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so: first Lycopodium and now Pulsatilla. Hot or chilly?
Forget it-I know your opinion- seems that some things are more important than others.
Discovery of the century!
Forget it-I know your opinion- seems that some things are more important than others.
Discovery of the century!
Astra2012 last decade
Hi
I told you silecia too can be warm,particularly in acute stages.
Read Vithoulkus and Kent's Materia Medica.
Murthy
I told you silecia too can be warm,particularly in acute stages.
Read Vithoulkus and Kent's Materia Medica.
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
silecia=silica?
You are assuming here that I haven't read Kent's MM. Wrong assumption.
As to Vithoulkas-I read his "Science of hom" and wasn't impressed. Which book do you mean?
You are assuming here that I haven't read Kent's MM. Wrong assumption.
As to Vithoulkas-I read his "Science of hom" and wasn't impressed. Which book do you mean?
Astra2012 last decade
yes.Silicea is silica.You should find a reference in Kent to silica being warm certain times,if I remember correctly.Reading once is not enough.Keep reading as manytimes as possible.
Vithoulkus's other book is 'The essence of Homeopathic medicines.'I am not very sure of the title.I could confirm it tomorrow.I have it in the office.
you are not impressed with 'Science of Homeopathy'.May I know,where you differ with him?
Murthy
Vithoulkus's other book is 'The essence of Homeopathic medicines.'I am not very sure of the title.I could confirm it tomorrow.I have it in the office.
you are not impressed with 'Science of Homeopathy'.May I know,where you differ with him?
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
Incurable diseases. I do not think there are incurable diseases and he thinks so.
Again: you are assuming that I read MM only once. Wrong again.
Again: you are assuming that I read MM only once. Wrong again.
Astra2012 last decade
Some times, the pathology progresses,to such an extant,that there is no hope of recovery,what do you call them?
A person has to reach a stage,one day or the other,where his ailments are uncurable,and he has to die.What do you calll that stage?
persons who are onsteroids,contionuously,for yeasrs together,become incurable,as their real symtoms get masked,and there is no way,to help them with homeopathy.
Optimism is o.k.,but reality is also there.
Murthy
A person has to reach a stage,one day or the other,where his ailments are uncurable,and he has to die.What do you calll that stage?
persons who are onsteroids,contionuously,for yeasrs together,become incurable,as their real symtoms get masked,and there is no way,to help them with homeopathy.
Optimism is o.k.,but reality is also there.
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
Who determines where is the line between curable and incurable? Vithoulkas?
He, like MDs, decides who can or cannot be cured? He can ONLY say that HE is not able to cure these people but he will not say that because it might hurt his ego. So instead he puts the label of incurability on them. Disgusting (imo).
J.E.Barker, homeopath from 1930s said something wonderful: "A disease is incurable only when the patient is dead". Vithoulkas cannot put limits on the capabilities of the vital force- only on his own.
Anyway, I don't agree with him on that issue (and you obviously do-but please do not try to reason with me ).
On the other front:
maya_hari is from Calcutta and you know that reality better than I. I think she needs flaxseeds-do you know if she can get them there?
He, like MDs, decides who can or cannot be cured? He can ONLY say that HE is not able to cure these people but he will not say that because it might hurt his ego. So instead he puts the label of incurability on them. Disgusting (imo).
J.E.Barker, homeopath from 1930s said something wonderful: "A disease is incurable only when the patient is dead". Vithoulkas cannot put limits on the capabilities of the vital force- only on his own.
Anyway, I don't agree with him on that issue (and you obviously do-but please do not try to reason with me ).
On the other front:
maya_hari is from Calcutta and you know that reality better than I. I think she needs flaxseeds-do you know if she can get them there?
Astra2012 last decade
Is it? By her name,I thought she must be from India,but,was not knowing she is in Calcutta.
Anyway,flaxseeds are available in India.May be she has to search a few shops for them.
For the convenience of all Indians,I am posting here,the equivalent names of flaxseeds in Indian languages.
