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A Call To

Action:A Manual for

Homeopaths in the

Treatment of Patients with

HIV/AIDS

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By: Rebecca Gower

Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine

Independent Research Project ©!!"

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1. Introduction 3-4

2. Chapter One: The Pathophysiology of HI!"I#$ %-&

3. Chapter T'o: $tages of #isease (-11

4. Chapter Three: )edications to )anage HI!"I#$ 12-13

%. Chapter *our: +iterature ,eie' 14-2

. Chapter *ie: /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy 2&-31

&. Chapter $i: Clinical Cases 32-4

(. Chapter $een: Conclusions 41-42

. i5liography 43-44

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INTRODUCTION:

People liing 'ith HI or "I#$ hae 5een using co0ple0entary therapies since

the 5eginning of the epide0ic. Prior to the adent of Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral

Therapy 6H"",T78 HI-positie people used co0ple0entary therapies to cope 'ith

acute and chronic sy0pto0s as 'ell as to 5oost i00unity. $ince the introduction of

0ore effectie allopathic 0edications8 0ore HI-positie patients continue to use

co0ple0entary therapies 9to i0proe general 'ell-5eing8 reduce sy0pto0s and to

0anage the side effects of H"",T.1

;ien 'ell-docu0ented interest in using co0ple0entary therapies 5y people

liing 'ith HI8 the <uestion re0ains as to 'hy ho0eopathic 0edicine re0ains un=no'n

and ignored 'ithin the "I#$ 0oe0ent. The "0erican Ho0eopath #ana >ll0an 0ade

this point ery succinctly 'hen he said? 9it is 5oth surprising and depressing that

ho0eopathic 0edicine has 5een consistently ignored as a ia5le part of a

co0prehensie progra0 in treating HI-positie and "I#$ patients.2 "s the "I#$

epide0ic has created 0ore a'areness a5out the i0portance of our i00une syste0s8

Ho0eopathy@s history of successfully treating infectious diseases should 5e ta=en into

consideration in fighting i00une-related diseases such as HI. Ae already =no' that

so0e of the 5est ho0eopathic prescri5ers in the history of Ho0eopathy8 such as

Hahne0ann8 +ippe8 and oenninghausen8 'ere a5le to cure people suffering fro0

irulent infectious diseases 'ith 0uch lo'er death rates than their allopathic colleagues.

;ien the efficacy of /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy@ in treating irulent epide0ics that

included scarlet feer8 typhoid and cholera8 I 'onder 'hy the ho0eopathic co00unity in

Borth "0erica has not stepped up to the challenge of treating people affected 5y the

greatest epide0ic of our ti0e

There 0ay in fact 5e seeral reasons to eplain 'hy people liing 'ith HI are

not accessing ho0eopathy such as financial li0itations8 lac= of =no'ledge a5out the

0odality and stig0a. ecause of the success rates of the old 0asters of Ho0eopathy in

treating all types of disease8 5ut especially infectious disease8 I 'ant to ea0ine the

effectieness of using /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy@ or a 0ore pure for0 of our art and

science in the treat0ent of people liing 'ith HI or "I#$. Den though 'e =no' the

history of the efficacy of ho0eopathy8 0ost of the ho0eopathic literature on HI

suggests that only the ne'er or 0ore 0odern 0ethods can 5e successful in treating

often co0ple health histories co00on in HI-positie people. This paper 'ill focus on

proiding a 0anual for Ho0eopaths to utiliEe in the treat0ent of people liing 'ith HI or

"I#$ that is 5ased on the 'ritings of Hahne0ann and not 5ased on the often appealing

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and speculatie 5eliefs that are pro0oted 5y appealing and charis0atic 0odern

practitioners. I hope that this is a first step that 'ill encourage 0ore ho0eopaths to ie'

HI as any other chronic disease and increase the =no'ledge and reputation of our

a0aEing 0edical syste0 'ithin the "I#$ 0oe0ent.

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THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HIV/AIDS:

"s Ho0eopaths8 it is i0portant for us to hae an understanding of the

pathological processes of each chronic co0plaint our patients 5ring to us. It is the eact

sa0e issue in the treat0ent of patients liing 'ith HI and!or "I#$. "lthough it isnecessary to understand each indiidual@s uni<ue epression of this disease8 it is

i0portant to understand the 5asic pathology of the HI irus for 0any reasons. " 5asic

understanding of the suppressed i00unity eperienced 5y all HI-positie patients and

a 5asic co0prehension of ho' different classes of "nti-,etroiral Therapy 'or= to fight

the irus at different stages of its lifecycle proides an i0portant 5ac=ground for any

ho0eopathic prescription. It is also necessary to understand so0e of the co00on acute

eacer5ations that the irus can induce in people so that ho0eopaths can 5etter

0anage these periods of illness.Transmission and Epidemioo!"

The Hu0an I00unodeficiency irus 6HI7 is a irus that is ac<uired through

seual contact8 intraenous drug use or fro0 0other to child trans0ission ia the

placenta. This 0eans that the irus is trans0itted through 5ody fluids8 especially 5lood8

se0en and aginal fluid. It is i0portant to note that a person can only 5e infected

through direct contact in 'hich the irus is a5le to get inside the 5ody.3 Typically8 during

the initial or pri0ary infection8 HI leels are highest 6F1 copies!0+78 and circulating

C#4G ly0phocyte counts drop rapidly. Bor0al C#4G counts are a5out &%!+8 and

i00unity is 0ini0ally affected if counts are greater than %!+.4

Pa#$op$"sioo!" o% #$e H&man Imm&node%i'ien'" Vir&s (HIV)

In order to 5e effectie8 all iruses need to gain entry into the hu0an 5ody. In the

case of HI8 its preferred targets are ly0phocytes or host T-cells through C#4 0olecules

and che0o=ine receptors.% T-cells are an i0portant part of the i00une syste0 5ecause

they help facilitate the 5ody@s response to 0any co00on 5ut potentially fatal infections.

"nd 'ithout enough T-cells8 the 5ody@s i00une syste0 is una5le to defend itself against

0any infections. Once HI co0es into contact 'ith a T-cell8 it 0ust attach itself to the

cell so that it can inect its genetic 0aterial into the cell. $pecifically8 attach0ent is a

process of 5inding 5et'een the proteins on the surface of the irus and proteins that

sere as receptors on the surface of the T-cell. & HI uses one of t'o 5eta-che0o=ine

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receptors- CC,% or CJC,4- to attach to the C#4 cell. The irus uses one of t'o sets of

proteins 6anti-receptors7 called gp12 and gp41 in order to attach to the C#4 cells and

the co-receptor6s7. Once the irus has attached to one of the co-receptors of the C#4

cell8 it penetrates the cells and releases its ,B" and enEy0es into the cell. In order to

surie8 iral replication 0ust ta=e place. This process is so0eti0es referred to as

uncoating 5ecause the nucleocapsid 'hich contains the iral ,B" sheds its iral

enelope. >ncoating is necessary so that the iral ,B" can 5e conerted into #B". Inorder for this conersion to occur8 an enEy0e called reerse transcriptase copies HI@s

,B" 'hich results in a pro-iral #B".( $pecifically8 the single stranded iral ,B" is

transcri5ed into a dou5le strand of #B" 'hich contains instructions that HI needs to

hiac= a T-cell@s genetic 0achinery to reproduce itself- it uses nucleotides 65uilding

5loc=s of #B"7 fro0 the cell cytoplas0. Once the iral ,B" has successfully

penetrated the nuclear 0e05rane and has 5een escorted to the nucleus8 HI uses the

integrase enEy0e to insert HIKs dou5le-stranded #B" into the cellKs eisting #B".1 "t

this point8 the HI proirus is latent and is 'aiting for actiation. >pon actiation8 thislatent proirus instructs the cell to produce the necessary co0ponents of HI.11 9*ro0

the iral #B"8 t'o strands of ,B" are constructed and transported out of the nucleus.

One strand is translated into su5units of HI such as protease8 reerse transcriptase8

integrase8 and structural proteins. The other strand 5eco0es the genetic 0aterial for the

ne' iruses.12

Impa'# on Imm&ni#" The 0ain conse<uence of HI infection is da0age to the i00une syste08

specifically loss of C#4G T ly0phocytes8 'hich are inoled in cell-0ediated and8 to a

lesser etent8 hu0oral i00unity.13 "nti5odies to HI are 0easura5le usually 'ithin a

fe' 'ee=s after pri0ary infection? ho'eer8 anti5odies cannot eli0inate infection

5ecause the 0utated for0s of HI 'hich are generated are not controlled 5y the

patientKs current anti5odies.14

Si!ns and S"mp#omsThere is a lot of ariance in the eperience of HI infection a0ong people. One

co00on point of agree0ent is that 0ost people re0ain relatiely asy0pto0atic for long

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periods of ti0e after the eperience of seroconersion or pri0ary acute infection. This is

often called "cute ,etroiral $yndro0e 6",$7. The eperience of "cute ,etroiral

$yndro0e is also aried 5ecause certain patients eperience no sy0pto0s 'hile others

hae ery clear sy0pto0s 'hich are indicatie of pri0ary infection. ",$ usually 5egins

around the fourth 'ee= of infection and can last fro0 3 to 14 days 'ith sy0pto0s such

as feer8 0alaise8 rash8 arthralgia8 generaliEed ly0phadenopathy and so0eti0es aseptic

0eningitis.1%

In 0any situations8 sy0pto0s of pri0ary infection or seroconersion are0isdiagnosed as infectious 0ononucleosis or 5enign nonspecific iral syndro0es. This

is largely due to the fact that sy0pto0s of ",$ are so general that they are easily

confused 'ith sy0pto0s of other ail0ents including influenEa8 0alaria and een certain

auto-i00une conditions.

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THE STAGES OF DISEASE:

It is i0portant to thin= of HI as a continuu0 fro0 initial infection to adanced

"I#$. *ro0 our earlier discussion of the signs and sy0pto0s of HI8 it 'as o5sered

that there is a lot of ariance in sy0pto0 epression. This is also true in regards to the

ti0e it ta=es for each indiidual to go through these stages. It is generally true that the

progression of HI disease is fairly slo'8 ta=ing seeral years fro0 infection to the

deelop0ent of seere i00une suppression.1 Acute Retroviral Syndrome (Primary

Infection) is first stage of HI infection that occurs follo'ing eposure to the irus.

People 'ith HI are considered to 5e infectious i00ediately after iral infection.1& This

stage usually lasts a fe' 'ee=s and it is during this ti0e the irus first esta5lishes itself

in the 5ody. The ter0 acute infection refers to 9the period of ti0e 5et'een 'hen a person

is first infected 'ith HI and 'hen anti5odies 6proteins 0ade 5y the i00une syste0 in

response to infection7 against the irus are produced 5y the 5ody 6usually -12 'ee=s7

and can 5e detected 5y an HI test.1( This process is co00only referred to as

seroconersion. >p to &L of ne'ly infected people 'ill eperience flu-li=e sy0pto0s at

this stage 'hich can include feers8 chills8 night s'eats and rashes. "fter these

sy0pto0s a5ate8 an infected person returns to feeling and loo=ing co0pletely 'ell. It is

i0portant to note that there are a percentage of people 'ho do not eperience any

sy0pto0s of acute infection or 'ill hae sy0pto0s so 0ild that they 0ay not notice

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The Asymptomatic Stage is the longest stage of HI disease. In fact8 0ost

patients8 especially in resource rich countries8 hae a period of 0onths and years during

'hich they eperience no sy0pto0s or hae sy0pto0s that are inter0ittent and

nonspecific.2 )ost patients 'ill loo= and feel co0pletely 'ell during this period and the

9only indication of 5eing positie is through one of the HI anti5ody tests or perhaps

s'ollen ly0ph glands.21 HI is ery actie during this stage and its actiity in the 5ody

'ill continue to 'ea=en the i00une syste0. "s the diseases progresses8 so0e people

5eco0e <uite ill een if they hae not yet 5een diagnosed 'ith "I#$ or the late stage of

HI disease. This su5-stage of disease is =no'n as the /Early to Medium Stage’ . "s the

irus is a5le to further co0pro0ise the i00une syste08 0any people eperience 0ild

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sy0pto0s of HI such as s=in rashes8 fatigue8 night s'eats8 slight 'eight loss8 0outh

ulcers as 'ell as fungal s=in and nail infections. In addition8 patients 0ay eperience

0ild to 0oderate cytopenias such as thro05ocytopenia8 ane0ia and leucopenia.

The Symptomatic AI!S is the last stage of HI disease 'hich occurs as the

da0age to the i00une syste0 5eco0es 0uch 0ore seere. "n HI-positie person is

diagnosed 'ith "I#$ 6as opposed to ust 5eing HI-positie7 'hen they hae had one

"I#$-defining illness 6Opportunistic Infection7 and the hae a C#4 count 5elo' 2. "ccording to the Centers for #isease Control and Preention in the >nited $tates?

