Dr Jitesh T K MD(Hom) Materia medica
Medical officer (Homoeopathy)
Directorate of Indian System of Medicine & Homoeopathy, Govt of N.C.T of Delhi
Email: drjitheshtk@yahoo.co.in
There are different methods to study the Materia medica. It is the individual’s choice to choose the best way for the particular drug, without compromising with the essence of the drug. The method of study to increase your knowledge and the method of study to appear for the examinations is different. For that matter it is different for different types of examinations (subjective & objective) too. After going through the previous year’s U.P.S.C/P.S.C question papers, it has been observed that the majority of questions are asked from the following portions.
1. Allen’s Keynotes
One should be thorough with each and every line in Allen’s Keynotes. Due importance should be given to the drugs given in the brackets and also the “Relations” section given under each drug.
2. Boericke’s Materia medica
One must be familiar with all the medicines mentioned in the syllabus of concerned examinations. Due importance should be given to following portions
(1) Introductory part of each drug
(2) Symptoms in italics
(3) Modalities & Relationship section
3. Relationship of remedies with duration of action – by Gibson Miller
At least 1-2 questions regarding relationship of drugs are asked in each and every UPSC/PSC question paper. The orders of importance are as follows
(1) Inimical & complementary
(2) Cognates
(3) Analogues
4. Family-wise study
Study the drugs coming under important families. E.A.Farrington’s “Lectures on clinical matria medica”, J.H.Clarke’s “A clinical repertory to the Dictionary of Homoeopathic Materia medica”, Otto lesser’s “Text-book of Homoeopathic Materia medica”, Farokh. J. Master’s “The fascinating fungi”, “Agitated Argentums”,”Web spinners”, “Snakes in homoeopathic grass” etc are useful reference books for family wise study.
(1) Vegetable kingdom- important families are
• Anacardiaceae
• Compositae
• Coniferae
• Cucurbitaceae
• Ericaceae
• Euphorbiaceae
• Fungi, Algae & Lichens
• Labiatae
• Liliaceae
• Leguminosae
• Loganiaceae
• Myrtaceae, Myristicaceae & Myricaceae
• Polygonaceae
• Papaveraceae
• Polygonaceae & Polygalaceae
• Ranunculaceae
• Rubiaceae
• Rutaceae
• Solanaceae
• Umbelliferae
• Urticaceae
(2) Animal kingdom
• Insecta
• Ophidia
• Spiders
• Milk and milk products
(3) Mineral kingdom
• Acids
• Noble metals
• Halogen group
• Carbon group
• Ferrum group
• Kali group
• Magnesia group
• Mercury group
• Natrum group
• Mineral – spring water
(3) Nosodes
• Diseased products of human beings
• Diseased products of other animals
• Diseased plant products
• Bowel nosodes
(Note: Materia medica of Nosodes by H.C.Allen, Materia medica of nosodes with repertory by O.A.Julian & Bowel nosodes by Paterson J are useful for studying Nosodes)
(4) Sarcodes
• Sarcodes from healthy endocrine glands (e.g. Thyroidinum)
• Sarcodes from healthy secretions [Hormones & Enzymes]
(e.g. Adrenalin)
• Sarcodes from extracts (e.g. Oophorinum)
• Other Sarcodes (e.g.: Cholesterinum, Fel tauri, Vulpis fel)
(5) Impoderabilia
• Natural
• Human made (Artificial)
5. Provers of the drugs
(1) Medicines proved by Dr.Hering & Dr.Hahnemann are very important
(2) One should be well aware of the provings of Dr.Burnett, Swan, Burt, Stapf, Lux etc
(3) Knowledge of provers of common drugs like Tuberculinum, Carcinocin etc
(4) Provers of Indian drugs
6. Source books in Materia medica
One should have a basic idea about the source books in Materia medica and their year of publication.
