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Dr. Joe

I have received the medicines. But Arnica 30c and Hamamelis 200c are in the form of pellets. How do I prepare a wet dose out of them? I don't have access to spring water here. Only mineral water is available. Is it ok if I take the pellets only, and if so then in what dosage?

Dear Anythingoes, Please use mineral water for preparing the wet dose.

You may use 5 pellets of the remedy in place of 3 drops as suggested by Joe De Livera as following.

'The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:

Order the remedy in a 5ml Ethanol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake the bottle hard before you sip a capfull of the bottle or a large teaspoonful which is the dose.
Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done every time before sipping a capful of the bottle twice daily.'

We hope and pray that Dr. Joe is doing OK.

Regards
Nawaz

The pellets are not as effective as the Liquid Dilution in Ethanol and it is likely that the Hamamelis pelolets which I presume you are taking for Hemorrhoids, many not work to reduce the Pile mass.

Taking the pellets without using the Wet dose method will not work and can lead to aggravation as you will be taking many remedies for a long period. What precisely is your problem? I remember your name but cannot spend time to trace your case as I am treating many patients on this thread.

If you live in India you should not experience any problem in getting the remedies in Ethanol as they are marketed in this form.

As Nawaz has stated you can use still mineral water like Bisleri which does not bubble to make the remedy. You can also use tap water after boiling to release the chlorine.

To Raj,

I cannot answer your query as I cannot obviously inspect your problem.

You can consult a doctor who can do so and advise you.

Dr. Nawaz
Thanks a lot for the remedy 'coffee cruda 200c'. I took it yesterday night and had a very restful sleep, though I still had to wait for a bit. I am still very calm and restful in the morning, when I am usually either very hurried or mildly depressed. I had a morning exercise after a long time and my eyes are still not blood shot. Hope this state will remain the whole day and I don't feel sleepy at work.

I take it that I don't have to repeat it everyday, as I read on one of the threads here that that can be counter productive. How and when should I repeat the dosage? And will it interfere with my hemorrhoid treatment.

Many Thanks

Dr. Joe

Yes I am from India, but I was not aware of the Liquid Dilution in Ethanol type package. I will try to get it soon and use the mineral water option.

My main problem were my Piles which have persisted for more than 3 months now. It had started out as a combination of piles and fissures but the latter was cured by a local homeopath near my hometown. Other problems of mine were chronic constipation, where I needed to strain hard every day for Bowel Movement, and after drinking a lot of water and smoking a cigarette or two. Then I also have chronic insomnia, which has been with me since childhood. I feel very active towards the night and when I try to sleep, my mind is usually racing. During the day I frequently feel fatigued and listless and inattentive. Sometimes I have to force myself to do physical activity in the office to keep from falling asleep. I also suffer from asthma sometimes and find it difficult to do intense physical activities for long, though now I have been exercising for a few years and have built up to average skill at some easy sports. My last problem was addiction to smoking.

You advised me the following:

'Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
This remedy will help to reduce that urge for that next cigarette and will help to cure your addiction. It will also help your mind and body to recover. It will also help you to sleep deeply.

Nat Phos 6x dose 3 tablets taken thrice daily.
This remedy will soften your BM which will reduce the constant irritation of your Hemorrhoids thereby reducing their mass.

Hamamelis 200c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
This remedy will reduce the size of your Hemorrhoids.

Neosporin Ointment which you will apply internally on your finger tips after every BM to keep the bacterial count low inside the anus.

I shall treat your Asthma after you have stopped smoking.'

I am yet to start on the treatment as I got all this only yesterday. Will get the liquid dilution in ethanol ASAP. Please keep me posted if you think I need anything else.

To Anything

It is possible that it was your smoking that set up this vicious circle where you felt that smoking was the cure for all your ailments including constipation.

I have given you the benefit of the therapy that I have prescribed for many years which has helped many patients and it is in your hands to get the correct remedies and use them precisely as prescribed by me. It is important that you do not mix and match the remedies that are prescribed by Nawaz with those I have prescribed as for one thing some remedies can antidote each other. The remedies that I have prescribed can be taken safely for extended periods and you may like to know that I have taken Arnica daily since 1996 and am convinced that I owe to it my present state of health at age 82.

