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Homeopathy I Flashcards

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What is Homepathy?

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homeo= similar / same as, pathy= disease:

A system of medicine that uses specifically prepared natural substances in order to facilitate the body’s own natural healing process.

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What is Allopathy?

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allos= against, pathy= disease:

A system of medicine that uses manipulated chemicals / drugs to treat the symptoms of disease.
* Views symptoms as the dis-ease to cure.

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Who was the founder of Homeopathy?

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Samuel Christian Hahnemann
(1755–1843).
Born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany.

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Where did Hahnemann study medicine?

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Samuel Christian Hahnemann
In 1775, he moved to Leipzig to study medicine, and received his degree in 1779.

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What led Hahnemann to the Law of Similars?

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Cinchona bark *
* He took a small dose of cinchona over a few days to observe the effects —he got ‘malaria’ symptoms!
* He gave cinchona to patients with malaria and discovered that their malaria disappeared

*He’d noticed it’s toxicology profile was the same as malarial symptoms

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Define the Law of Similars

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A substance capable of producing symptoms* in a healthy person will relieve similar symptoms occurring as an expression of disease.

*Often a toxic substance

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What is the origin and meaning of similia similibus curentur?

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Like cures like
Hippocrates (460 BC) stated: “Illnesses arise by similar things and by similar things can the sick be made well.”

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Give some examples of the Law of Similars

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  1. Apis: bee venom for a bee sting
  2. Coffea: coffee for insomnia
  3. Allium: onion for allergies, watery eyes & runny nose
  4. Lachesis: snake venom for a snake bite
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How can fever be replicated to support natural healing?

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Use tepid water and dab the person’s skin
This mimics the body’s natural way of cooling = perspiration.

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How is frostbite treated?

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Rubbing affected part with snow (similar)
Warm up slowly

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How are burns or heatstroke treated?

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Applying something warm (similar)
Cool down slowly

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What are the two elements of potentisation?

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Dilution and succusion
Potentisation = repeated dilution and succession of a substance
* Diluting the medicines still worked but with less toxicity.
* Shaking or banging (succussion) the already-diluted remedy, made it more powerful / potent

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Name one of Samuel Hahnemann’s books

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‘The Organon of Medicine’

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What are the scales of Potentisation of homeopathic remedies?

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Decimal scale
* Dilution ratio of 1:10
* Represented by X (sometimes D)

Centesimal scale
* Dilution ratio of 1:100
* Represented by C (sometimes CH or CK)

Millesimal scale
* Dilution ratio of 1:1000
* Represented by M

Fifty Millesimal scale
* Dilution ratio of 1:50,000
* Represented by LM

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What carrier substances are used in Potentisation?

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Alcohol is preferred due to its stability (30% alcohol preserves for > 10 yrs)

Lactose / sucrose also have good stability

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Give an example of Decimal D potencies

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Primary material: e.g., arnica, mother tincture (ø)

  • 1D arnica: 1 part arnica ø + 9 parts alcohol
  • 2D arnica: 1 part arnica 1D + 9 parts alcohol and 10 succussions
  • 3D arnica: 1 part arnica 2D + 9 parts alcohol and 10 succussions
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Give an example of Centesimal C / CH / CK potencies

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Primary material: e.g. arnica, mother tincture (ø)

  • 1C arnica: 1 part arnica ø + 99 parts alcohol and 10 succussions
  • 2C arnica: 1 part arnica 1C + 99 parts alcohol and 10 succussions
  • 3C arnica: 1 part arnica 2C + 99 parts alcohol and 10 succussions

CH Hahnemmannian potency (new bottles) CK emptying bottle

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What potencies are used in UK and EUR?

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UK predominantly C potencies

Germany/France predominantly D and LM potencies

Usually due to different training

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What are the most common potencies used in UK?

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Lower to medium range
* 6C
* 12C
* 30C
* 200C

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What are the most suitable potencies for first aid?

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30C & 200C

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What higher potencies are used in the UK?

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1000C (1M)
10,000C (XM)
50,000 (50M)*
100,000C (CM)
1,000,000 (MM)*

Note: Higher potencies should only be prescribed by fully qualified homeopaths

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What is the aim of homeopathy for the Vital Force?