(1) “The Encyclopedia of pure Materia medica” by T.F.Allen
• Year of publication
• Number of volumes
• Number of drugs
(2) “Materia medica pura” by S.Hahnemann
• Year of publication
• Volumes
• Contributors
• Translations
• Schema
• Number of medicines
(3) “Chronic diseases” by S.Hahnemann
• Year of publication
• Volumes
• Number of drugs
(4) “ The Guiding symptoms of our Materia medica” by C.Hering
• Year of publication
• Number of volumes & drugs
• Evaluation of symptoms
• Grading
• Construction
• Arrangement
• The introduction given by Dr.Jugal kishore is very useful
(5)“Dictionary of Practical Materia medica by J.H.Clarke
• Year of publication & Number of drugs
• Introductory part of polychrest medicines
• Schema
(6)“ A Manual of Pharmacodynamics by Richard Hughes”
• Year of publication & Number of drugs
• The introductory chapters are important, Hughes gives a good picture of the sources of Materia medica
(7)“A Cyclopaedia of drug pathogenesy by Richard Hughes”
• Year of publication
• Number of drugs & number of volumes
7. Desires, Aversions & Complaints from
One should be thorough with the desires, aversions and complaints from of at least the polychrest remedies. One of the standard repertories can be referred to for easy study.
8. Miasmatic background, Thermal reaction, Constitution & Side affinity of Common remedies
• Study the important medicines comes under each miasm
• Go through Dr.Gibson Miller’s Hot & Cold remedies given in the introductory chapters of Kent’s Repertory
• Basic knowledge of constitution & diathesis is important.
• Side affinity of medicines & those symptoms, which are contradictory to the general side affinity of a particular drug.
e.g. Lachesis is given for right-sided sciatica even though it is a left-sided drug
9. Modalities
The modalities given in italics/bold in Boericke’s Materia medica & Allen’s Keynotes are very important.
10. Authors and their important books in Materia medica
Names of Materia medica of following authors are important
• S. Hahnemann
• H.C.Allen
• T.F.Allen
• E.A.Farrington
• M.L.Tyler
• J. T. Kent
• J.H.Clarke
• C.Hering
• R.Hughes
• E.B.Nash
• C.Dunham
11. Basic idea about Tissue remedies
Read the introductory lectures of Schussler’s Tissue remedies
12. Common names (Vernacular names)
Common names of important drugs are frequently asked. Study the common names mentioned against each drug in Allen’s keynotes and Boericke’s Materia medica
13. Indian drugs
Common names, prover etc are important
e.g. (1) Blatta orientalis
(2) Azadiracta indica
14. Other useful Materia medicas
• “The prescriber” by J.H.Clarke
• “Expanded works of E.B.Nash”
• “A Study of remedies by comparison” by H.A.Roberts
• “Special pathology and diagnostic with Homoeopathic Therapeutic hints” by C.G.Raue
• “A Synoptic key of the Materia medica” by C.M.Boger
• “A Study of Materia medica” by N.M.Choudhury
• “Essentials of Materia medica & Pharmacy” by W.A.Dewey
• “Regionals of Boericke Materia medica” by Satya paul
• “Materia medica of homoeopathic Medicines” by S.R.Phatak
• “Prescriber to Allen’s Keynotes & Characteristics” by R.P.Sangar
• “Text book of Materia medica” by S.K.Dubey
• “Select your remedy” by Bishamber Das
15. Latest Materia medicas
It will be a waste of time and energy if undue importance is given to the study of the latest Materia medicas, because symptoms are quoted and questions asked only from the authentic Materia medica textbooks
Different authors explain relationships of remedies in different ways. Important points mentioned by them can be studied as follows.
1. Dr.Hahnemann:
1. Antidote – In the aphorism 249 he suggests “If the aggravation be considerable (after a medicine) be first partially neutralized as soon as possible by an antidote before giving the next remedy chosen more accurately according to similarity of action”
2. Dr.E.A.Farrington
- Family relation – From the similarity in their origin
- Concordant – Similar drugs with dissimilar origin
- Complement – The drug that completes the cure which the other begins, but unable to effect
- Antidote – The medicine which modify the effects of a wrongly selected potency or an apt potency
- Inimical – They also will be similar, but the resemblance will be so great, in fact the drugs are so nearly “idem” that it is not well to follow one with the other.
