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VOL. XXI, 2004

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 Homœopathy drawn from the well-known homœopathic 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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INDEX

S.No Topic Page. No.

1 QHD Volume XXI, 1, 2004 3

2 QHD Volume XXI, 2, 2004 56

3 QHD Volume XXI, 3 & 4, 2004 111

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1. QHD, VOL. XXI, 1, 2004

Part I Current Literature Listing

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Part I of the journal lists the current literature in Homœopathy drawn from the well-known homœopathic

journals published world-over – India, England, Germany, France, Brazil, USA, etc., - discipline-wise, with

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

addresses of the journals covered by this compilation are given at the end of Part I. Part II contains selected

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

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I. PHILOSOPHY

1. Anmenkungen zu Hahnemanns reiner

Symptomenlehre (Observations on

Hahnemann’s teaching of purity of symptoms)

HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 47, 1/2003)

With copious references to the source material

– Hahnemann’s Introduction to his Fragmenta,

Organon, Chronic Diseases, Boenninghausen’s

articles as well as Kent’s and Heidegger’s

Philosophy – two aspects of Hahnemann’s

evaluation of the purity of symptoms of Provings

vis-a-vis as of disease are examined. It is pointed

out that HAHNEMANN dwelt for a short while

beyond the scope of science. The possibility of

Homeopathy as a science is discussed. Through

examination of BOENNINGHAUSEN and KENT

it is demonstrated that not each of Hahnemann’s

followers were able to comprehend and preserve

the novelty of Homœopathy.

2. Defining a different tradition for Homeopathy

WICHMANN, Jörg (HL. 15, 1/2002)

We are trying to make “Homœopathy” appear

as a ‘Science’ in public. Being ‘Scientific’ seems

to be regarded as a sign of quality.

The point, the author wants to make in this

article is that though there are some characteristics

of Homeopathy that look scientific at first,

Homeopathy really rests on a totally different

tradition, which can only be explained as our Art of

Healing. Only in this context does it makes sense.

This tradition is hermetic, which puts Homœopathy

on the same line as Shamanism and Alchemy.

The author discusses the various advantages of

this approach. The article is quite relevant.

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Differential diagnose der Gemütssymptome

von Magnesic carbonica und Sepia

(Differential diagnosis of the mental symptoms

of Magnesia carbonica and Sepia)

HEE, Hansjörg (ZKH. 47, 1/2003)

The many similarities between states of

Magnesia carbonica and Sepia – the anxiety and

irritability, fear and trembling, the bad moods and

excitability as also the extreme tiredness – make it

difficult to differentiate. An actual case is

discussed. The emotional symptoms of both

remedies are listed; however, these two remedies

are not given as related in the Therapeutic Pocket

Book. [If it is difficult to differentiate the ‘mental

state’, we should apply the other symptom which

should be helpful. GROSS has given very good

differentials in the ‘Comparative Materia

Medica’ edited by HERING = KSS]

2. Arzneimittelprüfung Carcinosinum (Drug

Proving Carcinosinum).

FRIEDRICH, Uwe & VIERECK, Bianca

(ZKH. 47, 1/2003)

Carcinosinum was not taken into Kent’s

Repertory although the remedy was known by then.

KENT mentions the remedy in his ‘Lectures on

Materia Medica’ and also ‘Lesser Writing’s’.

CLARKE, BOERICKE, NEBEL and BURNETT

have written about this remedy. FOUBISTER

worked with the clinical symptoms, TEMPLETON

made two small provings with two Provers,

SOLVEY proved upon himself the 30, 200 and

1000. MATTISCH and HASLINGER made a

proving published in the Documenta

Homœopathica, (Vol. 14/1999).

In the present Proving 10 Provers (6 women

and 4 men) took part. It was in 200 potency. 99

symptoms have been recorded and presented here.

[A Proving by Rosario Sánchez LABALLERO

et al from Mexico, was presented in the LIGA

Conference in 1995 in Oaxaca, Mexico. This

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Proving collected many symptoms. A complete

Proving data as also a list of ‘peculiar’, ‘striking’

symptoms were detailed in the Documenta

Homœopathica, Band 20/2000. See QHD 3 &

4/2002 = KSS.]

3. Erschöpfungszustand – Selenium (Exhausted

state – Selenium)

WEGENER, Andreas (ZKH. 47, 1/2003)

A 42 year-old man consulted on 24 April 2002.

He suffered from a protracted infection from the

beginning of the year and since then found it

difficult to go to work and ill. He felt very

weakened and powerless. Suffered with an irritable

cough without expectoration.

Carbo vegetabilis 200, then M improved the

cough. The severe exhaustion still remained, and

Selenium M and he improved rapidly from the very

next day.

4. Urtica urens

FULLER, Diane (HT. 22, 4/2002)

The use of this remedy in Burns, Rheumatism,

Gout and Spleen disease are discussed and also its

use as a salad in the Spring cleaning to remove

Winter’s accumulation of toxins.

5. Stimulants – Their homœopathic uses and their

Worthy Rivals

OLSEN, Steven (AJHM. 96, 1/2003)

Stimulants – Ginseng, Carboneum

sulphuratum, Ferrum, Lac equinum, Chocolate,

Kola, Coffea, Saccharum – are discussed.

6. Meningococcinum

Its protective effect against meningococcal

disease

MRONINSKI C.R.L.; ADRIANO E.J. and

MATTOS G. (HL. 15, 1/2002)

Homeopathy, through the use of Nosodes,

presents a proposal to control some

infectious/contagious diseases. This study

demonstrates the power of this therapy by the

Meningococcal Disease Control. The use of

Meningococcinum 30 in people under twenty in the

city of Blumenau-SC, Brazil, during a period where

there were concerns because of the increase of the

number of cases, demonstrated a protective effect,

highly significant in helping those who received the

Nosode. This effect lasted at least one year.

7. Virionum, the Nosode of HIV

As a remedy and as a Vaccine

ZAHEER, Rozina A. (HL. 15, 1/2002)

Details about the proving and the symptoms of

the remedy are presented and illustrated with 8

cases.

The author also recommends the remedy as

prophylactic against AIDS.

8. The Aurum Group.

LOUKAS, George (HL. 15, 2/2002)

The author has presented the characteristic

features of various salts of Aurum, based on the

scientific work of Dr. Rajan SANKARAN.

The Materia Medica of some of the different

‘Natronatums’ are also presented.

9. Cadmium metallicum - Proving

HATHERLY, Patricia A. (HL. 15, 2/2002)

The Proving was conducted in 1998 in the 7, 8

and 30 potencies. There were 5 Provers and

supervisors. Each Prover was instructed to take the

remedy morning and evening for 3 consecutive

days or until symptoms began to arise.

Mind

Impatient; agitated; restless, frustrated,

irritable, quick to anger, worse nightfall; worse 3-8

PM; worse noise. Tendency to swear; wants to

argue; revengeful; confused, angry, wants to be left

alone; indisposed to talk; content with own

company; concentration difficult; mental torpor.

Indifferent; apathetic; detached; unmotivated;

bored; lacks purpose; lazy; indolent; desires rest;

flat; sense of euphoria on waking; centred, calm;

experiencing inner strength, Clear mind; mental

concentration good; organized. Thoughts run

through the head, evening, in bed, prevent sleep.

Anxious; apprehensive (s/if: ‘like butterflies in the

stomach’. Delusion: ‘that there will be something

on the road around the next bend’). Oversensitive

to impressions; senses acute; sensation that there

are no boundaries; that boundaries have been

defined; that boundaries have been invaded;

sensation of anticipatory excitement about the

future; desire to throw out old belongings to make

way for the new. Others seem violent; feels like

time has lengthened, that there are more hours in

the day. Happy, excited, cheerful; feels sorry for

self; feels rejected; desires sympathy; desires

company; cries easily.

Vertigo

Sensation as if intoxicated.

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Head

Congestive headache ‘feels like cotton wool’,

(pain: ‘pressing’: ‘like brain is enlarged’; ‘outward

pressure like a baloon’; ‘vibrating sensation’).

From temple to temple, with exhaustion, nausea;

worse light, warmth facing into the sun, rising,

motion, laughing, mental exertion, being rushed or

hurried, cloudy weather, afternoon. Worse lying

down, rest, eyes closed; dull headache, better

mental and physical activity. Tension headache;

better leaning head back. Occipital headache, with

a sensation that the top of the head feels ‘open’.

Sensation as if goose bumps were on the scalp.

Sensation of tugging around external head. Dull

pain in crown of head becoming ‘booming’ on

coughing. Burning pain in occiput travelling in

eyes. Ache in eyes worse motion, light (glare) and

pressure. Better from sleep, rest and cold. Head

heavy (delusion: ‘cannot lift off pillow’; ‘neck not

strong enough’; ‘head feels heavy, need a stick to

hold it up’;

Symptom as if: ‘feels like my head is going to

drop off’ worse from thinking. Scalp feels tight.

Eyes

Eyes heavy, tired, hot; eye sockets ache

(sensation of pain shooting towards back) better on

shutting eyes, cold compress. Feeling of pressure

behind eyes extending to ears with a sensation of

being pushed out of the sockets (symptom as if:

‘feel like they’re going to fall/pop out’. ‘Feel

pushed out of sockets by the pressure in the head’).

