The Natural Repertory of Prof. William Nelson

solution while the anti-histamine is working. But the anti-histamines
and most of the allopathic synthetic medications, of course, do not cure;
they only stimulate externally, relying on the forces of nature to cure the
body in the interim.
In homeopathy, there are many different principles at play that are
trying to encourage the body to heal itself, rather than stimulating it to
heal itself. This is the concept of the minimal dose which Hahnemann
believed in; trying to find the smallest amount of a homeopathic or
pharmacological agent that could gently nudge the patient back into the
biological cybernetics of health. Using a “feather” to stimulate such a
balance is the principle of homeopathy.
In using the Arndt-Schultz law for poisons such as Belladonna, Apis
mellifica, Hepar sulph, etc., we can see that this principle illustrates that
what a poison does in raw dose is opposite to a homeopathic form of the
poison. It can be observed in snake venoms and other biological poisons
that they have the ability to mend and heal different enzyme pathways.
In herbs which are not poisons, we can also see a homeopathic
principle where a compound is used to apply a gentle nudge to the
patient to return to health. In Chinese herbalism, if a patient had too
much heat in the body, such as fever, the herbalist would use a
refrigerant. If a patient had a problem with constipation, then an herbal
laxative would be used.
We see these different propositions as being akin to homeopathy in
that we would try to use the least possible amount of refrigerant or
whatever product to accomplish the job of bringing the patient back to
stability, just as a homeopath might use Eyebright, or might use adrenal
tissue to help in a weak adrenal case. This is also applied to the concept
of Chinese herbalism.
The new definition of homeopathy is one of gentle stimulation of the
body to heal itself rather than to be dependent on an outside
pharmacological intervention. This broader definition of homeopathy will
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