Materia medica and special therapeutics of the new remedies / [Edwin M. Hale.

  • Edwin Moses Hale
Date:
1880-1886
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    This volume contains my own personal experience in the therapeutical use of the New Remedies, together with the clinical experience of phy- sicians belonging to the homoeopathic and other schools of medicine. With some remedies this experience extends over a period of more than twenty years ; with others a briefer time ; a few of the medicines I have not used. In quoting the clinical experience of others I have tried to give all the authorities as far as attainable. I have not intended to show any preferences, for I beUeve in tolerating the largest liberty of opinion and practice. ♦ When the First Volume was in course of preparation, a few of my colleagues suggested that I should pursue the plan adopted in the first two editions, namely : giving the day-books of the provers, and the authority for each symptom. After due consideration and consultation it was decided that such a plan was not necessary or desirable. The scope and purpose of the volume did not require it, for it was not in- tended as a general, but a special Symptomatology. In this volume, in my mention of each remedy, I have generally given its pathogenetic history, names of provers, etc. Moreover, Allen's Encyclopedia of Materia Meclica now finished, renders the citing of every authority altogether superfluous. Those who have any desire to ascertain the paternitj'', or investigate the original sources of my pathogenetic char- acteristic symptoms, are respectfully referred to the above-mentioned work, wherein they are generally given with much accuracy. The few instances where I have appended the names of physicians to symptoms in Vol. I were inadvertencies ; for it was not my intention to give any authority, except for some peculiar curative symptom, or indication, or for some very recent proving. I trust this explanation will serve as sufficient apology for any apparent omission or neglect in acknowledging my indebtedness to the many authorities from whom I have drawn. In this volume I have tried to explain the Law of Dose, based on the primary and secondary action of drugs, and have given some illustra- tions which appear to prove its truth. I expect it will meet with that persistent opposition and severe criticism, which greets every discovery or new principle ; but my convictions are strong that when accepted and adopted it will ^rove of incalculable value in the advancement of our school of practice, and to the Art of Healing. EDWIN M. HALE. Chicago, July, 1875. HOW TO USE THESE VOLUMES. It will be seen by the reader that these volumes complement each other The student or practitioner should have them both before him, and in the study of any particular medicine or disease, constant refer- ence from the Symptomatology of a remedy to its Special Iherapeutics will be necessary. The copious Therapeutical Index to this volume, it is to be hoped, will prove a valuable aid.