Hi Judy,
You asked:
<<What constitutes "one dose," please Jane?>>
[This was in response to Jane MacRoss who said: "One dose of
Homeopathic Drosera 30 before bed usually fixes a cough permanently ."
** One dose of any dry homeopathic remedy can be 2 pellets, or 1
-2 pellets dissolved in a couple of ounces of water (chlorine-free)
and taken 1 with 1 teaspoon equaling one dose.
Having said that, the reason I really responded to this post is to
caution against taking the statement that "Drosera 30" before bed will
cure most coughs. This is what gives homeopathy a bad name. There
are at least 50 homeopathic remedies that have coughing as a rubric.
It is impossible to take one symptom like coughing and immediately
come up with a homeopathic remedy for it. Instead, a homeopath will
look at all the symptoms exhibited (things conventional MDs never look
at or consider) and use this entire picture to choose an appropriate
remedy.
Homeopathic remedies have purposes printed on them but this is not
to be taken that one merely reads the tubes and takes them according.
In the US, we insist on imposing our current paradigm of medicine on
things that don't fit in this paradigm so makers of homeopathic
remedies list a couple of uses to appease the FTC.
Occasionally you can get a sense of how much a person knows about
homeopathy by how they present their suggestion. In this case, the
suggestion came in the form of this statement: "One dose of
Homeopathic Drosera 30 before bed..."
When someone mentions a homeopathic remedy without noting a
potency it is a guarantee that they have no real knowledge about
homeopathy. When recommending homeopathic remedies these are
virtually always stated with a potency following the name of the
remedy. For instance, Drosera 30C, or Drosera 30X, or Drosera 200C,
or Drosera LM3. It's not an oversight. It's not something people who
are knowledgable about homeopathy would ever forget.
Occasionally, there are remedies that are so impressive they work
for one express purpose. One of these is Arnica. It should be taken
upon the first notice of bruising. Also, if one is having a hear
attack (it limits damage to the heart muscle). If I were recommending
Arnica for an express purpose I would probably recommend Arnica 30C.
Drosera has been found to be the premier remedy for whooping cough.
Unfortunately, one cannot extrapolate from that this that Drosera is
appropriate for all coughs. In fact, one of the most common concerns
homeopaths have is having a patient take a remedy that offers a
"partial cure". This drives symptoms deeper into the system where one
day they will emerge as a new health problem along a continuum than
conventional medicine, for the most part, doesn't recognize. There is
one example I can think of. This would be where one has chicken pox
and then years later this returns as shingles.
Here's a basic description of Drosera and the type of cough for
which Drosera is most appropriate:
ffects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by
Hahnemann as the principal remedy for whooping-cough. Drosera can
break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of
raising it (Dr. Tyler). Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it.
Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from coughing with gastric
irritation and profuse expectoration. Pains about hip-joint.
Tubercular glands.
Head.--Vertigo when walking in open air, with inclination to fall to
the left side. Coldness of left half of face, with stinging pains and
dry heat of right half.
Stomach.--Nausea. Aversion to and bad effects from acids.
Respiratory Organs.--Spasmodic, dry irritative cough, like
whooping-cough, the paroxysms following each other very rapidly; can
scarcely breathe; chokes. Cough very deep and hoarse; worse, after
midnight; yellow expectoration, with bleeding from nose and mouth;
retching. Deep, hoarse voice; hoarseness; laryngitis. Rough, scraping
sensation deep in the fauces and soft palate. Sensation as if crumbs
were in the throat, of feather in larynx. Laryngeal phthisis, with
rapid emaciation. Harassing and titillating cough in children-not at
all through the day, but commences as soon as the head touches the
pillow at night. Clergyman's sore throat, with rough, scraping, dry
sensation deep in the fauces; voice hoarse, deep, toneless, cracked,
requires exertion to speak. Asthma when talking, with contraction of
the throat at every word uttered.
Extremities.--Paralytic pains in the coxo-femoral joint and thighs.
Stiffness in joints of feet. All limbs feel lame. Bed feels too hard.
Fever.--Internal chilliness; shivering, with hot face, cold hands, no
thirst. Is always too cold, even in bed.
Modalities.--Worse, after midnight, lying down, on getting warm in
bed, drinking, singing, laughing.
[END of Drosera description]
The more times homeopathy is recommended in an inappropriate way
and doesn't work, the more people there are who will complain
homeopathy doesn't work. Homeopathy needs good press, not bad.
Regards,
Catherine
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