Hughes and miasms

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Hughes and miasms
Hughes and miasms
Hughes and miasms

• organon Seminar
• Presented
  by Dr.Jerald III. MD
• Dept. of Organon
  of Medicine
• GHMC Calicut.

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Hahnemanns Chronic Diseases

• Explains Vital Force prior to Miasms
• Identifying Suppressions and consider them as one
  phenomenon
• Importance of Anamnesis in Chronic Diseases
• 3 Patterns of Chronic diseases
• Nature of Acute diseases
• Miasms - Predisposition or Acquired???
• Role of Constitution and temperament
• Directions of Cure
• Newer approach of Materia medica
• Instituting the role of higher Dynamizations
• Role of Diet, Regimen and Life style

Reforming Homoeopathy into a Dynamic System of
approach in Studying and Treating Chronic
Diseases
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The Law Of Homoeopaths
For Every action There is an Equal and Opposite
CRITICISM
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• Homoeopathy is the grave of science for
  science as such has no existence here it dies
  and is buried.
• - Richard Hughes.(P.21 para 2) Principles and
  Practice of Homoepathy

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LIFE HISTORY CONTRIBUTIONS

• Dr. Richard Hughes (1836 - 1902)
  
  
• BIRTH born in London, England
• EDUCATION He received the title of M.R.C.S.
  (Eng.), in 1857 and L.R.C.P. (Edin.) in 1860. The
  title of M.D. was conferred upon him by the
  American College a few years later
• CONTRIBUTIONS He actively cooperated with Dr.
  T.F. Allen to compile his 'Encyclopedia' and
  rendered immeasurable aid to Dr. Dudgeon in
  translating Hahnemann's 'Materia Medica Pura'
  into English. In 1889 he was appointed an Editor
  of the 'British Homoeopathic Journal' In 1876,
  Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Permanent
  Secretary of the Organization of the
  International Congress of Homoeopathy Physicians
  in Philadelphia
• Books 1. Manual of Pharmacodynamics
• 2. The Principles Practice of
  Homoeopathy

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FEW GLIMPSES FROM HIS BOOK - Principles and
Practice of Homoepathy

• Homoepathy is essentially an art and not a
  science.
• It is based on the doctrine SIMILIA SIMILIBUS
  CURANTUR ( not CURENTUR)
• Hahnemann believed in illimitable possibilities
  in medicine, because he believed in God.
• The more veresed the homoeopath is in with
  Physiology and Pathology, the better for himself
  and for those in whose aid he works.
• The Hahnemannic pathology is a living one, He
  varied from time to time as pathology itself
  varied.
• Hahnemanns ideal Homoeopathy was to obtain a
  group of medicine for each morbid species.
• Similarity between disease and drug-action should
  be GENERIC, SPECIFIC, and INDIVIDUAL.

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Contd.

• The later years of Hahnemann was mainly about
  hypothesis., esp. Physiological, Pathological,
  and Pharmacological
• Physiological Vital Force (He compares it with
  Protoplasmic doctrine of life contradicts the
  term force., every part is equally alive and
  independently active, the unity of whole being
  secured only by the common circulation and
  nerves)
• Pathological Miasms
• Pharmacological Potentization (Hahnemanns
  dynamization in the light of later science must
  be held untenable. Their potency is a fact to us.)

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MIASMS

• Hahnemann divided miasmatic diseases into two
• ?Acute
• ? Chronic
• Acute Miasms (73)
• ?Small pox, Measles, Scarlet fever,
  Mumps,
• ?Plague, Yellow fever, Asiatic cholera,
• Chronic Miasms (78-80)
• ?Psora
• ?Sycosis
• ?Syphilis

P.85
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Fundamental Cause 5

• Why it is useful for this causation known?
• It is that medicines suitable, not only to the
  existing symptom-group, but to the miasm.
• It guides us to a class of remedies of which we
  otherwise might not have thought.
• Morbid states could be referred to a common type
  and treated by remedies chosen from a definite
  group. (Antimiasmatics)
• Certain diseases Specific Cause
  Specific Remedies
  Scarlatina-Bell., Condylomata-Thuja., Pertusis
  Drosera., Dysentry-Merc.cor., Goitre - Spongia

