Homoeopathic Materia Medica - Bharati Vidyapeeth University

HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA INCLUDING APPLIED ASPECTS
Purpose of M.D. (Homoeopathy) - Homoeopathic Materia Medica:
The purpose of this course is to train the basic Homoeopathic graduate in the field of
Homoeopathic Materia Medica, to ensure a better healer and to produce excellent thinkers,
research scholars and teachers in Homoeopathy as well as to achieve highest standards in the
system of Homoeopathy.
A POSTGRADUATE IN M.D. (HOMOEOPATHY) - HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA
MEDICA SHALL :
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Have the high degree of proficiency both in theoretical and practical aspects of
Homoeopathic Materia Medica backed by scientific knowledge and philosophy.
Have the confidence to assess and manage the patients who are sick and in cases of
paucity of symptoms ability to overcome it by the knowledge of Homoeopathic Materia
Medica.
Have the caring attitude and sympathy towards sick and maintain high moral and ethical
standards.
Have the knowledge regarding latest happenings and issues pertaining to the prevention of
disease and promotion of health and the epidemiology underlying the common health
problems with special relevance to India.
AIMS :
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To recognize the need of physical, social mental and spiritual health care of the sick in the
spirit of Organon of Medicine.
Shall obtain competency in providing complete health care (physical, mental, social and
spiritual) to the needy, so as to achieve a permanent restoration of health in gentle manner
as quoted in Organon of Medicine.
To investigate what is to be cured in disease and what is curative in the various medicines
in order to understand the scope and limitations of Homoeopathy.
Shall obtain the communicative and interpersonal skills to communicate and interact with
health care teams.
Shall have a profound knowledge in Homoeopathic Materia Medica including rare and
uncommon remedies in order to achieve restoration of health at any levels of sickness.
Shall adopt a scientific temper and unbiased approach to augment self-knowledge to
improve the quality of treatment throughout his/ her professional life.
Shall be able to coordinate the recent advances in science with his/ her knowledge of
Homoeopathy, so as to reflect better art of healing.
To develop an open mind to update him/ her by self-study, attending courses, conferences
and seminars relevant to the specialty.
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GENERAL OBJECTIVES :
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To develop high standards in approach and management of sick, in order to fulfill his/ her
only mission.
2)
To develop excellent teaching skills, different techniques and educational methods in
teaching homoeopathic students and its practitioners.
3)
To practice medicine ethically and in step with principles of health care and the
philosophy of Homoeopathy.
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To demonstrate empathy and holistic approach towards sick and exhibit interpersonal
behaviour in accordance with expectations of the society.
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To play important role in implementing national health programmes.
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To educate the people and promote preventive measures for common health problems by
Homoeopathy, in order to achieve better health standards.
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Undertake common health problems, use information technology, and carry out research
both basic and clinical with the objective of publishing his/ her work and presenting of
various scientific for a by which our fellow Homoeopathy can be Benefited.
8)
To prove medicines which are partially proved in order to ascertain its true nature and
qualities for the better implementation of similia.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
1.
BASIC MATERIA MEDICA :
a)
Sources of Materia Medica: Drug proving and collection of symptoms,
classification of symptoms, construction of Materia Medica and types of Materia
Medica.
b)
Science and philosophy of Materia Medica.
c)
To study pure affects of Homoeopathic drugs from all the sources, books and to
interpret the same.
The element involved in the application of Materia Medica, Homoeopathic
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philosophy. Clinical Medicine, Homoeopathic Repertory and Materia Medica.
2.
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Homoeopathic management of iatrogenic disease.
f)
Study of Materia Medica : Different approaches of study of Materia Medica i.e.
psychoclinic, pathological, synthetic, comparative, analytical and remedy
relationship.
g)
Scope and limitations of Materia Medica.
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Sources of drugs : family or group characteristics and drug relationship.
i)
To ascertain the clinical efficacy of various homoeopathic drugs by clinical trials
of partially proved drugs/ conduct the drug providing with new or partially proved
drugs.
Comparative Materia Medica :
Comparative study of symptoms, drug pictures and therapeutic indication of all drugs.
