AHomoeopathicApproachtoCancer

Dr.A.U.Ramakrishnan
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Acknowledgments
A particular debt of gratitude is owed to two people: first and foremost to Eileen Isison,
withoutwhoseinitiativethisbookmightneverhavebeenwritten.Shenotonlyintroduced
thetwoauthorsbutwasalsoeverwillingtobeconsultedonmattersrelatedtocancerand
toassistwithhersubstantialknowledgeofthesubject
The second person is Mary Yano. Her thoughtful suggestions and tireless support
throughout the typing of this manuscript lie beyond any ordinary thanks or
acknowledgments.Oneotherpersondeservesspecialmention:BettyWood,M.D.,forher
carefulreadingofandcommentsonthetext.
Contents
Introduction:Dr.A.U.Ramakrishnan

Introduction:CatherineR.Coulter
Chapter1:THEHOMOEOPATHICAPPROACH1
TreatmentoftheIndividual1
TreatmentoftheSpecificDisease2
Dr.Ramakrishnan'sMethodDefined3
Chapter2:PRINCIPALREMEDIESUSEDFORCANCER5
TheCancerNosodes5
TheWidespectrumCancerSpecifics5
TheOrganspecificremedies7
MethodofAdministration13
Chapter3:GENERALRULESFORTHEAPPLICATIONOFTHERAMAKRISHNANMETHOD19
Chapter4:TYPESOFCANCERTHATHAVERESPONDEDWELLTOHOMOEOPATHYANDTHEIR
MOSTAPPROPRIATEREMEDIES29
Brain29
Oralcavity32
Larynxandvocalcord38
ThyroidandParotidGland45
Oesophagus50
Mediastinum53
Breast57
Lung

60

Stomach66
Pancreas 7 0
Liver75
Colon 79
Rectum83

Bladder87
Prostate90
Ovary 94
Uterus97
Cervix101
Bone106
Leukemia111
HodgkinsLymphoma117
Melanoma122
Skin125
Chapter5:ASSISTANCEANDPALLIATIONINCANCERCASESTHATLIEBEYOND
HOMOEOPATHICHEALING129
VocalCord

130

Oesophagus

132

Breast

133

Lung

135

Stomach

140

Pancreas

145

Liver

147

Colon

150

Ovary

152

Uterus

155

Bone

159

Leukemia

160

Chapter2:PAINCONTROLINTHEADVANCEDANDTERMINALSTAGESOFCANCER163

PrincipalRemediesUsed

164

PrototypalCaseExample

167

Chapter7:CLASSICALHOMOEOPATHYANDTHERAMAKRISHNANMETHOD
ThePlaceofConstitutionalPrescribinginCancerTreatment

173

TreatmentofAcuteAilmentsduringthePlussingMethod . . . 1 8 3
ThePotencies187
Chapter8:HOMOEOPATHYANDWESTERNMEDICINE....195
Surgery

196

PostsurgicalFollowupandFollowthrough 203
NeedleBiopsies

207

Chemotherapy

208

RadiationTherapy

212

Chapter9HOMOEOPATHYINCANCERPREVENTION

217

CounteractingaFamilyHistoryofCancer 217
PreventionofRecurrence

218

TheSchuesslerTissue/CellSalts

220

PreventioninPrecancerousConditions

222

PrecanceroftheOralCavity

222

PrecanceroftheProstate

223

PrecanceroftheCervix

225

LichenPlanusandOtherPrecancerous
SkinConditions

226

ConcludingRemarks 229
Appendix:FrequentlyAskedQuestionsandAnswers

231

GlossaryofMedicinesMentionedintheTextandTheirCommonNames 239
BibliographyofWorksCited243

173

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Introduction
Dr.A.U.Ramakrishnan
FormorethanthirtyyearsIhavebeenpracticinghomoeopathyandlecturingonthesubject.
Recently I have felt that I should put down my thoughts in book form and thus have a
chance to share my experience with others, who then could also profit from the
homoeopathichealingmethod.
IwastrainedinallopathicmedicineinIndia,attheprestigiousMadrasMedicalCollegeand
graduated in 1966. Then I went to England and was trained in homoeopathy, under the
particulartutelageofDr.MargeryG.Blackie,attheRoyalLondonHomoeopathicHospital,
and got my M.F. Horn, in 1968. Since then I have been teaching and conducting
postgraduate courses in India, East Asia, Western Europe, and North America, and have
beenofferingconsultationstopatientsallovertheworld.
Whatledmetofocusoncancerwasaseriesoffailuresincancercasesinmyearlierdays,
particularlythelossofmysisterin1974andmyelderbrotherin1984,bothofwhomwere
homoeopathic doctors. From that time on I have been trying out different combinations,
potencies,anddosagesofremediesinthetreatmentofthisdisease.
Beginninginthelate1980s,Ibegantoobservefavorableresponsesandoverthenextfew
years embarked on and experimented with a new technique of prescribing. This
methodology,whichIhavenamedmy"PlussingMethod,"stabilizedaround1993.Thegood
results of the seven years or so of working very intensely with this method, especially in
comparisonwithmyworkincancerofthepreviousyears,gavemeasenseofhappinessand
enthusiasmthatpromptedmetowriteabook.
At this juncture I was fortunate to meet Catherine R. Coulter, the wellknown writer on
homoeopathic materiamedica, with whom I found a lot of agreement in our thoughts on
homoeopathictheoryandpracticeand,hence,decidedtowritethisbookwithher.Shehas
contributedtothisworkherprofoundknowledgeandunderstandingofhomoeopathyand
her forty years experience of teaching, lecturing, and training physicians by the
preceptorshipmethod.

