It is not only relevant but equally pertinent
and important to be reminded of Homeopathy in these times of global crisis that
has arisen out of COVID-19 pandemic. Those interested in the history of medical
sciences may refer to the Journal of History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
issue of 1997 that carries a couple of research papers. These papers mention
about the situation in 1832 when the pandemic named Asiatic cholera was at its
peak in Europe. Thousands of people were suffering due to the shortage of
medicines. According to these papers, modern medical science or Allopath could
not fulfill these requirements and it was almost a failure. It was the time
when around 20 to 50 lakh people in Europe were dying every year. The epidemic
attacked the city of London consecutively in rounds between 1848 and 1854.
Lakhs of people suffered and thousands died but no one could find the reason
behind this. Major Allopath specialists attributed the spread of Cholera to air
pollution but they could not find a way out.
When the epidemic recurred in 1854 then only
for the first time it could be known that Cholera does not spread due to air
but it has its roots in polluted water. It took much effort for the renowned
health scientist Dr. John Snow to establish that Cholera spread from polluted
water, not air. After that, ruler of Britain King George VI had to take
services from the medicos of Royal London Homeopathic Hospital to cure Cholera patients.
Thus thousands of people were saved from dying.
Today after one and half century later when
this world confronts the pandemic caused due to Corona virus, again we have no
clarity over its treatment and the desired medicine. It is unfortunate that
governments have not even tried and initiated anything towards Homeopathy at
any level. In this scenario many Homeopathic medicos who are engaged in
research and studies at personal level are unable to officially serve the
struggling patients. Almost the whole world is in lockdown due to infections
afflicted by Coronavirus. In India, as per Epidemic Rules 1897, no medical
practitioner from any other branch of medicine other than Allopath can treat
patients without taking the permission from Central Government.
Here it is important to know that in 1958 when
the Cholera struck Orissa, a Homeopathy practitioner was booked under the same
Epidemic Rules 1897 and punished under Section 188(3) of Indian Penal Code just
because he had refused to consume Cholera vaccine himself. He preferred
Homeopathy medication over the vaccine and he remained safe too, although got
punished by law.
There are numerous evidences of the relevance
of Homeopathy during pandemic but just due to legal barriers and laws,
Homeopathy could not be put into service of people due to which they are left
to die on their own.
It is widely known that Allopath has its own
constraints and limitations in the context of diseases and epidemics. Despite
it does not give space to Homeopathy and other alternative medicine systems.
This owes to the pressure created by its all-powerful Pharma lobby. The most
telling example is that of the world power US that has helplessly surrendered
in front of COVID-19. It is appealing the world to save its citizens. The way
in which US has intimidated India for exporting Hudroxychloroquineotherwise
face retaliation shows its desperation and sorry state of affairs. It is an
altogether different story that the medicine asked by US for export is a
suspicious treatment for Malaria because USFDA has not sought it fit. Despite
the way US administration is pleading and intimidating the world for this
medicine itself proves the case.
It is said that every crisis puts to test each
and every possibility for hope. Corona virus has spread in a total 209
countries including US and Europe. China and other countries are testing
alternative ways of treatment but here in India, our Government does not rely
on Homeopathy despite it being an official mode of treatment.
I have personally treated a couple of UK
citizens who were Corona positive and they are safe now. One of my acquaintances
in Britain had called me up asking for Corona treatment. I assisted them
regularly through Homeopathy over internet. Not only they but another couple of
patients in the same family got relief from my line of treatment. They were
much scared of being treated in a hospital so they wanted to be treated at
home. This success case is on the record.
My good friend and world renowned Homeopathy
practitioner Dr. Rajan Sankaran has forwarded to me more than a hundred
successful evidences of treatment of Corona positive patients via Dr. Aditya Kasarian
of Iran and Dr. Masimo Mangiyalavori of
Italy. Despite several efforts here, we could not get official green signal for
curing Corona positive patients in Delhi. Health Minister in Delhi Government Mr.
Satyendra Jain took personal interest in our efforts but Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) has shown least interest in our proposal.
It is obvious that following WHO guidelines in
a pandemic scenario is a must for all but then giving an opportunity to a
micro-science like Homeopathy that has no side effects may help the government
to take a big step in averting large scale loss. As a Homeopathy practitioner
and researcher, I sincerely hope that results will be positive.
It has been more than three decades since I am
writing continuously on the usefulness of Homeopathy. In hundreds of my
articles published till date I have tried to communicate that each and every
science has ample of possibilities. We just need to put them to work and
harness their power. Homeopathy works very smoothly. Where Allopath fails,
Homeopathy may be a better option. Many diseases that were assumed to be
extinct and made a surprise comeback were successfully cured by Homeopathic
medicines. We can cure the fear and panic of infectious diseases such as Bird
Flu, SARS and Swine Flu by Homeopathy. Homeopathy has the real capacity to
confront challenges posed to Public Health but this power and possibility needs
to be harnessed too.
If we could sincerely go through the space-time
similarities between research works of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (Father of
Homeopathy), Edward Jenner (British physician who discovered small-pox vaccine)
and French Microbiologist Louis Pasteur, we may come to the conclusion that
after 170 years Corona has led this world into the same situation. Humanity is
again in crisis. This requires a larger solidarity among all humanitarian
physicians, medicine systems and medical organizations to come forward free of
their prejudice and search for a "Panacea" through integrated
medicine systems. World will welcome their move if they do so. This is a golden
opportunity amidst global crisis.
Controlling infections due to Corona is far
away and not coming to us soon. This virus cannot be killed by anti-virus. It's
nature and composition makes it so. These viruses will go on amassing immunity
to every newest anti-virus discovered. This battle between virus and humanity
may take a pause for some time but we cannot sit back assuming that we have won
the battle by medicines and vaccines. Recall Spanish Flu that spread during
1918-19 and engulfed five to seven Crore people around the world. This Corona
Virus is a member of the same family albeit much powerful. So we need to think
this time ahead of killing this virus. Killing theory will not work this time.
Today we need a human being that has strong
immunity against these viruses. US Microbiology Academy has also approved of
the fact that viruses are much powerful to evolve on their own and they will
transform and recreate themselves continuously for ever failing man-made
medicines. Precisely for this reason we need to find out an entirely new way to
confront them. Nowadays these viruses have become such exaggerations that
people take their name as if they refer to a terrorist outfit. Advertisements
portray these viruses as deadly enemy so as to create a market for costly
chemicals. All this is happening in case of Corona too. We need a new thought
process to save our people from the deadly effect of viruses. The million
dollar question is: Are we ready for a healthy discussion and debate on
viruses, their effects, diseases and modes of treatment?
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