Mysterious Medicine

July 12, 2011

Today was our second day (Chris and me) in Derhadun.  Morning clinic is from 12-2:30 shadowing a cardiologist.  He is SO busy.  He told us he sees around 50-60 patients a day, and he treats all kinds of things.  He is an allopathic doctor.  However, he comes off as very pompous and arrogant.  He doesn’t let us take blood pressures that often and is always on his phone.  It’s hard to understand him when he talks to us because it’s so fast and quiet.  Today there was an ambulance because a man fell and was paralyzed from the neck down.  The doctor didn’t tell us where he was going, stood up and left the room.  Chris thought we should follow so we did, and discovered the Dr was going to the ambulance to see the new patient. 

We then take lunch from 2:30-4.  Today we ate at a roadside/street vendor/snackshop that was amazing.  I ate 3 vegi burgers (pre-made) and a mango shake all for around 60 rupees ($1.50).  The burger patti’s were potatoe deep fat fried in between a fresh bun that had also been deep fat fried.  Gut bomb but OH did it taste so good J.  It seems that most street vendors in India are frying stuff. 

Next we had our Reiki lecture with a Dr. who had received 5 or 6 diplomas and was around 95 years old.  He talks very slowly and methodical and asks rhetorical questions he expects us to answer.  So far we have covered the 7 chakras with their matching symbols, colors, smells, and sounds.  For instance, the lowest chakra’s smell is “earthy” (like after a fresh rain) and it’s sound is the sound of fire (LUUNG….LUUUNG)  It’s really cool to be learning such an ancient type of medication from such a wise old man.  However, there are times I stifle giggles trying to imagine ancient cavemen sitting around going “LUNGGGG, LUNGGG” learning the different chakras.  Reiki is a different way of thinking that I’m working on opening up to.

Chris diagnosing Mary with Dr. PremNath (Reike Dr.) using
a pendulum.  If it swings clockwise her chawkra is healthy,
if it swings counterclockwise/not at all her chawkra is unhealthy.

Last but not least we go to a homeopathic doctor from 6-9pm.  This dude is my favorite!  So the principal behind homeopathy is this…. If person is sick with watery eyes and running nose, give that person the medicine that would give a healthy person the same symptoms.  Example: If someone can’t sleep, homeopathic doctors give caffeine as the medication.  Second tid-bit from homeopathy is the way they prepare the medication.  Example: They take 1 part arsnic and 100 parts ethonal, shake 100 times, take 1 part of new solution and 100 parts ethonal, shake 100 times….bla bla bla.  Every time they dilute it’s one more “C” so 200C has undergone this process 200 times.   The funny thing is: the more dilute the solution, the more potent it is supposed to be.  Also, after 12C there is no longer a single atom of arsnic in the ethonal solution.  It’s kinda hard to imagine how something without the starting medicine, that has been diluted to basically ethanol is MORE powerful than plane arsnic.  Once they have the solution there is no experation date.  To take it, you put a drop of the solution (different powers like 200C, 1,000C) on a sugar pill and let it dissolve on your tongue.  In the next couple days your immune system should be boosted and the majority of the problems should heal on their own. 

This doctor was JUST like Yoda!!!!

After listening to his amazing stories of curing tumors and appendicitis and allergies I asked to become his patient (when in Rome right?).  To be treated he needed to know everything about me including what I eat, my personality, my emotions, family background bla blab la EVERYTHING.  After much thought he told me that my “drug” is sulfur.  You see… each person has unique qualities that match a certain medication.  Homeopathic medicine boosts one’s immune system instead of curing the symptoms.  It’s a more holistic natural approach.  Anyways myself, like sulfur, am empathetic, afraid of snakes, big eater, emotional, affectionate, likes to be surrounded by people, organized, and never really thirsty (sulfur’s a rock so it’s not thirsty either).  When he explained how my personality was exactly like sulfur’s I kinda wanted to laugh but at the same time I was fascinated.  I am scheduled to take the sulfur/sugar pill concoction in the morning because another one of sulfur’s properties is its sleeplessness. 

Taking my homeopathic sulfur medicine
in the morning. Thumbs up!

Right now I need to eat, shower, and pump out essays for Stanford, Loma Linda, and University of Arizona.  Hope all is well in America!  I’m getting a little antsy thinking about seeing all of you in less than 3 weeks!