I would also like to express my appreciation of the efforts of a very dear friend of mine,
Eileen Isison. She has helped me right from the beginning by coordinating my work,
encouragingme when myspiritsflagged,andhelpingmetorealizethedreamof bringing
outthisbook,AHomoeopathicApproachtoCancer.
Dr.A.U.Ramakrishnan
HonoraryHomoeopathicPhysiciantothePresidentofIndia
Formerly:
President,HomoeopathicMedicalAssociationofIndia,TamilNaduStateBranch
HonoraryAdvisortotheGovernmentofTamilNadu
Member,ScientificAdvisoryBoard,CCRIMH,GovernmentofIndia,NewDelhi
Member,BoardofExaminersforDHMSCourse,GovernmentofTamilNadu
Member,GoverningBodyofNationalInstituteofHomoeopathy,Calcutta
Member,HomoeopathicPharmacopoeiaCommittee,GovernmentofIndia
Member,BoardofStudies,MaduraiKamarajUniversity,TamilNadu
Chairman,BoardofStudies,Dr.M.G.R.MedicalUniversity,Madras
Member,CentralCouncilofHomoeopathy,GovernmentofIndia
Member,ScientificAdvisoryCommittee,CCRH,NewDelhi

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Introduction
CatherineR.Coulter
It has been an extremely rewarding experience for me to author this book on Dr.
Ramakrishnansmethod.Duringthecourseofclosetofourdecadesofteachingandtraining
physicians,Ihavealwaysbeenlookingforwaystotransmithomoeopathicknowledgeand
experience, and this unprecedented volume of cases of one type of disease in all its
variationsofferedtwodistinctopportunities.First,everyprescribingpointraised,subtleas
wellassignificant,couldbeillustratedandsubstantiatedbyoneormorecaseexamples;and
second, the several thousand cancer cases treated by Dr. Ramakrishnan constituted a
criticalmassofdatathatallowedpatternstoemergepatternsofsymptomsandpatterns
ofprescribingwhicharecrucialtorecognizeinthetreatmentofthedifferentstagesofthis
complexdisease.
The principal challenge in presenting the large number of cases in this book was not only
howtoselect,organize,andinterpretthem,but,aboveall,howtodeviseaclear,concise
yetcomprehensiveformatwhichwouldconveyDr.Ramakrishnansinvaluableknowledgein
such a way as to be usable by practitioners less experienced than himself. For Dr. Ra
rakrishnan'sexpertisestems,inpart,fromabackgrounduniquelysteepedinarichnational,
cultural, and family tradition of homoeopathy. Indeed, for one physician to have the

opportunity to treat personally, by the homoeopathic method, more than 5,000 cancer
cases necessitated a doctor from Indiathe only country in the world in which
homoeopathy enjoys tremendous prestige and in which an estimated ten million of its
populationusehomoeopathyroutinelyforeventhemostseverediseases.
Naturally, there arises the question of the need for familiarity with the homoeopathic
philosophy and methodology. Certainly, the more experienced in this discipline the
prescriber, the easier it is for him or her to master the Ramakrishnan Methodand the
better will be the results. And the procedural analyses and observations on methodology
interspersed throughout the text should help guide the committed practitioner to correct
prescribing.Beitnoted,however,thatbecausetheremarksonthetreatmentofonetypeof
canceroftenapplytoanother,thebookoughttobereadinitsentiretybeforecommencing
treatment by the Ramakrishnan Method. It is not sufficient to peruse only those pages
dealingwiththeparticulartypeofcancerundercurrenttreatment.
Finally, it is my hope that the information and material presented in this volume will be
instructivetomanytypesofdoctorsandpractitionersandwillencouragethosewhohave
studiedandbeenpracticingthesciencetoemployhomoeopathyinconjunctionwiththeir
ownparticularmedicaldisciplinesandhealingmethods.

Catherine R. Coulter, MA.

Honorary Life Member of the American Institute of Homeopathy
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TheHomoeopathicApproach
TreatmentoftheIndividual
The science of homoeopathy founded by Samuel Hahnemann around the beginning the
nineteenthcentury,isbasedontheLawofSimilars.Thismeansthatamedicinalsubstance
capableofproducingasetofmorbidsymptomsinthehealthyindividualwillremovesimilar
symptoms occurring in an individual suffering from illness. From this basic tenet there
evolves a strict set of rules that governs the administration of its medicines.* But
homoeopathyissovastandmultifacetedinitshealingactionthatitencompassesanumber
ofdistinctapproachesinitsmethodology.Notonlydoeseverypractitionerhaveaparticular
style,buttheillnessesthemselvesareapproachedbydifferentmethods.

In the strictest classical tradition, the way to prescribe is to administer a single dose of a
singleremedy(theonethatcorrespondsmostcloselyoristhemost"similar"toapatient's
totality of symptoms)then wait and observe what changes the remedy has or has not
accomplishedbeforeproceedingtothenextdose(ortothenextappropriateremedywhen
thefirstremedyceasestoact).Carryingthissparingandhighlyindividualizedapproachto
illness a step further, homoeopathy arrives at the concept of the "constitutional remedy"
This term signifies the medicinal substance that encompasses not only the sum total of a
Patientsphysical,mental,

*Itdoesn o t liewithintheparametersofthisbooktopresentathoroughanddetailedtreatiseon
thephilosophy,principles,andpracticesofthehomoeopathicdiscipline.Thereaderunfamiliarwith
theseisurgedtoconsultanyoneofanumberofbooksavailableonthesubject.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Page2
and emotional symptoms, but his personality picture as well. To take, for instance, a
Phosphorus patient: generally he (or she) will be of slender build, with small, regular
featuresandarrestingeyes,andwilldisplayanattractive,friendlymanner.Thereisastrong
desire for cold drinks and a liking for both salt and foods with a zesty flavor. The type is
susceptible to affections of the throat, chest, bones, and blood. The personality is bright,
sensitive, impressionable, affectionate, highly responsive to another's wavelengthwith a
loveforexcitement,romance,andartisticpursuits;butalsolikelytoharbormanyfears:of
being abandoned, of illness, of thunderstormsor merely freefloating anxieties. Thus, in
prescribing"constitutionally,"thehomoeopathicpractitionermustbesensitivenotonlyto
themodalitiesandsubtledifferentiationsofthesymptoms,buttotheshadingsandnuances
ofpersonalityaswell.*
*The subject of constitutional prescribing in cancer cases is dealt with in detail in Chapter 7

TreatmentoftheSpecificDisease
However,inacuteailmentsandhighlyspecifictypesofillnesses(suchascasesofpoisonivy,
chickenpox,highfevers,orinfluenza),alimitednumberofmedicinesappeartoworkbest,
regardlessofpersonalitytype.Thesearecalled"specificremedies,"inthattheyaddressthe
specificdiseaseitselfratherthanthepatient'scomplexofphysical,mental,andemotional
symptoms. So it is in the treatment of cancer. Because of the severity and in many cases
urgency of this condition, the individuality of the patient must yield to the "specificity" of
the disease itself. Furthermore, with this disease, one is dealing with a measurable
pathologyandnotwithsubtleimbalancesofthebody'senergies,andthereforelesssubde
methodsofprescribingarerequired.Theveryconcretenessofthetumor,combinedasitso

ofteniswitharaceagainsttime,callsforamorespecialized(asagainstindividualized)mode
ofprescribing.
THEHOMOEOPATHICAPPROACH