"n "I#$ diagnosis can 5e gien to an HI-positieperson 'ho has C#4 counts of less than 2 003or a history of an "I#$-defining illness.22

In addition8 an "I#$ diagnosis can 5e 0ade 5ased on the intensity and fre<uency of

sy0pto0s of 0ore co00on infections.23 $o0e sy0pto0s of opportunistic infections that

are co00on in people 'ith "I#$ include? coughing and shortness of 5reath8 seiEures

and lac= of coordination8 difficult or painful s'allo'ing8 signs of de0entia or 0e0ory

pro5le0s8 seere and persistent diarrhea8 feer8 ision loss8 nausea8 a5do0inal cra0ps

and o0iting? 'eight loss and etre0e fatigue? seere headaches and een co0a.

$o0e ea0ples of Opportunistic infections include Candidiasis8 Pneu0ocystis

Pneu0onia 6PCP78 )yco5acteriu0 "ain Co0ple 6)"C7 Cyto0egaloirus 6C)7 and

tooplas0osis.24 This diagnosis does not necessarily 0ean that a person 'ill die ery

shortly 5ecause of the accessi5ility of Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral Therapy 6H"",T7 in

resource rich settings as 'ell as allopathic 0edication and prophylais that can treat

Opportunistic Infections.

Oppor#&nis#i' In%e'#ions

$ince HI is no' ie'ed as a chronic disease that has acute episodic flare-ups8

it is i0portant to hae at least a 5asic understanding of the 0ost co00on types of these

episodes as they can 5e treated through acute ho0eopathic treat0ent. These acute

episodes are called opportunistic infections 5ecause they occur as a result of the

lo'ered or suppressed i00unity that HI causes upon the 5ody. $pecifically8 9they are

caused 5y organis0s 'hich do not ordinarily induce illness in people 'ith nor0al

i00une syste0s8 5ut ta=e the opportunity to flourish in people 'ith co0pro0ised

i00une syste0s.2% )any of these infections occur 'hen the C#4 cells 5eco0e lo'er

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than 2%. It is i0portant to note that 0any of the opportunistic infections can actually 5e

<uite serious and seere. $o0e of these infections8 especially Maposi@s $arco0a and

Pneu0ocystis Pneu0onia 6PCP78 'ere the cause of death of 0any patients 'ith "I#$

5efore Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral Therapy 6H"",T7 5eca0e aaila5le in the 0id-

1s. It 'ould 5e difficult to include eery Opportunistic Infection that a person liing

'ith HI or "I#$ 0ight encounter. The follo'ing infections 'ill 5e coered in this study?

Candidiasis8 )yco5acteriu0 "iu0 Co0ple 6)"C7 and Pneu0ocystis Pneu0onia.

"andidiasis is a co00on infection for people 'ith HI!"I#$. It is caused 5y the

i05alance of a co00on type of yeast or fungus called Candida "l5icans that naturally

occurs in the 5ody. In 0ost cases8 a healthy i00une syste0 can =eep the 5alance

5et'een /good@ 5acteria and fungus li=e Candida in chec=.2 Candida can occur

any'here in the 5ody8 5ut it is 0ost co00only found in areas 'here there are 0ucous

0e05ranes such as the aginal tract8 the rectu0 and the throat. In the throat8 it is called

thrush. Ahen it spreads deeper parts of the throat it is called esophagitis. The fungus

'ill loo= li=e 'hite patches that are si0ilar to cottage cheese or red spots. Other

sy0pto0s8 especially of thrush8 are sore throat8 pain 'hen s'allo'ing and a loss of

appetite. Candidiasis is co00only called a yeast infection or aginitis in the aginal

region. Co00on sy0pto0s in this area can include 5urning8 itching and a thic=!'hitish

discharge. " Candida infection is of concern 5ecause it can also 5eco0e a syste0ic

issue and lead to sy0pto0s of oint pain8 infertility8 depression8 0ood s'ings depending

on 'hat part of the 5ody has 5een infected 5y the i05alance of yeast.

Myco#acterium Avian "omple$ (MA") is a serious illness that the 5ody is usually

a5le to resole on it o'n unless there is a suppressed i00une syste0. )"C is caused

5y a co00on 5acteriu0 and is also =no'n as )yco5acteriu0 "iou0 Intracellulare

6)"I7. This 'as a ery co00on opportunistic infection prior to the deelop0ent of 0ore

po'erful anti-HI )edications or H"",T. It is 5elieed that up to fifty percent of people

'ith "I#$ 0ay deelop )"C especially if their C#4 counts are lo'er than %.2& It

usually occurs in the lungs8 intestines8 5one 0arro'8 lier and spleen. Ahile )"C can

occur in a specific organ8 such as the lungs8 it can also 5e disse0inated throughout the

5ody. In such cases8 it is called #isse0inated )yco5acteriu0 "iu0 Co0ple 6#)"C7.

$y0pto0s of )"C can include?

• high feers

• chills8

• diarrhea8

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• 'eight loss

• sto0ach aches8

• fatigue and

• ane0ia.

It can also cause 5lood infections 6sepsis78 hepatitis8 pneu0onia and other serious

pro5le0s.

Pneumocystis Pneumonia (P"P)8 'hich is no' called Pneu0ocystis Naroeci

Pneu0onia8 is the 0ost co00on opportunistic infection in people 'ith HI. Aithout

0edical interention8 it is esti0ated that (%L of HI-positie indiiduals 'ould eentually

deelop this type of pneu0onia. In the first fifteen years of the epide0ic8 it 'as the

0aor =iller of people 'ith HI. PCP is caused 5y a fungus 'hich a healthy i00une

syste0 is usually a5le to fight off and resole on its o'n.2( The fungus al0ost al'ays

affects the lungs causing a specific type of an aggressie and seere pneu0onia. HI-

positie patients are especially at ris= for PCP if they hae C#4 counts 5elo' 38 2

and hae already had another opportunistic infection.2 In addition8 you are 0ore li=ely

to get this condition once you hae already had it. $y0pto0s of PCP are?

• difficulty 5reathing

• feer

• 'ea=ness8

• e0aciation

• a dry cough.

"s a ho0eopath8 it is i0portant that after the indicated acute re0edy is prescri5ed to

0a=e sure the patient also has access to allopathic 0edical care as this is a ery seere

and dangerous type of condition. HI-positie patients under allopathic care are usually

ta=ing a pneu0ococcal accine such as T)P-$)J 6actri0 or $eptra7 as a prophylais

to preent PCP. *or patients 'ho are una5le to tolerate actri0 or $eptra8 they 0ay

also 5e ta=ing #apsone or )epron as a prophylais or treat0ent for PCP.

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*EDICATIONS TO *ANAGE HIV/AIDS:

$cientific and 0edical research has played a significant part in pro0oting the

longeity of people liing 'ith HI. Prior to the adent of Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral

Therapy 6H"",T7 'hich is a co05ination of seeral anti-HI 0edications8 HI!"I#$

'as a auto0atically ie'ed as a death sentence 5ecause 0any people did not lie for long periods of ti0e fro0 the point of their diagnosis. >p until the 0iddle of the 1s8

indiiduals diagnosed 'ith HI had to 0a=e difficult choices 5ecause of the reality of a

shortened lifespan. This reality 5egan to shift in the 0iddle of the 1(@s 'ith the

introduction of 0edications that targeted HI. ,etroir 6"T7 'as the first HI

0edication that 'as introduced in 1(&. ,etroir is a Bucleoside ,eerse Transcriptase

Inhi5itor or a /nrti@ or /nu=e@. This is a class of 0edications that targets the a5ility of HI

to use the reerse transcriptase enEy0e to ta=e oer the genetic 0aterial of the

ly0phocytes. $ince the introduction of ,etroir8 there hae 5een 0any 0ore nrti@s

introduced. "nd 'hile all ",s hae the potential to create 5oth short-ter0 and long-

ter0 side effects8 the ne'er 0edications in this class are tolerated 0uch 0ore easily 5y

patients. *urther0ore8 so0e of these 0edications are co05inations of t'o separate

0edications 0ade into one pill to increase tolera5ility and adherence to the regi0en.

$o0e ea0ples of co05ination ",s include Co05iir8 Miea and Truada.

Inirase 6$a<uiniir7 'as introduced in 1% and it is fro0 the class =no'n as

Protease Inhi5itors 6PIs7. Protease Inhi5itors act upon the protease enEy0e 5y

preenting ly0phocytes infected 'ith HI fro0 replicating. There are 0any ne'er

Protease Inhi5itors that hae 5een deeloped since the 0id-1s. $o0e ne'er drugs

in this class include PreEista 6#arunair78 ,eyataE 6"taEanair7 and Maletra

6lopinair!ritonair7. It is i0portant to note that 0ost PIs are 5oosted 5y a specific

Protease Inhi5itor called Borir 6,itonair7 in order to increase the effectieness and

potency of the pri0ary PI. Other classes of ",s include Bon-Bucleoside ,eerse

Transcriptase Inhi5itors 6BB,TIs7 and *usion Inhi5itors.

In the *all of 2&8 t'o ne' ",s 'ere introduced as part of t'o ne' classes of

",s. )arairoc is an Dntry Inhi5itor 'hich 0eans that it 5loc=s the a5ility of the irus

to enter a ly0phocyte 5y preenting its a5ility to 5ind to the CC,% co-receptor. Isentress

is an integrase inhi5itor 'hich stops the a5ility of HI to use the integrase enEy0e to

produce iral genetic 0aterial 'ithin ly0phocytes. "lthough there are 0any classes of

0edications and conse<uently8 0any indiidual ",s 'ithin each class8 it is i0portant to

realiEe 0ost people liing 'ith HI in Borth "0erica are on a treat0ent regi0en that

includes 0edications fro0 seeral of these classes.

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It is eident fro0 this short reie' of "nti-,etroiral Therapy that it has 5een

effectie in allo'ing people liing 'ith HI for liing for longer periods of ti0e fro0 the

point of diagnosis. This eplains 'hy HI is currently ie'ed as a chronic disease 'ith

acute episodic flare-ups. In spite of all of the positie aspects of these 0edications8

there is the potential for serious short-ter0 and long-ter0 side effects. In the

ho0eopathic treat0ent of people liing 'ith HI8 it is i0portant to realiEe that the

sy0pto0 picture 0ay 5e the result of profound side effects fro0 these 0edications.)any ",s are associated 'ith significant long-ter0 side effects such as lipodystrophy

6a5nor0al distri5ution of fat in the 5ody78 peripheral neuropathy8 osteoporosis8 =idney

disease!dysfunction and 0eta5olic issues such as hyperlipide0ia and insulin resistance.

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LITERATURE REVIE+:

It is i0portant to ea0ine the ho0eopathic literature specific to HI!"I#$. The

literature proides insight into the preailing ideas a5out ho' ho0eopaths can and are

treating people 'ith HI and!or "I#$. It can sho' the 'ays in 'hich theories8 clinical

practice and 0edical realities of HI hae shifted oer ti0e. )ost i0portantly8 it allo's

us the opportunity to analyEe 'here and ho' the literature has deiated fro0

Hahne0annian principles. $pecifically8 it is ital to =eep in 0ind 'here the 'riting is

pro0oting speculatie ideas not 5ased on the e0pirical science of ho0eopathy.

,OO-.Heain! AIDS Na#&ra" +aurence D. adgley is a 0edical doctor practicing in $an *rancisco 'ho 'rote

this article in 1(&. He 5egins this article 5y including ho0eopathic philosophy and a

5rief history of ho0eopathy. He also discusses and co0pares the efficacy of ho0eopaths and allopaths in treating infectious epide0ics. He has identified seeral

re0edies that hae caused increases in C#4 counts such as ho0eopathic cyclosporine

and the re0edy typhoidinu0. Typhoidinu0 is a nosode 0ade 5y typhoid ger0s. He

used an energy testing 0achine 6I a0 assu0ing the /ega@ 0achine7 to deter0ine 'hich

re0edy an indiidual patient 'ould need. He indicated that 0any patients 'ho receied

Typhoidinu0 resulted in clinical i0proe0ent. The follo'ing sy0pto0s are si0ilar

5et'een Typhoid and "I#$ patients?