Worse from sun, glare better on closing eyes, cold

compress; photophobia; eyes water; sensation of

grit when closing eyes (symptom as if ‘eyes feel

like they have sand in them’); eyes red, sore,

stinging, burning, agglutinated (inner canthi) on

waking in the morning; discharge: lime green both

hard and soft; eyes blurry (difficulty reading fine

print) worse from reading, rain; sensation that

eyesight has improved with desire not to wear

glasses; bright, silver sparks in field of vision.

Ears

Sensitive to noise (loud, high-pitched);

sensation of pressure inside, as if blocked with

mucous; pulse rushing in ears, voice re-echoes in

head worse blowing nose. Sensation of ‘white

noise’ being played in ears; humming noise; loss of

hearing; impaired hearing; buzzing in ears worse

background noise. Increased wax: gluey, sticky,

slimy wet; yellow; orange. Sensation of inner ear

feeling wet and cold (symptom as if: ‘feels like I’ve

got water in my ears like running wax; a wet, cold

feeling’); external ear feels hot to touch (red); left

then right. (Symptom as if: ‘right ear feels hot and

cold, on and off all day’).

Nose

Coryza worse warm room; bland, watery

discharge, worse right nostril. Sneezing worse air-

conditioning. Dry, hot feeling on waking worse left

nostril; right nostril blocked when lying on left

side; left nostril blocked when lying on right side.

In the morning, yellow discharge, becoming green

and thin then becoming clear. Sensation as if nose

is blocked; feels like hawking mucous from nose;

when nose is blown all is clear; loss of smell;

heightened sense of smell. Thick, green discharge

early morning; crusts, scabs followed by thick,

sticky mucous; congestion worse left side. Blood

clots left nostril on waking; small spots of blood in

mucous; greenish-yellow mucous with brownish

lump blown out of nose; ropy; catarrh; whitish

mucous, but feels dry; dry posterior nares.

Face

Face feels dry; lips feel dry (desire to lick).

Mouth

Breathing through mouth, very conscious of it

and it feels uncomfortable. Stale, musty, offensive

breath. Breath like rotten onions during the night.

Saliva has strong, disagreeable smell; slimy;

diminished sense of taste. Mouth feels gummed

shut when wakes in the morning; palate and tongue

feel scalded. Pimple on tip of tongue (left side of

centre). Gums sore and inflamed left lower jaw

around last molar; gums bleed when cleaning teeth;

rough, sore patch on inside of right cheek.

Teeth

Teeth feel loose; experiences difficulty with

chewing things.

Throat

Throat sore, dry; feels like tonsils are

shrivelling up worse drinking water. Throat

parched, not better by drinking water; tonsils

swollen worse right side worse empty swallowing.

Choking sensation at base of throat; a sensation as

if could vomit; sensation of a mobile piece of wood

in back of throat; yellow-green expectoration; loss

of voice on talking, must cough and clear throat to

retrieve it.

Stomach

Bloated, (after evening meal). Stomach feels

full; sick feeling; burping, dyspepsia; nausea after

coffee; slight burning sensation travelling up

oesophagus into back of throat. Appetite

diminished; appetite increased; desires meat to fill

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stomach. Contractive pain in abdomen when eating

worse swallowing; great thirst alternating with little

thirst; desires milky products after eating; worse

milk; averse to cheese; desires: water and salt;

coffee and sweets; jasmine tea; spicy food; raw

fish; fruit.

Abdomen

Full, upset feeling, better stool; bloated; flatus

while lying in bed on waking; can feel wind

moving through the colon; rumbling in right

hypogastrium. Offensive flatus, worse at night and

after onions. Noisy, copious, uncontrollable flatus,

painful if not expelled. Pain: sudden, darting.

Rectum

Constipation; evacuation: insufficient,

incomplete, unsatisfactory. Small, pale stools after

much straining; waiting a long time to pass stool;

urge disappears half-way through movement; stools

like sheep pellets; small lumps clumped together.

Stool dark, dry; strong urge (with pain) with small,

greasy, clay-like stool; sticky; loose stool; small

amount passed, sinks to bottom of bowl. Long,

thin, greenish stool; floating; ‘fast transit time’;

sudden call to evacuate preceded by sharp pain in

abdomen; frequent motions; three by 10 am; thrice

daily; motion expelled with flatus. Loose stool

sprays out (after dinner; after apple juice); golden-

brown stool.

Urinary

Increased frequency; clear, copious; strong-

smelling, greenish urine; yellow urine passed with a

burning, hot sensation; stings afterwards so dreads

having to urinate; kidneys sore to touch.

Male

Increased desire; or no desire, indifferent.

Almost no sensation with ejaculation; pleasant,

buzzing sensation in genitals without erection.

Female

Vagina sensitive, external genitals feel swollen

during menses worse touch (heavy or light),

walking around, pressure of sanitary napkin; during

menses. Sensation of ‘something falling out’.

Sexual desire increased; sexual desire decreased;

menses: sudden onset (early) painless; flow

profuse, dark, clots; cramping in back and

abdomen.

Respiratory

Occasional unproductive cough; dry with

tightness across chest and lungs; sensation of

pressure on chest with a need to take a deep breath;

shortness of breath worse walking upstairs, or up a

hill, after sex (symptom as if: ‘someone was sitting

on chest’); sensation of chest opening up.

Back/Neck

Pain at nape of neck. Neck feels stiff while

lying in bed. Tense in neck to occiput. Sharp pain

extending from neck to shoulder and from neck to

occiput. Left side of neck feels stiff; desire to

stretch and bend backwards to relieve tension in

upper back. Shoulder and right deltoid feel bruised;

burning, sore pain; pain in left and right deltoid

(aching). Sharp pain extending from neck to

shoulder. Low-grade ache in middle to lower back,

worse sitting. Ache in lumbar region; (dull to

sharp). Symptom as if: ‘feels as if backbone is bent

the wrong way; twisted’ worse lifting, walking,

motion; worse sitting, walking around, bending

backwards.

Sleep

Deep, heavy; wakes unrefreshed, feeling

exhausted; no desire to get out of bed. Sleep

difficult from thoughts; sleep light; disturbed by

headache; restless sleep from pains in limbs;

difficulty finding a comfortable position (wanting

to draw legs up in bed; tendency to clasp hands

between knees in bed), generally sleepy. Dreams

of success in business, of robbers, of someone in the

house, of someone knocking on front door.

(Cannot sleep until house is checked). Of violence,

(someone wants to kill him with a crowbar.

Woman tied down with bricks and drowned in a

yacht. Of future happiness (new house, successful

career, kids happy). Amorous; of haemorrhoids;

animals: (multi-coloured elephant; birdseed; dogs

walking on hind legs; a ginger rat; red crabs with

large nippers); water; sewage; toxic cereal; groups

of people; people speaking in pictures; men

neglecting housework; flying/skimming over the

ground in a wok; inside of the Left breast.

Extremities

Muscles of upper arms and neck sore. Sore

from middle of scapula to neck, worse movement

of shoulders, better pressure. Elbows sore with

headache. Hands cold; pain left wrist, worse

grasping. Hands and feet puffy (morning) with a

sensation of tingling after urination; hands and feet

swollen, hot, worse hot weather, warmth in general.

‘Pads of feet feel like balloons’; tightness right side,

from ribs to above hips. Red, itchy spots erupt over

limbs. Legs feel wobbly; sensation of heaviness,

muscles stiff, painful; tension in hamstrings and

calves. Sudden twitching of legs; sensation of

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‘jumpy legs’ when at rest; wandering pain in lower

limbs from knees to ankles; tearing pain left heel;

desire to draw legs up in bed and clasp hands

between; ankle swollen; ankles give way on going

upstairs.

Skin

Dry on face and hands. Red patch beside nose,

flaking off. Large pimple below right ear lobe.

Face oily; large red pustules (‘like boils’) on sides

of face near hairline better squeezing. (Contains

firm, formed plugs of pus). Blind, red eruptions

worse touch, pressure. Skin on hands and feet feel

‘tight’. Itchy better scratching; skin on hands and

feet hot to touch; skin itchy; back, shoulders, groin

worse morning; better scratching, bathing in warm

water.

Temperature

Chilly when out of bed; desire to wrap up;

sensitive to cold, drafts; night sweats; fever with

nausea; body temperature alternates between hot

and cold according to the weather; odour during the

night from skin; offensive perspiration worse heat,

afternoon.

Generalities

High energy; whole body aches; body feels

sensitive (touch, temperature); physical exertion

worse. Tired on waking; sensation of heaviness;

awkward, clumsy. Symptoms move from left to

right. Symptoms alternate.

Modalities

Worse: left side. Warm room, air-conditioning

and inside. Blowing nose, 3-8 p.m. after nightfall.

Cloudy weather, rain, breakfast, motion, light

pressure, covering, lying, sleeping, laughing, milk,

(empty) swallowing, lying on side of ailment, on

waking, sunlight. Glare, standing, physical

exertion, ascending steps, mental exertion, noise.