Dr.Ramakrishnan'sMethodDefined
As mentioned above, in classical homoeopathy the traditional way of prescribing is to
administer only one remedy at a time and on an infrequent basis. (To be sure, in acute
conditions or where there is pain, severe discomfort, or danger, the remedy may be
repeated more frequently, but this is decided according to a patient's manifest individual
needs.) In the treatment of cancer, however, the prescriber often cannot afford to "Wait
andWatch";theadverseeffectsofprimaryandsecondarylesionsrequireamoreaggressive
procedure. Adapting to the urgency and severity of the condition and to the necessity of
quickly bringing about tangible or visible changes in the pathology, Dr. Ramakrishnan has
developedamethodthatinvolves:
1. Morefrequentadministrationsofaremedyonaregulated(not"asneeded")basis.
2. Prescribing a second remedy in alternation with the first, on a regular (usually
weekly)basis(asdescribedinChapter2).Thejustificationforthislastisthreefold:(a)
apatient'sbodycantireofaremedyandafterawhileceasetorespondtoit;(b)too
frequent repetition of a single remedy can cause aggravations (these risks are
obviated by the alternating method); (c) addressing the disease on two different
levelsconstitutesastrongermethodofattack.
3. Administering a remedy by the Plussing Method. This procedure, which has its
roots in Hahnemann's discussion of the fiftymillesimal (LM ) potencies*and
which was followed by Hahnemann's early disciples, then passed on to
homoeopaths worldwideboasts a number of variations. But essentially it
involves diluting a given remedy in water and taking a spoonful of it at regular
intervals,stirring beforeeverydose(thislastisdoneinorderslightly tochange
thepotencyorvibrationofthemedicine).Plussingnotonlyminimizesfurtherthe
riskofaggravationbutalsoensuresamedicine'smorepowerfulimpact.

*OrganonofMedicine,paragraphs247,272,andelsewhere(seeBibliographyofWorksCited)

Dr. Ramakrishtians particular Plussing Method consists of diluting three pellets or

globules of the remedy (or a number of grains or granules amounting to the size of a
pea) in eleven teaspoons of spring water.* The patient sips one teaspoon every fifteen
minutes. Between each dose, the water is gently stirred or, if in a bottle, shaken once.
The patient takes ten teaspoonfuls over the course of approximately two and a half
hours and reserves the last teaspoon for I he next day. The next day ten teaspoons of
fresh water are added to the original mixture but not any fresh medicine) and the

process is repeated. The procedure continues for seven daysafter which the remedy
is changed and the same procedure is repeated with the new medicine. In weeks 5 and
4 (and every subsequent week), the patient starts with a mixture of fresh water and
fresh medicine.

*Formoreonthesizeofadoseofaremedy,seeAppendix,Question14

4. Additionally (and once again, for stronger impact), Dr. Ramakrishnan often
employs a Split Dose Method when prescribing single doses of a given remedy.
Here,aremedyistakenfourtimesduringthecourseofaday,accordingtothe
patient'sconvenience(typically,thefirstdoseistakenintheearlymorning,the
second before noon, the third sometime during the afternoon, and the fourth
beforebedtime).Thisprocedure,usuallyfollowedforonedayonly(whetherone
day a week, one day even* two weeks, one day every month, or every few
months) once the cancer has healed or is under control, generally involves a
regular alternation of two remediesand will henceforth be indicated by the
expression"alternatingmonthly(weekly)"

Inthefollowingpageswewillexamine,largelybymeansofcaseexamples,this
more specialized Ramakrishnan Method, including the most appropriate
homoeopathicremediesfordifferenttypesofcancerandthemosteffectiveway
of prescribing themboth for the relief of pain and discomfort and during the
processofhealing.
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Chapter2

Principal Remedies Used for Cancer

Fortunately for the homoeopath confronted with the formidable task of prescribing for
cancer,thereexistsasmallnumberof"cancer"remediesoftriedandproveneffectiveness.*
These can be divided into three groups: the cancer nosodes, the widespectrum cancer
specifics,andtheorganspecificremedies.
THECANCERNOSODES
The homoeopathic nosodes (or medicines made of potentized extractions of diseased
matter)aretraditionallyregardedascuttingdeeperthanmostoftheotherremedies,inthat
they are able to affect a patient's inherited susceptibility or predisposition to specific
diseases.ThehomoeopathicmethodbeingbasedontheLawofSimilars,itfollowsthatthe

two sovereign remedies in the treatment of cancer are those prepared from cancer cells.
Oneortheotherwillbeneededinvirtuallyeverycase.
In presenting themateriamedica, the authors have judged it most expedient to concentrate on
the more specific "cancer remedies"rather than offer description of the better-known and
more widely used medicines, such as Sulphur, Calcarea carbonica Natrum muriaticum,
Silica, Medorrhinum, and others. Even though these polychrests (as they are called) are
regularly employed when treating cancer, they will only be described insofar as they relate to
specific cases.
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The most frequently used remedy is Carcinosin, prepared from the diseased tissue of a
cancerofthebreast(andsometimes,dependingonthedifferentmanufacturers,withadded
cellsfromsomeothertypesofcancer,suchaslung).TheBritishdoctorsJ.ComptonBurnett
and John Henry Clarke were among the earliest homoeopaths to treat cancer with
Carcinosin.. To Dr. Donald Foubister's clinical experience with children, homoeopathy is
indebtedforafullerunderstandingoftheremedy.AndDr.Ramakrishnan,withhisextensive
treatment of cancer with Carcinosin, has carried our appreciation of the remedy's
extraordinaryhealingpowersstillfurther.Mostnotably,thisisthepreferrednosodewhen
thereisafamilyhistoryofcancer.
Thesecondnosode,Scirrhinum,ispreparedfromacanceroftheliver.Aswasestablishedby
Dr.MargeryBlackieandothersbeforeher,thisremedyisusedinpreferencetoCarcinosin
whentheaffectedgland,lump,ortumorisstonyhardespeciallyincancersofthebreast,
lungs|liver,rectum,andprostate|andsometimesincancersoftheuterus(asinCases51
and52)orleukemia(asinCases60and61).OnecanalsoswitchtoScirrhinumifthepatient
is not responding sufficiently well to Carcinosin or if, during the course of treatment, the
tumororaffectedorganbecomeshardortheliverisaffected.Bythesametoken,onecan
switch to Carcinosin when Scirrhinum is not working sufficiently well (see Case 76) or one
can alternate back and forth between the two (see Cases 40 and 67). These two cancer
remedies,remarkablyversatileinaction,areprescribed:
1. Alternatelywithanorganspecificorconstitutionalremedytocombatandhealthe
existingcancer;
2. Topreventrelapsesandrecurrences;
3. As palliative remedies in the more advanced stages of the disease, together with
otherpalliativemedicines(seeChapters5and6);and
4. ASpreventionwhenthereisafamilyhistoryofcancerorinprecancerousconditions
(seeChapter9).