The onset of the sy0pto0s is insidiousAeight +oss

*atigueAhite patches in the oral caity

+oss of appetiteBight feers

#iarrhea+eu=openia

,ed-purple s=in lesions$pleno0egaly

Coughronchitis#eliriu03

adgley also lists other re0edies that 0ay 5e useful in treating "I#$ patients 'hich

includes? "garicus8 "rsenicu08 acillinu08 adiage8 aptisia8 elladonna8 ryonia8

Carcinosin8 #ulca0ara8 InfluenEinu08 Mali Car5onicu08 +achesis8 +ycopodiu08

)ercurius8 )uriatic acid8 Batru0 )uriaticu08 Bitric "cid8 Phosphorus8 Phosphoric acid8

,hus Toicodendron8 $ulphur8 $yphillinu08 Trifoliu0 and Thua.31

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This article is perhaps the first 0ention of the use of ho0eopathy to treat patients

'ith HI or "I#$. $o8 it is ery ground5rea=ing for 1(&. It 0ust 5e said ho'eer8 that

this author is not really practicing ho0eopathy. The use of ho0eopathic cyclosporine

does not see0 to 5e 5ased on 0atching a patient@s sy0pto0s to those produced in a

proing. It is apparently not een isopathy or tautopathy as there is no indication that

patients receied it 5ecause they had an etiology of 5eing Beer Aell $ince ta=ing the

allopathic ersion of cyclosporine. In addition8 the co0parison of the sy0pto0s of typhoid to "I#$ 'as interesting although speculatie. Ahile there 0ay 5e si0ilar

sy0pto0s8 the treat0ent is not indiidualiEed to the patient and it appears that co0plete

sy0pto0s 'ere not ta=en. *inally8 the use of an energy 0achine to find the si0illi0u0

is not ho0eopathy.

ARTICLE.AIDS and #$e Rea Ca&se

This 'as an article that ;eorge ithoul=as su50itted for pu5lication to the

$unday Ti0es in 1(. Ho'eer8 it 'as not accepted for pu5lication. This article8 infact8 represents a controersy that still eists in parts of the "I#$ co00unity a5out the

origin of 5oth HI and "I#$ and specifically 'hether HI causes "I#$. It also

addresses 'hether "I#$ could 5e a result of the oeruse of allopathic 0edications.

ithoul=as ac=no'ledges that the a5oe ideas are oer si0plistic. He 5rings for'ard

seeral i0portant points around causation of HI!"I#$. His 0ain points are that in the

early years of the "I#$ pande0ic8 the 0ost at-ris= indiiduals 'ere those 'ho had a

history of seually trans0itted infections and heay use of anti5iotics? that HI occurred

as a result of a depleted i00une syste0 specifically 5eing under attac= 5y irile seuallytrans0itted infections especially gonorrhea and syphilis? 0ature HI 'as 0ore irulent

and therefore? 0ore easily a5le to infect other indiiduals? and the seerity of infection

'as 0ore dependent on the degree of 'ea=ened i00unity in the infected indiidual.

There are so0e pro5le0s 'ith a lot of the assu0ptions that ithoul=as raises in

this article. It is true that in the early years of the "I#$ pande0ic in Borth "0erica8

pro0iscuity 'as a huge ris= factor for seeral groups of people including gay and

5iseual 0en? se 'or=ers and inection drug users. Ho'eer8 so0e of his other

state0ents hae 5een contradicted 5y su5se<uent scientific research. *or ea0ple8 #r.

,upert Maul of the >niersity of Toronto has done research on the infectiousness of HI

in the different stages of infection. He has found that the 0ost infectious stages are

during the initial infection!asy0pto0atic phase and the end stages of the disease. I do

co00end ;eorge ithoul=as for discussing HI!"I#$ as early as the 1(s at a ti0e

'hen ery fe' people in the ho0eopathic co00unity 'as doing so. In fact8 this

continues to 5e the trend currently in Borth "0erica 'here ery fe' classical or

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Hahne0anian ho0eopaths are treating people liing 'ith HI or "I#$. In spite of this8

this article is 5ased on total speculation and theory. *or ea0ple8 there 0ay 5e

anecdotal eidence that a lot of HI-positie people do hae histories of gonorrhea and

syphilis8 5ut there is no scientific eidence of a direct causal lin= 5et'een the either of

these seually trans0itted infections and HI. "s of the end of 2&8 there is no clear

scientific eidence a5out the 'ays these diseases 0ay 'or= together in an indiidual.

*inally8 I 5eliee that the issue is funda0entally not 'hether HI causes "I#$ or anyother speculation a5out causation8 5ut rather helping people 'ho are HI-positie to

5etter cope 'ith this syndro0e.

ARTICLE.AIDS: Some Ear" Cini'a Eperien'es0

)i=e $trange8 a ritish Ho0eopath8 'rote this article for The Ho0eopath 'hich is

also =no'n as The Nournal of The $ociety of Ho0eopaths in Ainter 1(? olu0e (8 Bo.

2. $trange is dra'ing his conclusions 5ased on treating 2 patients that ranged fro0

5eing asy0pto0atic to haing "I#$. He notes that it is co00on8 especially in thetreat0ent of HI-positie gay 0en to find a history of a seually trans0itted infection

especially gonorrhea and the Hu0an Papillo0a irus 6HP7 'hile a history of $yphilis

'as less co00on. He concludes that his 0ost successful treat0ent 'as 'ith people at

the asy0pto0atic stage 'here he concentrated on 5oth 9constitutional and 0ias0atic

treat0ent.32 He has used a strategy adocated 5y the "rgentinian Ho0eopath *rancisco

DiEayaga. $trange states?

The first tas= in each case has 5een to identify the sy0pto0s of

pathological change8 the so called /lesional sy0pto0s@8 'hichare the 0anifestations of the 0ost i00ediately life-threateningaspects of the syndro0e8 and to find the 0ost si0ilar re0edy tothis part of the total picture.33

$trange gae his patients repeated daily doses of 3C or C until that potency ceased to

5e effectie 'ith the patient. $trange did try /constitutional@ treat0ent 'ith these patients

5ased on the 9'ait and 'atch 0ethod using potencies of 3C and higher. He found the

a5oe strategy to 5e ineffectie 5ecause of the lo' itality of the patient. He does use

9constitutional treat0ent at interals 'here patients hae sta5le physical health. He

finds that co00only prescri5ed re0edies included Batru0 )uriaticu08 Phosphorus8

Pulsatilla and $epia.

Other useful re0edies 0entioned are Tu5erculinu0 5ecause of the Tu5erculosis

co-infection as 'ell and the Tu5ercular 0ias0? as 'ell as Calcarea Car5onica and

"rsenciu0 Iodatu0. $trange found the follo'ing opportunistic infections Maposi@s

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$arco0a8 Pneu0ocystis Pneu0onia 6PCP7 and chronic diarrhea to 5e 0ost fre<uent in

his patients. He noted that Phosphorus8 +achesis and Crotalus Horridus 'ere the 0ost

co00only used re0edies to treat Maposi@s $arco0a. The ho0eopathic re0edies of

ryonia8 China8 Pulsatilla and $ilicea hae 5een useful in the treat0ent of PCP.

$trange also discussed the i0pact and effectieness of ho0eopathic treat0ent of

acute episodes of HI. He stated that although he had 9no real eidence that Maposi@s

$arco0a lesions hae yielded to ho0eopathic treat0ent 6cytological 'or= 'ould 5eneeded to confir0 any such clai0 in any case7 5ut in so0e patients the production of

ne' lesions see0s to hae slo'ed or een halted.34 In addition8 PCP and diarrhea do

see0 to respond to ho0eopathic treat0ent. $trange found that Candidiasis is especially

co00on after anti5iotic treat0ent for PCP. He has used the nosode of Candida 3C

usually co05ined 'ith Bitric "cid in the treat0ent of this pathogen. He also

eperi0ented 'ith autonosodes 0ade of patients@ 5lood or feces in the potencies of

either 12C or 3C. This techni<ue did not yield any significant positie results in his

practice. He effectiely discussed so0e of the co0plications of treating HI-positiepatients 'ith ho0eopathy. *or ea0ple8 he stated?

*or a ho0eopath8 one of the 5iggest pro5le0s in "I#$ is that allthese patients are already under allopathic treat0ent8 often 'ithpo'erful anti5iotics or eperi0ental drugs of un=no'n long ter0effect li=e "T8 'hen they co0e for ho0eopathic treat0ent. Inthe ery sic=8 although the drugs 0ight 5e necessary in onesense to sae their lies8 in another they are adding to the threat5ecause of their ery po'er 'hich 'ea=ened people find it hardto support.3%

"lthough this article 'as pu5lished nineteen years ago8 it is one of the 0ost useful5ecause of its specific clinical focus. $pecifically $trange 0entions re0edies that are

0ost co00only useful for Opportunistic Infections such as Maposi@s $arco0a8 PCP and

diarrhea. I also li=ed the fact that he tried a different dosing strategy especially in those

patients 'ith lo' itality. He also discusses so0e of the co0plications of treating HI-

positie patients in the Aest 5ecause of the prealence of H"",T. "lthough 0any

0edications under H"",T are not as seere as "T in ter0s of side effects8 it continues

to 5e true that the allopathic co00unity has largely ignored the role that co0ple0entary

therapies can play is 0aintaining and i0proing the health of patients 'ith HI or "I#$.In spite of all of these attri5utes8 I 'as disappointed to find that $trange does not really

apply Hahne0anian principles to the treat0ent of Opportunistic Infections especially

Candida. I 'ould hae li=ed to see a co0parison of acute treat0ent of Candida 5ased

on the totality of sy0pto0s ersus isopathy. In essence8 I 'ould not call the preli0inary

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clinical guidelines set out in this article as Hahne0anian Ho0eopathy 5ut a 0ore

eclectic treat0ent plan.

,OO-.AIDS: T$e Homeopa#$i' C$aen!e.

Nonathan $tallic= is a ritish Ho0eopath 'ho 'rote one of the only 5oo=s that is

deoted to the discussion of the ho0eopathic treat0ent of HI!"I#$. This 5oo= 'as

pu5lished in 1. In the contet of the "I#$ crisis in the Aest8 it is situated at the sa0eti0e that the first co05ination of anti-HI 0edications 5egan to 5e used 'ith

considera5le success. This 5oo= is 5ased on the author@s o'n clinical eperience of

ho0eopathic treat0ent of approi0ately 4 cases of people 'ith HI!"I#$ oer a four-

year period. This 5oo= ecels 5ecause it proides a lot of sa0ple cases8 clear

infor0ation a5out case-ta=ing and a 0iniature 0ateria 0edica 'ith re0edies that are

fre<uently indicated in cases 'ith HI!"I#$.

The case-ta=ing chapter 'as useful 5ecause it included so0e uni<ue factors

that need to 5e ta=en in consideration in the treat0ent of HI-positie patients. $tallic=argues that there is often a co0ple sy0pto0 picture 'ith "I#$ and thus8 the follo'ing

factors need to 5e addressed in case ta=ing such as etiology8 e0otional trau0as8

0ias0atic tendencies8 organ 'ea=nesses and affinities and constitutional type.3 In

addition8 accination history8 history of allopathic 0edications and the reaction to testing

HI-positie should 5e considered. $tallic= is essentially adocating for 0ore of an

eclectic practice 'hich definitely eers a'ay fro0 /Hahne0anian Ho0eopathy@.

$pecifically8 $tallic= is pro0oting this concept of layers and adocating that all of

the layers get treated at once. He states? 9in se<uential prescri5ing8 'e identify thedifferent layers or aspects of the case and prescri5e a different re0edy for each of these

layers. These are usually prescri5ed in se<uence8 usually in high doses8 spaced fro0 a

fe' 0inutes to a day apart.3& He also adds that patients 'ith co0ple and profound

e0otional pathology 0ay 5enefit fro0 this type of prescri5ing. The author argued

against criticis0s of this approach 5y asserting that it is not necessary to =no' 'hich

re0edy has 5een 0ost 5eneficial 'hen using this polyphar0acy approach.

$tallic= effectiely deals 'ith the 0ental and!or e0otional challenges a

ho0eopath 0ay encounter 'hen treating HI-positie patients. His eperience has5een that it 9can 5e ehausting treating people 'ho hae a fear and a deep 5elief that

they are dying? and the practitioner 'ill need to find an inner strength to aoid colluding

'ith that prognosis.3( $tallic= also deotes an entire chapter on candidiasis 'hich can

5e pro5le0atic for 0any HI-positie patients 5ecause of the co0prised i00unity. "

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su00ary of the proing of Candida 3 is included. In the end8 the author adocates that

using this nosode as part of treat0ent is al0ost 0andatory.

