Providing Health through Homeopathy

The recent outbreak of Swine Flu (H1N1 Flu) across the world has left an ugly mark over the present health scenario. Inspite of strenuous effort on the part of health organizations the turmoil has nothing but slowed. The present death toll has risen to around 6,000 with around 22million H1N1 positive cases around the world. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine for preventing deaths but still there is a long way to go.

The Complementary and Alternative medicines organizations have claimed results in preventing the deaths and spread of disease but in want of suitable evidences their call seems ineffective. Homoeopathy is 200 years old and is one of the most widespread non-conventional approaches to treatment known to the world.

As a measure to deal Swine Flu attack different homeopathic institutions have advised use of medicines starting from Influenzinum, Eupatorium-perf, Arsenicum-album to Gelsemium. Since homeopathy believes in individual approach to treating patients every patient is a fresh new case irrespective of his disease diagnosis. But homeopathy also necessitates the concept of Genus epidemicus wherein medicine which produces symptoms closest to the disease picture is selected and administered. This medicine can be used both for preventive and curative purposes. Keeping the above in view, AYUSH has chosen Arsenicum-album as the drug of choice but there is no documented evidence in support of this. Homeopathy, as a system of therapeutics has fortitude to cope with all the present and future health challenges. Homeopathy forms part of our overall common heritage because of its low costs, because prescriptions are safe so long as they form part of a diagnostic approach, and because of the simple technology employed in its preparation, albeit requiring high levels of experience and knowledge.

If homoeopathy works, with its triple focus on medication, prescription method and approach to the illness and the patient, it is an inherited good that belongs to all of us equally: the patients who take the medication, the physicians who prescribe it, the pharmaceutical laboratories that manufacture it, the pharmaceutical outlets that issue it, the scientists who are trying to evaluate it, and the health systems that attempt to regulate the costs, advantages and risks of such activities.

Thus, Homeopathy rightly deserves the title of being 'The Medicine of Masses'; with this I present to you all the October Issue of Homeopathic Horizon on HOMEOPATHY: MEDICINE FOR MASSES

In this Issue we have articles by Dr. Sayeed Ahmad on the application and utility of Mother tinctures and Schussler's 12 tissue remedies along with an article by Dr. Maity on Homeopuncture, a comparatively lesser used concept. Adhering to our General theme we have articles about Efficacy of Homeopathy in dealing with Alzheimer's by Dr. Suvarna; about Depression in Men by Dr. Anoop Kumar Srivastava and Dr. Nahida's article on Building Self esteem in children. We also have a write-up on Scientific proof of high dilutions by Dr. Ajit Singh.

This Issue has something for all of the readers so go through it and send us your comments and views. With this I present to you the October Issue of Homeopathic Horizon.

Enjoy Reading !

Dr. P. Singh

Editor, Homeopathic Horizon Ezine.