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The Wide-Spectrum Cancer Specifics

Offer remedies that figure prominently in large number of cancer cases are Conium, Thuja,
and Arsenicum album.
1.

Like Scirrhinum, Conium presents the picture of a stony hard tumor or gland and has
proven of inestimable value in cancers of the oesophagus, breast stomach, liver, and
prostate. In this last, if the prostate- specific antigen (PSA) count is high (above 7),
then Conium plays the role in remedy, It also plays an important role in cancer metastasized to the bones.
2. Thuja, a remedy that displays the picture of a variety of fungoid and and growth*
(including warts, moles, tabs, cauliflower excrescences, etc./, has likewise proven to
be of great benefit in cancerous growths particularly those of the stomach, colon,
rectum, bladder, ovaries, uterus, and, oner again, prostate, when the PSA count is
moderately high (between 4 and 7).
3. The importance of Arsenicum album in the treatment of cancer is indicated Boericke's
Repertory and Materia Medica, where, in his introduction to the remedy, the author
states that Arsenicum album "maintains the system under the stress of malignancy
regardless of location" (emphasis added). Indeed, apart from its healing properties
during the earlier stages, the majority of advanced cases of cancer under systematic
homoeopathic treatment will, at some point, require Arsenicum album for relief of
pain or discomfort, especially during the terminal stage (seeChapter 6).

The Organ-Specific Remedies

Through clinical experience and the homoeopathic provings,* it has been ascertained that
certain remedies have a strong affinity with some particular organ or with the site of the
primary tumor. These have been successfully employed in their "specific" roles. Listed in
alphabetical order, they are:
----------------*Proving are a method of ascertaining the curative properties of the homoeopathic remedies by means of administering small
doses of a medicinal substance to healthy human beings and then observing and recording the symptoms elicited by the
procedure,

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ALOEFORCANCEROFTHECOLONANDRECTUM.Syapptomspointingtothisremedyare:
bleedingfromrectumand/orbloodinstool;stooljellylikeormixedwithmucus,whichisat
times bloodstained; cutting or burning pains. Heavy pressure and bloated feeling in
abdomenoften from flatus; but patient is uncertain whether flatus or stool will pass.
Worseinearlymorning,fromheat;betterfromcoolair.
SeeCases38and41

ARSENICUM BROMATUM AND ARSENICUM IODATUM FOR SKIN CANCER AND SKIN
INFECTIONS:Generallyspeaking,Arsenicumbromatumisusedforsquamousandbasalcell
carcinomas, melanomas, radiation effects on the skin, and when there are symptoms of
intenserednessorburning,ulceration,butnoinfection.Arsenicumiodatumisemployedfor
skin lesions that are infected, resulting in sloughing, necrosis at or around the site of the
tumoralso when the skin infection has become systemic, with alteration in total white
blood count, differential count, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Additionally,
Arsenicum iodatum can be prescribed in conjunction with other cancer remedies in
infectionsoftheurinarytract,forabscesses,abadlyinfectedlung,etc.Inthesecases,the
preferredpotencyis6xgivenseveraltimesadayforseveralweeks.
See Case 68 for Arsenicum bromatum and Cases 5,64,70,104,118, and 119 for Arsenicum
iodatum.
AURUMMURIATICUMFORCANCEROFTHEORALCAVITY.Thisisthepreferredremedyfor
cancerousulcersintheinneraspectofthecheeksoronthetongueandpalate.Ulcershave
evertededges,aninduratedbase,withsubmandibular/cervicaladenitis;therealsomaybe
excessivesalivationandafoulodor.
SeeCases5,13,14,15and122.

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AURUM MURIATICUM NATRONATUM FOR CANCER OF THE UTERUS, OVARIES, AND
CERVIX. The principal symptoms of this remedy are ulcerations and induration. There can
alsobeprolapse,leucorrhea,ovariandropsy,andossifieduterus.
SeeCases3,52,87,88,119,120,and125.
BARYTA CARBONICA AND BARYTA IODATA FOR CANCER OF THE BRAIN AND LYMPH
GLANDS. Baryta carbonica has an affinity with tumors of the brain cells: gliomas,
astrocytomas, angiomas, etc. Baryta iodata has more of an affinity with the endocrine
glands,thelymphglands,andthetonsilararea(suchascancerofthepharynx).
SeeCases9and12forBarytacarbonicaandCase35forBarytaiodata.
CADMIUM SULPHURATUM FOR CANCER OF THE STOMACH AND PANCREAS. The principal
symptomofthisremedyisvomitingofblackcoffeegroundlikematter.Othersymptomsare
bleedinginthestomach;acutting,twisting,burningtypeofpain;andintensechillinessand
weakness.
SeeCases80,93,102,and117.

CEANOTHUS AMERICANUS FOR CANCER OF THE SPLEEN, PANCREAS, AND LIVERALSO

LEUKEMIA. Prominent symptoms of this remedy are spleen enlargement and pain that is
worsewhenlyingontheleftside,andfrommotion.
SeeCases62,81,and115.
CHEUDONIUM FOR CANCER OF THE LIVER AND GALL BLADDERBOTH PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY DEPOSITS. Pain worse when lying on the right side. Nausea, with or without
vomiting, better by eating small amounts of food or from hot water; highly colored urine
andclaycoloredstool.Thisremedycanalsobetakenintinctureformforsymptomrelief,in
conjunctionwithothercancerremedies,asfollows:6dropsinoz.ofwater,severaltimesa
dayorwheneverneeded.

