Finally we come to the
last addition, which is a listing of the relationships between the
remedies, as far as known. We have anticipated and looked up the
relations from materia medica, while also considering the relationship
within the plant community. Hence the Nutrient remedies have relations
with all other remedies in each Crop Family, which may be loosely
defined as friendly or inimical, whereby the friendly can be analogues,
follow-ups or complements, but also antidotes or inimicals. Other
remedies may not have very close relations or can be extremely close,
depending on the function of the substance used. Extrapolating from the
functions of substances or insects, pheromones and nutrients in relation
to certain plant processes, such as flowering and fruit setting, we
have designated certain remedies as closely related. Many of the
remedies we have as companion plants and nutrients also are used in
human homoeopathy and equally many of them have strong influence over
the female reproductive system, these are - at least in plants, closely
related and often for humans as well. The list at the end of a remedy
may therefore be quite extensive. It has the following sections:
- Complements
. - Follow-ups.
- Previous.
- Analogues.
- Inimicals.
- Antidoted by.
- Antidote to.
- Duration.
- If
the remedy cannot finish off the work on its own or if the plant needs
constitutional treatment, the Complementary remedy may be indicated,
provided the symptoms agree. The similarity of symptoms is always the
first consideration in the use of all remedies listed under this
chapter.
- A Follow-up is a remedy that follows in action often also a complement, but sometimes an antidote.
- A remedy given Previous to the remedy under consideration, which may be any one of the remedies in the different categories.
- An Analogue is a remedy with very similar action, which is often also the antidote. It is the closest comparable remedy
- An Inimical remedy is a remedy that produces negative reactions
when given after the remedy under consideration. This must of course at
all times be avoided.
- The remedy is Antidoted by any remedy listed under that heading, provided the symptoms agree.
- The remedy is the Antidote to any of the remedies listed, provided the symptoms agree.
- The Duration tells about the time the remedy offers protection to a
plant. Generally this is for the duration of life for annuals and
biennials if given at seedling stage. In trees and bushes, it may need
repetition every few years.
It will be noted that
sufficient space has been left to fill in your own findings. We
appreciate it, if new discovered information is sent to the editor, so
it can be added to later editions.