Leaders in Homeopathic Therapeutics

From the Book

The book or the author need no introduction.

This book is a masterpiece for ready use including the characteristic symptoms for each drug, followed by a general discussion.

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Details

The 4th edition of Nash's Leaders in Homeopathic Therapeutics was published in 1913, towards the end of his career.

Nash suffered from blindness by the time he finished this work but this did not deter him from writing a book to be a real help to the beginner.

Instead of the common alphabetical presentation, the remedies are laid out according to relationships that Nash felt were interesting.

The characteristic symptoms of each remedy are given, followed by a narrative description that elucidates those symptoms through comparison with other remedies.

Nash also lists the potency that he found to be the best. 40 years of practice gives this work a usefulness that is seldom matched today.

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Heritage

Nash covers over 200 remedies in the order he thinks of them ("to follow the bent of my inclinations, or, as it is sometimes expressed, the moving of the spirit"), not in alphabetical sequence.

This book gives some interesting insights into the thought processes of one of the great old homeopaths. The 6th edition was published in 1946.

"Dr. Nash awoke one morning and found himself famous- as soon as this book was known- and the binder could scarcely keep up with the demand, and a second edition was soon called for... It is safe to say that no one is disappointed with this book, and it is a fascinating read from cover to cover."

Julian Winston writes:
A delightful volume which is very readable and filled with personal experiences and tid-bits from a grand prescriber. One of my favorite books, filled with useful hints and insights. Said one reviewer, "I will guarantee that no physician, be he homeopath, eclectic, regular, or what not, can read [this book] and not be a better physician."

From:
The Heritage of Homoeopathic Literature
copyright 2001 by Julian Winston
Reprinted with the permission of the author

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Author

Eugene Beauharis Nash

1838  -  1917

E. B. Nash was born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N. Y., on March 8th, 1838.

At the age of seven he moved to Binghamton, N. Y. and graduated from the local Academy. He began his study of medicine with Dr. T. L. Brown of Binghamton, and graduated from Cleveland Homoeopathic Medical College in 1874.

Dr. Nash began homeopathic practice in Triangle, N. Y., and also practiced a short time in Harpersville, N. Y. He later moved to Cortland, N. Y., where he practiced until his death.

When Nash was beginning his medical career he was stricken with paralysis. He took Lachesis, but it only helped a little. Discouraged, he put himself under the care of the great master, Dr. Lippe.

The venerable doctor gave him a remedy. "When you are cured, come back and then I'll tell you what I gave." Dr. Nash later returned to Philadelphia. "Here I am, entirely well now. What was it?"

"Lachesis, Lachesis!"

"Yes, but I took Lachesis!"

The old doctor jumped up and down in his delight, and laughing, said:
"You did not take it high enough."

Dr. Nash was a member of the American Institute of Homoeopathy, of the New York State Homoeopathic Medical Society and an honorary member of the Pennsylvania State Homoeopathic Society.

He was, for seven years, Professor of Materia Medica in the New York Homoeopathic Medical College. In 1903 he became president of the International Hahnemannian Association (IHA). In 1905 he gave, by invitation, a course of lectures in the Homoeopathic Hospital of London.

Dr. Nash was considered one of the great teachers of medicine. His book, "Leaders of Homoeopathy," was thought to have been the means of converting many allopathic doctors to homeopathy.

Many homoeopathic physicians in different parts of the world attributed their success in healing the sick to his writings.

Doctor Nash was spoken of as a public-spirited citizen and as a warm and faithful friend, a genial host, and a devoted Sunday school worker.

Dr. Nash:

"Before I left home a physician said to me ‘I don't enjoy very much going to the IHA because you are all in accord so that it makes a dull meeting. At the American Institute there is apt to be a lively time.’

"That is true and the reason is because we subscribe to the same principles and act in harmony, if any man was to get on the wrong side of the law of cure, I thing we would give him a moderately lively time.

"We do not differ very much, and then only on details. Perhaps in my paper I did not make my main point prominent enough; it was that the symptoms are scientific, they fulfill all the requirements of strict science.

"There is misapprehension abroad that any method that takes cognizance of bacilli is scientific and anything that does not is unscientific. It is the method and the truth that make true science and that we have.

"Dr. Boger says that the keynotes are misleading; that may be sometimes, but they are also far oftener wonderful helpers or leaders to the understanding of a remedy in toto.

"If you were to attempt to teach materia medica without the use of keynotes our students would give it up. They are the road to the understanding of the materia medica.

"Dr. Waring spoke of the different values of particular symptoms and those of the general constitution. As a rule they correspond, but where they disagree his rule is right. It is a rule, however for exceptional cases, for if the patient is sensitive everywhere, then an injured or diseased part will be also sensitive as we find in the proving of Hepar sulphur."

Dr. Nash died on November 6, 1917. Shortly after his death, Dr. E. Jones wrote the following in The Homeopathic Recorder:

"I was very sorry to hear of the death of Dr. E.B. Nash: he was one of the great teachers of medicine. His book, Leaders of Homoeopathy, has been the means of bringing very many old school doctors out of darkness into light!