P.83- 84
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• The Antipsorics indeed are numerous but the
  Antisyphilitics and Antisycotics are only 3in
  all.
• The mass of medicines neverthless are apsoric,
  and are not to be used save as temporary
  intercurrents in the treatment of chronic
  non-veneral disease just as Mercury only to be
  given in syphilis, and Thuja and Nitric acid are
  to be our sole reliance in sycosis

P.85
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Psora Theory
P.32-35

• I can only say what it purports to be and what it
  really is
• 7/8ths of the non veneral diseases seemed to
  have some analogous miasmatic origin
• In medical literatures of his day he found
  numerous observations of such diseases had a
  suppressing cutaneous eruptions among which
  Scabies held a prominent place.It resembled
  Syphilis in its communication, stage of
  incubation and its local development
• Dr.Goldsberg differs from me to say Hahnemann
  indeed included itching eruptions of all kinds
  which is like a doctrine of herpetism. He is
  thus unable to agree that hahnemann based his
  logical superstructure of his Psora-Theory upon
  the distinct entity Scabies

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Contd.

• Now we know about scabies.
• But to condemn or ridicule him for it is a gross
  anachronism. We forget that modern doctrine of
  scabies dates only from 1844.
• But when we look beneath the surface of his
  doctrine, It rests upon the broader ground of
  morbid diathesis and especially upon that form of
  it associsted with cutaneous disorder which has
  led the frnch pathologists to speak of a DIATHESE
  HERPETIQUE OR DARTREUSE.

P.32-35
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Scabies

• It was along time before the followers of
  Hahnemann, influenced by his mistake in
  connecting chronic diseases with the itch
  eruption.
• Scabies is purely a local disorder, produced by
  the presence of an Acarus.
• Scabies cannot be cured by internal remedies
  alone., and those who claim cure might have been
  mistaken in their diagnosis.
• Externally Sulphur ointment Oil of Lavender
  (Jahr)
• Internally Sulphur, Croton, Sepia.

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Contd.

• Translate Hahnemanns Psoric now into these terms
  into Scrofulous and you have the substance of his
  thought which is absolutely true and of utmost
  importance.
• It was for therapeutic purposes he has arrived at
  it, by giving us wealth of new remedies of long
  and deeper in action. Compare the use of Sulphur
  and you will see what we have gained by it.
• We must regret he had incorporated his hypothesis
  in Organon.

P.32-35
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Contd.

• So in reading Organon let us determine to ignore
  it, or to translate its language in the way I
  have suggested We shall then do justice to the
  main argument of the treatise.

P.35
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SYPHILIS

• In contrast to Hahnemann he describes syphilis
  according to its pathological stages as i)
  Primary ii)Secondary iii) Tertiary syphilis
• The word Syphilitic Miasm is not used
• However the terms Anti-Syphilitics and
  A-Syphilitics are used as the remedies for
  Syphilis
• He quotes indefinite no. of authors references in
  the treatment of syphilis including Hahnemann,
  Bahr,Jahr, Yeldham, Mayerhoff, schneider, Madden,
  Parker, Laurie, Chapman, Shaw, Rilliet, Drysdale,
  Dudley Wright, etc

P.319-332
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Contd.

• Says decillionth potency as 30th.
• Criticize hahnemanns use of Mercury in the early
  years and later years.
• Mercury has no essential similarity with
  syphilitic poison.
• It acts as a liquifacient on the indurated
  indolent glands of syphilis ie., by its
  physiological action.
• I must think that those given by hahnemann in his
  later years (higher potency) in its primary stage
  is simply NIL.it is an imperfect after
  observation

P.319-332
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Therapeutics of 10 Syphilis

• Untreated Chancre Merc.Viv (Hahne.) Mer.Sol 4X
  to 6X (Schieder)
• Neglected(non mercurialised) chancre red ppt of
  cinnabar 1X (Jahr).
• Chancre treated with mercury Nit.Ac (yeldham).
• Phagedenic chancre Merc.cor (Jahr)., Nit.ac,
  Ars, Sil, (Jousset).
• Gangrenous Chancre Ars . (Bahr)

P.322-323
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Therapeutics of 20 Syphilis

