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Articles: homeopathy
Below are the articles associated with this topic. Click on a title to read one. A Case for Tarentula hispanica
by Dr Angela Jones
GP and homeopath, Dr Angela Jones, looks closely here at the case of one of her patients whose serious mental condition was finally brought under control by the medicine, Tarentula hispanica. This medicine is made up of the venom of a poisonous spider whose bite causes delirium in its victims.
A Case of a Stubborn Anal Fissure
by Dr Neil Slade
This column focuses on homeopathic treatment for a 30-something woman plagued by an anal fissure for some years who, despite undergoing surgery twice for her condition, was still experiencing sharp, searing pain every time she had a bowel movement. In addition to this fissure symptom, the client was also experiencing bouts of depression and irritability.
A Case of Angelman's Syndrome
by Dr Neil Slade
This column presents a case summary of a baby with Angelman’s Syndrome. As the condition is not widely known, the author explains what it is and how the baby was diagnosed with it.
A Case of Bloody Diarrhoea Responds to Homoeopathy
by Dr Angela Jones
Adam was in dire straits when he came to see me. He had been suffering from diarrhoea for nine months and was getting nowhere with conventional therapy.
A Case of Complete Exhaustion
by Dr Angela Jones
As a general practitioner, I frequently have patients whose chief complaint is that they are tired all the time. As you can perhaps imagine, it is a symptom to strike horror into the heart of any busy GP, who instantly knows that this will not be a quick consultation.
A Case of Treating a Foetus
by Dr Neil Slade
The author presents the case of a pregnant client diagnosed to be carrying a foetus with lung problems – specifically Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation.
A GP Homoeopath's View Regarding Research
by Dr Angela Jones
This short article argues the case for research in homeopathy to ensure its survival as a therapy. The author, herself a GP homeopath, realises that colleagues, as well as the patients themselves, have to be convinced of the effectiveness of homeopathy.
A Mercurial Cure for Colitis
by Dr Angela Jones
Joan had suffered from ulcerative colitis for sixteen years when she came to see me. This particularly nasty bowel disease causes heavily blood-laden diarrhoea and can necessitate total removal of the large bowel in severe cases. It can even be fatal as it can be complicated by perforation of the colon and peritonitis.
A Subtle Cuttlefish Case
by Dr Angela Jones
The name Eira means "snow" in Welsh. The brunette in front of me in my consulting room explained that she had had white hair as a baby, hence the appellation, which had subsequently become less appropriate as her hair transmuted to its present colour during childhood. The problem which she presented with was one of troublesome urinary frequency and urgency.
A Tricky Case of Eczema - or 'If at First You Don't Succeed...'
by Dr Angela Jones
Homeopath Angela Jones describes the treatment of a case of childhood eczema that proved to be particularly challenging.
Ailments from Grief
by Dr Angela Jones
One of the great strengths of homeopathy as a therapeutic tool is that it is ideally suited to the treatment of problems which cannot be given a medical diagnosis.
An Unusual Case
by Dr Angela Jones
This case, though not stunningly exciting, is none the less an important demonstration of how homeopathic treatment sometimes has to progress. One cannot always find THE REMEDY straight away for a patient, particularly in adults with chronic disease. Instead the prescription of a remedy at a medium potency for the symptoms that are surfacing at the time allows the case to unfold so that, slowly but surely, progress can be made.
Another Case of Depression
by Dr Angela Jones
It is interesting to ponder on the statistics regarding depressive illness. 20 to 30% of the population are thought to suffer from symptoms of depression in the course of one year. Most cases are mild but one person in 20 will be moderately or even severely depressed. However, only one in five of the severely depressed will seek medical help and indeed, doctors often "miss" the diagnosis in patients consulting for other problems.
Another Childhood Eczema Case
by Dr Angela Jones
Childhood eczema is an aggravating skin condition involving itching, bleeding and scratching, which is usually only controlled rather than cured with conventional treatments such as antibiotics and steroids.
Another Headache Solved by Homeopathy
by Dr Angela Jones
Darren has migraine – or at least, he had migraines for the last five years. It had the typical features of associated nausea and dislike of the light, but no visual symptoms. Sometimes it was on the left, sometimes on the right, but always after too much sleep or missing meals.
Aurum and Despair
by Dr Angela Jones
In her Case Study this month Dr Jones looks at several different issues in the case of a woman who had had serious surgery in the past and had got through it relatively easily. She was now driven to absolute despair by much minor ailments and was convinced that she would be dead by Christmas.
