SPICE OF HOMOEOPATHY By Dr. V.K. Khanna Ex-Principal Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital

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

2. Year 1996 Homoeopathy celebrated 200th anniversary Year 1796 New curative principle “SIMILARITY” Hahnemann was to first to systematise it

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

4. We are torchbearers of Homoeopathy POSITIVE : NEGATIVE

5. POSITIVE ASPECTS

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

7. 2. The Susceptibility is altered

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

9. DECREASE OF SUSCEPTIBILITY • Miasm • Drug Disease

10. No Expiry date • Cost effective & Palatable • Medicine selection on symptoms

11. NEGATIVE ASPECTS

12. (a) Doubtful efficacy – No sure shot

13. (b) Lack of scientific evidence

14. (c) Homoeopathic aggravation Vs Disease aggravation

15. (d) Difficult Patients – Drugged and Symptoms modified

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

17. (f) Long history / short history

18. (g) Long time for cure

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

20. (i) Fallacy in Primary & Secondary action

21. (j) Standardization of starting material

22. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (6) Causticum Marble has been replaced by ‘Calcium oxide’ & Hahnemann’s equipment - Clay lid was sealed with a wet Pig Bladder – Ammonia in Hahnemann’s causticum Some add Ammonia in causticum Ammonium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

29. (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

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

31. (k) Method of succession

32. 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

33. 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’

34. Thanks for practising and Propogating Homoeopathy