Pathogenetic outlines of hompathic drugs

Preface

IT is about thirty years since the Text-Books of Homoeopathic Materia Medica of Drs. Noack, Trinks and Clotar Mueller, on one side, and that of Jahr, on the other, were published.

On account of the very bulky repertories annexed to the main portion — the symptomatic codex — these works necessarily commanded a high price in the book market, and it is, unquestionably, owing to this reason that they have not met with the ready and extensive sale expected. Besides, the topical registration of the pathogenetic symptoms renders difficult the understanding and easy survey of the drug-provings. For this reason, the registration of symptoms in the present work has been arranged according to the anatomico-physiological schema. The Repertory, added, has been compiled by Dr. Puhlmann, for many years my policlinic assistant, and is merely to serve the purpose, upon inquiry to present to the reader a group of remedies standing in specific correlation to certain organs and tissue-systems, and to direct the attention to the comparison of the

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characteristic pathogenetic features of a definite category of drugs, without, however, giving rise to the impression that their special study would thus be rendered superfluous.

I have prefaced this addition by a short article treating upon the essential outlines of the homoeopathic method of cure, in order to meet various erroneous opinions and ludicrous ideas regarding "Homoeopathy" which are promulgated, both among physicians and laymen.

The Author.

Leipzig, July, 1879.

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Homoeopathic Drug-potencies and

their preparations, .... 9 Achillea Millefolium s. Millefolium, 356 Acidum arsenicosum s. Arsenicum