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CONTINUING HOMŒOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION SERVICES
QUARTERLY HOMŒOPATHIC DIGEST
VOL. XXXIV - XXXVI, 2017 - 2019
Part I Current Literature Listing
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Part I of the journal lists the current literature in Homœopathy drawn from the well-known
homœopathic journals published world-over - India, England, Germany, France, Brazil,
USA, etc., - discipline-wise, with brief abstracts/extracts. Readers may refer to the original
articles for detailed study. The full names and addresses of the journals covered by this
compilation are given at the end of Part I. Part II contains selected essays/articles/extracts,
while Part III carries original articles for this journal, Book Reviews, etc.
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I. PHILOSOPHY
1. Fixed first Principles
HENRIQUES, Nichola (AH. 22/2016)
This is a very good and useful study of the
principles. It is certainly worthwhile to study this
carefully since many of us tend to err and blame the
medicine e.g. in one of his lectures H.C. ALLEN
said that if an acute condition arises in the course of
action of a chronic case (under treatment
homœopathically) do not interfere; if you do, you
will spoil the case. Again, listen to KENT “The
oftener you prescribe for different groups of
symptoms the worse it is for your patient, because it
tends to rivet the constitutional state upon the patient
and to make him incurable. Do not prescribe until
you have found the remedy that is similar to the
whole case, even though it is clear in your mind that
the one remedy may be more similar to one
particular group of symptoms and another remedy to
another group. (Kent, Philosophy Lecture 37)
The whole article has to be read carefully. [See
Part II of this QHD.]
2. The Unprejudiced Observer
DANIEL, Robin Pollock (AH. 22/2016)
Hahnemann stresses on the Physician to be
‘unprejudiced’; yet there are hardly few among us
who is really ‘unprejudiced’. Every case Report
builds up ‘prejudice’. In his Organon this word is
used in 5 places. The importance of being
‘unprejudiced’ need not be stressed any more.
3. The Wisdom of the Organon: Two cases
applying Hahnemann’s Aphorisms
SPERLING, Vatsala (AH. 22/2016)
This is an interesting article. The author
presents two cases to stress the importance of
following the Organon.
4. Halbgeister über den Wassern Eine kritische
Auseinandersetzung mit den krankheits
theoretischen Auffassungen Hahnemanns.
(A Critical study of Hahnemann’s conception of
theory of Diseases)
ZWEMKE, Hans (ZKH. 60, 1/2016)
That since 1831, at the latest, Hahnemann’s
conception of Disease had undergone great change.
At the earliest of this was as explained in the
Organon, the view which created much opposition
was that disease except the epidemic diseases
was an individual happening which is due to an
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immaterial agent on the one side and on the other
side, a so called Vital Force of energic-dynamic
nature a kind of infection and in form a kind of
disturbance of feelings which makes a disease by
way of individual symptoms which are removed by
a medicine through a kind of opposing action created
a similar feeling thus driving away the ailment. This,
a kind of spiritual healing theory. is in the second
edition; also that all chronic diseases are caused by
specific, partly spiritual-materially acting parasites.
Further on Hahnemann has said in principle of a
cause-based, as in Natural Science.
5. Die Vereinigung der Gegensätze
(The union of opposites)
WINTER, Norbert (ZKH. 61, 2/2017)
A fascinating Chapter of intellectual history is
the dialogue between the Physicist and Nobel
Laureate WOLFGANG PAULI and the Psychologist
CARL GUSTAV JUNG. The approach to a
common plane between both, a common
denominator between modern Quantum Physics and
Jungian Psychology takes up the insights of the new
Physics and allows them to pass into a consistently
new understanding of scientific thinking. The
world-view so obtained spans the range between the
‘rational’ science and the ‘intuitive experience
between natural and spiritual sciences, Matter and
Spirit allows the beginning of a fruitful dialogue
between the most diverse epistemological and
therapeutic curentes. And without any intention and
without any physical boundary crossing, the
understanding of science widens in such a way that
Homœopathy can be seen as an wholly-natural
aspect of an in-depth understanding of Nature. And
this with all their implications, their peculiarities,
and rare phenomenon, which sometimes astound the
Homœopathic Practitioners.
6. Quantenphysic und Wirklichkeit
(Quantum Physics and Actuality)
WINTER, Norbert (ZKH. 61, 3/2017)
Homœopathy and Science often seem to be
incompatible, the postulates of Homœopathy and the
premises of Science appear to be contradictory. But
perhaps the problems are not the basic assumptions
of Homœopathy but wrongly accepted
assumptions of Science. This is why the most
challenging part of our current understanding of
Science, Quantum physics, is to be examined in its
essential aspects. Directly connected is the question
as to how far these phenomena are relevant to our
everyday reality and to what extent the insight into
Quantum Physics phenomena has an impact of the
world view of the physicists involved.
7. Sakrileg oder die Reise zu den Anfӓngen der
Wissenschaft
(Sacrilege or the journey to the background of
Science)
WINTER, Norbert (ZKH. 61, 4/2017)
A very interesting article; the enigmas that were
unsolvable by scientific comprehension of their
times; the modern physics has not been able to solve.
This urged Wolfgang PAULI to question the
background, the roots of natural-scientific thinking.
It became clear that not only ‘rational’ insights were
the driving force of the development of Natural
Science, but it already bears intuitive and spiritual
dimensions, thus carrying within itself exactly what
it intends to deny.
[“Whenever it is in agreement with Nature, the
ruling power within us takes a flexible approach to
circumstances …. in consequence.” The
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Book 4, Penguine
Classics, 2006 = KSS].
8. Die Quaternität
(Quartenity)
WINTER, Norbert (ZKH. 62, 1/2018)
The dialogue of the physicist Wolfgang PAULI
and the Psychologist Carl Gustav JUNG, shed a light
on parallel patterns of thought, which showed up
with authors of early renaissance and on the other
hand proved necessary for the comprehension of
modern physics. These thought patterns show an
extension to those of classical physics, thus
suggesting an effectual context beyond that of
causality tentatively called acausality. In order to
demonstrate the context of causal and acausal
structures, PAULI and JUNG designed, after long
struggling the model of Quartenity, which is able to
yield to both aspects and give a scope to both
physical and psychic processes and their interaction.
9. Homöopathie und Quartenität
(Homœopathy and Quartenity)
WINTER, Norbert (ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
Starting with the discussions between W.
PAULI and C.G. JUNG and their view on quaternity,
we have to find out, how far this model fits to the
experiences of 200 years of history of Homœopathy.
Several aspects of Homœopathy are discussed with
respect to their causal and acausal contexts. Finally
the necessity arises to understand Homœopathy as an
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interrelation of causal and acausal elements and to
recognize the corresponding laws and correlations.
[A very thought-provoking-series in this regard is
Edward WHITMONT’s The Alchemy of Healing –
Psyche and Soma, 1993, North Atlantic Books,
Berkeley, California. Also ‘Quantum Questions’,
ed. by KEN WILBER, wherein we will find
contributions of the great minds, DAVID BOHM,
WERNER HEISENBERG, EINSTEIN, MAX
PLANC, WOLFGANG PAULI, EDDINGTON,
ERWIN SCHROEDINGER, et al.; another grand
work is ‘Dialogues with Scientists and Sages’, the
Search for unity by Renee WEBER containing ideas
of RUPERT SHELDRAKE, ILYA PRIAGOGINE,
STEPHEN HAWKING, KRISHNAMURTI, et al.
If one is widely read, one would understand the truth
in Homœopathy and not blindly oppose it who
having eyes refuse to see. = KSS].
10. Das Ganze ist mehr als die Summe seiner Teil”
(The whole is more than the sum of its parts)
STEINER, Urs (ZKH. 62, 1/2018)
This is an excellent article which discusses
the theme with case reports. Von
BOENNINGHAUSEN is discussed. It would seem
that of all the great followers, it is
BOENNINGHAUSEN who understood rightly the
principle of Homœopathy particularly with regard to
practical application. For example: the true genius
of the individual remedy, the bipolar symptoms (ref.
Dr. Heiner FREI), the ‘counter symptoms’, have to
be reckoned. It was Gustav GROSS and HERING
who further on took this fact and put it in the
comparative Materia Medica [this is a very
important work which every practitioner must
possess but is now ‘out of print’ I understand! How
can we expect well-trained doctors if such works are
not taught? = KSS]. “My skill was achieved only by
following the footsteps of Boenninghausen whom no
one can excel” says GROSS. HERING said “all our
provings and cures come to this that all are due to
HAHNEMANN and his genuine followers.”
“The whole is more than the sum of its parts
(ARISTOTLE) and the Similie is more the sum of
its grade.
A case is narrated and discussed in the light of
Polarity analysis, and the result.
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II. MATERIA MEDICA
1. Die Nosoden- und Sarkodentherapie und their
(Vor)geschichte ein heikles Erbe
Nosode and sarcode therapies and their history
a controversial inheritance
Viktoria Vieracker, (MedGG. 33/2015)
Nosodes and Sarcodes (homœopathic remedies
gained primarily from disease products respectively
organs of human or animal origin) are groups of
drugs which were added to the homœopathic Materia
Medica in the 1830s. Most substances used in
nosode or sarcode therapy have a long medical
tradition, with some even going back to the pre-
Christian period. My contribution first describes
therapeutic practices that use these substances and
then jutaposes them with their use in the early days
of homœopathic nosode and sarcode therapy. The
investigation shows, on the one hand, that there are
aspects common to both approaches that go far
beyond the mere choice of substances. On the other
hand, it demonstrates the effect the inclusion of
human or animal body substances in the
homœopathic Materia Medica has had on
Homœopathy, as their use is no longer in line with
what is considered rational.
2. Provings: Living Homœopathy
HUENECKE Jason-Aerie (AH. 22/2016)
The basis of the Homœopathic Materia Medica
is the ‘Proving’. It is ‘proving’ (personal experience
after taking a medicinal substances) that gives you a
diagnosis.
The author recalls gratefully the pioneer
provers. Several ‘new’ remedies have been ‘proved
which have, in the past appeared in the A.H. [Instead
of proving ‘new substance’ we already have
sufficient ones which would do. Even today our
polychrests Calc., Lyc., Nat-m., Sep., Puls., Phos.,
and others are the ones that render the maximum
help. Most of us are yet to master many of the old
remedies. = KSS]
4. Eine Beobachtung zu Aluminium metallicum
(An observation with regard to Aluminium
metallicum)
HOLZAPFEL Klaus (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
The author took the medicine Aluminium
metallicum C30 in water solution; he suffered from
a pain, burning as from a wound more on the left
side, worse from empty swallowing. This symptom
has been clearly given by BOENNINGHAUSEN
(Lesser Writings). While the remedy cleared the
complaint, but next morning he again felt slight
recurrence and he took a further dose and the effect
was an aggravation. When this was left undisturbed,
completely well.
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Alumina, Characteristics:
General characteristics (genius):
Sides: Dynamic/Development Region/Extension;
Cause right sided; sudden, spasmodic: upward
Region/Organ
Mucousa membranes Throat
Rectum
Skin
Nerves
Modalities:
< AFTERNOONS; (13-14h.)
< EVENING
< after mid-day meals
< POTATOES
< walking; walking in open air.
>PRESSURE, PRESSING
> Scratching
Complaints/Sensations/Findings
SHOOTING PAINS
TEARING
BURNING
ITCHING
DRYNESS
HEAVINESS, BEATEN DOWN, EXHAUSTION
WEAK, LAMENESS, LACED UP, SQUEEZING
Special characteristics
ANXIETY SEEING KNIFE
FEAR OF GOING CRAZY
TIME PASSES TOO SLOWLY
FEAR (FORWARD) OF FALLING
Hairfall head WHIMPERS
Feeling of egg white dry on face cobweb on chin.
AS IF THE UPPER EYELID IS LONGER AND
DROOPS DOWN.
Must stand to pass stool CAN PASS URINE
ONLY WHILE PASSING STOOL, cannot
urinate when and during passing of stool but
after that he can while standing.
Feeling after passage of urine of some urine is still
retained.
Sensation of A GLOWING STEEL IS PUSHED
THROUGH THE DORSAL VERTEBRAE,
through the elbow, through the knee.
SENSATION AS IF INSECTS ARE CRAWLING
ON THE SKIN.
Peculiar localized sides: Dynamic
Growth: region/extension: causation.
Left sided: mouth, Back, downwards, Legs.