Better: Stool, food, hot drink, outside, fresh

air, sleep; rest, lying down; pressure; cold

applications, warm weather, not smoking.

Conclusion

It was ascertained that the action of the remedy

lasted approximately 21 days.

According to a Government Public Health

statement, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea are the

most likely symptoms following acute exposure to

Cadmium. However, long term exposure through

the air or diet may result in kidney damage. This

kidney disease is usually not life threatening, but it

can lead to the formation of kidney stones. Effects

on the skeleton are equally painful and debilitating.

Respiratory effects may include Bronchiolitis and

Alveolitis. Lung damage, such as Emphysema, has

been observed in workers in factories where levels

of Cadmium concentration in the air are high.

Lung Cancer has been shown to occur in animals

exposed for long periods to Cadmium in the air.

Studies in humans also suggest that long-term

inhalation of Cadmium can result in an increased

risk of lung Cancer. High blood pressure has been

observed in animals exposed to Cadmium. Further

research is needed to ascertain whether Cadmium

exposure is implicated in human Hypertension.

Other tissues reported to be injured by

Cadmium exposure in animals or humans include

the liver, the testes, the immune system, the

nervous system and the blood. Reproductive and

developmental effects have been observed in

animals treated with Cadmium, but these have not

been reported in humans. However, pregnant

women exposed to high concentrations of

Cadmium in the workplace gave birth to infants

with below normal birth weights.

These observations are I believe, a reliable

foundation for possible organ and system affinities.

[Compare these data with earlier Provings by

STEPHENSON J., Mc FARLAND, PAHUD,

GUTMAN, MEZGER, BURDACH. = KSS.]

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III. THERAPEUTICS

1. A case of recurrent abdominal pain

ELMORE, Durr (SIM. XVI, 1/2003)

15 year-old female suffering from constant

pain in abdomen for 18 months. In March 1999,

Scabies, treated and within a week Shingles, on left

side and abdomen. The present pain originates

from the location where the Shingles were. The

pain is severe, which compels her to lie on back

with knees bent, holding the abdomen and press it

hard during the attack. The pain shoots to both

breasts.

She was angry with her father because of his

divorce from her mother and she avoided him for a

long time. Her expression of indifference is the

denial or suppression of her feelings of grief and

anger. She has been on allopathic drugs.

The ailment from anger with silent grief and

the neuralgic pains with amelioration from pressure

clearly indicated Colocynthis which was given in

1M potency one dose.

5 weeks later, mild constant pain. Energy is

better. There was a bad rash under the arms. Got a

big lump. Mild rash on chest.

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3 months later – attacks came back, not quite

as bad. A month ago boy-friend broke up. Was sad

and then angry and had the attack back. The rash

on abdomen, near the umbilicus, is where the

Scabies was. The Scabies preceded the Herpes,

which preceded the attack. Sac lac. and

Colocynthis 1M to hold.

11 months later, she is doing well. Never

needed the second dose of Colocynthis.

2. An old twist on Post-partum Anxiety and

Depression

Mc CLINTOCK, Liam (SIM. XVI, 1/2003)

The author feels his job is merely to observe

and understand the patient and their symptoms as

an expression of their state. Once he comes to a

reasonable understanding of the state of the patient

and a remedy to match, he stops asking.

He presents two cases of Post-partum Anxiety

and Depression, where the patients’ sense of self is

completely disrupted by having a baby. They feel

totally inadequate in the interior, hiding it with a

rigid exterior. When reality contrasts with this rigid

sense of what ‘should be’, they feel shattered. They

felt lonely and isolated.

With this understanding Thuja occidentalis

cured both cases. Several possibilities in terms of

rubrics are presented at the end.

3. Seven case reports of Alumina including

BOENNINGHAUSEN, WESSELHOEFT,

COOPER, from the Journal of Homeopathic

Practice II, 1/1979 compiled by Randall

NEUSTAEDTER, are given.

(SIM. XVI, 1/2003)

1. BOENNINGHAUSEN describes a cured case

of Tabes dorsalis which gives a good picture of

Alumina. [Aluminium metallicum not Alumina –

See Lesser Writings of Boenninghausen

translated by Prof. L.H. TAFEL=KSS] A nineteen

year old girl had been under his care for ten years.

She had a long history of “various symptoms”

which he attributes to Psora. From 1848-1858 he

prescribed for a recurrent skin eruption and several

acute illnesses which led him to believe that her

miasmatic tendency had not been cured. Then

while she was away at school he received reports of

new symptoms in the girl. These were

unsuccessfully treated with several different

remedies. The symptoms described in letters to

him were “violent pains in back, which were

increased by every motion, disappeared at night and

had once produced regular Tetanus.” She

complained of pains in the pit of the throat and was

unable to swallow. She had “loss of voice which

appeared most frequently in the morning and

evening, and speaking aloud was impossible ….

speech had become more difficult and more

affected from day to day, as from paralysis of the

tongue, obliging the patient to dRaw a breath at

every word, even speaking a little fatigued her

considerably.” One month later the girl came to his

office and he made a diagnosis of Tabes dorsalis.

“When I saw the patient the loss of voice and

the indistinctness of speech were certainly so great

that I had to bend my head close to her mouth to

understand her whisperings. But all the other

symptoms speak of the true character of the disease

too distinctly to be misunderstood, and the

symptoms just mentioned could only lead to the

supposition that the affection of the spinal cord had

progressed considerably.”

“But I found out at this visit and marked down

carefully and more minutely than usual, the

following: For a long time the patient had

experienced constantly weakness in the lower

extremities, with more or less pain in the back.”

A sensation of burning in the back, as if a hot

rod were pushed from the small of the back up the

spine. At first this had been only a disagreeable

crawling moving upward.

“At the same time her soles felt soft or stuffed,

or as if the feet were resting on a soft woollen

coverlid or bolster. The sensation in the soles had

passed away gradually, so that she no longer felt

the floor under her feet, and would not have known

that she was standing upon them if she had not

convinced herself.”

“As long as she was able to walk, which she

had not done for several weeks, she could do it only

in the day, in the bright light and with her eyes

open. With her eyes closed, or in the dark, she

staggered so much that she was obliged at times to

hold firmly to something to prevent falling. Now

she could not stand even in the dark, and was

obliged even in a clear day to lean against

something.”

“When lying in bed she had no feeling

whatever as regards the position of her legs and

feet, which, unknown to her, were frequently put

into all kinds of positions. When, at the beginning

of her disease, she attempted to walk a few steps in

a dark room known to her, she always unknown to

herself and involuntarily turned to the left and thus

missed her end.”

“Very frequently she has a sensation of

constriction in the abdomen, as if tied together by a

band; this sensation, as well as the pain in the back,

has been worse on beginning motion after long rest.

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The loss of voice, which is painless, still exists as

mentioned above. But this is combined with a

remarkable and excessive fatigue caused by

speaking, so that she is obligated to rest

repeatedly.”

“For the rest, I found the patient well

nourished, of blooming complexion, complaining

little, and not the least anxious about her condition.

She was greatly inclined even to consider her

disease far from dangerous or any consequence.

Appetite and digestion good. Stool somewhat hard

and sluggish. Menses return at the usual time, but

rather profusely. Condition less favorable in the

evening than in the morning.”

Feb. 24

th

: Aluminium met. 200 was given

diluted in water three times a day for two days.

Feb. 26

th

: Marked improvement.

March 1

st

: Aluminium met. 200 for two days.

March 5

th

: Same again. “The improvement

continued its regular progress. The patient is

certainly about all day and goes about the whole

house in the clear daylight. Even ascending the

steps was not particularly difficult. Only with

closed eyes she cannot yet walk straight, but still

turns to the left; nor can she walk in the dark

without leaning on something.”

March 10

th

: Again Aluminium met. 200 as

before. “The lower extremities are getting on well,

but there is still loss of voice in the evening with

difficulty and very fatiguing speech.”

During the next month Natrum mur. 200 and

Causticum 200 were given with minimal reaction.

April 11

th

: Aluminium met. 200. “The last

remaining symptoms of the disease now

disappeared almost entirely, and even the voice

again became clear and unimpeded, as in former

days. Only on account of a rarely occurring

crawling, especially towards evening, together with

a kind of transient loss of sensation in the soles…”

“April 20

th

gave a dose of Aluminium met. 200,

28

th

April dose of Pulsatilla 200, and on the 7

th

May a dose of Sulphur 200 whereupon the last trace

of the disease disappeared entirely, and nothing of

the kind occurred again.”

(BOENNINGHAUSEN, C.F. Allgemeine

Homöopathie Zeitung, Vol.57, translated by T.F.

ALLEN, North American Journal of

Homœopathy Vol.8, 1882 p.295. [See Lesser

Writings of Boenninghausen translated by Prof.

L.H. TAFEL.)

2. “G., aged forty, has had catarrh many years.

After getting awake in the morning, he has to hawk

for some time before he can dislodge a quantity of

thick, tenacious mucus. Feels better when he gets

out in the open air. Bowels rather constipated most

of the time. Alumina 200 cured in a short time”

(HOYNE).