3. Dr.Clarke
- Complementary remedies
- Remedies that follows well (after)
- Remedies followed well by
- Compatible remedies
- Incompatible remedies
- Remedy antidotes
- Remedy is antidoted by
4. Dr.Boenninghausen
- Remedies related to mind and localities
- Other remedies (Represents a general relationship of the remedies in the unclassified symptom groups, to the remedy under consideration)
- Antidotes
- Injurious
5. Dr.Boger
- Remedies related to mind and localities
- Related remedies
- Antidote
- Inimical – Two very similar remedies do not follow each other well
6. Dr.J.T.Kent
- Chronic remedy – In managing a chronic sickness the remedy that conforms with an acute experience of the illness is worth knowing, as very often its chronic may be just the one that conforms to its symptoms. (e.g.: 1. Calcarea is the natural chronic of Belladonna and Rhus tox, 2. Natrum mur is the chronic of Apis & Ignatia)
- Complementary – Medicine that completes the action of the first one when it is no longer acting.
- Inimical – They do not like to work after each other (e.g.: Causticum & Phos, Apis & Rhus tox)
- Antidote – when there appears new symptoms, the new symptoms combining with the old ones must be again studied and the second remedy must correspond more particularly to the new than to the old.
7. Dr.C.Hering
- Complementary to
- Follows well after
- Followed well by
- Antidotes (Lyco antidotes Cinchona)
- Antidotes to (Antidotes to Lyco: Acorn,Camphor)
- Inimical
- Collateral relation (Belonging to the same family)
- Concordances
- Conjunctive relation (Bryonia & Colocynth)
8. Dr.Elizabeth Wright
- Complementary – (a) Acute complements of chronic remedies (b) Chronic complements of acute remedies (c) Remedies in series
- Incompatible
- Vegetable analogues & Chemical analogues
9. Dr.Gibson Miller
- Complements
- Remedies that follow well
- Inimicals
- Antidotes
OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS GIVEN IN THE RELATIONSHIP SECTIONS
(Mentioned by H.C.Allen, W.Boericke, Clarke & C. Hering)
CONDITIONS |
MEDICINES |
| 1. For excessive nausea and vomiting after taking tobacco |
1. Ipecac |
| 2. For bad effects of tobacco chewing | 2. Ars alb |
| 3. For the gastric symptoms next morning after smoking | 3. Nux vom |
| 4. Palpitation, tobacco heart, sexual weakness |
4. Phosphorus |
| 5. For annoying hiccough from tobacco chewing | 5. Ignatia,
Puls (Clarke, Hering) |
| 6. For tobacco toothache | 6. Clematis or Plantago |
| 7. Neuralgic affections of right side of face; dyspepsia; chronic nervousness, especially in sedentary occupations | 7. Sepia |
| 8. For impotence, spasms, cold sweat from excessive smoking |
8. Lycopodium |
| 9. Occipital headache and vertigo from excessive use of tobacco, especially smoking |
9. Gelsemium |
| 10. To relieve terrible craving when discontinuing use | 10. Tabacum |
| 11. Destroys craving for tobacco |
11. Caladium |
| 12. Heart affections after continuous use of tobacco |
12. Spigelia (Clarke) |
| 13. Causes aversion to tobacco |
13. Plantago (Clarke, Hering) |
| 14. Bad taste in mouth in morning due to tobacco | 14. Nux vom
(Clarke, Boericke) |
| 15. It antidotes mental effects of overuse of tobacco, in patients of sedentary habits who suffer from over mental exertion | 15. Sepia |
16. Fluoric acid follows well after which medicines in the following conditions
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16.
