Lecture 8 Flashcards
What is disease?
absence of ease
What is health (ease)?
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease
- 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 purpose of our existence.
In homeopathy what is disease?
deviation from state of health (holistic)
What is the classification of disease based on?
organon
Disease was classified based on two categories, what are they?
- physical/external trauma
- dynamic
What is physical/external truama?
- break a bone etc.
What is dynamic disease?
due to deviation of vital force from state of health
Dynamic disease can divided into 2 categories, what are they?
acute
chronic
What is the definition of acute disease?
tendency to heal on its own or if very serious (pt dies), regardless of treatment
What is the definition of chronic disease?
self-healing is not possible, gradual development, progress in phases
What does acute epidemic mean?
agent is so strong it is capable of infecting so many people
What does acute sporadic mean?
scattered here and there (probably will affect based on susceptibility of pt)
What does acute individual mean?
flare ups, exacerbation of chronic condition
What are causes of non-miasmatic chronic disease?
- lifestyle
- drug induced
- occupational
Who are miasms based on?
Hahnemann’s chronic disease
Why in 1816 did Hahnemann start to become concerned after he had great success?
the constitutional health of his pt’s seemed to be slowly declinling
As he pondered the nature of this continual deterioration in his patients, what did Hahnemann do?
began to search for a deeper understanding of the processes that lie behind chronic disease
As he continued to administer his remedies what did he notice?
he noticed that certain chronic patients, who responded well at first, either relapsed or slowly became more ill
What led to the most controversial period of Homeopathic history?
the release of Hahnemann’s theory of chronic miasms
In Hahnemannian Homeoapthy, what does “miasm” mean?
effects of microorganisms on the vital force including the symptoms that are transmitted to the following generations
What are chronic maisms capable of?
producing degenerative illnesses, auto-immune diseases and lead the organism toward immuno-deficiency disorders
Who was the first to use the word miasm?
Hippocrates
What are the 3 phases Hahnemann noticed?
- primary
- latent
- secondary/tertiary
How were effects of these maims passed from one generation to the next?
by inheritance and caused predispositions to certain disease syndromes
What are two non-veneral miasms?
psora (itch disease)
pseudo-psora (tubercular disease)
What are two veneral miasms?
- sycosis (genital warts)
- syphilis (chancre miasm)
What does psora tend to produce?
irritation, inflammation, hypersensitivity
What did sycosis tend to produce?
infiltrations, indurations, overgrowth
What did pseudo-psora (tubercular) tend to produce?
- tubercles, fibrosis, and suppuration
What did syphilis tend to produce?
granualtion, degeneration, ulcertaion
What is the definition of psora?
any of various skin diseases characterized by the presence of scabs or scales, usually with itching
What is psora referring to?
scabies, leprosy, psoriasis
In ancient times how did the eruption of psora appear?
as leprosy –a persistent external eruption on the skin which served as a substitute for INTERNAL Psora
Once the cutaneous symptoms are suppressed, how does psora remain?
internally, causing secondary symptoms.
T/F: Non-venereal chronic diseases, after being time and again removed homeopathically, always returned in a more or less varied form and with new symptoms or re-appeared annually with an increase of complaints
True
Which is the most ancient, most universal, most destructive and yet most misapprehended chronic miasmatic disease?
psora
What is the oldest, and most hydra-headed of all the
chronic miasmatic diseases?
Psora
T/F: The whole organism is ill before symptoms appear.
True
What is the oldest of the chronic venereal miasms and increases the susceptibility to other sexually transmitted diseases?
sycosis
What was a term that was used for sycosis
gonorrhoea
Is sycosis a constitutional disorder or local disease of genitalia?
constitutional disorder
What are remedies for sycosis?
thuja, nitric acid
What produces more profound destruction than with
gonorrheal infection/miasm?
syphilis
What are affinities for syphilis?
- mucus membrane
- bones
- nervous system
What are indications of syphilis?
- Destructed tissues
- Caries of bones
- Pains increasing and decreasing gradually and wandering
- Suicidal thoughts
What are remedies for syphilis?
Merc, Aurum, Arsenicum.album
What did Kent equate Psora with?
“Original Sin”
What did Ortega introduce?
metaphysical approach to miasms, based on archetypes & unrelated to specific infections. He incorporated intensity of symptoms into his differentiation
How did george Vithoulkas define miasm?
- a predisposition towards chronic disease underlying the acute manifestation of illness
- transmissible from generation to generation and,
- may respond beneficially to the corresponding nosode.”
- Pointed out that there may be more than 3 miasms
- Identified Tuberculosis as a separate miasm
Who pointed out there may be more than 3 miasms?
George Vithoulkas
What did Rajan Sankaran do?
- Remedies of the same family share a common sensation
- The expression of this sensation differs between remedies in the same family.
- The expression differs according to the pace & intensity with which that sensation is perceived & responded to.
- The pace & intensity defines the Miasm.
- Defined a total of 10 miasms
What is the pace and intensity of cancer miasm (sankaran)?
Out of control, trying to gain control of a situation beyond her capacity; fastidious, perfectionist, stretching beyond capacity, desperate, with little hope of succeeding, rapid, destructive
What is the altitude of cancer miasm (based on sankaran)?
small person with huge tasks to keep everything in control Possible disease
What are cancer miasm remedies?
carcinosinum, ignatia, staphysagria, argentum- nitricum
What is the pace and intensity of tubercular miasma (sankaran)?
Feeling of oppression & suffocation; as if trapped and time is short to escape, desire to change, freedom
What are possible triggers of tubercular miasm (sankaran)?
Chronic allergies, TB, asthma, abuse
What are remedy exampled for tubercular miasm (sankaran)?
tuberculinum, calc-phos, drosera, phosphorus, tarentula, the bird remedies