Peculiar localized modalities/opposing
modalities:
< walking > walking
> Pressure, pressing < pressure
Peculiar localized
complaints/sensations/findings
Pulsation, palpitation: head
Increased salivation, waterbrash in mouth.
CONSTIPATION, HARD STOOL
INTESTINAL BLEEDING
MUCOUS IS EXPELLED WITH EFFORT:
THROAT
LEUCORRHOEA, ACRID LEUCORRHOEA
Striking single symptoms:
Heaviness of the top of head, fear it would fall if
head bent forward
Significant shortening of the lower jaw, the upper
teeth projects much over the lower
Throat pain with internally hot hands.
Feeling of cold wind in the urinary bladder after
passing urine
Clinical indications
Constipation
Skin eruptions (itchy)
Paralysis
Leucorrhoea vaginalis.
Observation (e.g. unaffected regions)
No Puls symptoms (Boenninghausen: Puls
unaltered).
5. Die Materia Medica Revisa Homœopathie
(MMRH)
(Revision of the Homœopathic Materia Medica)
THOMA, Christian (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
C. HERING’s Drug Proving of Allium Cepa
consists only of 35% symptoms of Drug Proving,
13% are toxicological and 5% Clinical. Additional
25% are indications for employment of Onion, and
22% of the symptoms created by HERING by
dividing the origins Symptoms in Symptom
fragments. HAHNEMANN refused Clinical
Symptoms of the Old School not based on the Laws
of Healing “Similia Similibus Curentur.” In 1881
T.F. ALLEN drew the conclusion that the experience
with the drug demonstrated that in such fashion as
HERING’s work and the Encyclopaedia were
constructed a reliable Materia Medica could not be
compiled and that Allium cepa needs a thorough
revision. This article demonstrates the way in which
such revision deals with HERING’s proving.
Characteristic of Allium cepa
Main Regions: Mucous membranes of Respiratory
passage and Conjunction, Abdomen, Head and the
Urinary organs.
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General modalities: Among the modalities
dominant ones are the agg. evenings as also in
warmth (warm room, warm air) and the amel.
in open air
The more often observed in provings
amelioration from cold water as also agg from coffee
and sitting have not been verified by clinical
confirmation.
Characteristics:
Peculiar: The thread-like pains, deep from the head
extending to behind the ears, as if the eye was
hanging by a string, in the sight upper jaw, with
burning or cold cutting in abdomen and with
Hyperesthesia of skin.
Likewise characteristic are neuralgic pains, which
came as proving symptom of the upper half or
right eye as well as in right upper arms and
clinically after amputations.
Sides involved:
Predominantly the Eye complaints left, the left sided
abdominal complaints and the complaints of the
left lower extremities as well as the right Ear
complaints.
Frequently the one side affections of the left upper
Extremities, and also the right as the left.
From right to left wandering complaints in head, the
teeth and in throat.
Rare are the complaints the pain left upper and right
lower at the same time and indeed the left thigh
and right foot, so also in left middle finger and
in the right big toe.
Discharges: Unusual are the copious discharges not
only from the nose and the eyes but also urine,
sweat and throat secretions.
Mind, Sensorium: Emotional plane is disconnected
from the mental plane in head.
Head: Besides the symptom of evening agg. the
modality of > in open air as also the < by
returning to the warm room, is characteristic for
Allium cepa. Peculiar symptoms pain more
often like an electric strike passing through the
head, sensation in head as if the room were too
narrow, also feeling the whole head were
enveloped by warm water.
Eyes: Confirmed peculiar are the sensations as if
the eyes were torn off, as if the Eye is hung by
loose thread and under upper lid sensation of
smokiness, mostly in right. Very often
lachrymation with sneezing, left eye is more,
watery and redder, also of left eyes sensitivity to
light.
Note: It is surprising that the often observed
clinically acrid nasal discharge, the leading All-c.
Symptom acrid nasal secretion with mild tears was
noted only once. In many coryza cases the clinically
appearing sneezing, cough, also lack of appetite.
More often the clinical confirmed Proving
Symptom watery nasal flow.
Teeth: All-c. has pressing toothache > cold water.
Throat: Many times occurring in the Proving
hawking of mucous and indeed back of the
choane, evening, in clumps also nauseating
taste.
Nausea and vomiting: Confirmed: Nausea >
belching.
Inner abdomen: Frequently came up in the Proving:
abdomen pains, particularly left as also
rumbling in abdomen. Notable are the sensation
burning or cold cutting in abdomen a pain as
if a thin string, burning glow or freezing feeling
as lashing in, warm or cold sensation, as if a fire
inside the abdomen. The flatus is frequent,
plenty and stinking.
Rectum and Anus: unusual sensation of cold
crawling as by a cold worm in Anus.
Urinary Organs: Characteristic is the highly red
urine and burning in the urethra while urinating
as also the weak feeling in the bladder and the
ureter.
Larynx: Very characteristic are the only clinically
obtained symptoms. Feeling as if his larynx
would burst it pains him so much while
coughing and the hoarse cough would split the
larynx and tear it. T.F. ALLEN: remarks in his
1881 A critical Examination of the Materia
Medica.
Cough: Only in four clinical cases observed
aggravation of cough in cold air.
Skin: characteristic are the corrosive itching, also
only clinically observed symptom of feet with
soreness of feet from shoe rubbing. [generally
said “shoe bite” = KSS.]
Heat: Striking is fleeting heat.
In this Allium cepa monograph there are: 406
symptoms containing 271 Proving Symptoms,
28 toxicological and 107 clinical symptoms.
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6. Alumina drei Beobachtungen aus der literatur
und der versuch einer Characteristics
MINDER. Peter (ZKH. 61, 4/2017)
Three Case Reports from primary literature the
attempt to create a characteristic of Alumina, as
worked out in group work of the Materia Medica
Study Group.
7. Die characteristica von Antimonium crudum
(The characteristics of Antimonium crudum)
THOMA, Christian (ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
The Encyclopedia of Timothy field ALLEN
contained 407 symptoms. However, during course
of revision of this remedy by the Materia Medica
Revisa Project by Dr. GYPSER, a careful study of
further reliable Provings and toxicological
symptoms have been found from 11 sources; 109
clinical observations also. All these have been
systematically analysed by Dr.GYPSER and his
team. The results were published in the Monograph.
This article analyses the symptoms in the hitherto
Materia Medica as well as entries in the (Kent)
Repertories, thoroughly and points out the various
faults. The entire article has to be gone through as
well as the already published (2015) Monograph
(both in German), to obtain genuine, reliable
symptoms for prescribing Antimonium crudum.
8. Streptococcinum
SEUL, Brigitte (ZKH. 62, 1/2018)
This is a lengthy article on the Nosode:
Streptococcinum. The author presents with the aid
of Rubrics in the Repertory (Complete Repertory),
interview and talks with patients treated with
Streptococcinum. Illustrations of D.M.
FOUBISTER’s indications for treatment of acute
and chronic diseases with infectious Nosodes;
review of case presentations in the literature;
presentation of collateral remedies.
[Personally, about 25 years ago or even earlier, I
came to use this Nosode in cases of children come
with a so-called ‘Strep-throat’ who were relieved
well with a dose Streptococcus. ‘Hapco’ prepared a
‘Streptococcus rheumaticus’. Nosode which was
quite effective in relieving rheumatic pains in
persons with history of childhood recurrent
Tonsillitis and ‘Strep throats’. Now- a-days we see
much less of this throat. Please read Dr. D.M.
FOUBISTER’s Homœopathic Tutorials in children
Diseases and also Dr. O.A. JULIAN’s Materia
Medica of the Nosodes. = KSS].
9. Secale cornatum
ALLEN H.C. (With an Introduction by
HOLZAPFEL, Klaus) (ZKH. 62, 4/2018)
The proving symptoms of H.C. ALLEN’s
Fragmentary Proving of Secale cornatum are
presented in a head-to-foot arrangement.
10. Calcium sulfuricum. Fallsammlung mit
Hinweises zur Materia Medica
(Calcium sulphuricum. Collection of cases
with hints to Materia Medica)
LUCAE Christian (ZKH. 61, 2/2017)
On the basis of Case Reports the selection of the
remedy Calcium sulphuricum is illustrated. This
remedy is poorly represented in the Repertories. By
comparing the Provings published so far, supported
by clinical Case Reports suggestions for additions to
the Repertory are worked out. The remedy is
especially suited to purulent conditions.
14 cases are presented. After carefully going
through the Synthesis Repertorium and listing out
the representation of Calc. sulph. in it, following
additions to Repertory are suggested on the basis of
cured cases.
Head: Perspiration on Scalp, night,
Head: Perspiration on Scalp, Occiput
Head: Perspiration on Scalp, Occiput, sleep in, agg.
Head: Perspiration on Scalp, Occiput, in sleep
Ear, inflammation, middle ear, chronic
Nose, catarrh, followed from, Chest: Complaints of
Face, odor, bluish, eyes, around the Eyes: Rings
Larynx and Trachea, voice, nasal, Cough, barking
Back, skin eruptions, cervical region
Back, perspiration, Cervical region
Extremities, heat, Feet, uncovering the feet; with
Extremities, uncovering; desires to, Feet.
Sleep, wakes up, nights, midnight, after
Skin, skin eruptions, Molluscum contagiosum;
Molluscum
General, complaints from; persons, Furuncle, of
recurring.
Calcium sulphuricum may be considered for
following pathologies after differential diagnosis, in:
recurrent Otitis media purulenta, severe tube catarrh,
Bronchitis. Impetigo contagious, Abscesses,
Panaritium continued is a great heat with much
sweat (Hands, Feet, Head, Nape), also cold foot
sweat. In short Calcium sulphuricum may be
considered as a “hot Calcium carbonicum”.
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III. THERAPEUTICS
1. Homœopathie bei akuter-Pharyngitis und
Tonsilitis
(Homœopathy in acute Pharyngitis and
Tonsilitis.)
HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
Acute Pharyngitis occur frequently in the
author’s medical practice. A well established
procedure is presented in the article and explained
with the help of case histories. Confirmatory
symptoms may be in the ‘modalities’. Relevant
repertorial rubrics have been given. Nine cases have
been discussed.
2. Drei Fälle aus der homöopathischen Praxis
(Three cases from Practice)
SRINIVASAN, K.S. (ZKH. 60, 1/2016)
A case of a prolonged grief and a couple with
infertility were cured homœopathically, i.e. single
medicine selected individually, single doses, are
presented here.
Evidence of Homœopathy is its reliability in
practice.
3. Fallbericht Psychovegetatives Erschöpfungs
syndrome: Cimicifuga
(Case of Psycho-vegetative Syndrome:
Cimicifuga)
GYPSER, Klaus-Henning (ZKH. 60, 1/2016)
A case of nervous exhaustions in a female,
40 years, separated from her husband, was very
weak and exhausted. She wept and was restless.
Sleep disrupted and was unrefreshed in mornings.
She said, when further questioned that finger joints
reddened and felt her Achilles heel was short when
first stepping. Menses was early. She laughed
frequently during the consultation. She jerked
frequently during sleep and woke up due to that.
Cimicifuga XM one dose.
Menses came on promptly and she was mentally
well. Her ailments regarding Achilles heel and sleep
quality have all become well.
4. Urologische Erkrankungen bei Männern
Verschiedene Losungsansätze
(Urological complaints in men and different
methods of prescription)
ZAUNER, Bernhard (ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
Dr. ZAUNER has demonstrated the use of
different methodologies in solving cases: 1) the
Kentian, ii) Boenninghausen’s, iii) Symptomen-
Lexicon. The method to be used depends upon the
case analysis. For example if the case does not
present clear modalities, or lacking in ‘peculiar’
symptoms, etc. it has been said Dr. BOGER used
four different repertories to suit the case he had. A
good knowledge of the structure of the different
repertories is essential for this.
In the present article has demonstrated how he
arrived at the right remedy in each case.
5. Erfahrungen mit der Homöopathie bei akuten
Harnweginfekter bei Frauen
(Homœopathy in urethral infection in Women)
HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
Bladder inflammation often impose as one-
sided disease and thence seem difficult to treat
homœopathically. Important rubrics are shown and
some remedies with the more frequent symptoms of
the class of diseases are examined. A pool of
remedies with the most frequent symptoms is
established. Some cases are presented as examples.
13 cases are briefly given; the remedies that
came up were Cantharis, Sarsaparilla, Mercurius
solubilis, Mercurius corrosives, Zincum, Cannabis
sativa, Lycopodium, Colocynthis, Pulsatilla.