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HEKLA LAVA AND SYMPHYTUM FOR BONK AND BLOOD CANCERS. Hekla lava is the
principal remedy for cancers (both primary and secondary) of the bones: sarcomas,
osteoclastomas, myelomas, Ewing's sarcomas, and of other bony growths. It is also
invaluableinbothacuteandchronicmyelogenousleukemias.Symphytumisemployedmore
specifically for secondary cancer deposits in the bones and for tumors related to the
periosteum. It has also proven of value in acute leukemia (although here it plays a
secondaryroletoHeklalava)andisparticularlyindicatedwhentherehasbeenahistoryof
jointpainandinflammation.
SeeCases56,57,59,61,67,90,91,95,96,116,118,and121forHeklalavaand60and121
forSymphytum.
HYDRASTIS FOR CANCER OF THE STOMACH, PANCREAS, AND UPPER INTESTINAL TRACT.
The remedy is also employed for cancerous affections of the mesenteric glands and the
mucousmembranesingeneral,includinglungsandoesophagus.Thecharacteristicsofthis
remedy include yellow, thick, ropy secretions, distended abdomen, profuse perspiration,
extremeweakness,andintensepain.
SeeCases31,33,34,78,93,and106.
LACHESISANDLLUUMTIGRINUMFORCANCEROFTHEUTERUS,OVARY,ANDCERVIX.Both
remedies are invaluable, but Lachesis is more often leftsided and Lilium tigrinum right
sided. In the mental sphere, Lachesis is more loquacious, aggressive, demandingwith a
heightenedimagination;Liliumtigrinumismorepronetosmallanxieties,weepyandwith
a"bearingdown"sensationoftheabdominalorgans.
SeeCases52and87forLachesisandCases49and55forLiliumtigrinum.

Lachesishasalsoastrongaffinitywiththethroatarea.
SeeCases17,19,and71.
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LYCOPODIUM FOR LUNG CANCER. This remedy is often called for both primary and
secondarydepositsinthelungs.Thesymptomstendtoberightsidedandfrequentlythere
isalateafternoonorearlyeveningaggravation(4to8p.m.).
SeeCases27,28,29,30,74,and75.
Theremedyisalsoeffectiveincancersoftheliver,colonandprostate.
SeeCases8,40,46,and84.
NITRICUM ACIDUM FOR CANCER OF THE RECTUM. Other specific areas of cancerous
affectionsbenefittedbythisremedyarethemucocutaneousjunctions,suchasthemouth,
lips,analmargin,urethra,vagina,andvulvalmargins.Symptomsareulcerouseruptionsand
needlelikeprickingpains.
SeeCases42and43.
ORNITHOGALUM UMBELLATUM * FOR SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF IN STOMACH CANCER.
Symptomsareconstantpaininthestomachwhichisworsewitheating;distention;belching
of offensive flatus; vomiting of coffeegroundlike matter. The tincture can be taken in
conjunctionwithotherstomachcancerremediesasfollows:6dropsinoz.ofwater,three
orfourtimesaday,shortlyaftermeals.
SeeCases32and105.
Phosphorus, although not strictly speaking an organspecific remedy, possesses a highly
specificroleinthetreatmentofHEMORRHAGINGOFCANCEROUSTUMORSORULCERS.Like
Sanguinaria,itisaprimeremedytoarrestinternalorexternalbleeding(seeChapter7).
SeeCases14and93.
Phosphorusisalsoemployedfairlyfrequentlyincancersofthethroatareaandoccasionally
incancersofthefemaleorgans.
SeeCases72,97,and100forthroatareaandCases4and120forfemaleorgans.

*Thesymbolstandsforthemothertinctureoftheremedy.

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PHYTOLACCAFORCANCERSOFTHEBREASTANDPAROTIDGLAND.Thebreastcanbehard,
painful, and of purple hue in later stages, with enlarged axillary glands. Often there is
swellingandindurationofaffectedglands.
SeeCase20forparotidglandandCase104forthebreast.
PLUMBUMIODATUMFORCANCERSOFTHEBRAIN.Thisremedyisofgreatvalueintumors
and cancerous growths arising out of nerve cells, especially those of the brain. Plumbum
iodatumispreferredoverPlumbummetallicum,becausetheiodidecomponentisofpartic
ular assistance in neoplasms and any consequent infectionsalthough, because of their
closesimilarity,thelattercanbesubstitutedwhentheformerisunavailableandcanbe,at
times,preferable.FortheroleofPlumbumiodatuminStageIVcancers,seeChapter6.
SeeCases11,12,and108.
PULSATILLANIGRICANSANDSEPIAFORCANCERSOFTHEBREAST,UTERUS,OVARY,AND
CERVIX. Since these remedies are usually prescribed on the basis of their "constitutional"
picture as well as for their specificity for the female reproductive organs, in the following
pagestheirwellknowncharacteristicswillbedescribedintheindividualcasesbenefittedby
theseremedies.
SeeCases25,53,94,and104forPulsatilla;andCases26,50,54,and98forSepia.
SABAL SERRULATA FOR CANCER OF THE PROSTATE. Symptoms are prostate enlargement
andalossofsexualdesire;alsoahistoryofpromiscuityand/orvenerealinfections.
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SANGUINARIA, LIKE PHOSPHORUS, ALTHOUGH NOT EXACTLY AN ORGANSPECIFIC
REMEDY,ISAHIGHLYEFFECTIVE MEDICINEFORCONTROL OFBLEEDINGOFCANCEROUS
TUMORSANDULCERS.Apartfromitsimportantroleinacuteconditionsofhemorrhage,the
remedydisplayssymptomsofhotflushingandburningpains.Itismostoftenusedinbreast
andbronchogeniccarcinomas.
TEREBINTHINAFORCANCEROFTHEBLADDER.Symptomsarebleedingandburningpains;
anddifficult,scant,orpainfulurination.
SeeCases44,101,and112.
In the pages that follow, apart from Carcinosin and Scirrhinum, the reasoning behind the
selection of the mostappropriate(most "similar") remedy can be only cursorily indicated.
For confirmation of his or her prescribing, the practitioner is urged to consult basic
homoeopathic texts such as William Boericke's Materia Medica and Repertory and James
Tyler Kent's General Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica (see Bibliography of
WorksCited).

