Homeopathic Complexes
https://www.sparmedo.de/produkte/homoeopathische-komplexmittel-139/
Vergleich: Tinea pedis
Siehe: Kombinierte Mittel (Wolfgang Springer und Heinz
Wittwer) + Traumeel
S (Graeme John Harpham) + Spenglersan + Akne (Govender Nervashnee) + Einige bewährte
Komplexmittel für die Schilddrüse
+ Aquae allgemein + the
effect of a homoeopathic complex in Atopic Dermatitis in children
(Yasmeen Lankesar) +
efficacy of the complex: Ginkgo biloba,
Panax ginseng, Bacopa monerii, Rhodiola rosea (Sindisiwe Sthembile Mazibuko)
http://www.dhu.de/seiten/arzneimittel/komplexmittel.htm
[Morrell]
H.: His studies of drugs had led him to the realisation that 'single
drugs in moderate doses' offered up the best if not the only hope of creating a
gentle and effective system
of curative medicine. That point implicitly involved a prior and firm
rejection of the Galenic diktat of using mixed drugs in strong doses, because
instinctively and temperamentally he was "a most passionate opponent of
mixed doses that contained a large number of ingredients." [Gumpert, 96]
This sets the scene for the first proving,
of Cinchona in 1790, deriving as it did both from a translation work and
from his own intimate knowledge and personal use of the drug in question. Here
we have to note
a possible peculiar sensitivity of Hahnemann himself to Cinchona bark,
as he had contracted malaria in his youth, during his Hermanstadt journey.
Complex Remedy - A
combination of two or more Homoeopathic medicines which are prepared from more
than one stock and incorporated into one dosage (Swayne, 2000).
Anthroposofische Medizin gebraucht viele Complexen als Heilmittel
Naja comp. w
[= Lach. + Naja + Crot-h. + Vip.]
Quietude®
= Complex. (Nux-m. C 4, Hyos. C 3, Passi. C 3,
Stram. C 6)
Sore Throats and its Ingredients
Apis mellifica (from crushed, angry honey bees)
Relieves the sore throat of someone with a dry fever that alternates
with sweating, facial flushing and when the throat is very sore with swollen
tonsils.
Pain may extend to the ears, and the eyelids may be swollen.
Exposure to cool air and cold applications may bring relief. When given
constitutionally (and the issue may play into why the person is susceptible to
sore throat in the first place) often present is an underlying life conflict
between work and procreation.
Lachesis (from the venom of the Brazilian Bushmaster
snake)
This remedy relieves throat pain with swelling that is initially worse
on the left side but may spread to the right; symptoms < warmth, warm
liquids, swallowing (including saliva), and constrictive clothing. Someone
needing this remedy will likely be a chatterbox prone to jealousy, with an
intense, seductive personality.
People needing snake remedies constitutionally struggle to control their
primordial instincts (what Freud called the Id and that is housed in the body’s
trunk) with the need
to suppress primordial or convert primordial reactions (such as via
sublimation (singing or chattering) via a suppressive agenda housed “in the
head.” Separating the head
from the trunk of the body is the terrain of the throat where pathology
such as a sore throat or difficulty swallowing consequently occurs.
Phytolacca decandra 2x (made from poke root)
This low potency remedy is called upon when the tonsils are red,
swollen, with white spots, that may coalesce into patches. The pains run up
into the ears, usually accompanied by an aching, bruised, sore feeling in head,
back and limbs. There is usually also an irresistible inclination to bite the
teeth or gums together. Though the remedy’s psychological picture is difficult
to pin down it is a strong stand-by for sore throats.
Mercurius Iodatus Flavus 2x (yellow iodide of mercury)
This remedy has a strong indication for tonsillitis when only the
superficial part of the tonsils is involved. Usually present too, are a cheesy
exudate and offensive breath. Swelling typically begins on the right side,
small ulcers appear on the posterior pharynx.
Eigene Erfahrung:
Eine Frau, 50 Jahre alt, verheiratet, hat 2 Kindern. Hat im
Alter von etwa 25 Jahre Mandeln entfernen lassen. Jetzt hat sie wiederholt Beschwerden
in der Kehle.
Ich mische oben angegebene Mitteln. Der Erfolg
ist grandios. Ihre Stimme war immer sehr laut. Sie sitzt das erste mal mit Man
und Kindern am Frühstückstisch.
Headache be gone™ Congested Headache relieves headaches caused by
throbbing pain, weakness +/o. dizziness, congested feeling, often stress-related.
Homeopathic Ingredients:
Calc-f. cracking noise
Ferr-p. pain < with motion
Nat-p. throbbing headache
Nat-m. blinding headache
[Springer (1997)] ‘
In cases where both components of the salt are well known as
homoeopathic remedies, the Materia Medica of the correspondent salt will
contain elements of both its constituents’.
