ENDOCRINOLOGY AND HOMOEOPATHY: A DEFENCE OF

[krishna murthy]

A study of endocrinology would help us to justify the reasons

for the above two sections for curing a patient gently, quickly and

permanently.
Metabolism means the sum total of physical and chemical

changes taking place in the living human body. The entire

metabolism is governed by the secretions of endocrine glands.

Endocrine glands do not receive blood supply from our body.

Blood vessels are not connected to endocrine glands as in the case

of other organs like liver, lung, etc.
The secretions of endocrine glands are spilled around and get

mixed with blood and reach several organs for controlling and

regulating various functions of the body.

Since the entire metabolism is governed by secretion of

endorcrine glands, to cure a patient in toto without side-effects and

quickly, gently and permanently we must a priori treat the

endocrine glands.
Treatment of endocrine gland by direct means is not at all

possible for the following reasons:
1. The quantity secreted by each endocrine gland is less than a

drop throughout the lifetime of an individual.19
2. You cannot treat each gland individually because each gland

is not independent but all of them are inter-dependent. Thus,

they are called “endocrine family” or “endocrine orchestra.”
3. Endocrine glands are highly individualised. For example, the

ratio between the quantity secreted by various endocrine

glands is in the ratio of 1:5:4:7 in one patient with cancer.
This ratio would be found in another individual while he is

having jaundice. Again, in the third lady this ratio would be

found while she is pregnant. Assuming that you are going to

treat the glands, to treat a person, you must a priori have

measured the ratio while that patient was in healthy state so

that you can take him to that level. This is not at all possible.
We have said that endocrine glands are highly individualised.

There is constant change in the balancing of the ratio of secretions

between each gland, during various illness of stages of life. If the

ration is 1:2:5:7 in a person with jaundice, it may be, say, 2:1:6:9

while he is having cancer.
Thus treatment of endocrine glands is not at all possible. But

we have a shortcut.
Nature’s ways are always short. (axiom of philosophy)

All symptoms that are not common to a disease, otherwise

called “uncommon-rare-strange-peculiar” must necessarily belong

to endocrine glands because the ratio of quantity of quantity of

secretions by different endocrine glands also are not uniform to all

individuals. This is something rare-strange-peculiar. Humans are

highly individualised.
On the one hand we have “rare-strange...” symptoms in the

patient. On the other hand the ratio of quantity of secretions

between different endocrine glands in different individuals are not

uniform. It is something rare-strange-peculiar.
Thus, when we prescribe on “uncommon-rare...” we are

indirectly tackling endocrine glands.20
We have said in the previous chapter that apart from

“uncommon-rare...” remedy is selected on ‘mind’ and ‘general’

symptoms. Let us justify these two also.
There cannot be diseases of body separate and distinct from

diseases of mind. There is a two-way of relationship between mind

and body through the endocrine glands. You cause constant

irritation of mind to a person and soon he gets peptic ulcer. Also,

you create peptic ulcer in a patient by wrong food habits, lifestyle

etc. and he would soon develop irritation of mind.
When mind is affected simultaneously it is reflected in the

body and vice versa.
Thus, when we prescribe on ‘uncommon mind symptoms’ we,

in turn, treat the endocrine glands.
Now coming to ‘general symptoms’. General symptoms are

those which do not belong to a particular part of body but affect the

person as a whole. You cannot attribute them to any part of body.

e.g., aversion to bathing; diseases of blood; color and consistency

of discharge; nerves; muscle; skin; because these run throughout

the body. So also symptoms of sleep, dreams. (For a list of

generals see page 51 to 55 of Bulletin No.1). Endocrine glands

control the entire metabolism. General symptoms also belong to

the person as a whole. Therefore, when we prescribe on ‘general

symptoms’ we are taking care of endocrine glands.