Homeopathic Pharmacy

Overview

This is a complete survey of all matters to do with homeopathic pharmacology, and in the process most other subjects are touched upon.

Contents

Chapter 1
Introduction to Homeopathic Philosophy
Teaching Pharmacy at 8 HMS Level
Pharmacy and its Branches
Fundamental principles of Homeopathic Pharmacy.
Discuss the salient features of these principles
Describe briefly the originality of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Narrate briefly the superiority or specialty in Homeopathic Pharmacy
Describe the salient features of the practice of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Give an account of pharmacopoeia
Distinguish between: Pharmacy and Pharmacopoeia
Distinguish between: Pharmacology and Pharmacopoeia
Distinguish between: Pharmacognosy and Pharmacodynamics
History and Development of Homeopathy Pharmacy
Define the following:
Pharmacy,
Pharmacology,
Pharmacodynamics,
Pharmacognosy,
Pharmaconomy
and Pharmacopraxy
Mention the meaning of the following terms:
Pharmacal or Pharmaceutical,
Pharmacist,
Pharmacochemistry,
Pharmacogenetics,
Pharmacomania,
Pharmacophilia,
Pharmacophoia,
Pharmacophore,
Pharmacopsychosis,
Pharmacoradiography,
Pharmacotherapy,
Pharmacography,
Pharmacologist,
Pharmacopedit or Pharmacopedics
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 2
Scope of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Discuss Homeopathic Pharmacy with reference to the principles of Homeopathy.
Describe the scope of pharmacy in relation to the Organon of Medicine.
Justify the saying that the knowledge of pharmacy improves the knowledge of Materia Medica,
Or: Discuss the scope of Homeopathic Pharmacy in Relation to Materia Medica
Describe the role of Homeopathic Pharmacy in relation to Practice of Medicine or Homeopathic practice
Describe the scope of Homeopathic Pharmacy in relation to the National Economy.
What is Hahnemann's concept of Mono Pharmacy?
Illustrate Hahnemann's opinion regarding Mono Pharmacy
What are the reasons for superiority of Mono Pharmacy in therapeutic process
Describe and discuss Poly Pharmacy
Mixing
Give the differential study of Mono-pharmacy and Poly-pharmacy
Describe some common pharmaceutical terms on the basis of the Organon of Medicine
(dilution, potency, succussion, vehicle)
Homeopathic Pharmacist


Chapter 3
Homeopathic Laboratory
Homeopathic laboratory
Laboratory Method
Chromatographic Analysis
Describe an ideal Homeopathic pharmacy.
What are the uses of the general instruments and utensils used in a Homeopathic laboratory?
What are the general guidelines for cleansing them?
How do you clean the apparatus, utensils, etc. after using them for preparing ointments?
Cork, Container and Closure
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Chapter 4
Weights and Measures
List the instruments and appliances used for weighing and measuring in Homeopathic Pharmacy
Give a brief account of the weights and measures used in Homeopathic Pharmacy
State the difference between one Troy ounce and an Avoirdupois ounce
Describe the relationship between metric and imperial systems
Tabulate the measures used to denote dosage
Measuring cylinders, Pipettes, Volumetric flasks Burettes, Graduated dropping Pipettes, Graduated conical testing glasses


Chapter 5
General Laboratory Methods
Methods for Purification in Homeopathic pharmacy:
Size reduction instrument and process. .
What is Percolation? Describe the process of Percolation. Differentiate between Percolation and Maceration

Distinguish between:
(a) Distillation and Sublimation
(b) Maceration and Percolation
(c) Straining and Filtration
(d) Magma, Menstrum and Mere

Explain the following terms:
(a) Tincture and Mother Tincture
(b) Magma and Menstrum
(c) Drug Power and Habitat
(d) Dilution and Solution
(e) Molecule and Molecular weight

How do you know that the drug substances are moisture free? How can you detect the moisture content in percentage? Why is this information necessary for preparing drugs?
Describe the preparation of Mother Tinctures from the Vegetable Kingdom according to the Old Method
Describe the modern method of preparing Mother tinctures
Differentiate between the Old and New methods of preparation of Mother Tinctures.
Describe the methods of preserving the Drug materials, Mother Tinctures and Potentized medicines

Distinguish between
(a) Drug and Medicine
(b) Allopathic Tincture and Homoeopathic Mother Tincture
(c) Solution, Mother Solution and Mother Power
(d) Homeopathic dose, Divided dose, Daily dose, Booster dose and Total dose.
Barrier and its type
Viva (Q + A)


