Erste Mitteln
Prescribing on the basis of Potency, Repetition and Placebo
1. In case of drugs soluble in
alcohol: One drop of mother tincture was diluted with 99 drops of alcohol to
prepare 1st centesimal potency which is expressed as 1C. In case of drugs
insoluble in alcohol: one grain of the drug is triturated with 99 grains of
sugar o milk in morter with pestle.
2. 10 to 50 successions were
advised for potentization in drugs dissolved in
alcohol. In case of drugs triturated with sugar of milk, 10 to 20 minutes were
taken to rub the drug each way to pulverize it till the powder becomes uniform.
This method of pulverization is used in producing each higher potency from 1st
centesimal potency.
3. For next higher potency 1
part of the drug is taken and is mixed with 99 parts of water or alcohol and successed 10 to 50 times to raise to the next centesimal
potency.
In case of trituration of the drug for the net
higher potency one part of the drug is rubbed with 99 part of sugar of milk,
for 10 to 20 minutes so that it may become uniform and the next potency is
stored separately with the label of next higher potency.
After 3rd centesimal potency all kinds of drugs can be raised to next
higher potency in alcohol or water in the above mentioned manner as the non
soluble drug also become soluble in water or alcohol.
Preparation of 50 millesimal scale of
potencies
Around 1840 the preparation of potencies were modified again and the 50 millesimal scale of preparing the potencies was evolved
about 3 to 4 yrs before the death of Dr. Hahnemann. The advantages of this new
scale was provided by Hahnemann in his 6th edition of Organon
are:
1. Less liable to produce
aggravations (highly sensitive patients).
2. Can be repeated everyday in
acute as well as chronic diseases raising the potency gradually according to
the response of the medicine on the patient.
3. A milder, quicker and more
permanent action than the centesimal scale of potencies.
For preparing the 50 millesimal scale of
potencies C 3 of the centesimal scale is taken as the mother tincture of the
next higher potency. In one drop of this mother tincture add 500 drops of dilutent containing alcohol and water in the proportion of
1:4.
The 6th edition of Organon was published by
William Boericke in December 192, 80 yrs after the
discovery of 50 millesimal scale of potencies. During
this period homoeopaths were using centesimal scale of potencies which included
all big names in homoeopathy like Herring and Kent who achieved marvelous results. Even now majority of homoeopaths
throughout the world are using centesimal scale of potency.
Dr. Pierr Schmidt of Geneva, Dr. Kunzli, Charles Phaud of Lusanne and Dr. Raman Lal Patel
from India were among the pioneers of homoeopathy who used 50 millesimal scale of potencies and published their results.
Decimal Scale of Potencies
This was introduces by Schussler who
discovered Biochemic treatment on the basis of tissue
remedies. While the organopathic drugs have affinity
for the organs of the body, the tissue salts supply Biochemic
deficiency which produces diseases. Unlike homoeopathic drugs they were not
prove and selected on the basis of the Law of similars
but were selected on the basis of experience of Schussler
and other pioneers of biochemic system of therapy.
Any deficiency in the organic salts must of necessity cause a disturbance in
the organism i.e. cause organic matter to become nonfunctional
and thrown out through the skin or some orifice or membrane of the body. If
these organic or biochemic tissue salts are supplied
in optimum doses the balance is restored and the patients recovers from his
illness.
Dr. Schussler found the decimal scale of
potency in which the tissue salts are triturated in the ration of 1/10. They
may be given from 1x to 200x on the basis of specific indication of the biochemic deficiency. Generally 3x to 12x triturations are used fro the treatment of acute diseases
in biochemistry. Dr. Schussler discovered 12 biochemic tissue remedies which were:
1. Calc-p.
2. Calc.f.
3.
Calc-s.
4.
Ferr-p.
5. Kali-m.
6. Kali-p.
7. Kali-s.
8. Mag-p.
9. Nat-m.
10. Nat-p.
11. Nat-s.
12. Sil.
Selection & Repetition of Potencies
Different authors provide different details regarding selection and
repetition of potencies. This is a debatable issue. I will try to put down the
rule and the exception about the potencies of remedies from the literature. 3
factors help in determination of potencies. Ultimately it is one's own
experience which enables one to select potency, its repetition and use of
placebo.