6. Homöopathie und Krebs Kurative, palliative
und analgetische Rolle eines Heilsystems.
(Homœopathy and Cancer Curative, palliative
and analgetic roll of a medical system)
PATEL, Ramanlal P. (ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
Cancer, from the point of view of Homœopathy,
is not a localized disease, which is cured after the
removal of the Tumor, but a miasmatic disease. The
role of Homœopathy in the different stages of the
Cancer disease is evaluated and 11 strategies of
homœopathic treatment are presented. Special
attention is aimed at the 6th edition of the Organon of
the Healing Art with its new instructions from the
production and the application of remedies.
7. Zwei Fälle aus der Klinik
(Two Cases from Clinic)
MAVBERG Philip (ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
Two urological cases are reported.
1. Chronic state after Urethral infection: 83 -year old
man from last year suffered from a collapse episodes
with Hypotonic and recurring urine retention
parameter high; anæmia. Hb. 8.5%.
Had Fever 38.8⁰ C without chill.
Repertorisation with Phatak; Sepsis, blood
poisoning, weakness, Pulse not corresponding to the
temperature.
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Pyrogenium 30. Patient improved well.
Reference: Margaret TYLER, J.C. BURNETT.
2. Infection after Urological operation: A female
who had suffered during childhood urinary
complaints and has been under antibiotic. She
underwent a surgical procedure and healing was also
poor. “The otherwise gentle woman was now surly
and reacted to change of weather particularly cloudy
weather. Analyzing the case with ‘Combined
Repertory’.
The symptoms:
- General; Injuries, Operation, ill-
effects, from
- General; weather, Cloudy <
- Mind; Surly
- General; Inflammation; of wound.
The patient wanted to remain quiet
in bed.
Calendula 30.
One dry dose followed by diluted
dose.
Very rapid cure.
8. Kleines Mittel mit groBer Kraft.
Palliative Einsatz von Thlaspi bursa pastoris
beim Prostatakarzinoma.
(Small remedy with great power)
PANNEK-RADEMACHER, Von Susanne,
PANNEK, Jüngen (ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
Prostate Cancer is one of the most frequent
malignancies in men. Advanced Prostate Cancer
may lead to complications that severely impair the
quality of life of the patients, e.g. recurrent
intravesical blood clotting due to local tumor
necrosis. The successful use of the homœopathic
treatment as an efficient adjunctive with Thlaspi
bursa pastoris in two patients is reported here.
9. Bryonia
GYPSER, Klaus-Henning
(ZKH. 60, 2/2016)
For the selection of a remedy in an influenza-
like infection, the contradictory symptom “Mouth,
dryness, not ameliorated by drinking” was taken for
working out the remedy for the case. Analysis with
the help of Repertory of Rubrics Analysis. Further
repertorisation and comparison with the Materia
Medica lead to Bryonia and it cured. Then the
scientificity of Homœopathy is clear.
10. Homöopathische Allergologie
(Homœopathic Allergology)
LUCAE, Christian (ZKH.60, 3/2016)
In the first part of this article, the beginning of
allergology are shown in a historical overview.
Hahnemann suggested the possibility of an atopic
diathesis in the ‘Organon of Medicine’. The
homœopathic physician C.H. BLACKLEY
recognized pollen as the cause of Hay-Fever and
anticipated the principle of desensitization. Some
Amercian authors in the 19th and beginnings of 20th
Century, e.g. E.B. NASH, dealt more extensively
with the treatment of allergies.
In the second part, examples from the practice
give an insight into today’s homœopathic treatment
of allergies. Coherent and incoherent courses are
observed.
In this connection the author has drawn
attention to idiosyncrasies, (Org.§117) e.g. tendency
of certain persons otherwise disposed to good-health
are affected by certain things which do not affect
most persons.
11. Homöopathische Behandlung der Neurodermitis
(Homœopathic treatment of Neurodermatitis)
FREI Heiner (ZKH. 60, 3/2016)
Neurodermitis is a frequent disease in children.
Conventional medicine can only suppress its
symptoms and is not able to cure it. In consequence
the patients often develop inner allergies such as
HayFever or Asthma. Contrarily Homœopathy is
able to heal these patients. But as long as they have
only skin symptoms, the identification of the
homœopathic remedy is not easy, because the
symptoms are superficial. If the patients have
internal symptoms remedy determination becomes
much more precise and efficient. In this article
polarity is introduced, a new method for remedy
determination and explain it with two case histories
of neurodermitis patients. The first one is an infant,
who showed many possible healing obstacles, the
second an older child with concomitant internal
symptoms that led directly to the homœopathic
remedy. At the end the possible pitfalls are
discussed.
[Dr. Heiner FREI has explained the Polarity
Analysis method clearly in his books on ADHD in
children and others, in German. However, his book
in English ‘Polarity Analysis in Homœopathy
which takes one step by step is very useful. The
book is published by Narayana Publishers in 2013.
This book is strongly recommended = KSS].
12. Heuschnupfen Sticta pulmonaria
(Hay Fever Sticta pulmonaria)
HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 60, 3/2016)
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A case of Hayfever cured by Sticta pulmonaria.
A peculiar symptom in this case is Sweat on hands.
KR does not have Sticta in Sweat on hand but
KUNZLI’s has it with 1 mark. This symptom was
observed by LIPPE and reported and BOGER
mentioned it in his Synoptic Key.
As supplement Dr. HOLZAPFEL has given
proving of Sticta pulmonaria by W.A. DEWEY,
translated from French.
Preface:
The American Willis Alongo DEWEY (1858
1938) presented in the Congress in 1900 in Paris
Medicine Proving of Sticta pulmonaria. At the end
of his presentation he gave a summing up in
Hahemannian Scheme. In that Dewey did not
include certain important modalities. These are now
given here. The number at the end of the symptom
indicate the Prover No.7 and 8 are Female Provers:
Dewey in text: [Translaed by Klaus HOLZAPFEL,
from the French into German].
Head:
Seven provers had experienced headache whose
importance are as follows:
Pain as from weight in back of head.
Unspecific feeling of a weight on head 2, 4.
The head feels as if floating in the room.
Vertex pains as of a heavy character. 2.
Pain as from a load in vertex. 2.
Forehead Migraine, amel. By cold. 5.
(Supplement by the translator:
Prover No.5 had a Migraine of the Forehead
with slight nausea and Slight stopped feeling
in open air, after which amel. by cold.
Migraine, amel. by pressure. 7.
Slight headache as from a load, deep in, 7.8
The head appears to be empty and confused
after
each dose. 5, 7, 8.
Headache over the Orbits 10mts. After taking
the
first dose, 6.
Slight giddiness 4.
Pain in the forehead region above the right eye.
8.
Eyes:
Three Provers had eye symptoms as follows:
The eyes pain seemed to be inflamed. 6.
Pain in the inner corner of the left eye. 2.
The right eye pains, as if there was something
in it. 6.
Ears:
The prover experienced a sharp, neuralgic pain
the mastoid apophyse, more deeply in
Nose:
Nose bleed easily. 8.
Coryza Mild. 3. (the prover had some relief
with a mild, tenacious nasal discharge which
had remained for some days.)
Watery nasal flow. 8.
Nose, stopped sensation. 8.
Sensation of flowing in head in open air. 5.8.
(Prover No.8 had loss of sleep due to stopped
nose and the entire head; the day before
sensations of stoppage in head on rising up
and thereby watery discharge from eyes and
nose which affected vision and breathing!).
Symptoms catarrh, sneezing and coryza. 2.8.
Continuous sneezing and constant watery nasal
flow, better from cold. 2.
Tenacious, yellow discharge over several days.
4.
Face:
Pain in the cheekbones. 2.
Mouth:
One Prover reported that his gums is covered by
a well stuck white, pearly coat, which does
not come off; copious, foamy salivation. 2.
Back part of the tongue is coated thick yellow,
stripe in the median upto the tip, many red
prepillae are seen in the whole tongue. 2.
Strawberry tongue with clean tip. 4.
Throat:
Scratchy feeling in throat. 2.
Dry scratching in the Larynx. 2.
Sensation of obstruction in the throat. 4.
Stomach:
Light heartburn with sour and bitter eructations;
sleepiness after eating with little appetite
otherwise. 8.
Stool:
4 Provers had impressive symptoms.
Mucoid diarrhea, copious stool, almost
colorless. 5.
Continued ineffectual urging. 5.
Copious stool at 1 o’clock early, driving out of
bed and much pressure. 5.
Foamy stool, morning, accompanied by gas. 2.
Constipation with sharp, crampy pain in anus
lasting half an hour after stool. 5.
Urinary Organs:
Bladder appeared to have widened. 7.
Urine dark unusually and increased. 6, 7, 8.
Pain felt in the bladder.
Bladder appeared to be sensitive to pain. 7, 8.
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Much increased urine. 6, 8.
Frequent urging. 6, 8.
Must wake up after at nights to urinate. 8.
Urging with only scanty quantity of urine. 8.
Male:
Pollutions on more nights, after 3 months. 4.
Pollution during the midday sleep, the mind is
disposed to sexual themes. 4.
Female:
Uneasiness in Pelvis.
Menses copious and brighter than usual. 7.
Cough:
Dry, spasmodic like cough: as much more she
coughs so much more must she cough.
2. (Prover No.2 said that only with a strong
will the cough could be halted).
Spasmodic cough, which he is unable to
suppress. 1.
Dry cough which causes a pain under the upper
part of sternum. 1.
Dry cough, spasmodic attacks. 1, 2, 8.
Heart:
Irregular Pulse every 3rd or 4th beat missing. 2.
The veins in the hands and feet are overfilled
and distended as also the superficial arms and
legs veins and legs. 2.
Back:
Pain as from a load on the 2 and 4 lumbar wakes
him up from sleep, amel. from being erect or
stoop forward. 7.
Weak feeling in back, afternoon. 8.
Fever:
Chill shivering through the whole body as also
the toes and fingers. 2.
Increase of temperature. 8.
Extremities:
Sticking pain in the knees and legs. 8.
Cold sweat of feet. 3.
Inclined to cold hands and feet. 4.
Feeling of painful spots in muscles as also lower
Prover No.3 had pains in the feet worse from
movement, as well as pain in the rt. Knee
from walking, and going up steps, arms from
motion. 3.
Glands:
The left throat glands are swollen with sensitive
throat. 5.
Pain in the right submandibular gland, < from
pressure.
Pains in the parotid gland. 1.
14. Ignatia Anorexia nervosa
HADULLA, Michael (ZKH. 60, 3/2016)
A 13 year-old girl with Anorexia nervosa. In the
last 4 months she had lost 10Kgs. She herself was
unable to say any reason.
On the basis of striking mind symptoms,
Natrum muriaticum and Ignatia were prescribed.
This treatment was concomitant with other
medicines. The results of working with various
repertories and computer programs are discussed.
15. Eine homöopathische Monographie der
Meerzwiebel (Scilla maritima)
(A homœopathic monograph of Sea Onion
Scilla maritima)
HAGGENMÜLLER, Georg (ZKH. 60, 3/2016)
This is a well-researched study of Scilla
maritima. Its role in irritation of mucous membranes
especially respiratory tract and also on the heart.
16. Wie kam die Atiologie in the Homöopathie?
(How aetiology come into Homœopathy)
GNAIGER-ROTHMANNER, Jutta
(ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
This is a study of aetiology concept with regard
to the origin and causation of diseases.
The contents of etiology have been clearly
defined by HAHNEMANN in §5 of the Organon.
There the difference between the beginning of a
disease and its deeper cause is pointed out precisely.
The term aetiology itself has been developing
gradually from the contributions of
BOENNINAGHAUSEN and HERING and KENT,
upto P. SCHMIDT who defined it expressively and
put aetiology at the first place in hierarchization.
DORCSI elaborated aetiology to a marked step in his
doctrine of the Viennese School. Along with these
facts the new repertories have introduced the
valuable rubrics “ailments from”.
17. Atiologie in ihre Bedeutunig heute
(Aetiology in its significance now)
GNAIGER-ROTHMANN, Jutta
(ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
Etiology or cause is divided into ‘External
Cause’ and Primary or internal cause’. Can the
questions ‘since when?’, Why’ give us the right
answers. The relation to the doctrine of the miasms
of HAHNEMANN and its concept of suppression on
one hand as well as the psychic trauma and the
person on the other. Is the after effects of infection
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and adverse results of Psycho-trauma considered
as Chronic Miasma? What is the role of suppression
and Hering’s Law?
