Essentials of homoeopathic materia medica and homoeopathic pharmacy : being a quiz compend upon the principles of homoeopathy, homoeopathic pharmacy, and homoeopathic materia medica : arranged and compiled especially for the use of students of medicine / by W.A. Dewey.

  • Willis A. Dewey
Date:
1899
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    HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA. CHAPTER I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. What is Homoeopathy? Homoeopathy [from the Greek words, 6;).(>'.<)' and -dOoq, meaning similar affections] is the science of therapeutics based upon Nature's law of cure—-Similia Similibus Ciirantur.'^ What is meant by this ? A drug producing disturbances in a comparatively healthy body is capable of relieving or entirely obliter- ating similar disturbances when found in the sick person. Who formulated the law of cure ? Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, at the be- ginning of this century discovered the law, and immedi- * The question as to whether Curentur or Curantur should be employed remains as yet an open one. Dr. Dudgeon, who is authority on the works of Hahnemann, asserts that Hahnemann always wrote Curentur. Nevertheless, Curantur has been almost universally adopted by the homoeopathic school in the belief and conviction that it is a law of nature,—likes are cured by likes, rather than Curentur,—let likes be treated by likes. The medal- lion found on Hahnemann's remains, at the time of their recent removal to the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, has it Curantur.
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