Keep me advised of your progress from time to time.

Hey Anythingoes, Coffea Cruda will not antidote your hemorrhoids remdedy HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA, but, please be careful Arnica antidotes HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA.

You may not repeat Coffea Cruda or use on daily basis. However, take this remedy for sleeplessness as needed when your mind is up and you are unable to sleep.

Regards
Nawaz

To Nawaz

I am aware that Boericke has stated that Hamamelis is antidoted by Arnica. I was not aware of this fact till I was reminded of it by Pankaj Varma.

I have pleasure in informing you however that this is NOT TRUE, at least in the case of one patient who is an employee who suffers from both Varicose Veins and from Celllulitis which was treated by our government hospital doctors for many months with drugs which only served to cure his lesions temporarily as they recurred a few months later.

I had no option but to treat his Varicose problem with Hamamelis and his Cellulitis with Arnica and he has been cured of both his symptoms.

While I do respect Boericke and his Materia Medica and his Repertory I can honestly state that I have found that his statement about the two remedies antidoting each other is incorrect as proved by my own observation of this case. It is possible however that this case is just one in many that may prove otherwise in others and I commend it to your further testing if you have any patients who can only be treated by these 2 remedies.

Incidentally you may like to know that I have cured many patients who suffered from recurrent Cellulitis with Arnica 30c which they take nightly in the Wet dose.

One of these patients felt that she was cured after taking the Arnica for over a year and discovered that she suffered from this ailment in about 3 months after she stopped the nightly dose of Arnica.

This case is similar to George Vithouskas categorically stating that Arnica must never be used both pre and post surgery. I have personally proved that this is absolutely untrue from my own experience which you can read if you visit:

JOE AND ARNICA on:

http://www.otherhealth.com/homeopathy-list-discussion/5366-j....

You may also like to know that the patient 'anythingoes' can safely take Arnica 30c in the Wet dose in the manner that I have been doing for the last 15 years as it promotes sleep according to the reports I receive from my patients. I have noticed myself that if I do not take my nightly dose I do not sleep as deeply as I do after taking it.

To Joe,

I have already consulted Dr sometime back when you asked me to do so. He confirmed me that I have Internal / External Piles, Fissure and Fistula. Among these Fissure was cured but Fistula is not.

Also, Piles is intermittently giving problems. Looks like I need to continue Hamammellis for some more time. is there any harm in continuing the Hamemmelis for another week or so until I feel completely alright in my Piles issue ?

Mr. Nawaz, I appreciate your valuable comments as well to help me get cured from this Ailment which I am suffering for the past 7 years.

Thanks again to both of you, experts for your valuable Time and Patience you got.

Thanks
Raj

To Raj,

It is obvious that you suffer from a collection of all the problems possible with the Ano-rectal region and you do not have any alternative other than to use my Joepathy in the manner that you have been doing for some months.

If your Hemorrhoids are a problem you know that Hamamelis 200 in the remedy and there is no harm in using it in the Wet dose for as long as you feel that it is helping. Another remedy that will also be of use for Hemorrhoids is Nux Vomica 200c in the Wet dose.

Aloe 6c is also used to help soothe the pile mass.

Feel free to address your latest report on this forum.

To Joe,

Sure, I will continue with Hamemmellis for sometime and see the progress.

Form the latest MRI report, its clear that there is Fistula for half an inch inside. But no mass or anyting present inside. The Dr said its easy to remove this in Surgery but still I am holding on to this Homeopathy as I am not much interested in the Surgery so far as I am keep hearing lot of Negative results on it.

Let me see how this therapy is treating me.

Thanks again for your help !

Thanks
Raj

To Raj

You stated:

'Form the latest MRI report, its clear that there is Fistula for half an inch inside. But no mass or anyting present inside.'

It is possible that the presence of this Fistula even after some months of therapy may be due to the internal massage you are doing with the AB Ointment not forcing any pus or fecal matter out of the tissue. I can only guide you on how to do so and it is up to you to use some pressure on the Fistula internally to drain any pus that may be present. The SIlicea will help and the Arnica will fill the lesion.