3.
Practice of Homoeopathy :
In Medicine, Surgery and Obst. and Gynaecology (Homoeopathic concept and
therapeutics only).
SKILLS :
1)
Take proper case history depending on the basis of guidelines given under Organon of
medicine, perform essential diagnostic procedure and order relevant tests and interpret
them to come to a reasonable diagnosis about the disease.
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Conduct interview both in adults and children in order to ascertain totality on which a true
similimum can be employed.
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Perform thorough physical, systemic examination in order to elicit more symptoms, which
may guide in the selection of remedy and potency.
4)
Document medical history, family history and findings of clinical investigations for the
purpose of follow up and prognosis.
5)
Assess the state of health by the scientific knowledge of medicine and philosophy of
Homoeopathy.
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Perform common therapeutic procedures.
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Develop experimental and recording skills while proving drugs.
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Provide basic life saving support services in emergency situation.
9)
Application of principles and practice of Homoeopathy in general and practice of
medicine in particulars.
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List of Drugs
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Abrotanum
45
Antimonium
tartaricum
Apis mellifica
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Actea spicata
2
Aethusa cynapium
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90
Adonis vernalis
3
Acetic acid
47
91
Adrenaline
48
Argentum
metallicum
Argentum Nitricum
4
Aconitum napellus
92
Aesculus hippoca.
5
Aloe.socotrina.
49
Arnica montana
93
Agaricus.muscarius.
6
Alumen
50
Arsenicum album
94
Agnus castus.
7
Alumina
51
Aurum metallicum
95
Ailanthyus g
8
Ambra grisea
52
Actea racemosa
96
Agraphis n.
9
Ammonium muriaticum
53
Abies.canadensis.
97
Aletris farinosa.
10
Ammonium carb
54
Abies.nigra
98
Alfalfa
11
Anacardium orient.
55
Acalypha indica
99
Ammoniacum d
12
Antimonium crudum
56
Acetanilidum
100
Ammonium brom
13
14
15
Ammonium benzoicum
Ammonium iod
Ammonium phosp.
57
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59
Bryonia Alb.
Bromium
Bacillinum
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103
Cocculus indica
Coffea cruda
Colocynthis
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Amyl nitrite
Anthracinum
Angustura
Antim-ars
Antipyrine
Apium graveolans
Apocynum
Aralia.racemosa.
Aranea.diadema.
Arsenicum brom
Arsencium hydrog.
Arsencim iod
Arsencim sulph.
Artemisia vulgaris
Arum triph
Asafoetida
Asarum Europ
Asparagus
Aspidosperma
Asterias rubens.
Aurum arsenic.
Aurum mur.nat.
Aurum iod
Avena sativa
Alstonia s.
Arsenic sulph.flav
Allium sativa.
Baryta carb
Baryta muriaticum
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Badiaga
Baptisia TM
Baryta acetica
Baryta iodata
Bellis.perennis
Benzinum
Benzoic acid
Berberis.vulgaris
Bismuthum
Blata orientallis.
Boric acid
Bothrops.l.
Bovista
Brachyglottis
Bufo
Butyric acid
Calcarea carb.
Calcarea fluorica
Calc phos
Camphora
Cannabis indica
Cannabis sativa
Capsicum
Carbo animalis
Carbo vegetabillis
Causticum
Chamomilla
Chelidonium Maj
Cicuta virosa
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Conium Mac
Crotalus horridus
Cuprum metallicum
Cactus grandiflorum
Cadmium sulph
Caladium
Calcarea acetica
Calcarea arsenica
Calcarea iod
Calcarea silicate
Calcarea sulph
Calendula
Canchalagua
Cantharis
Carbolicum acid
Carduus benedictus
Carlsbad
Cascara sag
Cascarilla
Carcinosin
Castanea vesica
Caulophyllum
Ceanothus
Cedron.s
Chaparro a
Chenopodium aphis
Chenopodium g
Chelone
Chimphila umbel
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belladona
Borax
Chionanthus
Chloroform
Chlorum
Cholesterinum
Chromic acid
Chrysarobinum
Cimex
Cinearia
Cinnaberis m.
