium and Phosphorus in very high

potencies and at long intervals were given. In the

end he became genuinely better. The

breakthrough came through homoeopathic

medicines and not through psychotherapy.

VII.

Report on the 144th Annual Meet of the

German Central Association of

Homoeopathic physicians

from 28th to 30th

May 1992 in Bad Krozingen [Germany],

byK.H. GEBHARDT and H. KUHN [AHZ,

238, 2/1993] - some extracts:

1)

In his opening address Dr.GEBHARDT

spoke on the general theme "Suppression and

Hindrances in Homoeopathy" and said that

Homoeopathy is not only essentially a

therapeautic but also a theory in Medicine.

Suppression of different currents in

Homoeopathy and disputes within the ranks

have inhibited Homoeopathy from progress and

diffusion within the general Medicine.

2)

Dr. THURKAUF from Basel spoke on

"Life

is more than the sum of Chemistry and

Physics".

He said that in modern science the

quantity [the what] played a greater role while

the quality [the Why] is neglected and to keep

off from that which is behind everything, the

moving power [the Who] which ultimately is

God. THURKAUF pointed out that a truly human

science can be brought about only through union

with God.

3)

Dr. H. PFEIFFER:

Vaccination from

HAHNEMANN to today:

He raised three basic

questions:

a]

Are Vaccinations beneficial or harmful?

b]

Are Vaccinations to be substituted by

Homoeopathy?

c]

Are the adverse effects of Vaccinations

homoeopathically treatable?

In the eleventh century in China the scabs were used to

Vaccinate against pox. I n the sixteenth century

the

scabs

from Variola minor were used in China. In 1796 JENNER

introduced the cow-pox and the first victim of pox

vaccination was JENNER's son, who suffered a brain

damage. A well-known victim of the modern days is

HELMUT WALCHA who became blind.

HAHNEMANN saw in the cow pox a genuine

positive developmert. In his days men were able to

tolerate it. Today they are immune-weak.

CHANG said that in India there were so many

infectious epidemics that there has been much de-

population.

According to VOEGELI the consequences of Polio

are so horrible that vaccination is justified.

As a consequence of Vaccination diseases can appear

from

a]

incompatibility of the vaccine

b]

Vaccination disease [ f r o m active

vaccination with weakened virus]

c]

Appearance of diathetic weakness [the

vaccination which arouses a chronic disease, which is

in accordance with

the

miasmatic basic disturbance]

Contra-indications for vaccination:

a]

Suspicion or manifestation of central

co-ordination disturbances e.g. premature births,

birth deficiencies, child-birth complications, CNS

disturbances, anamnestic risks.

b]

Allergies or allergic families.

Vaccinations snould be given only after the the

maturity of the brain, i.e. after the first year.

Vaccinations can be replaced by Homoeopathy,

e.g. polio vaccination by Lathyrus sativa in high potency

or the appropriate disease nosode in high potency;

prophylaxis for the infectious diseases can be done

through the appropriate Nosodes in high potency.

Vaccine diseases can be handled

homoeopathically:

a]

Acute: throjgh the remedy similar to the

disease picture e.g. Apis, Echinacea, Hepar, Kali

chloratum.

b]

Chronic: ":he chronic vaccine diseases

accord with the fundamental miasmatic disturbances,

e.g. with Arsenicum, Sulphur, Silicea, Thuja

4)

M.OTTO.:

Vaccine diseases - Cases:

Cited

cases from literature of four brothers and sisters who

suffered severe cerebral disturbances. Also

COULTER'S cases of complications after DPT

vaccinations. She spoke of her own experience of an

Encephalitis after DPT vaccine.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

5)

Dr. F. GRAF.:

Suppression by Vaccination:

A case of Bronchial asthma and chronic infection after

pox vaccination, which after thorough psycho-

anamnesis pointed to Thuja which essentially

influenced the course of the disease.

6)

Dr. DRAGER.:

Suppression by FSME -

Vaccine:

FSME can in a way be used for the anxiety

neurosis of the vaccination supporter.

1] Vaccinations can cause vaccine diseases, acute

and chronic. Chronically ill children who on one side

tending to a vaccine disease.

2] Problem diseases like Tetanus, Poliomyelitis can be

prevented effectively through vaccination; for prophylaxis

for diseases after vaccinations, nosodes can be employed.

3] The Need - Risk relation in FSME and Pertussis

are particularly unfavourable and therefore these

vaccinations are not recommended.

4] The time for vaccinations must be considered

- best only after brain development i.e. after the first year

- as much later so much better.

5] Single vaccinations are to be preferred to mixed

vaccinations to avoid inundation by different antigens.

7)

Dr. Mrs. JUTTA ROST in her lecture

"Focus

of infection and as hinderances"

said that frequently

the focus was in the teeth and maxillary region, in the

region of tonsils and the sinuses. Very slight causes

may invoke the focus. Often such focus may be latent.

The objective signs for thetriggering of the latent focus

should be recognised.

8)

Vet. Dr. Mrs. CZERNIKI spoke on

"Hormonal

manipulation as interfering factor in the Therapy".

She said that frequently hormones used in the

veterinary medicine were responsible for increasing

the heat in animals and pregnancy. The

consequences were disturbances during the gravidity,

etc. HAHNEMANN had already said that iatrogenic

diseases are often incurable. In Mastitis in mares

Antibiotic in the C30 or C200 are effective. Also

constitutional medicines are successful in animals.

9)

Vet. Dr. WOLFF spoke on

"Suppression by

vaccination in cats"....

The consequences of abuse

of vaccinations are mostly Allergies, Behavioural

Disorders, Cancer and other diseases. With

homoeopathic medicines [single remedies] the

infectious diseases in animals can be protected. For

example in Distemper, according to VOEGELI

Sulphur, Tuberculinum, Lyssinum each in 200

potency in that order in turn over 7 days. No dog

treated so has suffered Distemper after that. Foot and

mouth disease epidemics are caused by the

vaccination. The speaker referred to

COULTER'S book.

10)

Dr. KNOP, homoeopathic Physician and

Mrs. BECK, the Gestalt therapist spoke on a

very intersting case of

suppression with traumatic

result and its psychologic reaction.

A female

patient, who from the 8th to 18th year abused by

her father every day. She came for treatment to

Dr.KNOP with the symptoms of tiredness,

beaten-down feeling, sleep

disturbances, psycho-physical weakness. After

Natrum muriaticum she then told of her abuse in

her childhood. She was then referred to Dr. BECK.

There was a severe depression after abortion and

suicidal tendency. Only by Psychotherapy the

suicidal tendency could be slowly removed. The

patient was pregnant and delivered a healthy

child. She was jealous of the child and wanted

to kill it. She now projected her rage on her

father and mother on this child. Under

homoeopathic treatment with Platina 200

once a day for three days and later with Platina

1000 the symptoms went down and for a

recurrence Nu vomica which improved much.

Further psychological treatment brought a

regeneration and only conflict with her husband

came up since the patient projected her aggresssion

on him.

In the discussions that followed this it was

said that abuse of children is more often than

generally thought. In such families there was

more often a "miasm" which leads to such

criminal tendencies. Here lies the 13mil

s

of

Homoeopathy and the homoeopathic physician

and the psychotherapist can together help the

individual patient but not change the society.

11)

Dr. SPINEDI made an

obituary note of Dr.

KUNZLI VON FIMMELSBERG

who died at St.

Gallen

recently.

12)

Dr. BOTTGER spoke on

the behaviour of

the patient

which is jnconsciously staged but

which has to be raised by the physician to the

conscience. The external manifestations of the

patient and his behaviour play a decisive role in

this. A difficult, self-controlled patient may

come into the consulting room and be restless He

will open himself only when

he

is understood by

:he physician. Nux vomica fits in here. A

patient who appears guilty unloads his

anamnesia when spoken to about it. In such cases

Kali carbonicum is ndicated. Another patient

who suffered from headaches did not

understand the questions put to him was given

Calcium carbonicum D6 which not only removed

this block but also healed the headaches. The risk

here is that the interpretation by the physician can

be wrong. Therefore the problems must be

seen from view of the patient.

13)

JANERT spoke on

"Unsuitable

Homoeopathy as obstruction to cure". The

treatment of a part cf the symptoms is wrong.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

The symptoms may be transferred to centripetal.

An eczema may become a bronchial asthma and

from this a chronic Poly-arthritis may follow.

Homoeopathy also may suppress. As example, case

of 40 year-old accountant with symptoms of

Pollinosis, Asthma, Eczema, burning abdominal

pains, stopped nose. He was treated with

Lycopodium 30 and Sepia 30 for three months in

daily alternation. Proving symptoms blended with

inactivity of reaction. With Sulphur M initial

improvement was obtained and then with Kali

carbonicum and Phosphorus 200 it was further

improved.

14)

Dr. PETER MAYER-KONIG spoke on

"Cancerinum and its reference to suppression

1

.

Many new aspects were brought out in this

excellent lecture. At the end he was awarded the

"Samuel". The entire lecture will appear in the

AHZ later.

15)

Next J. BECKER spoke on

"Suppression

from Vipera".

He spoke on the theme "Denial

is useless". He took up the toxicology of the

Viper poison with the introduction of the bite,

leading to panicky anxiety. Locally a blue-red

swelling, general feeling of stupor. In individual

cases in proving with high potency, sexual

excitement, immense energy, otherwise repressed

energy with fantasies, awful rage, sexual exceses to

the extent of incest, alcohol abuse and

premonition of death. Guilt problems are

predominant.

In the discussion GEBHARDT said that

despite many intersting points and intuitions, the

material was somewhat weak and in many ways

speculative. He therefore suggested to Mr.

BECKER to make a pure proving of Vipera berus

with intervening placebo periods so as to exclude

possible suggestions which may influence the

proven

16)

Dr. LANG spoke then on

"Aurum and

the suppression of life".

He differentiated

between a materialistic and a spiritualistic

Homoeopathy and spoke on the history of gold in

its symbolisms since olden times to the present

day. The Aurum type wore usually blue dress

which was rather worn out. Unaccustomed

responsibility aggravates.

17)

Dr. FRIESE spoke on

"Amalgams

-

Polemics and reality"

For amalgam intoxication

he gave Natrum selenicum D3 regularly 3 tablets

before breakfast four weeks after the amalgam is

removed and every three months until the

Quicksilver expulsion is evidenced in the

DMPS-test. In the pregnant woman the

amalgam should not be removed since the embryo

is affected and may cause inner ear hearing

loss in the child. Through instructive case reports

he illustrated his methods.

18)

Dr. KUHN spoke then, on

"Drug picture

of Silver and Quicksilver

in

comparision

to

Amalgam intoxication".

With 3 cases he

differentiated the symptoms which appeared and

arranged them in the different metals in amalgam.

He also pointed out that in those poisoned by

amalgam a trembling of the tongue when it is

put out and teeth imprint on the tongue have been

observed.

19) Dr. Mrs. SCHUTTE spoke on "Ulcerative

Colitis from Amalgam". He reported a case of

Ulcerative Colitis which was improved by

homoeopathic medicines but not cured. After

Acupunture an Amalgam intoxication was noticed and the

Amalgam was removed. After that the stool improved

immediately and there was no need for allopathic

medicines. Mercurius solubilis D100 and D200 to

decontaminate the Amalgam-removal.

In the discussion that followed HOFFMANN said

that a patient who did not respond to homoeopathic

medicine was improved by a DMPS-injection. Dr.

MEYER-KONIG^fsaid that most of the Amalgam-

filling were raw and dark, others were smooth and

shiny. The dangers in these cases are totally different. Dr.

SPRAINGER said that Mercurius solubilis in such cases

was contra-indicated. In breast CarcinomE Dr.

FRIESE found relatively frequent high Quicksilver

values. VIII. Report on Symposium "Homoeopathy

and

Placebo" on 8.2.1992 in the Heidealberg

University:

Some excerpts: Dr. GEBHARDT in his

Introductory lecture said that opponents of

Homoeopathy were against the small doses of high

potencies used in Homoeopathy and also questioned the

validity of the simile principle. As example the Cholera

epidemic in India in the 70s and recently in South

America can be cited to validate the effectiveness of

Homoeopathy. The Mustard gas poisionings in England

were treated with Mustard gas C30 successfully, injuries

were healed by Rhus toxicodendron. For the validity of

the simile principle in the Allopathic School he mentioned

three examples: Colchicum for Gout and for the familiar

Polyserositis, a rare Mediterranean disease, Secale

cornutum for Raynaud's disease, the intermittent

claudication and Migraine and a recently published cure of

a persistent Neutropenia through Chloramphenicol.

Prof. SCHWABE spoke on "Homoeopathy from

the stand point of Pharamacology". He cited the work

of Mrs. NETTER; further that of REILLY and

BENVENISTE's.

Dr. KIENE spoke on "Placebo effect in clinical

studies. Sense and nonsense". He said that in every

proving of a Verum against Placebo always in the Verum

group a placebo effect is contained. This is not assessed in

advance and therefore the results would be affected.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Dr. RICHTER occupied himself with

"Discriminataion of Placebo effect from the

Homoeopathic effect": He demonstrated that a Placebo

- effect runs out after 2 to 6 weeks. The Placebo-effect

depe nds upon the strength of the drug, its dose, the form,

colour, its taste and kind of application, the application

period, the condition of the patient and the approach of

the physician to the problem. There is considerable

difference between Placebo and the homoeopathic

remedy. The action of the Placebo, weakens, runs out

soon, while the homoeopathic remedy's action holds or

increases.. The effectiveness of a Placebo is not there

while homoeopathic remedy's is present. The side-effects of

the Placebo are unspecific and predominantly on the

vegetative. By the homoeopathic remedy specific side-

effects are observed in the form of the remedy proving

symptoms, and first reactions. The appearance and

kind of application of the Placebo are suggestive, while

the homoeopathic remedy is anti-suggestive. Cure of

accompanying diseases are absent in Placebo, but is

frequent in the homoeopathic. He then spoke on the

problems of proof of the effectiveness and said that

the homoeopathic remedy must be proved as a whole, i.e.

two groups of patients with definite diagnosis out of

which one be treated homoeopathically and the other

allopathically. He then cited the works of KLEIJNEN and

co-workers, who analysed the efficacy of 107 studies and

found of course a whole series of valid works and so

came to the conclusion that the effectiveness of a

homoeopathic remedy is proveable.

