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    Promoting Homeopathy All Malaysian Over

     

    Practice of Homoeopathy
    By P. F. Curie, M. D.
    Konsultan HBI: Mohamed Hatta Abu Bakar HMD

    Contents

    Dedication

    Preface

    Chapter 1
    Of the Disease

    Necessity of ascertaining the Cause of Disease
    The Patient himself details the Symptoms
    The Parents of Attendants explain what they know
    The Practitioner writes down all details
    Interrogation of the Patient
    Classification of the Symptoms according to their Importance
    Fundamental Symptoms
    Sympathetic Symptoms
    Causes of many diseases remain unknown
    Importance of Morbid Anatomy
    Conditions which constitute the Nature of a Malady
       - Acute Affections
       - Chronic Affections
    Complicated Maladies
    Generalization, when employed
    Homoeopathy requires a reformed Nosology
    Importance of former Observers

    Chapter 2
    Of Medicaments

    Numerous symptoms produced by Medicaments
    Importance of their Study
    Method of Studying the Materia Medica
    Classification of Remedies in the Repertorium
    Rickert’s Repertorium, and its Use
    Jahr’s Repertorium, and its Use
    Repertoria are insufficient to give a complete Knowledge of Medicaments
    The Study of Materia Medica the only infallible Guide
    The necessity of the Physician referring to the Materia Medica
    Conditions which constitute the best Remedy

    Chapter 3
    Dispensing of the Remedy

    Disgust and danger produced by Drugs allopathically administered
    Patients not subjected to such Disgust and Danger under
    the Use of Homoeopathic Medicines
    These Medicines administered by Tincture
       - dry in globules
       - in globules dissolved in Water
       - by Olfaction
       - by Friction
    Suitable Doses
    Suitable Dilutions

    Chapter 4
    Of the Repetition of the Medicament

    Difficulty of the proper Application of the Remedy
    The Physician to be governed by the Effects of the Medicaments<on the Organism
    Hahnemann at first prohibited Repetitions
    Repetitions often found necessary
    Hahnemann, Aegidi, Wolf, the first who repeated the Medicaments
    The Cholera gave the most striking Proofs of the Necessity of Repetitions
    Repetitions in Acute Diseases
       - in Intermittent Diseases
       - in Chronic Diseases
    The Homoeopathic Law furnishes the Basis for Repetitions
    Rummel’s Opinion
    Why Homoeopathists differ sometimes in the Dose and its Repetition
    Opponents in vain attempt to avail themselves of those differences
    The Character of the Complaint regulates the Dose
    Choice amongst the different Dilutions
    Data by which the Practitioner is guided in those points
    Aegidi’s Views
    The Physician’s course in case of Aggravation
    Hering’s Opinion
    Repetition of the same Medicament
       - every 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, and 16 days
    Alternate Repetition
    Alternation of a Remedy with its Antidote
    Case in which several Doses of Sulphur cannot be administered
    Dr. Griesselich’s Discovery for Destroying over Doses of Sulphur
    signs of Aggravation produced by the Medicament,
    Aggravation of the Disease itself
    Intermediate Remedies in Treatment of Chronic Malady
    Circumstances interrupting the Course of Treatment in Chronic Affections
    Conclusions on the different Opinions as to the Repetition of Doses

    Chapter 5
    Palliatives

    Preliminary Reflections
    Circumstances in which they may be Used

    Chapter 6
    Of Regimen

    Object of Regimen
    Vegetable Food
    Animal Food
    Beverage
    Condiments
    Baths
    Air and bodily Exercises
    Habits of Living.

    Chapter 7
    Cases and Practical Observation

    Deviation of the Vertebral Column
    Periodical Ulcerations in the Mouth
    Cases of Quinsy
    Cases of Vomitings in pregnant Women
    Cases of Diarrhoea
    Strangulated Hernia
    Hemorrhoids
    Cases of Whooping-cough
    Pulmonary Catarrh
    Cases treated by Arnica
    Contused Wound
    Cases of Contusion
    Hemorrhage - cutaneous eruption
    Glandular Disease
    Cases of Ophthalmia
    Delirium Tremens
    Myopia

    Chapter 8
    Sketch of some of the more important Articles of the Materia Medica

    Acidum Nitricum
    Acidum Phosphoricum
    Aconitum
    Ammonium Carbonicum
    Antimonium
    Arnica Montana
    Arsenicum
    Asafoetedia
    Aurum
    Baryta
    Belladonna
    Bryonia
    Calcarea carbonica
    Cannabis
    Carbo vegetabilis
    Causticum
    Chamomilla
    China (Cinchona)
    Cina
    Coffea
    Conium Maculatum
    Dulcamara
    Graphites
    Ignatia Amara
    Ipecacuanha
    Kali Carbonica
    Lycopodium
    Magnesia
    Magesiae Murias
    Mercurius
    Natrum carbonicum
    Nux vomica
    Petroleum
    Phosphorus
    Pulsatilla
    Rhus Toxicodendron
    Sarsaparilla
    Sepia
    Silicea
    Sodae Murias
    Spongia
    Stannum
    Staphisagria
    Strammonium
    Sulphur
    Thuya
    Veratrum Album
    Zincum

    Chapter 9

    Medicines and their Antidotes

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