3. “Spasmodic constriction of the throat, which

interferes with swallowing; feels the food the whole

length of the esophagus. She was obliged to have

the food liquid or semi-solid. Alumina 200 cured”

(Dr.H.L.CHASE).

4. “Sept. 22

nd

, Mary E. age 10. Had Measles six

years ago, followed by lung fever, through which

she passed without treatment. Since then, has

rattling, asthmatic breathing, always aggravated by

coughing, and every morning a long attack of dry

cough, which ends at last with difficult raising of a

little white mucous. Arsenicum did no good. On

Sept. 25

th

prescribed Alumina 200, two doses.

Sept. 27.

Much improvement which

continued, and months afterwards there have been

no return of asthmatic breathing, no paroxysms or

morning cough.” (C. WESSELHOEFT)

5. “Sept. 26. Mr.S.W. age 37, of very spare habit,

dark complexion, very active, animated but amiable

disposition, teacher of singing, and has to exert his

voice much every day, has “constitutional cough”

for more than three years. Had lung fever three

years ago, and another attack a year ago; had to

work while he was sick. Since three weeks his

cough afflicts him exceedingly: sudden, violent,

irresistible, paroxysm while sitting in the evening;

talking and singing makes him cough, but coughs

particularly and habitually about six in the morning.

After severe dry coughing there is a little

expectoration; coughs some in the night; shortness

of breath while walking; tension and pain across

upper part of chest; hoarseness. Appetite, stool and

sleep good. Raised blood several years ago.

Physical exploration of chest, showed great

resonance on percussion; respiratory murmurs well

marked, but mixed with considerable fine cracking

sound; vibration of walls of chest on talking;

respiration not easy; chest was fully inflated with

some difficulty. Alumina 200 two doses.”

“Oct. 8. Patient had to walk about; could not

sing much last week in hot weather; voice hollow,

and more cough in the evening than hitherto.

Alumina one dose.

Oct. 15. Evening paroxysms came later each

evening and now are absent altogether; no more

cough at night. Alumina one dose.”

Oct. 29. There only remains some cough in the

morning, with difficult white expectoration; has

been much exposed to the bad weather, and worked

hard. Bryonia, Drosera and other remedies were

used subsequently, though the violence of the

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disease had abated; he has not had another severe

attack since, though not perfectly well, owing to his

great exertions in a profession which taxes his

delicate respiratory organs too much. Stannum

might seem in many respects to have been better

indicated. Alumina, though indicated by the

morning cough, which was an old symptom, first

removed the more recent one of evening

paroxysms, and night cough.”

(C.WESSELHOEFT)

6. “A lady, aged 40, of very dark complexion,

whom I first saw in September, 1927 sought relief

from constipation. This took the form of such

complete atony of the lower bowel that the morning

attempt at relief occupied half to three-quarters of

an hour. Often nothing would come away but

mucus, in lumps like cotton-wood, the size of a

hazel nut, and sometimes in shreds; at other times

‘terribly hard’ pieces ‘like stones,’ possibly

followed by a soft action. When straining it would

feel as though there was something there which

could not be expelled, and “as though she could not

use the muscles.” These more or less ineffective

efforts would be followed by considerable rectal

prolapse, which had to be replaced subsequently in

a sitz bath, there being always a feeling of

something having been left behind. The passage of

flatus downwards was described as a practical

impossibility, as there ‘seemed no room for it to

pass, though it ascended freely.’ ”

“Additional symptoms were: Attacks of

apparently causeless nausea and vomiting, great

exhaustion and weakness of the lower limbs, and

waking headaches, spreading from the occiput and

nape of the neck over the head, and associated with

dizziness and loss of memory. Burning abdominal

pains, described ‘as though the whole abdomen

were an open wound,’ with great pressure on the

epigastrium. I found marked tenderness over the

pyloric area and caecum, palpation in these areas

inducing eructations of gas. She ‘felt she had to lie

back in order to produce some expulsive force.’

One day, when examining the lower pelvis, I asked

her to bear down. As nothing happened, and

thinking she had not heard me. I repeated my

request, with no better result. It was as though the

whole pelvic floor was bereft of life and completely

inert. Here then was an explanation of her trouble;

there was complete paralysis of this part of the

body.”

She received intermittent doses of varying

potencies of Alumina.

“Being a highly sensitive subject, these caused

aggravation at times, some of them of sufficient

severity to cause irascible opposition in the patient,

and one was under extreme difficulties in judging

the times of repetition and potency, but in as short a

time as two months after commencing this

treatment I was able to record in my notes the fact

that she was able to exert a very downward

movement to the pelvic floor. From this time

onwards this power steadily increased till the last

time I saw her, in January this year, it was

practically normal. At that time there was still

considerable difficulty with regard to the daily

functions, but nothing comparable in severity to

that which she formerly suffered, and her whole

health had greatly improved with no return of her

headaches and vomiting, etc.” (COOPER)

7. Boy, 2½ months old. For the first two weeks

of life had normal stools until he was given a bottle

of goat milk while his mother was gone for several

hours. After that he had no spontaneous stools

although he continued to breastfeed as before. His

parents gave him an enema every three days to

relieve his grunting and straining for stool.

Sometimes his stools have a hard plug but

otherwise are soft and unremarkable. X-rays were

negative and his pediatrician suggested an intestinal

biopsy. He is healthy in all other respects. His

head perspires, he has cold hands and feet, and he

stiffens up in the cold.

At two months old he received his first DPT

injection and developed transient fever and green

watery diarrhea. That is the only spontaneous stool

he has had in two months. 11/23/77 given Silicea

1M two doses. No effect.

12.12.77 given Alumina 30 daily for 7 days.

He had one normal stool since the remedy and

then developed upper respiratory symptoms of clear

nasal discharge with sneezing, and collection of

mucus in throat. No treatment. 12.29.77 Normal

stools every 3 days until one week ago. Two

enemas given in the past week resulting in hard

stool. Given Alumina 200, 3 doses. Follow-up:

stools every 3 days since last dose of Alumina.

(R.NEUSTAEDTER)

4. Bracken – Into the dark room

RUMBLE, Bill (HOM. 86/2002)

43 year old woman, diagnosed with chronic

fatigue syndrome, since contracting Pneumonia 5

years earlier. Has terror of violence especially in

the dark. Stramonium 1M was given and over the

next 12 months, she improved steadily.

8 years later, she presented with abdominal

pain. Her father died of Cancer five months earlier.

A primary tumour in left fallopian tube and

secondaries in liver, bowel, bladder and uterus were

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found. 16 pints of fluid was drained from

abdomen.

She had a total Hysterectomy and was due to

start Chemotherapy.

She felt her metastasis like a dark, kind of

growth-cloak. “It is as if my abdomen is being

shaded by a dark growth which is going to engulf

it”.

This is the exact signature of the remedy

Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) which was

prescribed in 12, 4 times daily, for about 3 months.

Arsenicum album 200 for 3 days after each session

of Chemotherapy helped her, to overcome its side

effects.

2 months later Bracken 30 was repeated at

infrequent intervals. At the end of a year of

treatment her blood tests were completely normal

and the scan showed no trace of the metastasis.

The emotions and dreams of the patient

indicated that cure was going on according to

Hering’s Rule.

5. It’s in the smell; a case report.

OWEN, Joni (HOM. 86/2002)

A woman consulted over telephone for her 7

year-old son, who was having itching Eczema of

scalp, since 4 months. It looked like a cradle cap,

being dry and flaky, and she strongly emphasized

the bad odor from that area only. After almost 10

hours of sleep, he wakes up irritable. He had a

thick yellow green discharge from his nose, which

then turned to a clear running discharge. Since 2

years he is using inhaler daily for the asthmatic

attacks.

The rubrics: Mind, irritability, morning and

Respiration, asthmatic in children, brought out

Chamomilla, Natrum sulphuricum, Nux vomica,

Psorinum, Stramonium and Sulphur.

Head, eruption, eczema, lead only to Psorinum

and Sulphur.

Psorinum 200 was prescribed as it is capable of

producing a foetid odour in the actual area of skin

eruption.

A month later, his scalp was completely clear.

Four days after the medicine, all the dry stuff came

off like a cradle cap and has not returned. The

smell was gone. Remains healthy.

6. Questioning the innocence of Homœopathy: A

case of serious aggravation.

ZARFATY, Joseph (HOM. 86/2002)

Serious life-threatening situations can occur in

few cases after homœopathic medicine. It is of

great importance to be aware of this possible

outcome, to discuss it freely, and to be prepared

when it happens.

He presents a case to illustrate this.

A case of 42 year-old mentally retarded man

with severe abdominal pain since 4 years. The pain

comes 2-3 times a day, twice a week, lasts for about

10 minutes.

His mother experienced severe fright when she

was seven months pregnant with him. He was born

with cord around neck, had convulsions at 6

months, and was constantly terrorized by

communist soldiers for about 6 months.

Based on this Morphinum LM 1, two drops

daily was advised.

He developed an itchy rash all over body five

minutes after taking the remedy. He was advised to

stop the remedy.

One month later, pain was lesser and appeared

only twice.

3 drops of LM1 under tongue was given. 2-3

minutes later, he complained strong itching in his

body, and the pain became very severe. Terrible

headache in vertex. For 45 minutes complaints

were severe and then he was better.