MethodofAdministration
Theremediesdiscussedinthischapterarebestprescribedinthefollowingmanner:

The first prescription should be a medicine known to possess an affinity with the
primary organ or to the organ at present affectedin other words, an organspecific
remedyoroneofthewidespectrumcancerspecifics.

The second prescription should be the appropriate cancer nosode, which is

prescribedalternately(usuallyonalternateweeks)withtheorganspecificremedy.

Thereafter, and for as long as there is improvement, these two remedies are
continuedinweeklyalternation.
N.B.Inthecasesthatfollow,theitalicizedinformationwaselicitedfromWesterntestsand
procedures and allopathic observation, apart from the homoeopathic interviews and
treatment.

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Case1
Male,52years,presentedwitharecurrenceofacanceroftheprostate,StageIII.Thetumor
was 6 cm., and there were four abnormal lymph nodes in the presacral region
approximatelycminsize.
History:Earlierin1994,thepatienthadundergoneatransurethralresectionoftheprostate
(TURP),followedbyradiationtherapy.
Week1:Conium200Cdaily,MussingMethod
Week2:

Scirrhinum200cdaily,PlussingMethod

Weeks312:sameasweeks12*
December,1995:CTscanshowednotraceofabnormallymphnodes.
Months410:SameasWeeks12
Examinationandtestsshowednotraceoftumor.
The doctor felt secure that the case had stabilized and thereafter, the patient received
Conium 1m and Scirrhinum 1m, alternating monthly, Split Dose Method. By mid1998,
treatmentwasstoppedandtherehasbeennotraceofrecurrencetodate.

REMARKS:
Inprostatecancer,ScirrhinumisprescribedmoreoftenthanCarcinosinbecauseusuallythe
tumorsarehard.

*Theexpressionsameasindicatesthataspecificprocedureistobefollowedfortheentireperiod(either
weeksormonths)notjustforthefirsttwoweeks.

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Attimes(althoughveryinfrequentlyinrecentyears),thealternationofremediesneednot
beonaweeklybasis.
CASE2
April,1990
Female,32years,presentedwitha2cm.lumpintheleftbreast,intheupperleftquadrant.
Itwasfreelymobileandnoaxillaryglandswerefelt.
CTscanshowedsurroundingorgansclear,butbiopsyrevealedadenocarcinomaofthebreast
StageI.Patientrefusedtohavealumpectomy.
Thepatienthadastrongfamilyhistoryofcancer.
PRESCRIPTION
Weeks14:Conium200conceaweek,SplitDoseMethod
Weeks5:Carcinosin200conce,SplitDoseMethodLumpfeltsmaller.
Weeks610:SameasWeeks15,alternatingfourweeklydosesofConiumwithonedoseof
CarcinosinLumpwas50%reduced.
Weeks1125:SameasWeeks15
BytheendofSeptember,1990,thelumpwasfullygoneand,forthenextyear,thepatient
received alternating monthly doses of Conium 1m and Carcinosin 1m, Split Dose Method.
Aftereighteenmonths,alltreatmentstopped,andthepatientisdoingwelltodate.
REMARKS
CarcinosinwasselectedoverScirrhinumbecauseofthefamilyhistoryofcancer(seep.6)
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Oncethecancerisstabilizedortoallappearanceshashealedthenthetworemediescan
be prescribed less frequentlyalternating on a semimonthly, monthly (as seen in Cases 1
and2),twomonthly,orthreemonthlybasisusuallySplitDoseMethod.
CASE3
January,1997
Female, 46 years, presented with a cancer of the cervix. Three years previously she had
been operated on for cancer of the rectum. No discernible metastasis at that time and
patientdidwellduringthosethreeyears.
Aroutinegynecologicalexaminationshowedanulcerationonthecervix.Pathologyreport:
squamouscellcarcinoma,StageIIa.
PRESCRIPTION
WeekI:Aurummuriaticumnatronatum200cdaily,PlussingMethod
Week2:Scirrhinum200cdaily,PlussingMethod
Weeks38:SameasWeeks12.Patientfeltbetter.
Examinationshowedulcertobemarginallybetter.
Months34:SameasWeeks12
Examinationshowedulcercontinuingtoimprove.
Months56:SameasWeeks12
Examinationshowedulcertobealmost100%healed.
Months79:SameasWeeks12

'

Examinationshowedulcertobeentirelyhealed.
Thereafter, the woman continued visits to the doctor at three month intervals, and
alternatelyreceivedadoseofAurummuriaticumnatronatum200corScirrhinum200c,Split
DoseMethod.
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Shecontinuestodowellonthetameregimentothisday.
REMARKS
Inthis case, Scirrhinum waschosen overCarcinosinbecauseofher previouscancer ofthe
rectum.Dr.Ramakrishnanhasfoundtheformertobemorebeneficialforrectalcancer.

ForthechoiceofAurummuriaticumnatronatum,seeChapter2.
Because, in homoeopathic prescribing, experience plays a large role in the selection of
potenciesthequestionsofwhatpotencytouseorwhentomoveupordownthescaleof
dilutions have neverbeeneasyones*.But torthemostpart intreatingcancer,the200th
centesimal(or200c)consistentlyDr.Ramakrishnan'spreferredpotency.Certainly,thisisthe
dilution with which to start. Then, over the course of months or years and as the patient
improves, the prescriber moves up to the 1m, then 10m, dilution (For a more detailed
discussionofthissubject,see"ThePotencies"sectioninchapter7.)

*Thehomoeopathicremediesarepreparedaccordingtoaspecificmethodofdilutingsubstances.Tinctures
aredilutedwithalcoholandsolidsubstancesarecrushedtoapowderanddilutedwithmilksugaronaration
of1:10(thexpotencies)or1:100(thecpotencies);thentheprocessisrepeatedthree,six,twelve,thirty,two
hundred(ormore)times.ThismethodwasoriginallyintroducedbyHahnemanntodiminishaggravations.With
eachsuccessivedilution,theliquidsaresuccussed(stronglyshaken)andthesolidsaretriturated(groundeven
finer) so as to further release the energy of the medicine. During the process of diluting the medicinal
substances, Hahnemann discovered that, paradoxically, dilution actually increases their curative powers.
Hencethemedicinalpreparationsarecalledpotencies,andthehigherpotenciesareboththemorediluted
substancesandthestrongeractingones.