• Rash, Sore throat, Iritis, Fever, Chloro -
  Anemia, Rheumatoid pain to all this Mercury is
  strikingly Homoeopathic and should be employed
  persistently for its cure. (intermediate doses as
  well)
• Merc. Iodide., Merc.Sol., Cinnabaris., Red ppt.,
  Merc.Viv., merc.cor., nit.ac, kali Iod., Phos.,
  Saras., Ars., Borax., Tartar Emetic., Kali.bi.,
  aurum., Hydrocotyle., Aur.mur., Bell., Sulphur.,
  Apis., silver nitrate., Cod liver Oil.,
  cudurango., Hepar Sulph., (Bahr, Jahr, Yeldham,
  Hughes)

P.323-325
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Therapeutics of 30 Syphilis

• Tertiary Syphilis only set as a consequence of
  improper use of mercury. Tertiary symptoms are
  not seen even in a single case under homoeopathic
  treatment (Bahr)
• Iodide.,Kali-Iod., Aurum., Mez., Phos., Phos.ac.,
  Staph., Sil., Fl.Ac., Nit.ac., Guaicum., Sulph.,
  Ars., Graph., Lyco 12 with cod liver oil
• Advice material doses
• Presents a case of tertiary syphilis with
  following drugs in succession is been given Ars
  TDS for 3days Bell QDS Ac.nit BD for 1 week
  and OD for two weeks Aur.mur OD for 3weeks
  Sulph 6 occ. Hep.S few doses Ars intervals of
  3 or 4days.

P.325-330
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SYCOSIS

• I will follow Hahnemann in giving Sycosis a
  separate place from syphilis.
• Acuminate Condyloma(mucous papilloma) has
  nothing to do with syphilis and is caused by
  irritation of skin and mucous membranes with
  different secretions esp Gonorrheal pus.
• Gonorrhea is divided into two. Acute and Chronic
• Considers gonorrhea as purely a disease entity
• The term Sycotic miasm is not been used.

P.330-333
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Therapeutics of Sycosis

• Acute Gonorrhea Acon., Gels., Cann.sat., Canth.,
  Merc.sol., copaiva., Thuja., Petroselinum., Apis.
  
• Chronic Gonorrhea Thuja followed by Nit.ac.,
  Zn.mur., kali.iod., sil 6., Matico 1X., Sepia
  30., Sulph., Nux.V., Ferr., Gourlards extract.,
  Hydrastis.

P.330-333
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Therapeutics of Sycosis

• Chancre sprouts as condyloma or a mucous patch
  Merc., Nit.ac., Thuja
• Tubercles after Chancre Lyco
• Fig-warts (Sycosis) Cinnbar, Nit.ac., Staph.,
  Thuja., Ac.phos.,
• Simple Condylomata Thuja 30
• Gonorrheal Rheumatism (It is due to the
  constitutional effect of the virus) Acon
  Puls., Saras., Thuja., and criticize the abuse of
  Salicin treatment and its after effects.
• Gonorrheal Opthalmia it may have
• 1.a constitutional effect of the virus
  Internal treatment alone Aconite., Puls.,
  Clematis(iris)., Merc.cor.,Hep.Sulph.,
• 2.a eye affection only Silver nirate
  application and internal if it is not resolving
  in 24 hours.

P.333, 299, 417
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Evaluation and Discussion
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- VE

• Added other medicines to Sycosis Syphilis
  acc.to stages of pathology
• First person attempted to modify the terms miasm
  or psora as morbid diathesis
• Attempted to update pathology in homoeopathy
  according to his study and experience
• Confidence in oneself Boldness to tell what he
  practiced and hence not a blind follower of
  Hahnemann so that became a true disciple.

• It was a materialistic study and hence
  superficial and confused
• It is a partial study as many things in chronic
  diseases regarding suppression, direction of
  cure, anamnesis, constitution and temperament
  etc. were not highlighted
• Did not made attempts to explain miasms in depth
  and criticize it on pathological (allopathy)
  basis and terms used in that time.
• Not willing to commit himself in saying Hahnemann
  had fore visions.
• Inability to realize higher potencies and their
  good effect in chronic diseases
• Diluting the concept of Individualization

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