ELECTROPATHY
Electropathy, also called electrohomoeopathy, electropathy or the Mattei cancer cure, is a historically proposed alternative to temperament theory and then-increasingly popular germ theory, as well as associated techniques. Invented in the 19th century by Count Cesare Mattei, the name is derived from a combination of electro (for electric bio-energy), homeo (Greek for "similar" or "like") and pathy (from the Greek word "pathos," which means "suffering"); it is an herbal medicine system that relies on the claimed healing properties of plants. The theory never saw significant mainstream success and the ideas have been characterized as quackery and described as "utter idiocy".
BIOGRAPHY
Cesare Mattei was born in Bologna on 11 January 1809 in the wealthy family, and grew up in contact with the greatest thinkers of the time such as Minghetti and Paolo Costa. In 1837 he was one of the founders of the Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna. He received the title of count in 1847 from Pope Pius IX for a land donation in that of Comacchio which would have helped the Papal States to stop the Austrian advance.He was appointed Deputy to the Enlistment Council of the Bolognese Civic Guard with the rank of lieutenant colonel and chief of the General Staff, a position which was later abandoned as he was elected, in 1848, deputy to the Parliament of Rome. In 1850, after the death of his mother due to a tumor, he decided to retire from political life to devote himself to the study of medicine. He bought the land where the ruins of the ancient fortress of Savignano stood and on 5 November of the same year he laid the first stone of the castle that he would call " Rocchetta", where he settled definitively starting from 1859.Going beyond the theories of Hahnemann (founder of homeopathy) he elaborated a new medical theory which he called Electrohomeopathy and in 1881, although opposed by, began the production of electro-homeopathic remedies exporting them also abroad.​ A central warehouse was created in Bologna and another 26 authorized deposits worldwide which grew to 107 in 1884, among the most important those in Belgium, United States of America, Haiti and China.
In the years 1887/1888, erroneous financial speculations of his nephew Luigi Mattei, predestined heir and co-owner of almost all the properties, caused a very serious economic crisis to the family. Unable to cope with the debts and the very high rates of the usurers, many assets were auctioned. The ruin threatened to overwhelm all the patrimony, including the Rocchetta. He decided to disinherit his grandson and managed to partially heal the situation, assisted by his collaborator Mario Venturoli (1858–1937), whom he adopted in 1888 as a sign of gratitude. In 1895, now elderly and paranoid by the constant disputes with doctors allopathic, due to a misunderstanding with his daughter-in-law (suspected of having tried to kill him by serving him a poisoned coffee), he chased her away and Mario from the castle and later disinherited them. He died on 3 April 1896 at the age of 87.
ELECTROPATHY IN INDIA
As per the book “Theory and Practice of Electro-homeopathy”, published from Geneva and New York, Electro-homeopathy spread in India between the year 1870 and 1880. In the year 1885, Dr. Anna of Madras Presidency of British India was the first Electro-homeopathic physician, stockist and distributor of Electro-homeopathic medicines for India and South Asia. In the year 1890, Dr. Father Augustus Muller had established an Electro homeopathic Leprosy Hospital and Asylum. Dr. Baldeoprasad Saxena of Lucknow had been practicing Electro-homeopathy since 1895. He was the first Electrohomeopath of the Northern India. In the year 1907, he had also started a school of Electro-homeopathy in Lucknow; later on Dr. S. P. Srivastava established an educational institution of Electro-homeopathy in Allahabad.
