ABOUT THE AUTHOUR
Dr. N.M Choudhuri, M.D
He was a former student of the Hering Medical College.
Ex-Principal and Senior Professor of Materia Medica, Bengal Allen Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta
He was also editor, “Home and Homoeopathy”
INTRODUCTION
This treatise is the outcome of N.M. Choudhuri’s lectures to students of Bengal Allen Homoeopathic Medical College. It incorporates the teachings and experience of many masters, supported by his own experience of twenty years.
In the 2nd edition a Concise Repertory was added to make the study of Materia medica easy and also to use it in an appropriate manner.
Title: A Study on Materia Medica
Subtitle: An Ideal Text-Book for Homoeopathic Students
Authour: N.M. Choudhuri
Editions: 2(1916, 1929)
BOOK PROPER
- Title page – A Study on Materia medica( An Ideal Text-Book for Homoeopathic Students) by N. M. Choudhuri
- Photograph of Dr. N. M. Choudhuri
- Preface of 2nd edition
- Preface of 1st edition
- Materia Medica
- Repertory
- Index
PREFACES
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
1st edition published in1916, dated 1st Dec 1916
This work on Materia Medica, the result of years of patient labour, has its origin in my by-gone student-days. The author has talked about the compilation of the Materia medica part and has thanked all his teachers and various stalwarts for their guidance.
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
2nd edition – 1929, dated 1st Jun 1929
A short and a concise repertory has been affixed to help in study of materia medica.
Reason, why a repertory part has been added to this volume, is because practical homoeopathy is identical with Repertory practice.
Negligence and inaptitude in handling repertory are frequent cause of failures
Repertory forms a valuable aid in proper understanding and management of Homoeopathic Materia medica and a valuable aid in achieving the goal of finding the similimum.
At the end of it he has shown gratitude towards few of his colleagues for their suggestions and support.
MATERIA MEDICA
Sources
- H.C.Allen
- J.H.Clarke
- H.N.Guernsey
- J.B.Bell
- C.M.Conant
- N.B.Bose
- E.M.Hales
- J.T.Kent
- E.B.Nash
- Samuel Lilienthal
- Salzer
- Constantine Hering
- E.A.Farrington
- American Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia
Also incorporated many important practical hints from Dr. P.C. Majumdar. He has also enriched materia medica with experiences of Eastern Masters viz: Dr. B.L.Bhaduri, Dr.Salzer and Dr. M.L.Sarkar.
452 drugs
9 given as to be referred
Alphabetically arranged and described
Abies canadensis- Zizia aurea
ARRANGEMENT
- Name of the medicine
- A brief depiction of every drug given
- Common name
- Family, preparation procedures, habitat, properties, prover, etc given.
- Physiological action is described.
- There is no anatomical order.
- Symptomatology given in descriptive form, not under any heading.
- Modalities given along with particulars
- Comparative study of each symptoms given in a very simple language
- Each compared drug is given in bold letters.
- Examples of case histories along with the drugs are given correspondingly
- Mentions about the medicines given with the prescribed potency
- Source is also given
REPERTORY
49 chapters
Organs in their order of natural arrangement
Most of the unreliable and unauthenticated matter has been left out to make the repertory portion useful and easy for reference.
SOURCES
- Kent Repertory
- Knerr Repertory
- Lippe Repertory
- Boenninghausen Repertory
- Boericke Repertory
- Conant and other popular authors
CHAPTERS
- Aggravation
- Amelioration
- Mind and Disposition
- Head
- Sensorium
- Face
- Eye and sight
- Ears and Hearing
- Nose and Smell
- Mouth
- Tongue
- Teeth
- Fauces, Pharynx and Oesophagus
- Gums
- Stomach
- Throat external
- Appetite
- Taste
- Thirst
- Eructations
- Heartburn
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Hiccough
- Intestine
- Rectum and Anus
- Stool
- Larynx and Trachea
- Voice
- Chest
- Bladder
- Kidneys
- Prostate
- Prostatic fluid
- Urethra
- Urine
- Male Genitalia
- Female genitalia
- Upper extremities
- Lower extremities
- Sleep
- Postures in Sleep
- Dream
- Fever
- Pulse
- Skin
- Desires and Aversions
- Cough
- Expectoration
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
The printed matter is in two columns on each page.
Chapter name given in BOLD CAPITALS, repeated on each page, exception
Rubrics given in CAPITALS, alphabetically arranged
Sub-rubrics follows in ordinary roman with one indentation and are not necessarily arranged alphabetically.
Gradations: 2- Italics
– Roman
Chapters pertaining to specific parts begin with Ailments common
Followed by sub-rubrics which may have causative modality, specific modalities, associated symptoms etc.
INDEX
INDEX OF REMEDIES
INDEX TO REPERTORY
THERAPEUTIC INDEX
INDEX OF REMEDIES
- Remedies are alphabetically arranged
- Main clinical conditions are arranged alphabetically along with page numbers in which they are mentioned
INDEX TO REPERTORY
- Chapters are given in alphabetical order along with page numbers
THERAPEUTIC INDEX
Clinical conditions are arranged in alphabetical order
Compiled by Prabhakra Rao
Abortion to Wounds
Corresponding remedies of each condition in alphabetical are also mentioned below along with page numbers
MERITS
- It’s a must-read for all students and an all-time guide for practitioners
- The author has given a brief of all the drugs in a story format, to form a clinical picture and describes the personality in a beautiful way.
- A comparative study is given in the very simple language
- The examples of cases given help in obtaining the practical aspect of the drug.
- Repertory also included for easy reference
DEMERITS
- Relationship of remedies not given
- The number of drugs is less in comparison with other General repertories like Kent’s repertory.
- Misplaced chapters in repertory
- Eg: External throat given between two chapters of stomach
- Misplaced rubrics
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