Dosage and Potency According To the Organon

(D. Little)
Classical homeopathy
Homeopathy, as commonly practiced, was first established by Samuel
Hahnemann in the late 1820's. These were watershed years for our healing art
as they represent the beginning of the most productive years of Hahnemann's
career. The year 1828 brought the publication the 1st edition of The Chronic
Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homeopathic Cure. This
masterpiece was quickly followed by the publication of the 4th edition of the
Organon (1829) which further elucidated homeopathic philosophy, case
taking and methodology.
In the 1st edition of Chronic Diseases, and its companion volume, the 4th
edition of the Organon, Hahnemann taught the administration of a single unit
dose of one or two poppy seed sized pellets placed dry on the tongue. The
single dose was then followed by a period of observation of the client to
assess the remedy's action. Vide Aphorism 242 of the 4th edition of the
Organon.
The Single Unit Dose
"As long, therefore, as the progressive improvement continues from the
medicine administered, so long we can take for granted )‫(فرض کر لیتے ہیں‬that
the duration of the action of the helpful medicine, in this case at least,
continues, and hence all repetition of any dose of medicine is forbidden."
The same point is also stressed in Aphorism 245.
"Even one dose of the same medicine which has up to now proved beneficial,
if repeated before the improvement has begun to stand still in every direction,
will, like an untimely interference, only aggravate the state...."
The wait and watch method
These aphorisms introduced the "wait and watch philosophy" which is a
manifestation of the principles of minimal intervention and the minimal dose.
If the client is improving after the administration of the first dose of a
remedy, all repetitions of the dose are completely counter indicated. It is only
when there is a clear relapse of the symptoms that a second dose of a remedy
may be contemplated )‫(ارادہ کرنا چاہیے یا سوچنا چاہیے‬. This injunction )‫ امر‬،‫(ہدایت‬
was introduced to prevent disruption )‫ (خلل‬of the natural healing process by
the premature repetition of the homeopathic remedy.
Hahnemann observed that premature repetition of homeopathic pellets often
caused a relapse of the disorder as well as accessory symptoms of the
remedy. This mixture of natural and remedial symptoms confuses the picture
and slows down the curative process. This is why classical homeopaths are
very conservative about the repetition of the remedy before there is a definite
relapse of the symptoms. This demands great patience as, even during slow
progressive improvement, the client must experience a relapse of symptoms
before a remedy can be repeated.
New experiments
Over the following fifteen years Homeopathy went through a dramatic
transformation as Hahnemann sought )‫ (کھوج‬to improve his new system. The
Master Homeopath introduced several innovations which brought
homeopathy closer to perfection. The 5th edition of The Organon was
published by Samuel Hahnemann in 1833. This was followed by the
publication of the 3rd, 4th and 5th editions of The Chronic Diseases in the
years 1835, 1837 and 1839 respectively. In these twin manuscripts he shares
the outcome of his new experiments. The 6th and final edition of the Organon
was finished in 1843 but was not published until 1920.
Hahnemann was not completely satisfied with the posology and case
management procedures he published in the 4th edition of the Organon,
especially in complex diseases and chronic miasms. The old master felt there
must be a more flexible delivery system for homeopathic dynamizations. In
Aphorism 285, 286, 287 and 288 of the 5th edition, he introduces the method
of using a freshly succussed aqueous solution in teaspoon doses. He gives
one of the principle reasons for this in Aphorism 286.
"For the same reason the effect of a homeopathic dose of medicine increases
the greater the quantity of fluid in which it is dissolved when administered to
the patient although the actual amount of medicine it contains remains the
same. For in this case, when the medicine is taken, it comes in contact with a
much larger surface of sensitive nerves responsive to the medicinal action.
Although theorists may imagine there should be a weakening of the action of
the dose of medicine by its dilution with a large quantity of liquid, experience
asserts exactly the opposite, at all events when the medicines are employed
homeopathically."
At the same time, Hahnemann elucidated )‫ (بیان کرنا‬one more critical aspect
of the new posology in the note to Aphorism 287. This is the importance of
succussing the remedy solution immediately before administration in the
same manner as one succusses the homeopathic dynamizations when
preparing the stock potencies. In the note to this aphorism Hahnemann points
out that anywhere from 1, 2, 3, to 10 or more succussions are used to
progressively increase the potency of the aqueous remedy solution. For this
purpose the homeopath uses a 4 to 8 oz bottle filled with a solution made
from one globule of the homeopathic dynamization.
