John Henry Clarke A Dictionary of Domestic Medicine

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "John Henry Clarke A Dictionary of Domestic Medicine"

Wilfrid Leonard
5 years ago
Views:

John Henry Clarke Reading excerpt of John Henry Clarke Publisher: B. Jain http://www.narayana-verlag.

and a healthy life. Copying excerpts is not permitted.

1 John Henry Clarke Reading excerpt of John Henry Clarke Publisher: B. Jain In the Narayana webshop you can find all english books on homeopathy, alternative medicine and a healthy life. Copying excerpts is not permitted. Narayana Verlag GmbH, Blumenplatz 2, D Kandern, Germany Tel info@narayana-verlag.com

2 INTRODUCTION I HOMCEOPATHY. HOMOEOPATHY is a system of cure based on the fact that any substance which is capable of producing symptoms of disease in the healthy will remove those symptoms and cure the disease when 'met with in the sick. That such a principle of cure existed was first enunciated by HIPPOCRATES, but it was not until centuries after, when HAHNEMANN seized upon the idea, and by his herculean labours reconstructed the Materia Meilica, that Homoeopathy became what we now know it Lhe most complete and scientific system of healing the sick the world has ever seen. Only those who have never experienced its effects in their own persons, and those who have not the skill or the patience to practise it, are now found capable of denying its existence. There are two, reasons why so many medical men are found who know nothing of Homoeopathy. The first is that it entails an enormous amount of trouble to learn to practise it as medical men must nothing short of acquiring a new art after they have finished their work at the schools ; and the other is that, as one 9

3 io INTRODUCTION result of their pains, they lose caste with their pro fessional brethren. For these two reasons homoeo pathic doctors are likely to be, in Great Britain at anj rate, for some time to come a scarce commodity Hence arises the necessity for books like the present which shall enable those who cannot obtain homoeo pathic medical advice to practise Homoeopathy in thei; own homes and families. The DICTIONARY is intendec to convey in easily accessible form such informatior as intelligent people ought to possess about diseases and their treatment, and to enable them to apply the treatment when profession! aid is not within reach, 01 when the case is not too grave for a non medical persor to undertake. MATERIA MEDICA. The Homoeopathic Maleria Medlar consists of a record of the symptoms produced by the differenl drugs on healthy people. Those medicines which have produced the most marked and the greatesl number of symptoms are the most important in homoeopathic practice, as they afford the greatesl number of points for comparison with the symptoms met with in disease. In this work only the most commonly required drugs are mentioned. To have introduced more would have been confusing rathei than helpful. In stocking a full-sized Homoeopathic Medicine Chest most of the medicines in the sub joined list indicated by capitals and italics should be included; for a small-sized chest it will be sufficient to include only those printed in capitals. Those of which the names are printed in ordinary type are less frequently required, and can be obtained when wanted In the present edition I have included the names

4 INTRODUCTION of a number of nosodes, or remedies prepared from the viruses of diseases. These have long been in use amongst homceopathists, and now the Old School have taken them up with considerable ardour, under the name of " Vaccins," " Opsonic injections," &c. But as Von Behring candidly admits, the real name for them is " Homoeopathic." In the use of these remedies homoeopathists are for the most part able to dispense with subcutaneous injections, and administer them in the usual homoeopathic forms. Names. Abbreviations. ACONITE... Aeon. Actica racemosa Act. rac. Antimoniiitn cruditm..... Ant. c. ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM.. Ant. t. Apis Apis. ARNICA Arn. ARSENICUM ALBUM.... Ars. Aurum Aur. Bacillinum Bacil. BELLADONNA... Bell. Berberis vulgaris..... Berb. BRYONIA... Bry. CALCAREA CARBONICA... Calc. c. Calcarea phosphorica.... Calca.phos. CAMPHOR Camph. Carbo vcgetabilis..... Garb. v. Caulophyllum thalictroides... Caulo. Causticum Caust. Cepa (Allium Cepa).... Cepa. CHAMOMILLA Cham. n

5 12 INTRODUCTION Names. Abbreviations CHINA Chin. Cina Cina. Cocculus... Cocc. Coffea.... Coffea. Coqueluchin Coquel. COLOCYNTH..... Coloc. Dioscorea Diosc. Dulcamara Dulc. Euphrasia Euphras. Ferrum Ferr. Gelscmium... Gels. Graphites Graph. Hamametis Ham. HEPAR SULPHURIS.... Hep. Hyoscyamus Hyo. IGNATIA AMARA..., Ign. lodium lod. IPECACUANHA... Ipec. Kali b'~ ''romictim... Kali bi. Kali uirvonicum Kali c. Kreasotum Kreas. LACHESIS... Lach. LYCOPODIUM... Lye. MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS... Merc. s.

