Oil remedies: oleum animale and similars
The main topic covered in this book is extremely relevant. The most of the cases presented are deliberately related to the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder: a condition that has been increasing significantly in recent years, not only because it seems less difficult to make such clinical observations. Obviously, I am far from believing that it is easy to treat patients of this kind, that it can only be done with good homeopathic therapy, or that only these few remedies are the only effective ones for seriously addressing autistic spectrum disorder. However, I feel it is my duty to inform my colleagues that I have been dealing with this problem for many years and have observed very interesting results, especially with remedies belonging to the homeopathic family of Oils. The following cases demonstrate this: there is clear progress in recurrent or chronic conditions, such as improved communication skills and greater independence, right through to quality of life in the broadest sense.
This volume also gives us the opportunity to address another important element of the Method of Complexity in Homeopathic Medicine: the relationship, the “vertical” connection between certain remedies: substances that are not necessarily relevant to known taxonomies, but whose organisation demonstrates the same interesting and demonstrable analogies as in previous volumes.
“In the volume dedicated to the homeopathic family of oils, the investigation into the characteristic features of this family of remedies is not carried out by compiling sterile catalogues of characteristic symptoms, but by taking us to the heart of a participatory relationship with painful and often dramatic conditions of existence. In this light, the literary reference made by the author in his preface to Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus is striking. In Shelley’s story, the uncertain boundary between life and non-life takes on further connotations through the reference to the theme of monstrosity. As Mangialavori points out, the wrecht, the poor, highly intelligent and sensitive creature, must grow up inside a body that is not his own and develop his resources outside the human community, from which he is excluded because of his strange appearance and his diversity. This is true of the most intense forms of mental suffering: after all, we all tend to label as crazy or monstrous anything that is difficult to understand.
In this sense, the autistic “spectrum” is like Mary Shelley’s “monster”: we should go and look for it where it lives and consider how it lives. If we continue to focus on what it does not do or is not, we will never encounter it”
(Alberto Panza)
Special thanks to Prof. Alberto Panza for his introduction to the text.
Natural history, materia medica, clinical cases with long follow-up and authorised by the patient, repertory additions, differential diagnosis. Summary of the fundamental themes, characteristics, coherent groups of symptoms, motifs, pathologies and syndromes successfully treated in my personal case history for the following remedies.:
1) Oleum animale
2) Oleum jecoris aselli
3) Lecithinum
4) Cholesterinum
5) Paraffinum
6) Pix liquida
7) Eupionum
8) Kreosotum
9) Petroleum
10) Ambra grisea
11) Indolum
12) Ichthyolum
Oil remedies: oleum animale and similars
The main topic covered in this book is extremely relevant. The most of the cases presented are deliberately related to the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder: a condition that has been increasing significantly in recent years, not only because it seems less difficult to make such clinical observations. Obviously, I am far from believing that it is easy to treat patients of this kind, that it can only be done with good homeopathic therapy, or that only these few remedies are the only effective ones for seriously addressing autistic spectrum disorder. However, I feel it is my duty to inform my colleagues that I have been dealing with this problem for many years and have observed very interesting results, especially with remedies belonging to the homeopathic family of Oils. The following cases demonstrate this: there is clear progress in recurrent or chronic conditions, such as improved communication skills and greater independence, right through to quality of life in the broadest sense.
This volume also gives us the opportunity to address another important element of the Method of Complexity in Homeopathic Medicine: the relationship, the “vertical” connection between certain remedies: substances that are not necessarily relevant to known taxonomies, but whose organisation demonstrates the same interesting and demonstrable analogies as in previous volumes.
“In the volume dedicated to the homeopathic family of oils, the investigation into the characteristic features of this family of remedies is not carried out by compiling sterile catalogues of characteristic symptoms, but by taking us to the heart of a participatory relationship with painful and often dramatic conditions of existence. In this light, the literary reference made by the author in his preface to Frankenstein, the Modern Prometheus is striking. In Shelley’s story, the uncertain boundary between life and non-life takes on further connotations through the reference to the theme of monstrosity. As Mangialavori points out, the wrecht, the poor, highly intelligent and sensitive creature, must grow up inside a body that is not his own and develop his resources outside the human community, from which he is excluded because of his strange appearance and his diversity. This is true of the most intense forms of mental suffering: after all, we all tend to label as crazy or monstrous anything that is difficult to understand.
In this sense, the autistic “spectrum” is like Mary Shelley’s “monster”: we should go and look for it where it lives and consider how it lives. If we continue to focus on what it does not do or is not, we will never encounter it”
(Alberto Panza)
Special thanks to Prof. Alberto Panza for his introduction to the text.
Natural history, materia medica, clinical cases with long follow-up and authorised by the patient, repertory additions, differential diagnosis. Summary of the fundamental themes, characteristics, coherent groups of symptoms, motifs, pathologies and syndromes successfully treated in my personal case history for the following remedies.:
1) Oleum animale
2) Oleum jecoris aselli
3) Lecithinum
4) Cholesterinum
5) Paraffinum
6) Pix liquida
7) Eupionum
8) Kreosotum
9) Petroleum
10) Ambra grisea
11) Indolum
12) Ichthyolum