From this remedy bottle Hahnemann was witnessed stirring one, or
increasingly more, teaspoons of the solution into 4oz. of water in a glass.
From this glass he would then give 1, 2, or 3 teaspoons of the aqueous
solution as a dose. In Hahnemann's new posology the potency, size of the
dose, number of succussions given the remedy bottle, and the number of
teaspoons administered are all adjusted to suit the constitutional sensitivity
of the client. The renewed posology system offers more power and is more
flexible than the static dry pellets. These methods of adjusting the dose* is
one of the greatest gifts of the 5th edition of the Organon and the 1837
edition of The Chronic Diseases.
The middle path
Another important aspect of the 5th edition of the Organon is Hahnemann's
review of dosage and repetition. In the 4th edition he outlined the single unit
dose and the philosophy of the "wait and watch" method. In Aphorisms 245,
246 and 247 of the 5th edition of the Organon, Hahnemann introduces what
he calls the "middle path" concerning the methods of administering
homeopathic remedies. He begins his discourse on posology by clarifying the
proper view of the single unit dose and when it is appropriate in treatment.
He begins his new review in Aphorism 245.
"Every perceptibly progressive and strikingly increasing amelioration in a
transient (acute) or persistent (chronic) disease, is a condition which, as long
as it lasts, completely precludes every repetition of the administration of any
medicine whatsoever, because all the good the medicine taken continues to
effect is now hastening toward its completion. Every new dose of any
medicine whatsoever, even of the one last administered, that has hitherto
shown itself to be salutary, would in this case disturb the work of
amelioration."
Anytime there is a "strikingly increasing amelioration" on a dose of a
homeopathic remedy there is no need for the repetition of the remedy. If the
remedy is repeated when it is not needed it will only slow the cure or disrupt
the case. Unfortunately, many chronic patients only slowly improve over a
period of weeks to months on a single dose of the appropriate remedy and
potency. What can we do to speed the cure? Hahnemann sheds light on this
subject in Aphorism 246. Vide Organon.
"On the other hand, the slowly progressive amelioration consequent on a very
minute dose, whose selection has been accurately homeopathic, when it
meets with no hindrance to the duration of its action, sometimes
accomplishes all the good the remedy in question is capable of performing by
its nature in a given case, in a period of forty, fifty or a hundred days.This is
however, rarely the case, and besides, it must be a matter of great importance
to the physician as well as the patient that were it possible, this period be
diminished to one-half, one quarter, and even still less, which many often
repeated observations have shown under three conditions.
Firstly, the correct homeopathic remedy must be chosen by the totality of the
symptoms. Secondly, the remedy is to be given in the minimal dose so as not
to overexcite the vital force [refer aphorisms on the medicinal solutions].
Thirdly, the remedy may be repeated at suitable intervals to speed the cure, if
necessary, without producing aggravations."
The new posology maxim states that anytime the first dose produces a
striking amelioration no more medicine is needed for the time being. If, on
the other hand, the first dose only produces a slow amelioration, the remedy
may be repeated at suitable intervals to speed the cure.
This new methodology can only be carried out if the remedy is prepared in a
medicinal solution and given in a "split-dose". If the homeopath is still using
the dry pellet dose then they must follow the rules as given in the 4th edition
of the Organon. This means the homeopath can only repeat a remedy when
there is a definite relapse of the symptoms even if the person is only slowly
improving.
With the medicinal solution, however, the remedy may be repeated at suitable
intervals as long as the patient is improving without any aggravations. This is
how the cure can be reduced to 1/2, 1/4 or less the time it takes with the
ordinary dry dose method. These are some of the directions contained in the
5th edition of the Organon on the advanced methods of using the centesimal
potencies.
It is often said that Hahnemann's introduction of the medicinal solution was
only for the LM potencies and that he used his centesimal potencies dry. This
is not the case. For at least the last years of his life Hahnemann used both his
centesimal and LM potencies exclusively in the medicinal solution with the
addition of a dilution glass. In 1843, just prior to the Master's death,
Hahnemann sent Boenninghausen two cases in which he used the C and LM
potencies in exactly the same fashion. This proves two important points; first
that the new methods of using the aqueous solutions is for all homeopathic
remedies. Hahnemann considered the two potency systems to be
complementary and used them both to increase the range of the homeopathic
pharmacy. Now he had 6c to 1M centesimal and 0/1 to 0/30 LM potencies at
his disposal.
