Homeopathy - History

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Pasukan Sukarelawan Homeopathy Malaysia yang di ketuai oleh Prof Dr Nik Omar telah berkhidmat dimerata tempat diseluroh dunia, khususnya disekitar negara-negara Asia. Sejak ditubohkan pada tahun 1979 hingga kini 2010 pasukan ini terus aktif membantu mangsa-mangsa malapeka.

Contonya di Kemboja , paasukan ini telah mendapat pujian dari penduduk setempat dimana inilah kali pertama penduduk di Siem Reap dan juga di Pheom Penn menerima rawatan percuma dari Pasukan sukarelawan dari Malaysia.

Kaedaan penduduk Muslim Kemboja amat daif dan memerlukan bantuan dari badan-badan amal di Malaysia dan juga dari negara-negara kaya.
Pusat islam Malaysia boleh mainkan peranan membantu menghantar guru-guru agama kesana.

Homeopathic Free Services at Cambodia

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Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Team
from
Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association - MRHP Malaysia

" Every year approximately 50 homeopathic doctors from Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association give up their annual holidays. They make their medical knowledge and skills available to the charity. Homeopathic Doctors Without barriers' free of charge for a period of a least four days to eight weeks. They give free treatment.....
more detail read

http://www.homeopathymalaysia.org.my/

Homeopathy In Germany, Brief History

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A short Review of Homeopathy in Germany (History and Development)

by Siegfried Letzel

Filed under Homeopathy Around the World

Germany The Birth Place of Homeopathy

In this essay, I am trying to avoid writing a biography of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. Biographies on Him are available in a great number of (online) literature. Still, there will be no way to give a short history of homeopathy without Him being mentioned. Also, the given history will be far [...]

In this essay, I am trying to avoid writing a biography of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. Biographies on Him are available in a great number of (online) literature. Still, there will be no way to give a short history of homeopathy without Him being mentioned. Also, the given history will be far from being complete. You will find a selection of notable data, but most probably, You will also miss many. Hpathy and me as the writer of these lines are open to Your input, we will be able to add further informations according to recommendations that You may consider being essential.

Let me start with the question of when homeopathy had its date of birth. Opinions are in disagreement. Most authors focus on two events:

a. Dr. Hahnemann’s translation of ‘A Treatise Of The Materia Medica’ by William Cullen resulting in the famous experiment with china bark (1790).

b. The publishing of Dr. Hahnemann’s artikle in the Hufeland’s Journal in 1796, entitled ‘Versuch über ein neues Prinzip zur Auffindung der Heilkräfte der Arzneisubstanzen nebst einigen Blicken auf die bisherigen.’ (‘Essay On A New Principle To Determine The Healing Powers Of Medicinal Substances, Including Consideration Of Those To Date’).

In 1800, Dr. Hahnemann starts His homeopathic practice. The following years He develops His main works one of which will become the ‘Organon Of Rational Healing’ (in later editions: ‘The Medicine Of Experience’), the ‘Materia Medica Pura’ and a good number of more publications. In 1811, when He arrived in Leipzig, homeopathy has to be considered as being unknown. In 1821, when Dr. Hahnemann left for Köthen, His art of healing has already become popular. In Leipzig, the atmosphere between pharmacists and physicians towards Dr. Hahnemann got increasingly disturbed. The pharmacists didn’t want to see Hahnemann dispensing medicines on His own, and some of the physisicians still used conventional treatments together with homeopathy which was unacceptable for Dr. Hahnemann. Also, He has taught as a lecturer who was not a member of the salaried university staff. His violent eruptions when commenting on conventional medicine were one reason that after some years, only four handful of students were left following Him faithfully. They have been an important source for His ongoing remedy provings. They, together with Dr. Hahnemann’s charisma and successful treatments (of mighty and wealthy patients), contributed to the increasing popularity of homeopahty. Still He had to face the critics (and the reports to the authorities) of the local pharmacists because of His continued self-dispensing and submission of medicines (the latter became prohibited).

During Dr. Hahnemann’s years in Köthen, homeopathy got a further push due to the cholera epidemy that had cost many lives not only in Germany. His successful treatment of cholera cases did promote His reputation to a good extend. Why He was so successful in dealing with cholera is a point of discussion: was it homeopathy or was it His rejection of the conventional method of blood-letting. Also He gave His patients enough water to drink which was not common in treating cholera conventionally. Kindly have a look at Hahnemann’s articles published in His ‘Lesser Writings’ (‘Kleine Schriften’) on cholera in order to get a hint of the faith and enthusiasm that Hahnemann was able to spread – now even beyond the borders.

Helpful to establish homeopathy definitely were the ‘Archiv für die homöopathische Heilkunst’ ~ ‘archive of the homeopathic art of healing’ (Stapf’s archive), the foundation of the ‘Verein zur Beförderung und Ausbildung der homöopathischen Heilkunst’ ~ ‘Society for the Promotion of and Training for the Homeopathic Art of Healing’ (later ‘Homöopathischer Zentralverein’ ~ ‘Homeopathic Central Society’), and the appearance of the ‘Allgemeine homöopathische Zeitung’ (AHZ) ~ ‘General Homeopathic Journal’.

Already during the 40′s of the nineteenth century, different streams of homeopathy and even splittings within homeopathy became obvious. Not all of the followers of Dr. Hahnemann were able to follow His theory of the Psora. That time we met the foundation of the ‘free homeopaths (free from Hahnemann), the linking homeopaths (linking to conventional medicine) and the Hahnemannians. During the 1890′s, the term ‘scientific-critical homeopathy’ has been coined (even though medicine was not yet scientific in the modern sense of the meaning).

The early ‘Homeopathic Central Society’ set up a fund for a homeopathic hospital that was started with 24 beds. In 1824 it had to close again for financial reasons. It is recorded that it is especially due to Dr. Hahnemann’s dictatorial manner (He already had closed the ‘Zentralverein’ in 1835 without really being authorized to do so, but it was reopened in1836 against His will) that the economic problems got out of control and so public funds for the hospital got withdrawn.

In Stapf’s Archive, the ‘Magna Carta’ of the critical homeopaths has been published refusing some of Hahnemann’s concepts. Vehsemeyer’s introduction of D-potencies gained acceptance not only by the critical homeopaths. It was not until the end of World War II, when remedies in C- and Q-potencies were increasingly used again.

It has to be mentionand that patients and lay practicioners (as famous Clemens von Bönninghausen and Georg Heinrich Gottlieb Jahr) considerably supported homeopathy. Among this group of fans there were priests, landowners, merchants and well educated citizens. Laymen have started numerous homeopathic clubs on the local level. Important supporters of homeopathy were found among the noble persons of these days. They increasingly started to enjoy homeopathic treatment and spread the good news even further so that the number of followers increased more and more. In those days it was very welcome that homeopathy was not a part of conventional medicine. This made it possible that homeopathy could have been practiced by by non-medical people who were the firm base in the process of the establishment of homeopathy.

While the first homeopaths departed, conventional medicine, as we know it, more obviously started to develop. The new generation of homeopaths seeked for contact (the link) to the school of medicine. The new focus was oriented more towards diesease rather than symptoms.

In Köthen, Arthur Lutze opened His sanatorium (claiming to treat 35.000 patients/year) which might not be exaggerated. He was really talented in promoting homeopathy, not leaving out the commercial side of view.

The development of homeopathy until 1926 can be summarized with the achievement of creating a homeopathic pharmacopoeia and with the growth of the homeopathic pharmaceutical industry (the first to be mentioned: Willmar Schwabe, famous for careful and conscientious work, with up to 2.500 branches worldwide). Now conventional medicine and homeopathy succeeded in getting closer in some aspects. All of the evolutionary processes resulted in the amazing fact, that in 1933, there were not less than 444 lay societies known to be of service to the many thousands of their members.

In 1871, during the period of the German Empire, nationwide, a law has been established including one paragraph saying, that whoever thinks of himself of being suited well enough, will be permitted to offer medical treatments regardless the education taken. For obvious reasons this liberal law got more and more restricted for the next years to come, leading to a better development of conventional medicine and of homeopathy as being practiced by physicians.

Latest Homeopathic News

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Asian Homeopathic Medical League - AHML

International Homeopathic Medical League - LMHI

Homeopathy in Malaysia

http://www.homeopathymalaysia.org.my

Liga Medicurom Homeopathica Internationalis LMHI Congress at Belgium 2008

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Executive Officer of Liga - LHMI

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Executive Officers of the LMHI
International Homeopathic Medical League - LMHI

LMHI President

Dr. José Matuk Kannan
Mexico

E-Mail: president[at]lmhint.net
LMHI Prime Vice President

Dr. Renzo Galassi
Italy

E-Mail: primevicepresident[at]lmhint.net
LMHI Past President

Dr. Ulrich D. Fischer
Germany

E-Mail: primevicepresident[at]lmhint.net
LMHI General Secretary

Dr. Thomas Peinbauer
Austria

E-Mail: generalsecretary[at]lmhint.net
LMHI Treasurer
Yves Faignaert - LMHI Treasurer
Belgium

E-Mail: treasurer[at]lmhint.net
LMHI President of Honor
Sandra Chase M.D.
USA

Prof Dr Nik Omar Vice President International Homeopathic Medical League [Malaysia]

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Prof Dr Nik Omar with Dr Renzo Galassi, Prime Vice President of LMHI [Italy]

Bulgaria Report 2008

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Bulgaria
National Vice President

Dora Patschova - NVP Bulgaria

Dora Pachova
Bulgaria

E-Mail: bulgaria@lmhint.net

National Organization (Institutional Member):

Association of Homeopathic Physicians in Bulgaria (AHPB), www.homeopathybulgaria.org/
LMHI Report 2008

A new Health Law with a chapter for regulation of CAM has been in action since 1st January 2005. According to it only doctors and dentists are allowed to practice homeopathy. In the spring of 2007 a Working group was formed by Ministry of Health to give suggestions about final changes in CAM chapter because a lot of national organizations of people involved in CAM criticized it.
A new Drug Law was accepted by the Parliament and for homeopaths it means easer procedure for importing homeopathic remedies. This is very important because there is no national producer of homeopathic remedies.

Full Bulgarian LMHI Report

History of Homeopathy in Brazil

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History of Homeopathy in Brazil
HISTORICAL ASPECTS REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION OF HOMEOPATHY IN BRAZIL

Benoit Jules Mure, a French doctor, arrived in Brazil on November 21, 1840, accompanied by families who settled in the colonies of Santa Catarina. Dr. Mure who was the founder of homeopathic dispensary in Palermo, of the dispensary at La Harpe street in Paris, the divulger of homeopathy in Sicily and in Malta, arrived here as the representative of the Union Industrielle of Paris.

The First Homeopathic Institute of Brazil was installed at the newly founded Colony of Sahy and this is the site where the movement of homeopathic proselytisme began. As a result of his constant contact with Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Mure decides to move to that city in 1843 and subsequent to regularizing his professional situation, becomes a combative propagator of the Hahnemannian science, assisted by João Vicente Martins, such efforts resulting in the foundation of the Homeopathic School of Brazil.

Supported by a notice issue by the Ministry of the Affairs of Justice dated March 27, 1846 and by the law that structured the study in Brazil, dated October 3, 1846, the Homeopathic School of Brazil is authorized, by the Imperial Authorities, to grant certificates of study to the homeopaths who conclude its course.

Decree No. 7283 dated May 10, 1879, issued by the Imperial Authorities, approves the bylaws of the Instituto Hahnemanniano Fluminense that, as a result of the alteration made to the bylaws, is transformed into the Instituto Hahnemanniano do Brazil.

Imperial Decree No. 9554 dated February 3, 1886 officially recognizes the Homeopathic Drugstores. This decree makes reference to "homeopathic doctor" for the first time in the Brazilian law.

The Homeopathic Infirmary of the Central Hospital of the Army was founded in 1902; the Homeopathic Infirmary of the Central Hospital of the Navy was formed in 1908.

On December 2, 1912, the Instituto Hahnemanniano do Brazil established the Hahnemannian Faculty.

Federal Decree No. 11473, dated October 3, 1915, authorized by the Congress, determines the donation of a property for the installation of the Hahnemannian School and Hospital which were founded on April 10, 1916.

Legislative Decree No. 3540, dated September 25, 1918, authorized the Instituto Hahnemanniano do Brasil to qualify homeopathic doctors.

The Decision of the Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs, through the Notice dated December 5, 1921, raises the Faculdade Hahnemanniana to the same level as the official colleges.

Law No. 1552, dated July 8, 1952 renders obligatory the study of Homeopathic Pharmacotechnique Notions in the Pharmaceutics Colleges of Brazil.

Law No. 3271 of September 30, 1957, federalized the Scool of Medicine and Surgery of Rio de Janeiro, whose origin is accounted to the Faculdade Hahnemanniana, and determines that it is obligatory to maintain the study of Homeopathy in this College, through three disciplines.

Decree No. 57477 dated December 20, 1965, regularizes the manipulation, prescription and sale of goods utilized in homeopathy.

Decree No. 78841 dated November 25, 1976 (supplement No. 4 of the Official Gazette of January 6, 1977) approves the General Part of the Brazilian Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, whose publication was authorized by Ministry of Health through Process No. 4556/77-RJ, based on article 6 of the referred decree, which was published still in 1977.

In 1980, the Federal Council of Medicine, according to Resolution No. 1000, includes Homeopathy among the recognized medical specializations, having established, in 1982, the instructions for obtaining the Title of Doctor Specialized in Homeopathy. Consequently, consubstantiating a denomination that existed since the Sanitary Code of the Empire in 1888.

The first public exam for homeopathic doctors takes place in 1988 at the Hospital do Instituto de Assistància aos Servidores of the Rio de Janeiro State. Since then, several public services, in numerous Brazilian states, have performed public exams for homeopathic doctors.

Following the structuring of Brazilian Homeopathic Medical Association in Novemnber 1988, during the XIX Brazilian Congress of Homeopathy, in the city of Gramado, RS, it was decided to join efforts toward the strengthening of the Brazilian homeopathic movement.

It was also, during the XIX Brazilian Congress of Homeopathy that the germ involving the formation of an association of homeopathic pharmacists first germinated. In May 1989, the First National Meeting of Homeopathic Pharmacists took place in Rio de Janeiro.

On June 8, 1989, an agreement is signed between the Brazilian Homeopathic Medical Association (AMHB) and the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB). From then onwards, The AMHB became responsible for the guidance of the Homeopathic Department of the AMB where it participates actively, having appointed a representative to take part in the meetings held by the Council of Specialization at the AMB.

As a result of the AMHB/AMB association, the AMHB benefits automatically, through the intermediary of the AMB, from the association that exist between the latter and the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM). Thus, it was decided to leave the preparation of the test of obtaining the Title of Doctor Specialized in Homeopathy under the responsibility of the AMHB, began to grant the Title of Specialist in Homeopathy to the doctors who meet the conditions established by these regulations.

The first test prepared by the AMHB for the purpose of grating the Title of Specialist in Homeopathy was performed on June 29, 1990. Ever since, annual tests are being realized.

The resolution of the AMHB in 1990, in accordance with the discussions and guidance of the Scientific Council of the AMB and the Comission of Specialization of the CFM determines that the Courses of Specialization in Homeopathy for Doctors from 1991 onwards shall have the duration of 1200 hours, distributed as follows: 450 hours: theory; 450 hours: practice and 300 hours: monograph.

There exist Specialization Courses in Homeopathy all over the country. Homeopathy Courses can be attended in the School of Medicine as an option, or at the post-graduation level, in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraíba and Amazonas.

The Brazilian Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (ABFH) was created in 1991.

An examination was performed in 1992 for Full Professors by the Rio de Janeiro University, six homeopathic doctors having been approved as Full Professors in Homeopathic Clinic.

During the First National Meeting of the Homeopathic Pharmacists (1989) a standardization project was prepared, that resulted in the publication, in 1922, of the Manual of Technical Standards for Homeopathic Drugstores, its second edition, with improvements and corrections having occurred in 1995. This book arrived to fill gaps that were required to complete the Brazilian Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.

Resolution No. 267 of February 9, 1995 of the Federal Council of Pharmacy, provides for the regulation of the Title of Specialist for Homeopathic Pharmacist.

Austrian Report

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Austrian LMHI Report 2009
Report by the National Vice-President for Austria

Four homeopathic associations, OGHM, AKH, SIH and OGVH are offering modified training programs to senior medical students, physicians, veterinarians and pharmacists. Diplomas are recognized by medical and veterinary chambers. Advanced training offerings show attempts of networking and collaboration among the different societies.

Increased efforts in research, publication and public relations have resulted in furthering the spread and establishment of the homeopathic idea. Austrian homeopathic manufacturers are renowned for excellent quality and deliver remedies worldwide.

Jorg Hildebrandt received the Peithner Award 2008 for his proving of Toxopneustis pileolus. Anton Rohrer was honored with the Samuel Hahnemann Award 2008 in Bamberg at the annual conference of the OGHM together with DZVhA. In his publication he addressed the topic of worldwide interest and relevance: Epidemics and Homeopathy. (Published in Documenta, Issue 27, 2008)

Armenian Homeopathy

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Armenian LMHI Report 2009
Report by the National Vice-President for Austria

2009 was a very fruitful year for our Association and for all Armenian homeopaths. Drs. M. Gharbaghtsyan, R. Khojasaryan, N. Zakaryan and L. Saakyan attended a seminar of Drs. Pareek in India. Doctor H. Pfeiffer conducted a seminar for our members in Yerevan.

The Armenian Association of International Homeopaths and “Nor Arev” organized our 3rd International Homeopathic Congress. Doctors U. Fisher (Germany), A. Pareek, R. S. Pareek (India), D. Spinedi (Switzerland), H. Pfeiffer (Germany) were presenters. About 100 doctors-homeopaths from Armenia, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine enjoyed the meeting, with some interested patients and students of Medical Universities.

Four doctors passed clinical internship.

With “Nor Arev,” we initiated the homeopathic treatment at an orphanage.

The problem of the sale of complex drugs continues, and the pharmacological authority requires approval from a doctor-homeopath for licensing.

Belgium Homeopathy

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Belgian LMHI Report 2008
BELGIUM 2008
Annual Report to the LMHI by the National Vice-President

Summary:

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The main activity of the UNIO Homoeopathica Belgica last year was the preparation of the LMHI - congress in Ostend. The title of this congress “Evidence Based Homoeopathy” illustrates the intention to collect all possible evidence in homoeopathy with an open mind to the whole homoeopathic community. The verification of homeopathic symptoms and provings are other main topics of the congress.
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The application for accreditation of the lecture about the “Biophysics of the homoeopathic remedy” of pharmacist Van Damme in 2000, was refused by the governmental accreditation commission. The general assembly of the UNIO decided to contest this decision before the Council of the State and the lecture was accepted for accreditation. With this decision under the arm we asked accreditation for several sessions of the LMHI – congress. Until now the Wednesday – morning session is accepted for accreditation in Ethics and Economics namely worldwide. Other sessions are still in application.
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Exceptional for this congress is also the financial support of the “FNRS” (National Fund for Scientific Research). Unless the fact that the received financial support is only 1/6the of the support for allopathic congresses, this support can be considered has historical.
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The general assembly decided to support the foundation of an independent unit of pharmacists under the wings of the UNIO. Up to now pharmacists were only accepted as sympathizing members.
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A survey in 2003 turned out that our members prescribed 25% or less antibiotics in comparison with their allopathic colleagues. Unless these exceptional figures, the government was not interested. It was decided at the general assembly to collect again the statistical figures of all our members as far as their profile of prescriptions of antibiotics, during the year 2006. We will try to convince the government again with the new results.
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A scientific framework for the practice of our profession was formulated without using the word homoeopathy.
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The Royal Arrest about the recognition of the Liga Classica Homoeopathica (the organization of the NMQP’s) was contested before the Council of State, until now without result. The homoeopathic remedy is registered in Belgium and that’s why we cannot accept this registered remedies being prescribed by NMQP’s.
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The English version of the booklet called “Scientific Framework of General Practice – Homeopathy – 2006” will be presented at the congress. The French version is already on our Website www.homeopathy.be.
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Our UNION is involved in research on homeopathy. Unfortunately the proposal on Hay Fever (comparison between Cetirizine+placebo individual homeopathic treatment-IHT- versus IHT+placebo cetirizine), found until now no financial support unless the first pilot study is showing an identical efficacy as Cetirizine.
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The participation to the CLIFICOL project and to the LR statistics is ongoing also.
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The registration of the homeopathic remedies is going on under the presidency of Dr. Michel Van Wassenhoven.
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The goals for next years are: registration of qualified homeopaths (by the officials) / basic standards for competence in homeopathy for pharmacists / registration and reimbursement of all homeopathic medications / involvement in Research activities and international actions / nomination of delegations to official commissions (see above) / Political and Union's news are published every 3 months in a journal mailed to our members. See more at the end of this document.

Members:

Members in total: 349

Medical doctors: 318

Dentists: 11

Veterinarians: 8

Pharmacists: 12

Organizations:

1.
Societas Regalis Homoeopathica Belgica (Royal Belgian Homoeopathic Society); To be accepted, members must be presented by 2 sponsors who guarantee the seriousness of the candidate. The candidate proposes a thesis on a homeopathic subject and is accepted by 2/3rd of the members by secret vote. (48 members). The national homeopathic library including books and journals is managed by the SRHB (http://biblio.homeobel.com) chaussée de Mons, 58 B-6150 Anderlues Belgium – Tel: +32-(0)71-54.09.03 Fax: +32-(0)2-52.94.35. (www.homeobel.com)
2.
Unio Homœopathica Belgica: a professional organisation for the defence of the homœopathic medical profession. 346 members only accepted after presentation of the proof of having satisfactorily followed the full curriculum of one of the 10 Belgian Homœopathic Schools. The fee includes professional medical liability insurance. President: Dr M. Van Wassenhoven, chaussée de Bruxelles n°132 B-1190 Bruxelles. (www.homeopathy.be)
3.
The Regulatory Affairs Society for Homeopathics (RASH); this organisation meets every month to work on homœopathic monographs. Members are pharmacists involved in the manufacture of homœopathic remedies. President: Rudy DE CLERCQ, industrial pharmacist.
4.
Les Amis de l'Homéopathie (The friends of Homœopathy) is a patient’s organisation supporting homœopathy. It publishes regularly a bulletin of information for patients. They also distribute the list of Homœopathic MD in Belgium. President: J. Hirsch, Clos du Cheval d’Argent n°9 B-1050 Bruxelles.
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Homœopathisch Bekeken (The Homœopathic viewpoint) is a journal for patients with a Dutch staff for both Dutch and Flemish patients. Dr J.F. Vermeire, Paddeschootdreef n°141 B-9100 Sint-Niklaas
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The Belgian Homeopathic Faculty is a non-profit organisation aimed to regroup all Belgian homeopathic teaching activities. Dean: Dr Arlette Blanchy. Rue Père De Deken, 8 B-1040 Brussels – Belgium. Tel. : + 32 – (0)2-733.30.40
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A.P.B. “Association Pharmaceutique Belge”, subcommittee homeopathy is aimed to regroup all pharmacists with a specific competence for the preparation of homeopathic remedies and to promote GMP. Responsable: Mme A. Lecroart, Rue Archimède n°11 B-1000 Bruxelles.

CEDHI (BRUSSELS)

Jules Bordetlaan – Av. Jules Bordet, 11 B-1030 BRUSSELS

CONTACT Belgique = 02/726.90.70 ou cedh@cedh.org

Centre Bruxellois d'Homéopathie Uniciste (BRUXELLES)

rue Père De Deken n°8 B-1040 BRUXELLES

CONTACT = Dr. A. Blanchy TEL/FAX 02/733.30.40

Email arlette.blanchy@gmail.com Site www.cbhu.be

Centre Liégeois d'Homéopathie (LIEGE)

rue Vignoble n° 1 B-4130 ESNEUX

CONTACT = secrétariat TEL / FAX 04/380.31.78

Email Clh@skynet.be ; www.clh-homeo.be

Institut Médical d'Homéopathie et de Biothérapie (BRUXELLES)

rue Carli n° 5 B-1140 BRUXELLES

CONTACT = TEL 02/240.67.76

I.S.K.H. (HECHTEL) :

12 septemberstraat n° 19 B-3940 HECHTEL

CONTACT = Dr. A. Geukens / Mevr. B. Klein

TEL 011/73.23.55

EMAIL = dr@geukens.net; INTERNET: www.geukens.net

Pédiatres Pratiquant l'Homéopathie (groupement de spécialistes)

Bd A. Reyers n° 34/14 B-1030 BRUXELLES

CONTACT = Dr J.-L. Laloy TEL 02/736.66.26

Vlaamse Studievereniging voor Unitaire homeopathische Geneeskunde ( Oostende)

CONTACT = Dr. E. DOEUVRE.

Christinastraat 129 B-8400 OOSTENDE

TEL = +32-(0)59-50.29.97

EMAIL = VSU.BNIH@gmail.com

Schools not delivering the National Diploma:

Ecole Belge d’Homœopathie (TERVUREN)

Chaussée de Mons, 58 6150 Anderlues.

CONTACT = Dr. D. Saelens : mail@homeobel.com

Ch. de Mons, 58 – B – 6150 ANDERLUES

TEL. : + 32 – (0)2/735.35.25 FAX 071/52.94.35

Email: mail@homeobel.com, Internet: ww.homeobel.com

Centre for permanent formation in homeopathy.

Homoeopathic pediatrics practising homoeopathy

Contact : Dr. J.L. Laloy, Bd. A. Reyers, 35/14 – 1030 Bruxelles

Tel.: + 32 – (0)2-736.06.26

Unda – Boiron

In Belgium, the homoeopathic continuing medical education (CME) is organised by the various schools particularly in continuous training course or participation in congresses. They decide with complete autonomy the program contents. In the future, the Faculty will be able to co-ordinate the items.

The members of the U.H.B. sign an annual declaration on one’s honour that a homeopathic and allopathic continuous training course has been completed. This document is added into the personal file kept for each member. This is a duty required by the Health Ministry to be officially recognised as a professional organisation.

We have chosen this formula because we don’t want to put pressure on our members and to be too demanding, as far as the State allows it.

Homeopathic library:

See : www.homeobel.com or http://biblio.homeobel.com.

A list of available manuscripts or books can be downloaded.

Homeopathic laboratories/manufacturers:

See RASH: President: : Rudy DE CLERCQ, industrial pharmacist.

Events:

Next General Assembly European Committee for Homeopathy and Research Sub-committee meeting will be organised November 2008 (Brussels – Hilton). info@homeopathyeurope.org

Regular meetings of the SRBH see www.homeobel.com

General assembly UNIO: 07-02-2009.

Journals and publications:
The Royal Belgian Homœopathic Society publishes a quarterly journal : Le Journal Belge d'Homœopathie (The Belgian journal of Homeopathy). Dr C. Schepens, rue Groeselenberg n°39 B-1180 BRUXELLES.

Homœopathisch Bekeken (The Homœopathic viewpoint) is a journal for patients with a Dutch staff for both Dutch and Flemish patients. Dr J.F. Vermeire, Paddeschootdreef n°141 B-9100 Sint-Niklaas

We have participate to the n°42 of the journal “Ethica Clinica” “Les médecines complémentaires à l’hôpital” (Complementary Medicine at Hospitals) www.fih-w.be

The Circle Homœopathic of Liege has give rise to a publishing company for Homœopathic books and papers. Dr M. Brunson, rue Vignoble n° 1 B-4130 ESNEUX.

Three booklets are available:

“A selection of 100 homeopathic remedies in 10 steps for acute complaints”, available in English – Français – Néerlandais. It can be ordered on INTERNET: www.homeopathy.be

“HOMEOPATHY – A guide for GPs” available in Français – Néerlandais.

« Cadre Scientifique de la Médecine Générale – Homéopathie » available in Français. English and Néerlandaise translations in preparation www.homeopathy.be

Next Goals :

Political and Union's news are published every 3 months in a journal mailed to our members. The goals for next years are : more communication and information about homeopathy avoiding any conflict (evidence is evidence!); registration of qualified homeopaths (by the officials) – basic standards for competence in homeopathy for pharmacists – registration and reimbursement of all homœopathic medications – involvement in Research activities and international actions – nomination of delegations to official commissions aimed at decisions about the future of medicine in Belgium – lobbying of the new minister of health – registration commissions – new group insurance’s for our members – subscription (and sell of a description booklet including the 100 most used homeopathic remedies for acute problems + box with these remedies available in each pharmacy on duty) for funding research (available in English, French, Dutch).

The Belgian Vice-President.

Cuba Uses Homeopathy

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Cuba uses Homeopathy - makes history, NOSODES 2008

“HISTORY MADE for Homeopathy
This mass treatment of 2 million people with homeopathy, I don’t believe, has been done anywhere else in the world, not even in India, where homeopathy enjoys the shelter of the government.

And the awesome results of going from hundreds of infected to near-zero in the period of a few weeks, also is historical. My jaw dropped as I watched the graphs demonstrate their success.” Didi Ananda Ruchira

NOSODES 2008 History is made in Cuba
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Monday, December 29, 2008 at 7:02am | Edit Note | Delete Greetings all,

This is from Didi Ananda Ruchira:

A historical and inspiring event took place 10-12 December 2008 in Havana Cuba that I had the honour to attend. There, the Carlos J Finlay Institute under the guidance of its director-general, Dra. Conception Campa Huergo and Dr. Gustavo Bravo and others hosted NOSODES 2008, an International Meeting on Homeoprophilaxis, Homeopathic Immunization and Nosodes against Epidemics.

Homeopaths from Cuba, S America, Canada, Australia, UK, and Kenya (yours truly) made presentations on the wide varieties of successful disease prevention using homeopathy and more specifically, nosodes.

Each presentation was more amazing than the previous. All were very remarkable and notable in the field of research and science. Some of the topics included Childhood Disease Prevention, Homeopathic prophylaxis as an aspect of gov’tal programs, Nosodes Genus Epidemicus and Compexes, Homeoprophylaxis on Agronomy, Homeoprophylaxis on Veternary, Homeoprophylaxis in TB, Homeoprophylaxis in Chagas disease, Homeoprophylaxis in hepatitis, Homeoprophylaxis in Malaria (yours truly, again) and the list of presentations goes on.

(I am sorry for my lack of variety of adjectives for this email - “remarkable”, “awesome” and “amazing” will be repeated often because I have no other way to express my opinion of this conference)

Some of the speakers (known to our English speaking homeopaths) were Martine Jourde, Issac Golden (Aus), Kate Birch (Canada), Tony Pincus (Ainsworth, UK), Leo Van Gelder (NL) & Lindsay Hickey (UK). A number of Cuban & SAmerican homeopaths also presented their work. All have done unique work in the field of homeopathy & epidemic disease.