Chapter 6
Sources or Kingdoms of Homeopathic Drugs
Kingdom understanding in homeopathy
The four kingdoms
Possible practical application of kingdom study
A few examples of the different approaches of each kingdom towards certain issues
Explain the terms Drug and Drug substance
Mention the differences between: Drug substance and Drug
What are the sources of homeopathic drugs?
Mention three drugs each from the Animal and Mineral Kingdoms
How do you collect and preserve these drugs?
Give an outline of collection and preservation of drug substances from Vegetable Kingdom.
Q Distinguish between Fixed oils and Volatile oils.
What are resinoids or active principles?
Mention the resinoids of the following drugs?
Explain the common name, family, distribution, parts used, class and drug power of the following list of drugs:
1. Aconitum napellus,
2. Aethusa cynapium,
3. Allium cepa,
4. Aloe socotrina,
5. Arnica montana,
6. Baptisia tinctoria,
7. Belladonna,
8. Bellis perennis,
9. Berberis vulgaris,
10. Bryonia alba,
11. Calendula officianalis,
12. Chamomilla,
13. Cinchona officinalis, Colocynthis

Write short notes on active principles with examples
Name the active principles of the following drugs
Name the parts of the following medicines, which are used for preparing medicines
Name the parts of the following plants used for preparing Mother Tincture:
1. Rhus tox,
2. Rhus-ven,
3. Nux vomica,
4. Nux mosch,
5. Cinchona,
6. Cina,
7. Cannabis indica,
8. Calendulla off,
9. Aloe socotrina,
10. Allium cepa.
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 7
Pharmacognosy
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Nux vom, Rhus tox, Arnica mont, Cocculus and Cina.
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Apis mel, Arg nit, Ars alba, Aurum met and Baryta carbo
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Pulsatilla, Ruta, Kali carb, Mercurius and Phosphorus
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Belladonna, China, Calcarea carb, Hepar sulph and Graphitis
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Baptisia, Bryonia, Camphor, Cuprum met and Nitric acid
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Cantharis, Digitalis, Dulcamara, Secale cor and Sepia
Describe the identification of the following drugs:
Colchicum autumnale, Ignatia, Opium, Lycopodium and Stannum met
Root - its function, characteristic and drugs prepared from root
Stem - its function and drugs prepared from it
Leaf - its structure and drugs prepared from it
Flower - its part of typical flower, drugs prepared from it
Fruits - its types, function, parts and drugs prepared from it
Seed - structure of seeds and drugs prepared from it
Viva (Q + A)


Chapter 8
Drug proving
Describe the different sources of verifying curative power of drugs
Define the Doctrine of Signature.
Describe its concept and give examples from the
plant, animal and mineral kingdoms
Devise your own example of Doctrine of Signature from any natural source as a constitutional application.
What in your opinion is the validity of the Doctrine of Signature in modern Homeopathy?
What do you mean by drug proving?
Describe in brief the process of drug proving?
What do you understand by homoeopathic drugs?
Describe the principles of homoeopathic drug proving
Describe the method of conducting the drug proving.
What is Drug Power? What is the utility of assessing the drug power?
Describe the Designation, Solvents and Class of Mother Tincture.
Are the Allopathic Tinctures similar to the Homeopathic Mother Tinctures?
Discuss the importance of collecting the original drug for proving.
Prepare a dosage chart for proving


