Homeosiniatry is defined as a medical methodology that combines homeopathy and acupuncture; "Homeo" stands for Homeopathy and "Siniatry" for Sinology, the study of Chinese culture (Dr. Roger de La Fuye, 1947).
In diverse sections of his extensive work, Dr. Christian Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy (1756 1843) mentioned explicitly "ill points" ("die kranken punkte"), that if the remedy is chosen well, it touches all the ill points in a curative way and they will disappear in "a wonderful way " (e.g. "Organon of Medicine" # 270 etc). He decided not to include the pin-point digital palpation (in order to find the sensitive points) as part of the homeopathic diagnostic process.
At the same time period, Johann Gottfried Rademacher (1772-1850), another well-known German M.D., was involved deeply in both areas, especially in the process of finding the diagnosis according to the palpation method.
The Weihe family, three generations of German M.D and Homeopaths, and students of both Hahnemann and Rademacher, began a centurys effort to match the physical findings according to Dr. Rademacher on one hand, with the proper homeopathic remedies according to Dr. Hahnemann. Dr. August Weihe Jr (1840-1896), of the 3rd Weihe generation, concluded: "Whenever a particular homeopathic drug picture was indicated, certain points on the surface of the patients body were especially sensitive to digital pressure. If we administrated the individual appropriate remedy, these points lost their sensitivity". He found 270 points that were assigned to specific homeopathic symptom complexes, but used them only to support (objective verification) his selection of remedies for therapy (1886).
Years later (1947), Dr. Roger de La Fuye, a French acupuncturist and homeopath, discovered that most of Weihes points coincided exactly with acupoints, and not only had precisely identical locations, but also affected the same symptomatology. De La Fuye was the first doctor to treat his patients with parallel therapy, using needle acupuncture and corresponding homeopathic remedies (orally). That combination gave better clinical results with his patients as compared to therapy with each modality separately. De La Fuye continued his study, adding to Weihes points. Homeosiniatry uses 482 points, 434 on Chinese meridians and 48 extra points. The current practice of homeosiniatry is to inject sterile homeopathic remedies (diluted and potentized in 0.9% saline) into acupoints.
Injection has the following benefits:
it gives a more rapid onset of therapeutic action (a turbo-effect);
acupoint injection triggers supplementary energetic reactions;
myofascial trigger point injection triggers additional neuromuscular reactions;
because the remedy bypasses the gastrointestinal system and LV, it avoids the
"first-pass effect";
segmental injections (e.g. on the abdomen for the LV, on the thorax for the bronchi)
trigger additional segmental reactions;
one may inject other pharmaceuticals (Lidocaine, B-12 etc), as needed;
it ensures that the animal gets 100% of the prescribed remedy;
injection is fast for both doctor and patient;
it is inexpensive and therefore professionally advantageous.
When to inject?:
· as a part of the
concept of modern homeosiniatry;
· when oral homeopathic remedy is insufficient to
achieve improvement;
· when other local therapeutic efforts
(acupuncture/pressure, homeopathic creams, osteopathy, physiotherapy, injections of
allopathic remedies, surgery etc) have failed to improve the animals condition;
· when other local efforts must be stopped because of
major side effects (e.g. corticosteroids);
· when one wants to combine homeopathic injections
with other strategies (surgery, allopathic remedies, phyotherapy, physiotherapy).
Where to inject?:
acupoints
trigger points
reflex zones
local injections, e.g. into affected muscles, in and around joints, connective tissue,
ligaments, beside nerves and in blood vessels
Is homeopathic injection safe?:
there are safe products from reliable companies that apply quality control to the
company and products with modern techniques for ampoule preparation;
one must use safe injection techniques, respect anatomy and sterility, and use the correct
needles and syringes;
one must know the indications and contra-indications of these injections and recognize the
limits of homeopathic products;
one must know the dangers of not using an essential conventional treatment.
What dosage is to be injected into the animal?:
· Reputable companies
supply the veterinarian with a dosage table relating to the species, its age, weight etc.
· Do not exceed the total quantity of remedy for the
species.
