Materia medica esential . PREFACE.
IN the preface to the first first edition edition of this work, published in 1894, it was stated that the aim in its preparation, was to condense, giving nothing but the ssentials, nothing but the barest skeleton of the sub!ect " that it was not intended for use as an # Eselsbrücke,# Eselsbrücke,# nor to supplant, but, rather, to accompan$ the larger te%t&books on Materia Medica " and that is was designed merel$ as a re&arrangement and simplification of the sub!ect of hom'opathic Materia Medica for the use of o f the student. In the preface to the second edition, edition, published in 1994, gratification gratification was %pressed at the uniforml$ favorable criticism bestowed upon the work, an d at the rapid e%haustion of the first edition. New remedies were added, the inde% enlarged and corrected and the chapter on pharmac$ improved. In the the third third edition, appearing in 1899, which the publishers publishers saw saw fit, fit, on account of its popularit$, to to make a large one, man$ improvements suggested b$ the author(s fifteen $ears( e%perience as a teacher were incorporated. )he mode of preparation of each drug, as far as possible, was made to conform to the original methods of *ahnemann and others, and references to the original studies were added. )he entire work was revised, its language corrected, and man$ pages of new matter were added, consisting of new remedies and more complete indications for the use of man$ of the older ones. )he fourth fourth edition edition printed in 19+8, was bettered considerabl$, considerabl$, a few pages of new matter were added, and several innovations in the Materia Medica and therapeutic field received attention. eing, essentiall$ a students( manual, it was not deemed wise to enlarge it, but to make it precise and e%act.
)he present present or fifth edition has been somewhat somewhat revised, but not especiall$ enlarged. It was gratif$ing to the author to note that the onl$ -merican work on hom'opath$ mentioned b$ rofessor ier, of the /niversit$ of erlin, in his classic article recentl$ published favorable to *om'opath$, was was this compend. )he work has been issued in a second 0erman edition. Its use as a te%t&book te%t&book in a number number of our medical medical colleges, colleges, its translation into the the 0erman, rench and ortuguese languages, the latter with, an introduction b$ the late 2r. 3ichard *ughes, of ngland, and the universall$ favorable reception of the preceding editions, have encouraged the author to believe that it fills the place in our literature for which it was originall$ designed. W. A. DEWEY, M. D.
FOREWORD.
)his valuable valuable little little book on Materia Materia Medica has found found its wa$ to to the practitioners in eventh dition, as a guide. )he opportunit$ has now been taken to offer this book with its new print under the kind permission of M5s oericke 6 )afel of hiladelphia, /. . -. or 0eneral revision of successful 7ollege )e%t. )e%t. )his is a comprehensive, eas$&to&use reference covering the : drugs&from professional behaviour to students of *om'opathic cience, based on the author(s wide e%perience. )he prompt prompt acceptance of the work b$ the hom'opathic profession profession proved that the author had not been wrong in believing that others had felt need of a work of the kind as well as himself. It is our believe believe that this new Indian edition will soon soon make a place for itself itself close close to the hand of ever$ *om'opathic practitioner of our land too.
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ESSENTIALS OF *om'opathic Materia Medica and *om'opathic harmac$
)he present present or fifth edition has been somewhat somewhat revised, but not especiall$ enlarged. It was gratif$ing to the author to note that the onl$ -merican work on hom'opath$ mentioned b$ rofessor ier, of the /niversit$ of erlin, in his classic article recentl$ published favorable to *om'opath$, was was this compend. )he work has been issued in a second 0erman edition. Its use as a te%t&book te%t&book in a number number of our medical medical colleges, colleges, its translation into the the 0erman, rench and ortuguese languages, the latter with, an introduction b$ the late 2r. 3ichard *ughes, of ngland, and the universall$ favorable reception of the preceding editions, have encouraged the author to believe that it fills the place in our literature for which it was originall$ designed. W. A. DEWEY, M. D.
FOREWORD.