Chapter 9
Vehicle
Define vehicle.
Quality of an ideal vehicle.
Describe a method of preparation of purified water
What is alcohol?
What are its sources?
How do you prepare alcohol?
What are the characteristics of alcohol?
Mention the utility, advantages and disadvantages of alcohol
How do you prepare the Sugar of Milk?
What is the importance of measuring the globules?
How do you measure them?
What are globules?
Describe the history of Medicaments au globules.
Why did Hahnemann favor Medicaments au globules over Medicaments au gouttee?
Why Medicaments au globules are generally not favored in practice?
State the comparative value of Globules, Milk sugar and ethyl alcohol with regard to their pharmaceutical use and function.
Give the differences between Globules and Pillules
State how much alcohol will be required to prepare one ounce of first potency when the power of the Mother Tincture is 1/6?
Find out the quantity of crude Ferr Phos in four ounce trit of 6X
A 30th potency has been prepared form the Mother Tincture of a drug whose Drug Power is 1/10.
Calculate how much of Mother Tincture is present in the 30th potency
Calculate the quantity of Saccharam Lactis which will be required for preparing an ounce of Ferr phos 6X from the previous potency (Trituration)
Find out the quantity of Kali Phos crude in trituration of the same in 6X potency
Purity test of olive oil.
Differentiate between olive oil and Castor oil
Classification of semisolid vehicle.
Differentiate between yellow, white Bee's Wax and Spemaceli
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 10
Preparation of Mother Tinctures
Classify the drugs of Vegetable Kingdom according to Hahnemann.
Explain the preparation of Mother Tincture for Class I
What is drug Power?
How do you calculate the Drug Power of Class I to VI
Group study:
Loganiaceae,
Lycopodiaceae,
Menispermaceae,
Myristriceae,
Papaveracea,
Polygonaceae,
Ranuncalaceae,
Rubiaceae,
Rutaceae,
Sapindaceae,
Thymelaceae,
Umbelliferae
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Nux vomica Mother Tincture
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Arg nit Mother Solution
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Borax Mother Solution
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Allium cepa Mother Tincture
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Zingiber Mother Tincture
Explain the preparation of Arnica Lotion or Calendula Ointment
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Camphor Q
Explain the process of sublimation of Iodine and preparation of Iodium
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Iodum Mother solution
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Carbo veg IX.
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Calcarea carb IX.
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Hepar sulp Mother solution
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Oleum jecoris aselli
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Natrum mur Mother Substance
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Petroleum IX
Describe the preparation of one ounce of Blatta or IX trit
Describe briefly the mode of preparation of the following solutions:
(i) Borax;
(ii) Arg nit;
(iii) Carbolic acid;
(iv) Iodine;
(v) Natrum mur.
You are asked to prepare tlb. of Ars iod Mother Solution.
Describe the process and the proportion of drug ingredient and vehicles
How can you prepare two ounces of Sulphur solution?
Calculate the quantity required for the same
Describe in brief the methods of preparing a few Nosodes and Imponderabilia
Difference between Nosodes and Sarcodes.
Name of drugs of Nosodes and Sarcodes
Viva (Q + A)


Chapter 11
CFS Hahnemann's Preparation of Medicines
Comment on the preparation of Hahnemann's Mercurius solubilis
- and its in Homeopathic and Chemical world
Comment on the preparation of Hahnemann's Causticum
- and its importance in the Homeopathic and Chemical world
Comment on the preparation of Hahnemann's Hepar Sulph Calcareum
- and its importance in the Homeopathic and Chemical world
Comment on the preparation of Carbo animalis
Comment on the preparation of Calcarea carbonica
Comment on the preparation of Kali carbo
Viva (Q + A)


Chapter 12
Scale of Potencies
What is potency?
What are the types of potency?
Give comparison of scales of potencies.
Describe the application of potency
Potency Implications
Describe the various homeopathic potencies.
How is the pharmaceutical value of homeopathic potencies assessed by modern scientific standards?
Describe the different scales of potencies.
What are the various scales for preparing homeopathic medicines?
Describe briefly the Decimal Scale
Describe briefly the Centesimal Scale
Describe briefly the 50 MM Scale or the LM Scale
Discuss the comparative value of the
Fifty Millesimal,
Centesimal and the
Decimal scales of potencies
Write an essay on the Fifty Millesimal potency
Discuss the historical perspective of the development of the Fifty Millesimal potencies
Potency - indication (High, Medium, Low)
Potency contraindication (high and low)
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 13
Dynamization
Discuss the theory of dynamization under the following heads
(a) objectives
(b) process
(c) effects
Differentiate between potency and dilution.
Discuss the evolution of the theory of dynamization.
Discuss the precautions to be taken for the process of trituration.
What is the utility of trituration?
Describe its merits and demerits
Narrate the procedure of dynamization under different scales.
How do you convert trituration into liquid potency under decimal and Centesimal scales?
Why can't we prepare the 7X potency?
Describe the potentization of Bryonia 30 liquid into its corresponding higher potency?
Convert Calc. Phos 6X (Trit) into its next higherp6tency in liquid form
Describe the potentization of Calc Phos 6X (Trit) into its corresponding higher potency
Describe how triturations of Anacardium 1 X and Secale cor 1 X are prepared
How is 3X potency prepared from 2X potency?
Describe in detail the process of making Antim crud 3X potency from its 2X potency
Suppose you have taken 100 minims of the Mother Tincture of Nux Vomica, the Drug Power of which is 1/10 in a well cleaned phial and added 900 minims of dispensing alcohol to it. Then you take 5 minims from this preparation in another phial and add 45 minims of dispensing alcohol to it and give 20 downwards strokes, have you correctly prepared the 3rd potency under decimal scale?
Explain:
(a) How will you convert Kali Phos 6X into next potency on centesimal scale?
(b) Why can't we prepare 7X potency? .
(c) Give the differences between the 6X and 6 potency.
(d) Convert Podophyllum 12X into its corresponding centesimal potency by mathematical calculation.
(e) What important scale of potentization the new official Pharmacopoeia has discarded?
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 14
External Applications
Describe the correct interpretation for the employment of external applications in pharmacy according to the Organon of Medicine.
Describe the components of external applications
What are the different substances used for preparing applications? Describe the preparation of Calendula ointment
Distinguish between lotion, Liniment, Glycerol, Ointment
How do you prepare and use the following
(a) lotion
(b) liniment
(c) glycerol
Distinguish between ointment and paste
Cream, suppository, tubes, jellies, plasters,
syrups, elixirs, drops, gargles, mouth washes,
paints, eye drops
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 15
Prescription
What is prescription?
Describe the principles, accessory factors and characteristics of an ideal prescription
Prescription writing is an essential duty of the physician.
Explain
Describe with examples the components of an ideal prescription
Mention the abbreviations of the following terms:
mix,
distilled water,
make a pill,
mark,
give,
every night,
tomorrow night,
daily,
drink,
of each,
to take,
half

