Principles of Homoeopathy for students in medicine

130 Seiten, kart.
erschienen 1996
Best.-Nr. 00175
Gewicht: 130g
ISBN: 978-81-7021-297-3
9788170212973

Printed in India.
Out of print

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PREFACE
THE preparation of this book has been undertaken with several objects in view, which have a bearing on the subject matter and arrangement. In dealing with medical students, we are convinced that little is retained of a subject unless that subject has a reference text book. Lectures are necessary to emphasize, il¬luminate, and presumably enthuse, but much more may be obtained from them when an introductory text is available. Although many books dealing with certain phases of Homoeopathy have been published, and most materia medicas contain short chapters on applied Homoeopathy, there has been no book of recent years devoted to this all-important subject. The increasing interest in Homoeopathy, the justification of its princi¬ples by trends in medical and allied sciences, and most important of all, the actual need of such a treatise by Homoeopathic students, has served to prompt the publication of this compend.
Although written primarily for undergraduates, their appreciation of the whole subject of Homoeopathy and its proper application will only come when the student finds himself in active practice, where the bulk of office cases do not lend themselves to specific medication and where pathological findings either do not exist, or, if present, are not susceptible to ordinary drug treatment. Here the conscientious physician views with disgust his dependence on pure empiricism, and his measure of success will be very nicely proportional to his knowledge of Homoeopathic principles.
It has been said, and perhaps rightly, that the word "cure" has been used too lightly in Homoeopathic literature, and what was really obtained was symptomatic relief. Again not enough cognizance was taken of the natural course oi disease, and that too wide an application was claimed for Homoeopathic therapeutics. All such criticism is based on a misunderstanding of the aim of Homoeopathic medication. It is a fundamental principle of Homoeopathy that a clear group of symptoms, regardless of the diagnosis, always constitute a basis for helpful Homoeopathic treatment, whether or not our physicians cherish any hope for a complete recovery, The understanding Homoeopath is fully aware of our crude knowledge of life (and therefore disease) processes, and therefore capitalizes symptomatology and makes practical use of medicines whose efficiency has been demonstrated by a century and a quarter of application. For this reason one's knowl¬edge of disease processes should suggest but never curtail a Homoeopathic prescription.
The Organon, being the original source of Homoeopathy, should be carefully read and reread, and this small book is in nowise a substitute for it. It is rather an attempt to outline the principles therein contained, modified by the crystallized experience of the Homoeopathic School. The Organon loses nothing when viewed in the light of modern medicine, but interpreta¬tion is needed, and in its original form we hardly consider it suitable pabulum for the student mind. It has been our custom, after giving the lectures on the principles of Homoeopathy as contained in this book, to read over the Organon paragraph by paragraph.
The first three chapters are introductory and were written with the idea of conveying the Homoeopathic viewpoint to students just entering upon the study of medicine. The subject matter has been largely sug¬gested by questions asked the author from time to time in his association with students. The five great principles of Homoeopathy are then taken up and the main points in Hahnemann's theory of .chronic disease and philosophy will be found under the chapter on Philoso¬phy. The use of the repertory appears under Applied Homoeopathy and the surroundings of this brief state¬ment are acutely appreciated by the author, whose only excuse is that this topic merits a book in itself. The charts shown have been used for several years on our service at the Hahnemann hospital and are helpful in taking the case.
The author has gladly availed himself of all sources of material bearing on the subject and believes that the policies advocated agree with the majority of Homceo-pathic educators yet no man has a right to speak for the school.
Such shortcomings as may be found become of a per¬sonal nature and for such we assume responsibility.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October, 1929.

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