7. Record and make notes.
Words to the Wise: Homeopathic abortion has all of the risks of abortion, but may have additional risks as well. There are few studies that document the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies.
It is possible that a woman may have sensitivity to a homeopathic abortion medicine, and that balancing hormones with additional individualized prescriptions and herbal remedies may be necessary. Being advised by a homeopath, trained with Hahnemann’s 6th edition of Organon, would be advisable during and after a homeopathic induced abortion.
Step by Step: Taking Homeopathic LM1 Remedy
1. Without touching the granule, as hand oils can interfere with the medicinal effect, place one LM1 granule or liquid drop in a sterilized 4 oz. glass bottle filled with 3 oz. distilled water and 3 tsp. 95% alcohol to make a liquid homeopathic.
2. Knock the bottle containing liquid homeopathic 1-10 times on a book or wooden table. (As if dropped from a height of one foot onto a firm dense surface like a book.) A person sensitive to medicines should knock the bottle one time. A person over forty years old should knock the bottle five times. A healthy and young person should knock the bottle ten times.
3. Place one teaspoon of the liquid homeopathic into half a cup of water. Stir vigorously for ten seconds. Take one teaspoon into the mouth and hold it for a few seconds before swallowing. Throw the rest of the contents of the cup away.
4. Liquid homeopathic, created in step one, may be stored for several days in a cool dry place. Homeopathic granules can be kept for decades without loss of medicinal qualities if stored in a sealed container in a cool dry place.
Homeopathic Remedies Used to Induce Abortion:
Abroma radix (LM) is derived from the fresh juice of the root bark of the tropical Asian plant Abroma augusta with the common names olat kambal or devil’s cotton. The root of Abroma augusta has a long history of being used in Ayurvedic medicine as an effective emmenagogue for dysmenorrhea and as an oxytocic uterine tonic.
Abroma radix LM Dosage: Repeat every 2 hours until bleeding is underway.
Carica papaya (LM) is used topically on the uterine os to cause softening of the os and uterine contractions.
Carica papaya LM Dosage: Use liquid homeopathic as a topical application to the cervical os or as a vaginal douche. Repeat every two hours until bleeding is underway.
Gossypium forte (LM), a homeopathic preparation made from the fresh green root of cotton Gossypium herbaceum, is used as a strong emmenagogue and labor promoter. Gossypium forte (LM) has been used by midwives to release retained placentas.[475] Homeopathic Gossypium is considered a powerful emmenagogue.[476]
Gossypium forte LM Dosage: Repeat every two hours until bleeding is underway.
Humphrey’s 11™
Humphrey’s 11™ is a commercial homeopathic medicine advertised for delayed or irregular menses. Humphrey’s 11™ is known to cause the cervix to soften and has a reputation of inducing abortion in very early pregnancy in some women. However, Humphrey’s 11™ can cause potential problems. If it is not effective and a woman seeks a vacuum aspiration abortion, the softened cervix may be more vulnerable to injury during a vacuum aspiration abortion procedure.[477] Humphreys 11™ Contains: Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), Wind flower Pulsatilla pratensis), and Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Follow dosage directions on packaging.
Macrotinum (LM), a homeopathic preparation made from the resin of the root of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) is used to encourage overdue menstruation.
Macrotinum is sometimes combined with Gossypium forte and Carica papaya.
Macrotinum LM Dosage: 3 pills or 5 drops, three times a day.
Pulsatilla (LM), a homeopathic preparation made from wind flower Pulsatilla pratensis, is used to encourage suppressed menstruation.
Pulsatilla LM Dosage: 3 pills or 5 drops, three times a day.
Acupuncture
An empress laid a wager with Xu Wenbei, a physician, about the effectiveness of his abortion techniques, for attempts to abort with acupuncture were far from certain. Xu employed acupuncture on a pregnant woman, and the fetus was successfully aborted.
- from Nanshi (Official History of the Southern Dynasties), AD 420-589
It is generally believed acupuncture originated in China 2500 years ago. However, recent archeological discoveries may predate the existence of acupuncture in China. Ötzi the Iceman, the natural mummy found in the Italian Alps in glacial ice in AD 1991 and dated to around 3300 BC, had 57 simple dot and line tattoos on his body of which 80% have been found to correspond to acupuncture points used today.[478] Where acupuncture originated is unknown, but there is some evidence that it may have originated in Sri Lanka and spread through trading merchants to the rest of the world.[479]
Acupuncture gradually developed and was refined in China over the last 2500 years. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (300 BC) outlines the philosophy of the natural flow and movements of life: yin and yang, the Five Elements, the organ system and the meridian network along which acupuncture points are located. The 50-volume Compendium of Materia Media was published during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644) by the Li Shi Zen herbalists/acupuncturists. After the Ming Dynasty, a decline in traditional medicine occurred, coinciding with the increase of Western ideas and influence on China. This decline in traditional medicine continued up until the mid 20th century when the Cultural Revolution brought traditional Chinese herbal medicines and acupuncture back to the forefront.
In the mid 1960’s, China’s Chairman Mao issued an edict proclaiming no married couple could have more than one child. Women who already had one child and became pregnant were forced to undergo abortion. Many of these abortions were performed in hospitals or clinics using acupuncture.[480]
Trained acupuncturists are aware of the acupuncture points that are generally avoided or needled only with great care during pregnancy. Strong needling of these points during pregnancy is widely known to cause strong uterine contractions and expulsion of the fetus.[481] Manipulation of points contraindicated in pregnancy can cause abortion in the first trimester or induce birth from 19 weeks of pregnancy onwards.[482]
There are over 2000 known acupuncture points on the human body. Acupuncture points are located on channels of energy that run through the body. These channels are called meridians. Stimulation of an acupuncture point can change the energy or qi (chi or ki) through the meridian associated with that acupuncture point and through the body energy meridians as a whole.
Cun measurement, qi sensing/awareness, and an electrical acupuncture point locator are used, often in conjunction, to accurately locate acupuncture points. Cun measurement is a system of measurement that is unique for each individual. The width of the patient’s thumb is used to measure and find the approximate location of an acupuncture point. The sensing on the qi energy moving from the acupuncture point further pinpoints the point location. Further, a handheld acupuncture point location device may be used to accurately locate the point. Acupuncture points are fluid moving energy points on the body. Points are known to move, sometimes significantly, depending on the health and well being on the individual.
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Anon,