Electrolytes
The fluid part of the blood (i.e. plasma/serum), in which
the red and white blood cells are suspended, contains electrolytes. These are
twelve salts. According to one school of thought (biochemy), it is the
imbalance of these salts which causes disease and every kind of illness can be
controlled by maintaining the balance of these salts in the body. In my opinion, this is only partly true.
The Difference
between Homoeopathy and Biochemic Remedies
Biochemy is also called the twelve-tissue remedies.
According to this view, there are twelve important chemicals in the blood,
which when not properly balanced result in sickness. For perfect health, all
the twelve must remain in balance or the person will become ill. On the other hand, it is well known that
certain serious illnesses do not result from an imbalance of the salts, but due
to the foreign invasion of killer germs. The diseases, in turn, disturb the
balance of the salts which if left uncorrected may prove fatal. In biochemy, a lot of research has been done
as to the diseases treatable with these biochemicals. For example,
psychological diseases seem to benefit from Kali Phos and spasmodic conditions
from Mag Phos.
“Bio” means life and “chemic” stands for chemicals i.e.
the chemicals essential for the maintenance of life. Silicea is one of them,
and although it is not derived from any chemical compound, it is formed from
Silicon, a universal constituent of the earth. Everywhere, Silicea alerts the
body to react against every kind of foreign invasion. Many homoeopathic
remedies are prepared from it in high potencies. In addition to Silicea, all
the biochemic medicines are now being routinely and successfully used in
potency X and C.Some physicians believe that they can treat all ailments while
remaining within the biochemic field and have formed a separate branch of
homoeopathy, while most of the homoeopaths also use biochemic medicines
However, it is not essential that the twelve chemicals be
out of their normal balance for an illness to be contracted. There are
thousands of diseases which develop irrespective of these salts being in
balance or otherwise. For example, typhoid and polio attack a person with
normal electrolytic balance in the blood. Their treatment with appropriate
homoeopathic remedy can cure them as long as the body has some residual
strength with which to react.