2 hrs later, similar severe problems along with

strong chest pains and difficulty in breathing and

swelling of left hand. By the time he was admitted

in emergency ward, he was better and then

gradually improved in the subsequent months.

[What was this agg.? Would an LM3 one dose

produce such severe agg. within few

minutes?=KSS]

7. Reflections upon the Ramakrishnan Method.

LONG, Clare (HOM. 86/2002)

The author ponders over the method and finds

it difficult to discriminate, whether the results are

due to the prescription of organ-specific remedy or

because of the Nosode, though impressed with his

results.

The author worries that it may provide excuse

for sloppy thinking, leading to the practice of a

great deal of jiggery pokery and ultimately one may

find that one is not practicing Homœopathy at all.

[We agree entirely. Fixed remedies for all Cancers

fixed doses, alternations, etc.! = KSS]

8. Virale Kopfschmezen - Ipecacuanha

(Viral Headaches – Ipecacuanha)

MUTSCHLER, Claudia & WEGENER,

Andreas (ZKH. 47, 1/2003)

Ipecacuanha was identified as the epidemic

remedy in an episode of very strong attacks of

headaches with fever in a family. While the first

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case was treated with Belladonna and Arsenicum

album and showed delayed healing process,

Ipecacuanha was identified in the second case as

the remedy due to the noticeable symptom of

“spasm in the thigh during the night”. A

characteristic of the remedy was the accompanying

nausea with vomiting, whereas the heavy,

meningeal headache is less common for

Ipecacuanha.

9. Homöopathie bei verzweifeltsten Fällen – Eine

klinische Studie (Homœopathy in desperate

cases – a Clinical study)

SCHMIDT, Pierre (ZKH. 47, S1/2003)

[In this ‘Special Jubilee Issue the publisher

Haug Verlag have published few selected articles

from past masters – Pierre SCHMIDT, Elizabeth

WRIGHT-HUBBARD, Jost KÜNZLI, Jacques

BAUR, Will KLUNKER. The last named four

were all pupils of Pierre SCHMIDT. None of these

great homœopaths are in our midst now. The last

among these, Dr.Jacques BAUR passed away last

year. Our gratitude to these stalwarts for leaving a

great legacy = KSS.]

It is loosely spoken by some that Homœopathy

is a “harmless” medicine and that it could help only

“harmless” conditions and therefore it is not for

most serious, life-threatening situations. This is not

true. Pierre SCHMIDT describes successful cures

of two patients who were hovering between life and

death.

10. Die Homöopathische Anamnese in der

Pädiatrie (The Homeopathic Anamnesis in

Paediatrics)

LUCAE, Christian (AHZ. 248, 1/2003)

The principles of homœopathic case taking in

Paediatrics are restated. Case taking charts for use

in hospitals and the practitioners’ offices are

presented to make homœopathic treatment of

children more effective.

It will be of great interest to know that the first

Homeopathic Hospital for children was opened in

Vienna in 1879 under the management of the

‘Compassionate Sisters’. Treatment was free of

charges, allowing even the poor children of the city

to be admitted. This hospital was in operation until

World War I when it was converted into a Military

Hospital.

11. Cerebrales Anfallsleiden – Abscencen: Ignatia

– Sulfur (Cerebral Convulsions – Abscences:

Ignatia – Sulphur)

HADULLA, Michael (AHZ. 248, 1/2003)

A 3 year-old suffering from convulsive

disorders since 18 months age, after the birth of his

brother. Valproic acid did not give sufficient

effect. He was therefore given Ignatia and then

Sulphur. He was also taking Ergomyl solution

which was not stopped. No further convulsions.

His EEG also became normal.

12. Kleinkind mit ausgeprägtem Kariesbefall und

rezidivierenden Infekten unter kontinuerlicher

Antibiotika-Cortison-Behandlung (Small child

with marked caries attacks and recurring

Infections and continued treatment with

Antibiotics-Cortisone)

DOME, Ludmila (AHZ. 248, 1/2003)

4 year-old girl, recurring infections of the

upper respiratory tract, since two years. Has been

on Antibiotics, Cortisone.

Cough < walking; laboratory tests revealed no

pathology. An year ago adenoids found swollen

and adenoidectomy planned.

Sweaty occiput and back, < nights. Bites nails.

She needed antibiotics and cortisone inhalation for

every cold.

Loveable girl; sings, dances, cannot bear to be

laughed at, easily weepy. When playing with other

children, she communicated easily, commandiared.

Poor sleep; wakes up and weeps, saying that she

was being devoured by a lion.

Examination revealed discolored, black

incisors (§153).

Calcium carbonicum 200 given on 29 Jan.

2000. The examination on 29.3.2000, by the ENT

Surgeon revealed that the adenoids were normal

and there was no need for operation; no sweat; no

cough; no nail-biting. The dentist was now

confident that the teeth could be saved.

Although the child was not a Calcium-type, the

repertorisation (§ 7, §18) helped choose the

remedy suitable to the patient.

13. Schwere acute Gastroenteritis mit Exsikkose

(Severe acute Gastro-enteritis with Exsiccosis)

BÜNDNER, Martin (AHZ. 248, 1/2003)

The homœopathic treatment of an 8 year-old

girl hospitalized with serious acute Gastro-enteritis

and Exsiccosis is described. Because of earlier

chemical therapy the symptomatology was blurred.

However, careful interrogation helped and the

repertorization brought up three remedies –

Conium, Lachesis muta and Sulphur. Careful study

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of the Materia Medica clinched Sulphur.

Immediate improvement set in after Sulphur 30.

14. Homeopathic help for mental exhaustion

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 22, 4/2002)

Weakness and fatigue of the brain is caused by

mental overwork. It usually means, that it was time

to take a break, get some rest, and engage in some

restful activity for a while.

Indications of Phosphoric acid, Picric acid,

Zincum metallicum, Anacardium, Silica, Arnica,

Cuprum metallicum, Cocculus indicus, Graphites,

Kali phosphoricum and Aethusa cynapium are

given.

Sometimes a patient’s characteristics when

they are well are related to a remedy that will help

them while ill. e.g. A person who is intolerant of

milk on a regular basis and then develops brain fag

will often respond to Aethusa.

15. Homeopathy for Hay fever and Allergies

FLEISHER, Mitchell A. (HT. 22, 4/2002)

Indications of twenty remedies are given to

treat the Allergies that occur primarily in Spring,

Summer and Fall.

16. Acute and Chronic prescribing: What’s the

difference?

REICHENBERG-ULLMAN, Judyth and

ULLMAN, Robert (HT. 22, 4/2002)

We have to assess whether the acute symptoms

are truly an independent or a rather sharp

worsening of the chronic state.

Either cases will respond to acute remedies that

matches the specific symptoms of the attack.

Repeating constitutional remedies in acute

attacks will not help in all cases.

If there is no change in the mental/emotional

state and other symptoms fall within the scope of

the constitutional remedy, it can be given in an

acute state with confidence.

Sometimes an acute state can be the doorway

to a better constitutional prescription.

When you do prescribe, whether for an acute or

chronic condition, it is important to have your

intention firmly in mind. What is to be cured, and

what does the remedy you have chosen really

address? Do you expect the medicine to cure the

chicken pox or the patient’s chronic eczema? Do

you want to address any mental and emotional

aspects in the case, either chronically or acutely,

and does your chosen remedy match these well?

Have you taken into account the strange, rare, and

peculiar symptoms of the acute case and whether

these are also covered by the constitutional remedy

or are totally new? Answering questions such as

these can help you focus on what you expect from

the medicine as compared with the results that

occur after it is given. When you give a medicine

for an acute condition, know what it is you are

treating, the time frame in which you expect the

response, and what response you expect. In this

way, you can make sense of what happens from

giving the remedy and make the right choices for

resolving the acute illness quickly while preserving

and even enhancing the effects of the constitutional

treatment.

17. Homeopathy helps Pneumonia and …. more

MESSER, Stephen (HT. 22, 4/2002)

Charlie, 28 years, feverish, sweaty and

coughing since a week. He was chilly, felt tight in

his chest. Feels heavy and weak during fever and a

sensation of ball behind sternum. Spontaneously he

started talking about his chronic problem. Sick

from chronic stress, mental exhaustion, poor

memory, feels emotionally depleted and great

physical weakness.

Phosphoric acid 1M once a day.

Next day evening his fever was considerably

higher and X-ray confirmed Pneumonia and he was

given antibiotic in a local emergency room.

Three days later, fever remained high, but

fluctuating. He said he had been crying

uncontrollably at times and felt like he was

cleaning out old emotional baggage. His mind was

amazingly clear. He felt better than he had in a

long time, even though he was physically worse.

Three days later, he was nauseous, had been

theorizing about his illness. He felt heat rising off

his chest. Foul and disgusting odor of sweat; woke

up at 4-5 a.m.

Sulphur 10M twice a day until fever

normalized for 12 hrs.

Three days later, better in all aspects. To

continue Sulphur 10M until his symptoms

completely resolve. Improvement consistent with

§253 of Organon.

