Successful Use of Homeopathy In Leptospirosis in Over 2.5 Million People Reported From Cuba

A remarkable successful use of homeopathic prophylaxis was reported from a Cuban conference. Of course, the exact numbers and results are still to be published. Cuba has its own vaccine production and instead of using a conventional medical vaccine homeopathic remedies were distributed to prevent the usual Leptospirosis outbreak after tropical flooding. The results were phenomenally excellent!

The CDC describes Leptospirosis as:

“Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals. It is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In humans it causes a wide range of symptoms, and some infected persons may have no symptoms at all. Symptoms of leptospirosis include high fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and may include jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), red eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or a rash. If the disease is not treated, the patient could develop kidney damage, meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord), liver failure, and respiratory distress.”

Here is a report from an attendee of  a recent conference in Cuba:

A historical and inspiring event took place 10-12 December 2008 in Havana Cuba that I had the honour to attend. There, the Carlos J Finlay Institute under the guidance of its director-general, Dra. Conception Campa Huergo and Dr. Gustavo Bravo and others hosted NOSODES 2008, an International Meeting on Homeoprophilaxis, Homeopathic Immunization and Nosodes against Epidemics.

Homeopaths from Cuba, S America, Canada, Australia, UK, and Kenya (yours truly) made presentations on the wide varieties of successful disease prevention using homeopathy and more specifically, nosodes.

Each presentation was more amazing than the previous. All were very remarkable and notable in the field of research and science. Some of the topics included Childhood Disease Prevention, Homeopathic prophylaxis as an aspect of gov’tal programs, Nosodes Genus Epidemicus and Compexes, Homeoprophylaxis on Agronomy, Homeoprophylaxis on Veternary, Homeoprophylaxis in TB, Homeoprophylaxis in Chagas disease, Homeoprophylaxis in hepatitis, Homeoprophylaxis in Malaria (yours truly, again) and the list of presentations goes on.

(I am sorry for my lack of variety of adjectives for this email – “remarkable”, “awesome” and “amazing” will be repeated often because I have no other way to express my opinion of this conference)

THE PREVENTION OF EPIDEMIC LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CUBA
But none of these remarkable speakers, each presenting their amazing work in disease prevention and use of nosodes could not hold a candle to the historical accomplishment of the Cubans in their presentation of controlling the local endemic-epidemic disease of Leptospirosis.

Now, the Finlay Institute is primarily the Cuban research institute that produces allopathic vaccinations for their country. Since Cuba is outcasted by the USA government, they have come to depend on themselves for the making of medicines, health care programs, etc. And since the Cuba is not under the yoke of the international pharmaceutical juggernaut, they are not held back from adopting homeopathy and other alternative medicines wholeheartedly into their national health programmes. The Finlay director-general herself is very pro-homeopathy (not to mention, besides, a macrobiotic vegetarian).

To put it simply, what they presented is this:

Cuba goes through a yearly cycle of Leptospirosis epidemic, especially after the hurricanes flood the countryside and water pollution reaches its height. (Leptospirosis: infectious disease caused by the spirochaete Leptospira transmitted to humans from rats, giving jaundice and kidney damage. Can cause death)

Annually the population is exposed to the disease, most especially after hurricanes.

Until Aug 2007, the Finlay Institute (a part of the Ministry of Public Health, Cuba) has been distributing its own allopathic Lepto vaccination. August is the height of the hurricane season. Annually, many are left homeless, flooded out and under the stress of disaster situation. There is a sharp rise in the lepto epidemic.

The usual expectacy of infection even with allopathic vaccination would have been around a few thousands, with some deaths included.

Part of the reason for this is that the high cost of vaccination prevents putting but the most at-risk populations (ie children, pregnant women, elderly) on vaccination. The cost of such limited vaccination is about US$3,000.000.

But in Aug 2007, Finlay put approximately [2,500,000] people (yes! 5 million doses!) in 2 provinces on homoepathic nosode prophylaxis at the cost of about only US$ 200,000.

That figure represents the entire population of the 2 provinces. The prophylaxis consisted of 2 single doses about 2 weeks apart. Included in the dose was the Lepto nosode + some Bach flower remedies to address the mental distress of the disaster situation.

