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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

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Part I Current Literature Listing

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Part I of the journal lists the current literature in Homeopathy drawn from the well-known homeopathic

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

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

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

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

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I. PHILOSOPHY

1. The Search for True Natural Disease

BICKLEY Anthony

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

The author has expressed unhappiness at the

mutual criticisms of Homeopathy Practitioners

among themselves, as ‘classical’, ‘modern’, etc.

In this connection he discusses ‘true natural

disease’ and ‘indisposition’. (ref. §78 Organon.)

The conclusion is that we should put aside our

differences long enough to recognize the quality of

both old and new methodologies and that progress

should not require the casting out of all the good

that previously existed. He further pleads that since

Homeopathy is about finding the similarities and

not difference, we should rather look for

similarities in our methods rather than accentuating

the differences.

2. The Shadow of Homeopathy

An Analysis of the Current Situation in

Homeopathy from a Jungian Perspective

CICCHETTI, Jane

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

This article discusses the importance of

understanding Jung’s concept of the shadow both

for homeopathic practice and the profession of

Homeopathy as a whole. Much of the difficulty

that HAHNEMANN had with public acceptance of

Homeopathy is continuing to this day due to

attitudes that remain in the group collective

unconscious of the profession. Methods to make

these attitudes conscious are suggested in order to

prevent unconscious repetition of behaviour that

sabotages the acceptance of Homeopathy in the

world today.

C.G. JUNG introduced the term shadow to

deal with suppressed qualities. Working with this

subject as homeopaths deepens our understanding

of the structure of problems and of healing

processes in our patients and in ourselves.

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II. MATERIA MEDICA

1. Semiotics and Simillimum: Prescribing

without a Proving: A Case of Rio Grande Wild

Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia)

BROWN Doug (AH. 12/2006)

“Semiotics is concerned with everything that

can be taken as a Sign” (Umberto ECO, 1976).

Doug BROWN says that “while Provings

constitute a foundational cornerstone of

Homeopathy, the limitation of our proven remedies

are that the seemingly indicated remedies fail to act

or continue to hold”. Also that “Signs point

towards a substance which makes sense of the case

at the deepest possible level but for which there is

no Proving and often no extant remedy.”

A Case that stalled: 55 year-old woman with

intense pain and a confusing story of drug abuse

and emotional turmoil. For an year Morphinum had

helped her and then it didn’t. Now, the ‘theme’ is:

issue of survival, multiple sensations, extensive

inter-personal conflict with a sense of victimhood

and a need to dominate. She experiences pain as

being driven out of life before she is ready to go.

Feels trapped and vulnerable. Awareness of

egotism and negativity within herself. Yearns for

freedom and escape.

The movement out of her body is upwards.

These features indicate animal aspects [There is so

much more of ‘animal’ in everyone of us, indeed =

KSS] of the case and especially avian, i.e. bird

remedy. The patient’s case did not fit into any of

the known Bird Provings. The important feature of

Wild vs Domestication and used for food pointed

out either chicken or Turkey.

200

th

Potency of Rio Grande Wild Turkey’s

feather was given on 19.8.2004. She continued

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improving; repeated four times over a period of 15

months due to relapse and subsequently two doses

of M. She continues to do well and feel a sense of

forward movement in her healing process. [Where

is “Homeopathy” in this kind of reasoning?

HAHNEMANN said that the o n l y way of

knowing what is ‘medicinal’ in a substance is the

Proving on healthy humans. Thus was

Homeopathy born. Now there are several

scholars amongst us who are not only one-up but

seem to be many-ups over good old

HAHNEMANN. Melanie GRIMES the Editor

of AH would like to us not to complain but tolerate

with these ‘speculation’, even ‘wild speculations’ in

the garb of Homeopathy! Yet those of us who

still consider that the Science founded by

HAHNEMANN and nurtured by

BENNINGHAUSEN, HERING, LIPPE, etc.,

alone is the Homeopathy abide so. = KSS]

2. Lac Cameli Dromedari: Camel’s milk: a

Proving

MUSHTAGH Saeid, BUCKLE Laura &

MASRGARITIS John

(SIM. XX/2007)

The milk obtained from a domestic camel in

Cairo was frozen and transported to Canada and

then to Hahnemann’s Labs Pharmacy, San Rafael,

California where it was de-frozen and potentised to

12c and 30c. This Proving was according to the

methodology given by Jeremy SHERR in his book.

The Symptoms are given in the ‘Schema’ form.

3. HAHNEMANNS Arzneimittellehre in

neuem Licht (HAHNEMANN’s

Materia Medica in new light)

LUCAE Christian und WISCHNER

Matthias (ZKH. 51, 1/2007)

More than 200 years after the publication of

HAHNEMANN’s first Materia Medica the

Collected Materia Medica (Gesamte

Arzneimittellehre) appears as a first complete

compendium of all Provings of HAHNEMANN. In

this article all the new aspects of the Collected

Materia Medica are presented in an overview.

The evolution and sources of HAHNEMANN’s

Materia Medica are discussed by combining 17

remedies appearing in both, the Materia Medica

Pura as well as the Chronic Diseases, new issues

on HAHNEMANN’s presentation of symptoms

have become evident. Finally, the implications of

HAHNEMANN’s original works is emphasized.

Although several Provings have been done

after HAHNEMANN and many Materia Medicas

have been published almost all of them could only

be considered as complementaries, extensions, etc.

but none of them could or would displace the

original work of HAHNEMANN. They are as

much relevant today as they were two centuries

before.

4. Microcystis aeruginosa – Proving of Blue

Green Algae

GRIMES, Melanie J. (AH. 12/2006)

This is the most common toxic

Cyanobacterium in fresh water. They produce two

main groups of toxins namely Neurotoxins and

Peptide Hepatotoxins.

The themes of the proving symptoms are

given; symptoms which were cured during

Provings are also listed. (This report of the

‘Proving’ is somewhat haphazard. How many men

and women? How many hours/days etc. after

which the symptoms (each one) appeared? Without

putting it up to the Profession with full Proving data

and obtaining cured cases, the author has given

’rubrics’! Anyway, this is the way in which so

many ‘Provings’ have been carried out in the

modern days by the preachers of ‘innovations’. =

KSS]

5. Leonurus cardiaca (Motherwort)

Mother and child Reunion

LUCAS Joy (AH. 12/2006)

Leonurus cardiaca was proved in 2006 as it

had little or no proving at all. Its common names

are ‘mother wort’ and ‘lions heart’. The reasons for

this are explained.

Leonurine is its active alkaloid. There were

many references to mother/child relationships in the

Provings. Another word which came up often was

‘wicked’. This relates directly to both mischievous

and yet protective nature of this remedy. A story

based on the Provings is given.

The ‘full proving’ data can be downloaded at

www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com

www.homeopathicmateriamedica.blogspot .com

6. Acer cercinatum: A proving and cured cases.

OLSEN, Steve (AJHM. 99, 3/2006).

Acer cercinatum, The Vine maple, was proved

on nine people, five of whom produced symptoms.

the proving was not double blind. The provers

were instructed to take three doses per day until

symptoms began, or upto nine doses. 30c potency

was used. The central themes which emerged were:

disgust about being too overweight, jealousy,

insecurity and perfectionism.

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A keynote of the remedy is that although these

patients maintain a healthy lifestyle and diet and

appear healthy they feel inferior, regard themselves

with disgust and feel self-conscious about being fat.

The proving symptoms Materia Medica and

Repertory additions are given. Three cases helped

by this remedy based on these themes are given.

7. Homeopathic Meaning

A Chapter from Carbon: Organic and

Hydrocarbon Remedies in Homeopathy

MORRISON, Roger

(AJHM. 99, 3/2006)

This is a re-printing of “Homeopathic

Meaning,” a chapter in Dr. Roger MORRISON’s

new book Carbon. In this chapter Dr. MORRISON

reviews the principal characteristics his study

uncovered of the various groupings of hydrocarbon

remedies.

8. Alnus rubra – the Red Alder:

A proving and cured cases

OLSEN, Steve (AJHM. 99, 4/2006)

This article consists of Chapter 5 of the book,

Arbor Medica: Four new Hahnemannian Provings

with cases.

The central themes are Generosity and

Forsaken feelings. Keynotes are: worse from

change of weather, strong thirst, bruises easily; dry,

inflamed skin; burning pains and sensitivity to

perfumes.

The proving symptoms and five cases treated

on the basis of above themes and keynotes are

given.

Remedy comparisons and Repertory additions

are given.

9. What Substances Should We be Proving:

Some Thoughts on Gaps in Literature and in

the Substances hitherto Chosen for Provings

KATIRAI Foad, (AJHM. 99, 4/2006)

This paper looks at gaps in the homeopathic

proving literature and the criteria by which

homeopaths have, hitherto, chosen what substances

to prove. A series of criteria are suggested which

are rooted in the place substances occupy in

relation to humans and human homeostasis – i.e.,

what we are made of, what we eat, what we wear,

what we have added artificially to our environs and

what exists naturally in our environs. These

considerations can form a basis for determining

what provings should be conducted next.

10. Alcoholus, Hydrocyanic acid

Excerpted from Dr. MORRISON’s new book

Carbon

MORRISON, Roger

(AJHM. 99, 4, 2006)

Alcoholus: The central themes which include:

isolation, aloneness, numbness or ecstatic states

alternating with despair or fear, intoxicated

sensations, distance from others, passivity,

dishonesty/lying, the need to feel heard or cared

for.

Hydrocyanic acid: The key components of

which include: collapse, fear betrayal, desire for

company, distress during cardiac symptoms,

confusion, aggression, cyanosis, spasms, tetany.

11. Enallagma carunculatum

A proving of Tula Bluet Dragonfly

GRIMES, Melanie J.

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

This proving was conducted in 2002 with 25

provers. The remedy themes are given and

additions to the Repertory are given.

Remedy picture indicates possible use in

Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Dyslexia. [A

remedy qualifies to be added to the Repertory only

after repeated verifications. In recent times every

‘new’ remedy ‘proving’ comes with a case or cases

and a list of “additions” to the Repertory. This way

our Repertory will become voluminous like the

Encyclopaedia Brittanica but perhaps unreliable =

KSS]

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III. THERAPEUTICS

1. The Shadow of PTSD in Chronic Diseases – a

Case

SHANNON, Tim (SIM. XX/2007)

A 35 year-old, thin. African American, referred

by his adopted mother. Much abused in foster

homes. Presented with lack of concentration.

Dwelling in the past. Frequent headaches > much

after treatment by Chiropractor Claustrophobia.

Weeping from depression almost daily. Occasional

outbursts of anger. Isolating himself. Nail biting

daily.

Nightshades are useful for patients with

difficulty integrating their ‘dark side’ with their

daily life.

Stramonium M from 29.12.2004 to 18.7.2005 –

repeated four times in this period and patient

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improved. [20 pages has been used up for this case;

a verbatim report – probably recorded; a simple

case is made to appear as if too complicated by

bringing in ‘themes’, etc. = KSS]

2. Psychiatric Medications and Homeopathy: A

journey Through Bi-Polar Disorder

SMITH Jennifer; FARRAR K.

(SIM. XX/2007)

45 year-old white male with Bi-Polar II

Disorder with Panic Disorder. Recurrent suicidal

depression alternating with Hypomania. His sexual

function and desires affected by drugs. No stability.

Hopeless. Exhausted. Fear of failure. Feels

attacked. Talks in terms of percentages.

He needed a remedy from Mineral Kingdom.

Cuprum metallicum 200 in July 2004.