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Seeks to stimulate and strengthen the Vital Force to promote self-healing

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What does Proving* entail?

*from the German word prufung, to examine or test

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  1. A homeopathically-prepared substance is given to healthy volunteers (provers)
  2. Health disturbances induced by the substance are observed
  3. A unique pattern associated to that substance is established
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What are the 5 Hering’s Law of Cure?

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Healing progresses:
1. From inside out.
2. From more serious organs to less serious organs.
3. From above to below
4. The mind gets better before the body.
5. Symptoms disappear in the reverse order to when they arrived.

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Give a definition of Suppression of Symptoms

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Suppression occurs when symptomatic relief is provided without addressing the underlying imbalance.

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Give some examples of types of suppression

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  • Suppression of emotions
  • Suppression of natural body secretions
  • Local applications
  • Surgical removal
  • Suppression of recurring infections
  • Suppression through palliatives
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What can suppression of emotions lead to?

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E.g., antidepressant drugs.
* Can lead to deep-seated anxiety and depression.

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What can removal of tonsils lead to?

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Often results in common colds or throat infections that spread rapidly and develop into chest infections.

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What can removal of warts lead to?

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  • Can result in the formation of benign tumours and growths deeper in the body e.g., fibroids, intestinal / nasal polyps.
  • Warts may return a few years later with ↑ size and quantity.
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What can suppression of a fever lead to?

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E.g., paracetamol / Calpol
* Impedes the immune response, allowing the imbalance to deepen.

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What can using coal tar / zinc creams lead to?

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E.g., for eczema or psoriasis.
* Can cause the skin eruption to spread more superficially and push the disease state deeper resulting in imbalances such as asthma and anxiety.

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What can Corticosteroid use lead to?

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E.g., in asthma and eczema
* Compromises the immune system and can also weaken adrenal function, reducing resilience to stress.

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What can Antibiotic use lead to?

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  • Disrupts the bowel flora and can lead to long-term gastric disruption as well as various sequelae* associated with dysbiosis including autoimmunity, neurological and mood issues.

*a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

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What are the aims of a homeopathic response to disEASE?

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A good practitioner will listen to this language (expression of signs and symptoms) and best aid the return to homeostasis by working WITH the expression, NOT AGAINST (allopathic)!

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Where can Homeopathic Remedies be sourced?

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  • Minerals and chemicals: e.g., calcium phosphate.
  • Animal: e.g., sepia (ink of the squid).
  • Plant: e.g., pulsatilla (pasque flower).
  • Nosodes: Diseased tissue e.g., syphilinum (product of syphilis).
  • Sarcodes: Healthy gland secretions of human, animal or plant origin —not of pathological nature, e.g., ambra (secretion of the sperm whale).
  • Imponderables: Remedies derived from energies, e.g., electricity, X-rays, sun, moon, etc.
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What are the different preparation types of homeopathic remedies?

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  • Liquid potencies
  • Lactose/sucrose/xylitol tablets, pills, granules
  • Creams / ointments
  • Powders
  • Ampules (eye drops or injectables)
  • Sprays
  • Suppositories/pessaries
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What are the characteristics of a Classical homeopath?

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  • Single remedy prescription
  • Based on totality of symptoms (Sx)
  • Mental, physical, emotional
  • Mind as generally top of the ‘hierarchy of Sx’ (low to high potencies)
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What are the characteristics of a Clinical homeopath?

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  • Non-individualised e.g., arnica for bruising
  • Organ remedies (low potencies) e.g., Crataegus 3x to support heart function, Chelidonium 3x to support liver function
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What are the characteristics of a Complex homeopath?

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Polypharmacy i.e., giving many remedies at the same time e.g., trauma complex (containing arnica, Rhus. tox., ruta, symphytum, hypericum)

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What is required in Homeopathic case taking?

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  • As much detail as possible!
  • Characteristic nature and onset of symptoms
  • How the person feels (sensation, emotional response, what makes symptoms better or worse)
  • Past medical history
  • Family medical history

Thorough case taking investigates the whole person —mental, emotional and physical symptoms with emphasis on how the individual client experiences symptoms.