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| 17. Isomorphic medicine of Phosphorus | 17. Ars alb |
| 18. Removes bad effects of (Camphor – Hering), Iodine and excessive use of table salt |
18. Phosphorus |
19. Abrotanum follows well after which medicines in the following conditions
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19.
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| 20. Never be alternated with Sepia | 20. Pulsatilla |
| 21. One of the best remedies with which to begin the treatment of a chronic case |
21. Puls, Calc carb, Sulphur |
| 22. Ailments from tea drinking | 22. Pulsatilla |
| 23. Medicine follows Puls in Ophthalmia (Clarke) | 23. Arg nit |
24. Acetic acid follows well after which medicines in the following conditions
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24.
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| 25. It aggravates the symptoms of Arn, Bell, Lach, Merc; especially the headache from Belladonna |
25. Acetic acid |
| 26. Cannot often be repeated in chronic cases without an intercurrent, called for by the symptoms |
26. Nat mur |
| 27. Should never be given during fever paroxysm |
27. Nat mur |
| 28. Medicine which will relieve after Nat mur if vertigo and headache be very persistent, or prostration be prolonged | 28. Nux vom |
| 29. Bad effects of sea bathing (Clarke) | 29. Ars alb |
30.
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30.
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| 31. “Tension” is the key note of this medicine – Hughes | 31. Aconite |
| 32. Medicine follows Lachesis in intermittent fever when type changes | 32. Nat mur |
| 33. Medicine completes the curative work of Lachesis | 33. Crotallus cascavella |
34.
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34.
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| 35. Ailments from the abuse of metals generally | 35. Sulphur |
| 36. Sulphur is the remedy when this substance has been abused as a purgative | 36. Aloe |
37.
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37.
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| 38. Complementary medicine of Zinc met in Hydrocephalus (Clarke) | 38. Calc phos |
39.
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39.
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| 40. Psorinum is given after this medicine in vomiting of pregnancy | 40. Lactic acid |
| 41. Sulphur follows this medicine well in mammary cancer | 41. Psorinum |
| 42. Psorinum is given after this medicine in traumatic affections of ovaries | 42. Arnica |
| 43. Caladium & Selenium follow well after this medicine in weakness of sexual organs or impotence | 43. Agnus castus |
| 44. Compatible: before Calc & Sil in polyps | 44. Allium cepa |
| 45. The burning feet of Sulphur and restless fidgety legs and feet of Zinc are both found at the same time in | 45. Medorrhinum |
| 46. This medicine is compatible after Sulphur especially when stool drives out of bed (Hering) | 46. Medorrhinum |
| 47. This medicine follows Psorinum as constitutional remedy in hay fever, asthma | 47. Tuberculinum |
| 48. Medicine for acute attacks, congestive or inflammatory, occurring in tubercular diseases | 48. Belladonna |
| 49. Medicine to fatten patients cured with Tuberculinum | 49. Hydrastis |
| 50. Symptoms are prone to go from right to left | 50. Anacardium, Lycopodium |
| 51. Similar to Arsenicum, which it often follows | 51. Anthracinum |
| 52. Complementary medicine of Apis if lymphatics are involved | 52. Baryta carb |
| 53. To be given on retiring or what is better, several hours before going to bed; it acts best during repose of mind and body | 53. Nux vom |
| 54. Seeds of this plant medicine contain copper, which is responsible for the cramps it causes | 54. Nux vom |
