Minutus

Hi Shannon,

"most cases" assessed according to "probability" do fall within a sort of
Bell Curve distribution in the 1:1000 sensitivity range, with 1 and 1000
being quite extreme.

Nevertheless, what is important, as always in homeopathy, is knowing that we
are dealing with an INDIVIDUAL, not a statistical likelihood.

In order to avoid the occasional annoying aggravations that you've
witnessed, as well as the one or two terrible ones, it is necessary to put
to rest the erroneous ideas concerning size of dose.

If one person in 1000 is so sensitive that what would "probably" be a minor
aggravation at most for "most" of the others.. would, for this one person be
a life-threatening situation... don't we have the stringent obligation of
knowing this, and if we haven't seen evidence of this.. at least to open
our minds, eyes, and ears (perhaps even heart) when others report their
experience?

For that 1 (or more accurately, perhaps 50) out of 1000 persons who are so
sensitive that my or your "minor aggravation" could be untold misery.. we
must ethically & morally take responsibility for carefully following the
founding dictum of homeopathy which states:
similia minimus, minimum dose of homeopathic remedy.

Better to err on the side of caution than to make excuses based on
statistical probability after thoughtlessly creating the one in 1,000
deathly aggravation, don't you think?

regards,

Dave Hartley
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Santa Cruz, CA (831)423-4284

Dear Dr Sahni,

There is no material in higher triturations but there
is energy. By controlling the dosage we can control
the amount of energy we transfer to the patient. Here
a comparison to wave physics seems to be useful.
Loosely speaking, dose is similar to magnitude and
potency is similar to frequency range of a wave
signal.

Dosage is important and we will get different results
if we change it. BUT I think that the more we increase
the dose the less we see differences. In fact, it is
similar to a logarithmic curve. This is why many
homoeopaths believe there is no difference. They
prescribe dry globules, which are large doses.
Consequently, they almost see no difference.

Any ideas?

Sincerely,
Feras Hakkak

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Dear Feras,
The triturations are world wide used either in 3x or 6x and not on higher
side. Only The Classical homoeopaths are said to use 30x,200x, & 1000x
etc.Lower triturations are stable preparations of those raw materials which
are either not soluble or not stable in liquid state.
Safety of homoeopathic medicines is a household unsafe awareness.Generally
speaking the homoeopathic Physicians depend on Mother tinctures and low
potency in the acute management of disease.
Prescribing in low potencies has been strongly advocated while detailing the
pathogenesis by William Boericke and Dr.SC Ghosh in drugs of Hindustan.
Homoeopaths believe that very low potency and high potency of drugs act at
different planes and cover different set of symptoms, they vary in speed and
intensity of action depending upon the stage of disease or pathological
alternations.
Dose is always important but more important is the repetition which entirely
changes the scenario. Prescribing in large doses or small doses without
considering the "REPETITION" frequency may not produce the desired results.
The same way selection of the potency initially and its repetition in the
follow up with the same potency or low or higher potency till today is
debatable. Individual Homoeopaths have there own experience and it is always
worth to try in one's practice.