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International press abstracts
ARTICLE IN PRESS Homeopathy (2005) 94, 257–258 r 2005 The Faculty of Homeopathy doi:10.1016/j.homp.2005.08.011, available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com
REVIEWS AND ABSTRACTS
International press abstracts Diospyros kaki Marijke Creveld Creveld has treated over 30 patients, using Diospyros, with positive results: it is prescribed for people who survived a trauma caused by war, fire, radioactivity, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or toxic substances. She has treated burns, throat, nose and ear complaints, and claims good results in multiple sclerosis and cancer. The patients are often too thin, they may suffer from eating disorders, self-mutilation, incest and suicidal tendencies. There are many fears, nightmares about war and fire, sleeplessness, depression, and a sense of loneliness. The terms ‘to survive’ and ‘unsafe’ are often used; patterns of white and black are met repeatedly in dreams and images. Diospyros kaki. Cahiers du Groupement Hahnemannien 2005;1:32–41.
Tela aranea
language materias medicas. Two questions are raised (but not answered) by the author: which symptoms lead to the prescription? How do homeopathic medicines work? The three surprises are: (1) the action of homeopathic medicine is related not only to the elements, but also to the kind of intramolecular bonds, (2) the electrical charge of an atom, a molecule or an ion is not important, (3) three elements are neutral: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The main part of the article is a classical description of the characteristic features of the elements. In a last part, the characteristics of some chemical bonds are set out: the carbon–oxygen bond corresponds to a slow mind, cold skin, sweat of scalp, fatty constitution, sensitivity to dampness. The nitrogen–carbon bond corresponds to aversion to loneliness, desire to stay motionless, pale or blue lips, desire for warm drinks, wine or alcohol. The benzene ring corresponds to a deep sleep, a very slow pulse, renal pains, dark and renal insufficiency and insensitive skin. These characteristic symptoms contribute to confirm the reality of homeopathic medicine action. Analyse statistique des reme`des mine`raux: deux questions, trois surprises. L’Home`opathie Europe`enne, 2005;2:18–25.
Filip Degroote The most striking feature of this medicine is a severe depression with a relative absence of fears. The patients feel disconnected, spaced out; they make mistakes in spelling, in time; there are a lot of various headaches, tingling sensation on scalp, aphtae, epistaxis, coryza, conjunctivitis. There may also be pain in the left hypochondrium, offensive leucorrhea, sensation of stiffness of cervical region with desire to stretch, hot feet in bed preventing sleep, perspiration of hands and feet. There are also pains in shoulders, hands, buttocks, hips, knees and flushes extending upwards. The main dreams are: animals (dogs, goats), fire, murders, accidents, being abused or forsaken. Tela aranea. Revue Belge d’Homoeopathie 2005;1:223–242.
Statistical analysis of mineral medicines: two questions, three surprises
Cactus grandiflorus Eric Vanden Eynden The author starts with a complete description of this plant. He goes on to stress some peculiar symptoms: fear of commitment, fear of betrayal. This patient may not attend appointments, often stays in the background and feels melancholy. He concludes with a quotation from TF Allen: ‘Felt a considerable degree of difficulty in fixing upon anything settled or fixed in what he was pursuing; when conclusions were arrived at, however, they were to the mind quite satisfactory’. Cactus grandiflorus. Revue Belge d’Homoeopathie 2005;2:52–98.
Nuphar luteum (yellow pond lily)
Jean Jacques Kasparian
Thierry Albernhe, Anne Marie Crouzier-Triquenot, Ramon Frendo
The author made a statistical analysis of mineral medicines from Kent’s repertory and from the French
The main symptoms of this medicine are recalled in the introduction: excessive moral sensibility on witnes-
ARTICLE IN PRESS Reviews and Abstracts
258
sing sufferings of animals, pressive headache in forehead and temples, brilliant sparks before the eyes, especially after coughing, painless yellow diarrhoea between 4 and 6 a.m., complete absence of sexual desire, eruptions like leprosy or psoriasis. The authors set out the main themes of this medicine: loss of power, love of animals, fear of physic suffering, fear of sexual failure. Finally, this medicine is compared with nymphaea (the white pond-lily), whose main symptoms are: erotic dreams, temporal headache with coryza, burning diarrhoea, and increased sexual desire.
father of one of her students; and two cases of cats (encopresis and anorexia) with the same problem of territory. In Kali bich, everything has to be perfectly delimited.
Nuphar luteum. Revue Belge D’Homoeopathic 2005;2:210–237.
The materia medica of this medicine is set out at the beginning of this article: urticaria, followed by a general swelling; sensation as if a foreign body were under the skin; dreams that his arm is cauterised, and arrows being thrust into the muscles; great desire to scrape the skin. Eight clinical cases, mainly of children, end this article. The main theme of this medicine, according to the author, is a lack of personal development in children, caused by a bad integration in school. Very interesting drawings of these children illustrate this article.
Behavioural problems in the cat: the Kali bichromicum and the problem of territory Didier Notre-Dame The author, a veterinary surgeon, describes the behaviour of the cat: it is a solitary hunter with a well-defined territory. Then, he recalls some symptoms of this Kali bich: sense of duty, importance of appearance, indifference, thick yellow-greenish discharge, ulcer with punched-out edges, erratic pains in small spots, alternation of coryza and rheumatic pains. Three clinical cases conclude this article: a woman who had sore throat and problems of territory with the
Homeopathy
L’Home´opathie Europe´enne 2005;4:13–16.