| 55. Must not be given in physiological doses in feeble heart, high blood pressure and in tubercular patients | 55. Thyroidinum |
| 56. Trillium pendulum is complementary to this medicine in menstrual and hemorrhagic affections | 56. Calc phos |
| 57. Medicine preferable for warts on the prepuce | 57. Cinnabaris |
| 58. Medicine recommended as a prophylactic in malarial and African fevers | 58. Terebinth |
| 59. Termini of nerves became so irritated and sensitive that some kind of friction was necessary to obtain relief in | 59. Tarentula hisp |
| 60. For pricking pain, and soreness of periosteum remaining after an injury | 60. Symphytum |
| 61. In metrorrhagia from retained placenta with characteristic delirium, this medicine often acts promptly when Stram has failed | 61. Secale cor |
| 62. Bad effects of onions, bread; wine, spirituous liquors; tobacco smoking and chewing | 62. Ars alb |
| 63. Unless undoubtedly indicated the treatment of chronic diseases should not be commenced with this medicine, it is better to give first another antipsoric medicine (Hering) | 63. Lycopodium |
| 64. Ailments from brandy drinking | 64. Sulphuric acid |
| 65. Sulphuric acid follows well after this medicine in echymosis | 65. Ledum pal |
| 66. Sulphuric acid follows well after this medicine in bruised pain, livid skin and profuse sweat | 66. Arnica |
| 67. This medicine follows well after Cal carb in obesity of young women with large amount of unhealthy adipose tissue | 67. Graphites |
| 68. Graphites follows this medicine well in skin affections | 68. Sulphur |
| 69. Graphites follows well after this medicine in gushing leucorrhoea | 69. Sepia |
| 70. This medicine follows Thuja in condylomata and sycotic affections | 70. Sabina |
| 71. After Bryonia in pleurisy (Hering) | 71. Sabadilla |
| 72. This medicine follows well after Opium in bad effects of fright | 72. Sambucus nigra |
| 73. Complementary to Ferrum in hemorrhages and the hemorrhagic diathesis | 73. Hamamelis |
| 74. This medicine is better than either Arnica or Calendula in hastening absorption of intra-ocular hemorrhage (Hering) | 74. Hamamelis |
| 75. After Bell fails in scarlatina | 75. Sanguinaria can |
| 76. Complementary to Calendula in injuries of soft parts | 76. Hepar sulph |
| 77. As a dynamic remedy for the narcosis of Opium | 77. Sanguinaria can |
| 78. Rheumatism of right deltoid (Clarke) | 78. Sang, Mag carb |
| 79. Hyoscyamus follows this medicine well in deafness after apoplexy (Hering) | 79. Belladonna |
| 80. This medicine follows Nux vom or Opium in haemoptysis of drunkards (Hering) | 80. Hyocyamus |
| 81. This medicine often cures lasciviousness when Hyocyamus fails (Hering) | 81. Phosphorus |
| 82. Medicine which follows Bell & Opium in congestive chills (Hering) | 82. Hyocyamus |
| 83. Hiccough after abdominal operations (Clarke) | 83. Hyocyamus |
| 84. Hiccough after emotional disturbances (Clarke) | 84. Ignatia |
| 85. In wounds where formerly Aconite & Arnica were given alternately, this medicine cures | 85. Hypericum |
| 86. The bad effects of Ignatia are antidoted by | 86. Pulsatilla |
| 87. This medicine is followed well by Kali bich in croup | 87. Iodum |
| 88. Frequently called for after abuse of mercury | 88. Sarsaparilla |
| 89. Itch checked by mercurials or Sulphur often requires this medicine | 89. Selenium |
| 90. After Spongia this medicine is indicated, when mucus commences to rattle | 90. Hepar sulph |
| 91. Follows Digitalis, if this fails to relieve water-logged cases | 91. Squilla |
| 92. This medicine is followed well by Ant tart in foreign bodies in larynx | 92. Ipecac |
| 93. Ipecac is followed well by this medicine in influenza, chills, croup, debility and cholera infantum | 93. Ars alb |