Fr. Augustus Muller
(1841 - 1910)
Dr. N L Sinha
(1889 - 1979)
In the year 1907 Dr. N. L. Sinha came under the influence of Electro homeopathy through a book “Stepping Stones to Electro Homoeopathy” written by Dr. A. J. L. Gliddon. He was born on 30th November 1889 in Lucknow. The blessing of his father Sri Munshi Ram Sahay and mother Smt. Jag Kunwar Sinha made him a perfect holistic person to whom we all love and regard much. Due to his basic efforts Electro-homeopathy could survive in India. As per the book “Electro Complex Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Pharmacy” – (Hindi version), Dr. N. L. Sinha started his practice with Electro-homeopathic medicines in 1908 , in the district of Sultanpur (UP), when the people were dying from plague. During that period he treated a great number of patients with his medicines imported from Italy. As preventive medicine he used to serve only Scrofoloso – 1. All these works of Dr. Sinha were published from London in monthly news “Modern Medicines”. In the year 1911 he passed M.D.E.H. from Superior independent School of Applied Medical Science, London, which was running under the headmastership of Dr. H. W. Anderschow, M.D.​​
In the year 1912 Dr. N. L. Sinha opened an Electro-homeopathic institution in Sitapur and also practiced there up to 1918. Before the First World War, all the medicines were supplied in the patent form only because they were prepared by Dr. M.V. Mattei and the formula for the preparation was kept a secret by him. During the war time anyhow some expert physicians of Germany traced the formula of preparation of the medicines and published them in the monthly news “Modern Medicines” by Dr. A. J. L. Gliddon of London. Dr. N. L. Sinha also collected formula from there. In 1918, he came to Kanpur and engaged himself in the development and spread work of this new science. He wrote a book “Fundamental Laws and Materia Medica of Electro Homoeopathy” and published it. He then sent the various copies of the book to Italy, France, Germany and other countries of the world to the expert physicians of Electro-homeopathy. The book was translated in varies languages such as French and German. In the year 1920, he established the National University of Electro Complex Homoeopathy in Kanpur. Thousands of students have passed from there and are practicing the pathy. Dr. Theodore Krauss (Germany) and Dr. J. S. Senntag had opened a Homoeopathic form by the name “Angel Apothek” for the preparation and distribution of Homoeopathic medicines but later on by the influence of Dr. N. L. Sinha they started to prepare and distribute Electro-homeopathic medicines to the different parts of the world.Between the year 1925 and 1938 he spread his work through the publication of weekly and monthly news – Chitranshi, Dhanantri, and Najat. In the year 1941 he opened Electro Complex Homoepathic Co-operative Society for the development and spread work of Electro-homeopathy. After this period Electro-homeopathy spread well in India and a huge number of physicians converted into this new science. Some renowned Homeopathic physician such as Dr. Radha Madhav Halder, Dr. H. D. Banerjee , Dr. B. K. Paul, Dr. Yudhvir Singh the founder of Jawaharlal Nehru Homoeopathic College, Delhi and Ex-Health Minister of Delhi and many others started to practice Electro-homeopathy with great success and wrote many literatures and books on the subject. During the Second World War the import of Electro-homeopathic medicines ceased and for that the physicians started to face trouble in practicing this pathy. Dr. Sinha got one of the greatest shocks but being a brave man with great confidence over this pathy he marched alone with few of his followers and started to prepare medicines and serve them so that his grand step toward the expansion of Electro-homeopathy might not diminish. Meanwhile a revolution for the recognition of homoeopathy was on the move.
Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889 - 1964)
Dr. Sinha also appealed to our late Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru that Electro homoeopathy can cure all types of diseases and can help the sick people. It is a complete medical science having its own philosophy, pharmacy, procedure of clinical examination etc. like any other pathy. Let it be also recognized by the government. On this appeal Nehru Ji wrote a letter to the chief minister of U.P. (Late Govind Ballav Pant) to make enquiry on the efficacy of the pathy. So in 1948 Dr. N. L. Sinha was given a single patient (Hidayat Ali), who was suffering from mixed leprosy for the last 12 years and was admitted in the hospital from the last six years. To see the efficacy of electro homeopathy the patient were kept on trial under the treatment of Dr N. L. Sinha. Dr Sinha treated the patients in six months by his medicines at his own cost. Before starting the treatment of Hidayat Ali, it was assured by the government that if the patient would be fully cured then poper steps will be taken for its recognition. Pathological investigation was done. The patient was cured cent-percent. But the government deceived Dr Sinha and did not take any step to recognise Electro-homeopathy as a system of medicine.