The last speaker Dr. WALACH spoke on "The time

aspect of the Placebo effect": He pointed out that all

studies so far have been over a very brief period, at the

most six weeks. After- effects have not been examined so

far. After a period of seven weeks a Placebo-effect

weakens out. An effective pre-treatment diminishes

Placebo-effect. That for example is important for the

judgement of a homoeopathic therapy, since the patients

who go for a homoeopatahic treatment had already

undergone intensive treatment before. Also by the

second prescription the Placebo- effect goes off rapidly.

Good studies give different results. That is for various

reasons. A Placebo-effect may remain stable but only in

some patients.

In the discussion that followed Dr.

STAEUDINGER recommended a self-proving. Every

evening a globule of homoeopathic high potency to be

taken and note for a week the symptoms appearing.

Only after that should the name of the remedy be

revealed and compared with the already known drug

picture. Thus the effect of a high potency could be quickly

observed by every individual to his conviction.

Dr. GEBHARDT summarised the discussions and

ended the Seminar. IX. Report on the 47th Congress

of the LIGA in Cordoba/ Argentina, 27 - 31st October

1992.

[AHZ, 238, 3/1993J. Some extracts: This Congress

brought together the three schools in Argentina to one

table. Most of the speakers were from Brazil and

Argentina; Europe was represented only by 12 participants.

It was clear that the stage was set for the Schools of E.

CANDEGABE and A. MASI.

CANDEGABE dealt with the characteristic

features of Na/a tripudians and he brought into

prominence the “minimum syndrome of maximum

value”:

− Fire, desire to he near

− Sadness, wrong way, as if having done everything

in

− Delusions - troubles - brood over imaginary

− Delusions - injjry - injured, is being by his

surroundings

− Delusions - neglected - he is

− Confidence, want of self - self depreciation

− Confidence, want of self - failure, feels himself a

− SELF-DECEPTIONS

He depicted irripressivey the deep sadness which

Na/a commands. A sadness which accompanies the

feeling of having committed something wrong. He or

she suffers from constant imaginary worries over

unpleasantness. The sadness proceeds with an

exaggerated sense of responsibility of obligation and

frori this comes the feeling that others have ignored

him because of that even attack him. He attempts to

defend himself and thinks that perhaps he was not at all

the problem, but that he was a victim of a higher

power. Despite that disappointed with himself, he

thinks he has been completely shattered. He knows no

more what he should do, as if he has two wills which

are against each other, he is under its sway and at trw

end knows no more who he actually is.

Na/a, CANDEGABE said, feels that he does

everything wrong, he sees everything poorly and black

and is incapable of withdrawing from the excessive

demands of his conscience. He feels himself as a

failure, scorned and disappointed. CANDEGABE

mentioned here a connection with symbol of fire. The

fire cannot overcome its destructive tendency while at

the same time drew its power and energyfrorr the

warmth which fire radiates. CANDEGABE also saw

the parallel with Phoenix: the legend says that the

Pnoenix when it saw its end was coming, built a nest

Out of aromatic wood and perfumed resins and eel

itself afire with the sunrays. From the marrow of ite

bones another Phoenix came up, a symbol of

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

continuous death and birth.

A. MASI spoke cain a seminar and put forth his

points.

The Brazilians T FILHO, VALENETE DE

SOUZA, LUIS DE SOUZA, ALBUQUERQUE,

KNOP ZISMAN, C.de MIRANDA and MENESCAL

reviewed in a comprehensive manner Anacardium

orientate. The deep conflict of two wills in Anacardium

or/entate, the speaker said, is a separatation of Soul and

Body as also of Man from God.

The Argentinians de RIDDER, ZLOTNIK,

GALANTE, GOMEZ, TRIBODI and MASI presented

Chelidonium majus. MASI and his students have

developed a kind of study of the Materia Medica,

which in their opinion is according to HAHNEMANN

- from ARISTOTLE and THOMAS VON AQUIN -

delineated human picture. Their aim is, better to learn

“what the symptoms tell US’ and not just to take the

indication verbally. They support their arguments

particularly with the Materia Medics of ALLEN, and

C. HERING. Two themes were put forth: Seriousness,

Anxiety, etc.] and above all two classes of symptom-

groups were depicted:

a] Symptoms, which describe us the patient, who

he is [ state], which does not however give us the

motive for this state, and

b] Symptoms, which the prover assigns to some

motivation or a ground.

Out of the very thorough work only the

conclusive l actualised picture of Chef/don/urn majus”

from MASI is given hereunder:

1) He gave the actualisation of the expression of

the patient with reference to the place and time. He said

that we cannot expect that the patient of today needed

the same words as 150 years before. As example he

mentioned the following Symptom of Chelidonium

Dreamt that he was a soldier which caused him much

anxiety and which made him weep in sleep and which

made his wife wake him up” [ = only remedy in Syn.

Rep.]. MASI said that it would be unrealistic that

someone would report in similar words this symptom,

but it can indeed happen that he is a small employee in

a large Firm without chance to take decisions, always

subordinate to the orders of a higher official, and it

awakens in him much anxiety, weeps in sieep and at

last wakes up.

2) In the second part of his hypothesis MASI

actualised the picture of the over-compensated, ego-

centred Chelidonium- type who struggles to place his

life in such a way that he learns to triumph over his

sufferings, over his deficiencies, anxieties and his

needs. These problems may be put before us in the

following manner; “Doctor, I know very well and

excatly what is the matter with me, and I can explain to

you very well! You please relieve me of this terrible

shoulder pain or in a person who as ‘self-made man”,

independent, self-reliantly goes about an occupation

who takes trouble to see that he is never dependent

upon any one. Or in extreme cases, in the picture of the

Fakir, who learns to have absolute control over his

body and all his body functions, which he knows to the

smallest detail.

The endeavour of MASI to denote the concepts Psora,

Sycosis, and Syphilis, in Psora Primary [ anxiety,

Insecurity]. Psora secondary [ of concrete fear states [

so also Psora tertiary [ reaction], did not find general

approval. Also the idea that HAHNEMANN’s

Organon contained 80% hypothesis which was without

foundation as also the view that homoeopathic

suppression a grace of God, found little

agreement with the participants.

V. SARAGUSTI, Argentina spoke on

"The

lack of self-confidence of Caladium".

With the

help of a case the speaker demonstrated the sexual

problems of Caladium ["incomplete erections,

premataure ejaculation", "much excitement and

lasciviousness with impotence", "as much

excited he is so much impotent he becomes"] and

presented the relation of these symptoms with

pronounced deficiency of self-confidence which

Caladium possesses.

Three important characteristics of this

remedy were brought out:

1.

The weakness of memory

[

"forgets, what

he did, must often assure whether he actually did

what he wanted to do"]

2.

Fear of diseases

3.

The sexuality with the main symptom,

"increased sexual desire, associated with

incapacity

to perform coitus"

Similarly other urges he cannot gratify:

likes to drink, but has no thirst;

likes to eat, but no hunger;

feels the bladder full, without desire to

urinate, etc.

All these the speaker put forth on the basis of

the lack of self-confidence. When Caladium

evaluates everything, what he fee s, he must feel

uncertain with reference to what hsi saw and did

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

must again reconfirm. Intersting fact is that the

Caladium patient recalls in sleep everything he

forgot during the day.

M. DRAIMANN, Argentina gave a very

convincing report of a successfully treated

autistic patient. The following symptoms gave

the picture of Sulphur:

Indifference to external things

Fear of high altitude places

Odd and remarkable acts

Gestures and postures

Late in learning to walk

Obstinate sleeplessness

Desire for fat

Aversion to sweets

Uncovering of feat at night

Involuntary stool and urine

Convulsions of Children

Beginning with Sulphur 30 the potency went

up to 50M. A continuous and striking

improvement of the sleep and behaviour as also a

complete sphincter control were achieved.

TOMASINI, Italy

"Study of the miasma on

the basis of Chaos theory"]

TIAMPIETRO,

Argentina

["Procedure in the treatment of tri-

miasmatic cases"] FISH, Argentina ["on the

Disease"],

TORRES, Mexico

["on Aph. 74,

Organon],

FISHER, Germany

["Case analyse

on the basis of the chronic

miasms"], DE

CARLO, Italy ["Soul, Disease, World"], and

DOMINGUEZ VELLO, Mexico ["on

HAHNEMANN's

concept of Disease"] referred

to the Chronic Miasms of HAHNEMANN's

Organon

6 edn.

RASTOGI, India verified six lesser known

medicines [Anthrakokali, Justicia adhatoda,

Cassia sophera, Aslotonia constricta and

Achyranthes aspera] by provings with 6 and 30

potencies, and obtained clinical and pathogenetic

symptoms.

Dr. MAAS, Netherlands, LIGA President

referred to a

retrospective

study of

over

24

cases

of

Ulcerative Colitis

patients [11 males, 13

females]. In all cases clear improvements were

noted, and only 12% went back to Allopathy.

Last but not least Z. BRONFMANN,

Argentina spoke on how Superman could be

helped. The big, heavy hero of many stories

suffers from double life [KENT - Superman],

which he is compelled to live. Without home,

helpless and powerless, he is delivered unto his

fate. Following symptoms form the bais of the

prescription: Excess of energy, bold,

clairvoyance, delusions, generous, fear of robbers

[with whom he constantly fights], quick and

good concentration, overflowing with ideas,

and much sympathy. Homesickness,

Timidity, Disappointed love, Cowardice and

Fear of being lost - Symptoms from CLARKE

and KENT. - are the rubrics. Althogether these

give Phosphorus, under the influence of the

treatment with Phosphorus, the speaker expected,

a new "man" without fear and cowardice and

sensation of being double, etc. would come.

X.

In Spring 1992 appeared the first issue of the

new

Ukrainian Homoeopathic Journal

from

Kiev. Thus a new Era in the history of

Homoeopathy in the East Slovakian people

dawned [Russian, Ukrainian, and White Russian]

In the first number articles from J.BAUR [Two

hundred years of omoeopathy - Results and

Perspectives], V.ODBETSKAJA [The

Homoeopathy Congress in

Kiev

1991], V.

ANTONCENKO, V. LL'IN, T. POPOVA [The

Physics of

Water

solutions

and

Homoeopathy], A.PELLEGRINI

[Carcinosinum

in

Wassermann times],

L.BAD'JA [The influence of

the

prognosis of

the

homoeopathically treated allergic dermatitis

in children], D.CHAND

[An eatable stone

-

Halit.],

T.POPOVA [Alma Mater],

C.RUDOVSKAJA [Daybook of

a

participant in

a

course], V.ZAGREBELS,

SKIJ [Homoeopathic anecdotes],

V.CHIZNJAK [Yellow jasmine -

a

detective

story] What we can learn from other countries –

a letter from A. GARTNER [AHZ, 238, 3/93 –

Official communications from the DZhA]: The

writer draws attention to the experiments carried

out by the CCRH [Central Council for Research in

Homoeopathy, New Delhi] in India in AIDS.

The details of the treatment and results have been

published in the BHJ. Vol.82

No.1,1993. The

writer calls attention to the results

reported by the CCRH and says that it shows that:

Homoeopathy has it's relevance in the past as also in

different epidemics; now there is before us another

epidemic - AIDS and the arguments in the CCRH's

report are quite strong [ 13 patients sero-negative and

are clinically sound] and that should stimulate us into

action for research officially and bestir activity.

XII. Some Excerpts from the NCH Annual

Conference: San Francisco, March 1992. [HT, 12,8 &

9/1992]

Dr. TAYLOR-REILLY David spoke on Hay Fever

and Asthma trials;. He spoke on the

Placebo-response and his trials. He had a patient who £

had haemophilia and was HIV positive and Hepatitis B

positive. His presenting problems were restricted

motion and pain in his right elbow. Surgery,

physiotherpy and drugs were unsuccessful. Since

there was no clear indication for Homoeopathy Dr.

REILLY applied Acupunture and after the first

application the joint was free instantaly and the

improvement lasted longer after subsequent

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

treatment. This case had impact on the audience at a case

conference and soon he had over 200 referals. He

treated them with Homoeopathy, Acupunture and

Hypnotherapy Three-fourths of these patients had

useful improvement. Dr. REILLY has designed

training programmes lor homoeopaths at different

levels, each level programme self-contained. Within 3

and 4 weeks of attending a one-day introductory

training programme the doctors reported 80%

success rate with Homoeopathy. This course has, in 7

years, become the most popular post-graduate

programme in the U.K.1

After Dr. REILLY on the "Emergence of

Homoeopathy in Mainstream Medicine", Dr.

Randall NEUSTAEDTER, spoke on "The

Homoeopathic Management of Asthma in

children": The incidence of asthma - related deaths in

children has risen within the past 10 years. Dr.

NEUSTAEDTER believes that this increase is due to

past allopathic treatment with antibiotics and

vaccines. At times, it may be necessary to work in

conjunction with Allergists and/or paediatric

pulmonary specialists. The parent's role in asthma

treatment is crucial to the child's state of health....

Asthma problems are usually a constitutional issue.

Dr. NEUSTAEDTER's top ten constitutional remedies

include Natrum sulphuricum, Medorrhinum,

Phosphorus, Tuberculinum, Sulphur, Veratrum

album, Psorinum, Kalicarbonium, Silica and Calcarea

carbonica Acute remedies to be

considered

include Lobelia, 'pecacuanha, Sambucus,

Arsenicum, Antimonium tartaricum, Cuprum, Kali

arsenicum, Kali iodatum, Pulsatilla and Spongia.

NEUSTADTER's homoeopathic protocol is as

follows:

1. Constitutional treatment

2. Environmental contort measures

3. Individualized acute remedies as needed

4. Back-up Beta-agonists by metered dose

lhalers, dry powder capsules or, preferably by

ebulizers

5. Anti-inflammatory agents such as Cromolyn

odium or Steriods

Long-term case Management: A Video Case iresented

by Ananda ZAREN: She showed a case of German

woman with 10 year duration of sucorrhoea. The

speaker used the verbalised ymptoms as also the non-

verbal symptoms of the latient. The follow-up of several

years showed the leautiful improvement of this woman.

Initially her ymptoms were: a burning vaginal discharge

with i/hite flakes [worse before and after menses and better

luring menses], visibly fearful appearence, quiet 'oice,

"soft" mannerisms, worry over husband's lealth, and

annoyance that visitors tracked dirt into ler house. The

speaker said tht if a local remedy is liven in a case of long-

standing leucorrhoea, the result vill be suppression of the

problem. The remedy she jave was Arsenicum album and

she described this latient as the "passive" type of

Arsenicum.