Cinnamonum
Cistus.c
Citrus v
Clematis
Cobultum
Coca
Cocainum
Coccinella septempunctate
Coccus cacti
Colchicum
Collinsonia c
Condurango
Comocladia d
Convellaria majus.
Copavia
Corallium
Cornus
Crategus
Crocus sativa
Croton tig
Cubeba
Cuprum aceticum
Cuprum arsenitum
Curare (Worari)
Cyclamen
Indigo
Insulin
Iodoformum
Iris vers
jaborandi
Jalapa
Jatropha
Justicia adhatoda
Kali bichromicum
Kali carbonicum
kali phosphoricum
Kreosotum
Kali arsenicum
Kali brom
Kali chlor
Kali cyanatum
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Cina.
Cinchona officinalis
Cypripedium
Carduus marianus
Digitalis P.
Drosera R.
Dulcamara
Daphne indica
Diosorea villosa
Diphtherium
Dolichos pruriens
Duboisia
Dysentri co.
Euphrasia
Echinacea r.
Elaps.corallinus
Elaterium e.
Erigeron l.c
Eucalyptus g.
Eugenia jambos
Euonymus
Eupatorium perf
Eupatorium purpu
Euphorhia
Ephorbium
Eupion
Ferrum metallicum
Fluoricum acidum
Fagopyrum
Fel tauri
Ferrum ars
Ferrum magnetium
Ferrum mur
Ferrum iod
Ferrum phos
Ferrum picricum
Lilium tigrinum
Lobelia Inflata
Lycopus v
Medorrhinum
Menyathes
Merc sol
Mezereum
Moschus
Muriatic acid
Magnesia carb
Magnesia mur
Mephitis
Mercurius corrosivus
Mercurius cyanatus
Mercurius sulph
Mercurius iod
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chininum ars
Chininum sulph
Ficcus relig
Filix mas
Formalin
Formica rufa
Fraxinus americana
Gallicum acid
Gelsemium
Graphites
Gambogia
Ginseng
Gionoine
Gnaphalium
Granatum
Gratiola
Grinadelia
Guaiacum
Helleborus niger
Heper sulphuris calcareum
Hyoscyamus
Hamamelis v.
Hekla lava
Helonias
Heloderma
Hura brazili
Hydrangea
Hydrastis Canadeuri
Hydrocotyle
Hydrocyanic acid
Hydrophobinum
Hypericum
Ignatia
Ipecacuanha
Iodum
Iberis
Ocium canum
Oenathe
Oleander
Oleum animale
Onosmodium
Oophorium
Ornithogalum
Oxalic acid
Phos. acid
Phosphorus
Platina Met
Plumbum Met
Psorinum
Pulsatilla N
Paeonia
Palladium
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Kali hydroiodicum
Kali mur
Kali nitricum
Kali sulph
Kalmia Lati
Lachesis
Ledum pal
Lithium carbonium
Lycopodium Clav
Lac canium
Lac defloratum
Lactium acid
Lapis alb
Lathyrus
Latrodectus Mac
Lauroserasus
Lacithin
Lemna minor
Rheum
Rhus toxicodendron
Radium Bromide
Ranunvclus Bulbosus
Ranunclulus sceleratus
Raphanus
Ratanhia
Rhododendron
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Rhus aromatica
Rhus glabra
Rhus venenata
Robinia
Rosa damascene
Rumex crispus
Ruta Graveolens
Sambucus Nigra
Saguinaria Canaden
Sepia
Stannum met
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Staphysagria
Silicea
Squilla maritime
Stramonium
Sulphur
Sulphuric acid
Syphilinum
Sabadilla
Sabal serrulata
Sabina
Saccharum officinale
Salicylicum acidum
Sanicula Aqua
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Mercurius iod ruber
Millefolium
Morphinum
Murex
Mygale
Myrica
Natrum mur
Natrum carb
Natrum phos
Natrum sulph
Nit acid
Naja tripudians
Napathaline
Natrum ars
Niccolum
Nux-moschata
Nux-vomica
Opium
Sarasaparilla
Secale cornutum
Selenium
Senecio Aureus
Senega
Senna
Serum anguillar ich
Solanum
lycopersicum
Solidago virga
Spartium scoparium
Spigelia
Spongia tosta
Sticta pul
Strontia carb
Strophanthus Hispidus
Strychnium
Sulphur iodatum
Symphytum
Syzygium
jambolanum
Tabacum
Tarentula hispania
Thuja occidentalis
Tuberculinum
Tarentula cubensis
Taraxacum
Tellurium
Terebinthina
Teucrium marum v.