18. Über die Aetiologie symptome.
(On the aetiology symptoms)
SCHMIDT, Pierre (ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
A discussion by Dr. Pierre SCHMIDT with
colleagues, in which he emphasizes the prominence
of the symptoms of etiology with indications of the
effect level of remedies. (refer. “A proposal des
symptomes etiologiques” in L’enseignement du
Dr.Pierre Schmidt, textes recuellis par le Dr. J. Baur,
Editions Similia, 1991. Bd.II, 148 151).
19. Die Symptomengesamtheit und anatomische
Ursachen von Krankheit müssen wir
umdenken?
(The Symptom totality and anatomical causes of
disease must we think about?)
PATEL, Ramanlal (ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
We should have the ‘totality’ of the case which
include the physical examination. We should have,
besides sensations; feelings, etc. the pathological
state also, obtained from clinical examination. A
case is presented by Dr. PATEL which required in
addition to Homœopathy, a pace-maker as revealed
by necessary examination.
[There is no question whether a physical
examination should be made or not. In fact the
Homœopath must do a thorough clinical
examination to the extent necessary in a case. =
KSS].
20. Cina bei Wurmbefall und die Bedeutung der
Atiologie
(Cina in worm infestation and the significance
of aetiology)
LUCAE, Christian (ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
A 10¼ yr. boy with worm infestation was cured
with Cina. The author has discussed the application
of Dr. DORCSI’s method as in his Symptomen
Verzeichnis wherein he has given 12 remedies in
‘Atiology’.
21. Kurativer effect von Bryonia alba bei
chronischer Diarrhoea mit Fruchtoseintoleranz
(Curative effect of Bryonia alba in Chronic
diarrhea with Fruchtose intolerance)
ZWEMKE, Hans (ZKH. 60, 4/2016)
Chronic Diarrhoea diagnosed as intolerance of
Fructose, in a 52 year-old female. Flatulent
abdomen with belchings. Repeated doses of Bryonia
alba cured. Different reportorial approaches such
as Kent, General Analysis and Synoptic Key of
Boger and Analysis of Polarities according to
Boenninghausen followed by comparison with
Hahnemann’s Pure Materia Medica which
recommends the important hint to repeat Bryonia
after 24hrs, because of its interactions.
22. Die Grippe-Pandemie nach dem Ersten
Weltkrieg und die Homöopathie im
internationalen Vergleich
(The flu epidemic after World War I and
Homœopathy an international comparison)
JAHN, Stefanie (MedGG. 32/2014)
The “Spanish Flu” began in 1918 and was the
most devastating pandemic in human history that
had ever been claiming more lives than World War
I. The flu virus had not yet been discovered, and the
usual therapy measures were merely symptomatic.
In many parts of the world the pandemic was treated
by homœopaths. At the time, homœopathic medical
practices, out-patient clinics and hospitals existed in
various countries. To this day homœopaths refer to
the successful homœopathic treatment of the
“Spanish Flu”. The following paper looks at what
this treatment consisted in and whether it was based
on a particular concept. It also examines
contemporary evaluations and figures, as well as the
question as to whether Homœopathy experienced a
rise in demand as a consequence of its success during
the pandemic.
23. Homœopathy and Cancer: Applying the
Foundations in a modern context
SPERLING, Vatsala (AH. 22/2016)
This is an Interview with Dr. A.U.
Ramakrishnan who is known around the World for
his wide ranging success in treating Cancer cases. It
may be recalled that few years ago, Catherine
Coulter co-authored with Dr. A.U. Ramakrishnan a
book on treatment of cancer.
Dr. Ramakrishnan says his approach to Cancer
Cases is based on a few factors:
Use of organ specific remedies.
Use of Carcinosinum or Scirrhinum
Nosodes as intercurrent remedies.
Use of new form of dosing that he has
named the plussing method.
[Certainly this Interview is quite interesting =
KSS].
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24. Nephritic Syndrome in a child with Wilms
Tumor A Homœopathic Medicine Case Report
WHITMONT, Ron (AJHM. 109/2016)
A three-year-old female child, status post-
nephrectomy, radiation and chemotherapy for stage
3 Wilms tumor developed nephritic syndrome in her
remaining kidney. She was treated with
homœopathic medicine in lieu of conventional
treatment. The case was repertorized using
principles of Predictive Homœopathy(PH) and the
homœopathic medicine Staphysagria was
administered on the basis of a singular Syphilitic
Entry Point (SEP). The patient responded rapidly to
the treatment and the condition completely resolved.
[This is puzzling. There is no doubt that the patient
got over the complaints and remained well enough.
Evidently Staphysagria was her remedy. However,
what I do not understand is the case analysis, I do not
find Staph. is a ‘cheerful’ person. Kent, Boger and
G.S. all do not mention of hilarity, cheerfulness,
happiness in respect of Staph. Only in the Allen’s
EN. we find this ‘mindHappiness, Cheerful, etc.
this symptom has been reported by the prover
Longhammer.
It is the curative reaction of the organism in a
man of opposite disposition HAHNEMANN
(p:147, Vol.9, EN). We do not find hilarity,
cheerfulness, happiness in GS. Nor in the KR,
Phatak, Synthesis. Reference of Murphy’s
Repertory is given. We do not know the source from
which this entered into the Repertory. Withal the
patient is well. And it rests at that. = KSS.]
25. Case assessment and Management through
“Predictive Homœopathy”: Two Cases.
MISHRA, Dhiraj, MISHRA, Zachana Dhiraj
(AJHM. 108, 4/2015)
Predictive Homœopathy is a clinical
homœopathic method developed by Dr. Praful
Vijayakar. It emphasizes the importance of
miasmatic influences and their relationship to neural
development in homœopathic case assessment and
makes use of Hering’s “Law of Cure” in case
management. What follows are two cases
demonstrating the Predictive Homœopathy
approach. The first involves a 2 year-old female
with developmental delay and hypotonia. The
second case involves a 9 year-old male with
attention deficit disorder and mental retardation.
26. Acute Thyrotoxicosis/Graves’ Disease in a
Type 1 Diabetic
A Homœopathic Medicine Case Report
SALTZMAN, Susanne (AJHM. 109/2016)
Acute thyrotoxicosis is a systemic potentially
life threatening condition that occurs as a result of
excess production and release of the thyroid
hormones triiodothyronine(T3) and thyroxine (T4).
This results in a hypermetabolic state that is often
characterized by marked weight loss, anxiety,
restlessness, tremors, tachycardia, diarrhea, and heat
intolerance. If left untreated, death can occur from
acute heart failure and/or pulmonary edema.
Homœopathic medicine can offer an extremely
effective and safe treatment for acute thyrotoxicosis
and/or Graves’ disease without the side effects of
pharmaceutical drugs. This case report documents
the rapid resolution of the disease with a single dose
of a homœopathic remedy in a young man with type
1 diabetes.
27. Chronic Prostatitis, Urethritis, Fatigue, and
Brain Fog in a 52 year-old physician
A Homœopathic Medicine Case Report
DUSHKIN, Ronald (AJHM. 109/2016)
This is the case of a 52 year-old physician with
chronic prostatitis, urethritis, fatigue, brain fag, and
neuropathy, partly a result of adverse effects from
medications. His symptoms were so severe that he
was on medical disability from work. The
homœopathic work-up was challenging in light of
the many symptoms complicated by pharmaceutical
medications. After a number of homœopathic work-
up was challenging in light of the many symptoms
complicated by pharmaceutical medications. After a
number of homœopathic medicines failed to provide
significant improvement, the correct constitutional
medicine was found that resulted in the dramatic
alleviation of the physical as well as deep-seated
emotional problems, allowing this physician to
return to work and enjoy a new level of vitality and
health.
28. Eine kurze Falldarstellung: rezidivierende
Anginen
(A brief Case Report: recurrent Anginas)
Von ZAUNER, Bernhard, (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
A recurrent Angina in a 60 year old woman is
cured by Phosphorus 200 worked out with the use of
the Symptomen Lexicon of UWE PLATE.
29. Auswirkungen der Symptomenzuverlässigkeit
auf die Behandlungsresultate
(The reliability of the symptoms with regard to
the working out cases with the Therapeutic
Pocket Book)
FREI, Heiner (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
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For the new Polarity Analysis software every
symptom of Bœnninghausen’s Therapeutic Pocket
Book (1846) was considered highly reliable.
Reliability or otherwise is demonstrated with a Case
Report. Then a prospective outcome is presented
with 53 acutely ill patients where we looked at the
results achieved by repertorisations using highly
reliable symptoms only. In the test group there were
66% successful first prescriptions while the control
had only 56%. The exclusive use of highly reliable
symptoms for remedy determination has a positive
effect on the success of prescriptions.
30. Augenheilkunde und Homöopathie
(Ophthalmalogy and Homœopathy)
HILDEBRANDT, Jörg (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
The author has rightly pointed out that there
has not been new Provings for several decades. He
has carried out some proving and applied it in
practice in some cases successfully. The remedies
presented: 1. Acanthaster planci, 2. Toxopneustes
pileolus, 3. Aqua St. Leonhard. The action of these
remedies in Opthalmology is discussed briefly.
31. Kalium-Salze bei HNO Erkrankungen
(Kali Salts in ENT diseases)
LUCAE, Christian (ZKH. 61, 1/2017)
This essay investigates the application of Kali
salts compounds in disorders of ENT; 4 salts are
considered: Kali iodatum, muriaticum, bichromicum
and sulphuricum. 4 cases reports illustrate practical
application. Their sources are then discussed.
Attention is drawn towards the application of the
‘Tissue salts. The application of the barely
investigated ‘Tissue Salts’ Kali muriaticum and
sulphuricum are discussed.
32. Homöopathie in der Augenheilkunde Nutzen
und granzen
(Homœopathy in Eye diseases Scope and
limitations)
SATHYE, Sandeep Sudhakar
(ZKH. 61, 2/2017)
Every science has got its own scope and
limitations. It is also applicable to Homœopathy
with regard to treatment of diseases in general and of
special senses in particular. Cases have been
presented to show the successful treatment of Eye
diseases with Homœopathy acute as well as
chronic.
The author further goes on to say that the
homœopath should have a thorough knowledge of
the many diseases to which the Eyes are prone to and
also know the ‘scope and limitations’ of
Homœopathy in Eye diseases.
[While we agree that the Homœopath should
have a thorough knowledge of Eye Diseases there is
no ‘limitation’ of Homœopathy; the physician has
limit and his/her effort is to push it on further and
cross the limitations there will always be a limit to
everything and cure more and more. There is no
question of ‘limiting’. Surely the author would have
read ‘The Story of my Eye’, by Ellis Barker and it
would open the Eyes of homœopaths who stand
baffled by the limit; with further experiences this
limit will be got over and a new limit (of the
homœopath, not Homœopathy) will come up and
soon that too will get extended. As early as 1883
H.N. GUERNSEY has written ‘we have made the
blind to see…’ and that we should extend the borders
of ‘incurables’ further on’.
[In his Materia Medica (Characteristics) of von
BOENNINGHAUSEN, under Stramonium he has
given ‘Blindness’ in thick italics! How is that,
speaking of ‘limitations’ of Homœopathy?! = KSS.]
33. Hyoscyamus in der Paediatrics
Hyoscyamus in Paediatrics
HADULLA, Michael M. (ZKH. 61, 2/2017)
A sensory disturbance in a 4 year-old girl is
treated with Hyoscyamus.
In a Chronic cough of a boy and another case of
a 6 year-old girl who displayed somewhat shameful
acts, Hyoscyamus gave prompt relief.
34. Homœopathische Begleitung in der
Kinderpalliativmedicin
(Homöopathy in Palliative Care of Children)
GRASSER Monika (ZKH. 61, 3/2017)
Many innovative advances have been made in
recent years in paediatric palliative care. The
requirements of the WHO for the palliative care of
children are presented here as well as the current care
structures in Germany. The two most important
homœopathic remedies in the care and in the
accompaniment of dying children and adolescents
are discussed and differentiated. Subsequently the
practical homœopathic case is presented by means of
two case studies of children with severe congenital
diseases. They show how the symptoms can be
alleviated and the quality of life of the child and his
family can be improved.
The author has rightly pointed out that right
from Hahnemann classical Homœopathy has
experienced treatment of chronic and difficult,
disease states and we have a long and positive
experience in this as well as in intensive care.