Biolumanetics - The Science of Life-Light
by Thrity Engineer
Biolumanetics is a healing discipline that uses the light emitted by living beings to find a means of balancing energy and so bringing about a healthier state.
Biolumanetics and Classical Homoeopathy
by Charles Wansbrough
...within two weeks, this patient's bowel movements corrected themselves, and she has been on the same remedy for over six months in a very low dosage. In the words of the patient 'it is a miracle', since at no time in her long life have her bowels worked so well. This case demonstrates the assumption in homoeopathy that a correct prescription will invariably bring about dramatic results.
Biolumanetics and Homeopathy
by Kieran Linnane
Homeopath Kieran Linnane relates how she and colleague Charles Wansbrough have been using Biolumanetics in their homeopathic practice for the last four years in order to make a more effective selection of appropriate homeopathic remedies for their clients.
Birth Anxiety and the Overdue Baby
by Dr Neil Slade
This Expert Column describes the successful homeopathic treatment of a woman having a normal pregnancy but extreme anxiety due to a previous difficult birth experience.
Capricious Charlie Chamomilla - Matricaria chamomilla
by Laura Murphy
In this article the author demonstrates the effects of Chamomile, on an angry, demanding baby named Charlie. A baby prone to middle ear infections, hypersensitive to pain, and also teething at the time.
Case Studies on Homeopathy - Four Cases of Eczema
by Dr Angela Jones
Eczema is the external or skin manifestation of allergy and, as such, can often be influenced by dietary manipulation. This approach is fraught with difficulties and frustrations and can leave the sufferer on a very restricted diet which is not necessarily healthy in other ways. It also begs the question as to why the person with eczema is allergic in the first place.
Classical Homeopathy - the Re-Emergence of Holism within Homeopathy
by Dr Brian Kaplan
Brian Kaplan is a qualified medical practitioner who has been practising homeopathy for 20 years. He also lectures to doctors and co-founded the Homeopathic Physicians Teaching Group (HPTG). In this article he traces the development of homeopathy, spotlighting the key actors and particular influences on his own homeopathic practice.
Classical Homeopathy in a Child with Primary Immunodeficiency
by Jennifer Poole
The author has been a Registered Homeopath for 15 years. She supervises homeopathic students, is doing research at Exeter University in child development and learning difficulties...
Complex Homoeopathy
by George Lewith
Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, began to develop the major principles of homoeopathy some 200 years ago, although there is some suggestion that the concept of "like cures like" may well have been an observation made by the father of medicine, Hippocrates.
Eczema
by Dr Angela Jones
This month's case is a success story where conventional treatment had failed to help the patient in any long term way.
Harnessing the power of a grain of sand - Case studies of silica
by Dr Angela Jones
One of the fascinations of homoeopathy is the extraordinary power that is produced in otherwise inert and everyday substances, by the potentisation process.
Homeopathic Casebook: A Case of Chronic Chest Infections Complicated by Aspergillus Infection and Chronic Asthma
by Dr Neil Slade
This expert column demonstrates the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies on a 30 year-old female with chest infection complicated by Aspergillus infection/allergy and chronic asthma.
Homeopathic Casebook: A Case of Hot, Swollen Breasts!
by Dr Neil Slade
Homeopathic Help for the Menopause
by Dr Angela Jones
I have to admit that I was quite shocked and worried by Mary's account of her menopause when she first came to see me. Seven years previously, she had been a fit and active forty one year old woman, running a large house, garden and family happily and energetically.
Homeopathic Matters: A Case of Gallstones
by June Sayer
The author has been given permission to share the experience of a colleague whom she is treating for gallstones. Her patient had had two emergency hospital admissions because of severe pain, which had been diagnosed as gallstones.
Homeopathic Matters: Treating Seasonal Allergies with the Aid of Homoeopathy
by June Sayer
The author became fascinated by homeopathy more than twenty years ago when she saw the dramatic improvement in her health and that of her children that was the result of homeopathic treatment.
Homeopathic Relief from Facial Acne Rosacea
by Alexandra Ayton
The author describes her quest for a solution to the sudden onset of acne rosacea in her thirties, which involved rough, angry, itchy red patches and weeping skin on her chin, jaw and lower face, and caused much anxiety in social situations. Despite a series of pills, creams, lotions and dietary advice first from her doctor and then from a dermatologist, no positive response was achieved. On a friend's advice, she turned to a fully qualified homeopath.
