| Introduction
On the 9th
of august 1945 the plutonium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. This dropping signified the end of the Second World War.
The greater part of the town was destroyed, a large percentage of
the population killed. Near the epicenter one tree survived the
bomb: the Kaki tree, of which the official name is: Diospyros kaki.
This tree managed to survive the inferno. Its power for survival
renders this tree the World Tree.
Everything in
Nagasaki was destroyed by the enormous blast
caused by the explosion, the ensuing fire and the radioactive and
poisonous plutonium. Around the tree death reigned. The survivors
had to deal with severe illnesses, thick scar tissue, internal hemorrhages,
boldness, cancer (leukaemia).
In the following
generations a high percentage of children were born with congenital
anomalies.
The Kaki-tree in Nagasaki stands for the end of the Second World
War, the end of the destruction, domination, rape, fleeing and death.
The tree signifies survival and the beginning of hope.
Proving
In the blind
proving with the remedy Diospyros kaki Creveld which I conducted
in the potency 200K, the subjects of the dreams centered on the
topics of survival, insecurity, danger, soldiers, rape. Also death,
fire and dilapidated houses as symbol for serious illnesses, were
frequent themes of the dreams.
Results
Diospyros kaki
Creveld has now been in use for six years. I have treated over sixty
patients with this remedy with good result. Also other homeopaths
have been using the remedy to their satisfaction.
Diospyros kaki Creveld was used with positive results in cases
of psychological and physical problems which were caused by a trauma
as a result of war (PTSS) or a fire, problems resulting from chemo-,
radiotherapy and from poisoning with radioactivity, electromagnetic
radiation and chemicals. The remedy enhances the detoxification.
It has a positive influence on the skin, like diminishing the itch
in the cases of burns. Also in cases with problems in the region
of ENT, asthmatic problems and multiple sclerosis, this remedy has
proved itself.
Case Studies of PTSS
I
will describe some positive results of people with a war trauma
treated with Diospyros kaki Creveld.
The
first case is that of a man born in 1954 who had fled his native
country of Chile to live in Europe. He came to me following
chemotherapy and radiotherapy he underwent to treat a brain tumour.
He has multiple traumas
caused by imprisonment under military dictatorship, when he suffered
torture. He had nightmares about this as well. In 1999 he was diagnosed
with a brain tumour, treated by chemotherapy in 2000 and 2002 and
by radiotherapy in 2002. I prescribed Diospyros for him and
after taking it, he was doing much better and made a quicker physical
recovery. His dreams were much less disturbing. Now, he dreams about
his youth. He realizes the change in his youth from hopefulness
towards survival and his struggle against injustice.
He
wrote to me: ‘I am delighted by this development and I am impressed.
Diospyros kaki empowers me both in a physical and a mental sense
and it's regressive. It brings a lot of respect and gratitude.’
The
second case is about a man born in Sierra Leone in 1986. He has a war history. His father
was killed before his eyes. They wanted him as a child soldier.
He escaped with his mother. His mother died in his arms. He escaped
to Europe. Here he was a victim of rape. He couldn’t
sleep on account of the nightmares. He often suffers the delusion
that someone is standing behind him. He couldn’t talk about his
problems. He was always very angry, obstinate. He had terrible headaches,
his head felt hot, as if fire was burning inside.
He was prescribed Diospyros.
The next day he told the therapist that he slept well and had not
had any nightmares. He was cheerful and laughed. He had worked during
daytimes as a painter on the house. After two months his physical,
mental and emotional condition was much improved. The nightmares
did not return. He felt happy and he began to talk about his parents.
The third case is about
a woman born in 1939. She is Jewish and is living in Israel. Her daughter was raped and her son was
in the army during the intifada (Palestine uprising against the Israeli occupation forces). She always
felt anxious. She wanted to be treated because she has breast cancer.
I prescribed Diospyros. After the remedy her anxieties improved
and she felt much freer, more cheerful.
The
next case is about a woman born in 1936. She had lived abroad in
her childhood days. She was an inmate of a Japanese wartime camp.
She witnessed many fires caused by e.g. bombardments. In her youth
she was exposed to DDT spraying every week. Later on she became
a laboratory worker involving radioactivity (on one occasion she
worked with Cobalt 60 without protection).
She
developed multiple sclerosis that started in the 1964-1969 period
which left her in a wheelchair. She was treated by the homeopathic
remedy Causticum, after which she was again able to walk,
although she still had some problems. Now she also has become asthmatic.
She has a lot of dreams about explosions and fire. She was prescribed
Diospyros. Her physical and psychological problems improved
a lot. The fine motor functions of the hands were restored and her
function of the legs improved, she was again able to run. Her asthma
improved. The fits have hardly occurred since. Her dreams are now
much quieter.
The last
case is about a woman born in the Netherlands in 1945, at the end
of World War II. She saw me over sleeping problems. She has a war
history during her mother’s (last) month of pregnancy and in the
first month of her life, World War II was raging. She fights for
the rights of refugees and has worked at a third world aid shop.
She is very anxious about having no roof above her head and about
nuclear war. She has sleeping problems and nightmares about fire.
She wakes up every 10 minutes. She has had to stand guard even as
a child. She is often afraid, anxious and has hyperventilation.
I prescribed Diospyros. Her sleep improved, she doesn’t wake
up after 10 minutes and she has much less nightmares. She feels
much less anxious, freer. Her hyperventilation improved and her
energy is much better.
Summary
The new homeopathic remedy Diospyros kaki Creveld is derived
from the kaki tree in Nagasaki, which has survived the plutonium
bombing of the city in August 1945. The tree in Nagasaki stands
for the end of the Second World War and signifies survival and the
beginning of hope.
Themes
from the proving include survival, war, danger, rape, fire, house
falling into decay, death, deformed creatures and love.
The
remedy has been used four and a half year by therapists and medical
practitioners. It has been prescribed for people who experienced
mental, psychological and physical complaints caused by trauma on
account of war, disaster and burning, problems caused by radioactivity
as radiotherapy and by toxic substances as chemotherapy.
The remedy can be ordered from: - Heel Belgium (Homeoden).
Phone +32 9 265 9565 (Gent) in the potencies: 30, 200, M, 10M, 50M
Information
are
available from:
Marijke Creveld
The book ‘Diospyros kaki Creveld’ including the complete proving,
ten case studies and additions for the repertory can be obtained
from: Archibel
Marijke Creveld Ph.D.
Warmoesstraat 58
8021 BZ Zwolle
The Netherlands
Tel. + 31 38 454 2687
www.creveld.nl
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