All About Homeopathy

Limitations of Homoeopathic Materia  Medica Every science has its own limitations  as like the scope. Homoeopathic materia  medica  is no exception to this dictum.  As  we discussed about the scope of Homoeopathic  materia  medica,  let  us discuss its limitations. •  Vast number  of drug symptoms :  A  human brain cannot remember all the symptoms of Homoeopathic  remedy as the number of symptoms in the materia  medica are very vast. • Lack of female provers :  During Homoeopathic  drug proving there  were fewer female  provers. Hence, female  symptoms are less. •  Limitation  in  pathological  condition :  No dynamic Homoeopathic  drug is proved with an intention  to get pathological  changes.  There are no drug proving records for pathological  changes in Homoeopathic  materia  medica.  Very often we come ac...

Scope of Homoeopathic Materia Medica  As mentioned  in various aphorisms of  Organon of Medicine, the rationality  of Homoeopathic  materia  medica  and its accuracy  is beyond any doubt. Homoeopathic  materia  medica  is constructed differently  as compared  to  other  materia  medica.  Essential  and complete  knowledge of the drug action can be obtained only by qualitative  synoptic drug experiments  on healthy  human being; this can make it possible to view all the scattered data in relation to the psychosomatic  as a whole person. In this way the  Homoeopathic materia  medica provides great scope in the field of medicine. •  Holistic approach :  Holistic and individualistic  approach is found only in Homoeopathic materia medica. •  Drug proving :  Homoeopathic  materia  medica  has been constructed  on the s...

Homoeopathic  materia  medica  is completely  different. It is an encyclopaedia  of the  therapeutic  properties  of drugs.  These  properties are  obtained  through proving on healthy  human  beings. It is the knowledge of the action of the drug on healthy human beings in relation to the psychosomatic person as a whole. There are many Homoeopathic  materia  medica  which are written and  organised  in different  styles. Since,  materia  medica  are  detailed information  regarding  a Homoeopathic  drugs, it  is necessary and important to study each and every medicine  in a systematic way so that we can retain  as much information  as possible. Everybody has different style of studying the materia  medica.  One common method is to memorise the key mental  and physical general symptoms along with the characterist...

‘Materia medica’ is a Latin medical term which means ‘medical material’ or ‘medical substance’. It is the study of different drug materials that are prepared from plants, animals, minerals, chemicals, nosodes, sarcodes, etc, used in the treatment of diseases. It is a branch of medical science that deals with the source, nature, origin, properties, preparation, dosage, and administration of drugs. Hence, it can also be defined as that branch of medical science which is concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of diseases. It includes pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, physical and chemical properties of drugs.