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dr_bhatia · #3 (**permalink**) 6th May 2002, 06:42 AM

Hi Anna,
I think what u have picked in these 2 paragraphs is an apparent contradiction. If u look at these 2 paras superficially...it appears as if Hahnemann is saying 2 diametrically opposite things in them. In the first one he seems to be saying...psorinum is 'similimum' to psora...tuberculinum is 'similimum to Tb'....syphilinum is 'similimum' to syphilis..and so on. And in the second para, he seems to be
denouncing the use of same substance(nosode?) in same condition..calling it isopathy.

But there is a subtle difference that one must observe.

In the first para:

1. he has talked about the relationship between a crude nosode and it's potentised version. He has NOT talked about the relationship between a
nosode and it's application in a disease condition.
2. What he has said is that 'crude nosode' is not 'same' as 'potentised nosode'. An extarct of itch eruptions is not 'same' as psorinum...a
syphilitic discharge is not 'same' as syphilnum/luesinum....they can at best be 'similar', because the properties of the crude substance are greatly modified by the process of potentisation.
3. also he has said that these medicines have not been proved well so far..to make proper homeopathic use of them. This statement itself
gives very clear indication that he was in favour of symptomatic approach for the use of nosodes..and not for the ...'tuberculinum for
Tb and Syphilinum for Syphilis ..' approach

In the second paragraph:

1. he is talking about the relationship between nosodes and their application in disease.
2. he has said that giving the same nosode in same condition ..defies healthy common sense and experience..(well! not good enough reasons
there..).. And has also said that such use may cause disease aggravation
3. Also he has said that even if such an application of nosodes is able to 'cure' some condition...the it will be due to its capability to produce 'similar' (and not 'same') reaction. (probably he had in his mind what is written in the first para, but the language suggests that
even if it happens..it would be exception, not the rule.)
4. Also he has widened the use of chickenpox against smallpox to look for the probability of other 'similar' animal diseases being used to
fight against human disease .(Great idea man! Anybody out there going to prove simian AIDS (SIV) for human AIDS patients?)

That's it from me!