Dear Joe

thanks once again my husband has almost recovered his fistula has not bursted since almost a month now. I thought I should let you and the others who are following you to know that Joepathy works

thanks once again...

To Shiath

Thank you for taking the time to confirm the improvement in your husband's Fistula. It is so rarely that a patient does so although if there is some aggravation it is customary for the patient to find fault with the therapy prescribed and expect immediate action from the Homeopath even though the prescription has been made on this Forum without directly inspecting the problem.

It is remarkable that a classical homeopath on this thread was very quick to accuse me when some patient was showing some distress and even addressed me by various insulting epithets when all I was trying to do was to cure the patient. This matter was resolved by the moderator deleting his insulting posts at my request. He must remember that curing an Ano- rectal ailment is in itself historic as the odds against a cure are very heavy and no other Homeopath has ever done so successfully, as can be verified on this thread.

Please remind your husband that even though he may seem to have been cured, he will have to take the Arnica 30c just once daily for life as this is his life saver. It will help the Anal tissue to be maintained at optimum conditions and he will have to ensure that no constipation is ever permitted by eating the correct food as in my experience it is constipation that usually sets off the deterioration in the anal tissue.

He will always keep the other components of the Joepathy therapy which he has been using ready at hand for use if there is any aggravation of his problem which however seems unlikely, right now.

Dr. Joe
Thanks for the arnica remedy. There have been definite improvements in my sleep patterns and my cravings for smoke have reduced a lot during the day. My sleep is considerably deeper and easier. However I still long for a smoke every night and can't think of anything till I can smoke. I don't know if this is a real or imaginary problem though.

Regarding my piles, I have not been able to get ethanol liquid dilution pack of hamamelis, all chemists here in Goa refuse to give it, as they say the demand for it is very low and they only keep the pellets. What should I do? I have not started taking the hamamelis pellets yet, and am still visiting shops to find the ethanol pack.

Also my stool is softer than before. However, in the morning I repeatedly get the strong urge to go, but by the time I walk up to the loo, it goes away. I try to do with drinking only water to create the pressure, but it takes around an hour and a half to have a satisfactory release. Am I doing something wrong here or is this normal and I'm just being paranoid? Please Help.

In the above post by a very respectable, senior and an experienced member stated that
'Please remind your husband that even though he may seem to have been cured, he will have to take the Arnica 30c just once daily for life as this is his life saver.'

I do not agree with the above statement as I strongly believe this is misleading and will damage patient's muscular tissues in the long run.

If the patient is cured, then, why take the remedy for life?

In light of the above please refer to my previous post on this thread as following.

'Arnica, taking for life as recommended by some people here or long term usage of Arnica causes various ill effects on human health.

'The long term usage of arnica montana has adverse effects on the body organs such as liver, kidney, and heart. In severe cases, it has resulted even in organ damage. Thus, the side effects of arnica montana can even lead to death in some'.

To see the above comment, you may visit at http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arnica-montana-side-effects.h....

In order find more on the long term use of Arnica Montana, you may perform search thru google.

However, let me get to the point, reading this thread, I have come to the conclusion that the people who are taking ARNICA for life are showing symptoms of its effects. Therefore, please try to understand, I care for you guys, I am not your enemy and no way I have any worldly gain or any other objective. Since the prolonged use of Arnica has severe impact on your muscular tissues, please take the following remedy.

Berberis Vulgaris Q 4 drops in 2 sips of water, 3 times a day, for at least one month.

Please use a little more quantity of TURMERIC powder in your daily meals (while cooking).'

Also please read the following by brisbanehomoeopath for additional information.

'Re: diabetis From brisbanehomoeopath
on 2010-10-08

Mr De Livera I don't wish to cast a shadow on your enthusiasm, but you were not the first person to discover this. Arnica is listed as a remedy for Diabetes in Dr. John Henry Clarke's 'A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica'published in 1900. However, it is always encouraging to hear that our materia medica proves to be truthful even a hundred years later :)

It does however show, that any remedy can cure any disease if the state matches. What is intersting about the first example you give, is that the patient had a typical Arnica complaint (an injury that did not heal) and when given it produced changes in a general way as well. Of course we have no idea if Arnica would have cured him, as intersting as the reaction was.