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Case of two children with severe congenital
diseases are presented.
35. Die Palliation bei Schmerzen und post-
operativeen Folgezastäudden
(Palliation of pains and post-operative sequala)
FRIEDRICH Uwe (ZKH. 61, 3/2017)
Palliative action is obtained by the usual
application of homœopathic remedies on the basis of
the symptoms presented. Two cases are discussed
here.
36. Homöopathie in der Onkologie: Die Wertigkeit
der “as if” – Symptome
(Homœopathy in Oncology The value of “as if”
Symptoms)
FRASS Michael (ZKH. 61, 4/207)
Side effects of Chemo and Radiotherapy are a
great burden for patients with Cancer. These side-
effects can be reduced effectively by Homœopathy.
This case presentation shows that the use of “as if”
symptoms can be an additional advantage. “As if”
symptoms are coined by patient’s spontaneous
report. Moreover, they are observed by the patient
himself and not influenced by suggestions from
without.
37. Die Homöopathie in der Klink:
Homöopathische Sprechstunde für Frauen mit
Krebserkrankurg in Hamburger Agaplasian
Diakonie klinikum
(Homœopathy in Clinic: Homœopathic
consultations for Women with Cancer in the
Diakonie Clinic in Hamburg)
A gist of the Presentations in the Dentsonen
Homœopathy Congress in Bremen, on
27.5.2016.
JAHN, Stefanie (ZKH. 61, 4/2017)
At the Bremen Homœopathic Congress in 2016
the networking of Homœopaths working in hospitals
was carried forward. The purpose was to strengthen
Homœopathy in hospitals, trainees included.
Different approaches offer’s of Homœopathy in
hospitals were presented. Many homœopaths are
working as consulting physicians. This article
shows the pragmatic and additional
homœopathic/naturopathic care in Agaplsion
Diakoniekeinikum in Hamberg for women with
gynecological Cancers.
35. Nur” Palliativ? Therapie mit Kortison und
Sulfur bei einer atopic-psorichen patientin
(“Only” palliative? Therapy with Cortisone and
Sulphur in an atopic-psoric female patient?
GNAIGER-RATHMANNER Jutta
(ZKH. 61, 3/2017)
A patient with severe Atopia is being treated
with Cortisone and Homœopathy, partly
simultaneously, partly one after the other. It
happened out of her own initiative. All the well-
known phenomenas of a chronic disease have
occurred thereon; aspects of Psora, of suppression,
of alternating localisations, palliative and regulative
treatment and its reactions. Many questions to
modern therapy in daily practice come up along with
this case.
36. Die Homœopathie in der stationären
Psychiatrie
(Homœopathy in outpatient psychiatry)
BITTER Andrea (ZKH. 61, 4/2017)
(A Report on actual experience in the Angermünde
Hospital, Clinic for Psychiatry,
Psycho-therapy-/somatic and Addiction Medicine)
The integration of Homœopathy in a Psychiatric
out-patient department shows specific challenges
which is founded in clinical circumstances, in the
homœopathic method and in the patient. How the
integration of a homœopathic concept with
presupposition and support of the medical conduct
and the administration can be successful, is pointed
out in this retrospective experience report of 6 years
homœopathic work in the psychiatric clinic in
Angermünde.
37. Nux vomica: Schla störungen Verdacht any
Pränatale Genese
(Nux vomica: Sleep disturbances Suspected
prenatal origin)
HADULLA, Michael M. (ZKH. 61, 4/2017)
A 12 month old baby. Spontaneous narration.
“We have a sleep problem. NICK is not resting.
When put to bed in the evening he will wake up after
an hour and will be breast-fed-and he would sleep
off. This is repeated again 8-10-12 times in the
night. This is very, very much straining us.”
They have already consulted everyone. The
allopathic medicine Atopsil prescribed by the
paediatrician was not given. The child was clearly
alert and gets on well. The child wants warmth, and
he is comfortable with warmth. During pregnancy
the mother had a problem with the domestic helper
who for various reasons did not accept this
pregnancy and harassed the mother in every way.
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Thanks to an understanding Gynaecologist refused
to prescribe.
She had through these problems during
pregnancy early pains and the child was drawn out
through vacuum extraction.
Taking into consideration all these a dose of Nux
vomica D12 given in evening.
On the next day itself the sleep problem was
gone. Now NICK woke up only once for breast feed
after that he would go back to sleep again. The child
remains well.
38. Lessons from the Organon on Potency and
repetition of the dose
SHEPPERD, Joel (AJHM. 110/ Annual 2017)
This is a small but very important with regard to
§246 on potencies and repetition of doses. It is a
‘must read’ for all Practitioners and Teachers. (See
Part II of this QHD).
39. Homöopathische Begleitung in der
Kinderpalliativ medizin
(Homöopathy concordant in the Paediatric
palliative Medicine)
GRASSER, Monika (ZKH. 61, 3/2017)
Many advances have been made in recent years
in paediatric palliative care. The requirements of the
WHO for palliative care of children are presented
here as well as the current case structures in
Germany. The two important homœopathic
remedies in the case and accompaniment of dying
children and adolescents are discussed and
differentiated. Subsequently, the practical
homœopathic care is presented by means of two
cases studies in children with severe congenital
diseases. They show how the symptoms of the
disease can be alleviated and the quality of the life
of the child and his family can be improved. [The
remedies discussed are (i) Carbo vegetabilities; (ii)
Arsenicum album; (iii) Staphysagria. Palliative care
in terminal cases by homœopathic medicines should
be considered seriously, [since it is possible that
perhaps the ‘terminal’ may turn to be curable, who
can say, ‘No? = KSS].
39. Bullöses Pemphigoid
BÜNDER, Martin (ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
The homœopathic treatment of a Bullöeses
Pemphigoid is presented. The remedy Phosphorus
had to be interrupted several times by intercurrent
diseases. These are due to the condition from
application of other medicines suited to the condition
may be Phosphorus itself or other remedy. The
chronic remedy comes as the acute remedy
sometimes. The treatment of the Pemphigoid is
interrupted by the self-administration of the patient
with doses of Phosphorus itself or other
homœopathic remedies and others. The appearance
of conditions in the reverse of the past symptoms, as
given by the Rules of Hering, indicated that the
treatment was on the right course.
40. Homöopathische Therapie einer ungewöhnlich
verlaufenden purpura Schönlein-Henoch
(The homœopathic treatment of a Henoch
Schonlein Purpura taking an unusual course)
LUCAE, Christian (ZKH. 62, 1/2018)
A 12 year-old boy presented several gastritis
symptoms and was hospitalized; after treatment the
boy was discharged. After 2 weeks he developed
same complaints again. In addition, small eruptions
came on the legs; he had pain abdomen and diarrhea
and had lost 8Kg weight. The eruptions on legs were
not suppressed. There were small and big Petechine.
The symptoms taken for analysis were:
Extremities Color legs Purpura
haemorrhagia skin Purpura
haemorrhagice
(Kali-c., lach., PHOS., Sec., Sul-ac., ter.)
Skin Purpura haemorrhagice
Abdomen pain crampy
The boy was weepy, required lot of consolation
and had earlier well responded to Phos for acute
infections. Phosphorus, 30 2x3 globules for 2 days,
cured. The diagnosis was difficult since the disease
took an unusual course.
41. Purpura Schönlein-Henoch Belladonna
HOLZAPFEL, Klaus (ZKH. 62, 1/2018)
A case of Schönlein-Henoch and bronchial
Asthma treated with Belladonna and Rhus
toxicodendron, with the aid of family history and the
use of BOGER’s General Analysis.
42. Therapeutische Erfahrungen mit der Methode
der Klassischen Homöopathie am Beispiel der
Autoimmunthrombopenie
(Idiopathische thrombozytopenische Purpura
Morbus muculosers Werlhof)
(Therapeutic Experiences with the Methods of
Classical Homœopathy with an example of
Autoimmunthrombopenia. (Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenic Purpura Morbus maculosus
Werlhof)
THOMAS Christoph and SPINEDI Dario
(ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
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This is a lecture delivered in the LMHI in
Vienna, 24-28 April 1993.
Three cases of acute, also chronic immune
thrombocytopaenic Purpura (ITP, WERHOF’s
Disease) are described. After unsatisfactory
orthodox allopathic treatment, classical
homœopathic therapy was applied. These cases had
been treated previously with Cortisone or
intravenous immunoglobulin (i.v. 1gC) and
therefore allowed intra-individual comparison, in
these cases, classical homœopathic treatment was
shown to be more effective. Between 4 and 12 years
of observation, confirmed complete recovery in
these three cases.
43. Ein Fall von Aplasie des Knochenmarks bei
einem Monate alten weiblichen Säuging
nach überdosierung von nicht-indizierten Silica
D6 and Mercurius cyanatus D6.
(A Case of Aplasia of Bone Marrow in a female
infant from overdosing of not-indicated Silica
D6 and Mercurius cyanatus D6)
THOMAS Christoph (ZKH.62, 3/2018)
This too is a lecture delivered in the 45th LIGA
Congress in Cologne on 8th May 1991.
Simultaneous application of non-indicated
Silicea D6 and Mercurius cyanatus D6 in a girl
infant three times a day led to distinct proving
symptoms beginning 3-4 weeks after the
commencement of medication. However, the
warning signs were not recognized and the child
received approximately 150-180 doses of each drug
in between the ages of and 7 months age.
Without any other recognizable cause or hereditary
disposition at the age of months the infant
suffered from Bone marrow Aplasia. Phosphorus
with simultaneous allopathic therapy led only to
temporary improvement. China, Acidum
sulphuricum and Lachesis did not produce a cure.
Only after ceasing any form of treatment and
returning to Phosphorus Q1 after 12 doses did
complete recovery. Observation continued for 28
years.
This case study proves that it is absolutely
necessary when using potentized remedies to strictly
observe and comply with the laws and rules of
Classical Homœopathy. The main danger is to
prescribe potentized drugs contrary to rules in
accordance with the habits of Allopathy, e.g.
according to clinical diagnoses rather than individual
symptoms dosages are too high, repeated too
frequently, doses are applied in fixed patterns
instead of being adjusted individually, without
careful observation of the course of treatment or
several drugs are prescribed simultaneously, e.g. as
compounds, instead of a strict monotherapy.
[Pharmaceutical manufacturers are churning out
complex preparations and sale of these are booming
= KSS].
44. Eine Kleine homöopathische Randbemerkung
(A small homœopathic observation)
GERKE Stephan (ZKH. 62, 3/2018)
A patient with chronic cough. Finding a remedy
with Repertory was difficult. Analysis of the case
combining symptoms using the
‘Symptomenlexicon’, by Uwe PLATE suggests
Sulphur proving as the underlying cause, Anamnesis
revealed that patient had indeed taken Sulphur over
a long time. This and the instant amelioration of
symptoms after the administration of a high potency
Sulphur can be seen as confirmation of the
assumption.
45. Tabacum und Vertigo (=Schwindelzustände)
stärkster Ausprägung (Tabacum and Vertigo
very impressive)
HADULLA, Michael M., RICHTER Olaf
(ZKH. 62, 3/2018)
The Case Report shows the finding of the
homœopathic remedy in recurrent Vertigo of a 64-
year-old female patient. The successful prescription
of Tabacum shows that even for ailments which tend
to become chronic a small remedy could help when
there’s similarity with the presenting symptoms.
Only few cases have been reported with regard
to Tabacum which belongs to the ‘deadly
nightshade’ family Solonaceae to which belong
‘powerfully acting’ Hyoscyamus and Stramonium,
Belladonna and Dulcamara.
An interesting and instructive article.
46. Keuchhusten, die vergessene Krankheit
(Whooping cough, the forgotten ailment)
ABERMANN, Christoph and LLER,
Susanne (ZKH. 62, 4/2018)
In the authors’ experience Whooping Cough is
often missed or overlooked in patients, as many
doctors apparently no longer expect the occurrence
of the disease. Yet the incidence of Whooping
Cough is increasing today.
Even a vaccination or an earlier whooping
cough infection is no guarantee for a long-lasting
protective effect. The aim of this article is to give an
overview of the disease, its classical diagnosis
treatment options and also to point out possible why
whooping cough is often overlooked. Based on
several cases from the authors’ practice the
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homœopathic treatment of whooping cough is
described in detail.
