Update on pharmacy

HAHNEMANNIAN INSTRUCTIONS
WITH REGARDS TO POSOLOGY:
A STUDY FROM MATERIA MEDICA
PURA
DR. BIPIN JETHANI M.D. (HOM.)
Reader, Department of Organon of Medicine,
Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College, New Delhi
E-mail: drbipin.ethani!gmail.com
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ABSTRACT: Meticulou+ a+ Hahnemann wa+, he de+ired preci+e in+truction+ in
each a+pect of homoeopathic pre+cribing. ,hi+ wa+ a+ true with regard+ to
+election of +imilimum a+ wa+ in +electing the po+olog- for each patient. .n thi+
regard, Hahnemann ha+, from hi+ e/perience, gi0en in+truction+ with regard+ to
po+olog- of the medicine+ pro0ed b- him and recorded in hi+ magnum opu+ wor1,
Materia Medica 2ura. ,hi+ a+pect wa+ e/amined in detail and i+ compiled in
following tabulated form for read- reference.
MATERIA MEDICA PURA- INSTRUCTIONS BY HAHNEMANN WITH
REGARDS TO POSOLOGY
MED.C.NE 2O,ENC3 MODE O4
5DM.N.6,R5
,.ON
D7R5,.ON O4
5C,.ON
5CON.,E Decillionth
potenc-8)&C9
%
O:45C,.ON
*
'$ HO7R6
5M;R5 <R.6E5 2otenti=ed millionth
attenuation8)C9- a +mall
portion of a grain
5tlea+t ) >ee1+8in
chronic ca+e+9
5N<76,7R5 ;illionth8(C9
dilution86malle+t portion
of a drop9
)
5R<EN,7M No +pecific in+truction+
gi0en
'
5RN.C5 Decillionth8)&9
?
( da-+
5R6EN.C7M Decillionth8)&9
8+malle+t part of a drop9
O:45C,.ON
565R7M %.@uadrillionth of a grain
8in the form of diluted
+olution9 of the alcoholic
tincture
*. Auintillionth dilution of
the fre+hl- e/pre++ed
uice mi/ed with a eAual
Auantit- of alcohol.
57R7M @uadrillionth8%*9 of the
dilution
*%da-+
;E::5DONN5 Decillion fold
dilution8)&9
;.6M7,H7M ,en- thou+andfold
attenuation8*C9- +ingle
+malle+t po++ible do+e .
;R3ON.5 )& potenc- O:45C,.ON
C526.C7M ,rillion-fold degree8#C9 O:45C,.ON-
.n 0er-+en+iti0e
patient+
C5R;O
5N.M5:.6
Million-fold
attenuation8)C9
) >ee1+ in chronic
di+ea+e+
C5R;O BE< Million-fold
attenuation8)C9
(
CH5MOM.::5 @uadrillionth fold
attenuation8%*C98+ingle
drop9
Not a :ong
duration of action
but e/tend+ to
man- da-+ in large
do+e+.
CH.N5 @uadrillionth fold
attenuation8%*C98+ingle
drop9
C.C7,5 Decillion-fold8)&9
dilution
)wee1+, e+p. in
chronic di+ea+e+,
e0en in +mall do+e
C.N5 Decillion-fold8)&9
dilution8%, *, or )
+malle+t globule+9
COCC7:76 Depend+ on nature
of di+ea+e-+hort in
acuteC man- da-+ in
chronic
CO:OC3N,H36 Octillion orDecillion-
fold8)&9 dilution
:ong duration
C3C:5MEN Million -fold8)C9
dilution
D
D.<.,5:.6 @uintillion orDecillion-
fold8)&9 dilution
6mall do+e- +e0eral
da-+
E/ce++i0el- large
do+e- +e0eral wee1+
DRO6ER5 Decillion-fold8)&9
dilution
$
D7:C5M5R5 Decillion-fold8)&9
dilution
:ong duration of
action
4ERR7M )& potenc-
<75.C7M % drop of alcoholic
tincture E% ounce of
water
#
HE::E;OR76
N.<ER
5ct+ for +e0eral
wee1+ in large
do+e+.
HE2ER
67:2H7R.6
Million-fold
attenuation8)C9
H3O6C35M76 @uadrillionth fold
attenuation
.<N5,.5 )&
th
potenc- O:45C,.ON
%&
.2EC5C Million-fold
attenuation8)C9
5ct+ for a +hort
time.6mall do+e+-
couple of hour+. .n
large do+e+- hardl-
a couple of da-+.
:ED7M @uintillion -fold
attenuation8)C9
M5<NE6 Refer footnote%%
M5N<5N7M
5CE,.C7M
)&
th
potenc- 6e0eral wee1+
MEN35N,H76
,R.4O:.5,5
5 drop of undiluted
uice
%*
MERC7R.76 Decillion fold8)&9
potenc-
MO6CH76 Decillion fold8)&9
potenc-
M7R.5,.C7M
5CE,.C7M
Million-fold8)C9
dilution
%)
N7F BOM.C5 Decillion-fold potenc-.
8)&9
O:E5NDER ;illion-fold
attenuation8(C9
E/ce++i0el- +en+iti0e
patient+- much higher
potenc-.
O2.7M Decillion-fold potenc-.
8)&9
2HO62HOR.C7M
5C.D7M
,rillion-fold dilution8...9 * >EEG6 OR
MORE
27:65,.::5 )&
,H
dilution or F O:45C,.ON-
in acute di+ea+e+
RHE7M )&
,H
dilution 8F9 O:45C,.ON
RH76 Decillion-fold
dilution8)&9
O:45C,.ON
of a globule,*&
of which weigh
% grain
R7,5 One drop containing
%H%&&&&&
th
of a grain
65M;7C76 6mall part of the drop of
the uice
6C.::5 :arge do+e+- %'
da-+.+mall do+e+-
+horter duration
62.<E:.5 Decillion-fold
dilution8)&9
More than ' wee1+.
