The lesser
writings of Hahnemann include articles during his period of an
allopathic physician also. A copy of lesser writing were handed
over to Hahnemann himself by Stapf (1829) published by Arnold on
the eve of Jubilee Celebrations of Doctorate of Hahnemann. But
some more articles appears in this lesser writings collected and
translated by Dr. R.E. Dudgeon. The works related with the
chemistry and translations are included in the preface itself.
The major among this are:
(i)
Directions for curing old sores & indolent ulcers.
(ii)
Exact
mode of preparation of soluble mercury.
(iii)
Pharmaceutical Lexicon (German name of drugs Are used)
(iv) Fragmenta
deviribus medica mentorum positives Sive in sano carpore
humano observatis.
Translations
Thesaurum
medicaminum
Materia medica of Albretch Von Haller.
Hahnemann’s handwriting was also included in the preface.
Major
Works in Lesser Writings
Instructions for surgeons for respecting Veneral diseases
together with a New Mercurial preparation (1789).
This article has a preface on introductory part and two
divisions and then a postscript. Out of the two divisions, there
is a Part I & Part II writings. In Part I Hahnemann talks about
Gonorrhoea, primary Gonorrhoea and the regular. In II class
Hahnemann talks about Chanere. In part II Hahnemann deals with
Syphilis proper with the new preparation of soluble mercury.
Friend of
Health (1792)
In this
essay Hahnemann says in the preface itself that his words to be
reckoned as the voice of a warm friend of his fellow creatures.
The essays are:
PART I
(i) Bite
of mad dogs:
(ii) Visitors
of the side:- Hahnemann says visiting patients of contagious
disease has to be taken precautions and should not sit near the
patients.
(iii)
Protection against infection:- Here talks about the contagious
disease. Only way to prevent the spread is to keep the patient
in well ventilated room; good atmospheric conditions etc.
Visiting patients mind and body should be in good equilibrium.
Fumigation vinegar has no effect.
(iv) Things
that spoil the air.
(v) Dietetic
conversations.
PART II
(i) Socrates
and Physon
(ii)
Prevention of epidemics in town:-
Sanitation,
hygiene, living conditions proper building of houses etc are
discussed.
(iii)
A
nursery.
(iv) On
the choice of family Physician.
·Description
of Klockenbring (1796)
Deals with
the treatment of insanity to Klockenbring. He was suffering from
ill humour , hypochondriasis melancholy and insanity. He was
cured by the treatment of Hahnemann. Duke of Georgenthal gave
all the help to Hahnemann for the treatment of Klockenbring.
Essay on New
Principles for ascertaining the curative powers of drugs.
It is mainly
about methodical human proving that Hahnemann talks in this
lesson. He touches the contribution of chemistry to medicine
especially in antipathic mode of treatment, then the folly of
animal proving, doctrine of signature, botanical affinity of
plants, accidental proving etc. He narrates specific medicine
and individualization in this essay. Primary action and
secondary action of drugs are also mentioned. So in short this
essay stands closed to the details in the aphorism 105 to 145
i.e., about drug proving in the 5th edition of
Organon.
· A
case of rapidly cured colicodynea
Narrates a
case of abdominal pain cured with Veratrum album.
· Are
the obstacles to certainty and simplicity in practical medicine
is insurmountable.
It gives a
detailed description about the Dietary advises to be given to
the patient along with the change of habits in diet. Making a
mention of mixed prescription and Poly pharmacy.
Antidot to
some heroic medicine
He says
that during his time vinegar was considered as a universal
antidote. Emitics were used to antidot poisons.
Natural
Antidots
Camphor x Opium
Opium x Camphor
Cantharides x Camphor
Squilla
x Camphor
Cocculus
x Camphor
Mezerium
x Camphor
Arnica x Vinegar
Stramonium
x Vinegar
Ignatia
x Vinegar
Veratrum
alb x Coffee
·
View
of professional liberty at the commencement of 19th century.
·
Cure
and prevention of Scarlet fever.
·
On
the effects of Coffee from original observation.
·
Aesculapius
in the balance (1805).
·
Medicine of experience (1805).
·
Observations on Scarlet fever.
·
On
the value of Speculative system of medicine (1808).
·
Observation on three current methods of treatment.
·
To a
candidate for the degree of M.D.
·
Medical historical dissertation on Helleborism of the ancients.
·
Spirit of Homoeopathic Doctrine of Medicine (1813).
·
Treatment of Typhus fever or hospital fever at present
prevailing (1814).
·
On
the treatment of burns.
·
On
veneral disease and its ordinary improper treatment.
·
Examination of common Materia Medica.
·
Preparation and dispensing of medicine by the Homoeopathic
physician.
·
Contrast to old and new system of medicine.
·
Medical observer
·
How
can small dose of such very attenuated medicine as Homoeopathy
employs still possess great power.
·
A
word of warning to all sick persons.
·
Cause and Prevention of Asciatic Cholera.
·
An
appeal to the thinking philanthropist respecting the mode of
propagation of Asciatic Cholera (1831).
·
Case
illustrative of Homoeopathic practice.
Materia
Medica Pura
(Reine
Arzneimi Hellehre)
First
Edition
Six volumes of the first edition were published between
1811-1821.
Sixty one medicines were present in this edition besides magnet.
Second
Edition.
Published between 1822-1827 – 6Vols, 64 medicines.
Third
Edition.
Only first two volumes of the 3rd edition is
published in the year 1830 & 1833.
Hahnemann himself verified the earlier editions. Name of 35
provers are available besides Hahnemann.
Translation
English Translation.
Dr. Frederick Foster Hervey Quin, only first volume was printed.
Dr. Charles Julius Hempel.
Dr. R.E. Dudgeon.
Now available translation in two volumes. Dr. Richard Hughes
helped Dudgeon who also corrected the proof.
Chronic Disease
(Die
Chronischen Krankheiten)
First
edition was published in 4 volumes between 1820-1830 by Arnold
of Dresden. Theoretical part and Materia Medica part. It
contains 22 medicines. Five of these appear in Materia Medica
pura.
Second
Edition
J.H.G Jahr completed the second edition. It was published in 5
parts between 1835 to 1839. Second edition contains 25 new
medicines plus 22 medicines in the first edition. Out of these
25 new medicines, 13 were new and 12 appeared in Materia Medica
pure. Total 30 medicines are newly proved appeared in chronic
disease. Translated from German to English by Dr. Charles J.
Hempel and later by Dr. Louis.H. Tafel (1835).
Contents
of theoretical part.
·
Merit
of Homoeopathy in the treatment of acute diseases.
·
Failure in chronic diseases.
·
Beginning was promising continuation less favorable out come
hopeless.
·
Psora
theory.
·
Psora
most ancient, most contagious or infectious, most
misapprehended, universal mother of all chronic diseases.
·
Symptoms of Latent Psora.
Cure Part
Cure of Psora.
Sulphur alone is necessary but in inverterate
cases antipsoric remedies in succession.
Diet and Regimen.
Cure of
Sycosis
Thuja alternated with nitric acid invertrate cases
of warts – thuja- external application.
Cure of
Syphilis miasm
Three
stages
Chancre
and bubo
Chancre
and bubo absent with out complication with other miasm.
Complicated with other miasm.
Medicine is best mercurial preparation. Cure is confirmed by
absence of scar in chancre area with the disappearance of the
colour changes. The skin of healed chancre area will acquire the
natural colour of skin.
In
complicated cases first treat psoric miasm and then later, the
other miasm
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