Q1. How long should a nosode be given and can it be given alongside another remedy? 

A. A nosode is no different from any other vibrionics remedy. So there is no specific time frame for taking a nosode; follow the same protocol regarding pullout, dosage, duration, and tapering as that for any remedy. In vol 6 issue 3, it was mentioned that only in special cases, a nosode can be given along with another remedy. For example, during Covid times, a special case will be that of IB remedy which must be taken daily or it can be when an acute condition (eg, a patient on nosode gets injured) arises and the patient needs immediate treatment. It is best to keep a gap of at least 20 minutes between the two remedies. 

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Q2. A health professional, taking IB as a prophylactic, was tested positive for Covid-19. How do we ensure that IB will prevent one from catching the virus? 

A. IB certainly helps in preventing the infection but if infected, symptoms are generally less severe and are relieved faster when the dosage of IB is increased. But remember that no medicine including a vaccine is 100% effective.

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Q3. Can I use xylitol globules (used by some homoeopaths) in place of regular sugar pills (size 30) for diabetics since sometimes, they are not keen to take sugar pills? 

A. Xylitol is usually compressed into tablets which don’t absorb vibrations properly. If you can find xylitol globules, which are small and soft like our pills, these may be acceptable. However, we do not see any problem with using sugar pills even for diabetics as each globule is a mere grain of sugar and if your patient adds three globules to 100 ml of water, this remedy will last five days, amounting to less than one grain of sugar a day! This amount of sugar is insignificant compared to that contained in the human body and hence perfectly safe for diabetics. However, if you or your patients are still concerned, you may choose to make the remedy directly in water or vibhuti.

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Q4. I know that water is allowed during the 20 minute gap needed before and after taking a remedy but can this water be from a copper vessel? Also, can I take vibhuti in this period?

A. Yes, you can take this water as the copper ions therein will not interfere with the vibrations in the remedy and will rather have a positive effect on the body. The same applies to water from a silver vessel. As vibhuti is neutral, this is also allowed during this 20 min gap. In fact, vibhuti is one of the mediums in which remedies are prepared!

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Q5. After talking to a patient with a mental or some serious problem, I often feel quite low. I suspect I am picking up negative energy from my patient. How can I deal with this?

A. After talking to a patient, it is the “brooding over” his illness that creates negative energy in you. This is detrimental in two ways. It makes you feel low and hinders the healing process in the patient. So we should be careful and entertain only good thoughts. Through constant prayers and contemplation on God, we can be cleansed of negative energies. Before starting a healing session, it is important to make a heartful prayer, so you can operate in the mode of complete surrender to God. keeping in mind that He is the only healer and you are simply a channel through which His healing energy flows to the patient.

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Q6. Whenever I treat a patient with a serious illness such as cancer, I don’t feel confident and am worried that the patient may not improve and such thoughts keep churning in my mind. I don’t know what to do? 

A. Remember that this patient was sent to you by God who gave you the opportunity to act as His instrument to treat this patient. So your duty is to prepare the prescription to the best of your ability according to what you have learnt and if needed, as per advice given to you by your seniors. Now dispense the remedy with love and mentally pray to the Divine “My work is over, now You please take over.” Not focusing on the result will help you not to attach to the patient’s illness and God will speak through you for any advice to be given to the patient to improve his health.