Japanese encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis

British HomceopathicJournal 182 Coulter PhD and William Shevin MD, with various references and good clear thinking. These essays would be helpful to ...

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British HomceopathicJournal

182 Coulter PhD and William Shevin MD, with various references and good clear thinking. These essays would be helpful to anyone thinking of writing about the law of Similars.

Journal of the American Institute of Homceopathy; 81:64-73 Are you better? Dr David Taylor Reilly and Morag Taylor have written the first of four short articles with this heading, followed by three others by different authors, concerned with the assessment of the patient's report after treatment. Complementary Medical Research (RCCM) 2: 22-27. Japanese encephalitis Dr Rankaj Aggarwal has written an article on this disease which is caused by an arbovirus, transmitted to man by culex mosquitos which have fed on infected animals and birds, notably nestling herons. The virus was isolated and identified in 1936. He lists 31 signs and symptoms and presents a vast repertorizing table of about 250 remedies on eleven pages. From this he selects the nine remedies best indicated: Nux vom.,

Pulsatilla, Bryonia, Arsenicum alb., Natrum tour., Sulphur, Ignatia, L ycopodium and Phosphorus. Advent of Homceopathy 5:24--41 Deep-acting Drugs Dr Georg von Keller presented a paper explaining that we should not think of drugs such as Aconite and Belladonna as suitable only for acute cases, but should remember their value in chronic cases as well. Hahnemann considered the anti-psoric drugs to be the best deep-acting drugs and gave a list of twenty-one. Boenninghausen developed the idea and produced an additional list of twelve anti-psorics.

Classical Homoeopathy Quarterly 11:29-35

Recent Advances in medicines from plants Dr Anita Davies reports on a symposium held in July 1987 at the School of Pharmacy, London University, with special reference to the medicines Act 1968, with a bibliography of 28 publications---of great value for reference.

British Homoeopathic Research Group, Communication 17, pages 19-33

Hom~eopathy, the mind and underwear J. F. PAILLE The author stresses the necessity to examine patients physically and not to get totally absorbed in the mentals in order to find the right homoeopathic remedy. - - W o m a n aged 28, teacher, severe acne for 10 years, resistant to all therapy, repetitive leftsided sore throats, > hot drinks and eating. Great surprise during physical examination: she wore a bra three sizes too small. Delusions: body, erroneous ideas as to the state of his (p. 22), 1 drug, in heavy type: Sabadilla. very quick improvement followed. (Previously she was prescribed Tub., Ars., Hep. sulph, with no effect). - - A senior manager came with a chronic sinusitis along with emotional problems: his wife refused to divorce him, even though he often came home with his mistress. One day, whilst undressing, he forgot to take off a medallion, indicating that he was a member of a sect which allowed non-restrictive sex. He then admitted that he was very jealous of his mistress who was having other affairs as well. Jealousy (p. 60), Sensation of two contradictory desires (feels as if he had two wills) (p. 95), and sleeplessness, waking after (p. 1254). Lachesis helped the entire problem. - - Y o u n g woman came to consultation with boyfriend suspecting her of taking drugs: dilated pupils, strange behaviour; she felt oppressed in a cable-car and started to undress until she was totally naked at the end of the journey. She wore black clothes only and on physical examination every single item was black, including her make-up and a ring with a black stone. Dilated pupils (p. 263), desire to be naked (p. 68), and based on theory of signatures Hyoscyamus is given. She was seen later totally transformed. To conclude: few symptoms to which patients rarely admit. - - I f marks on back of underwear p. 621 Involuntary stool p. 632 Relaxed anus p. 633 Unnoticed stool - - I f marks on front of underwear p. 656 Urination, dribbling after p. 659 Urination, involuntary. We must always look at facial features, facial