The limitations of the dry dose
Hahnemann suggested that each edition of the Organon and The Chronic
Diseases be studied together as companion volumes. In the 1837
commentary, Hahnemann begins assessing his experience of the dosing
procedures that he used during the late 1820's and shares the outcome of his
latest research in homeopathy.
"Since I last addressed the public concerning our healing art I have had
among other things also the opportunity to gain experience as to the best
possible mode of administering the dose of the medicines to the patients, and
I herewith communicate what I have found best in this respect. A small pellet
of one of the highest dynamizations of a medicine laid dry upon the tongue,
or the moderate smelling of an open vial where one or more such pellets are
contained proves itself the smallest and weakest dose with shortest period of
duration in its effects."
Due to the great diversity of constitutions and sensitivity, a homeopath needs
a flexible delivery system which allows for the adjustment of the remedy in
each individual case. This is something that the medicinal solution supplies.
Vide The Chronic Diseases.
"Nevertheless the incredible )‫ (ناقابل یقین‬variety among patients as to their
sensitivity, their age, their spiritual and bodily development, their vital
powers, and especially in the nature of their disease necessitates a great
variety in their treatment, and also in the administration to them of the doses
of medicine."
Also of great importance is the following revelation which explains why the
untimely repetition of an unmodified dose causes complications and explains
the reason homeopaths disagree so much about the repetition of doses.
"Before proceeding, it is important to observe that our vital principle cannot
bear well that the same unchanged dose of medicine be given even twice in
succession, much less more frequently to a patient. For by this the good effect
of the former dose of medicine is either neutralized in part, or new symptoms
proper to the medicine, symptoms which have never before been present in
the disease appear, impeding the cure. Thus even a well-selected
homeopathic medicine produces ill effects and attains its purpose imperfectly
or not at all. Thence come the many contradictions of homeopathic
physicians with respect to the repetition of doses."
The observation that the vital force is disturbed by the repetition of an
unadjusted dose is the conclusion of around 35 years of experimentation and
should not be taken lightly. In the 6th edition of the Organon Hahnemann
adds that even with the perfect remedy it is unwise "to let the patient have a
second or third dose taken dry." The production of these complications is the
main reason why repeating remedies before the relapse of symptoms is
counter indicated in the classical homeopathy of the 4th edition of the
Organon. The use of the medicinal solution however, overcomes this problem
because it can be adjusted with succussions so that the patient never receives
the exact same potency twice. Vide The Chronic Diseases.
"But in taking one and the same medicine repeatedly (which is indispensable
to secure the cure of a serious chronic disease) if the dose in every case is
varied and modified only a little in its degree of dynamization, then the vital
force of the patient will calmly, and as it were willingly, receive the same
medicine even at the briefest intervals, very many times in succession with the
best results, every time increasing the well being of the patient. This slight
change in the degree of dynamization is even effected, if the bottle which
contains the solutions of one or more pellets is merely well shaken five or six
times."
The discovery of a new potency system
Hahnemann was not completely satisfied with the medicinal solutions of
centesimal potencies, especially in complex disorders and chronic miasms.
He found in those with hypersensitivity, low vitality, complex chronic miasms
and organic pathology that the high potencies produced unproductive
aggravations while the lower potencies could not cure. How could he make a
potency which could fill this lacuna in homeopathic treatment? Surely the
answer to the question did not lie in raising the centesimal potency to still
higher levels so he decided to increase the dilution rate instead.
After many experiments Hahnemann settled on the 1/50,000 dilution ratio
called the LM potency. His new potencies used a serial dilution system which
began with the LM 0/1 potency and progressed through 0/2, 0/3, 0/4, 0/5, 0/6,
onward to 0/30. This gradually increasing 30 potencies scale is the perfect
balance to the rapidly ascending centesimal scale. Now the new posology
included the adjustments of medicinal solutions of two complementary yet
opposite potency systems. This expanded the range of homeopathic treatment.
Modern times
Human beings have always been subject to the stresses of birth, life and
death. Such conditions are universal in their proportions. Nevertheless, our
modern times present the homeopath with tremendous challenges. We live in
a world of environmental degradation and endangered species, nuclear
radiation, chemical and toxic waste, universal immunization and drug use,
rapid urbanization, psychological complexities and spiritual crisis. This is
accompanied by the rapid mutation of acute and chronic miasms into new
drug resistant strains and the appearance of new miasmatic diseases that lead
to auto immune diseases and immuno-deficiency disorders.
