Role of Homoeopathic in Prophylaxis and

how given in Boricke repertory.

What is Prophylaxis?
1) Guarding or preventing the
spread or occurrence of
disease or infection.
2) Intended to prevent
disease.
3) A medicine or course of
action to prevent disease.
The origin of Homoeo-Prophalaxis
• Dr. Samuel Hahnemann’s role in homeo-prophalaxis :

In 1799 - 3 years after the "birth" of homoeopathy in

Hahnemann's landmark article Essay on a New Principle -
Samuel Hahnemann achieved fame throughout Europe from his
exceptionally effective treatment of a Scarlatina epidemic that
was sweeping Germany.
Constantine
Herring

• He only founded the use of

nosodes in homeo
prophylaxis.
Level of Prevention
1. Health Promotion
2. Specific Protection
3. Early Diagnosis and Treatment
4. Disability Limitation
5. Rehabilitation
Health Promotion
• The first level of prevention, health promotion is not
directed at any particular disease, but is intended to improve
the general health and well-being of the individual and the
community.
• In Aphorism 77 Hahnemann said about Pseudo chronic disease
which is developed by noxious substance which remove
chronic diseases is cure.
1) Adequate nutrition
2) Provision of sanitary environment: Safe water supply, facilities
for safe disposal of excreta and other waste, safe working
condition.
3) Personal hygiene
4) Marriage counseling
5) Health education
6) Sex education
7) Physical education
8) Improvement of standard of living of people
 Prophylaxis in
Homeopathic

Specific Prophylaxis General Prophylaxis

By Specific By Genus By Constitutional

nosodes/medicine epidemicus treatment
Specific Prophylaxis
Specific prophylaxis prevent of particular disease with help of
specific Nosode and medicine

1) Specific Nosode/ Medicine:

• In this method a nosode of the threatening miasm is given as a
preventative to the specific disease. The specific causation of the
offending miasms must be known and a proper stock available. the first
and most celebrated of the prophylaxis discuss by Dr.hahmann was the
preventive of scarlet fever – belladonna.

• Hahnemann reasoned “ A remedy that is capable of checking disease at its

onset must be its best preventive” bell. Is remedy he had found capable of
curing scarlet fever in its early stage-the case of accidental preservation
from scarlet fever in child who had been taking belladonna for particular
disease.
• Pertussin - whooping cough virus.

• Influenzinum – influenza

• Morbillinum – measles

• Belladonna - scarlet fever

• Anthracinum – anthrex

• Diptherinum – Diptheria

• Meningococcinum – Meningitis

• Variolinum – small pox

• Eupetorium – Dengue Fever

• Ars. Alb – Covid 19

Genus Epidemicus
• Medicine which is indicated of patients affected a epidemic
disease(which is many persons with very similar suffering from
the same cause in particular locality) is termed as genus
epidemicus.
• When this medicine is applied to healthy persons of that
particular affected locality, it acts as a preventive medicine and
escapes the person from that particular disease.
Constitutional Medicine
• This is selected from the characteristic mental, general and
particular symptoms with a focus on which is strange,
uncommon and peculiar to individual sufferer. This is strengthens
the vital force and removing predispositions, increase vitality and
raising general immunity to stress and disease.
• When combined with good hygiene, nutrition and stress
management programs constitutional treatment forms the first
line of defense against all forms of infectious disease.
How prophylaxis given in boricke repertory

• Generalities – prophylactics :
• Generalities – prophylactics – catheter fever : Camph
• Generalities – prophylactics – cholera : Ars.alb , Cupr.ac , Ver.alb
• Generalities – prophylactics – diphtheria: Apis , Diph
• Generalities – prophylactics – erysipelas : Graph
• Generalities – prophylactics – hay fever : Ars.alb , Psor
• Generalities – prophylactics – hydrophobia : Bell. , Canth , Hyos
, Stram
• Generalities – prophylactics – intermittent fever: Ars.alb , Chin