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Chapter3

GeneralRulesfortheApplication
oftheRamakrishnanMethod
The Ramakrishnan Method varies somewhat according to the stage and nature of the
diseasebut,speakingingeneralterms,itcanbebrokendownintothefollowingprocedures:
I In the earlier stages of the cancer (Stage I or II), if the tumor has been excised or is still
small,notfixed,andnolymphglandsorsurroundingareasareaffected(oronlyoneortwo
abnormallymphnodesarediscerned),then,aswasindicatedinthepreviouschapter,the
treatmentbeginswithanorganspecificremedyandacancernosode,alternatingthetwo
onaweeklybasis,usingthedailyPlussingMethod.Theconditionisreevaluatedeveryfew
weeks.Withintwotofourmonths,oneshouldwitnessareductioninthesizeofthetumor
and/or tests showing improvement (or continuing normal),as wellas improvement in the
patient'ssenseofwellbeing.Thisprocedureiscontinued(raisingthepotencyifnecessary)
foraslongasthereisimprovementoruntilthedesiredresultsareachieved.
Oncethecriticalstageisovercomeandthediseasehasbeencontrolledwithsurgeryor
homoeopathyoracombinationofthetwo(i.e.,thetumoriseradicatedordiminishedand

theconditionstabilized)thetwo remediesareadministeredlessfrequentlyona weekly,

semimonthly, or monthly basisemploying the Split Dose Method. Or, if the prescriber is
trained in classical constitutional prescribing, then he might choose to administer a
constitutionalremedyinalternationwithoneofthecancerremedies.
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Becauseoneneverknowsforcertainifthecancerhasbeenentirelyeradicatedorwhether
itmightrecur,followthroughisatfeastsixmonths.Normally,onecontinuesforayearor
twoorevenlonger.Thetwocasesthatfollowprovideclearexamplesoftheseprocedures.
CASE4

April,1995

Female,35years,presentedwithalarge,hardlump(5cm.indiameter)inherleftbreast.
Otherwiseshewasphysicallyhealthy.
Biopsy report: adenocarcinoma, Stage II. Surgery was strongly advised, but
the patient refused even a simple lumpectomy. She agreed to a CT scan,
whereallorgans,bones,andsurroundingareasshowedclear.
The woman was tall and thin, with large, lustrous eyes, obviously bright, and of an
impressionabledispositionandsheadmittedtoanoverridingfearoflosingtheloveofher
boyfriendoffiveyears;allsymptomspointingtoPhosphorus.
PRESCRIPTION
Week1:Phosphorus200ct(seeN.B.onp.21)daily,PlussingMethod.
Week2:Scirrhinum200cdaily,PlussingMethod.
Weeks34:SameasWeeks12.Attheendoffourweeks,thelumphaddecreasedinsize
andwassofter.
Month2:SameasWeeks12.Lumpwas75%smaller.
Month 3: Same as Weeks 12. Lump had disappeared. CT scan clear and all test results
normal.
Months46:SameasWeeks12
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For two years after this, the patient received Phosphorus 200c and Scirrhinum 200c,
alternatingmonthly,SplitDoseMethod.Therehasbeennosignofrecurrencetodate.
REMARKS

Phosphorus was prescribed instead of an organspecific remedy, such as Conium or

Phytolacca, not only because the woman's constitutional picture stood out so clearly but
also, as was mentioned in Chapter 2, because Phosphorus has proven to be effective in
breastcancer.
InthiscaseScirrhinumwasprescribed,ratherthanCarcinosin,because ofthehardness of
thetumor;also,Dr.Ramakrishnanoftengivespreferencetothisnosodewhenthepatient's
personality picture matches the earlier described Phosphorus type (see pp. 12; also Case
51).
N.B. In the case examples offered throughout this book, the symbol after a remedy
indicates that it was prescribed, in part or entirely, on the basis of the "constitutional
picture"that is, on the sum total of the patient's physical, mental, and emotional
symptoms,and/orpersonalitytype.
CASES

November,1995

Male,54years,atobaccochewer,reportedwithanulcerontheleftmarginofthetongue.
Theulcerwas1cm.indiameter,withevertedmarginandsloughingbase,emanatingabad
odor. Patient also had a swollen gland in the left cervical region and one in the
submandibularregion.
Biopsyreport:squamouscellcarcinoma,StageII.
PRESCRIPTION
Week1:

Aurummuriaticum200cdaily,PlussingMethod

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Week2:Carcinosin200cdaily,PlussingMethod
Also, Arsenicum iodatum 6x twice a day. (Needless to say, the patient had to give up
chewingtobaccofromdayone.)
Weeks324:SameasWeeks12
Theulcerwasentirelyhealedandswellingofbothglandshaddisappeared.
Months79:SameasWeeks12
Months1018:Aurummuriaticum1mandCarcinosin1m
alternating weekly, Split Dose Method Arsenicum iodatum 6x twice a day was
continuedduringtheentireperiod

For four years, the patient has continued to receive either Aurum muriaticum 1m or
Carcinosin1m,butalternatingmonthly,SplitDoseMethodandisperfectlyhealthy.
REMARKS
FortheselectionofAurummuriaticum,seeChapter2.
For the more advanced cancer conditions (Stages III and IV) where the primary lesion
hasbeenoperatedonbuttheexcisionwasonlypartiallysuccessful,ortherearewidespread
secondary lesions in the lymph glands or in the surrounding organs, or a cancer has
recurredthe procedure is the same, but stronger measures are called for; that is, the
PlussingandSplitDoseMethodsareemployedforlongerperiodsoftime.
CASE6June,1993
Female, 35 years, reported with a rightsided ovarian mass. She felt extremely tired and
experiencedseverebloatingand,sinceadolescence,hadsufferedfrompainfulmenses.
Patientagreedtoanoperationandalarge(butnottheentire)masswasremoved,together
with30mesentericglands,ofwhich13werepositiveformalignancy.Liverandspleenwere
not involved. The biopsy report revealed adenocarcinoma of the ovary; Stage III.
Chemotherapyandradiationtherapywereadvised,butthepatientrefused.

