DEVEOPMENT OF NOSODES

The earliest experiments with nosodes were carried out by Constantine Hering while
he was in Surinam, Guiana, South America between 1827and 1833.

In the five years Hering spent studying plant and animal species, he paid special
attention to the virulent snake and spider poisons as well as miasmic substances.
This was the time period when Hering captured the Bush Master snake that supplied
the first venom for the proving of Lachesis.

In 1832 Hering during the experiments on the serpent poison, he got the idea that the
hydrophobic virus should be a powerful pathological agent. He presented the same
hypotheses regarding the virus of variola [small pox]. After publishing the chronic
disease theory of Hahnemann, Hering performed the first proving of Psorinum on
himself.

Hahnemann was interested in the new nosode movement on the basis of clinical
experiences, but he was concerned because most of the nosodes were not being
proved. So this revolutionary ideas contained within the 1828 edition f chronic
disease changed the thought about contagious disease and stimulated the integration
of nosodes into the homoeopathic pharmacopoeia.

Hering originated the method of using a miasmic agent as a basis for a remedy and
it was he who coined the term "nosode". The Greek word Noso is a prefix which is
added to give the idea of a disease indicating its morbid root. This term is also
connected with the Latin word "noxa", the root of the term noxious or damaged. This
implies the use of potentially dangerous noxious materials as a basis for a potentized
remedy.

NINE WAYS TO ADMINISTER THE NOSODES

1. The first indication for the nosodes is when the mentals, physical generals and
particular symptoms are characteristic of the proving of the remedy. This makes
the nosode a CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY.
An example of this would be the use of Syphilinum in a person who fears the
night because of the suffering it brings, fears going insane, despairs of
recovery, has delusions that they are dirty, tainted, or impure causing them to
 compulsively wash their hands, etc. The symptoms confirm both the miasmic
diagnosis and the simillimum.
2. The second condition for using a nosode is when WELL CHOSEN REMEDIES
DO NOT ACT, HOLD, OR JUST CHANGE THE SYMPTOMS. This is usually
caused by the chronic miasms such as psora, sycosis, pseudopsora, and syphilis.
This is one of the reasons why it is important to know what miasms are in the
background of a constitutional syndrome.
An example of this usage of a nosode is Psorinum’s keynotes: Lack of
reaction; when well-chosen remedies fail to act, especially in those who are
extremely sensitive to cold, suffer from profuse sweating, filthy smell, dirty
looking skin, and tend to be very pessimistic about their recovery, etc.
3. The third way to use a nosode is when there is a LACK OF SYMPTOMS. There
are times when there are very few symptoms by which to prescribe. These are
often one-sided cases where a strong inherited or acquired miasm has repressed
the ability of the constitution to show symptoms. This may be a chronic state
caused by a miasmic dyscrasia.
There are two things that may happen after the ingestion of a nosode for such
a condition. First of all, the symptoms may improve and bring the constitution
toward the state of health. Second, the symptoms of the patient may become
more plentiful as the suspended layers within the constitution become more
active. The new state allows the homoeopathic practitioner to prescribe a
chronic remedy based on the newly arising syndrome and advance the case
forward.
4. The fourth condition for using a nosode is when a person has not recovered from
a miasmic infection, and its suppression. This state is called “THE NEVER
WELL SINCE SYNDROME” .

The never-well-since syndrome is often caused by acute miasms like

influenza, diphtheria, measles, mononucleosis, and whooping cough from
which the patient never really recovered. Of course, a proper chronic remedy
may remove the effects of an unresolved acute miasm, but when it does not,
a nosode of the offending miasm will often cure. Nosodes for these acute
miasms are available from homoeopathic pharmacies under names like
Influenzinum, Diphtherinum, Morbillinum, Pertussin, etc.
5. The fifth way to use a nosode is WHEN PARTIAL PICTURES OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES MANIFEST YET NO ONE REMEDY
COMPLETELY FITS THE CASE.

6. The sixth way for using a nosode is WHEN A MIASMIC LAYER OBSTRUCTS
THE PROGRESS OF A CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY that was improving the
patient. This use of a nosode is called a miasmic intercurrent.

Suppose one has a patient whose symptoms point to an inherited pseudopsoric

miasm and the case works out to fit Pulsatilla perfectly. After several months
of solid improvement the patient begins to relapse with the same symptoms,
and to one’s great surprise, the Pulsatilla no longer works. Although there is
no change of symptoms calling for a new remedy, the old remedy has become
completely ineffective. If the underlying symptomatology shows the
tubercular miasm, the homoeopath can try to unlock the blocked case with a
tubercular nosode, such as Tuberculinum. In the above example the tubercular
nosode sets the stage for the reintroduction of the Pulsatilla by re-sensitizing
the vital force.

Two things may happen after the introduction of the miasmic intercurrent.

• The nosode may move the case forward by removing the active symptoms.
When this happens it is best to stay with the nosode as long as the
improvement lasts. If this improvement ceases the remaining symptoms may
be treated with the former chronic remedy.
• If the patient does not show any improvement on the nosode after a sufficient
amount of time, the former chronic remedy should be re-introduced. Under
these conditions the previous remedy often acts just as dramatically as it did
the first time .

7. The seventh way for using a nosode is when the remedy is RELATED TO THE
DISEASE GENUS.

An example of this method is Clarke’s use of Pertussin (Coqueluchinum) against

whooping cough.

8. The eighth way of using a nosode is for HOMOEOPATHIC PROPHYLAXIS to

prevent specific infectious diseases.
 An early example of this was Boenninghausen’s successful use of Variolinum to
prevent smallpox.

9. The ninth way of using a nosode is as a homoeopathic remedy made from the
patient’s own disease substances. This is called the AUTO-NOSODE.

Auto-nosodes have been made from sputum, blood, urine, pus, leucorrhoea,
exudates from skin eruptions, and microbes from cultures of the patient, etc. This
is often tried when nothing else works.

CONTRAINDICATION OF NOSOSDE

1. In the active phase of acute disease.

2. In the explosive stage of miasm.

3. During the active phase of recurrent attacks.

4. After a vaccine to antidote the vaccine.

CLASSIFICATION OF NOSOSDE

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).

5. Intestinal nosodes: Dr. Bach and Dr. Wheeler.

Bach nosodes or Bowel nosodes: Bacillus proteus, Bacillus dysenteria coli,
Bacillus morgan, Bacillus faecalis, Bacillus mutabile, Bacillus gaertner, Bacillus No
7.

6. Commonly used nosodes: (well proved)

Tuberculinum, Psorinum, Medorrhinum, Syphillinum, Pyroginum

7. Other remedies:

Influenzinum, Leuticum, Pneumococcinum, Streptococcinum, Staphylococcinum,

Typhinum, Parotidinum, Morbillinum, Scarlatinum, Eosinum, Typhoidinum, Osteo
arthritic nosode, Ambra griesea, Anthracinum, Eel serum, Cholestrinum, Lyssin,
Maladrinum, Diphtherinum, Malaria officinalis, Pertussin, Scirrhinum, Variolinum,
Vaccininum, Carcinocin.