I know that most people in this group believe in classical homeopathy, healing with one single remedy. Howver many people have also achieved succss with homeopathic combination remedies. I would like to initiate a discussion on pros and cons of homeopathic combination formulas.

If you achieve success through a combination remedy, how do you know which element was responsible? What happens if the symptoms call for an increase in potency, and you don't know which of the remedies in the combination is relevant? If an unrelated issue arises in the future how do you know which element may have possibly precipitated that?

RF

What do you call success?
Charlotte

Well put RF, also, if it is indicated to go up in potency from the patient's reaction to the first rem's...and one chooses a follow-up-rem that turns out not to be the best to follow with...well, need I say more?

I seriously think it is underconfidence in Homeopathy that pushes people to practise this way....and of course, it is rooted in one's training. Anyhow, why not just take one remedy at a time? And see what manifests? It is controlled and methodical that way, and has been proven since Hahnemann to work best.

Lisa

[This message has been edited by Lisa007 (edited 20 September 2000).]

Right on Lisa, the most damning thing about combination remedies is the fact that there is no way to control for the reaction. As in a standard scientific experiment, you never include more than one variable at a time, because you won't have a point of reference for the result.
You may hit the jackpot with a combination remedy...but how often does that happen? Any success, while possible, is blind luck.

RF

Is it ever possible that in single remedy approach no single remedy can be found which will cure the person?

Hahnemann had only about 100 remedies to use and he had great success. If one rememdy doesn't complete the treatment then go on to the next one in a systematic manner. You will be able to choose the most suitable next one this way too. And the cure will progress. If someone took forty years to get ill and this method takes one year to produce a cure, then that's not bad. This way Homeopathy will stop the progression of illness, halting it and then produce cure so it doesn't return. Can't do better than that.

Is it also possible that sometimes a remedy which has no match to the patients symptoms charcaterstics physcial or mental produces a cure. I have seen it happen ,how does this happen? Any feedback would be appreciated.

No. Check the 'law of similiars'. Homeopathy works on this scientific basis. It is an unchangeable rule. It is fact. Do some reading on this.