Dose

                                                                                 Dose

This is very confusing word and needs a clear definition. The "dose" must be defined in terms of quantity. We must clearly understand --What is dose, quantity, micro quantity, and suitable quantity.  A certain quantity of a remedy may be called a dose and to repeat it at a suitable interval, is repeating the remedy. I have never used this word through out my work. There is no rule to measure a dose. A certain quantity  that is capable to produce a symptom, may be called a dose. But there is no  common  quantity for all the remedies to be called dose. 1/30,0000 of a pill, I repeat, 1/30,000 of a pill may be called a  micro quantity.  A quantity which produces a symptom or favourable symptom called manifestation, without any aggravation or without causing any harm to the patient, may be called a suitable quantity  

Different remedies will  produce it’s corresponding symptoms depending up on the potency and the quantity. So, it becomes important to decide the quantity depending up on the patient, the remedy and the potency. Points to consider—

1. Quantity may be little more in acute cases and less in chronic cases.
2. The quantity of the remedy must never be repeated unless the effect of the previous remedy/quantity  is completely exhausted. 
3. With the number of repetition  increasing, the quantity must keep reducing. 
4. Few remedies work for fixed period of time. In such cases, the quantity may be kept fixed and the remedy may be required to be repeated at a suitable time gap.
5. As a rule, minimum quantity and  maximum interval is the most successful practice. 
6. With nearing cure, the quantity must keep reducing. 
7. More chronic the case, longer the effect of the remedy.
8. If the first quantity worked for 30 days, the next repetition may work for 35 days. Added quantity, added days. That is the reason, a fixed quantity can not be used for a fixed period of time.
   Let us see one table for example:
9. A HUMAN                                                              A HUMAN

         Is very hungry                                                        is very sick. 

         He needs to eat food.                                            He needs a medicine.

         Can he eat for three days at once—No                 Can he take too much of a                                           

                                                                                        medicine at a once- No.

     

If he eats much, his body will not accept it                      If he takes much, his body will    

He will fall sick and vomit out                                          not accept it. He will fall sick later

        

                                                   Similar is the case here. It is simply the relation between the demand of the remedy by a patient and the supply of a remedy  by a Homoeopath. The demand of the remedy by the patient will depend on the susceptibility of the patient. We must understand and  learn to balance this relation. The remedy should be slightly less than the demand but never more than the demand. This is the reason the quantity should be as less as possible and the repetition of the remedy should be at an interval, as long as possible.

                                                                                   It has been experienced that a human needs to take some quantity of food about three times a day depending up on the appetite. Like wise it has been experienced that Homoeopathic   preparation can be given on daily, weekly or monthly  or quarterly basis. Daily basis or more than once in a day, is only in case of Injury remedies. In general the constitutional remedies are given once in a month or once in a quarter(Three months). This mainly depends on the case. The patient age is very crucial to consider. The patient has to be kept under constant watch. The strong preparation in certain potency is divided to make it micro quantity so as to give it on quarterly basis. Even if the remedy is correctly selected, it can not be given in large quantity. The remedy should never be repeated until  the effect of the previous remedy is totally exhausted. If the remedy is repeated before the effect is totally exhausted then the remedy will start increasing the disease (aggravation) instead of curing.   

                                   I will illustrate a big incidence in brief. A case of a lady aged about 50 years.  About 5 pills of Hepar sluphur 200 and Silicea 200 had balanced each other’s effect. After  about 10 years at a the time of leaving the body, great distress was created by both the remedies. Severe headache, vomiting, body ache, severe pain in legs and hands, chest muscle painful. I thought to antidote H.S by Belladonna 30 1/150 of a pill, being no other option. I gave Belladonna 30 1/150 of a pill at 0900 am. At about 10.30 am, the lady cried with severe pain in her left side of chest muscle.  I asked her to sit down. She pressed and rubbed her chest out of fear and wept. I referred the Repertory of Dr. Boericke, Stomach, Spasmodic contraction, painful, cardio-spasm. It was caused by Silicea 200 5 pills. After 4 days again the she felt severe headache in night at about 0300 am.( Aggravation time of sulphur) I gave Belladonna 30 1/500. Now again after some time she felt some thing abnormal in her heart. I got the ECG and sonography done for the heart. Report was normal. After few days again she got severe headache and painful nape(Sil).  I gave Belladonna 30 1/ 1000 of  a pill. It gave little relief with no distress. It would be worth to note that  Belladonna depressed the action of H.S. This caused Silicea to become more strong. Silica created own symptom (Cardio-spasm). I had given Graphites 200 5 pills also. May be that H.S, Silicea and Graphites, all the three created  some kind of balance in the body. Antidote of Graphites is Aconite. Aconite is the antidote of Belladonna. A close relationship was formed amongst these remedies. Therefore even a small quantity of Belladonna disturbed the whole balance. I still can not imagine (I get scared) what would have happened, if I would have given more quantity of Belladonna 30. (for example - Belladonna 30 --1/90 or 1/60 or 1/30)  

                                              We can say that the correct  quantity  of  a well selected remedy is the quantity which produces some manifestation and offers some relief to the patient without creating any aggravation. 

                                                                     We learn from the above that Homoeopathy is nothing but the fine art of balancing the vital life force. We also learn that a specific quantity of a remedy can only be decided depending up on the situation and the patient. One rule for all and one quantity always, can never be followed.  All the explanations become a mere guide for us to form  a back-ground of the  Homoeopathy. From these learnings, we can have a broader aspect of the system, which will help us in following Single remedy system. Refer htysolution.blogspot.com