Antidote in homeopathy

[ChristineL]

Hello Dr. Jeff, Koby was on Sulf and, as you know, he's experienced diarrhea and vomiting for the past three days. And today, you prescribed Merc. During my study of the Repertory tonight, I noticed that Merc is an antidote to Sulf [If I read and understood correctly]. Can you explain, for our learning purpose, if Merc was prescribed for such purpose?

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Another fantastic question Christine!!!????

It's great that you're learning more and investigating further into why I prescribed Merc!

No, it was not prescribed chiefly as an antidote.

It was prescribed based on Koby's symptoms.

All of his external symptoms including one Peculiar one that he exhbited for awhile:

COUGH - DIARRHEA - during: (5) Cham. Merc. Puls. Sulph.verb.

The antidote question in homeopathy is a complex and confused one.

The relationship of remedies chart that you are reading in Kent reflects this.

Please add this (antidotes and relationship of remedies) to your growing list of topics for the 2020 homeopathy study group Empower Hours!

 

[Dr. Christina]

Great question, Christine, and good to be looking at that chart. Notice that Merc is in the "follows well" as well as in the antidote. Many of the "antidotes" are also ones that continue the action of the first remedy.

The very best antidote for a remedy is the remedy that matches all of the current symptoms, especially the new ones. Mercury fits that.

Very rarely are we trying to antidote a remedy. One remedy acts on the vital force and produces symptoms or decreases current symptoms (Hahnemann says that remedies always act) then we see if a new remedy is needed to include all the symptoms or if we stay with the same one.

Dr. Christina

 

[Dr. Jeff]

One point of clarification to Dr. Christina's post.

When chosen "homeopathically" (meaning based on the symptoms) a remedy will always act.

If a homeopathic medicine has no symptom similarity, it will not do anything.

This is why the tiny doses of homeopathic medicines, which often just contain nanoparticles, are considered to be harmless.

In contrast to a drug that will always have an effect on the body if a high enough dose is used.

This can be confusing.

Please let us know if it does not make sense to you.

 

[ChristineL]

Thank you, Drs! Yes, it's confusing and I for sure need more time to digest this Anyhow, this came to mind...Dr. Jeff, you said, "If a homeopathic medicine has no symptom similarity, it will not do anything." - what about in a case of "proving" a remedy?

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Ah, another great question!

The best provers, and ones who show the most symptms, are the people who are sensitive to the medicine (some symptom similarity).

However, most will not so in a proving the homeopathically-prepared medicine being tested has to be repeated over and over again to se any effect.

If the remedy has absolutely no similarity to the patient, even repetition will not get them to show symptoms from the medicine.

The one exception would be if a very low potency, like the mother tincture or a 6x were repeated.

In this case, it's the same as giving a very low dose medicine of any kind.

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