ARTICLE.A Homeopa#$i' Perspe'#i1e on AIDS -

#ana >ll0an is an "0erican Ho0eopath 'ho 'rote seeral articles on

Ho0eopathy and "I#$ at the end of the t'entieth century. In this article8 >ll0ann

proides an oerie' of the history of Ho0eopathic )edicine in treating infectious

diseases. >ll0ann 5egins this article 5y re0inding readers that ho0eopathy has an

i0pressie history of successes in treating infectious disease8 including 0any of the

0ost serious and potentially fatal infectious diseases =no'n to hu0an=ind.3 In 5oth

Durope and the >nited $tates8 the death rates fro0 epide0ics of cholera8 typhoid8 yello'

feer and scarlet feer 'ere co00only fifty percent to ( percent less than those treated

5y allopathic doctors. This article highlights the 5ody of the clinical trials and scientific

studies that occurred prior to 1%. ecause of the lac= of scientific data specific to the

treat0ent of arious aspects of HI or "I#$ at this ti0e8 he also highlights the effect of Ho0eopathic 0edicines on other i00une-5ased conditions.

This is an ecellent reie' of the scientific studies and clinical trials that

de0onstrate that ho0eopathy does in fact hae a role to play in the treat0ent of people

'ith HI or "I#$. "n updated ersion of this article 'ould also 5e useful as an

educational tool for people liing 'ith HI.

Perhaps the greatest contri5ution of this article is that it highlights the rigidity of

the allopathic 0edical co00unity in its refusal to inestigate the potential of

ho0eopathic 0edicines in treating HI-positie patients. "nd unfortunately8 this chas05et'een co0ple0entary therapists and allopathic doctors still continues for the 0ost

part in 2(. He succinctly su0s up this state of affairs?

#espite this 5ody of 'or=? it is 5oth surprising and depressing thatho0eopathic 0edicine has 5een consistently ignored as a ia5le part of a co0prehensie progra0 in treating HIG and "I#$ Patients.

ARTICLE.Con#roed Cini'a Trias E1a&a#in! #$e Homeopa#$i' Trea#men#o% Peope 2i#$ H&man Imm&node%i'ien'" Vir&s or A'3&ired Imm&neDe%i'ien'" S"ndrome-

#ana >ll0an 'rote an acco0panying article on Ho0eopathy and HI!"I#$

'hich focused on surey 5oth scientific and ho0eopathic literature for clinical trials that

used ho0eopathic 0edicines to treat people liing 'ith HI or "I#$. "s in the a5oe

referenced article8 >l0ann also stresses the historical eidence of the use of

ho0eopathy to treat infectious diseases and the need for loo=ing into alternaties to

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Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral Therapy 6H"",T7. The 5ul= of the article focuses on clinical

trials using ho0eopathic 0edicines and ho0eopathic gro'th factors. In addition8 he

ea0ines research using ho0eopathic 0edicines to reduce the side-effects of allopathic

0edications8 specifically Tri0ethopri0-sulpha0ehtoaEole 6T)P-$)J7 'hich is used

prophylactically to preent Pneu0ocystis Pneu0onia 6PCP7. The conclusion of this

paper is that it is really i0portant for the "I#$ 0edical co00unity to further ea0ine the

potential of ho0eopathy through the use of 0ore clinical trials. Den though there is alot of anecdotal eidence a5out the use of ho0eopathy and other co0ple0entary

therapies8 there is a lac= of for0al data on their use and success.

This is a ery useful article 5ecause it highlights the efficacy of ho0eopathic

0edicines in treating people 'ith HI or "I#$ 5ased on the li0ited a0ount of clinical

trials that hae 5een perfor0ed to date. >ll0an also rightly concludes that there is the

need for 0ore scientific studies so that 'e hae 0ore data 'hich could lead to 0ore

specific treat0ent protocols. Ho'eer8 there is one caeat to all of this: the scientific

co00unity in general has a difficult ti0e accepting the legiti0acy of ho0eopathy5ecause its ery clear philosophy often contradicts 0ost allopathic practices. In

essence8 ho0eopathy does not often perfor0 'ell in 0any rando08 dou5le-5linded

place5o- controlled trials 5ecause it treats the indiidual as opposed to a disease or

pathology. *or this reason8 the ho0eopathic co00unity needs to ta=e o'nership of our

o'n research 5y perfor0ing our o'n studies and presenting cases of patients treated

using ho0eopathic 0edicines.

INTERNET ARTICLE. T$e Homeopa#$i' Pro1in! o% #$e AIDS Nosode. 4555

Ho0eopath )isha Borland conducted seeral proings of the "I#$ Bosode 5eginning in

1(( using 5oth the 3C and 2C potencies of the 5lood of a 0an 'ho had preiously

died of an "I#$-related disease. The final proing8 'hich he descri5es as the 0ost

successful one8 'as conducted 'ith students fro0 the #eon $chool of Ho0eopathy in

14. Borland 5egins the docu0ent 'ith 5ac=ground on the history of the "I#$

epide0ic as 'ell as the pathophysiology of HI. *ollo'ing these sections8 there is a

section a5out the o5serations a5out "I#$ patients 'hich appears to 5e 5ased upon

total speculation. $o0e noted the0es include fear of eposure and feelingunaccepta5le? a self-destructie state8 ee0plified 5y nu0erous seual partners8

seually trans0itted diseases8 and recreational drugs and prescri5ed drugs for enereal

and lin=ed diseases. i.e. anti5iotics8 sulphanila0ides8 steroids and antifungals? and

patients often surrender to standard 0edical interentions or deelop 0ono0aniacal

approaches to learning all a5out the disease 6and then refuse treat0ent7. Borland

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continues 5y ea0ining the ho0eopathic indications for the use of the "I#$ nosode. He

states?

The "I#$ nosode is associated in a ho0oeopathKs 0ind 'ith5oundary issues. In this aspect 'e note co0pli0entaryaspects to Carcinosin and a strongly Psoric colouration....sincethe 0yth of "I#$ as 'ell as its KdiscoeryK is 5ound up 'ith thegay co00unity in $an *rancisco 'e 'ill ho0e into this: casualse 'ith 0ultiple partners is atte0pting an i0possi5le union8 too

0uch thinning of the 5oundary8 and certainly has resulted infre<uent enereal infections and associated allopathic treat0entsas 'ell as proiding the path'ay of infectionThe 5rea=do'n of the i00une defence syste0 is 0irrored in ecology 5y suchpheno0ena as the oEone hole8 0onoculture diseases86co05ated 5y agroche0icals in a 0anner analogous to the0ultiple drug therapies e0ployed in the conentional treat0entof "I#$7 and in sociological ter0s8 5y a5use. Here the 5oundaryof the self is iolated. It is also 'orthy of note that Chiron8 theasteroid associated 5y astrologers 'ith 'ounding and healing'as discoered at around the ti0e that "I#$ 5eca0e =no'n.4

*inally8 Borland proceeds to the actual sy0pto0s elicited during the proing of the "I#$

Bosode. $o0e sy0pto0s include estrange0ent8 feeling of 5etrayal8 feeling of reection8

self-loathing and left-sidedness. The docu0ent ends in t'o case histories.

This proing de0onstrates 'here Ho0eopathy has gone 'rong. In 0any cases8

this proing is re0iniscent of the re0edy Carcinosin 'hich 0ostly gets prescri5ed on

0ental or e0otional sy0pto0s and any physical sy0pto0atology is often used only for

purposes of confir0ation. The 'hole proing is practically useless in the co0ple health

histories 'hich are eident in 0any HI-positie patients 'hich re<uire co0ple

analysis. Den the the0es8 #octrine of $ignatures and )ias0atic Tendencies are not

ery useful in the clinical application 5ecause they are 5ased on total speculation. *or

ea0ple8 0ost HI-positie patients go through periods of shoc=8 eperience feelings of

5etrayal and reection and hae periods of isolation 5ased on the stig0a that society still

i0poses upon HI-positie people. In these cases8 it 'ould 5e difficult to discoer

characteristic sy0pto0s 5ased on 'hat are essentially co00on sy0pto0s.

,OO-.P&6i' Hea#$ and Homeopa#$" %or HIV in India. Ed2ard 7 *is 8999

This is a fairly co0prehensie 5oo= that focuses on the use of ho0eopathy for the treat0ent of patients 'ith HI or "I#$. )ills 5egins the discussion of ho0eopathy

5y ealuating t'o studies conducted 5y the Central Council for Ho0eopathy regarding

the effectieness of Ho0eopathy in the treat0ent of asy0pto0atic patients. The first

study 'as conducted fro0 1(-11. There is a lot of controersy around this study

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5ecause 12 out of the 12 participants apparently changed their HI status to negatie

using a 0ore unrelia5le HI anti5ody test 6Aestern lot7. )ills notes?

" further dou5le-5lind place5o study 'as conducted 5y theCC,H in 1? the study reealed a relatiely significantdifference 5et'een pre- and post-hae0atological leels in theeru0 group8 'hilst those of the place5o group yielded non-significant results.41

)ills also discusses the history of ho0eopathy in the successful treat0ent of epide0ics

and <uite correctly notes that using the genus epide0ics 0ethod 'ill not 5e successful

in HI as patients tend to hae uni<ue 0anifestations of the disease. The potential use

of ho0eopathic prophylais is also discussed. )ills feels that it 'ould li=ely 5e

unsuccessful as opportunistic infections8 and not the irus itself8 tend to cause illness. 42

In addition8 he correctly notes that there is not a current proing of the HI!"I#$ nosode

that can 5e trusted 9as the proing perfor0ed is an e05arrass0ent to ho0eopathy? and

an offense to P+AH" 6People +iing Aith Haing "I#$7.43

The clinical aspects of treating people liing 'ith HI are also discussed. )ills

5eliees that re0edies should 5e selected on a chronic or constitutional 5asis ta=ing into

account 0ental8 e0otional8 physical and pathological sy0pto0s. *urther0ore8 he

echoes the 'ords of $a0uel Hahne0ann 5y stating ho' suppressie drugs co0plicate

0a=ing a successful prescription 5ecause the characteristic and peculiar sy0pto0s are

not longer eident. Other tips offered include that treating patients in the asy0pto0atic

stage are 0ore successful? that intercurrent re0edies such as nosodes 0ay 5e indicated

in the treat0ent? and that it is 5est to use lo' to 0oderate potencies 'ith patients in

0ore adanced stages of HI. )ills offers further adice that a ho0eopath should ta=e

into consideration certain types of sy0pto0s. He states?

Pay particular attention to the energy leel of the patient8 notfatigue if present. "ppetite is a good indication of health andalso re0edy8 note the desires and aersions8 and any change inappetite. Pay close attention to the passage of urine8 fre<uency8and color or clarity. " ery indicatie feature of the diseaseprogression are the glandular s'elling of the ly0ph in thecerical and ailliary regionsnote 'hich sides are 0ostaffected for prescri5ing.44

)ills also suggests to pay close attention to HI-related s=in eruptions such as shingles8

herpes Eoster and ring'or0? as 'ell as to sleep patterns as sleep is often reduced as

the progression of disease continues. He does reco00end the use of the /constitutional

re0edy@ along 'ith the use of organ re0edies to further support the patient. )ias0s are

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discussed as an integral aspect of prescri5ing. The 0ost interesting part here is that

ayuredic concepts around diet and nutrition are 0atched to the arious 0ias0s. This

5oo= is concluding 5y ea0ining so0e case sa0ples of *aro=h )aster using a 0ore

classical ho0eopathic approach.

Dssentially8 I found this to 5e a 'ell 'ritten 5oo= that includes 5oth ho0eopathic

philosophical and clinical guidelines. *urther0ore8 I found it to 5e <uite practical and

ery alua5le in the $outh "sian contet. "lthough aspects are not 5ased on pureho0eopathy8 this is one of the 0ore alua5le efforts on using ho0eopathy to treat

indiiduals 'ith HI or "I#$.

INTERNET ARTICLE.Homeopa#$i' Trea#men# o% AIDS

,o5ert B. #alpe is a Baturopathic #octor and a Ho0eopath. He has a 'e5site

'ith seeral articles a5out ho0eopathic treat0ent of specific chronic conditions including

HI!"I#$. The 0ain purpose of this article8 'hich 'as pu5lished in 28 is to present

useful re0edies in the treat0ent of patients 'ith HI!"I#$. #alpe cautions against theuse of so0e of the rarer re0edies solely 5ased on the so0e'hat selfish desire so0e

Ho0eopaths to pu5lish articles in so0e of the Ho0eopathic Nournals. *or ea0ple8 he

states 9as Ho0eopaths and Healers8 'e 0ust 5e a5le to stop the o5session 'ith trying

to find 0inute re0edies that 'or= in 1 in 1 cases in order to pu5lish a noel article

that really has ery little releance to the health of the population as a 'hole. 4% #alpe

stresses the i0portance of polycrests in ho0eopathic treat0ent and applies it to the

treat0ent of "I#$. The 5ul= of the article presents re0edies that are co00only

indicated in HI!"I#$. $o0e of these re0edies include? China 6also highly indicated in)alaria78 "rsenicu0 "l5u08 Phosphorus8 Thua8 Bitric "cid8 Calcarea Car5onica8

Calcarea Phosphorica8 $ulphur and +achesis.

