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The founder of Western Classical Homeopathy - SAMUEL HAHNEMANN, developed
a principle, which was similar to the Chinese belief in the life energy of ‘Chi’.
Hahnemann described the life force as the ‘Dynamis’. He stated in
his book "The Organon", that illness starts as a dysfunction in the
Dynamis. The dysfunction, if not corrected, will gradually move into physiological
change, organic change and possibly on to irreversible pathological change.
The original pictures that gave the symptoms for each remedy were obtained by ‘provings’. Hahnemann used volunteers to take the raw plants, minerals etc, and record exactly what symptoms took place in their bodies. These findings were built into the complex ‘drug pictures’ which were in effect a list of what happened to you if you took the raw material. The Homeopath then looks for the right drug picture to match his patient and gives a ‘diluted’ or ‘potentised’ form of the original raw material to antidote the effect of the patient's symptoms and hopefully effect a cure. The better the match, the better the chance of hitting the problem squarely and knocking it out of the system. Classical Homeopathy has great usefulness in establishing a ‘resonance’
with the patient’s constitution. A single high potency dose of the person’s
constitutional remedy can work to ‘tune-up’ the system in a way that
nothing else can match. The higher the potency, the greater the effect on the
psychology - the lower the potency, the greater the physical effect.
The problem with classical Homeopathy is that repertorisation takes a long time, the percentage likelihood of finding one remedy to answer all problems is small. The length of time some remedies take to act is too long for patient comfort in some cases. The shortcomings of classical Homeopathy were highlighted when Homeopaths in Germany 80-100 years ago started to mix low potency remedies in solution. This was the birth of ‘Complex’ or ‘Mixture’ Homeopathy - a more concentrated approach by using many remedies to act on different aspects of a problem in one buffered solution. The main schools of Homeopathy outside Germany still cling to the single remedy approach, even our own Homeopathic hospitals use classical Homeopathy alone, despite the advantages of complex Homeopathy in physiological treatment. I should like to thank my tutors at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy for the thorough grounding they gave me in classical Homeopathy.
Complex remedies have been found to be particularly effective when aimed at a physiological or organ based disease. Remedies can be ‘organ targeted’. The marriage between acupuncture energy systems and Homeopathy is largely credited to Dr. Voll in Germany who developed the technique known as Electro Acupuncture according to Voll (E.A.V.). Dr. Voll discovered that it is possible to stimulate or balance acupuncture meridians using an electrical charge instead of a needle. Using a galvanometer he could determine the amount of electrical charge needed to correct the resistance of the acupuncture point. He discovered that if an outside substance, be it a poison or a medicine, was introduced into the patient-machine circuit,
the resistance reading would alter. E.A.V. uses this fact to determine through test materials, which parts of the body are not correct in their function and which remedies will electrically balance the resistance reading, and thereby stand a well-tested chance of rendering a cure. Dr. Helmut Schimmel developed the Vega technique after long experience with E.A.V. and similar methods. Dr. Schimmel found that E.A.V. was time consuming and too complex, so instead of testing many points on the body with a probe to gauge resistance he took one point on a finger or toe and developed more test ampoules for use in the machine, simplifying the method greatly. The fundamental principle is as follows: The patient holds an electrode which is wired to the machine, the other end of the circuit is a stylus which is applied to a toe. The ‘open' circuit reading is noted. Ampoules of substances representing organ tissues, Allergens, medications, Dental mercury - you can test practically anything - are then put into the machine's testing grid. Materials, which have an adverse effect on the body’s electrical field, cause an increase in resistance and an indicator drop. Medicines, which will counteract that resistance, can be used directly to treat the body. The Vega offers one of the most exciting advances in modern medicine to appear in recent years, an accurate method of non-invasive deep physiological investigation I would like to dedicate
this section to Dr's LEWITH, KENYON and SCHIMMEL for their tuition and helpful
guidance with the Vega technique.
Homeopathy is designed to work on several levels, principally on the psychological health and on the physical health to create change in the energy and physiology of the body as swiftly as possible, allowing for the nature of the illness or condition and the length of time it has been there. The principle of Homeopathic and Herbal medicine is to stimulate the system from within rather than to suppress or hold system functions as some drugs do. For example in the treatment of eczema, Homeopathically we seek to correct from inside rather than putting cream on the outside to suppress the eruption. For this reason Homeopathic medicine in acute conditions will work swiftly and in chronic may take some time, please give some allowance for this and let your system work to its own best ability. I have put together a short Q/A section to cover most basic areas of concern. Q. Will I have side effects or reactions? A. By and large no. However any stimulation to a system designed to create change can produce reactions, e.g. a temporary worsening of symptoms. If in doubt call the practitioner. Q. What does one usually do if there is a reaction? A. Lower the dosage of medicine until the system stabilises then gradually build-up. Q. What are Homeopathic medicines made from? A. Mostly plants, herbs & minerals Q. Will Homeopathic remedies work alongside drugs from my G.P? A. Most will, however before suggesting that anyone seeks to ask their G.P. about cutting down drugs we would wait for an improvement on the combined medicines first. Q. How long will it take to get better? A. This depends on the nature and duration of the problem, the more acute, the swifter, the more chronic, the longer is a fair rule of thumb. Q. Will my G.P. mind me using Homeopathy? A. Most G.P.'s nowadays have little or no objection to the work of qualified Homeopaths particularly if they have reached the limit of what allopathic drugs have to offer, and the patient wants to try an alternative. Q. Should any precautions be taken as regards the medicines? A. Yes, as for classical medicines no coffee should be taken whilst on medication and tablets should not be taken near food or drink. Complex Homeopathy may have to be taken with food about which you will be advised. Medicines should be kept cool and out of sunlight or the locality of electrical machines. Q. What is Homeopathy? A. Homeopathy is the American spelling of Homeopathy.The Homeopathic medicine you are using is progressional in its action. Therefore it is important that you keep appointments so that no break in treatment occurs until the course is completely finished.
The Homeopathic Principle is one of stimulating change, stimulating the system's own resources to recover, acute illness are quicker to respond, chronic conditions take longer. The appointment schedules and vega-testing are arranged to give the optimum run for a medicine before it needs to be changed or developed to the next stage. Each change of medicine is a step towards the goal of improvement. The regularity of testing is crucial to this development so please make sure that you keep to the regime we've set up together. In Homeopathy it is seen as a cornerstone to deal with underlying causes as well as presenting symptoms, what I call the "Iceberg Principle". It's necessary to clear the surface and also what is not apparent under the "waterline".
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It
is possible to put forward the the theoretical model that Acupuncture, Homeopathy
and any of the ‘energy’ based medicines all work on the same fundamental
principle.The Eastern races described acupuncture as working on the flow of
‘Chi’ through meridians, the life force of the universe flowing through
mankind as a whole and individually. Following from this, the new techniques
of Bio Energetic Regulatory Medicine, (B.E.R.M.), work on the basis that the
body has a subtle electro-field, in effect, the acupuncture meridian system
which can be ‘read’ and medication prescribed from the readings.
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