Spectrum of Homeopathy 2017-3, Rheumatism

Rheumatism is a widespread and multifaceted disease. Rheumatic disorders include around 240 different illnesses with varying symptom profiles and treatment approaches. The number of homeopathic remedies that can be used to treat rheumatism is even greater. We have selected a number of remedies to highlight certain trends, while at the same time presenting various homeopathic approaches to treating patients with rheumatism.

In the reading sample, author Jürgen Hansel shows how the picture of the classic rheumatism remedy Ruta graveolens encompasses not just the physical symptoms of chronic polyarthritis but also the typical personality traits of rheumatism patients. In the Rue remedy family, Ruta is assigned to the cancer miasm, which is also identified in additional articles on rheumatism. For example, Artur Wölfel recognises the cancer miasm in a woman with lupus erythematosus, whose case is characterised by conformity and perfectionism. Suppressed feelings, also an aspect of this reaction pattern, play a major role in Urvi Chauhan’s case of sero‑negative polyarthritis. The remedy in this case is Opium, which is also assigned to the cancer miasm in the poppy family.

Taciturnity, emotional repression and perfectionism are also prominent in Massimo Mangialavori’s case, pointing here to the Primrose family. If the emotional isolation takes the form of deep depression with inner rigidity and painful stiffness, Lapis lazuli – a semi‑precious stone remedy – can at least relieve the pain, even if the joints have long been deformed, as shown in the very moving case described by Franz Swoboda for SPECTRUM.

The cases presented by Tali Levi and co‑authors Heidi Brand and Norbert Groeger take us back into the distant evolutionary past. They deal with incomprehensible suffering, old traumas and experiences of violation in childhood. The little‑known remedy Microcystis aeruginosa (cyanobacteria) and the alga Chara intermedia demonstrate their purifying and healing power for stagnant processes.

The short path to the simile is described by the vet Peter Gregory, who offers an overview of homeopathic 'rheumatism remedies' with his examples of limping dogs. The lanthanides have also recently proved to be of great use when the rheumatic illness is based on an autoimmune disturbance. In the practice of Jan Scholten and Anton Kramer, neodymium salts are therefore very often prescribed. Hormonally caused rheumatic complaints, especially during the menopause, frequently respond well to the sarcode Folliculinum, according to Christina Ari.

The tried‑and‑tested remedies obviously work best when the similarity to the person holds at all levels.

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Extract: Disappointed, upset, deeply hurt Ruta graveolens for incipient rheumatoid arthritis Author: Jürgen Hansel