Basic concepts of Homoeopathy - PowerPoint Presentation

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Basic concepts of Homoeopathy

Dr. Lincy

Ramteke

Professor in

Obs

&

Gyne

Gandhinagar

Homoeo

Medical College

Gandhinagar

, Ahmedabad.

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Learning Objectives

Systems of healing medicine

Meaning of homoeopathy

Origin of Homoeopathy

Principle of Homoeopathy

Basic concepts of Homoeopathy

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System of healing medicine

Isopathy

Antipathy

Homoeopathy

Ayurvedic

Unani

Rekhi

Allopathy

Naturopathy

etc

…

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Isopathy

Same cures same

Use of exact same substance of disease to cure the same disease

Immunology

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Antipathy

Opposite cures opposite

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Homoeopathy

Medicine which produces same changes in a healthy person cures the same changes in disease

Like cures like

Indian

Govt

recognizes it as one of its national system of medicine

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Founder of Homoeopathy

Dr. Christian

freidrich

Samuel Hahnemann

German

Physician

and chemist

Introduced

and

Practised

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Principle of Homoeopathy

Homoeos

means similar

Pathos means sufferings

Simila

similibus

curanter

Named as Homoeopathy

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History

Father of Medicine

–

Hippocrates-Mandrake-mania

Boulduc

-Rhubarb cures

diarrhoea

Detharding-Senna

cures colic

Vanstoerk-Stamonium

cures mania

Indian medical literature

Paracelsus-

simila similibus curentur

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Origin of Homoeopathy

18-19 century

–

treatment-blood letting, Purging, Blistering Plasters, Emetics

Ineffective and dangerous

I

rrational and inadvisable

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Origin of Homoeopathy

Translating Cullen’s

M

ateria

Medica

1790

Cinchona cures malaria-astringent property

4 drams of cinchona bark juice -few days

Medicine produces same changes-cures same changes

Invented medicinal properties of substances

Experimented on healthy persons

Materia

Medica Pura and Materia Medica of chronic diseases

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Organon of Medicine

Method of testing drug

Selection of drug

Knowledge of disease

What to know, to cure

Pharmacy,

dynamization

Repetition of doses

diet and regimen

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Fundamental principles

Law of

Similia

Law of Simplex

Law of minimum

Doctrine of Drug Proving

Theory of Chronic disease

Theory of Vital Force

Doctrine of Drug

Dynamization

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Law of Similia

In healthy person the medicine must produce the most similar symptoms of the disease, then only the medicine is capable of curing the disease completely

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Law of Therapeutics

Section 26 of

Organon

of medicine

“A weaker dynamic affection is permanently extinguished in the living organism by a stronger one, if the latter is very similar to the former in its manifestations”

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Theory of Vital Force

Living organism-three parts: Body, Mind, Spirit

Spirit is called Vital Force

Body and Mind are channels of Vital Force

Without Vital Force the organism

has No

- sensation No function, No

self preservation-

dead

5

th

edition of

Organon

of medicine-18336th edition vital force –vital principle

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Theory of Vital Force

Vital Force is disturbed-man become sick

Vital force is dynamic in nature

Dynamic medicine stimulates vital force to regain dynamical power

Vital force cures the disease with its own power

vital force is too exhausted and debilitated -No medicine can bring back

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Characteristics of Vital Force

Spiritual (immaterial)

Autocratic (self powering)

Automatic (self acting)

Dynamic (energetic)

Unintellegent

Instinctive

In healthy condition flows smoothly in the body

Maintains and Sustains all normal function

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Law of Simplex

Section 272

Organon

of Medicine

One single, simple medicine is to be administered in a given case at a time

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Why Single medicine?