He also discusses ho0eopathic re0edies 'hich are ery useful in treating

Pneu0ocystis Pneu0onia 6PCP7 'hich is a ery dangerous opportunistic infection 'hich

'as responsi5le for the deaths of 0any HI-positie patients prior to the adent of Highly

"ctie "nti-,etroiral Therapy 6H"",T7. #alpe indicates his eperience in treating this

condition?

"lso i0portant are the re0edies needed against the dreadedPCP pneu0onia. I hae found "rsenicu0 al5u0 a5solutely0agical in a5orting and assisting in speedy recoery fro0 acuteattac=s of PCP? ho'eer if the respiratory ail0ents drag on to a0ore chronic for0 or after the "rsenicu0 has helped the acuteattac=s 5ut they recur or a chronic or 'al=ing pneu0onia5eco0es apparent8 then loo= to re0edies such as Mali iodatu08

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Phosphorus8 $ilicea8 Tu5erculinu0 and ulti0ately 'hicheer tu5ercular re0edy is indicated 5y the totality of the ne'presenting chronic sy0pto0s.4

#alpe also 5eliees that 0ercury poisoning plays an i0portant role in desta5iliEing the

i00une syste0 in HI-positie patients. He notes that the ho0eopathic 0edicines that

are 0ade fro0 0ercury8 )ercurius $ollu5ilis and )ercurius ius8 are neer indicated

ho0eopathically 5ased on poisoning fro0 0ercury teeth fillings8 industrial sources or

diet. He also discusses potencies and dosage. #alpe adocates 5eginning treat0ent

'ith lo' doses and cautions against repeating re0edies too often especially in the case

of /deep-acting@ re0edies li=e $ilicea.and Calcarea Car5onica.

I find 0any aspects of this article to 5e highly useful and practical in ter0s of

clinical applications. The discussion of useful re0edies in PCP is particularly alua5le

5ecause it is a ery co00on Opportunistic Infection in HI-positie patients. #alpe has

o5iously had a lot of training in /classical ho0eopathy@ 'hich is eident 5ecause he

stresses thorough study of )ateria )edicas and The Organon. Ho'eer8 there is still a

significant a0ount of speculation in this article. *or ea0ple8 he discusses the utility of

the re0edy China for )alaria and Tu5erculosis. I a0 unclear in 'hat specific

circu0stances it can 5e used in the treat0ent of HI!"I#$. In addition8 the inclusion of

0ias0s is also ery pro5le0atic 5ecause he hasn@t illustrated in 'hat situations a

0ias0atic approach is useful.

ARTICLE.Homeopa#$i' Gro2#$ Fa'#ors as Trea#men# %or HIV (8998).

This article 5egins 5y addressing the conentional 0edical approach surrounding

HI that focuses on designer drugs that 'ill distur5 the 0echanis0s that the irus uses

to hiac= the hu0an i00une syste0. The authors argue that the 5est 'ay to address

the suppressed and deficient i00unity in case of HI 9is 5est addressed 5y 5olstering

the i00une syste0- a goal that can 5e acco0plished 5ecause of recent deelop0ents

in hu0an gro'th factors.4& Hu0an gro'th factors play an i0portant role in 0aintaining

healthy i00unity 5ut studies using phar0acological gro'th factors lead to seere side

effects including increased HI replication8 suppression of ly0phocyte proliferation8

ly0ph node s'elling and reduction of the function of 0acrophages.4( Hahne0ann@s

'ritings a5out ho' crude doses of 0edication 0ay 5e used as effectie therapeutic

agents 'hen prepared ho0eopathically are suggested. " large part of the article

focuses on the pathophysiology of HI 'hich 'as discussed earlier. $pecifically8 the =ey

point is that HI ta=es adantage of the defensie 0echanis0 of the i00une syste0.

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Instead of focusing on a pure Hahne0annian approach using sy0pto0s appraisal8 the

authors are loo=ing at co00on 0olecular and genetic sites shared 5y gro'th factors

and HI such as glycoproteins. The results of studies using ho0eopathic gro'th factors

hae sho'n sta5iliEation of T-cell counts oer a 12-0onth period and that a treat0ent

effect is eident in fourteen days.4 The authors also argue that if the i00une syste0 is

strengthened 5y ho0eopathic gro'th facts8 then a reduction of Opportunistic Infections

'ould 5e reduced. This is i0portant 5ecause Opportunistic Infections are responsi5lefor 0ost case of serious acute illness and death in people 'ith HI.

This is a ery interesting and thought-proo=ing article that uses co00only

accepted conentional scientific 0ethods including seeral dou5le-5linded place5o

clinical trials. The article is thorough in that it ea0ines the pathophysiology of the HI

irus and phar0aco=inetics of hu0an gro'th factors. The results of the studies are

i0pressie. Ho'eer8 it 0ust 5e said that in spite of the authors@ suggestion that

Hahne0ann 'ould hae considered this type of treat0ent to 5e ho0eopathic8 that this is

not ho0eopathy. ;ien the fact that there are clear principles in ho0eopathy8 theauthors adocating this approach hae chosen a fe' 'ritings of Hahne0ann and tried to

0a=e the case for this type of treat0ent protocol. In addition8 there 'as a lot of

speculation in this article that the use of ho0eopathic treat0ent 'ould result in a decline

in the nu05ers of opportunistic infections. In su00ary8 this is a ery interesting

deelop0ent 5ut it 0ust 5e clear that it is not ho0eopathy.

S&mmar" o% #$e Li#era#&re Re1ie2.

In su00ary8 the ho0eopathic literature on treating patients 'ith HI and "I#$ is

ery disappointing. "s is eident8 there is little infor0ation on treating HI-positie

patients using Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy. *urther0ore8 there is so 0uch speculation

in the literature and e0pirical data is practically a5sent. ;ien the fact that 0any of the

old 0asters such as oenninghausen8 +ippe8 Co'perth'aite8 Hering and of course8

Hahne0ann 'ere so successful in treating irulent infectious diseases8 I 'onder 'hy

Ho0eopaths hae so easily a5andoned the 'ritings of the Organon and the clinical

eperience already aaila5le through old ournals.

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HAHNE*ANNIAN HO*EOPATHY:

"s the preceding chapter that reie'ed the Ho0eopathic literature specific to the

treat0ent of indiiduals 'ith HI!"I#$ has sho'n8 the 'ritings and philosophy

adocated 5y certain Ho0eopaths is not technically Ho0eopathy as they do not follo'

the teachings laid out 5y $a0uel Hahne0ann in the Organon of the )edical "rt.

>nfortunately8 these atte0pts to change or si0plify Ho0eopathy are not solely found in

the field of 0ore co0ple infectious diseases such as HI!"I#$8 5ut are eident

eery'here in the so-called /0odern@ practice of the 0aority of Ho0eopaths. These

atte0pts to either si0ply Ho0eopathy or to inect socio-cultural or religious 5eliefs

syste0s onto the 0atri of Ho0eopathy hae eisted since Hahne0ann@s ti0e.

"ccording to on Meller8 the fa0ous ;er0an Ho0eopath?

The history of ho0eopathy is filled 'ith ea0ples of atte0pts atsi0plifying the 0ethod and 0a=ing the practice easier. It is notto eery5ody@s taste to follo' Hahne0ann@s intransigentapproach8 insisting that 0ateria 0edica 5e studied in theco0plete8 original 'ordings8 that the proers@ and the patients@epressions 5e retained faithfully8 and that no atte0pts 5e 0adeto si0plify their state0ents 'hich so0eti0es appear disconnected8 co0plicated8 and cannot 5e o5ectified.%

*urther0ore8 Na0es Tyler Ment 0ay hae solidified the trend 'ithin the profession of

eering a'ay fro0 Hahne0ann@s teachings 'hen he inected aspects of the philosophy

of $'eden5orgianis0 into Borth "0erican Ho0eopathy. If the practice of ho0eopathy is

deried fro0 $a0uel Hahne0ann@s synthesis of a ne' syste0 of 0edicine 5ased on

ery clear principles8 then it is ital that 'e ea0ine those core philosophies that

co0prise Ho0eopathy.

;ien the lac= of clarity of 'hat defines ho0eopathic practice8 it is necessary to

study /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy and its role in treating co0ple infectious and

chronic diseases such as HI and "I#$. In 0any 'ays it is a sad though

understanda5le fact that fe' Ho0eopaths are a5le to practice pure ho0eopathy

5ecause fe' practitioners hae studied Hahne0ann@s 'ritings in-depth8 including The

Organon. ecause of this lac= of =no'ledge8 'e 0ust start 'ith the 'ritings of

Hahne0ann so 'e can understand 'hen our practice is truly ho0eopathic 6in that it

deries fro0 Hahne0ann7 and 'hen 'e are not practicing ho0eopathy at all. I 'ould

li=e to 5egin this discussion 5y focusing on so0e of the 0ore ital philosophies that 'ere

epounded 5y Hahne0ann as applica5le to the treat0ent of people 'ith HI or "I#$. I

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a0 5asing 0y assu0ption on the fact that 0ost8 if not all8 ho0eopaths 'ill hae 5asic

=no'ledge of /The +a' of $i0ilars@.

There 'as a lot of eidence in the literature that the /ho0eopathic@ treat0ent of

HI!"I#$ patients 'as 5ased on speculation a5out a 5ac=ground of gonorrhea or

syphilis? a particular 0ental or e0otional state and 0ias0atic tendencies. Ae should 5e

clear that no 0atter ho' te0pting ar0 chair psychoanalysis 0ay 5e8 that 'e are treating

patients 5ased on sy0pto0s. In "phoris0 1( of The Organon of the )edical "rt8 itstates?

It is an undenia5le truth that nothing can8 5y any 0eans8 5ediscoered in diseases 'here5y they could epress their needfor aid 5esides the totality of sy0pto0s8 'ith consideration for the acco0panying circu0stances 6%7. Therefore8 it follo'sincontesta5ly that the co0ple of all sy0pto0s andcircu0stances perceied in each indiidual case of disease 0ust5e the only indicator8 the only reference in choosing a re0edy.%1

There are other references throughout this tet a5out using signs and sy0pto0s as the

only indicators for re0edy choice. This illustrates the i0portance on prescri5ing 5ased

on sy0pto0atology only.

"nother area of controersy 'ithin Ho0eopathy in general8 and specifically

'hen treating patients 'ith HI!"I#$8 is the practice of polyphar0acy or giing patients

0ore than one re0edy at the sa0e ti0e. *or ea0ple8 ritish Ho0eopath Nonathan

$tallic=8 routinely uses a polyphar0acy approach in the treat0ent of HI!"I#$ patients

'hich 0ay include a /constitutional re0edy@8 an organ re0edy and a re0edy that

addresses the 0ias0atic tendencies. Hahne0ann adised against this practice as

$tallic= 'as not the first practitioner to atte0pt such a short cut. Hahne0ann left noroo0 for dou5t 'hen he asserted that 9it 'ill neer occur to the true 0edical-art

practitioner to ad0inister 0ore than one si0ple 0edicinal su5stance at one ti0e as a

re0edy8 in accordance 'ith the 'ise saying that it is 'rong to use co0ple 0eans 'hen

si0ple ones 'ill suffice.%2

In addition to this8 it is difficult to ascertain 'hich re0edies 'ill 5e indicated 5ased

on the changing sy0pto0 picture 'hen seeral re0edies are prescri5ed and ta=en at

the sa0e ti0e. Ho0eopathy necessitates the use of an e0pirical and eidence-5ased

approach to assess often co0ple responses to re0edies. The use of polyphar0acy0uddies the already challenging and co0ple decision 0a=ing process ho0eopaths

0ust e0ploy in the follo'-up appoint0ents. One 'ould neer 5e a5le to utiliEe a non-

speculatie approach 'ith polyphar0acy as one can neer 5e sure 'hich re0edy has

changed 'hich specific sign or sy0pto0.

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The final area of 0uch confusion and controersy is the concept of 0ias0s. This

su5ect deseres 0ore thorough consideration that is outside the scope of this paper.

Ho'eer8 it is i0portant to deote so0e attention to 0ias0s as 0any Ho0eopaths

adocate their use in the consideration of the prescription of a ho0eopathic re0edy.

There is 0uch diergence of thought in the 0odern practice of ho0eopathy in regards to

Hahne0ann@s concept of 0ias0s. Ho0eopaths such as ,aan $an=aran hae

deeloped ne' 0ias0s to coer ne'er diseases such as Cancer and "I#$. $o0epractitioners only use Hahne0ann@s three 0ain 0ias0s of psora8 sycosis and syphilis

'hile others do not use 0ias0s in their case analysis process in order to choose the

correct re0edy.