Aug. 2004: overall fatigue is better. Still episodes

of feeling attacked. No control over it. Heart races.

Cuprum arsenicum 6c q.d. and p.r.n. with

‘episodes’,

Sept. 2004: only one episode. No depression.

Significant change in energy. No anxiety/panic.

Continue the medication.

Nov. 2004: Feeling stable. Doing well overall.

Underlying anxiety due to the Psychiatrist’s

warning about homeopathic medicines,

Cuprum arsenicum 200

Dec. 2004: Feels good. SL.

Cuprum arsenicum 200 one dose every three

months and eleven months later a dose of 1M.

Dec. 2005: Energy is fine. Slowly reduced his

psychiatric medication.

Aug. 2006: only on 25mg. of Seroquel.

Periodically repeats Cuprum arsenicum M.

Cuprum arsenicum was selected on the basis of

feeling of being attacked in paroxysms, of Cuprum

metallicum and restlessness and anxiety of

Arsenicum. [While it is a fact that the patient has

been almost restored, can we say that he has been

‘cured’; how far are we in synthesizing artificially

the qualities of two remedies? Will it not lead to

any number of combinations? How did the

psychiatric disorder arise? The cause? Why is it

that there was no ‘exteriorization’ in the form of

any skin eruption? So many questions arise. =

KSS]

3. The Divided Face: Cuprum Case

SMITH, Jennifer (SIM. XX/2007)

A 70 year-old man with pain in left side of face

and head for the past 20 years. It feels like a

divider and in the centre of the forehead. Perspires

on one side and not the other. Does not like heights

and flying in air-planes. The pain feels like a

cramp and tightness. Described pain as like a metal

which expands when it is hot and contracts when

cold. History of severe leg cramps. Cuprum

metallicum M.

He was also given another dose of the same

remedy to be taken if there is a relapse. Two

months later: much better. Divided leg feeling

gone. Seven months later. Relapse but now on the

left. The one powder earlier given was taken and

there was prompt relief. [The author says that

Cuprum came into his mind when the patient

explained his pain as when a metal expands and

contracts. He explains that he used Rajan

SANKARAN’s teaching. There are no dates, and so

we do not know of the follow-up period. In a

chronic case of 20 years standing, should we not

wait for two years at least before reporting it as a

cure, (as advised by von BOENNINGHAUSEN in

his ‘last work’) and more so because there seems to

be no homeopathic aggravation, nor any skin

manifestation, etc. If BOENNINGHAUSEN,

HERING, KENT, LIPPE etc. are all irrelevant and

there is no ‘last appearing symptom’, a miasm and

no ‘order’ in the disappearance – although there

certainly is an order in the development - of the

disease, what is left of Homeopathy? = KSS]

4. Die Anamnese bei Adoleszenten (The

Anamnesis in Adoloscents)

HEÉ Hansjörg (ZKH. 51,1/2007)

Discussions on treatment of adolescents are

scarce in the homeopathic literature. A study was

undertaken in Germany recently. It revealed that

adolescents as against children and grown-ups, do

not benefit much from a prolonged treatment. The

present study in this article is to provide ideas of

what is different in the adolescents; of what is

occurring while taking the case of an adolescent.

Often the youngsters do not wish to identify them-

selves as sick and they do not give out all their

symptoms and in fact most of them do not know

what exactly is bothering them. The Homeopath

too would feel un-sure and his/her patience may

wear off. This article attempts to discuss these and

suggest as to how to solve this and obtain full case

and select the most suitable remedy.

Some probable questions (not a prescribed

one) that may bring about indications:

“Has there been a change in the relationship

between you and parents?”

“What could your parents do so that you are quite

happy? What would you wish of an ideal mother,

an ideal father?”

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“What are the typical sentences of father, mother?”

“What limitations are necessary? Whom would you

do without?”

“What wishes, expectations and fears are there in

connection with the important limitations?”

“Is it possible to improve some or the other?”

“How would a perfect day seem?”

:When are you happiest?”

“When in your life so far have you been most

unlucky? Have you thought of ending life?”

“What are the main feelings you have during the

day?”

“Do you have the feeling, that people take you as

you would like to be?”

“Do you feel that other people understand you?

How do others value you?”

“Do you have the feeling you do wrong”?

“Where do you hold yourself?”

“How do you think of your later life?”

“Do you have an idea what one could move?”

5. Homöopathie in der stationären

Psychiatrie) (Homeopathy in

Psychiatric patients in Hospital)

ROHRER Anton (ZKH. 51,1/2007)

Whereas psychiatric out-patients who are

dispensed only medicines, there are those who need

hospitalization, care, needs, medicines and other

suitable measures. Also the ‘chronic disease’ must

also be removed. A good characteristic symptom

can be taken for selection of the remedy, even if it

is “pathognomonical”, or it is a known adverse

symptom from orthodox medicine.

A case is presented and it is explained with the

help of the Therapeutic Pocket Book suitable

remedy is found for the case with depression,

alcohol abuse and attempt to suicide.

6. Eine Beobachtung zum §216 Organon

(An observation on § 216 of the

Organon)

BÜNDNER Martin (ZKH. 51, 1/2007)

§ 216 explains that a so-called physical

complaint may sometimes become even life-

threatening, may by the rapidly increasing mental

disturbances become a so-called delusion, a kind of

melancholy, or a raving; thereby the physical

symptoms recede. Thus it becomes a ‘one-sided’

disease, similar to a local disorder. This is a

difficult-to-understand Aphorism. This observation

seems to have been made by HAHNEMANN much

earlier, 1810 as may be seen from the Organon I

edition. We have not come across much written

about this Aphorism. Is it so that in these days we

have not observed such a disease course? Or is it

that the modern medicine is now capable of so

treating these conditions that a deflection of a

disease is no more noticeable, or possibly that we

have not been not thoroughly?

A case is reported in which there was Digitalis-

intoxication leading to hallucinations; this mental

state came on after a life-threatening

Bradyarrhythmia was relieved. The mental as

well as the physical complaints were relieved with

appropriate homeopathic remedies.

7. Staphisagria bei Depression

(Staphysagria in Depression)

HINDERER Rolf (ZKH. 51, 1/2007)

This case has been analysed and worked

according to C.M.BOGER. First BOGER’s method

is briefly explained. A man, 34 year-old, with

severe exhaustion of over six weeks; he felt that

this rises from his brain. He has been experiencing

these phases since 10 years from time to time but

now it has been persisting for over six weeks.

From the symptom-totality of the patient and

the history of the family, first the Generals are

extracted with which a basic repertorisation is

carried out, followed by a complementary repertori-

sation of the peculiarities.

8. Thuja, Sykose und Impfung – Causa und

Effekt (Thuja, Sycosis and Vaccination (Cause

and Effect)

REIS Stefan (NAH. 2, 1/2007)

A wider view in Homeopathy is that Sycosis

as detailed by HAHNEMANN is identical to the

affections following vaccination and even that

vaccinations may trigger sycotic illnesses.

Therefore sometimes Thuja is prescribed routinely

for all sequelae of vaccination. This is a

misunderstanding.

The author says that ‘cause’ is a fundamental

criteria for remedy selection comes from allopathic

indication-standards. This is debated with the

example of prescription of Thuja for sequelae of

Vaccinations.

In any case, most of the ‘cause’ rubrics in our

repertories are of clinical nature and therefore must

be evaluated so.

9. Heilungs- und Sequelae symptome bei der

homöopathischen Arzneiwahl (Curative and

sequelae symptoms in the selection of

homeopathic remedy)

RABE Steffen (NAH. 2, 1/2007)

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The author takes up the study of a case with

symptoms which arose supposedly as a

consequence of curative action of the homeopathic

remedy. He takes up an article in the ZKH,

4/2005.

First the source of knowledge of the curative

remedies, viz., the Materia Medica is discussed,

then the place for the ‘sequel’ symptoms and then

the place for the curative symptoms; These

considerations are with reference to

HAHNEMANN, BOENNINGHAUSEN, JAHR,

HERING. Interesting discussion.

9. Ein Fall von bedrohlicher

Hämangiomatose (A Case of a life-

threatening Hæmangioma)

WESTHOFEN Heike (NAH. 2, 1/2007)

This is a case of an infant, four months old,

very seriously ill, with Hæmangiomatosis.

The child has neonatal Hæmangioma in the

corners of the mouth, on the cheeks, throat,

umbilicus; on the lips and in the buccal mucous

membranes small and large Hæmangioma are

present. The actually life-threatening lesions are a

sub-glottical-circular haemangiomas scattered,

which lead to a Trachea stenosis, with inspirator-

ial Stridor which could be heard; these were

becoming worse. Recently the child has been

developing Cyanosis of the lips and cyanotic eye-

rings, generalized dyspnoea. The child has been in

the hospital and had to be intubated, narcotized

since she could not by herself breath because of the

haemangiomas. And her life was under threat due

to this. She is on Cortison without much help. A

colleague treated her homeopathically with

Spongia, Fluoric acid, Sambucus niger in low

potencies because of the acute state without

perceptible improvement. The case came into the

author’s hands.

The author discusses in detail information and

data we have studied in JAHR,

BOENNINGHAUSEN, HERING, GUERNSEY,

with regard to the treatment of such life-threatening

ailments.

10. Practical Miasmatic Prescribing

BANERJEA Subrata Kumar

(AH. 12/2006)

The knowledge of Miasms is helpful in the

following ways:

1. Anti-miasmatic remedy opens up cases where

symptoms are scarce and in cases with conjoint or

contaminated pictures due to various physical,

emotional or iatrogenic suppressions.

2. In the absence of any recognizable Totality, to

select on the basis of psychic essence, nature and

character of the individual. This is capable of

surfacing suppressed Miasm.

3. To evaluate the necessity of a change in the plan

of treatment or change of remedy.

4. To evaluate the homeopathic prognosis of the

case.

5. To clear up the susceptibility to get infection

and thereby strengthening the constitution.

Key-words and criteriae for the “Four Great

Miasms” are given.

11. Responses to the Simillimum

EVANS Gwyneth (AH. 12/2006)

The cases presented illustrate an unexpected

reaction and changes in the inner being of the

woman. She quotes § 9 and writes that assisting the

person to a state where they can focus on the higher

purposes of existence is the most important and

satisfactory one.

Case 1: A woman who had immigrated to New

Zealand and was having trouble in settling down.

A remedy was given to cure her homesickness.

Three weeks later, she felt much clearer and

stronger; had rediscovered the unity within herself.

Case 2: A woman in early thirties with problems of

dealing with issues arising from sexual abuse in

childhood with a sense of powerlessness

Stramonium M. Immediately after the remedy, she

dreamed of a situation in which she was helpless

and unable to get away from a person who terrified

her. Two weeks later she dreamt of a situation

where the group was not listening and supporting

her. She decided that she did not need that situation

and was strong enough to leave and find a better

workspace.

This illustrates the change at a deep level shown

through dreams.

Case 3: A woman with recent ectopic pregnancy

and wanting to become pregnant. Unresolved

issues of Incest. Recent history of violent

relationship and current boy-friend treating badly.

She works as an agency temporary worker. After

second day in any workplace everyone would stop

talking to her. She would feel uncomfortable and

dislike it and would not go back. Hated herself and

suicidal feelings. Lac caninum 200. Two weeks

later, now job and people valued her. They enjoyed

her company work. She had spoken to all her

family about the abuse in childhood and was able to

cope with tat. She looked like a different person.