How very amazing it was to watch this presentation being made. Up to the point, the presenters were showing us graph after graph of the usual rise of the epidemic, year after year, even with the use of allopathic vaccination. Each year the graphs would edge higher and higher towards the year-end, reaching up to the thousands of infected.

But this time, within 2 weeks after Aug 2007, the rising lines literally dropped off the chart to ZERO-Ten infections only! Yes. Near-zero infections, zero deaths from leptospirosis after Aug 2007. And in 2008, no deaths, infections less than 10 a month.

HISTORY MADE for Homeopathy
This mass treatment of 2.5 million people with homeopathy, I don’t believe, has been done anywhere else in the world, not even in India, where homeopathy enjoys the shelter of the government.

And the awesome results of going from hundreds of infected to near-zero in the period of a few weeks, also is historical. My jaw dropped as I watched the graphs demonstrate their success.

The Cuban team readily admits that they have not invented anything new as far as homeopathic philosophy or application. They have simply followed what we homeopaths know to work. And since they have no pharmaceutical multi-nationals to stop them, they were able to do it on a massive scale unknown in the history of homeopathy.

What is remarkable is their application to such a large population, and its dramatic success, with full scientific verification. The results are incontrovertible and undeniable even by the most rabid of anti-homeopaths.

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As a word or two about Dra Heurgo, Dr. Bravo and the rest of the Cuban team. Truly remarkable people. “Concita” as Dra Heurgo is lovingly known by the people of Cuba, is well known and loved as a woman who has done remarkable work to improve the health of the population. I found her to be a remarkable person – untiring, passionate about her work and compassionate in her motivation to serve her fellow human beings.

I should like to nominate her for the Nobel Prize.

Summary of Cuban Experiences on Leptospirosis Prevention From the Authors

Here is the preliminary report by the authors of a Cuban Study that used homeopathy to prevent Leptospirosis in 2.5 million Cubans.

Homeoprophylaxis: Cuban Experiences on Leptospirosis

Dr. Concepción Campa, Dr. Luis E. Varela, Dr. Esperanza Gilling, MCs. Rolando Fernández, Tec. Bárbara Ordaz, Dr. Gustavo Bracho, Dr. Luis García, Dr. Jorge Menéndez, Lic. Natalia Marzoa, Dr. Rubén Martínez.

“The Finlay Institute is a centre dedicated to development and production of vaccines; we also bring our WHO qualified facilities for all homeopaths and homeopathic medicine. The Finlay Institute acts as supporting institution for research, production and development of high quality homeopathic products. However, according with the social objective addressing prevention of infectious diseases, we are focused on homeo- prophylaxis as strategy to attenuate the impact of preventable diseases on developing world, the ones that need it the most.

Thus, development and evaluation of nosodes, appears to be our main approach to fill up the breakthrough on current conventional strategies based on vaccination. Similarly with vaccination interventions, massive applications of prophylactic nosodes give rise to a greater impact on population health compared with individualized therapies. In addition, the easy administration and low economics resources needed, become this alternative really suitable and accessible for developing countries and almost the best for emergency situations comprising epidemic outbreaks and natural disasters. The Cuban experiences of massively administrated nosodes supports it use as promising solution to confront epidemiological dangerous situations.

On October November 2007, three provinces of the eastern region of Cuba were affected by strong rainfalls causing floods of big areas and several damages to sanitary and health systems. The risk of leptospirosis infection raised extremely dangerous levels with about 2 million of peoples exposed to potentially contaminated water.

Considering this situation, the Finlay Institute prepared a leptospira nosode 200 CH using 4 circulating strains and following international quality standards. A multidisciplinary team travelled to the affected regions to conduct the massive administration of the nosode. Coordinated action with public health system infrastructures allowed the administration of a preventive treatment consisting in two doses (7- 9 days apart) of the nosode to about 2,4 million of people (4,8 million of doses). The coverage of the intervention rose up to 95% percent of total population of the three provinces at risk.

The epidemiology surveillance after the intervention showed a dramatic decrease of morbidity two weeks after and a reduction to cero of mortality of hospitalized patient. The number of confirmed leptospirosis cases remains at low levels and below the expected levels according with the trends and rain regimens.

