Definition: Intermittent diseases are chronic, psoric symptoms or syndromes that may occasionally be mixed with syphilis. These diseases recur at specific intervals, with patients appearing symptom-free between paroxysms.
Types:
- Typical Intermittent Diseases (§ 233 – 244)
- Alternating Diseases (§ 231 – 232)
Non-febrile/Afebrile, Typical Intermittent Diseases (§ 234): These diseases exhibit a morbid state of unvarying character that returns at fixed intervals, often of psoric origin, occasionally complicated with syphilis. Treatment involves anti-psoric medicines for psoric origin and alternating with anti-syphilitic medicines when syphilis is involved. Small doses of potentized Cinchona Bark may be necessary to extinguish the intermittent character.
Alternating Diseases (§ 231, 232): Alternating diseases involve morbid states that alternate at uncertain intervals with states of different kinds. Generally chronic and psoric, they may be complicated with syphilis. Treatment is similar to typical intermittent diseases.
INTERMITTENT FEVER:
Definition: Intermittent Fever is a febrile intermittent disease where the morbid state recurs at fixed intervals, with patients seemingly healthy between paroxysms.
Types (Clinically classified by Dr. Hahnemann):
- Intermittent Fever of Sporadic or Epidemic, not Endemically located in marshy districts (§ 235 – 240)
- Intermittent Fever of Epidemic, not Endemically located in marshy districts (§ 241, 242)
- Pernicious Intermittent Fever, attacking individuals, not in marshy districts (§ 243)
- Intermittent Fever, Endemic in marshy districts (§ 244)
Description of Different Types:
- Intermittent Fever of Sporadic or Epidemic, not Endemically located in marshy districts (§ 235 – 240): Sporadic or epidemic intermittent fevers not endemically located in marshy districts. Treatments involve selecting acute remedies based on alternating states during paroxysms. If specific homoeopathic remedies fail, anti-psoric remedies are given during intervals.
- Intermittent Fever of Epidemic, not Endemically located in marshy districts (§ 241, 242): Epidemic intermittent diseases, chronic in nature, that prevail epidemically but are not endemically located in marshy districts. Treatments involve selecting a genus epidemicus for universal use. If the epidemic leads to latent psora development, anti-psoric medicines are administered.
- Pernicious Intermittent Fever attacking individuals, not in marshy districts (§ 243): Generally acute intermittent diseases attacking individuals in non-marshy districts. Treatments involve selecting acute non-anti-psoric remedies initially, followed by anti-psoric remedies if needed.
- Intermittent Fever, Endemic in marshy districts (§ 244): Endemically prevalent in marshy districts. Treatments include small doses of highly potentized Cinchona for those unaffected before, and anti-psoric treatments for weakened individuals.
Proper Times for Administration of Remedies in all Intermittent Fever (§ 236, 237): Remedies should be given immediately after the end of the paroxysm or during the decline, with repetition based on symptom totality.
Repetition of Medicinal Doses in all Intermittent Fever (§ 239, 240): Single doses may suffice, but repetition is needed after each attack if symptoms persist. LM Potency with successive 10/12 succession may be repeated for several days if necessary.
