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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715866
Ozonum—The Global Impact
Abstract
The remedy Ozonum has become the highest-ranking prescription in my practice during the coronavirus pandemic. Respiratory tract illnesses represent a smaller percentage of cases that have responded well to the remedy. Most cases I have seen were predominantly affected by the indirect impact of the pandemic. I have noticed a similar increase in Ozonum prescriptions following former global events, for example, the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers on 11th September 2001 in New York, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2010 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano which paralysed flights across Europe and the severe 2017 to 2018 flu season. Ozone is a gas, called 'activated oxygen', formed by three atoms of oxygen instead of the two that we normally breathe. We are familiar with the protective function of the ozone layer in the atmosphere. The life cycle of ozone and its connection to ocean and marine life, to trees, habitat, and life in general, is less commonly known. A dynamic constellation of the homeopathic remedy becomes clear once we understand the ozone life cycle and its ecosystem in its natural and disrupted form. Ozonum—the homeopathic remedy—was used by our forefathers but has almost been forgotten until Anne Schadde's proving in nineties of the last century. Ozonum as a remedy has a wide range of applications such as pandemics, mass casualties and disasters, as well as routine clinical uses. Within different levels of context, the main feeling of Ozonum dynamic is exemplified by the statement—'I can't breathe!' It may be considered a 'polychrest' of our time evidently resonating with contemporary climatic, medical, socio-political and economic global challenges. We need to adopt a global view to keep up with the times and perceive a link between individual and global health in a broader perspective.
Keywords
pandemic - coronavirus - ozone - genus impactus - disease-oriented genus epidemicus - I can't breatheBiographic Details
Dr Petr Simeon Gajdos (*1978) practises homeopathy over 25 years at clinics in Pilsen and Prague, the Czech Republic. He is an urgent medicine doctor with Emergency Medical Services of Pilsen Region. Also, he works in respiratory intensive care unit equipped with 20 ventilators in Plana, the Czech Republic and in the intensive care unit at the Harley Street Clinic in London, The United Kingdom.
He studied psychotherapy, craniosacral therapy and the therapeutic techniques of native peoples. In his private practice, he uses an integrated approach adapted to the needs of each client. He is a proponent of narrative-based medicine. A believer in humanity and humanistic principles, his work is firmly rooted in biological pragmatism.
Publication History
Article published online:
31 December 2020
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