Osteoarthritic nosode – a complete review

Abstract

Osteoarthritic nosode(O.A.N.) also called Osteoarthriticum, a homoeopathic medicine, is a nosode prepared from osteoarthritic synovial tissues. On reviewing numerous literatures, it was proved thatO.A.N. gavegreat results in many cases of osteoarthritis.The following article includes the review about the importance of osteoarthritic nosode, its preparation and the clinical indications

Key words:

Osteoarthritic nosode, homoeopathy, nosode, osteo-arthritis.

Abbreviations

O.A.N. - Osteoarthritic nosode.

Introduction

NOSODES

The term Nosode is derived from two greek words, “noses” meaning disease & “cidos” meaning appearance. Nosodes are the remedies produced from diseased tissues or diseased organs or excretion of living organisms, including lower animals or plants or human beings.

Dr. Heringdevised the method of using a miasmatic agent as a basis for a remedy and thus coined the name nosode.¹

When the well choosen remedy does not act or when there is lack of symptoms, or where the inherited miasms has repressed the ability of constitution to show symptoms other than the signs related to the pathology of the conditions,the nosodes proves to be very useful.

Hahnemann was supportive of the nosode movementon the basis of the clinical confirmations, which included the remedies prepared from the disease substances or products²

Nosodes were never used below 6C, usually they were used in the 30^th potency and upwards, there was no possibility of any disease substance remaining.³

PREPARATION OF NOSODES

Trituration, 30^th potency and above doesn’t contain the disease substance. ³

CLASSIFICATION OF NOSODES

·           Basic nosodes - Psorinum, Bacillinum, Syphilinum, Medorrhinumand Carcinosinum.

·           Exanthema nosodes- Morbillinum, Parotidinum, Vaccininum, Pertussinum, Diphtherinum, Anthracinum, Malandrinum, Variolinum and Influenzinum.

·           Isopathicnosodes- Streptococcinum, Pneumococcinum, Staphylococcinum, Malaria officinalis and Pyrogenium.

·           Autogenous nosodes- Secretions or dis­charges from the pathological tissues or organs of the patient himself for the treatment.

·           Intestinal nosodes

Ø  Bacillus proteus

Ø  Bacillus dysenteria coli

Ø  Bacillus morgan

Ø  Bacillus faecalis

Ø  Bacillus mutable

Ø  Bacillus gaertner¹

INDICATIONS OF NOSODES

1.             On symptom similarity, i.e. on totality of symptoms,as a constitutional remedy.

2.             As a second prescription, to enhance the ac­tion of the first prescription.

3.             When patient never picks up health after a par­ticular illness.

4.             When strong family history is present.

5.             When well-chosen remedies do not act.

6.             When there is a lack of symptoms.

7.             As an intercurrent remedy, when best-selected remedy fails to act.

8.             When partial picture of the constitutional rem­edies manifest yet no one remedy completely fits the case.

9.             As the miasmatic intercurrent remedy.

10.         Related to genus disease –Pertussinum (for whooping cough as stated by Clarke).

11.         As a homoeopathic prophylaxis, i.e., the first use of a homoeopathic remedy in prophylaxis was done by Hahnemann, when he used the remedy Belladonna as prophylaxis for scar­latina.¹

12.         As an auto-nosode, a “vaccine” made from the patient’s own disease matter when several remedies seem to be indicated but none of them completely fits the case, one option is to use the nosode of the active miasm. It will move the case forward enough to make the next prescription easier. ³

CONTRAINDICATIONS

1.             In the active phase of acute disease.

2.             In the explosive stage of miasm.

3.             During the active phase of a recurrent attacks.

4.             In an infectious stage, i.e. do not use Tuberculinum in established tuberculosis.¹

OSTEO-ARTHRITIC NOSODE (O.A.N)

PHARMACY

Osteo-arthritic nosode is made from the synovial liquid of arthritic joints. Historical dose: all potencies. Planets: Saturn⁴

SOURCES

There are two preparations: one from comes from the knee joint of a patient suffering from osteoarthritis, and the other from the hip of a similar case.⁵

A proving of the osteo-arthriticnosode of hip was read in the 18^th All India Homeopathic conference at Madras on 10 October 1970. The two preparations of O.A.N. were made from the synovial liquid of joints. The O.A.N. that originated from DrFoubister included two preparations: one comes from the knee of a patient suffering from osteoarthritis, and the other from the hip of a similar case.⁴

HISTORY

A proving of the osteoarthritic nosode of hip was read in the 18^th All India Homoeopathic conference at Madras at 10^th October 1970. The two preparations of O.A.N.  are done from the synovial liquid of joints. The O.A.N. that originated from DrFoubister came from the knee of a patient suffering from an osteoarthritic-affection, and the other stock from the hip of a similar case. Thus, thisnosode acts towards the osteoarthriticdirection. ⁴

Clinicalconditions

·         Arthritis. osteoarthritis.⁴

·         Arthritis; styes; furuncles; tendinitis; cramps.

·         Weakness with a state of indifference and irritability, aggravated in the evening; and, redness with swelling of the joints, especially right side, are the keynote symptoms of the drug.

·         Right sided remedy.⁵

INDICATIONS

·         Swelling of the right wrist.

·         Pain in the right shoulder.

·         Muscular pain of the right hip.

·         Temporary redness and swelling of the right shoulder.

·         Redness and swelling of the right forearm and right wrist.

·         Pain aggravated by the first movement, ameliorated by continued movement.

·         Pain of the achilles tendon.⁴

·         Weakness with a state of indifference and irritability, aggravated in the evening; and redness with swelling of the joints, especially right side, are the keynote symptoms of this drug.⁵

·         Extreme weakness with somnolence in the afternoon and profound sleep.

·         Idleness, no desire to work, irritable, worse between 16 to 18 hours. Indecision, needs relaxing.

·         Has taste for nothing, nonchalance, irritability.

·         Stage of stupor, indifference to others.

·         Irritability, worse towards evening.

·         Weakness, worse in the morning when waking up.

·         Great desire for sleep with deep sleep at night.

·         Eyes: stye over upper eyelid of the left eye.

·         Increase of sexual desire in men.

·         Furuncle in the right aisle.

·         Furuncle above the umbilicus on the right calf.

·         Furuncle on the scrotum.

·         Furuncle of the right arm, on the trapezium, of the right groin.⁶

Conclusion

The main outcome of homoeopathic approach is to regains the body's natural healing and immune the body cells to treat the conditions that affect the body, prevent it and restore the good level of health and well-being. Osteoarthritic nosode is found as effective pathological prescription for osteoarthritis.

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