Bombyx processionae Pierre Lenthe´ric
Bombyx processionae. Cahiers du Groupement Hahnemannien 2005;3:101–115. French-language journals reviewed by Philippe Colin
REVIEWS AND ABSTRACTS
International press abstracts Diospyros kaki Marijke Creveld Creveld has treated over 30 patients, using Diospyros, with positive results: it is prescribed for people who survived a trauma caused by war, fire, radioactivity, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or toxic substances. She has treated burns, throat, nose and ear complaints, and claims good results in multiple sclerosis and cancer. The patients are often too thin, they may suffer from eating disorders, self-mutilation, incest and suicidal tendencies. There are many fears, nightmares about war and fire, sleeplessness, depression, and a sense of loneliness. The terms ‘to survive’ and ‘unsafe’ are often used; patterns of white and black are met repeatedly in dreams and images. Diospyros kaki. Cahiers du Groupement Hahnemannien 2005;1:32–41.
Tela aranea
language materias medicas. Two questions are raised (but not answered) by the author: which symptoms lead to the prescription? How do homeopathic medicines work? The three surprises are: (1) the action of homeopathic medicine is related not only to the elements, but also to the kind of intramolecular bonds, (2) the electrical charge of an atom, a molecule or an ion is not important, (3) three elements are neutral: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The main part of the article is a classical description of the characteristic features of the elements. In a last part, the characteristics of some chemical bonds are set out: the carbon–oxygen bond corresponds to a slow mind, cold skin, sweat of scalp, fatty constitution, sensitivity to dampness. The nitrogen–carbon bond corresponds to aversion to loneliness, desire to stay motionless, pale or blue lips, desire for warm drinks, wine or alcohol. The benzene ring corresponds to a deep sleep, a very slow pulse, renal pains, dark and renal insufficiency and insensitive skin. These characteristic symptoms contribute to confirm the reality of homeopathic medicine action. Analyse statistique des reme`des mine`raux: deux questions, trois surprises. L’Home`opathie Europe`enne, 2005;2:18–25.
Filip Degroote The most striking feature of this medicine is a severe depression with a relative absence of fears. The patients feel disconnected, spaced out; they make mistakes in spelling, in time; there are a lot of various headaches, tingling sensation on scalp, aphtae, epistaxis, coryza, conjunctivitis. There may also be pain in the left hypochondrium, offensive leucorrhea, sensation of stiffness of cervical region with desire to stretch, hot feet in bed preventing sleep, perspiration of hands and feet. There are also pains in shoulders, hands, buttocks, hips, knees and flushes extending upwards. The main dreams are: animals (dogs, goats), fire, murders, accidents, being abused or forsaken. Tela aranea. Revue Belge d’Homoeopathie 2005;1:223–242.
Statistical analysis of mineral medicines: two questions, three surprises
Cactus grandiflorus Eric Vanden Eynden The author starts with a complete description of this plant. He goes on to stress some peculiar symptoms: fear of commitment, fear of betrayal. This patient may not attend appointments, often stays in the background and feels melancholy. He concludes with a quotation from TF Allen: ‘Felt a considerable degree of difficulty in fixing upon anything settled or fixed in what he was pursuing; when conclusions were arrived at, however, they were to the mind quite satisfactory’. Cactus grandiflorus. Revue Belge d’Homoeopathie 2005;2:52–98.
Nuphar luteum (yellow pond lily)
Jean Jacques Kasparian
Thierry Albernhe, Anne Marie Crouzier-Triquenot, Ramon Frendo
The author made a statistical analysis of mineral medicines from Kent’s repertory and from the French
The main symptoms of this medicine are recalled in the introduction: excessive moral sensibility on witnes-
ARTICLE IN PRESS Reviews and Abstracts
258
sing sufferings of animals, pressive headache in forehead and temples, brilliant sparks before the eyes, especially after coughing, painless yellow diarrhoea between 4 and 6 a.m., complete absence of sexual desire, eruptions like leprosy or psoriasis. The authors set out the main themes of this medicine: loss of power, love of animals, fear of physic suffering, fear of sexual failure. Finally, this medicine is compared with nymphaea (the white pond-lily), whose main symptoms are: erotic dreams, temporal headache with coryza, burning diarrhoea, and increased sexual desire.
father of one of her students; and two cases of cats (encopresis and anorexia) with the same problem of territory. In Kali bich, everything has to be perfectly delimited.
Nuphar luteum. Revue Belge D’Homoeopathic 2005;2:210–237.
The materia medica of this medicine is set out at the beginning of this article: urticaria, followed by a general swelling; sensation as if a foreign body were under the skin; dreams that his arm is cauterised, and arrows being thrust into the muscles; great desire to scrape the skin. Eight clinical cases, mainly of children, end this article. The main theme of this medicine, according to the author, is a lack of personal development in children, caused by a bad integration in school. Very interesting drawings of these children illustrate this article.
Behavioural problems in the cat: the Kali bichromicum and the problem of territory Didier Notre-Dame The author, a veterinary surgeon, describes the behaviour of the cat: it is a solitary hunter with a well-defined territory. Then, he recalls some symptoms of this Kali bich: sense of duty, importance of appearance, indifference, thick yellow-greenish discharge, ulcer with punched-out edges, erratic pains in small spots, alternation of coryza and rheumatic pains. Three clinical cases conclude this article: a woman who had sore throat and problems of territory with the
Homeopathy
L’Home´opathie Europe´enne 2005;4:13–16.
Bombyx processionae Pierre Lenthe´ric
Bombyx processionae. Cahiers du Groupement Hahnemannien 2005;3:101–115. French-language journals reviewed by Philippe Colin