Thallium
Theridion
Thiosinaminum
Thlaspi bursa p
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Pareiara brava
Paris quadrifolia
Passiflora Incarnata
Pertussin
Petroleum
Phellandrium
Physostigma
Picricum acid
Pilocarpus Micro
Piper nigrum
Pitultory gland
Pix Liquida
Plantago major
Podophyllum
Pothos foetidus
Ptelea
Pyrogenium
Quercus g.spiritus.
Thyrodidium
Trifolium p
Trillium pendulum
Trintrotolene
Trombidium
Uranium nitricum
Urtica Urens
Ustilago
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Veratrum alb.
Veratrum viride
Vaccinium
Valeriana
Vanadium
Variolinum
Verbascum
Vespa rabro
Viburnum opulus
Vinca Minor
Viola odorata
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Viola tricolor
Vipera
viscum album
Wyethia
Xanthosylum
X-ray
Yucca
Zincum met
Zincum v
Zingiber
Paper-I : Sources of Materia Medica including drug proving, collection and classification of
symptoms, construction and types of Materia Medica, Science and Philosophy of Materia Medica,
Study of Material Medica and different approaches. i.e. psycho, clinical, pathological, synthetic,
comparative, analytical and remedy relationship, comparative study of symptoms, drug pictures,
Materia Medica pura in correlation with other Materia Medica.
Paper-II : Homoeopathic management of iatrogenic disease, and therapeutic indications of all
drugs, scope limitations of Material Medica, family group characteristics and drug relationship.
Practice
of
Homoeopathy in
Medicine,
Surgery,
Obstetrics
and
Gynecology
(Homoeopathic concept and therapeutics only).
Recommended Books for Materia Medica
1)
S.Hahnemann – Materia medica Pura Vol I & II, Jain Publishers, New Delhi.
2)
S.Hahnemann – Chronic Diseases Vol I & II, B. Jain Publishers, New Delhi.
3)
T.F.Allen – Encyelopedia of Homoeopathic Materia Medica Vol 1 to 12. B. Jain
Publishers, New Delhi.
4)
T.F.Allen – Handbook of Homoeopathy Materia Medica, B. Jain Publisher, New
Delhi.
5)
C. Hering – Guiding Symptoms of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher,
New Delhi.
6)
J. T. Kent – Lectures of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
7)
C. Coulter – Drug Pictures of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New
Delhi.
8)
Burt – Physioslogical Materia Medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
9)
M. L. Tyler – Durg Pictures of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New
Delhi.
10)
Dunham – Pharmacodynamics I to IV, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
11)
Harvey Farrington – P. G. Studies in Homoeopathy, B. Jain Publishers New Delhi.
12)
Farrington – Clinical Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
13)
Farrington – Comparative Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
14)
George Vitholkas – Classical Talks in Homoeopathy 3 volumers, B. Jain Publishers,
new Delhi.
15)
M. L. Dhawale – Symposium volumes, published by Dr. M. L. Dhawale Memorial
Trust, Mumbai
16)
N. M. Choudhary - Materia Medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
17)
K. N. Mathur – Systemic Materia Medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
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18)
C. M. Boger – Synopthic Key, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
19)
H. C. Allen Keynotes of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
20)
E. B. Nash – Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics, B. Jain Publishers, New Delhi.
21)
One Lesser - Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
22)
Pulford – Text Book of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
23)
W. Boericke – Clinical Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
24)
Clarke – Dictionary of Homoeopathic Materia medica, B. Jain Publisher, New Delhi.
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