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Case 4: Young woman with respiratory and sleep

problems. History of self-abuse with alcohol and

drugs and sexual abuse during childhood. Suicidal

thoughts, humiliated and self-disgust. She is in the

process of recovery. Each remedy making her deal

with another chunk of memories and issues from

past. After Lac caninum M she told “for the first

time my life, I feel the 5 foot 10 inches that I am”.

12. Benzinum: How Color preference

and a recurrent dream led to an unusal

remedy

KUNTOSCH, Marcus & WELTE, U.

(AH. 12/2006)

Since birth, 4 year-old girl has slept too much.

She is very weak and recurrent dreams of children

getting burnt with fire. Has very big blue eyes,

wide open as if staring with astonishment. Mother

had a shock during the pregnancy.

The Gynaecologist during a genetic screening

found abnormal signs and wanted to abort. From

that moment mother was sure that she was carrying

a disabled child. Though further tests were

negative caesarean due to mal-position. Baby

needed Oxygen and was too weak to drink. Her

color preferences were lemon yellow, red and

violet.

After Opium M, sleep reduced. No other

changes even after Gels., Hepar and Phos.

After re-evaluation with color preferences

indicated Petroleum, a highly inflammable kind of

petrol was reasoned out. Benzinum C 30;

continuous improvement. Weakness went away in

three weeks. Frightful dreams and epistonus never

returned.

13. A Case of Chronic Psoriasis

PANCHAL, M. & PANCHAL, P

(AH. 12/2006)

55-year-old male with extensive Psoriasis.

Severe itching with silvery scales since 15 years.

Allopathic and Ayurvedic Medicines improved his

condition.

Dreams of religious places and flying. Earlier

liked sweets. Domineering, movement of tongue,

side to side. Frown, vertical and horizontal .

Lycopodium 200 on 4 Aug. 1993. Two weeks

later, no change. No change in psoriatic lesion.

Itching slightly better. No change mentally.

Retaking the case in September. Afraid of

being in dark, of ghosts, wants to cling on in fear.

Delusion alone in wilderness. Stramonium M.

Two weeks later, itching much reduced; calm

and relaxed. No dreams.

Two months later - lesions getting smoother

and less itch. No change in size. Helpless feeling.

Stramonium M

Further two months later – No significant

change. Stramonium XM.

Two more months later: patches started

clearing up from scalp, elbows, scapular and sacral

region. Anger and helpless feeling also reduced.

In the next three years, a dose each of the XM,

50M, and CM. 90% of Psoriasis gone. No longer

afraid of darkness. [Are the authors convinced that

Stramonium was the Simillimum? Of course the

fears have gone. And 10% of the Psoriasis

remains; we cannot say that the Psoriasis will not

relapse. What is the purpose of reporting a not-yet-

cured case? = KSS]

14. It isn’t just about the Remedy

BICKLET Anthony (AH. 12/2006)

A successful prescription for the patient has to

have several elements, all individualized to that

patient, apart from the indicated remedy.

Various aspects of selection of potency and

quantity of dose and its repetition are discussed.

15. A Case of adolescent Self-harm

SHANNON Tim (AH. 12/2006)

A 17 year-old girl seeking help for de-pression,

anxiety, mood swings, low self-esteem, feels

isolated at school and tendency to self-harm.

Various potencies of Palladium for 3 months which

appeared to help for a time only.

Dreams of terrible, violent things. Mostly

wears black color. Left sided head ache often.

Hatred of being weak in front of others. Self-

harming is to release the stress or anger. Elaps Q2.

A month later not so many self harm urges;

emotionally better. It seems self harm impulses

have been replaced by just feeling empty. For next

8 months on Elaps. A dose of XM helped for three

weeks and crashed again. On 4.4.2005 Agkistrodon

piscivorous M (Water moccasin) was given because

of emptiness, morbid and violent images.

Over the next seven weeks improved. Agki-p.

30 aq.sol. 4 drops once a week. A year later overall

well.

The theme of this medicine and themes of

reptiles are given.

The author goes on in speculation and says “In

my experience you will often see pathology with

speech or the throat. In a way, snake patients are

often not so connected with their hearts. They are

often more identified with being intellectual. This

may explain somewhat why they often have

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difficulty in speaking from their heart, and thus

they develop pathology in their throat, with

swallowing, speaking, etc. I have successfully used

the above themes and observations in many cases.

It has helped me to locate many snake patients

including young children which I wouldn’t have

seen before. I have also been able to use these

themes to help patients who needed snakes which

are unproven. [Bold letters mine. So here we

have again “modern”, “innovative” Homeopathy.

You can prescribe unknown medicines! Is it not

‘criminal’ to use medicines about which you

have no complete knowledge? Is it not legally

punishable? Homeopathy practitioners must

beware of these really dangerous trends which will

land them in criminal proceedings. You have the

‘defence’ in the case of the proven, clinically well-

known homeopathic remedies. You have the

support of the stalwarts. But an unproven, hitherto

unknown substance, and whose curative action is

only assumed, speculated, imagined, what have you

to say in defence. The Editor should be aware of

these and not publish such misleading articles =

KSS]

16. Inflammatory and Irritable Bowel

GAHLES Nancy (AH. 12/2006)

Signs and symptoms of Inflammatory and

Irritable Bowel Disease are given and illustrated

with three cases.

Case 1: Molly, adolescent with IBS, which

incapacitated her socially, unable to attend school,

use school bus. Severe nausea every morning,

severe stomach pain and an immediate need to

access the bath room. Pains would bring tears,

scream and vomiting and fatigue. Panic attacks at

night. Afraid of being alone at night.

Domineering. Need for perfection in everything;

obsessive thoughts. Anticipatory anxiety.

Pulsatilla. Five days later she was functioning

without any problem. In the next eleven months,

only once repetition.

Case 2: Cindy. 11 years with Crohn’s disease since

her fourth grade. Frequent stools, preceded by pain

in right lower quadrant of abdomen. Nausea;

waking at night with pain and bloody diarrhoea.

She needs attention and wants to be comforted.

Worrying everyday about something. Needs

company. Going away from home and parents is

the most troublesome factor.

Tonsils and Adenoids removed in the second grade

and has had strep throat twelve times. Argentum

nitricum did not help her. Her father was very strict

with her. Carcinosin 200. She is more at ease.

Does not worry, enjoys normal social life.

Case 3: Lily, 50 years, with unresolved fear of

confrontation since childhood. Her father was

extremely controlling. Severe pre-menstrual

problems since adolescence, chronic constipation

with hard stool and rectal bleeding. Recent onset of

serious pain in intestines with bloody diarrhoea.

Diagnosed as Diverticulitis and hiatal hernia. This

was precipitated by a stressful situation at

workplace where she felt uselss and powerless.

Much anxious and nervous while dealing with

boss’s wife. Lycopodium LM 1. Five weeks later,

no anxiety, no pains before periods. Constipation

and rectal bleeding gone. Not feeling the ‘stress’ at

work. Three months later symptom-free. Major

changes had taken place in all her relationships.

Had recurrence of Mastitis and some PMS which

cleared with a dose of Lycopodium 200.

17. Progress with PC remedies

CHAPPELL Peter and JORDAN Pattie

(AH. 12/2006)

Peter CHAPPELL has been working in Africa

in such severe diseases as AIDS, Malaria and he

has prepared his own medicines also in his own

way and he has found them of great value in

treating these epidemics wrecking the lives of

people especially the poor. These remedies are

called PC remedies.

PC remedies are created by reverse engineering

the totality and essence of symptoms into a single

remedy. The exact process is ‘proprietor’s secret’.

PC 1 is for AIDS. PC Malaria is the fastest

verified cure for Malaria. Remedies for many

chronic diseases were prepared and used

successfully.

His intuitive realization was that all chronic

diseases are the outcrop of epidemic diseases.

Coined terms CEEDS – Chronic Effect of Epidemic

Diseases and CEETS – Chronic Effects of

Traumas. (These terms appear to replace the

homeopathic term ‘Miasm” coined by old

HAHNEMANN! PC is ‘one-up’ on the old Master

= KSS)

These provide a clue to treat each level and

these new remedies treat issues in sequence and

disentangle and improves clarity and much better

results in restoring health.

Website:vitalremedies.com gives details about

this. Other sites:

peterchappelhom@yahoo.co.uk

free videophone via Skype:stanlake.

18. Too much Fun in the Sun

SONG, James G. (HT. 26, 4/2006)

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After much exposure to heat of Sun, the

author’s son, was shivering with red face. Heavy

breathing, skin hot and sweaty and was trembling.

Felt hot and cold; stinking breath. Mercurius

relieved his problem.

For Sun burns: Arnica, Cantharis, Causticum,

Urtica urens, Hypericum, Calendula.

19. Knee Pain! Homeopathy or Surgery?

TOROK Leonard J. (HT. 26, 4/2006)

In injuries and Surgeries of knee, homeopathic

remedies help decrease the discomfort and recovery

time as well as improve the end results.

When you block pain perception without

correcting the underlying cause of the pain an

accelerated destruction of the joint surfaces will

result. This accounts for the rebound phenomenon,

and increasing dosages over time.

The most severe, disabling pain of knee

associated with acute inflammation is relieved with

Rhus toxicodendron, Ruta or Bryonia.

The pain associated with chronic Arthritis is

more grumbling or aching. This requires a deep-

acting constitutional remedy. With that, symptoms

will decrease and the remedy will be needed less

frequently, as healing occurs over time.

Many cases of gouty Arthritis are under-

diagnosed and Urtica urens 6c startlingly improves

them.

The other ‘adjuncts’ which he uses, not

contradictory to Homeopathy are Acupuncture,

gentle exercises, Prolotherapy (injection of a

dextrose solution into the joint, causing localized

inflammation, thereby stimulating the tissue to

repair itself), and Glucosamin and Chondroitin

(both in the sulphated form for best results).

Case: 75 year-old lady with painful Arthritis of

both knees. Left knee was replaced by surgery.

Seven years later, severe problem with the right

knee. X-rays showed big spurs all around the joint

and no cartilage. Based on knee pains worse with

the slightest motion and her grumbling nature,

Bryonia 6c once a day for a month. A month later,

she had lost 10 lbs. Able to walk as much as she

wanted. The knee still had big spurs and stiffness

but the swelling and tenderness were reduced. No

pain at all after three months. She is now 90 and

continues to do well on daily doses of Bryonia 6c.

20. When Muscles, Bones, and Joints go

out of Whack

ROTHENBERG Amy

(HT. 26, 4/2006)

Any musculo-skeletal complaint needs to be

seen in the context of the whole patient. A simple

review of systems to see if anything has changed

since the injury or illness.

Case 1: Annette, a woman in her 70s has done well

over the past decade with the constitutional remedy

Lycopodium for the treatment of IBS. She

complained of arthritic hands, and pain and

stiffness in her wrists. Review of systems and her

physical Generals were same as ever. Just because

her arthritis symptoms were new, it did not

necessarily mean that she needed a new remedy.

Case 2: 40 year-old Renee, complained of Plantar

fasciitis, an incapacitating pain in the bottom of left

heel. Other problems like inflamed cold sores and

sinus infections each winter. Sensitive, loyal,

caring and pre-menstrual migraines which sent her

to dark quiet bedroom.

Natrum muriaticum 200 resolved her problems

over the course of few months.

Case 3: 45 year-old Jerry was successfully treated

for chronic Prostatitis. Developed back pain which

made him unable to walk upright. Worse on trying

to move and taking a deep breath. Became

impatient and thirsty. One dose of Bryonia 200

improved him and within two days back was

normal.

People who need certain constitutional

remedies tend to develop acute illnesses that

respond to related remedies.