Few days later, he presented with return of

gastrointestinal problems which plagued him since

childhood.

Aloe socotrina (complementary to Sulphur)

improved him.

18. Sinusitis

DOOLEY, Timothy R. (HT. 22, 5/2002)

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Indications of Kali bichromicum, Nux vomica,

Pulsatilla, Mercurius, Bryonia, Arsenicum album,

Hepar sulphuris, in the treatment of Sinusitis.

19. Dealing with depression

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 22, 5/2002)

Tim, 15, suffered a mild Concussion of head

and a lot of bruising, but no fractures. Since then

he was plagued with headaches and depression. He

had lost his motivation for school work. After few

doses of Natrum sulphuricum, he rapidly returned

to his former cheerful, active self.

The various causes of Depression and practical

steps to cope with it are discussed. Indications of

11 homœopathic medicines are given.

20. A drastic personality change follows a fall

SACHETI, Dor (HT. 22, 5/2002)

Rae, fell about 20 feet while climbing and

landed on back. She thought she had hit her tail

bone and back of head. Unlike her usual self, she

became dull and expressed none of her symptoms

strongly. Hypericum 30 was given for the tail bone

injury and 15 minutes later another dose was

repeated.

Within a short time, her dullness disappeared.

The author was surprised to see the rubric,

“Mind, dullness, after injuries of head” in Kent

Repertory – with Arnica, Cicuta, Hypericum,

Mercurius and Rhus tox listed.

Hypericum worked on Rae’s physical trauma

as well as her mental symptoms.

21. Depression after laser surgery

LUI, Therasa (HT. 22, 5/2002)

77 year-old male, had a second laser surgery,

for basal cell Carcinoma on the nose. In the months

after his surgery, he lost all interest in his busy

activities. His voice was in monotone.

Homeopathy: A step by step guide by

Cassandra MARKS mentioned severe depression

following injury to nerves under Hypericum.

Hypericum 200 was given and the next day

vitality returned to his voice and his depression was

gone. COWPERTHWAITE mentions Hypericum

for “great nervous depression following wounds.”

LIPPE adds “or after surgical operations”. KENT

mentions “dullness after injuries of head”.

SCHROYENS lists in rubrics, “Mind, sadness from

injury” and “Mind, sadness from injuries of head”.

22. A girl with Chicken Pox

TAYLOR, Will (HT. 22, 5/2002)

10 year-old girl, with mild eruption, but

notably pustules on her eye lids. Agglutination of

lids in the mornings. Highly and

uncharacteristically out of sorts, wanting nothing to

do with anybody. Deep rattling cough and heavily

white coated tongue.

Antimonium crudum 30 in 4 Ounce water,

half-teaspoon after 6 succussions, upto every 3

hours as needed. After 3 doses, all her complaints

reduced markedly.

23. A case of child with learning difficulties

EVANS, Gwyneth (HT. 22, 5/2002)

8 year-old boy was brought as he could neither

focus nor concentrate. Very slow in eating. He

was easily distracted and needed practice with basic

facts in mathematics.

Early in the pregnancy, the mother lost two

cats who were very precious to her. She felt great

shock about this.

On her due date she had fallen down the stairs

and badly sprained her ankle. She was very afraid

that she had hurt the baby, but it was not so. Two

weeks later, while she went to have a bath felt the

baby coming.

The boy had series of ear infections, diaper

rash with teething. Asthma till the age of 5 and had

a couple of bouts of tonsillitis and had a high pain

threshold.

Phosphoric acid 30, one dose given.

Five weeks later, no change. Arnica 200.

Three weeks later not much of a change.

The child had that slowness in catching on to

things; the difficulties at school. The rubric “Mind,

Slowness” with the sub rubric “Slowness while

eating” has only one remedy listed – Aconite.

Aconite 30, one dose. Three weeks later, the

boy had become so quiet, interested in home work.

The verbal anger was gone.

Two years later, he is finding math easier. He

has lost a lot of anger [A great lesson on the

Materia Medica of Aconitum. In the EN of T.F.

ALLEN are many symptoms of mental slowness,

mental confusion; see Symptom Nos. 84 to 100.

Although we find ‘Acon.’ in most of the rubrics in

the Repertory we rarely use it. = KSS]

24. The exciting cause: A case of nervous tics and

twitching

KEIZER, Willa (HT. 22, 5/2002)

5 year-old JULIE, was healthy, sympathetic

and wanted everything to be fair. One day, was

given five vaccinations. Four days later, bad rash at

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the vaccination site. She became restless and

uncomfortable. She then began having a nervous

tic of constantly clearing her throat and sniffing.

Fear of dark and ghosts, and a sensation of bugs

crawling on the skin. Thuja given earlier helped

somewhat and not enough.

Causticum LM2, daily dose. Within a week,

muscle twitching and throat clearing disappeared.

Three months later, as the symptoms began to

return, although milder, Causticum 1M. Symptom-

free since then.

25. A case of Ferrum metallicum

ROBINSON, Karl (HT. 22, 5/2002)

Nowhere are symptoms more unknowable than

those of the mind. Unless the patient is acting out

one of the mental/emotional states, we really cannot

pretend to know what he or she is feeling.

In a man 52 year-old with urinary

incontinence, it was his individual modalities of

aversion to eggs, even the smell of it flushing face,

morbid urging to urinate, lack of erections – the

peculiar physical symptoms which led to the

remedy; the mentals were confirmation only.

26. Differential Diagnosis: Finding the Trophy in

your Net

HOOVER, Todd A. (AJHM. 96, 1/2003)

Dr. HOOVER presents a powerful

methodology developed by Paul HERSCU, that can

give the average homœopath a significant

advantage in prescribing for difficult case. A

relatively straightforward case is presented for this

example, with a detailed differential diagnosis.

Totality case analysis is contrasted with typical

keynote prescribing.

27. Fear of pain and its effect on childbirth

LEVANON, Dafna (HL. 15, 1/2002)

There are situations where the fear is deeply

entrenched in the soul of a woman and during

pregnancy, they come to the surface.

Past events associated with pain also may

awaken the fear during pregnancy.

A third possibility is an acute state wherein the

fear is generated by the labour itself.

The root of the fear must be found to solve a

case of fear of labour and of labour pains.

Three cases are presented:

Case 1: Fear of suffering.

22 year-old woman, in the ninth month of first

pregnancy, with fear of pain and suffering from the

approaching birth. Also fear of fire and dreams of

fire.

Piper methysticum 30. Felt better for 3 weeks

and then worse. Another dose repeated. She

delivered normally a week later.

After her 3

rd

pregnancy, she was not producing

adequate milk and relapsed back into the fear state.

Reference works gives Piper methysticum for

lactation; milk; too profuse in Boericke Repertory.

Based on the assumption that it would produce

another pole, Piper methysticum 1M given and in 3

hrs milk started flowing.

Case 2: Fear of labour.

36 year-old woman at the beginning of her 3

rd

pregnancy presented with history of difficult

labours.

Disappearance of the labour contractions arose

from such a great fear it paralysed the labour

mechanism and this stemmed from a past memory

of insufferable pain and feeling of helplessness.

Cimicifuga which has an aspect that influences

past painful memory was prescribed in 200.

12 days later, normal delivery.

Case 3: Labour arrested by fear and panic.

A woman in her first pregnancy, approached a

hospital when the labour pains commenced. As she

prepared for the birth her cramps stopped abruptly.

The woman went into a state of fear, closure

and dryness. Flow of contractions stopped. A dose

of Pulsatilla 200 and within a short time began

regular contractions and gave birth.

28. A case of Carcinosinum

VAN DER ZEE, Harry (HL. 15, 1/2002)

16 year-old girl with extreme weakness due to

post-viral syndrome. More than an year before, she

sustained a Brain Concussion and Whiplash after

running into a door. This was only diagnosed after

months of complaints. In that same period

Mononeucleosis infections started. For an year

now, the weakness has not improved, and the

Mononeucleosis markers remain increased.

Carcinosinum 200 restored “within a few

weeks”. The author discusses the ‘anamnesis’

when the patient was in the womb and during her

birth. ‘Miasms in Labour’ – a Theory of the author

is justified in this case.

[A simple straight case is made tortuous. I am

reminded of FN to §1, Organon = KSS]

29. Homeopathy in the New born ICU

STORM, Wolfgang (HL. 15, 1/2002)

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In the St. Vincenz Hospital, Germany,

Homeopathy is used as an additional and

supplementary in their Neonatal Intensive Care

Unit.

Their experience in six cases is presented.

Case 1: Five-day-old, mature, newborn baby, birth

weight 3420g.

Clinical findings: Cardiac arrest with group B

Streptococcal Septicaemia. Cardiac massage,

Ventilation and Epinephrine without any result.

Homeopathic remedy: Camphora 30. Within

ten seconds (!!) there was pink skin colour, sinus

function in the ECG, beginning of spontaneous

breathing and spontaneous movements.

Rubrics:

• Skin; coldness

• Skin; bluish.

• Generals; pulse slow.

Materia Medica: For a state of collapse,

subnormal temperature, and low blood pressure,

one of the main remedies for shock.