A reinforcing application was given after the hit of the hurricane IKE but using the nosode diluted up to 10 MC. Strict epidemiologic surveillance is carried out on this provinces. Up to date result will be presented.

The results supported the design of new strategies for leptospirosis control. This experience could be extended to other diseases and other countries. The Finlay Institute is offering our facilities and specialists to spread this alternative to all regions needing emergent alternatives for epidemic control and prevention”.

 

Source : http://homeopathyresource.wordpress.com/

Homeopathic Remedy Gelsemium Sempervirens Shows Its Anti-Anxiety Effect in Scientific Experiment

Homeopathically prepared Gelsemium smepervirens has been used for over a century as a homeopathic remedy for individuals who can be suffering from anticipatory anxiety. It is also a very good remedy for influenza and many other complaints.

A recent experiment published by an Oxford University Press Journal that tested homeopathic Gelsemium in mice using standardized protocols for testing anxiety has shown that it has a significant impact, (p=0.0009 and P=0.0003). (The smaller the p value the more significant).

The study was led by Professor Bellavite in the Medicine and Surgery Faculty at the University of Verona, Verona Italy in association with Department of Medicine and Public Health (Biomedical Statistics Section) and Department  of Medicine and Public Health (Medical Pharmacology Section) at the same University.

Gelsemium sempervirens is used in homeopathy for treating patients with anxiety related symptoms, however there have been few experimental studies evaluating its pharmacological activity. We have investigated the effects of homeopathic doses of G. sempervirens on mice, using validated behavioral models. Centesimal (CH) dilutions/dynamizations of G. sempervirens, the reference drug diazepam (1 mg/kg bodyweight) or a placebo (solvent vehicle) were intraperitoneally delivered to groups of mice of CD1 strain during 8 days, then the effects were assessed by the Light–Dark (LD) choice test and by the Open-Field (OF) exploration test, in a fully blind manner. In the LD test, the mean time spent in the illuminated area by control and placebo-treated animals was 15.98%, for mice treated with diazepam it increased to 19.91% (P = 0.047), while with G. sempervirens 5 CH it was 18.11% (P = 0.341, non-significant). The number of transitions between the two compartments increased with diazepam from 6.19 to 9.64 (P < 0.001) but not with G.Sempervirens. In the OF test, G. sempervirens 5 CH significantly increased the time spent and the distance traveled in the central zone (P = 0.009 and P = 0.003, respectively), while diazepam had no effect on these OF test parameters. In a subsequent series of experiments, G. sempervirens 7 and 30 CH also significantly improved the behavioral responses of mice in the OF test (P < 0.01 for all tested variables). Neither dilutions of G. sempervirensaffected the total distance traveled, indicating that the behavioral effect was not due to unspecific changes in locomotor activity. In conclusion, homeopathic doses of G. sempervirens influence the emotional responses of mice to novel environments, suggesting an improvement in exploratory behavior and a diminution of thigmotaxis and neophobia.

Oxford University Press

 

courtesy : http://homeopathyresource.wordpress.com

“double blind studies reveals no effect for homeopathy “– जब आँखों पर पट्टी बँधी हो तो कैसे दिखेगा जनाब :)

साभार : http://www.hpathy.com/cartoon/2009nov.asp

ऐलेन शह्मुकलर (Alan V. Schmukler ) कृत यह व्यंगत्तामक कार्टून होम्योपैथी पद्दति को अवैज्ञानिक कहलाने वालॊ की असलियत बता रहा है

 

यह भी देखॆं :

• होम्योपैथी -तथ्य एवं भ्रान्तियाँ " प्रमाणित विज्ञान या केवल मीठी गोलियाँ "( Is Homeopathy a trusted science or a placebo )
• http://drprabhattandon.wordpress.com/?s=research
• Breaking News! British Government backs NHS Homeopathy!

Breaking News! British Government backs NHS Homeopathy!