Today's homeopath sees mixtures of inherited predispositions, inherited and
acquired miasms, multiple immunizations (iatrogenic miasms), along with
chemical exposures, drug suppression and psychological and physical
traumas. This makes it all that much more important that the entire legacy of
Samuel Hahnemann be put into practice in the field. Many cases that were
incurable with the method of the 4th edition of the Organon were cured by
the methods of the 5th and 6th editions of the Organon. Hahnemann's claim
that the new posology could speed the cure to 1/2 or 1/4 the time of the
method of the 4th edition of the Organon must be put to the test by
experienced classical homeopaths.
Much of this new material has been misrepresented because it has been
misunderstood. The posology methods of the 5th and 6th editions of the
Organon are placed on top of the strong foundation of the 4th edition
Organon. The "wait and watch method" is the basis on which the careful
repetition of remedies to speed the cure is placed. Many people think that the
LM potencies can be given in some mechanical manner daily or every other
day as if they are some low potency. This is a great mistake as the repetition
of the LM potency when it is not needed will either slow down the cure or
cause aggravations. LM potencies will aggravate cases the same as the
centesimals if they are given when they are not needed to speed the cure.
The first dose of any homeopathic remedy should be a single unit test dose (C
or LM) which is left to act for a reasonable period of time. When there is a
striking response to the first dose there is nothing else to do for the moment.
If there is only a slight or slow improvement the remedy may be repeated to
speed the cure if the four cardinal rules are followed. These are that the
remedy is perfectly homeopathic, that the remedy is given in medicinal
solution, that this solution is succussed before each dose to change the
potency slightly, and that the remedy is repeated at suitable intervals to
speed the cure without causing aggravations.
The size of the dose
There is a commonly held belief in modern homeopathy that the size of the
dose makes no difference in the action of a homeopathic remedy. Therefore,
it follows that the administration of 1 or 1000 drops, globules or teaspoons
are all "the same". Some of these ideas originate in James Kent's Lectures on
Homeopathic Philosophy where he combines the Swedenborgian view of
energy as a simple substance with the homeopathic potency. As the simple
substance represents the 4th state of matter it could have qualities but no
quantity. Therefore the size of the dose makes no difference. This is one area
where our two great teachers disagree.
Hahnemann taught that potentization releases dynamic forces similar to
electromagnetism which carries the inner medicinal energies of a substance.
He discovered that each pellet contained a certain "quantum" of pure
remedial energy at specific potency levels. As both the amplitude and
frequency affect a wave form of a signal, the size of the dose, and the potency
affects the remedial powers. The Old Doctor's views of energy dynamics are
more similar to modern physics then the Swedenborgian paradigm. He taught
that the more perfect the simillimum, and the higher the potency, the more the
size of the dose must be controlled. Vide Aphorism 276, 6th Ed..
"For this reason, a medicine, even though it may be homeopathically suited
to the case of disease, does harm in every dose that is too large, and in
strong doses it does more harm the greater its homeopathicity and the higher
the potency selected, and it does much more injury than any equally large
dose of a medicine that is unhomeopathic and in no respect adapted to the
morbid state (allopathic)".
The Founder taught that the phenomenon of the aggravation was related to
the size of the dose as well as to the potency. These two factors become far
more critical in individuals with sensitive constitutions, weakened vitality,
chronic miasms and organic pathology. Hahnemann wrote of his own
experience in relationship to the size of the dose in The Chronic Diseases.
"I have myself experienced this accident, which is very obstructive to cure
and cannot be avoided too carefully. Still ignorant of the strength of its
medicinal power, I gave Sepia in too large a dose. This trouble was still more
manifest when I gave Lycopodium and Silica potentized to the one-billionth
degree, giving four to six pellets, though only as large as poppy seeds. Discite
moniti!"
Hahnemannian posology is based on the size of the dose, the potency factor
and the nature of the delivery system. All of the breakthroughs of the 5th and
6th editions of the Organon are founded on the medicinal solution, olfaction,
and the methods of adjusting the dose. In my own twelve years of study I
have put Hahnemann's theory to the test in the field and found his postulate to
be true. Kent faithfully applied the methodology of the 4th edition of the
Organon and never put the posology of the 5th edition of the Organon into
practice. He did not see the 6th edition nor did he know about the LM
potency. It seems he was not privy )‫ (آگاہ‬to Hahnemann's final insights in
homeopathic methodology.