47. Homöopathisch behandelte Akuterkrankungen
mit einem auffallend raschen Heilungs-verlauf
(Homœopathic treatment of acute diseases with
some rapid cures)
THOMAS Christoph and CZIMMEK Angelika
(ZKH. 62, 4/2018)
Cases of remarkably rapid recovery following
homœopathic treatment are described.
- Three cases of recovery within seconds in
children with Otitis Media, fever cramp and
acute abdomen (abdominal emergency)
- Acute toothache and a super-infected
wound in a five-year-old girl.
- Standstill during labour of a mare.
- Cranial bruising in 3 songbirds.
- Injury of a carotid artery with spurting
blood
- Whooping cough, in an infant.
Based on these case studies the following topics
are simultaneously introduced as Dr. Jost KÜNZLI
has taught them.
1. The collection and evaluation of
homœopathic imminent anamnesis
2. The technique of homœopathic questioning
3. The scheme of hierarchy of symptoms and
4. The importance of the striking, peculiar,
(characteristic) signs and symptoms
according to paragraph 153 “Organon”.
[In spite of clear ‘evidences’ viz., the ill
becoming well and remaining well, of hundreds of
cases which any of our colleagues with experience,
the hegemony medicine refuses to let Homœopathy
do what it can. Recently the French Govt. has
decided to refuse insurance for homœopathic
treatment. This in spite of the fact that
HAHNEMANN spent his last 8 years in Paris and
became world famous and his grave is even today
visited by people - everyday some. Is this not having
eyes refusing to see or shut the eyes? The Fraternity
of Homœopaths must write from all over the world
and put an end to the mischievous and unscientific
witch hunt. = KSS].
48. Die Integration von Homöopathie und
Psychiatrie in der Behandlung schwerer
psychischer störungen
(The integration of Homœopathy in the
treatment of difficult psychic complaints)
KOCH, Ulrich (ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
Homœopathy and modern psychiatric treatment
have many similarities in their approaches. In severe
and chronic mental illnesses often no satisfactory
result can be achieved using only a single treatment
method. Thus, the need for an integrative approach
is elaborated. A definition of healing is proposed
that focusses on the level of recovery process, rather
than primarily on getting rid of the mere
symptomatology as an expression of the disease.
[‘Integration’ meant becoming a part of the main
aspects thus Homœopathy losing its identity. I do
not know whether any psychiatrist would allow least
‘intrusion’ by Homœopathy and our effort will not
even be tolerated. Have we read of any article by the
dominant school allowing an intrusion by
Homœopathy? I have not. If they do, we welcome
it. = KSS].
49. Polaritätsanalyse und Asperger-Syndrom
Besonderheiten, Fallbeispiele, Resultate
(Polarity analysis and Asperger-Syndrom
Characteristics Case example, Results)
FREI, Heiner (ZKH. 62, 2/2018)
Asperger-syndrome is an Autism-spectrum-
disorder characterized by a peculiar social behavior,
stereo-type habits and playing and pronounced
special interests. Basis of the syndrome are multiple
perception disorders, which is a common ground
with ADD/ADHD, that allows us to choose the same
homœopathic procedure in both disease. This article
explains the remedy determination with polarity
analysis with two case studies. In addition it presents
the results of homœopathic treatment in twenty
Asperger-patients, and shows that Homœopathy can
relieve their suffering to a considerable extent. The
results are compared with those of homœopathic
ADD/ADHD treatment.
50. Lymphocytic Colitis in a 68-year-old woman
SHEVIN, William (AJHM. 110/2017)
A Woman apparently treated successfully with
homœopathic medicine for allergies returned 17
years later with a seven month history of diarrhea
diagnosed as lymphocytic colitis. In light of the
teachings of Praful Vijayakar, MD (HOM), the case
was re-analyzed as a possible palliation and/or
suppression and treated with a different
homœopathic medicine. The subsequent positive
response illustrates and supports the utility of Dr.
Vijayakar’s Predictive Homœopathy approach to
classical homœopthic theory involving Hering’s
Law of Cure.
51. Postpartum Thyroiditis/Graves’ Disease in a 36-
Year-Old Female
SALTZMAN, Susanne (AJHM. 110/2017)
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Graves’ disease occurs in 0.1-0.4% of
postpartum women as a complication of postpartum
thyroiditis. Because pharmaceutical drugs
(theonomides such as methimazole and
propylthiouracil) are only 20-30% effective in
controlling the disease, thyroid ablation with
radioactive iodine or thyroidectomy is often
necessary resulting in lifelong thyroid hormone
replacement requiring frequent doctors’ visits and
monitoring. This case documents the rapid and
complete resolution of Graves’ disease in a 36-year-
old postpartum woman with a homœopathic remedy
based on the law of similars.
52. A case of Trauma in a 37-Year-Old Female:
Using Inductive Reasoning in Homœopathic
Analysis
ROBINSON, Karl (AJHM. 110/2017)
Using pure induction, it is possible to arrive at a
homœopathic medicine that is at once surprising and
counterintuitive. In this case, a woman with injuries
suffered in a motor vehicle accident was restored to
health with Carbo vegetabilis, a medicine that is not
normally considered for the effects of trauma. The
primary repertory used was The Bönninghausen
Repertory.
53. A case of Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
GUESS, George (AJHM. 110/2017)
An acute case of adjustment disorder with
anxiety is presented that responded to the
homœopathic prescription of Vanadium, after the
failure of Silicea. Elemental homœopathic analysis
using Jan Scholten’s method of analysis provided the
guidance to recognize Vanadium as the indicated
medicine, the operant theme being that the patient,
having committed to and having embarked upon an
imposing career as a nurse practitioner, suffered
extreme self-doubt and insecurity, questioning
whether or not she was capable of performing
adequately in that position.
54. A 56-year-Old Male with Cellulitis/Myositis
Status Post Right Hip Replacement
SALTZMAN, Sussanne (AJHM. 110/2017)
A 56-year-old male with cellulitis/myositis
status post a right hip replacement unsuccessfully
treated with several courses of antibiotics was cured
with two doses of a homœopathic medicine,
Homœopathy can be an effective treatment for this
condition without the side effects of
pharmaceuticals.
55. A case of Possible Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom
Salt) Toxicity in a 68-year-old Male
ROBINSON, Karl (AJHM. 110/2017)
A 68 year-old man with a mix of depression,
lack of motivation and auditory hallucinations,
coupled with extreme flatulence, was relieved in a
few days with Magnesium sulphurica in potency.
The prescription was based on over-exposure to
bathing in Epsom salts.
56. Vaccines: a Reappraisal
MOSKOWITZ, Richard (AJHM. 110/2017)
Part 1: The Vaccination Process
From Chapter 1: Immunity, True and False
The natural immunity acquired by coming down
with and recovering from acute febrile diseases like
the measles, resulting in expulsion of the offending
organism from the body, is the formative experience
by which a healthy immune system is developed and
maintained throughout life. This basic truth is
reinforced by a large volume of epidemiological
research that shows how contracting and recovering
from acute febrile illnesses in childhood provides
significant protection against cancer and many other
chronic diseases later in life.
Whatever good vaccines may accomplish
inevitably falls far short of these goals. Without the
acute illness, there is no priming of the immune
system as a whole, no improvement in the general
health, and no reliable mechanism for expelling the
invading organism from the blood. Indeed, where
that organism actually goes, how it causes the
immune system to continue producing antibodies
against it for years, and what price we have to pay
for the counterfeit immunity that vaccines represent,
are questions that we are not supposed to ask, and
can expect contempt or indignation when we do.
What haunts me is the probability that the
production of specific antibodies throughout life
entails the ongoing physical presence of these
vaccines, remaining deep inside the body on a
chronic basis, which seems to me a perfect recipe for
eliciting autoimmune phenomena routinely and
repeatedly in every recipient, whether or not they
actually fall ill or develop clinical signs and
symptoms at the time.
With live-virus vaccines, it is easy to imagine
such a carrier state being achieved, by simply
attaching themselves to the DNA or RNA of their
host cells. As for the others, the “non-living”
vaccines, we know that they cannot survive as
antigens for long periods without various chemical
adsorbents, fixatives, preservatives, sterilizing
agents, and “adjuvants,” almost all of them highly
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toxic, and that enabling such long-term survival is
the sole reason for their use; but precisely how these
chronic phenomena are achieved has been allowed
to remain a well-guarded trade secret, if indeed it is
known at all.
It is dangerously misleading, if not the exact
opposite of the truth, to claim that vaccines protect
us from acute infection if they merely drive the
organism deeper into our bodies and cause us to
harbor them chronically instead, rendering us
incapable of responding acutely, not only to them,
but very probably to other antigens as well. In short,
my fear is, and indeed my experience has been, that
whereas acute infectious diseases produce genuine
immunity through vigorous, acute responses,
vaccine-mediated immunity is achieved by creating
the equivalent of a chronic infection in its place.
From Chapter 2: Vaccine Effectiveness.
The measles vaccine was spectacularly
successful but unnecessary, since the disease had
already evolved from a killer into a normal disease
of childhood, so that vaccinating kids deprived them
of the vital health benefits of coming down with and
recovering from the acute disease, just as the
mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and flu vaccines have
done.
The decline of serious diseases like diphtheria,
tetanus and whooping cough are also widely
attributed to vaccines, despite the consensus of most
epidemiologists that improvements in hygiene,
sanitation, and public health deserve most if not all
of the credit.
At the same time that the polio vaccine made its
debut, the CDC quietly redefined infantile paralysis
to exclude all but the severest cases, leading the
public to believe that the vaccine was solely
responsible for the sharp decline in the number of
cases that promptly resulted.
The chickenpox and rotavirus vaccines are
directed against diseases that have never been very
serious, in the developed world at least, and are
marketed largely for economic reasons, to save
working parents from the lost wages of having to
stay home and care for their sick children.
The flu vaccine targets a disease that is
sometimes if rarely fatal in the old and debilitated;
but it was destined to fail, because influenza viruses
mutate rapidly, and because so many flu-like
illnesses involve totally different viruses.
The rapid evolution of viruses and bacteria,
resulting in the development of mutant strains,
severely limits the effectiveness of many vaccines.
The Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and the
Pneumococcus vaccines are made from organisms
that are part of our normal flora.
In the wake of the pertussis vaccine, mutant
strains have brought the disease back in a major way
from the brink of extinction.
The chickenpox virus has roared back as
shingles in younger and younger age groups since
that vaccine was mandated.
Mutant strains of the polio virus have appeared
in even deadlier form in several countries, including
our own.
Another major problem with vaccine
effectiveness is the inaccuracy of the specific
antibody titer as a measurement of immune status,
which has led to tragic miscalculations. The CDCA
and the industry interpret the absence of antibodies
to mean that the vaccine has simply “worn off,”
leaving such individuals susceptible as before, and
that added booster shots can dependably restore their
level of immunity to the desired level.
But MMR recipients with measles titers below
supposedly immune levels have been shown to
respond only minimally to a booster shot. One
measles outbreak featured mild cases with pale rash,
no fever, and minimal fatigue, mainly in vaccinated
kids with no antibodies; the typical acute form was
found in the unvaccinated, but also in vaccine
recipients with high levels of antibody. These
paradoxical findings indicate that vaccination
involves an on-going effect invisible to routine
serological testing, and that revaccinating people
with low titers puts them at risk of more serious
reactions.
Case in point a young lab tech developed severe
chronic bronchitis after her second of three Hepatitis
B shots, but showed no antibodies four years later;
so her new employer, believing her still susceptible,
insisted on a second round. The result was chronic,
autoimmune thyroiditis and several related
complaints that left her permanently disabled; and
her claim for compensation under the Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (VICP) program was denied
under current Federal guidelines.
From Chapter 3: Vaccination Safety.
According to the established standards of
biomedical science, the vast majority of the
industry’s safety trials are fundamentally defective
in three critical respects.
First, instead of inert placebo, their badly-
misnamed “control” groups receive either the highly
reactive adjuvant or a different vaccine entirely.
Second, the observation period for serious
adverse events is very brief, rarely longer than a few
days, such that life-threatening autoimmune
illnesses, which often take weeks, months, or even
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years to develop, are automatically excluded from
consideration.
Third, the lead investigators are given blanket
authority to determine whether the reported adverse
events are vaccine-related or not, based on criteria
that are kept secret.