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What is a Modality in homeopathic case taking?

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A certain factor that affects or modifies a symptom
i.e., makes the symptom better or worse

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How are Modalities denoted in homeopathic case taking?

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Symbols > & <
- > Better for (ameliorated by)
- < Worse for (aggravated by)

Modalities include:
Time of day, posture (e.g., sitting, lying), movement, weather, temperature, light, noise, touch / pressure.
* E.g., someone needing the remedy Arsenicum album may present with food poisoning where vomiting and diarrhoea is:
< midnight to 3 am
> warmth and lying down

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What are examples of Modalities?

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  • Time of day
  • Posture (e.g., sitting, lying)
  • Movement
  • Weather
  • Temperature
  • Light
  • Noise
  • Touch / pressure

E.g., someone needing the remedy Arsenicum album may present with food poisoning where vomiting and diarrhoea is:
- < midnight to 3 am
- > warmth and lying down

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What are the keys to prescribing homeopathic remedies?

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  • Individualised
  • Matched to the remedy picture (simillimum) —like cures like
  • The correct potency and frequency of dose (slightly stronger than vital force)
  • Considering obstacles to cure (suppression, polluted environment)
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How is Remedy repetition decided ?

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  • Generally shorter in more acute situations to match/support the heightened vital force
  • In chronic states, the vital force is usually weaker, thus the remedy is repeated at less frequent intervals to match the level of vitality
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What could be the reasons the remedy stops working?

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  1. The patient is cured! presenting complaints have been removed; patient is in an overall state of homeostasis. Stop taking the remedy!
  2. The remedy has been suppressed e.g., peppermint or menthol (toothpaste, chewing gum etc.) affects the potency and/or absorption
  3. Patient needs a ‘stronger’ remedy remedy is a match but the potency is not adequate
  4. Change of remedy needed change of state has occurred; the original simillimum no longer applies
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How are criticisms about the placebo effect countered?

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  • Shown to be effective in babies and young children
  • Shown to be effective in patients who are comatose
  • Shown to be effective in treating animals.
  • Supported by clinical observation and research
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When can a naturopathic practitioner use homeopathy?

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First aid settings

Acute and chronic prescribing —refer to a Homeopathic Practitioner

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How should homeopathic remedies be taken?

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  • Ensure the mouth is clean (not with food/drink)
  • Avoid using mint / peppermint toothpaste, teas etc. 30 mins before and after —can inhibit absorption of the remedy
  • Place pills directly into the mouth from the bottle cap; avoid handling the pills as it may reduce their effectiveness
  • Pills should be sucked or chewed, not swallowed with water
  • Avoid food and drink for 15 minutes before and after
  • Store them in a dry, dark place away from strong odours
  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Keep away from EMFs
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What is the source of Arsenicum?

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Arsenicum album
white arsenic

51
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Arsenicum could be described as…

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The perfectionist, the great preserver

52
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What are symptoms of crude arsenic poisoning?

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  • Burning in the oesophagus and stomach
  • Nausea and profuse vomiting
  • Severe abdominal cramps
  • Profuse diarrhoea (rice water stools)
  • Collapse
  • Convulsions
  • Coma
  • Death
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What is the Mental picture for Arsenicum as a remedy?

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  • Preservation - of internal and external environment. Wants to keep things the same, everything must ‘line up’.
  • Anxiety about health, needs to preserve health, needs to preserve outer appearance.
  • Perfectionist = meticulous, fastidious, well-groomed, obsessed with order, nervous, restlessness (mind and body).
  • Restlessness can exhaust physically and mentally. Exhaustion disproportionate to physical condition.
  • Preoccupied with death, does not want to be left alone (↑ anxiety) but can be irritable in company.
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What general symptom picture for Arsenicum remedy?