Tested, observed, documented-single

Similar drug picture of one medicine

More medicine

–

do not know which medicine cured

Adverse effects between medicine

Useful in future

Vital Force is Single

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Law of Minimum

Section 272

“ The medicine should be in very minute dose so as to stimulate the Vital Force”

Arndt-Schultz law

Minimum dose stimulates, medium doses paralyzes and maximum doses kill

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How to prepare minimum dose

By Potentization

Q

uality

and quantity of substance is reduced

Curative power is increased

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Advantages of minimum dose

Avoid harmful effects and side effects

Avoid organic damage

Avoid addiction

Gain full and finest curative power

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Doctrine of Drug Proving

Section 105

“process of acquiring knowledge of the instruments intended for the cure of the natural diseases”

Most natural and accurate way of ascertaining the pure and peculiar effects of the medicines

Superficial similarity to Clinical trials

Invented the use of Nitroglycerine in Angina

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Requisition for Provers

Healthy, intelligent, delicate, sensitive, trustworthy person

Both sexes, different ages, various body types, in all climates and in all medicinal potencies

Not on animals-anatomy, physiology and reaction towards medicine are different. Cannot express changes caused by medicine

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Method of D

rug Proving

Administrate minimum dose

Closely observe any deviation from normal

Observe all changes physically, emotionally and mentally

Documentation in sequence and own language. No medical language

No coffee, Tea, Spices, Wine, playing chess

Allowed Beer. Moderate exercise

Confirmation

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Theory of Chronic Disease

Caused by

Miasms

Miasms

-minute, morbid pollutant

Two types of diseases-Acute and Chronic

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Acute disease

Appears sudden

Small period

Fixed manifestation

Recovery full- with right medicine

Two types-

Recurring type-Cholera, flu, Typhoid

etc

Non-recurring type- whooping cough, mumps, measles

etc

Caused by Acute

miasms

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Chronic diseases

Could not cure some cases completely

Reappears after some periods

Inspite

of proper homoeopathic medicine

Caused by Chronic

miasms-Psora

,

Sycosis

, Syphilis

Alone or complex-

Psora

Sycosis, Syco Syphilitic,….

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Psora

Fundamental cause

Characteristics-

itching,cutaneous

erruptions

, vesicles, peculiar odor

Treatment by Anti-

psoric

medicines

e.g

Sulphur

, Lycopodium

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Sycosis

Caused by venereal disease

Characteristics-over growth, excessive proliferation and infiltration of tissues,

condylomatous

and cauliflower growth

Treatment

–

Anti-

psycotic

medicine

e.g

Thuja

, Medorinum

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Syphilis

Caused by venereal disease

Characteristics- after infected coition between 7 to 14 days Chancre, little pustule, into ulcers with raised edges, stinging pain

Destroys tissues, organs and bones

Treatment- Anti-syphilitic medicines e.g.

mercurius

solubilis

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Doctrine of Drug Dynamization

5

th

edition of

Organon

of medicine-1833

Medicinal properties are latent in crude form

Medicinal powers are brought out and activated

b

y

Dynamization

Undiluted doses caused reaction and dangerous

Medicinal properties are released from poison and inert substancesAlso called Potentisation

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Methods of drug dynamization

There are two types

Trituration

Succussion

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Trituration

Reducing the medicinal substances and diluting with lactose

With Motor and Pistol

Methodical process

Used in

Insoluable

substances

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Succussion

Diluent

-

Alcohol or distilled water

Vigorously shacking in a methodical process

Used in

Soluable

substance

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Purposes of Dynamization

Latent medicinal powers are released

Medicines can act deeper and longer

Medicine acquire dynamic power

Attain the same plane of vital force-dynamic in nature

Stimulate the vital force

Evoke the deranged vital force’s curative power

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Purposes of Dynamization

Avoids medicinal aggravation and side effects

Poisonous substances

–

effective curative medicines e.g. Arsenic,

Lachesis

,

..

Inert substances

–

liberates medicinal qualities e.g. common salt, charcoal, sand,..

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Scales of Potentization

Decimal scale (X

) 1:10

Centesimal scale(C

) 1:100

50

millesimal

scale (LM

) 1:50,000

1M=1000C

10M=10,000C

CM=1,00,000C

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Take home message

Principle: Like cures like

A medicine which can produce most similar changes in healthy person is capable of curing the same changes in a sick person

Vital force-responsible for health

Dynamization

: diluting and increasing the medicinal properties so as to evoke the vital force and helps in curing

Diseases are caused by

miasms

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Thank you

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Founder of Homoeopathy

Dr. Christian Fredric Samuel Hahnemann 1755-1843

German

Physician and chemist

I

ntroduced and practiced