NOSODES

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• According to the source they are grouped into:

• 1. human source

• 2. animal source

• 3. plant source

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 DISEASE PRODUCTS OF HUMAN BEINGS

1. BACILLINUM  A MACERATION OF A
TYPICAL TB LUNG
 PREPARED FROM TB
2.BACILLINUM-TESTINUM
TESTICLE
 FROM EXOTOXIN OF
3.BOTULINUM CLOSTRIDIUM
BOTULINUM
4.CARCINOSINUM  FROM CANCEROUS
TISSUE
5.PERTUSSIN  THE NOSODES OF
WHOOPING COUGH
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  FROM DIPHTHERIC MEMBRANE
6.DIPHTHERINUM
 FROM THE FIBROID TUMOR OF
7.EPIHYSTERINUM UTERUS

8.INFLUENZINUM  INFLUENZA

 URTEHRAL DISCHARGE FROM

9.MEDORRHINUM PATIENTS HAVING ACUTE
GONORRHOEA
10.MELITAGRINUM  THE NOSODE OF ECZEMA
CAPITIS

11.MORBILLINUM  THE NOSODE OF MEASLES

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12.PAROTIDINUM  THE NOSODE OF MUMPS

 THE PRODUCT OF ITCH

13.PSORINUM ERUPTIONS

14.SCIRRHINUM  THE PRODUCT OF SCIRRHOUS

CANCER

 FROM SYPHILITIC LESION IN

15.SYPHILINUM\ PRIMARY OR EARLY SECOND
LEUTICUM STAGE

 FROM CULTURED BACILLI FROM

16.TUBERCULINUM HUMAN TUBERCULAR LESION

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  Alcoholic Extract Of
Anthrax Poison,prepared
From Spleen Of Sheep Or
Cattle,ill With The Disease

 From The Tuberculous

Bacteria Of Chicken

 From The Saliva Of Rabid

Dog

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  From The Grease Of
Horse

 From The Decomposed

Lean Beef

 The Lymph From

Cowpox Pustules

 Morbid Product From

The Belly Of The Sperm
Whale-physeter
Macrocephalus
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DISEASE PRODUCTS OF PLANTS

 From A Fungus Growing

Upon The Seed Of
Secale Cereals And
Other Grains

 From A Fungus Growing

On The Stem, grains Of
Indian Corn

 Nosode Of Cancer Of
Trees
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 Classification
• 1. Basic nosodes -- Psorinum, Bacillinum, Syphilinum,
Medorrhinum and Carcinosinum.

• 2.Exanthem nosodes -- Morbillinum, Parotidinum,

Vaccininum, Pertussinum,Diphtherinum, anthracinum,
Malandrinum, Variolinum and Influenzinum.
• 3. Isopathic nosodes – Streptococcinum,
Pneumococcinum, Staphylococcinum, Malaria officinalis
and pyroginum.

• 4. Autogenous nosodes – secretions or discharges from

the pathological tissues or organs of the pt him self for the
treatment ( Tautopathy)
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• 5.Intestinal nosodes –
• Dr. Bach and Dr. Wheeler.
• Bach nosodes or Bowel nosodes.
• 1. Bacillus proteus
• 2. Bacillus dysenteria coli
• 3. Bacillus morgan
• 4. Bacillus faecalis
• 5. Bacillus mutabile
• 6. Bacillus gaertner
• 7. Bacillus No 7

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• WELL PROVED
• 1. Tuberculinum
• 2. Psorinum
• 3. Medorrhinum
• 4. Syphilinum
• 5. Pyrogen

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• SELDOM PROVED
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• I. Influenzinum 2. Leuticum
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• 3. Pneumococcinum 4. Streptococcinum
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• 5. Staphylococcinum 6. Typhinum
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• 7. Parotidinum 8. Morbillinum
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• 9. Scarlatinum 10. Eosinum
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• 11. Typhoidinum 12. Osteo arthritic
• nosode.
• 14. Ambra griesea
• 15. Anthracinum 16. eels serum
• 17. Cholestrinum 18. Lyssin
• 19. Maladrinum 20. Diphtherinum
• 21. Malaria officinalis 22. Pertussin
• 23. Scirrhinum
• 24. Variolinum 25. Vaccininum
• 26. Carcinocin
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• 11. Typhoidinum 12. Osteo arthritic
nosode.
• 14. Ambra griesea
• 15. Anthracinum 16. eels serum
• 17. Cholestrinum 18. Lyssin
• 19. Maladrinum 20. Diphtherinum
• 21. Malaria officinalis 22. Pertussin
• 23. Scirrhinum
• 24. Variolinum 25. Vaccininum
• 26. Carcinocin

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 HISTORY

• AFter Hering, w.Lux Began To Conduct

Experiments With The Isopathic Use Of
disease Materials In Potentized Forms.

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• in 1835,jolly of costantinople
reported to hanhemann that
russian doctors cured a number
of cases of bubonic plague with
30c nosode prepared from the
serous exudates of plague
buboes. hanhemann was
impressed by this new nosode
movement but was concerned
that it was all clinical
experiments and not provings.
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 INDICATIONS
• On the indications of actual symptoms of each
nosode, i.e on symptom similarity.
• For assisting the effect of the main remedy in certain
cases, both acute & chronic, though well indicated,
may fail to act.
• For initiating the treatment in conditions where
indications for a remedy are too few for a good
prescription to be made.
• For eradicating the miasmatic background in chronic
diseases.