21. Hurricane Katrina and the many Faces of

Ignatia

SEBASTIAN Irene (HT. 26, 4/2006)

After the flood, there was tremendous amount

of suffering in the general population. The most

commonly needed remedy has been Ignatia amara.

The grief was either due to death of a loved one or

the loss of a relationship but it may also be caused

by the loss of a house, possessions, money, a job or

a life’s work. Five cases helped by Ignatia are

cited.

22. Katrina’s Havoc, A full House and

Homeopathic Healing

BARKER Danni K. (HT. 26,4/2006)

A family affected by Katrina is helped by

Ignatia 30 to deal with their grief and Aconite 30

for those complaining of fear and sleeplessness.

74 year-old Grandpa with severe diabetes with

horrific open wounds on legs.

Aggressive debriding or digging out the

wounds, applying ointments, etc. did not help.

Puffy eyes, yellow complexion and deteriorating

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eye-sight. Each wound was about the size of a

silver dollar. Bone was exposed. Calendula 30 c

twice a day for three days. Grandpa’s legs were

numb. Calendula tincture was applied to the

wounds and covered with gauze. Next day his

wounds were seeping yellow mucous. He slept

well and felt good (he hadn’t felt well in years).

His eyes started to drain pus and bruises around

them, for 5 days. He recalled being struck in the

eyes while boxing 50 years ago.

With each passing day, his legs started to

acquire a healthy, pink color and wounds looked

better.

About three weeks later, he experienced severe

retching and vomiting that lasted all day. He

recalled that as an infant he had a similar problem.

A year later, his legs are almost completely

healed. Insulin requirements have improved. His

eyesight improved. [This case is an eye-opener.

Calendula 30 worked in such depth that it brought

even 20 year-old trauma sequelae as well as an

affection that he suffered as an infant! How can we

delimit a particular remedy as deep-acting and

some as not deep-acting when Calendula 30 (not a

‘high’ potency, mind you!) could dig in so much

and throw out the disease and restore a 74 year-old?

We respect all the remedies; if it is ‘homeopathic’

to the patient, then it will do all that can ever be

done by any one! In this case the old symptom

surfaced and there has been clear reversal and true

cure. Good. = KSS]

23. Your Tender Feet

KORNFIELD Robert

(HT. 26, 4/2006)

The commonest foot problems encountered in

Practice are Plantar Fasciitis, Morton’s Neuroma

and Bursitis.

Plantar Fasciitis manifests as a sharp pain on

the bottom of foot near the heel. Pain and

inflammation worse in the morning or after a long

rest.

Rhus toxicodendron or Bryonia are usually

indicated and stretching exercises and support to

arch of foot.

Morton’s Neuroma manifests as pain, burning,

numbness or tingling, usually on the ball of the foot

between the third and fourth toes - mostly due to

high heels or tight shoes.

Hypericum helps when there is numbness and

tingling, Bryonia when the foot is worse from

motion, Apis when there is stinging pain and

swelling, Pulsatilla when the foot is relieved by

removal of the shoe.

Bursitis is due to the inflammation of bursal

sac in the ball of the foot – due to high arch or flat

foot or from high heeled shoes.

Apis, Arnica, Belladonna, Bryonia or Rhus

toxicodendron may be useful.

24. Help for Athletes with Ankle Injuries

SUBOTNIC Steven I.(HT. 26,4/2006)

21 year-old Mike, with painful, swollen and

bruised ankle. Arnica XM. Next day swelling and

bruising reduced considerably, He did not want

his ankle to be touched; worse with the least touch

or motion, Better with tight bandaging.

Bryonia M and Bryonia 9 c b.d. Four days later

able to move the ankle. Now the complaint was

stiffness, soreness and some numbness. Preferred

warm applications. Worried that he might never

get well. Ruta graveolens 200 and Ruta 9 c b.d. for

4 - 5 days. Two weeks later, still some stiffness

and lameness. As the patient was eager to get back

to sports activities immediately, finally an injection

of a “homeopathic” combination (several, almost

all vulneraries!) and then one dose of Calcarea

phosphoricum to prevent injury of foot and ankle.

[Everything was going on well with Homeopathy

and then comes this sudden ‘nausea’, a

“homeopathic” injection! (How can a combination

be ever called as “homoeopathic”? The learned

author has fallen! = KSS]

Case 2 : Melanie, middle class woman, presented

with pain and stiffness in the back of her ankle to

heel cord. Swelling over the tendo-achilles and a

gritty sensation between the tendon and its sheath

which indicates Tendinitis. Stiff-ness not

improved by motion: Causticum 30 and 9 c twice a

day for a week. Three weeks later, the

improvement stopped and started worsening.

Causticum 200. Topical Ointments to massage the

area and advised to get walking shoes with a firmer

counter to hold her heel in place. No more tendon

problem.

25. Family’s move on to Sailboat inspires Self-

Sufficiency

One mother’s story of converting to

Homeopathy

GORDON, Katya (HT. 26, 5/2006)

Two year old, Cedar was coughing like she’d

never stop. She started coughing while eating,

reading, even going to potty. Rhus tox 30 and from

30 seconds later, no cough at all.

Later that winter Cedar had ‘cold’. Stuffed up,

chapping lips profuse nasal drip and cough. Rhus

tox did not help. Phosphorus 30. Over the next

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two hours, her cough gradually disappeared and

fever started. Phosphorus 200, 2 doses brought her

back to normalcy.

26. Living Free in a prickly, painful World

Homeopathy helps kids with sensory

Processing Disorder (SPD)

LUEPKER, Lan (HT. 26, 5/2006)

SPD is a neurological condition that interferes

with the brain’s processing of information received

through the five senses. SPD may also affect the

sense of balance and movement children with SPD

may be either oversensitive or under-responsive to

sensory information. SPD can accompany Autism,

Cerebral palsy Dyspraxia and Dyslexia.

Homeopathic remedy creates a situation of

dynamic balance that enables a child with SPD to

more easily process sensations and to adapt itself to

the environment.

Lily, a five-year-old girl with great sensitivity

to touch, noise and heat. Marked tendency to strike

or bite when she perceived a threat. Frightful

dreams. Dilated pupils, Chronic Sinus congestion,

sensitivity to sunlight and history of high fevers.

Belladonna XM. Six weeks later, she was not

biting or becoming agitated as earlier. Less

stubborn. Sensory issues are better. Four months

later relapse mild. Over the 2 years 4 doses of

Belladonna M improved her.

27. Spider bites!

LOCKWOOD, Amy E.

(HT. 26, 5/2006)

Very young, aged or immuno-compromised

victims often have more serious reactions to Spider

bites.

28. Adventure in the Rain Forest Sleeping with

Spiders

KEARNS, Clifford (HT. 26, 5/2006)

The author’s son was bitten by a Spider in the

Costa Rican rain forest during sleep. the scrotum

was swollen, the tissues were bruised. It was

neither cold nor hot. Cold applications felt better.

Itching was intense. Worse from motion and

jarring. Ledum 30 dissolved in water, every 30

minutes. After two hours, he felt good. Dose

frequency was decreased. Next day swelling had

decreased significantly.

29. The Spider bite and the Neophyte

BOYER, Nancy (HT. 26, 5/2006)

8 year-old boy was bitten on left thigh by a

Spider. For three days only a slightly raised, itchy

red papule was there. Fourth day he was tired and

irritable and the area of the bite was getting bigger

and nasty. The bite site was a raised black pustule,

with three inches of redness radiating around it

temperature was 100º F. The area was cold, despite

the marked redness. Ledum 200. five hours later

woke up with black pus draining on to the sheets.

Two hours later, new scale opened and additional

black pus drained from the site. He was reassured.

Within 48 hrs, red patch decreased in size,

discharge became white and bloody and healed. 8

months later, has a quarter-inch dimple at the bite

site.

30. A Spider from down under Treating fire with

fire: Spider bites respond to Spider remedy

GRAY, Alastair (HT. 26, 5/2006)

J.T. KENT wrote that the best homeopathic

remedy for a Spider bite is Arsenicum.

White-tailed Spider’s bite causes redness and

burning pain at the bite site, followed by swelling

and itchiness. Blisters may develop. A near-

painless bite can progress to painful blistering and

inflammation, followed by blue-back ulcerations.

Occasionally local tissue necrosis with a deep

rolled ulcer.

Four cases of white-tailed Spider bite

(Lampona cylindrata) treated by Lampona

cylindrata 30 are given. This remedy is prepared

from that Spider itself. (Author himself confesses

that this is Isopathy).

A proving of this remedy was conducted in the

year 2000. The themes and symptoms are given

follows:

• Visual disturbances; “I feel like I am

hallucinating.”

• Feelings of being long and squashed.

• Sensitivity to all water, noise, music, smells.

Sounds seemed so loud, increased,

exaggerated, and intensified. Senses more

acute. “Any noise makes me irritable.”

• Feeling confused, lost, and disoriented. Vague,

spaced-out feeling; light-headed. Time seems

to be running slow.

• Hectic and frantic. Stressed.

• Tired. Exhausted. Exhaustion and headache.

• Poor concentration.

• Feelings of being isolated.

• The desire to kill. Compulsion to steal.

Defiant, naughty.

• People in the trial were better from walking,

from cleaning, and from activity.

• Some feelings of being anti-social.

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• Fear that “some one is doing voodoo on me.”

• Feelings of suicide if ignored by others.

• Head symptoms: Tension from above the

forehead. Intense boring pain in right temple.

Tension and heaviness over left eye.

Background headache with congested feeling

in head. Very heavy feeling in left temple.

Stabbing pain on the left side of head. Band

around head. Sharp pain that feels as if it is

pinched.

• Eye symptoms: Eyes are burning. Shooting

pain in the right eye.

• Mouth symptoms: Metallic, bitter, or

disgusting taste in the mouth. tongue feels as if

it is burning.

• Digestive symptoms: Stomach cramps.

Nausea, bloating, diarrhea.

• Chest symptoms: Heart palpitations with

sinking feelings in the chest. “My heart felt

like someone had grabbed it like an orange and

let go and then grabbed it again.”

• “My body feels so tired, limp, and heavy.”

General symptoms of numbness.

• Difficulty sleeping.

• A crawling sensation in the nostrils.

31. College bound

ROTHENBERG, Amy

(HT. 26, 5/2006)

The author writes about the first-aid remedy kit

+ essential natural medicine for children when they

are away at college.

32. How Jake Beat Exam Exhaustion

CASTRO, Miranda (HT. 26, 5/2006)

18-year-old Jake was exhausted with heavy

load of courses at school. Kali phosphoricum 6c,

helped for a while. Even after a week of eating

well and rest, his exhaustion did not improve.

Twitchy legs were disturbing him very much, when

he was sitting down and on going to sleep. bursting

headache. Eyes felt strained – sore and gritty.

Zincum metallicum 30 every two hours and then

next day twice daily for a day or two.

Next day he felt more tired than ever, but

headache gone as well as twitchy legs. Within a

couple of days, Jake felt his energy and good

moods return.

33. Take the stress out of School

Remedies for Anxiety, Mental Strain and Burn

out

LOCKWOOD, Amy. (HT. 26, 5/2006)

Indications are given for Argentum nitricum

and Gelsemium to over come the anticipation and

indications for Kali phosphoricum, Phosphoric

acid, Picricum acidum and Zincum metallicum to

help when the mental strain is too much.

Aethusa cynapium when there is inability to

fix the attention or think.

34. The Itch that Won’t Go Away!

ULLMAN, Robert & REICHENBERG

ULLMAN, Judyth

(AJHM. 99, 3/2006)

A nine-year-old boy with recurrent fungal

infections and also behavioral and attitudinal issues.