| 94. The lower preparation of this salt should not be kept too long | 94. Kali bich |
| 95. Kali bich is given after this medicine in acute or chronic nasal catarrh | 95. Calc carb |
| 96. Ant tart follows well this medicine in catarrhal affections and skin diseases | 96. Kali bich |
| 97. After Cantharis & Carbo acid has removed the scrapings in dysentery | 97. Kali bich |
| 98. Kali bich follows after this medicine in croup, horse cough, with tough membrane, general weakness and coldness are present | 98. Iodum |
| 99.Kali mur is followed by this medicine in mastitis and syphilis | 99. Silicea |
| 100. Follows Kali phos in ear diseases and suppressed menses | 100. Kali mur |
| 101. It generally acts best in single dose, if repeated should be given at exact intervals (Hering) | 101. Lac can |
| 102. After Arnica it hastens the curative process in the joints | 102. Ruta |
| 103. Ruta follows after this medicine in injuries of bones | 103. Symphytum |
| 104. Medicine antidotes spider poisons | 104. Ledum pal |
| 105. Long lasting effects of injuries | 105. Conium |
| 106. Sometimes acts best when given in hot water | 106. Mag phos |
| 107. In children handling genitals (Clarke) | 107. Mezerium, Medorrhinum |
| 108. It antidotes: bad effects of sugar, insect stings, ailments from arsenic or copper vapors (Hering) | 108. Mercurius |
| 109. Hering who proved this medicine, calls it “Turpethum” and “Turpeth mineral” | 109. Merc sulph |
| 110. Medicine which often quickly > itching and burning of Rhus, the vesicles drying up in a few days. | 110. Sepia |
| 111. Given after Mag carb when milk disagrees and child has sour odor | 111. Rheum |
| 112. In urticria this medicine follow with Bovista | 112. Rhus tox |
| 113. Incompatible with Sulphur & Staphysagria | 113. Ran bulb |
| 114. Acts well before or after Cinchona in colliquative sweats, diarrhea & debility | 114. Phos acid |
| 115. After Nux vom in fainting after a meal | 115. Phos acid |
| 116. Skin symptoms if suppressed causes diarrhoea | 116. Petroleum |
| 117. Epidemic occurring in January and February often call for this remedy | 117. Mezerium |
| 118. Cures the muscular weakness following excessive use of opium and tobacco | 118. Muriatic acid |
| 119. Must change position frequently, but it is painful and gives little relief | 119. Nat sulph, Causticum |
| 120. It antidotes, poisoning with Rhus and stings of insects | 120. Ammonium carb |
| 121. This medicine is incompatible to Thea & Beer (Hering, Clarke) | 121. Ferr met |
| 122. Medicine similar to Puls in affections of the eyes | 122. Euphrasia |
| 123. The nearest analogue of Eup per | 123. Bryonia |
| 124. The closest analogue of Echinacea (Clarke) | 124. Baptisia |
| 125. This medicine is similar to Mercurius in ptyalism, glandular swellings, bronchitis, diarrhoea, susceptibility to weather changes, night pains | 125. Dulcamara |
| 126. Should not be used before or after Acet ac, Bell & Lach | 126. Dulcamara |
| 127. Often relieves the constant distressing night-cough in tuberculosis | 127. Drosera |
| 128. Nearest analogue of Cyclamen | 128. Pulsatilla |
| 129. Cinchona antidotes direct action of this medicine and increases the anxiety | 129. Digitalis |
| 130. This medicine follows Cuprum met well in whooping cough and cholera | 130. Veratrum album |
| 131. Patients requiring this medicine often improve from wine or stimulants, though persons susceptible to it can not take alcoholic stimulants when in health | 130. Con mac |
| 132. Con mac is followed well by this medicine in tumors of mammae with threatening malignancy | 131. Psorinum |
| 133. Children not easily impressed when Ant tart seems indicated in coughs, require this medicine | 132. Hepar sulph |
133.
