At 11:26 PM 12/1/2005, you wrote:
Dear Shannon,
The differences between the above methods are one of frequencies,
harmonies and ranges. Different size delivery systems have difference
resonances. It is every hard to make exact comparisons only on sizes of the
bottle or drop, etc. There seem to spectrums of medicinal energies rather
than exact mathematical equivalencies. I will try to share my experience.
My advice is to keep it "simple" and used the method of the Chronic
Diseases and Organon as your baseline protocol. This provides one with a
standard, which can then be adjusted to suit the patient, time and
circumstances. Hahnemann mostly used the 7-8 tablespoon ( 100ml to 120ml)
medicinal solution as his standard medicinal solution. Sometimes, he used a
14 to 16 tablespoon solution but it is fairly rare. Hahnemann seems to have
used 1, more rarely 2 pills to make up this solution. In the 1837 Paris
edition of the Chronic Diseases he did not mention the use of a dilution
glass and leaves on with the impression that he is giving the C potency
directly from the bottle. The 1837 Paris casebooks, however, show that he
was using a dilution glass in the clinic. So I guess this leaves the area
open to experimentation in either direction. I personal use the dilution
glass with both my C and LM potencies.
In the 1837 Paris edition of the Chronic Diseases Hahnemann also
introduced the dropper bottle method. Here he suggest that a solution be
made in a small vial with 200, 300, or 400 drops of solution made with 1/2
water and 1/2 French brandy. The size of the solution is too be varied on
wither one what the solution "weaker or stronger". This vial is then
succussed and 1, 2, 3 or several drops "according to the irritability and
the vital force of the patient" are dropped into a cup with containing a
spoonful of water, stirred and given to the patient. In sensitive patients
he speaks of giving only half of this solution. He also mentions using a
second small vial that is succussed instead of a cup. The Paris casebooks
show that Hahnemann also used a combined method of a small dropper bottle
and a full dilution glass with 8-10 tablespoons of water given in spoonful
doses. So one has a few options.
So this leaves use with two basic methods.
1. The 7-8 tablespoon solution with or without a dilution glass for the Cs
and always with the dilution glass for the LM potency. As I said, Hahnemann
did not mention a dilution glass in the 1837 preface but his casebooks show
that he did introduce the dilution glass method in this period and used it
with the C potencies. The Hahnemann always used a dilution glass with the
LM potency.
2. The 200, 300, 400 drop dropper bottle solution with 1, 2, 3, etc. drops
place in a spoon and the patient was given all the spoonful or parts
depending on sensitivity, etc. The Paris casebooks also used the dropper
bottle in a full dilution glass with the patient being given spoonful
doses. This is a combination of the smaller and larger solution methods.
Hahnemann normally started with the smallest amounts and then increased
in increments the amount until he elicited a good reaction. So we can see
that Hahnemann varied his solutions large and small according to the
sensitivity of the patient and their vital force. He offered a spectrum of
options rather than suggest on fixed standard. The principle of adjustment
is more sensitive - larger solutions, more dilution in water, smaller
doses, single doses (common) or infrequent repetition. More hypo-sensitive
- smaller solutions, less dilution in water, larger doses, single doses
(rarer), more rapid repetition. Medium sensitivity baseline solutions,
average doses, average dilution in water, and single doses, moderate
repetition.
It is my experience that the dropper dose is a little more active than
the larger medicinal solutions in a bottle. The smaller the medium of the
dropper dose the strong the action. For example the 200 drop is stronger
than the 400 drop. The same may be said with the medicinal solution, i.e.
the 8 tablespoon solution is stronger than the 16 tablespoon solution.
It is also my experience that it is best to start with the minimal dose
like 1 teaspoon of the large medicinal solution and 1 drop of the dropper
bottle dose and work up in increments if more action is required over time.
I find this more rapid and effective than starting with the largest doses,
causing aggravations, and then reducing the dose. It is better to start
small and increase as needed. By going slow in the beginning one often
finds that the cure is more rapid and gentle in the end.