Dec 1, 2009: A wonderful day for British Homeopathy

Courtesy : http://drkaplan.co.uk/2009/12/homeopathy/breaking-news-government-backs-nhs-homeopathy/

Here follow the immortal words of Health Minister, Mike O’Brien: ‘We take the view that it is not our job to stop clinicians prescribing these medications if they feel they are appropriate.’ See more here. Striking a blow for liberty worthy of John Stuart Mill, the Honorable Minister went on to say that cutting the (NHS) funding would be “illiberal” and “a denial of personal choice”. He also said there were a range of opinions amongst clinicians and scientists which could not be ignored.

This was after being grilled by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee which comprised many people less than friendly to homeopathy. such as Edzard Ernst, Ben Goldacre and Tracey Brown all of whom lambasted homeopathy in the hearing. But the Health minister hinted at the essential point: NHS homepathy is practised by trained doctors who have to take responsibility for what they do. That is the headline and the bottom line and the middle line and all the other lines in between. Mike O’Brien knew it and had the guts to say it in the face of massive negative publicity in the media. Bravo Minister!

This is a wonderful, frabjous day for homeopathy, medicine and freedom. The Jabberwock of opposition to NHS homeopathy has yet to be slain that’s for sure, but make no mistake about it, dear reader, this is a BIG day for homeopathy and I’ll be chortling for the rest of today that’s for sure!

Evidence Check: Homeopathy
Witnesses
Professor Jayne Lawrence, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Robert Wilson, British Association of Homeopathic Manufacturers, Paul Bennett, Boots, Tracey Brown, Sense About Science, and Dr Ben Goldacre, The Guardian
Dr Peter Fisher, Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, Professor Edzard Ernst, Complementary Medicine Group, Peninsula Medical School, Dr James Thallon, NHS West Kent, and Dr Robert Mathie, British Homeopathic Association

The Commons Science and Technology Committee holds the first evidence session of its inquiry into how the government uses evidence to formulate its policy on homeopathy

The whole proceedings are available on youtube.com . The links are given below :

 

 

 

Amelioration of Carcinogen-Induced Toxicity in Mice by Administration of a Potentized Homeopathic Drug, Natrum Sulphuricum 200

Amelioration of Carcinogen-Induced Toxicity in Mice by Administration of a Potentized Homeopathic Drug, Natrum Sulphuricum 200

Source : http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/

Nandini Bhattacharjee, Surajit Pathak and Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh

Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, India

To examine if a potentized homeopathic drug, Natrum Sulphuricum 200 (Nat Sulph-200) has protective potentials against hepatocarcinogenesis, liver tumors were induced in mice through chronic feeding of P-dimethylaminoazobenzene (p-DAB; initiator of hepatocarcinogenesis) and phenobarbital (PB; promoter). Mice were divided into five sub-groups: fed normal low protein diet (Gr. I, normal control); fed normal low protein plus alcohol-200 (vehicle of the homeopathic remedy) (Gr. II); fed diet mixed with 0.06% p-DAB plus 0.05% PB (Gr. III); fed diet and carcinogens like Gr.III, plus alcohol 200 (positive control for drug fed mice) (Gr. IV) and fed diet and carcinogens like Gr. III, plus Natrum Sulphuiricum-200 (Gr. V; drug fed). Mice were sacrificed at day 7, 15, 30, 60, 90 and day 120 for study of cytogenetical endpoints like chromosome aberrations (CA), micronuclei (MN), mitotic index (MI) and sperm head anomaly (SHA) and biochemical toxicity parameters like aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), acid (AcP) and alkaline (AlkP) phosphatases, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and reduced glutathione (GSH) content. Less number of liver tumors were observed in Gr. V (drug fed) mice. Administration of Nat Sulph 200 reduced genomic damage, activities of AcP, AlkP, AST, ALT, LPO and increased GSH content. Therefore, independent replication of the study by others is encouraged.