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133. Antim tart |
| 134. This medicine cures pustules on genitals caused by Antim tart (Hering) | 134. Con mac |
| 135. Has cured scarlatina & albuminuria after Canth, Dig, Hell failed | 135. Apis mel |
| 136. “It has cured where Bell failed in cough of horses” (Hering) | 136. Apis mel |
| 137. Dropsy after abuse of quinine | 137. Apocynum can |
| 138. This medicine is complementary to Apis if lymphatics are involved | 138. Baryta carb |
| 139. An occasional dose of this medicine favors action of Arg nit in Ophthalmia | 139. Pulsatilla |
| 140. Coffea increases nervous headache of | 140. Arg nit |
| 141. Boys complaints after using tobacco | 141. Arg nit, Ars alb, Ver alb |
| 142. Cures gonorrhea, after Cannab, Copaiva and Mercurius failed | 142. Arg met |
| 143. Uterine and ovarian symptoms, similar to this medicine, latter on right side; Arg met on left | 143. Palladium |
| 144. After Arg nit had failed in flatulent indigestion, this medicine cures (Hering) | 144. Lycopodium
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145.
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145. Arg nit |
| 146. Complementary drug of Colocynth in dysentery with great tenesmus | 146. Merc sol |
| 147. Colocynth in alternation with this medicine cures ovarian pains (Hering) | 147. Staphysagria |
| 148. After Cham in abdominal pain and first stage of cholera (Hering) | 148. Colocynth |
| 149. Nearest analogue of Colocynth (Clarke) | 149. Bryonia |
| 150. Has cured colic after Col & Nux had failed | 150. Collinsonia |
| 151. Was used with benefit in case of cardiac disease, in which Digit, Cactus and other remedies failed (Hering) | 151. Collinsonia |
| 152. Arnica is followed by | 152. Acid sulph |
153.
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153. Arnica |
154.
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155. Arum triphyllum |
155.
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156. Ars iodide |
| 156. This medicine is similar to Causticum in modalities | 156. Asarum europaeum |
| 157. When Ars alb has been improperly given or too often repeated in typhoid or typhus | 157. Baptisia tinctoria |
| 158. Baryta carb is incompatible after this medicine in scrofulous affections | 158. Calc carb |
| 159. After Baryta carb this medicine will often eradicate the constitutional tendency to quinsy | 159. Psorinum |
160.
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160. Benzoic acid |
| 161. If the patient lies perfectly still, the disposition to vomit is less urgent. Every motion renews it | 161. Colchicum, Bryonia |
| 162. Often cures dropsy after Apis & Ars fails | 162. Colchicum |
| 163. After Coffea in ineffectual labour pains (Hering) | 163. Aconite |
| 164. Tenderness after Coffea relieved toothache (Hering) | 164. Ignatia |
| 165. After Chamomilla in belly-pains and diarrhoea in teething children (Hering) | 165. Coffea |
| 166. Nervous erethism caused by Coffee (Hering) | 166. Sulphur |
| 167. After Thea in sleeplessness (Hering) | 167. Coffea |
| 168. Has cured umbilical hernia with obstinate constipation after Nux failed | 168. Cocculus |
| 169. This medicine follows well Calc phos in hydrocephaloid | 169. Cinchona |
170.
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170. Cina |
| 171.This medicine in occasional dose, aided Berberis vulg in curing rheumstism of knee (Hering) | 171. Lycopodium |
| 172. When Rhus tox seems indicated, but fails to cure, in chronic urticaria | 172. Bovista |
| 173. Hard goitre cured after Iodum failed | 173. Bromium |
| 174. This medicine has cured in croup after failure of Iod, Phos, Hep, Spong; especially in relapses after Iod | 174. Bromium |
| 175. After Conium in lymphatic, psoric or tuberculous persons | 175. Calc ars |
| 176. Calc carb is followed by this medicine in nasal catarrh | 176. Kali bich |
177.
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177. Calc carb |
| 178. Debility remaining after acute diseases | 178. Psorinum, Calc phos |
| 179. Pain extends from orifice of urethra backwards | 179. Sal acid, Calendula |
180.
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180. Calendula |
181. This medicine antidotes
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181. Camphor |
| 182. Should not be allowed in the sick room in its crude form | 182. Camphor |
| 183. Burns before the blisters form and when they have formed | 183. Cantharis |
| 184. Cina follows this medicine well in intermittent fever | 184. Capsicum |
| 185. This medicine is often useful after bad effects from spoiled fish and decayed vegetables | 185. Carbo animalis, Carbo veg, Allium cepa |
186.
