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| Hpathy Ezine - January, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowel Nosodes -- Dr. S Praveen Kumar |
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| Medicines prepared from cultures of non lactose fermenting bacterial flora of the intestinal tract are called intestinal Bowel Nosodes. They are not the morbid product of disease, but they are classified under nosodes. B.coli in the intestinal tract perform normal & useful function when the intestinal mucosa is healthy, but any change in the host that affects the intestinal mucosa will affect the balance, and change the biochemistry of B.coli. It should be noted that the primary change i.e. the disease, originated in the host which compels the bacilli to modify in order to survive. The proving of bowel nosodes were not conducted in the strict Hahnemannian sense, but on clinical observation of the sick person. 1. Dr. Edward Bach (1886 - 1936) A bacteriologist in London discovered that certain intestinal germs belonging to non lactose fermenting gram negative coli, typhoid group, had a close connection with chronic disease and its cure. These germs are present in healthy and diseased individuals but in the latter case it is pathogenic. He isolated the bacilli and prescribed it for the patient in the form of a vaccine - an autogenous vaccine - and claimed to cure the disease. Years later he potentised the vaccine according to the Homoeopathic principle, administered and cured so many patients. The first full preparation of clinical proving was done in 1929 by Thomas Dishington on Dysentery co. In 1930 Bach briefly summarized the clinically derived indication
for most of the nosodes. 2. JOHN PATERSON (1890- 1955) A co-worker of Bach concentrated on this research after 1929. He studied more deeply the characteristics of the bowel flora, especially their behavior in health, disease and in drug provings. He examined more than 20,000 stool specimens and conducted research over 20 years. He came to the following conclusions: The non lactose fermenting non pathogenic bowel flora (B.coli) undergoes definite changes in the disease condition. While this alternation in the nature of bowel flora might be a mere concomittant to the disease condition, there is reason to believe that the B.coli actually turns pathogenic. The balance of the bowel flora is disturbed in disease. Similar changes are also observed in drug provings.
INDICATIONS FOR THE USE OF BOWEL NOSODES During case taking, great attention should be given to the past as well as the presenting complaint. Bowel nosodes are deep acting remedies so the case taking must cover the totality of symptoms. The nosode should be administered in the same manner as any Homoeopathic remedy, they should not be given empirically but only on Homoeopathic principles. Paterson divided the case in to 2 groups New case - when the patient has not taken Homoeopathic treatment. Old case - a patient under Homoeopathic treatment but not responding well. NEW CASES : 1. In a new case where a definite symptom picture points to a remedy, that remedy should be given, not the nosode. 2. In cases where the choice may be from a number of possible remedies, eg. Sulphur, Calcarea, Graphitis, and it is difficult to select a remedy from this, Morgan pure can be considered to cover the totality of symptoms by referring to the table of related remedies. OLD CASES : This is an individual who has had Homoeopathic treatment over a period of time and received a considerable number of remedies in various potencies. These are difficult cases, there is no available evidence from stool culture to give a clue to the group of remedies likely to be useful, or indications as to the phase in which the patient is at the moment. In such cases, it should be remembered that the potentised remedy can alter the bowel flora. In old cases the remedy already given may have caused a positive phase of bowel flora, that is it changed the B.coli predominance to that of non lactose fermenting bacilli. If the percentage of non lactose fermenting bacteria in the stool is greater than 50% the administration of bowel nosode is contraindicated, the nosode given at that time produces a negative phase with a corresponding period of vital depression in the patient. In such cases use a nosode in 6c potency in the first instance to avoid the chance of violent negative reaction. The choice of the nosode for any case may be determined by a study of the clinical histories and noting down the remedies which have given the greatest, although not sustained effect. Tabulate this list of remedies and compare it with the nosode list and associated remedies and choose the nosode which has the greatest number within its group.
DOSE, POTENCY & REPETITION As usual in Homoeopathy, the more obvious the mental picture, the higher the potency, but lower the potency if marked pathological symptoms are present. But between these two extremes use the 30th potency--when there is a combination of acute and chronic state, for example, in chronic bronchopneumonia -
According to Paterson do not repeat a bowel nosode within three months, instead prescribe the homeopathically indicated similimum from the group of remedies (previously given) related to the bowel nosode.
After the administration of the suitable nosode, the curative process begins, the non lactose fermenting bacteria begin to mutate to other groups and ultimately disappear, these happenings occur simultaneously with the disappearance of the symptom, reappearance of the old symptoms and the efflorescence of the skin eruptions with ultimate clearing (Hering's Law). This is associated with a marked increase in the vitality of the patient. The bacilli change with the patient. This mutation of the non lactose fermenting bacteria back to normal coli has been demonstrated in the laboratory. IMPORTANT BOWEL NOSODES
1. MORGAN (Bach) A non lactose fermenting, most frequently found in stools and it
has the greatest number of associated remedies than other nosodes. GIT: Bilious attack with severe headache > by vomiting large
quantity of bile stained mucus ( In Migrane & Menopause) MORGAN PURE (Paterson) Indicated when there is marked skin eruption, disturbance of liver,
bilious headache or gallstone. MORGAN GAERTNER (Paterson ) Most useful in acute inflammatory conditions as in renal colic
and gallstone colic 2. PROTEUS (Bach ) Key note: Suddenness in nearly all complaints MIND: 3. BACILLUS No.7 (Paterson) Keynote: Mental & physical fatigue, old rheumatism 4. GARTNER (Bach) Key note: Malnutrition 5. DYSENTERY CO. (Bach) Keynote: Anticipatory nervous tension 6. SYCOTI CO. ( Paterson) A PRE-TUBERCULAR REMEDY CIRCULATION: Always an anemic look 7. MUTABILE (Bach) It is named so because it mutates as soon as it is sub-cultured
from a non lactose to a lactose fermenter. It is an intermediary
form between B.coli and the true non lactose fermenting type. 8. B. FAECALIS Similar to sepia 9. BACILLUS No.10 ( Paterson ) Spongy gums 10. COCAL CO. (Paterson) In septic state BOWEL NOSODES & RELATED REMEDIES
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