An interesting case from Dr. Adolph Lippe...
"A gentleman of sixty-four years of age had suffered from great difficulty of micturition for some days, for which he had taken Nitri spiritus dulcis, with partial and momentary relief. I saw him May 14th, 1868. He had had a violent chill on the previous evening, felt very weak, a continuous desire to urinate, and at short intervals, an imperative painful call, with violent pains running like a hot stick from the bladder to the end of the urethra; at times this call would not be followed by any discharge of urine; at other times a small quantity of urine of a blackish hue would be voided; these attacks returned every fifteen to twenty minutes; the region of the kidneys felt very sore. He also had a frequent cough, with splitting pain in the temples.
Not being able to determine what the truly curative remedy for this case might be, and turning my attention to Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Lycopodium, Prunus spinosa, etc. I further learned that he suffered greatly from a painful, sore, tenderness of the front teeth, which made him quite fearful of chewing, as the edges of the teeth did not permit of any contact. The locality of the disease and the objective, pathologic condition of the organs affected left no doubt as to the nature of the malady. Yet neither these or the restless anxiety of the patient and his distressed countenance led me to find the true remedy. The concomitant symptom, peculiarly characteristic in this patient and disconnected with the present pathological condition, pointed clearly and unmistakably to Sulphur. The violent pressure on the bladder, with desire to urinate, and with it burning in the urethra, as well as all the other symptoms likewise belonging to that remedy. I gave him a single dose of Sulphur 40 M. The amelioration began four hours after taking it. A profuse perspiration continued for some days, and he fully recovered under this one dose."
Source: Hahnemannian Monthly 1868; 3: 528.
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What are contraries?
Surely pain and painlessness are not contraries; painlessness is but a normal condition of health, and pain a normal condition in sickness; therefore pain is only a deviation from, not the contrary of, painlessness.
The same thing can be said of almost all internal diseases, such as inflammations, fever, nervous irritations, functional disturbances of organs and tissues; we surely have no contrary to these often dangerous conditions. This law of cure can only be applied to single separate symptoms of the complex of manifestations of functional disturbances; for instance, heat against coldness and, chills, cooling things against heat, purgatives against constipation, and astringents against diarrhea.
*This fallacious law of cure finally led to the abominable polypharmacy of the symptomatic treatment. It was really believe by these scientific men that the combination of drugs, each of which was supposed to affect one of the symptoms contrarily, would, after having gone into the stomach, be sent out, each of it to his post, and there conquer the enemy.*
The only reliable law of cure was, and always will be, the law of the similars, and it was left to the genius of HAHNEMANN to establish this only law by which therapeutics can be governed.
HAHNEMANN showed first that all and every cure over made was owing to the accidental application of this law, and gave very numerous quotations to prove the correctness of his assertions.
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One of the best keynote books in Homeopathy—*yet rarely mentioned*—is:
📘 *Key-notes to the Materia Medica by Henry N. Guernsey, M.D.*
A brilliant gem that often goes unnoticed.
And honestly—*we must stop glorifying only one book of its kind.*
Every classical homeopathic text is an ocean of wisdom.
The issue is not the books — it’s our approach to studying them.
Here is an example:
In 1868, Dr. Henry N. Guernsey, MD, of Philadelphia (and a wonderful homeopath) published the following case that a colleague had communicated to him as an example of keynote prescribing...
"I am permitted to refer to the following case, extracted from one of the numerous letters sent me on this subject. In a case of typhoid fever, the last and worst of a malignant epidemic, where the disease had resisted the action of all the medicines given, and the attending and consulting physicians despaired of saving the boy,—a previously healthy, robust lad of sixteen years,—he was restored to his former rugged condition through the action of a remedy suggested solely by a “keynote” symptom.
My friend writes:
'As I went to his bedside one evening, I noticed a peculiar convulsive movement of the head, such as I had not before noticed in this or any other case, viz., the head jerked itself clear of the pillow, and then fell immediately back; this being constantly repeated. I at once recalled your keynote, for Stramonium. I went to my office, and on comparing the symptoms of the case with the symptomatology of that remedy, I was struck with the wonderful correspondence.