"Flaxseeds is known as San, Alsi in Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, Ali vidai in Tamil. Flaxseed is also known as Linseed, Atasi, and Jawas in Marathi, Tishi in Bengali, Pesi in Oriya, Agasi in Kannada, Avise ginzalu in Telugu, and Cheruchana vithu in Malayalam.
The reference is here.
http://forumhub.lunarpages.com/hub/viewlite.php?t=453
Murthy
Anyway,flaxseeds are available in India.May be she has to search a few shops for them.
For the convenience of all Indians,I am posting here,the equivalent names of flaxseeds in Indian languages.
"Flaxseeds is known as San, Alsi in Hindi, Gujarati, and Punjabi, Ali vidai in Tamil. Flaxseed is also known as Linseed, Atasi, and Jawas in Marathi, Tishi in Bengali, Pesi in Oriya, Agasi in Kannada, Avise ginzalu in Telugu, and Cheruchana vithu in Malayalam.
The reference is here.
http://forumhub.lunarpages.com/hub/viewlite.php?t=453
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
you're welcome!
(formalities are not required-I was happy it is in India after all as I kind of gave up the idea. That "thank you" was a spontaneous expression of my appreciation-by no means a formality).
(formalities are not required-I was happy it is in India after all as I kind of gave up the idea. That "thank you" was a spontaneous expression of my appreciation-by no means a formality).
Astra2012 last decade
Astra
I remember reading in MMP by Hannemann that Drosera is to be given just one dose,and should never be repeated.Just readup.
I too will confirm,later.
Murthy
I remember reading in MMP by Hannemann that Drosera is to be given just one dose,and should never be repeated.Just readup.
I too will confirm,later.
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
Thanks-I check it up-i checked AR's encyclopedia and thought it's enough-it is dangerous as it gives you the false sense of security!
check meanwhile for water retention etc nat-m (also cycl if you don't like lachesis).
check meanwhile for water retention etc nat-m (also cycl if you don't like lachesis).
Astra2012 last decade
I found it: he talks about whopping cough (pertusis) and that the cure after this single dose will be on 7-8th day.
Then I started thinking (!): in 24 -36 hrs it is still one split dose; it is not pertusis - and I hope for the cure to come sooner than that.
I started to change posology in that thread but changed my mind-I think it is ok.
But thanks for pointing that out! AR book is not a reliable source.
Then I started thinking (!): in 24 -36 hrs it is still one split dose; it is not pertusis - and I hope for the cure to come sooner than that.
I started to change posology in that thread but changed my mind-I think it is ok.
But thanks for pointing that out! AR book is not a reliable source.
Astra2012 last decade
O.K.
If at all Pauli comes back,we can discuss further.I have my pwn doubts after all the bad blood in that thread.
Lach is definitely close,and Calc.also has that retention more prominently.Let us see
Murthy
If at all Pauli comes back,we can discuss further.I have my pwn doubts after all the bad blood in that thread.
Lach is definitely close,and Calc.also has that retention more prominently.Let us see
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
Against lach it's only that a bit better in the morning-but it is not very clear. Everything else is for it.
I found Snoopy's acute case questionnaire-it's saving a lot of time and questioning!
I found Snoopy's acute case questionnaire-it's saving a lot of time and questioning!
Astra2012 last decade
ok.
in"gallblader?" at the end there is a new post from Kelly (or smth like that)- give her that chronic quest.-she'll have some filling to do!
in"gallblader?" at the end there is a new post from Kelly (or smth like that)- give her that chronic quest.-she'll have some filling to do!
Astra2012 last decade
Acute Case Questionnaire
1. Onset--did the complaint come on suddenly or gradually?
2. Etiology--the cause. What happened? What was going on at, or about, the time of the occurrence?
3. Sensation--describe the pain or other feeling. Does it extend anywhere, does it shoot anywhere? For instance, "It feels like there's a crumb in my throat, I'm constantly trying to swallow. The pain shoots to my left ear."
4. Appearance--what does the person, or the part that's bothering the person, look like; anything remarkable? Red skin, droopy eyes, etc.?