Quick to anger, easily frustrated and prone to

distractibility. Fascinated by bugs. Tends to get

mosquito bites really easily. By using the “free

association” technique the theme of poking is

elicited. He exhibited attractiveness indicating

animal kingdom and the feeling of being tiny

indicating insect medicines. Culex musca

200, 1M 2 doses each and 10M was all that he

required over a period of sixteen months.

35. Homeopathy Extreme

TREUHERZ, Francis

(AJHM. 99, 3/2006)

By providing an interesting array of anecdotal

tales of personally treated acute and emergency

conditions with Homeopathy, TREUHERZ

illustrates the profound efficacy of Homeopathy in

“extreme” situations.

A person had eaten something and his throat

was closing up, could not speak, could not breathe

well and becoming worse rapidly. Apis 30 relieved

within 30 minutes.

Swelling of body after wasp sting. With Apis

30 recovered rapidly.

A woman appeared out of sea and collapsed on

sand. Arnica was given. She came round and

explained she sat on a quantity of jelly fish and so

blotchy rash on buttocks. Medusa 30. patient

recovered quickly.

Ficus religiosa, stopped the bleeding like

turning off a tap in a person who came to his house

through the glass front door having omitted to open

it first.

Acute episode of Thrombocytopenia – blood

loss was helped immediately by Crotalus horridus.

Latrodectans mactans brought back a man into

consciousness after heart attack.

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Ustilago maydis stopped bleeding in less than

one hour in a woman who had been bleeding for 3

weeks.

A toddler with a severe burn in her hand.

Arnica and then Causticum for pain. Her hand was

taped inside a bag filled with bactericidal ointment.

Predictably the wound went septic and during a

high Fever, Pyrogen did the trick. The bag was

removed; external and internal Calendula saved her

from the need for skin grafts.

Patient with Barber’s itch and terrible Spinal

pain after an accident. Hypericum cured.

A perianal Fistula, worse after surgery. Full of

pus. Impotency. Silica released him from his

symptoms and the next operation was cancelled.

An immigrant male patient underwent surgery

thrice for an abscess at the base of spine with

another surgery pending. After Silica and

Tuberculinum he was restored to health.

A patient was coughing blood. He was gay,

HIV + and had chronic Liver disease. Pain left lobe

of liver. Cardus marianus Q.

A small boy with whooping cough, little

sleepy, clutched at his parents. Antimonium

tartaricum produced fast recovery.

A longer serious case.

A patient felt unwell ‘in his tummy’ for a

week. apparently well indicated remedies failed.

Lower abdomen carried on becoming more painful.

∆ burst lower bowel, Septicaemia, Peritonitis. He

was admitted and prescribed IV Metronidazole and

surgery. Patient refused surgery and medication.

The hospital doctors’ reaction was to invoke the

mental health legislation, to detain him against his

will. The patient escaped from hospital and went

home. Took Pyrogenium high potency few doses.

Recovery was helped by careful eating. After

China 200, recovery was rapid. A month later, the

doctors told the diagnosis must have been incorrect.

(The patient was Francis TREUHERZ)

In March 2002, TREUHERZ, had sudden

agonizing pain in back lasted for about 2-3 hrs.

screaming with pain. A colleague suggested

Calcarea carbonica 30 every 15 minutes.

Hospitalized. Pain left as suddenly as it had came.

Then urine was passed into a glass bottle and with

naked eye pieces of stone could be seen.

Calcarea renalis 30 once a day for next 3

months. A cyst in the eyelid of 25 years, became

inflamed. Every year it would fill up with pus, and

after Staphysagria it would burst and drain, but

small hard lump remained.

The eyelid was swollen, painful and red. Apis

30, every four hours, relieved a little. Opthalmic

surgeon, slit the undersurface and popped out some

fragments of stone. Healed with Euphrasia Q and

Staphysagria 200.

Some months later, calcified arthritic nodules

on knuckles had become smaller and no longer

painful.

Mother, in late seventies, had surgery twice

within a short span involving hip. she declined

rapidly. She was in despair. She is thrifty and has

fear of poverty. Psorinum 1M. Felt better and

recovery was sustained.

Father, in early 80s, had an intractable

troublesome cough which was helped by

homeopathic remedy and then relapsed. Company

made him anxious and exacerbated cough. Ambra

grisea. He recovered.

36. A case of Herpes Zoster

NOSSAMAN, Nicholas

(AJHM. 99, 3/2006)

59 year-old Professor with Ulcerative Colitis,

Sclerosing Cholangitis and Interstitial lung disease,

presented with Shingles on his left thorax since 3

days. Pain and number of sores gradually increase.

Pain was worse near spine and ‘needle like’.

Worse at 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. Felt tight in his back

and worse from slight touch. Better by lying on

painless side and with heat. Agonizing pain.

Clusters of vesicles along T-5 Dermatome.

Arsenicum album 10M and then in water hourly

while awake. Next day worser. Agg. deep

breathing Amel. by pressure. Agonising pain in

one spot in his back, near his spine. He described it

as a “fist size”, a “grabbing” and burning sensation

aggravated by breathing. Blisters worse from

touch. Zincum metallicum 1M, dry on tongue and

in water every hour over the next 8 hours. Two

days later, Zincum 1M, 3 doses in 90 minutes.

Better. Six hours later worse. Repeated Zincum

1M. 24 hours later, much less pain, 2/3

rds

of sores

crusted. 2 weeks later, pain in residual lesions

formication. Rhus tox. 1M and Mezereum did not

help. Again Zincum 1M. No pain but itching. 6

weeks later Mezereum 30, relieved.

37. A case of chronic Renal Failure

POTDAR, Swapna

(CCR. 14, 3/2007)

73 year-old man of short, thin, built with

yellowish complexion. Pale and withered.

Professor of languages and had composed many

poems but stopped now. Diabetic since 20 years,

Hypertension since 15 years. Both detected on

routine medical check up and had no symptoms as

such. Since few weeks nausea and aversion for

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food. On examination Urea and Creatinine levels

were high. Urea – 220mg/dl; Creatinine 3.9µ/dl.

Renal Doppler suggested diffuse parenchymal

disease. Passes about one liter of Urine per day.

Man of few words. Indifference he had large

collection of books which he donated to a library.

Miasmatic analysis – Psora and Tubercular miasm

initially and Syphilitic miasm now.

The theme of ‘Retention’ is arrived at with his

vast collection of books, reserved nature. This and

his past tryst with verse brought to mind Natrum

and the radical Chloride. So one dose of 2 pellets

of Natrum muriaticum 6x on 12.6.03. [Which

“Proving” or Materia Medica gives these symptoms

and how aunthentic are they? There are several

larger book collectors, stamp collectors etc.; there

are several wealthy people who ‘collect’ money.

Are they all ‘Natrum’? = KSS].

17.7.03: Urea – 136mg/dl; Creatinine – 3.15µ/dl.

He felt more energetic. Felt more interest. SL.

29.9.03: Urea – 166mg/dl; Creatine – 3.9µ/dl. Had

Vertigo. More irritated. He always wanted to

travel. He wanted all the restrictions off. Deep

yellow coated tongue. Natrum phos. 12X.

2 months later, Urea – 97 mg/dl; creatinine

2.2µ/dl.

He needed only half the initial dose of

allopathic medicines.

Lastly Nat. sulph. 30x once and Nux vomica 30

once. He went on well for next 3 years and then

died of Cardiac arrest at 76 year age.

38. A case of Lymphangioma

DEY, M. (CCR. 14, 3/2007)

3 months old baby with painless, soft swelling

on right side of neck. Observed from 3

rd

day of

birth. Gradually growing.

29.11.06 Thuja 200/2 doses.

13.12.06 No change.

Mother having Otorrhoea and feeding

the baby. Thuja 200/2 doses for her.

3.1.07 No change

7.4.07 No trace of the lump.

Otorrhoea of mother also improved

treatment discontinued.

[A straight, simply presented case. Good. But why

two doses? What justification! = KSS]

39. Pediatric cases

RUPNAWAR V., Vinayak

(CCR. 14, 3/2007)

1. Necrotising Enterocolitis

35 week old baby with Necrotising

Enterocolitis with poor prognosis. Hot head and

cold limbs, ecchymotic patches on flexor aspect,

dark bloody offensive stool, vomiting of brownish

red blood and distension of abdomen with

tenderness. Arnica 30, frequent repetition.

Responded within 2 days, all complaints

disappeared within 10-15 days. [Was Arnica 30

continued for the entire 10-15 days? In case

Reports there should be no vagueness; what is

‘frequent repetition’? Every hour or still less, or 2

hrs. etc.; as far as possible the cases may not be

‘anecdotal’. = KSS]

2. Ascaris Lumbricoides

3½-year-old male child admitted for pain

abdomen and constipation since 10 days. USG -

suggestive of large number of Ascaris lumbricoides

worms in small intestine. After Anti helminthic

tablet and enema – only one worm passed out.

White spots on cheeks and hands abdominal

distention and tenderness. Grinding of teeth.

strains to pass stools. Cina 200, o.d. for 4 days.

Teucrium 200 4 doses, 4 hrly the next day. Passed

stools with worms and sticky mucus. No

distension. Passed many worms and mucus the

next day and then no complaint.

3. Haemorrhagic disease of the new born.

Four-day-old baby with severe bleeding for

around four hours was crying a lot, had

haematemesis. 6 episodes of vomiting and 2

bloody motions. Cold extremities, white, pale skin;

already received 50cc blood. Phosphorus 30/2

drops. Within 3 hours normal stools.

40. Case of Interstitial Lung Disease

MISTRY D.E. (CCR. 14, 3/2007)

Mrs. ST. 73, with Hypertension since 15 years

and cough since 15 months. Dry cough with sticky

expectoration, > lying on sides. Pain right shoulder

since 8 days. CT Scan – s/o Interstitial Lung

Disease.

Hysterectomy at 38 years, Cataract operated at

58 years. Grief with the death of daughter, husband

and sister. Rubrics – Anger on contradiction, Grief,

Fastidious, Fear – water, company – desire, Greedy

– avarice, Anxiety about family. Breathing

difficulty after exertion.

Puls. –19/8, Lyc. 19/8.

19.6.04.1 Aspidosperma 6c q.i.d. to be

continued lifelong

19.10.04 Cough better by 90% with better

shoulder movements.

Breathlessness better by 90%. 3

doses of Lycopodium 30.

12.11.04 ESR – 95mm/hr. Bacillinum 30.

Lycopodium 30 monthly once.

19.4.05 Crataegus Q, 5 drops tds

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12.7.05 Lycopodium 200.

22.11.05 Metallic bridges of teeth were

replaced by ceramic one

4.5.06 Lycopodium 200

Died in sleep on 10.1.07.

41. A case of Nephrotic Syndrome

MISTRY, D.E. (CCR. 14, 3/2007)

Ms. SMS 14 years diagnosed as Nephrotic

Syndrome. Irregular menses. since menarche

intermittent bout of nausea and vomiting, scanty

urine, swelling in face and lower limbs. calm,

quite, consolation > while weeping. Urine –

Albumin +++

Over a period of 1½ years Pulsatilla 6c,

Berberis vulgaris Q, Equisitum Q, Apocynum Q,

Apis 30, 200, M, Thuja 30, 200, M. relieved her

and the lab findings were normal.

Chelidonium 30 tds for yellowish discoloration

of sclera, enlarged and tender liver.