Homeopathy & Colitis
by Dr Neil Slade
Eminent homeopath Dr Neil Slade gives us the case history of Emily, a 45-year-old mother suffering from acute ulcerative colitis. At the time of her first consultation, her symptoms were ten bowel movements a day, most of them of pure blood and preceded by severe cramping and great urgency.
Homeopathy and the City
by Elizabeth Kaye
This article focuses on homeopathy, and its low cost delivery as a complementary therapy to people in public housing through a publicly-funded agency. The author presents the case of a Bengali woman and her children to whom she personally delivers the remedies.
Homeopathy and the City II: The Poison Nut
by Elizabeth Kaye
Another instalment of a hilarious take on Sex and the City, the cult classic television show.
Homeopathy and the City: Biological Welfare
by Elizabeth Kaye
This article focuses on the powerful therapeutic effect of the homeopathic remedy anthrax as a talisman for the many professionals working in the city who have been seriously affected by the events on September 11 in NY and July 7 in London, and live in daily fear of similar attacks, and dying from inhaling anthrax or other deadly diseases unleashed on the atmosphere.
Homeopathy and the City: Class Warfare
by Elizabeth Kaye
This article discusses Lycopodium clavatum, a remedy made from club moss and the makeup of a Lycopodium patient in relation to a student's presentation of a case.
Homeopathy and the City: Dirty Bargains
by Elizabeth Kaye
One of the major areas of enquiry in homeopathic case-taking is generally the patient’s family medical history, and, not surprisingly, the acknowledgement of the relevance of inherited susceptibilities has resulted in the biggest scientific project of our time, the mapping of human genes.
Homeopathy and the City: Looking for Clues
by Elizabeth Kaye
This article, the fourth of an occasional series Homeopathy and the City focuses on the power of the subconscious and the challenge of staying objective.
Homeopathy for Allergic Rhinitis and Hay Fever
by Rose Nightingale
Allergic rhinitis is the cause of seasonal misery for millions of people all over the world. It most commonly takes the form of hay fever in the summer, a reaction to hatching dust mites in the spring or autumn or a sensitivity to airborne allergens like pet hair which can occur at any time.
Homeopathy for School Phobia
by Dr Angela Jones
The author describes how, through homeopathy, she successfully treated a nine-year-old girl, Julia, who was displaying the physical symptoms of school phobia: daily headaches, weekly right-sided migraines, irritable bowel problems and a dramatic increase in her epileptic fits, which had been previously well controlled. This was despite that fact that she loved her new school, had made lots of friends and was not the subject of bullying.
Homeovitality - the Revolutionary Healthcare System
by Dr Peter Kay
The author has had a long career in medical research, having founded the first Molecular Pathology Laboratory at the University of Western Australia, after completing his PhD in Immunogenetics. He joins other respected medical authorities who have come to understand the scientific basis for the effectiveness of traditional healing practices based on the mind/body connection. In this case, it is what we are beginning to learn about factors that influence the expression of the genetic blueprint: the psychobiological gene expression system. The author suggests that this may be the basis of the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies.
Homoeopathy - a practical alternative
by Beth MacEoin
Homoeopathic treatment is all about treating the individual person rather than symptoms of illness in isolation.
Homoeopathy and Grief
by Dr Angela Jones
One of the problems with being a homoeopath is that, so often, patients approach you as a last resort. By the time they reach your door, they have explored many avenues both conventional and alternative and are desperate to find a solution to their problem. I find this aspect of my practice particularly stressful. However, the other side of the coin is the joy when homoeopathic treatment succeeds where all else has failed.
Homoeopathy for Children
by Frederick Cole
From teething babies to teenagers complaining of their zits there is a homeopathic remedy for practically every health problem met in childhood.
Homoeopathy: Working with Charities
by Peter Fraser
Most people working in complementary or alternative medicine experience a degree of envy when they think of the enormous resources that are available to practitioners of conventional medicine.
How can this be used as evidence?
by Dr Angela Jones
Simon did not feel well. He found it difficult to describe, to explain or quantify; he just did not feel well. He had felt like this on and off for almost as long as he could remember, even as a child. He was now going through a particularly bad patch and was finding it increasingly difficult to cope at work where he was under considerable stress. When he felt well, the stress did not bother him – he thrived on it, in fact – but now he feared that he might lose his job through his inability to cope.
