INFECTIONS AND HOMOEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS

Homoeopathic immunizations have been used successfully for over 200 years. Our master Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, used homeopathic immunization routinely in his practice. In 1799, he used the homeopathic remedy Belladonna successfully to prevent Scarlet Fever. Following Hahnemann’s example, another eleven medical doctors prescribed Belladonna during the same epidemic. They reported that of 1,646 children exposed to scarlet fever after being given Belladonna, only 123 (7.4%) developed symptoms of infection. In contrast, the infection rate in those who did not receive the prophylactic was as high as 90%. In 1838 the Prussian Government ordered the use of Belladonna during all scarlet fever epidemics after a report from their chief of physicians, Hufeland, showed it to be an effective prophylactic.

Towards the end of Louis Pasteur's life, he confessed that germs may not be the cause of disease after all, butmay simply be another symptom of disease. He had come to realize that germs seem to lead to illness primarily when the person's immune and defense system (what biologists call "host resistance") is not strong enough to combat them. The "cause" of disease is not simply a bacteria but also the factors that compromise host resistance, including the person's hereditary endowment, his nutritional state, the stresses in his life, and his psychological state. In describing one of his experiments with silkworms, Pasteur asserted that the microorganisms present in such large numbers in the intestinal tract of the sick worms were "more an effect than a cause of disease."

In 1831 Samuel Hahnemann prevented and treated cholera during the 1831 Asiatic cholera epidemic with the remedies Camphor, Cuprum metallicum and Veratrum album. In 1849 Dr Clemens von Boenninghausen treated and prevented untold numbers of cholera infections during the 1849 European epidemic with the above remedies recommended by Hahnemann. While a death rate of 54-90% occurred with conventional treatment, Boenninghausen’s patients had a mortality rate of only 5-16%. In the 1800s Clemens von Boenninghausen used Thuja for both the treatment and prevention of smallpox during an epidemic. In 1902 Dr. Eaton reported that during a smallpox epidemic in Iowa, 2806 patients were treated prophylactically with homeopathic Variolinum. Of the 547 patients definitely exposed, only 14 developed the disease. The protection rate on these numbers was 97%.

In 1850 during an epidemic of poliomyelitis, Dr Taylor Smith of Johannesburg, South Africa protected 82 people with homoeopathic Lathyrus sativus. Of the 82 so immunised, 12 came into direct contact with disease. None were infected. Dr Grimmer of Chicago prophylactically treated 5,000 young children with Lathyrus sativus. None developed polio.

In 1957 a severe poliomyelitis epidemic occurred in Buenos Aires. The majority of homoeopathic doctors prescribed Lathyrus sativus as a preventative. Drug stores distributed thousands of doses to the public. None of those who used the prophylactic registered a case of contagion (Eizayaga). In 1975 during another poliomyelitis epidemic in Buenos Aires, 40,000 were given the homeopathic prophylactic Lathyrus sativus. None developed poliomyelitis (Eizayaga).

In 1996 Dengueinum 30 was administered to at least 39,200 people in the Delhi area during an epidemic of Dengue haemorrhagic fever. Follow-up of 23,520 people 10 days later showed only 5 people (0.125%) had developed mild symptoms, with the rest showing no signs or symptoms of the disease (CCRH). (During epidemics of dengue, attack rates among susceptible are often 40-50 %, but may reach 80-90 %, World Health Organization.)

In 1999 the Department of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy started distribution of homoeopathic immunizations for Japanese Encephalitis in a systematic way throughout the Andhra Pradesh with BCT (Belladonna, Calcarea Carb and Tuberculinum). JE mortality rates had touched a high of 638 deaths from 2038 cases in 1986, but fell to four from 33 cases in 2001, following the implementation of the homeopathic immunization program. Even the World Health Organization and the Medical and Health Department acknowledge that homeopathic immunizations have been a vital factor in the sharp decline of Japanese Encephalitis cases in Andhra Pradesh.

Homoeopathic  Prophylaxis

Homoeopaths have found that their medicines can prevent and treat various infections. There is not much research demonstrating the efficacy of the homoeopathic medicines in preventing viral conditions, though there is some evidence that the medicines can be used to prevent other infectious diseases. Homoeopathic microdoses can be used as immunizations; for instance, a single dose of Meningococcin 10c (a homeopathic preparation of Neisseria meningitidis), 18,000 people in Brazil were immunized in 1974. The immunized group had significantly less meningitis infections than a control group.

