At 08:32 PM 9/29/2004, you wrote:

>dear homeolist,
>
>I am trying to collect information on the use of LMs as single dose
>(dry or in a solution).

Hello,

I have used single doses of the LM potency in both medical solution and
the oral route as well as by olfaction many times. The first LM dose I give
is a single test dose. I have done this hundreds if not thousands of times.
I always wait and watch for a appropriate number of days and then act
accordingly. In cases with a strikingly progressive improvement I let the
single dose act alone. Where there is only a slow improvement I repeat the
dose at suitable intervals to speed the cure.

This accords with what is written in aphorism 246 of the Organon. In
perhaps 20-30 percent of my successful cases this first dose causes a
progressively increasing amelioration for a period of time. Some of these
cases improve for days, weeks, months and years on such a single dose. A
striking reaction to a single test dose is not all that rare.

>the founder did suggest the use of LMs as a single dose in aphorism 272
>(but even here he talks about "stirring" hinting at altered doses).

Hahnemann mentioned the dry dose in the 6th Organon but he favors the idea
that the second dose should be given in medicinal solution. Even in
aphorism 272 where Hahnemann speaks of 1 pill dry on the tongue he speaks
about how much more effective the medicinal solution is than the dry dose.
I have not seen a single LM prescription where S. H. gave a dry pellet of
the LM. There could be a few??? Every time I look I find a new experiment.

>I have read about the use of LM globules as single doses in the book
>psychiatry and homeopathy by dr fernando risquez and also the book by
>dr ramanlal patel of kerala.
>
>dr patel mentions giving more than 5,00,000 LM prescriptions and he
>frequently gives 1 or 2 globules of LM as a single dose (or 2 dose
>-split).

None of the dry dose methods offer the same flexibility and adaptability
of the medicinal solution for oral, olfactory or dermal applications. As I
said before - using the remedies of the 6th Organon by the methods of the
4th Organon is like having a new sports car and pulling it with a team of
horses.


>however, I think dr risquez and dr patel's prescribing was too quick /
>herculean and marathon !. at least, this is the impression that I have.

Hahnemann offered a baseline approach that comes with a set of checks and
balances that make the LM pharmacy a safe and effective system. These other
methods leave out many of these important factors.

>does anyone on the list have any experience with using LMs as single
>dose / know any book or homeopath with experience in this area ?

I receive letters from homeopaths and students where they have been getting
good reactions from singles doses. This does not mean that in every case a
single dose cured a chronic diseases of many years duration but it acted
progressively for longer periods of time so that infrequent repetition was
all that was necessary.

>I do not underestimate the value of divided (and altered doses) in
>solution, for LMs. surely, this is advantageous as the founder pointed
>out. I am simply trying to understand the aph 272 in the context of the
>LMs. this is a part of my posology experiments.
>
>please do write to the list / personally to me, if you have any direct
>clinical experience with LMs as single dose or know any
>book/website/homeopath who has experimented with this or just like to
>comment ......

Please keep me informed! I collect example cases and like to speak to such
parties. There is not much written on this subject. Many are very surprise
to find out that Hahnemann used LMs in single doses, especially by
olfaction. So many have wrongly stated that Hahnemann always gave the daily
dose. This is completely false.

Sincerely, David Little


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>
>regards,
>dr manish agarwala
>
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