on 5/22/06 10:57 AM, fee at fee (AT) projectal (DOT) donate2.net wrote:

> Dear David,
>
> I think I'm starting to get this..
> The way to treat aids, or any other widespread miasmatic condition is by
> following the guidelines set out for the treatment of epidemics. i.e. to find
> the genus epidemicus.

> So, what we need is a central pool for cases concerning these apparently
> 'incurable' conditions. for example AIDS. Here we can look at the miasmatic
> tendencies, along with the common symptoms and individual symptoms and from
> this we can come up with a smallish group of remedies which correspond to the
> genius epidemicus.

Fee,
A central case repository must already exist somewhere -- though not
homeopathic. A homoepathic one would be a great project. But anyone doing
it needs to setup a protocol for case reporting, or compilation would be too
difficult -- contact me privately if want ideas for a standardized case
reporting methodology for homeopathic cases).


((( Hi, Fee --- Finding the GE for AIDS I know has been the goal of several
people on this list. Of those , the clinic seeing the most AIDs cases --
run by Didi Ananda Ruchira of Kenya- posted on this topic in February 2005.
I include her post below.

Didi has said below that no GE in the materia medica as yet been identified
for AIDS by her clinic -- though HYDROGEN has good potential - at least in
the strains in east Africa. There are a group of remedies which are
commonly seen, (in addition to the remedy for the patient individualized) --
which she lists.

Chappell has taken another approach -- technologically tailoring a remedy
from the picture of the disease -- instead of using a substance analog. That
is the "PC1" mentioned below.


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DIDI'S POST OF 2/2005 ON THE WORK OF HER CLINIC, ALF IN KENYA on AIDS, which
affects some 20 million in Africa:

I believe we have, over the last 5 1/2 years, treated well over 2000 HIV+
patients.

Sorry, I'm only now been reading after two weeks on the road. It's really
too much to read. Then I saw a thread directed to me. If there is a email
earlier than Ellen's on this thread I didn't find it. So I'm just jumping
in without knowing all that's being discussed. If I'm going over ground
discussed forgive me.

"Epidemically speaking": Clients seem to circle around the big polychrests:
Phos, Rhus t, Ars, Merc, Nat m., Puls (for men & women both). I think Phos
tops the list for "most popular". No special surprises about these "super
6".

This is not to say that we don't take a case or give other big or small rx
if they present themselves. However, some pt's pictures are so common we can
prescribe with confidence after a few questons.

Over the years we ran through a number of **Eureka-This-Is-It!
Discoveries**, including Mur-ac, Helon, and a few obscure others. None of
them did the job of a universal "epidemic". Except-

As I've mentioned before on this list we found HYDROGEN to be very effective
as an "epidemic" Rx. I wish others would expore it too. I was using it
regularly before "switching over" to PC1. We put 1 pill of Hydrg. LM1 into a
20 ml dropper and pts took 2 drops twice a day. There was a near-universal
improvement excepting a near-universal aggravation of "scratchy, sore
throat". Reducing the dose generally got rid of the throat problem.

Today, our usual methodology here in Kenya combines homeopathic, herbal
tinctures, and "aggressive naturopathic/nutritional therapy" .

Most of our homeopaths prescribe single rx at a time, but no one is rigid on
this point. We may prescribe multiple rx if he/she sees it that way.

Remember, too, the context of Africa where our therapy may be the ONLY
nutrition & support, etc a patient gets. In richer countries you expect the
patient to be eating well & carefully, taking vitamins or other supplements,
etc.

Usually, once we find a patient is regaining their stamina & general health
(on the above combi), we switch them over to PC1+tincture +N.therapy, where
they usually continue improving. Sometimes, if there is no virulent
pathologies, we may put them directly on PC1 along with some good "immune
boosting" herbal tincture.

For patients who opt for it, we offer intravenous hydrogen peroxide
treatment which also is very effective. I highly recommend it with
side-by-side homeopathic follow through.

The "immune boosting" herbals we use (singly, not together) are:
Neem 2x
Hypoxis 2x (also known as "african potato" - a S. African herb found
effective in reducing HIV). this product is now being produced & marketed by
Abha Light. You can order it!! see our website from next week!

We've had experience with both these tinctures- used exclusively they, too,
have returned a number of patients to health. Not known if they,
exclusively, returns HIV-undetectable results.

Exclusive use of naturopathic therapy also has returned a number of patients
to health. Not known if it, exclusively, returns HIV-undetectable results.

We've had a small number of cases (those who could afford the tests) return
back to us reporting "hiv undetectible" soon after finishing the PC1.

We hope to use some of our funding in 2005 to test a larger group of
patients and get "real statistics".

Sorry folks, the eternal question of "how do you know what is working if you
are combining everything?" is not a urgent issue with us.

