5.1) The Layers of Pathology – Chart of Suppression
Human beings and their organs or organ systems are initially formed from the blastoderm layer. This consists of:
a) the ectoderm
b) the endoderm
c) the mesoderm
d) the neuroectoderm, as a specialised ectoderm.
Ectoderm, or 1st germ layer:
Forms all organs that are in direct contact with the human environment; it is the outermost layer of an embryo that is still tubular in its initial stages. It is the first germ layer and is therefore the least significant.
Endoderm, or 2nd germ layer:
The inner lining of the human being (respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract). The 2nd germ layer is more important for humans than the ectoderm.
Mesoderm, or 3rd germ layer:
Visceral or internal organs such as lungs, heart and kidneys originate from the mesothelium of the mesoderm.
The blood, lymph, bones, cartilage, muscles, dermis, fascia and the lining of the organs develop from the mesenchyme of the mesoderm (= connective tissue). The mesenchyme of the mesoderm lies between the endoderm and the visceral mesoderm.
Based on this concept, Vijayakar extracted 7 levels of disease, which he calls the levels of suppression. As he also integrated the miasms in these, it resulted in the miasmatic charts of suppression.
Miasmatic Chart of Suppression
1stLayer: Ectoderm
Organs | Psora | Sycosis | Syphilis |
Ears | otitis externa(acute) ear excema | otitis interna (entoderm) chron. weeping excema chron. furunculosis | ruptured eardrum destruction of ossicles (mesoderm) |
Eyes | conjunctivitis | blepharitis chalazion | Corneal ulcer, deep cracks |
Tonsils | tonsillitis | follicular tonsillitis (chron. enlargement) | ulcerative tonsillitis |
Mouth, lips, palate | aphthae (superficial) | thrush | detached & ulcer. |
Skin | pruritus, irritation blisters superficial cracks | herpes ring-shaped ? corns, calluses
| jagged & cracks (deep, bleeding) scarred wound healing |
2ndLayer: Endoderm
Organs | Psora | Sycosis | Syphilis |
Genito-urinary | infections - acute GO | gonorrhoea (chron.) | ulceration |
Liver – Bile | hepatitis | gall stones | cirrhosis, degeneration |
Gastro- intest. | stomatitis | chron. gastritis polyps chron. acidity chron. reflux (mesoderm) diverticula (mesoderm) hernias, prolapse (mesoderm) | ulcers ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease |
Lower respiratory tract | bronchitis | sycot. asthma | bloody catarrh |
Middle respiratory tract | dry cough | nodules in larynx | destruction of respiratory tract |
Upper respiratory tract “nose” | tonsillitis | nasal septum deviation ? | destruction of nasal mucosa (septum mesoderm) |
3rd Layer: Connective tissues of the mesoderm
Layer: Connective tissues | Psora | Sycosis | Syphilis |
Blood | anaemia (acute) | iron deficiency anaemia (chron.) acute myeloid leukaemia??? (all miasms???) | anaemia (pernicious, sichel cell anaemia panmyolophthisis/depression |
Cartilage and | rheumatic | laryngitis/vocal chord inflammation (chron.) arthritis (chron.) gout | syphilitic arthritis |
Bones | osteitis (acute) | hyperostosis | tuberculous bone tumour (malignant) |
Muscles | myositis (acute) tendinitis, bursitis | tendinitis, bursitis (chron.) | myopathy ? |
Dermis | psoriasis (pruritus) dermatitis | psoriasis (thick scales) | psoriasis (deep, bloody cracks) lichen planus alopecia (totalis, in tufts, autoimmune) vitiligo |
4th Layer: Mesoderm
Organs | Psora | Sycosis | Syphillis |
Cardio- | fears, arterial angina pectoris (acute, spasm), thrombophlebitis | arteriosklerosis, varicose veins, (thrombosis) haemorrhoids | occlusion of arterial blood vessels, chron. hypertension (malignant/ varies strongly) |
Heart | myocarditis (acute) | cardiac hypertrophy, (valve prolapse) | heart attack, |
Kidneys | nephritis (acute) | nephrosis | chron. kidney failure |
Lungs | alveolitis, pleuritis tuberculosis (primary) | pleural fibrosis, | interstitial fibrosis,? metastasis) |
Lymph system | lymphangitis | filariae, lipoedema |
|
5th, 6thand 7th Layers: Cell, Neural Plate, Mesoderm
Organs | Psora | Sycosis | Syphilis |
Genetic code | schizophrenia (acute) | cancer (benign, slow growth) | cancer, AIDS lupus erythematodes schizophrenia (chron.) |
Nervous system | neuritis | neurofibromatosis | Parkinson’s disease ALS epilepsy |
A.P.U.D. system | thyroiditis (acute) stress diabetes | goitre (hyposyc.) endocrine gland adenomas sterility, impotence | Hashimoto leukoderma
type 1 diabetes
sterility, impotence
|
Disease progression: upwards↑
Healing process: downwards ↓and from right to left ←
Miasmatic Chart of Suppression
Overview of 7 Layers
Germ Layer | Psora | Sycosis | Syphilis |
7th layer Genetic code | dynamic, mental illnesses | cancer growth (benign) | cancer (malignant) psychosis |
6th layer Neuro-ectoderm | peripheral neuritis (acute), epilepsy (always involved) | neurofibromatosis benign nerve tumours | motor neuron disease, epilepsy |
5th layer A.P.U.D system Endocrine system | acute inflammation of endocrine glands | overactive and underactive endocrine glands and united cell structures | auto-immune disease of endocrine glands, infertility |
4th layer Meso-dermal organs | inflammations of lymph system, lungs, kidneys, heart and the vascular system
| induration or atony of mesodermal organ | cell death in mesodermal organ |
3rd layer Mesoderm Connective tissues | acute inflammations in connective tissues of skin, muscles, bones, joints, cartilage and blood
| cell proliferation or reduction in connective tissue structures/ cells | cell destruction in connective tissue structures/ cells |
2nd layer Endoderm Respiratory system, Hollow organs Liver | acute inflammation of mucous membranes of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, biliary tracts of genito-urinary system, and liver parenchyma | chron. inflammation of hollow organs and liver benign tumours, concretions
| destruction and degeneration of tissue structures, ulcerations, haemorrhage
|
1st layer Ectoderm skin, Outer mucous membranes | skin rashes pruritus inflammations of the mucous membranes of head and pharynx | tumour of skin and mucous membranes of ectoderm; chron. superficial inflammations, thrush
| ulcers on skin and mucous membranes of ectoderm deep cracks |
Disease progression: upwards↑
Healing process: downwards ↓and from right to left ←