Acute and Emergency prescribing is sometimes considered one of the highest forms of homeopathic prescribing because of its rapid and safe action, and its ability to prevent possible complications later on. Many people become firm believers in homeopathy after seeing its wonderful healing potential in action in situations where pain and symptoms are relieved quickly and effectively
Resources
DVD First Aid course - Introduction to Homeopathic First Aid and Philosophy by Abdul Hayy Holdijk. 12 hour seminar on eight DVD's. This introductory seminar is for almost complete beginners. It should be of special interest to parents and patients currently under homeopathic treatment. It would also be of interest to MD’s interested in expanding their therapeutic possibilities. The aim of the seminar is to introduce you to the basic principles of complementary medicine and homeopathy and how to use it yourself in mainly first aid and family prescribing. This will involve an explanation of the fundamental principles that underlie health and how to maintain it. It will also include therapeutics for specific conditions. The DVD's have topic menus on both the covers and DVD's for easy reference in case you want to know refer to a specific condition or remedy.
Cost: $ 100.-
Free Downloadable Notebook: you will also receive a password in order to download the related notebook with notes and references for the course
Note: a separate set of 2 DVD's with an introduction to the basic principles of complementary medicine and homeopathy is available for LE 150.-
Practical Links
- Dr. Lockie's site provides reliable recommendations for a large number of conditions in First Aid and beginner's prescribing
- David Little's site also provides useful information for a number of conditions for beginners. First Aid advice and remedies sorted alphabetically by condition.
- Homeopathy Home is one of the best informative sites on homeopathy on the web. It also contains an extensive list of conditions for which you can prescribe homeopathy. provides general guidance for the use of homeopathy.
- The 1-800-homeopathy site contains an electronic book with a number of chapters on different aspects of homeopathy which is abreviated reference for the treatment of various conditions. as well as a small repertory with a list of conditions. Helpful for glancing over the possibile treatments in a short list.
- The Homeoinfo site provides a quick guide for acute and emergency problems.
- The Hpathy site is one based in India where homeopaths have a great deal of experience in keynote and acute prescribing.
- The Homeopathic Self-Sufficiency site lists a number of remedies recommended by Erika Price, DHM.
- The bringhealth site that lists a few conditions with their remedies and a small differential description to allow you to choose the remedy more easily.
German sites
- Swiss site that provides a compact list of conditions with their appropriate remedies
- Dr. Geissler’s short list of conditions with small materia medica which is a kind of compact therapeutic repertory for a number of conditions. Downloadable pdf file
- Electronic extract of a book with a number of acute and chronic conditions put out by GROMA, Switzerland.
- Major emergencies and the remedies for them in German - Downloadable pdf file