The mental symptoms of passive Arsenicum:

resenting themselves for not measuraing up to their

own high standards. They tend to take their anger out

on themselves. They are prone to depression and to low

self-esteem. They feel inadequate.

Ms. ZAREN also provided with her comments jn

Arsenicum album. The Arsenicum album patients:

- focus their energy on themselves and their

own concerns

- feel incapable of bringing their life into

harmony; they experience life as bad

- work very hard to bring order into their

personal space. This helps them to be in

control and shut out the noise of the world

- have an interior life that is controlled, watchful

and careful. Every unexpected situation

causes them tremendous turmoil.

- feel caught in wanting to avoid imperfection.

They must be perfect.

- have order as their basic life issue

- are primarily addicted to fear and anger.

- are self starters. They are very active,

perpetually in motion, and restless inside.

- have a difficult time maintaining consistent

moderate energy flow, and find it very hard to

work at one thing at a time

- start new projects as soon as a project is over

and find it hard to get back

- have many projects at various stages of

completion. This creates dissatisfaction and

guilt. They feel they "should, should, should".

- can express anger well, although the passive

type finds it hard to express anger. A fear of

expressing anger is typical of the soft, passive

type. They fear that expressing their anger will

result in their being disliked or disapproved of.

They really want people to like them!

- are afraid of being alone [a very strong

symptom]

- perceive the world as too demanding

- won't consider modifying their own high

ethical standards

- value precision, exactness, tidiness and

cleanliness

- are rigid and stiuctured. They become highly

attached to their own projects

- are highly oversensitive to criticism but will not

show it. The passive type will withdraw and

have fear they will lose control

- are intense, they take life seriously

- can look like Phosphorus in the passive type

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

- are secretive. They don't easily disclose deep

secrets and personal fears.

Dana ULLMAN spoke on "Understanding

Nature to learn Materia Medica": Learn from the

information available about the remedies in sources other

than the proving:; and toxicological reports. The study of

Materia Medica is a life-long one. There are a number of

ways to approach the study. The doctine of signatures,

practitioner's experiences, study the substance as it

occurs, in nature.

He gave a vivid portrait of Lachesis, interesting tid-

bits, how the snake eats its prey, mates and

strikes . Think of the: whole snake, not just the effect

of its venom, know more about in the context of its life, its

place in the environnent, with other snakes, with its prey -

- every part of the picture of Lachesis.

Similarly in Apis, the study went beyond the

stinger,its life, how it interacts with other bees in hive, and

the action of hive to maintain itself. "Buzzing with energy,

industrious....

In minerals: the function of the mineral in nature and

how it relates to the human condition.

Silica is present in almost a quarter of the earth's

surface and is found in our connective tissues too. It holds

up the stalk of wheat and our body as well.

In the cuttle-fish Sepia is a member of a family of

which includes darns, oysters, mussels and snails. A

creature with no sedentary habits, constantly in motion,

moving forward slowly, but moving quickly in reverse. It

changes color after its ink is released [in fear] to get

away.

Among the plaits: Ledum chooses to grow in the

cool wet places in the mountains;

or in the manner they grow trailing, spreading,

climbing - Rhus toxicodendron.

Chamomilla tends to invigorate sickly plants if it

grows nearby.

Pulsatilla never grows alone, and prefers dry, and

sandy soil in an open field or open shade.

Did you know that the poison ivy increases in night

and in cold damp cloudy weather? And that it is worst in

June and July? Both are the modalities of Rhus

toxicodendron.

The speaker suggested that we look to

information sources like zoology, botany, and

chemistry texts to learn about the whole remedy.

"Using Homoeopathy to alter habitual

patterns" was the subject of Janet ZAND: She spoke of

addictions that become habitual, as well as experiences

of life which lead to habitual behaviours. The cause should

be taken "good" because you might find that the "chronic"

problem can be cured by an "acute" remedy. An

example: a woman, chain smoker. The smoking began

after being trapped in an elevator twelve years earlier.

Aconite cured. "In self-remembering, it is possible to

break the addiction," JANET said. The four phases of

recovery from addiction are:

1] acute withdrawal;

2] detoxification;

3] recovery;

4] maintenance.

She cautioned to be aware that many habitual

addictions do not involve substances - one can be

addicted to work, sex or relataionships.

A man who was addicted to work and who behaved

like a tyrant at home, was cleared with Lycopodium-a

remedy, that is almost unique in its memory for smells

and memories of annoying details — in which they

wallow.

A man who was compelled by an infatuation with a

woman was cleared of the habitual pattern [and of his

long-standing asthma] with Tuberculinum.

A woman who was unable to leave the husband who

beat her, was able to resolve it with a dose of Pulsatilla

despite the efforts often years of therapy.

Some of the other points:

Aconite fear with awareness of heart palpitation

[common among users of cocaine]

Antimonium tartaricum - delirium with stomach

pains and vomiting with much mucus [most common

among heroin addicts]

Aresenicum album - delirium with restlessness and

agitation [most among users of marijuana]

Nux vomica - delirium with muscle spasm and

twitching [common in alchoiics and cocaine users]

Stramonium - delirium imagining animals and

insects [ common among alcoholics]

Valeriana - excited and sleepless with irrational mood

changes [if patient is withdrawing from sleeping

medication or using alcohol to help them sleep]

Belladonna - sudden and violent behaviourwith an

inclination to bite

Crocus - anger leads to violence followed by quick

apologies

Tuberculinum - drinking leads to violence

Lilium tigrinum - irritable and nasty. Worse in the

evening. Somewhat violent. May throw things -like

dishes. Hyper-critical.

"Penetrating the Essence: Discussion on

Advanced Casetaking: presented by Jonathan

SHORE and Bill GRAY: They each spoke with poetry,

insight, and humour, and gave self-chosen examples in

the form of well-chosen cases. Jonathan SHORE re-titled

his talk "Zen of casetaking", since this touched on the

initmate "here and now" encounter between the souls of

two human beings in which illumination of suffering can

lead to the miracle of healing. It was quite "deep stuff".

The process of case taking demands an intensity

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

of commitment and suffering on the part of both

protagonists. The validity of the spiritual dimension of

Homoeopathy lies not in the action of the remedy, but in

the potential transformation of the practitioner.The

primary, initial and fundamental effort of the prescriber

must be to establish a relationship with the patient. The

need to find a remedy must not be allowed to take

precedence over this relationship. It is dangerous to jump

levels, to move suddenly from an emotional plane to a

physical one. The prescriber must exercise great restraint.

That is, there must be a space between my thought, my

impulses and its manifestation.

In FREUD's original description of

psychoanalysis, the patient was supposed to say

whatever came to his /her mind with no attempt at

censorship. The analyst was to place him/herself in

exactly the same state, to listen without attaching any

special importance to one or another statement, and with

a completely open mind, which would allow the

unconscious of both to enter into a direct relationship and

facilitate the healing process. The patient is to express,

freely and without holding back, without censorship, his

deepest fears and feelings; all that was said is to be

received in the spirit of pure acceptance.

The patients need to feel that all the energies of the

physician are concentrated on their problem.

Bill GRAY mentioned how VITHOULKAS would

yawn in front of the patient when the case was

particularly difficult, because he realized that his task was

to relax completely in order for the dilemma to resolve

itself. Further abstracts:

Pay attention to the experiential clues: the pace of

expression, the resistance when pressed about something

difficult, the choice of words, the hesitancy of his/her

speech. Experience what the patient is feeling without

letting the Kentian rubrics get in the way. Remember

our own feelings during the interview are also important.

Since we can only prescribe on and change the pathology,

it is extremely important to focus on and to be clear about

what the patient's pathology is. To assist in this, Dr.

GRAY relies on VITHOULKAS' definition of health

[freedom on the physical, emotional and mental levels] as

an important guide. Defining health in such a manner can

be liberating to the patient, who may be more accepting of

and less burdened by these limitations, and can tell us more

freely of their limitations because they realize we aren't

judging them. Many students are taught "lateral" case-

taking, which means that to garner all the information one

needs to keep asking "what else" until the patient has

nothing more to add. Although this is very important,

BILL notes this could lead to the trap of having

accumulated such great deal of superficial information

that one still does not know the patient. To avoid this, he

suggests that you ask the patient to give examples, e.g. if

the patient feels "depressed" we may ask him to give an

example of what depressed him and the actual feeling.

Doing Homoeopathy means taking great pains to

listen to the patient.

"Two unusual respiratory remedies"

presented by Michael CARLSTON:

He discussed Moschus: a 3Vfe years-old girl with

severe wheezing was relieved with Moschus. A second

case of Moschus provided additional understanding of

the remedy and how it can be utilized in respiratory cases.

Moschus has difficult respiration, spasmodic asthma,

throat constriction, restlessness, intense anxiety, hysterical

qualities, and is worse from cold.

The second remedy discussed was Ammonium

carbonicum:

These patients tend to be mentally dull, anxious,

private, stiff, discrete, distant, suspicious, somewhat

overweight, worse from 3.00 to 4.00AM, and have

respiratory problems with nasal congestion. Constant

blinking is also a strong symptom. A video case of a

woman in her 30's was shown Dr. CARLSTON said:

When individual expression is isolated, the remedy

prerscription can be individualized.

Dr. Randall NEUSTAEDTER presented

"Homoeopathy and Strep throat": The diagnostics of

"strep" throat, and Acute Rheumatic Fever [ARF] were

discussed in detail.

The six remedies which the speaker most often used

in Strep throat are: Mercurius solubilis, Mercurius

iodatus flaws, Mercurius iodatus ruber, Lachesis, Hepar

sulphuris, Phytolacca, Nitric acid, Belladonna. To this list

Dr. Teresa SALVADORE adds Ailanthus.

"A look at children's Constitutional Types" by

Peggy CHIPKIN:

Peggy's choice of Constitutional remedies: S/7/ca,

Chamomilla, Calcarea carbonica, Phosphorus, Pulsatilla,

Baryta carbonica, Natrum muriaticum, Arsenicum

album, Lycopodium, Calcarea phosphorica,

Medorrhinum, Sulphur, and Ipecacuanha.

Highlights of these remedies:

Silica: Low stamina and lots of dental cavities.

Crave eggs [fried or scrambled] often they are well-

behaved; a glance disciplines them. Conscientious,

perfectionists. Lots of skin conditions.

Chamomilla: the symptoms are well-known.

Calcarea carbonica: the symptoms are well-

known; often a concern with religious matters -God and

angels.

Phosphrous: They are very sympathetic and caring

for others. Very excitable and enthusiastic. Easily

startled and distracted. They dehydrate easily.

Pulsatilla: Sweet natured. Shy yet open

personalities. They run to mother when in pain or

difficulty. They have trouble when siblings are born.

They are worse in sun and heat, yet better outdoors and

fresh air. This remedy can help blocked tearducts in

newborns [also Silica]

Baryta carbonica: The key-word here is slow. There

is trouble and jealousy at sibling births. They tend to lose

their hair under stress.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Natrum muriaticum: Tremendously reserved due to

deep emotions. They won't show much affection. If

something happens to one of the parents these children

could develop serious illness as a consequence. They are

senstive,extremely polite, and well-behaved [Silica].

There is a tremendous sense of responsibility.

Arsenicum album: Often fearful and dependent on

their parents. This is often the remedy for anorexia in

teens.

Lycopodium: Can be very disobedient, defiant,

contradictory even contemptuous, malicious and rude.

Hate to be contradicted. They may be sexully active

early with no commitment.

Calcarea phosporica: Irritable, whiny, never

satisfied. Thin flabby build where the stomach sticks out.

There is a tendency to stiff neck and other problems.

Medorrhinum: Sometimes have a serious illness

at a young age or from birth. Infants may be born with

eczema. Can have extreme moods, fits of anger and

irritability. They are night owls who fight bedtime and

are hard to wake in the morning. May develop illness or

changes after vaccination. Sleep with their buttocks in the

air. Fear the dark, can startle easily, especially the infants.

They are leaders with strong personalities and can be

wild teenagers.

Sulphur: They work to figure things out and love to

read science books. They are often not involved with

other kids and can be loners. They tend to be leaders if

they do get involved with kids. [Well-known key-notes

like dirty skin, unwashed appearance of Sulphur Hot

feet of Medorrhinum, etc. have not been re-iterated in the

above extracts culled. = K.S.S.]

Dr. Alan LEVINE presented "A holistic and

homoeopathic approach to acute Anxiety": He began

by clarifying what anxiety is and what is being treated.

Anxiety is a normal phenomenon and a helpful one in day-

to-day life. It helps us to get through a situation; it

motivates us and helps us to think more clearly. That is

normal anxiety. But when anxiety is fixed, lasting, and

particularly when it is not related to a specific event, it

becomes limiting instead of motivating. It is this anxiety

with limitations which has to be treated.

The most common symptoms of anxiety are:

oppression in the chest, difficult breathing, sighing,

nausea, restlessness, faster heartbeat, and perhaps a

decrease in the appetite. May feel hot and stuffy, and may

even think that they are going to die. It can turn into a

panic attack.

Relaxation, exercise and nutrition will very often be

helpful and improvements should be made there first.

Then the appropriate homoeopathic medicines.

Dr. Ifeoma IKENZE spoke on "Understanding

Homoeopathy and homoeopathic thinking": The key

to cure lay in looking at the totality of the person. Dr.

IKENZE's teaching method is socratic, by engaging

the listeners in answering some basic questions like

"What is disease? Vital force? Energy? Resonance?".

She felt that it's important homoeopaths be

conversant in scientific models so they can stand up to

intellectual scrutiny and avoid "flake" label. She

presented four extremely varied cases, all of which

responded well to Nux vomica. She also showed how

homoeopathic thinking rejects any kind of generic

prescribing.

XIII. George VITHOULKAS - the man, his

computer program, and his magic by Rebecca

McCASLIN: This a report on a Seminar by George

VITHOULKAS on April 24 - 26, April 1992 in New York

City, on Advanced Homoeopathy with emphasis on case

Taking using the Radar-Vithoulkas Expert System, a

computer programme.

VITHOULKAS began by dispelling

misconceptions of how he decides upon a remedy by

explaining that his philosophy is based on

HAHNEMANN's Organon. One must study the

Materia Medica using the higher faculties of

imagination, projection and intuition to make the

information come alive. What does this person [who

needs a particular remedy] look like? How might he act?

