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Preventive
in epidemics
Dr. Dhiraj Nanda, MD (Hom.)
Dr. Hahnemann, father of
homoeopathy wrote the bible of medical science, ‘Organon
of Medicine’. Writing about epidemics Dr. Hahnemenn has
written as follows:
Aphorism 100 – In investigating the totality of the
symptoms of epidemic and sporadic diseases it is quite
immaterial whether or not something similar has ever
appeared in the world before under the same name or any
other name.
The novelty or peculiarity of a disease of that kind
makes no difference either in the mode of examining or
of treating it, as the physician must any way regard the
pure picture of every prevailing disease as if it were
something new and unknown, and investigate it thoroughly
for itself, if he desire to practice medicine in a real
and radical manner, never substituting conjecture for
actual observation, never taking for granted that the
case of disease before him is already or partially
known, but always carefully examining it in all its
phases; and this mode of procedure is all the more
requisite in such cases, as a careful examination will
show that every prevailing disease is in many respects a
phenomenon of a unique character, differing vastly from
all previous epidemics, to which certain names have been
falsely applied - with the exception of those epidemics
resulting from a contagious principle that always
remains the same, such as smallpox, measles, &c.
Aphorism 101 - It may easily happen that in the first
case of an epidemic disease that presents itself to the
physician's notice he does not at once obtain a
knowledge off its complete picture, as it is only by a
close observation of several cases of every such
collective disease that he can become conversant with
the totality of its signs and symptoms.
The carefully observing physician can, however, from the
examination of even the first and second patients, often
arrive so nearly at a knowledge of the true state as to
have in his mind a characteristic portrait of it, and
even to succeed in finding a suitable, homoeopathically
adapted remedy for it.
He has written very clearly that to come to a correct
picture of epidemic, on has to study symptoms of at
least few cases. One cannot decide a preventive remedy
just on the basis of name of the disease or that a
particular medicine has been effective in a earlier
epidemic. During epidemics there is generalized fear
reaction in public that is utilized for commercial gains
by many people in medical profession.
If we analyse some of common symptoms of this swine-flu
epidemic, we have hundreds of the remedies cover these
symptoms. A part of analysis chart is given below:
So, best is that one avoids taking any medicine on his
own. Consult a qualified registered homoeopathic doctor
before popping in so called ‘Preventive Homoeo Remedy’
for swine flu. |
