QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT


The homoeopathic remedy relieves the distressing symptoms without unfortunate side effects. The mind that is under the influence of sedation cannot be really at rest or in peace. Horrible dreams, hallucinations and more or less disorientation is part of the price paid for whatever relief may be obtained.


Questions: CAN A REMEDY WHICH IS WHOLLY SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS OF A CASE ACT AS A PALLIATIVE? DOES NOT PALLIATION OFTEN MEAN AN INCORRECT OR UNHOMOEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTION?.

Answer : Not necessarily so. A remedy may be absolutely and completely indicated an yet act palliatively rather than curatively. The difference in such a case in the patient’s constitution and not in the remedy. When the prescription is correct, palliation often signifies either incurability or the approach of a terminal condition.

Questions : JUST HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE PALLIATION FROM A HOMOEOPATHIC STANDPOINT?.

Answer : Relief from suffering and amelioration of distressing symptoms without any essential improvement in the patient’s general condition.

Question : WHEN A HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDY ACTS IN A PALLIATIVE MANNER, HOW DOES THE RELIEF COMPARE WITH THAT OF ANODYNES AND HYPNOTICS?.

Answer : The homoeopathic remedy relieves the distressing symptoms without unfortunate side effects. The mind that is under the influence of sedation cannot be really at rest or in peace. Horrible dreams, hallucinations and more or less disorientation is part of the price paid for whatever relief may be obtained.

Eugene Underhill
Dr Eugene Underhill Jr. (1887-1968) was the son of Eugene and Minnie (Lewis) Underhill Sr. He was a graduate of Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. A homeopathic physician for over 50 years, he had offices in Philadelphia.

Eugene passed away at his country home on Spring Hill, Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, PA. He had been in ill health for several months. His wife, the former Caroline Davis, whom he had married in Philadelphia in 1910, had passed away in 1961. They spent most of their marriage lives in Swarthmore, PA.

Dr. Underhill was a member of the United Lodge of Theosophy, a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He was also the editor of the Homœopathic Recorder.