Homeopathy in General Practice

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This book is a practical guide to the use of homeopathic medicine over a wide range of the illnesses and conditions that arise in the normal course of general practice.

The book is structured conventionally in relation to the systems of the body, but the supporting analysis of patient management is given in homeopathic terms within the context of each patient's life and personal characteristics.

The text is reinforced by the inclusion of a hundred and twenty-nine cases from the author's practice, many of which are described in considerable detail. There are also numerous discussion sections in which he explains his treatment strategies.

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Author

Dr Alastair Jack was born in Peebles, in the Scottish borders, in 1920, and was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham. He did his medical training at Birmingham University, where he was captain of athletics and vice-captain of hockey.

After the war, he went into general practice in Catshill, near Birmingham, where he remained until he retired from the National Health Service in 1980.

He has lectured on homeopathy for many years, at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, in the Midlands and widely throughout the United Kingdom, and continues in private practice.

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Contents

Preface
How to Use this Book
Early Days
Early Cases

Getting Started

Homeopathic Medicines

Homeopathic medicines have
certain unique qualities

Differences between Homeopathic
and Conventional Prescribing

First Aid
General Indications
Aconite, Arnica, Calendula, Carbo vegetabilis,
Hypericum, Ledum, Rhus toxicodendron, Ruta,
Staphysagria, Symphytum
Head Injuries
Insect and Plant Stings, and Animal Bites,
Urtica urens, Cantharis
Burns
Heatstroke, Belladonna
Chilling
Camphor

Mental Illness
The Importance of Mental Symptoms in Choosing the Remedy
Depression
General and Particular Symptoms
Anxiety
Mind and Matter
Memory Loss
Paranoia

Neurological Disease
Tuberous Sclerosis
Menière's Disease treated with Chenopodium
Menière's Disease - Tinnitus treated with Salicylic acid
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Neuralgia
Paraparesis
Multiple Sclerosis
Transverse Myelitis
Epilepsy
Severe Learning Difficulties with Epilepsy
Recurrent Rejection of Shunt
Migraine
Headache
Allergies

Catarrh, Asthma
and other Respiratory Cases
Nosodes
Bowel nosodes

Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Failure
Apis mellifica
Hypertension
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia
Cardiac Dysrythmia
Varicose Veins
Peripheral Circulatory Defect

Gastrointestinal Disease
Vomiting and Diarrhea Arsenicum album, Ipecacuanha, Phosphorus
Other Medicines Aethusa cynapium, Veratrum album, Podophyllum, Cocculus
Colitis Secale cornutum
Crohn's Disease
Buccal Ulcers

Female Reproductive System
Premenstrual Tension (PMT)
Prescribing Analysis
Mittelschmerz
Menorrhagia
Breast Problems
Pruritus Vulvae
Menopausal Symptoms

Homeopathy for Men
Sexism
Why?
For Women
Men Only
Male Preserve
Prostate, Benign Enlargement
Bruising and Trauma of the Testes
Orchitis
Other Conditions of the Testes
Impotence
Excessive Libido
Loss of Confidence and Fear of Failure
Hematuria
Hemophilia

Musculoskeletal Disease
Gout
Pseudogout
Olecranon Bursitis
Polyarthropathy
Arthralgia
Osteoarthritis
Exostoses
Rheumatism
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Skin Problems
Arsenicum album
Ectopic Eczema
Scalp Eczema
Sun Sensitivity
Acute Urticaria
Acne Rosacea
Acne Vulgaris
Suppurative Conditions
Varicose Eczema
Alopecia
Hyperhidrosis

Some Interesting Cases
-- Anecdotal but Significant
Post-Viral Fatigue
Streptococcin
Brucellosis
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Anorexia, Allergy or Arsenic?
Terminal Illness
Conclusion

How Hahnemann pre-empted
many ideas of modern medicine
Heroic Medicine
Jenner & Hunter - Contemporaries
Prophylaxis
Controlled Trials
A True Scientist
Allergens
Time Aggravations
A Century Ahead of his Time
Hypnosis

Home Remedy Kit
Aconite: Shock and No. 1 Fever
Antimonium crudum: No. 2 Stomach
Antimonium tartaricum: No. 2 Cough
Arnica: Injury
Arsenicum album: Sickness and Diarrhea
Belladonna: Earache and No. 2 Fever
Bryonia: Pain and Headache
Camphor: Chill
Cantharis: Bladder and Burns
Carbo vegetabilis: Wind and Collapse
Chamomilla: Frantic Pain
Colocynth: Colic
Euphrasia: Hayfever and No. 1 Measles
Gelsemium: Influenza and 'Nerves'
Ipecacuanha: Nausea and No. 1 Cough
Mercurius solubilis: Feverish Cold
Natrum muriaticum: Recurrent Cold and Depression
Nux vomica: Stomach and No. 2 Flu
Phosphorus: Laryngitis and Repeated Vomiting
Pulsatilla: Catarrh and No. 2 Measles
Rhus toxicodendron: Rheumatism and Arthritis
Sulphur: Rashes

Bibliography
Abbreviations
Remedy Index
General Index

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