© Quarterly Homeopathic Digest, Vol. XXVI, 1 & 2/2009

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

literature in Homeopathy drawn from the well-known homeopathic journals published

world-over - India, England, Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil, USA, etc., discipline-

wise, with brief abstracts/extracts. Readers may refer to the original articles for detailed

study. The full names and addresses of the journals covered by this compilation are

given at the end. Compilation, translation, publication by Dr.K.S.Srinivasan, 1253, 66th

Street, Korattur, Chennai - 600 080, India.)

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

1. The Simillimum concept:

Understanding Aphorisms 275 & 276

LASHKOVA, Zara (SIM. XXI, 2008)

The whole conceptual meaning of the term

With reference to § 275 & 276, the author

concludes that the simillimum is an integration of

four major concepts.

1. The similar remedy

An interesting article.

Kindred spirits

NOSSAMAN, Nick (AJHM.100, 3/2007)

There is a substantial resonance between

the latter, we seek to understand the patient in his or

her totality by virtue of individualizing features,

which guide us to the similar medicine. Likewise

in Jungian psychology, the symbolic language of

the unconscious Ŕ such as is revealed to us in

dreams, active imagination and synchronicity Ŕ is a

paper addresses the complementary nature of these

disciplines in some depth, by way of exploration of

the topic of suffering, the mirror as metaphor and

alchemical correlates.

The evolution of Homeopathic knowledge

PITT, Richard (AJHM.100, 3/2007)

Knowledge of Medicines is an essential part of

takes the knowledge into living three dimensional

reality. It is testament to Hahnemannřs genius that

valid today as in his own time.

However, it can be argued that there are other

ways to develop our knowledge of medicines and

experience have certain inherent problems,

especially if relied on exclusively. Other, more

creating much debate in the profession. This article

developing our understanding.

4. Miasms: Energy Forces observed by facial

features

BENTLEY Grant (AJHM. 100, 4/2007)

There is too much of assumption and opinion

in this article. The author says that Miasms

Influence pathology, facial structure, behavior and

outlook; therefore know the Miasms of the patient

diagrams are given.

for several days, weeks, months! He says ŖToo

many homeopaths, myself-included, have been

Obviously HAHNEMANN saw great benefits in

the continuous repetition of the medicine; otherwise

the LM potency scale would not have been

for by the case in question = KSS]

(Miasms, between Delusion and Reality)

METHNER Roland (ZKH. 51, 3/2007)

This is a brief study on ŘMiasmsř. The author

discusses Miasms as propounded by

HAHNEMANN (3 Miasms) subsequently

expositioned by J.H. ALLEN (4 Miasms, inductive

The author has made a study of 250 cases over the

years and also the connection with Cancer. He

felt that the fact lies between J.H. ALLEN and

HERING. While Miasm knowledge will help to

recognise specific connections between certain

infectious diseases and other diseases, the majority

of the current authorsř are only their personal

observations, fantasies, unproved opinions and

inadmissible analogies. An exact verification in

this matter is the need now.

POTDAR, Swapna (CCR. 15, 1/2008)

his fear of losing his image from a conflict

of (sycotic) or out of possible

level.

Every suppression will have the equal and

opposite repercussions elsewhere. (Newtonřs Law)

The suppression of local symptoms, which are

manifestations of the inner general disease, affects

the inner more vital organs. This confirms a Law

It can only be converted from one form to another.

pernicious external mode of treatment, has been the

most prolific source of all the innurmerable chronic

maladies under which man groans.

Doctors and patients are unreasonably

gratified by the disappearance of the local

symptoms.

too many doses of a medicine; wrong potency and

even poly-pharmacy.

Good knowledge of miasms help us to

understand the central disturbance better and with

to the miasms reduces and the subsequent

generations are greatly healthier in mind and body.

This will reduce the crime rate significantly, help

the mankind to progress positively and make the

earth a much better place to live in.

7. Intuition in der Medizin

(Intuition in the Medicine)

NAGER Frank (AHZ, 252, 4/2007)

The significance of intuition in Medicine is

inquired in the light of its historical development

and its philosophical classification. The role of

confronted with the Ŗraison du ceurŗ.

Conventional Medicine will find its perceptions

also one-sided in its own way too, not properly

the technique of Cure to the Art of Healing.

über die Natur von Heilung (The Archetype of

Mirror Ŕ Observations about the nature of

Cure)

NOSSAMAN Nicholas (AHZ. 252, 4/2007)

To this day no one knows with certainty what

mechanism is responsible for the healing that takes

place when the similar remedy is prescribed

himself acknowledged that: 1. It is unknown, and

success in prescribing. Nonetheless, he made his

own proposal for the mechanism involved. In that

spirit of Inquiry this paper explores this topic

further, using the metaphor of mirror. Besides its

applicability in describing the mode of healing

wide variety of other fields. Jungian Psychology

and Dream analysis, Native American healing

ceremonies, literature (including the Bible) and

Mythology are all touched upon in the Inquiry. In

addition, the nature and

attributes of the Vital Force, as described by

HAHNEMANN, are discussed.

9. Homöopathie- Eine Frage des Stils

(Homeopathy Ŕ a question of Style)

thinking and collective thinking recurs instead.

its own mode of thinking which should be

developed conscientiously. Mutual tolerance is

called for.

10. Conceptions of health, illness and treatment of

patients who use homeopathy in Santos, Brazil.

