Clinical Experiences of 70 Years in Homoeopathy

This book is a rare masterpiece of the clinical Experiences of the oldest living practitioner and Teacher of Homeopathic Medicine in India. In this piece of literature, the author has given interesting and useful hints about various Remedies which are hardly known or noticed by the homeopathic prescribers. This book includes very absorbing Account of the great masters like Boenninghausen and their wonderful contributions to the homeopathic repertory and materia medica. This book contains account of all aspects of prescribing of homeopathic medicines, case taking, case analysis, Study of materia medica, repertorisation, doses of medicines and their repetition. The author has cited his own cases as well as cases of other well known prescribers to illustrate these points. Contents Dedicated to Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. A Daily Prayer 3. Advice to Young Homoeopaths 4. Perceiving the Similia Principle I. MEMORIES : 1. Nostalgic Memories 2. My Teachers in Calcutta 3. My Gurus and how they Moulded my Work 4. Homoeopathy in my Practice 5. Allahabad Speech II. History : 1. The Old Masters and their Contributions to Homoeopathy 2. Three Historical Names Associated with High Potencies 3. What is Fluxion Potency? III. MATERIA MEDICA : 1. How shall we Study? 2. The Study of Materia Medica 3. Application of our Materia Medica 4. Developing our Individual Materia Medica 5. Adventures of Materia Medica 6. Knowing the Remedies 7. Usefulness of Remedies 8. Unusual Remedies and their Hidden Values 9. The Efficacy of Half Proved and Clinically Verified Remedies 10. My Experiences with Cocculus Indicus 11. Relationship of Remedies : I 12. Relationship of Remedies : II 13. Relationship of Remedies : III 14. The Importance of the Materia Medica 15. When the Symptoms Agree IV. REPERTORY : 1. Repertory Work 2. A Sample from G.I. Bidwell V. PRACTICE : 1. Entrance Complaint 2. First Lessons in Practice 3. Causation 4. The Hidden Power of the Infinitesimal 5. How I Learnt about Doses 6. Hair Splitting Posology 7. Anaphylaxis in Homoeopathy 8. Repetition of the Same Low Potency for Years 9. The Evolution of the Highest Potency 10. Unravelling the Mysteries of Potentisation 11. Homoeopathic Posology 12. The Value of Symptoms 13. Value of Mental Symptoms 14. Pathological Prescription 15. Striving for Perfection : The Secret of Greatness 16. Unorthodox Treatment 17. Shadows of Coming Events 18. Modern Thought on Hahnemann`s Concept of Psora-and its Implications in Medicine 19. Misconceptions in Homoeopathy 20. One More Misconception 21. Cure without Aggravation-Hahnemann`s View 22. Patient`s Progress 23. Thoughts on Miasms 24. The Value and Purpose of Clinical Case Reports 25. Constitutions and Temperaments 26. Atypical or Non Conforming Case VI. THERAPEUTICS : 1. Answers without Questions 2. Ignatia in Serious Septic Conditions 3. My Early Experiences with Colic of Calculi 4. Some Clinical Problems in Complicated Cases 5. Tuberculosis 6. Allergic Bronchitis or Repeated U.R.I. in Children 7. Some Cases 8. The Placebo Effect? VII. Research : 1. Boenninghausen`s Research 2. Boenninghuusen`s Unique Experience 3. Research in Homoeopathy : I 4. Research in Homoeopathy : II 5. Homoeopathic Research and it`s Underutilisation VIII. Miscellaneous : 1. Curative Results 2. Doctor, what are you going to Treat? 3. Ritualism in Homoeopathy 4. Specialisation by Homoeopaths 5. The Power of Suggestion 6. Reaching out to Help 7. Professional Fees 8. Economics of Homoeopathic Practice