THE PREVENTION OF EPIDEMIC LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CUBA But none of these remarkable speakers, each presenting their amazing work in disease prevention and use of nosodes could not hold a candle to the historical accomplishment of the Cubans in their presentation of controlling the local endemic-epidemic disease of Leptospirosis.

Now, the Finlay Institute is primarily the Cuban research institute that produces allopathic vaccinations for their country. Since Cuba is outcasted by the USA government, they have come to depend on themselves for the making of medicines, health care programs, etc. And since the Cuba is not under the yoke of the international pharmaceutical juggernaut, they are not held back from adopting homeopathy and other alternative medicines wholeheartedly into their national health programmes. The Finlay director-general herself is very pro-homeopathy (not to mention, besides, a macrobiotic vegetarian).

To put it simply, what they presented is this:

Cuba goes through a yearly cycle of Leptospirosis epidemic, especially after the hurricanes flood the countryside and water pollution reaches its height. (Leptospirosis: infectious disease caused by the spirochaete Leptospira transmitted to humans from rats, giving jaundice and kidney damage. Can cause death)

Annually the population is exposed to the disease, most especially after hurricanes.

Until Aug 2007, the Finlay Institute (a part of the Ministry of Public Health, Cuba) has been distributing its own allopathic Lepto vaccination. August is the height of the hurricane season. Annually, many are left homeless, flooded out and under the stress of disaster situation. There is a sharp rise in the lepto epidemic.

The usual expectacy of infection even with allopathic vaccination would have been around a few thousands, with some deaths included.

Part of the reason for this is that the high cost of vaccination prevents putting but the most at-risk populations (ie children, pregnant women, elderly) on vaccination. The cost of such limited vaccination is about US$3,000.000.

But in Aug 2007, Finlay put approximately 2,200,000 people (yes! 2 million!) in 2 provinces on homoepathic nosode prophylaxis at the cost of about only US$ 200,000.

That figure represents the entire population of the 2 provinces. The prophylaxis consisted of 2 single doses about 2 weeks apart. Included in the dose was the Lepto nosode + some Bach flower remedies to address the mental distress of the disaster situation.

How very amazing it was to watch this presentation being made. Up to the point, the presenters were showing us graph after graph of the usual rise of the epidemic, year after year, even with the use of allopathic vaccination. Each year the graphs would edge higher and higher towards the year-end, reaching up to the thousands of infected.

But this time, within 2 weeks after Aug 2007, the rising lines literally dropped off the chart to ZERO-Ten infections only! Yes. Near-zero infections, zero deaths from leptospirosis after Aug 2007. And in 2008, no deaths, infections less than 10 a month.

HISTORY MADE for Homeopathy
This mass treatment of 2 million people with homeopathy, I don’t believe, has been done anywhere else in the world, not even in India, where homeopathy enjoys the shelter of the government.

And the awesome results of going from hundreds of infected to near-zero in the period of a few weeks, also is historical. My jaw dropped as I watched the graphs demonstrate their success.

The Cuban team readily admits that they have not invented anything new as far as homeopathic philosophy or application. They have simply followed what we homeopaths know to work. And since they have no pharmaceutical multi-nationals to stop them, they were able to do it on a massive scale unknown in the history of homeopathy.

What is remarkable is their application to such a large population, and its dramatic success, with full scientific verification. The results are incontrovertible and undeniable even by the most rabid of anti-homeopaths.

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I’m eagerly awaiting their formal publication in the medical journals of this remarkable event. I’m sure once these medical results are published, homeopaths will have more “weapons” in our “arsenal” to fight for our existence and for the adoption of homeopathy in national health programmes in industrialized and developing countries.

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As a word or two about Dra Heurgo, Dr. Bravo and the rest of the Cuban team. Truly remarkable people. “Concita” as Dra Heurgo is lovingly known by the people of Cuba, is well known and loved as a woman who has done remarkable work to improve the health of the population. I found her to be a remarkable person - untiring, passionate about her work and compassionate in her motivation to serve her fellow human beings.

I should like to nominate her for the Nobel Prize.

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Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira
Director, Abha Light

Status of Homeopathy in Russia

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1.2.4 The decisions of 1832-33. State status of homeopathy in Russia

The objections of the Russian medical administration, i.e., the Medical Council [Meditsinsky Sovet] at the Ministry of Interior, were brought together in the report "Conclusions of the Medical Council regarding treatment according the homeopathic method", received on December 15, 1831 and published in No. 3 of "Zhurnal Ministerstva Vnutrennih del" (Journal of the Ministry of Interior) in 1832. After having briefly described Hahnemann’s doctrine, the Council began to marginalize the new method:

This new speculation had no influence upon medical practice and became a subject of strong and true criticism, which was deserved by the groundless accusations toward allopathy and by its absurd, exaggerated and one-sided speculations [...]. Yet as any novelty strongly influences minds, especially of those who are inexperienced, it is no surprise that also homeopathy, according to an innate inclination of man to believe in anything unusual and mysterious, led many people to be carried away from the true way [...]. 50

I find it redundant to regard the "Conclusions" in detail. The "Conclusions" mainly dealt with the statistics obtained from homeopathic departments at the Toulchin and St. Petersburg Military hospitals, where treatment was provided by Dr. Herrmann, as compared with the statistics obtained from allopathic departments of the same hospitals. The statistics from the St. Petersburg Military Hospital and general conclusions on the homeopathic method of treatment were submitted to the Medical Council by Dr. Giegler. These statistics cannot be interpreted in the terms of today. First of all, there were then no nosologically defined diseases; such "diseases" like consumption [chakhotka] and dropsy [vodianaia bolezn’ or vodianka] certainly could not be randomized and compared. 51 Secondly, for some obscure reason homeopathic departments were hindered from hospitalizing several groups of patients (see below), whose comparative treatment could have been especially demonstrative. The conclusion was the following:

The Medical Council repeatedly announced its opinion regarding the groundlessness and uselessness of the homeopathic method of treatment.

It is not possible for homeopathy to be permitted in military and other hospitals for the following reasons:

1. Those fulminating diseases that attack suddenly, like apoplexy, paralysis, malignant fevers and Cholera indica demand especially urgent and energetic medical help, which is not possible by homeopathy.
2. Concussions of the brain, intracranial hemorrhages, indomitable bleedings from lungs, womb, bladder and other internal organs, demanding urgent help, cannot be treated with the homeopathic method.
3. Strong inflammations of brain, lungs, stomach, intestines, liver, womb, urinary organs and other important internal organs, cannot be healed with homeopathy, except the easiest grade of inflammation, which sometimes pass over without any treatment.
4. Gastric, bilious and septic inflammations also require long-term treatment, not compatible with the homeopathic theory.
5. Such external diseases like contusions, dislocations, bones’ fractures, injuries of soft tissues, bullet and other wounds [...], strangulations of hernias, prolapsus of internal organs, curvatures of joints [...] and many other diseases fall outside the range of homeopathic treatment.
6. Bones’ excrescencies, muscle tumors [...] and cancer cannot be treated with homeopathy.
7. Scurvy, chronic rheumatic pains, different kinds of dropsy and consumption, are treated in the hospitals with allopathy; homeopathy cannot be applied at all.
8. Venereal disease [i.e., syphilis] in its many varieties [...] is being treated by homeopaths, but the results of this treatment are rather unfavorable.
9. In different eruptions, both acute and chronic [...] the homeopathic method of treatment is irrelevant and useless.

When excluding these important and dangerous [...] diseases, only mild feverish and inflammatory diseases, which pass by themselves by keeping to the right diet, the right mode of life and cleanness of body [...], remain.52

Thus, in its conclusions the Medical Council mainly demonstrated its total ignorance and lack of belief in homeopathy, and the absolute unacceptability of the practice of homeopathy. It also remains obscure who informed the Medical Council regarding the impossibility to treat all the above mentioned diseases with homeopathy. In any case, I have not been able to find any connection between the results of Dr. Herrmann’s treatment and these conclusions, also because it was not mentioned which diseases he treated. The opinion of Dr. Giegler concerning "similar diseases" and the comparison of the mortality rates can hardly be considered to be fair in the light of his definitely biased attitude toward homeopathy.

The Medical Council considers its duty to remark that [...] some doctors appointed by the local administration to serve in military and other hospitals, do apply homeopathy without being permitted to do so by the Higher medical authority [i.e., Medical Council]. In order to prevent such actions, which violate the laws currently in force, the Medical Council finds it necessary to absolutely forbid homeopathic treatment in Land, Naval and Civil Hospitals both for doctors from other ministries and for staff physicians, without the permission of the medical administration Highly entrusted with managing these institutions [hospitals]. 53

The inquiry of Dr. Cherminsky was regarded in the very same spirit.

It turned out from the petition of the Podol’ and Volyn’ Temporary Military Governor and from the inquiry of Dr. Ch. [sic] attached to it, as well as from the testimony of the Bureau at the Zhitomir Military-Temporary Hospital, that Dr. Ch. treated in that hospital during a period of 24 days, 122 patients who had been suffering from different diseases [...], whilst 55 recovered, 1 died and 66 remained in treatment.

Finding nothing new and deserving attention in this method of treatment [by Dr. Cherminsky], the Medical Council considers [...] it by far similar to the expectant method which had been applied in 1829-30, in the [St. Petersburg] Military Hospital. The advantages promised by Dr. Ch. are exaggerated and impossible. [...]. These advantages over the usual method of treatment [...] have not been proven, representing only suppositions, contradicting [...] common sense. The soldiers have become incapable for military service not because of fevers or mild inflammations, the only diseases that are being treated by homeopaths, but exclusively because of severe injuries and serious diseases [...]. Since homeopaths refuse to treat external diseases as well as those listed above, one may ask what the government would do with the patients who do not fall under the homeopathic treatment? The number of those [who cannot be treated with homeopathy] represents more than a half of all patients who have been hospitalized and, according to the homeopathic laws, should remain without any [medical] support at all, falling victims of a few doctors who have lost the true way, being infatuated by their false doctrine. 54

Bojanus could not keep his indignation:

This is the opinion of the Medical Council, the assembly of scientists and authoritative men, who were appointed by the higher power to protect the people’s health: whilst suppressing its conscience, it declares that homeopathy is powerless against cholera! Thus, even those facts which had been vindicated publicly before, were unable to lead a ray of sun to their callous hearts! [...]. In order to represent this "Decision" in the true light, it will be sufficient to say that one of those who [...] approved this document, was the physician-in-ordinary Marcus, who [...] had considered homeopathy [several years before] as ‘a method ... attracting the attention of all sensible doctors’. 55

I agree with Bojanus that the above cited "Conclusion" hardly deserves to be discussed seriously. From the very beginning of the "Conclusion", the Medical Council asserts that the Hahnemann’s doctrine is nothing but "absurd speculation". All further assertions were thus adjusted to this allegation. There are no references to Dr. Herrmann or to other homeopaths, all of whom have allegedly refused to treat any diseases but "fevers and mild inflammations, which pass by themselves". The selection of the patients for homeopathic treatment also seems to be suspicious. On the one hand, no patients suffering from the most fatal diseases, like consumption and dropsy, were hospitalized in the homeopathic department. On the other hand, neither patients suffering from milder diseases, like venereal, eye and skin diseases were hospitalized in the homeopathic department. The statistical comparison was based upon assertions of Dr. Giegler, who could by no means be suspected of sympathy toward homeopathy.

The experiments of Dr. Herrmann were not left without attention in the contemporary homeopathic literature, but the facts were sometimes misrepresented. Bradford remarks:

Up to the year 1835, there were six public and formal trials of homeopathic practice undertaken by order of governments [...]:

1. At Vienna in 1828, conducted by Dr. Marenzeller
2. at Tulzyn, Russia, in 1827
3. at St. Petersburg in 1829-30 by Dr. Hermann [sic]
4. at Munich in 1830-31 by Dr. Attomyr
5. at Paris in 1834 by Dr. Andral Jr.
6. at Naples in 1835 by order of the King by a mixed commission in the hospital of La Trinité.

These were all made by allopathic physicians and were not considered by members of the homeopathic school as fairly conducted. 56

Unfortunately, Bradford failed to stick to the facts. The experiment in Toulchin was in 1829, and not in 1827. Dr. Herrmann (not Hermann) was not an allopath, and "members of the homeopathic school" never charged him for an "unfairly conducted" trial.

Baronet Yacov (James) Wylie
(1768-1854)

The Medical Council was subordinated to the Ministry of Interior and to the Military Ministry, and the latter to the State Council. The "Conclusion" would have had no real power if these institutions would have resisted it. A substitute of the Minister of Interior, Count Nicholas Novosil’tsev (1768-1838) [See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia] approved the "Conclusion" but he made an important amendment: instead of the proposed absolute prohibition of homeopathy in hospitals, he remarked that homeopathy may be used by doctors in hospitals under the responsibility of the Senior Doctor of the hospital. 57 Allopaths were more successful in the Military Ministry, where Minister Alexander I. Chernyshov (1785/86 - 1857), after having acknowledged the opinion of the Chief Military Inspector, Baronet Yacov (James) Wylie (1768-1854) [See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia], 58 prohibited homeopathy from use in military hospitals. The place of Novosil’tsev was later occupied by Count Dmitry Bludov (1785-1864) [See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia] who agreed with the opinion of the Medical Council and Baronet Wylie. 59

Count Dmitry Bludov
(1785-1864)

Henceforth, allopaths succeeded in prohibiting homeopathy in hospital practice. Yet these decisions were mere ministerial instructions, which could be changed later on. Moreover, private homeopathic practice was not influenced by these instructions. In order to forbid homeopathy entirely, the State Council had to pass a law. Consequently, it was proposed (probably, by interest groups) to the State Council to approve the "Conclusions" as a law.

Count Alexander N. Golitsyn
(1773-1844)

At this stage the situation changed because of the resistance of such members of the State Council like Minister of Education Count Alexander N. Golitsyn (1773-1844) [See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia], State Controller Alexey Khitrovo (1776-1854) and, especially, Count Nicholas Mordvinov, an influential member of the State Council, who had been for several years an ardent adherent of homeopathy, had written a brochure on homeopathy, and had supported homeopathy actively. Bojanus especially stressed that a legislative initiative was presented at the meeting when Mordvinov was absent. 60 Golitsyn and Khitrovo rejected this initiative. They insisted that a special committee including several homeopaths (Drs. Adam, Trinius and Herrmann took part) should be established. After having had several meetings, the committee worked out a report and submitted it to the State Council.

On September 26, 1833 the State Council accepted the following decisions concerning the future of homeopathy in Russia.

1. Homeopathic treatment may be applied [...] by licensed physicians only.
2. Homeopathic pharmacies in St. Petersburg and Moscow are allowed to be established. These pharmacies have to provide all provincial pharmacies and homeopathic doctors in Russia. [...].

3. The establishment of homeopathic pharmacies as well as their management, are allowed only to pharmacists licensed by the Board. [...].61

According to the rules edicted in chap. 4, homeopathic doctors were also allowed to offer homeopathic medicines from their own kits in emergency, in two closed envelopes, (one - for the patient, the other - for future investigation in case of the patient’s death). 62

4. Homeopathic doctors are allowed to prescribe homeopathic medicines to be obtained from allopathic pharmacies [...] if these medicines are prepared there.

5. The price for homeopathic medicines shall be defined according to the Apothecary Rates.

6. Reports on the action of homeopathic treatment should be presented monthly to the Physikat and Medical Office [Meditsinskaia Kontora] in the main cities, and to the Medical Boards [Vrachebnye upravy] in the districts [gubernii] [...].

7. The Physikat, Medical Office and Medical Boards are allowed to invite homeopathic doctors to be consulted regarding matters concerning homeopathy.

8. The supervision for carrying out these instructions, the help of the Physikat and Medical Office in the main cities and the Medical Boards in districts, should be enforced. [...]. 63

I do not find it necessary for the present study to cite the critics of Bojanus on the "Decision", mainly justified. 64 The most important thing is that homeopathy received its official status within Russian medicine. Later the "Decision" was often misinterpreted by Russian homeopaths who considered that the hospital practice of homeopathy is prohibited according to this document. Yet this point of view is doubtless wrong. The "Decision" prohibited nothing. Homeopathic treatment in hospitals was prohibited by the "Conclusion" of the Medical Council, whilst the "Decision" made no difference between out- and in-patient treatments. Moreover, even the "Conclusion" left homeopathy the possibility to enter hospitals, if allowed by the higher authorities.

Bojanus considered that this rather benevolent "Decision" was accepted thanks to Tsar Nicholas I, although he found no documents justifying this involvement, but only contemporary rumors. 65

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History of Homeopathy in Russian Empire

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The history of homeopathy in the Russian Empire
until World War I,
As compared with other European countries and the USA:
similarities and discrepancies
by Alexander Kotok, M.D.
On-line version of the Ph.D. thesis improved and enlarged
due to a special grant of the Pierre Schmidt foundation.

1.2.2 The Cholera years

The events of the early 1830s won homeopathy new and very important adherents from among the nobility.

[When] the Medical Council was discussing the methods of protecting medicine from the heresy [i.e., homeopathy], a terrible scourge occurred in Russia. For a long time there had been rumors about some unknown disease, rapidly advancing to our frontiers from the East. [...]. This was Cholera asiatica, Cholera morbus - a disease about which physicians had had no idea, whilst people were dying in thousands. 22

These were indeed terrible events, which developed in 1830-31. The Russian Empire was the first European country faced with and cruelly attacked by an epidemic disease whose origins, causes and possible methods of treatment were absolutely unknown. Never before had both Russian medicine and the Russian government found themselves to be so powerless.

The first pandemic began in Russia in 1823 and reached its greatest intensity in 1830 and 1831. When the peak of the epidemic passed, more than a quarter of a million of the Tsar’s subjects had died, and the overall mortality among those stricken stood just below 50 per cent.

The cholera’s influence, if not its immediate effect, permeated the Russian system: recruiting for the army stopped, interior commerce came to a standstill, and quarantine regulations strait-jacketed the nation. The people became restive; riots and rebellions broke out; and the international crises of 1830-31, found the Russian economy and military so hampered in their effectiveness that Chernyshev
[See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia], then Minister of War, wrote to General Dibich [See : The Great Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedia] that the cholera ‘places us in such a situation as never before existed’. 23

General Alexander Chernyshev
(1786-1857)

Count Ivan Dibich
(1785-1831)

Neither Russian nor any other medicine had something real to propose against this disease. On the contrary, the methods of contemporary treatment worsened the chances to recover.

The misfortune was that when the most distinctive symptoms appeared, and the disease could infallibly be recognized, death was not far away. Nevertheless, the symptomatology produced the treatment, and Russian physicians were told to administer large doses of calomel and opium to control the spasmodic conditions, to bleed extensively if the cases were caught in the early stages, and to use warm baths and clothing together with frictions and counter-irritants on the skin to counteract circulation’s failure and the deadly decline of vital powers. Where improvement could be seen, carbonate of magnesia or cold-drawn castor oil were recommended to provide a gentle laxative action. 24

It is not a surprise that all the physicians’ efforts were met with great hostility, whilst physicians themselves were treated as poisoners. 25

Semen KORSAKOV
(1788-1853)

Russian landlords sought any available medicines to help their peasants. Some Russian landlords used homeopathic drugs and reportedly found them especially helpful. One should stress the role of the Russian landlord Semen Korsakov (1788-1853), 26 probably the one single Russian whose name has been known to the researchers of the history of world homeopathy, for his invention of his own system of making homeopathic dilutions.

The biographical sketch of Semen Korsakov and the list of his writings may be found in rather detailed form in the paper by Vasily Deriker "Po povodu cholery. Materialy dlia istorii gomeopatii v Rossii" (Regarding cholera. Documents on the history of homeopathy in Russia) which had been published in "Zhurnal gomeopaticheskogo lecheniia", 1865, 6.
This paper and later was reproduced almost in whole with some additions in the book of Bojanus. 27 I shall limit myself to several main points. From his young age Semen Korsakov became distinguished for his participation in the St. Petersburg people’s volunteer corps in 1812-13 (he took part in the battles of Berezina and Polotsk, then in the siege of Danzig, and was awarded the order "pour le mérite militaire" by the King of Prussia).

After the war he started working as a statistician in the Ministry of Interior. According to Bojanus, this job did not require his constant presence at his workplace. He thus had enough time to be interested in other affairs, medicine for example. Till 1829, he had tried allopathy. Nevertheless, after having been treated homeopathically by his relative called L’vov, a landlord of the Saratov province, for rheumatism, he turned to homeopathy. "When he recognized the truth, he considered it to be his duty [...] to support the spread of homeopathy within the wide public both by word and by deed".28

Admiral Nicholas Mordvinov
Admiral Nicholas Mordvinov
(1754-1845)

During many years Korsakov treated his peasants and all those who came from the neighboring areas with homeopathy. He also tried to spread homeopathy among his relatives and friends. In 1830 and 1847, during the epidemics of cholera, he occupied a post of district inspector over local cholera hospitals, collecting the statistics on different methods of treatment of cholera, including, of course, the homeopathic one. Probably, he was the person who first told Admiral Nicholas Mordvinov (1754-1845), an uncle of him and a member of the State Council, about this new treatment.

The statistics dealing with homeopathic treatment of cholera in Russia during the epidemic of 1830, were received both from the landlords who treated their peasants with homeopathic medicines and from homeopathic physicians. These landlords either had started practicing homeopathy before the epidemic (L’vov and Korsakov) or had been attracted to practice it during the epidemic by Drs. Adam and Herrmann.

Admiral Mordvinov united the statistics he got from different regions of Russia where lay homeopathic treatment of cholera was provided during 1830-31. According to these statistics, from among 1273 persons who had been treated with homeopathic medicines, 1192 recovered and 108 died (i.e., the mortality rate was about 11%). 29 Bojanus does not report the statistics obtained from physicians. Leary refers to Korsakov (but without mentioning details of the source) who cited Dr. Goldeberg (probably Goldenberg?); the latter "treated 1274 cases with a 6% mortality in Orenburg in Russia".

30 Leary refers also to an article by Francis Black, where the statistics of Dr. Seider of Vyshny Volochok were published. According to these, the homeopathic treatment provided 30,2% mortality, whilst the allopathic one provided 74.2% mortality and the mortality rate for non-treated patients was 67.3%.31 According to another source cited by Leary, the "homeopathic" mortality rate in Russia in general was 22%. 32 Thus, the mortality rate provided by the homeopathic treatment fluctuated according to different statistics from 6% to 30.2%, much lower than 60-90% of the allopathic mortality rates reported from different Russian cities. 33

Bojanus refers to the letters sent to Korsakov by his noble friends:

‘Veratrum is the specific medicine against this disease. I lost no choleric patient, whilst many recovered’ (landlord Tulinov from the Tambov province); [...].

‘When cholera appeared in our locality, I became a doctor. Homeopathy brought me real glory. In the nearby-situated villages I treated 480 persons, 364 recovered completely and some others will probably become well. [...] Not only landlords but also doctors are coming to ask me for instructions and medicines. [...]. My wife is preparing powders for whole days’ (landlord A. L’vov, Balashev district, Saratov province in June 1831).

‘There is one educated lady, living in Saratov. [...]. After having read Hahnemann’s and of his followers’ works, she dedicated herself to homeopathy. She has had such a success [...] that she has attracted the attention of many local physicians [...]. This woman treated cholera with excellent results (landlord D. I. Adam). 34

A daughter of Admiral Nicholas Mordvinov, Countess N. N. Mordvinova wrote in her memoirs:

By the time of the cholera’s appearance in Moscow in 1830, we had already known from the letters of our [relatives] L’vovs and Korsakovs from the Moscow and Saratov provinces that homeopathic treatment of this epidemic is especially useful. They treated their own peasants and many others from the suburbs. Some of the neighbors followed their example. This successful treatment filled the peasants with confidence, they were turning to us continuously for help. The landlords were making rounds in the localities to visit patients, whilst their wives were preparing the medicines according to the homeopathic system. 35

Nevertheless, homeopathy was entirely neglected by the representatives of the regular medical profession, who not only had had nothing to propose against the fatal malady but also put obstacles to the use of homeopathy. Admiral Mordvinov wrote to Korsakov on July 1, 1831:

While the cholera is killing a lot of people, there has been a struggle between the old medicine and the new one, and the former [i.e., allopathy] has made all efforts to stop the successes of the latter [i.e., homeopathy]. [...]. Although the cholera is violent, the intrigues of doctors of the old school - powerful, as their number prevails - have not allowed the delivery of homeopathic medicines. Herrmann wrote me that he was forced to stop using homeopathic medicines in a hospital, as all the patients he got were already agonizing, having received earlier allopathic treatment. 36

Four months later Mordvinov wrote to Korsakov again:

It has been reported in France that homeopathic medicines were reportedly used against cholera in Russia, and were found to have no influence on this disease. This lie is the result of the local doctors, who trembled when only hearing the word ‘homeopathy’. One should demonstrate the vileness of this statement. I am collecting evidences of the successful treatment provided with homeopathic medicines in order to publish them in all metropolitan cities of Europe. 37

Nobleman D. Adam of Moscow wrote to Korsakov: "Here, in Moscow, homeopathy has been actively persecuted. Homeopathic doctors have practiced stealthily in order not to become a subject of the mockeries of allopaths...". 38

While comparing the results of the homeopathic and the allopathic treatment at that period of cholera in different countries, one may assert that homeopathy was doubtless preferable not only over "scientific" allopathy (with its bloodlettings, calomel and purgatives), but also over mere non-treatment. Allopaths in Russia (and in other countries as we shall see later) had neither understanding of the essence of the disease nor any reliable medicine. Nevertheless, they tried to blackmail and discredit homeopathic treatment.

It was also in 1831, that one doctor who had earlier converted to homeopathy, became entirely and ardently zealous after he saw its advantages in the treatment of cholera. This was the Polish physician Valenty Cherminsky (1800-1860), who graduated from Vilna University in 1821. He had studied homeopathy and treated, reportedly, 39 with great success in Zhitomir (Ukraine) during the epidemic of cholera in 1830-31. Having then already been for several years a devoted adherent to homeopathy, Dr. Cherminsky practiced in the department to which he was attached, exclusively with homeopathy, using his own medicines and not requiring any drugs from the hospital. During a period of 24 days (after that Dr. Cherminsky fell ill and could not continue), 122 patients were received, 55 of them recovered, 1 died and 66 remained to be treated.

The [previous] four-years-long homeopathic experience of Dr. Cherminsky led him to conclude that this new therapy, apart from [its main] direct benefit, is also able to render service in an economic aspect. The many millions which are spent on treating and managing patients by the allopathic method, could be decreased drastically when treating with homeopathy. Furthermore, the number of those soldiers who are unfit for military service after having been treated by regular medicine, would be reduced [if they would be treated with homeopathy]. Being infatuated with the thought of common welfare, he decided to inform the government [about his thoughts]... 40

In October 1831 Cherminsky turned to the Minister of War (Count Chernyshev) with a private project stressing that the expected benefit from homeopathy is enormous both in the saving of finances and in the provision of cheap, mild, fast and reliable treatment. Moreover, Cherminsky wrote that he was prepared to accept a management of a hospital of 100 beds, using only his own homeopathic drugs.

History of Homeopathy

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History of Homeopathy

One of the most prominent proponents of vitalism who deserves special mention was the Renaissance physician Paracelsus (1493-1541).

Paracelsus subscribed to many of the same principles as the modern founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann.

Vienna physician Anton Freiherr von Störck (1731-1803) and English doctor John Brown (1735-1788) also anticipated the work of Samuel Hahnemann.

Theory of disease in the 18th century

In Hahnemann's day, the conventional theory of disease was based on the four humours. Mainstream medicine focused on restoring the balance in the humours, either by attempting to remove an excess (by such methods as bloodletting and purging, laxatives, enemas and nauseous substances that made patients vomit) or by suppressing symptoms, such as by lowering the body temperature of patients who were feverish. By contrast, Hahnemann promoted an immaterial, vitalistic view of disease, that is, that diseases had spiritual, rather than physical causes.

Vitalism was a part of mainstream science in the 18th century. In the twentieth century, medicine discarded vitalism in favour of the germ theory of disease, following the work of Louis Pasteur, Alexander Fleming, Joseph Lister and many others. Modern medicine sees bacteria and viruses as the causes of many diseases, but Kent and some modern homeopaths regard them as effects, not causes, of disease. Others have adapted to the views of modern medicine by referring to disturbances in, and stimulation of, the immune system, rather than the vital force.

Birth of the modern theory of homeopathy

Samuel Hahnemann conceived of homeopathy while translating the Materia Medica (1789) of the "Scottish Hippocrates" William Cullen into German. On reading that Cinchona bark (which contains quinine) was effective because it was bitter, Hahnemann felt this implausible because other substances were as bitter but had no therapeutic value. To understand the effects of Cinchona bark, he decided to take it himself, and saw that his reactions were similar to the symptoms of the disease it was used to treat. At least one writer has suggested that Hahnemann was hypersensitive to quinine, and that he may have had an allergic reaction.

Yet, this experiment by Hahnemann was by no means unique, as others before him had tried the same approach. For example, Anton von Störck (1731-1803), "in the 1760’s, who advocated treatment by cautious use of poisons." Indeed, Hahnemann had studied briefly in Vienna (1777) where Störck eventually became head of the University. The proving idea had also been recommended by the great Swiss medical botanist, Albrecht von Haller, (1708-77), who Hahnemann admired, and whose Materia Medica he translated in 1806. It might be said the proving experiment came to Hahnemann from several previous sources.

He adopted a reclusive lifestyle while residing in Koethen and his new inclination towards metaphysical pursuits may explain his sudden adoption of [olfaction] (inhaling the remedy), which he continued to use until his death in Paris in 1843. Olfaction might derive from Arabian medicine and the art of perfumery.

The first such homeopathic repertory was George Jahr's "Repertory", published in 1835.

Hahnemann tested many substances commonly used as medicines in his time, such as antimony and rhubarb, and also poisons like arsenic, mercury and belladonna. Hahnemann recorded his first provings of 27 preparations in his book Fragmenta de viribus in 1805. Later, Hahnemann published Materia Medica Pura, which contained provings of a further 65 preparations. He was most heavily engaged in proving in the 1790s and early 1800s, but he never abandoned these experiments. Hahnemann was involved in another phase of proving in preparation for the publication of his books, "Miasm Theory" and "The Chronic Diseases, their Peculiar Nature and their Homœopathic Cure". Miasma Theory and The Chronic Diseases were published in 1828 and contained provings of 48 further preparations.[citation needed]James Kent's Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905) lists 217 remedies, and new substances are continually added to contemporary versions. Homeopathy uses many animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances. Examples include natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride or table salt), lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake), opium, and thyroidinum (thyroid hormone).