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• For antidoting complications or sequel of acute
infectious diseases.

• When convalescence after an acute disease is unduly

slow, when the patient is apt to relapse and when after
an acute infectious disease patient though apparently
well do not pick up .

• When there is family history of disease like tuberculosis ,

cancer and as a result patient do not improve well on
indicated remedy.

• For prophylaxis

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 CONTRAINDICATIONS

• In an acute phase of an acute disease.

• During the active phase of a recurrent attack.

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 CHARACTERISTIC FEAURES OF NOSODES

• CONSTITUTION:
• Generally old people who are maltreated and
suffering from chronic disease.
• Lean and thin, emaciated persons in great debility.
• Individuals who are nervous and weak and
exhausted . less vital fluids and vital energy.
• With offensive odour of the body.
• THERMAL REACTION: CHILLY

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 MIND
• Often have a sense of being tainted, guilty
or dirty or feel like life is a burden.
• They never feel comfortable or satisfied in
any environment.
• Look of suffering on face even when
relaxed.
• They are prone to self destructive
impulses, cravings and habits

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 CHARACTERISTIC PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

 Indicated weh there is a family history of

diseases like tb ,ca, syphilis,etc

 Acute diseases where the best selected remedy

fails to act

 Tendency towards malignancy ,gangrenous

conditions

 History of suppressed or illtreated gonorrhoea

 Stinging pains,scabs on lips

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 Eczema of eyelids

 Craves for alcohol in any form

 Profuse perspiration with relief of symptoms

 Offensiveness

 Haemorrhages

 Chronic catarrhal conditions of lungs

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 pulse is rapid and weak

 sensation of soreness and tightness in chest,marked

tachycardia

 past history of of recurrent attacks of bronchial

pneumonia and whooping cough.chickenpox and
mumps in childhood

 acts remarkably on the glands.

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Cancerous condition of the mammary
glands

Menses profuse,thick,clotted,offensive

Uterine sensitivity,vagina sensitive

Lascivious,priapism,frequent
emmisions,nymphomania

Trembling all over the body…intense

nervousness
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 TUBERCULINUM
• Indicated in renal affections, but caution is
necessary, for where skin and intestines do not
perform normally even high potencies are
dangerous.In chronic cystitis, brilliant and
permanent results.
• Of undoubted value in the treatment of
INCIPIENT TUBERCULOSIS.
• Especially adapted to the light-complexioned,
narrow-chested subjects. Lax fiber, low
recuperative powers, and very susceptible to
changes in the weather.
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• When SYMPTOMS ARE CONSTANTLY
CHANGING AND WELL-SELECTED
REMEDIES FAIL TO IMPROVE, AND COLD
IS TAKEN FROM THE SLIGHTEST
EXPOSURE.ACUTE RHEUMATISM.
• Prepared from Pus (with bacilli) from
tubercular abscess

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 BACILLINUM

• Prepared from maceration of typical

tuberculous lung by Burnett
• Psorinum seems to be its chronic
equivalent
• In cases of acute tuberculosis it has not
done so well as in more chronic cases.
• Useful in cases where there was excessive
muco-purulent bronchial secretion
threatening to occlude the lungs

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• Ringworm, Eczema of the margin of eyelids
• Its good effects seen in the change of the
sputum, which becomes decreased and
more aerated and less purulent.
• THE PATIENT EXPECTORATES LESS.
• OPPRESSION. CATARRHAL DYSPNOEA.
HUMID ASTHMA. BUBBLING RALES AND
MUCO-PURULENT EXPECTORATION

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 CARCINOSIN

• Dose Thirtieth and 200th potency, a dose

at night or less frequently.
• Fastidious, tendency to suicide, mentally
defective children
• < seashore
• History of carcinoma can be elicited, or
symptoms of the disease itself exist

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• Medorrhinum
• Often indicated for chronic ailments due to
suppressed gonorrhoea.
• For women with chronic pelvic disorders.
• Chronic RHEUMATISM.
• Children dwarfed and stunted.
• Intensity of all sensations. Fears going insane.
• TIME PASSES TOO SLOWLY. Is in a great hurry.
• Better at seashore
• Mucus secreted from urethra in syphilitic
gonorrhea

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• Syphilinum
• General Pains from darkness to daylight . Pains
increase and decrease gradually.
• Eruptions dull, red, copper-colored spots,
becoming blue when getting cold.
• Loss of memory; cannot remember names of
books, persons or places; arithmetical
calculation difficult
• Hereditary tendency to alcoholism
• Obstinate constipation for years
• Prepared from succussion of syphilitic abscesses –
Syphilinum

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• Psorinum
• In chronic cases when well selected remedies fail to
relieve or permanently improve
• when Sulphur seems indicated but fails to act,. Lack of
reaction after severe acute diseases.
• Sick babies will not sleep day or night but worry, fret,
cry
• Great weakness and debility from loss of animal fluids;
remaining after acute diseases, independent of or
without any organic lesion, or apparent cause.
• Body has a filthy smell even after bathing.
• Triturated from a sero-purulent matter contained in the
scabies vesicle
• Great sensitiveness to cold air or change of weather
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