Prof (Dr) Goutam Das
In my Article, “Homoeopathy as a career”, we came to know, in-spite of Homoeopathy as a career rather than it’s the ‘… Mission … the commitment of life …’, not to achieve a job; whereas it’s a lifelong practice to learning & verifying the truth, the Eternal truth, the “Laws & Principles of Homoeopathy”, the practice of the true system of medicine, the sacred of all human occupation, … the homoeopathy practice. Now, questions are arising how can we achieve our homoeopathic mission? Firstly needs clear perception of the science of homoeopathy, the theoretical part of Organon of Medicine, aphorism 01 to 70; than the art of homoeopathy, the practical part of our Organon of Medicine, aphorism 71 to 291/294, that’s the application of the science in therapeutic purpose, which we call applied homoeopathy.
Today we would like to concentrate our discussion on the science of homoeopathy, its various contest with the Law of Similia; the Eternal truth the seven, “Cardinals or Fundamental Laws & Principles of Homoeopathy”, those are:
- The Law of Similia.
- The Law of Simplex.
- The Law of Minimum.
- The Theory of Vital Force.
- The Theory of Chronic Disease.
- The Doctrine of Drug Dynamisation.
- The Doctrine of Drug Proving.
Along with we must clear our concept about the Fixed Principle of the Universe, Hering’s Laws of Cure, the concept of Individualisation and the Holistic concept, Law of Suppression, Law of Palliation; concept of Life, Health, Disease, and Cure etc.
DISCUSSION:
The Law of Similia:
The Nature’s Law of Cure is, ‘Similia Similibus Curantur’, means, ‘like cure like’. Dr. Hahnemann came to know from the record of the ancient Hindu manuscripts, and from Aristotle, Hippocrates etc. about this Nature’s Law of Cure, and the father of modern medicine Hippocrates clearly declared the Law of Similia is the only curative Law in the Universe. Sir Hahnemann demonstrates many examples about Nature’s Law of Cure in physical, moral and disease elements in his Organon of Medicine as an accidental cure by the Nature which are as follows:
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From our above discussion it’s clear that Nature’s have the power to cure Natural disease naturally as Aristotle (360 B.C.) mention, ‘… if the similia of the remedy acts upon the similia of the disease, the results of this natural action is neutralization’.
The beauty of Master Hahnemann is that all the ancients’ stalwarts in-spite to knowing the facts, not employ the Law of similia universally due to its limitations but Sir Hahnemann successfully arrange and re-arrange it with related laws & Principles and make it applied Nature’s Law for curing the diseases by changing the raw or crud Nature’s Law, “Similia Similibus Curantur”, ‘like cure like’ to “Similia Similibus Curentur”, convert the meaning as, ‘let like be cured by like’, and formulate the Homoeopathic Therapeutic Law of cure which he mention in Aphorism 26, of our Organon of Medicine as; “A weaker dynamic affection is permanently extinguished in the living organism by a stronger one, if the latter (while differing in kind) is very similar to the former in its manifestations”.
Now, there three questions are arising, why will we not depending upon Nature for Natural cure? It’s not as scientific to depending upon Nature for Natural cure. So, to claim our-self as scientific, we are depending upon Medicine for cure the natural disease. Again the questions will arise, is medicines are stronger than Natural diseases? Yes, medicines are stronger than Natural diseases for cure. These three questions are discussed under following table:
| Why will we not depending upon Nature for Natural cure? Because: | Why we are depending upon Medicine for cure the natural disease due to following reasons: | Medicines are stronger than Natural diseases for cure, because: |
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Again the question will arises, what happen when two dissimilar diseases meet together in a living organism? There are three probabilities as Sir Hahnemann mentions in his Organon of Medicine and others’ stalwarts also mention too:
| PROBABILITIES | CONDITION | HAPPEN | EXAMPLES | ||||||||
| REPELLED | If equal strength or older is strong: | New disease will be repelled by the older and not allowed to affect it. | Chronic disease suffering. | Prevent | Simple Autumnal Dysentry, Mild Epidemic. | ||||||
| Scurvy | Prevent | Plague | |||||||||
| Eczema | Prevent | Plague | |||||||||
| Rachitis | Prevent | Vaccination from taking effect. | |||||||||
| Pulmonary T.B. | Prevent | Epidemic fever mild types. | |||||||||
| Marasmus | Prevent | Smallpox vaccination from taking effect. | |||||||||
| Malaria | Prevent | AIDS | |||||||||
| Psora | Prevent | Psoric Miasm | |||||||||
| Syphilis | Prevent | Syphilitic Miasm | |||||||||
| Sycosis | Prevent | Sycotic Miasm | |||||||||
| Sycosis | Prevent | Smallpox vaccination from taking effect. | |||||||||
| Tubercular Diathesis | Prevent | BCG vaccination from taking effect. | |||||||||
| SUSPENDED | If original disease is weaker: | New stronger one will suspend the older.
