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Homeopathy - Historical context of homeopathy lecture - ANSWER-Wk 8
Learning outcomes - ANSWER-1. Examine the historical and cultural context of
homeopathy and its underlying theories and principles
2. Examine the history of homeopathy, its principles and philosophy (using the
Organon and other resources)
3. Explain the methodology and purpose of homeopathic provings (homeopathic
pathogenetic trails (HPTs))
4. Critique key pieces of research concerning phenomena relevant to the
mechanism of action of homeopathic remedies and clinical efficacy of
individualized homeopathic treatment
*NOTES*
- classical homeopathy vs just prescribing homeopathy (ie chiro or other health
care providers using homeopathic prescriptions as one of their treatments)
- classical homeopathy: practicing based on homeopathic principles; what we will
learn in CCNM
- in practice, other ND's or health care practitioners may practice a bit diff
- *Prescribing homeopathy isn't same as homeopathic treatment necessarily*....
Homeopathic treatment needs to be based on homeopathic principles
What was the climate of society and medicine in Samuel Hahnemann's time? -
ANSWER-- ~250 years ago-
, start of docs prescribing lots of pharmaceuticals
- in async video
- envr... lots of polypharmacy, invasive treatments, speculation w out any
scientific experiment
What led to the decline in popularity of homeopathy in the early 20th century? -
ANSWER-- Flexner report
- Rise of pharmaceutical companies etc
Are vaccines a form of homeopathy? Is immunization similar to the principles
advanced by homeopathy? - ANSWER-- does seem like it, bc the like-treating-
like?
- stimulating the body's own healing response
- HOWEVER the difference: homeopathy, doesn't typically use the same thing that
causes the disease to treat it, uses another substance that produces similar
symptoms
(vaccines = typically use a small bit of the same thing that caused the disease to
defend against)
The birth of homeopathy - ANSWER-Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843)
- "An Essay on a New Principle to Ascertain the Curative Power of Drugs" in 1796
- From the start, homeopathy attracted a lot of positive and a lot of negative
attention from the medical world
*NOTES*
Hahnemann- 1796: published his new approach to practice of med. Proposed a
new principle in a curative power of homeopathy. At beginning, had a lot of
followers, but also a lot of skepticism with others. - His attitude was very
straightforward/ no filter etc.
- He was a medical doc, chemist, etc.
- Started translating books to earn a living after being a medical partitioner bc he
became depressed due to children dying
- While he was translating texts - he discovered homeopathy- worked 6 years on
experiment - then proposed the essay
The context of 18th-century medicine
- *Hippocrates* (c460 - c375 BCE) - ANSWER-Hippocrates (c460 - c375 BCE)
,- Rejected that gods cause diseases
- Promoted the use of healthy food, etc.
- Vis medicatrix maturae: Balance the four humours
- The Hippocratic Oath
- "By the similars we prescribe, the ill will do their good health find anew.
Thus, whatever causes little urine to pass removes that which has already caused
little urine to pass".
*NOTES*
- Medicine was influenced by the old classics like Hippocrates etc
- hipopcrates = "like-cures-like" - based on homeopathic principles. Hahnemann
was influenced by him
-Hahnemann proposed: We can treat patients by substances that can create the
same disease/ set of symptoms - whatever creates symptoms/disease is capable
of curing that same symptom/ disease in a sick person
- cure based on similarities
- was likely not practiced my many physicians at the time bc that requires
prescribing/treatment with a lot of really harmful/toxic substances to pts
The four humors - ANSWER-Greek physician Hippocrates (ca. 460 BCE-370 BCE)
is often credited with developing the theory of the four humors—blood, yellow
bile, black bile, and phlegm—and their influence on the body and its emotions.
Vis medicatrix naturae - ANSWER-healing power of nature
Vis medicatrix naturae (literally "the healing power of nature", and also known as
natura medica) is the Latin rendering of the Greek ("Nature is the physician(s) of
diseases"), a phrase attributed to Hippocrates. While the phrase is not actually
attested in his corpus, it nevertheless sums up one of the guiding principles of
Hippocratic medicine, which is that organisms left alone can often heal
themselves
The Hippocratic Oath - ANSWER-a set of promises about patient care that new
doctors make when they start practicing medicine
The context of 18th-century medicine
, *Galen* (Galenus (129-c216)
- List the 4 humors and what they relate to - ANSWER-*Galen (Galenus (129-
c216)*
A Greek physician, was still an influence into the late 18th century (bloodletting...)
The 4 humours/temperaments:
1. Blood: sanguine (extraverted, social, impulsive)
2. Black bile: melancholic (creative, kind, extraverted)
3. Yellow bile: choleric (passionate, charismatic, bossy)
4. Phlegm: phlegmatic (dependable, affectionate, slow/lazy)
*NOTES*
-Believed in 4 humours/temperaments
- in order to keep them in balance; using aggressive treatments - inducing
vomiting, using poisonous substances, blood leading - Galen's (was critiqued
for?) treatments that are aimed to "balance" are really harming people
The context of 18th-century medicine
*Ibn Sina (Avicenna)* (980-1037) - ANSWER-Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- A Persian physician (980-1037), the "father of early modern medicine", he
influenced medieval medicine in Europe until the mid-18th century
- Natural causes to disease
- Promoted holistic medicine: address physical and psychological factors,
environment, diet...
*NOTES*
- Believed in natural causes of disease
- holistic approach
- contributed a lot to hygiene, lifestyle counselling and the affect of health on
disease
The Age of Enlightenment... In Medicine? - ANSWER-*Scotland* became a center
of medical advancements and controversy...
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