If at first you don't succeed...a case of hypertension and headache
by Dr Angela Jones
Marilyn came to see me with a two year history of raised blood pressure which had been successfully managed with a mild diuretic tablet.
Incorporating Different Modalities into a Homeopathic Practice
by Victoria Young LCPHom
As alternative practitioners, we need to reach for our potential within all aspects of life, not only as people but also as healers. We need to expand our belief systems and practices, so that it incorporates as wide and diverse a range of prescribing skills as possible to safely meet our patients' needs.
Innovations in Homeopathic Case-taking and Prescribing
by Michelle Finlay
In the last two decades the process of case-taking and the methods of selecting the appropriate remedy have undergone something of a revolution. This is largely due to the influence of, among others, Dr Rajan Sankaran of Mumbai. Dr Sankaran has been striving to standardize what has until now been largely an artistic process and turn it into a scientific one.
Isopathic Treatment of Rhinitis
by Dr Angela Jones
This regular column by Dr Angela Jones describes the homeopathic treatment prescribed for a teenage boy with persistent rhinitis, which caused chronic nasal obstruction, bouts of sneezing and headaches above the eyes. He also suffered from acne, was very thin despite a good appetite, had a tendency towards constipation and suffered from very smelly, sweaty feet. Character-wise he was obstinate and prone to anxiety.
Molecular Genetic Discoveries: Towards a Better Understanding of Homeopathy
by Dr Peter Kay
Musings on Eczema
by Dr Angela Jones
In her column this month Dr Jones considers eczema in general and gives details of a successful case.
Never Well Since...
by Dr Angela Jones
As a conventionally-trained doctor, the concept of "never well since" was one of the aspects of homeopathy that first appealed to me, and it remains, for me, one of the most valuable tools in the therapeutic process.
New Sources for Potentised Remedies
by Helen Corkery
The homoeopathic method of preparation, known as potentization, converts unpleasant and dangerous substances into harmless, wholesome remedies.
Not Simply a Sore throat
by Dr Angela Jones
Among the most irritating and distressing of symptoms are those related to the ears, nose and throat (or ENT as they are known in the trade).
Organ Remedies, Complex Homeopathy and Infertility
by Dr Neil Slade
Regular contributor Neil Slade looks at the ongoing argument between 'classical homeopathy' (prescribing one remedy) and 'complex homeopathy' (prescribing more than one remedy). The author gives the case study of Susan, who had moderate polycystic ovary syndrome.
Poison Ivy Strikes Again
by Dr Angela Jones
This article, by one of our regular feature writers, examines the case of Ann, who had been plagued by psoriasis for twenty years. Her body was marked by large, scaly patches of thickened and inflamed skin, on which all sorts of creams and 'miracle cures' had had little effect.
Prescribing on a Keynote
by Dr Angela Jones
Choosing a homoeopathic medicine on the basis of a single keynote symptom is neither recommended nor reliable. However, there are instances when a keynote symptom can be an important guide to the simillimum.
Psoriasis
by Dr Angela Jones
One of the cruelest things about the skin condition, psoriasis, is that it can go on to cause a particularly destructive form of arthritis, known as "psoriatic arthropathy".
Spagyric Medicine - An Original Way of Healing with Plants
by Elisabeth Bindschaedler
This article focuses on Spagyric medicine, a traditional way of healing with energetic medicines derived from herbs that also work hand-in-hand with all therapies aimed at global healing.
Success with Recurrent Viral Infections
by Dr Angela Jones
One of the areas where homeopathy has a useful role is in the management of nonspecific ill health, where a person feels generally unwell and is often prone to recurrent viral infections. Furthermore, they tend to have difficulty shaking off these infections and feel more ill still for some time after them.
The Case of a 'Naughty Boy'
by Dr Neil Slade
In this article the author, a Homeopath, presents his case study of a highly destructive five year-old boy – whose behaviour became more extreme as he got older – i.e. shouting back and smacking his parents for telling him off – and his treatment.
The Case of the Concert Pianist
by Dr Neil Slade
In this study, Neil Slade discusses the case of a concert pianist who had an unfortunate accident in which he sliced his thumb, palm and two fingers with glass. Several tendons and a couple of nerves were completely severed and he had to undergo surgery.
The Case of the Reluctant Alcoholic
by Dr Neil Slade
In this column the author gets to the root of a client's alcoholic problem – a well-groomed and stylish, 30-something banker who had risen up the corporate ladder quite rapidly, enjoyed sports and would swim or train on a daily basis.
