Does anyone know about Homeopathy?

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The subject line is pretty much it. Especially pertaining to homeopathic vaccines for smallpox and anthrax. (or any other vaccines including polio, mumps, etc. Tana

-- Tana Cothran (tana@getgoin.net), October 19, 2001

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I remember reading that polio was once passes from gerneation to generation, as was teh immunity to it. But the simple matter of washing your hands with soap broke the cycle and polio became a problem. AS for anthrax,, its not contangious,, so its a matter of not being exsposed would assume its the small for smallpox. Otherwise,, just stay healthy

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), October 20, 2001.

Stan, you couldn't be more wrong about smallpox. It is extremely contagious. The only deterrents are vaccination and quarantine. There are no real treatments or cures, and it is fatal in about 30 percent of cases.

It preys equally on those with healthy and compromised immune systems, though the fatality rate is higher for those with other problems. One bright spot is that one can be successfully vaccinated against smallpox up to four days after exposure to it.

-- Jim (catchthesun@yahoo.com), October 20, 2001.


I didnt say smallpox wasnt contagious, said anthrax was,, and the best cure would be to NOT get it, the same as antrax

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), October 20, 2001.

homeopathy consists of taking the acual germ and diliuting it for example,1 part small pox to 1 part alcohol than that is diluted to 1 part alcohol and so on until only the essence is left, the liquid is clear but if you hold it under a micriscope it is blue.i am in law enforcement and took the hep b homeopathic.you can contact newton labs. i dont think you can take anything for the anthrax, but because small pox is a germ/virus i believe you can probably get some from them. about 12 bucks a bottle . ginger

-- cody bansiter (urbusted@alltel.net), October 20, 2001.

It was recently mentioned somewhere here, and on doing some internet searches it seemed to confirm, that colloidal silver would be good to fight anthrax.

-- Christina (introibo2000@yahoo.com), October 20, 2001.


christina, if you investigate further you will find that collidal silver does nothing for anthrax. currently it is a hoax. there are alot of poeple making lots of money of panicked people right now saying that c.s.will keep you from getting anthrax. while c.s does have its place in the mineral world.c.s. can have nasty side effects including turning your skin cement gray. ginger

-- cody banister (urbusted@alltel.net), October 20, 2001.

Although I have as yet done no research on the efficacy of colloidal silver on anthrax, I must comment here once again on the indirect allusion to 'the blue lady' so frequently associated with colloidal silver on the internet, provided to us by the skeptics and their sponsors, even though the subject has been covered extensively in the archives.

So attention please: the 'blue lady syndrome" is an anecdote, a once- in-a-lifetime event,( made rather obvious by the fact that "they" havent come up with a new one in decades!!), regardless of the fact that THOUSANDS of people have been taking the stuff, for decades, with no ill such effects whatsoever.

So anyway, as usual, buyer beware, and DO YOUR RESEARCH THOROUGHLY.

PEACE,

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), October 20, 2001.


i have taken c.s. myself over the years with no ill efects. regardless the stuff does nothing for anthrax.buyer beware is right

-- cody banister (urbusted@alltel.net), October 20, 2001.

Here's what I've found in "The Family Guide To Homeopathy":

ANTHRAX

A bacterial infection spread by contaminated animal products, extremely rare today, but at one time a hazard among dock workers; anthrax of lungs or intestines used to be fatal, anthrax of the skin less so.Antibiotics are essential.

SPECIFIC REMEDIES:

~Once infection is diagnosed, Echinacea mother tincture, 1 to 10 drops every 2 hours.

~To prevent infection if exposure is likely, Anthracinum 30c, every 12 hours for up to 3 doses.

-- Bren (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), October 20, 2001.


Homeopathy is magic.

There are two basic laws of magic. The law of contagion states that once things have been in contact, they will continue to influence each other, regardless of how they may be separated (e.g. hair or nail clippings and the person they derive from). The law of similarity states that things which appear to have some elements in common will influence each other (e.g. a voodoo doll and the person on whom it was modelled).

Homeopathy uses both these laws. The law of similarity is most often used as the basis for the treatment, then the law of contagion for dissemination of the treatment. Usually a tincture is used which, at full strength, induces symptoms similar to the illness being addressed (for instance, strychnine for the treatment of tetanus, since both will induce tetanic convulsions) - that's the law of similarity. That tincture is then diluted, the resultant rediluted, and so forth, until perhaps only one dose in a thousand contains even a single molecule of the tincture, and the 999 doses will be plain water. Nevertheless, because they have been in contact, they remain linked, and the treatment is effected - that's the law of contagion. Sometimes, as one of the previous posters stated, they will base the treatment on the actual disease itself, so that the treatment is based entirely on the law of contagion, bypassing the generally weaker and less certain law of similarity.

That's about as complete and scientific an explanation of the basis of homeopathy as I've seen. Quite logical, isn't it, once you understand and accept the premises on which it's based?

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), October 21, 2001.



Are you using the term "magic" as a good thing or a bad thing" Tana

-- Tana Cothran (tana@getgoin. net), October 22, 2001.

Personally, I enjoy magic in books and other fantasies. I've never observed personally nor seen convincing evidence of any variant of it working in the world we live in, though.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), October 22, 2001.

taking a "homeophathic vaccine" is really "isopathy" and not homeopathy. Isopathy usually is after the fact.

Isopathy uses the matter, such as diseased tissue, etc., and makes a remedy out of it to try and heal the same thing. homeopathy prescribes for a set of symptoms.

I would feel, as a homeopathic student, that taking a "vaccine" isn't a good idea, in the sense that you are introducing something your body doesn't need. with homeopathy, you can have 5 people all with the flu, and all get different remedies because they symptoms vary.

homeopathy is good science, if you study it (or modern physics). allopathic medicine, while it can save lives in emergencies, etc., is based upon a bunch of unfounded "science" that the doctors, protecting their monopoly and interests, claim superior.

the difficulty is finding a good homeopathist. someday, i hope to be a good one, when done with my studies....

-- marcee king (thathope@mwt.net), October 26, 2001.


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