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O. Kennedy, Past President of the British Faculty of Homeopathy, with
a possibility of some response.
Considering that this organisation is now looking favourably
to exploring the utility of the indigenous systems of medicines, in India
and some other countries, and has already given them recognition, I feel
optimistic that with further efforts, Homeopathy may also be similarly
recognised.
4. There is a proposal before the League to try and become
a member of the European Specialists Union.
Over the years, the League has extended its activities
in other directions connected with Homeopathy.
International Committee of Homeopathic Pharmacists
(C.I.P.H.) The Homeopathic pharmacists from several countries,
who were present at the International Homeopathic League Congress
held in Stuttgart in 1955, on the suggestion of Dr. Henri Boiron, President
of the syndicate of French Pharmacies and Homeopathic Laboratories
decided to form an International Committee of Homeopathic Pharmacists
(C.I.P.H.).
This was accomplished on the 9th September 1955, through
the initiative of Dr. Henri Boiron, he being the first President.
The Charter of constitution of this Committee was signed
by specialist pharmacists of the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland
and Switzerland.
The Committee has met annually since 1955, usually at the time of the
Congress of the L.H.I., and occasionally more often; since its formation
the membership has increased, and by 1971 the following countries were
represented in addition to the founder member countries.
Argentine, Greece, Brazil, Roumania and Chile.
The primary aim of the Committee, as defined at its inauguration,
was to constitute an organisation for documentation and communication
between member pharmacists of the various countries represented. A number
of factors pointed to the importance of forming a Committee such as this.
- The growing importance of Homeopathy internationally.
- The improvement and expansion of international relations.
- The continuing development of the pharmaceutical industry in general,
and of chemotherapy in particular.
- The study necessary in the light of the European and International
pharmacopoeia.
- The continual increase in the regulation relating to the manufacture
and control of medicines.
This Committee has considered medicinal substances of
vegetable origin, with details of the parts of the plants used for the
preparation of tinctures, also, another list of medicines of animal origin
and a third one of chemical substances.
These basic studies have opened the way for further work
directed towards the production of an International Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.
International Homeopathic Research Committee:
At the meeting in 1947, Dr. William Gutman (U.S.A.) proposed the establishment
of an International Institute for Homeopathic Research. The proposal
was put as follows:
"The end of the war has made possible, and has encouraged
resumption of old and establishment of new International activities in
all fields . . . It appears as a further logical step of this development
to create an institution which coordinates the scientific activities of
Homeopathy within the field of medical science. There is no school
of medicine which is more inherently international than Homeopathy.
Since more than a century its practitioners all over the world have the
same medical philosophy, use the same medicines, prescribe in identical
cases the same remedies, which have all over the world the same name and
are prepared everywhere in a identical manner.
"Homeopathy, as a basically international science,
does not only invite international cooperation, but is in addition in
greater need of it than other medical sciences. Its practitioners are
a small majority and have a few medical institutions. Only by joining
forces and by utilizing coordinately all existing Homeopathic facilities
in the world can Homeopathy expand and progress.
"In order to achieve such cooperation, and in order
to give Homeopathy a distinguished representation in the international
field, equal to that of other sciences and of official medicine, it is
proposed to establish an International Institute for Homeopathic
Research." The functions of this institute may be enumerated, without
elaboration, as follows:
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