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Dear All, to follow on from some recent comments about 'new' remedies I
wanted to ask, anyone who is interested, whether Homoeopathy needs more and
more remedies to service today's health requirements.

Sometimes I feel swamped with all the 'new' remedies which appear and
continue to appear at what seems an alarming rate. Whilst acknowledging all
the wonderful work that goes on during a proving of a new remedy, many of
these new remedies seem to have codicils attached to them suggesting that
they might be "good for such and such a group of people." Yes, remedies do
have affinities but I feel that this is a leaning towards lazy homoeopathy -
a form of typecasting that might make our task of remedy selection easier
and even superceding 'taking the case'.

Should we take the concept of the individual to the extent that we believe
there to be one remedy for every single individual case? Are we in danger of
moving towards a form of homeopathy whereby we merely ask our clients what
substance they most relate to and then just go and potentise some of it.? If
we have clients who want to be "as free as a bird" or "swim with dolphins",
do we just give them what they feel most attached to? For me this form of
typecasting takes away from the individualisation of a case and certainly
isn't classical homeopathy - but???
Personally I feel we are variation on a theme and have enough remedies but I
don't like to take too strong a stand against new remedies - even the
seemingly outrageous ones - after all Mephites still makes me chuckle and it
amazes me how enormous our range of remedies is.

What do others think?

Best wishes, Joy Lucas

Dear Joy,
I agree with your point of view. I am a professional homoeopath with 30 yrs
in practice in Govt Hospitals and I never required these new remedies coming
up every day. We have so much in Homoeopathic literature that even today I
am unable to understand ALL the medicines listed in our literature.
If we understand our heritage of remedies I don't think we need more new
remedies as you have said.
Regards,
Dr.Sahni

Dear All:

Joy comments are very important. Any way as a member and citizen of the third world. Just a few ideas to complement his words and give a different perspective:.

Most of the remedies in an important percentage come from elements (flora, fauna, minerals) originally present in the rich and highly developed countries. The contribution to the materia medica of countries rich in biodiversity has been important but it is not still significant. Countries like Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and many of the countries along the ecuator have important natural resources that have not been explore from the perspective of homeopathy. In that aspect, the pharmaceutical allopathic industry has been more aggressive in the research conduct it with plants and
traditional knowledge present in many indigenous groups. For instance, a sibundoy curaca (medicine man) in the region of Putumayo- Colombia can manage up to 5000 plants in his therapeutic treatment of disease. Many of this groups base their medical models in the similia similibus curantur principle.But we also find indigenous allopathic models that are very rich in their treatment of disease and ailments

According to the Development program of United Nations, 80% of the world population depends on the indigenous knowledge in their health requirements. More facts: 90% of the biodiversity of plants, animals and germoplasma are found in the tropical and subtropical ecosystems of the world. Most of these natural resources, in many cases haven't, been registered by western science including homeopathy. And remenber that 7% of the planet is still under the control of indigenous groups, and that "small" area represents 70% of the whole biodiversity of the planet. Just in 15 hectares
of Borneo, in aboriginal territories it is possible to find more species of trees that in the whole United States, including their national parkes. Peru has 10 more times the biodiversity of the United States and Europe together!.

So as you can see, homeopathy research has a lot of work to be done. But most important of all, is the argument relate it to the roll of homeopathy in a political ecology that recognizes the important contribution of the traditional knowledge to the conservation of the health of the planet.
take care all of you,

Felipe Cárdenas

Joy Lucas wrote:
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dear felipe and all, thanks for your post, felipe. i really appreciate it
and agree with your points. it is all too true that allopaths and drug
companies are trying to explore these resources from indigenous peoples.
including exploiting and taking out patents on them! i wonder why
homeopaths are not involved with this kind of learning. or are they, and do
i not know about it? or is it another area where homeopathy is stuck and
mired in the dominant culture? i just learned last week that scholten is a
chemist. maybe everyone already knows that. but then i understood better how
he got to the work he is doing/has done on the periodic table, which i think
is very important - although, i certainly do not agree with some of his
interpretations, analyses. i have a hard time with mobile phone provings.
i am trying to keep an open mind. joy, what is mephites? sheila
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irrespective of e/one's viewpoint of 'new' remedies I still would like the MM
for Clay if it's available - my son was prescribed this and I want its
picture
TIA, Janice

Dear Group,
Talking of new remedies and their provings can anyone direct me to a
reference describing exactly how these provings are conducted or are they
all done differently. Any information would be gratefully received.

Sue
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Dear Janice,

Your question was answered several messages back. The remedy "Alumina" is prepared from "pure clay". Dave gave you the link to an online MM. If you click or copy this link, you can read it: http://www.homeoint.org/clarke/a/alm.htm

This remedy certainly isn't new, is it possible you have the wrong name? If you have any concerns about your son and the remedy he is on, you should contact your homeopath and discuss it with him/her.

Sincerely,
Natasha

Natasha - I think Janice is referring to the new proving of Clay as written
up in Prometheus No 8., June 1998.
""This is not strictly Clay as the sample of earth from which it was made
contained other constituents besides clay. It was taken from an area of
ancient woodland in East Sussex which is known as Clayhill......""

It is a water balance regulator and used for retention and oedema.
Hypothyroid conditions and the theme is Stuckness on all levels. There is a
lot of congestion and catarrh - glue ear etc. Poor vitality, unexplained
depression, unable to cry as the emotion is locked away. It has been used
with a lot of success in the 200C potency by a lecturer I had at college
with Down's Syndrome kids. She had got 3 young children into a normal
school and they weren't bottom of the class. I also used it for a 40 yr. old
Down's man and his speech improved, he had no urinary infections and I got
him off anti depressants. Unfortunately his father found out (his mother
brought him to me) and insisted on him stopping treatment with me as he
wanted him back on the anti depressants so he could be back in his shell!!!
I also got the Mum off her anti depressants with Germanium and wonder what
happened to her.

Regards
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle (and Janice),

That is very interesting! So what do they call it? "Clay", like Janice said? Where else has it been published? I checked several MM and could not find it.

Sincerely,
Natasha

PS: Sorry Janice! Thanks for bring thing remedy to my attention.

Hi Natasha,
It is published in Meditative Provings by Madeleine Evans a very expensive
little book £35!! It is called Clay. Unfortunately this book contains
"notes" of the provings not the full provings and there is no reference in
the book to Down's Syndrome although there was in the article I quoted..

Regards,
Rochelle
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