Tuberculinum

Question: Dear Dr. Luc, My question is on Tubercular Miasm and
Tuberculinum Bov – In some cultures such as in East Indians, the
Tubercular Miasm is widespread. This is because until 1960s, a large
proportion of population has been thorough actual Tuberculosis. Some cured
it naturally with rest, good food and fresh air, the others
by antibiotic suppression. So it is neither speculative nor surprising
that the vast numbers of existing East Indians are miasmically tubercular.
(1)In order to break the continuance of this agonizing miasm, logically,
the Tuberculinum should be one of the most commonly used nosodes,
especially in children (although not mechanically). In your practice have
you seen the frequent use of Tuberculinum? (2)Do the Male/ Female ratio
vary in your experience? (Some authors have noted thatmales are 5 times
likely than female to be a tuberculinum. That doesn't make sense
to me because a miasmic transfer to next generation should not care about
male or female. Just the manifestation may be different.) (3) Which in
your experience are
he 'MOST' closely related non-nosodal remedies with Tuberculinum? (4)
Great desire to break loose the confinement of space, time and
responsibility, love of vast/ open spaces, love of high (5000' to 7000')
semi-deserts, breathing affections are common in both Tuberculinum & the
period 7 (Actinides – Radium, Uranium). How do you
co-relate these 2 or differentiate them? (5) Kent has suggested that in
chronic arthritic condition with Rhus Tox modalities, if the Rhus Tox
fails then Tuberculinum Bov can be indicated to improve the miasmic
terrain. Do you have any experience with such type of cases? (6) Where
indicated - Blackie suggest is high potency and infrequently (not within 6
months), Kent suggests in 2 repetitions each of 10M, 50M and 100M with
long intervals in between, Borland suggested 2 doses of 1M, 10M, 50M, and
CM on 4 consecutive days (I can't imagine this!), Clarke says – He found
30, 100, 200 and 1M in succession very useful. Looking at your gentle
approach, how should we use this nosode in LM potencies. I feel that since
the general trend is towards high potencies we should begin with say LM6
and go higher. In what potencies, frequency in divided dose method have
you used this nosode? (6) Since you have firsthand knowledge of this
miasm, I want to read your views and cases. In which of your book can I
find this? Thanks a lot Mukesh Kumar

Answer: Dear friend Mukesh! Very intelligent questions., If you are not a
homeopath you should think of becoming one!
To answer your questions:
Your first question about the prevalence of TB in the Indian culture is
certainly correct and indeed it would not be surporising therefore that
Tuberculinum in these families at one point in their treatment is a must.
Why Tuberculinum IS a widespread needed nosode is that Tuberculinum is
even more psoric than Psorinum. It is interesting to that in a higher
number of children with infantile autism, Tuberculinum is needed during
their treatment. I agree with yoiu that there is no such specific
difference in the gender of people needing Tuberculinum. The crossing of
gender intra utero is more important, in other words for a girl I look
first at the father's history and for a boy at the mother's miasmatic
history. Because of its great psoric character, Sulphur is the first
related remedy to think of and further all anti-psoric remedies. Your
point of the previous wellknown homeopaths regarding potency seledction
has to be put into the context what they knew at that time. None of the
ones you mentioned knew about the 6th edition and were basically 4 th
edition Organon prescribers, hence their mode of treatment. I prefer to
use nosodes in the C scale starting with 30C but applying the watery doses
of the 5th edition Organon. One could use LM potencies but the homeopath
better be well acquainted with LMs for good management. Nosodes are very
deep working remedies and it should be emphasized not to start too high
(not higher than 30C originally) and then continue from there, so
definitely not with LM6. I have written about Tuberculasr miasm in
Hahnemann Revisited and Advanced Guide for the profesional homeopath.

Thanks again for your excellent questions and your apparent love for
homeopathy

Dr luc