Suppression and adjuncts
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:27 pm
What substances are suppressive and when is a substance suppressive?
Any substance can be suppressive -
*suppressive* is anything that causes a *symptom* to go against the
patients' natural expression or direction of cure
If there no symptoms or natural bodily functions to be suppressed or
being suppressed, then it will not be suppressive no matter what the
substance used.
(remember sweat can be suppressed)
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I would term an *adjunct* to homeopathy to be something that supports
the homeopathic treatment and holistic philosophy
Topical applications, used for skin *symptoms* that are an expression
of internal disharmony, are allopathic and may be a temporary
necessary evil (due to the dangers of suppression) for serious cases,
just like any other situation where allopathy is needed when
homeopathy doesn't act fast enough or well enough. However I cannot
think of an instance where the use of any suppressive agent or
allopathic procedure can be termed an *adjunct* to homeopathy .
For example I wouldn't consider using the term if:
- a patient decides to have a course of vaccinations or medications
against some serious contagion because they have to go to an area
rife with it, whilst they are also under constitutional homeopathy
- a patient gets given a rabies inoculation whilst under homeopathy
- a patient still needs inhalers until the remedies does its work
- and so forth...
So I would term an adjunct to be anything included in the treatment
that is also holistic, but excluding other *necessary evils*
Simon
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Simon King LCPH MARH
http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net
Any substance can be suppressive -
*suppressive* is anything that causes a *symptom* to go against the
patients' natural expression or direction of cure
If there no symptoms or natural bodily functions to be suppressed or
being suppressed, then it will not be suppressive no matter what the
substance used.
(remember sweat can be suppressed)
--------
I would term an *adjunct* to homeopathy to be something that supports
the homeopathic treatment and holistic philosophy
Topical applications, used for skin *symptoms* that are an expression
of internal disharmony, are allopathic and may be a temporary
necessary evil (due to the dangers of suppression) for serious cases,
just like any other situation where allopathy is needed when
homeopathy doesn't act fast enough or well enough. However I cannot
think of an instance where the use of any suppressive agent or
allopathic procedure can be termed an *adjunct* to homeopathy .
For example I wouldn't consider using the term if:
- a patient decides to have a course of vaccinations or medications
against some serious contagion because they have to go to an area
rife with it, whilst they are also under constitutional homeopathy
- a patient gets given a rabies inoculation whilst under homeopathy
- a patient still needs inhalers until the remedies does its work
- and so forth...
So I would term an adjunct to be anything included in the treatment
that is also holistic, but excluding other *necessary evils*
Simon
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Simon King LCPH MARH
http://www.Homeopathy-Help.net