The result is that only a vanishingly tiny fraction
of the deaths and serious injuries reported by the
subjects themselves are even considered seriously,
let alone actually attributed to the vaccines. The
manufacturers’ unwillingness to specify the criteria
used to reject these reports lends further credence to
the suspicion that the lead investigator’s assigned
task is mainly to insure that the results conform to
the manufacturers’ prior agenda of promoting the
vaccine as ideally safe and effective, and even to
alter or fabricate the data if necessary. A former
drug-company Vice-President recently made it
unmistakably clear that this corrupt scenario is in
fact Standard Operating Procedure throughout the
industry.
57. Severe, Suicidal Depression in a 28-Year-Old
Female
FLEISHER, A. Mitchell (AJHM. 110/2017)
A 28-year-old white female with severe,
suicidal depression was cured with a constitutional
homœopathic simillimum ascertained according to
the “Sensation Method” developed by Dr. Rajan
Sankaran, et al. Her feelings of being “frustrated,”
“crushed,” “shocked,” etc., were consistent with
themes from the Loganiaceae family of plants; her
expressions of “hopeless despair” and “ugly suicidal
thoughts” were consistent with the Syphilitic miasm.
The intersection of the Plant Kingdom with the
appropriate miasm pointed to Hoang-nan as the
indicated, constitutional homœopathic simillimum.
[Near heard of such a remedy or in MM.. Is this
remedy proved? No information on that = KSS].
58. A Case of Autism With a 20 Year Follow-up
SALTZMAN, Susanna (AJHM. 110/2017)
A 22-month-old autistic male responded rapidly
and permanently to a single dose of a homœopathic
medicine. Within 24 hours the “veil lifted” and his
autistic behaviors completely resolved over the next
few months as his language and development
accelerated. Patient was seen again recently at age
22 with an acute onset of anxiety. The same
homœopathic medicine was prescribed with
resolution of symptoms.
59. A 60-Year-Old Male with Lone Paroxysmal
Atrial Fibrillation
HOOVER, A., Todd (AJHM. 110/2017)
A sixty-year-old male with recurrent atrial
fibrillation exacerbated by smoking, dramatically
improved on homœopathic treatment alone. The
patient refused both surgical and conventional
medical therapy for the condition. Homœopathic
medicine was used as an alternative therapeutic
option over a “no treatment” approach. To approach
the case homœopathically, the symptom of atrial
fibrillation was evaluated within the global context
of the patient rather than isolated and treated as an
independent variable of health. Rapid response to
homœopathically prepared Spigelia anthelmia
demonstrated a high probability that the clinical
outcome was causally related to the homœopathic
therapeutic intervention.
60. Ten cases of Mumps Treated at a Primary
Health Care Center in India
WADHWANI, G. Gyandas (AJHM. 110/2017)
The Delhi Government Homœopathic
Dispensary, a primary health care center in Aali
Village, New Delhi, witnessed a sporadic surge in
cases of mumps during the months of May and June
2015. The cases were treated successfully using
different homœopathic medicines prescribed
according to the Law of Similars.
61. A case of Refractory Aspergillus Pneumonia
SAINE, André (AJHM.110/2017)
Aspergillosis is the name given to a wide variety
of diseases caused by infection by fungi of the genus
Aspergillus. Allopathic treatment involves the use
of antifungals for a prolonged period of time, due to
the increasing resistance of these organisms to drug
treatment. Homœopathic medicine offers an
effective and safe therapeutic intervention for the
complete resolution of this illness as described in
the following case of a 54-year-old male with drug
resistant pulmonary aspergillosis.
62. Five Cases of Pneumonia Cured with
Homœopathy
NOSSAMAN, Nick (AJHM.110/2017)
This article describes the treatment of five cases
of “atypical or walking pneumonia” treated with
homœopathic medicines. In each case, the patient
(or in the case of a child, the parent) expressed the
desire to have this form of treatment, with the
proviso that allopathic treatment could be instituted
in the event of a significant worsening of the
condition.
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63. A case of Mycoplasma Pneumonia
SALTZMAN, Susanna (AJHM. 110/2017)
A nine-year-old male with Mycoplasma
pneumonia that spread rapidly throughout his class
was treated with homœopathic medicine that
resulted in the rapid and complete resolution of the
condition. The use of Homœopathy in lieu of
antibiotics to treat this common condition is highly
significant in light of the growing epidemic of
antimicrobial resistance.
64. A Case of Koch’s Pneumonia with Pleural
Effusion
Dr. LENDWE, Ashok (AJHM. 110/2017)
This is the case of a 45 year old male with an
acute case of Koch’s pneumonia with pleural
effusion which completely resolved with the correct
homœopathic medicine prescribed according to the
Law of Similars. Radiographic evidence is provided.
65. A 44-Year-Old Female with recurrent upper
Respiratory Infections
SALTZMAN, Susanne (AJHM. 110/2017)
A 44-year-old woman with a long history of
recurrent upper respiratory infections free of illness
for over two years now with homœopathic treatment.
The correct homœopathic medicine was found based
upon a single important clue in her casea history
of tuberculosis in the family. This case reveals the
significant contribution of the miasmic influence of
disease in many patients that can be removed with
the correct homœopathic medicine leading to the
complete resolution of chronic symptoms.
66. An 11-year-old Child with Myopia
Dr. SATHYE, S. Sandeep (AJHM. 110/2017)
Childhood myopia is a common refractive error
that usually commences between five and thirteen
years of age and continues to progress during the
period of body growth with no major progression
after 25 years. Worldwide increase in its prevalence
and progression during the last few decades has been
attributed to excessive near vision tasks apart from
its hereditary nature. Topical use of Atropine 1%
was found effective in controlling myopia; however
its side effects and the rebound effect after stopping
the treatment discouraged its use. Homœopathy can
be an effective and safe treatment for this condition.
This case involves an eleven-year-old girl with
progressive myopia for the last five year. Systemic,
intermittent use of homœopathic Ruta graveolens 3c,
followed by individualized homœopathic treatment,
has controlled her myopia with no further
progression after two years of discontinuing
treatment.
67. Three cases of Age-Related Macular
Degeneration
KONDROT, Edward (AJHM. 110/2017)
Conventional, allopathic treatments for age-
related macular degeneration (ARMD), the most
common cause of irreversible blindness in people
over 65 years of age, are fraught with limitations and
toxic side effects. Homœopathy, by contrast, offers
a safe and effective treatment for this condition. The
following three cases exemplify the unique way that
Homœopathy treats the individual with ARMD
rather than just the condition itself, each patient
required a completely different homœopathic
medicine according to the Law of Similars.
68. Fibromyalgia Mitigation
GELLMANN, Alexandra (AH. 23/2017)
A study using dietary changes and homœopathic
remedies.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome
that impacts the immune system, endocrine
regulation, sensory nervous system and emotional
well-being. It is characterized by constant,
widespread pain that persists over a prolonged
period of time. Homœopathy has been used
clinically to alleviate symptoms of FM.
70. Parkinson’s Disease and Homœopathy
HAI, Husina (AH. 23/2017)
Some symptoms that are seen in PD patients are
as follows:
Depression
Loss of motivation to do things
Dependence on family members
Heightened fear about the future
Feelings of insecurity
Irritability
Pessimism
Memory loss
Difficulty swallowing, choking, drooling
Difficulty chewing
Urinary problems
Constipation
Oily skin, forehead, sides of nose, scalp,
dandruff
Dry skin
Restless sleep
Nightmares, emotional dreams
Drowsiness, sudden onset of sleep
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“REM behavior disorder” where patients act out
their dreams which can cause injury to self or
their partner
Muscle cramps, legs, toes
Dystonia, muscle contractions that can cause
forced or twisted positions of the part
Fatigue, loss of energy
Akinesia, trouble initiating or carrying out
movement
Sexual dysfunction, decreased sex drive
Impaired balance
Tendency to fall, backwards, forwards
Tremors or shaking that progressively get worse
during the rest position
Small handwriting or words crowding together
suddenly
Loss of smell for things like bananas, dill
pickles, lico-rice that just gets worse with time
and does not get better.
Trouble sleeping or falling out of bed or kicking
and punching in midst of sleep with sudden
movements frequently
Trouble moving or walking around due to
stiffness in arms or legs; “feet stuck to the floor”
that lasts for a longer period of time.
Bradykinesia delay in initiating
movement; slow movement
Walking problems; shuffling steps; freezing
gait (can’t move leg forward for next step)
Ratcher-like movement
Cog-wheel movement
Bowel troubles leading to constipation even if
they drink enough water and long after some
medication was taken that causes constipation
Voice goes down or gets very soft with time and
does not seem to fit itself
Speech difficulties, slurred speech, speak
too fast, monotonous voice,
Slowness of thought
Can respond slowly but still in line with the
conversation
Face appears like a mask; serious, depressed or
“mad at someone” expression; or a blank state
or infrequent blinking and occurs often and not
just as a result of a medicine taken
Rigidity of body parts: face, arms, hands,
legs, voice
Trouble swallowing
Dizziness upon standing or fainting due to
low blood pressure that happens on a
continuous basis
Poor balance
Forward tilt or backward tilt in some cases
while standing or moving
Stooping or hunching over and not able to stand
straight (this symptom goes beyond everyday
injuries or illness of the bone)
Can appear malnourished
Uncommon homœopathic remedies
The following section discusses a few
uncommon remedies that we might consider proving
with PD patients to learn more about the disease and
the remedy as well. In low doses, we may be able to
touch the lowest form of the disease and help
alleviate some of the physical symptoms. Patients
who might need the remedies could even see a
change in their mental state as well.
Carboxylic acid family of remedies
These are patients who start out life as
optimistic, industrious and confident individuals.
They have an intense need for company. They desire
to be held or carried and want to be watched
constantly by those they trust. They can often be
concerned about others’ health as well as their own.
Experiencing internal fears, they may suffer panic
attacks around being shot or murdered. In order to
protect themselves they can become aggressive,
being extremely malicious, irritable, demanding,
dictatorial, and even violent. This combination of
extreme dependency and aggression is a sign that a
patient may need an acid remedy. Carbostylic acids
are part of the Typhoid miasm which has the
characteristics of being hurried and determined with
a tendency to ruthlessness. When these acids reach
a failed state, they become weak, debilitated and
even discouraged; they can have an aversion to work
and can have fixated suicidal thoughts. Patients are
usually chilly but also have hear congestion and
perspiration in the head area, and can be extremely
thirsty. Pains are sharp, piercing and gout-like.
There is stiffness and arthritic pain and joint
destruction and a tendency to inflammation and
ulcers. These clients usually have digestive issues
with burning in the stomach, sour belching, flatus
and diarrhea.
Remedies in this family (Reference Works, v
4.2.6.2 Notes):
Acet-Ac., Acon-Ac., Ami-Sal-Ac., Benz-Ac.,
Camph-Ac., Cit-Ac., For-Ac., Fum-Ac., Gall-Ac.,
Hip-Ac., Keto-Ac., Lac-Ac., Meth-Sal., Oro-Ac., Ox-
Ac., Ox-Ac., Sal-Ac., Sarcol-Ac., Succ-Ac., Tann-
Ac., Tart-Ac.
RUBRICS FOR CARBOXYLIC REMEDIES (MAC
REPERTORY, V8.3.3.2 NOTES)
Anxiety future: Ant-T., Calc-Acet., Ferr-Acet.,
Keto-Ac. Mang-Acet., Nat-Acet.
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Fear/dreams of death: Acet-Ac., Acon-Ac., Ant-
T.,
Cupr-Acet., Keto-Ac., Lac-Ac.,Mang-Acet.
Ox-Ac., Plb-Acet., Sac-L., Sal-Ac.
Anxiety about health: Acet-Ac., Ant-T., Bar-Ox-
Succ., Oro-Ac., Succ-Ac.
Desire to be held: Ant-T., Benz-Ac., Plb-Acet.,
Sac-Alb.
Desire to be carried: Acet-Ac., Ant-T., Benz-Ac.,
Sac-Alb.
Desire to be watched constantly: Gall-Ac.
Dictatorial: Gall-Ac., Sac-Alb.
Dreams of murder: Acon-Ac., But-Ac., Fumar-
Ac., Merc-Acet., Nat-Ox., Oro-Ac., Plb-Acet.,
Sac-L.
Fear/dreams being shot: Acon-Ac., But-Ac.,
Mang-Acet. Plb-Acet.
Fear poverty/business: Acet-Ac., Calc-Acet.,
Cit-Ac., Mang-Acet., Zinc-Acet.