[Smith SA1, Baker AE, Williams JH.]
Oral therapy using a low-dose homeopathic preparation combining
Potassium bromide (= Kali-br.) C 1, Sodium bromide (= Nat-br.) C 2,
Nickel sulfate (= Nicc-s.) C 3
and Sodium chloride (= Nat-m.) C 6, provides significant improvement in
seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff after 10 weeks of dosing.
[Johannes Wilkens]
Aus homöopathischer Sicht stellt das individuell richtig gewählte Arzneimittel das Optimum dar. Ein Kombinationspräparat, welches ein breiteres Symptomenspektrum abdeckt, ist jedoch bei weitem einem möglicherweise falsch gewählten Mittel vorzuziehen. Wesentliches Argument für den Einsatz des Kombinationspräparates ist die unmittelbare Situation im Klinikalltag, die von Notfallbedingungen und Zeitmangel geprägt ist.
[Graeme John Harpham]
Homeopathy is a self-consistent scientific system of medical therapy,
which was founded by Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann in 1796.
It is based on the observed biological fact that if a disease process
disturbs an organism’s bio-energetic state, it can be predictably restored to
normal by specially prepared medicinal stimuli that need only be administered
in small doses, or more often in sub-physiological deconstructions to which the
body has an altered receptivity to
(Gaier 1991). This receptivity occurs provided that, in a healthy
organism the medical agents chosen would produce symptoms and clinical features
like those of the
disease, and that obstacles to cure have been removed (Gaier 1991).
There are three main principles that feature in Homeopathy, the first is
“Like Cures Like” which is also known as the Law of Similars which implies a
match between
the primary symptoms of the remedy and the symptoms of the patient. An
example of this would be the remedy for stings and histamine reactions being
derived from
bees (Apis), or the remedy for insomnia being derived from the green
coffee bean (Coffea) (Kayne 1997).
The principle of “Minimal Dose” is quite unique to homeopathy, remedies
are diluted down to various degrees of dilution depending on the condition
being treated,
acute conditions are treated using dilutions right down to 1 in 1060 and
even further, due to the fact that the potency of the remedies are increased,
this dilution process
is called „potentisation‟.
However, different conditions require different potencies to be
effective, therefore only the minimal amount of the remedy that is effective is
used in treatment (Kayne 1997).
The „Single Remedy‟ principle comes from the belief that Hahnemann
had that the body could not suffer from more than one disease at a time, and
that any and all diverse symptoms were linked to a single cause or disease
process, Hahnemann therefore believed that only one simple remedy was all the
treatment necessary to provide relief
(Kayne 1997).
It has been found through clinical experience that some homeopathic
remedies can be mixed together and administered successfully as a complex,
breaking away from the „Single Remedy‟ philosophy (of Hahnemann).
Traumeel S is such a complex.
Complex remedies can be administered if the prescriber is unsure of
which remedy is the most appropriate, thereby increasing the chance of a
correct prescription.
Complexes are also used to address multiple symptoms of a single
condition at the same time which saves time and is more convenient (Kayne
1997).
[Shelley Main]
THE EFFICACY OF NASOSINUS (Hep. D3, Calc. D3,
Nux-v. D3, Puls. D3)
http://ir.dut.ac.za/handle/10321/69
[Vimlen Vaithilingam]
COMPLEX PRESCRIBING
This method of prescribing was developed in the late 1800’s
predominately amongst French and German homoeopaths (Geddes and Grosset,
1997:404 - 405).
This system advocates the prescription of multiple low potency remedies
at the same time, or as multiple remedies combined to form a compound
homoeopathic
formula (Jouanny, 1991:97 - 98).
Prescriptions based on the presenting symptoms of a disease, and a
complex may be administered to treat more than one symptom of the same
condition (Kayne, 1997:105).
Complexes are also prescribed when the individually prescribed remedy is
not available, or when the prescriber is not certain of which single remedy
should be given (Ullman, 1991:22 - 23).
Complex prescribing further differs from classical homoeopathy in that a
full consultation, to obtain the entire symptom picture of a patient, is not
required as complexes are formulated to contain most of the commonly prescribed
or indicated remedies for a particular condition. Therefore a homoeopathic
complex has a wide range of action and may be used by most of the individuals
afflicted by a certain condition (Cook, 1989:73). Complexes therefore lend
themselves to over the counter and self prescribing.
Complex:
Main (2004): a double blind placebo-controlled study to determine the
efficacy of Nasosinus of Natura Laboratories (containing Hepar. D3, Nux-v. D3,
Puls. D3) in the treatment of acute sinusitis.
30 participants were selected for the trial and randomly divided into 2
groups, with 15 participants in the treatment group and 15 participants in the
placebo group.