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  • Acrid and burning discharges
  • Burning pains, yet the person feels cold.
  • All symptoms (except headache) > warmth, > lying down, < midnight to 3am.
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What are Indications for Arsenicum (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • Food poisoning
  • Gastroenteritis / dysentery / traveller’s diarrhoea
  • Heartburn / reflux
  • Drug overdose (with Nux vom.)
  • Chemotherapy
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Examples of Ars. alb. administration, acute prescribing: Heartburn

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Ars. alb. 30C every 10 minutes
If after 3 doses there is no improvement, it is not the correct remedy.
Stop taking remedy once the heartburn subsides.

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Examples of Ars. alb. administration, acute prescribing: Vomiting / diarrhoea (any cause)

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Ars. alb. 30C. every 3–4 hours
until vomiting/diarrhoea subsides.

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Examples of Ars. alb. administration, acute prescribing: Chemotherapy

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Ars. alb. 30C 3 x daily
for the nausea / vomiting.
Can be safely used alongside chemo.

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Examples of Ars. alb. administration, acute prescribing: Drug overdose

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Ars. alb. 30C / Nux vom. 30C 3 x daily
until side effects from overdose have subsided.

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What is the source of the remedy Lycopodium?

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Lycopodium clavatum
Stag’s horn club moss

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Lycopodium could be described as…

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The impotent manager

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What is the Mental picture associated with Lycopodium?

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  • Very intelligent, knows how things work. But holds back due to extreme lack of confidence.
  • Does not take risks, cautious, aversion to trying new things / taking on responsibility.
  • Anxious about speaking in public but are often good at it.
  • Compensatory haughtiness and can be rather dictatorial and tyrannical, especially at home.
  • Spouts meaningless views and ideas, pompous —‘full of hot air’. Physically also tends to be full of hot air —flatulence / bloating.
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What is the General picture for Lycopodium as a remedy?

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  • Often have large heads and protruding bellies
  • Physically tend to be smaller in stature
  • Children are thin-limbed with protruding belly
  • Dislike exertion, physical activity
  • Prefer mental stimulation
  • Men are prone to male pattern baldness
  • Complaints tend to be right-sided or move from right to left
  • > warm drinks, sweets, motion, open air;
  • < 4–8 pm
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What are Indications for Lycopodium (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • A common constitutional childhood remedy: colic, constipation, cough.
  • Abdominal bloating after eating.
  • Easy satiety (difficulty breastfeeding).
  • Weak digestion, clients will often report a history of digestive issues.
  • Digestion is easily affected by emotions i.e., what someone is feeling emotionally will be expressed physically as digestive symptoms e.g., bloating, constipation, abdominal discomfort.
  • Nightmares, waking with anxiety.
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Example of lycopodium administration, acute prescribing: Colic

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If food related:
* lycopodium 30C
* repeated 3 x daily
* until symptoms subside

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What is the source of the remedy Nux Vomica?

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Poison nut, Quaker buttons
* Contain strychnine—an alkaloid that is poisonous in its crude form causing muscular spasm and death from respiratory failure
* Bitter properties in plants are linked with the liver and bile flow

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Nux Vomica could be described as …

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The impatient manager

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What is the Mental picture of Nux Vomica?

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  • The banker / businessman —lots on the go.
  • The mover and shaker.’
  • Competitive, impatient, irritable.
  • Life is full of stress, there are so many things to do and everybody is so slow. Hates to wait in a queue. Things must be done fast.
  • Sensitive to criticism (also light, noise, smell, draught).
  • Easily stressed. Tends to drink and smoke to calm down.
  • Desires stimulants of any kind.
  • Gets depressed when things are not moving forward.
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What is the General picture of Nux Vomica?

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  • Work hard and play hard, overindulge in rich food, coffee, alcohol.
  • Pains are cramping and spasmodic.
  • Suffer from digestive complaints.
  • > rest, warmth, hot drinks:
  • < in the morning
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What are Indications for Nux Vomica (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • No. 1 remedy after abuse of drugs and alcohol.
  • Overindulgence = indigestion, heartburn, nausea / vomiting.
  • Over-stimulated = migraines, insomnia (< 4 am).
  • Constipation, haemorrhoids.
  • Menopause Sx such as irritability, aggression, heartburn.
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Example of Nux Vomica administration: Overindulgence / heartburn

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Nux vomica 30C take as a single dose
If symptoms haven’t resolved, repeat the dose every 30

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Example of Nux Vomica administration: Chemotherapy

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Nux vomica 30C
3 x daily
may be considered if arsenicum 30C does not provide relief from nausea and vomiting

73
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Example of Nux Vomica administration: Constipation

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Nux vomica 30C
3 x daily
until there is a bowel movement (useful post-abdominal surgery, or as a result of a change in normal eating habits).