Case 2: Premature baby: 26 weeks of gestation,

birth weight 890g.

Clinical problem after one week: Strangulated

inguinal hernia on the right side. Unsuccessful

measures to reduce the hernia (manual, bathing in

warm water, Phenobarbital).

Homeopathic remedy: Nux vomica 30.

Spontaneous reduction within ten seconds!!

Rubrics:

• Abdomen; hernia, inguinal, strangulated, right

side.

Case 3: Twin premature baby: 27 weeks of

gestation, birth weight 1050g.

Clinical findings five days after birth:

Tympanitic distension of the abdomen, apnoea

attacks with oxygen desaturation. Environmental

circumstances: Twin brother had to be transferred

for surgery to another hospital which led to less

maternal visits. Since this time the above

mentioned deterioration started.

Homeopathic remedy: Unsuccessful trials with

Carbo vegetabilis 30 and Lycopodium 30. After

Stramonium 30 (forsaken feeling?) immediate lack

of apnoea attacks with oxygen desaturation,

improvement of the abdominal symptoms.

Rubrics:

• Abdomen; distension, tympanitic

• Respiration; arrested

• Mind; forsaken feeling (by intuition!)

Case 4: Twin premature baby: 26 weeks of

gestation, birth weight 1000g.

Clinical findings (second day of life): Cold

skin, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, artificial

ventilation (FiO2 1,0), and urine retention, low

blood pressure.

Homeopathic remedy: Camphora 30. Within

10 minutes the FiO2 dropped to 0, 4, urine flow

increased, skin colour became pink, blood pressure

increased (without any further allopathic measures).

Rubrics:

• Skin; coldness

• Respiration; difficult

• Bladder; retention.

Materia Medica: low blood pressure.

Case 5: Mature newborn baby, birth weight 3210g.

Caesarean section, with Abruptio placentae and

pathological cardiotocogram. Apgar 5/6/6;

umbilical artery pH 7,09.

Clinical problem eight hours after birth: Focal

tonic-clonic Convulsions with Cyanosis, no

improvement after Phenobarbital and Phenytoin.

Homeopathic remedy: Cuprum metallicum

200. Immediate inhibition of the convulsions and

no further ones.

Rubrics:

• Generals; convulsions clonic

• Generals; convulsions tonic

• Generals; convulsions infants

• Generals; convulsions cyanosis

Case 6: Mature newborn baby, birth weight 3630g.

Clinical problems on the first day of life:

Vomiting, moaning respiration, distended abdomen,

with large amounts of Ascites (sonographic

finding).

Homeopathic remedy: Apocynum 30 (3 x 3

globules/day). About twenty hours later there was

almost no Ascites detectable any more (without

abdominal paracentesis or any other medication),

no vomiting, stable respiration.

Rubrics:

• Abdomen; distension

• Abdomen; dropsy, ascites

• Respiration; sighing

Materia Medica: One of our most efficient

remedies in Dropsy, Ascites and excessive

vomiting.

[I am sure these six cases should be sufficient to

shut the doubters and debunkers. The author of the

article has sought contact with like-minded

colleagues all over the world. Please respond =

KSS]

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30. The Post-Vaccination Syndrome (PVS)

Evaluation of a method and results of a

prospective study

SMITS, Tinus (HL. 15, 1/2002)

The efficiency of the treatment of Post

Vaccination Syndrome (PVS) with potentised

vaccines in homœopathic doses are discussed and

illustrated with 8 cases. The author stresses that

when a generally well child develops symptoms,

one should rule out vaccination as a cause. If it is

due to or after vaccinations potentised vaccines

have to be given.

The research study conducted is also presented,

with eight cases.

31. Migraine since MMR vaccination

VAN DER ZEE, Harry (HL. 15, 1/2002)

11 year-old boy, presented with recurrent

Migraine which started after MMR vaccination.

Intense headache, with a feeling as if eyes are

knocked out with a hammer. It can be triggered

when he does not eat much.

In the past Mumps twice, Scarlet fever five

times.

MMR 200 one dose. A week after the remedy

had high fever and headache was worse than ever

before and lasted 3 days. After that Migraine never

returned.

32. The treatment of Vaccinosis

GAUBLOMME, Kris (HL. 15, 1/2002)

The constitution determines whether or not that

particular person will be prone to vaccine damage,

and if so, what system will be affected, in which

way and to what degree.

This necessitates an individual approach, based

upon patient’s reaction.

The author condemns the routine use of

potentised vaccines either as a prophylactic or as a

treatment, as this is a basic violation of the laws and

principles of Homœopathy. He adopts a logical,

effective, three layer approach.

The acute symptomatology, after vaccination

will lead to the primary remedy. In chronic cases

of vaccine damage, the constitutional remedy

brings about the best results. Ultimately when no

remedy can be figured out based upon the present

symptoms, vaccinal Nosodes may be used.

[Tinus SMITS says that “it is a big mistake “to

give” constitutional treatment right away without

considering the cause of the problem. In my case I

saw so many children treated for years with

constitutional remedies without any success that

could have been easily cured with this causal

therapy of potentised vaccines.” While Dr. Kris

GAUBLOMME argues to stick to the logics of

Homeopathy. He presents two cases to drive home

his point! Whom should we follow? = KSS]

33. Homeopathic approach to vaccination in Israel

ROSENTHAL, Chaim (HL. 15, 1/2002)

Introduction

As a result of many efforts during the last

fifteen years, the awareness in Israeli society of the

possibility of vaccine damage has increased a lot.

Therefore we have instituted alternative clinics to

the conservative clinics – that monitor and

vaccinate infants.

We call them ‘A Drop of Nature’ in contrast to

‘A Drop of Milk’ which is the name of the

conservative one.

Purposes and organization

The purposes of ‘A Drop of Nature’ are:

• Guidance and explanation concerning

vaccination.

• Guidance and explanation of how to raise

children in a homœopathic and natural way.

• Treatment for vaccine damage.

• General homœopathic treatment when

necessary.

The team in each clinic consists of a

paediatrician (who has also been trained as a

Homeopath) and a homœopathic practitioner.

Instructions and guidance are given by the

paediatrician. Homeopathic treatment, if

necessary, is given by the homœopath.

Infants are invited for monitoring seven times

during the first year of life (which is similar to the

conservative clinic).

In general we recommend no vaccination

during the first year of life.

We have learned that compliance is much

better if we recommend postponing the vaccines,

than if we tell the parents not to vaccinate at all.

If the parents insist on administrating specific

vaccines, the child receives them but only under

certain conditions.

Principles and recommendations

Here are our general principles and

recommendations regarding the vaccination of

children in ‘A Drop of Nature’.

• One should consider not vaccinating the child

indiscriminately.

• For most children we recommend avoiding

vaccination during the first year of life. We

see the child again at the age of one year and

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then decide upon whether to give him any

vaccines or not. It depends on the general

health of the child, his hereditary state,

environmental conditions, etc.

• We consider the possible harm that may be

caused by the vaccines vs. their benefits.

• Every case should be considered individually.

• If the parents express extreme anxiety

regarding Meningitis caused by Hemophilus

Influenza B, we are willing to administer the

vaccine during the first year of life.

• Vaccines that should be delayed until an older

age (5-6 years old), and may even not be

necessary (every case individually) are:

Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-A, Tetanus, Pertussis,

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (M.M.R.), Chicken

pox. [Here in India almost all these are given

to all children be the child puny, chronically

sick, retarded physically/mentally etc. Parents

‘well-indicated’ are the most ignorant=KSS]

• Vaccination should only be carried out when

the child is in perfect health. The child should

be healthy for at least three months prior to any

vaccination. Vaccination in the summer

months (May to September) is to be preferred.

• Vaccination should not be carried out close to

the time of weaning, or learning to walk or

leaving the home for the first time (nursery or

kindergarten), dentition, etc.

• The child should not receive several vaccines

at a time (they should be split up).

• If there is a reason to suspect that the child

suffered from vaccine damage in the past, or

reacted strongly to a vaccine, the next vaccine

scheduled should be postponed to an older age.

Many cases of vaccine damage could have

been prevented if the vaccine had been avoided

after a bad reaction to the previous one. In

many severe cases we could detect a bad

reaction to the previous vaccine.

• In children with any suspected neurological

damage (hypotonia, slow development,

difficult delivery, etc.), postponing vaccination

is important. The possibility of forgoing them

completely should also be considered.

• When one child in the family has suffered

some vaccine damage, greater care must be

taken with the other children. We try to

postpone vaccinating them as long as possible.

• If the child seems to be suffering from vaccine

damage, homœopathic help should be sought

immediately.

• In any case of disease developing during the

first year of life, especially if the child is still

nursing, the possibility of vaccine damage

should be checked carefully.

• We do not recommend new vaccines like

Hepatitis-A and Vermicelli.

• If there is an outbreak of a local epidemic and

the child has not been vaccinated, the child

should be taken to the attending homœopath

and given a homœopathic vaccine.

34. I have to be empty – A case of Vanadium

COLLINS, Deborah (HL. 15, 2/2002)

This is a case where a new remedy of

SCHOLTEN helped where different well known

remedies according to the author failed.