While I heartily agree that it is valuable to understand Arnica's relationship to blood sugar levels, the second example you give is not cure from the perspective of homoeopathy. A remedy that needs to be continuously taken to maintain its effect is not curative but palliative. Low potencies very typically can be used palliatively in this way.

A disease that is cured no longer needs treatment because it has disappeared. As long as the patient is better or at least no worse in a general way, then we can consider them cured.

It is also important to look at cured cases over a period of at least 12 months to be sure that there has been no relapse, or that the patient has not developed new and more serious conditions (showing that in fact the disease was not cured but simply changed into something else).

Continuous need for a medicine shows that a disease is not cured. While I certainly accept that pathological states can take a while to cure, cure there must be or we are simoly doing what the insulin does - managing the condition. That being said, certainly Arnica is a better choice than Insulin if that can be done.

Do you have any cases of patients who no longer needed Arnica and remained symptom-free?'

The beauty of this forum is to exchange views and help others not to discourage.

Regards
Nawaz

Hi Hoe,
I had used your Joepathy since 6/8/10 to 20/9/2010 after which I discontined the medicine as I was feeling well but the anal opening on the skin and inside the anus has not filled up. Taking silicia for such long time has resulted in a number of boils all over my body and after discontinuing the same all have gone. Now from 7/10/2010 pain has started again and I started taking your Joepathy which resulted in pus expelling out and the pain getting reduced a lot.
Shall I continue with the complete Joepathy or shall I reduce the Silicia dose. Please advice.

To Anything

Glad to note that you have found some improvement in your demand for that next smoke. You will have to continue with the Arnica in the Wet dose on a twice daily basis and you will soon find that your urge will be no more.

Since you are unable to find Hamamelis 200 in Ethanol you can use 6 pellets in a 500ml bottle of water and use it till you locate the Ethanol when you will then make a new bottle of the remedy

I get my supplies in Mumbai from:

The Zorastrian Pharmacy
600 J S S Road
Chira Bazaar
Next to Wadia's Fire Temple
Mumbai 400 002

22013226

The Nat Phos 6x I have prescribed will make your stools softer and will also increase your urge to go to the toilet. You can safely increase the number of tablets to check your response.

Continue with the remedies as prescribed and report progress weekly.

I do not know if you are exercising regularly as this too is part of the therapy. Please confirm.

Remember that after all these years of smoking it is not unusual for you to find that you still have that strong urge to smoke. It is important to make up your mind positively to do so as it is obvious that at your age, you will not be able to abuse your lungs indefinitely. I hope that you realize that the best thing that you did was to post your problem on this Forum and I took your case. I hope that you have read the posts made by many smokers confirming that my Joepathy helped them to QUIT smoking.

When you succeed in doing so, all your other problems will also vanish.

To Hectec

I do not know for how long you suffered from your anal problem as it would take me too much time to go back to the many times I have advised you. It will help if you can summarize your progress to enable me to help you better.

I believe that your stopping all the therapy I prescribed is the reason for the return of the discharge of pus. I have not been informed of Silicea 6x causing the 'boils' you referred to but if you feel that it is the cause you can reduce the frequency of the dosage to just once daily or even not use it. Silicea will help to expel the pus as no other remedy can replace it.

I have been criticized by Nawaz again about prescribing Arnica 30 to patients to be taken for life. I have taken it nightly since 1996 and am convinced that I owe my wellness to it. I recommend that you too use it as prescribed till you overcome your problem again and then reduce the dosage to once nightly.

I have proved that it is absolutely safer to do so having taken it for 15 years and many of my patients who take it have also confirmed that they have been saved from high Cholesterol, Hypertension, Diabetes and many other ailments by just a capful of Arnica 30 in the Wet dose nightly.

I have tried to help you and many thousands of other patients but you must use my therapy as prescribed and enjoy the rewards of doing so.

This is not too much of a price to pay for good health.