Case histories
The following examples demonstrate the Hahnemannian methods of
posology and highlight the methods of adjusting the dose.
1. A very hypersensitive lady who was taking one 6c pill dry was
experiencing strong aggravations every time she took the dose after which
she would improve a little and then relapse. She thought she was too sensitive
for homeopathy and may have given up. On making a medicinal solution, and
taking one teaspoon, the remedy no longer aggravated, and she was able to
repeat the remedy at suitable intervals until she was cured. This is an example
of how changing from the dry dose to the liquid dose, and succussing before
each teaspoon, transmuted an aggravation and made the remedy repeatable in
a sensitive person who had trouble taking even one dose dry. This is an
example of changing from a dry dose to a liquid dose which shows there is a
difference in the way you give the dose and its amount.
2. A patient who took Carbo Veg. 200c in a dry dose did not react. The
remedy seemed to fit her case. She then was told to try it again but in a
medicinal solution. The dose was one teaspoon. A few doses of the 200c
succussed five times before each dose to slightly change the potency cured
rapidly. This is another example of a solution curing where a dry dose failed.
If dosage makes no difference wet or dry, as Kent said, why did this work?
3. A woman who took one dose of Cimicifuga LM1 in a 4oz. solution for
migraine headaches experienced an aggravation. After increasing the amount
of water in the solution by making an 8oz solution there was no aggravation
and she was able to repeat the remedy every three days for a month and her
migraines never came back. She never experienced an aggravation again.
This is an example of adjusting the dose by using more water in the original
solution. This made the remedy act more gently on her constitution and
allowed it to be repeated without aggravation.
4. A person suffering from sleep apnea was given Arsenicum Album LM1 in
a 6oz solution, succussed three times before ingestion; one teaspoon was
taken and stirred into 6oz of water, then one teaspoon was given as a dose.
After taking the remedy there was an aggravation of some of the concomitant
symptoms for three days, then a slight improvement for a short while, and a
relapse. The remedy was given again, but one teaspoon was taken out of the
first dilution glass, and placed in a second glass from which the client was
given one teaspoon. The succussions were the same. This caused a radical
improvement and removed the sleep apnea. There was no aggravation on the
dose made in this manner. This is an example of diluting the remedy through
two glasses of water and getting a striking response when the remedy out of
the first glass caused an aggravation and then only a made a small
improvement. Doesn't this demonstrate the difference the size of the dose
may make? According to modern Homeopathy, this would not make any
change in the effect of the remedy.
5. A patient was given a remedy in a medicinal solution which was succussed
five times before ingestion. He responded well to the first dose, but when he
was told to take a second dose, he forgot to succuss the bottle and the remedy
did not act. After the situation was discussed he was reminded to succuss the
remedy before taking it again and it worked just as well as the first time. This
is an example of taking the same unsuccussed, unmodified remedy twice in
succession and having no affect at all. When the remedy was "potentized
anew," as Hahnemann suggested in paragraph 248, it acted very deeply. This
demonstrates the importance of succussion and changing the potency of each
dose. This is a related subject but does not really deal with changing the
amounts of the dose.
Hahnemann mentions in the Organon that there are special conditions when
the size of a dose must be increased to overcome a disease. The first example
he gives is when there are primary eruptions of the chronic miasms on the
skin. Here are some examples of this method:
6. In a case of scabies (one of psora's primary eruptions) the normal one
teaspoon dose did not act deep enough to remove the mites. In aphorism 248
Hahnemann mentions giving "one or increasing more teaspoons" of the
remedy when needed. By gradually increasing the amount of the dose from
one teaspoon to two then three teaspoons, the parasites were quickly
removed. (Have done this many times)
7. A case of ringworm (a primary eruption on the skin related to the TB
miasm) was only responding slowly to repeated doses of Bacillinum LM1
given in teaspoon doses. The number of succussions was raised but it did not
help. The dose was repeated more often but there was no change. The size of
the dose was increased to three teaspoons and the ringworm immediately
responded and began to disappear. This larger dose acted where a smaller
dose did not. The succussions were kept the same.
Another example Hahnemann gave of cases that often need an increase of the
size of the dose is when the general health of a person has improved but a
stubborn local complaint remains. I have often seen cases where there is a
general improvement but a lesional or pathological complaint lingers on. In
cases like this it is best to start with the smallest possible doses to get a
reaction and slowly augment them until there is an effect on the local
complaint.