5. Location--where on the body?
6. Modalities--what makes the complaint better or worse? Consider: heat or cold, bathing, warm rooms, fresh air, drafts, motion, time of day when person gets worse, what position is best/worse, stimuli--conversation, noise, light, touch, pressure, massage, music, company, consolation, etc.
7. Concomitants (additional symptoms that came with the main complaint)--for instance, pain with crying; pain with excessive salivation; pain with nausea--the things that have come along for the ride, fellow-travelers, in other words.
8. Discharges--color, odor, consistency. (A discharge is anything liquid that's coming out, oozing out, etc. So, for instance, runny nose, diarrhea, lacrimation and so on.)
9. Generals--these are all the "I" symptoms: I'm hot, I'm cold, I'm thirsty, I'm tired, I'm sad, I'm irritable, I'm hungry, I want pickles, etc.
10. The mentals: Have the mentals changed from normal, in what way? What's different mentally and emotionally?
11. What does the person say? For instance: "I'm fine, leave me alone." "Don't leave!" "I wanna go home!" "I want ice", etc.
12. Thirst--is the person thirsty, not thirsty, what temperature drinks, what kind of drinks, does he only want sips, or gulps, does he drink a little bit frequently or a lot infrequently, and so on.
13. Fever?
14. Sweating?
15. Odors? Are odors an issue, such as bad breath, foul odors of any sort?
16. What is most striking about the condition? What is most peculiar--for instance, person is cold but heat and covers aggravate; person has burning pains but is better for being covered and hot drinks like tea.
1. Onset--did the complaint come on suddenly or gradually?
2. Etiology--the cause. What happened? What was going on at, or about, the time of the occurrence?
3. Sensation--describe the pain or other feeling. Does it extend anywhere, does it shoot anywhere? For instance, "It feels like there's a crumb in my throat, I'm constantly trying to swallow. The pain shoots to my left ear."
4. Appearance--what does the person, or the part that's bothering the person, look like; anything remarkable? Red skin, droopy eyes, etc.?
5. Location--where on the body?
6. Modalities--what makes the complaint better or worse? Consider: heat or cold, bathing, warm rooms, fresh air, drafts, motion, time of day when person gets worse, what position is best/worse, stimuli--conversation, noise, light, touch, pressure, massage, music, company, consolation, etc.
7. Concomitants (additional symptoms that came with the main complaint)--for instance, pain with crying; pain with excessive salivation; pain with nausea--the things that have come along for the ride, fellow-travelers, in other words.
8. Discharges--color, odor, consistency. (A discharge is anything liquid that's coming out, oozing out, etc. So, for instance, runny nose, diarrhea, lacrimation and so on.)
9. Generals--these are all the "I" symptoms: I'm hot, I'm cold, I'm thirsty, I'm tired, I'm sad, I'm irritable, I'm hungry, I want pickles, etc.
10. The mentals: Have the mentals changed from normal, in what way? What's different mentally and emotionally?
11. What does the person say? For instance: "I'm fine, leave me alone." "Don't leave!" "I wanna go home!" "I want ice", etc.
12. Thirst--is the person thirsty, not thirsty, what temperature drinks, what kind of drinks, does he only want sips, or gulps, does he drink a little bit frequently or a lot infrequently, and so on.
13. Fever?
14. Sweating?
15. Odors? Are odors an issue, such as bad breath, foul odors of any sort?
16. What is most striking about the condition? What is most peculiar--for instance, person is cold but heat and covers aggravate; person has burning pains but is better for being covered and hot drinks like tea.
Astra2012 last decade
bandarbabu2000 last decade
Try to answer as many questions as possible.Some may be irrelavent to you.Just skip them.
1.What is the main reason you need treatment?
2.Describe your complaints giving the following details:
a. What does it feel like?
b. When does it happen?
c. What sort of things make it worse?
d. What sort of things make it better?
e. What else was happening when it first appeared?
f. Describe the quality of the pain, being as creative as you can. How would someone else imagine the pain happening to them?
g. What does it look like?
h. Do any other symptoms occur immediately before, during or after?
