On the use of the genius epidemicus in homoeopathic practice.
Using the example of the swine flu and other influenza epidemics between 2001 and 2009, the practical application of the genius epidemicus according to Hahnemann is presented in detail. For the first time, the relationship of the respective epidemic remedies to current societal issues is also discussed.
KEYWORDS: Arsenicum album, Belladonna, Bryonia, epidemic, epidemic remedy, genius epidemicus, flu, H1N1, influenza, swine flu