)his valuable valuable little little book on Materia Materia Medica has found found its wa$ to to the practitioners in eventh dition, as a guide. )he opportunit$ has now been taken to offer this book with its new print under the kind permission of M5s oericke 6 )afel of hiladelphia, /. . -. or 0eneral revision of successful 7ollege )e%t. )e%t. )his is a comprehensive, eas$&to&use reference covering the : drugs&from professional behaviour to students of *om'opathic cience, based on the author(s wide e%perience. )he prompt prompt acceptance of the work b$ the hom'opathic profession profession proved that the author had not been wrong in believing that others had felt need of a work of the kind as well as himself. It is our believe believe that this new Indian edition will soon soon make a place for itself itself close close to the hand of ever$ *om'opathic practitioner of our land too.
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ESSENTIALS OF *om'opathic Materia Medica and *om'opathic harmac$
Willis Alonzo DEWEY, M. D. Presented by Médi-T
CHAPTER 1. HOMŒOPATHIC HOMŒOPAT HIC MATERIA MEDICA. GENERAL CONSIDERAT CONSIDERATIONS. IONS. Wha is Ho!"o#ah$ % *om'opath$ =?=@ and AB(C=@& meaning similar affectionsD is the science of therapeutics& based upon Nature(s law of cure&Similia cure&Similia Similibus Curantur .E .E
Wha is !&an '$ his % - drug producing disturbances in a comparativel$ co mparativel$ health$ bod$ is capable of relieving or entirel$ obliterating similar disturbances, when found in the sick person. Who (o)!*la&+ h& la- o( *)& % amuel *ahnemann, a 0erman ph$sician, at the beginning beginning of the last centur$ discovered the law, and immediatel$ set to work ascertaining drug action upon the health$, health$, thus creating a Materia Medica for its practical application.
Was an$hin/ 0no-n o( his la- '&(o)& h& i!& o( Was Hahn&!ann % *ahnemann himself in his Grganon, mentions seven medical authors who had presentiments of the law of similars.
It had been intimated or con!ectured b$ *ippocrates, aracelsus, toerck and others " abandoned b$ them, however, it remained for *ahnemann to demonstrate its truth " hence, in a general sense, it ma$ be said he discovered the law. Wha a)& h& hi&( -o)0s o( Hahn&!ann a##&)ainin/ o Ho!"o#ah$ % irst and foremost foremost #)he Grganon Grganon "# #)he Materia Materia Medica ura "# #)he 7hronic 2iseases,# and #)he Hesser r ritings.# itings.# Na!& h& (*n+a!&nal #)ini#l&s o( Ho!"o#ah$. 1. 2isease is manifested b$ s$mptoms.
. Jnowledge of drug action must be obtained b$ e%perimentation on the health$ human bod$. . )he curative relation between these two sets of phenomena is b$ virtue virtue of the law of similars, or or Similia Similibus Curantur . 4. )he selected remed$ should be administered singl$, uncombined with an$ other, hence the doctrine of the single remed$. K. It should be (given in the smallest doses that will cure, hence the minimum dose. Wha a)& h& h)&& &ss&nials o( a ho!"o#ahi P)&s)i#ion % 1. rescribing according to the law of similars.
. -dministering -dministering the smallest dose that will cure. . 3epetition of the dose should cease when marked improvements sets in, especiall$ in chronic affections.