3. What illnesses have you had in the past?
4. What illnessess run in the family?
5. What do people die from in the family?
6. What medication are you on?
7. What foods do you crave, whether you allow yourself to eat them or not? List from the strongest craving to the weakest.
8. What foods do you have an aversion to? (hatred or repulsion for)
9. What is your level of thirst, and what do you prefer to drink?
10. What foods aggravate you? (including allergies)
11. Do you suffer from any digestive complaints? What is your bowel habit like?
12. What is your level of energy like? Rate it from 1-10 (10 being excellent). How does your energy fluctuate throughout the day (and night)?
13. What is your level of sexual energy like?
14. How is your sleep? What position do you prefer to sleep in? Is there any position you cannot sleep in? Any unusual behaviour during sleep?
15. Have you had any reoccurring dreams or images/ pictures/ themes that repeat themselves in your dreams? Please describe.
16. Describe your menses (periods). Describe any PMS. Have you been through menopause? Any gynecological problems?
17. How does the weather affect you? Are you sensitive to the temperature in any way?
18. Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to, perhaps more so than the people around you?
19. What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you? Describe in detail.
20. What part of your life do you have the most difficulty coping with? Why is that?
21. What was your childhood like? Describe your parents and your relationship with them. Describe your relationship with your siblings and other extended family members. Did anything in your childhood have a profound effect on you?
22. Describe the romantic relationship you are currently in. What causes the most problems between you?
23. What is your occupation? What differentiates you from the other people in your place of employment? What difficulties do you have at work?
24. What is your self-confidence like? When is your confidence at its worst?
25. What fears do you have? Do you have any phobias? What things in life do you have trouble facing?
26. What parts of yourself or your life would you change if it were at all possible?
27. What do you do to relax?
28. What is something that you have told nobody else, or at least very few people? Why is that?
1.What is the main reason you need treatment?
2.Describe your complaints giving the following details:
a. What does it feel like?
b. When does it happen?
c. What sort of things make it worse?
d. What sort of things make it better?
e. What else was happening when it first appeared?
f. Describe the quality of the pain, being as creative as you can. How would someone else imagine the pain happening to them?
g. What does it look like?
h. Do any other symptoms occur immediately before, during or after?
3. What illnesses have you had in the past?
4. What illnessess run in the family?
5. What do people die from in the family?
6. What medication are you on?
7. What foods do you crave, whether you allow yourself to eat them or not? List from the strongest craving to the weakest.
8. What foods do you have an aversion to? (hatred or repulsion for)
9. What is your level of thirst, and what do you prefer to drink?
10. What foods aggravate you? (including allergies)
11. Do you suffer from any digestive complaints? What is your bowel habit like?
12. What is your level of energy like? Rate it from 1-10 (10 being excellent). How does your energy fluctuate throughout the day (and night)?
13. What is your level of sexual energy like?
14. How is your sleep? What position do you prefer to sleep in? Is there any position you cannot sleep in? Any unusual behaviour during sleep?
15. Have you had any reoccurring dreams or images/ pictures/ themes that repeat themselves in your dreams? Please describe.
16. Describe your menses (periods). Describe any PMS. Have you been through menopause? Any gynecological problems?
17. How does the weather affect you? Are you sensitive to the temperature in any way?
18. Is there anything else in the environment you are sensitive to, perhaps more so than the people around you?
19. What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you? Describe in detail.
20. What part of your life do you have the most difficulty coping with? Why is that?
21. What was your childhood like? Describe your parents and your relationship with them. Describe your relationship with your siblings and other extended family members. Did anything in your childhood have a profound effect on you?
22. Describe the romantic relationship you are currently in. What causes the most problems between you?
23. What is your occupation? What differentiates you from the other people in your place of employment? What difficulties do you have at work?
24. What is your self-confidence like? When is your confidence at its worst?
25. What fears do you have? Do you have any phobias? What things in life do you have trouble facing?
26. What parts of yourself or your life would you change if it were at all possible?
27. What do you do to relax?
28. What is something that you have told nobody else, or at least very few people? Why is that?
bandarbabu2000 last decade
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Regarding use of allopathy,along with homeopathy,I observed the following.(The experimentation is mostly with my wife,as I never get little problems like fever,cold etc.)