Over the years we've tried every method & approach - single dose, multiple
dose, split dose, plussing dose, high potencies, low potencies, Bach,
tissue, "classical" style, constitutional style, poly-pharmacy style,
clinical therapeutics style, "mix and match" style, "throw everything in the
kit at them" style, "pendulum'ing" style, and any other
knowledge-contributions our visiting volunteers brought with them.

[by the way, THANK YOU Volunteers for all you've contributed to ALF]

We now have a some sense born from experience about what is and isn't
working.

Conclusion:
~~ Africa we can't ignore the fact that thousands upon thousands are
affected and waiting for treatment. Quicker, timely mass treatment is
urgent.

~~That homeopathy can rise to the need of shouldering this great task.

~~So the need for discovering an "epidemic" remedy is of the essence. We
should not hold back merely on "points of order". Try it. (PC1) If it works,
use it.

~~We found PC1 works best when the patient has been cleared as far as
possible of other obstructive stuff eg, virulent infections, over-dosing of
drugs, suppressed diseases, etc.

~~We found that PC1 may cause adverse reactions (aggravations? but how to
know without a clear proving) - therefore we prefer to clear the way first,
so to speak, and supervise the first month closely.

~~We are mostly convinced that it is PC1 that is doing the final job of
restoring health- from trial and observation. That "classical",
constitutional or therapeutic treatment eventually "fell down" - that is
the patient was better, then worse, then again treated for the next round of
infections then better then worse again etc. In other words no real
permanancy to their condition.

~~There are no test results yet to show whether PC1 is a permanent cure or
whether HIV still remains in the system to grow again. It appears, however
to restore health for a long stretch of time. We do not see back our
patients because they have regained their health.

~~Nevertheless, polychests (as mentioned above) + PC1 go a long way towards
enabling mass treatment of the AIDS pandemic.

~~So. Ultimately we found, in Kenya, 30-200's prescriptions combined with
low-potency tinctures and naturopathic therapy, later followed by PC1 to be
the cheapest, **rapid'est, gentlest and permanent'est restoration of
health**.

Didi (Feb 2005)
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Incidentally, I know that Didi's school and clinic is in great trouble
financially as of late April 2006:

Dear All,

I wouldn't do this except in desperation.

Certain funding grants (namely Global Fund, especially) have fallen through
for 2006. My project, Abha Light, is facing extreme difficulties.- I've had
to let staff go and rent is in question for May-July. Any contributions or
better yet, fundraising opportunities you may have access to would be
greatly appreciated.

Please contact me OFFLINE personally at Didi Ananda Rucira
<a.ruchira (AT) abhalight (DOT) org> if you are in a position to help.

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira
Director, Abha Light
visit: www.abhalight.org
tel: +254 20 445-0181 / cells: 0733-895466 / 0723-869133


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Fee wrote:
then when taking an individual case we can see which of
> these fits the totality of the individual knowing that we are choosing from a
> group which has been proven to be related to that particular type of disease
> state..


((( Fee, the Genius epidemicus (corrected terminology see below) is a remedy
for the NAMED, DIAGNOSABLE DISEASE picture shared in common by a GROUP -- it
is not individualization of one patient, but a group of patients. The
process of identifying the peculiar symptoms of the whole group as if the
NAMED DISEASE outbreak -- or if over many outbreaks or for chronic miasmatic
diseases the NAMED DISEASE ITSELF -- was ONE PATIENT, "winnows out" symptoms
of individuality of each PATIENT. If the group is large enough and the
disease picture as it always appears is encompassed, then the common
miasmatic basis of the miasmatic/infectious disease can be annihilated in
all patients. PCi is an attempt to find the disease remedy for all
patients. Hydrogen may be the closest in the materia medica thus far?

The Genius epidemicus is a second and distinct type of simillimum which uses
the same Hahnemannian methods on a group as if it was one patient.

The group totality is a different type of individualization to find the
remedy or group of remedies that apply to the DIAGNOSED CLINICAL DISEASE --
NOT the individual patient (who may be quite ill, but who may or may not
have a diagnosable disease).

Here are some links on the topic:

Links:Group Totality Homeopathy

http:
//www.simillimum.com/Thelittlelibrary/GuestAuthorsfolder/onepatient.html
>From David Little's educational website: an entertaining article by Greg
Bedayn on his highly successful finding and use of a genius epidemicus in
treatment of a herd of thousands of sheep for fatal ergot poisoning in
California. A good illustration of the almost infallible capability of the
group totality remedy in treating all members of a group totality cohort
that share the same disease. The same reliability of the group totality made
homeopathy famous in rural America 1830-1945 in high mortality epidemics, as
the survival rates of homeopathic doctors were significantly higher than
those of the "old school". Some examples are in The Logic of Figures by
Bradford.

