SPICE OF HOMOEOPATHY By Dr. V.K. Khanna Ex-Principal Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital B – Block, Defence Colony, New Delhi – 24

Homoeopathy celebrated 200th anniversary Year 1796 New curative principle “SIMILARITY” Hahnemann was to first to systematise it

During 19th Century Rapid growth & Popularity During 20th Century Dramatic decline – Disappeared in USA From 1980 “Counter culture” recent renewal/ Itrogenic diseases

We are torchbearers of Homoeopathy POSITIVE : NEGATIVE

POSITIVE ASPECTS

1. No Itrogenic Disease It is by :- Crude medicine (Allopathic) Potentized (Homoeopathic)

2. The Susceptibility is altered

INCREASE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY Mild attack of acute disease Proving or judicious use of Homoeopathic medicine

DECREASE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY Miasm Drug Disease

No Expiry date Cost effective & Palatable Medicine selection on symptoms

NEGATIVE ASPECTS

(a) Doubtful efficacy – No sure shot

(b) Lack of scientific evidence

(c) Homoeopathic aggravation Vs Disease aggravation

(d) Difficult Patients – Drugged and Symptoms modified

(e) Patient - there is No difference between Palliation/ cure

(f) Long history / short history

(g) Long time for cure

(h) Different breed of Homoeopathy - Classical - Non-Classical

(i) Fallacy in Primary & Secondary action

(j) Standardization of starting material

Bryonia Alba – Black berries + White roots (Hahnemann – 1816) Bryonia Dioica – Red berries + Black roots Schwabe writes Bryalba & Bry diocia has the same symptoms – 1901 Today HAB – define Red – berried Bryonia dioica as crude substance for Bryonia

(2) Anacardium Fruit has black juice (Honey) – Hahnemann conducted original proving Now Substituted by tincture of the whole fruit

(case of poisoning + poison of bee) (3) Apis Melifica MM-1835 (case of poisoning + poison of bee) 1850 (Gruner) – used whole bee and is being used today

Europian Authories – Auto clave and sterilization of all raw material for nosode and remedies of animal and human origin

Original proving by trituration of ambergris (Sperm whate) (4) Ambra Grisia – Original proving by trituration of ambergris (Sperm whate) Today Boiling for one hour with ethanol

Fresh snake poison- Hearing (5) Lachesis Fresh snake poison- Hearing Today Dried preparation

(6) Causticum Marble has been replaced by ‘Calcium oxide’ & Hahnemann’s equipment - Clay lid was sealed with a wet Pig Bladder – Ammonia in Hahnemann’s causticum Some add Ammonia in causticum Ammonium causticum is sold as ‘Causticum’

(7) Petroleum Hahnemann – Crude oil – very fluid &light yellow T.F. Allen – Crude Rengoon oil J.H Clark – Trituration & Tincture of rectified oil HAB – Rectified petroleum American – Non-rectified petroleum Indian HPI – Native rock oil

‘Sulphur’ (Trituration) & Sulphuris Tinctora – as Separate 1839 (Hahnemann)

(k) Method of succession

Hahnemann - Several minutes - Three Minutes 1821 - The arm should be struck down 10 times 1824 - Two strong strokes of the arm 1837 - 10 strong strokes In Paris – 30, 100 & 200 Strokes

‘SHAKING A THERMOMETER’ And finally 100 storks against a hard elastic HAB – Strike hard 10 times French – At least 100 vibrations - Bottle between and speakers - Fasten on tuning fork ‘SHAKING A THERMOMETER’

Propogating Homoeopathy Thanks for practising and Propogating Homoeopathy