Failing to understand

摘要

It is impressive that Richard Schmidt (PJ,19 August,p220)has done a lot of research on the subject of homoeopathic treatment of malaria on the internet.What he fails to understand is the homoeopathic philosophy and he really should read the 'Organon of medicine'by Samuel Hahnemann from cover to cover rather than read snap-shots of excerpts on various internet sources.The reason why homoeopaths do not recommend china officinalis for the treatment of malaria is because homoeopathic treatment is based on "totality of symptoms",ie,taking into consideration of all the symptoms of mental,emotional and physical pertaining to the individual,and matched with the corresponding remedy.It is an individualised or holistic way of prescribing,not a generalised way,as in allopathic prescribing.