Weaker disease reappears when the new disease runs its course. |
Epilepsy | Suspend & Reappear by | Ring worm | ||||||
| Itch | Suspend & Reappear by | Scurvy | |||||||||
| Pulmonary T.B. | Suspend & Reappear by | Violent Typhoid | |||||||||
| Mania | Suspend & Reappear by | Phthisis (T.B.) | |||||||||
| Measles | Suspend & Reappear by | Smallpox | |||||||||
| Scarlatina | Suspend & Reappear by | Cowpox | |||||||||
| Cowpox inoculation | Suspend & Reappear by | Measles | |||||||||
| Cowpox inoculation | Suspend & Reappear by | Mumps | |||||||||
| COMPLEX DISEASE | Both are of Chronic & equal strength or have acted for a considerable period. | Each of them occupies the part of the body which is more suitable to it.
Leaving the rest to the other disease dissimilar to it and forms Complex disease. |
Psoric eruption | + & Complex with | Veneral Syphilis | ||||||
| Smallpox | + & Complex with | Measles | |||||||||
| Cowpox | + & Complex with | Measles | + & Complex with | Purpura | |||||||
| Syphilis | + & Complex with | Mercurial treatment | + & Complex with | Cowpox | |||||||
| Long continued Allopathic treatment | + & Complex with | Miasmatic disease | |||||||||
| Syphilis | + & Complex with | Large doses of Mercury | |||||||||
Now, another question with the contest of the science of homoeopathy, to be clear that the action of the medicine. We all know the Fundamental Law of the Nature is every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Medicine acts upon a living organism having also Primary action i.e. the action of the medicine on the life force both shorter or longer period and the Vital Force passively receive it and allow the medicine to acts upon. So, Primary Action of the medicine is the conjoint action of both medicine and the Life Force, producing disharmony as abnormal sensations & abnormal functions of the organism, (Where as the Medicine cannot acts upon the dead body).
After that against the primary action of the medicine the Life Force (V.F.) show an equal and opposite, defensive and active reaction which we call Secondary Action of the Medicine, that are two types, in the case of Dissimila relationship between the Disease symptoms & the Medicinal action we see Secondary Counter Action and in case of Similia we see Secondary Curative Action, which are discuss as following table:
| EXAMPLES OF ACTION AND REACTION OF THE FORCES | ||
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| A hand bathed in hot water is at first become much warm than the other hand. | When it is withdrawn from the hot water and dried becomes cold within a short time and much colder than other hand. | |
| A person heated by violent exercise. | Afterwards affected with chilliness and shivering. | |
| A person was heated by drinking wine. | Next day he feels too cold. | |
| One arm is placed in very cold water, it become pale and cold. | When remove from cold water and dried becomes not only warmed than the other arm but also become ever hot, red and inflamed. | |
| A man takes strong coffee and feels very lively. | Afterwards he feels sluggish and drowsy for a long time. | |
| Opium causes deep sleep first night. | Following night will be more sleepless. | |
| After the constipation by opium. | Diarrhoea ensues. | |
| Purgatives irritate the bowels and cause stool. | Afterwards constipation for several days. | |
| … | Counter Secondary | Curative Secondary |
| Digitalis decreases pulse rate in tachycardia. | Pulse becomes more rapid. | … |
| Diarrhoea producing medicine in diarrhoea person. | … | Cure the diarrhoea. |
| Constipation producing medicine in constipated. | … | Cure the constipation. |
Finally we came to the end the answer of our all questions the Modus Operandi of Cure i.e. how homoeopathic cure take place?
| 1ST STEP | Similar Stronger Medicinal/Artificial Disease produces on a Natural Sick person by giving similar stronger medicine.
Sick, deranged Life Force (Vital Force) allows the Medicinal Force to acts upon itself. |
| 2ND STEP | Stronger Similar Medicinal (Artificial) Disease vanish the Natural Disease immediately after taking possession on Life Force (Vital Force), as per Nature’s Law of Cure.
Now there is only Medicinal (Artificial) Disease present on the Life Force (Vital Force), and become gradually minimize, finally totally vanish from Life Force (Vital Force). |
| 3RD STEP | Now Life Force (Vital Force) come into a Neutral stage, free from both Natural as well as Medicinal (Artificial) Disease.
Finally the Normal, Healthy stage become establish in that Sick person and the Homoeopathic Cure take place automatically. |
Conclusion:
From our above discussion, we can come into the conclusion that the Eternal Nature’s Law of Cure became applied as the Homoeopathic Therapeutic Law of Cure for the benefit of the Human being to protect the suffering sick humanity from his sickness judiciously, rationally and scientifically.
Referance:
- Organon of Medicine; S.Hahnemann, translated by R.E.Dudgen, W.Boericke; Indian edition, Calcutta, Roy Publishing House, 1961
- Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy; J.T.Kent; Memorial edition, B.Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1990
- New remedies, clinical cases, lesser writings, Aphorisms & Precepts; J.T.Kent; Indian Edition, Sett Dey & Co. Calcutta, 1973
- The Principles and Art of Cure by Homoeopathy; H.A.Roberts; B.Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1992
- The Genius of Homoeopathy; Stuart Close; B.Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, August 2002
- The Chronic Miasms, Psora and Psuedo-Psora; J.H. Allen; Volume I & II; B.Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1998
- www.homoeobook.com; article “Homoeopathy as a career”, dated 09.o8.2019
Prof. (Dr.) Goutam Das M.D, (Homoeopathy)
Dept. of Organon of Medicine, Academic In-charge
NHMCH&RC, AGRA (U.P.)
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