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Dr Hahnemann was a German allopathic physician. In 18th century many injurious
methods used as treatment of disease, like Venesection, Blood letting,
Polypharmacy, Black magic, Evil energy and also drugs were administered
with more side effects and complications. Dr Hahnemann was dissatisfied
and he fought against this injurious methods. Hahnemann had strong desire
to find out new treatment of cure without side effect.
Initially he translated books for business, to earn money. Inception of
Law of Signature by Paracelsus and his enhancement in knowledge had made
him to discover homoeopathy while translating “Cullen’s Materia
Medica” from English to German. He discovered the similimum principle
“Like cure likes” by testing the cinchona the drug that produce
the symptoms can cure similar symptoms in malaria. Experimentation on
him, friends, relatives continued with great extent of verification of
symptoms. Matetria Medica pura appeared.
Even though he inspired the truth in 1790, 1796 is the birth of Homoeopathy
.The principle was published in “The Journal of practical Medicine”
by Hufeland.The instrument of application of knowledge “organon
of Medicine” was contributed with different improved editions from
Torgau , Kothen and finally the sixth edition at Paris after his demise.
His experimentation and practice at Kothen made him to better understand
the chronic diseases, which is another contribution to the homoeopaths
to treat efficiently “The theory of chronic diseases” to understand
the miasmatic infection and also torched with theory on Individualisation
and understanding the Vital force, the vital principle of the living based
on nature.
Drug dynamisation theory appeared with different potencies the decimal,
centesimal and finally the fifty millesimal potencies to react, meet the
dynamic nature of the disease and also to reduce the toxicity.
Dr.Hahnemann is a gentle rebel, and contributed the wonderful medical
science to the world.
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