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What 3 remedies can be compared in cases of substance abuse or never well since drug use ?

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  • Nux Vomica
  • Arsenicum
  • Sulphur
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What is the source of Pulsatilla?

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Pulsatilla pratensis, pasque flower, wind flower

76
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Pulsatilla could be described as ….

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Daddy’s girl

77
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What are some uses of Pulsatilla in its unpotentised form?

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  • Painful conditions of the reproductive tracts
  • Insomnia
  • Stress
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What is the Mental picture of Pulsatilla?

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  • Women or children who tend to cry easily, want to be the centre of attention, mood swings / changeable emotions.
  • Want to be hugged and kissed (seek consolation).
  • Children tend to be clingy and whiney.
  • Tend to be loving, mild and caring people.
  • Sympathetic to others despite their own need for attention.
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What is the General picture of Pulsatilla

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  • Physical symptoms (like the emotions) tend to be changeable e.g., joint and muscular pains will move around
  • Like fresh air (e.g., a heated room with the window open)
  • Discharges are bland (non-offensive), thick and yellow-green
  • Lack thirst
  • Getting wet can be a trigger for health complaints e.g., a cold after getting caught in the rain
  • > open air, crying, bathing, movement, pressure.
  • < wet, windy weather, twilight, warm, stuffy rooms.
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What are Indications for Pulstailla (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

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  • A key female remedy
  • A very common childhood constitutional remedy.
  • Childhood illnesses: Measles, rubella, chicken pox. Otitis media (middle ear infection) –thick, bland discharge, ear pain worse at night, loss of hearing.
  • Catarrh / common cold —catarrh (thick mucus), large green crusts in the nose, abundant mucus in the morning.
  • Conjunctivitis —viral / bacterial. Lids are inflamed and stuck together.
  • Hormonal disruption / complaints: puberty, pregnancy, menopause.
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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Nasal catarrh

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  • Puls. 30C
  • 3 x daily
  • until catarrh changes
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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Conjunctivitis

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  • Puls. 30C
  • 3 x daily
  • until thick yellow-green discharge and inflammation subsides
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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Measles / mumps / chicken pox

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When accompanied by bland discharges from the nose, weepy, sensitive
* Puls. 30C
* 3 x daily

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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Nausea

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< fatty / rich food
Puls. 30C as a single dose

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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Varicose veins

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Legs feel heavy and weary, restless and chilly.
* Crush 5 tablets of Puls. 15C into cream base
* Apply 3 x daily

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Examples of Pulsatilla administration, acute prescribing: Menopausal hot flushes

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  • Puls. 30C
  • 3 x daily for a week
  • Then 1 dose as and when flushes return (also consider sulphur/ sepia)
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What are the soures of the remedy Sepia?

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Sepia officinalis,
common cuttlefish
* The remedy is made by potentising ink from cuttlefish.

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Sepia could be described as…

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The family servant

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What was the proving of the remedy Sepia?

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  • The ink has been long used as a pigment in drawing and painting.
  • It was Hahnemann’s observation of an unwell artist friend who was in the habit of wetting his paint brush with saliva, thus ingesting the ink, that led to the proving of this remedy.
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What is the Mental picture of Sepia?

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  • A key remedy for women (needed by men and children at times too!)
  • Often fulfilling many roles in the family —mother, wife, career woman, cleaner, cook
  • Exhaustion from the expectations of all the roles she has to fulfill
  • Can feel indifference, resentment, irritable, angry
  • Wants to be left alone
  • Does not like sympathy or being consoled
  • Aversion to intimacy
  • Desire to run away, escape the demands of the family
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What is the General picture of Sepia?

