What Are the LM Potencies?
Hahnemann, the founder of Homeopathy, wrote the 6th edition of The Organon to promote his newest discovery–the LM potencies: powerful, like the high potencies, but gentle and short-acting, like the low potencies–the best of both worlds, in other words, a perfect system, according to Hahnemann. Have they caught on? No; though more and more homeopaths are using them; still their use requires very specific instructions and most homeopaths are using them improperly. The LM’s must be given in water. It is basically as I said above, about the remedies in water: the bottle is succussed before each dose in order to raise the potency ever so slightly to keep the case moving forward. Aggravations can be better managed with the LM’s–not eliminated, but better managed. Their action dissipates sooner, so a mistake in prescribing is less of a crisis. Because their action dissipates sooner, they have to be repeated more often, perhaps daily. This allows you to better manage your case. You can stop
