Minutus

Hello all!

I was just remembering that some time ago, I heard
references to stories in which British medics in WWI
used Hypericum mother tinctures on horrible wounds
with stupendous results. I'm curious about this
historically, and also about the first aid use of this
substance.

Does anyone know where there is information on this,
either in the historical context, or good information
about using the mother tincture acutely?

Thanks,

Shannon B.

P.S. I actually acquired at auction a book called
American Homeopathy in the World War, expecting it to
have this sort of information. What it turned out to
be was a detailed logistical account with exhaustive
personnel and base records, but no clinically related
information whatsoever. If anyone is interested in
this
book as a historical reference, ie "Was my
grandfather, Captain Tom Howard, of Strawberry Point,
Iowa, involved in the Champagne and Meuse-Argonne
offenses?" and that sort of thing, let me know. And by
the way, he was.

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Try the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth London. Extensive records are kept here
and also at Kew Records Office. Best wishes, Joy
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Also Sheilagh Creasy has often given first hand accounts of treatment of war
wounds using Hom during WWII. Of interest is how embedded pieces of metal
came out without surgery!

Rgds
Soroush

Dear Shannon,

One of the first homeopathic books I read was one by Dorothy Shephard. It was a first aid book i believe and in it she spoke of using hypericum in the hospitals for wounds. If I recall correctly, she spoke of the use of it in lacerations with butterfly bandaging; the wounds healed quickly, without infection and without stitiches.

I must say that I have had cause for use of hypericum in a similar situation where a friend was mugged and had her lip severely split. She did not want to go to the hospital. I had her apply hypericum lotion several times a day. I had her sip golden seal tea the keep the mouth disinfected since she could not open her mouth to brushe her teeth for a few days. Paranthetically, another friend had a mishap during the same time with a similar wound resulting. She chose to go to a hospital where they stitched the wound. Her wound healed a bit slower and left scar tissue in the lip which she complained about. It was Dorothy Shephard's description that informed me at that time.

tanya

Hypericum- the great anti-tetanus rx. I always use it in mother tincture on
wounds, add water and the whole area can be soaked in it, or dripped
straight on to bandages. Most useful where there are nerves affected. Great
to use after any surgery. Also good after burns.

Unfortunately the crude form is being sold everywhere now for depression
(St. John's Wort), not sure what the long term effects of this will be.

Some people mix the cream form with Calendula to make an even more soothing
balm.

Dorothy Shepherd does mention it many times in "Magic of the Minimum Dose" -
no cases of sepsis occured using this method of tincture/water + potency in
some cases. And in the filthy conditions after bombing this was hugely
effective.

She also says in this book that she heard it on good account that the
Russian military surgeons used homeopathic methods almost exclusively in
their campaigns.

Best wishes, Joy

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Hi Joy,

Quite a bit of study by the allo/psych world has been done; I believe
suggested posology is 6-8weeks "on" then a couple of weeks "off" -but as you
say.. no one knows the long term effects.. or will be likely to, either..
considering the short-sightedness of "the public" and the "pill
urveyors" -at least this is a homeopathic use of the herb; not as if it
were a stimulant.
Dave Hartley
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