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Lead me from Untruth to Truth

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Adyaya I Brahmana 3 Mantra 28

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

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

France, Belgium, Brazil, USA, etc., discipline-wise, with brief abstracts/extracts. Readers may refer to the

original articles for detailed study. The full names and addresses of the journals covered by this

compilation are given at the end.)

Compilation, translation, publication by

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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.

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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

) 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

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.

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

HAIR affections of, falling out: calc-f.

, 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.

, Fl.ac.

CANCER; jaw; right: Fl-ac.

CARIES of;bone: Fl-ac.

lower

jaw: Fl.ac.

BREAKING OFF: Calc.f.

, Fl.ac.

CARIES, decayed, hollow: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac.

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

decayed, hollow; rapid: Fl-ac.

CRUMBLING: Calc.f. Fl-ac.

DENTITION; difficult: Calc-f.

slow: Calc.f.

, Fl.ac.

DISCOLORED; black: Fl-ac.

dark: Fl-ac.

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

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.

DISLOCATED

FEELING; Hip; Fl-ac.

DISLOCATION; Hip,

spontaneous: Calc-f.

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

FELON; panaritium: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac.

periosteum: Fl-ac.

Nose

Face

Teeth

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run-around: Fl-ac.

INFLAMATION; Bones: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac. NAILS;

affections of; brittle: Calc-f

, Fl-ac.

finger-nails: Fl-ac.

panaritium: Fl-ac.

ULCERS; Leg:

Calc-f.

Generalities

ABSCESSES; suppurations: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac.

BONES,

affections of; Calc-f

F/-ac

affection of lesions, syphilitic: Calc-f. ,

Fl- ac.

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

affections of; lesions, syphiliitc:

Calc.f.

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

ac.

INFLAMMATION; bones, osteitis: Calc-f.

, Fl-

ac.

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

callus deficient: Calc-f.

slow repair of broken bones: Calc-f.

Fl-ac.

children, in: Calc-f.

NECROSIS; bones: Calc-f

, Fl-

ac.

REACTION; lack of: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac. SLOW repair of

broken bones: Calc-f.

; Fl-ac.

TUMORS, benign; bone

like protuberances: Ca/c-f.

fibroid: Calc-f., Fl-ac.

keloid: Calc-f.

, Fl-ac.

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 antidysente<