"s 'as eident in the literature reie' of ho0eopathic treat0ent of patients 'ith

HI or "I#$8 0any practitioners adocated the i0portance of ta=ing 0ias0s into

account 'hen choosing the si0illi0u0 for the patient. *or ea0ple? Nonathan $tallic=

tal=s a5out the 0ias0atic suscepti5ility of "I#$ as 5eing a product of all of the 0ias0s

including psora8 psychosis8 syphilis and cancer .

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Dd'ard )ills does 'arn that 9there0edy decision should 5e 5ased on clearly co0prehensi5le 0ethod8 not on =ey note8

nor 'hi0sical prescri5ing.%4 Ho'eer8 he does use the concept of 0ias0s to assess

the leel of health of a patient and co0pares 0ias0s to concepts in ayuredic 0edicine

in the $outh "sian contet. "nd8 this list of ho0eopaths 'ho adocate the use of

0ias0s goes on.

It is trou5ling that een those ho0eopaths 'ho caution against theoriEing and

speculation are essentially using speculation to treat 0ias0atically in the 0aority of

cases. Once again8 it is i0portant to loo= at Hahne0ann@s thoughts a5out using 0ias0s

in the selection of a re0edy that is ho0eopathic to the case or the patient. In order to

understand 'hat constitutes ho0eopathy8 'e 0ust ea0ine 'hat Hahne0ann actually

said a5out 0ias0s and their treat0ent. It is 0y understanding that ecept in cases of

diseases that correspond to acute infection 5y syphilis or sycosis 6the fig-'art disease78

Hahne0ann did not pro0ote the use of 0ias0s in the selection of a ho0eopathic

re0edy. ;eorg on Meller elucidates Hahne0ann@s thoughts on the use of 0ias0s

especially in ho0eopathic treat0ent for chronic diseases. He stated?

In giing instructions in his 0ethod of treat0ent8 %ahnemann

spea=s of 0ias0atic illnesses8 he spea=s not of 0ias0s per se.Ahen he calls psora the curse of hu0an=ind8 he 0erely refers tothe historical antecedents of the chronic diseases8 5ut not to'hat 'e need to recogniEe as a sy0pto0 for the selection of there0edy.%%

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*or instance8 ulceration itself is not indicatie of the syphilitic 0ias0 unless it is an

ulceration that is the direct result of syphilis itself. *or ea0ple8 'hen Ment spo=e of

ulcers in the throat8 it is clear that he 'as spea=ing of the 0anifestation of the syphilis

chancre in the throat.% In essence8 Hahne0ann 'as spea=ing of specific infectious

diseases 'hen he spo=e of the three 0ain chronic 0ias0s of psora8 sycosis and

syphilis. Therefore8 9no'here did %ahnemann insist that the =no'ledge as 'ell as the

/application@ of his doctrine on 0ias0s 'ere indispensa5le for o5taining the 5est results'ith his 0ethod of healing. Beither did he eer call for selecting the 9sy0pto0s of the

predo0inant 0ias0 fro0 a0ong the totality of the patient@s sy0pto0s 'hile leaing

aside the re0ainder. %& I 'ould li=e to close this 5rief discussion of 'hat I 'ould li=e to

call /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy@ 'ith the ery clear 'ords 'ritten 5y Hahne0ann

hi0self. His opinions a5out 'hat constitutes Ho0eopathy are a0ply de0onstrated in

the follo'ing passage?

The search for the re0edy that is ho0eopathically the 0ostsuita5le8 in all regards8 for a gien disease state is a la5orious8

occasionally a ery la5orious8 pursuit. Ahile there arepraise'orthy 5oo=s for facilitating this process Qi.e.8 repertoriesand 0aterial 0edicaR it is still necessary to study the sourcesthe0seles Qi.e.8 reports of proingsRHo' could this la5orious8painsta=ing 'or= 6'hich alone produces the 5est possi5le cureof diseases7 suit those gentle0en of the ne' 0ongrel sect 'hoaunt the honora5le title of ho0eopath and 'ho8 for sho'8 gieout 0edicines that are ho0eopathic in for0 and appearance 5ut'hich they only lay hold of in a perfunctory 'ay%(

Den 5efore the specifics of treating patients 'ith HI or "I#$ are discussed8 'e

0ust loo= at the history of Ho0eopathy in treating infectious disease. Ho0eopathy

gained its reputation fro0 its successful treat0ent of people suffering fro0 ery irulent

infectious diseases such as cholera8 typhoid8 scarlet feer8 yello' feer and the infa0ous

$panish InfluenEa out5rea= of 11(. Hahne0ann also successfully treated 0any

Duropeans 'ith the ho0eopathic re0edy of elladonna using prophylais to preent the

deelop0ent of $carlet *eer. It is i0portant to ea0ine the suggested treat0ent of

acute infectious diseases in order to differentiate it fro0 chronic infectious diseases such

as HI. In The Organon of the )edical "rt8 Hahne0ann 'as ery specific a5out the

protocols for the ho0eopathic treat0ent of acute infectious diseases. The treat0ent of

acute epide0ics is addressed in "phoris0 &3. It is stated that?ordering sporadic diseases are those acute diseases that seiEe0any persons 'ith ery si0ilar co0plaints fro0 a si0ilar cause6epide0ically7. These diseases tend to 5eco0e contagious'hen they are spread oer thic=ly congregated 0asses of people$ince ery case of disease in a gien epide0ic has the

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sa0e origin8 the disease puts all of those that hae fallen ill intothe sa0e =ind of disease process.%

Hahne0ann deeloped the protocol of genus epidemicus in cases of sporadic acutes or

epide0ics. In order to get a clearer i0age of the re0edy or in so0e cases8 the s0all

group of re0edies indicated in each epide0ic8 the ho0eopathic practitioner 0ust ta=e

seeral cases. "phoris0 12 su00ariEes this idea of genus epide0icus?

The entire etent of such an epide0ic disease and the totality of the sy0pto0s 6=no'ledge of 'hich 5elongs to the oerie' of the co0plete disease i0age8 so one can choose the 0ost fittingho0eopathic re0edy for this sy0pto0 co0ple7 cannot 5eperceied in a single patient8 5ut can only 5e co0pletelya5stracted and gathered QinferredR fro0 the sufferings of seeralpatients of different 5odily constitutions.

This description 'ill apply to any acute infectious epide0ics 'ith si0ilar sy0pto0s in a

large group of patients. In this sense8 HI or "I#$ is not an acute infectious disease 5ut

rather a co0ple chronic disease.The Hu0an I00unodeficiency irus creates disease in infected indiiduals 5y

ta=ing adantage of the natural functions of the hu0an i00une syste0 to attac= and get

rid of foreign pathogens. *or this reason8 indiiduals 'ill eperience different

pathological 0anifestations of HI. One indiidual 0ay eperience pneu0onia or

candidiasis 'hile another 0ay eperience peripheral neuropathy or cryptosporidiosis.

)any of these ail0ents or opportunistic infections can 5e treated acutely 'ith

ho0eopathic 0edicine8 5ut they do not fall into the definition of a sporadic acute or an

epide0ic fro0 the eact sa0e source. There is the co00onality of infection 5y HI 5utthere are 0any strains of HI 'ith 0any possi5le sources of trans0ission. It is 0ore

fitting8 to ie' HI as a irus that targets the innate suscepti5ilities of patients. Once

again8 'e 0ust fall 5ac= on one of the 0ost i0portant tenets in ho0eopathic philosophy.

The follo'ing 'ords can 5e found in "phoris0 1%3?

In the search for a ho0eopathically specific re0edy8 that is8 inthe co0parison of the co0ple of the natural disease@s signs 'iththe sy0pto0 sets of the aaila5le 0edicines 6in order to finda0ong the0 an artificial disease potence that corresponds in

si0ilarity to the 0alady to 5e cured7 the 0ore stri&ing'e$ceptional' unusual' and odd 6characteristic7 signs andsy0pto0s of the disease case to 5e especially and al0ost solely=ept in ie'.1

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CLINICAL CASES:

One of the 0ost i0portant co0ponents of the Independent ,esearch Proect has

5een the clinical eperience gained fro0 treating three indiiduals 'ith HI under the

superision on a professional Ho0eopath. Ahile three patients is 0uch too s0all of a

pool fro0 'hich to 0a=e any definitie clinical reco00endations8 it is clear thatHahne0annian ho0eopathic treat0ent can treat patients 'ho are in the asy0pto0atic

and sy0pto0atic stages of HI disease progression. In the follo'ing pages8 I hae

presented cases of three patients treated using Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy.

(ase ./:

This patient is a 3%-year old 'o0an 'ho presented 'ith chief co0plaints of

depression8 'eight gain and aginal yeast infections. This patient 'as diagnosed in

14. $he has 5een on Highly "ctie "nti-,etroiral Therapy 6H"",T7 since )arch

2. $he has suffered fro0 depression since her first pregnancy 'hich also coincided'ith her HI diagnosis. "t this ti0e8 she also found out her hus5and 'as haing se

'ith 0en. $he responded to her pregnancy and her diagnosis 5y isolating herself. $ince

that ti0e8 she has eperienced other trau0as through the tragic death of her father

seen years ago and the death of her partner t'o years ago. Currently8 her depression

is significantly i0pacting her <uality of life. The sy0pto0s include a lac= of 0otiation

outside of 'or=8 sadness8 dissatisfaction8 9anger8 9frustration8 and crying a lot. $he

stated that it has 95een a long ti0e since she felt oy. This depression is 'orse fro0 her

pregnancy6278 her HI diagnosis 637 and the 0ultiple deaths 637 she has eperienced as

'ell as 'orse fro0 P)$ 637 6for t'o 'ee=s 5et'een oulation and 0enses78 the

transition 5et'een su00er and fall8 and su00er 637. The patient has also eperienced

significant fatigue since her HI diagnosis. This sy0pto0 has i0proed since H"",T

5ut she still struggles 'ith it. The sy0pto0s of the fatigue are a sensation of heainess

especially on the chest8 the ina5ility to do 5asic tas=s such as house'or= and the feeling

that she couldn@t hold her 5ody up. $he felt li=e 9eery 0oe 'ill 0a=er her heart 0oe

fast and all the energy drained out of 0y 5ody. $he has also has eperienced yeast

infections 'hich 5egan i00ediately after her diagnosis. The yeast infections 'ould occur

0onthly and had a lot of a 'hite discharge 'ith a 9fishy s0ell. They are al'ays 'orse

for t'o 'ee=s 5efore her period 65et'een oulation and her 0enses7. The yeast

infections hae i0proed under H"",T to the point she only gets the0 approi0ately

three ti0es a year. $he has also suffered fro0 5oth genital herpes and herpes si0ple.

Prior to H"",T8 she used to eperience a lot of cold sores. $he 'ould get a 5rea=out

on the left side a5oe her lips or at the corner of the lips. They al'ays 5egan 'ith a

5urning sensation and progressed to a 9red 5u55le that loo=ed li=e a sca5. The cold

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sores are 'orse for stress8 drin=ing alcohol8 the sun 6378 su00er 637 oer-eertion 6too

0uch running7 and 5ad relationships 627. It is interesting to note that 'hile she has

eperienced a0elioration of 0any of her sy0pto0s fro0 H"",T8 it has not changed the

sy0pto0s of her 0enses at all. It has already 5een noted that she eperiences seere

depression during fro0 oulation until her 0enses arries 'ith sy0pto0s. This

depression is the 'orst for a5out t'o to three days i00ediately after oulation. Her

0enses is a total of fie days.I prescri5ed the re0edy )atr0m1M0riatic0m 2!( for this patient 'ith a dosing

regi0en of one pellet in a (oE of 'ater 'ith fie successions and one sip. The patient

too= t'o 0ore doses after the initial test dose. This re0edy 'as chosen 5ased on

sy0pto0s that included? great ehaustion fro0 the least eertion of 0ind or 5ody8

0elancholy8 depression8 sadness8 silent grief 6ail0ents fro0 grief78 irritation8 d'elling on

past disagreea5le things8 palpitation of the heart 'orse fro0 0oe0ent8 increase of

sadness 5efore 0enses8 aggraated 5efore 0enses8 5read disagrees8 herpetic

eruptions around the lips8 0enses that is too profuse8 aggraated 5y the heat of the sunand heat in general8 ecessie appetite.

