Trituration & HPUS

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

If somebody has access to the HPUS, could I have some help?

I need the HPUS rule for trituration of insoluble minerals and metals up to
the level they become soluble.
I would appreciate the mention of the edition, year of publication, chapter,
paragraph and page if possible.

Thank you very much.

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"

[Julian Winston]

At 9:17 AM +1300 1/21/04, Dr.J Rozencwajg wrote:

I am looking at the 1997 Abstracts, Section on General Pharmacy, from
the HPRS 1995.

Class F. Trituration of Solid Substasnces
Decimal scale: one gram of dried crude substance is triturated with 9
gm. of Lactose (USP) to produce 10 gm of 1X. Subsequent triturations
are prepared with 1gm of the preceeding with 9gm of Lactose.

Centesimal Scale: one gram of dried crude substance is triturated
with 99 gm. of Lactose (USP) to produce 100 gm of 1X. Subsequent
triturations are prepared with 1gm of the preceeding with 99gm of
Lactose.

Class H: Conversion of insoluble basic substances into liquid attenuations
Decimal: one gm of 6X trituration is dissolved in 10ml of purified
water and succussed to produce a 7X. 1ml of the 7X is added to 9ml of
dispensing alcohol and succussed to produce 1220ml of 8x potency. The
7X intermediate should be made fresh and then discarded. It is not
for commercial use.

Centesimal: one gm of 3C trituration is dissolved in 50ml of purified
water, then a suffient amount of dispensing alcohol is added to
produce 100ml of 4C liquid attenuation. The entire amount is succussed

There is no mention anywhere of the length of time for trituration,
nor of Hahnemann's method of adding only 1/3 of the lactose,
triturating and then scraping, then another third, and then another
third.

Hope this helps.

JW

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

PERFECT, thank you!!!

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"

[Ananda Ruchira]

Dr.J Rozencwajg wrote:
HPUS rule for trituration of insoluble minerals and metals up to >the level
they become soluble.

To add to what Julian Winston already wrote:
of Hahnemann's method of adding only 1/3 of the lactose, triturating and
then scraping, then another third, and then another third. Hope this helps.

from the "Encyclopaedia of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia" ed. Varma, 2002 (B
Jain.)

(p2564)
"Details of Preparation method for tinctures, trituation and dilutions" (HPI)
Trituation:
... Take 1 part by weight of the crude drug and 1 part by weight of milk
sugar in coarse powder. Mix the two for a moment and then rub the mixture
thoroughly for 6 min. After 6 min. scrape the pestle and mortar with a
spatula so that nothing adheres either to the sides of the mortar or to the
pestle; stir the mixture for a total time of 4 min. Then again rub the
mixture with the pestle for 6 min. and stir for 4 min.

Now add 3 parts by weight of sugar of milk and repeat the processes of
rubbing and stirring. At the end of this processes of rubbing and stirring
2 times eahc as described above, ie rubbing for 6 min and stirring for 4 min.

Then add 5 parts by weight of sugar of milk and repaet the processes of
rubbing and stirring. At the ecd of this process we bet 1x potency of a
medicne.

It will be seen that the total quantity of milk sugar taken is 9 parts of
weight which is divided in the proportion of 1:3:5. for the next higher
potency the same process is to be employed. The trituration may able to be
made in the centesmial scale, ie .... 11:33:55.

...All insoluble substances are submitted to this process of trituation and
as it is carried on as far as the 3rd centessimal potency (or 6th decimal
potency) it follows that this thorough rubbing and stirring is continued
until the medicine constitutes only the one-millionth part of the mixture.

8. Conversion of Trituation into liquid potencies
Dissolve one part by weight of the 6th trituation in 50 parts by volume of
purified water to which 50 parts by volume of dispensing alcohol is added.
Give 10 succussions to this liquid mixture. Numbeer 7x dilution from a 6x
trituation is not possible. The first posency prepared from a 6x trituation
is 8x (4c). Subsequent potencies may be prepared either in the decimal or
centesimal scale in the usual manner but in preparing the first postency
from 8x potency use dilute alcohol.

(p. 2662)
German Hom. Pharma. Methods for Manufacture.
Trituation by hand:
Divide the vehicle into 3 parts and triturate the 1st part for a short
period in a porcelain mortar. Add the basic drug material and trituate for
6 minutes, scrape down again for 4 minutes with a porcelain spatual,
triturate for a further 6 minutes, scrape down for 4 minutes, add the
second part of the vehicle and continue as above. Finally add the thrid
part and proceed as before. The minimum time required for the whole process
will thus be 1 hour. The same method is followed for subsequent dilutions.

For triturations above the 4x or 4c dilute 1 part of the dilution with 9
parts of lactose or 99 parts of lactose as follows. In a mortar, combine
1/3 of the required amount of lactose with the whole of the previous
dilution and mix until homogeneous. Add the second third of the lactose,
mix until homogenous, and repeat for the last third.
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[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

Thank you, very helpful.

Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"