62ON<.5 Decillion-fold
dilution8)&9
6,5NN7M Million-fold attenuation. .n chronic di+ea+e+-
o0er ) wee1+
6,52H.65<R.5 Decillion-fold
dilution8%H/9
Of larger do+e-
more than ) wee1+.
6,R5MON.7M ,rillion-fold dilution8#C9
67:2H7R *C
,5R5F5C7M 6carcel- a +ingledrop of
the uice
,H7I5 Decillion-fold
dilution8)&9
BER5,R7M @uadrillionth fold
dilution
BER;56C7M 5 +mall portion of the
uice.
%. J. .n the do+e of the thou+andth part of a dropKof the decillionth de0elopment of
power
K,hat i+, a +mall globule the +i=e of a popp- +eed moi+tened with it, of which more
than a thou+and are moi+tened b- one drop of +pirit+ of wine, and which are +o +mall
that )&& of them weigh onl- one grain.
*. Hence it i+ indi+pen+able after fright or 0e/ation in women during the catamenia,
which without thi+ e/cellent +oothing remed- are onl- too ea+il-, often
in+tantaneou+l- +uppre++ed b- +uch emotional di+turbance+. 4or thi+ purpo+e a
+ingle momentar- olfaction at a phial containing a globule the +i=e of a mu+tard-
+eed, moi+tened with the decillionth potenc- of aconiteJJJ..
). . ha0e emplo-ed for homoeopathic purpo+e+ the +malle+t portion of a drop of the
billionth dilution of the abo0e de+cribed alcoholic tincture, but ha0e found that in
+ome ca+e+ a +till higher dilution would ha0e been more +uitable.
'.Hahnemann write+ in MM2 under 5rgentum- ;ut . +ub+eAuentl- found that for
homoeopathic u+e another hundred fold attenuation, that i+ to +a-, a grain of powder
containing %H%&&&&
th
of +il0er, ma- be a +till too large do+e.
?. in +e0ere and e/ten+i0e contu+ion-inurie+ the cure i+ 0er- much promoted when, in
addition to a +mall do+e of arnica ta1en internall-8 when nece++ar- a do+e e0er- )
da-+9, the part+ are al+o for the fir+t *' hour+ e/ternall- moi+tened with wine or eAual
part+ of brand- and water, with one pound of either of which fi0e to ten drop+ of the
hundred fold potenti=ed dilution of arnica are mi/ed and +trongl- +uccu+ed about ten
time+.
(. .t+ medicinal power+ can be de0eloped in a +till higher degree b- a further
triturition with %&& part+ of fre+h mil1 +ugarC but for homoeopathic medicinal u+e a
+tronger potenti=ation of wood charcoal than the million fold attenuation +hould b- no
mean+ be emplo-ed.
D. J.,but e0en thi+ . ha0e found to be a too +trong homoeopathic do+e for man-
other+.
$. . fir+t emplo-ed it in the trillion-fold dilution of the uice, but latterl- in +till higher
potenc-, and at la+t in the )&
th
8decillion-fold9dilution8each diluting phial getting onl-
* +uccu++ion9, and of thi+ . ga0e a+ a do+e onl- the +malle+tportion of a drop, to wit,
one, or at mo+t two, globule+ the +i=e of a popp- +eed 8of which from *&& to )&& can
be completel- moi+tened with a drop of the dilution9 in morbid condition+ +imilar to
the characteri+tic effect+ produced b- the plant on health- per+on+
#. One drop of the alcoholic tincture +tirred up in one ounce of water, in which the
+mall Auantit- of re+in it contain+ i+ completel- di++ol0ed b- +ha1ing, i+ Auite
+ufficient for a do+eCin +ome ca+e+, indeed, it will be found rather +trong..
%&..t i+ be+t to admini+ter the 8+mall9 do+e in the morning, if there i+ no occa+ion to
hurr-. >hen gi0en +hortl- before bed-time it cau+e+ too much re+tle++ne++ at night.
4or all therapeutic purpo+e+ the admini+tration of one +mall globule moi+tened b- the
thirtieth attenuation i+ +ufficient, and +till better, the olfaction of a globule the +i=e of
a mu+tard +eed imbibed with the +ame potenc-, repeated once or twice dail-.
%%. 4or medicinal purpo+e+ the patient touche+ the indicated pole of the magneti=ed
rod 8which i+ not remo0ed from it+ wooden ca+e9 for half a minute, one minute. Or a
minute and a half, according a+ the nature of the di+ea+e or the +trength of the patient
reAuire+.
%* ,he +malle+t portion of a drop of the undiluted uice . ha0e found to be an
adeAuate do+e for homoeopathic emplo-ment in e0er- ca+eC further e/perience will
perhap+ +how that a further dilution will +uffice for +en+iti0e per+on+ or children.
%). One globule, the +i=e of a popp- +eed, moi+tened with thi+ million-fold dilution, i+
gi0en for a homoeopathic do+e. ,hi+ repre+ent+ the +malle+t portion of the drop, for
with one drop *&& +uch globule+ are +ufficientl- moi+tened. 3et thi+ million-fold
dilution, although admini+tered in +uch a +mall 0olume, will be found in man- ca+e+
to be +till too powerful when muriatic acid i+ homoeopathicall- indicated, becau+e
thi+ medicine po++e++e+ a high degree of accurac-.
DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION: ,he abo0e table e/plicitl- highlight+ the 0aried
a+pect+ of Hahnemannian po+olog- and under+core+ hi+ diligent approach and a+tute
e/perience in perfecting thi+ important facet of homoeopathic pre+cribing.