In a case where one has not got a great deal to go on, I have often heard it said that Sulphur will sometimes “open up the case” then providing some clearer, more characteristic symptoms to work with. Do other people find this to be true? More importantly why should Sulphur have such an effect, how could I justify it use?

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Hello Richard

Yes, Sulphur can be used like this a lot, but not routinely. Hahnemann opened with Sulphur very often in his later years, when treating the more "sophisticated" patients in Paris who had been subjected to drugging and less healthy lifestyles than those
in his more rural homeland.

Owing to its wide sphere of action and its tendency to bring out old skin complaints, Sulphur can be used as a remedy to uncover the effects of suppression in many cases. In order to use it that way, there should be strong indications for Sulphur itself, although Sulphur need not cover all the presenting symptoms.

As always, it depends very much on the individual case.

Didn't Hahnemann believe that sulphur was needed by everyone apart from him - or have i remembered that wrongly??
He did advocate giving mild doses of sulphur to pregnant women in their first pregnancy to eradicate inherited psora in the foetus .

[This message has been edited by Hoppitt415 (edited 03 December 2000).]

Hi Richard, Have you got Chronic Diseases by Hahnemann? If so, read it - there is valuable information in there.

If you don't have it - go to the Home page on this site - go to Library - go to Books to Download. And, there you'll find Chronic Diseases - easy to download.

I'm sure there are many other references in some of his other writings, so, perhaps others on here will point you to them.
Lisa

You should try never to be routine with anything in homoeopathy. Starting a case with Sulphur to "open it up" implies that the homoeopath is not able to perceive the characteristic symptoms. This is the practitioners problem and shouldn't be made part of the prescription. What often happens is that the patient aggravates, since Sulphur is a remedy which a lot of people are sensitive to.

Anna's comment about uncovering suppression is correct I think. I often use sulphur in cases where there has been suppression, if there are some Sulphur symptoms present, and it seems to "clear the case" a little. I am always aware, though, that Sulphur comes up in almost every rubric, and can mislead one to think that everyone is a Sulphur. This is a mistake new homoeopaths often make.

Was it Kent that said both the novice and the experienced homoeopath will use Sulphur very often, with only the success of their prescriptions being the difference between them?

LISA

I tried to download a book but it came out all gobbledygook!!!

What did i do wrong??

Hi everyone,

I learned--somewhere, don't remember where--that Sepia is also often used to "clear" a case where there has been a lot of suppression/use of allopathic drugs of any number. Anyone else remember learning this, or having heard this?

Divina

P.S. I also believe sulphur should never be used routinely. It is a huge polycrest, and does exist in practically every rubric. But, certainly not everyone needs sulphur! In fact, I come across only a few cases who do. It sure does cause those aggravations and provings, though!

HI Hoppitt, I did the same thing the first time! I have Netscape..and what I did the first time was download the book..and saved it RATHER than installing it - and when I looked in Windows Explorer to find the file and open it - it was all gobbledy gook!

So, I deleted that and started over (since it was such a small download ).

The 2nd time, I downloaded - and when it gave the option to install - I clicked on INSTALL..and that brought up WinZip automatically - and then I was able to open it in Word later. (remember to tell it WHERE to unzip the file to...i.e. c:\my docs\homeopathy bookes - or whatever folder you have allocated for homeopathy downloads.

If you're using a different Browser - not sure, but if it is Windows Explorer...you shouldn't have any problems.

Try it, and let me know ....if you CAN'T get it to work - I'll email the file (zipped) to you!! much easier, hey...
use this email to contact me if you need to: lisa@homeopathyhome.net
Lisa

Thanks Anna and for your input and also to those others who have taken the time to help me with this one. My understanding is better now, and no routine prescriptions will occur!!
Thanks Richard