Homoeopathy and its principles explained / [John Epps].

  • John Epps
Date:
1850
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    CONTRARIES TREATED BY CONTRARIES. CHAPTER II. The Antipathic mode of treating disease.— This method appa- rently rationed, really unscientific.— The cause of sleepless- ness.— The absurdity of opiates to force sleep.'—Forced sleep not curative.— The injuriousness of subduing pain by opium. Dr. Currie's case.— Opium in subduing pain produces palsy.—Alkalies in acidity of the stomach.—Acids in alka- line urinary deposits.—Alkalies in acid deposits.— The antipathic system founded on a mistake : the mental cha- racter of its supporters. The Antipathic method is presented under a great variety ciiap. ti. of aspects. To a person troubled with acidity of the stomach, alkaline bodies, which chemically neutralize acids, (carbonate of soda is an instance,) are given. To a patient suffering from alkaline deposits in his urine, acids, such as lemon juice, which chemically neutralize alkalies, are administered. If a person is sleepless, opium, which produces stupefaction and insensibility, is given. To one experiencing excruciating pain, opium, or some other stupefaction-producing substance, is administered : for a person constipated, purgatives are prescribed: for one relaxed, astrin- gents or substances that bind are ordered: and if the pulse is rapid and strong, blood letting, which lowers the pulse and the strength, is practised on the individual. This method is literally contraries treated by contraries, (contraria contrariis curantur.) This method has, at first view, feasibility. If, in pain, what better than to have the pain relieved ? If sleepless, what better than to have sleep induced ? If the digestive system does not manifest the results of its activity in regular alvine action, why not make those results apparent ?