Homeopathy & miasm
(the real kind!)
Chelsea Smock’s latest post offers an actual homeopathic perspective of miasm theory - not the instapath kind currently doing the rounds…
And, Chelsea is hosting a three-part series on the topic within Homeopathy Club !
I encourage you to follow Chelsea’s work as it is sound - always!
Thanks Chelsea!
ALSO, this paper was enlightening for me as I am sure it will be for you too
The Evolution of Miasm Theory and Its Relevance to Homeopathic Prescribing
George Vithoulkas Dmitry Chabanov
ABSTRACT
‘ For most health professionals who have chosen the challenging path of comprehending classical homeopathy, the theory of miasms is the most intriguing part of our science and is an area where much misunderstanding, criticism and controversy prevails. There are now a large number of opposing ideas and opinions on the subject of miasms, with various classifications, many of which we believe to be erroneous and which confuse many homeopaths and result in incorrect prescriptions.
Here we clarify the main postulates of Hahnemann's miasm theory and analyse how his followers transformed his ideas over the next century in the light of medical discoveries. This allows us to understand the limited relevance of miasm theory to modern day prescribing and offer a new and precise definition of the term miasm in relation to modern diseases such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. How we apply this theory to the health challenges of the 21 st century, such as increasing environmental pollution and other toxins, may play an important role in the future wellbeing of the human population. ’1
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And, of course, here is an article from my own archives for you too;
Homeopathy & Parental Overwhelm
Miasmatic theory provides us with the valuable explanation as to how the health of humanity has deteriorated into its current awful state of morbidity with so many varied chronic health conditions.
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‘In contrast to frequent claims, the available Meta Analyses of homoeopathy in placebo-controlled randomised trials for any indication show significant positive effects beyond placebo. Compared to other medical interventions, the quality of evidence for efficacy of homoeopathy was similar or higher than for 90% of interventions across medicine. Accordingly, the efficacy evidence from placebo-controlled randomised trials provides no justification for regulatory or political actions against homoeopathy in health-care systems.’2
Vithoulkas G, Chabanov D. (2023). The Evolution of Miasm Theory and Its Relevance to Homeopathic Prescribing. Homeopathy. Feb;112(1):57-64. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1751257
Hamre, HJ., Glockmann, A., von Ammon, K et al. (2023). Efficacy of homoeopathic treatment: Systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled homoeopathy trials for any indication. Systematic Rev. Oct 7;12(1):191. doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02313-2
Dear Sarah!! Thank you so much for sharing my post, and for these in-depth looks at miasm and how it plays out in "real life." It's such a rich conversation!