"He will live in his books and in the hearts of the many doctors he has helped to be better physicians. There are a host of homoeopathic physicians in different parts of the world to-day that owe their success in healing the sick to the writings of Dr. Eugene B. Nash.

"After life's fitful dream he sleeps well.".

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Contents

Acon. -- 82
Actaea Racemosa -- 214
Aesc. -- 179
Aeth.m -- 436
Agar. -- 459
All-c. -- 443
Aloe -- 319
Alum. -- 379
Alumn. -- 381
Ambr. -- 458
Am-c. -- 433
Am-m. -- 435
Amyl-n. -- 455
Anac. -- 375
Ant-c. -- 35
Ant-t. -- 235
Apis -- 143
Aran. -- 153
Arg-n. -- 293
Arn. -- 386
Ars. -- 87
Arum-t. -- 385
Asaf. -- 457
Aur. -- 291
Aur-m. -- 308
Bapt. -- 257
Bar-c. -- 352
Bell.-- 99
Benz-ac. -- 314
Berb. -- 310
Bism. -- 368
Bor. -- 412
Bov. -- 464
Brom. -- 356
Bry. -- 29
Cact. -- 244
Calc. -- 71
Calcarea hypophosphorica -- 282
Calc-p. -- 77
Calc-s. -- 282
Camph. -- 398
Cann-i. -- 458
Cann-s. -- 313
Canth. -- 147
Caps. -- 418
Carb-an. -- 251
Carb-v. -- 52
Card-m. -- 465
Cast. -- 457
Caul. -- 213
Caust. -- 268
Cham. -- 156
Chel. -- 306
Chenopodium -- 432
Chim. -- 421
Cic. -- 267
Cimx. -- 155
Cimic. -- 214
Cina -- 357
Cinchona officinalis -- 46
Clem. -- 440
Coc-c. -- 154, 440
Cocc. -- 170
Coff. -- 161
Colch. -- 407
Coll. -- 438
Coloc. -- 392
Con. -- 175
Conv. -- 464
Cop. -- 441
Cor-r. -- 439
Croc. -- 410
Crot-h. -- 126
Crot-t. -- 322
Cub.- 442
Cupr. -- 265
Dig. -- 221
Dros. -- 463
Dulc. -- 360
Epiph. -- 468
Equis. -- 422
Erig. -- 219
Eup-per. -- 415
Eup-pur. -- 417
Euph. -- 445
Ferr. -- 299
Ferr-p. -- 259
Gamb. -- 463
Gels. -- 252
Glon. -- 450
Graph. -- 283
Grat. -- 464
Ham. -- 391
Hell. -- 264
Helon. -- 217
Hep. -- 276
Hydr. -- 397
Hyos. -- 105
Hyper. -- 470
Ign. -- 163
Iod. -- 354
Ip. -- 228
Iris -- 237
Jal. -- 437
Kali-bi. -- 131
Kali-br. -- 456
Kali-c. -- 127
Kali hydroiodicum -- 136
Kali-m. -- 142
Kali-s. -- 374
Kalm. -- 227
Kreos. -- 369
Lac-c. -- 372
Lach. -- 111
Lactic acid -- 469
Laur. -- 469
Led. -- 365
Lept. -- 309
Lil-t. -- 207
Lith. -- 460
Lyc. --- 57
Mag-c. -- 337
Mag-m. -- 338
Mag-p. -- 340
Med. -- 423
Meli. -- 453
Merc. -- 39
Mez. -- 467
Mill. -- 219
Mosch. -- 457
Murx. -- 207
Mur-ac. -- 245
Mygal. -- 153
Myrt-c. -- 462
Naja -- 124
Nat-c. -- 336
Nat-m. -- 325
Nat-s. -- 323
Nit-ac. -- 247
Nux-m. -- 348
Nux-v. -- 13
Olnd. -- 464
Op. -- 344
Ptel. -- 466
Petr. -- 396
Petros. -- 443
Phos. -- 193
Ph-ac. -- 240
Phyt. -- 446
Pic-ac. -- 250
Plat. -- 187
Plb. -- 305
Podo. -- 316
Psor. -- 287
Puls. -- 22
Pyrog. -- 431
Rheum -- 438
Rhod. -- 362
Rhus-t. -- 94
Rumx. -- 383
Sabin. -- 216
Sang. -- 239
Sars. -- 315
Sec. -- 210
Sel. -- 189
Seneg. -- 462
Sep. -- 199
Sil. -- 78
Spong. -- 419
Squil. -- 461
Stann. -- 185
Staph. -- 403
Stict. -- 381
Stram. -- 109
Sulph. -- 64
Sul-ac. -- 248
Tarent-c. -- 152
Tarent. -- 151
Tell. -- 468
Ter. -- 311
Teucr. -- 467
Ther. -- 153
Thuj. -- 400
Tril. -- 219
Tub. -- 425
Ust. -- 465
Valer. -- 458
Verat. -- 262
Verat-v. -- 260
Verb. -- 261
Vib. -- 209
Zinc. -- 181

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