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Homotoxicology
Homeopathy was developed by German physician and chemist, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, in the early 1800's. It is a method of medical treatment which stimulates the body's own healing processes in order to cure illnesses.
Through numerous experiments, Dr.Hahnemann furthered the known theory that 'likes are cured by likes.' Homeopathy is in fact, based on the 'law of similars'. This states that likes are cured by likes, that is, a substance in small doses can alleviate symptoms similar to those it causes at higher doses. Dr. Hahnemann then determined that the effects of the medicines he tested on himself were too toxic at the conventional dosage level. He found that when a medicine is properly diluted, healing is achieved without the severe side effects.
Homotoxicology was founded in 1952 from Dr Reckeweg as an extension of classic Homeopathy. The word ‘Homotoxine’ means 'human poison' or 'human toxic substance'- from the Latin word homo=man and the Greek word tokson =poison.
Dr Reckeweg started with the principles of classical Homoeopathy as developed by Hahnemann, and integrated them with the new discoveries in biochemistry and embryology that had been made by the 1940’s. He defined ‘Homotoxins’ as substances that were harmful to the human body. ‘Homotoxones’ are substances within the body that bind with and neutralise homotoxins, preparing them for elimination from the body.
Today Homotoxicology is seen as a bridge between Homeopathy and conventional Medicine. These products are made by 'Heel' in Germany. In Homotoxicology, it is understood that diseases are caused by toxins. These toxins are seen to originate either outside the body (exotoxins) or within the body (endotoxins). Examples of exotoxins are bacteria, metals such as mercury, micro-organisms in the gut causing dysbiosis (often due to an unhealthy diet, hormone replacement therapy, and antibiotics), chronic yeast infections (Candida), chemical pollutants such as gas, diesel and petrol fumes , exposure to unhealthy electro-magnetic fields, pesticides, and undiagnosed bacterial (salmonella paratyphi), or protozoon (Giardia and amoeba) infections in the gut. Endotoxins are biologically derived, or result from post-traumatic cellular debris.
They are generated by the body.
Homotoxicology sees disease as the result of the body's attempt to heal itself. Toxins are either created in the human organism or are exogenous, and all the symptoms of illness are the result of defensive effort of organism in order to eliminate the toxins. In other words, in Homotoxicology, virtually all symptoms of illness are regarded as a manifestation of the body’s attempts to rid itself of Homotoxins. In minor, self-limiting disorders, the body does this unaided. In more serious situations, treatment is needed. If the treatment used eliminates the Homotoxins, then real healing results and Dr. Reckeweg called this phenomenon ‘regressive vicariation.’ If the treatment suppresses the Homotoxins, however, (antibiotics, steroids; most drugs) then they go deeper into the tissues and manifest after a latent period as a more destructive disease. This is called ‘progressive vicariation’, and may lead to chronic degenerative disease and, ultimately, to cancer.
In general, Homotoxicological products are designed to facilitate the body's elimination of toxins. They do not suppress symptoms. Homotoxicology is a system of medicine that aims to induce regulation. It is known as ‘regulation therapy’. Homotoxicology generally uses formulations, which contain measurable amounts of Homeopathically prepared active ingredients and are used to treat specific indications. They are often presented to the body in the same dilution ratio as inter cellular fluids. Homotoxic treatment has been used successfully in chronic diseases, inflammatory conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Allergies and Food intolerances.
Scientific trials on one product alone have shown it to be as effective as a COX 2 inhibitor, without the potential side effects of gastric bleeding, etc. For more information see the 'Heel' links below.
Dr Reckeweg developed a range of complex homoeopathic medicines to enhance homotoxone production and resolve symptoms by eliminating toxins. These medicines also activate what Reckeweg called the ‘greater defence system’, a concerted neurological, endocrine, immunological, metabolic and connective tissue response that gives rise to symptoms but has an enormous capacity to neutralize and excrete Homotoxins.
Homotoxicology acts through:
* Shaping of antibodies.
* Defensive mechanism of hypophysis and suprarenal glands.
* Sympathetic system and the regulation of defence against the poisons.
Detoxification of liver.
* Elimination of toxins from endogenous and exogenous sources.
http://www.heel.com.au/homotoxicology/index.shtml
Other links:
http://www.heel.com.au/homotoxicology/advanced.php
(Glucosamine therapy, supplemented with ‘Zeel’ and ‘Traumeel’ protocols.)
http://www.chiropractice.org/traumeel.htm
(‘Traumeel’ for Chiropractors)
http://www.heel-info.com/english/homotox.htm
(Heel homepage. What are Homotoxins.)
http://www.chiropractice.org/prod02.htm
(Information for Chiropractors)
http://www.shanahazee.com/shanah1com/page3.htm
(REPORT FROM THE MEDICAL PRACTICE
Homeopathic and Homotoxicological Treatment of Allergies.)
http://www.shanahazee.com/article-overuseinjuries/
(Overuse Injuries of the Knee and Leg By Steven I. Subotnick, D.P.M., M.S.)
http://www.shanahazee.com/article-zeeldrugstudy/
(Treatment of Degenerative Articular Affections with Zeel Ointment:
Results of a Prospective Drug Survey Conducted with 498 Patients
by Professor Dr. Dr. R.E. Wodick, M.D., Dr. K. Steininger, M.D., and Stefan Zenner)
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