42. Cocculus indicus cases

MANN, A.S. (CCR. 14, 3/2007)

Ten cases of Cocculus indicus treated by

Dr.A.S.MANN, based on Dr.M.L. SEHGAL’s

method are given. In all the cases one symptom

prominent was that the patient was mild, never

showed anger, does not want to displease anyone

etc.

43. Rhus tox, Pulsatilla and Belladonna

SINGH, Neelam Avatar

(CCR. 14, 3/2007)

SV, 40 years, chemist, inco-ordination of knee

while walking. Unable to walk fast or stand long.

H/o fall, 12 years ago. MRI – Erosive changes of

subarticular cyst close to tibial spine. Problem

recurs once in a while. Fear of suffering again.

Fear he may also suffer depression like his father.

Rhus tox M. 4 months later. No problem on

standing long or walking long.

Uterine Fibroid – Pulsatilla.

39 year-old-lady with Fibroid uterus since

2004. Excessive bleeding during menses; frequent

Headache in the morning and frequent urination.

Anxiety for everything. Weeps easily and

consolation makes her better. Heel pain > by

continued motion. Calcarea carb. in various

potencies did not help. Fear of being neglected and

being alone. Pulsatilla 30, one dose and then in

next 6 months upto 1M. USG. No Fibroid.

Belladonna case

42 years, woman, with leucorrhoea, pain and

heaviness in lower abdomen. Erosion Cervix. Lot

of anxiety, but only to know what is wrong with

USG. Based on laughing, frivolous and light

desire. Belladonna 30, one dose. Much better after

a week.

44. Renal Cure

MEHER, Subash (CCR. 14, 3/2007)

10 year-old boy; Oedema and Hypertension;

USG; Urine Albumin +., Urea 38, RBCs 9-10 hpf;

pus cells 2-3 hpf; Acute Nephritis. Took herbal

medicines and was free from problems for an year

and a half. Then Mumps; Urine Alb. +++. Blood

Urea: 64 – allopathic medicine. Parents unwilling

to do Biopsy. So opted for Homeopathy.

2.7.2004: Puffiness of face, nausea, poor appetite,

poor thirst, pain tendo-achilles. Pulsatilla 30 on

first day, next day Thuja 200c, from next day

Ferrum phos 6x. For intervening fever, etc. Aconite

30; continued with Pulsatilla 30,200. as on

25.1.2008: still under care of Dr.MEHER; Doing

well.

45. Fertility success using Homeopathy and the

Vannier Method.

LALOR Liz (HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

Infertility is becoming an ever-increasing

problem in modern-day society. This fertility

programme uses homeopathic treatment based on

the Leon Vannier system, using lesional and

drainage remedies to clear toxicity of pathways.

The method was devised to treat women before or

after they had tried In Vitro Fertilisation

Programmes [IVF] with the belief that

Homeopathy should be tried first for infertility, not

second, as a detox from the IVF hormonal drugs.

This programme has been a statistical success –

since writing the article there are now 44 babies

from 54 women with infertility problems.

Fertility Programme

H/o PCOD or of miscarriage – one dose of

Syphilinum 200 or Carcinosin 200 based on the

individual miasmatic history. Folliculinum 200 on

day 10 of menstrual cycle – as a drainage remedy to

stimulate ovulation.

Thuja 200 or Medoirrhinum 200 on Day 14 –

as a miasmatic remedy.

e.g. Thuja 200 if menses were scanty or patient

with ovarian polyp. Medorrhinum if the mucus

were compromised by candida also from Oral

Contraceptive Pills (OCP).

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Natrum muriaticum 200 one dose/week to

improve the poor quality mucus membrane of

vagina.

Borax 30 one dose/day in morning. It helps

estradiol absorb.

Sepia 6c 1 dose 1 day at night to deal with

suppression of sexual energy from the OCP.

Pulsatilla 30 1 dose/day in the morning – if

there was a h/o miscarriage.

Herbal support and nutritional support is also

included in the programme. Counselling and Diet

are also included.

46. Haliaeethus leucocephalus The North

American Bald Eagle

A case of Multiple Sclerosis. COFFEY, Shiva;

SCHADDE, Anne

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

22-year-old male, presented with extreme

weakness, face droopy by the left corner of the

mouth. Long hairs oily and dirty. Eyes bright and

energetic. Urine and bowel incontinence, losing

vision in left eye, loss of control on the right side of

body. Lumbar pain, skin, breaks out in red, small

pimples. Worse with excessive exercise. He feels

‘wounded’. Fear of Spiders. Desire to jump from

heights. “I feel like a feather in the wind’.

The search in the Reference Works showed

Haliaeethus leucocephalus. A dose of 30c.

3 months later: Gained weight, firm hand

shake. No incontinence. No

droop.

2 months later: Sensation as if hands are

burned. Tightness of skin.

Haliaeethus 200.

2 months later: ‘Unclear’ emotionally. Feels

coming back of physical

symptoms: Haliaeethus LM 1

daily

3 days later: <. Stop remedy.

3 days later: Still worse Haliaeethus 200.

7 days later: Felt stronger. Sounded

positive.

Mental state of floating cured.

No relapse afterwards.

[The reasoning given for the choice of the

remedy: The patient said that he felt like “a feather

in the wind”. And Prover No.20 in Jeremy

SHERR’s Provings had said “My hair felt like

feathers in the Wind”; and the authors seem to fit

the remedy to the patient. That the patient

improved is there. But there is nothing that I can

learn from these case reports. I have to learn to

fantasise. What if a patient had told that he felt like

“a straw in the wind”. = KSS].

47. I want to be at the Top of the Food chain

A case of Galeocerdo cuvier hepar-Tiger-

shark liver

SHARFSTEIN, Catherine

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

38 Year-old, male, air-conditioning mechanic.

With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in 1996. Had

bone marrow transplant and suffered reaction to it.

Bronchiolitis. Air trapping. Weakness of legs and

back. Worries about dying. Dreams about dying

and shark. He explains the shark as a symbol of

power and longevity. I want to be the Shark.

The feelings of being at mercy of employees,

being abused, of being very competitive leads to

animal kingdom. The words used “Watergate” and

“tailspin” indicates a animal related to water and it

has a tail. The dream of Shark gave the remedy on

a platter.

Galeocerda LM 3. Patient expectorated lot of

phlegm from his lungs. He takes a teaspoon when

needed, about once in 5-7 days.

Follow up: Gained 8 pounds. Able to run

without getting winded. Relying on employees less

and less. No more disturbing dreams. He has

expanded his business. Occasionally takes

Galeocerdo 200. [Every practitioner swears by

HAHNEMANN. In these novel methodologies the

doctor keeps on putting questions and in a way

corners the patient. In this case the patient said at

last that he felt that he was being held down. “May

be I want to be a shark” he says. And so the shark

remedy! Where are you? Father HAHNEMANN?

You went to great risks and exposed your family

members and friends by experimenting drugs on

them. You collected so much data carefully. You

laid down. Your observations that the last

appearing symptom will be the first to go, that the

peculiar, rare symptoms is the key to the remedy

that there is a miasm at the base of all chronic

diseases; that there should exteriorization of the

internal disease, etc. but see, how much more

intelligent we are. For us it is so simple that if a

patient said that he felt like feather in the wind, we

give him a feather remedy; if he dreams of Shark

we give him a remedy made from the Shark and so

on. Bye to your Organon, Materia Medica etc.

and also those of your followers like HERING,

BOENNINGHAUSEN, etc. = KSS]

48. Using Acute Intercurrent or Intermediate

Remedies in Chronic Diseases

SCHEPPER Luc De

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

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Modern homeopaths no longer understand

how to use an acute intercurrent remedy. Many

homeopaths always try to find one “constitutional”

remedy that goes throughout the chronic case

history, and apply this one remedy no matter what

disease state arises. This article explains why this

strategy rarely works. The author discusses when

and where to use acute intercurrent remedies and

how they are essential for the chronic treatment.

Knowledge of HAHNEMANN’s teachings is in

these matters the only guide!

This article is an excerpt from the book

“Achieving and Maintaining The Simillimum:

Strategic case Management for successful

Homeopathic Prescribing.”

49. Diamond Immersion, Depression and Suicide

Part 1 of a 3-Part series

TUMMINELLO, Peter

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

Diamond immersion is a homeopathic

preparation by immersing a whole Diamond crystal

in water and potentising that water.

Case: 40 year-old mother of 4 children. 10 years

of homeopathic treatment from various

practitioners with consistent results. Pain in right

back medial to her scapula. Worse at night,

blocked sinuses on waking. Yellow mucus from

nose. Desires spicy food, craving for white

chocolate. Unhappy and joyless for no reason.

Bleeding heavily during periods since 2 years.

Diamond immersion 200 daily for 3 days.

8 weeks later: Physically and mentally well. No

depressive mood. Not touched white Chocolate.

Desire for spicy food disappeared.

Blocked Sinuses cleared immediately. Heavy

bleeding never returned. Neck pain cured. To take

Diamond immersion as required.

Ten weeks later: Repeated twice during black days.

20 weeks later: No relapse.

Case: 45 year-old lady, divorced and remarried.

Feels as though she has lost her child. Feels lonely,

inept and low confidence. Irritable. No control

over self. Hands are swollen, feels trapped. Hates

herself. Has a sleep problem. Wakes up tired.

Eats two blocks of Chocolate/day. Violent dreams.

Diamond immersion 30, daily for 3 days.

The feeling of grief is gone. Sense of failure is

also gone. Confidence returns. Sleep normal.

Desire for chocolate disappeared.

50. A pathological case of Varicose Ulcer

SHETYE, Prasad & KHARIWALA, Falguni

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

52 year-old female with painful Varicose Ulcer

on right leg. Non-healing ulcer after an injury since

1990. < by first motion, change of position; severe

burning. Itching around the ulcer. Hysterectomy at

39 years. Had bleeding Piles. Cervical

Spondylosis with pain right side of body.

quarrelsome, jealous, selfish, censorious. Hasty

speech. Lachesis 200 in June ’98. She started

feeling better. Her ulcer started healing and shrank

in size. In May 2000 her past problem of bleeding

Piles recurred and subsided in a week. Medicine

was repeated infrequently in deviated doses. By

November 2000 her ulcer had healed completely.

[Why is this article titled as “A pathological case of

Varicose Ulcer”? A Varicose Ulcer is a pathology

of course. There is no ‘Psychological Varicose

Ulcer’ = KSS]

51. Baryta in Intelligent Adults

TREE, Jenni (HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

Wendy, aged 60, with Bronchiectasis and

Aspergillosis for forty years; coughs blood. Thick,

green, foul tasting phlegm. Allergies to fish.

Eczema with skin cracks on hands, hang nails. Her

mental symptoms are analysed and Baryta

arsenicosa is arrived at and 200

th

potency in

plussed doses until LM1 could be obtained. A

pleasing result in the 2 years follow-up.

[Repertorisation of 20 rubrics(!) gave Baryta

carbonica (in the mental state) and Arsenicum (in

the physical state. So Baryta Arsenicosa was

given! A synthetic remedy = KSS].

Case 2: Audrey, 72 years, with Osteo and

Inflammatory Arthritis in knees, Spine, wrists and

neck for fifteen years. Arthroscopies b/l.

Unsuccessful replacement of knee joint in 1996.

Emotional stress and depression. Sharp pain in

knee, worse when flexed. Better pressure bandage.

Wrists are agonisingly painful. Fear to be alone,

Psoriasis in my ears. Husband left nine years ago.

Misses him. Need of support. Affection of glands,

tonsillitis, TB, colitis and constipation in the past.

