Part 1: Homeopathy and AIDS – A Letter from Africa

It is hot today, perhaps 38C, but the morning was cool and crisp, and the Kilimanjaro had a fresh coat of snow to decorate its curves. As usual, there is no water or electricity but you get used to that.

Know Your Remedies: Camphora Officinale (Camph.)

Camphora (Camph.)is an important remedy for sensations of coldness - in general or in spots - and types of collapse as may occur in sunstroke, fainting, dysentery or cholera for which it is still used with success in some countries today.

Black berries of Phytolacca Americana (Pokeweed)

Know Your Remedies: Phytolacca Decandra (Phyt.)

Affected glands are hot, inflamed, and swollen, while shooting pains occur in ligaments and connective tissue.

Know Your Remedies: Sabal Serrulata (Sabal.)

Sabal is a significant remedy for enlarged prostates and ovaries. Pains are sharp, stinging and come and go quickly.

Know Your Remedies: Podophyllum Peltatum (Podo.)

Podophyllum is a remedy for gastrointestinal upsets, colitis and prolapse of the rectum or uterus.

Homeopathic Glossary

Accessory Symptom: When a remedy improves existing symptoms but causes new, temporary symptoms to appear due to an imperfect match. These new symptoms, like abdominal rumbling after joint pain relief, […]

Nutmeg as the homeopathic remedy, Nux Moschata (Nux-m.)

Know Your Remedies: Nux Moschata (Nux-m.)

Who would have thought that common nutmeg could treat symptoms such as confusion and sleepiness?

Know Your Remedies: Laurocerasus (Laur.)

This remedy has been used for types of cardiac and respiratory disorders accompanied by coldness and collapse.

Know Your Remedies: Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Eup-per.)

Intense bone pain - "as if they are broken" - is a frequent flu-related symptom. The person will be restless but without relief.