Wha is h& onl$ in+iaion (o) h& s&l&ion o( a )&!&+$ % )he totalit$ of the s$mptoms found in a given case. Wha +o -& !&an '$ h& oali$ o( h& s$!#o!s % -ll the s$mptoms observed in a patient&both sub!ective and ob!ective. It is the outwardl$ reflected image of the diseased state, and is the onl$ condition to be recogniLed for removal and conseFuent restoration to health. In h& oali$ o( s$!#o!s a)& h&$ all o( li0& i!#o)an& % )he$ are not. )he most prominent, uncommon and peculiar characteristic s$mptoms of the case should bear the closest similitude to the s$mptoms of the drug. )he more general s$mptoms reFuire less notice, as generalities are common to ever$ disease and most drugs. As a /&n&)al )*l&, -hih s$!#o!s a0& #)&&+&n& in h& s&l&ion o( a )&!&+$ an+ in +&&)!inin/ i!#)o&!&n % )he mental s$mptoms and those that have appeared last. Incipient improvement is indicated b$ increased comfort, greater tranFuilit$. and ease of mind, and also disappearance, first, of the more recentl$ developed s$mptoms. Ho- +o -& +iso&) h& aion o( )&!&+i&s % $ provings on the health$ human bod$ and observation of cases of poisoning. Wha is a #)oin/, an+ -ha is !&an '$ h& #)oin/ o( +)*/s % - proving is an e%periment on the health$ bod$ with a drug in var$ing doses sufficient to produce s$mptoms. It is the testing of drugs for their true and uneFuivocal effects. Wha is h& )&lai& al*& o( h& )&o)+s o( #oisonin/ an+ #)oin/ o( a +)*/ % or purposes of prescribing, the proving is indispensable and far more important. It gives the finer distinction of the action of a drug, whereas the poisoning gives the coarser
action. /suall$ the fatal effects of poison prevent the development of the finer s$mptomatolog$ which alone guides the *om'opathist to the choice of a remed$. Wha is !&an '$ h& #aho/&n&sis o( a +)*/ % )he record of all the s$mptoms, sub!ective and ob!ective, produced b$ testing drugs on the human bod$ in var$ing doses, on different individuals and both&se%es. It includes to%icolog$. Wha is !&an '$ a ho!"o#ahi a//)aaion an+ -ha is is si/ni(ian& % - temporar$ increase in the severit$ of the s$mptoms of a case after administering the similimum. Its significance is favorable since in stopping further medication a cure will follow as a rule. Wha is Ma&)ia M&+ia % Materia Medica is the stud$ of drugs&medical material for the cure of the sick. Wha is a +)*/ % - substance which alters the function or nutrition of a part or parts of the bod$. Wha a)& h& so*)&s o( h& )&!&+i&s *s&+ in Ho!"o#ah$ % )he$ are obtained from the three kingdoms of nature O &the -nimal, Mineral and Pegetable. Wha a)& noso+&s % )he hom'opathic designation for the morbid product of disease, when emplo$ed as remedies. Na!& so!& o( h& #)ini#al noso+&s. Psorinum, Syphilinum and Tuberculinum !mbra "risea, though not classed b$ pharmacists as a nosode, is a diseased animal product. D&(in& h&)a#&*is. )herapeutics is the application of drugs to diseases for their
relief or cure " besides this, it includes all that relates to the science and art of healing b$ other remedial measures. Wha +o&s i &!')a& (*)h&) % 2ietetics, climate, clothing, bathing, nursing, application of heat, cold, light, electricit$, chemotherap$, etc. Ho- a)& h& !&ho+s o( o!'ain/ +is&as& +ii+&+ % Into the preventive, palliative, and curative methods. Wha is *n+&)soo+ '$ #)&&ni& !&+iin& % It includes ever$thing that ph$siolog$, sanitar$ science, h$giene, bacteriolog$ and antiseptic medication teaches to lessen the development of disease( " the use of hom'opathic remedies in preventing development of epidemic and hereditar$ diseases is also included. Wha is #alliai& !&+iin& % )he use of drugs in ph$siological doses for their direct effect. )his is practicall$ allopath$. rilliant palliative results are obtained from the hom'opathic remed$ in incurable cases. Wha is *)ai& !&+iin& % )his field is e%clusivel$ occupied b$ *om'opath$. Wha is !&an '$ &!#i)iis! % )hat practice based upon mere e%perience without regard to an$ scientific deduction or investigation. Medical routinism. Wha is a s$!#o! % - s$mptom is the e%pression of disturbances in a health$ bod$ produced b$ a drug or some morbid agent. Ho- !a$ -& +ii+& h& s$!#o!s o( h& Ma&)ia M&+ia % irst, into pathogenetic, and clinical " second, into generic and characteristic.