The Patient Perception Questionnaire was used as a measurement tool. The
conclusion of the study was that Nasosinus was not statistically effective in
the treatment of
acute sinusitis.
The researcher determined that this could have been due to the placebo
effect, the small sample size, the short duration of patient treatment and
monitoring, and the need
for a more objective measurement tool.
Complex:
Lockyear (2003): a double blind placebo-controlled study on the efficacy
of a homoeopathic complex (Canth. 12CH, Equis. 12Ch, Sars. 12CH, Staph. 12CH,
Uva ursi 12CH) in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis, with regards to the
number of wet nights per week. 31 children were selected and randomly divided
into 2 groups (treatment and placebo). Results showed that the homoeopathic
complex did not reduce the incidence of bedwetting in a statistically
significant way, although both groups showed an improvement. The researcher
concluded that the results could have been due to the placebo effect and the
possibility that the complex was inappropriate for treating enuresis
as it was formulated to focus only on the urogenital system and enuresis
as opposed to the mental and emotional aspects associated with the disorder.
Complex:
Botha (2001): Herpin 2 (containing: Ars-i. D10, Bov. D6, Fl-ac. D6,
Graph. D30, Hydr. D8, Lyc. D4, Sulph. D30, Urtica D4) in the treatment of
atopic eczema. The sample size was 30 was 15 patients receiving treatment and
15 patients receiving placebo. The study showed an improvement of subjective
symptoms in both groups and an improvement in objective symptoms in the
treatment group only. However statistically there was shown to be no difference
between the groups. This may have been due to
the placebo effect and the inclusion of remedies in the complex which
antidote each other in action.
Vimlen Vaithilingam: Searches of the available literature revealed no
other research into the efficacy of a homoeopathic complex in the treatment of
job burnout.
Complex:
Germanium metallicum: experiences symptoms such as anxiety and
nervousness felt in the stomach, intense irritability with an aversion to
answering questions.
Feelings of impatience and pressure, sudden explosive anger towards
those around them. Feelings of despair, failure, demotivation, lethargy,
isolation from others, depression and hopelessness (Sherr, 1997:187-196).
This remedy represents mostly the mental and emotional symptoms of
burnout, therefore it was utilised in a potency of 30 CH, which is suited to
the treatment of the
mental and emotional symptoms of burnout (Jouanny, 1991:96).
Nux-v.: the mental, emotional and
physical aspects of burnout. Individuals are mentally sluggish, easily
offended, abusive, angry, excitable, impatient and anxious.
Used in people who have become run
down by overwork and the resultant abuse of stimulants such as alcohol, coffee,
cigarettes and medication in an attempt to cope. Physical symptoms include
backache, diarrhoea, vomiting, headaches, palpitations, nervous exhaustion with
trembling and insomnia (Castro, 1996:317-321).
This remedy was chosen in a potency
of 12 CH, which is an intermediate potency, which covers the treatment of both
the mental and physical symptoms of burnout (Jouanny, 1991:94-95).
Kali-p.: physical symptoms
associated with nervous exhaustion due to prolonged stress and overwork.
Symptoms represented by this remedy include mental breakdown after periods of enormous
stress, mental fatigue and dullness, headaches from mental exertion, insomnia,
offensive diarrhoea and hypersensitivity to stimuli (Kent, 2000).
This remedy was chosen in a potency
of 6 CH as this potency is suited to the treatment of mainly physical symptoms
(Jouanny, 1991:94-95).
Pic-ac.: nervous exhaustion
associated with burnout. Symptoms as lack of willpower, disinclination to work
and mental prostration after reading or writing.
Desire to be alone, inability to
collect thoughts. Loss of appetite, insomnia, exhaustion and twitching of
muscles. Diarrhoea in persons exhausted by overwork (Morrison, 1993:299 - 300).
This remedy was included in the
complex in a potency of 6 CH, as once again this potency level addresses the
treatment of physical symptoms (Jouanny, 1991:94 - 95).
Ineffective in the treatment of job
burnout, as the complex was shown to be statistically no more effective than
placebo.
Complex: (= Rescue remedy).
Menopausal symptoms: Bach Flower remedies: Rock Rose, Impatiens,
Clematis, Star of Bethlehem and Cherry Plum.
Rock rose: individuals who are in a state of terror, panic and extreme
fright- whether the person is in good health or not. People who are suffering
from this state of mind
are usually in a serious condition, It is also useful when the situation
of the patient is so grave that it affects those around him (Chancellor,
1995:162 ). Many women experiencing menopause go through a feeling of being
unable to cope and fear of losing control.
Impatiens: impatient, irritable, extreme mental tension and for those
who are quick in mind and action. The mental tension often manifests as
muscular tension and pain. Impatiens is an effective remedy for all
manifestations of pain caused by tension such sudden cramp, an agonizing pain,
other spastic conditions (Chancellor, 1995: 121).