I have tried many different equivalent ratios in clinical trials. For
example, I reasoned that using a 2 oz bottle and taking 1/2 teaspoon should
be the same as using a 4oz bottle and taking 1 teaspoon. Well, to my great
surprise I found that the 2oz solution produced strong accessory symptoms
in several patients! It was much worse than normal. I was shocked. I had to
re-dose everyone of those patient with the standard 4oz solutions to
regularize their cases. This range was just not very smooth although it was
a mathematical equivalent.
This taught me that it is not just a matter of mathematical
equivalents, but rather it was about frequencies, spectrums and harmonies.
I have done other experiments also and in the end I always came back to
Hahnemann's basic protocols! For this reason, I use mostly the 7-8
tablespoon solutions and the 1, then 2, then 3 teaspoons if needed method.
I must say that I prefer to use the dilution glass to taking the remedy
straight from the bottle. I also use the 1, then 2, then 3 if needed method
from the dilution.
For this reason, I suggest the 7-8 tablespoon range be the minimum
standard for the full bottle solution method. This size can be increase for
sensitive patients. This really dose seem to modify the dose. I like to use
larger bottles (if necessary) rather then a series of dilution glass as it
is convenient. Sometimes, I might use 2nd dilution glass with a sensitive
but if I need more I increase the size of the medicinal solution instead.
When I use the dropper bottle dose I ALWAYS start with 1 drop. I have
only had to give more than this in a few cases. If your remedy and potency
are decent 1 drop usually acts. If you really need more drops just increase
them slow 1 drop increments until you see the action you require.
No, 1 drop has worked with most of my patients. It is my experience that
the minimal dose that is harmonic with the patient causes the longest and
most enduring healing action. Larger than needed doses don't do anyone any
good. Many times 1 drop will cause a strikingly progressive amelioration
that last over a long period of time. Trust the minimal dose! I will speak
about dose, potency, primary actions and secondary action when I can. There
is much food for thought here.
The dry dose and the 4th Organon method is effective. I would rather be
in the hands of a careful single dry dose wait and watch prescriber than a
pseudo-5th and 6th Organon prescriber who gives the C or LM potency to
everyone in medicinal solution daily for weeks and months on end!!! The 4th
Organon is the basis of the 5th and 6th edition. It is very hard to
understand the later editions without understanding the wait and watch
method. The best 5th and 6th Organon prescribers are often (not always)
those who mastered the 4th Organon first.
Some persons seem to think they can give liquid remedies mechanically
daily without paying attention to the first sentence of aphorism 246 of the
5th and 6th Organon. It clearly says that anytime during treatment there is
a noticeably progressive and strikingly increasing amelioration, it is a
sign not to repeat the remedy as long as this state lasts. This is when to
wait and watch! If the remedy only produces a slow amelioration then the
remedy may be repeated at suitable intervals to speed the cure. This is
when to observe and act. Knowing when to wait and watch and when to observe
and act are part of the method of the 5th and 6th Organon.
Hahnemann even wrote about using 1 pill of the LM potency dry in the 6th
Organon. There is no shame in using the dry dose! When a dry dose causes a
strikingly increasing long enduring curative action nothing can do any
better! These cases are wonderful but what do we do when the single dry
dose only causes a slow amelioration over 30, 60 or 100 days? What do we do
if repeating the dry dose before a clear relapse of symptoms only causes
relapses, aggravations and accessory systems? What do we do if every time
we give the dry dose it causes a long aggravation without much
amelioration? I went through this for the first 8 years of my practice when
I only used the dry dose. This is when the dry dose method and the 4th
Organon paradigm needs to be transcended. That is when Hahnemann's advanced
methods and the use of the medicinal solution can make the difference
between success and failure. I know these new more sophisticated methods
take time to learn but it is worth al the work in the end.
Similia Minimus
David Little
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