Wha a)& #aho/no!oni s$!#o!s % athognomonic s$mptoms are characteristic s$mptoms of disease and belong to the diagnostician. Wha is a #aho/&n&i s$!#o! % Gne obtained from provings on the health$ or from to%icological observations. Wha is linial s$!#o! % Gne that is observed on the sick and has not been obtained from a proving. - patient under treatment is given a remed$ for certain conditions " if a certain marked s$mptom not found in the proving of that remed$ disappears, it is credited to the action of that remed$ and called a clinical s$mptom. A)& h&$ o( &2*al i!#o)an& o #aho/&n&i s$!#o!s % )he$ are not. )he$ must be used with great caution.
ut it is often that some clinical s$mptoms observed b$ trained men have been ver$ valuable additions to the Materia Medica. )he$ are possible pathogenetic s$mptoms. Wha a)& /&n&)i s$!#o!s. 0eneric s$mptoms are s$mptoms common to a number of drugs. uch s$mptoms are O Hoss of appetite, weakness, distress, headache, etc. )he$ are of little value to the prescriber. Wha is !&an '$ a ha)a&)isi s$!#o!s % It is the individualiLing s$mptom of a drug. In its complete e%pression it should belong to one drug alone. Ho- &ls& a)& h&$ so!&i!&s +&no!ina&+ % Je$¬e s$mptoms. 0uiding s$mptoms. Wha is a s*'3&i& s$!#o! % - s$mptom which either the prover or the patient e%periences and can e%press in language.
Wha a)& o'3&i& s$!#o!s % Gb!ective s$mptoms are those which appeal directl$ to the senses of the ph$sician. Wha a)& h& h)&& &ss&nial (&a*)&s o( &&)$ o!#l&& s$!#o! % Hocation, sensation, and condition of aggravation or amelioration. Whih o( h&s& (&a*)&s is !os i!#o)an % )he conditions of aggravation and amelioration. A)& h&s& h)&& &ss&nials o '& (o*n+ in &&)$ s$!#o! % )he$ are not. Gur provings have been made without due regard to these three essential features, but it should be the aim in prescribing to complete them as far as possible. Wha is h& +i((&)&n& '&-&&n s$!#o!aalo/$ in h& 4Ma&)ia M&+ia P*)&4 an+ ha o( h& 4Ch)oni Dis&as&s %4 )he former contains onl$ the pathogenetic s$mptoms &such as are observed on the health$&whereas the #7hronic 2iseases# contains man$ clinical s$mptoms besides. Wha is !&an '$ h& Hahn&!annian sh&!a % )he arrangement of the s$mptoms in anatomical order, beginning with head, then nose, e$es, face, etc. Wha is h& )&laion o( Ho!"o#ah$ o all (o)!s o( loal )&a!&n % )he ideal *om'opathic does not recogniLe that local treatment has an$ important value " indeed all such accessor$ treatment is held as harmful to the action of a remed$. ut practicall$ and clinicall$ it has been found that in man$ cases a mild local treatment is not onl$ harmful but beneficial. ut the hom'opathicit$ of the remed$ emplo$ed should be recogniLed here as when given internall$. Wha is h& )&laion o( Ho!"o#ah$ o s*)/&)$ % )here are man$ conditions in which the knife alone is
indicated, but *om'opath$ possesses remedies and measures that freFuentl$ make its use unnecessar$. )umors are sometimes permanentl$ cured b$ a course of hom'opathic remedies. hock is also prevented b$ the timel$ administration of the similar remed$. Wha is iso#ah$ an+ -h&)&in +o&s i +i((&) ()o! Ho!"o#ah$ % Isopath$ is giving a product of a disease for the disease itself, thus administering the same thing in an attenuated form, whereas *om'opath$ is the administering of similar wholl$ foreign agents to diseased conditions. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( iso#ah$. Tuberculinum as a remed$ for tuberculosis.
Syphilinum as a remed$ for s$philis. #ydrophobinum for rabies. Can h&s& iso#ahi )&!&+i&s '& *s&+ l&/ii!a&l$ as ho!"o#ahi )&!&+i&s % Gnl$ when the$ are properl$ proven. or instance, Psorinum has been proven and found to be a valuable hom'opathic remed$. Wha -as iso#ahi !&+iaion in)o+*&+ ino Ho!"o#ah$ % $ 2r. Hu%, in 18. 2rs. Hu% and *ering taught that the to%ins formed in the bod$, properl$ attended, are capable of curing the ver$ disease that give rise to them. Wh&n -&)& h&s& &ahin/s )&i&+ % *alf a centur$ later, b$ asteur and Joch.