How would fear of the dark be expressed differently in

Stramonium as compared to Pulsatilla? In other words,

try to feel the Materia Medica.

Next, take the case from the heart. Empathize. It is a

heart process. It is not logical. You take the case with your

heart to perceive the information.

Study the case using the Repertory.

Use facts; not imagination.

By "essence" we mean the mental emotional plane.

This does not exclude all other information.

You must base your prescription on the

symptoms the patient is expressing. The prescription is

based on facts. But there are principles.

It is very important that the intensity of the

symptoms of the patient match the intensity of the

symptoms proven in the remedy.

There are four dimensions to the symptoms: 1]

intensity [spontaneity is the same] 2] duration [once a

year or once a week] 3] hierarchy of symptoms

[how deep is the symptom?]

4] peculiarity in conjunction with what we have

recorded in Materia Medica [example: every time I

urinate, I have pain in the heart, which makes me stop

the urination]

Next step: look into the Repertory. Do not

prescribe on the basis of memory because more

remedies are listed than one has memorized.

Sometimes a remedy may not be listed in the

Repertory so look into the Materia Medica. Do not

eliminate information from the database because the

rubric doesn't exist. What is relevant is what is

important. The difference of success is in the analysis.

The parallel thoughts are: What is going on here? What do

I perceive? What is the patient saying? What are the salient

points? Is this a causation case? Where is the patient

stuck? What's he expressing? etc.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

A complicated case of a male child with

neurodermatitis was shown in video to clarify much of the

lesson.

VITHOULKAS discussed Family dynamics. When

one person in a family is sick, the others in the family

rearrange to adapt to the sick person. Once the sick person

is well it often can be a problem for the others. People do

not like changes. Members of the family may resist the

treatment or cure in spite of the love and affection they

feel for the patient. Many times there is an active

resistance to the deep changes taking place. A case of

insanity attacks in a woman [a wife and mother],

periodically was shown. Throughout the case analysis

Frederik SCHROYENS put the symptoms into the

computer to demonstrate the Radar VITHOULKAS

Expert System. This was a Staphysagria case brought on

by the family situation, which was intolerable for the

wife.

The last case shown was, in terms of the audience

expression "unreal", "far-fetched", and "fantastical".

This was a live case of a 52 year-old woman born of a

famil/ of alcholics. Her memory is of being depressed as

a tiny baby and abandoned at birth to be raised by

relatives; being in 26 schools by high school; sexually

abused by grandfather, uncle, stepfather and father; bitten

by a dog at 7 or 8 year old given 10 shots of live rabies

through the stomach wall and sick from that still; obese

and loves sugar; polio, age 8; began drinking alcoholic

beverages at 13; quit at 18; 4 children are recovering

addicts; still goes to AA meetings; bleeding duodenal

ulcer; atttempted suicide; Multiple Sclerosis as a result of

vaccine; first husband committed suicide in front of

children; she went into a coma, had incredible experience

with God and dead husband, and decided that: "I want to

stay here because the children need me"; diagnosed with

acute Leukaemia by a pathology class; paralysis;

blindness for 3 years; Polyneuropathy; Demyelination of

peripheral nerves; dentist gave drug to freeze inside mouth

and other side would go numb; has visions; and soon.

VITHOULKAS said: "The first thing that strikes me

is that there is confusion. I don't have something to hold

on to". She had been given dozens of homoeopathic

medicines in addition to many allopathic treatments

and medications. At different times she has different

symptoms with different elements so that a pattern

cannot be seen. The main symptom at the moment is

numbness in the body, face, eyelids, legs, feet. Her palms

and feet are supersensitive. The rubric: "Numbness,

externally, generals" is a large one. The demyelination

of peripheral nerves is the result of vaccination.

VITHOULKAS: "Mentally, how do you feel?"

"My mind is very busy. I had an incredible

experience with God."

VITHOULKAS: "This experience repeated? Other

experiences?"

"Yes. Well, I know I'm not crazy. I believe there is a

universal energy, most people call God. I had an

experience with a Being who looks like lightning does.

When this Being presents itself, the air smells like after a

rainstorm, like ozone. Every time the Being has

presented, something major of goodness happens. My

cell structure is going to be changed by a tremendous

amount of energy transmitted through me. I was told this

in 1987. That I had lot of work to do, a lot was expected

in this lifetime. I am expected to accomplish a very

important mission. It said I would be healed by 1992. This

has never led me astray. I was blind for a long time.

When I couldn't see I also could not talk. When I was in

that state and coming from being totally by myself, when

one is that helpless there is nowhere to go but in your

own soul. I'm not a religious person. I tried them all. I

can't do religion. I think it limits the energy."

VITHOULKAS: "How is your sleep?

”

.

"Not good. I wake up every night at 3 o'clock. I am

very busy at that time of the day. From 3 A.M. to 5 A.M.

VITHOULKAS asks a series of questions to pin down the

remedy. He says "I see a supernatural phenomenon in

her case. I given this case to study beforehand not knew

she would like to appear here. I read the case. I said forget

it. FREDERIK

was sitting next

to

me and putting

her symptoms into the computer from the paper.

When I looked at the information the computer

gave me I knew it was magic. I have never used

this remedy in all my years as a homoeopath."

The remedy came up in the first five symptoms

put into the computer. These were: General:

numbness; weakness; Gait reeling; and weather;

Storm. FREDERIK puts the other symptoms that

have been further revealed, through

VITHOULKAS' questions. The remedy has

been called both Satan's apple and Love apple.

Its branched root resembles the human form,

bringing superstitions and magic powers

attributed to it. Coming from the nightshade

family, the juice of its root was used as a narcotic

in the middle ages, and a magic potion of this

"Insane Root" caused visions. The remedy is

Mandragora.

"When you are given a patient to cure" says

VITHOULKAS "a universal energy comes at

that moment to help you give that remedy. I

believe that. And if you try to cure sometimes it

does not happen for other reasons."

XIV.

"Measles is back" writes Dr. Dean ROTHERS

[Resonance, 15, 1/1993] The article says that

the children of mothers who had been

vaccinated for Measles contract the disease since

their mothers had no natural immunity against

measles, whereas mothers who gained natural

immunity passed the immunity to their children.

According to a report "now more than one quarter

of all US measles victims are under a year old, an

age when this disease was rare."

XV.

For the first time, Homoeopathy was included

in the programme of

The Washington

Psychological Association

in its meeting during

the last week of October 1992. [Resonance, 15,

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

1/1993]

XVI.

In the Editorial [Resonance, 15, 2/1993] Dr.

Dean CROTHERS says that during 1992 there

was a 60% growth in sales in pharamaceutical

industry in the US in the past year, but only an

eight percent growth

in sale of single remedies to homoeopathic

physicians during the same period".

XVII.

Dr. Janet LEVATIN reports [Resonance,

15, 2/1993] of a case of a girl child who

experienced both acute and chronic reactions to

vaccines.

XVIII.

A letter to the editor Randall

NEUSTAEDTER, [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

refers to the fact that in a study of 1990 published

in the New England Journal

of Medicine, it has been said that about a third

of Americans seek medical care outside the

confines of the allopathic, bio-medical science.

The AMA is doing all it can to stop this change.

The writer therefore has proposed a letter to the

First lady of the USA asking for certain points to

be taken into consideration in the National Health

care Policy.

XIX.

A bee sting pain which travelled up the arm

was very quickly helped by Hypericum. However,

on return home from the fair, he took Apis and

during the night the arm was much swollen and

there was much itching and another dose of Apis

was taken which caused further aggravation.

Again Hypericum was taken and immediately

improvement began. Lesson: Prescribe according

to the symptoms and not by rote. [From a Letter to

the Editor, Resonance, 15, 3/1993]. XX. A

Curate's egg in Cordoba - Congress Report

(BHJ, 82,2/1993):

This is a brief report on the LMHI Congress

held at Cordoba (Argentina) during 27 - 31

October 1992. Apart from being a congress of the

LMHI this meeting also incorporated the 5th

Brazilian - Argentine homoeopathic meeting and

the 3rd unified Congress of the three schools of

homoeopathy of Argentina.

Dr. Henk MAAS presented a paper on

retrospective survey of all 24 patients with

ulcerative colitis treated by him between 1973 and

1992. Of these patients 67% showed good response

to treatment with over half able to stop all

conventional drugs.

Dr. A.U. RAMAKRISHNAN presented

three remarkable cases of malignant disease

which had apparently responded to

homoeopathic treatment, including one of

squamous cell Carcinoma of the oesophagus

which responded to S///cea and Conium.

Two double-blind clinical trials were

presented one was by Dr. Carles AMENGUAL on

the results of a double-blind study of

Homoeopathy in the recent cholera epidemic in

Peru. The other was by Dr. Jennifer JACOBS

who presented the results of an 81 case double-

blind trial on childhood diarrhoea in Nicaragua.

Dr. D.P. RASTOGI reported on the recent

provings and reprovings of five medicines:

Anthrakokali, Justicia adhatoda, Alstonia

constricta, Cassia sophera and Achyranthes

aspera.

Dr. Helga LESIGANG reported on the

proving of Latrodectus mactans 30x. This was the

first proving of this medicine, which has

previously been used on the basis of its

toxicology.

Dr. Frank WIELAND gave a comprehensive

review of the development of proving methods

from HAHNEMANN on and presented the

painstaking and double-blind proving method

which he is developing in Germany.

The miasmatic approach was most

pronounced in the presentations of the group

who acknowledged Dr. Masi ELISALDE of

Argentina as their master. One of these groups

gave a series of 4 presentations of Anacardium

which consisted almost exclusively of a lengthy

cla ssi fic ati on and reclassification of its mental

symptoms. This was followed by a presentation

of Chelidonium which too focused almost

exclusively on the mental and spiritual aspects. Dr.

Masi ELISALDE himself spoke on the

philosophy of St. Thomas AQUINAS and of the

religious positions of HAHNEMANN and

other homoeopaths. He appeared to equate Psora

with original sin although in response to

questioning he stated that 'Psora is not original

sin, but a direct

consequence of it'. [Report by Dr. Peter

FISHER, BHJ, 82 2/1993]

XXI.

A correspondent reports [BHJ, 82, 2/193 -

Letter to the Editor] that Monosodium glutamate

[MSG] which is used to enhance the flavour of food

produces 'side effects' which disturbs the whole

human economy. A list of 100 symptoms has been

compiled which can be directly related to MSG, 'and

the list continues to grow.' The mental symptoms

alone include: fainting, confusion, depression,

paranoia, hallucinations, mood swings, slurred

speech, restlessness, tenseness and sensation as

though the head were 'detached'. MSG also produces

cranial, ocular, throaic, respiratory, cardio-vascular,

gastrointestinal, oral, visu al, menstrual,

musculoskeletat, urinary and neurological symptoms.

MSG has been potentised with very gratifying results.

The correspondant further says that MSG rivals Apis

in oedema and Belladonna for violent throbbing

headaches.

The remedy deserves a classical proving.

XXII.

Here are some News from

Simile

Vol. 3

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

No.1/1993 issued with the BHJ, 82, 1/1993:

1)

The BHJ received several awards in the first

annual competition for the best articles within

homoeopathic literature. The competition was

organised by the National Board of Homoeopathic

Examiners of the USA.

2)

Since preparations which contain

pyrrolicidin alkaloids with a 1,2 unsaturated necin

structure are thought to be carcinogenic regulations

concerning their use have been changed under the

German Medicines Act, 1992. Licences for the

following medicines derived from the following plants

containing these alkaloids have been revoked for

potencies lower than 6x. The genera include

Symphytum, Eupatorium, Cineraria, Brachyglottis,

Erechthites, Tussilago and Heliotropium.

3)

The Third International Congress for

Veterinary Homoeopathy

was held in Miinster,

Germany on 4,5,6 September 1992. There were over

100 delegates from all over the World.

Skirt and

Homoeopathy

was the subject on the first day. On

the second day

Homoeopathy in the herd situation

was discussed and lectures were given.

Reserch topics were next. A variety of topics was

discussed on the final day. The next congress was

provisionally set for 1994 in Orlando, Florida.

4)

Dr. Peter FISHER in The International Scene'

says that while Homoeopathy was suppressed in

Spain during the period of Gen. Franco, it has been

flourishing after his death in 1975 and has the

patronage of HM The King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

5)

HAHNEMANN's house in Kothen [in former

East Germany] has since been purchased by the

Deutscher Zentralvere in homoopathischer Arzte

[DZVhA] for DM340,000/-. The plans are to convert

the house into a Museum and a Venue for meetings.

6) A Correspondant draws attention to

information received from the Active birth Centre,

London, that Caulophyllum is better used in labour if the

contractions are weak and inefficient; routine

prescriptions of the remedy in the weeks before produces

hypotonic labours. However, Dr. Jeremy SWAYNE in his

letter in

Simile

Vol .3,2/1993 says that in his experience

it was hypertonic uterine contractions [not hypotonic]

that came from the use of Caulophyllum. He formed the

impression that prescription of this remedy during the

weeks before labour did enhance the progress of the first

and second stages of labour, but stopped prescribing it in

multiparous women without a history of prolonged labour

because of a number of exceptionally rapid, even

precipitate deliveries in such mothers and that some of his

colleagues had similar experience. Dr. SWAYNE says that

he never encountered the problem of uterine inertia

following apparent over-stimulation with Caulophyllum.

XXIII.

Some news from

Simile

3, 2/1993 [issued with

the BHJ, 82, 2/1993]:

1)

Lycopodium has been used for many years

homoeopathically to treat the symptoms of dementia

in the elderly. Lycopodium contains traces of Alumina,

which is one of the oxides of Aluminium and Silica, the

dioxide of Silicon. Both aluminium and silicon are

found in increased amounts in ageing brains.

Researchers at the Loyoya University of Chicago have

been given a grant to study an extract of Lycopodium

used in Chinese medicine to treat dementia in the

elderly.

2)

There are interesting reports about the

growth of Homoeopathy in the former Eastern Block

countries Poland, Romania; about the state of

Homoeopathy in New Zealand and Dr. Peter FISHER's

impressions on his tour of Nigeria, France, Russia,

Western Germany, Poland, Brazil, Spain, Monaco,

Argentina, Venezuela and Mexico.