It is common that women experiencing menopause also experience severe
mood swings and irritability.
Clematis: individuals who experience a sense of indifference,
dreaminess, inattention and unconsciousness. Has poor memories, they avoid
difficulties or unpleasantness
by allowing their attention to wander and by withdrawing (Chancellor,
1995:76). Lack of concentration is a common symptom in women experiencing
menopause.
Star of Bethlehem: after the effect of mental or physical shock. This
remedy is one of the five indicated in Rescue Remedy and its function is to
neutralize shock in any form.
Dr Bach called this remedy “The comforter and soother of pains and
sorrows” (Chancellor, 1995:179). Women going through menopause do have a sense
of vulnerability, insecurity and depression.
Cherry Plum: for the desperation and deep depression of those on the
verge of a nervous breakdown. The distress becomes so great, that they fear the
mind will give way under strain. They fear that they will lose control of their
thoughts or actions, and be impelled to do something dreadful or to commit an
act which in a happier time they would not consider for a moment (Chancellor,
1995:61). Menopausal women commonly experience the feeling of losing control
and anxiety.
https://www.repertorium-online.de/komplexmittel/anwendung/
(Heel/Nestmann)
Classical homoeopaths follow Hahnemann’s principles of prescribing only
a single remedy at a time to a patient.
Few remedies can be combined and used successfully as a complex. Use of
a complex increases the chance of a correct prescription and may yield better
results and is
used mainly when the prescriber is unsure as to which remedy best fits
the pattern of illness.
Another reason for the use of a complex is to treat more than one
complaint at the same time and lastly it is used out of convenience. The
unfortunate part of this type
of prescription is that the homoeopath will not be sure as to which
single remedy in the complex cured the patient (Kayne, 1997).
Complex prescribing for menopause will assist a number of women who
cannot make the time or have money for a consultation.
[Govender Nervashnee
A study comparing the effectiveness of a herbal-complex
(Arctium lappa, Berberis aquifolium, Echinacea purpurea and Taraxacum
officinale) as compared to homoeopathic simillimum in the treatment of Acne
vulgaris.
[Delia Hoffmann]
Combined herbs
According to van Wyk and Wink (2004) traditional medicine often aims to
restore health by using chemically complex plants in their naturally balanced
state, or by using a combination of herbs to create a synergistic effect, which
improves their interaction with the body’s tissues at molecular level.
Calendula officinalis and Hypericum perforatum are commonly used in
combination in the herbal treatment of wounds, to encourage healing locally
(Rogers, 1995).
As the traditional use of these two herbs appears to correlate well with
their homoeopathic use in tincture form, the homoeopathic mother tinctures used
in the study would
be expected to have similar results.
Studies using topical homoeopathic applications for wound healing
Research done by Naudé (2001) investigated the use of a combination of
homoeopathic tinctures to treat sunburn. The combination of Calendula
officinalis, Apis mellifica, Aloe vera and Urtica urens.
Apis mellifica was included for its homoeopathic effectiveness in
treating superficial inflammation, with redness, burning and swelling
(Vermeulen, 1997).
Aloe vera has proven ability to heal wounds ulcers and burns, according
to Chevallier (1996).
Urtica urens speeds healing of minor burn wounds, and diminishes pain
(Ullman, 1992).
Calendula officinalis was included as the remedy of choice for first
degree burns, in diluted tincture form (Ullman, 1992).
The double-blind study, randomly divided into three groups compared the
experimental group to an untreated control group and a placebo group who
received an
aqueous cream and ethanol mixture.
The parameter of redness (erythema) was used to determine the outcome.
Both the experimental and placebo groups improved compared to the control
group, but no statistically significant differences between the experimental
and placebo groups was found.
The frequency of application was considered to be a possible cause for
this, as there were only three applications of the creams in 48 hours. To have
increased the application
to three times daily for a week might have shown better results. Also
the only parameter observed was redness, whereas other effects of the herbs
either individually or in combination were not used.
Conclusion
Apart from the research by Naude (2001) who used homoeopathic mother
tinctures as the basis for the creams used in his study, it is not clear in
reviewing the literature available on previous studies which included the use
of Calendula officinalis or Hypericum perforatum, whether the tinctures used by
other researchers were homoeopathic
or herbal, and therefore no other studies can be quoted on the use of
Calendula officinalis or Hypericum perforatum (in homoeopathic mother
tincture), either alone or in combination.
The use of homoeopathic remedies and applications of a homoeopathically
prepared lotion in the treatment of venous leg ulcers could provide a very
economical adjunct to
the necessary compression bandaging and dressings, providing the optimum
environment for wound healing both systemically and locally. If the ulcers can
be healed more rapidly by the use of these modalities, considerable costs can
be saved, and the negative impact of leg ulcers on the patients‟ lives
can be reduced.
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