Wha is !&an '$ S&)*! Th&)a#$ % Medication b$ curative or productive serums or anti&to%ins obtained from men or animals sick with a similar disease. )here are also s$nthetic chemical anti&to%ins which not being of animal origin are safer than serums. )he$ are d$namic in action and in accord with the laws of similars. Wha is !&an '$ a #)o#h$lai % Gi& an &5a!#l& o( a #)o#h$lai )&!&+$. - preventive or preservative remed$. $elladonna as O a preventive of carlet ever has achieved considerable reputation. Wha is a #la&'o % rom the Hatin &to please. -n inert preparation, usuall$ sugar of milk, given the patient while watching a case for the development of s$mptoms, or while permitting a previousl$ administered drug to act undisturbed. It is also sometimes necessar$ in impatient cases coming from allopathic hands. Wha is a #alliai& % - remed$ that is given for a single s$mptom or condition " usuall$ an antipathic remed$ given in a ph$siological dose. Wha is h& )&laion o( Ho!"o#ah$ o #alliaion % alliation of prominent s$mptoms ought to be discharged, for it provides onl$ in part for a single s$mptom " it ma$ bring partial relief, but this is usuall$ soon followed b$ a perceptible aggravation of the entire disease. M&nion so!& o( h& #alliai&s &)$ /&n&)all$ &!#lo$&+. %orphine, for relief of pain and to stupef$. &uinine, in febrile conditions, and the modern coal tar preparations like Phenacetine, !ntipyrine, Sulphonal , and !spirin. M&nion so!& #alliai&s ha a)& in ha)!on$ -ih ho!"o#ahi !&+iaion. -ll non&medicinal palliatives, such as heat, cold, demulcents, and food&like principles.
Wha is h& a&#&+ +&(iniion o( a ho!"o#ahi #h$siian % Gne who adds to his knowledge of medicine a special knowledge of hom'opathic therapeutics and observes the law of similia. -ll that pertains to the great field of medicinal learning is his b$ tradition, b$ inheritance, b$ right. Wha )&laion +o +)*/s '&a) o &ah oh&) % -ntidotal, concordant, complementar$, inimical and famil$. Wha is an ani+o& % It is a substance which modifies or opposes the effects of a remed$. Wha a)& ono)+an )&!&+i&s % 2rugs whose actions are similar, but of dissimilar origin, are said to be concordant and the$ follow each other well. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( ono)+an )&!&+i&s. China, and Calcarea. Pulsatilla and Sepia. 'itric acid and Thu(a. $elladonna and %ercurius. Wha a)& ini!ial )&!&+i&s % 2rugs which have a relation of enmit$ towards each other and therefore do not follow each other well. Gi& h)&& &5a!#l&s o( ini!ial )&laion. !pis and )hus. Phosphorus and Causticum. Silicea and %e rcurius. Wha is !&an '$ (a!il$ )&laion % )he relation e%isting between drugs whose origin is similar. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( (a!il$ )&laion. The #alo"ens * $romine, Chlorine and +odine. Lachesis and Crotalus. +"natia and ' u omica. )he )anunculace. famil$. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( ani+oal )&laion. 'u
omica and Coffea. $elladonna and /pium. $ryonia and ) hus. #epar and %ercurius. Wha is !&an '$ o!#l&!&na)$ )&laion % - relation wherein one drug completes the cure which was commenced b$ another drug. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( o!#l&!&na)$ )&laions. $elladonna and Calcarea Sulphur and 'u omica !pis and 'atrum muriaticum. Wha is !&an '$ a #ol$h)&s % rom the 0reek words A=QR@ man$ and STU=V=@ uses. drug that is ver$ freFuentl$ used " one whose range of applicabilit$ is e%tensive " an ever$ da$ remed$. Wha is !&an '$ h& +i((&)&niaion o( )&!&+i&s % It is the pointing out of differences in the action of related remedies. Wha is !&an '$ al&)naion o( )&!&+i&s % )he administration of two or more remedies successivel$, first one then the other, which appear to correspond with the morbid state. Gi& (i& )&asons -h$ h& al&)naion o( )&!&+i&s is a )&#)&h&nsi& #)ai&. 1. )he totalit$ of the s$mptoms which should form the basis of ever$ hom'opathic prescription cannot be found under more than one remed$ at a time.