The term "homeopathy" was coined by Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843) and first appeared in print in 1807,although he began outlining his theories of 'medical similars' in a series of articles and monographs in 1796.Hahnemann's main opus was the book, The Organon of Medicine. Hahnemann published six editions of this work between 1810 and 1842.

For Hahnemann, the whole body and spirit was the focus of therapy, not just localised disease. Hahnemann spent a lot of time with his patients, asking them not only about their symptoms or illness, but also about their daily lives. This gentle approach contrasted with the violent forms of heroic medicine common at the time, which included techniques such as bleeding as a matter of course.

Nearly as important as Hahnemann to the development of homeopathy was James Tyler Kent (1849 – 1921). Kent's influence in the USA was limited, but in the UK, his ideas became the homeopathic orthodoxy by the end of the First World War. His most important contribution may be his repertory, which is still used today. Kent's attempt to rescue an idealized pure homeopathy from what he saw as its degenerate mongrel forms was authoritarian, as he sought to re-emphasize the metaphysical and clinical aspects of Hahnemann's teachings, in particular:

i.)insistence on the core doctrines of miasm and vital force;
ii.)emphasis on case totality rather than rote prescribing for 'named diseases'
iii.)emphasis on psychological symptoms (to supplement physical pathology) in prescribing; and
iv.)regular use of very high potencies.
v.)Influenced by Swedenborgianism, Kent reputedly emphasized 'spiritual factors' as the root cause of disease.

"...for it goes to the very primitive wrong of the human race, the very first sickness of the human race that is the spiritual sickness... which in turn laid the foundation for other diseases."

Homeopathy history around the world

There are estimated to be more than 100,000 practitioners of homeopathy worldwide, with an estimated 500 million people receiving treatment. More than 12,000 medical doctors and licensed health care practitioners administer homeopathic treatment in the UK, France, and Germany. Homeopathy was regulated by the European Union in 2001, by Directive 2001/83/EC.

Britain

Homeopathy was first established in Britain by Dr Frederick Quin around 1827, though two Italian homeopathic doctors (Drs Romani and Roberta) had been employed two years previously by the Earl of Shrewsbury based at Alton Towers in North Staffordshire; however, they soon returned to Naples as they could not tolerate the cool damp English climate. Homeopathy in the UK quickly became popular with the aristocracy, and Quin counted among his patients, the Dukes of Edinburgh and Beaufort and the Duchess of Cambridge.

At its peak in the 1870s Britain had numerous homeopathic dispensaries and small hospitals as well as large busy hospitals in Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, London and Bristol, almost exclusively funded and run by members of the local gentry.

In Britain, homeopathic remedies are sold over the counter. Today Britain has five homeopathic hospitals, funded by the National Health Service, which together with many regional clinics make free homeopathic treatment available on the health service. Homeopathy is not practised by most of the medical profession, but it enjoys support from the Prince of Wales and many other members of the royal family.

The largest organisation of homeopaths in Britain, the Society of Homeopaths, was founded in 1978 and has been growing steadily since then; it now has 1300 members, an increasing proportion of whom are women. Homeopaths in Britain are represented by the Faculty of Homeopathy, incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1950, and based in London.

India

Homeopathy arrived in India with Dr John Martin Honigberger (1795-1869) in Lahore, in 1829-30,and is officially recognized. "The first doctor who brought homeopathy to India was Dr. Martin Honigburger, who first came to the Punjab...in 1829." India has the largest homeopathic infrastructure in the world, with 300,000 qualified homeopaths, 180 colleges, 7500 government clinics, and 307 hospitals. The Association of Qualified Homoeopaths in India (IHK) is the largest of its kind.

USA

Homeopathy was first practiced in the USA by Dr Hans Burch Gram in 1825 and rapidly gained popularity, partly because the lack of availability of conventional medicine, and partly due to the efforts of Dr Constantine Hering, who immigrated to the US in 1833, and was later called "the father of American homeopathy". By the early 1840s homeopathy enjoyed considerable influence and prestige, and in the period 1880 - 1900 reached the height of its popularity. Use of homeopathy has since declined in the US, and as of 2002 about 1.7% of people polled reported having sought homeopathic treatment.

Waning of popularity

In the 1930s homeopathy's popularity waned, especially in the USA and Europe, due in part due to advances in conventional medicine, skepticism, and the active advocacy against homeopathy by the American Medical Association. This led to the closure of virtually all medical schools teaching alternative medicine in the USA.

Homeopathy reached a peak of popularity in 1865–1885 and thereafter declined due partly to recognition by the establishment of the dangers of large doses of drugs and bleeding, and via dissent between different schools of homeopathy. The Carnegie Foundation issued the Flexner Report sponsored by the American Medical Association in 1910 that supported conventional medical schools while condemning homeopathic schools.

The Federation of State Medical Boards voluntarily agreed to base its accreditation policies for all medical schools on academic standards determined by the AMA's Council on Medical Education. Consequently, the CME's decisions "came to have the force of law." By the 1930s, the combined efforts of state licensing boards, philanthropic foundations, and the AMA's CME resulted in the eradication of America's proprietary medical colleges including homeopathic schools.

Classical versus non-classical homeopathy

Hahnemann's formulation of homeopathy is often referred to as classical homeopathy. Classical homeopaths use one remedy at a time, and base their prescription also on incidental or constitutional symptoms. However, homeopathic remedies are often used both by practitioners and by the public based on formulations marketed for specific medical conditions. Some formulations use a 'shotgun' approach of the most commonly indicated single remedies in mixture form, while others, such as those by Heel and Reckeweg, are proprietary mixtures marketed for specific diagnostic criteria based on various systems. Many members of the public are unfamiliar with classical homeopathy, and equate these practices with homeopathy; others are familiar with the classical approach but regard these as legitimate variants; while others consider it a misuse of the term. Use of non-classical approaches is confined mainly to places where over-the-counter preparations are popular and where many doctors use natural medicines in a conventional clinical setting.

Brief History of Homeopathy in USA

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Homeopathy has been practiced in the United States for over 170 years.
Homeopathy is the preferred medicine by members of the Royal Family in England
and homeopathy is widely prescribed by physicians in Europe and Asia.

Homeopathy has had an opportunity to prove its effectiveness in times of epidemics and contagious diseases.
For example, during the cholera epidemics in Europe during the 1830's, homeopathic doctors had a recovery of 80% of their patients. This compared to conventional doctors' 50% recovery rate.

For people who use Homeopathy, it is only natural to ask what does Homeopathy offer
in our modern and uncertain times? Dr. Skye Weintraub, author of Natural Healing with Cell Salts states that the first line of defense is to have a healthy, vibrant immune system.

Dr. Weintraub tells us that one way to enhance our immune system and be healthier
is through the use of homeopathic remedies. For information on using homeopathy
with our current threats of epidemics with Ebola, Hanta Virus, Whooping Cough,
Lyme Disease, flesh eating strep..., see Homeopathy Healing by Eileen Nauman.

In 1850, a homeopathic college was founded in Ohio due to homeopathic success rates during the cholera epidemics in the United States. Educated doctors abandoned bloodletting and administering large doses of poisons to purge the body.

Doctors now began to use homeopathic remedies as a safe and more effective treatment against yellow fever, typhoid, and scarlet fever.

By 1900, 100 homeopathic hospitals existed. Popularity of homeopathy in all classes of society encouraged the development of 22 homeopathic medical schools,
and the opening of over 1000 homeopathic pharmacies.

Over 20% of doctors during this period considered themselves homeopaths.
Lectures on Materia Medica contains James Kent lectures on homeopathic philosophy from this active period in homeopathy.
Dr. Kent spoke on how to effectively use homeopathic remedies.

The American Medical Association (AMA) was beginning its strong hold in medicine. Conventional medicine never ceased its attack on homeopathy. Dr. McCormack in the early 1900's said, "We must admit that we have never fought the homeopath on community and got the business."

The Carnegie Foundation in 1910 issued a report sanctioning allopathic (conventional) medical schools. At the same time condemning homeopathic schools. This was based on the premise that homeopathic teachers were also practitioners and that courses in pharmacology were taught.

With newer medicines and $350 million being poured into allopathic medicine and hospitals by John D. Rockefeller, homeopathic schools began to close due to lack of support and money.

Homeopathy continues to struggle. This is due in part to state laws and the AMA.
The current laws for licensing force physicians to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards.

Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) is considered the Father of Homeopathy.
A physician, scholar, teacher and scientist in Germany.

Hahnemann coined the term "homeopathy" from Greek terms, meaning similar suffering,
to denote the basic law of similars. This discovery of the law of similar came with his experiments with Cinchona bark. The Cinchona experiments soon followed with experiments by himself and others using many other substances.

The experiments and symptoms produced by the substances were documented as "provings".

Principles and Laws of Homeopathy for further discussion.
These principles and laws explain why homeopathy is so safe and natural,
while strengthening the immune system and allowing our bodies to balance and heal.
Homeopathy works equally well for both viruses and for bacterial infections.

Homeopathic medicine was first used for a wide-scale epidemic in 1801 when Samuel
Hahnemann MD, observed that a child who was being treated with a homeopathic preparation of belladonna resisted scarlet fever even though all three siblings were affected. Wondering whether the belladonna had acted prophylactically, Hahnemann began giving it to children in other families when the first ones fell ill, and he found it to be protective despite a 90% attack rate among the untreated. The method was accepted by the regular doctors and the Prussian government.

The father of Homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, was the first man to conceive that the
products of disease could be used in the cure of diseases. His preparation, Psorinum, was the first vaccine to be made.:--T.T.M. Dishington (1928)
Dorothy Shepherd in the book, More Magic of the Minimum Dose, writes, "What do homoeopaths want immunizing substances for? We have got much better agents which have been used clinically and proved many years before immunization was even thought of. We call them nosodes."

Homeopathic Principles
PROVINGS
LAW OF SIMILARS
LAW OF MINIMUM DOSE -
POTENTIZATION
LAW OF INDIVIDUALIZATION - Holistic Approach to Health Care

Principles and Laws of Homeopathy page for specifics on homeopathic principles.

There are many Materia Medicas, some a 1000 page each, used by Homeopaths today.
The remedy name is followed by Proving symptoms. The categories are similar in each, starting with mind symptoms, head, face, and down to the various system in the body, the extremities, etc.

When wanting to look up a particular symptom and the possible remedies that have shown that symptom under provings, homeopaths look in Repertories. See Repertory Page for our on-line repertory.

The descriptive way to write the symptoms are called "Rubrics".
These Rubrics are also listed in same similar order in repertories.

Includes new and easy to use Homeopathic Remedies and Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica, a classic basic repertory used by all levels of homeopathy users.
1400 pages with rubrics ( symptoms) for the mind and various organs and body systems
Author James Kent . Kent's Repertory has information on relationships of remedies, such as which remedies go together, remedies that can follow another remedy in a treatment, which remedies do not go together and can antidote the other remedy.

The use of Homeopathy is widespread in Europe. Top homeopathic manufacturers come from Germany, France, Switzerland. Homeopathy enjoys excellent status in England, where the Royal Family has had Homeopathic Physicians since the 1830's. 45% of conventional MD's in England refer patients to Homeopaths.

Almost all French pharmacies dispense homeopathic remedies and the use of homeopathy is covered by state social security. Approximately 30% of the people in France use homeopathy.

In Asia, homeopathy is widely accepted and used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia.
Mahatma Gandhi support of homeopathy further strengthened acceptance.
India has over 120 homeopathic medical schools.
With over 100,000 practitioners in India, it is no wonder so many homeopathic books are authored by Indians.
I receive many emails from Indians, both India and those living in the USA.

Homeopathy is growing in South America.
We have customers in countries, such as, United Arab Emirates, Japan, and Peru.
Majority of our U.S. customers come from California and Texas.

Some Important Homeopathic Points To Consider:
The success and popularity of homeopathy is due to the fact that homeopathy offers a
SAFE alternative to other therapies.

A) Safe in being both a non invasive therapy and non toxic to the body.
The safety of homeopathy, by offering no long term side effects, is well known.
Homeopathy also boasts of being safe for pregnant women, infants and the elderly as compared with other therapies.

B) Through the process of dilution, remedies no longer contain whole molecules,
rendering them non-allergenic and non-poisonous.
Rather than cure by suppression, homeopathy stimulates the body towards balance.
Homeopathy uses natural substances, not synthetic or chemical.
Potentization Enhances These Healing Properties and Negates the Properties That In Large Doses Can Cause Problems.

Using large amounts of certain vitamins and herbs can be taxing on the liver.
100,000 people die annually from Properly prescribed medications.
Homeopathy offers a safe alternative to home care in first aid and illness.
C) Homeopathic Medicines are recognized and regulated by the FDA.
Homeopathics have OTC status, that is over-the-counter status.
They are recognized as medicines that can be safely sold off the counter in stores and internet stores like ours.
Most remedies are available without a prescription. Bottles have labels listed basic indications.

D) Expense is also a reason for homeopathy's success.
Homeopathic remedies on our site start at $5.99 for Hylands children's products
and $6.99 for single remedies 250 tablets.

E) Homeopathic medicines also enjoy popularity due to the fact that they can be used with other
therapies and medications. Homeopathy can be used along with supplements and herbs.
Homeopathy can be safely taken with heart, blood pressure, insulin, thyroid, and other other medications.

F) Chronic diseases can be treated with homeopathy.
Homeopathy is known best as a first aid remedy for quick help for sudden, acute, and seasonal illnesses.
Homeopathy also offers deeper healing for those with long term diseases and health problems.

G) Variety of remedies and products is unsurpassed with Homeopathy.
Homeopathy offers products for specific and general allergies.
Remedies for women's health concerns whether fertility, pregnancy, labor, menstrual, menopausal.

Remedies for infants, children, and teens- for physical and emotional disorders.
Because homeopathy treats symptoms, it is not limited to the type or number of diseases it can treat.

Nor is it limited to whether the problem is physical, mental, emotional or a combination.
Add homeopathic Cell Salts and general products and homeopathy can benefit anyone.
Cell Salts can also be used by the healthy to stay in optimal health.
Answers to FAQ's such as matching problem to remedy label, more than 1 use per remedy...

Homeopathy can match the remedy to our unique set of problems.
What makes us Who We Are?
Physical appearance, strengths, weaknesses
emotional make-up
temperament
heredity
characteristic ways of responding to physical and mental stress.
This direction of treating the person with a remedy that resonates
best with Who We Are is called CONSTITUTIONAL HOMEOPATHY.
Constitutional Homeopathy enables us to get through the myriad of
health complaints, symptoms and repertorizing to find the remedy
that best resonates with Who We Are.

The Father of Homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, noticed
this phenomenon when he mentioned that
"Nux Vomica seemed particularly well suited to fiery,
violent, and malicious people, whilst
Pulsatilla was well suited to timid, anxious, tearful
people of a gentle and mild disposition."
Constitutional remedies do not change Who We Are anymore than moving away
from our family changes our heritage. Constitutional remedies can though help
strengthen our weak areas and act deeper in our system to help us stay balanced in life.
An excellent book to help us understand the basics of a remedy, is the book
The Spirit of Homeopathic Medicines by Didier Grandgeorge, M.D.
Dr. Grandgeorge tells us, "...exploring the 'spirit of homeopathic medicines',
or the underlying psychological issues encountered in each remedy...,
allows us to explain in just a few words all symptoms brought about by that remedy."
The book seeks to extract the profound essence of 300 remedies.

Homeopathy - Introduction

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Homeopathy: An Introduction
On this page:

* Introduction
* Key Points
* Overview
* Use in the United States
* Regulation of Homeopathic Treatments
* The Status of Homeopathy Research
* Research Challenges
* Controversies Regarding Homeopathy
* Side Effects and Risks
* Licensing and Certification
* If You Are Thinking About Using Homeopathy
* NCCAM-Funded Research
* Selected References
* For More Information

Introduction

Homeopathy, also known as homeopathic medicineA whole medical system that originated in Europe. Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances that in larger doses would produce illness or symptoms (an approach called "like cures like")., is a whole medical systemA complete system of theory and practice that has evolved over time in different cultures and apart from conventional medicine. Examples of whole medical systems include traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, and naturopathy. that was developed in Germany more than 200 years ago and has been practiced in the United States since the early 19th century. Homeopathy is used for wellness and prevention and to treat many diseases and conditions. This fact sheet provides a general overview of homeopathy and suggests sources for additional information.

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Key Points

* The principle of similars (or "like cures like") is a central homeopathic principle. The principle states that a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people.
* Most analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to support homeopathy as an effective treatment for any specific condition; although, some studies have reported positive findings.
* There are challenges in studying homeopathy and controversies regarding the field. This is largely because a number of its key concepts are not consistent with the current understanding of science, particularly chemistry and physics.
* There is limited research on the safety of homeopathic treatments.
* Tell your health care providers about any complementary and alternative practices you use. Give them a full picture of all you do to manage your health. This will help ensure coordinated and safe care.

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Overview

The term homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, and pathos, meaning suffering or disease. Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances. This therapeutic method was developed by German physician Samuel Christian Hahnemann at the end of the 18th century. Hahnemann articulated two main principles:

* The principle of similars (or "like cures like") states that a disease can be cured by a substance that produces similar symptoms in healthy people. This idea, which can be traced back to Hippocrates, was further developed by Hahnemann after he repeatedly ingested cinchona bark, a popular treatment for malaria, and found that he developed the symptoms of the disease. Hahnemann theorized that if a substance could cause disease symptoms in a healthy person, small amounts could cure a sick person who had similar symptoms.
* The principle of dilutions (or "law of minimum dose") states that the lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness. In homeopathy, substances are diluted in a stepwise fashion and shaken vigorously between each dilution. This process, referred to as "potentization," is believed to transmit some form of information or energy from the original substance to the final diluted remedy. Most homeopathic remedies are so dilute that no molecules of the healing substance remain; however, in homeopathy, it is believed that the substance has left its imprint or "essence," which stimulates the body to heal itself (this theory is called the "memory of water").

Homeopaths treat people based on genetic and personal health history, body type, and current physical, emotional, and mental symptoms. Patient visits tend to be lengthy. Treatments are "individualized" or tailored to each person—it is not uncommon for different people with the same condition to receive different treatments.

Homeopathic remedies are derived from natural substances that come from plants, minerals, or animals. Common remedies include red onion, arnica (mountain herb), and stinging nettle plant.

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Use in the United States

According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, which included a comprehensive survey of complementary and alternative medicineA group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used together with conventional medicine, and alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. (CAM) use by Americans, an estimated 3.9 million U.S. adults and approximately 900,000 children used homeopathy in the previous year.

People use homeopathy for a range of health concerns, from wellness and prevention, to the treatment of diseases and conditions such as allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, digestive disorders, ear infections, headaches, and skin rashes.

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Regulation of Homeopathic Treatments

Homeopathic remedies are prepared according to the guidelines of the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States (HPUS), which was written into law in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938. Homeopathic remedies are regulated in the same manner as nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. However, because homeopathic products contain little or no active ingredients, they do not have to undergo the same safety and efficacy testing as prescription and new OTC drugs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does require that homeopathic remedies meet certain legal standards for strength, purity, and packaging. The labels on the remedies must include at least one major indication (i.e., medical problem to be treated), a list of ingredients, the dilution, and safety instructions. In addition, if a homeopathic remedy claims to treat a serious disease such as cancer, it needs to be sold by prescription. Only products for self-limiting conditions (minor health problems like a cold or headache that go away on their own) can be sold without a prescription.

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The Status of Homeopathy Research

Most analyses of the research on homeopathy have concluded that there is little evidence to support homeopathy as an effective treatment for any specific condition, and that many of the studies have been flawed. However, there are some individual observational studies, randomized placebo-controlled trials, and laboratory research that report positive effects or unique physical and chemical properties of homeopathic remedies.

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Research Challenges

Homeopathy is difficult to study using current scientific methods because highly diluted substances (known as ultra-high dilutions or UHDs) cannot be readily measured, making it difficult to design or replicate studies. In addition, homeopathic treatments are highly individualized and there is no uniform prescribing standard for homeopaths. There are hundreds of different homeopathic remedies, which can be prescribed in a variety of different dilutions to treat thousands of symptoms. On the other hand, many aspects of the interactions between the homeopathic practitioner and his or her patients may be quite beneficial, and can be studied more easily.

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Controversies Regarding Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a controversial area of CAM because a number of its key concepts are not consistent with established laws of science (particularly chemistry and physics). Critics think it is implausible that a remedy containing a miniscule amount of an active ingredient (sometimes not a single molecule of the original compound) can have any biological effect—beneficial or otherwise. For these reasons, critics argue that continuing the scientific study of homeopathy is not worthwhile. Others point to observational and anecdotal evidence that homeopathy does work and argue that it should not be rejected just because science has not been able to explain it.

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Side Effects and Risks

Although the side effects and risks of homeopathic treatments are not well researched outside of observational studies, some general points can be made about the safety of these treatments:

* A systematic review found that homeopathic remedies in high dilution, taken under the supervision of trained professionals, are generally considered safe and unlikely to cause severe adverse reactions.
* Liquid homeopathic remedies may contain alcohol. The FDA allows higher levels of alcohol in these remedies than it allows in conventional drugs. However, no adverse effects from alcohol levels have been reported to the FDA.
* Homeopaths expect some of their patients to experience homeopathic aggravation (a temporary worsening of existing symptoms after taking a homeopathic prescription). Researchers have not found much evidence of this reaction in clinical studies; however, research on homeopathic aggravations is scarce.
* Homeopathic remedies are not known to interfere with conventional drugs; however, if you are considering using homeopathic remedies, you should discuss this with your health care provider first.

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Licensing and Certification

There are currently no uniform licensing or professional standards for the practice of homeopathy in the United States; the licensing of homeopaths varies from state to state. Usually, a homeopathic practitioner is licensed in a medical profession, such as conventional or osteopathic medicine. Homeopathy is also part of the medical education for naturopathyA whole medical system that originated in Europe. Naturopathy aims to support the body's ability to heal itself through the use of dietary and lifestyle changes together with CAM therapies such as herbs, massage, and joint manipulation..

Licensure as a homeopathic physician is available only to medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy in Arizona, Connecticut, and Nevada. Arizona and Nevada also license homeopathic assistants, who are allowed to perform medical services under the supervision of a homeopathic physician. Some states explicitly include homeopathy within the scope of practice of chiropractic, naturopathy, physical therapy, dentistry, nursing, and veterinary medicine.

National certification may be obtained through organizations such as the Council for Homeopathic Certification, American Board of Homeotherapeutics, and the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians. The U.S. Department of Education, which officially recognizes some CAM organizations for certification purposes, has not recognized these organizations; however, members of the homeopathic community consider certification a way to help set education and competency standards for practicing homeopathy.

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If You Are Thinking About Using Homeopathy

* Do not use homeopathy as a replacement for proven conventional care or to postpone seeing a doctor about a medical problem.
* Look for published research studies on homeopathy for the health condition you are interested in.
* If you are considering using homeopathy and decide to seek treatment from a homeopath, ask about the training and experience of the practitioner you are considering.
* Women who are pregnant or nursing, or people who are thinking of using homeopathy to treat a child, should consult their health care provider.
* Tell all your health care providers about any complementary and alternative practices you use. Give them a full picture of all you do to manage your health. This will ensure coordinated and safe care. For tips about talking with your health care providers about CAM, see NCCAM's Time to Talk campaign.

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NCCAM-Funded Research

NCCAM-supported exploratory grants have sought to understand patient and provider perspectives on homeopathic treatment, and have explored the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies with various succussions (vigorous shaking) and dilutions.

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Selected References

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* Tedesco P, Cicchetti J. Like cures like: homeopathy. American Journal of Nursing. 2001;101(9):43–49.
* U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Conditions under which homeopathic drugs may be marketed. Compliance Policy Guides Manual, Sec. 400.400. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site. Accessed at http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/cpg/cpgdrg/cpg400-400.html on May 29, 2008.
* Vallance, A.K. Can biological activity be maintained at ultra-high dilution? An overview of homeopathy, evidence, and Bayesian philosophy. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 1998;4(1):49–76.

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65 th Liga Congress at LA, USA

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The main theme for the 65th LIGA Congress is 2010: A Homeopathic Odyssey which draws from the famous epic poem of Homer in the sense that Odysseus must undergo many trails and tribulations in order to obtain his triumphs—so with homeopathy. There are few sciences that have had to endure such tremendous ordeals as homeopathic medicine. However, there is another reason why this theme was chosen which centers more on the place where this Congress will be held—California, Redondo Beach in the Los Angeles area and the international home of movie entertainment. There was a famous movie called 2001: A Space Odyssey and a sequel done with the year 2010. This “play on words” again has a theme of tests and challenges, but also a sense of the Future and the exploration of the unknown knowledge in this universal, harmonious and natural approach to medicine.

A sub-theme is that of celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Organon of Medicine written by Samuel Hahnemann. This, of course, has a sense of the Past. In other words, this 65th Congress wants to honor the past and emphasize the marvelous ideals of Hahnemann, but also simultaneously emphasized the Present and Future. Of course, Truth is timeless, but as the old Hispanic saying goes: “La Verdad no se casa con Nadie” or Truth is not married to anyone. One must hold to your ideals until a legitimate truth requires one to have the courage and wisdom to change. The original Organon, Sixth Edition, with Hahnemann’s handwriting, is presently in San Francisco in the University and will, hopefully, be transferred to the Los Angeles area for this special 200th anniversary.

Other special topics will include: Miasms: What Evidence in Modern Medicine; Treatment of Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases. Pediatrics and Immunization Studies; Materia Medica: The Snake Remedies; Evidence Based Homeopathy; Provings; Veterinary and Dentistry Homeopathy, and Open Topics.

Speakers who have been invited, but not all confirmed: Carlos Campora [Argentina], Anton Rohrer [Austria], Andre Saine [Canada], Josef Schmidt [Germany], Didier Grandgeorge [France], Sadhna Thakkar [India], Farokh Master [India], Roberto Petrucci [Italy] Klaus von Ammon [Switzerland], Peter Fisher [United Kingdom], Iris Bell [USA], Roger Morrison [USA], Richard Moskowitz [USA] Todd Rowe [USA], and others.

The Congress will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel which has a beautiful view of the ocean with bike paths for miles along one of the most majestic beaches in the world. The weather is warm, moderate and sunny for which Southern California is famous. It is strategically located only 5 miles from the International Los Angeles Airport and has a hotel shuttle which usually takes about 20 minutes. Disneyland is a few minutes away and, of course, the world famous movie studio tours, art, music, theatre, museums, entertainments, etc., for which this area is well known.

Please come, learn, enjoy and be empowered by this homeopathic adventure.

For registration, information on admission of abstracts, etc., please go to the Website: LIGA2010.ORG. Wishing you all the very best.
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Clinical Trial of Homeopathic Medicine 2003 - 2007

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The following is a literature review conducted for the Altmed.Creighton.edu site during the 4/2007 update. It is intended to present key information and findings from a search (using the term, "homeopathy") of English-language, randomized clinical trials, conducted on PubMed and journal databases made available through Creighton's institutional subscriptions.

Date ranges were restricted to 2003-06 to compliment the extensive Research Report of the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Publication No. D183 (PDF), whose findings are reproduced on this page. It is styled after the appendices of the aforementioned publication.

Clinical Trials on Homeopathy Published from 2003 to 2006

Citation Description Findings
Jacobs et al., 20074 A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of 60 patients in Honduras. Homeopathic remedy verum "showed no difference in outcomes" of patients with clinical diagnosis of dengue fever (only 3 of which have laboratory proven dengue)

Robertson et al., 20079 Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 190 participants aged 18 years and over. Trial compared an oral homeopathic remedy, Arnica 30C to placebo in reducing the morbidity following tonsillectomy.

Authors found that patients receiving homeopathic treatment had significantly lower subjective pain scores. Otherwise, "the two groups did not differ significantly on analgesic consumption or any of the other secondary outcome measures."
Bull, 20072 Multi-centered, randomized trial with 70 children aged 6-13. Sunflower therapy showed "no statistically significant improvements in cognitive or Literacy test performance" in childhood dyslexia

Brinkhaus et al., 20061 Three randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, sequential trials. The homeopathic remedy, arnica montana was given to evaluate efficacy on swelling and pain following three types of arthroscopic surgery. Significance in pain reduction was declared (p=0.019) following one of three types, but the authors seemed to make no correction for multiple comparisons, thus capitalizing on chance variation. Their Bonferroni adjusted alpha should have been 0.0167 for any of three comparisons, thus the study actually failed to show differences from placebo.

Jacobs et al., 20065 Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 292 children in Honduras. Homeopathic combination therapy had "no significant difference in the likelihood of resolution of diarrheal symptoms" in acute childhood diarrhea.

Fisher et al., 20063 Randomized, 2 of 4 arms double-blinded trial of 75 people. Measure of overall symptom severity for dermatitis showed "no outcome measure showed statistically significant between group differences" after correcting for baseline differences and multiple comparisons.

La Pine et al., 20067 Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of 34 people, 28 completed. Homeopathic remedy, No-Shift-Lag at 12C, was administered to ICU nurses working 3 consecutive 12hr night shifts, and assessing for fatigue. "Vigilance test was not significantly different when taking either the study preparation or the placebo."

Steinsbekk et al., 200511 Randomised parallel-group with waiting-list group as control trial of 169 children below age 10. Study of children with URTIs found "significant difference in median total symptom score" (p=0.026) and median number of symptomatic days(p=0.006), both in favor of homeopathic care.

Jacobs et al., 20056 Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of women with breast cancer history after completion of allopathic treatment. Study randomized to individualized homeopathic single remedy, combination, or placebo for menopausal symptoms states "no significant difference found in the primary outcome measure, the hot flash severity score." Study did find increasing general health score in both homeopathic groups vs placebo.

Thompson et al., 200513 Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 45 women breast cancer survivors. Assessed individualized homeopathy for estrogen withdrawal symptom reduction. Found no evidence of a difference seen between groups. Admitted to a lack of statistical power on retrospective analysis.
Kim et al., 200513

Randomized, placebo- controlled, double-blind study of 40 total men and women. Assessing isopathic remedy (treatment was the allergen) for common allergies on four scales. "Scales from the RQLQ, MOS SF-36, and WPAI questionnaire showed significant positive changes from baseline to 4 weeks in the homeopathic group compared with the placebo group." Made at least 21 independent comparisons with Student's t-test to answer one question, while applying no correction in threshold for significance.

Bonferroni adjusted alpha would have been 0.00238 for any of 21 comparisons. Study may have shown significant change in "sleep problems" in homeopathic group of RQLQ (p=0.001). Study would have benefited highly from multivariate statistical analysis.

Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysesk of Clinical Trials of Homeopathy

Citation Description Findings

Thachil et al 200712 Analyzed 19 randomized, controlled trials of several alternative medicine approaches including complex homeopathy. "None of the [Complimentary and Alternative Medicine] studies show evidence of efficacy in depression according to the hierarchy of evidence."

Vickers and Smith 200614 Cochrane systematic review of two studies using Oscillococcinum homeopathic remedy for influenza treatment and prevention. "No evidence that homeopathic treatment can prevent influenza- like syndrome." Patients did have greater chances of believing that the treatment was effective, and reported shorter duration of symptoms by a mean of 0.26 days

McCarney et al., 20048 Cochrane systematic review of 6 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trials of 556 total people. Studies were mix of classic and isopatic homeopathy.

With regard to homeopathic treatment of asthma, "no trial reported a significant difference on validated symptom scales."
Smith, 200310 Cochrane systematic review of two placebo-controlled, double-blind trials involving 133 women. Low quality trials demonstrate "no differences in any primary or secondary outcome" with regard to placebo for third trimester cervical ripening or induction of labor.

k. In a systematic review, data from a set of studies on a particular question or topic are collected, analyzed, and critically reviewed. A meta-analysis uses statistical techniques to analyze results from individual studies.
References

1. Brinkhaus B., Wilkens J., Ludtke R., Hunger J., Witt C., Willich S. Homeopathic arnica therapy in patients receiving knee surgery: results of three randomised double-blind trials. Complement Ther Med. 2006 Dec;14(4):237-46. Epub 2006 Oct 13.

2. Bull, L. Sunflower therapy for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): a randomised, controlled trial. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2007 Feb;13(1):15-24. Epub 2006 Dec 15.

3. Fisher P., McCarney R., Hasford C., Vickers A. Evaluation of specific and non-specific effects in homeopathy: feasibility study for a randomised trial. Homeopathy. 2006 Oct;95(4):215-22.

4. Jacobs, J., Fernandez, E. Merizalde, B., Avila-Montes, G. and Crothers, D. The use of homeopathic combination remedy for dengue fever symptoms: a pilot RCT in Honduras. Homeopathy. 2007 Jan;96(1):22-6.

5. Jacobs J., Guthrie B., Montes G., Jacobs L., Mickey-Colman N., Wilson A., DiGiacomo R. Homeopathic combination remedy in the treatment of acute childhood diarrhea in Honduras. J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Oct;12(8):723-32.

6. Jacobs J., Herman P., Heron K., Olsen S., Vaughters L. Homeopathy for menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors: a preliminary randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb;11(1):21-7.

7. La Pine M., Malcomson F., Torrance J., Marsh N. Night shift: can a homeopathic remedy alleviate shift lag? Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2006 May-Jun;25(3):130-6.

8. McCarney RW, Linde K, Lasserson TJ. Homeopathy for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD000353. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000353.pub2.

9. Robertson A, Suryanarayanan R, Banerjee A. Homeopathic Arnica montana for post-tonsillectomy analgesia: a randomised placebo control trial. Homeopathy. 2007 Jan;96(1):17-21.

10. Smith CA. Homoeopathy for induction of labour. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003399. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003399.

11. Steinsbekk A., Fonnebo V., Lewith G., Bentzen N. Homeopathic care for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in children: a pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial comparing individualised homeopathic care and waiting-list controls. Complement Ther Med. 2005 Dec;13(4):231-8. Epub 2005 Oct 18.

12. Thachil, A., Mohan, R., Bhugra, D. The evidence base of complementary and alternative therapies in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 97 (2007) 23-35.

13. Thompson E., Montgomery A., Douglas D., Reilly D. A pilot, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of individualized homeopathy for symptoms of estrogen withdrawal in breast-cancer survivors. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb;11(1):13-20.

14. Vickers AJ, Smith C. Homoeopathic Oscillococcinum for preventing and treating influenza and influenza-like syndromes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001957. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001957.pub3.

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Philosophy of Homeopathy

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Homeopathy as a discipline was developed prior to or without regard to the modern principles of pharmacology, biophysics and pathology. It was developed as a reaction to the unscientific and barbarous practices used by physicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The philosophy behind homeopathy laid out here is that which was originally conceived by Hahnemann. Many individuals have embellished homeopathy or incorporated it into other practices (such as naturopathy). Each of the links below discuss important facets of homeopathy as described by Hahnemann.
Cause of disease
"Similia similibus curentur" (Like cures like)
Dilution and Dynamization
Provings
Treatment
Up Cause of disease Like Cures Like Dilution Provings Treatment

Samuel Hahnemann The Founder of Homeopathy

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Samuel Hahnemann

Founder of Homeopathy

1755-1843

Picture from the London Homoeopathic Hospital
Click on underlined passages below to see actual quotes on the subject from Dr. Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician who earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1779. At the time of his graduation, Scientific advances were beginning to be seen in the fields of chemistry, physics, physiology and anatomy. The clinical practice of medicine, however, was rife with superstition and lack of scientific rigor. The treatments of the day, such as purgatives, bleeding, blistering plasters, herbal preparations and emetics lacked a rational basis and were more harmful than effective. Hahnemann recognized this and wrote critically of current practices in several papers on topics such as Arsenic poisoning, hygiene, dietetics and psychiatric treatment.

While translating William Cullen's A treatise of the materia medica into German, Hahnemann was struck by a passage that deal with cinchona bark, which was used to treat malaria. Cullen described its mechanism of action as a function of its stomach-strengthening properties. Hahnemann did not accept this explanation and took "four good drams of Peruvian bark, twice a day for several days" to attempt to characterize the action of the quinine-containing bark. Hahnemann reported that he began to develop symptoms identical to those of malaria. He concluded from this experience that effective drugs must produce symptoms in healthy people that are similar to the diseases they will be expected to treat. Today this principal is known as the "Law of Similars" and is the basis for the use of the term homeopathy ("similar suffering").

Hahnemann and colleagues began to test various substances to determine the types of symptoms they produced. These results suggested to Hahnemann what the drugs would be useful to treat. Hahnemann reasoned that doses of these substances that produced overt symptoms would be inappropriate for treatment of diseases with the same symptoms. Thus he advocated reduction of the dose to infinitesimal levels by multiple serial dilutions of ten or hundred fold . Soluble compounds or liquids were diluted in alcohol; insoluble materials were serially diluted by grinding with lactose. (more specific descriptions of his reasoning can be found in the "philosophical basis" section. He compiled his results into a treatise called the "Organon of rational therapeutics" which he first published in 1810. The sixth edition, published in 1921, is still used today as homeopathy's basic text. Hahnemann practiced Homeopathic medicine for almost 50 years until his death in 1843

Homeopathy had a large impact on the practice of medicine. The first homeopathic hospital opened in 1832 and homeopathic medical schools opened all over Europe. Homeopathic hospitals and practitioners often had better outcomes compared to their allopathic counterparts. These improved outcomes were undoubtedly due to the harmful nature of allopathic remedies of the time compared to the non-toxic nature of homeopathic remedies. Thus the general public began to tout the benefits of homeopathy and demand better treatment from all physicians.

Allopathic medicine began to develop rational approaches to the study of disease, partially due to the competition offered by homeopathy and began to make significant gains by the end of the 19th century. By the early part of the twentieth century, homeopathy was in serious decline. The last pure homeopathic medical school in the U.S. closed in 1920, although Hahnemann Medical School in Philadelphia continued to offer homeopathic electives until the 1940's. Homeopathy began to enjoy a resurgence in the US in the 1970's as the public took a greater interest in holistic and natural approaches to medicine.

Homeopathy & Chinese Medical System

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Homeopathy and Chinese Medicine: Uniting Two Forms of Energetic Medicine

Source : Townsend Letter

Homeopathy and Chinese medicine are both forms of energetic medicine that address imbalances which may be preventing patients from obtaining health and healing. Whether the goal is to balance qi or the vital force, patients have benefited from both types of medicine physically, emotionally, and mentally. The amazing results and responses from patients treated by homeopathy and Chinese medicine are proof that often there can be underlying issues that have not been or cannot be addressed in order to treat the whole person. It is these underlying issues that can bring about physical manifestation of pain and poor healing. Although many see classical homeopathy and Chinese medicine (acupuncture and/or herbal medicine) as completely separate forms of therapy, these two different systems share some areas of resemblance in diagnosis and treatment that may allow open-minded practitioners another tool in their clinical practices.

Two Forms of Energetic Medicine with One Common Goal
A frequent question for practitioners who use some form of homeopathy and acupuncture together in practice is, when it is most effective to use one over the other? For those who use both types of medicine, there may not be a clear answer. Both are able to treat acute and chronic symptoms; treat the mental, emotional, and physical aspects of a person; and address conditions that can be expressed as either superficial or deep. One possible answer may be that while acupuncture treats the physical, superficial manifestation, homeopathy may be best suited for addressing the energetic level that originates at a deeper realm. This use of combining homeopathy and Chinese medicine may be beneficial for those patients who seem to have multiple layers to their complaints. The public is familiar with the use of acupuncture for physical aliments like pain, but homeopathy may be more recognizable as addressing mental/emotional issues, perhaps due to its almost psychological approach to case-taking. In these cases, the different aspects of a patient's main complaint may be addressed in a synergistic fashion by using one modality to treat the acute and superficial and another modality for the deeper, hidden issue.

The Physicality of Homeopathy
In the practice of homeopathy, the primary focus of remedy selection is based on distinguishing the individual's mental and emotional state. The patient's physical presentations are used as confirmatory symptoms in the final remedy selection.

When practitioners use physical symptoms alone, often the wrong remedy is selected and the medicine simply does not work. In his classic repertory, Kent gives instructions on how to use it when emphasizing the mental symptoms:

The mental symptoms, must first be worked out by the usual form until the remedies best suited to his mental condition are determined, omitting all symptoms that relate to a pathological cause and all that are common to disease and to people. When the sum of these has been settled, a group of five or ten remedies, or as many as appear, we are then prepared to compare them and the remedies found related to the remaining symptoms of the case.1

When focusing on the physical, it is easy to get lost in a sea of remedies that all have similarities. This is because the larger polycrest remedies have so many indications. The homeopathic materia medica is a laundry list of symptoms, and one can find almost any physical symptom under the larger remedies like sulfur.

The Mental/Emotional Realm of Chinese Medicine
Modern Chinese medicine has primarily been known to treat pain and organ disharmony by using acupuncture and herbal formulas based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) pattern differentiation. There are some schools and practitioners of more esoteric treatments that place more emphasis on treating the mental aspect of the patient, such as five-element theory as developed by the late J. R. Worsley. His principles would later be presented in an Oriental medicine psychology textbook, Five Elements of Acupuncture and Chinese Massage. From that book is a description of the physical manifestation of emotional constraint that would be appropriately treated with acupuncture:

All thought process and mental states coexist with related muscular activity and tension. If a therapist is able to affect muscle tension activity, he/she will, ipso facto, affect the same degree of thought processes and mental states. …

Rigidities on the level of the psyche will tend to externalize corresponding to rigidity on the level of the soma. Fixed ideas are all too often the precursors of fixed or stiff joints. Even if auricular or muscular rigidity are not yet present, one would select and treat points as if they were.2

The roots of acupuncture and classical Chinese medicine are of a deeply spiritual nature, and the Taoist origins are rich with mental and emotional significance. However, TCM as we know it is a modernized system that was handed down to us through the Communist government of China and has essentially limited those types of teachings. Still mentioned as a part of basic theory is the influence of the seven emotions, as first discussed in the classical text Neijing Suwen as a cause of internal imbalance creating illness in the body similar to that of an exterior pathogen. Later texts focused on groups of points to treat emotion disorders and even possession. The "Window of the Sky" points, mainly located near the head, were used to promote clarity of thought and treat psychoemotional disorders. Another set called the "thirteen ghost" points were used to treat epilepsy and manic disorders as far back as the seventh century.3 When the focus of modern medicine began to disregard any emotional connection to a patient's physical complaint, the use of such points faded, and they were replaced with the more popular points of the Eight Principles of Disease as taught in texts like Peter Deadman's A Manual of Acupuncture and Xinnong's Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Chinese herbal formulas based on pattern diagnosis that continued to place some focus on emotional disharmonies are found in the chapter listed as "Calming the Shen" in popular teaching texts and materia medicas by Dan Bensky and John Chen.

Modern and Classical Disease Pattern Discrimination
The developing interest in combination homeopathics, as opposed to classical homeopathic prescribing limited to single-remedy treatments, has brought about another possible link between these two systems. In 1952, Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg introduced the principles of homotoxicology and biotherapeutic drainage, combining a mixture of low-to-middle remedies to create complexes that treated diseases which appeared at different stages of deregulation in the body. In this theory, a homotoxin affects cells and tissues on different levels, passing through six phases, two subsections per three phases. The transition between phases is described as vicariation, with indicating signs that the illness is progressively growing in strength and requiring new treatment strategies.4 A similar process, also broken down into six stages of disease transmission, is taught from one of the earliest Chinese medical texts, the Shang Han Lun, written by Zhang Ji around 220 CE. It described how cold disease enters the body at a superficial level and could penetrate deeper into the body, changing its clinical manifestations and organ pathology, finally becoming fatal at the deepest level.5 It follows disease from the outermost levels to the innermost level while providing simple herbal formula recommendations and modifications for each stage. These same six stages, along with the Four Levels of Disease introduced in the later text Wen Bing, became the basis for classical and modern acupuncture-point prescriptions. In both forms of medicine, the importance lies in treating only at the appropriate level of disease to bring about a cure.

Illness can travel both forward and backward throughout these different levels, hopefully being expressed and released externally instead of penetrating and lingering deeper within. Clinical manifestations of illness can change dramatically for the good or bad in patients, often leading to the formulation of new treatment plans or selection of a new, more appropriate remedy. The progression of a disease towards cure was explained by Hering's law of direction of cure, the second law of homeopathy following only the law of similars. Reiterated by Kent, "The cure must proceed from centre to circumference, from centre to circumference is from above downward, from within outwards, from more important to less important organs, from the head to the hands and feet."6

A similar progression of disease is mentioned in the Neijing Suwen, when the Yellow Emperor Huang Qi is told by the great scholar Qi Bo, "When it [a pathogen] remains in the body for a long period of time, the pathogenic factor will transform, internalize, and stagnate to the point where the flow of qi is impaired, top to bottom, side to side, or between yin and yang."7 Treatment and monitoring changes in disease progression between these two forms of medicine have some similarities in thought, even though there are centuries separating their great masters.

Mutual Energetic Treatment Strategies
Homeopathic remedy selection may depend on the current state of the patient, whether he is to be treated acutely or if his underlying constitution needs to be addressed. These changes can lead to the selection of a new remedy or changes in dose administration or potency. The same idea can be observed in Chinese medicine, especially if herbs are being prescribed. A patient's condition may only match a formula's given indication from as little as a few days or as much as two weeks before another formula becomes more appropriate. Acupuncture also will use certain points from more acute situations that may include clearing heat from the body to revive consciousness, such seen with the Jing-Well (Ting) points on the tips of the extremities or the Ying-Spring points.8 Constitutional treatments, often described as treating the root of the disease instead of its branches, may involve the selection of points like the Front Mu (Alarm) point for each individual organ, along with its Back Shu (Associate) point in order to provide a deeper effect on the body's qi. Where selection in point prescription may change on a daily basis, changes in a patient's homeopathic picture may also change abruptly, which may be seen with selection of the wrong remedy or prescribing at too high potency, leading to patients who begin to prove a remedy's rare and peculiar keynotes.

New Concepts on Combining Both Medicines in Clinical Application
In our study of both forms of medicine, we have noticed indications in which both the use of Chinese medicine and homeopathy may be applicable. These ideas first came about while reviewing basic acupuncture point descriptions that sounded similar to the characteristics symptoms of certain remedies. Another indication was the common phrase from patients, "I've never been well since…" or they had cases that looked and felt more suited to homeopathy than acupuncture. These patients all had something in common: they seemed to have deep-seated issues that were being expressed outwardly in physical form. Often these patients would have been to Western medical practitioners, were treated unsuccessfully, and were now turning to alternative medicine. These were the patients whose physical pathology seemed to manifest from a disturbance in their life force, as opposed to a physical trauma or clear disease pathology. It was these situations in which we thought a combination of homeopathy and Chinese medicine might be a valid option. We examine three ways the two could be used together to best suit patients' needs:

1. The combination use of specific acupuncture points that match keynote symptoms of remedy for acute treatment. A particular example would be using the polycrest Belladonna alongside acupuncture point Liver-2, located on the dorsum of the foot between the first and second toes just below the webbing. Liver 2 has an indication for clearing strong heat patterns in the body and helping to release the free flow of qi throughout the body, as well as within the Liver meridian. The Liver channel is known to be strongly affected by emotional influences, and when qi cannot flow freely, emotions such as rage, anger, and even mania can occur.9 The mania, restlessness, and hot sensation accumulating in the body that can affect the patient's mental clarity seem very similar to the keynote symptoms of out-of-control behavior and blood and heat rushing to the head typical of Belladonna. A combined treatment may involve the use of acupoint Liver 2, as well as other points like LI-11, ST-44, and UB-40 to clear intense heat, along with low-dose Belladonna while in the office. In this case the homeopathic remedy is used to help treat the acute symptoms and calm the patient while the acupoints move qi and rebalance the affected channel to help clear excess heat in order to help ground the patient. Unlike using a remedy that is chosen based on the "like cures like" principle, Chinese herbal therapy would use the oppose to clear heat by having the patient take a strong cooling herb like Shi gao (gypsum).10

2. Confirmation of a patient's remedy or disease state through traditional Chinese medicine observation and palpation techniques. Pulse and tongue observation are used by TCM practitioners to help determine a patient's underlying pattern. They serve as nonverbal indications of the internal and external patterns for determination of treatment. Pulse and tongue observations are listed in both the homeopathic materia medica and repertory, but are not considered relevant to remedy selection. There was a time when homeopaths were medical doctors trained in the art of pulse and tongue diagnosis. Modern homeopathic training does not include them; however, a skilled observer can use them to help confirm a remedy. The following is an example of how this method could be used to differentiate headache remedies: Boericke lists Belladonna with a rapid but weakened pulse and a strawberry-red, swollen tongue.11 This could be compared with the pulse and tongue of Natrum muriaticum, another important headache remedy, which has a fluttering, palpating, and intermittent pulse with a frothy coating with bubbles on the side and a sense of dryness.12 In sum, tongue and pulse information is used for confirmation, not as a primary diagnostic tool.

3. The use of homeopathic remedy dilution methods for administration of Chinese herbal formulations. One of the benefits of homeopathic dilutions is that they allow for toxic substances too dangerous taken orally to be used energetically. Chinese herbalists have historically used toxic substances in some of their traditional formulas.13 Other substances have also been difficult to obtain for many different reasons, such as Ma Huang (ephedra) due to FDA banning, high-potency Ren Shen (Korean ginseng) due to high cost for the best-quality root, or Lu Rong (deer antler velvet) due to animal protection regulations and lack of availability. Using the same concepts of titrations and successions that Hahnemann himself used for his first proofs, one might be able to test if it would be possible to use dilutions of single Chinese herbs or formulas in clinical situations. An educational pseudo-proving of Ma Huang Tang (ephedra formula) made from its raw ingredients demonstrated that the participants involved with making the low-dose potency began to develop some of the indications listed in texts for the use of the formula. This leads to many more questions as to the use of not only homeopathic remedies, but also the processes used to manufacture remedies as another route of administration for traditional raw herbal formulas.

Conclusion
Homeopathy and Chinese medicine have both been used to treat physical, mental, and emotional aspects of patients by addressing energetic imbalances within the body that are often overlooked in other forms of medicine. While both types of medicine have similarities in their basic concepts, they are viewed as two individual medical treatments. Those practitioners interested in combining their benefits will have to focus on addressing deeper mental/emotional issues that may be provoking a patient's physical complaints. The following translated Chinese passage describes how to formulate individual treatments much the same as classical principles may guide a homeopathic practitioner:

Illness may be identical but the persons suffering from them are different. The … emotions and the … excesses affecting people are not the same. … If one treats all those patients who appear to suffer from one illness with one and the same therapy, one may hit the nature of the illness, but one's approach may still be exactly contraindicated by the influence of qi that determines the condition of the individual patient's body. … Physicians therefore must take into account the differences among the people and only then decide whether the therapeutic pattern they employ suits … the individual constitution on the basis of the criteria mentioned above

Charles 11 Duke of Parma 1799 - 1883

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Charles II Duke of Parma 1799 – 1883

Charles II Duke of Parma (Charles Louis of Bourbon Parma) (Carlo Ludovico di Borbone Parma) 1799 – 1883 was King of Etruria (1803–1807), Duke of Lucca (1824–1847), and Duke of Parma (1847–1849).

Duke of Lucca employed homeopath Guiseppe Belluomini as his physician in 1846, and he also employed homeopaths Joseph Attomyr, Settimio Centamori, Georg von Necker, and Giacomo Antonio Tommasini, and in 1848, Lucca awarded Karl Friedrich Gottfried Trinks a Knightship of the Lucchesischen Order,

The Duke and his mother Maria Louisa established a homeopathic hospital with 40 beds under Anton Schmidt, who was employed as a homeopathic physician by Charles’s mother Maria Louisa Duchess of Lucca,

Charles provided a refuge for homeopath Christophe Hartung in 1843 (who was famous for the cure of a cancerous tumour in the eye of Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz in 1841), and on 19 April 1848, when revolution broke out in Parma, Charles abdicated in favor of his son, who had himself escaped. Later, Austrian troops led by Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz occupied the duchy and restored Charles II, though this was not to last…

Charles Louis was born in Madrid as the only son of Louis, Prince of Piacenza, son and heir of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, and his wife Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.

In 1801, Charles Louis became Crown Prince of the newly created Kingdom of Etruria as heir to his father, whom Napoleon Bonaparte had made King of Etruria.

Of interest:

Franz Rudolf Benninger 1829? – 1887? MD was a German orthodox physician who converted to homeopathy, and was the physician of the Carl III, Duke of Parma.

Benninger practiced in Graz, and in 1842, Benninger wrote Geschichtlicher Ueberblick der wichtigsten physiologischen Principien des Lebens.

Homeopathic Conference in Malaysia 2009

2009-10-10T16:44:00.000-07:00

18th AHML Congress at Malaysia 3, 4, 5 th Oct 2009

2009-10-10T16:36:00.001-07:00

18th AHML Congress at Malaysia 3, 4, 5 th Oct 200 - Tea Breaks9

2009-10-10T16:28:00.001-07:00

Malaysian Homeopathic Congress 2009

2009-10-10T16:19:00.000-07:00

No Of delegates attended : 200
Contries : 22 Countries
Conference at First World Hotel, Genting Highland

18th & 8 th International Conference on Homeopathy

Among International Homeopath attended: Dr Naik from CCRH Govt of India, Mrs Montaka from TCM Unit Govt of Thailand, Dr Faisal Ramdan of Kuwait, Dr Baksi of Bakson India, Dr SM Singh, Dr A K Seth, Dr Daryani, Dr Kudiyat, Dr Jagesg Gupta, Dr Sapna Gupta, Dr Girish Gupta, Dr Paula of Australia, Dr Aminah and Dr Ismail from Canada, Dr Michelle Hong Kong, Dr lee China, Mrs Roda from phillipine, Mrs Wati, Indonesia, Dr Kocabas of Saudi Arabia etc......

18 th AHML & 8 th International Homeopathic Conference Malaysia 2009

2009-10-10T16:09:00.001-07:00

Malaysian Conference A Great Success
One of The Greatest Homeopathic Event in 2009
Organized jointly by

Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association &
The Asian Homeopathic Medical League
Venue: at International Convention Centre
Genting Highlands, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3,4 & 5th October 2009

Cancer & Homeopathy By Dr Kudiyat

2009-10-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

DYNAMIC SCIENCE - PREVENTING AND MANAGING CANCER

DYNAMIC SCIENCE- THE NEW SCIENCE THAT EXPLAINS THE SCIENTIFICITY OF SPIRITUALITY AND HELP IN UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTING AND MANAGING CANCER

The incidences of Cancer all over the world are increasing. More and more women also are now suffering from cancer of the female specific organs like breast, uterus and ovaries. Breast cancer used to be a disease of the western women. But it is now affecting Asia, mainly among women over the age of 40. But many teenagers are also affected with breast cancer nowadays. Many other diseases are coming out for which the present medical science fails to give explanations. This is the scenario for an innovative and pioneering enquiry into the problems of the science in general and medical science in particular for finding the deficiencies, limitations and incapacities which produces this situation and finding ways for the furtherance of science making it capable to deal with this kind of situations.

As we all know, science is growing by questioning answers and answering questions. Here we are discussing about a new science called “Dynamic Science” introduced by Dr. Shaji V. Kudiyat who is engaged in cancer research for more than a decade. He calls this new science a complete science. The present science is mainly based on materialistic philosophic perspective. All researches limit itself within the small world of materialism. This is the time this innovative physician and researcher had conducted his innovative analysis of cancer disease through the application of inductive-deductive logic, which is very interesting to look into.

Dr. Shaji V. Kudiyat is basically a Homeopathic Physician. So here this doctor treats patients holistically by considering the mental, emotional spiritual and physical planes together in association with the environment the patient lives in. It is a series of reasonable questioning and answering. Let us go through it:

What is cancer? Cancer is abnormal fast multiplication of cells. Who decides the rate of multiplication of cells in a living organism, particularly human beings? It is decided by the genetic information present in the nucleus of the cells especially in the chromosomes in the nucleus. What are chromosomes? Chromosomes are the genetic information carrying instruments which are made of genes. What are genes? Genes are made of DNA. What is DNA? DNA is Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid. It is made of molecules of deoxyribose, phosphoric acid and four nucleic acids called Adenine, Guanine, Thymine and Cytosine. (Purines and Pyramidines). According to the present scientific knowledge, the sequential arrangement of these 4 nucleic acids carries our genetic information including the rate of multiplication of cells.

Up to this is known to the present science. Dr. Shaji V. Kudiyat is going beyond this using the logical presentation of the current scientific knowledge and also by introducing new scientific hypotheses developed by him. As we continue our logical reasoning - if the sequential arrangement of the nucleic acids carries the genetic information in the DNA, the next question is - who decides the sequential arrangement of nucleic acids in the DNA?

The answer to this question is one of the new hypotheses of Dr. Shaji V. Kudiyat’s Dynamic Science. Before answering the above question, let us find out the difference between a living body and dead body or let us analyze the process of death. We can divide death process into three stages – before, during and after death. There are many organs and material functional ingredients which are functioning in the living body or certain percentage of the organs and other ingredients are functioning if the body is sick. When such a person dies, all the organs and other material functional ingredients which are functioning before death are still present in the dead body, but not capable functioning. This change from the capability of function to incapability of function occurred due to some happenings or changes in the living body during death. What happened during death? Or how we die?

No material organs or ingredients are taken or removed from the body during death. But when we take an EEG (Electro Encephalogram) or an ECG (Electro Cardiogram) which reflects state of energy in the body we can see that there was presence of energy in the brain and heart in the living body where as such energy is absent in the dead body. Ordinary people used to say that “the soul leaves the body during death.” This “energy” which leaves the body during death, which transforms the living body to a dead body, is the one creating and maintaining the living phenomena in any living organism. Ordinary people call this energy as “Soul,” homeopaths call it “Vital Force,” some others call it “Spirit,” etc. Definitely it is an “energy” level entity.

Energy exists in wave form or in vibrational form. Whatever may be the form of existence of energy, each form of energy is distinguished from other forms of energy by three determinants – “frequency, wavelength and amplitude.” Different TV and radio stations broadcast their programs in different frequencies and we tune our TV or radio and select the respective frequency to get into that TV or radio program. In the same way, the living phenomena in a living organism is created and maintained by an energy with a particular frequency, wavelength and amplitude.

Now coming back to our previous question of “who decides the sequential arrangement of nucleic acids in the DNA?” – the new hypothesis of Dynamic Science states that “ the sequence of arrangements of nucleic acids in the DNA that decides everything about a human being including the rate of multiplication of cells is a direct physical expression of the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of the energy, or the vital force or the spirit or the soul that creates and maintains the living phenomena in that person or living organism.” This establishes a connection between vital force or soul and the DNA.
According to Dr. Shaji V. Kudiyat’s Dynamic Science there is one more dynamic entity in a human being called “mind.” Each thought that develop in the mind is an energy vibration or wave with a particular frequency, wavelength and amplitude. So when we allow any kind of thought development in our mind, there exists two energy states in the same medium, which superpose or overlap each other resulting in the alteration or modification of the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of the Vital Force or Soul. This influence can easily understand by studying the theory of resonance and theory of superimposition.

When a vibrating tuning fork resonate its energy to the string of a Sonometer or the modifications of frequency, wavelength and amplitude of two overlaping waves explains the modifications of the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of the Soul or Vital Force by the overlapping of the thought waves that developed in the mind. The Dynamic Scientific hypotheses states that “ the positive, peaceful, happy and comfortable thoughts modify the soul constructively whereas the negative emotional thoughts such as anger, hatred, enmity, depression, fear, anxiety, jealousy, feeling of guilt, worries, etc. resonate or superpose and modify the frequency of the soul destructively. When the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of the soul or vital force is modified constructively (positively) or destructively (negatively), the sequence of arrangement of nucleic acids in the DNA get rearranged accordingly causing a constructive (healthy) or destructive (unhealthy) mutation in the DNA.

Thus the mind plays an important role in the development of either healthy or unhealthy mutations in our body. The above explanations also scientifically establish the relationship between mind, vital force and DNA or the relationship between the dynamic components and physical component in the living organism.

The mutation of the DNA also can be caused by two other routes also. They are (1) through the direct resonation and alteration of the frequency, wavelength and amplitude of the vital force by external radiations like X-rays, cosmic radiations, thoughts of others and any other man made and natural radiations and (2) chemical reactions through the physical body by the toxic or carcinogenic ingredients of the food, drinks and medicines we take and also through the contents of the air we inhale.
Whatever may be the source of the cause of abnormal mutation, we need to identify and remove the maintaining cause from the mental, emotional, spiritual and/or physical planes and then need to modify and fix the mental concepts and attitudes to a positive, natural, peaceful, healthy, happy and comfortable level so that the thoughts that develop from such a mind can resonate and superpose the vital force to modify its frequency, wavelength and amplitude which in turn will cause a curative mutation in the DNA.

Why more women suffer from cancer of the female specific organs like breast, uterus and ovaries?
Today’s women suffers more from cancer particularly cancer of the female specific organs like breast, uterus and ovaries. This has something to do with the state of mind of today’s women. They are liberated, decision makers and are tough individuals. “Feminity” is softness and smoothness. Many women are employed today especially in responsible decision making positions and many women are the breadwinner at home also. When women become a decision maker, they lose their feminity (softness and smoothness) and unknowingly become tougher individuals. But the female specific organs can remain healthily only in a soft and smooth environment, find difficulty to survive healthily in the tougher environment. Ultimately such females manifest their toughness in the form of tumors in their female specific organs. When they become aggressively tough, these tumors become malignant, killing them. Even the development of benign tumors makes them abnormal by making them incapable of fulfilling their basic mission as a female. Ex.: A woman with myoma of the uterus may not be able to become pregnant as the myoma acts as a foreign body preventing implantation of the fertilized ovum. This is similar to the situation of a loop deposited inside the uterus for artificial family planning which acts as a foreign body preventing pregnancy. Such tough minded females also develop difficulty in having normal delivery as the tough mind can express the toughness to the body by increasing the muscle tone of the females which in turn prevent the dilatation of the vagina during delivery, causing cesarean.
Dynamic Science has other areas of understanding also. It scientifically defines “God, Man, Matter and Universe.” This science incorporates the dynamic entities like mind and soul or vital force with physical body and thus completes the science. It is expected that the future of the science will be of the “Dynamic Science.”

LMHI Congress at Warsaw, Poland 26 - 30 August 2009

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Prof Dr Nik Omar is Vice President of
International Homeopathic Medical League for Malaysia
( Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis - LMHI )

Dr Nik Omar is responsible for the development of Homeopathy in Asean region for the last 30 years. According to a British Journalist, Alison Nadel, " Dr Nik Omar has written hundresds of articles about his works. he is an active member of International Homeopathic Community. All recognise that he, more than anyone, is responsible for raising the medicine's profile in Malaysia."......

With secretary of Liga Dr Renzo Galazzi of Italy
Dr Renzo was a friend of Dr nik Omar since 1987 while attending a seminar at
Universiti Omeopatia Italy De Roma Italy.Also Dr Federico

With Vice president LMHI Japan

64 th LMHI Congress at Warsaw, Poland 26 - 30 August 2009

2009-09-03T16:58:00.001-07:00

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Prof Dr Nik Omar is Vice President of
International Homeopathic Medical League for Malaysia
( Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis - LMHI )

" The waiting room of Dr Nik Omar's clinic is busy. A school boy whose asthma cleared up within a day of taking homeopathic pills has come back for some medicine to treat a cold. A young woman is waiting for a pregnancy check up and to start a course of medicine for easy delivery. A man whose severe migraine vanished after being treated by Dr Nik's six months ago has dropped in to pick up a repeat prescription......."

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Warsaw, Poland.

I just came back from Warsawa Poland. Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association sent two delegates from Malaysia:-
1. H/Dr Nik Omar bin Hanji Nik daud and
2. H/Dr Geraldin Chong.

The Conference Venue is at Nauki Cultural Center, Warsaw.
Attended by: 45 members Countries
Total Delegates: 600.

The Conference was a great success and about 35 papers were presented at the conference. The President of LMHI Dr Fisher of Germany in his opening speech says that LMHI must works closely with the respective goverment of members countries. We as homeopath will help the government to achieve "the health for all" by this year.

Dr Nik Omar as Vice President of LMHI for Malaysia has suggest the The Liga will andorsed all local homeopathic seminars or sonference in each memebr countries. It was agreed by India delegates.

Tne next LMHI Congress will be at USA and Dr Nik Omar promised to sent more delegates from Malaysia.

Malaysia was not doing any bidding for the next LMHI Congress as there was not much support from members of Homeopathy in Malaysia.
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Prime Minister of Malaysia Who Contribute To The Development of Homeopathy In Malaysia

2009-09-03T16:38:00.000-07:00

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Kami dari Persatuan Pengamal Perubatan Homeopathy berdaftar Malaysia (MRHP) ingin merakamkan Setinggi-tinggi Ucapan teriam kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada kepada Yang teramat mulia Perdana Menteri Malaysia dan Mantan Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang telah banyak memberi sumbangan kepada kemajuan Persatuan ini khasnya dan amnya kepada ahli-ahli Homeopathy di seluruh Malaysia.

Terima Kasih.

Dari Dr Nik Omar bin Hj Nik Daud
President MRHP Homeopathy Malaysia
dan Semua ahli-ahli Homeopathy di Malaysia.

Message from Prime Minister of Malaysia For Homeopathic Conference Malaysia 4 -5 October 2009

2009-09-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

18 th AHML International Conference on Homeopathy / TCM, Malaysia 2009

Dato Mohd Najib Prime Minster of Malaysia and
Tan Sri Muhyyidin Deputy Prime Minister

Prime Minister Message

Message From Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dato'Sri Mohd Najib

For 18th AHML & 8 th International Conference on
Homeopathy and Complementary Medicine
Malaysia 2009

It is indeed a great pleasure for me to pen a few words in conjunction with 18th AHML & 8 th International Conference on Homeopathy and Complementary Medicine to be held at Genting Highlands Resort, Malaysia.

I would like to congratulate the organiser of The Asian Homeopathic Medical League, The Malaysia Registered Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association, The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia for their didication in holding this event.

The fact that the organiser has gained support from members of Asian countries is reflected in the hosting of this conference. The confidence given to Malaysia is due to our ability in hosting previous international conferences successfully.

I believe that the conference would discuss new updates and development in homeopathy and complementary medicine since many experts are attending to the conference.

I hope that homeopathy would also be able to contribute towards better health care since it is a safe system of medicine and treat naturally.

Lastly, I wish all the delegates an enjoyable and pleasant stay in Malaysia.

Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tuan Abd Razak.
Prime Minister of Malaysia

Pejabat Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Bangunan Perdana
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Pesekutuan
62502 Putrajaya.

26th August 2009

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Message from Ex Prime Minster For Homeopathic Conference Malaysia 2006

2009-09-03T16:19:00.000-07:00

Messages From Ex Prime Minister of Malaysia
For Homeopathic Conferences in Malaysia

From: Dato Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi
Ex Prime Minster of Malaysia
For Homeopathic Conference in 2006

Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome all the International and Malaysia delegates to the 'Asia Pacific Conference On Acupuncture, Homeopathy & Complementary Medicine '

I am indeed happy to note that this is the fifth time Malaysia has been given the honour to host a reputable international conference on Complementary Medicine. I thus reflects the confidence of member countries in the ability of The Research Institute of Medical Acupuncture and The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia to organize this event.

For the past two decades the concept of Open International University Studies for Complementary Medicines through The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia which is based in Kelantan, under the chairmanship of Prof Nik Omar bin Haji Nik Daud, has been establishing and promoting this form of medication not only among Malaysians, but also foreigners.

I am sure that the delegates form parts of the world attending this International Conference will be discussing the future directiuon of complementary medicine. Indeed, armed with new dynamism, your group can look forward to a meaningful role in improving the standard of health among the population and complementaing the effort made by the government.

I wish the conference great success.

Dato Seri Abdullah A Badawi
Ex Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Ex Prime Minister, Dr Mahadir Mohamed Message For International Homeopathic Conference 2002

2009-09-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

Message from: Ex Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dr Mahadir bin Mohamad
For Homeopathic Conference 2002

I am please to welcome all delegates to the Asian Pacific Conference on Acupuncture, Homeopathy and Complementary Medicine.

I am happy to note that this is the fifth time Malaysian is given the honour to host this conference of Complementary Medicine which reflects the confidence of the member countries in ability of The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia.

There is much to be done to educate patients on Complementary Medicine and Therapies which could provide them an alternative means to curing health related problems.

Apart form the conference I also hope that the delegates will takes time off to visit Malaysia and enjoy our warmth hospitality.

I wish you all a successful conference.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Ex Prime Minister of Malaysia

H1 N1 - Preventive Is Better Than Cure

2009-08-24T02:13:00.000-07:00

Dr. Anil Singhal, MD (Homeo)
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H1N1 Flu and Homeopathy – Analysis

What is H1N1 flu ?

H1N1 virus is a new type of Influenza virus affecting pigs, humans and maybe some other animals. Humans do not yet have herd immunity to it as they do to other types of flu viruses.

As we (people on this earth) have not developed the immunity against H1N1, it is spreading like wildfire and at a rate faster than any other virus epidemic.

At present, it is a very low mortality viral infection and the risk of death (in kids who have low immunity, and adults at old age especially when weakened by diabetes or other debilitating disorders) is pale in comparison to childhood diarrhea, typhoid, bronchopneumonia at extremes of age, and many other diseases that we are used to.

The main worry is that the next mutated form of this virus, expected within a year, may acquire higher levels of virulence to cause death and or severe complications. To preempt that state of risk, we have to build the overall level of immunity in the general population (herd immunity) either by infection or with the help of a vaccine.

What are symptoms of Influenza A H1N1 ?

Just like any another flu, predominantly upper respiratory symptoms like cough, cold accompanied by the usual fever, headache, body ache, loss of appetite, sore throat, weakness, and sometimes uneasy stomach has been reported in many cases. Mild respiratory illness (nasal congestion, rhinorrhea) without fever and occasional severe disease also has been reported.

Managing H1N1 influenza:

Whenever any of above symptoms start, go to nearest Government approved laboratories for checkup and testing for H1N1 infection.

Protect Yourself, Your Family, and Community

Stay informed.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way.

Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
If you are sick, you may be ill for a week or longer. You should stay home and keep away from others as much as possible. Stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible. This is to keep from making others sick.

If you are sick and sharing a common space with other household members in your home, wear a facemask, if available and tolerable, to help prevent spreading the virus to others.

With seasonal flu, people may be contagious from one day before they develop symptoms to up to 7 days after they get sick. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.

If you are in a high risk group for complications from influenza, you should attempt to avoid close contact (within 6 feet) with household members who are sick with influenza. If close contact with a sick individual is unavoidable, consider wearing a facemask or respirator, if available and tolerable. Infants and pregnant women should not be cared for by sick family members.

Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds, and other social distancing measures.

What Homeopathy or homoeopathic medicines can do ?

Hahnemann has mentioned guidelines for physicians to tackle any epidemic in his Organon of Medicine under the aphorisms 100-102:

In investigating the symptomatology of any epidemic or sporadic disease, it is NOT required to know whether something similar disease has appeared in the world before under the same name or any other name. Physician MUST examine every prevailing disease as if it were something new and unknown.

He SHOULD investigate it thoroughly for practicing medicine in a real and radical manner. He should NEVER substitute conjecture (guess or baseless opinion) for actual observations. He should NOT consider this new prevailing disease as if already whole or partially. He SHOULD examine this prevailing disease in all its phases.

It may be possible that the physician may not be able to obtain complete picture of disease in the first case of an epidemic disease. He may become conversant with the totality of signs and symptoms if he closely observes several cases of such disease.

This way the physician will be enabled to verify the suitableness of the medicine chosen, or to discover more appropriate, most appropriate homeopathic remedy. The whole extent or the totality of the symptoms cannot be learned from one single patient. It will be obtained by a complete survey of the morbid picture, which is essential to choose the most suitable homeopathic remedy.

Now, considering the guidelines given by Dr. Hahnemann – Inventor of Homoeopathy, I took all the symptoms (as mentioned by CDC) for further analysis.

Analysis of symptoms of hospitalized novel H1N1 patients :

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of US had tabulated the symptomatology of H1N1 virus in human beings:

Fever (93%)
Cough (83%)
Shortness of breath (54%)
Fatigue/Weakness (40%)
Chills (37%)
Myalgias (36%)
Rhinorrhea (36%)
Sore Throat (31%)
Headache (31%)
Vomiting (29%)
Wheezing (24%)
Diarrhea (24%)

You can see in more than 50% of the cases Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath were marked. I would like to mention some Emergency Warning Signs here. If you become ill and experience any of the warning signs, seek emergency medical care at nearest government hospital.

In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Fast breathing or trouble breathing
Bluish or gray skin color
Not drinking enough fluids
Severe or persistent vomiting
Not waking up or not interacting
Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
Sudden dizziness
Confusion
Severe or persistent vomiting
Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough

Selection of Homeopathic Repertory

In Homeopathy, Repertory is a clinical applied tool, in short, it helps to analyse symptoms of a patient in a clinical setup. There are various homeopathic repertories available (like Boenninghausen’s Therapeutic Pocket Book, Boger’s Boenninghausen’s Characteristics and Repertory, Kent’s Repertory, and some newer repertories) based on certain logic, philosophies or guidelines. Each one is having specific scope and limitations.

Considering the general symptoms of the H1N1 Influenza as mentioned by CDC, I chose Kent’s Repertory to analyse all these symptoms. Kent’s Repertory is the most often used homeopathic repertory worldwide.

Rubrics of Kent’s Homeopathic Repertory pertaining to symptoms of hospitalized novel H1N1 patients: (in bracket total number of homeopathic medicines are mentioned – these number of homeopathic medicines have affinity to cure linked symptom)

Fever; HEAT in general (152)
Cough (238) – here I included homeopathic remedies of all time modalities
Respiration; DIFFICULT (Asthmatic) (259)
Generalities; WEAKNESS (309)
Chill; COLDNESS in general (177)
Extremity Pain; GENERAL (168)
Catarrh+Coryza (224) – for rhinorrhea, I included all the remedies belonging to catarrh and coryza in nose.
Throat; PAIN; Sorethroat (in general) (120)
Head Pain; GENERAL (258)
Stomach; VOMITING; General (177)
Respiration; WHEEZING (62)
Rectum; DIARRHOEA (214)

On analysing the computational result of this, following homeopathic remedies are coming at a higher ranking

analysis_h1n1

I observed that Ars. is ranking on top covering almost all the symptoms of H1N1 in highest grade.

About Influenzinum

Recently, I heard that some SMS about Influenzinum are circulated widely in India.

Influenzinum - a homeopathic preparation called nosode is prepared by Pasteur Institute. It is anti – grippe vaccin prepared from 2 varieties of viruses, the one being that of ordinary influenza A.P. R. – 8 and the other A – Singapore – 1, 1957, which is called Asiatic influenza. The preparation of this mixture is, 3 parts of Asiatic virus and onepart of European virus. These viruses are cultured on chidken embryo, and titrated by the reaction of Hemagglutination of Hirst, after purification, and concentration by formol. The stock contains influenza titrated 500 units of hemagglutinant per millilitre. It is interesting to note that Pasteur Institute prepare specially this vaccine mixture for Homoeopathic uses.

Following the famous “Spanish Influenza” of 1918, some nosodes of Influnza appeared. Thus Pierre Schmidt of Geneva prepared the Nosode Influenzinum – Spanish, but he neither spoecified the composition of the stock nor the origin.

In the year 1938 appeared an article of Dr. Beeby in Homoeopathic Recorder concerning this Nosode and made a comparative study with Influenzinum of Dr. Nebel. Nebel of Lausanne prepared towards 1938 a series of Nosodes but they are not found at present.

According to Demageat there exists influenzinum 1918, prepared by Bach and dichington but the stock is not known. There even exists in Influenzinum 1918, prepared by Neison Laboratory in 30 CH nd an Influenzinum with China used in Influenza sequalae of Spain. All these nosodes exist no more in pharmacy.

At Nelson are found at present the different types of Influenza and Influenzinum.

There exist also several stocks of “Grippen Nosoden” in dynamizations D6 to D 400, prepared by the Laboratory Mueller, Goepingen in Germany and utilised by Voll according to Electro – acupuncture – orgenometry and tested therapeutically with his apparatus.

Reckeweg has prepared the “Grippe – Nosode – Injeel – forte D6, D10), D30, D200, which are to be used as injections.

Our present day influenzinum, as has been remarked by Demagent, does not correspond to the old stock.

There exists no pathogenetic experiment according to the method of Hahnemann. It is also cleared that different pharmacies preparing this medicine differently, and which influenzinum we are getting in India — I am not sure about that.

Regarding using influenzinum, the general directions Clarke gave to his patients are these: When “colds” appear in a family let all those who are unaffected take Ars. 3c thrice daily and let the patients take Influ. 30c every hour or two. Even Dr. P. Sankaran of Bombay had mentioned that Influenzinum is indicated for poor reaction, when the patient’s recovery is poor after influenza. And, Tyler of UK used this in post influenzal epilepsy.

Therefore, I think Influenzinum is to be used in patients suffering from H1N1, and for sequale after H1N1.

What Homeopathic Medicine for H1N1 ?

As such, we don’t have any concrete outcome related to the present situation of H1N1 in India and abroad. Dr. Hahnemann used the prophylactic medicines during epidemics in his time. He evaluated the remedies based on his guidelines, and using those remedies proved efficacy of homeopathic medicines in epidemics. His experinces lead him to create guidelines to finding the curative remedy in such epidemics. Similarly we can apply this in our search of homeopathic medicine for H1N1 flu pandemic.

As per my analysis, in my opinion, Arsenic Album (or Ars. alb., or Arsenic alba) might be the right choice right now. Taking Ars. alb. 30 twice daily for 4-5 days might be helpful initially for a month or so. I chose 30 potency as it would be safer for kids, children, preganant, and immuno-compromised peoples. The information provided here is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her physician.

I presented this information here because I am finding lot of confusions in my patients, friends, students and my collegues.

In the last, if you find any flu-like symptoms, please consult your physician immidiately. All these info here is to update you about the facts. I am sure this would help you.

Dr. Anil Singhal, MD(Homeo)
Visiting Faculty
Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi.
Dr. B. R. Sur Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi.
Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Greater Noida.

Note: You can download this information freely and spread the facts about H1N1 Flu and Homeopathy. We don’t need to create panic. We all work together to make this world H1N1 free.

H1N1 Flu and Homeopathy – Analysis posted on August 12th, 2009.

Alternative Medicines • H1N1 • Homeopathy -- H1N1, Influenza A, Influenza H1N1, Swine Flu, Swine Influenza
26 Responses to “H1N1 Flu and Homeopathy – Analysis”

1.
Dr Alok Yadav , on August 13th, 2009 at 3:57 am , said:

Thanks Dr Singhal. Your sincere effort regarding information on H1N1 & Homeopathic Role is very useful.
2.
Dr. Anil Singhal , on August 13th, 2009 at 5:30 am , said:

Dear Dr. Yadav, what is the situation of H1N1 influenza in Jaipur… please tell us.
3.
Dr Maheshkumar Nule , on August 13th, 2009 at 7:44 am , said:

Meticulous work. Amidst the general ruins this article can be of great solace for those who want to know as well as for those who want to treat and safeguard their near and dear ones.

Great effort Dr Anil Singhal.

Hope to see more articles on your site.
4.
Amit Srivastava , on August 13th, 2009 at 11:37 am , said:

Thank you Dr Singhal for sharing such useful information. I have a question in two parts, First could homeopathy be used for prevention of flu, second your analysis which identify Ars, Lyco, Phos..etc medicine for infected person…with the kind of pendamic..do homeopathy bring the confidence and hope among the people.
5.
Hemant , on August 13th, 2009 at 12:29 pm , said:

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for such a valuable information on this topic.

Warm regards!
6.
Dr.Meetu Aggarwal , on August 13th, 2009 at 12:56 pm , said:

Thank you sir,it’s really a valuable information about swine flu.actually me and renu also had given presentation in college,we had information of few homoeopayhic medicines like bry,eup-perf,influenzinum,gelsemium.but we didn’t had any idea of arsenic-alb.so,thank you once again.
7.
dr pankaj aggarwal , on August 14th, 2009 at 2:42 am , said:

appriciable!!! but panic of flu may be treated with aconite 200. thanks.
8.
Rafy , on August 14th, 2009 at 4:47 am , said:

Hi,

Can you please explain what you wrote about Influenzinum?
9.
Rafy , on August 14th, 2009 at 5:13 am , said:

Hi,

I meant the indiaqn strain. Is it different from what we have in Europe where it is made yearly from 3 expected viruses and not from ASIAN FLU VIRUS.

RAFY
10.
Dr.R.K.Manchanda, , on August 14th, 2009 at 9:27 am , said:

Dear Anil

You have given a very valuable information about the H1N1 and Homoeopathy. There are primarily two ways to look at the possibility of using Homoeopathy as prophylactic. One is use specific nosode which in any case is not avilable for H1N1, however the nearest one is Influenzinum. The efficacy of nosode has not been studied deeply, had it been that simple, WHO and other would have used dilution of H1N1 to contain the pandemic, so there is need to look beyond or to undertake measurable pilot study to establish credibity beyond doubt.

The other option is to use acute medicines, the steps should be 1) to identify sypmtoms of the group of patients, 2) shortlist group of drugs; this work to some extent have been done by Maxican doctors and have suggested Aconite-n, Belladonna,Bryonia, Ars alb, Eup perf, Merc viv, Gelsemium
Now there is need to treat some of the cases of swine flu with these or any other medicines, and report to CCRH, or to me so that further genus epidemicus can be worked out. Then there shall be a real challange of ensuring its proper distribution in appropriate dosage.
I request Homoeopaths to report their realtime experiences in swine flue. We shall also be shring with you our experiences periodically.

Dr.R.K.Manchanda, Deputy Director(Homoeopathy), Govt. of Delhi
11.
Dr.Rajesh Chawla , on August 14th, 2009 at 9:36 am , said:

Great job by a sincere homeopath.Repertorial result would have been more accurate if some smaller rubrics(collected from patients) with few medicines would havebeentaken under consideration.Even then a commandable job.
12.
Peter Jassal , on August 15th, 2009 at 6:05 am , said:

Dr. Singhal
It is always a pleasure to read your educational articles. It brings back the nostalgia of time spent together when we were classmates @ NHMC. Your articles are always of the highest educational value and point to the vast potential homeopathy has to offer. As world of medicine struggle to find answers for such ‘diseases’; homeopathic approach of treating the person as a whole might be the right answer.
Great article.

Peter Jassal, MD.
13.
Dr.Rajendra Fegade,Jalgaon,Maharashtra , on August 15th, 2009 at 9:56 pm , said:

Thank you doctor, Your study & research is really very useful & knowledgeful.
14.
Kanika , on August 16th, 2009 at 7:40 am , said:

Doctor, should we take arsenic as preventive for swine flu H1N1?
15.
Rafy , on August 16th, 2009 at 11:15 am , said:

Also doctor, should we take arsenic as preventive for swine flu H1N1 ans in which dosage (frequency) and potency?
16.
Dr. Anil Singhal , on August 16th, 2009 at 3:02 pm , said:

I thank Dr. Manchanda, Dr. Rajesh, Dr. Pankaj, Dr. Alok, Dr. Nule, Dr. Meetu, Dr. Peter, Dr. Rajendra, Hemant, Amit and all others for your appreciations and feedback. I wanted to share my views about homeopathy and H1N1. I am sure all these inputs would help to alleviate the panic in public.

Amit, Hahnemann used homeopathic medicines as preventives in epidemics in his time, and he reported success. Since than, people used homeopathic medicines in many epidemics like plague, cholera, etc. So, I believe if we have some common analysis of the situation, homeopathy can be used for prevention of flu H1N1, and I am sure with our collective efforts and awareness, confidence and hope would return among the people.

Raby, I have just uploaded some of my notes about influenzinum, some information is awaited.
17.
Ankur Bhatnagar , on August 17th, 2009 at 2:13 am , said:

Thanks a lot Dr. Anil Singhal for providing such detailed analysis on H1N1 virus in such simple and easy language.
I am suffering from cough and cold, but shortness of breath or fatigue is not there. I had consulted an alopathic doctor last week. He gave me some medicines for viral fever and common cough and cold, fever is gone but cough and cold is still a problem.

Can I take homeopathic medicines after alopathic course or both can go side by side…???

Waiting for your suggestions!!
18.
Sundari , on August 17th, 2009 at 9:28 am , said:

Dr. Anil..Thankyou very much for sharing this information with us.
19.
Dr.susanta kumar sahoo , on August 19th, 2009 at 7:08 am , said:

sir,
can acid sarcolacticum be used as preventive
20.
DR JUNAID , on August 19th, 2009 at 8:53 am , said:

dear dr singhal
a very much thankful to you for ur keenly efforts.you did a good job for homeopathy and patient aswell.

with regards
DR JUNAID ALAM
21.
Peter Jassal , on August 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pm , said:

Dr. Singhal
While going over the info about the pandemic i came across a very good site published by a few Homeopaths in Mexico, where it all began. They had compared the current outbreak with previous one of 1916 and had quite a few good obsevations and their experiences treating patients with swine flu.

Peter Jassal, MD (USA)
22.
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23.
Homeopathy , on August 21st, 2009 at 3:55 am , said:

Swine flu is very dangerous disease. Its almost fatal. But there are lot of people whose swine flu is being treated by Homeopathic treatments and it has been very effective since homeopathy has no side effects, but disadvantage of that is, its effects can be destroyed by the effects of smoking, pungent smells, coffee, camphor or petrol smell. So one have to take care of. One has to keep place germ-free, avoid crowded places, cover mouth with a mask.
24.
Dr Srinivasa Rao Nyapati , on August 21st, 2009 at 4:51 am , said:

Dr Anil shingal,

thank you for that extremely scholarly work on H1N1 and Influenzinum. It is indeed very helpful and I trust that appropriate leads will be taken from this article and some consensus can come out at the earliest.
25.
nancy millar , on August 21st, 2009 at 10:01 am , said:

thank you for the information. I have friends in india asking for this homopathic influenzium 200 potency dilution
they say it is not available readily because it is being held for higher money and shopkeepers that have it are not disbursing it as they should.It is a shame to see tths happen where so many already are sicck and suceptible to illness .How can i get some for my indian families?
26.
Dr.Sudhir Batra , on August 24th, 2009 at 12:09 am , said:

Great job , Dr.Singhal.Nice to see such a good view on HINI and what is more appreciating is that ther are feed backs and they are addresed by you promptly…

64 LIga Congress at Warsaw, poland 26 - 30 th August 2009

2009-08-23T17:11:00.000-07:00

From The Desk of Secretary general
Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis
July 10, 2009

Dear friends, I hope that everything is going well for you. I disturb you again in order to ask your confirmation of presence at next IC and EC meetings. It's important to have an answer, because as I wrote you, we have to organize the logistic aspect of our meeting. I have to give the number of people present at the business lunch, the coffee break and so on. Below you will find the names of people that answered yes or not, please all the others are invited to write to me as soon as possible. The organising committee is waiting for an answer from me. Best regards, renzo galassi

Delegates ANSWERING YES

Dr Raymond Sevar lmhi nvp uk,

Lèon Scheepers, Belgium

Jelka Milic, Croatia

Ronko Itamura, Japan

Fernando Francois Flores, secr. Archives

Dr. Pavel Sedláček, Czech rep (assist Eliska Krejcova

Jacques Imberechts, comm. Provings

Christina Ari, Austria

Hein van Berkel, Netherlands.

Dr Nik Omar, Malaysia

Sandra M. Chase, Secretary for Public Relations

Josè Matuk, Liga Vice president

Ulrich D. Fischer, Liga President

Thomas Peinbauer, Liga Treasurer

Renzo Galassi, Liga general Secretary

Michel Van Wassenhoven, secret. Research

Garabagtsyan Mariam, Armenia

Zsófia Hídvegi, Hungary

Alejandro Brenes, Costa Rica

Richard Hiltner, USA

Prof. Dr. Milos Popovic, Serbia.

Barbara Bichsel, Switzerland

Atena Antonescu, Romania

Karin Bandelin, Germany

Dr. S.P.S. Bakshi, India

DELEGATES ANSWERING NOT

Dr. Altunay Söylemez Ağaoğlu , Turkey

Dinos Dardayannopoylos, Greece

Karin Dutina, Sweden

Matthias Puschkarski, Liechtenstein

36 delegates are MISSING, please answer!!!!

( It it very common to note that all the NVP will be coming at the last moment.
At Belgium 45 President of member country are attending. It is expecting the same number this year at Waesaw, Poland - Dr Nik Omar)

From:
Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis

Dott. Renzo GALASSI - Prime General Secretary

DIRETTORE Accademia Omeopatica Hahnemanniana Marchigiana

Homeopathy In Costa Rica - LMHI Report Warsaw 2009

2009-08-23T09:35:00.000-07:00

Costa Rica
LMHI Report 2009

From 2003 to present, “Free Courses of Homeopathy” are held twice a year in the School of General Studies at the University of Costa Rica. Regularly attend students and academics but most are non-university. The courses have generated continuous interest for the holistic approach.

The syllabus of Costa Rican Homeopathic Medical Foundation (FMHC, by its initials in Spanish) closed in 2007. Physicians have expectations for university courses given and the more interest in clinical practice as usual or at least be registered in the Medical Board. In this Board had been resistance to this but, now there is the possibility of a change and also to regulate other complementary and alternative therapies. It has also emerged the idea of designing a master's university in homeopathy.

From December 2008 the oldest private hospital in Costa Rica, agreed to open a homeopathic outpatient services covered by private health insurance.

Homeopathic medicines are legal and regulated by the Ministry of Health. Only licensed doctors, dentists, veterinarians and midwife can prescribe medication.
In January 2009 a judicial court forced the Health Minister to give permission for two homeopathic naturopath, enrolled as biologists at the Biology Board to open homeopathic clinics. This has generated considerable controversy.

From the FMHC teaching experience in homeopathy and the recent interest of National Cooperative Institute and the cooperative Clínica de Pavas, which administers public health service, public funds were obtained to conduct the first research on homeopathy with holistic approach care.
At the same time, this has ensured that the Minister of Health officially supports the participation of the doctors who will present the results of this research in the Warsaw LMHI Congress.

Alejandro Brenes-Valverde M.D., NVP

Homeopathy in Bulgaria - LMHI Report 2009

2009-08-23T09:27:00.000-07:00

Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationlis - LMHI
International Homeopathic Medical League
REPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
Warsaw, Poland, August 2009

In September 2008 we had National Annual Conference of AHPB where the first European diplomas were officially distributed to members of our association. We had guests from Ministry of Health and they were very much impressed by the results presented by our homeopathic physicians. Next conference will be in October 2009.
General Practitioners and Homeopathy. We had the chance to form a very successful team from members of AHPB, Friends of Homeopathy Society in Bulgaria and the representatives of the DHU in Bulgaria. AHPB prepared a brochure - “Homeopathy for GP’s” to inform about different levels of practicing homeopathy; our association (AHPB), ECH and LMHI (main objectives, standards on education and good homeopathic practice, websites addresses, etc) and the fact that there are homeopathic doctors in Bulgaria fully trained according to ECH and AHPB standards. The booklet was distributed to 4000 GPs in Bulgaria and they were invited to a one day seminar. We had personal contact with 189 doctors and make them aware of the quality of our work as association and as practitioners.
The public - Homeopathy week in April – ‘Homeopathy and allergies”. A Happening in the South Park of Sofia “Flowers and allergies” with special program for children. A lot of leaflets about Week of Homeopathy and Homeopathy as a method were distributed. Before that Happening – very good PR. The results – 21 publications ( newspapers, monthly magazines, big TV channels, online media publications, Radio broadcast) and many new friends of homeopathy, ;

AHPB future plans:
a. “World Week of Breastfeeding“- 01-07. August 2009 – to talk about „Homeopathy and breastfeeding mothers“
b. Second module for GP’s in September – every GP will receive a personal invitation for 1 day seminar “Homeopathy and Acutes” and an invitation for AHPB Conference. The seminars will be again in 10 towns, supported by DHU
c. National conference in OCTOBER 2009; The plan this year is to invite as many allopathic doctors as possible and to built a bridge between the two groups of doctors.
d. participation in the Working group for changes in Chapter 6 “Alternative medicine” in Health Law
e. Organization of Homeopathy Week in April 2010, “Homeopathy and Mental Wellbeing“

Dr. Dora Pachova
NVP BULGARIA

Homeopathy in Switzerland - LMHI Report 2009

2009-08-23T09:23:00.000-07:00

LMHI Annual Report
HOMOEOPATHY IN SWITZERLAND
July 2009

1. ORGANISATIONS

1.1. SCHWEIZERISCHER VEREIN HOMÖOPATHISCHER ÄRZTINNEN UND ÄRZTE (SVHA), SOCIETE SUISSE DES MEDECINS HOMEOPATHES (SSMH), SOCIETÂ SVIZZERA DEI MEDICI OMEOPATI (SSMO), THE SWISS ASSOCIATION OF HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS (SAOHP)

The Swiss Association of Homœopathic Physicians was founded in 1856 and unites the majority of Swiss homœopathic physicians. The SVHA represents officially Swiss medical Homeopathy at the LMHI. The SVHA is the main organ which deals with political issues concerning Homeopathy in Switzerland. Visit it‘s website – which has been recently renewed: www.homoeopathie-welt.ch

Membership:
Ordinary Members: doctors, dentists, veterinarians and pharmacists who live or work in Switzerland and who have completed a 2 years basic education in classical homœopathy.
Extraordinary Members: doctors, dentists, veterinarians and pharmacists and students of these faculties in homeopathic training.

Members:
347 members
317 MD, 24 pharmacists, 3 veterinarians, 3 dentists.

Certificate of Capacity (Fähigkeitsausweis der FMH - Foederatio medicorum helveticorum):
Conventional postgraduate medical training of 5 years, medical practice with mainly homoeopathic content.
Homeopathic training: 2 years basic education (150 hrs) with examination; 150 hrs practical training and min. 100 hours postgraduate homoeopathic training; written documentation of 3 homeopathical cases with follow up time of min. 1 year.
CME and yearly recertification compulsatory.

Pharmacists:
The SVHA has newly become accredited as a professional association by the Swiss Pharmacists Association (SAV) and has been mandated to create a pharmacists specialist-title FPH (Foederatio Pharmaceutica Helvetiae). The Diploma “Fachapotheker Klassische Homöopathie FPH” requires analogue training as the Certificate of Capacity with modification to strictly pharmacists situation according with the Swiss Association of Pharmacists (SAV).

Board:
President: Dr. Clemens Dietrich, Rigistr. 5, 5610 Wohlen
Vice President: Dr. Denise Bloch, Ch. Du Tirage 21, 2520 La Neuveville
Treasurer: Dr. Viktor Jenny, Länggassstrasse 36, 3012 Bern
Secretary: Cornelia Roth, Sonnacker 1, 8905 Arni
Contact FMH: Aurelio Nosetti, Mühlematt 12, 6020 Emmenbrücke
UNION delegate: Dr. Barbara Kramer, Rue de la Dent Blance 19, 1950 Sion
Dr. Heidi Lüdi, Thunstrasse 22, 3005 Bern
Delegate of education: Cornelia Roth, Sonnacker 1, 8905 Arni
LMHI and ECH delegate: Dr. Barbara Bichsel, Praxisgemeinschaft ASCHERA, 7220 Schiers

Secretariat:
Sekretariat SVHA/SSMH/SSMO, Vreni Greising, Dorfhaldenstrasse 5, CH-6052 Hergiswil
Telefon Sekretariat: 041 630 07 60, Fax: 041 280 30 36;
sekretariat@swiss-homeopathy.ch; http:// www.homoeopathie-welt.ch/

Education committee:
The education committee consists of representatives from the different SVHA related schools in Switzerland.
Members of the committee:
Dr. Jürg Mühlemann, president, Ahornweg 12c, 3110 Münsingen
Dr. Barbara Fischer, Freiestrasse 5, 8610 Uster (ZAKH)
Pharm. FPH Christa Rohrer, Bellevuestrasse 48, 3095 Spiegel (Pharmacists, SAV)
Dr. Urs Zimmermann, Schwarzenburgstrasse 148, 3097 Liebefeld (BAKH)
Pharm. FPH Cornelia Roth, Sonnacker 1, 8905 Arni (SAHP)
Dr. Pharm. Michèle Imfeld, CP 133, 1071 Chexbres
Dr. Gisela Etter, Bachtelstr. 9, 8805 Richterswil (ZAKH)

1.2 HOMEOPATHIC ASSOCIATIONS and SCHOOLS linked with the SVHA

1.2.1. LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
Basic education in classical homœopathy in the name of the SVHA. The associations are bound by contract to maintain the standards as formulated by the SVHA.

ZÜRCHER ÄRZTINNEN UND ÄRZTE FÜR KLASSISCHE HOMÖOPATHIE (ZAKH)
ZURICH PHYSICIANS FOR CLASSICAL HOMŒOPATHY
The association has been founded in 1991 and offers a two years basic education program (4 semesters), initiated by Jost Künzli in 1977, and ongoing programs afterwards.
Membership: Physicians, Veterinarian, Dentists, Pharmacists.
Members: 40 ordinary, 8 extraordinary
Board: Dres Michael Eicke (Winterthur), Marco Righetti, Rodolfo Roth and Gianna Olivier (all in Zürich)
Secretary: Dr. Michael Eicke, Tösstalstrasse 163, 8400 Winterthur; michael.eicke@into.ch
Education program: During university semester weekly lectures held at the University of Zürich. New program starts in September 2009. (Students 2008: 54). After the basic education it offers case supervision courses (for medical and veterinary doctors) and postgraduate seminars and courses.
Lecturers: Dr. Marco Righetti, Leonhardshalde 2, 8001 Zürich
Dr. vet. Marc Bär, Streulistr. 32, 8032 Zürich
Dr. Gisela Etter, Bachtelstr. 9, 8805 Richterswil
Dr. Hansjörg Hee, Waldgutstr. 7, 9010 St. Gallen
Dr. Clemens Dietrich, Rigistr. 5, 5610 Wohlen
and other lecturers
Secretary: Kurssekretariat ZAKH, Vreni Greising, Dorfhaldenstrasse 5, CH-6052 Hergiswil
zakh@bluewin.ch; http://www.zakh.ch

ECOLE SUISSE ROMANDE D'HOMŒOPATHIE UNICISTE (ESRHU)
The homœopathic school of Geneva (from Dr. René Casez) and Lausanne (Grehem) united and founded 1992 the new school 'Ecole Suisse Romande d'Homœopathie Uniciste'.
Open for physicians, dentists, pharmacists, veterinary doctors and midwifes.
30 Students
Board: President: Dr. Pierre Robert, Ch de la Culturaz 27, 1095 Lutry
Vicepresident: Dr. François Choffat, 1531 Grandcour
Secretary: Mme Nadine Fleury, Jonquilles 95, 1807 Palézieux-Gare
Education program: 4 days of introduction, seminars of 1 or 2 saturdays per month for two years (150 hrs).
Lecturers: 10 members of the Association.
Secretary: ESRHU/CRH, Mme Nadine Fleury, Jonquilles 95, 1807 Palézieux-Gare
Phone 079 572 76 43; Fax 021 791 47 38,
esrhu.secretariat@crh-homeopathie.ch; http://www.crh-homeopathie.ch

BERNER AERZTEVEREIN FÜR KLASSISCHE HOMŒOPATHIE (BAKH)
The association has been founded in 1990 and offers a four years basic education and organises postgraduate training, and supervision.
Membership: Physicians with a basic education and own practice.
Members: 45
Board: President: Dr. Martin Zingg, Mattenhofstrasse. 22, 3007 Bern
Vice President: Dr. Martin Frei, Aarestrasse. 34, 3600 Thun
Secretary: Dr. Dagmar Kaufmann, Thunstrasse 22, 3005 Bern
Adress: bakhom@gmail.com
Education program: Four years basic course of eight one-day seminars and one weekend a year. Seperate educational activities: Once a month supervision-groups. The last course started Sept 2008.
Lecturers: 8 members of the Association
Secretary: Dr. Martin Frei, Aarestrasse. 34, 3600 Thun, E-mail: vorlesung_bakh@mac.com

LOCARNO: FORMAZIONE DI BASE IN OMEOPATIA CLASSICA (BASIC HOMEOPATHIC EDUCATION)
Founded 1992 by Dr. Dario Spinedi, 3-years education weekly 3 hours. 20 Students.
Lecturers: Dr. Dario Spinedi
Secretary: Dr. Dario Spinedi, Via al Parco, 6644 Orselina

1.2.2 ASSOCIATIONS COLLABORATING WITH THE SVHA

SCHWEIZERISCHE AERZTEGESELLSCHAFT FÜR HOMÖOPATHIE (SAHP)
SWISS MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR HOMŒOPATHY
The SHAP is an association which offers a basic and a postgraduate training in classical homœopathy. The members usually enter the SVHA after the basic training has been completed.
Membership: Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, vetrerinarians.
Members: 157 members
Board: President: Dr. P. Minder, Hauptstrasse 7, 4102 Binningen
Vice President I: Dr. pharm. Beat Wittwer, Marktgasse 10, 3177 Laupen
Vice President II: Dr. Julia Brönnimann, Schwarzenburgstrasse 150, 3097 Liebefeld
Secretary: Dr. Christian Beer, Oberwaldstr. 8, 3465 Dürrenroth
Treasurer: Dr. Klaus von Ammon, Rebbergstrtasse 7, 8712 Stäfa
Educational program: Tree years basic programme (43 full day courses) and postgraduate seminars ('Silser-Weeks'). (Students 2007: 8).
Lecturers: Dr. Urs Steiner, Parkstrasse 1a, 6430 Goldau
Dr. P. Minder, Hauptstrasse 7, 4102 Binningen
Dr. Angelika Stahlkopf, St. Gallerstr. 215, 9202 Gossau
Dr. B. Wittwer, Marktgasse 10, 3177 Laupen
Pharm. FPH Jacqueline Ryffel, Tannackerstrasse 7, 3073 Gümligen
Secretary: OMS, Dorfhaldenstrasse 5, CH-6052 Hergiswil, Tel. 041/610 96 86, Fax 041 280 30 36,
http:// www.sahp.ch

INTERESSENGEMEINSCHAFT ERWEITERTE HAUSARZTMEIDZIN (IGEH)
This newly founded association (2007) is the result of a long continued group working on homeopathic remedy research (Interessengemeinschaft für Homöopathie und geisteswissenschaftlich erweiterte Hausarztmedizin). It offers basic and postgraduate training for medical doctors especially to show the possibilities of practising homoeopathy as a general practitioner.
The first basic course started 2007 with 14 young doctors and students; the next basic course will start in September 2009. The educational program follows the guidelines of the SVHA but has more weight on themes that are of interest for general practitioners.
Board and Lecturers: Peter Mattmann-Allamand, Jegerlehnerweg 11, 6010 Kriens
Pierre Strub, Bahnhofstr. 292, 8623 Kempten
Barbara Bichsel, Praxisgemeinschaft ASCHERA, 7220 Schiers
More information and contact via http://www.igeh.ch

1.3. OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

SWISS HOMŒOPATHIC INSTITUTE & SCHOOL (SHI)
The SHI was founded 1988 by Mohinder Singh Jus. The college is part of the SHI House of Homoeopathy which unites teaching, practice, research, production and sale of homeopathic remedies under a single roof.
The training course offered by the SHI is a full time course of four years and 4 months duration (3650 hrs). Students are taught in various medical and homoeopathic subjects from the basics up. Doctors may complete the training in two years (1900 hrs, incl. practical training). SHI offers also a broad post-graduate training program. The SHI training program gained recognition in the state Zug in 2007. The education program for doctors is recognized by the SVHA.
Director: Dr. Mohinder Sing Jus, Steinhauserstrasse 51, 6300 Zug
Address: SHI Homeopathic College, Steinhauserstrasse 51, CH-6300 Zug. Tel. 041 748 21 77;
schule@shi.ch; http://www.shi.ch

SWISS HOMEOPATHIC ASSOCIACION HVS (Homöopathie Verband Schweiz)
founded 1991, represented at the ECCH/ICCH
Membership: Ordinary members: non-physician homeopaths, physicians, dentists, veterinarians, health practitioners
Extraordinary members: Students of homeopathy
Passive members: who support HVS
Members: 116 ordinary, 41 extraordinary, 405 passive
Board: Ursula Spring (Co-president) and Uta Knoth (Co-president, ECCH)
Beatrice Soldat-Braun (assoc.), Rita Kaiser-Bättig (assoc.), Priska Mathys (assoc., homeopathy for animals)
Adress: Maya Roithner, Sekretariat HVS, Postfach, 9501 Will Tel. 071 911 89 08 Fax. 071 911 89 09
info@hvs.ch; http://www.hvs.ch/

VERBAND KLASSISCHER HOMÖOPATHINNEN VKH
Founded 1992. 160 members
Board: Felix Morgenthaler, Morgentalstr. 3, 8038 Zürich
Adress: VKH Sekretariat, Bart Verena, Leimeren 8, CH-3210 Kerzers, Tel. 031 755 60 44, Fax 031 755 60 87 sekretariat@vkh.ch; http://www.vkh.ch/

VEREIN ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER KLASSISCHEN HOMŒOPATHIE
PATIENTS-ORGANIZATION
Vfkh's Objectives and Activities: Raising awareness of classical homeopathy and increasing knowledge about it especially through publication of a quarterly newsletter with articles for a non-expert audience: Homöonews, and by regularly updating a web site. Courses in classical homeopathy for users, with the possibility for participants of exchanging information and experience. A Vfkh homeopathic home kit is available. The kit comes with a detailed handbook in German or French.
Founded in 1990, Patients-organization since 1993
Type of members: users and homeopaths
Number of members: over 2000
Board: Ruth Steiner, Tania Blaser, Willy Bernhard, Hildegard Flück, Guido Jeker, Nicole Ritter
Adress: Geschäftsstelle VFKH Glaeser Daniela, Rennweg 62, 2504 Biel Tel. 032 353 73 45 Fax 032 353 73 46
info@vfkh.ch; http://www.vfkh.ch/

SCHWEIZERISCHE HOMEOPATHIE GESELLSCHAFT SHG/SGHK
3 years course for health-practitioners and doctors.
Address: IMF, Haus am Sportplatz, 8134 Adliswil; http://www.homeopathy.ch

NVS NATURÄRZTE-VEREINIGUNG DER SCHWEIZ NVS
NVS SWISS NATUROPATHIC ASSOCIATION
Founded 1920. Their aim is to guarantee the qualification and professional quality of their members, to increase public awareness and acceptance of natural healing as a profession.
Membership: Health practitioners with qualified education and practice
Members: 3200, 1300 of them are practicing different kinds of Homœopathy)
NVS, Schützenstrasse 42, CH-910 Herisau, Phone +41 (0)71 352 58 80 Fax +41 (0)71 352 58 81
nvs@naturaerzte.ch, http://www.naturaerzte.ch/

1.4. POLITICALLY ORIENTATED ASSOCIATIONS

UNION SCHWEIZERISCHER KOMPLEMENTÄRMEDIZINISCHER ÄRZTEORGANISATIONEN
Founded in 1996 to represent complementary medicine towards national Authorities.
All national medical associations concerned in complementary medicine are represented, about 2000 doctors, 18 different methods, 6 associations.
Address: UNION, Tribschenstrasse7, Postfach 3065, CH-6002 Luzern,
Tel. 041 368 58 05, Fax: 041 368 58 59, info@unioncomed.ch; http://www.unioncomed.ch/

FFG-FORUM FÜR GANZHEITSMEDIZIN
This Association was founded 1996 and consists of the main associations in the field of complementary medicine. The ffg aims at connecting the different organisations and fields The association serves as a platform where information can be exchanged and offers a basis for a common appearence of the complementary medicine in order to become more popular within the society and in politics and to achieve its proper recognition within the national health system.
The FFG was in charge of the constitutional initiative „Ja zur Komplementärmedizin“. At the moment they discuss to build a new platform for Complementary Medicine, where medical and non-medical therapists, producers of complementary pharmaceutical products and patients with interest in Complementary Medicine will work together to support their common demands especially on political level.

The following organizations are connected in this association:
anthrosana - Verein für anthroposophisch erweitertes Heilwesen
Ita Wegman Klinik
Schweiz. Ärztegesellschaft für Akupunktur - Chinesische Medizin
Schweizer Kneippverband
Schweizerischer Drogisten-Verband
Schweiz. Medizinische Gesellschaft für Phytotherapie
St. Peter Apotheke
SVHA Schweizer. Verein Homöopathischer Aerztinnen und Aerzte
SVKH Schweizerischer Verband für komplementärmedizinische Heilmittel
Trägerverein Paracelsus-Spital Richterswil
UNION schweizerischer komplementärmedizinischer Ärzteorganisationen
VAOAS Vereinigung anthropos. orientierter Aertze in der Schweiz
Verein zur Förderung der Klassischen Homöopathie(VFKH)
vitaswiss (Volksgesundheit)
Lukas-Klinik
Paracelsus-Klinik
SAGEM Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Erfahrungsmedizin
Together they represent over 60 000 members and about 2000 medical doctors.
Address: ffg – forum für ganzheitsmedizin, Dr. Elisabeth Sulger Büel, Karl-Völker-Strasse 28, 9435 Heerbrugg
Tel: 071 722 05 75, Fax. 071 722 05 30, E-Mail: info@ffg-forum.ch, http:// www.ffg-forum.ch/

2. HOMŒOPATHIC PHARMACIES / MANUFACTURERS

Our traditional pharmacy is the Laboratoire Schmidt-Nagel in Geneva/Meyrin. Manufacturers of a newer date are Spagyros which produces high quality homœopathic medicines potentised by hand and Omida, a daughter firm of DHU, which now has a potentising machine of Michael Quinn. All potencies are available.
Also Vogel (9053 Teufen) and Weleda (4144 Arlesheim) are producing homœopathic low potency remedies, next to their phytotherapeutic resp. antroposophical assortment.

Addresses:
Homöosana , Steinhauserstrasse 51, 6300 Zug
Laboratoire Schmidt-Nagel, 27, rue Pré-Bouvier, 1217 Meyrin/Genève http://schmidt-nagel.ch/
Omida, Erlistr. 2, 6403 Küssnacht a.R. http://omida.ch/
Spagyros SA, Tannackerstrasse 7, 3037 Gümligen http://www.spagyros.ch/

Many other brands are imported: Boiron, Dolisos, Homeoden, Nelson, etc.

3. HOMŒOPATHIC PUBLICATIONS

Similia, Zeitschrift für Homöopathie, Homöosana Verlag AG, Steinhauserstrasse 51, 6300 Zug. 4 Issues a year. Linked with SHI.

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Ganzheitsmedizin official publication of the Union für Komplementärmedizin, 8 issues per year
Address: Dr. Becker und Partner AG, Verlag für Ganzheitsmedizin, Peter Merian-Strasse 58, 4002 Basel, Tel. 061/272 90 09, Fax 061/272 90 08, Internet: http://www.ganzheitsmedizin.ch

4. OF GENERAL INTEREST

Switzerland enshrines complementary medicine in the constitution:
On 17 May 2009 the Swiss people voted in favour of a constitutional article for complementary medicine in a national vote. 67 percent of voters supported the new constitutional article proposed by the parliament. In accordance with the referendum the Swiss Federal constituion will be expanded by the following article:
Art, 118a: „The federal government and cantons shall ensure that, within the scope of their jurisdiction, complementary medicine is taken into consideration.“
On this constitutional basis the parliament and the authorities have to implement the following requirements:
• Admission of doctors of complementary medicine in the fields of anthroposophical medicine, homoeopathy, neural therapy, phytotherapy and traditional chinese medicine (TCM) into obligatory health insurance
• Creation of national diplomas for non-medical therapists
• Integration of complementary medicine into universitarian teaching and research
• Safeguarding of proven remedies

Admission of Homoeopathy to the Obligatory Health Insurance:
Some months ago we got an answer of the ELGK (eidgenössische Leistungs- und Grundsatzkommission) to our application for reentry of medical homoeopathy to the obligatory health insurance. We have to fullfill a high standard of demands, e.g. recent studies about the effectiveness etc.. Despite the positive outcome of the above mentioned vote we still are obliged to go the regular way of admission. The application will be sent back by the end of this year with the power of the positive vote in our back!

Students of homoeopathy:
For a long time the number of students was decreasing, but now there might be a change in sight. Last November two of our members were invited by medical students to hold a workshop during a medical students meeting. Also the local association of homoeopathic doctors of Berne could initiate a new course this spring. And a group of homoeopathic General Practitioners founded a new training especially suited for students who will be General Practitioners afterwards.
The need for well trained homoeopathic doctors is still growing, although over 270 physicians already have the certificate of capacity in classical homoeopathy. The corresponding programme can be seen in full details on the homepage of the Swiss association of physicians on www.fmh.ch (in french and german). At the moment we have a detailed discussion between the board and the education committee of SVHA and the homoeopathic schools to find better possiblities for the young colleagues to fullfill the there mentioned conditions especially the two years of practical experience.

WONCA Congress Basel, 16.-19. September 2009
We are happy to have the possibilities to be present with homoeopathic speeches and workshops at this congress of European General Practitioners (Hausärzte). As the subject of the congress - The Fascination of Complexity-Dealing with Individuals in a Field of Uncertainty is immanent in the homoeopathic work we are proud to hold a workshop with the title: From complexity to individuality: the homoeopathic approach. We hope to attract some GP’s to enlarge their skills by homoeopathy!
The other speeches with homoeopathic background will be listed on our homoeopathic homepage.

CME ist well established in Switzerland. 30 hrs in structured and certified education in classical homoeopathy and 20 hrs in conventional medical education (structured and certified) plus 20 hrs homoeopathic and 10 hrs conventinal medical selfstudy are required annually for recertification of the certificate of capacity in classical homoeopathy. The education committe of the SVHA evaluates und controls CME. Sanctions will be taken if in three years CME has not been fullfilled. Over 80% fullfill CME without special request, 10% need to be contacted and 10% have valid reasons for excuse (e.g. health problems).

Measles
Last winter there has been an increasing number of patients with measles. We as homoeopathic doctors have been attacked to be responsible for the vaccination rate of children in Switzerland to be only around 85%. There were discussions in the radio and television with members of our association with reasonable good results for us as homoeopathic doctors. We decided in our organisation SVHA to make a study on measles patients we treated and the –rarely observed- complications and to show how the homoeopathic treatment can help to overcome this disease without major problems even in adult patients. We couldn’t start the project till now because we need the permission of the ethical commission of each Swiss canton; some of them are still outstanding.

July 2009

Dr. med. Barbara Bichsel
Nat. Vice President LMHI and ECH
Praxisgemeinschaft ASCHERA, Hinterdorf 107A
CH-7220 Schiers
Switzerland
Tel.: ++41 81 328 24 04, Fax:: ++41 81 330 42 10 Email: bichsel.praxis@hin.ch

Homeopathy In Iran

2009-08-22T12:28:00.001-07:00

Homeopathy in Iran
Dr Ardavan Shahrdar is one of the most famous homeopaths of Iran.

He has been active in training more than 700 physicians in homeopathy courses in Tehran and always has tried to improve the quality of homeopathic education according to true principles of homeopathy.

He has played a central role in setting the standards and syllabus for teaching of homoeopathy and also the standards for import and distribution of homeopathic remedies for the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran.

After the formation of Iranian Homeopathic Association (IHA), he was elected as the President of IHA. He had a great role in international recognition of IHA with his cooperation with ECCH and LMHI.

He is the founder of international Minutus e-group now with more than 2000 members from all over the world. He is also the director of British Institute of Homeopathy in the Gulf region and teaches homeopathy in Tehran university and in his Advanced Homeopathy Courses classes.

At the time being he is conducting an interesting research on the nature of chronic miasms according to the principles of Hahnemannian homeopathy based on the recent findings about infectious states. The current findings have greatly increased the success rate in treatment of chronic diseases.

Ardavan believes that the homeopathy which is often generally practised, has lost its scientific and experimental nature through the past century and is usually based on personal theoretical speculations – the main reason for its relative stagnation.

The way this precious science can be saved from its deviations is to begin studying carefully the old writings of Samuel Hahnemann, the great scientist and founder of homeopathy as well as other pioneers of this healing science and then improve it by systematic researches; the way it was itself born.

Ardavan’s knowledge of philosophy, psychology and music have helped him a great deal in acquiring his systematic way of thinking and the statement of his thoughts. He believes that we can go beyond the dualism of holistic views and reductionism and without gaining this freedom, the mysterious conflict never fades away.

Here in Minutus, he offers information about principles of Hahnemannian homeopathy, Materia Medica and important related issues.

Our Medical Centre - Normal Life 360 Days

2009-08-22T12:03:00.001-07:00

Our Medical Centre as Normal life for 360 days ( minus 5 days Flood )
Look at the Beauty Compound of our Holistic approach medical Centre, just similimum with Homeopathic Medical Centre, the concept of natural healing....

December at Our main Homeopathic Medical Centre at Kelantan

2009-08-22T11:57:00.000-07:00

Its A Flood Festa every year in end of December. 4- 7 Days The Water Trail.....

Homeopathic Seminar at Singapore 2007

2009-08-22T11:43:00.000-07:00

Homeopathy-history Speak By Itself In Singapore

Prof Dr Chandhok, Dr Nik, Dr Rangachari, Dr Azhar Intisar, Dr A K Seth, Dr Martyn, Dr Faroukh Master, Dr Alook Pareek, Dr Girish Gupta, Dr Mohd nasir , Dr Nik Fairuz and other were there at Singapore in 2007.

Peranan Persatuan MRHP Malaysia Dalam Membangun Homeopathy di Malaysia

2009-08-22T10:16:00.001-07:00

Persatuan MRHP Telah memainkan Peranana Penting dalam Membangun Perubatan Homeopathy di Malaysia.

1. Perstaun MRHP telah mengadakan lebih dari 3000 event sejak 30 tahun silam termasuk Ceramah Kesihatan, Pengajar Tentang perubatan Homeopathy, Seminar, Konference, Bantuan kemanusiaan, Rawatan Percuma, bantuan sukarelawan ke seluroh dunia, menubuhkan persatuan, petemuan, perbincangan dalam radio, tv, akhbar, tulisan dan rencana dan sebagainya.
Lebih dari 1 juta orang yelah menafaat diatas insiatif kita mendengar ceramah dan perbincangan melalui ASTRO sepanjang tahun 2008.

2. Persatuan Mrhp telah memberi segala kerjasama yang dikehendaki oleh T/CM KKM sejak kerajaan sedang berusaha untuk menubohkan unit T/CM dari 3 orang Menteri Kesihatan. lebih dari 50 perjumpaan, mesyuarat yang dipanggil oleh KKM dihadiri oleh Persatuan MRHP dengan senang hati dan penuh ikhlas dengan memberi semua input yang dikehendaki oleh KKM dari segi set up korikulum, etika, pengamalan, tatatertib sehingga semua kini menjadi kenyataan.

Maka unit T/CM harus juga mengambil kira agar peranan yang dimainkan oleh MRHP dan persatuan homeopathy lain yang terpinggir, tidak menjadi sia-sia.

Sama-Sama Membangunan Kesihatan Negara
Rakyat Sihat Negara Makmur.

Kita mendokong kata-kata kedua Mantan Perdana menteri Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahadir Mohamed dan Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi dimana beliau menyerankan agar ahli-ahli Persatuan MRHP "Memberi Kerjasama dalam Membantu Kerajaan Untuk Meningkatkan Kesihatan Rakyat di Negara ini...."

: We look forward for a more meaningful role by your organisation to help in promoting the standard of Health made by the Government:"

kata-Kata Keramat dari Mantan Perdama Menteri Malaysia.

DYMM Sultan Kelantan Sewaktu Merasmikan Persidangan Homeopathy Antarabangsa di kelantan Pada tahun 2002

2009-08-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

DYMM Tuanku Sultan Kelantan Darulnaim telah memberi sumbangan besar dalam membangun dan memberi sokongan moral untuk perkambangan homeopathy di Malaysia. Banginda Tuanku telah bertanya banyak hal dalam sejarah perjuangan homeopathy Tanah Air da baginad sanggup mencemarkan duli Tuanku untuk Merasmikan Persidangan Homeopathy Peringkat Antarabangsa di Kelantan.

Dalam foto Baginda bersama dengan Prof Dr Nik Omar selaku Vice President Liga Homeopathy Asia. Daulat Tuanku.

Dr Mohd Nasir Tokoh Homeopathy Malaysia

2009-08-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

Dr Mohd Nasir bin Hj Mohd Zain adalah seorang tokoh homeopathy di malaysia. Beliau telah berjuang menegakkan homeopati di Malaysia melalui Persatuan pengamal perubatan Homeopati malaysia.
Beliau telah menjadi Setiausaha Agong Persatuan pengamal perubatan Homeopathy Malaysia sejak 10 tahun yang silam. Beliau juga merupakan seorang Setiausaha Agong Liga Perubatan Homeopathy Asia.

Beliau telah menulong merawat ramai pesakit kronik melalui kaedah homeopati.
beliau pernah dipileh berkhidmat sukarela di Thailand, Sri lanka dan Malaysia.
Beliau telah dipileh oleh fakulti Perubatan Homeopathy Malaysia untuk melanjutkan kursus kepakaran dalam perubatan homeopathy di New Delhi Homeopathic Medical College dan Hospital di New delhi.

selama berada di India beliau tinggal bersama Kol Aziz selaku attache Pertahanan di Kedutaaan Malaysia di New Delhi.

Beliau telah lebih dati 10 kali mengendalikan persidangan Homeopathy peringkat Dunia di Malaysia.
Pengalaman praktik lebih dari 20 tahun.

Doktor Homeopathy Berkhidmat Tanpa Batasan

2009-08-22T09:53:00.001-07:00

Dr Nik Omar adalah seorang tokoh terbilang homeopathy di malaysia, jasa beliau dalam mengembang dan membangun Homeopati di Malaysia telah mendapat pengiktirafan dari badan-badan homeopati seluroh dunia. walaupun ada tokoh-tokoh homeopati lain, namun Dr Nik Omar tetap tokoh no 1 di Malaysia dalam dunia perubatan Homeopati.

beliau telah menubohkan Pasukan sukarelawan Homeopati Malaysia yang pertama di dunia dimata pasukan ini telah berkhidmat di merata dunia termasuk di Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia dan lain-lain.
Anda boleh baca jasa-jasa pasukan ini dalam laman
http://persatuanmerh.freehomepage.com

Tidak ada tokoh homeopati di Malaysia yang amat berjasa dari Dr Nik Omar dan rakan-rakannya dalam Persatuan pengamal Perubatan Homeopathy Berdaftar Malaysia. Kerana jasa-jasa beliau yang banyak , beliau telah dianugerahkan beberapa sijil seperti Sijil Khidmat bakti, Gelaran Knighthood of malta, Lord pandir atau pendita, Star of Asia, Huang Ti yellow Emperor Award dan lain-lain.

Tenatunya banyak orang homeopati yang iri hati diatas kejayaan beliau.

Foto: Dr Mohamed Ali hamzah, Setiausaha Agong ke 2, MRHP tahun 1987 - 1990, foto sewaktu beliau berkhidmat dengan Pasukan sukarelwan MRHP malaysia di Afghanistan 1988

Penyembuhan Ajaib Oleh Dr Nik Omar

2009-08-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

Dalam Majalah INTISARI Keluaran Feb 2002
Dr Nik Omar bin Hj Nik Daud
selaku Pakar perubatan Homeopathy tanah Air telah menulis tentang beberapa rekod pengalaman beliau dalam merawat kes-kes kronik melalui kaedah homeopati.

Pengalaman beliau lebih dari 25 tahun dalam bidang ini telah memberi banyak kejayaan dalam menyembuhkan penyakit melalui kaedah homeopati.
Antara kejayaan beliau meraway kes-kes kamandulan atau infertility. anda boleh baca laman http://infertility.xaper.com

Dr Nik Omar juga banyak merawat kes-kes seperti fibroid atau ketumbuhan pada rahim, ketumbuhan pada otak, prostate, kanser paru-paru, strok, migraine, gastrik, resdung dan lain-lain.
Kejayaan dalam merawat kes-kes tersebut telah meyakinkan orang ramai untuk mencuba rawatan homeopati.

Dr Nik Omar adalh ikon homeopati di Malaysia
Beliau juga merupakan seorang tokoh homeopathy diperingkat antarabangsa.
Diperingkat antarabangsa beliau adalah aset homeopathy sedunia.

Sejarah Perubatan Homeopati dan allopati

2009-08-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

Dr Nik Omar dalam Majalah INTISARI keluaran Feb 2002 telah menulis tentang sejarah Perubatan Homeopati dan Allopati, beberapa aspek persamaan dan perbezaannya dalam merawat bererapa kes kronik.
Antaranya ubat-ubat homeopati dihasilkan dengan secara semulajadi dan menggunakan ubat-ubat organik. Allopati menggunakan ubat-ubat hasil dari bahan kimia.
Ubat-ubat homeopati diujikaji pada tubuh badan manusia itu sendiri. Allopati diujikaji pada haiwan seperti monyet, anjing, tikus dan sebagainya.

Bahan ubat dalam satu tablet homeopati tidak sampai 1 mg atau nisbah sebenar 0.000001mg terlalalu halus dan dinamik. Pada hal ubat allopati 1 tablet mengandungi kurang lebih 500 mg bagi satu tablet panadol atau 250 mg bagi antibiotik.

Ubat-ubat homeopati tidak ada racun dan tidak ada sebarang kesan sampingan.

Beberapa Petunjuk Merawat Resdung

2009-08-22T09:25:00.001-07:00

Selain dari rawatan Biasa
Resdung Juga Boleh Di Rawat secara Homeopathy
Rencana Ini ditulis oleh Dr Nik Omar
Kelauran BICARA Okt 2000

Cases That Responded With Homeopathic Treatment

2009-08-22T09:20:00.000-07:00

Rencana
Penyakit kronik yang dapat Di sembuhkan Melalui kaedah Perubatan Homeopathy
Karangan Dr Nik Omar

Rencana ini keluar Dalam majalah BICARA April 2002

Antara kes-kes menarik ialah: 1. Ketumbuhan Dalam Rahim 2. ketumbuhan Pada Otak 3. resdung 4. Kudis Pada Usus.

Messages

2009-08-07T03:55:00.000-07:00

Message From WHO

Homeopathic Volunteers - DRTB 1979 - 2009

2009-08-06T22:37:00.001-07:00

LMHI 63rd Congress at Oostense, Belgium

2009-08-06T22:20:00.001-07:00

Malaysia delegates at 63rd International Homeopathic Medical League Congress (LMHI) World Congress at Oostense, Belgium. 6 representative from Malaysia attending
1. Dr Nik Omar 2. Dr Hajjah Faridah 3. Dr hajjah zaharah, 4. Dr Mrs Azizan 5. Dr jamaluddin 6. Dr Azizan Daughter

A visit By Dr Huda Abdulla Al Suwaidi From Dubai UAE

2009-08-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

Kuala Lumpur 6 August 2009

Dr Huda Al Suwaidi from Dubai, UAE has made a visit to Faculty of Homeopathy malaysia Kuala Lumpur branch. She is one of our student since 2003. She is MBBS, MBA and Ph.D who is one of the senior doctor in Dubai Hospital.

She is also a qualifided Acupunctuturist.

Acupuncture & Acupressure

Based on ancient Chinese treatments, acupuncture and acupressure encourage energy to flow freely once again through your body, treating a variety of different ailments from allergies to depression. There are several centres offering acupuncture in Dubai.
Dubai Healthcare City, a member of Tatweer today announced it has set up a high profile Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Council, the first of its kind in the Middle East.

The council set up by DHCC’s Center for Planning and Quality (CPQ) will be led by prominent alternative medicine practitioners, responsible for licensing CAM professionals under specific rules and regulations as well as its other regulatory functions.

Ahmad Sharaf, Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Energy, Tatweer, said: “In its endeavour to offer world-class healthcare services, DHCC has opened its doors to alternative medicine therapy, which is gaining wide acceptance worldwide. With this, DHCC further reiterates its commitment to provide a balanced combination of traditional and modern medicine while catering to a larger segment of the community.” CAM considers health a harmonious balancing of the mind and body. It is a holistic approach to healing that deals with the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of a person in totality. According to the World Health Organization, interest in CAM has grown considerably in many developed countries during the last decade. Its phenomenal global impact has prompted several major universities worldwide to set up alternative medicine educational centers.

A Visit By Vice President of Homeopathy Pakistan

2009-08-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

Kuala Lumpur 25 July 2009

A delegation of Homeopathy from Pakistan headed by Dr Sh Azhar intisar, Vice President of Asian Homeopathic Medical league Pakistan Chapter has visited The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur for 3 days.

In his mission, Dr Azhar has appointed Dr Nik Omar as his representative of Homeopathic Product from Pakistan Three AAY Homeopathic Pharmacy. They have brought few sample of the product to be tested in Malaysia.

In his speech Dr Azhar said that Malaysia and Pakistan has a close partnership for the last 3o years when Dr Nik Omar who was responsible to bring both the country together through Unity Through Homeopathy.

Dr Nik Omar study from Pakistan in 1970 and till now 2009 he is still remian close to us., 'says Dr Azhar.

Welcoming Message From Minister of Health Malaysia to All Delegates of ICCHM Malaysia 2009

2009-08-06T16:40:00.000-07:00

Kuala Lumpur: 3 rd August 2009

Under the leadership of Prof Dr Nik Omar, The President of MRHP Malaysia, The Vice Presiden of AHML and LMHI , we have manage to organised more than 10th International Conference on Homeopathy. For the last 30 years of his struggles in Homeopathy, Mrs Alison Nadel a British Correspondant says, " Dr Nik Omar has written hundreds of articles about his works. He ia an active member of international homeopathic community. Both his collegue and his rivals acknowledge his tremendous energy. All recognise that he, more than anyone, is responsible for raising homeopathic profile in Malaysia."

MRHP Homeopathy Committee Meeting at Kuala Lumpur 14 June 2009

2009-06-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioner Association (MRHP) Committee Homeopathy Meeting at 118 Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.
All representative from various states present at the meeting.

Among The Agenda:
1. Appointment date for General Assembely meeting for MRHP
2. Setting of Committee Member for 18th International Conference at Kuala Lumpur on 4 -5 th Oct
3. Homeopathy Malaysia will be sending 4 men delegation to 64 International Conference aat Warsaw, Poland August 2009.
4. MRHP will be having classes on propagating of homeopathy in Malaysia.
5. Open membership of MRHP througout Malaysia.
6. Open membership for Asian Homeopathic Medical League & International Homeopathic Medical League.

Next MRHP Meeting at Pasir Mas, Kelantan on Friday 19 June 2009 at main Homeopathy Campus at Gelang Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia

Prof Dr Nik Omar Giving A speech at International Homeopathic Seminar at Agra, India

2009-05-24T07:39:00.000-07:00

Dr Nik Omar is an active member of International Homeopathic Community. He hold the office as Vice President Asian Homeopathic Medical League -AHML , vice President International Homeopathic Medical League -LHMI and locally he is The National President Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioner Association - MRHP Malaysia. he is also the Chairman The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia.

What The Chinese Says About Homeopathy In Malaysia

2009-05-24T07:32:00.000-07:00

Kuala Lumpur:

The Chinese Community in Malaysia still misunderstood about Homeopathy, they assumed it as sinseh or traditional Malay healer. Few realised that Homeopathy is a very established form of medicine which is becoming popular throughout the world. Dr Nik Omar is the one responsible to bring homeopathy profile up in Malaysia

Homeopathic Is A Science, All Homeopathic Medicine Has Been Proven with GMP Certificate

2009-05-24T07:25:00.001-07:00

All Homeopathic medicines is not a medicine of speculation but is a proven drugs. It has been manufactured by the famous registered Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Company all over the world. Among them are:-

Boericke & tafel USA
Masood Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Nelson & Co in UK
Boiron, Lyon, France
Bhandari, India
Sharad Boiron, India
BM Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Company, Pakistan, etc.

By Law All Homeopathic Organisation In Malaysia Has Been Registered

2009-05-24T06:57:00.000-07:00

Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

All Homeopathic Organisation in Malaysia By Law of the Country has been Passed and Registered.

The Right of Practising Dispencing and Prescribing Homeopathic Medication has been clearly stated in By Law of Ministry of Health Malaysia under Medical Act 34 ( 1971)

To name few of Homeopathic Organisation Registered:-

* Fakulti Perubatan Homeopathy Malaysia SSM Retg No. 035017
* Pusat perubatan Homeopathy Dr Nik Omar SSM Retg No. Kt 0236453-W
* Surat No Objection certificate by Ministry of Helath Malaysia 24 sept 1986 ( Ref: KKM-82/13/10 Bhg 2 )
* Persatuan pengamal perubatan Homeopathy Berdaftar Malaysia (Lulus Warta Kerajaan Pesekutuan No. 4826 Bertarikh 29 Ogos 1985)

The 'Right' of Using Title 'Doctors'

2009-05-24T06:43:00.000-07:00

Letter To The Editor
New strait Times Malaysia 3/9/1990

I am sorry and disappointed that in this modern world, where people have easy access to various form of information, there are people still in the darkness and confusing himself with the titles of doctors.

I would like to stress here that those people who call themselves doctors deserve the title, such as Medical doctors (M.D), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)., Homeopathic Doctor ( H/Dr), Dentist, Veterinarian, Doctor of Divinity, etc.

These people are specialised in their own respective fields. However, I believe that in order for one not to be confused, the various titles should be used in full, such as M/Dr ( Medical doctor), V/Dr ( veterinary doctors), P/Dr ( Doctor of Philosophy), H/Dr ( Doctor of Homeopathy), etc.

In conclusion, by law, if the word 'doctor' were combined with a certain profession or any specialised field, it will refer to that particular profession or field.

Note that: MB BS is not a doctor as it is a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. MD is a medical doctor.

Dr Faridah Attending National Congress on Homeopathy & Drug Abuse at New Delhi 1990

2009-05-24T06:30:00.000-07:00

New Delhi 17 March 1990.

Malaysia sent two homeopathic doctors to India for the national Congress on Homeopathy & Drug Abuse and Current Medical Update at New Delhi from 16 - 18 march 1990.

Dr Nik Omar bin Haji Nik Daud and Dr Faridah from The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia are here for a two days Seminar. About 200 doctors from all over India has attended this conference.
Dr Nik Omar has read a paper on 'Drug Abuse and Its treatment in Malaysia'

At the Seminar a resolution was passed so that all countries in the world take a better role and controlling the drug abuse in their respective countries.

Masood Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Pakistan , One of The Leading Homeopathic Phramaceutical

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Prof Dr Nik Omar one of the honorary adviser to The Masood Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Pakistan. " I have recommended Masood products as one of the best and reliable homeopathic company in Homeopathic World. This company is got it first ISO 9001, 14001 & OHSAS 18001 Certified Company. This Institution with the nomenclature of Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Lahore has established more than eighty years ago by Dr Muhammad Masood Qureshi, one of the leading and pioneers of Homeopathic System of Medicine in South Asian sub continent." says Dr Nik Omar

Now a days almost 100% of homeopathic products are produced by a reliable GMP Homeopathic Pharmaceutical company. Such as; Masood Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Lahore, BM Homeopathic Co Pakistan, Boiron Lyon, France, Boericke & Tafel USA, Bhandari India, Willamare Swabe, Germany, Homeopathique France, etc

Photos: Prof dr Nik Omar & Dr Muhammad Zubeir Khalid Masood Qureshi, mangaing Director of Homeopathic Stores & Hospital, Lahore, pakistan.

Homeopathic Students receiving certificate at Convocation

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One of The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia Convocation day.

Malaysia Held 2nd Asian Homeopathic Congress

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From: Homeopathic Magazine, Lahore, Pakistan. Vol.60 No.4

2nd Asian Homeopathic Medical league Congress was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4 - th November 1989. It was inaugurated by Honourable Dr Suleiman Mohamed, deputy Minister, Prime Minister Department , Malaysia.

Besides host country of Malaysia, delegates from Pakistan, India, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Sri lanka and America participated in the deliberation of the Congress.

All credits goes to Dr Nik Omar bin haji Nik daud, national President and Chairman Asian Homeopathic Medical League Congress who was responsible for making excellent arrangement for holding the congress.

Dr Nik Omar and his devoted group of workers deserve our thanks for holding such an impressive international moot of immense value to the professions. It will not be out of place to mention here that Dr Nik Omar is an old student of Pakistan Homeopathic Medical College, Lahore< Pakistan and his pioneering role in popularising homeopathic system of medicine in Malaysia in recognised by lovers of Homeopathy all over the region.

The convocation of the Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia was also held during the congress. certificate were distributed amongst the successful students. Dr Khalid Masood Qureshi gave away the best student award.

Mutual Cooperation Between USA - Malaysia

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Malaysia and USA has agreed to have a close cooperation between both countries and have a exchange of scientific and cultural between both countries especially in homeopathic education. USA was represented by Dr George while Malaysia was represented by Dr Nik Omar

A Naughty Hand in Homeopathy

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A dirty hand in homeopatrhy

Some outsiders of homeopathy group try to disturb homeopathy. The part timer of homeopath are trying to involve in homeopathy and make homeopathy their own way to gain money by exploiting the homeopathic affair

National Homeopathic Seminar On Ladies and Its Treatment

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Kuala Lumpur:

Fakulti Perubatan Homeopathy Malaysia will be having the National Homeopathic seminar on Problems of Ladies to be held at dewan hahnemann at The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia main campus at Kelantan. We are expecting about 200 delegates from Malaysia , Singapore and Brunei will take part in this coming Seminar.

Homeopathy Willing To help Rubella Patients

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Kota Bharu 1989:

"Homeopathy can help Rubella Patients through homeopathic treatment, " say Dr Nik Omar, President of MRHP Homeopathy Malaysia at General assembely of MRHP at Kota Bharu. At the opening speech, Mr Ahmad Suhaimi, who is representing Minister of Defence, tengku Ahmad Ritahudeen has urges homeopathic doctirs to help the government to upgrade the healthcare of the people.

Homeopathy History - Influenza, Yellow fever, Cholera , Treatment & Prevention With Homeopathy

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Treatment and Prevention of Disease with Homeopathy:

Influenza, Yellow Fever, Cholera and more

Historically, homeopathy has proven many times to be more effective than allopathic medicine in the treatment and prevention of disease, with risk of harmful side effects. In a U.S. cholera outbreak in 1849, allopathic medicine saw a 48-60% death rate, while homeopathic hospitals had a documented death rate of only 3%. Roughly similar statistics still hold true for cholera today. Recent epidemiological studies show homeopathic remedies as equaling or surpassing standard vaccinations in preventing disease. There are reports in which populations that were treated homeopathically after exposure had a 100% success rate-none of the treated caught the disease.

An article published in the Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy in May 1921 states that Dean W.A.Pearson of Philadelphia collected 26,795 cases of influenza treated by homeopathic physicians with only a mortality rate of 1.05%, while the average conventional medical approach had a mortality rate of 30%. During the 1918 influenza pandemic there were many Medical Doctors practicing homeopathic medicine throughout Europe and in America, much to the chagrin of non-homeopathic doctors and pharmacists. While conventional hospitals in the US had an 80-90% loss of life during the scarlet fever, Cholera and Flu epidemics around 1919, Homeopathic Hospitals had only a 2-5% loss. An article published in the Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy in May 1921 states that Dean W.A.Pearson of Philadelphia collected 26,795 cases of influenza treated by homeopathic physicians with only a mortality rate of 1.05%, while the average conventional medical approach had a mortality rate of 30%. Influenza pandemics

During the epidemic of yellow fever in the southern States in 18.78, the allopaths treated 96,187 cases, of which 12,296 died; a death rate of 23.b. At the same time the homoeopathic practitioners treated 3914 cases of the same disease, of which 261 died; a death rate of 6.6. In many of the southern States, by means of unjust medical legislation, the allopaths have obtained sole control, and they refuse to permit homeopaths to practice. This accounts for the great disparity in the numbers treated.

After 200 years, homeopathy is re-emerging as a major healing approach during this era of a degenerative disease epidemic and theresurgence of infectious disease epidemics in the form of mutated ‘supergerms’. This is happening because it works. It works because it addresses the energetic realities of health and healing. We are energy, and we can only be brought into balance and wellness at our core levels by systems that recognize and honor that fact.

Unlike many ‘health care’ approaches which focus simply on the suppression of symptoms, homeopathy increases the vitality — the life force — that animates each of us. If we weaken and deplete our vitality (as suppressive therapies do), we diminish our immune function, thereby becoming increasingly susceptible to all dis-ease — physical, emotional and mental. The goal of homeopathy is to simulate the body’s own healing capacity, so that it corrects the imbalances and weaknesses that allow dis-ease to emerge.

Report on the 7th International & 27 th National Conference on Homeopathy & Complementary Medicine, at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2006

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A JOURNEY OF LEARNING, INSPIRATION AND LOVE
Report on the 7th International & 27th National Conference on Homeopathy and Complementary Medicine

Presided by Her Royal Highness Permaisuri Siti Aishah Bt. Dato Seri Abdul Rahman
Organized jointly by the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioner Association (MRHP), Persatuan Iktisad Homeopathy Malaysia (POLYCREST) The faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia (FAHOM) and Singapore Faculty of Homeopathy (SIFOH)
Sponsored by Masood Homeopathic Stores and Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Chaired by Prof Dr Nik Omar bin Hj Nik Daud
1-3 September 2006, Genting Highlands, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1. The Journey
The Singapore team, comprising 19 practitioners and 6 accompanying family members set out from Singapore in the early hours of September 1, 2006 by various means, by coach, by plane and by car, but all to the one and same destination, Genting Highlands. For many of us, it was a first experience in an international homeopathic conference with many homeopathic masters and real practicing doctors. For once, we would be seeing more of, and different “Dr Rangacharis”, who till now, is our one and only Homeopathic master. In our hearts there was hunger to learn and grow in homeopathy. Little did we know that this would turn out to be more than just a journey of learning, but more so, one of inspiration and love.

Arriving at the conference hotel past 3pm, we were pleasantly surprised at the efficiency and simplicity of the check-in process, very ably handled by Dr Nik Omar himself and his team. Each armed with our conference kit and bags, we set out to our rooms and thereafter to a hearty local Malaysian lunch.

Being in the midst of a large and inviting shopping mall and with the majority of us being of the female gender, the next course of action was obvious. No need for consensus, it was obviously time to shop, shop and shop. After 3 hours of enriching the Malaysian economy, and with aching legs, we settled down to a relaxing dose of foot reflexology which calmed the nerves and added to the joy of a day well spent. Somehow the pains from the long journey just vanished magically.

By evening, it was time to gather in Dr Rangachari’s room and in very organized Singaporean style, to get a briefing for the next day. Aunty (Mrs Rangachari) had arranged for dinner for all and made sure everyone had a chance to eat his/her fill before a good nights sleep. It felt like being at home with love and warmth of family.

After dinner, the more energetic amongst us ventured out to the conference hall, to as they say, “check it out” and to do a dry run of the Singapore presentations. Along the way, we were pleasantly surprised to meet Dr Dhole who started the journey of inspiration by expounding on various aspects of homeopathy. His words flowed like music to the ears. Mesmerised by the depth and complexity of the discussion, we were finally led back to the basics – the simple principles of Homeopathy. So complex and yet so simple.

2. The Conference – Day 1

The Singapore Team in full force.
The Singapore team sat together in full force with pride and enthusiasm. The programme started with the reading of the Quran and the solicitation of blessing from the Almighty Allah.

Address by Prof Nik Omar, President of Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Association and also The Chairman of IChc 2009
Prof Nik Omar, gave the opening address and welcomed all the participants from over twenty-seven nations. He highlighted that Homeopathy had grown from its infant state in Malaysia and was now a major challenging force to modern medicine. The number of homeopaths had grown from a mere handful to over 2000 today. Much of this growth was possible with the support from countries like India and Pakistan.

Prof Nik Omar also highlighted that the Ministry of Health supports the development of Homeopathy and he gave credit to the Homeopathy Faculty of Malaysia for successfully persuading over 6 staff from the Ministry of Health to attend a short course on the principals and practice of Homeopathy. This gave them a deeper understanding of the science. He also highlighted that the Malaysian Medical Act sanctioned the practice of Homeopathy since 1971, and that homeopaths were free to practice in the whole of Malaysia. From a national perspective, Homeopathy could eliminate the need for diagnostic tests and to some extent hospitalization.

He highlighted the work of the various organizations in Malaysia and their significant contributions to many countries around the world who had sought assistance from Malaysia. Homeopathy would open a whole new chapter of healthcare in Asia and that all homeopaths should come forth and seize the challenge.

Address by Dr A K Seth, Secretary General, AHML, India

Dr Seth praised Prof Nik Omar for organizing the international conference and for strengthening the roots of Homeopathy. He said he was especially happy as he had a chance to reconnect with old friends and make new ones at the conference and encouraged all to do the same.

Dr Seth highlighted the shortcoming of allopathic medicine, citing the creation of disease resistant conditions (e.g. through the use of antibiotics) and the high cost of medicine with no total cure. Homeopathy as a science was complete and provided man with total healthcare. He felt it is the responsibility of all homeopaths to strengthen their roots and prove themselves worthy of this science in order for all to have a brighter future.

Address by Dr M A Rangachari, Founder and Principal, Singapore Faculty of Homeopathy
Dr Rangachari congratulated Prof Nik Omar for his stalwart leadership and said that his efforts had provided great impetus for the growth of Homeopathy in Singapore and the region. He also shared the common goal of serving humanity through Homeopathy and highlighted the many activities that were being undertaken by the Faculty of Homeopathy Singapore for the benefit of the less privileged and ill in Singapore. He also extended a personal invitation to all present to the next international homeopathy conference to be held in Singapore in April 2007.

Address by Dr B S Chandhok, Chief Medical Officer of Punjab and visiting Professor at The Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia.

Dr Chandok congratulated Prof Nik Omar for having made Malaysia the most progressive country in terms of adoption of homeopathy in the region and also in the world. He highlighted that creating 2000 homeopaths in 30 years was a great feat, and added that he was most impressed with his interactions with the Malaysian students of homeopathy. He felt they were by far the most diligent and inquisitive students that we had met and said that homeopathy in Malaysia had a great future.

Official Opening of the Conference by Her Royal Highness, Permaisuri Siti Aishah Bt. Dato Seri Abdul Rahman

Her Royal Highness warmly welcomed all the delegates and was grateful to note that Malaysia had been given the honour to host a reputable international conference on complementary medicine. She encouraged all to forge ahead to discuss the future direction of Homeopathy and complementary medicine and urged the group to look forward to improving the standard of healthcare amongst the population and complementing efforts made by the Government.

Convocation of the Faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia and Awards Ceremony
The following certificates were presented for the convocation:
 Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine (2 years study with thesis presentation )
 Bachelors in Homeopathic Medicine (4 years full-time study with thesis presentation)
 MB (Homeopathy) ( More than 1 year practice after completing BHMS with thesis presentation)
 Masters in Acupuncture (2 years course)

Awards were presented for the following contributions :
 Development of Homeopathy in Malaysia ( Practicing homeopaths with more than 20 years membership with the Faculty of Homeopathy in Malaysia)
 Development of Homeopathy in Malaysia (Practicing homeopaths with more than 10 years membership with the Faculty of Homeopathy in Malaysia)
 Professorship in Homeopathy
 Hwang Ti Yellow Emperor Award
We were proud to have Dr M A Rangachari as one of the recipients of this prestigious award.
 Country Awards
 Development of Homeopathy in Asia , to Prof Nik Omar
 Honorary Doctorate in Homeopathy, to Her Royal Highness

Photo with Her Royal Highness
At the conclusion of the convocation ceremony, Her Royal Highness was gracious and kind to have accorded all the foreign delegates a photo opportunity. This moment would remain precious in the hearts of all who were present.

Presentation of Scientific Papers – Day 1

The following papers were presented. Please refer to the conference material provided for further details. Highlights of some of these papers are presented in section 4 of this report.

1. Contribution of Homeopathy to Modern Surgical Oncology by Dr Alok Pareek, India
2. Prescribing the Homeopathic Way by Dr A K Seth, India
3. Chronic fatigue Syndrome by Sandeep Kaila, India
4. The Logic of Understanding Homeopathic Therapeutics by Dr Udachankar, India
5. An Ultrasound based Clinical Study of Benign Enlargement of Prostrate in response to Homeopathic Treatment by Dr Praveen Sawhney, India
6. The Effect of Homeopathic Drugs on the Eating Behaviours of Children by Dr Mahmoudian A. , Iran
7. Homeopathic Medicine : Role of Transactional Analysis in enhancing Efficacy of Homeopaths by Dr Mrs Sapna Gupta, India
8. Homeopathy : A Surgeon without Knife by Dr K M Nisanth Nambison, India
9. Role of CAM as part of A Self Management Strategy by Sufferers of Fibromalgia, a UK based study, by Dr Hardy Pickering Robert, UK
10. School of Research and Training by Dr S H Dhole, India
11. Ovarian Cysts with Homeopathic Treatment by Dr Harshal Anaokar, Singapore
12. Ethical Case Taking in Homeopathy by B S Chandhok, India

Dr Harshal’s Presentation
Dr Harshal did the Singapore Faculty of Homeopathy proud with her sharp and precise presentation on the treatment of Ovarian Cysts with Homeopathy. The 2 case studies presented clearly reflected Homeopathy as a “very effective cure and a great alternative to surgery”. Although young in comparison to the other speakers Dr Harshal stood in confidence and stood as a shining example of the new generation of homeopaths.

Dr Harshal, representing the Singapore Faculty of Homeopathy. Like our Faculty, she was strong in both, substance and form.
Rekindling of Inspiration and Love for Homeopathy
In our heads, the journey of learning had advanced significantly, but more importantly, in our hearts we felt a deep sense of satisfaction. It was as if the light of inspiration and love for homeopathy had descended upon us.
Charged with renewed energy, we ventured out to seek the gifts of Genting Highlands, before settling down to a good nights sleep.

3. The Conference – Day 2
Day 2 of the conference started with none other than the charismatic Dr Alok Pareek who charmed the audience with a dose of homeopathic humour while the technical crew worked hard to resolve a glitch in the equipment.

Dr Rohini’s Presentation
The day started with none other than our very own Dr Rohini presenting her case of ulcer. Being the youngest presenter in the entire conference was no barrier to this bright, confident homeopath. She charmed the audience with a case study of a severe case of ulcer which she had cured with success. The audience responded with enthusiasm when she asked them to guess the correct remedy.

Presentation of Scientific Papers – Day 2
The following papers were presented. Please refer to the conference material provided for further details. Highlights of some of these papers are presented in section 4 of this report.

1. A Case of Ulcer by Dr Rohini Warungse, Singapore
2. Biological Multi-Therapy of Tumour by Prof Dott Domenico, Italy
3. Role of Homeopathy in Infertility by Dr Rashme Pande, Singapore
4. Homeopathy & Computer Science by Dr Jawahar Shah, India
5. Veterinary Homeopathy : New Potentials of the Alternative Medicine by Dr Surjit Singh Makker, India
6. Hypouricemia Effect of Polyphenois From Pistacia Integerrima Galls in Mice by Dr (Col) Naseem Ahmad Saud, Pakistan.
7. Mind Body and Homeopathy by Dr Jatin Shah

Dr Rashmi’s Presentation
Dr Rashmi stood with all her might and declared that Homeopathy could indeed be the first line of treatment for infertility. Her conviction in homeopathy and her own successful experiences in curing infertility came rushing through the audience, as a strong current washing away any doubts that anyone might have had. She stood confidently in her beautiful sari, extolling the strength of herself as a woman and the passion of her heart, the science of Homeopathy. Slowly but surely she unfolded her case study of infertility, leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind, that homeopathy could be a sure cure.

Farewell
Dr Rangachari bid the entire delegates farewell on behalf of the Singapore, Faculty of Homeopathy. He said he was very proud of the 3 Singapore homeopaths who had given excellent presentations. In his natural warm and vivacious manner, he bid thanks to all and extended once again, a personal invitation for the upcoming international homeopathy conference to be held in Singapore in April 2007.

With a Heart Full of Gratefulness

We would like to thank Prof Nik Omar and his team for organizing such a wonderful conference and for making such a significant contribution to the progress of homeopathy in this region. With renewed knowledge, inspiration and love, we, the Singapore Faculty of Homeopathy, are ready to receive one and all for another journey of transformational healing in homeopathy. We look forward to serving you.

4. Highlights of Scientific Papers

Contribution of Homeopathy to Modern Surgical Oncology by Dr Alok Pareek, India
Dr Pareek shared his study of over 60 patients, treated with homeopathy instead of other post-cancer surgery treatments like chemotherapy and radio-therapy. Majority of the cases were symptomatically free, mentally cheerful and showed no clinical or investigative sign of local or metastasis recurrence after 4 years of homeopathic treatment. The study concluded that Homeopathy is a very positive alternative to conventional post-cancer surgery treatments.

Typical Picture of Cancer Patient
o Internalise cares
o Caring introverts
o Prefer to suffer in silence [Nat mur, aurum met, igantia, puls]
o Bear burdens without complaints [ staph]
o Take others problems

o Little time for themselves
o Intelligent and hardworking
o Events remembered at sub-conscious level
o Melancholic women (most likely to develop cancer)
o Need emotional outlet

Case
o Mrs G , 49 years old, came with a painless lump in her breast which became a fungating mass after 6 months. Surgery (ductal toilet mastectomy) was performed, after which it was found that 8-10 lymph nodes were positive for metastasis. Patient opted for homeopathic follow-up. History : Pain at op site, unable to raise arm, redness and burning, fear of death, FH of breast cancer (mother and sister))

Cure
o Single dose of STAPH 200c after surgery; prevents metastasis recurrence [verified repeatedly] and prevents post-operative complications
o Calendula MT; natural healing agent for external surgical wounds/dressings and gives vitality to injured cell tissues
o Apis Mel 30c 3x/day for 10 days; 2x/day thereafter. Local symptomatology; swelling reduced.
o Asteria Reubens
9 months later . Low confidence, worried about recurrence, sleep disturbance and insomnia, (sleep is important in advance cancer), sad and depressed.
o Carsinosin 1M- used as a nosode, not for cancer; constituitional remedy for strong family history of cancer.
o Passiflora – Brings calmness; enabling patient to sleep well; aids in the healing.
One month later – better and cheerful.
One year later – ok, no recurrence.

Case
o Case of ovarian cancer, post chemotherapy, with recurrence. Tumour recurrence in R iliac region; went for surgery again but elected not to go for chemotherapy by opted for homeopathy the second time. Presented with edema in feet ( R>L) and ankles, urinary discomfort, anorexia, feeling hot burning of palms and soles, FH diabetes (f) cancer of uterus (m), weeping and irritable.

Cure
o Apis Mel 30c 3x/day for 2 weeks [ indicated in advanced cancers right side pelvis, right ovary; helps to detoxify toxic effects of chemotherapy; increases secreting capacity of kidney and helps remove toxins from the blood- toxic kidney is a common condition in post chemotherapy and Apis Mel is indicated]

Bouts of heat even in winter.
o Apis Mel 1 M
Patient better, not feeling so hot.
o Medorrhinum 200c [nosode, used for history in CA; not in active phase; only single dose; good cancer nosode ; indicated for female genitor urinary cancers ]
o Lapis Alba [retards tumours]
On follow-up with no signs of recurrence.
Dr Pareek runs a special seminar on homeopathic treatments for cancer. There is one such seminar scheduled from 3 Jan to 6 Jan 2007 in India.

Prescribing the Homeopathic Way by Dr.A.K.Seth, India
Every patient has many layers of pathology and there is a need to deal with each layer. Proper constitutional prescribing taking into account totality can deal with the deepest layers. Even then only superficial layer is apparent. Some pathology remains in constitutional layers for life and are only brought to surface in traumatic conditions.

Case : Female , 42 year with cancer of throat. PH: chronic sinusitis and leucorrhea. Patient not worried about death, but worried about cost of treatment and how her hard-earned money will fizzle out. No one helped her with money and she felt resentful that she was not able to spend the money for her own enjoyment.

Cure :
o Rx : Progression from Psora to Sycosis
o Pulsatilla 10M. Sac Lac 2 months.
No change in ulcer. All old symptoms came back. She felt better.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Sandeep Kaila, India
Etiology: No known cause, difficult to diagnose. Viral, immunologic disturbance, abnormalities in endocrine, psychiatric disorders.

Diagnostic Criteria : 1) severe chronic fatigue for more than 6 months with no other known medical conditions excluded by clinical diagnosis and 2) four or more of the following symptoms : impairment in short term memory, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, multi-joint pain with swelling or redness, headaches of a new type, patterns or severity, un-refreshing sleep.
Rx: Constitutional remedy.

Case: RK, 13 years, Female. Fatigue and poor memory, exhausted after 2 hours, depressed, sore throat, no appetite, sensitive to hot/cold, daily headaches, sleepy in day and could not sleep at night.
Remedies : Acid Phos, Natrum Carb and Silicea
Prognosis : Children better than adults, 70% cases recover over 2-4 years duration, individual symptoms may persist even after 5 year.

Advantages of CFS treatment using Homeopathy include – whole person affected so constitutional treatment works, effective, no side effects, individualization.

Homeopathy : A Surgeon without Knife by Dr K M Nisanth Nambison, India
Dr Nisanth introduced a revolutionary concept in treating chronic disease, that is, with the use of a homeopathic anti-oxidant in combination with the administration of a deep acting anti-miasmatic remedy. He cited the case of Hepato-Cellular Carcinoma which was treated with Lycopodium ( deep acting anti-psoric) and Cardus Marianus Q [Hepatic anti-oxidant]. Over the years, Carduus Mar Q has been used as a homeopathic hepatic tonic, but only in recent years it has become evident that two of its major components protect the liver from free radical induced oxidative damage. Other remedies that can be used in the same manner as a homeopathic anti-oxidant include : Agaricus[cerebro vascular], Calendula [Local and system anti-oxidant], Capsicum, Fucus, Cuprum Met, Silymarin and Silybin [inhibits lipid peroxidation].

Ovarian Cysts with Homeopathic Treatment by Dr Harshal Anaokar, Singapore
Case : Female patient 42 year old
o Came with the chief complaint of excruciating pain in right abdomen, since the last 5 days, pain radiating towards the right thigh, pain aggravated with least motion or pressure
o LMP two months ago
o USG shows multiple cysts in the right ovary
o Operated on for left ovarian cysts 3 years ago
o Menses usually profuse with severe pain before menstruation and better after the flow starts
o Associated symptom : Severe throbbing headache
o Diagnosis : Right Ovarian Neuralgia

Cure :
o Apis Mel 200 (three times a day) was prescribed taking into consideration the following acute totality:
o Given as a acute remedy for ovarian neuralgia
o Acute pain and soreness in the right inguinal region
o Pain aggravated by touch, pressure or movement
o Suppressed menses with throbbing headache
After 2 days, patient’s husband reported pain was 40% better and that she could perform her daily chores. Dosage was continued for 4 more days. Pain had completely subsided after 4 days.
o Lachesis 200 (one dose)
Constitutional medicine. “I noted when prescribing Lachesis as the constitutional medicine, there was the lack of mental picture of Lachesis which we all have in our mind. We always conceive a Lachesis lady as a talkative, highly loquacious, jealous, suspicious woman. But this patient was very quiet, mild, gentle and contradictory to Lachesis. In fact, mentally, she fit more into the Pulsatilla picture. The physical generals strongly indicating Lachesis were : Complaints from left to right, severe dysmenorrhoea before menses, better with the flow, Suppressed menses with congestive headache, Cannot tolerate tight clothing”. Patient had her periods after 8 days. Subsequently, sonography done showed remarkably shrunken cysts
Case :
o Female aged 24 yrs, came with missed periods. Pregnancy tests negative. Sonography showed chocolate cyst in left ovary. Married since one year. Normally menses regular. Recurrent urinary tract infections. Painful intercourse with sensitiveness of vagina. Depressed and worried about the presence of cysts and the diagnosis. Had fear that she may not conceive because of the cysts. Physically presenting with heaviness in abdomen. Was operated for fibro-adenoma of the right breast a year back.

Cure :
o Thuja 200 (one dose) and placebo
 Left sided ovarian cyst
 Sensitiveness of vagina
 Emotionally vulnerable
 Anti-sycotic
Got her periods after 8 days. Heavy bleeding with lot of clots and pain from back to the thighs
o Sabina 30 was given for week
 Heavy bleeding with clots
 Severe dysmenorrhoea, pain from back to the thighs
 Complementary to Thuja

Bleeding and dysmenorrhoea was reduced by Sabina.

Patient complained of urethral burning for which Cantharis 30 was given. Sonography was repeated after a month which showed that the cyst had shrunk considerably. Now periods are regular, no dysmenorrheal, no dysparunia, no urethral burning.
Most patients come with the fear of undergoing surgery for any cause. Ovarian cysts and their related surgery also put the fear of infertility in the minds of the patients. Homeopathy is a very effective cure and a great alternative to surgery.

Ethical Case Taking in Homeopathy by B S Chandhok, India
“ A good doctor can make the patient laugh and cry in the first meeting “.

o Important observations : How he speaks , how he dresses [expressive/not expressive], innate characteristics
o Innate Characteristics
o Will [e.g. strong or weak willed, positive or negative, courageous or coward]
o Morals [e.g. diligence]
o Intellect
o Natural Traits (non-diseased state)
o Emotions (diseased state)
o Sensitivity
o Attachments
o Energy/Activity level (important for acute cases)
o Speech
o Thermals
o Case Taking
o Note down observations and statements.
o Do not interrupt. See how he is narrating the complaints
 Sepia, Puls, Nux V – constantly talking of their coughs
 Arg Nit – sits in FRONT of the doctor and challenges him
o Past History : traumas or past traumas
o Family History :
o Personal History and Mentals (FEEL the patient)

o Tips for Beginners
 Impress upon the patient on the need to open up. For this explain what is homeopathy (prepare 1-2 page brochure)
 Give him the background and likely course of action
 Very important to imbibe : confidence, confidentiality, hope and finally faith in the patient
 We need to be friendly and trust he science
 Positive inter-communication stimulates the vital force

“You die the day you stop being a student “.

A Case of Ulcer by Dr Rohini Warungse, Singapore
Case : XYZ, 18yrs, female, single, street labourer, came with complaints of ulcers all over the body. Patient came accompanied by her mother. Appearance was very untidy. She looked very dull, sluggish with pale face and red eyes. She entered inside with a very OFFENSIVE odor and had covered herself with a thin cloth.

o Patient complained of ulcers and abscess all over the body, on gums, tongue, inside cheeks, axilla and on abdomen. She used oven ash for cleaning (brushing) teeth.
o Ulcers were very big, irregular in shape, very dirty, unhealthy look, with a very OFFENSIVE odor, where the surrounding part looked inflamed and necrotic with white deposits. The appearance of mouth and skin was so bad that it was difficult to take the case, and whole room was filled with offensive odor. Tongue was inflamed and had a deep furrow centrally.
o On abdomen and in axilla, along with ulcers there were big boils abscesses and blisters. Burning all over, with sever pricking kind of a pain. Mouth was inflamed and red. Patient was unable to eat or drink.
o < warm drinks and night, > rest.
o Mentals : Patient was very slow, sluggish with a dull face. While narrating her complaints used to think and then slowly used to give answers. Weak memory, could not remember her past complaints. Not good at studies, left school, could not remember her lessons. When asked about patient's nature, her mother described her as very short-tempered, irritable, never listens to her and always need to be scolded. Once when she scolded her, in anger she tried to injure herself and had also attempted suicide. Patient said she feels suppressed (dominated) by people because of her poor financial conditions.

Totality:
¨ Gets angry easily
¨ Suicidal disposition
¨ Weak memory
¨ Sluggish
¨ A/F ash, suppressed, being dominated
¨ Offensive
¨ Syphilitic -ulcers
¨ Tongue- central furrow
¨ Thermals: ambithermal

Cure :
o Merc Sol 200c, single dose.
o After 15 days, patient showed wonderful results. All her ulcers were better, the boils, blisters on abdomen and in axilla had dried. Ulcers in mouth axilla were totally gone, few were still there on the abdomen. No offensive odor. She could eat and drink, there was no inflammation and redness.
o For second follow-up repeated 1 dose of Merc Sol 200c
o Later in next visit all her ulcers, boils were gone and the patient was felling better overall.

Role of Homeopathy in Infertility by Dr Rashme Pande, Singapore
Case : A 35 year old lady, with primary infertility. Patient came alone for the consultation. Patient married for 5 years, late marriage. Had h/o tumor over right ovary and the left fallopian tube completely blocked. Her tumor was operated. She had migraine and irregular periods. She was sad and cried saying that her husband is also tired of her headaches.

Complaints
o Migraine < menses during and after
o Left sided headache < anger, stress, tension.
o Headache with nausea < cold, light, noise
o Keeping light pressure on head, sleeping
o Menses irregular
o Irritable, angry easily
o Sadness, cries easily
o Loathing of life and thought of suicide

Physical generals
o Appetite: -good
o Thirst: -drinks plenty of water
o Desires: - Sweet, spicy
o Aversion: - milk
o Bowel: - regular, satisfactory
o Urine: -clear watery
o Sleep: - sound
o Dreams: - of family, religious
o Menses: - puberty 14 years. M/H: -3/35-45days, irregular, average flow. Lmp: -31-05-2000
o Leucorrhoea-white creamy

Past history
o Appendicitis, H/O recurrent cold in early childhood, operated for ovarian tumor
o Family history: - Mother: -Psoriasis
o Father: - coronary artery disease

Totality of symptoms
• Infertility
• Headache < menses during, after
• Headache < cold, noise, light
• Irritability< before menses
• Indifferent wants to be alone
• Desires sweet,
• Irregular menses

Treatment
Sepia 200 4 doses to be taken every 5th day
Follow-up after 1 month: - Had migraine but less severe this time, had leucorrhoea.
Gave Psorinum 200 1 dose. After 15 days she was more stable but had leucorrhoea. Sepia 1M 1 dose. She delivered female child and is happy now.

 Homeopathy & Computer Science by Dr Jawahar Shah, India
o Refer to www.thedoctor24x7.com.

 Veterinary Homeopathy : New Potentials of the Alternative Medicine by Dr Surjit Singh Makker, India
o Human remedies are used in the same way for animals. Case history is taken from owner. Medicines are administered in tablets or drops or mixed with mild foodstuff.
o In selecting the remedy one has to be conscious of habits of animals and not consider some of these characteristics as being peculiar, e.g. Horses sleep on their feaces, or dogs coughing after drinking.
o Homeopathy has been proven efficacious for cows, horses, dogs and cats.
o Other references : www.theark.org, www.vethomeopath.com

Next International Homeopathic Conference will be
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First Homeopathic Hospital in Germany [ summarised ]

2009-05-18T04:21:00.000-07:00

History of the German Homeopathic Hospitals
(Original Title: Geschichte der deutschen homöopathischen Krankenhäuser By Heinz Eppenich)

Short review and isolated excerpts of this book

--By Siegfried Letzel

Introduction: As the focus of your hpathy eZine this month is homeopathic hospitals, I would like to use this opportunity to take you, dear reader, with me on a short study trip to the past; namely, to the beginnings of homeopathic hospitals, reaching far back to the early days of homeopathy. Today, only with an exceptional effort is it possible to collect, analyze, and evaluate the data and facts available about the early homeopathic hospitals and to compile them in such a fashion as to obtain an easily comprehensible, readable and compact layout.

It is Heinz Eppenich who made an attempt at such a project – and his efforts have been crowned with success: Geschichte der deutschen homöopathischen Krankenhäuser (History of the German Homeopathic Hospitals; ISBN 3-7760-1497-0; Karl F. Haug publishing house; Publisher: Institute for the History of Medicine (IGM). Language: German)

Leipzig

1832: The First Hospital in Leipzig

In November 3, 1832, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann published the following article in the "Leipziger Tagblatt" (Leipzig Daily Newspaper), which was intended to be a term of abuse towards the "half-homeopaths of Leipzig". First in line, this article was directed at the chairman of the Homeopathic Central Society, Moritz Müller, and at the bastard-homeopaths who prepared to emerge "as gravediggers of homeopathy". This curse of the ‘half-homeopaths’ caused the quarrel among the ‘pure’ and the ‘free’ homeopaths to escalate.

Consequently a deep divide arose in the midst of the eight-headed board of directors of the Central Society, who, as owner of the future homeopathic clinic in Leipzig, determined the director and the inspection of the institution. The Central Society developed from the "Society for the Promotion and Education of the Homeopathic Art of Healing" in 1829 for the project of a healing - and educational establishment in Leipzig. But with his self-assertive appearance to protect his art of healing from falsification (allopathization of homeopathy), Hahnemann sacrificed his long-awaited medicinal – and educational establishment for "genuine homeopathy".

Moritz Müller, not a pure homeopath, was appointed as the first establishment director of the clinic in Leipzig. Nevertheless, the repeated change at the top of the clinic influenced by power struggles still allowed for a development, so that Dr. Hahnemann gave a more positive opinion about the homeopathy practiced there in 1834 (probably under Dr. Schweickert). In June 1835, Hahnemann moved to Paris.

About the years until 1839 it is known that the therapeutic practice included also blood-letting, clysters and also physiotherapeutic measures. Homeopathic remedies usually were prescribed as 30 C and low potencies. Not infrequently, more than five (but also more than ten) remedies were applied, but the case records don’t show, whether simultaneously or successively.

It is said that the philosophy practiced in the clinic by Dr. Schweickert was that he allowed remedies, especially antipsorics, to act as long as possible and that he didn’t repeat them prematurely. Under earlier directors the practice existed, that a physician prescribed a remedy for a patient, and when the patient reappeared a few days later, he was prescribed another remedy by another physician, especially when there was no considerable improvement, because the second doctor also wanted to prescribe. If, at the third visit, the third physician examined the case, not infrequently, he would prescribe a third remedy, because, after all, this physician, too, wanted to prescribe. This practice led to squabbles amongst the physicians in- and outside of the clinic. Most probably Dr. Schweickert's philosophy had saved the hospital.

The recorded cases unfortunately are incomplete. The choice of potency and remedy and their substitution didn’t remain comprehensible and additionally, manipulations for cleansing, revulsion and excretion influenced the action of the homeopathic remedy. They even replaced the homeopathic remedy now and then.

Originally, it was planned to design the hospital for impecunious patients. However, very soon this could not anymore be kept up. Soon, the costs of the hospital had to be covered by the sick people (up to 30 – 40 %) and by donations from home and abroad. In 1842 the funds didn’t suffice anymore for the continuation of the institute. The first homeopathic hospital in Leipzig continued to exist as the outpatients’ clinic of Leipzig.

In 1888 the second homeopathic hospital in Leipzig opened from a better financial starting point. Unfortunately, the well paying private patients stayed away from the clinic to a great extent (inadequate comfort, inconvenient location and so on) and the costs covered by the compulsory medical insurance of Leipzig for most of the patients didn’t meet the expenditures. Therefore, in 1898 the situation got difficult. The Central Society had to subsidize more and more, finally, in 1901, the operation of the hospital had to be terminated.

What do we know about the homeopathic practice of this hospital? The director Stifft seemed to have striven much for "clinical symptoms" (probably clinical diagnoses). Consequently, the genuine homeopathy was given a farewell and the doors were opened for a so-called scientific-critical "homeopathy" with an orientation towards organo-pathological findings (diagnoses). Though, Stifft also was much interested in homeopathic indications on the basis of remedy provings.

Director Hans Wapler showed a scientific-critical dogmatism. Symptoms of remedy provings were emphasized no more, the clinical orientation was prominent. Treatments were allopathic for the most part. Even mixtures of homeopathic remedies are used. Wapler practiced the self-abolition of homeopathy through its "incorporation into the scientific overall medicine". Instead of leaving genuine homeopathy in a medical plurality, he split homeopathy into several ones, which finally dissolved into an institutional medicine, which exclusively referred to and relied on scientific medicine.

Berlin

In 1821, for some weeks, Ernst Stapf administered homeopathic therapies in the garrison military hospital and in the Charité in Berlin. Moritz Müller: "One third of the patients homeopathically treated were completely cured, a number of the patients improved considerably …"

In 1821, Wilhelm Eduard Wislicensus performed an experiment in the military hospital, in which the first of three different patients received homeopathic treatment, the second got allopathic treatment and the third one did not get any medication. The homeopathic method did best.

In 1904 the modern homeopathic hospital of the Wiesike Foundation opened with 48 beds, three operating rooms and a delivery room. Pre- and post-treatment of the patients were left to homeopathy. Apart from laboratory, microscopes and an x-ray apparatus it is possible to complete the treatment with light, air, dietetics, and physical therapy with gymnastic equipment. Although very soon the hospital operated profitably, it remained dependent on donations, because the completion of the fittings and equipment and the maintenance of the functional ability remained a problem.
To what extent the therapeutic practice in the clinic of Berlin deserved the label "homeopathy" in the Hahnemannian sense remains unclear because of too few casuistries (case records) sufficiently detailed. From the lectures of Schwarz, one can clearly suppose a scientific attitude with an organ specific orientation for the choice of remedies.

After the beginning of World War I, the hospital was changed into a Red Cross military hospital. Contentment prevailed about the good results of the applied method of inner homeopathic treatment together with the outside management of wounds. The costs of the military hospital finally could not anymore be covered by voluntary receipts – public allowances did not exist, and so the hospital ceased operation in 1917.

Munich

Probably the only one homeopathic hospital that survived World War I is the homeopathic cholera hospital in Munich. It opened in 1836. It emerged from the Society of Homeopathic Physicians, the administrative responsibility was taken over by Prince Karl of Oettingen and Wallenstein. The physicians Joseph Reubel and Franz Seraph Widnmann did correspond with Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. Dr. Johann Joseph Roth even visited Dr. Hahnemann, in 1831 in Köthen, in 1836 and 1842 in Paris.

From 1837 on, the hospital exclusively had to be financed by private funds. After the epidemic cholera had changed to a cholera sporadica, the hospital had to be closed for lack of the necessary funds.

In 1883, the "Homeopathic Hospital Munich" re-opened its gates as an institution that started on a firm financial base. During the first 14 months, 31 patients were taken in, 19 of them were discharged from hospital being cured, and 5 died. Between 1883 and 1903, the number of patients varied between 30 and 44 per year. In 1886, an outpatient’s department for penniless, poor persons was furnished. The number of dispensed medicines rose continuously up to 2,000 in the year 1901.

The hospital was also a charitable institution, in which also old and infirm, mostly poor people, who where not constantly sick, were nursed throughout the year. This was criticized, because as a result, sufficient beds were missing for curable patients.

The number of in hospital patients raised further up to 76 in the year 1908. In 1913, 114 patients were accepted in the new building, 84 of whom were discharged from hospital being cured, 4 died, 12 remained in the clinic.

Unfortunately again, clinical reports are missing by which one could understand something about the homeopathic treatment. It is known that isopathic trials were done with the nosode Tuberculinum (administered in the 10th, 30th and 100th potency – in few and very rare doses). Several times it was emphasized that the scientific rigour of homeopathy is based on the study of the specificity of the remedy, recognized through its symptoms on healthy people (provings).

Stuttgart

In 1866, Paul von Sick, surgeon, internist and homeopath, became head of the Deaconess House in Stuttgart. In spite of homeopathic treatment, the statistics of Stick show a high mortality ratio of 17.4 %. The main reason was, that mostly elderly persons were accepted who suffered from long-standing diseases and who already got treatment by various physicians with mostly different medicines. Such patients were seeking for a final sanctuary, some of them just wishing to die in peace.

Different from this was the municipal hospital in Schwäbisch Hall, which, according to its statutes, accepted business assistants, apprentices and servants: from 1851 to 1870 only 29 out of 3527 patients died (0.82 %). In no other similar clinic, a more favourable ratio could be detected. Sick subordinated his homeopathic method completely to science. But what remained the most important for Sick was the connection of the similarity based on the symptoms of the remedy provings.

As a rule, low potencies were used, but also 30 D. Mixing of remedies was rejected. Homeopathy was completed by employment of light, warmth, water, air, foodstuffs and the like. Still, Sick separated homeopathy and naturopathic treatment from each other.

In 1915, the industrial magnate Robert Bosch set up the "Homeopathic Hospital in Stuttgart plc" and united with the "Association Homeopathic Hospital Stuttgart" and the "Hahnemannia".

The new building of the hospital at first had to rest, because of the depreciation of the currency due to World War I. Therefore, not before 1940 it could be handed over with 300 beds. It was given the name "Robert Bosch Hospital" (RBH)

--> Further details about this hospital, will be in the book review of the Ezine for October '06, which is especially dedicated to the Robert Bosch Hospital.

Köthen

In 1823, Hahnemann complained about Köthen not owning a hospital at all. He needed it "because this knowledge cannot be transferred in writing – one has to hear it, to observe it and one has to see for oneself."

The successful setting up of a hospital was by Arthur Lutze, but only after the death of Dr. Hahnemann. The hospital was able to notch up much popularity and considerable financial profit.

Like Hahnemann, Lutze was attracted to Köthen by the liberal attitude to homeopathy by the Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. In 1846, Lutze attained great success by mesmerism (a healing method developed by Franz Anton Mesmer, learned from the mesmerist Julius Neuberth). Already before his work in the hospital in Köthen, he was equipped with "all of the remedies" in high potencies. In 1855, the hospital was opened. Köthen developed into a place of pilgrimage for those who required treatment.

The attempt to make sacred or "Saviourism" of the healing art reached a peak in homeopathic history. While Lutze extended his popularity even further, he was rejected by the representatives of the scientific orientation which prevailed in Germany, certainly for his high potencies, but mainly due to his self-proclaiming nature and his all too high-handed publication of the 6th edition of the Organon, in which he propagated the use of double remedies (while Hahnemann dissociated himself from the use of double remedies in 1833).

In 1864, 26,690 patients were given medical care in the outpatients’ clinic. 51,452 letters with 162,781 case reports were answered. More than ¾ of all patients were given free treatment. But the numbers tell nothing about real cures. The rational "handling" of the patients Lutze describes in his textbook of 1860. Lutze dispensed all of his remedies personally, only the mother tinctures he received from a pharmacy. His remedies were sent and held in high regard worldwide.
After Lutze’s death, the clinic continued to exist until World War I.

Conclusion: Today we are allowed to doubt whether the previous history of the German homeopathic hospitals just has been prehistory, offering some glow of the concrete utopian dream of future homeopathic hospitals. For the historian, Hahnemann’s ideas could not be clearly verified in any of the clinics under investigation here. From the beginning, the German history of homeopathy and its hospitals was in a dilemma. The contortion, distortion and watering down of the homeopathic practice and of the foundational homeopathic principles is found repeatedly.

Issues that were violently argued about from the time of the first homeopathic hospital in Leipzig, during Hahnemann’s life, and were not resolved, definitely found their place in the second homeopathic hospital in Leipzig as well. We observe this not only in the practical problems they faced, but – on the basis of its facts – also in the epistemological change, which had started almost a century before at the hospitals in Paris; this spread from there. For example, at those times, among the allopathic clinicians, and also among the homeopathic colleagues the change of focus from the symptom to the pathology had already taken place. With this, the principle of pure phenomenality was abandoned, pure Hahnemannian Homeopathy was ignored and the term "clinical homeopathy" was coined. Hahnemann’s wish that "his" homeopathy should be taught at the hospital bed which would contribute to the spread of homeopathy in hospitals, could not be realized.

Adopted: Wiht Courtesy From: HPathy

Executive member of Asian Homeopathic Medical League - AHML

2009-05-18T03:42:00.000-07:00

The Asian Homeopathic Medical League has been helping Malaysia Homeopath for the last 15 years in spreading homeopathy in this region. with 12 member countries and 5000 members. AHML has organised 17th International Congresses and the next 18th AHML Congress will be held at Kuala Lumpur from 4 - 5th october 2009.

Whose who wish to join this coming conference are welcome to contact secretary general of ICHC 2009 E mail: aconite36@yahoo.com

MRHP Tidak Pernah menentang Perlalian

2009-05-18T02:52:00.000-07:00

Ahli-Ahli Persatuan Pengamal perubatan homeopathy berdaftar Malaysia tidak pernah menetang sebarang bentuk imunisasi yang dijalankan oleh kemeterian kesihatan Malaysia.
Ahli-ahli persatuan ini diseru untuk memberi kerjasama yang baik kepada Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia.
Mungkin ada satu atau dua orang ahli homeopati yang menentang imunisasi, namun ia tidak mencerminkan keselurohan ahli persatuan ini.

KDYMM Al Sultan Kelantan Sewaktu Mencemar Duli Merasmikan Konferen Homeopathy Anatarabangsa di Kota Bharu baru-baru ini

2009-05-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

Kota Bharu: 1998 -Sesunggunya Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al Sultan Kelantan adalah seorang Raja yang Berdaulat dan sanggup bersama rakyat jelata turun padang mencemar duli Merasmikan Persidangan Perubatan Homeopathy yang ke 10 di Kota Bharu, kelantan. Seramai 200 orang menghadiri Konference ini dari 25 buah negara.

Baginda bertitah " agar ahli-ahli persatuan homeopathy' di Malaysia bersatu dan bekerja keras bagi memperbaiki mutu kesihatan rakyat."

Convocation of Homeopathy Malaysia

2009-05-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

Kota Bharu: 1985

Upgrade yourself, 'says Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen, Minister of Foreign Affair Malaysia at a convocation of The faculty of Homeopathy Malaysia at Kota Bharu. His speech has been read by his Political Adviser.