Keywords: anti-carcinogenesis – azo dye induced liver cancer – geno- and cyto-toxicity biomarkers homeopathic remedy – mice

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Opportunities for Homeopathy Graduates in India

एम्स (AIIMS ) की तरफ़ पहुँचती होम्योपैथिक चिकित्सा पद्दति

साभार : दैनिक हिन्दुस्तान दिनांक – २-११-२००९

(चित्र को बडे और साफ़ आकार मे देखने के लिये चित्र पर किल्क करें )

प्रधान्मंन्त्री स्वास्थ योजना के तहत स्थापित हो रहे ६ नये एम्स – AIIMS ( श्रषिकेश, पट्ना , रायपुर , भोपाल , जोधपुर और भुवनेशवर ) मे होम्योपैथिक चिकित्सा पद्दति की उपचार की सुविधा प्रदान की जायेगी । एम्स जैसे प्रीमयर संस्थानॊं मे आयुष पद्दति के लिये  ३० बेड का भी प्रावधान किया गया है ।

लखनऊ का नेशनल होम्योपैथिक कालेज – बुरे हाल ११ सालों मे भी न हो पाया पूरा निर्माण

साभार : दैनिक हिन्दुस्तान २८/८/२००९

चित्र को साफ़ देखने  के लिये  चित्र  पर  किल्क करें ।

नेशनल होम्योपैथिक मेडिकल कालेज ,गोमतीनगर ,  लखनऊ ( National Homeopathic Medical College, Lucknow)

ओ.पी.डी. -N.H.M.C. लखनऊ ( O.P.D.-N.H.M.C. Lucknow)

एक अत्याधुनिक  होम्योपैथिक अस्पताल की कल्पना सिर कागजों मे ही रह गयी । कालेज को अत्याधुनिक सुविधाओं से लैस करने  के उद्देशय से वर्ष १९९७  मे माननीय  अटल जी ने   इस  पाँच  मँजिला बिल्डंग का शिल्यानास किया था । लेकिन आज तक इसका पूरा निर्माण न हो पाया ,  पैसे की कमी का रोना तो मुख्य रहा ही लेकिन मुख्य  था  इच्छा शक्ति की कमी जिससे आये  धन को भी आला अधिकारियों ने कई बार वापस करवा दिया । लगभग ७००-८०० मरीजों की ओ.पी.डी. मे रोजाना उपस्थिति भी शासन को होम्योपैथी मे जनता के  बढते  विशवास को   जगा न सकी ।   इस नव  निर्मित अस्पताल मे १०० बेड  का होगा और  साथ मे  होगा दो आपरेशन  थिय़ेटर , ब्लड बैंक , गैस्ट्रोलोजी , पिडयाट्रिक्स और हड्डी के रोगियों को देखने  और  भरती करने  की विशेष  सुविधा । फ़िलहाल तो यह कागजो मे ही दिख रहा है ।                            

       

 

 

संबधित पोस्ट :

• लखनऊ का नेशनल होम्योपैथिक मेडिकल कालेज अब देश का पहला होम्योपैथिक विशवविधालय बनने की ओर अग्रसर
• धरा रह गया धन तो कैसे हो उत्तर प्रदेश मे होम्योपैथी का विकास !!
• एक और सरकारी तमाशे का बँटाधार- थमी मां-बच्चे की सेहत संवारने की होम्योपैथी मुहिम
• हिमाई ( HMAI ) की लखनऊ कान्फ़्रेन्स संपन्न

भूजल मे आर्सेनिक विषाक्तता– क्या होम्योपैथिक औषधि “ आर्सेनिक ऐलब्म “ आर्सेनिक प्रदूषित जल से उत्पन्न हुये रोगों की विकल्प औषधि होगी (Can Homeopathic Arsenic Remedy Combat Arsenic Poisoning in Humans Exposed to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination?: A Preliminary Report on First Human Trial )

साभार : आक्सफ़ोर्ड जर्नल (oxford journal )

 

चित्र को साफ़ और बडॆ आकार मे देखने के लिये चित्र पर किल्क करें ।

भूजल मे आर्सेनिक विषाक्तता – भारत जैसे करीब  बीस  देशों की एक त्रासदी ही है । पशिचम बंगाल और उससे सटे बाँगला देश के कई गाँवों के लोगों का जीवन आर्सेनिक संकर्मित जल ने भयकर रुप से रोगग्रसत कर दिया है । पूरे विशव मे करीब बीस मिलियन लोग इससे प्रभावित है , कई तरीकों से इससे उत्पन्न हुये रोगों से निजात पाने की चेष्टा की गयी लेकिन अभी तक कोई ठॊस परिणाम सामने नही आये हैं । आरेसेनिक संक्रमण से  त्वचा का कैन्सर , केरोटोसिस [keratoses] जैसी समस्यायें उत्पन्न हो सकती  हैं । आर्सेनिक विषाक्तता के अन्य लक्षणॊ  मे गर्दन में कडापन और जकड़न की भावना, प्यास, स्वर बैठना और बोलने  मे कठिनाई,  उल्टी हरे या पीले रंग के, कभी कभी खून से धारीवाले, मरोड के साथ दस्त, मूत्र अंगों मे कभी कभी तेज जलन और दर्द, और अंत मे मौत का कारण भी आरेसेनिक बन सकती है ।