Homesickness/ fear to leave the home: Bar-
ACet., But-Ac., Cupr-Acet., Keto-Ac., Lac-
Ac., Oro-Ac., Plb-Acet., Sac-Alb., Sac-L.,
Succ-Ac.
Hurry: Ant-T., Benz-Ac., But-Ac., Keto-Ac.,
Lac-Ac., Merc-ACet., Nat-Ox., Ox-Ac., Sac-
Alb.
Industrious: Calc-Acet., Mang-Act., Nat-Ox.
Malice:Acet-Ac., Fumar-Ac. Lac-Ac., Mang-
Acet., Nat-Ox., Oro-Ac.
Striking/kicking/violent: Ant-T., Cupr-Acet.,
Gall-Ac., Lac-Ac., Plb-Acet., Sac-Alb.
Aphthae: Acet-Ac., Ant-T., Benz-Ac., Chin-Sal.,
Form-Ac., Lac-Ac., Merc-Acet., Nat-Ox., Ox-
Ac., Plb-Acet., Sac-Alb., Sal-Ac., Succ-Ac.
Arthritis deformans: Ant-T., Benz-Ac., Cit-Ac.,
Form-Ac., Lac-Ac., Lith-Sal., Mang-Acet.,
Sal-Ac.
Eructation sour/acrid: Acet-Ac., Am-Be., Ant-T.,
Bar-Ox-Succ., Benz-Ac., But-Ac., Calc-Acet.,
Chin-Sal., Cupr-Acet., Ferr-Acet., Form-Ac.,
Hip-Ac., Lac-Ac., Mang-Acet., Nat-Acet.,
Nat-Ox., Ox-Ac., Plb-Acet., Sac-Alb., Sarcol-
Ac., Tart-Ac., Zinc-Acet.
Heartburn: Acet-Ac., Ant-T., Bar-Acet., Calc-
Acet., Chin-Sal., Cit-Ac., Cupr-Acet., Ferr-
Acet., Gall-Ac., Keto-Ac., Lac-Ac., Mang-
Acet., Nat-Ox., Ox-Ac., Sac-L.
71. Alternating Symptoms in the Homœopathic
Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. Platinum
metallicum: A case Report
WHEELER, Marium; OSKIN, Jamie;
LANGLAND, Jeffry (AJHM. 108, 4/2015)
Due to the oscillating nature of the symptoms
within rapid cycling or cyclothymic bipolar disorder,
an accurate homœopathic prescription must produce
alternating symptoms within the drug’s primary
action in order to most similarly match the disease
state of the patient. By example, this case report
presents the homœopathic treatment of a patient with
diagnoses of bipolar disorder, attention deficit
disorder, and anxiety. The patient previously
underwent conventional treatment for several years,
but was dissatisfied with the outcome and sought
alternative treatment. The patient was prescribed
Platina metallicum because of its similarity to the
distinctive (characteristic) symptoms of the “case of
disease,” (Organon, §153). Within two months of
treatment, episodes of mania, depression, and
anxiety had stopped. After one year, the patient
demonstrated continued improvement without
relapses in bipolar episodes. This case presents an
important example of Platinum metallicum’s
alternating symptoms within its primary action,
which makes it a valuable remedy in the
homœopathic treatment of bipolar disorder.
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IV. PHARMACOLOGY
1. Die Tinctura acris sine Kali
(The Tincture acris sine Kali)
RISSEL, Roger, BUCHHEIM-SCHMIDT,
Susann and SCHWARZBACH Ralf (ZKH. 62,
2/2018)
In the ZKH, 1/2012 Klaus Hopfel in his
Editorial raised a question Causticum Hahnemanni
which Causticum? In this had already discussed
earlier, as published in the ZKH about the
preparation of Causticum according to
HAHNEMANN’s directions. It was found that
besides the Kali solution there was another solution
which caused the medicinal Proving of Causticum.
2. Homœopathie aus nanomedizinischer
perspective
(Homœopathy in nano medicinal perspective)
KOCH, Ulrich (ZKH. 62, 3/2018)
Contrary to hitherto assumptions, that the high
potencies in dilution beyond Avogadro’s constant,
no raw material should be traceable, the contrary
could be shown consistently in the last years in
independent trials. Beside nanoparticles in
decreasing sizes in higher potencies, even nano
particles of lactose and silicates could be traced. In
Bell’s model of nanoparticle-allostatic-cross-
adaption-sensitization it is attempted to add these
observations in a display of already existing
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biological and physical insights to a hypothesis of
action of homœopathic remedies. This needs
however, in some aspects, further confirmation
through experiments.
3. Willmar Schwabe: Pharmacist and large
producer of Homœopathic medicines
FRIEDRICH, Christoph & MEYER Ulrich
(MedGG. 35/2017)
On the centenary of Wilmar Schwabe’s (1839-
1917) death the present essay examines the life and
work of this pharmacist and manufacturer of
pharmaceuticals. Archival research in Dresden,
Leipzig and Jena has yielded new insights into
Schwabe’s biography, particularly with regard to his
family, education and doctorate. We were able to
show that his father, Carl Robert Schwabe, was also
an entrepreneur and that he had come into contact
with Homœopathy in Leipzig. The evaluation of
lecture notes revealed the influence that the Leipzig
professors Christoph Heinrich Hirzel, Otto Bernherd
Kühn and Otto Linné Erdmann had on Willmar
Schwabe. The file of his doctorate shows that even
then he aspired to economic and professional
independence. His dissertation, which focused on
phytochemistry and was actually written before he
started studying, attests to considerable scientific
independence.
It was possible to analyze in depth not only
Schwabe’s education and training but also his further
professional development. The present study gives
insight into the setting up and expansion of
Schwabe’s business and his purchase of other
homœopathic pharmacies with the help of straw
men. It also examines particularly Schwabe’s
struggle for recognition of his pharmacopeia, the
“Pharmacopoea Homœopathica Polyglottica” for
which he appealed to Otto von Bismarck and fought
intensely with his opponents, mainly within the
German pharmaceutical society (»Deutscher
Apotheker-Verein«). In manufacturing
homœopathic preparations Schwabe closely
followed Hahnemann, but he also supported
innovative approaches, such as the use of tablets in
Homœopathy. Willmar Schwabe was an industrious
entrepreneur who invested his capital prudently and
looked after his business interests, but he also
showed social commitment by supporting health
insurance and setting up rehabilitation clinics.
Overall, Willmar Schwabe was a typical
entrepreneur of the »Gründerzeit«, who made an
important contribution to the industrial
manufacturing of homœopathic and other
complementary medicines (Dr Schuessler Tissue
Salts).
4. Homöopathie aus nanomedizinischer
perspective
(Homœopathy in nano medicinal perspective)
KOCH Ulrich (ZKH. 62, 3/2018)
Contrary to hitherto assumptions, that the high
potencies in dilution beyond Avogadro’s constant no
raw material should be traceable, the contrary could
be shown consistently in the last years in
independent trials. Beside nanoparticles in
decreasing sizes in higher potencies, even nano
particles of lactose and silicates could be traced. In
Bell’s model of nanoparticle-allostatic-cross-
adaption-sensitization it is attempted to add these
observations in a display of already existing
biological and physical insights to a hypothesis of
action of homœopathic remedies. This needs
however, in some aspects, further confirmation
through experiments.
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V. VETERINARY
1. Bringing Homœopathy into the Light An
interview with Paddy CANALES
HAYES Deborah(AH. 23/2017)
Paddy CANALES is a Los Angeles Homœopath
who donates her time to working with animal
shelters. She had developed protocols for
traumatized and sick animals entering shelters, and
the success of her treatments has drawn the attention
of the ASPCA, the Humane Society and rescue
centres around the country….. In her busy
professional practice, she is frequently consulted by
and works in conjunction with, MDs… She
collaborates with physicians and uses remedies for
extreme situations. For past 30 years she has been
an animal nutritionist, rescuing animals forever. The
results of treatment of animals with Homœopathy
was staggering. She works with Wings of Rescue
an animal rescue centre they fly rescued animals
from one state to another using volunteers’ private
planes it’s huge. Paddy points that working with
MDs meant following Medical Etiquette; when a
doctor sends you a patient, it’s not your patient, it’s
that doctor’s patient and you have to refer to the MD
with your findings and what you are doing. There’s
a communication between both. You have to show
respect to that doctor. It’s a teamwork. They, the
MDs keep testing the patient to see progress, if any.
….. “After the animals, it will be children that get to
give publicity about how Homœopathy can help and
to bring it into light. “I refuse for this practice of
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ours to be underground and be pooh-poohed and be
limited.”
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VI. RESEARCH
1. An Epidemiological Study of Injuries among
Women in a Town of West Bengal in India.
SOMA BASU (S&C, 82, 3-4/2016)
Modernization created hostile environment for
accidental injuries everywhere. Injury causes more
than five million deaths per year that makes around
9% of the global mortality. Information available are
only record based, which is just tip of iceberg.
Causes of injuries are multidimensional and women
are more susceptible than others. However, the
magnitude and burden of injury among women
caused by different factors have not been accounted
well, though several studies focused that injury
should be consider as a public health problem.
This paper aims to find out the prevalence of
injuries and to study the different epidemiological
factors related to the injuries for women with their
different socio-economic background.
It was a multicenter study that conducted on
1752 women in the semi-urban area of Nadia, West
Bengal. A detailed questionnaire was used to collect
demographic data and information related to injuries
of all members of each household. SPSS version 20
was used for statistical analysis and prevalence rates
were calculated.
The prevalence of minor injury in this study was
9.1%. Festival period (63%) and Rainy period
(49%) were the most risk period for injury as
maximum numbers of injury had occurred. The
study data revealed that road traffic accident is one
of the important causative factors for major injury
among women followed by fall and lifestyle
including domestic violence. Domestic violence
was one of the major causes for injury among
women. Fracture was the most frequently occurring
injury among women. Home is the commonest place
(48.7%) for minor injury followed by road (19.4%).
The prevalence of major injury was 2.1%. The
prevalence of minor injury was highest in the age
group, 0 9 years; as injury had occurred frequently
in this age group.
Injuries among women should be considered as
a special health problem and need a separate
attention and care from State. Promotion of safety at
work and education for protection at home and safe
driving can prevent the major economic loss to the
family and community at large.
[Homœopathy is very rich in injury remedies and
extremely rapid in action, cuts short disabilities. =
KSS].
2. Stem Cell Therapy Its Challenges, Successes,
Failures and Potential Applications: On-Going
Translational Research
DEWANJEE, K. Mrinal (S & C, 82, 9-10/2016)
Critical cells in human organs of injured
genetically diseased or aged populations degenerate
due to various reasons, mainly injury, genetic
mutations and chronic inflammation. The Stem Cell
niche in most human organs has a limited ability for
cell regeneration. In an adult human body, about a
billion cells die every day. In some organs and blood
pools, injured or lost cells and tissue sheets (e.g. skin
graft) could be replaced and in blood loss, it could be
replenished by transfusion. For cellular components
of blood, we have developed superb tools,
specifically tagging them with gamma-emitting
radionuclides, for measuring the cellular half-lives,
their survival times, turn-over rates and size of blood
pools in healthy volunteers and patients. It is
possible now to increase the platelet circulating time
in blood of splenomegaly patients by splenectomy,
thus decreasing the episodes of bleeding
complications resulting in fewer visits to blood bank
for platelet transfusions. However, these
measurements of cell-survival parameters of blood
cells are not possible for other cell types, particularly
in some retinal- and neuro-degenerative diseases,
where only one specific cell type, e.g. neurons, may
be lost. This specific cell could be derived from the
embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells (ESC or
iPSC) by differentiation and could be delivered to
the affected organs provided the cell-loss is not
diffuse over a large area and the cells are not
migratory. iPSCs now could be derived easily from
skin fibroblasts or blood lymphocytes by
transfecting with only four genes. In spite of
significant and pioneering developments of cell
access from ESCs and iPSCs in the last decade, their
optimized differentiation methods and their large
scale production, cell therapy faces a tremendous
challenge in near future due to poor cell-integration
in host organs. At present, attention has been
diverted to drug discovery. Successes, failures and
potential applications of cell therapy in certain
diseases are discussed in this article to draw attention
of the energetic young minds, scientists and
clinicians to solve this challenging puzzle and give
hope to the stroke, heart-attack, diabetic and
demented patients for a longer and a better quality of
life.
3. A Non-Inferiority Trial of Nanoparticulate
Forms of Metallic Copper