3)

Dr. Charles O. KENNEDY suggests that in

recent years the medical establishment has

recognised the useful contributions that the

Non-Medically Qualified Practitioners [NMQP] make

and that they should be given further training so that

the public can be served properly.

XXIV.

Ananda ZAREN Seminar,

Monterey,

California, Feb.-13--16,1992. reported by Julian

JONAS. Some points:

ANANDA's method is to search for the point where the

organism suffers an insult, labelled "the hurt", and

identify the protective mechanism. This reaction is called

"the wall". For most of the cases presented the hurt was

an emotional one. She was nothing short of brilliant in

ferreting out the source and quality of the hurt. She relied

heavily on body language, facial expressions and other

mannerism to explore the attitudes and feelings the patient

was manifesting. When these became clear to her, she

would correlate the symptoms to the hurt to identify a

possible remedy. At that point, she began to solidify her

choice by tirelessly confirming symptoms in the

Repertory.

She emphasized repeatedly that

psychological analysis mut be grounded in the reality of

confirmed symptoms. She warned that

it

is very wrong to

be taken in by the posture that a patient takes

to

protect

himself while missing the actual hurt itself. This was

demonstrated by a case. Altogether sixteen cases were

presented. A remedy that she found to be almost as

common as Medorrhinum and Tuberculinum is Bufo.

Three cases of children of ages six years, two years and two

days. The oldest was a case of suppressed eruptions [at

three months] that lead to spastic bronchitis, pneumonia

and behaviour disorders. The middle child was born with

multiple deformities and mental handicaps, while the

newborn was thought

to

have possible neurological

irregularities because of lack of reaction. The thread tying

together these cases was the difficulty each child had in

making contact with the outside world. It was hard for all

three of the mothers to connect with their children. She

stressed that Bufo need not be retarded. They may, in fact,

excel at one particular skill as with

a

computer whiz, star

athlete or musician. She rarely fin ds masturbation in

Bufo cases. She also emphasised that once the remedy is

given the case must be allowed to unfold, not over a

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

period of months, but for years.

XXV.

The Cambridge Seminar on Homoeopathic

Acute Care:

Winter Illness reported by Julian

JONAS.

The New England School of Homoeopathy [NESH]

sponsored a three day Conference in Graduate School

building of the Harvard University on 19 - 21 sept. 1992

It was focussed on the management of acute respiratory

ailments. Roger MORRISON gave a presentation

covering Asthma, chronic Bronchitis ano Pneumonia. He

differentiated the types of Asthma and then reviewed

where to find different rubrics relating to Asthma in the

Repertory.

The lecture on the management of Asthma was

very instructive. His discussion of Pneumonia was

presented as a differential list of the most frequently used

remedies organized according to the stages of the diseasse.

Paul HERSCU gave a very detailed analysis of the

relationship of acute ailments and the chronic picture.

The question which he posed was "what happens when a

patient has an [apparent] acute episode after the

constitutional prescription!".

XXVI.

The journal

Experientia

1992; 48: 504-8

published a report titled

"Mechanical agitation of

very dilute antiserum against IgE has no effect on

bosophil staining properties"

byOVELGONNE, JH,

BOL AWJM, HOP WCJ, VAN Wl JK R. As the title of the

a r t i c le says there was no significant action

demonstrated at ultramolecular dilutions of anti IgE. This

is contrary to the findings reported by

BENVENISTE et. al. (Nature 1988; 333: 816-8).

In 1966 SMITH and BOERICKE reported (JAIH

1966; 59: 263-80) changes in the Nuclear Magnetic

Resonance (NMR) spectrum of ultra molecular

dilutions. There has been some further work in this regard.

The French journal

Journale de Medicine Nucleaire et

Biophysique

has recently published a further contribution

(1992; 16:135-45) to the NMR literature from a research

group which includes BENVENISTE's former

collaborator Dr. Bernard POITEVIN. The results confirm

the ultra-molecular effects but the authors seem to be

excessively cautious in their conclusions. (BHJ, 82,

1/1993) XXVII.

Omeomed

92 was organized by the

Institute Superiore di Medicina Olistica e di Ecologia

at Urbino a town in the North- eastern region of Italy.

Urbino is the only University in Italy to offer a post

graduate course in Homoeopathy. The Conference was

attended by some 250 delegates, mostly from Italy, but

with a smattering from all over the world.

Prof N.C. SUKUL f rom West Bengal

summarized his neuro physiological work with

homoeopathic dilutions. These include catalepsy induced

by-Agar/cus in high potencies and the effects on activity in

the lateral hypothalamus, as recorded by stereotactically

placed microelectrodes, ofNat.mur. in rats fed on a high salt

diet.

Dr. Peter FISHER of London spoke on the

'Mithridates effect'drawing together the story and a series

of King MITHRIDATES, the modern scientific concept or

hormesis and a series of experiments on the effects of

highly dilute mutagens on human lymphocytes in cell

culture. Then Prof. Zvi BENTWICH of the Ben-Ari

Institute of Clinical Immunology, Rehovot, Israel,

reported his immunological experiments demonstrating

the response of mice to very high dilutions of key limpet

haemocyanin.

Dr. Christian ENDLER, Graz, Austria spoke of his

work on the effects of Thyroxine 30x on tadpoles.

Mis

most startling new finding is that the effects still occur

when the Thyroxine is merely placed in a sealed vial in

contact with

the

water in which the tadpoles live, instead

of being added to it.

Many other physicists spoke which indicates many

developments which may lead to a revolution in the

understanding of the physical basis of action of extremely

high dilutions.

Prof. Christian DOUTREMEPUUICH, Bordeaus, a

haematologist showed in a series of rigorous experiments

that Aspirin 5cH paradoxically reduces bleeding time in

healthy volunteers.

Prof. BORNORONI showed that pre-treatment with

ultramolecular dilutions of the plant hormone indole

acetic acid decreases the growth of maize seedlings.

Dr. Bernard POITEVIN presented the results of his

recent NMR work.

Dr. Harald WALACH

a

psychologist

discussed his pilot, double-blind, placebo-

controlled proving of Belladonna 30c.

Dr. Reiner APPEL of the Independent

University of Berlin introduced

a

large scale

clinical project on

the

homoeopathic treatment

of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Prof. AMODEO from Sicily, presented

interesting work on vascular pathology,

showing positive results from Arnica 5cH in

improving toleration of long-term intravenous

catheters, and Hamamelis in venous

insufficiency in the legs, assessed by Doppler.

Dr. M. SARUGGIA, Italy, presented

a

clinical

trial

of

China in renal dialysis.

Dr. D.P. Rastog: of the Central Council for

Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi presented

his work on asymptomatic HIV positive patients.

Dr. C. PALMERINI from Perugia showed

that Phosphorus 30cH reduces liver fibrosis in rats

treated

with

Carbon tetrachloride.

Dr. KHUDA-BUKHSH, a zoologist from

the University of Kalyani, West Bengal reported

ibatArnica in high dilutions prevents chromosomal

damage from x-ray in mice.

(Reported by Peter FISHER. BHJ, 82, 1/1993)

XXVIII.

First International Conference on

Water Systems and Information, Kiev - The

Ukraine,

12-17 May 1992: This Conference was

organized by the Institute for Theoretical Physics

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. It was the

first conference of the kind to have brought

together physicists and medical professionals in

various fields, including practising homoeopaths

and doctors using

'energy medicine'.

The aim of

the Conference was to invite the attention of the

world scientific community to the problems of

information transfer in water systems and

development of methods for quality control of

homoeopathic medicines. The reports covered

three specific topics:

models of bioinformational properties of

water systems; instrumental means of

information transfer and identification of

informational properties of water systems; new

homoeopathic technologies and devices.

About 100 scientists, researchers and

practising homoeopaths had gathered to discuss

37 reports (From the BHJ, 82, 2/1993) XXIX. In

a

'letter to the editor' a correspondant reports (BHJ,

82,2/1993) ofaProf. ReinholdVOLL, MSc, MD,

of Stuttgart, Germany, who prescribes mixtures

of potentised medicines. Dr. VOLL uses an

electrical measuring device known as Dermatron

which was able to measure subtle electrical fields

in the human body. From the measurement values

so obtained Dr. VOLL applies various medicines

in order to create an electrical equilibrium. The

correspondent who was struck down with the

early stages of Leukaemia in 1976 was treated by

Dr. VOLL who sometimes uses 50 or 60

potentized medicines in one preparation some of

which were often nosodes, and there was clear

improvement. The correspondant further says

"whilst I am sure classical Homoeopathy can

achieve great things, it would be a mistake to

dismiss complex prescribing".

XXX.

A Report on the 6th GIRI Symposium

held at Munich, 26-27 October 1992 (BHJ, 82,

2/1993). It is noted from the Opening address of the

President GIRI, Madeleine BASTIDE that since

its creation in 1987, GIRI has been carrying more

and more researches on high dilutions. In the

present Symposium there is deep questioning of

the validation of research on high dilutions with

respect to experimental models and clinical trials.

New paradigms will be proposed which should

lead to new experimental approaches. The titles

of the papers discussed are:

1.

Object-signifier relationship in low-dose

or high-dilution effects Theoretical approach

by

LAGACHE A, BASTIDE M.

Analysis of various experimental models by

BASTIDE, LAGACHE A.

2.

Time-serial design for clinical trials

by

BRANDS

M.

3

Isothermal microcalorimetric analysis of

homoeopathic dilutions

by CABANER C,

BASTIDE M.

4.

Effects on highly diluted B2-adrenergic

agonists on isolated guinea pig trachea

by

CALLENS E., DEBIANE H., SANTIAS M.C.,

RUFF F.

5.

Protective effect of very low

concentrations of heavy metals (Cadmium

and Cisplatin) against cytotoxic doses of these

metals on renal tubular cell cultures

by

DELBANCUT A., DORFMAN P., CAMBAR

J.

6.

A Hahnemannian drug proving on frogs

by ENDLER P.C., PONGRATZ W., VAN

WIJK R., WIEGANT F.A.C. WALTL K.,

GEHRER M., KASTBERGER G., HAIDVOGL

M.

7.

Effect of high dilutions of epidermal

growth factor (EGF) on in vitro proliferation

of keratinocyte and fibroblast cell li nes

by FOUGERAY, S., MOUBRY K., VALLOT N.,

BASTIDE

M.

8.

Aspect of Chaos in homoeopathic

research

by GARNER C, HOCK

N.

9.

A double-blind randomized placebo

controlled study of cholera treatment with

hightly diluted and successed solutions

by

GAUCHER C, JEULIN D., PEYCRU E.,

AMENGUAL C.

10.

Likelihood of validity evaluation for

screening clinical studies using high dilutions

by JONAS W.B., LINDE K., MELCHART D.,

HORNUNG J.J.

11. Methodological guidelines for

confirmatory experimental studies on serial

dilutions: a proposal by LINDE K., MELCHART D.,

JUNAS W.B., HORNUNG J., WAGNER H.

12.Revival of an experiment from 1924

Further botanical studies by PONGRATZ W.,

BERMADINGER E., VARGA F., ENDLER P.C.

13.Studies on growth hormesis and on

altered sensitivity of mammalian cells during

pathology by SOUREN J.E.M., OVELGONNE H.,

WELTERS M.J.P., VERLINDENOOMS H., BOLS

A.W.J.M. WIEGANT F.A.C., VAN WIJK R.

14. Immunomodulation of the specific

immune response to KLH by high dilutions of

antigen by WEISSMAN 2., OBERHAUM M.,

TOPPER R., BENTWICH Z.

15. Galactoside-binding lectin from

mistletoe by GABIUS J., BEUTH J., JOSHI S.S.,

KAY SER K., KOCH B., KRATZIN H., PULVERER

G., VIDAL- VANACLOCHA F., WALZEL H.,

WESTERNHAUSEN M., GABIUS H.J.

16. Supermolecular organization of highly

diluted solutions by GUTMANN V.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

17. Possible cancer risk with

phytomedicinal, homoeopathic and

ethnomedicinal drugs - Threshold doses and

strategies for risk estimation and assessment by

HECKER E., GLAESER S., GMINSKI R.

18. Dose-dependent drug effects in

phytotheraphy and homoeopathy by

KALBERMATTEN R.

19.Deterministic chaos by SMILANSKY U.

20.Galphimia glauca for hay fever (low dose

pharmacology) by WIESENAUER M.

XII. BOOKS

1. Materia Medica Viva - Vol. I. by George

VITHOULKAS, published by Health and

Habitat, Mill Valley, California 1992, 276

pages, hard cover, $ 70 -. reviewed by Dean

CROTHERS [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

"George VITHOULKAS' long-awaited Materia

Medica Viva [Volume ] has been published at last.

Volume I covers 26 remedies: Abel moschus to

Ambrosia... I can strongly recommend it, though with

George VITHOULKAS'Si reputation it probably does

not need my recommendation. This book is a

beautifully written, practical guide to the psychological

pathology of many of these remedies, and to the

guiding characteristics of the others. It is one of the

fewbooks on materia medica which I have enjoyed

reading like a book rather than using only as a

reference for study. Dr. George GUESS, through

dedication and hard work, did an outstanding editing

job.... It is a gem and I want more"

2. Typology in Homoeopathy by Leon

VANNIER, English translation published by

Beaconsfield Publishers Ltd. England, 1992,

175 pages, soft cover, $ 37.95. reviewed by Wm.

Mark IMMEL [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

"originally published in France in 1955, Dr.

Marianne HARLING has brought us the first English

translation of this interesting book The constitution

is defined as being "that which is", representing

characteristics we are born with that are essentially

unchangeable. The temperament is described as "that

which becomes" and "is a dynamic evolution

superimposed upon the static constitution". It is the

sum of all which is variable in the patient. The

interaction between the constitution and the

temperament is the subject of study and the foundation

of the person's state of health. Dr. VANNIER

describes eight basic prototypes, named from Greek

and Roman divinities with definite individualising

traits. He goes on to describe how the type presents in

each of the remedy commonly needed by people with

the characteristic of the prototype.... Rarely existing as

a single pure prototype, most people display

characteristics of two to four of these classifications....

The book is beautifully illustrated with Photographs

and drawings Typology in Homoeopathy is a

unique, information-packed book which is off the

beaten path of our collection of materia medica texts.

It is a reference book which is easy to enjoy and yet, if

studied in detail, can broaden our knowledge of the

human condition."

3. My memorable Cases - A Step by Step

Approach to Treatment by Dr. T.P.