Baryta carbonica LM 1 one drop t.d.s.

Three weeks later: Much better. No pain in knee.

Walking better Baryta

carbonica LM 2.

Two months later: Cervical Spondylitis

completely gone. Wrist

still painful. LM 3 & LM

4.

Two months later: Knees lot better. Not

sleeping well. Anxious

about her daughter’s

health. Baryta arsenicosa

200.

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Two months later: Sleep improved. Baryta

arsenicosa LM 2-6. over a

year. X-rays revealed

improvement in Osteo and

inflammatory Arthritis.

She now told her birth had

been terrible. Her mother

was small, the patient was

big and tore the mother.

She was in bed for 3

months. Staphysagria.

Six moths later: Everything is fine.

52. Kreosotum, an Adult Male

Case with 12 year follow-up

SCHEEPERS, Léon

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

Eric, born 1954, with dryness of skin on back

of hands since 1991. Itching more in the evening.

Backache since 1980. Restless mind and sensitive

to all influences. Fear of failure; of high places.

Lot of plans. Divorced in 1986. Fear of pain,

injections. Desires alcohol, sweets and salt.

Earning money is important. Impatient. Likes

grandeur. Sulphur 200.

6 weeks later: Eczema completely gone.

Placebo.

8 weeks later: No change. Herpes on lips.

Indecision over trifles. Unable to

satisfy himself. Caries teeth since

childhood. Kresotum 200.

8 months later: Eruption again since a week.

Kreosotum 200.

6 months later: Kresotum 200.

4 months later: Fear of failure, Insecurity and

Anticipation. Dysenteric co 200.

Over the next years remedy repeated as and

when required. An intercurrent dose of

Carcinosinum adeno mammae 200 was also given.

A fairly long, well-documented article.

53. Night watching

A renewed view of Lost Homeopathic

Vocabulary

GRIMES, Melanie

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

The author calls for a review of the remedies

under the rubric “night watching”

The original meaning of the rubric “Night

watching” in the 19

th

Century and before is waking

in the middle of sleep for 1-2 hours; in those days

one went to sleep early and after few hours woke

up and remained so far an hour so and then went

back to sleep. Thus the first sleep and second sleep

between the first and second sleep is night

watching.

Merely keeping awake for long is not night

watching. We must study the Proving and source

Materia Medica relating to the remedies in the

rubric.

54. LM or Q Potencies

Review of Their Use Over a Fifteen – year

Period

U.C.ADLER, A.T.CESAR, M.S., ADLER, A,

ALVES, E.N. GAROZZO, W.M.P.

GALHARDI, A.E. PADULA, I.C. SOUZA,

BRAZIL

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

São Paulo, July 1989: Five homeopathic

doctor colleagues initiated a revision of

Hahnemann’s work. The sixth edition of Organon

was used as a systematic structural base to which

principles that were in concurrence from Materia

Medica Pura, Chronic Diseases and Lesser

Writings were added. This standardization soon

reached the Pharmacy, in a permanent search for

the best-quality LM preparations. Jundiaí, 2003:

after fifteen years of clinical and pharmaceutical

development, a multidisciplinary team of

collaborators launched the first course in

Specialization of Homeopathy offered by a

Medical School in the State of Sao Paulo, the

Jundiaí Faculty of Medicine where Hahnemann’s

most perfected method has been shown to be an

effective and safe therapeutic method, simple to

apply and teach, due to its easily comprehensible

principles.

Case by Mariostela S. ADLER.

Female born in 1992 with generalized Eczema

with unbearable pruritus since 1997. Scratches

until bleeding without relief at night. Since 1998

fortnightly Asthma crisis. Wakes up with

nightmares. Screams, weepy, depressed phases.

From April 2001 and March 2003 the patient was

treated with forty potencies of Sulphur from LM1

to 40 receiving on a daily basis one drop.

No signs of cutaneous pruritus, pain, burning

or flaking. The warts on soles disappeared.

55. Can you hear what I cannot tell you?

Accompanying children in crisis with

Homeopathy

SCHULZ, Elisabeth

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

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The child’s soul is confronted early in life

through difficult family situations and divorces

with abandonment, fear, helplessness, anger and

sadness. Aethusa cyanapium, Antimonium

tartaricum, Cicuta virosa and Bufo rana are

important remedies to support children in such

crises.

The article is very interesting, and comes from

a well and experienced practitioner who has been

working for over 32 years with sick children.

56. My Black Inside

A case of Falco Peregrinus Disciplinatus

LEFEVRE, Bert (HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

This case is an example of Rajan

SANKARAN’s new way of case taking, where the

level of the vital sensation is explored to find the

similimum.

14 year-old Iris, with Bulimia and post

prandial vomiting (Name: Level 1). Inflicted

injuries on herself with burning cigarettes and even

cut her hand (facts: Level 2).

Others say she must watch her weight. This

‘hurts her; she feels sad if she does not vomit.

(emotion: Level 3). Sadness is felt as if stuck in a

cage (delusion: Level 4). It is a gripping feeling

(sensation: Level 5).

Dreams of herself being ugly, disgusting and

felt forsaken. Recurrent dream with a crushing

feeling totally black.

Animal kingdom and Leprosy Miasm. Falco

peregrinus disciplinatus 200.

2 weeks later, black feeling and dark sensation

completely gone. After a month – feels good. No

vomiting.

In the next one year, a dose of 200, and two of

M when there was relapse.

[I have no access to the ‘Proving’ (if already

proved) of Falcon peregrinus. As I suspected there

is ‘signature’ in this remedy selection. The author

says at the end: for a long time I had been brooding

over this case and was looking for an animal

remedy that strongly had the feeling of being forced

and at the same time had a strong urge for freedom.

The black cape that came over the head of the

Falcon made me think of the falcon and then the

picture became complete.

Is it not the nature of all creatures to want to be

free and not wanting to be forced? But man

enslaves all creatures and force them to work for

him. And every one of these creatures would like

to run away to freedom. Unfortunately man ‘trains’

these creatures to submit. Even the falcon which

sails thro’ the skies high and freely has been trained

to come to its owner/trainer = KSS.]

58. Chorioretinitis

POTDAR, Swapna

(CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

51 year-old, male with blurring of vision of left

eye inspite of correct spectacles. Orbital

sonography revealed post-inflammatory chorio-

retinal thickening with floating bands in the

posterior vitreous chamber.

Diphtheria at 5 years of age. Quarrelsome.

Impulsive. Hair splitting analysis of everything.

‘wild’ face and wild talk. Calcarea phos. CM on

8.11.2004. 15 days later he was looking calmer,

more ‘tame’. He was able to see clearly even in

dim light.

Orbital Sonography, a month later showed

significant improvement in chorio-retinal swelling

with regression of floating bands.

59. A case of Hepatoblastoma

MISTRY, D.E. (CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

Male child, DAB, 10 months old, brought with

massive abdominal swelling. Recurrent cough and

fever since 6 months. Flatulent problem from the

age of one month.

USG and Biopsy revealed Hepatoblastoma.

Less appetite, thermally hot, prefers to sleep on

right side. Bellis perennis 12 b.d. for 8 days. Then

Chelidonium Q; Antimonium tartaricum for rattling

cough; Baig’s Nosode No.1 as the distension

increased.

Then Chelidonium 200 in morning and Natrum

sulphuricum 200 at night. Then Baig’s Nosode

No.1 & Chelidonium Q. Two months later, child

was active. No complaints. Sadness in his eyes.

Ignatia 200. Four days later, child passed away in

sleep. It was an incurable case from the beginning.

60. Febrile convulsion

CHITALE, Neeta

(CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

ST, 3½ year-old-male child with maculo

papular eruptions with itching and fits of anger and

obstinacy since 29.7.2004. He was given Calcarea

ost.30, 200 with intercurrent doses of Tuberculinum

and Sulphur.

On 5.7.2006 pain abdomen before stools with

sticky, semisolid offensive stools since 10 days.

Merc. sol.30, 2 doses. On 12.7.2006 relapse. Merc.

sol. 30, 4 doses b.d. Relapse again from 15.7.2006.

Merc. sol. 200 on 19.7.2006. Febrile convulsions.

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Belladonna did not help. Opium 200 brought him

out of deep sleep within two minutes. But fever

persisted and he was again sleeping. Opium 1M.

In the evening trembling of extremities during

fever. Cuprum metallicum 200. Next morning,

looked fresh, fever came down. Ferrum phos. 6x

and Mag. phos. 6x for 3 days.

61. A case of Breast Cancer

MISTRY, D.E. (CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

56 year-old lady with three surgeries for Ca.

breast and six cycles of Chemotherapy and 28

sittings of Radiotherapy. Several homeopathic

remedies were given as indicated over a period of

two years which relieved her until she passed away.

62. Cases of Gluten Allergy and some other cured

cases.

SINGH, Neelam Avtar

(CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

1. Girl aged 23 years with Gluten Allergy. Since

childhood intake of wheat results in severe

stomachache with nausea, vomiting and loose

motions. No > from any treatment so far. She is

depressed. Much anger. Worry about future

because of this. Avaricious. Wants to be alone.

Natrum carbonicum 30 was given. Her mother told

that during her pregnancy, father was wrongly

convicted and she felt as if she had no place in

society.

15 days later: felt better. Placebo. A month

later was told to have Chapathi and had no

problem. Natrum carb. 200. Even after 8 months

no problem with daily intake of wheat.

2. Girl aged 8 years with Gluten Allergy since 1½

years of age. Pain abdomen with loss of appetite

and loose stool. Face becomes pale and eyes sunken

and complexion becomes black. She is intelligent,

mischievous, fear of dark, fear of being alone and

fear of noises. Very sensitive and lot of sympathy

towards suffering people. Desires ice cold things

and shares her things. Phosphorus 30. In the next

5 months, gradual intake of wheat did not < and is

able to tolerate well.

63. A case of Prostate Cancer

DEY, M. (CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

Mr. D.S., 70 years with frequent, ineffectual

but urgent urge for urine. Worse night. Burning

anus for an hour after stool. Stool 2-3 times daily.

Adenocarcinoma of prostate. Ichthyosis from early

life. Lies on left side. Chilly. Worse in rainy

season. Vaccinosis.

Thuja occidentalis 0/1. As there was

improvement, he was given 0/3, 0/5, & 0/7. No

further changes. Sabal serulata Q 5 drops tds x 7

days. Better. Then Thuja 0/9, 0/11, 0/13, 0/15,

0/17, 0/19 & 0/21. After this the patient is well

with no complaints. In spite of repeated urging to

undergo a Biopsy again to confirm the cure of the

Adenocarcinoma, the patient refuses to undergo

since he is ‘well’.

64. A cure for Diabetes?

MEHANDALE, Bal

(CCR. 1 &2/2007)

69 year-old MEHANDALE, is Diabetic since

30 years. By-pass surgery 10 years ago. Blocks in

all arteries of lower limbs. Glaucoma with very

poor vision. He being an avid reader of

Homeopathy books, took one dose of

Pancreatinum 30. Sugar level came down by 25

points. He replaced his evening Insulin with 2

doses of Pan. 30 and next day his fasting sugar

levels were normal. So he is continuing that. After

a week of medicine, sugar levels are normal in the

next one week. He had similar results with his

close acquaintances.

He requests this study be conducted by

Homeopathic Colleges or Hospitals.

65. Cases of Chronic Renal Failure

SHINDE Prakash (CCR. 1 & 2/2007)

Dr. SHINDE has reported five cases of

Chronic Renal Failures treated with one or 3-4

doses. One homeopathic medicine, and patient is

on the mood to recovery; follow-up of few months

are given. Good work.