  कल्याणी विशवविधालय और बिधन चन्द्र कृषि विशव्विधालय के शोधकर्ताओं जिनमे अनीसुर खुदाबक्श , सुजीत गुहा , नन्दिनी भट्टाचार्य आदि ने आरेसिन्क प्रदूषित जल से प्रभावित रोगियों पर होम्योपैथिक आरेसिन्क ३० का प्रयोग करके उससे उत्पन्न निष्कर्षो  को जानने की चेष्टा की और परिणाम बेहद उत्साहजनक निकले । उत्पन्न निष्कर्षो को जानने के लिये रोगियों को तीन माह तक आर्सेनिक ३० पर रख कर ईन्जाइम और रक्त के कई परीक्षण जैसे amino transferase, alanine amino transferase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, lipid peroxidation और  reduced glutathione द्वारा  मानीटर किया गया ।

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Can Homeopathic Arsenic Remedy Combat Arsenic Poisoning
in Humans Exposed to Groundwater Arsenic Contamination?:
A Preliminary Report on First Human Trial
Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh1, Surajit Pathak1, Bibhas Guha1, Susanta Roy KarmakarJayanta Kumar Das1, Pathikrit Banerjee1, Surjyo Jyoti Biswas1, Partha Mukherjee,Nandini Bhattacharjee1, Sandipan Chaki Choudhury1, Antara Banerjee1, Suman Bhadra,Palash Mallick, Jayati Chakrabarti and Biswapati Mandal
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani and
Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India

Groundwater arsenic (As) has affected millions of people globally distributed over 20 countries. In parts of West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh alone, over 100 million people are at risk, but supply of As-free water is grossly inadequate. Attempts to remove As by using orthodox medicines have mostly been
unsuccessful. A potentized homeopathic remedy, Arsenicum Album-30, was administered to a group of As affected people and thereafter the As contents in their urine and blood were periodically determined. The activities of various toxicity marker enzymes and compounds in the blood, namely aspartate
amino transferase, alanine amino transferase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione, were also periodically monitored up to 3 months. The results are highly encouraging and suggest that the drug can alleviate As poisoning in humans.

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Keywords: arsenic toxicity – Arsenicum Album-30 – enzyme biomarkers – homeopathy –
human trial – remedy

स्वाइन फ़्लू , इन्फ़्लून्जियम और अन्य होम्योपैथिक औषधियाँ

मिनेटेस डाट काम पर शेरी ने इन्फ़्लून्जियम पर कुछ रोचक आँकडॆ दिये ।  1918 से 1957 तक इस औषधि के स्त्रोत फ़्लू से ग्रस्त रोगियों के नासिक स्त्राव और  रक्त के सैम्पल से लिये गये । और  इनमे से अधिकतर उन रोगियों से जो 1918 के फ़्लू की महामारी से ग्रस्त थे ।

1957 के बाद से दवा बनाने के  ढंग  मे बदलाव आया और दवा का स्त्रोत फ़्लू वैक्सीन से लिया गया । इग्लैंड की नेलसन होम्यो लैब इसकी मुख्य निर्माता और विक्रेता हैं और 1918 से 1957  अब तक लगभग 13 अलग –2 सैम्पल ला चुके हैं । इनमे से अधिकतर सैम्पल इसके पूर्व वर्ष मे हुये फ़्लू के वैक्सीन  से लिये गये हैं । 1918 का फ़्लू वाइरस मुख्यत: H1N1 वाइरस था और यह अब तक के सबसे अधिक खतरनाक वाइरस की श्रेणी मे आता है । होम्योपैथिक दृष्टिकोण से मुख्य है इसकी प्रूविग जिससे उत्पन्न लक्षण लगभग वही थे जो फ़्लू के लक्षण से मेल खाते थे । नेलसन द्वारा  उत्पादित इन्फ़्लून्जियम के अन्य उत्पाद निम्म हैं :