8. I gave Calcarea Carb. LM1 to a gentleman who had an incredible number
of symptoms including impotency which brought him great despair. He
responded mentally and vitally to the first doses but the local complaint
lingered until the size of the dose was gradually augmented over a period of
time by increasing the number of teaspoons taken as a dose. The impotency
vanished and he has remained cured to this very day
Another time to consider increasing the size of the dose is when a case no
longer seems to be moving forward.
9. A person was suffering from a swollen prostate with concomitant
melancholia and impotence, an obstruction of the flow of urine, and a
pressure-like sensation in the perineum. He was first given one teaspoon of
Conium which caused a fair response. He increased to two teaspoons on his
own and got a similar aggravation (too large of a dose). He was advised to
stop the dose for a few days and to start again with one teaspoon. This
worked very well as LM1 and LM2 were used and the worst symptoms
disappeared. Then it seemed as if the movement of the remedy forward had
reached a plateau so the size of the dose was slowly increased from one
teaspoon to two then to three, and the case once again started moving rapidly
forward and is much, much better. If the size of the dose makes no
difference, how did this all happen?
These are examples of cases where the methods of adjusting the dose made a
difference between success and failure. If I did not adjust the size of the dose
in these cases the correct remedy might have been called into question. These
methods are all connected to the innovations that Samuel Hahnemann
introduced in the 5th (1833) and 6th editions of the Organon (c. 1842) and the
1837 edition of the Chronic Diseases. These methods demand more artistry
on the part of the homeopath but with more knowledge comes more
responsibility.
How to make a medicinal solution.
The preparation of the remedy solution for the centesimal and LM potencies
can be summarized in three easy steps.
1. Take an 8oz bottle and drop in one, rarely two, 10 pills of the chosen
remedy. The minimal amount of water mentioned by Hahnemann is 7
tablespoons which is 3 1/2oz. I usually use 4 to 6oz, solutions. This leaves at
least 2oz. of an air gap which makes for good succussions. The larger bottles
(6oz., 12oz. etc.) are only necessary when treating a hypersensitive person, as
the larger amount of water makes the dose act more gently. Add a sufficient
amount of brandy or pure alcohol for a preservative. Up to 1/4 to 1/3 of the
solution should be brandy to assure against spoilage.
2. The bottle is to be succussed just prior to ingestion of the dose in order to
activate the remedy and slightly raise the potency. The number of
succussions greatly affects the action of the remedy on the vital force. For
those who are hypersensitive, one, two, or three succussions is usually
enough. Those of an average sensitivity more normally use four to seven
succussions. Those who have rather low sensitivity will need eight to ten
succussions. It is best to start with a lower number of succussions and
increase the amount if and when necessary. This is one of the primary
methods of adjusting the dose.
3. From this bottle one, two or three teaspoons (depending on sensitivity) are
stirred into a 4oz glass of water. From this dilution-glass, one, two or three
teaspoons are giving to the adults. Infants are given 1/4 or less depending on
the age, and the average child 1/2 teaspoon. The size of the dose can be
gradually increased if more reaction is needed. A constitution of a lower
sensitivity might need two or three teaspoons before they will react
sufficiently to the remedy. This is another way to adjust the dose. An
extremely hypersensitive person may need the remedy diluted through one,
two, or three such dilution glasses. In this case a teaspoon or less is taken
from the first glass and stirred into a second or third glass. Give the client one
test dose and wait and watch for a reasonable amount of time to see how he
or she reacts. This time period depends on the nature of the disease you
intend to treat. Acute and chronic disease each have there own peculiar
cycles. If there is a striking response and a dramatic improvement let the
single dose act without interference. If there is only a slow or moderate
improvement the dose may be repeated at proper intervals to speed the cure.
Slow down the repetition of the remedies as the client improves. If the
remedy produces any aggravation it is best to wait and watch for the expected
amelioration. This is the middle path. Why not put Hahnemann's postulates to
the test for yourself! The study of the 5th and 6th editions of the Organon will
make this all possible.
Those seeking more detailed information on the subject of Hahnemann's
final methods are invited to visit David's Website at http://www. ioa.
com/home/davehart/little. htm and download the article called Hahnemann's
Advanced Methods. Sometime in April, 1998 David's writings will have a
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