In the 1800s homoeopaths commonly used medicines to prevent or cure what later came to be understood as bacterial or viral infections. Aconite and Ferrum phos were frequently given at the early onset of fever and aches as a way to prevent influenza. Belladonna was the most common medicine for preventing or treating scarlet fever, and Camphora (camphor) was the major medicine used to prevent or treat cholera. The dramatic success of the medicines in the prevention and treatment of these dread diseases gained homeopathy a large following.

Homoeopaths commonly find that successful treatment of acute or chronic disease with homeopathic medicines often leads to stronger and healthier people who do not get severely or recurrently ill. During the late 1800s many life insurance companies offered lower rates to people who went to homeopathic physicians because actuarial statistics showed that homeopathic patients were healthier and lived longer. There is also a record that these life insurance companies paid out larger sums of money to homeopathic patients since they lived longer than those under conventional medical care.

One of the additional advantages of using homoeopathy in treating viral conditions is that homoeopathic medicines can be prescribed even before a definitive diagnosis has been made. This is because homoeopaths prescribe based on the totality of symptoms, and laboratory work is not always necessary to find the correct medicine. Since some viral conditions are difficult to diagnose even after laboratory tests, one is often able to cure people with homoeopathy before a conventional medical diagnosis can be made.

Correction of the Chronic Sequelae

After a viral (or even bacterial) infection people sometimes feel they are still not back to their same healthy self.Generally, an individually chosen homeopathic medicine is prescribed. If the individualized medicine is not working, homeopaths will occasionally give a potentized dose of the specific virus which previously infected the person as a way to strengthen their ability to regain health. Varicellinum (the chickenpox virus) is commonly given in a safe microdose for symptoms that linger after the chickenpox, and Parotidinum (the mumps virus) is often given for symptoms that linger after the mumps.

Prophylaxis against Diphtheria - Apis mellifica 30, Diphthirinum 30

Prophylaxis against epilepsy  - Kali bromium, Gloninine

Prophylaxis against Influenza – Arsenicum album.

Prophylaxis against Jaundice – Cincona off

Prophylaxis against measles – Aconite nap, Pulsatilla nig., Arsenicum album or Morbillinum.

Prophylaxis against Cholera - Camphor, Cuprum metallicum, Veratrum album

Prophylaxis against Mumps – Trifole-rep, Parotidinum.

Prophylaxis against Tetenus – Ledum pal or thuja or Arnica or Tetanotoxin.

Prophylaxis against Whooping cough – Drosera, Vaccininum, Pertussin.

Prophylaxis against Plague – Buboninum 12 – 13 potency, Ignatia amara., Naja triputans.

Prophylaxis against Chicken pox – Antimonium Tart and Rhus tox

Prophylaxis against Meningitis – Cicuta virosa

Prophylaxis against poliomyelitis - Lathyrus sativus 1M or Carbolic acidum or Plumbum or                                                                 Physostigma

Prophylaxis against Dengue fever – Eupatorium perf

Prophylaxis against Common cold – Nux vomica

Prophylaxis against Snake poison - Golondrina

Prophylaxis against Typhoid – Baptisia

Vaccine	Schedule	Medicine	Dose
Against tuberculosis	Birth – 2 weeks	Tuberculinum 1M	1 drop in a spoon of water.
Against Polio	Birth, 6,10,14 weeks,15-18 months, 5 years	Thuja 1M	1 drop in a spoon of water.
Against Hepatitis B	Birth, 6 weeks, 6-9 months, 10 years	CARDUUS MARIANUS-1M	1 drop in a spoon of water.
Against diphtheria,whooping cough, tetanus	6,10,14 weeks, 15-18 months, 5 years	Thuja CM	1 drop in a spoon of water in the morning.
		LEDUM PALUSTRE CM	1 drop in a spoon of water in the evening.
Measles	9 months plus	PULSATILLA CM	1 drop in a spoon of water.
Against measles, mumps, rubella or German measles	15-18 months	PULSATILLA CM	1 drop in a spoon of water.
Against diphtheria and tetanus	5 years	Thuja CM	1 drop in a spoon of water in the morning.
		LEDUM PALUSTRE CM	1 drop in a spoon of water in the evening.
Against tetanus	10-16 years	LEDUM PALUSTRE CM	1 drop in a spoon of water in the evening.