1. *Influenzinum (the 1918 epidemic) *
1. 2. Influenza virus A Asia /57
1. 3. Influenza virus A England 42/72
1. 4. Influenza virus B Hong Kong 5/72
1. 5. Influenza virus A/Port Chalmers 1/73
1. 6. Influenza virus A (Asian) 1954
1. 7. Influenza virus B (Asian) 1954
1. 8. Bacillus influenza 1918
1. 9. Influenza virus Az Hong Kong 1968
1. 10. Influenza virus Ar 1967
1. 11. Influenza virus B
1. 12. Influenza Co. (Combination of Az to 1918)
1. 13. Influenza virus a1.

नेलसन लैब के एम्सवर्थ ने इन उत्पादन पर अपनी कुछ इस तरह टिप्पणी की ,

"Our ‘Influenzinum’ is a nosode but it is old. pre 1985.
All the others are made from vaccines except 1989 and triple nosode.
As the flu strains vary from year to year we make up fresh potencies
from the years ‘most lightly flu’s’ vaccine each year in October".

लेकिन अपने देश मे कौन सा उत्पाद प्रयोग हो रहा है , इसके बारे मे दो प्रमुख कम्पनियाँ , बोइरोन इन्डिया और  श्वाबे इन्डिया ने भी अब तक कुछ खास जानकारी नही दी है ।

फ़्लू /स्वाइन /बर्ड /या आम फ़्लू से बचने के लिये इन्फ़्लूनिजियम प्रयोग करने का सही तरीका क्या है :

होम्योपैथिक दृष्टिकोण से  कोई फ़र्क नही पडता कि वह कौन सा फ़्लू है , स्वाइन / बर्ड / या आम फ़्लू , मुख्य है फ़्लू के लक्षणॊ का औषधि से मेल खाना  ।

इन्फ़्लूनिजियम नोसोड श्रेणी मे आता है और इसका व्यवहार भी  सावधानीपूर्वक करना चाहिये । इन्फ़्लूनिजियम 200 सपताह मे एक बार चार सप्ताह तक लगातार और इसके बाद महीने मे एक बार लें।

Influenzinum 200 c – take one dose every week for four weeks, and then, take the last dose one month later. This is intended as a strengthening/preventative measure

फ़्लू के लक्षण प्रकट होते ही किन औषधियों का प्रयोग करें :

• ओसिलोकोकिनम या ऐनस बार्ब 200c : फ़्लू की शुरुआत होते ही इसका प्रयोग करें । फ़िलहाल अपने देश मे उपलब्धता  नही के बराबर है ।

Oscillococcinum aka Anas Barb 200c. There are two names for this remedy. It’s Anas Barb in Nelsons. This is to be taken on the first onset of ‘flu symptoms. It should catch the early onset of the ‘flu. Though it’s not availbale in India .

• चुनी हुई सही चयनित औषधि : होम्योपैथिक औषधि प्रयोग करने का यह तरीका सबसे कारगर और सही है । फ़्लू हो जाने पर सही चयनित औषधि का चयन किसी कुशल होम्योपैथिक चिकित्सक से करवायें और प्रयोग करें । इससे संबधित इस लेख को भी देखें ।

The Indicated Remedy if you actually get the full blown ‘flu, then give the indicated ‘flu remedy according to the symptoms. Here’s a good guide: http://www.hpathy.com/diseases/Swine-flu-symptoms-treatment.asp

 आम प्रयोग होने वाली होम्योपैथिक औषधियाँ : लक्षण के अनुसार : [ मार्गेट टायेलेर की Pointers to the common Remedies देखें । ]

Aconite

Belladona

arsenic

Baptisia

Gelsemium

Eup Perf

Pyrogen

Bryonia

Rhus Tox

Mercurious

Camphor

Nux vom

AFTER INFLUENZA BADLY RECOVERED FROM

sulphur

china

arsenic

Cyprepedium pubescens

cyprepedin

Scutellaria lat

• "genus epidemicus”