Foo2.Up;4:The sy0pto0s of depression 'ere 0uch 5etter after she too= the re0edy. $he has not

had any 0ore suicidal thoughts at all and she eperienced less hopelessness. In

general8 she reported that her 0ood 'as 5etter for a5out 4-% days after ta=ing the

re0edy. $he did report that her 0ood has gone 5ac= to the 'ay it 'as prior to ta=ing the

re0edy. Her aniety 'as 9not as horrific as 5efore. "fter she too= the re0edy8 she

eperienced less aniety and her night terrors 6'here she i0agines horri5le things

happening to her son7 'ere 0uch 5etter 5efore her last period. The fatigue 'as initially

5etter for 4-% days 5ut has returned to the leel it 'as at prior to ta=ing the re0edy. The

patient continues to eperience physical sy0pto0s of pre-0enstrual syndro0e 'hich

include 5loating of the a5do0en and painful s'elling of the 5reasts. $he 0entions that

the re0edy has not i0pacted these sy0pto0s at all. The patient initially had the

sensation of the 5eginning of a Herpes $i0ple eruption after ta=ing the first dose 5ut

that it 'ent a'ay <uic=ly. $he also had a slight a0ount of yeast after her last 0enses.

This patient did ery 'ell of Batru0-)uriaticu0 3C as it addressed the depression8

aniety and fatigue 'ell for 4-% days and then relapsed 5ac= to her original state. I

prescri5ed )atr0m M0riatic0m !!(.

'ollow1+p.:

The patient reports that the depression is 0uch 5etter than it 'as prior to the

ho0eopathy although it still does get slightly 0ore intense closer to her 0enses. $he

continues to hae sy0pto0s of irrita5ility? irrational and negatie thoughts. These

sy0pto0s disappear upon the arrial of her 0enses. $he esti0ates that the depression

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is 3L i0proed since the last prescription. The physical sy0pto0s of 5reast

tenderness and 5loating see0 to 5e 5etter. There is a ne' sy0pto0 of pain in the s0all

of the 5ac= 6in the area of the tail5one7 that occurs approi0ately one 'ee= 5efore her

period. This pain is 'orse for standing. The aniety is 5etter as 'ell. $he does still

hae /catastrophic thoughts@ a5out her health8 her son etc. The fatigue is 0uch 5etter.

The patient has 5een 'al=ing a lot 0ore. I see this as a really positie sign indicating

that the re0edy has sti0ulated her 5ody to'ards healing. "s I had not seen the patientsince Boe05er8 I reie'ed so0e of her general sy0pto0s. $he is only craing

chocolate right no'. Her thirst has increased slightly. $he is also sleeping though the

night. The patient continues to eperience yeast infections ust prior to her period. The

sy0pto0s include itching and irritation in the vulva and hite discharge. These

sy0pto0s 'ere present at the 5eginning of ho0eopathic treat0ent and the re0edy has

not appeared to i0pact the0 at all. The patient has 5een dealing 'ith dental issues for

a'hile. Her gu0s are receding up'ards and she can a'a=e in the 0iddle of the night

'ith an aching pain in the gu0s. $he also eperiences intense pain during dental isitsfro0 the cleaning 'hich feels li=e a nere pain. It is i0portant to note here that receding

gu0s are a sign of adancing HI progression. The patient also eperiences s'eating

'hich is not as intense since 0a=ing the decision to cease H"",T. The seating is

orse in the morning and 5etter in the cooler 'eather. In general8 she cannot stand

getting hot. y the ti0e she reaches 'or=8 she is soa=ed in s'eat and s'eat is dripping

do'n her chest and 5ac=. Her face is also hot and red during perspiration. It is loo=ing

li=e this patient is 5eginning to shift to'ards another re0edy8 specifically $epia.

Ho'eer8 since this patient did has done ery 'ell on Batru0-)uriaticu08 I 'ould li=e to

0a=e sure that she is truly done 'ith this re0edy 5y giing her one dose of )atr0m

M0riatic0m /M.

(ase .:

This patient is 3-year old 'o0an 'ho presented 'ith chief co0plaints of Idiopathic

Thro05ocytopenia Purpura 6ITP7 and aniety. In "ugust 2&8 the patient 5egan to

eperience syste0ic oint pain ecept for in her fingers and toes8 and had the sensation

of 5eing sore all oer. These sy0pto0s 5eca0e eternaliEed in the follo'ing 0onths

'ith the follo'ing sy0pto0s? large tennis 5all-siEed 5ruises on her ar0s and legs8 0outhulcers8 5lood in her nose. The 5ruises 'ere round8 painless and of a 5lue!purple!5ro'n

colour. The patient descri5ed that there 'as a 9nu05 sensation around the 5ruises

'hich also felt 'ar0. $he 'as ad0itted into the hospital 'here she receied a 5lood

transfusion and steroid treat0ent 6dey0ethyEone7. This also coincided 'ith so0e

eents follo'ing the 5irth of her fourth child. $he had her last child ta=en a'ay 5y Child

Aelfare and returned to her at seen 'ee=s old. The patient 0entioned that she did

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eperience a lot of strain dealing 'ith a ne'5orn. $he has also eperienced significant

aniety since childhood 'here she 'itnessed strife 5et'een her parents. $he feels

anious around a lac= of control or a lac= of infor0ation so. #uring her preious

0arriage8 she disassociated and 9lost a chun= of ti0e during the day 'here she actually

forgot 'hat she 'as doing. Ahen she is anious8 she 5ites her lip or nails8 gets agitated8

restless8 eperiences racing thoughts and her 5reathing 5eco0es shallo'er. $he

specifically eperiences aniety in her shoulders8 nec= and upper 5ac= as if 9she iscarrying a 5ig stone on her 5ac=. Ahen she is anious she has a lot of negatie

thoughts and puts herself do'n. This patient 'as diagnosed 'ith HI in "pril 2. $he

found out her status 'hile she 'as in a relationship 'ith a partner. $he found the

eperience of haing to tell her partner to 5e the 0ost deastating part of her diagnosis.

$he feels that she can handle HI as a chronic disease and it actually gae her purpose

in her life 5y slo'ing do'n 9the train 'rec= she 'as on. $he also has a lot of sy0pto0s

around her 0enstrual cycle. $he has a ery high se drie during oulation 'hich

0a=es concentration ery difficult. #uring this ti0e8 she thin=s a5out se constantly andfantasiEes a5out eery 0an she sees in pu5lic. $he also 5eco0es 9spaced out and

forgetful at this ti0e. In contrast8 she has al0ost no se drie 5efore and during her

0enses. Her 0enstrual flo' is changea5le in that the third day is heay8 there 0ay 5e no

5lood at all during the fourth day and light spotting on the fifth day.

I o5sered that this patient is ery ital and has a strong interest in spiritual!healing

issues. *or ea0ple8 she is ery a'are of ho' the phases of the 0oon affect her and

also refuses to consider ta=ing 0edication for HI. $he 'as also una5le to descri5e her

personality at all- she 'as only a5le to say that she 'as 9changea5le. "t the centre of

the case8 this patient has strong 0enstrual and 0ental!e0otional sy0pto0s. In spite of

her HI diagnosis8 she does not currently epress any health issues directly connected

'ith this disease 'ith the eception of the Idiopathic Thro05ocytopenia Purpura 6ITP7.

This is a co0ple case 5ecause this patient does not hae a lot of characteristic

sy0pto0s. ecause of this8 I considered the sy0pto0s of the recently suppressed 5out

of ITP along 'ith so0e 0ental8 general and 0enstrual sy0pto0s. I gae this patient the

re0edy Phosphor0s 2!(. ecause of her sensitiity8 she too= one pellet in 4oE of

'ater8 stirred t'ice and too= one teaspoon.

'ollow1+p ./:

I eperienced so0e difficulties in 0aintaining contact 'ith this patient 'hich I suspect is

partly 5ecause of financial issues 5ut also 5ecause she is consulting 'ith seeral

different co0ple0entary therapists at the sa0e ti0e including an her5alist and a

Baturopath. In spite of this8 I did confir0 that the re0edy to help her. $pecifically8 it

a0eliorated her aniety8 her increased li5ido around oulation and her forgetfulness.

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(ase .2:This patient is a 3-year old 'o0an 'ho presented 'ith chief co0plaints of Cerical

#ysplasia and "cid ,eflu. $he has had a5nor0al cells on her ceri for t'o years.

$he had a +DDP procedure to re0oe the cells in #ece05er 2 5ut they ca0e 5ac= in

"pril 2&. They hae 5een diagnosed as lo' grade 5ut cannot rule out high grade.

There are no clear sy0pto0s of the dysplasia 'hich in not unco00on. $he 'as also on

"cutane for .% 0onths 5ecause of the seere acne she 'as eperiencing at this ti0e.

$he learnt that she 'as HI-positie four years ago during a period of a lot of stress in

her life including 5eing in a er5ally and e0otionally a5usie relationship. Her sero-

conersion 'as 0anifested through the deelop0ent of )ononucleosis and o0iting.

Her 0ost recent C#4 count is 3% and her iral load is 1( . This patient has a history

of getting yeast infections een 5efore she 'as seually actie. $he re0ar=ed that

9so0eti0es if I thin= a5out it for too long8 I 'ill deelop a yeast infection. $he used to

get the0 5efore her 0enstrual period 5ut currently they occur 0ore rando0ly. The

discharge is lu0py8 'hite and has a fishy s0ell. There is itching around the la5ia and at

the opening of the agina. The itching isn@t a0eliorated 5y scratching 5ut is 5etter fro0

cold co0presses. There are not 0any characteristic sy0pto0s of her 0enses ecept

that the patient descri5ed herself at /5itchy@ for ten days 5efore her 0enses and that she

is irrita5le especially at repeated <uestioning. $he has a strong general craing for

chocolate that intensifies 5efore her 0enses. $he has no se drie either 'ith her

5oyfriend or 5y herself. This started a5out 1.% years ago around the ti0e she had an

a5ortion. The patient also has had really 5ad heart5urn for oer a year for 'hich she is

on the allopathic 0edication Beiu0. Her sy0pto0s prior to 0edication include a dull8

5urning sensation 'hich felt li=e 9li<uid fire 5u55ling into 0y chest. It is 'orse for

eating8 5ut especially fro0 to0atoes and chocolate? 'orse in the eening and 'orse

fro0 lying do'n. It is 5etter for sitting up. $he eperiences headaches 'hile she is in

school that can deelop into 0igraines. The head pain is on the right side of the

forehead that deelops into a pain on the right half of her head 6he0icrania7. +ying

do'n8 re0aining still and cold co0presses a0eliorate the pain. There is also an aniety

picture in that the patient is ery 'orried a5out her health8 'orried that so0ething 5ad

'ill happen and 'orried a5out going out in pu5lic.

I prescri5ed this patient the re0edy Sepia 2!( 62 pellets dry7 5ased on the

sy0pto0s of dar= fore5oding a5out QhisR disease in the future? concerned a5out health?

irrita5ility fro0 slight causes 6pre-0enses7? right-sided he0icrania? headache 5etter 5y

cold 'ater? 0ust lay do'n and re0ain ery <uiet during 0igraine? 0il= causes diarrhea?

disorder sto0ach after acids? pruritis ula? lu0py leucorrhea especially 5efore 0enses?

desire for chocolate especially 5efore 0enses.

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'ollow10p.:The patient had a +DDP procedure to re0oe the a5nor0al cells on her ceri. Her

physician 'as ery aggressie in re0oing the cells and he did not 0ention 'hether

they 'ere 5etter than they appeared 5efore ta=ing the re0edy. The only change she

noticed that she had a huge 5lood clot during her 0enses 'hich is not typical for her. It

'ould 5e ery difficult to ascertain 'hether this 'as the result of the re0edy8 due to her

surgery or 5ecause of another physiological process in her 0enses. Her irrita5ility 'as

0uch i0proed after ta=ing the re0edy. $he only eperienced t'o days of irrita5ility

instead of her typical 'ee= and a half. Here 0enstrual cra0ps 'ere 5etter this period as

'ell. Den her craing for chocolate has di0inished. $he eperienced no yeast

infections in the past 0onth. I 'ill continue to o5sere the fre<uency of the yeast

infections as she tends to hae the0 eery fe' 0onths. Her se drie is not one

hundred percent yet 5ut she did hae se during the holidays and has 0ore of a desire

for se!inti0acy 'ith her 5oyfriend. $he noticed that chocolate still aggraates her

heart5urn 5ut less so since she 5egan ta=ing the re0edy. $he still has a strong desire

for chocolate 5ut her heart5urn is not as aggraated 5y it. $he reported that that

sy0pto0 has a0eliorated 5y approi0ately 1%L. $he is not ta=ing the 0edication at all

ecept for 'hen she eats chocolate. The intensity of her headaches has reduced. $he

continues to hae headaches 5ut they are lighter and duller and haen@t progressed into

the full-5lo'n 0igraines. The patient hasn@t eperienced a panic attac= since ta=ing the

re0edy. Den in situations in 'hich she thin=s she 'ill get one and is on the su5'ay

6'here she 'ill often get a panic attac=78 the panic attac=s did not deelop. $he is also

sleeping ery 'ell. The patient continues to 5e thirsty. "s she did 'ell on this re0edy

5ut only eperienced a slight a0elioration8 I prescri5ed Sepia !!( 62 dry pills ta=en

once per 'ee=7. Bote: this patient did not fully understand 0y dosing instructions for the

first prescription and too= 2 pills of $epia 3C daily for three 'ee=s. +uc=ily8 there 'ere

no aggraations or proing sy0pto0s.