JUSTO Patriani CM & Gomes Mara H dé

Santos (Brazil) treated by homeopaths in the public

structured interviews, organized by predefined

thematic categories, the content of the interviews

was analyzed.

the interviewed patients are related to the idea of

vital balance/imbalance mediated by body-mind

interaction. Dissatisfaction with conventional

treatment, family influence and suggestions of

treatment. Patients continued homeopathic

without being aggressive to the organism, the

holistic integrated approach, the preventive nature

of the treatment and low prices of medicine. For

these patients, the availability of Homeopathy in

the public health sector extends the possibility of

access. The need for a wider dissemination of

component. We found a correlation between the

conceptions of health and illness and theprinciples

of Homeopathy, assimilated through a strong bond

between patients and the homeopathic practioners.

meanings that patients attribute to Homeopathy

helps to understand subjective aspects that may

interfere with treatment compliance.

11. Truth, proof and evidence Homeopathy and the

manifestations, and its philosophical and ethical

ramifications, are central to our understanding of

the human condition. Homeopathic medicine: its

insights, the questions that it begs, and the scientific

and philosophical challenges it presents, has a

significant contribution to make to this process.

To be actively and seriously engaged with

Homeopathy is an adventurous undertaking. It is to

be engaged in exploring both human nature and the

nature of the world we inhabit. And in that process

This paper deals first with the layout of the

that guide us in that striving. In the third part it

the pursuit of truth. And finally it proposes that the

homeopathic community in general, and the Faculty

of Homeopathy in particular, must expand its vision

with a definition of a new paradigm, the new model

of healthcare and medical science to which the

vision aspires.

12. Treating Leick with like: response to criticisms

Homeopathy

Homeopathy, Leick claims that no doubts blind

randomized clinical trials (DBRCTs) show that

Homeopathy is efficacious, and that specific

limit are implausible. He states that generalized

entanglement models should be able to improve the

design of experiments to test ultra-high dilutions,

and disparages the authorsř understandings of

quantum physics. The paper responds to those

Homeopathy has effects which are not due to

mortality, feeling of being healed, Lacking interest

in others. Calm versus Chaos Ŕ Internal dialogue

about this.

Craving for chocolate. Sensitive skin with

eruptions and weak nails. Sensitivity. Surges of

breasts. Pasty and floating stools, bleeding with

dreams.

The details about the metal, its use in ancient

verification of the symptoms obtained from the

Proving, has been given. [There is more mysticism

called for = KSS]

2. Spiders Ŕ Suspended between Earth & Sky

FRASER, Peter (SIM. XXI, 2008)

Though the various spider remedies are very

similar, each one of them is precise in its action.

To find the right remedy we need to know well the

features that are general to the spiders, so that we

can see more clearly the unusual characteristic to

4. Very chilly, generally worse for cold and damp

and better for warmth

5. Secretive as well as attracting attention

6. Aversion to solid food; sensitivity to smell.

7. > From smoking

8. Hypochondirasis and cunningness

9. Precocious sexuality.

[The author could have substantiated all these with

me only opinions and imaginations fertile. This

Insomnia is defined as inadequate sleep intake

due to difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying

back to sleep. In industrialized nations between

30% - 40% of individuals suffer from at least

occasional periods of sleep disturbance. The

significance of sleep lies in its impact on the central

nervous symptom as extended periods without

sleep result in disturbances in mental function.

The remedy used in this study was Coffea

cruda 200c. Although there is some research

animals, there is no research on its effect on

The aim of the study was to determine the

efficacy of the homeopathic remedy Coffea cruda

200c in the treatment of insomnia characterized by

a difficulty in falling asleep due to nervous

excitability and a flow of ideas. The quality of

sleep was assessed in terms of duration of sleep and

meeting the inclusion criteria were recruited by

means of advertisements. At the initial consultation

participants were presented with information on the

study and were requested to sign a consent form as

pharmaceutical company blinded the study, so that

when the participants selected their 50ml bottle of

medication, they automatically allocated

themselves to the experimental or placebo group.

Participants were also requested to complete a sleep

Mann-Whitney Test, Cross Tabulation, Fisherřs

Exact Test and Regression Analysis.

It was found that the experimental group

(Coffea cruda) reported an increase in sleep

duration (p = 0.003) to a greater extent than did the

placebo group (0.007). Improvement in sleep

pattern elicited by the experimental group yielded a

p-value of 0.002 compared with that of the placebo

group (p = 0.011). Therefore, on both parameters,

effect of homeopathic remedies on insomnia.

Our written record of provings originated with

on Materia Medica may be measured by the

which itself relied on their accuracy, it is

remarkable to observe much of this work is now

largely unfamiliar to the present-day homeopath Ŕ

teacher, student, and practitioner alike. This

striking deficiency, coupled with the seeming

profusion of more modern (more or less

introduce considerable errors of omission,

together provide the necessary stimulus for our

present article wherein we examine the

pharmacography of HAHNEMANN and show the

unsurpassed quality, even to this day, of that work.

Two cases which share a peculiar modality,

were cured by Cocculus. The symptom was:

difficulty in protruding out the tongue. The

symptom seems to be a characteristic. The author

has made a thorough study of the BBCR,

Boenninghausen, Boger, Phatak and the Proving

symptoms.

attacks of suffocation, convulsions and collapse

and can be of great benefit in cases of emergency.

The essential information about this remedy are

summed up here. A case report is given.

symptoms have been added as specific for this

remedy. The Řthemesř are: