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The Set

There is a singled-out, quite large set of potentised impressions on the site. "Quite large" means about 500 here, but still it is only a fraction of all the homeopathic remedies that are possible to make - there are hundreds of thousands such remedies to look into. The chosen set contains many scores of remedies that are not described in ordinary texts on homeopathy, and others that are only meagrely described elsewhere.
      The question is: Why these remedies and not others?


Room for More

THERE is room for many other remedies than the conventional ones, and remedies are added to in our days thanks to the efforts of dedicated workers. Testing out the workings of each added remedy is time-consuming and wearisome, to say the least. And the said effects of the remedies - both old and newer ones - needs to be debated, because not all homeopathic provings are extensive enough to be taken as final words of wisdom. There are some sources of error to take into account as well; it is not sure whether all homeopathic provings are sound provings either.
      Any substance and chemical compound can be turned into a homeopathic remedy. So may any insect, animal part (tongue, liver, glands etc), and various parts of plants - and whole herbs. The combined concentrations of chemical elements can differ from one plant part to another, and from plant to plant of the same species, depending on the soil and regular conditions. Much depends on the growth conditions of the plants - potato should not be exposed to sunlight, or it may become toxic (the green parts that develop in such cases)
      A further thing worth noting is that by heating and drying plant products, their chemical properties change. Thus, some plant parts that are somewhat poisonous while fresh, become eatable products when cooked for a while - and sprouting changes the seeds remarkably too, as a result of the work of enzymes.
      This simple scenario shows that it is possible to fabricate millions of different homeopathic remedies.


Tracking Many Remedies before Furnishing the Set

A FEW decades ago I thought it best to limit the array of remedies according to plan. Several thousand of possible remedies were looked into as the set began to take shape.


The Search

The Kinnes set of homeopathic remedies was made to favour simpler remedy selections ultimately. Initially the aims of the set involved:
  1. GET A WIDE, DECENT COVERAGE: We want a wide enough range of remedies - in other words a set of remedies that together may cure the recurrent troubles that homeopathic remedies may help against - and correct the most severe imbalances in human beings in general, and can blend well with one another in any combination. And a minimum of overlaps among these remedies.
         
  2. EXCLUDE REMEDIES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE SIMILAR WORKINGS AS FAR AS IS CONVENIENT: We don't really need many remedies that are very similar in their effects and thus overlap a lot. We want the remedies that cover major symptoms (diseases) best in the most frequent maladies or cases.
         
  3. INCLUDE NO COUNTERACTING REMEDIES IN THE SET: Since the homeopathic texts tell that some remedies counteract others, the set of remedies ideally needs to exclude homeopathically counteracting remedies (agents).
         
  4. TOP STURDY REMEDIES: Since the possible or claimed effects of many homeopathic remedies - but not all remedies - are said to be weakened and disappear in the continued presence of such as coffee and other stimulants (possible foods too), let the chosen remedies be the most sturdy ones too - or at least as sturdy as possible too.
         
  5. MINIMUM DANGERS OF USE: It is thought in homeopathic texts that some remedies have a more violent (severe) and prolonged aggravation effects ("healing crisis effect") for some time than others. Find the gentle ones.

  6. ADDED LATER: STABLE upkeep of the health-favouring remedy influence after intake in the face of untoward influences, "barricading", and so on. This means the effects are to be as lasting as can be. That seems favourable in the face of chonic diseases.
The Kinnes set of about 500 remedies should ideally conform to the stout first five preconditions formed. In very special cases other remedies, and some of those in homeopathic lists, could serve particular needs far better, though. One should be alerted to that.

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Literature  
      Ad: Clarke, John Henry: A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. 3 vols. The Homeopathic Publishing Company. London, 1900 (vol 1) and 1902 (vols 2 and 3).
      Bm: Hamilton, W. R., A. R. Woolley, & A. C. Bishop: Bergarter, mineraler, fossiler: En felthåndbok. Gyldendal. Oslo, 1975.
      Cgh: Lockie, Andrew and Nicola Geddes. Complete Guide to Homeopathy: The Principles and Practice of Treatment. 2nd ed. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2000. - Read in
      Dgh: Stephenson, James Hawley. A Doctor's Guide to Helping Yourself with Homeopathic Remedies. 6th impression. Wellingbourough: Thorson's, 1983.
      Eos: Hochleitner, Rupert: Edelsteiner og smykkesteiner. Cappelen. Oslo, 1996.
      Epg: Bariand, Pierre. The Larousse Encyclopedia of Precious Gems. Translated by Emmanuel Fritsch. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
      Mab: Boericke, William and Oscar. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th ed. Philadelphia: Boericke and Runyon, 1927.
      Mb: Garmo, Torgeir T & Walter Schumann: Mileral- og bergarter: Ei felthandbok med fargebilete. NKS. Oslo, 1979.
      Smk: Schumann, Walter: Smykkestener. Aschehoug. Oslo, 1978.
     
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