· For prolonged pressure stimulation to acupoints,
first inject the remedy intradermally to form an intracutanous wheal (diameter 0.1-1.0
cm); then inject the rest of the remedy subcutaneously, and bi-laterally if needed.
· Due to different laws and regulatory restrictions
in certain countries, doctors may perform routine acupuncture, and give the recommended
homeopathic remedies orally (in the way of "orthodox homeosiniatry").
· Practitioners should note the names and composition
of the remedies, as they may differ somewhat from one location to another.
How does one select the proper remedy to be injected?:
Reputable companies provide the veterinarian with a guide that allows a wide
selection of homeopathic remedies for the condition at hand;
There are a few ways to work on every clinical case.
Option 1, the best known one, practiced for the last 60 years, is:
make a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) diagnosis;
select relevant acupoints;
select relevant homeopathic remedies according to the table below and inject them into the
acupoints.
List of Acupoints with related Homeopathic Remedies for injection:
LU01 | Echinacea Comp |
LU05 | Ferrum Homaccord |
LU07 | Phosphor Homaccord |
LU09 | Carbo Comp |
LU11 | Belladonna Homaccord |
LI01 | Plantago Homaccord |
LI04 | Veratrum Homaccord |
LI10 | Causticum Injeel |
LI11 | Neuralgo-Rehum Injeel |
LI15 | Arnica Injeel |
LI20 | Euphorbium Comp ad us. vet. |
ST01 | Graphites Homaccord |
ST02 | Cocculus Homaccord |
ST04 | Conium Injeel |
ST06 | Spascupreel |
ST25 | Rt side: Berberis Homaccord Lt. side: Sepia Injeel |
ST35 | Discus Comp |
ST36 | Arsenicum-judatum Injeel |
ST40 | Lymphomyosot |
ST41 | Nux vomica Homaccord |
ST44 | Neuro Injeel |
ST45 | Nux vomica Homaccord |
SP01 | Leptandra Comp |
SP04 | Rt leg: Podophyllum Comp Lt leg: China Homaccord |
SP06 | Aesculus Heel |
SP09 | Rt leg: Causticum Injeel Lt leg: Nux vomica Homaccord |
SP10 | Cutis Comp |
SP21 | Cactus Comp |
HT03 | Selenium Injeel |
HT07 | Glonoin Homaccord |
HT08 | Acontium Homaccord |
HT09 | Cralonin |
SI01 | Syzygium Injeel |
SI03 | Plumbum metallicum Injeel |
SI08 | Cutis Comp |
SI19 | Graphites Homaccord |
BL01 | An-io Injeel |
BL02 | Rt side: Metro-Adnex Injeel Lt side: Cerebrum Comp |
BL10 | Discus Comp ad us. vet. |
BL11 | All body: Colocynthis-Homaacord Cervical area: Neuralgo-Rheum Injeel Lumbar area: Gelsemium Homaccord |
BL12 | Hamamelis Injeel |
BL13 | Gripp nosode Injeel |
BL14 | Agaricus Injeel |
BL15 | Rt side: Circulo Injeel Lt side: Gelsemium Homaccord |
BL17 | Rt side: Apis Homaccord Lt side: Cor suis Comp |
BL18 | Hepar Comp Heel |
BL19 | Berberis Homaccord |
BL20 | Ceanothus Homaccord |
BL21 | Momordica Comp |
BL22 | Hormeel |
BL23 | Solidago Comp ad us. vet. |
BL25 | Veratrum Homaccord |
BL28 | Atropinum Comp ad us. vet. |
BL35 | Mucosa Comp |
BL36 | Atropinum Comp ad us. vet. |
BL39 | Cutis Comp |
BL40 | Cimicifuga Homaccord |
BL52 | Cantharis Comp |
BL54 | Cerebrum Comp |
BL60 | Male: Testis Comp Female: Ovarium Comp ad us. vet. |
BL62 | Causticum Injeel |
BL67 | Cactus Comp |
KI01 | Rauwolfia Comp |
KI03 | Mezereum Homaccord |
KI06 | Rt side: Apis Homaccord Lt side: Momordica Comp |
KI07 | Rt side: Cutis Comp Lt side: China Homaccord |
KI27 | Solidago Comp ad us. vet. |
PC01 | Cactus Comp |
PC03 | Graphites Homaccord |
PC06 | Vertigoheel |
PC08 | Ginseng Comp |
PC09 | Aconitum Homaccord |
SJ01 | Silicea Injeel |
SJ03 | Phosphor Homaccord |
SJ05 | Neuralgo-Rheum Injeel |
SJ10 | Phosphorus Injeel |
SJ14 | Lymphomyosot |
SJ17 | Cocculus Homaccord |
SJ21 | Spigelon |
SJ23 | Euophorbium Comp ad us. vet. |
GB01 | Gelsemium Homaccord |
GB02 | Tonico Injeel |
GB14 | Luffeel Comp |
GB20 | Cerebrum Comp |
GB21 | Spascupreel |
GB24 | Chelidonium Homaccord |
GB25 | Berberis Homaccord |
GB29 | Colocynthis Homaccord |
GB30 | Zeel Comp ad us. vet. |
GB31 | Spascupreel |
GB33 | Plumbum metallicum Injeel |
GB34 | Circulo Injeel |
GB39 | Colocynthis Homaccord |
GB41 | Chol Injeel |
GB44 | China Homaccord |
LV01 | Hepeel |
LV02 | Nux vomica Homaccord |
LV03 | Discus Comp ad us. vet. |
LV08 | Syzygium Injeel |
LV13 | Leptandra Comp |
LV14 | Hepar Comp Heel |
CV01 | Mucosa Comp |
CV03 | Cantharis Comp |
CV04 | Hydrastis Injeel |
CV05 | Phosphor Homaccord |
CV06 | Silicea Injeel |
CV12 | Veratrum Homaccord |
CV14 | Anacardium Homaccord |
CV17 | Selenium Injeel |
CV22 | Hyoscyamus Injeel forte |
GV01 | Tonico Injeel |
GV03 | Ginseng Comp |
GV04 | Selenium Injeel |
GV14 | Engystol |
GV20 | Psorinum Injeel |
GV26 | Strophanthus Comp |
GV28 | Strophanthus Comp |
For example: If the TCVM diagnosis is LV Yang Rising, the treatment principle is:
Subdue LV Yang: LV03, BL18, GB41, GB20
Benefit LV Bld function: LV03, SP06, BL18
Benefit LV Qi function: LV13, GB34, SP06
Inject those acupoints with the remedies shown below:
LV03 | Discus Comp ad us. vet. |
BL18 | Hepar Comp Heel |
GB41 | Chol Injeel |
GB20 | Cerebrum Comp |
SP06 | Aesculus Heel |
LV13 | Leptandra Comp |
GB34 | Circulo Injeel |
Option 2:
List of homeopathic remedies to be injected at specific acupoints
Acontium Homaccord | HT08, PC09 |
Aesculus Heel | SP06 |
Agaricus Injeel | BL14 |
Anacardium Homaccord | CV14 |
An-io Injeel | BL01 |
Apis Homaccord | BL17 Rt side, KI06 Rt side |
Argentum nitricum Injeel | BL22 |
Arnica Injeel | LI15 |
Arsenicum judatum Injeel | ST36 |
Atropinum Comp ad us. vet. | BL28, BL36 |
Belladonna Homaccord | LU11 |
Berberis Homaccord | ST25 Rt side, BL19, GB25 |
Cactus Comp | SP21, BL67, PC01 |
Cantharis Comp | BL52, CV03 |
Carbo Comp | LU09 |
Causticum Injeel | LI10, SP09 Rt, BL62 |
Ceanothus Homaccord | BL20 |
Chelidonium Homaccord | GB24 |
Cerebrum Comp | BL02 Lt side, BL54, GB20 |
China Homaccord | SP04 Lt side, KI07 Lt side, GB44 |
Chol Injeel | GB41 |
Cimicifuga Homaccord | BL40 |
Circulo Injeel | BL15 Rt side, GB34 |
Cocculus Homaccord | ST02, SJ17 |
Colocynthis Homaccord | BL11 (for all body), GB29, GB39 |
Conium Injeel | ST04 |
Cralonin | HT09 |
Cor suis Comp | BL17 Lt side |
Cutis Comp | SP10, SI08, BL39, KI07 Rt side |
Discus Comp ad us. vet. | ST35, BL10, LV03 |
Echinacea Comp | LU01 |
Engystol | GV14 |
Euophorbium Comp ad us. vet. | SJ23, LI20 |
Ferrum Homaccord | LU05 |
Gelsemium Homaccord | BL11 (for lumbar), BL15 Lt side, GB01 |