6 INTRODUCTION 13 Names. A bbreviations. Morbillin... Morbil. Moschus Mosch. NATRUM MUR... Nat. m. Nitric acid Nit. ac. NUX VOMICA Nux. v. Opium Op. PHOSPHORUS... Phos. Phytolacca... Phyt. Plantago... Plant. Platina..... Plat. Podophyllum... Pod. PULSATILLA... Puls. RHUS TOXICODENDRON... Rhus. Ruta graveolens... Ruta. Sabina... Sabi. Sanguinaria canadensis.... Sang. Secale Sec. SEPIA Sep. SILICA Sil. Spongia Spo. Staphisagria Stap. Stramonium... Stram. SULPHUR Sulph. Thuja occidentalis..... Thuj. Urtica urens... Urt. u. *

7 14 INTRODUCTION Names. Abbreviation!: Variolinum Var. Veratrum album... Ver. Veratrum viride Verat. v. Viola tricolor Viol. t. Strong tinctures required for external application Arnica. Belladonna. Calendula. More rarely required Balsam of Peru. Euphrasia. Hamamelis. Hypericum. Ledum. Plantago. Ruta. Thuja. Veratrum Viride. Viola tricolor. ATTENUATION OR POTENCY. The. mode of preparation of homoeopathic medicines; is peculiar. HAHNEMANN discovered that many substances, such as chalk and flint, which in their crude state are inert, when finely triturated by being ground in a mortar with sugar of milk, develop surprising powers. He also found that vegetable and liquid poisons, by being gradually attenuated by dilution in a special way, lose all their material, physical, and chemical properties, whilst retaining their rnedicinal properties unimpaired. The scale in which he attenu

8 INTRODUCTION 15 ated drugs was in the proportion of i part of the substance to 99 parts of the attenuating medium (whether alcohol or sugar of milk) for each degree. HAHNE- MANN carried all his medicines up to the 3oth degree, and experience has shown that from the lowest attenuation to the highest all are effective. For ordinary domestic practice the 3rd attenuation of all soluble substances, and the 6th or I2th of all insolubles (Calcarea, Carbo veg., Ferrum, Graphites, Hepar, Lycopod., Sepia, Silica), are the best for general use. But where the lower attenuations prove ineffectual in old-standing cases, the higher should be tried before changing a remedy that seems appropriate. The 3oth attenuations of Sulphur, Lycopodium, and Calcarea are useful to have in reserve. Camphor is most useful in the strong tincture or strong pilules. FORMS OF ADMINISTRATION. The five principal forms in which homoeopathic medicines are administered are : Tinctures, Triturations, Tablets, Pilules, and Globules ; and any of these may be dissolved in water and the solution given in spoonfuls. Of the tinctures one drop is enough for a dose, and it may be given in a teaspoonful or dessertspoonful of water or on a piece of loaf sugar. If it is desired to repeat the dose frequently, eight or ten drops may be mixed in as many spoonfuls of water, a spoonful being given as often as is desired. Two to four grains of a trituration (as much as would lie on a sixpenny piece) is the usual dose, one or two pilules, or tablets, and two to five globules. For hot climates globules of the lath or 3oth attenuation are the best for keeping. All bottles containing homreopathic medicines should have perfect necks and be fitted

9 i6 INTRODUCTION with sound corks. The cork should have the name of the medicine and strength written upon it. Corks should never be changed from one bottle to another and a bottle that has once contained one medicinine should never be used for another. Special cups and earthenware spoons are sold by chemists for homoeo pathic medicines, and are very useful. After each using they should be washed with hot water and thoroughly dried. REPETITION OF DOSE. Directions are given throughout the work as to how frequently a dose of a medicine should be repeated As a general rule in acute cases the repetition should be frequent as often as every five minutes where the symptoms are very urgent until a decided remission of symptoms occurs, then gradually increasing the intervals until the symptoms have gone. In acute cases, if there is no improvement after a few hours,a fresh medicine should be sought, but great care shoud be taken not to change a medicine too soon. If there is the smallest sign of improvement, continue tb medicine, as a change may spoil all. In chronic case a medicine should be given once, twice, or thrice day until decided improvement sets in. It may the be discontinued, and not repeated until the improvf ment comes to a standstill. II DIAGNOSIS. In this volume it is presumed that the reader has diagnosed the nature of the disease before commenciz

10 INTRODUCTION 17 to treat the case or that he has had it diagnosed by some one qualified for the task. But it may be useful to give a few general directions. One of the most important guides in diagnosis is Pain. Pain generally not always, because pain may be reflected from the affected part and be fell at a distant part; but generally pain may be taken to indicate the seat of the trouble. If, along with pain, there is increased frequency of pulse and increased temperature there is in all probability inflammation at the point indicated. This introduces the use of the Clinical Thermometer. Although many persons give themselves unnecessary frights by too frequent recourse to the clinical thermometer, it is, nevertheless, an indispensable element in the modern household. In this country the Fahrenheit scale is almost invariably used. This gives the average normal temperature at This does not mean that every person whose temperature is above or below this is ill, for the normal for some persons is as low as 97 or even lower. When there is great pain and the temperature remains at 98'4 or thereabout, it is safe to conclude that there is something other than inflammation in the case. The pains of neuralgia, colic, cramp, and the noninflammatory forms of gout and rheumatism are of this description. When the thermometer shows a rise above the normal of two or three degrees there is present either inflammation or fever. If there is cough with the fever, the respiratory system will be suspected and the rubrics of bronchitis, pneumonia, &c., must be consulted. If there is a rash, it will probably be one or other of the eruptive fevers. 2

11 John Henry Clarke 366 pages, pb publication 1998 More books on homeopathy, alternative medicine and a healthy life

Second BHMS Materia Medica Question Papers Calicut University

Second BHMS Materia Medica Question Papers Calicut University 1996-2008 SECOND YEAR BHMS DEGREE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2009 1 Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks Answer all questions. Answer and in separate