Minutus

We all agree that suppression is a bad thing and that treating the
skin topically without internal homeopathic treatment based on the
totality is not what we are about. We all know how to look for the
signs of suppression and understand the consequences. Any more quotes
from the old master etc really arent necessary as we must have all
taken that on years ago and are singing from the same hymn sheet in
that regard.

. Whats interesting to me is that there are substances that nourish
the skin and create an environment condusive to skin regeneration. if
we treat a starving, malnourished person with remedies alone we are
not going to do as well as if we feed them good food at the same time.
When last did you eat a homeopathic salad? A similar thing is true
of skin health. The analogy doesnt translate exactly as most of the
skin's nutrition comes from within but it is possible to give the skin
a healing environment in which to regenerate without suppressing
anything. That is most approriate where there have been unatural
external demands on the skin like excessive exposure to solvents, too
much sun, water, etc. More severe damage like burns and wounds are
another scenario where we should be more flexible imo. Seaweed,
manuka honey, some of the oils and certain plant extracts etc are
invaluable at times, especially in severe cases. A wound or burn
heals in double the expected time with no scarring where lots was
expected as a result of using well selected natural topical
applications - suppression? Stretch marks dissapear in 3 weeks where
months of taking remedies made no difference - suppression? NO and NO
imo.

Why do we take vacations, eat healthily, breath properly, get enough
sleep, avoid conflict and seek loving relationships? Are these things
suppressive? Of course not, and neither is being kind to your skin.
And what makes Calendula non-suppressive?? There are actaully much
better things than calendula around. I think most of us use it because
its all we know.

Couldn't agree more.
C.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

the original post was regarding eczema not burns, stretch marks or
wounds and I can think of hundreds of foods to nourish, feed and to put
on skin conditions ranging from lard, banana skins, avocados, egg
white, honey and on.

So, in the cases of chronic eczema (the subject that was being
discussed regarding suppression) why would we want to do this when the
simillimum will 'feed' the constitution to cure. Often all that is
needed is a soothing agent to help the case along and the simplest and
the best first choice is calendula for a lot of people and I don't
really see the need to go beyond this. We could always market our own
brand like you do Robin but convenience comes into play not ignorance
about other methods.

You might well have a client who is malnourished through poverty and
develops chronic skin conditions - we do what we can about that.
You might well have a client who is malnourished regarding nurture and
love and develops chronic skin conditions - the rx can address that
You might well have a client who is just generally malnourished through
junk food and, again we do what we can about that because maintaining
causes like basic food requirements are important in aiding the case.

From my own practice I would say that 90% of the young people I see
with chronic skin conditions have inherited the susceptibility which
has been excited by vaccinations, poor nourishment might makes it worse
but it doesn't cause it. And if a skin condition is caused say by a
huge vitamin deficiency then again, diet can put that straight. The
types of cases you mention pertain more to acutes or mild local
conditions and that is a very different issue. Joy

http://www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com
http://www.homeopathicmateriamedica.blogspot.com