To Nawaz

I really wonder what makes you so determined to interfere and mislead my patients who, as you can read, are living evidence that my Joepathy has worked to help them with their problems. You are obsessed with my prescribing Arnica which you consider is virtually POISON. I can assure you that it is not if it is used in the manner that I have prescribed IN THE WET DOSE. In my case I take it NIGHTLY as it promotes deep sleep which is, I believe how it helps the body to recover the energy it has spent on the previous day.

I have give you ample evidence on my own research on Arnica which I believe is far more extensive than the article you referred to on Buzzle by Kalpana Kumari whose qualifications we are not aware of. You may like to know that I too can copy my research on this website as you also can but it is up to the reader to make up his mind to evaluate the information and not be guided by me or you or this writer whose article you referred to. In my case I have survived the dire consequences that you have predicted of :
'do not agree with the above statement as I strongly believe this is misleading and will damage patient's muscular tissues in the long run. '

Your contention is just UTTER RUBBISH. I am living evidence to disprove your theory. Suggest you take on dose yourself for a month in the WET DOSE nightly and report your response.

In answer to your query: 'If the patient is cured, then, why take the remedy for life? ', read the post of Hectec on this page which I copy below:
're: anal fistula- fissureFrom hectech on 2010-10-11
Hi Hoe,
I had used your Joepathy since 6/8/10 to 20/9/2010 after which I discontined the medicine as I was feeling well but the anal opening on the skin and inside the anus has not filled up. Taking silicia for such long time has resulted in a number of boils all over my body and after discontinuing the same all have gone. Now from 7/10/2010 pain has started again and I started taking your Joepathy which resulted in pus expelling out and the pain getting reduced a lot.
Shall I continue with the complete Joepathy or shall I reduce the Silicia dose. Please advice.'

I believe that if he had continued to take the Arnica in the Wet dose nightly as I had originally prescribed, that he would not have had to suffer from this problem again.

I cannot force you to stop interfering with my patients as this is a forum that anyone can use to place his viewpoint but it is important that you do not abuse your privilege as you did when you attacked me with epithets that I would not use even to address a dog. You even went to the extent of referring to my advanced age of 82 years and this is just not done in any culture where OLD AGE is respected especially when the person referred to is very capable and well able to rebut your attacks which I consider very low and so unnecessary.

This is when I contacted Simon and had your insulting posts DELETED.

You are free to voice your opinion but you will perhaps note that your opinion is not held in the same esteem that mine is held on this Forum.

My dear, respectable and honorable Joe De Livera, Please do not make false assumptions.

What you are saying is the living proof of the side effects of Arnica use for a long time. Now, this is my opinion, not a criticism or misleading of any patients.

Regards
Nawaz

To Nawaz

You stated:

'Please do not make false assumptions.
What you are saying is the living proof of the side effects of Arnica use for a long time. Now, this is my opinion, not a criticism or misleading of any patients.'

It is time for you to STOP criticizing me on the many posts that I have made on this thread as I do not wish to waste my time on repeating the process that I went through with another prescriber in the recent past who eventually admitted that my Joepathy was as good as his own classical therapy, if you wish to maintain the peace on this Thread. I cannot object to your offering your therapy to patients but what I do object to is when you actively criticize my therapy to the patient in the manner copied below:

'In the above post by a very respectable, senior and an experienced member stated that
'Please remind your husband that even though he may seem to have been cured, he will have to take the Arnica 30c just once daily for life as this is his life saver.'

I do not agree with the above statement as I strongly believe this is misleading and will damage patient's muscular tissues in the long run.

If the patient is cured, then, why take the remedy for life?

In light of the above please refer to my previous post on this thread as following.

'Arnica, taking for life as recommended by some people here or long term usage of Arnica causes various ill effects on human health.

'The long term usage of arnica montana has adverse effects on the body organs such as liver, kidney, and heart. In severe cases, it has resulted even in organ damage. Thus, the side effects of arnica montana can even lead to death in some'.

To see the above comment, you may visit at http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arnica-montana-side-effects.h....

It is best not to quote from Buzzle where you referred to an article by some writer who was voicing her own opinion on using Arnica in tablet form in the 3x, 6x and 30c potencies and the danger of doing so.