Mention the abbreviations of the following terms:
side,
a liniment,
a minim,
morning and night,
a mixture,
natural order,
at night,
all or every,
every hour,
over proof,
before food,
next,
continue,
mother,
each hour,
as much as required,
let it be repeated,
to dissolve,
sugar: of milk, alcohol, ture

Mention the abbreviations of the following terms:
minim,
scruple,
ounce,
gallon,
before food,
twice daily,
tomorrow morning.
I Describe the principles of drug administration according to the Organon of Medicine
What is a genuine medicine?
Describe in brief the dispensing of medicines in Homeopathic Pharmacy
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 16
Pharmacology
What is pharmacology?
What are its sources?
Describe the branches of pharmacology
Give a detailed description of Homeopathic Pharmacology
Describe the role of Hahnemann in the development of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Hahnemann, Homeopathy, Homeopathic pharmacy and Pharmacopoeia lie in the same straight line. Explain
Describe the evolution of Homeopathic Materia Medica
Describe in brief the meaning and concept of Homeopathic Materia Medica and the pharmacology of Modern Medicine.
Discuss the method of studying drug action
Discuss the statement "drugs produce disease or disease conditions"?
Write short notes on Short acting medicines and Deep acting medicines
Distinguish between-Mechanical, Chemical and Dynamic Action
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 18
Standardization of Drugs and Vehicles
What is standardization of drugs.
Describe its aim and Procedures.
Which methods is best and why?
Discuss in brief the general principles for preparing Homeopathic Mother Tinctures from crude medicinal substances.
What is a genuine medicine?
How do you secure the genuine medicine?
Describe the collection and preservation of vegetable drug substances
How do you prepare genuine medicine?
What precautions are to be observed for storing homeopathic medicines?
What are the common impurities in the Milk sugar?
How do you detect them?
How can you ascertain the purity of the following substances:
(a) Saccharum lactis
(b) Distilled water
(c) Alcohol
(d) Ethyl alcohol
Viva (Q + A)

Chapter 19
Legislation of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Why should we study the legislations related to Homeopathic Pharmacy?
Describe the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 (XXIII of 1940)
...and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945
(amended) 1969

Chapter 20
Indian Drugs
Describe the common name, synonym, generic name, etc. of the Indian drugs.

Chapter 21
Electro-Homeopathy
Describe the process of Electro-Homoeo Pharmacopoeia along with the production of Spargical "Zimpel"
Describe the Rule 27
Describe the Rule 28
Describe the Rule 29
Describe the Rule 30
Describe the Rule 31
Describe the family, common name, distribution, description, parts used, active principles and drug action of the drugs

Chapter 22
Multiple Choice Questions

Appendix I Drug Information
Appendix II Relationship of Medicines
Appendix III Terms Related to Materia Medica
Appendix IV Short Questions & Short Notes
Appendix V Pharmaco-Herberium Sheet

Dr. T. C. Mondal, DMS (Cal.), Gold Medalist, is actively involved in the practice and teaching of Homeopathy at D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata.

Dr. Mondal was a brilliant student and has secured two Gold Medals on Homoeopathic subjects in the DMS examination and is also the recipient of Dr. N. C. Chakraborty Medical Award.

According to Prof. Dr. Mahendra Singh, Vice Principal and Head of the Department: Organon. Chronic Diseases & History of Medicine, Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital (University of Calcutta); Chairman, Education Committee: Central Council of Homoeopathy, Govt. of India; President, National Council of Homoeopathic Pharmacy

"Dr. Mondal has been a very serious student, has done brilliant result and in his very young age as a homoeopathic physician and teacher has produced two exceptionally good books, one on Organon of Medicine and the other on Homoeopathic Materia Medica.

And Dr. Mondal has been very closely watched by persons who are serious about homoeopathic education, practice and the literature of homoeopathy and also about the future of homoeopathy."