'ollow10p.2:I a0 una'are a5out the i0pact of the re0edy on the patient@s cerical dysplasia as she

hasn@t gone for a pap s0ear recently. The patient is generally irrita5le 5ut she noticed

that she is irrita5le 5efore her 0enses. Her 0enses 'as also late this 0onth. I 5eliee

that this is due to the change 6e0otional and or physical7 fro0 5eginning H"",T. $he

0entioned li=e she is feeling that her 5ody is telling her to hae 0ore se een if she is

not feeling an increase in seual desire. I 'asn@t clear a5out 'hat to 0a=e of this

sy0pto0. $he hasn@t ta=en any neiu0 for heart5urn in a long ti0e. H"",T see0ed to

hae 5riefly increased the heart5urn sy0pto0s 'hich hae lessened in the last 'ee=.

H"",T also see0 to hae changed her sense of taste and s0ell 'hich has led to less

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enoya5le eperiences 'ith chocolate to the patient@s dis0ay. Prior to 5eginning to ta=e

H"",T8 the patient noticed that her headaches had totally disappeared. $ince

co00encing H"",T8 she has had one headache 'hich disappeared the sa0e day of

the onset.

$he has not eperienced a panic attac= in a fe' 0onths 5y no'. Her sleep continues to

5e <uite good and there are no changes in appetite or thirst. The patient reported so0e

ne' sy0pto0s 0ost of 'hich are side effects fro0 the HI 0edications 6H"",T7. Thisincludes heat in the face and torso during sleep8 a change of taste and s0ell8 a

significant increase in irrita5ility8 5urning sensation on the tongue 'hich is sensitie to

spicy. $he has also had an eruption of s0all8 red pi0ples around her 0outh and on her

forehead. ,e0edy prescription 'as Sepia !!( daily 61 pill in a dry dose7.

Con'&sions o% #$e Cini'a Cases.

"s 'as 0entioned earlier8 it is not possi5le to 0a=e definite conclusions a5out

treating patients 'ith HI 5ased on a s0all sa0ple siEe of three cases. Therefore8 I a0

0a=ing so0e ery tentatie suggestions for the treat0ent of people 'ith HI in the

areas of efficacy of ho0eopathic treat0ent8 dosage!potency and the necessity of

0ias0atic analysis.

"t this point8 I can definitely say that ho0eopathic treat0ent can 5e ery

successful in treating the uni<ue and characteristic sy0pto0s of people liing 'ith HI.

It is i0portant to note that all of 0y patients 'ere in the asy0pto0atic or sy0pto0atic

stage of HI and none had progressed to a diagnosis of "I#$. There hae 5een so0e

clinical studies of the ho0eopathic treat0ent of people 'ith HI 'hich resulted in an

actual increase in C#4 cells. "lthough I 'as not a5le to regularly i0ple0ent testing to

0onitor C#4 counts8 I did not notice that ho0eopathic treat0ent increased or decreased

these counts.

I do 5eliee that Ho0eopathic )edicine does hae a role in addressing a

patient@s uni<ue and characteristic sy0pto0s of disease. ased on the three patients I

'or=ed 'ith8 I did notice that ho0eopathy 'as ery effectie in treating 5oth sy0pto0s

of HI itself8 side effects of 0edications and sy0pto0s prior to HI. *or ea0ple8

patient S1 had a long history of depression and 0ultiple trau0as and grief that her HI

diagnosis eacer5ated. Ho0eopathy 'as ery effectie in a0eliorating her sy0pto0s of

depression and aniety. It is ery clear that ho0eopathy is effectie in a0eliorating

0ental!e0otional sy0pto0s such as depression and sadness8 aniety and 0e0ory.

In this s0all study8 the ho0eopathic treat0ent also addressed

headaches!0igraines8 0enstrual sy0pto0s8 fatigue8 heart5urn and sleep. I 'ould

argue that ho0eopathy can play an i0portant role in i0proing the health of people

liing 'ith HI!"I#$ regardless of 'hether patients are on H"",T or not. In fact8 they

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can play an i0portant role of i0proing health in areas that allopathic 0edication has

little to offer such as increasing tolera5ility to 0edications 5y reducing side effects of

H"",T8 i0proing functional sy0pto0s and helping indiiduals cope 0ore effectiely

'ith depression and aniety.

One of the challenges of ho0eopathic practice is the 0astery of dosage and!or

potency as there are no clear rules outside of 0atching a ho0eopathic prescription to

the pathology8 the itality of the patient and deter0ining the possi5le sensitiity toho0eopathic re0edies. The ho0eopathic literature on HI!"I#$ is not ery clear on this

issue and in fact8 there appears to 5e no consensus on the fre<uency of dosing8 the

usage of high or lo' potency and preferential scales to consider. )y eperience 'ith

these three patients is eactly the sa0e as 'ith patients 'ith other chronic diseases.

*or ea0ple8 patient S 2 'as ery sensitie to re0edies and re<uired a dosage deliery

protocol of placing one pellet of 3C in 'ater. $he eperienced a huge a0elioration

fro0 this type of dosing. On the other hand8 patient S3 'as hyposensitie to re0edies

and 'as a5le to tolerate daily dosing of 5oth 3C and 2C <uite 'ell. This 5rings 0e5ac= to Hahne0ann 'ho adocated 0atching a re0edy to the seerity of pathology and

the itality of the patient. It 'ould 5e a 0ista=e in udg0ent to assu0e that all HI-

positie patients are in an adanced stage of disease and therefore8 are epressing a

lo' itality. It is i0portant to ie' HI or "I#$ as any chronic disease and each

indiidual patient as haing their o'n leel of itality. It is 0y eperience that certain

HI-positie patients can ta=e relatiely high doses een on a daily 5asis.

"nother issue is the i0pact that H"",T can hae 5oth on the patient@s

characteristic sy0pto0s and the practitioner@s a5ility to discoer those sa0e sy0pto0s.

One of the 0ost challenging tas=s of the ho0eopath is to find those characteristic

sy0pto0s prior to these 0edications. In addition8 it can 5e difficult to figure out 'hich

sy0pto0s are characteristic to the indiidual8 are a result of the action of the irus on the

patient and 'hich are side-effects of the 0any 0edications a patient can 5e ta=ing. In

spite of these o5stacles8 I 'as still a5le to find the si0ilitude in each of these cases. In

fact8 I o5sered that een as patient S3 5egan ta=ing H"",T in the 0iddle of our

treat0ent that her sy0pto0s of side effects of H"",T still pointed to the sa0e re0edy.

I 'ould argue that it is a sign of a patient@s itality 'hen in spite of the fact that po'erful

0edications can suppress characteristic sy0pto0s of the indiidual8 their ital force is

still a5le to thro' out sy0pto0s that lead the practitioner clearly to the 0ost si0ilar

re0edy.

There has 5een a lot 'ritten a5out the i0portance of using a 0ias0atic analysis

in the treat0ent of patients 'ith HI!"I#$. "s 'as discussed earlier8 0any ho0eopaths

hae suggested that using 0ias0atic analysis is necessary and een 0andatory in

treating HI-positie patients. I hae already discussed the pro5le0s 'ith 0any 0odern

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interpretations of 0ias0s and their use in a ho0eopathic prescription as 5eing at the

least 0isguided. I used a 0odel of /Hahne0annian Ho0eopathy@ in the treat0ent of all

three of these cases. This 0eans that I did not use a 0ias0atic analysis or consider a

patient@s 0ias0 in the selection of a ho0eopathic re0edy. Instead8 I loo=ed for a

re0edy 'ith the greatest si0ilitude to the uni<ue and characteristic sy0pto0 epression

of each patient.

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(H#PT%R S%,%):CONCLUSIONS:

This proect has 5een a /la5our of loe@ that arose out of 0y 'or= eperience

proiding holistic treat0ent counseling to People +iing 'ith HI or "I#$ out of an "I#$

$erice OrganiEation in Toronto. People 'ho are diagnosed 'ith HI hae to deal 'ith a

0ultitude of losses. This includes the loss of financial freedo0 5ecause of the epenseof 0edications? loss of personal relationships often 5ecause of discri0ination8 stig0a or

death? surior-guilt and loss of identity ust to na0e a fe'. I a0 passionate a5out

increasing the a5ility of HI-positie people to access of all co0ple0entary therapies8

5ut especially Ho0eopathy. Ho0eopathy can play a ery i0portant role in 0aintaining

and i0proing the health of HI-positie people for long-periods of ti0e 5ecause it is

relatiely inepensie8 it does not interact 'ith any of the HI 0edications in H"",T8 it

can increase tolera5ility of these 0edications and can 5oost the i00une syste0. In

spite of all of this pro0ise8 I hae not heard of any Classical Ho0eopath in the ;reater

Toronto ,egion 'ho is 'or=ing 'ith this group of people. In fact8 there see0s to 5e a

lac= of general interest 5oth inside the ho0eopathic co00unity and the "I#$

0oe0ent.

"s I 5egan this study8 I 'as ecited to read the Ho0eopathic literature that 'as

'ritten specifically in ter0s of treating HI-positie people. I 'as actually confounded

and <uite disappointed that there 'as no infor0ation on using Hahne0ann@s 0ethods to

treat people suffering fro0 different chronic issues as a result of this disease. On the

contrary8 0any of these Ho0eopaths suggested that only these 0odern 0ethods could

'or= 5ecause of the seerity of the disease. The 5asic pre0ise of 0ost of the literature

'as that one could not possi5ly practice Hahne0annian or pure ho0eopathy

successfully 'ith HI-positie patients. Part of this pro5le0 does co0e fro0 a specific

contet. The 0aority of the ho0eopathic literature 'as pu5lished in the 1(s and

1s during 'hich ti0e there 'ere 0any people dieing fro0 co0plications of "I#$.

The ho0eopathic literature of this era created a lot of fear in ter0s of treating people

'ith HI that is not generally the case for 0ost patients 'ho hae access to H"",T 'ith

its a5ility to suppress the action of the irus and conse<uently8 increase the C#4 counts

in a 0aority of patients. Ho'eer8 this is not the 'hole story. I 5eliee that the

deficiencies of the Ho0eopathic literature specific to HI!"I#$ are really only sy05olic

of the greater pro5le0s in the 0odern practice of Ho0eopathy. )odern ho0eopathy8 in

general8 has created a culture 'here deiating fro0 the teachings of $a0uel

Hahne0ann is not only encouraged 5ut is also so0eho' still considered as

ho0eopathy. In an era that has pro0oted fascinating ideas to si0plify or 0a=e

ho0eopathy seductie8 there are 0any practitioners 'ho hae little to no fa0iliarity 'ith

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The Organon neer 0ind any of Hahne0ann@s lesser 'ritings. It is not surprising that

0ost of the ho0eopathic literature a5out HI or "I#$ is only reflectie of this cli0ate of

speculation. "ndre $aine 5eautifully descri5es this deelop0ent. He states?

>hen devoid of the rigor taught to us 0y Hahnemann and left to

speculation! what is left of homeopathy easily turns into its

antithesis$ The materia medica taught 0y these modern teachers

is mostly the invention of their 0rilliant minds$ &nfortunately for

homeopathy and for the sic.! the great maDority of the practicinghomeopaths today are influenced 0y these false teachers! leaving

the profession in a very confused and precarious state$ Eew .now

what Hahnemann=s homeopathy stands for or fully understand its

true value among the display of very attractive and charismatic

teachings offered 0y an entire generation of FilluminatedF

teachers$+2

HI is a chronic disease. It should 5e treated as 'e treat any chronic disease.

That is8 5ased on the 0ost characteristic sy0pto0s of the indiidual. In spite of the

'arnings of 0any ho0eopaths8 0y eperience has 5een that practicing Hahne0annianHo0eopathy 'ith HI-positie patients can 5e ery successful. In this 'ay8 I found ery

little difference 5et'een treating HI-negatie and HI-positie patients. )y greatest

hope is that this 0anual 'ill sere as an initial guideline for other Ho0eopaths to 5egin

to feel 0ore co0forta5le in the idea of treating people liing 'ith HI. "nd then8 0ore

Ho0eopathic practices 'ould 5e open in a truly unpreudiced 'ay to the dierse group of

people in the "I#$ Co00unity. Then8 I 5eliee8 Ho0eopathy 'ill 5egin to reie its

reputation as an efficacious 0ethod of healing for infectious diseases.

+2 )aine! "ndre! Pure Homeopathy: Our Legacy From Our Great Masters of the Past ! www$homeopathy$ca

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