Ginseng Comp | PC08, GV03 |
Glonoin Homaccord | HT07 |
Graphites Homaccord | ST01, SI19, PC03 |
Gripp nosode Injeel | BL13 |
Hamamelis Injeel |
BL12 |
Hepar Comp Heel | BL18, LV14 |
Hepeel | LV01 |
Hormeel | BL22 |
Hydrastis Injeel | CV04 |
Hyoscyamus Injeel forte |
CV22 |
Leptandra Comp | SP01, LV13 |
Luffeel Comp | GB14 |
Lymphomyosot | ST40, SJ14 |
Metro-Adnex Injeel | BL02 Rt side |
Mezereum Homaccord | KI03 |
Momordica Comp | BL21, KI06 Lt side, |
Mucosa Comp | BL35, CV01 |
Neuro Injeel | ST44 |
Neuralgo-Rheum Injeel | LI11,BL11 (neck), SJ05 |
Nux vomica Homaccord | ST41, ST45, SP09 Lt leg, LV02 |
Ovarium Comp ad us. vet. | BL60 female |
Phosphor Homaccord | LU07, SJ03, CV05 |
Phosphorus Injeel | SJ10 |
Plantago Homaccord | LI01 |
Plumbum metallicum Injeel | GB33, SI03 |
Podophyllum Comp | SP04 Rt side |
Psorinum Injeel | GV20 |
Rauwolfia Comp | KI01 |
Selenium Injeel | CV17, HT03, GV04 |
Sepia Injeel | ST25 Lt side |
Silicea Injeel | SJ01, CV06 |
Solidago Comp ad us. vet. | BL23, KI27 |
Spascupreel | ST06, GB21, GB31 |
Spigelon | SJ21 |
Strophanthus Comp | GV26, GV28 |
Syzygium Injeel | SI01, LV08 |
Testis Comp | BL60 male |
Tonico Injeel | GB02, GV01 |
Traumeel Zeel ad us. vet. | GB30 |
Veratrum Homaccord | BL25, LI04, CV12 |
Vertigoheel | PC06 |
For example: Nux vomica injected at ST41, ST45, SP09 Lt leg, LV02
Option 3: Use a well known empirical proven formula, for example in Canine Hip Dysplasia (N.B.: the remedies are chosen not according to tables given above):
GB29/30 | Traumeel Zeel ad us. vet, |
BL54 | Traumeel Zeel ad us. vet. |
Trigger pts | Spascupreel |
GB34 | Circulo Injeel Zeel ad us. vet. |
BL11 | Colocynthis Homaccord |
ST36 | Coenzyme Comp + Ubichinon Comp |
BL40 | Neuralgo-Rheum Heel |
LV03 | Hepar Comp Heel, Coenzyme Comp + Ubichinon Comp |
LV08 | Hepeel, Lycopodium Injeel |
SP10 | Traumeel Zeel ad us. vet., Circulo Injeel Zeel, Discus Comp ad us. vet. |
Circle-the-dragon | Traumeel Zeel ad us. vet. |
Option 4: Work according to the Five Elements concept:
Rx using Sheng Cycle | In Deficiency - Tonify the Parent In Excess - Sedate the Child |
Rx using the Ko Cycle | In Deficiency - Sedate the Grandparent In Excess - Tonify the Grandparent |
Rx using Sheng+Ko Cycles | In Deficiency - Tonify the Parent & Sedate
the Grandparent In Excess - Sedate the Child & Tonify the Grandparent |
Or use the 4 (8) Needles Technique for Deficiency:
Tonify the Parent point of the affected Element
Tonify the Horary point of the parent Element
Sedate the Grandparent point of the affected Element
Sedate the Horary point of the Grandparent Element
Or use the 4 (8) Needles Technique for Excess:
Sedate the Child point of the affected Element
Sedate the Horary point of the Son Element
Tonify the Grandparent point of the affected Element
Tonify the Horary point of the Grandparent Element
How to prescribe according to Sheng or Ko Cycles?:
A Tonification protocol for of a specific process on one acupoint:
Pin-point the deficient Process and select a specific remedy for it;
Select a relevant tonification remedy;
Mix the 2 remedies at the same syringe;
Select the proper acupoint to be injected;
Inject.
or
A Sedation protocol for a specific process on one acupoint:
Pin-point the Excessive Process and select a specific remedy for it;
Select a relevant Sedative remedy;
Mix the 2 remedies at the same syringe;
Select the proper acupoint to be injected;
Inject.
Needless to say, we can combine the two prescriptions to work on the Sheng+Ko Cycles
Regarding the above mentioned protocols we should now ask:
(1) "What is a specific remedy for the Process at hand (pin-point the Process)?"
A specific remedy exists for every Zang Fu imbalance:
LU conditions | Euphorbium Comp ad us. vet. |
LI conditions | Mucosa Comp |
ST conditions | Nux vomica Homaccord |
SP conditions | Momordica Comp |
HT conditions | Cactus Comp |
SI conditions | Veratrum Homaccord |
BL conditions | Cantharis Comp |
KI conditions | Berberis Homaccord |
PC conditions | Apis Homaccord |
SJ conditions | Hormeel |
GB conditions | Chelidonium Homaccord |
LV conditions | Hepar Comp Heel |
(Note: This is the basic list, just "the tip of the iceberg"; more accurate and specific remedies can be found in the different veterinary guides provided by the different companies.)
(2) What remedies are used to Tonify or Sedate?
To Tonify in acute cases, use | Coenzyme Comp |
To Tonify in chronic cases, use | Ubichinon Comp |
To Sedate in acute cases, use | Lymphomyosot |
To Sedate in chronic cases, use | Galium Heel |
Let us work on a case using the Sheng & Ko Cycles:
Q: What is the TCVM diagnosis?
A: KI Chronic Deficiency
Therapeutic Plan: Tonify Metal pt. & Sedate Earth pt = Tonify KI07, Sedate KI03
Q: What is the specific remedy for the specific imbalanced process (KI)?
A: Berberis Homaccord
Q: Is it acute or chronic & what remedy accordingly to be given for tonification & sedation?
A: It is a chronic condition= Ubichinon for tonification, Galium Heel for sedation
Treatment Plan: Inject KI07 with a mixture of Berberis Homaccord+Ubichinon and KI03 with a
mixture of Berberis Homaccord+Galium Heel
Let us work up a case according to the 4 (8) Needles Technique:
4 Needles protocol for LV Excess (chronic):
Sedate LV02 (Fire pt of Wood Element) - Hepar Comp Heel
Sedate HT08 (Fire pt of Fire Element) - Galium Heel
Tonify LV04 (Metal pt of Wood Element) - Hepar Comp Heel
Tonify LU08 (Metal pt of Metal Element) - Ubichinon Comp
4 Needles protocol for SP Deficiency (chronic):
Tonify SP02 (Fire pt of Earth Element) - Momordica Comp
Tonify HT08 (Fire pt of Fire Element) - Ubichinon Comp
Sedate SP01 (Wood pt of Earth Element) - Chelidonium Homaccord
Sedate LV01 (Wood pt of Wood Element) - Galium Heel
In conclusion, veterinary homeosiniatry provides the clinician with an advanced tool to be used when needed. It expands our abilities to provide the best healthcare possible for animals. Modern veterinary homeopathic companies provide lots of data & remedies that simplify our decision process for selecting the proper homeopathic remedy to be used in the clinical case at hand. By selecting the proper acupoint to be injected, we improve our chances for clinical success.