Mixing a remedy in water and Repotentizing
When treating yourself or one of your family members for an acute condition, such as a bruised shinbone or a common cold, most people will use 30 C potencies readily available in your Family Kit or from your local health food store. Many times it will be necessary to repeat a remedy one or more times to completely resolve the situation. In cases such as these, it is helpful to raise the potency of the remedy slightly between each dose to avoid aggravations of symptoms (or to avoid developing symptoms from the remedy, i.e. a “proving” reaction). Just like your chronic remedies, you can take one pellet of the chosen remedy and dissolve it in a bottle with distilled water (up to 4 oz). Once dissolved, succuss (shake against your palm) the bottle 10 times (or stir the solution in a cup with a spoon 10 times) before each dose, effectively raising the potency.
If you do not notice any improvement, or very little improvement in the first 5 doses, switch to a more suitable remedy. If you do not see any improvement with the first 3 or 4 remedy choices, plan to attend our next Acute Self Care Course! In the meantime, you can always give us a call for an acute phone consultation.
After 10 doses (more or less) of any remedy (in C potency), you should “repotentize” the remedy for further effectiveness. To do so, dump the bottle and shake it hard to remove all the water, leaving approximately 1 drop in the bottle. Then add 99 drops of distilled water and succuss the bottle 100 times. You can then fill up the bottle with more water and alcohol (if desired), succuss 10 times and take then next dose.
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