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Definition and scope in Homoeopathy.
qHomoeopathy can be defined as a System of Drug-Therapeutics based on the law of Similars. This law states that a drug, capable of producing in a healthy person a diseased-state exactly similar to that observed in a diseased person, acts as a curative agent if the disease is in a curable stage. In the incurable stage of the disease, however, the same drug acts as the best palliative. It has logically evolved as an experimental science according to the method of inductive reasoning in which exact observation, correct interpretation, rational explanation and scientific construction play a leading role.
qThe successful application of the Law of Similars depends entirely on the concepts of Individualization and Susceptible Constitutions which form the cornerstone of homoeopathic practice. The Concept of Individualization takes into consideration the total response of the organism to the unfavorable environment. This total response is seen through Signs and Symptoms on three planes: Emotional, Intellectual (Spiritual) and Physical where the Life Force manifests itself.
qThe Signs and Symptoms reveal to the homoeopathic physician not only the disturbed economy within, which we term disease, but also the curative agent which will set right the disturbed economy. The homoeopathic physician, therefore, rightly frowns on all attempts which lead to suppression of the manifestations of a disease and regards them as dangerous. He is thus able to detect the earliest beginnings of disease when structural changes have not to any extent yet occurred in the cells and can plan definitive curative treatment at a stage when diagnosis is impossible. In no other System of Therapeutics can such treatment be administered till diagnosis is established. We can emphatically claim this as a distinct feature peculiar to Homoeopathy. Principles & Practice of Homoeopathy by D.L. Dhawale.
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In the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force (autocracy), the dynamis that animates the material body (organism), rules with unbounded sway, and retains all the parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functions, so that our indwelling, reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purposes of our existence. #9 Organon of medicine by S. Hahnemann.
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Possible Prevention of the Death of Young Sportsmen on the field -
Homoeopathic Prevention of Coronary Thrombosis
The dominant effect of coronary artery disease is the loss of oxygen and nutrients to myocardial tissue because of diminished coronary blood flow. This disease is near epidemic in take Western world. Coronary artery disease occurs more often in men than in women, in Caucasians, and in the middle-aged and elderly. The most worrying cases of recent times are the sudden death of idiopathic coronary thrombosis that has been observed in young sportsmen all over the world. In the US there are hundreds of recorded cases and in Australia only in the last 4 years 8 footy sportsmen have suddenly died during strenuous activity in their field. The Israeli air force has been plagued with near death and death of young airmen that showed no diagnostic signs of the disease before hand. The numbers of coronary thrombosis casualties are still increasing every year. Although there are many new theories covering this subject our knowledge about this type of thrombosis is increasing. We still have not a fool proof method of early discovery of the possibility of coronary thrombosis the victims, especially in young fit persons that have an unexplainable sudden episode of coronary thrombosis from which 50% do not normally recover. Those who survive have irreversible heart muscle damage while 10% suffer from brain damage. Although sportsmen have a regular periodic general medical examination, it has been most frustrating to find that no one of the victims showed any warning signs as to their bitter fate. These statistics are especially alarming since the rate of death in the young is much higher then in those of the elderly. The young heart has not developed collateral or alternative blood vessels that branch of the main coronary arteries where as the older heart has developed the collateral growth thus enjoy a higher survival rate. The common pre diagnostic measure does not appear to be effective due to the fact that almost invariably the condition of the heart is excellent. This leads us to the conclusion that the problem lays in the condition of the blood!
The blood normally flows easily and steadily through all the arteries and veins, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body. If this flow of nourishment stops for some reason, the tissues starve. If the flow stops entirely, they die. In most parts of the body, if the flow of blood stops, another blood vessel tries to replace the disordered one. The most common of all causes to the stop of the blood flow is a blood clot or thrombus. With no collateral coronary build up in the young heart that means full coronary occlusion or blockage of the arterial blood supply. The unsolved mystery is why does the blood clot occur in the first place. The common treatment for patients surviving a heart attack is administering anti-coagulant agents that prevent the blood from clotting. One cannot prescribe those medicines en-mass to young sportsmen due to they cause side effects and iatrogenic diseases. Therefore one might choose to use natural ways that will prevent the problem. The blood of a person that survives a heart attack is very dense and coagulates faster then considered normal, a few seconds instead of two minutes. The Hemoglobin level of the blood is higher then normal, 150 Sahli units instead of 85-120 Sahli units. The remarkable conclusion is that the high Hemoglobin concentration, together with the short blood clotting time, are important factors in coronary thrombosis. The diet that leads to high blood density is acid producing food stuff, sugar, fats, processed food of all sorts, coffee, alcohol, the habit of smoking, use of contraceptive pill in females and a stressful life style. Young US soldiers who died in the Vietnam War were exposed to this diet and their postmortems showed wide spread artherosclerosis starting at the young age of 18-19. Diuretic agents such as coffee and alcohol, soft drinks rich in sugar and caffeine and chocolate cause hidden dehydration due to the loss of fluids. It is a completely false notion that we see advertised in the beer industry, that beer quenches thirst. First drink water and juice for your body then scull a beer for your pleasure. The cause of the 'hang over' headache is dehydration and it is prevented by drinking water after the use of alcohol. The same applies to the use of coffee, in the Middle East you will see people drinking- a large glass of water after their coffee. The life long consumption of coffee is associated with Alzheimer's Disease and to Parkinson's Disease as shown in various studies. The brain is starved of fluids for a prolonged period of time and this undetected dehydration precipitated brain and nervous system diseases. When a sportsman lives on this kind of diet and works very hard in his sport, normally in the sun, sweating profusely and loosing bodily fluids through heavy breathing, his blood becomes very dense and a clot can occur suddenly with no warning. The best way to diagnose this condition is to offer sportsmen regular blood clotting and Hemoglobin level tests so that they can be forewarned in time. Homoeopathy offers a prevention and cure for those conditions. As for the dietary considerations, the most important prevention is drinking enough quality fluids which means, a drink that has a third of natural fruit juice and a two third proportion of spring water. Pure fruit juice or plain water do not 'do the job' of 'thinning down' the blood. Water, is not retained by the body for a longer period and concentrated fruit juice accumulates fluids in the digestive tract. Fruit juice and water combination, stays in the lymph and blood streams for a longer time and increase the blood volume. These prone persons should drink up to 10 glasses of this fluid combination a day while training. The Homoeopathic First-Aid remedies are firstly Arnica-30c that should be carried in every travel kit and used for any shock and bruise. This is a grand medicine for clotting, arteriosclerosis, cerebral or coronary thrombosis and internal or external hemorrhages. It is the first remedy to administer with heart attack. The prime remedy for fatigue, exertion, hard labor, muscular pains etc. especially with sportsmen is Bellis Perennis-30c. Natrum Mur-30c, is a great regulator of body fluid, thereby establishing normal coagulation balance of blood in spite of excessive perspiration. With pericardial pains and angina attacks we should not lose sight of Latrodectus Mactans, Spigelia, Kalmia and Cactus. The cases of fibrillation are answered by the push by St. John’s Ambulance to introduce fibrillation machines that can save lives in Shopping Malls, and sporting arenas.
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