. It leads to pol$pharmac$, a slovenl$ mode of practice, and does not advance accurate and definite knowledge of drug action. . rescribing a second remed$ before the action of the first is e%hausted will interfere with its action. $ such mismanagement remedies seem to lose their power. 4. 3emedies which antidote each other or hold inimical relation to each other might be alternated.
K. tatistics prove that diseases treated with the single remed$ recover more rapidl$. Wha is !&an '$ h& &l&i& a((ini$ o( +)*/s % Gi& &5a!#l&s. It is the affinit$ that certain drugs have for certain parts or organs of the bod$. Podophyllum is especiall$ a liver remed$. Cantharis elects the urinar$ organs for O action,Strychnia, the spinal cord, Tellurium, the t$mpanum, Er"ot , the uterus, etc. - more modern term that is sometimes used is tissue proclivit$ and it is probabl$ more e%act. Wha is Hahn&!ann6s +o)in& o( h)oni +is&as&s % It is based upon the theor$ that there are three distinct miasms underl$ing all forms of chronic disease, namel$ O the psoric, the s$philitic and the s$cotic. )he$ ma$ e%ist alone or combined in the s$stem, and are characteriLed b$ distinct groups of s$mptoms, for which *ahnemann has distinct groups of corresponding remedies. Is Hahn&!ann6s +o)in& o( h& h)&& !ias!s a&#&+ '$ h& &ni)& ho!"o#ahi shool % It is not. In regard to s$philis there is no difference of opinion, and the chronic miasm due to this poison, as pointed out b$ *ahnemann, is literall$ true. ut there is much difference of opinion in regard to psora and s$cosis. Wha is #so)a % In *ahnemann(s patholog$ psora is the miasm that is developed from the suppression of the itch, some cutaneous or other e%ternal manifestations of disease. In modern patholog$ the term tubercular is analogous to the term psoric used b$ *ahnemann. )he cancer disease is alwa$s of a psoric origin. Is h&)& an$ 'asis (o) his '&li&( o '& o's&)& in #)ai& % It is a fact that freFuentl$ a rapid disappearance of a. skin disease, whether spontaneous or brought about b$ in!udicious e%ternal medication, is followed b$ grave
s$mptoms, due probabl$ to its changing from an e%ternal to an internal and more vital location. Wha is an ani#so)i )&!&+$ % - remed$ especiall$ adapted to the treatment of chronic diseases, so called because *ahnemann considered them special remedies for psora.E
MeLereum, Muriatic acid, Natrum carb, Natrum mur., Nitric acid, etroleum, hosphorus, hosphoric acid, latina, arsaparilla, epia, ilica, tannum, ulphur, ulphuric acid, Wincum.D Wha is h& al*& o( ani#so)i )&!&+i&s % )he$ have the greatest value especiall$ in the treatment of chronic disease " and their great clinical success proves, more of the essential correctness of *ahnemann(s doctrine of chronic diseases than theoretical speculation. Wh$ is i ha #so)i an+ s$oi !ias!s a)& no )&o/niz&+ '$ h& ol+ shool % Gne reason,( undoubtedl$, is the fact that the$ are characteriLed b$ groups of s$mptoms and conditions that are not valued greatl$ b$ that school. )he$ do not recogniLe them as having an$ connection with the ordinar$ diseases the$ treat. Na!& so!& so7all&+ #so)i s$!#o!s. Parious forms of skin diseases appearing periodicall$ " itching " small pimples, especiall$ near the wrist " cracks in the skin " irregular or unusuall$ protracted course of acute illness. M&nion so!& s$oi s$!#o!s. 0reat muscular debilit$ " morbid fears " rheumatic affections " distorted finger nails " dr$ condition of the hair, as if burnt " warts, etc.