Ultimately Dr Sinha informed the state government of his decision to resort to hunger Strike from July 1, 1951, if his demand for the recognition of the system by trials and tests and financial aid to his institution were not given by June 1, 1951. It was a wastage of time, no response from the government’s side was found. Dr Sinha undertook a fast unto death at the office of the director of Medical and Health Services, Lucknow, commenced with effect from 1 July 1951. There was a hue and cry throughout the country and appeals were made by the medical men and general public to give a patience hearing to Dr. Sinha. After complete one month’s fast the Government of U.P. promised to give six more cases of Leprosy for treatment as a further trial to prove the efficacy and on success the system would be recognize and adapted in the Govt. hospitals. Dr. Sinha broke the fast on this understanding. But the Govt. did not seem to keep up to its word as no step was taken by for the provision of medicines to be used by him for the treatment of the said cases. But Dr. Sinha was assured by the Govt. that the matter would receive a sympathetic attention.
Meanwhile the Homeopathy got recognition and the Electro-homeopathy was left in the berge. Many doctors who were registered in Homoeopathy were still practicing in Electro-homeopathy such as Dr. B.K. Paul, Dr. Yuddhvir Singh, Dr. H. D. Banerjee, Dr. Radha Madhav Halder etc. (I have got one very old book kept in the National Institute of Homoeopathy Library, 118 Amherst Street, Calcutta – 9 having book no. 1479, 615.53:615.8, Mat, which proves that Electro homeopathy was also practiced by Homoeopaths. It was also reported that some other books like Stepping Stones to Electro Homoeopathy, Principle of Electro Homoeopathy, etc, were also in the library. I think this much is sufficient to prove that the pathy was also followed by old Homoeopaths). They used to import the medicines from Italy and Germany. As such the Electrohomeopaths helped to promote this pathy through organizations, associations, charitable clinics, camps etc.
In spite of several attacks by the opponents, Electro-homeopathy became more popular among the general public and the system was accepted by the mass. Several apex organizations were opened. The main organizations were – Herbal University of Electro Complex homoeopathy, Kadam Kuan, Patna; Electro Homoeopathic Medical University, Railway HunderRoad, Lohanipur, Patna;Council of Electro Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Dariapur Gola, Patna ; All India Council of Electro Homoeopathic System of Medicine, New Delhi ; Council of Electro Homoeopathic System of Medicine Bhopal, M.P; Board of Electro Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Juhi, Kanpur ; Indian Elecro Homoeopathic Medical Council ; General Council of Electro Homoeopathic System of Medicine , Midnapur , West Bengal ; Central Council of Electro Homeo System of Medicine, Howrah, West Bengal ; Council of Alternative Systems of Medicines, Calcutta, West Bengal ; Board of Alternative Systems of Medicines ,Calcutta, West Bengal etc. Few of them were affiliated to The Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Medicina Alternativa, Established under WHO, Alma Ata, U.S.S.R., declaration 1962, which is recognized by the United Nations Peace University vide their resolution No. 35/55/5/XII/80. Few could not survive due to lack of experts and genuine followers of Electro-homeopathy. Thousands of students study Electrohomoeopathy every year in the various colleges running under different councils, boards and Universities of India. Students passed from recognized system of medicines also join courses in Electro homoeopathy. The students are given classes by the experts. Charitable clinics are opened to serve the sick and poor peoples.
Till the last moment of his life Dr. N. L. Sinha worked for the development of Electro-homeopathy and wrote several books on the subject in Hindi, Urdu, and English and completed the literatures for the followers of Electro-homeopathy. Still now the books are being published by Dr. N. L. Sinha &Sons , Kanpur. Dr. N. L. Sinha is also known as father of Electrohomoeopathy in India. Electro-homeopathy could survive in India because of his great work and struggle. On 30th August 1979, we lost our great master of Electro homoeopathy of India. After his death Dr. V. B. Sinha took his effort to fulfil the dream of his father Dr. N. L. Sinha through his institution, publications, symposiums, seminars and movements with the co-operation of various organizations.
NEHM OF INDIA
Naturo Electro-Homoeopathy Medicos (NEHM) is an organization dedicated to promoting alternative and complementary medical practices with a specific focus on electro-homoeopathy, a natural system of medicine developed in the 19th century. Below is a detailed explanation, including its history, principles, services, and contributions to healthcare.
