Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have a question that does not leave my mind.

First, please allow me to describe why the question is on my mind and why I am confused:

When I was introduced to a Homeopath and Homeopathy I was ordered to take many different remedies within a very short time. At the same time I read a few books (simple books and more demanding books) on Homeopathy and finally we ended with about 100 remedies in our cupboard in LM 18 potency and also an emergency or travel Homeopathy kit containing 80 remedies in C 30 potency along with a little booklet describing the remedies in very short form and stating different ailments like sore throat, cuts, bruises, homesickness, ... indicating one or two remedies to treat each of the ailments.

So, the way we were introduced to Homeopathy, mostly by the Homeopath and the easy to read books who did it so differently than the more demanding books there was a time when we readily took a C 30 remedy whenever something felt a bit wrong. For example, I was instructed to try remedy after remedy for my headaches to eventually find the right one. The procedure was: try as many remedies as necessary till one helps.

Today I know that there is a difference between an acute situation and a deeper or chronic situation.

My friend (unfortunately) quit seeing our Homeopath after I had lost confidence in her. But she helped him living with his allergies and he gives her credit for this help. Now he takes a C 30 or an LM 18 of 'his remedies' when he experiences allergic symptoms like running nose or tears in his eyes and most of the time they even ease his situation. He never takes the Anti-Histamines any more. I do not comment this in any way because I honestly do not know what is good or what is bad, I am just happy that he can live without the allopathic Anti-Histamines.

With you here during the past year I experienced that you take much, much time and trouble to find one single remedy to take care of a person's problem. Again and again you advise not to take any remedy easily.

Last week my friend hurt himself and I, with a very bad conscience, advised him to take Arnica C 30, because within minutes he had developed a major "Haematom" (blue, red, and yellow patch on the skin, I am missing the right English word here and my dictionary does not know it either). I know that these Haematoms can cause problems due to blood clots that start travelling the blood stream and very long ago our Homeopath had advised us to take Arnica in the incident of a Haematom to prevent such blood clots from travelling and causing damage, even possible death.

Now, finally, my question: Would you say it is o.k. to take Arnica or the other so-called 'emergency' remedies like Staphisagria (cuts), Hypericum (cuts through nerves), Aconitum (shock and injuries) right away at once after an injury that is painful? This to me now seems to feel more like allopathy - seeing the disease, not the person, and prescribing a cure for the disease more than for the individual person.

Even worse, maybe people with very limited knowledge on Homeopathy should not decide on taking remedies at all in order to not mess up the patient and make him or her untreatable for a real Homeopath???

And (if the above is o.k.), actually there are two questions, would the same be o.k. for me in the case of injuries or would I, because Thuja C 200 is working inside me for a long time, better not take any other remedy, even if I cut or bruised myself?

So far, on myself, I have only used Calendula ointment for cuts that I had on my fingers. The ointment does not contain potentized Calendula so I, for myself, decided it would be safe.

I do hope my question does not sound silly and I would be very relieved if you could give me directions on how to treat these small injuries that happen to my friend and me in the future.

Any advice will be very much appreciated.

Thank you very much.

Bettina

(Come to think of it: major injuries would put me under still more emotional stress: I would be even more inclined to give or take Aconitum and Arnica if there would be a major accident happening to any of us two.)