CHATTERJEE, B.Jain Publishers, New Delhi,

1988, 104 pages, $ 10. reviewed by Daniel

PAPISH [Resonance, 15, 3/1993]

"Well-defined case histories provide a useful

treasury for homoeopaths. This little book of 26 cases

belongs by its quality in that treasury.... the result is a

work that may serve the homoeopathic community for

many generations."

4. Samuel Hahnemann - Krankenjournal DF.5

[1837 -1842]. hrsg. v. R. JUTTE, Transkription

u. Ubersetzung V. Arnold MICHALOWSKI.

1205 Seiten, Ganzleinen, DM 198, -. Haug-

Verlag, Heidelberg 1992. French German

[Samuel HAHNEMANN. Patients Register].

Reviewed by Stefan REIS [ACD, 2, 2/1993]

"HAHNEMANN is dead-long live

HAHNEMANN I The first quick reading of this new

book justifies this emphasis. The patients Register DF

5 shows HAHNEMANN's practice in his later life in

Paris with his wife MELANIE.... The book indicates

how in his advanced age HAHNEMANN pursued his

researches intensively to make his therapeutics finer.”

5. Homoeopathy and Human Evolution by

Martin MILES, Winter Press, distributed by Cutting

Edge Publications 1992, paperback 171 pages, £ 8.95,

reviewed by Peter CHAPPELL [The Homoeopath,

13,1/1993]

" .......... This book is interesting reading on

several counts. Druids, because of their influences on the

Society; Druid philosophical strengths and

weaknesses that have impinged on Homoeopathy and

fill this book; MARTIN'S views of miasms; the thymus

gland; Druid teaching and the arcane, esoteric design of the

universe . . .In this book MARTIN is attempting to

weave many shreds.. . He seems fine on lots of the pure

homoeopathic stuff, that is the best and for me the only

homoeopathic reason to read this book, but as soon as he

starts to philosophize, dressing up Druid or other

teaching with homoeopathic clothes it reeks of the

proselytizing,

arrogance and all the rest In summary then this

book is like a dustbin full of very old dusty clothes of

dubious origin . . . " [The three page long review by Peter

CHAPPEL of Martin MILES' book was rather

unnecessarily harsh. Readers have reacted to this review

in The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

6. The Homoeopathic proving of Hydrogen by

the Dynamis School of Homeopathy, proving

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

director Jeremy SHERR, paper back E 9.00,

reviewed by Louis KLEIN.

[The Homoeopath, 13,1/1993]

" .... I can say definitely, that this looks like

other provings, and if you're really into provings you will

really enjoy this book . . . The provings does not

necessarily bring out all that is necessary for us to

prescribe upon, but it gives the foundation necessary for a

beginning understanding of a remedy. From this we can

then share clinical experiences with this remedy

building a solid body of dependable information to

prescribe on . . The book is well laid-out with careful

reference and coding of each symptom as to the prover

number, the day and time the symptoms appeared after

commencing the proving . . At the back of the book

are repertory

additions .... this is truly an advance for our

profession.

7. The Magical Staff, The Vitalist Tradition in

Western Medicine, by Mathew WOOD, North

Atlantic Books,1992, 209 pages, paperback

E 9.95 reviewed by Ian WATSON [The

Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

"This fascinating book is a comparative study of some

of the major figures in the history of natural medicine,

ranging from the 15th century reformer PARACELSUS

through to Edward BACH whose flower remedies are

familiar to most of us. Other key players include our

own Drs. HAHNEMANN, BURNETT and KENT

representing different facets of the homoeopathic school;

RADEMACHER, who like PARACELSUS, can best

be described as an empiricist; and SCUDDER,

THOMPSON and others from the American eclectic

tradition ... The series of physicians traced out in this

book represents a tradition that, though separated by

sectarian strife, is unified by hidden bonds and recurrent

themes, so that it can also be appreciated as a coherent

approach to healing wisdom it is revealed how

the coveted

phrase similia similibus curentur, which

HAHNEMANN adopted for himself, and most

homoeopaths ever since have assumed to have

originated from him, was coined centuries earlier by

PARACELSUS in identical form . . . Considerable

research must have gone into this book . . . I was intrigued

to read that in 1896 alone, KENT and his students treated

more than 18,800 patients - an average of 51.5 per day,

assuming he worked seven

days a week, every week of the year! Having

read the book through quickly and later studied it in

greater detail, I found it to be one of those works that

stimulates insights and ideas for discussion I

enjoy the book and have few criticisms to make. There are

a higher than average number of spelling and

typographical errors ... Overall I think that the author has

done a good job and his book deserves to be read by

students and practitioners of all schools of energy

medicine."

8. Small Remedies and Intersting Cases IV -

Proceedings of the 1992 IFH Professional

Case Conference. Edited by Stephen KING,

Sheryl KIPNIS & Cathy SCOTT, International

Foundation for Homoeopathiy, Seattle WA USA

1992, paperback, 291 pages. £15.95 reviewed

by Robin LOGAN

[The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

"This book is a transcript of the latest case

conference I find books like this invaluable.

However experienced you are you can always

learn from colleagues, even if your styles of

practice differ. . . . Five of the presentations are

by women which is refreshing I should like to

see a lot more of this sort of material ..."

9. Homoeopathic medicines for Pregnancy

and Childbirth, by Richard MOSKOWITZ,

North Atlantic Books & Homoeopathic

Educational Services Berkeley, California.

1992. 288 pages, paperback £ 9.95 and

10. The Woman's Guide to homoeopathy, the Natural

Way to a healthier life for women, by Andrew

LOCKIE & Nicola GEDDES, Hamish Hamilton,

1992, 352 pages, hardback £ 18.99; both books

reviewed by Caroline SCHUCK.

" ........ In the first book he draws on the

experience of more than 800 pregnancies from his 19-

year practice. The book is a good clear introduction on

the most commonly used remedies for pregnancy and

childbirth practitioners. Not only is the book written in

straightforward and clear style but this clarity is reflected

in the design of the book which is

set in

a

pleasant large

face with plenty of subheadings and spaces ... the book is

brought alive by Richard's use of case histories to

illustrate remedies or situations. Richard's book comes

hot-foot on Miranda CASTRO's superb book

Homoeopathy for Mother and Baby,

which seems to

hold your hand through every physical and emotional stage

of the childbearing proces and is aimed primarily at the

mother...."

"The Woman's Guide to Homoeopathy

.. This large format book is tightly packed with useful

information aimed at the open- minded lay person and gives

homoeopathic, nutritional and life- style advice. . . . On

the whole this is a book packed with sound advice and

good self-help tips. It does much to elucidateand

demystify medical terminology and I can recommend it for

those! keen to know more about their medical problems."

11.

Homoeopathic Medicine for Children and

Infants

by Dana ULLMAN, Jeremy Tracher

Perigee Books 1992. Paperback, 257 pages,

£ 7.95. reviewed by Appi PERRY.

[The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

"

......

This book however, is aimed not at

homoeopaths, nor doctors, but at parents who seek

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

'safe, natural and effective alternatives to potentially

harmful drugs' , and we must all be agreed that the

treatment of children is an area where any new

information is welcome The layout is good and it is

concise and easy to uso

"

1

2.

The Controlled Clinical Trial - An Analysis

by

Harris COULTER. Centre for Empirical

Medicine, & Project Cure, Washington,

reviewed by Peter DAVIES [The Homoeopath,

13, 1/1993]

"Since the publication of his book,

Homoeopathic Medicine seventeen years ago and

through books such as his three volume work,

Divided

Legacy: A History of the Schism in Medical

Thought,

Harris COULTER has distinguished himself

for his critique of orthodox medicine and for his

exposition of Homoeopathy as an alternative ...

.COULTER'S latest book

Controlled Clinical Trial - an

Analysis,

again challenges the orthodox viewpoint by

questioning the very basis on which new drugs are judged

effective ... COULTER'S main argument against the

controlled trial, besides the inordinate expense, is that

people are seldom a homogenous group - either in the

way they present disease or in how they respond to

treatment.... The challenge of COULTER'S book is to

ensure that the limitations of the controlled trial are

seriously

considered when designing new trials

certainly

provides the incentive to keep up the pressure."

13.

The Homo eop athic Medicine, Vol. I,

Satyaprakash, Editor, Rational Life

Publications, PC Box 13, Gurgaon, Haryana,

India, 1986, hard cover, 552 pages, £ 19.95.

reviewed by Errol

Bowyer

[The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

". . . . The first of many volumes he plans to publish.

He intends to reproduce intoto articles from all the old

British and American journals to save the material from

extinction. This first volume covers the first issues of some

nine British and American journals published between 1845

and 1871. It contains 63 articles from amongst others

HEMPEL, GUERNSEY, HALE, LIPPE, both the

FARRINGTONS, WESSELHOEFT, KENTand HERING.

It is set out in clearly defined sections. . . .Reading through

the material in this volume, the overriding impression is

one of the enthusiasm and pioneering spirit of those early

homeopaths as they strove to establish Homoeopathy as

the medicine of the day . . . .In conclusion this is not the

kind of book you pick up and read from cover to cover;

more one you might dip into at your leisure or when you

have half an hour to fill between patients, and as such it

makes interesting reading."

14.

The Herdsman's Introduction to

Homoeopathy

by Philip HANSFORD. Helios

Homoeopathic Pharmacs, 1992, booklet, 32

pages. £ 3.50 reviewed by Francis TREUHERZ

[The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

"

...

The homoeopathic material is fascinating

and of a very high quality

He sees Homoeopathy

as a safe effective form of medicine. .. . This volume is a

good start and deserves a wider audience than just farming

folk.

15.

The Journal of Homoeopathic Clinics -

Being a collection of cl i n i c al cases,

characteristics, etc. Edited by constantine

HERING, and Henry Noah MARTIN.

Originally published by The Hahnemann

Medical College of Philadelphia, and reprinted by

The New England School of Homoeopathy, 1990,

306 pages reviewed by David

NEEDLEMAN [The Homoeopath, 13, 1/1993]

"You have before you, a compilation of cases

gathered or translated by Constantine HERING. A

masterpiece. The body of the text is mainly cured cases.

Among these cases are those presented by

HAHNEMANN, HERING, RAUE, BERRIDGE,

BOENNINGHAUSEN, FARRINGTON, GUERNSEY,

HALE, JAHR and LEE - all master homoeopaths from the

olden days... . As an historical document it offers the reader

an intersting but ever changing snapshot of the profession at

the time

As a reference work, I feel it could benefit from

some editing

I for one am grateful to Paul HERSCU for

resurrecting these Journals and making them available for

our pleasure and for the expansion of our knowledge

This book if not an essential item in one's library is

certainly worth having and will be thoroughly enjoyed...."

16.

The World Tr a vel ler ' s Manual of

Homoeopathy

by Colin LESSELL, CW Daniel,

Saffron Walden. 1993, 339 pages, illustrated,

paperback £ 16.95. reviewed by Francis

TREUHERZ [The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

" ........ book goes far beyond the normal

therapeutic hints one finds in so many of the small books

for lay persons. In fact it goes so far with its detailed and

useful descriptions of all kinds of major tropical

infections that I should like to suggest that all professional

Colleagues will benefit from it. . . . the detail concerrning

prevention and cure of so many spectacular diseases like

sprue, typhus, malaria, and other infamous bacteria and

viruses, is very very

comprehensive ......... It is the quality of the

information which impresses .. . .Congratulations on

a terrific book. It is complex and detailed but worth

the effort .. "

17. Guide and Index to the Mental Rubrics of

KENT'S Repertory by David DAULT. Merlijn

Publishers, Haarlem, Netherlands. 1992, II

EDN., PAPERBACK 250 PAGES, £ 12.95

reviewed by Lee HOLLAND

[The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

" .... Word indexes, such as those in the back

of the Repertory, I have never found of much help and

rarely use . . . .DAULT'S purpose is much more than

to provide a word index for KENT'S Chapter on Mind.

It is also to clarify for us the precise and intended

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

meaning of each of the rubrics in the 'Mind' section as

extant at the close of 19th Century by using Webster's

fine dictionary, and then giving cross references to

related rubrics which ara really related .... Where the

book does really help is to encourage us to dwell on

difficult rubrics which always cause problems, such

as, for example, 'absent - minded', 'abstracted' and

'absorbed in thought' . . . There are many useful

definitions and checklists for you to ponder"

18. Synoptic Materia Medica by Frans

VERMEULEN, Merlijn Publishers, Haarlem, The

Netherlands, Hardback E 20.75 reviewed by

Ann CALLAGHAN

[The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

" ..... This book, as the name implies, aims to

offer a concise picture of the 190 remedies it covers.

Each remedy picture is laid out according to the format:

1. Region - lists organ affinities from Boger's Synoptic

key and sides of the body from the Synthetic

Repertory; 2. Modalities - again from BOGER; 3.

Leading Symptoms - l ist s core mental/emotional

and general symtpoms from sources as diverse as

LIPPE and MORRISON. In some of the lesser known

remedies complete local symptoms are used when

little is known of characteristic mental symptoms; 4.

Repertory - lists rubrics from the Complete Repertory

Version 2.0, from MacRepertory; 5. Food - aversions,

desires, ameliorations and aggravations, presumably from

the Complete Repertory. 6. Nucleus - this section is a

summary of the total picture. As Frans says in his

foreward, it is based on his own knowledge and

experience. I find this book invaluable in everyday

practice…”

19. Luna, a Proving by Lesley KING and Bob

LAWRENCE, Helios Homoeopathic Pharmacy,

Turnbridge Wells, 1993, booklet, 57 pages,

£ 4.50. reviewed by Jane WOOD.

[The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

"The proving was done as a final year project in 1991-

1992. The remedy was made by Melissa ASSILEM,

under harvest moon in 1987. A sincere effort has been

made by the authors to be as objective

as possible... An excellent discussion is given at

the end of the booklet.. . .I feel that this was a very good

booklet. . . .My only criticism would be that I thirst after

more information ...

20. Homoeopathic Materia Medica for Nurses by

Benjamin WOODBURY Van Hoy Publishers,

Pennsylvania USA, 1992 reprinted 1992, 205

pages, paperback £ 18.95 reviewed by

Elisabeth EDMUNDSON

[The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

…The e title I felt is restricting in that it suggests a

limited readership which is unfortunate as the book

could be beneficial to all with an interest in

homoeopathy If the book brings homoeopathy to the

nurses it will indeed have served its purpose through

their sowing of the seeds of awareness in the ivory

tower of orthodox.

