Theories of Remedy Mechanisms
Vergleich: Siehe: Terms + Homöopathie
Homoeopathy still faces the problem of explaining the therapeutic action
of medicines diluted beyond the theoretical Avogadro limit of molecular
presence. Presently the greatest challenge to those
working on homoeopathy is to develop a proper theoretical context for
their observations.
According to Gaier (1991) the experimental evidence indicates the
existence of a “physicochemical force field” in the potencies. This so -called
“force- field” is said to be responsible for carrying
forward information of the medicine into stages of ultra molecular
dynamization. This hypothesis emphasizes the need to adopt a biophysical
paradigm to explain the action of these ultra molecular
dilutions in order to understand the nature of the homoeopathic potency.
Anagnostatos et al (1991) provided a clathrate model that describes the
formation of complex structures within water through a large amount of hydrogen
bonding. These clathrates are hollow gridlike
arrangements around an interior cavity and the water molecules assume
pentagonal or hexagonal forms due to their hydrogen bonding. It is proposed
that during the process of potentization, it is
possible for the interior solute molecules to be expelled from the
clathrates. The “empty” clathrates would then serve as nuclei for new
clathrates and thus the initial base solute maintains its original
pattern with increasing dilution and succussion stages. It is suggested
that resonance between a coherence pattern of the solution and a frequency
pattern of the organism would result in an interaction
with a biological system.
Resch and Guttman (1991) propose a system whereby there exists a
hierarchic system organization of a liquid. Within this system there exists the
presence of hydrophobic molecules, such as dissolved
gas molecules. It is proposed that these molecules strongly influence
the oscillating pattern of the whole liquid by taking over structural
information from the solution and dynamically preserving it
within this oscillating behaviour.
A level of hydrophilic solutes with surrounding water molecules exists
in a subordinate level in the liquid. The hydrophilic solutes form “hydration
shells”
that influence the whole solution structure. The oscillation pattern is
modified and the information pertaining to the dissolved solutes is spread
throughout the solution. In the process of dilution an
interface forms between the solute and the solvent which allows for the
integration of the structural information from the solute into the more diluted
solution. With subsequent dilution the ratio of
starting solute is decreased but the informational content is retained.
The „structure makers‟ (gases) then maintain these changes via the effect
of their oscillating pattern. It is further concluded that
the system organization of the new solution is improved by shaking,
which has the effect of maintaining the integral configuration and
functionality of the new solution.
The theory of organization in liquids does not, however, explain how
potency information is retained in lactose during the process of trituration.
Resch and Guttman (1987) propose that the flexible three-dimensional
network of lactose monohydrate (milk sugar) with its many loose hydrogen bonds
and surrounding water molecules, contribute
to the dynamic maintenance of the structural features in the presence of
solutes. During the process of trituration, the actions of diluting and
grinding the lactose results in an entirely new system that
is increasingly differentiated by the grinding. Simultaneously, the
static aspects of order of the solid solution help in the retention of the
structural information of the new solution, and hence favour
the retention of some form of informational content of the original
solute. It is hypothesized by Resch and Guttman that so-called “void-lattices”
(vacancies) develop in the crystalline lactose that
serve to preserve the static framework of the solid material and thus in
doing so retain the informational content of the dissolved solute.
Conclusion
Using state-of-the-art techniques (TEM, SAED, and ICP-AES) we have demonstrated
the presence of nanoparticles of the starting materials and their aggregates
even at extremely high dilutions.
The confirmed presence of nano-particles challenges current thinking
about the role of dilution in homeopathic medicines. We have found that the
concentrations reach a plateau at the 6c potency
and beyond. Further, we have shown that despite large differences in the
degree of dilution from 6c to 200c (10 12 to 10 400), there were no major
differences in the nature of the particles (shape
and size) of the starting material and their absolute concentrations (in
pg/ml).
How this translates into change in biological activity with increasing
potency needs further study. Concrete evidence of the presence of particles as
found by us could help take the research in
homeopathy a step forward in understanding these potentised medicines
and also help to positively change the perception of the scientific community
towards this mode of treatment.
[Paul Herscu]
A Case of Severe Vertigo: A Cycles and Segments Approach
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: A Case of Platinum metallicum
Materia Medica examples from back issues of the New England Journal of
Homeopathy:
The Cycle of Vipera, by Paul Herscu ND, MPH, DHANP
The Cycle of Kali carbonicum, by Paul Herscu ND, MPH, DHANP
The Cycle of Conium maculatum, by Paul Herscu ND, MPH, DHANP with Chris
Ryan MD
The Cycle of Carcinosin, by Frank W. Gruber, MD
The Cycle of Bothrops lanceolatus, by Paul Herscu ND, MPH, DHANP
The Cycle of Anacardium: The Mental Sphere, by Paul Herscu ND, MPH
http://www.wholehealthnow.com/audio/pherscu-3.mp3
Vorwort/Suchen. Zeichen/Abkürzungen. Impressum.