MIASMA -2009: A REPORT
The National Academy of Homoeopathy, India which is now in the 31st year of its
existence, is committed to widening its activities from its conventional role of
conducting the biannual Postgraduate residential homoeopathic schools to
biannual workshops in the memory of Late Dr. J.N.Kanjilal of Kolkatta.
The Central Secretariat (Nagpur) decided that the theme for Academy’s ninth
workshop would be Miasmas and the venue was the prestigious Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar Sanskrutik Bhavan, Pune. It was also the moment of installation of
“Pune Core Group” of the Academy under the leadership of Dr. Abhijeet Joshi.
Education is the process of shaping the human mind, be it individually or
collectively. Workshops provide an infrastructure and the 9th Late Dr.
J.N.Kanjilal Memorial Workshop “MIASMA -09” was one such platform. It was a
platform not only to create awareness but also to share information right from
the history, meaning of the word, sources, vehicles to the clinical significance
and cases managed by the knowledge of Miasms.
Indeed this was a long awaited topic since right from Hahnemann’s times; Miasm
has been an ill-understood subject. The scientific program laid out was
comprehensive covering the entire panorama of Miasms. Sessions were planned in a
manner conducive to a good interaction between the faculty and the audience. The
speakers represented an outstanding team of recognized homoeopathic experts in
the field of miasmatology.
At the outset, the traditional samai was lit by all the Guests and rich tributes
were paid to Late Dr. J.N.Kanjilal by Dr. Aadil Chimthanawala. Inaugurating the
workshop, veteran homoeopath of Pune Dr. M. P Arya commented that the concept of
Chronic Diseases has divided the homoeopaths into two groups – the non believers
and believers. The former only apply the concepts of Similia, minimum and
potentization in their practice whilst the latter adhere to all these and that
of Miasms in principle & practice. Both senior homoeopaths, Dr. S. Katekari &
Dr. S. Phansalkar (Director I.C.R: Pune) agreed with Dr. Arya on this point.
They were very liberal in their praises for the speakers –Drs. Kasim & Aadil
Chimthanawala. Dr. Katekari went on to say that it was the first time that deans
of all homoeopathic institutes of Pune had conglomerated on a single dias and
the credit goes to the Academy. Dr. P Sethiya (Principal D.S.H.M.C) & Dr.
A.Jadhav (Principal Bharathi Vidhyapeeth H.M.C) also shared their views.
The first session was by Dr. Kasim. In his immaculate style he provided an
insight of evolution of Dr. Hahnemann’s practice from Domestic (1790 - 1810) to
practice only the laws of Similia, dynamization & potentization (1811-1827) and
finally practice on the concept of Chronic Diseases (1828- till death). Vivid
details were discussed regarding the necessity of the concept, genesis,
retaliation that Hahnemann met upon its introduction, etc.
The subsequent deliberation again by Dr. Kasim dealt with what are Miasms, their
types, attributes, planes of expression, Psora, Syphilitic & Sycotic Miasms,
concept of eliminations, microbial relationships, healings, pathology, etc. The
final lecture was on Tubercular Miasm with cured cases of Paget’s disease Breast
and Primary Infertility & SLE.
Dr. Aadil Chimthanawala elaborated the role of Miasms in the management of
Cardiac cases. He presented homoeopathically managed cases of Ischemic Heart
Disease (psoro-syphilitic), Mucopolysaccharoidosis & VSD (psoro-sycotic),
Rheumatic Heart Disease (psoro-sycotic) and Psoric Angina pectoris.
The Pune core group of NAHI comprising of Drs. Abhijeet Joshi, Yashodhar
Bhalerao, Amit Tribhovan, Vyankatesh Kulkarni, Rupali Deshmukh, Shailesh &
Sarika Doshi and others, accepted the challenge of hosting for the first time a
workshop of national level in the city of Pune. They left no stone unturned in
making the arrangements for its success so that the homoeopathic fraternity
would enjoy the academic feast and their stay at Pune would be left with
pleasant memories that will be cherished for a long time.
Report
By
Dr. Aadil Chimthanawala
MD (Hom), DNB (Med), BHMS, MBBS, FNAHI, PGNAHI
“Aadil Homoeo Heart Care Centre”,
Hanuman Lane, Sitabuldi, NAGPUR-12.
Ph: (0712) 2532008, 2766286, 9822240648; adilch@rediffmail.com