21. Homoeopathy by Beth MACEOIN, Hodder &

Stoughton, 1992, 127 pages paperback £ 7.99

reviewed by Linda RAZZEL [The Homoeopath, 13,

2/1993] "This book is aimed at the complete

beginner "

22. Homoeopathy for Common Ailments by

Robin HAYFIELD, Gala Books, 1993, 95 pages

illustrated with 26 colour photographs,

paperback £ 7.99 reviewed by Sara BYFIELD.

[The Homoeopath, 13, 2/1993]

"This paperback is a good introduction to

Homoeopathy. It is a very practical book which conveys

that the use of Homoeopathy can be gentle and

comforting, and it takes out the fear of prescribing the

wrong remedy for common ailments I think this is one of

the clearest and most practical books on first aid and

common ailments that I have come across and, therefore,

warmly recommend it."

23. The Classical Homoeopathic Lectures, by

Vasilis GHEGAS, translated by Fons Vanden

BERGHE. Homoeo-Study V.Z.W. De Schom

67, B - 3600 Genk, Belgium 1991. 184 pages.

800 Belgian francs, reviewed by Richard

WYNNE [BHJ, 82,2/1993].

"Vasilis GHEGAS has been giving exciting

seminars on ' classical Homoeopathy' in London and

Holland since 1983. Dr. Fons Vanden BERGHE has been

meticulously recording the lectures by hand, and with the

help of tapes of the London Seminars he has produced

edited transcripts.... In this volume are the Materia

Medica with essence of Natrum muriaticum,

Natrum sulphuricum and Sulphur, together with

medicines and their characteristic symptoms for a

number of acute diseases such as colds, tonsillitis,

intestinal problems, headaches and skin disorders … The

Materia Medica is excellent characteristic …

symptoms have much useful and intersting information

The book finishes with 8 pages of useful tips and

snippets of information and ^an index of medicines

mentioned [ 152 in this volume] ... .Iknow of no other

work like it." 24. All Kinds of Minds: by Melvin

LEVINE,

t

Educator Publishing Service, 75

Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 -1104. reviewed

by Aaron NEUSTAEDTER [the eight year old son of

Randal NEUSTAEDTER] [NEJH, 2,

1

1/1993].

"This is a book about... all kinds of minds, like

minds with reading disorders or minds with attention

deficits or just a problem making friends This book is

great. Get it and you will learn about deficits,

disorders, learning problems

Full addresses of the journals covered by this

Quarterly Homoeopathic DIGEST (QHD) are given

below:

1. AHZ: Allgemeine homoopathische Zeitung,

Karl F.Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1.

Germany.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

2. ZKH: Zeitschrift fur Klassische Homb'opathie,

Karl F. Haug Verlag, 6900 HEIDELBERG 1,

GERMANY.

3. THE HOMOEOPATH: The Journal of the

Society of Homoeopath, 2, Artizan Road,

NORTHAMPTON NN1 4HU, U.K.

4. NJH: National Journal of Homoeopathy, Milan

Clinic, Saraswati Road, Santa Cruz (W),

BOMBAY - 400 054.

5. BHJ: British Homoeopathic Journal, Royal

London, Homoeopathic Hospital, Great

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

6. SIMILLIMUM: The Journal of the

Homoeopathic Academy of Naturapathic

Physicians, 11231 SE Market Street,

PORTLAND, OR 97216, U.S.A.

7. H.T.: Homoeopathy Today, National Centerfor

Homoeopathy, 500, Massachusells Avenue,

N.W. Suite 42, WASHINGTON D.C. 20005,

U.S.A.

8. ACD: Archiv fur Homoopathik,

DYNAMIS-VERLAG, AM Vogelherd 18, 4200

OBERHAUSEN 11, GERMANY.

9. JAIH: The Journa. of the American Institute of

Homoeopathy, 1585, Glencoe, DENVER,

Colorado 80220, U.S.A.

10. SIMILLIMA: Van Walbeckstr. 85-3 1058.

CM AMSTERDAM. (HOLLAND)

11 RESONANCE: The International Foundation

for Homoeopathy, 2366, Eastlake Avenue E,

Suite 329, Seatle, WASHINGTON 98102, U.S.A.

12. IJHM: Indian Journal of Homoeopathic

Medicine, CMP Homoeopathic Medical

College, N.R. Gadkari Marg, Irla, Vile Parle

(West), BOMBAY - 400 056.

13. NEJH: New England Journal of Homoeopathy,

356, Middle Street, AMHERST, MA 01002.

U.S.A.

14. CCR: Homoeopathic Clinical Case Recorder, Dr.

Subhash Meher, Phule Road, Maliwada,

AHMEDNAGAR - 414 001. India.

15. RBH: Revue Beige d' Homoeopathie, Editor: Dr.

Ch. Schepens, rue Groeselnberg, 39, 1180

BRUSSELS, Belgium.

16. CCRH: CCRH Quarterly Bulletin, Central

Council for Research in Homoeopathy, B-1/6,

Community Centre, Janakpuri, NEW DELHI -

110 055, India.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

PART II

REMEDIES NOT IN KENT by David WEMBER [JAIH, 86, 1/1993]

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

[In the QHD, X, 4/1993, "A New Look at Old Remedies" by David WEMBER was reprinted. This was appreciated by

the readers. Here is another interesting and practical article from the same author = K.S.S.]

As one practices homoeopathic medicine over time, one tends to gather more amd more remedies in one's

armamentarium, many of which are not in KENT'S Repertory and which can be quite helpful when practicing what ;

call "practical Homeopathy

1

'. There are many little things which one has to put together eventually to treat the case. My

philosophy always is to take a case and to look for the constitutional or miasmatic remedy. That is how I was trained;

the sole method that I learned from older doctors. There is mo.e to practical Homoeopathy, however, than just the

prescription of one deep-seated remedy in a case. Quite often a less well-known, minor remedy is required, based solely

upon a few important, if less inclusive symptoms than those usually covered by a polychrest. Let me give some

examples of remedies not found in KENT.

One of the remedies that I have found to be quite helpful is Chininum salicylicum. There are many China remedies.

C-ARKE says, "Of all the preparations of quinine, the salicylate is the most injurious to the structures of the internal

ear," and, of the things for which it has been helpful, he lists deafness, Meniere's disease, and tinnitus. Various remedies

are helpful in these kinds of conditions, but I have found Chininum salicylicum to be one of the best. I had a young

woman in her twenties who came in five or six years ago Her history was that she had, a few years before, an inner ear

infection which was believed to be due to a virus. She had a severe case of vertigo and never had recovered fully since

then. She always felt "a little spacey." Her equilibrium was off. She could move and function well; She was not overtly

dizzy. She was not at risk of falling, but she suffered a constant latent sense of equilibrium imbalance. She experienced

a lot of nasal stuffiness, so it was believed that allergies were involved. She was treated with Chlortrimeton and Sudafed

in the morning, and Phenergan and Afrin at bed time. She had taken this for three or four years; if she did not, she would

feel stuffy and spacey. Her dysequilibrium was always worse when driving in a car. This lady was teaching in Baltimore

and living in Arlington, Virginia. She had to do a lot of driving, and her dizziness was distressing her greatly. If she took

her antihistamines and decongestants, she felt better, but she never recovered from that sensation of being a little bit dizzy

or a little bit spacey all of the time. I started her on some Chin, sal 12x. Within the first week she had stopped all her

allopathic medicines. She said she was able to do things that she had not been able to do in years. She needed to repeat this

periodically during the year, such as during allergy season. It always helped her.

I had another case recently: a man in his late thirties who had chronic prostatitis for about two years. He also had

some asthma. His main complaint was vertigo. He had been on various medications: Theodur, Bactrim, Floxin and

Nuprin as an anti-inflammatory agent for the pain in his prostate. After taking the Bactrim and Floxin about two years

ago, he developed vertigo. He had acute vertigo, which then left him with residual feelings of weakness, dizziness, and

spaciness. It never resolved. Like the previous patient, he had an ENT evaluation, but nothing specific was found. He had

allergies and was given some Beconase for his chronic rhintitis, all before I saw him. He also developed a hearing

impairment in the sense that he had hypersensitive hearing. Later he developed overt tinnitus. He described this tinnitus

as becoming worse with noise. It consisted of a vibrating noise or a rushing noise; he could not specify further. Sometimes

it was chriping; sometimes it was hissing. It was always in his ears. His ENT consultant could not find anything. I gave him

a dose of Chin. sal. - one pellet of the 12X twice a day. This was in December. A month later i saw him; the tinnitus was

twenty-five to thirty percent better. A sense of pressure in the right ear which he had all along was about forty percent

better. It finally cleared considerably only recently. I kept him on Chin. sal. for another month. After the second month he

was sixty percent better, and after the third month he was eighty percent better. His tinnitus hardly disturbed him at all any

more, but he still had that sensation of pressure in the ear. I then put him on Arum draconitum. He had postnasal drip and

cleared his throat often, and Arum has a lot of that symptomatology. He just called me recently to say that his ear pressure

and postnasal catarrh were relieved.

Another remedy that I have used with great success for ear problems is Pilocarpus [Jaborandi]. It often is useful for

problems similar to those for which Chin. sal. is effective - tinnitus, dizziness, deafness. It is a very powerful glandular

stimulant, affecting primarily the salivary and sweat glands. It was used years ago as a diaphoretic. The nature of the

profuse salivation and sweat reminds one of nausea of pregnancy, when there is nausea and excessive salivation.

Pilocarpus can prove helpful in such a setting.

I treated a forty-eight year old woman from Bangladesh who had a six year history of tinnitus, originally on the

right side only, then becoming bilateral. She described the noise as being so loud that it was painful. The sounds were

hissing and chirping. It would wake her at night. She would pace the floor restlessly, playing music to soothe herself. I

tried Lachesis and Tarentula and several other remedies to no avail. More specifically for tinnitus, I tried Digitalis,

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Chenopodium anthelminth, Salicylic acid,Natrum salicylum, and China salicylate, with no alleviation of the

symptoms. Finally, when I factored in her age and menopausal sweats, and then gave Pilocarpus, the tinnitus reduced

dramatically.

BOERICKE says of Pilocarpus, "The face, ears and neck become in a few minutes deeply fl ushed with drops of

perspiration breaking out." Of what does remind one? the hot flashes of menopause -- Soaking wet with perspiration. If

Lachesis, Sulphur, or Sanguinaria are to no avail, think of Pilocarpus. I first learned this when I studied with Dr.

JUNKERMAN, one of our old-time prescribers from Columbus, Ohio who practiced for more than sixty years, right until

his death at over ninety years of age.

The thought of salivation brings to mind the case of a little boy about three or four years of age. The mother

brought him to me because of his tendency to contract chronic colds every winter. He always would be wearing a bib

every time he came into the office. Now this was not a one or two year-old. He had finished teething, yet he was still

drooling; hence the bib. Dulcamara helped this boy considerably, its selection based upon the drooling [italics in

KENT] and his tendency to fall ill in cold weather.

BURNETT'S chief remedy for mumps was Pilocarpus. He introduced it to the homeopathic community for this

condition. Another remedy for mumps is Trifolilum repens [White clover]. It has profuse salivation, with salivary

gland pain and swelling. The Trifolium pratense, which is in KENT, is the red clover. It also has a great deal of ptyalism;

however, I find it most requently useful in hay fever. Phleum pratense is Timothy grass, and this too is another one of

our hay fever remedies.

Returning tothetheme of deafness and tinnitus, another remedy that has helped me is Rosa damascus, from the

Damascus Rose. It has hay fever symptoms, and it also has tinnitus, but for chronic Eustachian tube catarrh. Mercurius

dulcis is similar. Another remedy for deafness is Agraphis nutans, from the Bluebell. It is effective for what has been

called "throat deafness", referring to diminished hearing which is the result of Eustachian tube obstruction due to

adenoidal hypertrophy.

A remedy I have used for tinnitus due to adhesions is Thiosinaminum, from Mustard oil. It is said that

Thiosinaminum is useful when there are adhesions anywhere in the body. It resembles Calcarea iluorica, Silica, and

Fluoric acid. It will help dissolve adhesions. It is the chief remedy for tinnitus from Otosclerosis-whenthe bones have been

ossified by fibrous adhesions, or Keloids. I use it after surgery for those people who tend to form adhesions.

Dr. MASIELLO says he uses it topically in a lanolinpetrolatum base. I am currently treating a woman with a

history of severe endometriosis. She was put on Synarel and then Lupron for a year to suppress the endocrine

stimulation of the Endometriosis. She discontinued this and cameto see me because she was afraid of the return of the

endometrial pains with her period. In addition, she experiences constant lower abdominal and pelvic pains, pushing

downward, attributable by her doctors to adhesions from four previous abdominal surgeries. I put her on Thiosinaminum

3X twice daily. Her pelvic pains have reduced significantly. It has been reported useful for rectal strictures also.

Thiosinaminum is reported to be useful in arteriosclerosis. I have had some success in older patients where their

memory is starting to fade a bit and there is a history of microinfarcts. Thiosinaminum, in low potency, helps their memory.

Thiosinaminum is a chemical derived from the oil of mustard. Oil of mustard, itself, "by inhalation, acts on the sensory

nerve endings of the trigeminal neuralgia, pain in the middle ear, and sinus pain. I actually have gotten some Oil of

mustard and given it to patients who have had severe migraines and sinus headaches, and, just by inhalation, it has helped

them. This brings to mind what Dr.MASIELLO told me about using Capsicum in cluster headaches. There are some recent

studies in which Capsacine [the active principle of Capsicum] cream, which has been used topically for Herpes zoster

pain, has been applied intranasally for headaches. I have used it recently as a nasal spray with some success for sinus and

migraine headaches. There are always new applications to look for in our remedies.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

I have seen more and more chalazia in my practice recently than I have ever seen in the past. They are similar to styes,

but usually do not come to a head and are more difficult to eradicate. Thuja, Staphysagria and Tuberculinum all have

been used advantageously. There are various other ones in the repertory. ANSHUTZ quotes an article entitled, " The

Lancet of the Eye" . This article is about Platanus occidentalis, the Sycamore - Button wood. It has become my chief

remedy for chalazia. I use it as a tincture. When the eyes are irritated, I use a tincture of Calendula as an eyewash [one

drop of the tincture in a tablespoon of water]. One drop of that solution is administered in the eye. In children, it is easier to

put a drop in a table spoon of water, saturate a cotton ball with the solution, and rub it over the eye. It's a wonderful

eyewash - for conjunctivitis, for eye irritation and allergies, for red and itchy eyes. You can throw away the Visine.