• Generalities – prophylactics – measles : Acon , Ars.alb , Puls

• Generalities – prophylactics – mumps : Trifol

• Generalities – prophylactics – pus infection : Arn

• Generalities – prophylactics – quinsy : Bar.c

• Generalities – prophylactics – scarlet fever : Bell

• Generalities – prophylactics – variola: Ant.t , Hydyr , Kali.cy ,

Thuja, Variol

• Generalities – prophylactics – whooping cough : Dros, Vaccin

• The table below shows some ‘Genus Epidemicus’ remedies and
the disease nosodes:
“Central” remedies for the
Corresponding Disease
Disease homoeoprophylaxis of sporadic and
Nosode
epidemic acute diseases
Oscillococcinum/
Influenza Eupatorium perfoliatum, Gelsemium
Influenzinum
Whooping cough Drosera/Coccus cacti
Pertussin
(pertussis) Cuprum/carbo veg (Dr Grimmer)
Pulsatilla
Measles Morbillinum
Bryonia (Dr Shepherd)
Mumps Phytolacca/Pilocarpus jaborandi Parotidinum
Chickenpox Pulsatilla/Rhus Tox Varicella
Scarlet Fever Belladonna/Aconite Scarletinum
Strep pharyngitis Merc viv Streptococcus
Rotoviral diarrhea Bismuth/Arsenicum Rota virus nosode
Travelers’ diarrhea (e.
Bismuth E coli
coli)
Mercurius vivus (though varies
Epidemic conjunctivitis / greatly)
Pink eye Belladonna, Euphrasia, Pulsatilla,
Hepar sulph
 Aconite/Spongia/Hepar
Croup
sulph/Spongia/Aconite

Epiglottitis Hepar sulph

Lyme disease Ledum Borrelia
Tetanus Ledum (+IV Vit C) Tetanus Tox
Rabies/Hydrophobia Belladonna Hydrophobinum
Pneumococcal disease Belladonna Pneumococcinum
Meningococcal Disease Belladonna Meningococcinum
Diptheria Apis, Merc cyan Diptherinum
Rubella Pulsatilla/Aconite/Belladonna Rubeola

Haemophilis Influenzae
Belladonna Hib nosode
b – Hib

Hepatitis (A,B,C…)
Hepatitis Phosphorus, China
Nosode
 • Prevention of Disease for Travellers
Disease Remedies and Doses

· Cuprum 200c (1 x fortnight when travelling through Cholera-

prone areas)
Cholera
· Nosode – another method
· Camphor 200c – remedy for the early stages and prophylactic N.B.
not to be used with other remedies due to risk of antidoting
· Hahnemann advocated Camphor, Cuprum and Veratrum Album

· Ars 30c (amoebic) 1 x weekly

· Merc Cor 30c (bacillary) 1 x weekly
Dysentery
· Dysentery 1M
· Giardia 1M

· Nat mur 200C (1 x fortnight while travelling + I dose before leaving

&
Malaria 2 after returning)
· China 200C (as above)
· Nosode (may not cover all strains)
Rabies · Hydrophobinum (aka Lyssinum) 1M
 · Malandrinum 1M (3 x 24 hours, every month for 3 months)
Smallpox
· Also Variolinum and Thuja
Tuberculosis · Tub Bov 1M – (monthly while travelling)
Typhoid · Baptisia 200C (1 x fortnight during exposure)
· Yellow Fever Nosode 1M
Yellow Fever · Ars/Crot/Phos 30 (1 x weekly)
(Dr Grimmer)
Hepatitis A/B/C · Hepatitis Nosode 1M for each type (1 x 2-4 weeks)
Meningitis · Meningococcinum 1M (1 x 1-4 weeks depending on exposure)
Japanese B · Pref. The Nosode 1M monthly
Encephalitis · Or Belladonna 200C (weekly)
· A multi-strain nosode
Dengue Fever
· GE remedy difficult to predict