The Case of the Stubborn Verrucas (& Asthma & Stress Anxiety)
by Dr Neil Slade
In this column the author shares how his homeopathic remedies helped a client, referred from a local chiropodist, with his verrucas, asthma and anxieties.
The Case of The Stuck Man
by Dr Neil Slade
In this column the author says homeopathy, like many of the energy medicine therapies, assumes that good health equates to a free flow of energy through the body. Homeopaths refer to this as a correct functioning vital force or life energy. If this energy is stuck and not free-flowing then this equates to disease-producing signs and symptoms.
The Challenges Posed by Homeless People
by Dr Angela Jones
In her final column, Dr Angela Jones talks about her experiences working as a GP at a specialist GP practice for homeless people.
The End of the Benveniste Affair?
by Dr Peter Fisher
A study recently published in the journal Inflammation Research may mark the beginning of a resolution to the so-called 'Benveniste affair'.
The Power of Constitutional Medicine
by Dr Angela Jones
I have treated Elizabeth for over five years now, on an intermittent basis. She first came to see me for her arthritis, which was causing her absolute misery. It affected her chiefly in the neck and this was resulting in great difficulty because of her occupation.
The Proving of Homoeopathic Remedies
by Peter Fraser
Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle that like cures like; that the remedy which will cure the patient is the one that has the same effect on people as does the disease.
The Role of Homeopathy in Grief
by Dr Neil Slade
This Column begins by saying that we all will be faced with loss and grief at some time in our lives, whether suddenly, or expected. In either case, the grief can be overwhelming, both at the time and for years to come. It can affect a person psychologically and physically.The author felt inspired to write about this when a client was suffering from the loss of her beloved, elderly pet dog. Losing a pet can be just as traumatic as losing a family member.
The Scientific Evidence for the Efficacy of Homoeopathy
by Peter Fraser
In an editorial in The Townsend Letter[1] Dr Gaby looked at the question of the effectiveness of homoeopathy from a basically sceptical point of view.
The Use of Homeopathy in a Case of Cancer
by Dr Neil Slade
When Harriet attended the author's clinic, she was 35 years old and had been suffering from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) for eighteen months. The primary tumour was growing round a major blood vessel, which contra-indicated surgery in favour of chemotherapy. The treatment had been successful, but then she began to feel unwell with night sweats and slightly swollen face and neck.
Treating Alopecia Areata
by Dr Angela Jones
Hair loss is one of the most distressing symptoms a patient can have, not because of its life-threatening nature, but because the fear of baldness, and its accompanying social stigma, is so great in our society.
Treating Children with Homoeopathy
by Dr Angela Jones
Our children are our most treasured possessions, or should I say our most valued charges. It is the natural wish of a parent that their child should have the best of everything, including, and especially, health.
Treating Verrucas - to Burn or Not to Burn?
by Dr Angela Jones
The author presents a homeopathic approach to treating the viral condition of verrucas, or plantar warts, as an alternative to conventional treatment with freezing, burning, cutting or applying caustic preparations.
Two Catarrhal Tales
by Dr Angela Jones
I have always thought of catarrh as being extremely unglamorous, as well as somewhat boring, from the medical point-of-view. As a general practitioner, there is not a lot that one can do for the catarrh sufferer apart from handing out decongestant or steroid nasal sprays, antibiotics or sympathy (or a combination of the three!).
Unblocking a Nasal Allergy with Homoeopathy
by Dr Angela Jones
Susan always had a tendency to a blocked nose. It had become worse recently and was more obviously aggravated by exposure to house dust. Indeed, skin tests performed at the local hospital had been positive to house dust and house dust mites.
Vaccination Damage and Homeopathy
by Dr Neil Slade
The patient, an eight-year-old girl, had been diagnosed with epilepsy following a meningitis C vaccination. During her first consultation with Dr Slade, a homeopath, she had five fits. Each fit showed by rigidity, clawed hands and spasms of the whole body.
Warts and All
by Dr Angela Jones
There are few things more irritating than a wart. Though seemingly trivial, they are unsightly and embarrassing.
What a Headache!
by Dr Angela Jones
Fiona had finally had enough of her headaches. She had suffered with them for years and years and always took her maximum daily allowance of 8 co-codamol tablets. She described them as 'tension' in the front and back of her head, especially marked at the temples.
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