Safe and efficacious therapy

Invigorating the vital force’s energy of the living organism is what homœopathy aims at as this will drive the organism to cure itself by restoring balance, bringing back the homœostasis and preserving health. Pre-eminently in case of chronic diseases, which “dynamically derange the living organism…cause it gradually to deviate from the healthy condition, in such a way that the automatic life energy, called vital force, whose office is to preserve the health, only opposes to them at the commencement and during their progress imperfect, unsuitable, useless resistance, but is unable of itself to extinguish them, but must helplessly suffer (them to spread and) itself to be every more and more abnormally deranged , until at length the organism is destroyed;” (Hahnemann S., Organon of Medicine, §72, 5th ed.).

Homœopathic case taking looks at the whole picture of the patient and not just at the sole symptom that causes pain, discomfort or any other ailment. It is interested in “the more striking, singular, uncommon and peculiar (characteristic) signs and symptoms of the case of disease” (Hahnemann S., §153, 5th ed.). As a consequence, the remedy given for a specific ailment is highly individualised. Therefore, the homœopathic medicines that cover one sole symptom/ disease may be dozens or hundreds, but it is the unique characteristics of the patient that drive the search of the homœopath towards ONE and only SIMILIMUM, the most similar to the disease medicine in the most advantageous potency and dosage. (Hahnemann, §272, 5th ed.). Naturally, there are many similes that match the disrangement of the vital force of the patient, but the homœopath is meticulously looking for the most similar at every particular moment. This may not be an easy find, it is a matter of knowledge of Materia Medica, experience, insight and observation of the homœopath, as well as a matter of luck as to what the patient reveals during the session. And despite taking a while to pinpoint it in some cases and thus a less similar remedy may be prescribed, nonetheless the case can be uplifted until -eventually or hopefully- the most similar is found in due course.

Strong emphasis is laid upon dosage as stronger, bigger and more frequent ones are issued nowadays, unfortunately with unfavourable outcomes, because this prohibits the vital force to progress. (Hahnemann, §245, 5th ed.)

Antiquity of homœopathic principle

In ancient greek scripts we find notions that contain the homœopathic principle in both Hippocrates, as well as in Homer; in the latter’s Iliad we find the oracle - “ὁ τρώσας καὶ ἰάσεται” - o trόsas ke iàsete.

This was an Apollo oracle to Telephus, Hercules’ son and King of Mysia, who was wounded on his thigh by Achilles’ spear. Because his wound couldn’t get healed and remained open, he asked for a divine oracle in Delfi. Apollo’s oracle that was given to him was “he who inflicted the trauma is the one who can heal it”, so Telephus asked Achilles to treat him but the latter refused for lack of medical knowledge. It was Odysseus who comprehended the oracle; so he took some of Achille’s spear scraped pieces and put them on the wound, and then only Telephus’ trauma started healing fast.

The above principle is a preface of “likes are treated by likes”, as here instead of the similar it is the same or equal substance that has caused the suffering and this is used in isopathy - while here we also have the use as a raw substance.

Disease manifests itself in a certain way, has a specific power and characteristics which can easily be traceable in a transient (acute) disease, however they are not easily traceable in a persistent (chronic) disease.

Classical Homœopathy follows Samuel Hahnemann’s teachings who realized, two centuries ago, that his patients could hardly get healed with conventional medicine and therefore he started experimenting with new ways to achieve healing. Besides being a physician and a chemist, Hahnemann was also a philosopher and a follower of Hippocratic medicine.

Are homœopathic medicines safe?

Homœopathy is safe and acts beneficially to the patient when the similimum is found and is employed in the right dose and potency (e.g. the most generic potencies belong in the centicimal scale, in which the similimum should be given in one single minute dose -Hahnemann, §246, 5th ed.- and in the right potency).

When this is accomplished, there are no side effects (contrary to the conventional medicines) while homœopathic medicines are able to bring amelioration or complete healing in a gentle manner. How fast this improvement starts showing its course or if complete healing can be achieved, depends on every case. Severity, chronicity and complexity of a disease determine the result outcome.

Homœopathic medicines are safe because the dose of the medicinal substance is so minute and in a potentised state that hormesis is aroused, which consequently activates the immune system with either a minute dose of a potentised toxic substance (e.g. Arsenicum), or with a substance inert in raw state but not so in potency (e.g. the common salt which is a celebrated homœopathic medicine, Natrum Muriaticum). The result is reduction and/or annihilation of the dysfuntions of the organism by a force similar to the disease and the vital force of the patient.

Homœopathic medicines derive from the plant, animal and mineral kingdom, but they can also come from chemical compounds. The medicines on which a substantial number of provings have been done and have been used with success on innumerable patients throughout the world are about 2000; some cover dozens of health aspects from head to toes and many of them are organ specific.

& what if there is a reaction after the homœopathic remedy intake – why is this happening?

Classical homœopathy is founded on the homœopathic law of nature that “a weaker dynamic affection is permanently extinguished in the living organism by a stronger one, if the latter (whilst differing in kind) is very similar to the former in its manifestation”, (Hahnemann, §26, 5th ed.). Thus, one single remedy of the SIMILIMUM to the disease in the most appropriate potency and in the minutest dose (Hahnemann, §275, 277, 5th ed) is used.

Taking too many homœopathic medicines may bring out serious reactions when these are administered: a) in larger doses and more frequently than necessary (even if the similimum is accurately chosen), b) in potentisation that is not similar to the disease, c) in combination with other homœopathic medicines or simultaneously with other potentised homœopathic medicines. Overall, if any or all of the above -even worse of a scenario- are applied, the living organism may react, depending on how sensitive it is (Hahnemann, §246, §276, 6th ed.).

Notwithstanding the caution, there are times where even the carefully selected homœopathic remedy may bring to surface some symptoms that are similar to those of the disease and these show that the cure has started its course (Hahnemann, §279, 5th ed.) and following “Hering’s law of cure” symptoms may be brought out via secretions and skin eruptions, if these have been suppressed in the past (e.g. via “homœopathic polypharmacy”, conventional drugs, a surgery or an extraction).

Homœopathy unfolds the various levels of a disease one by one, starting from the most recent. The patient is able to bear the process as the pain is diffused and becomes blunter while the patient’s mood has changed for the better.

Homœopathy’s image in today’s world

Homœopathy has more defamers than it has supporters, and this is more so in the current era. Personal and corporate interest becomes a priority, while envisioning a healthier world has no space in today’s agenda if big profit is left out. The ones that remain blind and deaf towards the atrocities against humanity and the planet itself, they are disconnected from the essential humaneness. Whoever, on the other hand, is skeptical against doctrines funded by big corporate industries supported by biased scientific proofs imposed on the masses since the 60s-70s –with brainwashing from marketing and advertisement- they are eager to try homœopathy.

Homœopathy stands in the midway and is a synthesis of ancestral wisdom with new scientific research that reconfirms truths that date from ancient time and promote self-knowledge. Homœopathy can bring back homœostasis in any area where health has been disrupted, on the mental, physical or psychological realm, as long as the organism has not been destroyed by deranging forces for years and years to a non-reversible degree.

The “sacrifice” that is asked from a disbeliever is to give it a try, despite the accusations of it being “a dishonest medical practice” or “an unsound trickery” since contrary to common belief millions of cases have been cured or helped with homœopathy for 200 years now.