A sprained wrist that doesn’t heal.

Case of C.C. Smith, M. D. June 13, 1868, Chicago During the winter, a married woman, aged 30 years, called to consult me about her right wrist, which she said she had sprained some two years since, while attempting to pass a large dish of apples across the dining table. She felt her wrist give

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Kent’s Conversion to Homeopathy

Although he wasn’t very demonstrative, Kent adored his wife. He was very much affected when she became ill in 1878. Neither he nor any of his most competent allopathic or eclectic colleagues had the slightest success with the asthenia, weakness, persistent insomnia, and anemia, which obliged her to keep to the bed for months on

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Deep Healing with Homeopathy

Energy Medicine for Mind and Body by Barbara Seideneck, CCH, RSHom (NA) How can deep healing be experienced? What does it mean to be truly healed at the core? Is healing achieved, when the headaches, or chronic bladder infections, or the allergies are gone? When sleep and appetite return, skin eruptions disappear, or maybe when

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Neuralgia

A Case by Erastus C. Case, MD A widow, slender, dark hair and eyes; a nervous fretful individual. Facial neuralgia, beginning above the right temple, extends downward over the face, especially below the eye and on the right side of the nose. Face is sensitive to touch with the pain. Slight pressure will bring on

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Homeopathy for Everyone

Acute vs. Chronic Homeopathic Treatment Barbara Seideneck, CHom, CCH The absolutely reassuring factor about homeopathic treatment is that homeopathic remedies are natural and non-toxic. Homeopathic remedies are available over the counter in most health food stores and many pharmacies. Their reputation of being harmless extends the invitation to “try” homeopathic remedies by going to the

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Happy Holidays !

Wishing you a delightful Holiday Season and a Peaceful and Healthy New Year! “These days you frequently hear the expression “the war against” this or that… There is the war against drugs, the war against crime, the war against terrorism, the war against cancer, the war against poverty and so on. The war against disease has

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Curing a Cataract

A case by Erastus E. Case, MD A wife and mother, aged forty-seven years, has cortical cataracts in both eyes, most advanced in the left eye. She is scrofulous (mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis), dirty looking, unhealthy skin, and is subject to rheumatic pains in the joints. The menses are late and scanty. The left side of

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A Case of Nightmares

American Journal of Homeopathic Materia Medica, Nov. 1868, Philadelphia Dr. Van Tagen, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania February 5, 1868: Lee McK., aged 4 years, a light-complexioned, blue-eyed, sandy-haired boy, previous to this date, for more than two years was disturbed every night (so the mother of the child positively asserted), with the most horrid nightmares. The child

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Mania

Case by Erastus C. Case, MD A gentle, modest, auburn haired woman of forty-four years has suffered from cerebro-spinal menningitis, to which Gelsemium seemed specific. The fever and pains have been gone for a week, leaving her in a pitiful shameless erotic mania, during which she has been almost sleepless and growing steadily more violent

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Harassing Dry Cough

Published by the Central New York Homeopathic Medical Society (Case # 230) A Case by Edward Loomis, MD September 1867 E.M. L., in the 16th year of his age; tall and slim; growing rapidly; pale face, light blue eyes, dark brown hair, active temperament, and in active business (work), requiring at times, violent running and

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Merry Christmas and Happy Homeopathy

Here’s our take on an old favorite: Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…When, what to my wondering eyes should appear… Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a boundBut when he stepped, he made a...

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Remedies for Thanksgiving

For many, Thanksgiving Day is a day of celebrating family and friends with feasting and watching football. The meal traditionally includes turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, bread, green beans, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie. With such a bounty of deliciousness, symptoms of overindulgence are common. Be prepared for the after effects...

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Lac caninum, Hormones, and Body Image

Lac caninum is a homeopathic remedy made from dog's milk. Themes of Lac caninum include loyalty, low self esteem, fear, submissiveness, abuse, aggression, and body image disorders. Low self-esteem, a feeling of being inferior to others, aversion to self, or self-loathing are strong symptoms of this remedy.

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One Book For Under A Tree

The idea of a therapeutic guide is to find practical and efficient ways to select a homeopathic remedy for practitioners predominantly working in a busy, clinical environment. This book has come from years of working in an African context especially in rural environments where the types of cases seen and the health challenges of people...

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Arnica in my Backpack

My husband and I were on a bike packing trip in 2021 on the Great Allegheny Passage bike trail that runs 150 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Because we were biking from one bed and breakfast to the next, I had all my remedies with me on the bike. My helmet hung from...

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Colchicum

A poem by Sara Anderson Grandpa loved a good steak,But it made his big toe ache.It throbbed and was worse when he moved,No way could his foot be used. Grandma wanted to cheer him,She picked a rose to uplift him.The smell made him sick he said,Remove this rose from my bed! What can be done...

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Memorial Day – Help for Those Who Grieve

The last Monday in May is set apart to honor those who have lost their life in service to our country. Memorial day is a day to remember those who served in the military and paid the ultimate price. Homeopathy can help ease the grief of those who have lost a loved one, whether it...

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Plant Sources for Homeopathic Remedies

Jürgen Weiland, a homeopath in Bonn, Germany is also a passionate photographer, and over the past years he has used this skill to approach, identify and document the plant kingdom. His plant database is published on: www.pflanzenportraits.com  The Photographer Jürgen lives and practices homeopathy in Bonn, Germany, where he has been running a clinic since...

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What’s Love Got to Do with It?

What's Love Got to Do with It? You may recognize these lyrics from Tina Turner's song which was released in 1984 and became her best-selling single. She goes on to sing, "Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?" And what does homeopathy have to do with that? As homeopaths are apt to...

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China Officinalis

A poem by Jill Dema, HSI student In the realm of remedies, China Officinalis, Abbreviated as Chin, a healing apparatus. First proven in homeopathy’s tender embrace, A portrait of traits, a therapeutic grace. Introverted, intense, touchy, and idealistic, A soul attuned to the world, sensitive and mystic. Ideal for teenagers, excitable in the night, Walter...

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Why I am a student of Homeopathy

Homeopathy is fascinating! I was lucky enough to have been exposed to the wonders of homeopathy 12 years ago when my oldest son was a baby with chronic wheezing. Looking for a better solution than the cookie-cutter answers my pediatrician gave every week, I changed to a holistic pediatrician who didn’t let his ego get...

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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning is young.

Henry Ford