Wha a)& #ha)!aolo/$ an+ #ha)!ao+$na!is % harmacolog$ is that division of materia Medica which treats of the action of drugs upon the living bod$, and pharmacod$namics is the division of pharmacolog$ which considers the effects and uses of medicines. Wh$ is Ho!"o#ah$ s*#&)io) o #)ai& ao)+in/ o so!& #aholo/ial h&o)$ % ecause ideas on patholog$ are constantl$ changing, this leads to an unstable and changing s$stem of therapeutics. Wha is !&an '$ h& #h$siolo/ial aion o( +)*/s % It is the actual effect produced upon the health$ organism as a result of their administration. Wha is !&an '$ a #h$siolo/ial los& % - dose large enough to produce s$mptoms. Gi& &5a!#l&s o( +)*/s #)&s)i'&+ ao)+in/ o h& #h$siolo/ial !&ho+. Ha%atives given for constipation, astringents for diarrh'a, antip$retics for fever, and carminatives for flatulence, are e%amples of this kind. Wh$ is Ho!"o#ah$ s*#&)io) o his !&ho+ % *om'opath$ prescribes for the patient as a whole and not for certain isolated s$mptoms, thereb$ skriking at the root of diseases. Gi& an &5a!#l& o( h& #h$siolo/ial !&ho+ o( #)&s)i'in/ in $#hoi+ (&&). )he high temperature is brought down b$ antip$retics " the delirium is met b$ sedatives or soporifics " the diarrh'a is checked b$ astringents and opiates " the debilit$ is met b$ #tonics.# )he alimentar$ canal is flushed with bactericides. If the heart(s action be weak cardiac stimulants are prescribed, and so on s$mptom b$ s$mptom ad infinitum. Co!#a)& his -ih h& ho!"o#ahi !&ho+ o( #)&s)i'in/ (o) h& sa!& +is&as&. )he hom'opathic ph$sician prescribes for the patient plus the disease. *e takes into consideration the entire diseased
picture as represented b$ the s$mptoms of fever, delirium, diarrh'a., debilit$, cardiac weakness and all other s$mptoms even to the pathological condition of e$er(s patches and all slight and even apparentl$ insignificant s$mptoms peculiar to the individual " then, guided b$ the therapeutic law and his knowledge of drug action,. the remed$ is selected which corresponds to the totalit$ of the s$mptoms and a cure is effected in the speediest possible manner. M&nion so!& o( h& a+ana/&s o( Ho!"o#ah$ o&) allo#ah$.
1. It cures disease in the safest, Fuickest and pleasantest manner. . 2angerous drugging and debilitating measures are no part of it. . %pensive druggists( bills and the uncertain elements of prescription filling are avoided. 4. 2iseases be$ond the reach of allopathic medication are cured b$ *om'opath$. K. )he knife and other surgical measures are rendered less often necessar$, and surgical cases treated hom'opathicall$ have superior chances of well doing. :. )he development of diseases and malignant growths is prevented in their incipienc$. X. 3elapses are prevented, as it removes the tendenc$ to disease. 8. 2rug diseases are avoided. Wha a)& so!& o( h& i!iaions, a)ia*)&s an+ o((shoos o( Ho!"o#ah$ % )he use of parvules, granules, dosi&metric tablets, electro& hom'opathic remedies. erum therap$ has for its genesis the law of similars. )he so&called #combination tablets# belong to the same class and are foreign to *om'opath$. Wh$ a)& o!'inaion a'l&s non7ho!"o#ahi % ecause, being composed of two or more drugs whose combination has never been proved, the$ cannot be applied hom'opathicall$. urther, no two drugs combined in this wa$ can ever be indicated at the same time.
