A single one of the symptoms present is no more the disease itself than a single foot is the man himself.
If you were to ask a M.D./physician who had not been trained in Homeopathy, of what a cure consists, his mind would only revolve around the idea of the disappearance of the pathological state ; if an eruption on the skin were the given instance, the disappearance of the eruption from the skin under his treatment would be called a cure ; if hemorrhoids, the removal of these would be called a cure ; if constipation, the opening of the bowels would be called a cure ; if some affection of the knee joint, an amputation above the knee would be considered a cure ; or if it were an acute disease and the patient did not die, it would be considered a cure of the disease, in Hahnemann's time all of the above and worse was the order of the day.
Tolle causam latin for “treat the cause.”
A homeopath seeing someone suffering from a splinter in the foot, remove the splinter and a healthy individual will fully heal.
But when the person's cause is more serious and pharmaceuticals are given the outcome can be creating accessory symptoms in the individual what are known as 'side effects' but as a homeopath we understand that drugs may cause side effects which can lead to iatrogenic disease" which mean a disease created by the drug or procedure, and what the typical outcome is in conventional medicine STILL is, to treat the newly formed condition with a different and often more harmful RX.
Other causes are in general how homeopathy looks at the individual and why we call it treating the whole person which is considered the 'Totality Of Symptoms', when deciding on a remedy, we consider the reason for seeing the person as the CC of Chief Complaint, and consider the person say their CC is Anxiety, the trained homeopath wants to understand what is also part of the anxiety, we want to identify the source of the anxiety, which is never outside of oneself, though it can be exacerbated from anything in their life.
So if someone say I have severe anxiety we will delve into the symptoms that are also elicited such as Anxiety "something bad will happen", or Fear of impending doom, or it could be anxiety that everything will fail, etc. the list is an endless as there are people and no two people ever have the same etiology or may even, one person may have anxiety that settles in their throat and have chronic throat pain that appears at the start of anything that has the possibility of starting from that chronic anxiety; someone else ay have long standing fear and when they sense it coming on, will make them bed ridden while someone with the same level of fear, will find that overworking or exercise will alleviate these fears, this compensation or any compensation will never get to the root of the pain complex and will simply continue to generate symptoms to compensate more, in what becomes a chronic car that after thorough investigation...
Elements of a Symptom
- Location
- Sensation
- Character/color/odor
- Aggravation
- Amelioration
- Concomitants
- Causation
- Duration
- Extension
- Alternation
- Miasm
Never in history has anything like it been created, how it is proven is how we see the picture of the condition that is 'grafted' on the individual.
THE NEVER WELL SINCE, is the starting point of our pain, and where we as homeopaths are looking to start the ability of the client to heal.
This passage explores homeopathy's philosophy, distinctiveness, and divergence from traditional allopathic medicine. It contrasts the traditional view that curing a disease is primarily about removing visible symptoms with the homeopathic approach, which aims to treat the underlying emotional and physical imbalances unique to each person.
The passage cites Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy, emphasizing his concept of "like cures like," where substances that produce certain symptoms in healthy people can help cure similar symptoms in the sick. The idea is to address a person’s symptoms holistically and in a way that prompts the body’s own healing forces, or "vital force," without adding further toxicity, as homeopaths view traditional medications to do.
The text also highlights the difference in treating chronic versus acute conditions in homeopathy. For chronic conditions—often arising from suppressed acute issues or emotional traumas—homeopathy seeks to provide a deeper, individualized treatment. It calls for patience, considering homeopathic remedies' gentler and potentially slower approach. Through personalized, non-suppressive remedies, homeopaths believe they help people find balance, health, and a sense of emotional freedom.