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David's comments on Greg's article:

As if One Patient

by Greg Bedayn, former Editor of NASH Journal.

....As if One Patient is a serious review of the implications of Hahnemann's
introduction of the 'remedy epidemicus'. Unknown to many modern homoeopaths,
Hahnemann developed two fundamental case analysis strategies, one for the
individual constitution which is uniquely affected (Org. §153) and the other
for diseases on common cause and similar symptoms which affects a
homogeneous group (Org. §101, 102). The theoretical foundation for this is
found in the very first sentence of the Introduction of the Organon of the
Healing Art.

**"As long as humanity has existed, people have been exposed, individually
or collectively, to illnesses from physical or moral causes."

**All human beings may suffer individually and collectively from diseases of
ethical and physical causes. The first sentence of the Organon reaches into
the very origins of the suffering of individuals, families, races and the
species, homo sapiens The group anamnesis can be used in virulent miasms,
endemic environmental and nutritional disorders, and toxic diseases
presenting a strong single syndrome. Hahnemann applied the group anamnesis
to acute diseases as well as the universal chronic miasms. The Founder's
original pictures of the chronic miasm, Psora, was constructed from a group
case made from Hahnemann's cases over a 11 year study. The original
anti-psorics were actually the remedy epidemicus remedies for chronic
miasma, Psora (Org. 103-§83)...

**Greg's group genus case is about the Ergot poisoning of sheep stock in
Northern California. The ergot smut produced a kind of neuralgic-convulsive
disorder which was killing a large amount of stock. In the best tradition of
the old homoeopaths, Greg 'put his boots on' and went into the fields to
test the homoeopathic approach in a clinical trial. We will leave our
veterinary research man to tell his own story...

As my colleague rightly points out this method has great relevance to public
health as a whole worldwide. Today human beings as a species are suffering
from over population, environmental degradation, toxic chemicals, EMF
pollution, mass immunization and toxic medicines while new resistant strains
of miasms and new diseases are developing. The group anamnesis may be used
for both prophylaxis and treatment of many of these diseases as they affect
a larger group in a similar manner. The group anamnesis should be understood
by homoeopaths as we face an uncertain future in the 21st century.

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http://www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/wt11.html
Will Taylor:An anamnesis of Lyme Disease: applying the process of
determining the Genius epidemicus to Lyme Disease

http://www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/wt10.html
Will Taylor:The Genius epidemicus as applied to prophylaxis


(Peter Chappells technological remedies harness just the principle you are
discussing here, but instead of hunting the substance analog materia medica,
he has invented a device which produces a biologically active remedy
faithful to a list of input symptoms. The homeopathic concept is identical
-- he has just taken a different approach -- creating custom materia medica
for specific diseases instead of using close analogs from the materia
medica. Chappell's approach allows chronic disease within any patient to be
treated with a remedy tailored to that disease from symptoms of the largest
cohort possible. Chronic and acute disease arise from the same source --
infectious disease. This is Hahnemann's greatest unique discovery. From
this (the discovery of hereditary transmission of infectious disease) we can
deduce that the nonphysical bodies of dead microbes which contain foreign
vital programs inimical to the programs of host cells are the source of
chronic disease AND acute susceptibility).

Extensive coverage of the group totality simillimum (Genius epidemicus) is
throughout the FAQ resource at:

http://www.vitalremedies.com/faqs/index.php

Reading the practitioner introductions and FAQs should round out anyone's
knowledge on this topic -- whether they want to use technologically produced
remedies or materia medica remedies.

An analysis of Organon paragraphs 101-103 is here:
http://www.vitalremedies.com/faqs/in...default&cat=32

Hope this is helpful.

Best,
A


TERMINOLOGY CORRECTION:
Genius epidemicus --the Americans around the time of Kent turned it into
"Genus" (Samuel Eaton in the 1890's wrote an article on this and considers
that it was a typographical error). Hahnemann used "Genius" epidemicus --
which is a term far older than homeopathy meaning roughly "spirit of the
epidemic").` Hahnemann referred to it here:

"This year at the Rhine you will certainly get to treat many patients with
ague, please observe if even there Natrium muriaticum will prove helpful
which is here appropriate for the current epidemic Constitution, and write
to me. Taking into account the Genius epidemicus, we reach our goal much
faster and with much less efforts, even in acute maladies, which generally
are only efflorescences of the three chronic infirmities.²

[Aegidi writing in 1866 on what Hahnemann said to him during his visit to
Hahnemann's house in Cöthen in 1831. (Vigoureux, Ralf; Life and Work of a
Homoeopathic Doctor; Haug; 2000). English translation of this quote is by G..
Rottler http://www.curantur.de]
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