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Paterson demonstrates that drugs homoeopathic to a patient can induce a mutation of E Coli to non lactose fermenters associated with clinical relief, after a latent period of 10 to 14 days. This change may last from a few days to many months. He was the first to provide experimental evidence of the effectiveness of the homoeopathic remedies. (An altered diet may change the flora, but this is only for the duration of the diet.) a definite relationship was demonstrated between homoepathic remedies, non-lactose fermenting organisms and clinical syndrome. It is ironic that this clinico-pathological hypothesis, which is now being confirmed, has been so neglected by his homoeopathic colleagues. I have attempted to show that so far it provides the only rational grounds for the management of our present-day difficult clinical problems. It is time that homoeopathic physicians and bacteriologists combined to review his work. May I remind you that to date homoeopathy provides the sole solution to the two pharmacological barriers to the cure of patients - toxic side effects and tolerance?

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By definition, homoeopathy is neither alternative nor complementary - terms which are associated with lay practitioners. It plays a part in the treatment of all patients, whether suffering from minor or serious illnesses, and underlines the necessity for full medical qualifications. There is every justification for the use of the terms "homoeopathic medicine" and "homoeopathioc physician" as instituted by Dr Geoffrey Martin in Liverpool. The "homoeopathic principle" is basic to the practice of homoeopathy, but there is an urgent need for physicians with the help of pharmacologists to review and extend properly controlled provings. Hahnemann in his Organon gives a simple explanation of how these drugs act. His explanation remains valid and logical today. There is ample scope for pharmacologists and physiologists to investigate in greater detail this revolutionary reactive approach which avoids toxic side effects. If the "quantum theory" of energy proves correct, the mystery of potentization is resolved. It would also explain why certain potencies are more effective than others. Physiologists and pharmacologists would be encouraged to investigate trituration and the lower potencies, as a help to solve their problems of drug bio-availability. I hope I have demonstrated that homoeopathy is a rational approach to the treatment of the sick, using naturally occurring laws. The spiritual approach hs no more reference to homoeopathy than to any other field of treatment and tends to distract attention from the specific homoeopathic approach