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IV. REPERTORY

1. Clemens von Bönninghausens

“Systematisch-alphabetisches Repertorium”

(Clemens von BÖNNINGHAUSENs

“Systematic-Alphabetical Repertory”

PLATE UWE (NAH. 2,1 & 2/2007)

Clemens von BENNINGHAUSEN worked

out the first Repertory which systematised the

understanding of the symptoms, categorized and

graded them. So far neither the structure of the

Repertory nor the significance of the ‘grade’ has

been understood. Its wrong interpretation, as it

until today is – as partly characterizing – “value”-

Grade lead to think right from 1833 as a broadening

simplification of the homeopathic methodology

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removed from the study of Materia Medica and

the sure selection of a remedy.

The first part of this article is - as noted from the

correspondence between Samuel HAHNEMANN

and BÖNNINGHAUSEN - regarding the history of

origin of the Repertory and the second part

discusses the misunderstanding until now of the

structure and rationale of this work.

2. The First Repertory

Bönninghausen’s Model for our Profession

DIMITRIADIS George

(AJHM. 99, 4/2006)

The form of the Repertory as we know it for

the most part has its antecedents in

Bönninghausen’s Systematic Alphabetic

Repertory of Homeopathic Medicines. Our own

research in this area has provided some insight into

the process of repertography developed by

BÖNNINGHAUSEN, and the ramifications on our

modern-day reportorial derivatives whose lineage is

traced to this original work.

3. The Reliability of Our Repertory

WINSTON Julian

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

WINSTON refers to the rubric ‘Crawling’,

under Larynx and Trachea – p.747 of Kent’s

Repertory. The remedies in bold are Conium

maculatum, Kali carbonicum and Natrum

muriaticum. The sources for these remedies are

searched for in the Provings.

For Conium, the symptom is in Hahnemann’s

Chronic Diseases, Symptom No.530. The word

‘kribbeln’ is wrongly translated as ‘tingling’,

instead of crawling.

For Kali carbonicum, the source is traced to

Chronic Diseases, Symptom No.962.

For Natrum muriaticum the reference is from

Chronic Diseases. Again the word is mistranslated

as tingles instead of ‘crawling’.

There is discrepancy in the grading of Natrum

muriaticum in the first 3 editions of Kent’s

Repertory.

The accuracy of Kent’s evaluation and the

translation of Chronic Diseases is called into

question based on the above facts.

[How many among us study the Repertory vis-a-vis

Materia Medica Provings, in this manner? It would

certainly enrich us, if we study so. We will then

know the grain and the tare = KSS]

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V. VETERINARY

1. Clinical Management of Idiopathic Epilepsy in

Dogs with Homeopathic

Belladonna 200 c: a Case Series

VARSHNEY, J.P.

(HOMEOPATHY, 96, 1/2007)

Epilepsy is an important neurological disorder

in dogs. Belladonna 200c was evaluated in 10 dogs

with idiopathic Epilepsy. During the seizure phase,

3-4 drops of Belladona 200 were administered

orally at 15 min. intervals until considerable

reduction in seizure activity, then four times daily.

Four dogs with head shaking syndrome in addition

to seizures were given Cocculus 6c, 3-4 drops

orally weekly for 3 months in addition. Numbers

of fits reduced to 2-3 during first weeks post-

therapy and then became occasional in next 2

weeks. With continuation of Belladonna therapy,

no fits within 15-25 days of cessation of therapy.

Belladonna therapy was resumed and seizure

control was again achieved. Owners were advised

to continue the therapy at least twice daily until

there were no fits for 2-3 months. Liver specific

enzymes were monitored, no abnormalities were

observed.

2. Homeopathic Treatment for Infertility in a

Prize Nellore Bull

LOBREIRO, J.

(HOMEOPATHY, 96, 1/2007)

Treatments for infertility in Bulls are not

described in homeopathic literature. A few

treatments, such as changing the Protein content of

the diet, giving extra minerals, etc., have been

proposed. This case report describes homeopathic

treatment for Infertility in a prize bull. A Nellore

bull, considered infertile for three years, was treated

with homeopathic Pulsatilla nigricans 200 cH.

Decreased total sperm defects, increased sperm

motility and a very impressive increased number of

doses of semen produced were observed. The bull

relapsed after treatment was withdrawn, but again

responded when it was resumed. Since only one

animal was observed one cannot assume that the

observed changes were due only to this treatment.

Further studies may establish the real benefits of a

homeopathic medicine in bull infertility.

3.

Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Dogs

with homeopathic Crotalus horridus 200 c.

CHAUDHURI,S., & VARSHNEY JP.

(HOMEOPATHY, 96,2/2007)

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Homeopathic Crotalus horridus 200c was

evaluated in 13 clinical cases of Babesiosis in dogs,

compared with another 20 clinical cases treated

with Diminazine. Babbesiosis is an important

tropical tick-borne haemoprotozoan disease in dogs

clinically manifested by Anorexia, Dehydration,

Temperature, Dullness/ Depression,

Diarrhoea/Constipation, pale mucosa,

Hepatomegaly, vomiting/nausea, Splenomegaly,

distended abdomen/Ascites, yellow-colored Urine,

emaciation/weight-loss, and ocular discharge. The

diagnosis of Babesiosis was based on cytological

evidence of Babesia gibsoni in freshly prepared

blood smears. The dogs were treated with oral

Crotalus horridus 200 c, 4 pills four times daily for

14 days (n = 13) or Diminazine aceturate 5 mg/kg

single intramuscularly dose (n = 20) All the dogs

were administered 5% Dextrose normal saline at 60

ml/kg intra-venously for 4 days.

Initial clinical scores were similar in both

groups and showed similar progressive

improvement with the two treatments over 14 days.

Parasitaemia also improved in both groups, but

haematological values showed no change.

No untoward reactions were observed. It

appears that Crotalus horridus is as effective in

causing clinical recovery in moderate cases of

Canine Babesiosis caused by Babesia gibsoni as the

standard drug Diminazine. Large scale randomized

trials are indicated for more conclusive results.

[Always at the end is the rub. The results say that

the homeopathic potency 200 of Crotalus horridus

has cured Babesiosis. All that is required for a

homeopathic physician is to administer the

medicine in more cases of this disease if it occurs.

Collect the cases and see; why a “large-scale

randomized trials”? Foisting a method which is not

well-suited for homeopathic research is improper.

Homeopathy should not let it be judged by

allopathic or other so-called “scientific” standards.

If it is not taken for what it actually is, let it be so.

Still Homeopathy will continue to cure, and that’s

all that matters. = KSS]

4. Management of Gastroenteritis in Pups: A

Comparative Clinical Study

VARSHNEY, J.P. (AJHM. 99, 4/2006)

Gastroenteritis is a common clinical entity in

pups. In poorly managed, unvaccinated pups it is a

common clinical manifestation of canine Parvo or

Distemper virus infection. The present study was

conducted to assess the efficacy of Arsenicum

album 30c as a complementary and alternative

medicine in the management of Viral

Gastroenteritis in pups.

Twenty pups, aged two to four months,

brought to Referral Veterinary Polyclinic of the

Institute with clinical manifestations of vomiting

just after eating or drinking, anorexia, loose, watery

feces mixed with mucus and/or blood, dehydration,

cold extremities, almost normal/slightly subnormal

rectal temperature (98.8 to 101degrees F), dullness,

weakness, prostration, and no detectable cardiac

changes, were included in the study.

Epidemiological considerations – clinical signs of

vomiting and loose, watery feces with or without

mucus and/or blood, marked leukopenia due to

lymphopenia – were suggestive of Canine Viral

Gastroenteritis.

The pups were divided into two groups

consisting of ten pups in each group. Pups of

Group A were treated with Ringer’s lactate (60ml

per Kg body weight, I.V., b.i.d. for 3 days) and

Arsenicum album 30c at the dose rate of 4 pills PO

at thirty minute intervals x 2 and then q.i.d. for 3

days). Pups of Group B were treated with Ringer’s

lactate (60ml/per kg body weight, I.V., b.i.d. for 3

days), Ondansetron (0.5-1.0 mg per kg body

weight, IV first dose, then PO, b.i.d. for 3 days), a

suspension of Metronidazole (100mg per 5ml) and

Furazolidone (25mg per 5ml) at half to one

teaspoonful PO, t.i.d. for 3 days) and Cefotaxime

(30mg/kg body weight 1M t.i.d. for 3 days).

Clinical response and recovery rate (Group A

80.0%, Group B 80.0%) in both the groups was

comparable. Total cost of treatment in Group A

was lower (Rs.35 to 40) than that of Group B

(Rs.275 to 280).

From the preliminary clinical trial it appears

that Arsenicum album was cost-effective as a

complementary and alternative approach in the

management of Gastroenteritis in pups.

5. A case of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a

Dog

OBANDO, Jacqueline Sehn

(HL. 18, 3 & 4/2005)

Hank, 17 months old Labrador Retriever with

chronic loose, watery stools, halitosis, offensive

flatus, pica, poor appetite and emaciated body

condition .

From 9.4.02, his medications were tapered and

stopped on 19.4.02 and put on gluten-free diet. In

10 days energy levels improved and gained weight

Mercurius vivus 30 on 22.4.02.

30.4.02: Flatulence gone, breath much better, stools

are much firmer and are large.

25.5.02: From 10/5, scratching around his neck.

Large flaky dandruff and shedding lot of hair.

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Appetite is great. Stools remain formed. Add new

elements to diet.

No further improvement. Sulphur 200.

18.6.02: Lycopodium 1M.

8.7.02: Itching subsided, hair grown back. No

diarrhoea.

21.8.02: Diarrhoea since 4 days. Lycopodium 1M.

13.1.03: Watery spurting diarrhoea. Lycopodium

10M.

4.4.03: Diarrhoea after Pasta. Lycopodium 50M.

29.11.03: He continues to do well.

7. Veterinary cases

MISTRY, D.E. (CCR. 14, 1 & 2/2007)

1. Dog Rocky, 3 years with gross hair fall,

nates with redness and itching on that part small

wound in that part. Sulphur 200. Wound healed

and itching less.

2. Softy, female dog, 8 years with vomiting

once and blood-stained stool thrice, after eating

chicken liver. Drinks ice cold water. Reduced

appetite. Affectionate. Phosphorus 200. Alright

within 24 hours.

3. A cow from one farm was transported to

another farm in vehicle and since then refused its

usual feed. On the surmise of travel trauma Arnica

1M and the cow started to eat.

4. Two cows had fever, reduced appetite.

Ferrum phos.30 4 doses. A week later Gelsemium

30 for some weakness remaining.

5. A cow, 3 year-old was becoming weak and

emaciated since a month. Violent, aggressive. Nux

vomica 200, 3 doses 12 hourly. Started eating

better than before and at times aggressive. Nux

vomica M one dose and reports said that the cow

has calmed down.

6. 5 year-old female dog became ill after

eating too many bones on a party day. Offensive

vomitus. Antibiotics precipitated diarrhoea. Lasted

3 weeks Dog became skin and bones, not thirsty.

Nux vom. 1M. Vomiting and Diarrhoea stopped

within 24 hours. 7 days later, still thirstless and hot

and suspicious. Apis 200 4 doses. Completely

recovered.

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VI. RESEARCH

1. Prover Susceptibility and the Ascending

Dose

MUELLER Manfred (AH. 12/2006)

“Did randomized, placebo-controlled trials

disprove the homeopathic Proving Hypothesis?”