For a chalazion I prepare a solution of Platanus and Calendula tinctures [1:1], place one drop of the combined

tinctures in a tablespoon of water, and administer this solution into the eyes three times a day. For me that has been quite

helpful for chalazia.

A chalazion is usually a chronic, recurrent problem. Patients often give a history of having gone to the

opthalmologist repeatedly, receiving antibiotics which are only partially effective, and then requiring lancing of the

chalazion- It is a very chronic problem. The Platanus - Calendula solution is very helpful. It removes the recurring nature.

It must be used for a while; it does not work instantaneously. After several months' use the lesions start to recede. At the

first hint of a recurrence, start using the drops again. I have never seen anything work as well. I have never used it in

potency, which may be very helpful as well.

One of the diseases which seems to be on the rise is chronic interstitial cystitis. I did not use to see it years ago, but it

is a problem currently. The remedy I have used the most and to the greatest effect is Lithium benzoicum. CLARKE says

each of its two elements has a "powerful action. . .over the urinary organs." There is a chronic irritation that always

seems to be present. It goes a little deeper than Eupatorium purpureum, which is a great remedy for bladder irritability. I

have often used Eupatorium in tincutre - 5 drops in a half-a-glass of water three times a day - for acute cases. It is very

effective. Staphysagria is, of course, useful for the acute irritation of "honeymoon cystitis." Remember Lithium

benzoicum for the chronic bladder irritability or interstitial cystitis.

Other remedies that I have used to help chronic irritability of the bladder are Triticum, Couch grass, and Populus

tremulcides. American Aspen. The latter has a lot more pain in its symptom picture. In Populus there is, at times,

difficulty in urinating, perhaps because of the increased mucus discharge, and it has more tenesmus of the bladder than

some of the other remedies mentioned. Another symptom in Populus tremuloides, which led me to its use in two

patients, is a pain behind the pubes after urination. That symptom is more classic of the chronic bladder irritability in

interstitial cystitis. So, remember Lithium benzoicum, Populus tremuloides, Triticum, Staphysagria and

Eupatorium purpureum for bladder irritability and continued urging to urinate.

In the cold and flu season, we sometimes get viruses that mimic whooping cough. There are sporadic episodes of

whooping cough, without doubt, but often enough there are viruses that mimic it. There is a spasmodic kind of cough, dry

and repetitive, such as would remind you of Drosera or Pertussin, if you were to consider the case one of actual

whooping cough. Castanea vesca, from Chestnut leaves, has been a remedy that I have found quite helpful in that early

dry, ringing kind of persistent, repetitive cough, occuring in spasms. It resembles Coccus cacti, which has a terrific

spasmodic cough, irresistible coughing. However, Coccus cacti has a lot more congestion in it. Coccus cacti has the

modalities of better in the cool air and better with cold drinks. Most comparable remedies are better with warm. Again,

think of Castanea for the beginning dry, ringing kind of cough with a lot of spasm. It is useful in the very early stages of

whooping cough. Other remedies to compare in this type of cough are Corallium rubrum, Mephitis, and Naphthalinum.

These are in KENT. Naphthalinum is also a good hay fever remedy.

One of the topics that arises often in practice is uterine fibroids. Classical remedies are Calcarea carbonica, Calcarea

fluorica, Phosphorus, and, BURNETT'S great remedy, Aurum muriaticum natronatum. I believe 50% of women have

fibroids. They grow with the normal female estrogen stimulation and then shrink with menopause, unless estrogen

replacement therapy is instituted, which induces continued fibroid growth. However most fibroids are benign and often

go unrecognized. When they do grow too large, they can cause such problems as uterine bleeding and pressure on other

internal organs. This happens most often at the pre-menopause, and it is best to bide time, if you can, until hormone

levels recede at menopause and the firbroids regress, naturally. If, however, there is too much flooding, the surgeons will

be glad to intervene with a hysterectomy. I have used various remedies to avoid the necessity of surgery. Calcarea iodatum

has been quite helpful. My best remedy is Hydrastis muriaticum, the alkaloid of Hydrastis, for uterine fibroids, especially

bleeding fibroids. BOERICKE, has three sections in his Repertory for fibroids, including bleeding fibroids. Other

remedies to consider are Lapis albus and Thlaspi bursa pastoris, the Shepherd's Purse, both in KENT. Three others not

in KENT are Fraxinus americana, from the white ash, Aurum muriaticum kali, the double chloride of potassium and

gold, and Calcarea stibiato sulph., the antimony of Calcarea sulphurica. All have been helpful for fibroid turmors.

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

Here are a few remedies that have helped me with rheumatic problems. CLARKE says a chemist, while preparing a

combination of Lithium carbonicum and Lacticum acidum, experienced rheumatic pains in the small joints. So he put

them together in one remedy, Lithium lacticum, and found it to be useful in rheumatic diatheses. I have used it for right

shoulder pains when Sanguinaria or others have not helped. Another remedy efficacius for rheumatic pains, soreness,

and myalgia is Rhamnus californica, from the California coffee tree. I have used it for fibromyalgia after Rhus

toxiocodendron. It has been very helpful.

Another remedy that I have found helpful in the rheumatic process is Formic acid. This is the main constituent of

Formica rufa, the tincture of ants. It is in a lot of insects, including bees, and is also in Urtica urens. DUDGEON, in the

past, used it for Tuberculosis, Nephritis, and Carcinoma. I have not used it for these pruposes yet. It has been used for

myositis, periostitis and ligament contractions, such as Dupuytrens. I have used it successfully for polyps of the nose;

other remedies to consider being Calcarea carbonica, Lemna minor, Teucrium, and Sanguinaria nitricum. ANSHUTZ

relates many testimonials to the various wonders of Formic acid. One of the stories was about eczema. A doctor in

Bedford, Massachusetts, was digging in the ground around his dahlias trying to find out why they were not thriving. He

suddenly got a funny smell on his hand, which he realized was from the yellow ants he had crushed with his fingers.

Subsequent to that he developed a terrible eczema of the hands, with vesicles and dry, thick oozing skin.

I have used Formic acid the most for chronic arthritis. BOERICKE says the seat of action seems to be in the

ligaments and the bursa and capsule of the joints. I am treating a twenty-five year old woman who has had juvenile

arthritis since age twelve. She has had knee and hip replacements already, and her fingers are all distorted, she had been

on many anti-inflammatory medications. Her Joint pain would flare periodically. I started her on Formic acid 6c. In a

month's time the pain was thirty percent better; in two month's time, eighty percent better in mobility and less pain in her

hands and knees. She continues to use Formic acid on an as needed basis.

There are a few of the "Sativa" remedies about which I would like to comment. The first two Allium sativa, from

garlic, anci Armoracea sativa, from the horseradish, are in KEN*", but are not well repertorized. I have used Allium sativa

for a congestive cough with fetid expectoration. Armoracea sativa has cramping abdominal pains which extended through

to the back and sometimes down into the sacrum. It will double you up like Colocynthis. Abdominal pain with

backache is the keynote.

Avena sativa is from the common oat. It is said to be very helpful in detoxification from morphine addiction.

BOERICKE says it is the best tonic for debility after exhausting diseases. It is helpful for nervous exhaustion and

sleeplessness, like Kali phosphoricum.

Medico sativa, from alfalfa, is a great tonic to improve malnutrition and failure to thrive. Give alfalfa tincture, 2-5

drops, 2-3 times day. it seems to stimulate nutritive function and increases the appetite [opposite of Phytolacca

berries]. It is used in deficient lactation. I often have women drink alfalfa tea to help with their milk supply. I have also

used it for bladder irritability from benign prostatic hypertrophy. Ornithogalum, the Star of Bethlehem, is best known as a

Bach Flower Remedy. It has been used for Cancer of the stomach. Its seat of action is in the pylorus, where CLARKE

says it creates "painful spasmodic contractions and distends theduodenum." Condurango also allays the pains of stomach

cancer, but its seat of action is in the upper end of the stomach, with esophageal spasms and pain behind the lower part of the

sternum. Ornithogalum, like China, has "balls of wind rolling about from side to side" in the abdomen, which is usually

painful, whereas China is usually painless.

Another remedy with pain and flatulence is Momordica balsamina, the Balsam Apple. It has colicky pains in the

left upper quadrant of the abodmen, as if from trapped gas in the splenic flexure of the colon. It has pains in the back,

coming through to the hypogastrium or pelvis, often associated with menses. VITHOULKAS talked about the left upper

quadrant pains of Gratiola. Remember, the right hypochondrial pains going into the back of Chelidonium; the left

hypochondrial pains going into the back of Chenopodium glauci, and the left lower quadrant pains of Trombidium,

which often mimic spastic colitis or irritable bowel syndrome.

Finally, a remedy that has helped me several times is Skookum chuck, from Medical Lake near Spokane, Washington.

It is a great antipsoric remedy for skin and mucous membrane. The first provings produced many hay fever-type

symtpoms. Subsequently, they brought out a lot of eczematous conditions. The first time I learned about that wasfrom Dr.

LUCY CLARK at the National Centre Summer School, which was held at that time at Millersville State College near

Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She spoke of it for eczema plantaris, eczema of the feet. ANSHUTZ gives several examples of

thick, dry, scaly, cracked, painful soles which were helped with this remedy. Think of Skookum chuck for eczema of the

scalp, as well as other places. It is even used as a soap.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

QUARTERLY HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

CONTINUING HOMOEOPATHY MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES QUARTERLY

HOMOEOPATHIC DIGEST

Vol. XI, Nos. 3&4, 1994

PART I - CURRENT LITERATURE LISTING

I. PHILOSOPHY

1. Das Keynote-System und seine korrekte

Anwendung (The Keynote- System and its

correct application)

REIS Stefan (ACD, 2, 3/1993)

KENT said "The keynote system has done more

mischief than anything else, although keynotes are not to

be ignored, but until the relation of the Generals and

Particulars is understood it is no matter how much you

memorize about it." (The Basis of future

observations in the Materia Medica, or how to

study the Materia Medica, in The Journal of

Homoeopathies, Vol. II, Lancaster 1899). What does

Henry Newell GUERNSEY (1817-1885) say about the

"Key-note System"? What did he actually mean by

"Key-note"? The Key-note refers to music, the

underlying note with which the entire piece agrees.

The author points out that the Key-note is the same

as what HAHNEMANN mentioned in p.153 of the

Organon. The Key-note method is only a technique by

which one comes nearer to the indicated remedy and

the final choice must be by comparing the few

remedies that come up into consideration.

2. Die deutlich einsahbaren Grunde der Heilung

(The clearly perceivable basis for healing)

KLUNKER W. (ZKH, 37, 5/1993)

Homoeopathic cures occur only if the remedy

is chosen according to the rules. This is perceivable.

Placebos do not act that way. The author points this out

by a case in which Spigelia wrongly chosen did not

work but the rightly chosen Sepia did.

3. Organon: Prima re en secundaire werking -

Basiswaan (Primary and secondary

action/basic delusion)

DAM K. (Simillima, 2, 3/1993)

In the earlier issue of the journal several

homoeopathic principles in terms of modern

biophysiology language were described:

homeostasis, toxic and biological effects of

substances, etc. Although an analogy between

biological effect and primary action and between

biological effect and secondary action is apparent, this is

not true though both primary and secondary action are

biological effects of the drug. The how and why is

explained.

Also the basic delusion-idea is put in this

perspective (modern bio-physiology) and explains the

individual differences in biological reactions to the

same external (toxic) stimulus. Basic delusion, original

situation etc. is terminology used in the way described by

SANKARAN in his Spirit of Homoeopathy.

In financial terms: the basic delusion is the

mortgage that we take on survival. We pay the interest of

the mortgage in the form of our susceptibilities. When

these susceptibilities are triggered too much by the

environment (allergens) then this will lead to disease

and then disease is the price we pay. Cure is paying back

interest and redemption of the mortgage, making the

basic delusion smaller and smaller till we are redeemed.

This redemption takes the form of feeling and

integrating the overload that was repressed into the

subconscious in the life-threatening "original" situation,

this repression was done only to secure survival. 4.

Organon : Sensitiviteit en Specificiteit van

symptomen: (Sensitivity and Specificity of

symptoms)

DAMK. (Simillima, 2, 4/1993)

With these two terms from statistics the ideal

homoeopathic system is construed. The symptom that is

100% sensitive for a remedy (meaning: in every case of

that remedy this symptom can be found) and at the same

time 100% specific for that remedy (meaning:

whenever in a case you find this symptom you can

prescribe this remedy to the exclusion of all others) is

the ideal homoeopathic symptom. From the Organon

(paragraphs 210 and 212) it can be deduced that

HAHNEMANN saw in the mental/emotional state that

ideal homoeopathic symptom (complex). For example

in para 212 he says that every (sensitive) proverwill

develop a mental state (100% sensitivity) and that there

are no two remedies on earth that will produce the same

mental state (100% specificity). Of course this sounds

easy but we all know that there are a lot of hang-ups,

traps and falls in this mental state like the same state can

be expressed in different manners, all the ego-

mechanisms like projection, denial, sublimation,

compensation etc. can be involved (disguising or even

making it look opposite to the original state). The

original state may give itself away (very obvious

sometimes) in for example dreams or non-verbally in

body (language), facial expression and the like.

QUARTERLY HOMOEPATHIC DIGEST Year 1994, Vol.XII

It may be very worthwhile to deepen out the

mental disposition with the help of all available

knowledge in contemporary psychiatry and

psychotherapy (especially including the alternative

ones like primal-therapy, past-life therapy,

bioenergetics, etc.)

5. Signatuur en Homoeopathie (Signature and

Homoeopathy)

DAM K. (Slmillima, 2, 3/1993)

Signature theory can be homoeopathically used

in the sense that remedy-symptoms can be deduced

from the qualities or form of the original substance. In

this way signature-theory can be a useful addition to

(always) incomplete remedy pictures. In his last

Dutch seminar JAYESH gave examples of "signature"

prescribing. He successfully prescribed Lizard

(Saururus) on a patient who behaved as a lizard (in her

dreams; shy and skittish, not walking on the ground,

only on walls and ceiling). In another case where

somebody was very afraid of feathers (which she u