It has long been banted about that "healing crises", sometimes called "Herxheimer reactions" are a normal part of the healing process. That it is normal for a patient to feel worse prior to feeling better. This is false.
There are actually two types of crises experienced by the Practitioner as he works with his patients. The first is the true healing crisis. The second is a disease crisis.
HEALING CRISIS: A true healing crisis is where the person feels worse in particular but better in general. The presenting problems may feel worse, perhaps a bit more pain, bloating, etc. But the person begins to feel some increasing energy, sense of well-being, may sleep better, etc. This indicates that the person is on the upward path toward healing.
DISEASE CRISIS: The person may feel worse in particular, but does not feel better in general. Indeed, he may complain of less energy, not being able to think, more pain, etc. This indicates that the disease processes have worsened and the person is on the downward path.
The practitioner must be on guard to verify that the person is moving in the direction of health, not disease.
The reality is that healing crises were only necessary prior to understanding the process of drainage as a part of the detoxification process. The organs upon which the detoxification will fall must be able to bear the load. If the liver, for example, cannot handle the load from the lymphatics after the lymphatics are undergoing a detoxification routine the toxins are not gotten out of the body, but rather recirculated through the circulatory system and redeposited into the tissues at some location - possibly a worse location than where they were prior to detox.
Drainage is the process, then, of draining the organs upon which the load of detoxification will fall, and also of toning them up so that they can handle the load. Naturopathy does this properly through the use of homeopathic drainage remedies.
The three primary organs of elimination to be drained and toned are the liver, kidney, and spleen.
Dr. William von Peters, N.M.D., a Naturopathic Physician, developed this formula specifically for use within his practice. As a result of proper drainage of these organs, Dr. von Peters rarely ever sees any cases of "healing crisis" among his patients; although most practitioners will report "healing crises" in over 80% of their cases.
In addition, with proper drainage, the rest of the regimen prescribed by the health care practitioner works better and quicker without the falling backwards many practitioners typically see.
Berberis 10x - Action on the kidneys. Rheumatic diathesis; renal colic with burning sensation in kidney region; scalding pain during micturition; kidney stones.
Bryonia 10x - Action on the liver. abdomen; pain; with vomiting, blood and mucus in stool (intussusception); region of liver, sharp sticking pains, dry membranes.
Ceanothus am. 10x - Action on the spleen. Deep pain in left hypochondrium; splenomegaly.
Chelidonium 10x - Action on the liver. Constant pain in liver and inferior angle of right scapula; sub-icterus of conjunctiva. Pultaceous and yellowish stools; dark urine.
Nux Vomica 10x - Action on the liver. Throbbing pain as from hepatic abscesses. Jaundice; gall-stones. Painful sensitiveness of hepatic region. Pressure and stinging in region of liver. Swelling (inflammation) and induration of the hepatic region.
Quercus glandus spiritus 10x - Action on the spleen. Pain in left hypochondrium; splenomegaly.
Solidago 3x - Action on the liver and kidneys. Hepatic and renal insufficiency; pain in costo-vertebral angle in lumbar region. Abdominal distension; constipation; urine, scanty and dark.
Taraxacum 3x - Action on the liver. Sub-icterus of conjunctiva; tongue, patchy, white with dark red areas. Jaundice with hepatic pain.
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