Mrs. D, 37, consulted for Anorexia. She

stopped working with handicapped children, which

she loved, after her marriage. Restless, if not busy,

very sensitive, gets lump in throat from any tension,

and can’t swallow at all. Can’t stand anything in

belly, so likes to be empty. No real menstruation

for seventeen years, so adopted children.

Indecisive and nervous.

Ignatia, Anacardium did not help. At this

point the author gave a remedy of which she

almost knew nothing – Vanadium, - simply

because it had been written by Jan SCHOLTEN in

some instances of Anorexia.

3 months later, she gained 2 kilos and her

menses started again.

Ten weeks later, no problem. 7 weeks later,

nauseated by smells of food. Colchicum 200.

2 weeks later, no periods, losing weight.

Pregnancy Test – Positive. Vanadium 200. Started

putting on weight and had a healthy child.

[It is distressing to read Deborrah COLLINS say, “I

gave a remedy of which I knew almost nothing ..

simply because it had been written up by Jan

SCHOLTEN in some instances of Anorexia.” Can

one prescribe Vanadium in most cases of Anorexia

because SCHOLTEN has succeeded and Deborrah

COLLINS has a case of success? Is this

‘teaching’? Don’t we din into the mind of the

young homœopaths that merely because someone

gave a particular remedy successfully, we are not to

follow it blindly? = KSS]

35. A cured case of Anorexia Nervosa

A case of Vanadium

HARDY, Jonathan (HL. 15,2/2002)

31 year-old woman, with post natal depression

and Anorexia Nervosa for about 15 years. Low self

esteem. Dreams of falling, of teeth falling out and

her father dying. Everything has got to be just right

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and in its place. Very critical of everything. Self-

loathing; has Raynaud’s disease since her teens.

Niccolum. Slight improvement. Medicine

continued for nine months, and then stopped acting.

Several other remedies without effect. Finally

Vanadium 1M, based on SCHOLTEN’s description

of Anorexia, Raynaud’s disease, strong feelings of

self-loathing, low self-esteem.

Five weeks later, much happier and had put on

4 kilos. Sleep much better. Depression has lifted

and able to relax.

A year later, regained weight, depression is

completely better. Only slight problem of

Raynaud’s.

36. Honouring HAHNEMANN

LM Potencies

CAMPUZANO PIÑA, Gabriel

(HL. 15, 2/2002)

In HL. 14, 4/2001 Andre SAINE has stated

that he stayed away from LM potencies, citing

some reasons.

The author felt that if the readers hear these

ideas from a teacher (who had not used it), they

would never try them and proceed to judge LMs for

themselves.

So the author discusses his 15 years’

experience with the LM potencies in detail. He

concludes that LMs are not to replace other

potencies but LMs have a unique place in handling

patients in the manner HAHNEMANN desired-

rapidly and gently.

37. It is not safe to stand on your own feet

A case of Onosmodium

AVEDISSIAN, Keith (HL. 15, 2/2002)

Mrs. R., 46, presenting with headache since 15

years. Neuralgic left sided headache, shooting into

eye socket. Tiredness with headache.

Hysterectomy because of Endometriosis. Recurrent

benign lumps in breast removed. Ruptured discs in

low back and Sciatica especially left sided since

then.

Very scared while walking, as though she will

fall. Feeling as though hearing footsteps behind.

Mental confusion and difficulty in thinking. Fear

of being alone and depressed.

Onosmodium 200 once per day for upto 3 days.

2 year follow-up: Improved gradually.

Medicine was repeated during relapse, in 200 and

later 1M.

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IV. REPERTORY

1. Kindliche Entwicklungsverzögerung (Retarded

development in children)

BLEUL, Gerhard (AHZ. 248, 1/2003)

The seventh section of this series lists all

rubrics of the repertory dealing with arrested

development in children. The main remedies –

Bar-c., Calc., Calc-p., Nat-m., Sil., Tub., -are

briefly described.

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V. PHARMACOLOGY

1. Iris germanica

RAJ J.; TIWARI A.K. & SINGH K.P.

(CCRH. 22, 3 &4/2000)

The botanical, chemical and pharmacological

properties are given briefly. Nice color pictures are

given.

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VI. VETERINARY

1. Homeopathic treatment for an anxious cat

HYDE, Rosemary C. (HT. 22, 4/2002)

The cat, Shaman, often would stop doing what

she had been involved in and stare upwards into

space, seeing some apparition we could not

perceive. She was ferocious, growling loudly when

taken to the Vet. To get shots or to be examined,

she had to receive general anaesthesia. She became

ill after an 8-month-long noisy demolition project.

She was panic stricken. She either hid constantly

or desperately tried to run away and biting.

Sedatives did not help. She had not eaten virtually

anything since the demolition had begun.

Belladonna 6 in aqueous solution was put into

Shaman’s water. Each time I changed the water 10

succussions were given and 5 drops added.

Shaman calmed down noticeably. In about 6

weeks, potency was changed to 12. Stramonium 6

in aqueous solution was given after observation of

eye, pupils dilated at reproaches.

Now she is calm.

2. A big homœopathic practice

BORNEMAN J.P. (HT. 22, 5/2002)

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Carol BUCKLEY has opened an Elephant

Sanctuary in 1995. The objective is to create as

natural an environment as possible. Dr.Lori TAPP

homœopathic veterinarian treats the elephants

there.

Dr.TAPP notes that the elephants all have

specific personalities, routines and habits that they

exhibit when they are well and happy. She

observes deviations from these as symptoms.

Typical cases among the herd include colics

that have been treated with Colchicum and

Chamomilla, as well as emotional traumas that

have responded to Pulsatilla, Ignatia, Aconite and

Stramonium. Elephants prone to abscesses have

been successfully treated with Silicea.

Behaviour changes were observed after

administration of properly prescribed homœopathic

medicines.

The “strangest organism she has ever treated?”

“A Spider! Have you ever tried to take a spider’s

case?” [Homeopathy - be it a Spider or Elephant!

Wah!! = KSS]

3. Veterinary Homœopathy experiences

resurgence – Academy of Veterinary

Homeopathy

BOCHENSKI, Diana & EPSTEIN, Shelly

(HT. 22, 5/2002)

Academy of Veterinary Homœopathy

(AVH) began as the brainchild of Richard

PITCAIRN in 1990.

Inspite of unique challenges faced by the

Veterinary Homœopath, Dr. PITCAIRN sought to

set strict standards, according to Hahnemann’s

teachings in the Organon and other writings.

The AVH has 170 members. It holds an

annual conference in locations throughout the U.S.

and Canada. The AVH oversees the specifications

for post-doctoral education and training for

veterinarians who wish to achieve certification

status.

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VII. RESEARCH

1. Influence of the diluent on the effect of highly

diluted histamine on basophil activation

LORENZ I.; SCHNEIDER E.M.; STOLZ P.;

BRACK A. & STRUBE J.

(HOMEOPATHY, 92, 1/2003)

Background: In modern pharmaceutical

practice, it is common to use purified ethanol and

purified water for the preparation of homœopathic

dilutions. HAHNEMANN in 1827 recommended

good brandy as a diluent. Brandy contains a lot of

accompanying substances in addition to ethanol.

Purpose of the study: The research question

was whether different diluents influence the

effectiveness of high dilutions, especially above

Avogadro’s number. We compared two dilution

media to investigate the diluent’s influence. Within

the limitations of the test-system, the dilution media

were as similar to good brandy as possible and like

purified ethanol. Dilutions of histamine were

prepared with both media. As test-system, we used

modified basophil activation in an in vitro cell

system. Basophils are activated by anti-

immunoglobulin E (anti-IgE). The activation of

basophils is inhibited by prior incubation with

histamine. The reduction in activation was

measured with different dilutions of histamine. The

test system used a 3-colour flow cytometric

method. The interleukin-3 (IL-3) receptor CD123

was used to identify basophils in the leukocyte

mixture. The CD63 surface marker was used for

quantification of activated basophils.

Results: With higher concentrations of

histamine, we observed inhibition on optimally

anti-IgE-stimulated basophil activation with a clear

concentration dependency. With low

concentrations of histamine (up to 10

-31

), we also

observed inhibition of IgE-mediated basophil

activation. Differences were observed between the

dilution media.

Conclusion: The preliminary results support

the hypothesis that the dilution medium may

influence the effects of high dilutions. This could

be of importance for homœopathic pharmaceutical

practice as well as for ultra-high dilution

experiments. The refined basophil test system

proved to be highly sensitive and reliable. Further

studies are needed.

2. A kinetic approach to Caffeine–Coffea cruda

interaction

RUIZ-VEGA G.; PÉREZ-ORDAZ L.;

CORTÉS-GALVÁN L. & JUÁREZ-G F.M.

(HOMEOPATHY, 92, 1/2003)

The biological effect of Coffea cruda 30 was

investigated in rats pre and post treated with

Caffeine. The experimental subjects were male

Wistar rats. Caffeine was administered

intraperitoneally at the beginning of a sleep period.

Coffea cruda 30 (0.1 ml) was administered orally, a

contemporaneous control group was tested. The

Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in the

parietal region during the following sleep cycle.

The effect was evaluated by three EEG parameters: