HOMOEOPATHY (HOMEOPATHY), A GIFT OR A BANE? Homoeopathy was founded by Samuel Hahnemann in 1776 (same year as American Independence). Dr. Hans Burch Gram introduced in NewYork, in 1825. History of American Homoeopathy can be found at homoeocases.org. The birth anniversary of Samuel Hahnemann was celebrated recently (April 10), worldwide. Basic principle of working of homoeo, "Similia similibus curentur - let likes be treated by likes". To simply, the implication means: If a person consumes a substance X, it induces a,b,c,d symptoms. Persons suffering from a,b,c,d symptoms can cure themselves by the consuming the substance X.
Are there any conditions attached?
(According to homoeopaths)
For getting results, the substance is to be consumed in homoeopathic doses (minute quantities) and not in crude doses (normal quantities like 100 mg or 1 gram.). When the quantity of substance is reduced, the curative power (potency) of the medicine increases.
How the homoeopathic medicines are made?
Made by using the methods of succusion and trituration as recommended by Hahnemann.
What is succusion?
Succusion is shaking. The substance is mixed in alcohol and the container is shaken.
What is trituration?
Trituration is grinding into powder. The substance is mixed with milk sugar (base) and ground in mortars.
How potencies are made?
Potencies are made by reducing the substance of medicine and increasing the base (alcohol or milk-sugar). There are three common potency types.
DECENNIAL POTENCIES ( X POTENCIES)
Quantity of substance goes down by degrees of 10.
1 X (Pronounced one ex) = 1/10
2 X = 1/100.
3 X = 1/1000 6 X = 1/1000000 12X = 1/100000000000
(See the number of 0s)
For making 1 gram of 1 X of medicine, take .1 gram of substance and .9 grams of alcohol. Shake specified number of times as fixed by Hahnemann. Total will be 1 gram. .
For making 1 gram of 2 X : -- take .1 gram of 1 X and .9 grams of alcohol. Shake. Total will be 1 gram of 2 X.
CENTI POTENCIES ( C POTECIES)
1 c, 2 c, 30 c, 200 c etc. In practice, the suffix C is omitted. Simply numbers are mentioned.
1 C: 1 gm. of dilution will contain .01 gm. of substance, and .99 gm. of alcohol.
or
.01 gm. of substance and .99 gm. of milk sugar.
How much can a 200 power homoeo medicine may contain the medicine?
The succusion or trituration is done in 200 instalments or stages.
The medicine content in one gram of total dilution:
1/10 to the power of 200 zeros grams of the substance. Remaining will be alcohol.
If 4 or 5 drops of this alcoholic dilution is sprinkled on one dram of sugar pills, how much substance of medicine does one sugar pill contain? Probably, nothing.
Give a more clearer example?
If a cashew cookie biscuit is distributed to the 6000 million people on this planet Earth breaking into small pieces, how much cashew does one person get? How many people will get cashew? How many will get wheat flour? Will that small quantity of cashew satiate the hunger?
Should not a minimum quantity of substance be required to start curing?
Homoeopathy says that no substance need actually be present. Potentisation takes place with the succusion (shaking) and trituration (grinding).
How is it that some people who are being treated with homoeo are getting cured?
If a person is given pills from a bottle labelled "Natrum Mur", the pills do not contain the chemical Natrum Mur (Sodium Chloride). He will be consuming only sugar pills and alcohol. When no medicine is consumed, man's cure depends on the changes he makes in his diet, his natural self curative abilities and the white blood corpucles, internal enzymes, changes he made in his diet, physio-exercises done etc.
He may have a faith cure or placebo or some psychological changes.
Do randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies prove Homoeopathy?
The studies belong to stage 2. The suspicion is on the stage 1 itself existence of the advertised medicine apart from alcohol. It is about existence of the "medicine" name of which the label mentions.
Cervical Cancer
A British Pharma Company announced developing of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, spreading through two strains of human papilloma virus (HPV). To be administered to girls from 9 to old women of 55. Hurrah!
Comment: How many viruses we are exposed to from our birth to death? How many vaccines we have to consume? Any count? May be in hundreds.Asthma
Allergies trouble millions of people.
(10th Sept.2006)DailyMail.co.uk says that a breakthrough will be made in 10 years.
--Vaccins are on the way.
--Proteins will be developed.
Ayurvedic fish medicine is distributed at Hyderabad. Herbal + minerals + probably heavy metals.
Every June, just before the onset of of monsoons, the fish medicine is distributed FREE. Goud Brothers, who distribute the medicine say, that their ancestors got the method of making the medicine from a mendicant, who stipulated a condition that the drug will lose its efficacy if
1. it is sold; 2. its formula and contents are revealed.
The rationalists insist that the brothers should disclose the formula.
The matter is sub judice.
The original fish medicine itself is under cloud.
Fake fish medicines are also under circulation.
LUNG INFECTIONS
Bacteria
When bacteria is killed, pathogens develop drug resistance. Now Guardian, UK says that scientists are developing drugs which will stop batcteria communicating among themselves and multiplying fast.Tooth Decay
Tooth Ache
A lady uses myrobalan (Terminalia Chebula -karakkay fruit) powder mixed with salt obtained from mines (not sea salt), to brush her teeth. If such salt is not available she mixes the terminalia chebula powder with smooth ash.
BEVERAGES
DRINK
ISSUE/NEWS
ANALYSIS/COMMENTTEA
Green Tea
A Japanese Ministry of Health Studies (Details can be seen at Forbes.com. Findings: 1. Those drink 5 cups a day are less prone to cardiovascular diseases. Green tea does not prevent cancer. However, they are very careful in their findings.
1. "a neutral position right now," 2. "habit probably needs to be long-term " 3. "I don't think I'd recommend people drink large quantities of green tea," 4. "only showed an association, not any direct cause-and-effect." 5. preferable to drinking beverages such as non-diet sodas, which are loaded with sugar.
Position of US Health Agencies: "No evidence of prevention of cardiovascular risks."
This blogger's personal experience: Lost some relatives from heart diseases. They are addicted to tea both green and black. They are also addicted to cigarettes. Dificult to separate which habit aggravated and which ameliorated the ailment!
To continue. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.
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