The care of the dying and the incurably sick poses a special challenge for homeopaths since it requires setting aside Hahnemann’s principle of a rapid, gentle, and enduring cure in favour of other treatment goals. It is all about minimising suffering and improving the quality of life, while remaining open to the possibility of astonishing inner healing processes, which can greatly ease the transitional phase at the end of life.

As with obstetrics at the beginning of life, a modest number of remedies is  adequate for palliative homeopathic treatment for the terminally ill. Classic examples of remedies used for the dying are Arsenicum  album, Carbo vegetabilis or Opium. The areas of application for these and other homeopathic remedies for the typical psychological and physical problems of the terminal phase are exemplified in case histories of restlessness, anxiety, breathlessness, weakness, and anorexia. There is discussion on the methodological aspects in the evaluation of symptoms, potency selection, repetition, and the alternation of remedies, as well as the question of the use of constitutional remedies when the life force is almost extinguished. 

https://www.narayana-verlag.com/spectrum-homeopathy/spectrum-of-homeopathy-022016

Fungi are overwhelmingly hidden – under the earth or inside other organisms. With their caps, tubes, and bulbs, they show us at the most their organs of reproduction. In homeopathy too, there are only a few visible representatives of this natural kingdom. Situated somewhere between plants and animals, the fungi are difficult to classify. Yet their effect on people is very interesting, whether as gut symbiont or agent of disease, as intoxicant or drug, as food or poison. This spectrum of action promises a wide range of homeopathic applications, which have so far been greatly underutilized. With new remedy provings, miasmatic connections and interesting case histories, our group of international authors will describe the magical kingdom of Agaricus, Bovista and Secale in homeopathic terms – from simple yeasts and lichen to the massive organisms of the higher fungi. The articles as a whole illustrate this complex natural kingdom. With this issue SPECTRUM presents a further, especially fascinating chapter of its modern, living materia medica.

https://www.narayana-verlag.com/spektrum-homoeopathie/spectrum-of-homeopathy-022015

Reptiles
Since Constantin Hering experimented on himself in 1828, the poison of the bushmaster snake has been a major polychrest. For the differential diagnosis of Lachesis, however, it is always worth considering other snakes in the materia medica. Naja, Elaps or Crotalus share the same themes as their more famous cousin yet have their own unique attributes in terms of reaction patterns, symptoms, and personality traits. The characteristics of the individual snake families and their remedies, as they have carefully been studied by homeopaths over the last 25 years, are discussed and summarized in this issue of our modern materia medica, illustrated with typical case histories.
Following this overview, SPECTRUM presses forward into uncharted territory with a homeopathic expedition to the other Reptiles. Various Turtles, Lizards, Crocodiles and even the remains of Tyrannosaurus rex have now been potentized, homeopathically proved and used in selected cases. With cases of Lacerta agilis, Chelydra serpentina, and other exotic remedies, our authors seek the common factors of the remedy class of Reptiles and the special characteristics of its subgroups.

https://www.narayana-verlag.com/spectrum-homeopathy/spectrum-of-homeopathy-022018