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186. Caulophyllum |
187.
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187. Causticum |
| 188. In cases spoiled by the use of Opium & Morphine | 188. Chamomilla |
| 189. Mental calmness contra indicate this medicine | 189. Chamomilla |
| 190. Chelidonium antidotes the abuse of this substance, especially in hepatic complaints | 189. Bryonia |
| 191. Ars, Sulph, and Lyco follow well, and will often be required to complete the cure | 191. Chelidonium |
QUOTES OF EMINENT HOMOEOPATHS AND CORRESPONDING MEDICINES
| QUOTATION | MEDICINE |
| 1. “Acts most beneficially when patient suffers from chronic loose stool or diarrhea” (Hahnemann) | 1. Phosphorus |
| 2. “This medicine requires something like 9 days before it manifests its action, and even a single dose may elicit other symptoms lasting for weeks” (Aegedi) |
2. Psorinum |
| 3. “Whether derived from purest gold or purest filth, our gratitude for its excellent service forbids us to inquire or care” (P.B.Bell) |
3. Psorinum |
| 4. “Medicines which have their special applicability to meat eaters rather than to exclusive vegetarians” (Teste) |
4. Bry, All sat, Lyco, Nux vom, Colo, Digit. |
| 5. “It actually seems to fatten up tuberculous patients”(Burnett) |
5. Hydrastis |
| 6. “This medicine needs more frequent repetition in children’s complaints than nearly every other chronic remedy” (H. Fergie Woods) | 6. Tuberculinum |
| 7. “To call a carbuncle a surgical disease is the greatest absurdity. An incision is always injurious and often fatal. A case has never been lost under the right kind of treatment, and it should always be treated by internal medicine only” (Hering) | 7. Anthracinum |
| 8. “Tincture, given in 5 – 7 drop doses at bedtime, control nocturnal seminal emissions better than any other remedy” (C.W.Roberts) | 8. Thuja |
| 9. “One part, with three parts of alcohol, 10 – 15 drops, three times daily for 3 or 4 weeks, has been successfully used to subdue the craving for liquor” (Hering) | 9. Sulphuric acid |
| 10. “Should not be given in lying in period except in high potencies” (Hering) | 10. Iodum |
| 11. “Acts best in goitre when given after full moon, or when the moon is waning” (Lippe) | 11. Iodum |
| 12. “Wine drinkers should take coffee and beer drinkers should take tea, coffee antidotes wine and tea antidotes beer, so this medicine corresponds to beer, tea will be likely to agree with it better than coffee” (Hering) | 12. Kali bich |
| 13. “For the bad effects of drunkenness in people with light hair, blue or gray eyes, florid complexion, fat or corpulent, what Nux vom is to people of opposite temperament” (Hering) | 13. Lobelia inflata |
| 14. “If Ipecac fails when indicated in uterine hemorrhage give this medicine” (Yingling) | 14. Pyrogen |
| 15. “One single dose of the 30th potency is sufficient to cure entirely epidemic whooping cough. The cure takes place surely between 7 & 8 days. Never give a second dose immediately after the first; it would not only prevent the good effect of the former, but would be injurious” (Hahnemann) | 15. Drosera |
| 16. “This medicine has cured bad cases of general dropsy, after Apis, Apoc and Dig failed” (Haynes) | 16. Blatta orientalis |
| 17. “This medicine like Baptisia has ability to swallow only liquids (like milk), but unlike the latter, it has aversion to milk” (Hering) | 17. Silicea |
| 18. “The chief distinction between this medicine and Iod is, the former cures the blue-eyed and the latter the black-eyed patients” (Hering) | 18. Bromium |
| 19. “All our progress as a school depends on the right view of the symptoms obtained by proving with these medicines” (Hering) | 19. Camphor & Opium |
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