The homeopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery / by E. Harris Ruddock ; with clinical directory.

  • Ruddock, E. H. (Edward Harris), 1822-1875
Date:
[1925?]
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Credit: The homeopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery / by E. Harris Ruddock ; with clinical directory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    human life. It is, indeed, satisfactory to know that these means, as far as they have been adopted, have already largely contributed to these desirable results. 2.—General Plan of Dietary. Homoeopathy is not a system of diet, but of medical treatment. Extended observation proves that the curative action of remedies, chosen according to the homoeopathic law, is but little affected by the food or beverages ordinarily taken ; hence, beyond the pro¬ hibition of certain articles which disagree with the patient, interfere with the bodily functions, or impose on weak or diseased organs a task to which they are unequal, homoeopathic physicians interfere but little with their patients' diet. The food of the invalid, however, must be regulated according to the nature, stage, and progress of the malady from which he is suffering ; therefore, the diet appropriate in various acute and chronic diseases will be found prescribed in the various sections of this Vade Mecum in their appropriate places.* Circumstances regulating the Dietary.—In constructing dietaries, the following points must be kept in view :— (1) Work.—Besides maintaining the body in health, food is the source of the active energy exhibited in all work or mechanical motion. It follows, therefore, that the diet must be regulated by the amount of work to be performed. (2) Exercise.—The opportunity for taking regular exercise in the open air should be considered. Quiet * See also “ Essentials of Diet; or, Hints on Food in Health and Disease” by the same Author.
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