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  • Helpful for conditions associated with hormonal changes in women
  • Discharges tend to be milky —vomit, mucus, urinary and vaginal secretions
  • Desire chocolate and acidic foods / beverages
  • Feel better when they are occupied.
  • > movement, dancing, vigorous exercise, eating, warmth, open air
  • < during menstruation and pregnancy, missing a meal
92
Q

What are Indications for Sepia (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

A
  • Menstruation / menopause, NEVER WELL SINCE hormone replacement (OCP / HRT)
  • Any symptoms associated with pregnancy: Constipation, depression, weepy (< consolation —pulsatilla > consolation), hyperpigmentation (chloasma / melasma = ‘the masque of pregnancy’), morning sickness, haemorrhoids etc.
  • Depression / post-natal depression
  • Adrenal fatigue —exhaustion from fulfilling demands of those around them.
  • Adrenal insufficiency (Addison’s disease).
93
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Examples of Sepia administration, acute prescribing: Pregnancy-associated symptoms

A

Sepia 30C
3 x daily
* Morning sickness - nausea at sight / smell of food, in the morning before eating, not relieved by eating. Craves pickles / vinegar.
* Constipation - large hard stools, feeling of a ball in the rectum, pains from rectum shoot upwards.
* Haemorrhoids / varicose veins - bleeding after passing a stool, restless legs, legs twitch at night in bed, legs feel cold, heavy and bruised

94
Q

Examples of Sepia administration, acute prescribing: PMS

A

Sepia 30C
3 x daily

  • Irritability, angry at children, husband / partner, desire to run away.
95
Q

What are the sources of Sulphur?

A
  • Known by the ancients as ‘the stone which burns’.
  • Sulphur is found in all living things. It is a major component of proteins, vitamins and hormones.
  • Was used by the Romans as a treatment for skin diseases and is still used today e.g., sulphur soaps for eczema and psoriasis.
  • Sulphur-rich foods include eggs, seafood, organ meat, cabbage, cress, cauliflower, onions, chives, garlic, leeks.
  • Used as a major preservative —sulphites and sulphur dioxide.
96
Q

Sulphur can be described as…

A

The unwashed philosopher

97
Q

What is the Mental picture of Sulphur?

A
  • A common male remedy
  • The philosopher, the dreamer
  • Is in theory the expert but does not get things done —lacks focus
  • No time to sleep, to eat or to clean up the desk or house as there are so many things to do and to find out
  • Knows lots of detail, loves theorising and rationalising and can discuss things late into the night or early morning
  • Imaginative, opinionated
98
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What is the General picture of Sulphur?

A
  • Unwashed, untidy (no time as there is so much to research and to study)
  • Offensive, corrosive, burning secretions
  • Warm blooded —hot face, head, hands or feet
  • Sticks feet out of the bed to cool them
  • Seeks coolness, likes doors and windows open
  • Desire sweets and spicy food
  • > fresh air
  • < warmth, bathing, 10–11 am.
99
Q

What are Indications for Sulphur (given the patient fits the symptom picture) ?

A
  • Burning pains, heat, redness —anywhere!
  • Heartburn / peptic ulcers = desires alcohol, craving for sweets and spicy food, hunger
  • Chronic diarrhoea —strong odour of eggs
  • Hot flushes (menopause) —desires fresh air
  • Hypertension
  • Excessive suppression from drugs e.g., antibiotics, corticosteroids
100
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Examples of Sulphur administration, acute prescribing: Heartburn / gastritis:

A

Especially associated with eating sugary foods and high intake of alcohol.
30C when symptoms arise.

101
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Examples of Sulphur administration, acute prescribing: Chronic diarrhoea

A
  • 30C
  • 3 x daily
  • until diarrhoea subsides
102
Q

Examples of Sulphur administration, acute prescribing: Hypertension

A

Refer to a homeopathic professional.

103
Q

Examples of Sulphur administration, acute prescribing: Eczema

A

15C crushed into coconut oil / aqueous cream and apply to affected area
3 x daily (best to refer to a homeopath).

Naturopathy Study (CNM) (20 decks)

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