Administration of Medicines
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| Administration of Medicines |
- A remedy taken dry on the tongue reaches only a few nerve endings and has a lesser effect on the system than if taken after being mixed with sugar of milk and dissolved in water, which spreads over the whole nerve area.
- It is (forbidden) to give the patient more than one remedy at a time but this rule excludes substances which are joined by chemical affinity.
- If more than one remedy is given at a time the effect of each remedy becomes clouded.
- Too large a dose even if homeopathically correct, can harm the patient by acting too strongly on the vital force.
- Frequently repeated too strong doses of a homeopathic medicine (ie gross physical quantities of a toxin) can endanger the patient's life or make his disease almost incurable.
- The remedy is more beneficial if the dose matches the smallest degree for gentle action.
- Observing individual susceptibility of the patient will determine how small the dose should be.
- No dose of the potentised similar remedy can be made so small that it is not stronger than the natural disease, that it cannot at least partially extinguish it, and start the process of cure.
- While the patient is experiencing a mild return of one or more of his old symptoms, the potency can be gradually increased, as this indicates a positive direction of cure.
- Continue with a placebo prescription to confirm whether more action is required.
- If there is a noticeable heightening of the original disease symptoms (aggravation), then the dose was too large.
- Giving the smallest doses can prevent aggravations, and the slight harm done can be quickly overcome.
- Remedies can also be inhaled and absorbed through the skin and through breast-feeding.
- External application of the similimum can be beneficial but can suppress symptoms .
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