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CHAPTER II HOMŒOPATHIC PHARMACY. Wha is #ha)!a$ % It is the name applied to the art of preparing drugs for administration to the sick and dispensing them as medicines. Wha is h& so*)& o( h& )*l&s o( ho!"o#ahi #ha)!a$ % *ahnemann(s writings, especiall$ #)he Grganon,# the #Materia Medica ura,# and the #7hronic 2iseases.# )hese form the basis of all subseFuent treatises on the sub!ect. Wha is h& +isin/*ishin/ #&*lia)i$ o( ho!"o#ahi #ha)!a$ % It is the painstaking accurac$ of detail and the avoidance of all mi%ture of medicinal substances which would interfere with the accurate reproduction of the preparation used in the provings. Wha )*l& sho*l+ 8'& o's&)&+ in 'ol&s, *&nsils, &. % -bsolute cleanliness is the prime essential. ottles which have been used as containers for medicinal preparations should not again be used for other medicines, nor for higher attenuations of the same medicines. 7orks should alwa$s be new. Wha a)& !&+iinal &hil&s % )he$ are comparativel$ inert materials, which are used for containing and as a means of developing the therapeutic activit$ of medicinal substances. Na!& hos& *s&+ in ho!"o#ahi #ha)!a$. -lcohol, distilled water, pellets and sugar of milk.
Wha is h& +i((&)&n& '&-&&n a'sol*& an+ ho!"o#ahi alohol % *om'opathic alcohol is of 8X per cent. strength and is used in making hom'opathic attenuations. -bsolute alcohol, theoreticall$, should be 1++ per cent. alcohol. racticall$ 9K per cent. is about the highest it ever attains, as it constantl$ absorbs water from the atmosphere. Ho- !a$ 9: #&) &n. alohol '& )&+*&+ o ho!"o#ahi alohol % $ adding to X parts of 9K per cent. alcohol one part of distilled water. Wha is +il*& alohol % It is made b$ adding to X parts of 8X per cent. alcohol three parts of distilled water. )his is not the dilute alcohol of the old school, which is 4X parts of water to K parts of alcohol. Ho- sho*l+ +isill&+ -a&) '& 0&# % In small Fuantities, and in glass&stoppered bottles, as it deteriorates easil$. Ho- is s*/a) o( !il0 #)&#a)&+ (o) ho!"o#ahi #*)#os&s % In order to obtain it perfectl$ pure it is recr$stalliLed. Griginall$ it was made b$ evaporation of the whe$. It is generall$ known as Saccharum Lactis. Wha a)& ho!"o#ahi /lo'*l&s o) #&ll&s !a+& o( % Grdinaril$ of pure cane sugar. Wha is !&an '$ !&+iinal s*'san& % )he entire drug material from which the tincture is made and not the portion thereof which is dissolved in the tincture, as, for instance, $elladonna herb or 'u omica seeds, and not alone the e%tracted materials of these substances. Wha is !&an '$ h& +)*/ #o-&) o( a in*)& % It is the amount of crude drug contained in it.
Wha is !&an '$ h& 4!oh&) in*)&4 o( a +)*/ % )he strongest liFuid preparation used in *om'opath$ and made b$ macerating or dissolving this drug or portions of it in alcohol or water. Wha is h& hi&( so*)& o( o*) !oh&) in*)&s % )he fresh plant, but parts of plants, barks, roots, seeds gums, balsams, etc., are also used. Wha )*l& is o's&)&+ in !a0in/ in*)&s ()o! #lans % henever possible the fresh plant onl$ should be used, hence the need of importing certain tinctures from countries where the fresh plants grow. Wha oh&) )*l& sho*l+ '& o's&)&+ in !a0in/ in*)&s % )he$ should be prepared, as far as possible, e%actl$& as the$ were prepared for the original proves. -lterations in their preparations would produce different actions. Ho- is h& s)&n/h o( a in*)& &si!a&+ % $ the proportion of the medicinal substances which it represents, !ust as the strength of a solution or trituration is estimated b$ the proportion of medicinal substance it contains. Is h& s)&n/h o( ho!"o#ahi !oh&) in*)&s *ni(o)! % It is not. )he strength varies greatl$, being influenced b$ the nature of the drug, for instance O )he amount of drug power in -conite is K+ per cent., or one half&, while in Phosphorus tincture the actual amount of drug contained is one&tenth of one per cent. Wha +o -& !&an '$ h& !oh&) in*)& o( an ai+ % It generall$ means the first decimal dilution, that is, one part of the acid to nine parts of distilled water. A)& h&)& &5&#ions o his )*l& % 0luoric, #ydrocyanic, Phosphoric and Picric acids in the tincture consist of one part of the acid to 99 of either alcohol or water, making the first centesimal dilution.
