Abstract A high degree of satisfaction is reported by patients of the homeopathic approach to health care [11]. Hahnemanns [10] postulations in Aphorism 2 of the Organon insist on a treatment that acts “in the shortest, most reliable and least detrimental of ways” (p.35). The routes by which remedies are administered can influence patient satisfactionContinue reading “To swallow or not to swallow…that is the question!”
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In a nutshell…..Primary and secondary reactions
In the Organon [1], Hahnemann states that each potency that is imposed onto an organism affects the vital force and creates an alteration in the patients´ state of being for some time (Aphorism 63). This is known as a primary reaction. The vital force though seeks to oppose this influence and induces a force encouragingContinue reading “In a nutshell…..Primary and secondary reactions”
A quest for consensus of speech – Say what you mean!
An exploration and critical analysis of the terminology used to describe ultra high dilution, the position of homeopathy in medicine and its relation to science – a demand for agreement on inter- and cross- disciplinary definition and vocabulary. Abstract In homeopathy there is a lack of consensus on the terminology used to describe it. TheContinue reading “A quest for consensus of speech – Say what you mean!”
The challenges of IBS – A critical analysis of research in CAM and a critical examination of methodological modifications suitable for future investigations on IBS and for research in CAM in general
Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome, IBS, is a diagnosis that is difficult to understand and difficult to treat [8]; [30]. Its definition is vague: IBS is a syndrome that incorporates symptoms of several functional gastro-intestinal disorders [8] that should have been experienced by patients´ for at least 3 months [3]. As a description, this is non-inclusiveContinue reading “The challenges of IBS – A critical analysis of research in CAM and a critical examination of methodological modifications suitable for future investigations on IBS and for research in CAM in general”
A Critical Analysis of Organopathy in Diagnosis and Practice
Introduction There are many different ideas in homeopathy today and many angles from which case-taking, analysis and prescribing is approached. The more recent theories come from homeopaths such as Scholten, Mangialavori and Sankaran, to name a few, who seek to enhance the comprehension of homeopathy, the familial connections of remedies and the methodological aspects ofContinue reading “A Critical Analysis of Organopathy in Diagnosis and Practice”
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