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PRESCRIPTION
Week1:

Viburnumprunifolium200cdaily,PlussingMethod

Week2:

Carcinosin200cdaily.PlussingMethod

Weeks324:Sameasweeks12
Thepatientwasgraduallyimprovinginenergyandfeelingofwellbeing.
CTscanshowedclear.
Months712:SameasWeeks12,butinthe1mpotencyThepatientcontinuedtoimprove.
CTscancontinuedtoshownometastasis
Months1318:SameasMonths1712
CTscanshowedclear.
Months1924:SameasMonths712,butalternatingsemimonthly,SplitDoseMethod

Months2548:SameasMonths1924,butalternatingmonthly
End of treatment, except for periodic constitutional remedies alternating with Carcinosin.
Seven years later, the woman is still doing welland occasional scans show everything
normal.
Viburnumprunifoliumhasbeenfoundtobeeffectiveinovariancancerwhentherehasbeen
ahistoryifseveredysmenorrhea.
(Formoredetailedinstructionsonthemethodsoftreatingapatientimmediatelyafterorin
conjunctionwithWesternmedicineandallopathicproceduresseeChapter8.)
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Certainly, good results can be obtained without use of the Plussing Method; but the
prescribingismorecumbersome,ascanbeobservedinthecaseexamplecitedimmediately
below.Comparealsotherectalcancercases,wherethePlussingMethodwasusedinCases
41and42,butnotinCase43.
CASE7

February,1985

Female,37years,presentedwitharecurringastrocytomaofthebrain,StageIII.Herseizures
were characterized by falling unconscious, with eyes rolling down, followed by profuse
perspirationandgreatweakness.Shealsosufferedfromvariousdigestiveproblems:lactose
intolerance, nausea at the sight or smell of food, distressing pain in the stomachall
symptomspointingtoAethusacynapium.
History: In April, 1984, the patient was operated on for a diagnosed astrocytoma of the
brain, followed by radiation treatments. There was a recurrence later in 1984and the
patient was again operated on and irradiated. When there was a second recurrence in
January,1985,thepatientdecidedtotryhomoeopathy.
Thewomanwasmildbynature,obstinatebutnotselfassertive,lackinginselfesteemeven
thoughcompetent,andwasextremelysensitivetodrafts,especiallyafterbeingheatedall
suggestiveofSilica.
PRESCRIPTION
Month1:Aethusacynapium200cweekly,SplitDoseMethod
Thenumberofseizureswasreducedfromeleventhepreviousmonthtosixduringthelast
month.
Month2:SameasMonth1
Therewereonlytwoseizuresthismonth,thoselastingonlyafewseconds.

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Month3:Silica200cweekly,SplitDoseMethod.Therewerenomoreseizures.
CTscanshowedmorethan50%reductioninoriginalsizeofbrainlesion.
Months45:Aethusacynapium1mweekly,SplitDoseMethod
Month6:Medorrhinum200cweekly,SplitDoseMethod
CTscanshowedthatthelesioninthebrainhadcompletelydisappeared.
Months718:Aethusacynapium1mandMedorrhinum1malternatingmonthly,
SplitDoseMethod
Next3years:SameasMonths718,butalternatingquarterly
Thereafter, and now for more than ten years, periodic doses of either Aethusa, Silica, or
Medorrhinum(ashersymptomsdictated)inthe1mpotencyhavekeptthepatienthealthy.
Aethusa cynapium is particularly effective in brain tumors when there are seizuresand
especiallywitheyesrollingdown.
Inthethirdmonth,Silicawasprescribedbothbecauseofthepatient'sconstitutionalpicture
and because the remedy has an affinity with seizure activity. Although the organspecific
remedywasactingwell,Dr.Ramakrishnanwantedtoaddressthepatient'sconditionona
deeperlevel.
Dr.Ramakrishnanalsowantedtointerposeanosode,butin1985hehadnotyetdeveloped
his method of frequently using Carcinosin and Medorrhinum fit the case well (the patient
wasbetterbytheocean,feltbetterlyingonherstomach,andherseizureattackstookplace
onlyduringtheday,neveratnight).
Foramoredetaileddiscussionoftheuseofconstitutionalremedies,whenprescribingfor
cancercases,seeChapter7.
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In the most advanced or terminal stage, when the metastasis is widespread throughout
thebodyandpalliationandpaincontrolaretheprincipalobjectives,thePlussingMethodis
employedforaslongasitiseffective.Afterthat,theremediesareadministeredonanas
neededbasis,asdescribedinChapter6.
CASE8January,1996

Male, 53 years, developed a sudden intolerable pain in the right upper abdominal region,
witha5:00p.m.to7:00p.m.aggravationofsymptoms,suggestiveofLycopodium.Healso
experiencedatotallossofappetiteandhadlostmuchweight.
Testsshowedmalignantsecondarydepositsintheliver,StageIV.Primarysitenotknown.
Week1:Lycopodium200cdaily,PlussingMethod
Week2:

Scirrhinum200cdaily,PlussingMethod

Weeks38:SameasWeeks12
Thepatientwasmuchmorecomfortable,withaslightreturnofappetite.
Months34:SameasWeeks12
Thepatientwasnowverycomfortableandhadgained3lb.
Months56:SameasWeeks12
Conditioncontinuedtobestable.
Month7:Thepatientdevelopedaseverecoughandshortnessofbreath,andhisremedies
wereraisedtothe1Mpotency.Hewasagaincomfortable.
CTscanindicatedadepositinrightlung.
During the next several weeks, however, the patient's condition deteriorated. He was
treatedwiththeremediesChina,Carbovegetables,andOpium,accordingtohisneeds(see
Chapter6)anddiedpeacefully.
REMARKS
Scirrhinum,asnotedinChapter2,isoftenpreferabletoCarcinosininlivercancer.
Finally,onepointofprocedureshouldbeemphasizedDr.Ramakrishnan'sPlussingMethod
is employed only in the treatment of cancernot for other degenerative or chronic
diseases. Certain acute conditions, such as asthma attacks, high fevers, or extreme pain
(fromphysicalinjuryoranailment),mightcallforsomevariationoftheplussingprocedure
forashortperiodoftime.But,exceptincasesofcancer,thetakingof"plussed"remedies
onadailybasisoverlongperiodsoftimecanbeprejudicialtoapatient'shealth.
x