Once you observe the symptoms,and are sure of the medicine,give your medicine,and give paracetamol at the time of going to bed.
It will make the pains,if any get reduced,and help in having a peaceful sleep.
Its effect is worn of within 8 hrs. maximum,and you can take the case afresh,in the morning.
I never failed with colds,and fever in my wife's case,and the attacks are aborted within two days.
The suffering is very much less,if you use paracetamol.But, I use it cautiously,and use it only in night,before going to bed.
I know,it is a contreversial subject,particulary,with my insistence,on classical homeopathy,but again I find Vithoulkus's influence is too strong on me,and his assertion that mild allopathic pain killers,won't antidote homeopathic medicines,might have influenced me,to try this.
I have a feeling that modern medicine has its place,and we can't wish it away,but,th best thing will be to use it wisely,without allowing it to suppress,and in real emergencies.
Some day,I will come out,with more of my thinking.
Murthy
Regarding use of allopathy,along with homeopathy,I observed the following.(The experimentation is mostly with my wife,as I never get little problems like fever,cold etc.)
Once you observe the symptoms,and are sure of the medicine,give your medicine,and give paracetamol at the time of going to bed.
It will make the pains,if any get reduced,and help in having a peaceful sleep.
Its effect is worn of within 8 hrs. maximum,and you can take the case afresh,in the morning.
I never failed with colds,and fever in my wife's case,and the attacks are aborted within two days.
The suffering is very much less,if you use paracetamol.But, I use it cautiously,and use it only in night,before going to bed.
I know,it is a contreversial subject,particulary,with my insistence,on classical homeopathy,but again I find Vithoulkus's influence is too strong on me,and his assertion that mild allopathic pain killers,won't antidote homeopathic medicines,might have influenced me,to try this.
I have a feeling that modern medicine has its place,and we can't wish it away,but,th best thing will be to use it wisely,without allowing it to suppress,and in real emergencies.
Some day,I will come out,with more of my thinking.
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
You are talking about painkillers and acute diseases, right?
Are you talking only about case taking (that allopathic medicines change -even if only temporarily-the picture
or
that they may actually antidote the homeopathic remedies?
We (and doctors too) have no idea how long their drugs are working.
(of course I'm not bashing medicine! In emergency I'd definitely choose their way of treatment).
Are you talking only about case taking (that allopathic medicines change -even if only temporarily-the picture
or
that they may actually antidote the homeopathic remedies?
We (and doctors too) have no idea how long their drugs are working.
(of course I'm not bashing medicine! In emergency I'd definitely choose their way of treatment).
Astra2012 last decade
Yes.I am talking regarding usage of pain killers,only during acute diseases.
The case taking should be done,only after the effect of the pain killers have subsided,as otherwise,they will mask the symptoms.Not, because they antidote.
Before sleeping,is only because,we are not going to take the case,anyway,in the night,and by morning,the efect will wear off,so you can get a fresh picture.
When the patient is in life threatening distress,and you are not sure of your homeopathic medicine,I always suggest,don't waste time.Get whatever relief allopathy gives,and start with homeopathy again,once stabilisation takes place.
They have standard procedures and medicines,which will save the life,in most of the cases.We just can't afford to take our repertory,and start looking for a medicine.
Murthy
The case taking should be done,only after the effect of the pain killers have subsided,as otherwise,they will mask the symptoms.Not, because they antidote.
Before sleeping,is only because,we are not going to take the case,anyway,in the night,and by morning,the efect will wear off,so you can get a fresh picture.
When the patient is in life threatening distress,and you are not sure of your homeopathic medicine,I always suggest,don't waste time.Get whatever relief allopathy gives,and start with homeopathy again,once stabilisation takes place.
They have standard procedures and medicines,which will save the life,in most of the cases.We just can't afford to take our repertory,and start looking for a medicine.
Murthy
bandarbabu2000 last decade
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