The foundation of NEHM can be traced back to the 19th century when Count Cesare Mattei, an Italian nobleman, developed the system of electro-homoeopathy. This alternative medicine combines aspects of herbal medicine and homoeopathy. The term "electro" refers not to electricity but to the concept of balance in the body's bioenergetic fields, which Mattei believed could be restored using plant-based remedies. The NEHM organization was established to preserve, promote, and advance Mattei's work. Over time, it has gained recognition in several countries, particularly in India and other parts of Asia, for its emphasis on non-invasive, natural, and cost-effective treatments.
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Electro-homoeopathy is based on the following core principles:​ It aims to restore the balance of the body's lymph and blood, ensuring overall health. Remedies are prepared from specific plants with medicinal properties, focusing on their bioenergetic effects. Each treatment is tailored to the patient's unique constitution, symptoms, and overall health status. Electro-homoeopathic medicines are non-toxic and believed to have no side effects, making them suitable for people of all ages. The system emphasizes strengthening the body's natural defenses to prevent diseases.​​
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NEHM provides a wide range of services aimed at promoting health and well-being through electro-homoeopathy. These include:​ Diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute conditions using electro-homoeopathic remedies. Non-invasive therapies to restore bioenergetic balance. Customized treatment plans for lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.​Offering diploma and degree programs in electro-homoeopathy to train healthcare practitioners. Conducting workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote awareness and knowledge of the system. Publishing research papers and educational materials to support the scientific validation of electro-homoeopathy.Developing new formulations and improving existing remedies based on modern research. Collaborating with institutions to study the efficacy and safety of electro-homoeopathic treatments. Organizing health camps and free consultation programs to reach underserved communities. Promoting awareness about the benefits of natural and alternative medicine. Accrediting practitioners and clinics to ensure the quality and standardization of electro-homoeopathic practices.
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NEHM has played a significant role in popularizing electro-homoeopathy as a complementary healthcare system. Its contributions include: Providing low-cost treatment options accessible to people in rural and underserved areas. Bridging the gap between traditional healing methods and modern medical science. Encouraging a preventive approach to health by emphasizing lifestyle changes and natural remedies.
While NEHM has gained popularity, it has also faced challenges: Electro-homoeopathy is often criticized for lacking rigorous scientific evidence to support its claims. In many countries, electro-homoeopathy is not officially recognized as a medical system, leading to regulatory hurdles. Limited awareness and skepticism about alternative medicine can hinder its adoption.
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The future of NEHM lies in: Conducting large-scale clinical trials to validate the efficacy of electro-homoeopathic remedies. Expanding educational programs to train more qualified practitioners. Advocating for official recognition and integration into mainstream healthcare systems.
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Conclusion : Electro-Homoeopathy Medicos (NEHM) continues to play a pivotal role in promoting electro-homoeopathy as a holistic, non-toxic, and affordable medical system. Through its commitment to research, education, and community service, NEHM aims to integrate natural healing practices into global healthcare and contribute to the well-being of individuals worldwide.
FOUNDER OF NEHM OF INDIA
Dr. Narendra Kumar Awasthy
Dr. Narendra Kumar Awasthy is a pioneering figure in the promotion, development, and research of Electropathy in India. With his vision, the NEHM Central Board was established in 1983 to provide structured education in Electropathy, offering BEMS I/II/III/IV certificate-level courses and MDEH I/II advanced courses. Since its inception, the Board has produced numerous successful practitioners across the country, shaping the future of this alternative medical system. His tireless dedication also led to his appointment by the Government of India as an Expert Member in Committees of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, where he addressed queries and debates raised in Parliament regarding the efficacy and recognition of Electropathy as India’s fifth medical system.
Through his persistent efforts, various courts of law upheld the legal standing of Electropathy and recognized the rights of NEHM of India to issue diplomas and certificates. These rulings affirmed that qualified diploma and certificate holders are entitled to practice Electropathy as a legitimate system of medicine. Under Dr. Awasthy’s leadership, Electropathy in India has gained recognition as a distinct system with its own pharmacopoeia, standing alongside other established branches of medical science. His lifelong commitment and visionary leadership have firmly placed Electropathy on the path to national recognition and acceptance.
Messages from our
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
Dr. Akash Awasthy
Messages from our
NEHM OF INDIA'S SOUTHERN ZONE PRESIDENT
Thiru. J. Shelton Aruldass