I. According to homoeopathy there are three kinds of diseases.
1. Acute Curable Diseases
a)
mild needs low and medium potencies in single or repeated doses according to
short acting or long acting property of the remedy.
b) Severe form of
sickness needs high potency single or plus doses. In acute cases when the
condition is changed and the new situation arises once should consider the
change of remedy as well as change of remedy, whether to resolve to low or high
potency. In cases where tissue pathology exsists low
potencies are indicated; mental and functional symptoms high potency alone.
2. Chronic Curable Diseases
Dr.
Peterson:
a) Acute phase:
medium or high potency according to mildness or severity of the disease as in acute
cases.
b) In chronic cases
where pathological changes have taken place establishing eruptions, discharges
and indurations without generals or the individualizing symptoms (pointers)
need low
potency in frequent
doses. But if the individualizing symptoms are present we must begin with 30
potency and follow the octave system of Dr. Kent.
3. Incurable or Fatal Diseases
In these
cases potency problem does not arise. Exact Simillimum
is forbidden. palliative or biochemic remedies in low
potencies are regarded to safe guard against severe aggravations and death.
II. The second most important factor in the potency problem is generally
susceptibility or response of the sick person. 3 kinds of susceptibilities are
found in sick persons.
1. Hyper susceptible
(Allergic) people need high and highest potencies. Those who take homoeopathic
remedies are found to acquire this state.
2. Hypo susceptible persons need low potencies in frequent
doses. Persons who are in the habit of taking crude drugs, stimulants and
narcotics require low potencies.
3. Peculiarly susceptible sick people are rare. They respond
to a certain potency alone.
III. Nature of selected remedy. Some remedies act best when given in
high potencies (Polycrests/nosodes). Most of the
homoeopathic remedies act in medium and low potencies. Many remedies act best
in mother tincture in drop doses. Some medicines act best in triturations (Ars./Iod./Thyrodinum/Uran-n.).
It is also found in literature that action of the same remedy may vary
in different potency. (higher potencies of Hepar may
abort suppuration/lower potencies promote it)
IV. Three
planes:
1) Organopathic: symptoms and
signs of diseased organs predominate which corresponds to the remedies. Drug
acts best in Ø in drop doses (Orni. Ø
in duodenal ulcer/Cean. in Ø enlargement of spleen)
2)
Biochemic: symptoms and
signs of the tissue organs and blood predominate. The symptoms belonging to the
lesion of the disease are considered for finding out the Simillimum.
When the biochemic
symptoms guide us
to select a remedy we can use both low medium or high potency according to the
acuteness of disease.
3)
Dynamic: symptoms and signs of the sick person
predominate. These symptoms belong to the Generals (Kent) or to Totality of
Symptoms (Boenninghausen). Now we can go
for high and highest
potencies. In such
cases the homoeopathicity of the remedy is greatest
and hence it is ideal condition for a high potency in a single dose.
V. Repetition & Placebo
The cardinal principles of homoeopathy as laid down by Dr. Hahnemann
are:
1. Prescribe only the proved
remedies
2. Prescribe the Simillimum
3. Prescribe the single dose so
long as its beneficial effects continue
4. Prescribe the remedy more
frequently and rapidly advancing acute disease and less frequently in slowly
advancing acute diseases.
5. In chronic diseases give
repeated doses of Q or LM potencies every day for a week and then change to the
next higher potency for another week and so on till the complete recovery takes
place or homoeopathy aggravation occurs,
Stop repeating the Q or LM potency once the aggravation occurs but
placebo may be given (Note: you can use the same method with centesimal scale
potencies too - Dr. Sahni BS).
6. Dr. Kent advices to repeat C
potencies in chronic cases on the basis of octave series of potencies
consisting of 30,200,1M, 50M, CM, DM & MM. And to repeat each of these
potencies only 2x before the next high potency is given. This method was called
by Dr. Kent as "Series & Degrees" potencies which enable the
vital dynamis full power to eradicate the sickness of
the individual.
7. Dr. Burnett and other
pioneers of homoeopathy find the similar remedy to the illness of the sick
individual; highest the potency may be prescribed without repetition and will
take its own time to cure the patient if there are no complications or
obstruction to cure.
8. Dr. Tyler is of the opinion
that single dose may be only one dose or two doses repeated at short interval
or even three doses repeated at short interval coz our aim of single dose to
stimulate the vital dynamis to produce antibodies for
complete immunization as the homoeopathic remedy acts like and antigen or
allergen.
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