[ चित्र को सफ़ और बडे आकार मे देखने के लिये किल्क करें ]

साभार : www.moleculardyne.com

माहामारियों मे दवा का चुनाव अन्य चुनाव की अपेक्षा आसान हो जाता है क्योंकि रोग के लक्षण लगभग एक से ही रह्ते हैं । और दवा का चुनाव  मुख्यत: एक या दो दवाओं पर आ टिकता  है ।  ऐसी अवस्था मे चयनित दवा को "genus epidemicus” कहते हैं । यही वजह थी कि 1918  के फ़्लू माहामारी मे होम्योपैथिक दवाओं से लाभ होने की संख्या अन्य पद्दतियों  की अपेक्षा कही अधिक थी ।

The indicated remedy in pandemics is usually very consistent and called the "genus epidemicus". This is narrowed down to a shortlist of three or less.

लेकिन क्या इन्फ़्लूजिनियम को "genus epidemicus” की श्रेणी मे डालना उचित है । हैनिमैन मुख्यत: इस तरह के चुनाव के पक्ष मे नही थे , कारण भले ही रोग का कारक एक ही हो लेकिन हर रोगी अपनी चारित्रिक विशेषताओं के होते हुये हर से भिन्न ही रहता है । "genus epidemicus” को लेकर हैनिमैन ने आर्गेनान मे कुछ विशेष निर्देश दिये हैं :

As per the guidelines laid down by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the Organon a Genus epidemics has to be found out in the specific area and it could be the best to be found out in the specific area and it could be the best prophylactic remedy.

    Source: ORGANON OF MEDICINE Aphorism 100-102

    § 100

    In investigating the totality of the symptoms of epidemic and sporadic diseases it is quite immaterial whether or not something similar has ever appeared in the world before under the same or any other name. The novelty or peculiarity of a disease of that kind makes no difference either in the mode of examining or of treating it, as the physician must any way regard to pure picture of every prevailing disease as if it were something new and unknown, and investigate it thoroughly for itself, if he desire to practice medicine in a real and radical manner, never substituting conjecture for actual observation, never taking for granted that the case of disease before him is already wholly or partially known, but always carefully examining it in all its phases; and this mode of procedure is all the more requisite in such cases, as a careful examination will show that every prevailing disease is in many respects a phenomenon of a unique character, differing vastly from all previous epidemics, to which certain names have been falsely applied – with the exception of those epidemics resulting from a contagious principle that always remains the same, such as smallpox, measles, etc.

    § 101

    It may easily happen that in the first case of an epidemic disease that presents itself to the physician’s notice he does not at once obtain a knowledge of its complete picture, as it is only by a close observation of several cases of every such collective disease that he can become conversant with the totality of its signs and symptoms. The carefully observing physician can, however, from the examination of even the first and second patients, often arrive so nearly at a knowledge of the true state as to have in his mind a characteristic portrait of it, and even to succeed in finding a suitable, homœopathically adapted remedy for it.

    § 102

    In the course of writing down the symptoms of several cases of this kind the sketch of the disease picture becomes ever more and more complete, not more spun out and verbose, but more significant (more characteristic), and including more of the peculiarities of this collective disease; on the one hand, the general symptoms (e.g., loss of appetite, sleeplessness, etc.) become precisely defined as to their peculiarities; and on the other, the more marked and special symptoms which are peculiar to but few diseases and of rarer occurrence, at least in the same combination, become prominent and constitute what is characteristic of this malady.1 All those affected with the disease prevailing at a given time have certainly contracted it from one and the same source and hence are suffering from the same disease; but the whole extent of such an epidemic disease and the totality of its symptoms (the knowledge whereof, which is essential for enabling us to choose the most suitable homœopathic remedy for this array of symptoms, is obtained by a complete survey of the morbid picture) cannot be learned from one single patient, but is only to be perfectly deduced (abstracted) and ascertained from the sufferings of several patients of different constitutions.

    1 The physician who has already, in the first cases, been able to choose a remedy approximating to the homœopathic specific, will, from the subsequence cases, be enabled either to verify the suitableness of the medicine chosen, or to discover a more appropriate, the most appropriate homœopathic remedy.