You may be surprised to learn that I agree with you on the danger of taking Arnica in the manner described but taking Arnica as I have done for over 15 years in the WET DOSE is totally different and cannot be compared with taking the pellets or tablets. It is important that you differentiate between the two methods of using Arnica daily and there can never be the danger you have envisaged when you stated:

'However, let me get to the point, reading this thread, I have come to the conclusion that the people who are taking ARNICA for life are showing symptoms of its effects. Therefore, please try to understand, I care for you guys, I am not your enemy and no way I have any worldly gain or any other objective. Since the prolonged use of Arnica has severe impact on your muscular tissues, please take the following remedy.

Berberis Vulgaris Q 4 drops in 2 sips of water, 3 times a day, for at least one month.

Please use a little more quantity of TURMERIC powder in your daily meals (while cooking).'

I object to your statements which are directly critical of my own Joepathy and I hope that you will never do so in the future. If you have anything to object to in my therapy, please do so in a post addressed to me directly instead of hiding it in your posts to my patients who would not know how to treat your own advice when they have already used mine and have already benefitted from it. It is best NOT to confuse a patient who is suffering from some problem merely because you feel that my Joepathy is not in agreement with your own brand of homeopathy. What I try to achieve is to help the patient to be cured within the shortest possible time and not to bicker about the method used whether Joepathy or your own 'pathy'.

I can categorically assure you and any members who read this thread that my own case at age 82 is living evidence of how Arnica has helped me in a manner that is unbelievable and It is only after carefully comparing the responses that I have received from my patients for the last 25 years that I first ventured into a Forum such as the ABC as I wished to be absolutely sure that my therapy will work before I prescribed it to others.

I hope that I have made my position clear.

The most respected, well recognised, helpful, dedicated and kind doctor Mr. Livera, I am sorry that your are taking my statements as criticism. This is not true.

I my previous post I started with 'My dear, respectable and honorable Joe De Livera,'

Believe me this is from the bottom of my heart. But, unfortunately, you completely ignored this respect.

I am a God fearing human being that love and respect you and your patients and all other human beings on this planet.

I strongly believe that a remedy is only taken when it is needed and only when someone is sick. Once a person is cured, then, the remedy has done it's job and no longer needed.

One who is healthy do not require any remedy for a good sleep. He/she must sleep perfectly without a remedy. Because, he/she is healthy.

Please please Dr. Joe, I love you, I respect you and I am not criticising you, your joepathy or any patient.

I pray to our creator for you and your patients a happy, peaceful and healthy life.

Kind Regards
Nawaz

Dr Joe, I unfortunately have to report that I had to have another surgery 2 weeks ago. The fistula that had receeded using your treatment and come back with a vengeance. It not only ballooned to the size of a baseball internally, I had to poke the fistula head with a pin and the most awful blood clots and pus came out. My fevers were 102 degrees 24 hours a day and night sweats that I had to change clothes 3 times a night and the treatment was not working, it was getting bigger.

The Dr had to insert a Seton, to allow the tract to continuously drain, so it will not build up internally. Unfortunately, the fistula is caused from a hole in the rectum, from infected anal gland and the only way it can heal is to cover it or block it.

I do need another followup surgery, as the DR could not do this new procedure called the LIFT. There was too much infection, too much pus and too much trauma to the tissue. The LIFT is done by finding the fistula tract, separating the tissue in half and inserting mesh between the layers to close the hole. This does not involve the sphincter muscle at all, so no incontinence and as a better success rate so far than the fibrin glue, anal flap, anal plug and fistulotomy ( which isn't a success for a high fistula in ano.

The Dr also told me to not take any Arnica or anything else because it can change the tissue and also if some of the treatment does promote healing, may close the external opening of the Seton and not allow it to drain , making my situation worse.

Thanks for the help Der Joe. It was appreciated.

Hi Joe,
I could not understand why Nawazkhan is trying to interfere in your treatment though there is lot of improvement on taking your Joepathy. If Nawajkhan want to try his luck he should find patient who hear to him and take his advice. He is really misguiding all your patient. I had earlier also asked him not to interfere but he keep on doing the same and is merly adding pages to this post. Is there any way to expel him from this forum ? I request to all on this forum to send their remark in favor or against of Nawajkhan so that we all do not suffer for his un-necessary interference.