I then gave repeated doses of the 3d dilution, acting on my colleague's advice, but in twenty-four hours saw no improvement. The 30th was then given with no favourable result. I then gave a single dose of Stramonium 200 at night, and was delighted to see a smile on the face of the anxious mother when I called next morning. ‘Henry became quiet,’ she said, ‘very soon after taking the medicine, and has, for the first time, slept quietly.’
His convalescence was steady from this period. I gave no other medicine for ten or twelve days. Stramonium saved him, and your ‘key-note’ given me in the class was my only guide to it.'"
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The study that the homeopathic community was waiting for the last 200 years
Dear Homeopaths and Friends of Homeopathy,
For the past eight years, the dedicated Research Team of International Academy of Classical Homeopathy, under the guidance of Professor George Vithoulkas and the thorough work of the Head of the Team, Dr Camelia Grosan, has been diligently working to provide conclusive evidence refuting the long-standing skepticism surrounding homeopathic remedies.
Through a meticulous combination of advanced analytical techniques including Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Raman Spectroscopy, and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms, this study successfully confirms that homeopathic remedies are active. The investigation focused on evaluating the morphological characteristics of highly diluted solutions of gold (Aurum Met) prepared in both ethanol and water bases across three different levels of potentization (6C, 30C, and 200C). The findings presented in this research definitively settle the debate on the high potencies in homeopathy.
The analytical method employed in this study, we believe, will open new vistas in medicine.
You will find the paper here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167732224005932?via%3Dihub
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"Take the case fully - not the symptoms alone, but the story, the tone, the silence, and the soul." 
This quote remind us that healing begins when we listen beyond just the words. A true homeopath doesn't chase symptoms - they listen to the unspoken, observe the mood, the pauses, and the essence of the patient. Every gesture, every silence, every feeling matters.
It's about treating the whole person, not just the disease.
History of Homeopathic Hospitals https://video.nostr.build/f97933fa4eb8a9106d0219629e4f347d45249e9ad5886ff064adfc4afe791c13.mp4
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"In these times of violence we need homeopathy very much. Because as you know, homeopathy takes out the aggression from the human soul. It makes people more balanced and more sane, with more common sense. In these times we need people who are balanced and have common sense. As everybody knows, violence brings on violence. And if we keep doing this, using violence against violence, we will reach to a point where we will destroy ourselves."
-Prof. George Vithoulkas
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Retroperitoneal Spindle Cell Sarcoma Unresponsive to Conventional Approach, Managed with Individualized Homeopathy: A Case Report
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Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Managed with Classical Homeopathy: A Case Report
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Migraine in an Adolescent with a Pineal Cyst Treated with Classical Individualized Homeopathy: A Case Report
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https://karger.com/cmr/article/31/1/89/871703/Migraine-in-an-Adolescent-with-a-Pineal-Cyst
INDIVIDUALIZED CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GLIOMA, A CASE REPORT.
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Last October (2023), Dr. Harald Hamre (Institute for Applied Epistemology and Medical Methodology at the University of Witten- Herdecke) and colleagues published a systematic review of meta-analyses of randomized placebo-controlled homeopathy trials for any indication. It was published in the journal "Systematic Reviews."
Here are their thoughts on their findings:
"According to this systematic review, homeopathy can have positive effects beyond placebo in sick people. Note: this systematic review is based on the best available evidence meta-analyses of randomized, placebo- controlled trials - and it was conducted and published in accordance with today's standards.
This new level of knowledge legitimizes the place of homeopathy in health care and does not justify any measures against it."
To read the paper - follow this link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37805577/
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An interesting case of skeletal dysplasia published in a peer reviewed medical journal.
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https://megajournalofcasereports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MJCR-79-2248.pdf
Interview with Professor George Vithoulkas
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Syringomyelia Managed with Classical Homeopathy: A Case Report
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