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Fever and delirium—Lachnanthes
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250 lation concerning natural medicines. His paper occupies 12 columns of much interest and value. It would be difficult to summarize; it is mentioned so that those persons most concerned with this subject can read it in full. Homoeopathy Today (Washington, D.C.) 10:7,17-20
culty of making a firm diagnosis without access to pathological and radiological facilities. This is a challenging address, and it is hoped that it will bear fruit. The Homoeopath--a supplementary edition (no number), pages 7-12
Neighbours The question of immunization is the heading of a letter from Dr Sandra Chase, commenting on a book written for the guidance of parents to help them to decide whether to accept immunizations for their babies as early as two months, or to leave it till later. Dr Chase's letter is followed by a reprint of a review of the book. The review occupies nearly 11 columns, and there is no mention of the size of the book. Doctors need to be well informed on this subject, but it is doubtful if parents need so much information--it might be only confusing. Hom~eopathy Today (Washington D.C.) 10:7,7-9
The story of Kent's repertory A N D R E SAINE This is an interesting account of the compiling of the major work of Dr James Tyler Kent. Over the years, thousands of practitioners have been and still are grateful to him. That account is followed by an article by Dr Kent himself, mentioning the other repertories he used, and then the compilation of his own. A third article about Kent was written by Dr Frank Bodman, who had access to the files of the British Homoeopathic Journal, 1902 to 1924, enabling him to write a paper published in this journal in 1980~a most interesting account from the historical point of view. The Homoeopath (Society of Hom0eopaths) 10: 3, 81-86
A letter by Mr Denis MacEoin in response to Dr Taylor Reilly's address, expresses the views of an onlooker, and deserves careful consideration. He quotes items from 20 books which have bearings on the subject of complementary therapies. The Homceopath 10:110-113 and 117
Lycopodium Four papers by different authors, all describing the indications for Lycopodium from different points of view, in 36 pages. They are reprints of earlier publications, from 1946 to 1990. There are no case records which could confirm the value of the information. It might be a good exercise to make a list of the symptoms and signs in alphabetical or in repertory order, to see how many times they are mentioned--in one, two, three or all four papers. Advent of Homaeopathy (Delhi) 7.4.29-64
Fever and delirium--Lachnanthes W. K L U N K E R A child aged four with fever and delirium (beset by snakes) was given Lachnanthes tinctoria on the basis of Hering's reference to 'Delirium during heat' (Guiding Symptoms vol. 5, p. 477) and the fact that Pierre Schmidt had made a note of the drug in Barthel and Klunker's Synthetic Repertory in the rubrics 'Delusions, snakes' and 'Sleeplessness during heat'. Given Lachn. 1M, the child had a restless night free from delirium and was fully recovered by morning. Zschr Klass HomOop 1991; 35:53
Doctors and complementary therapists--preparing for the journey
Which Bryonia?
DAVID TAYLOR REILLY This is an address given at a symposium of the Society of Hom0eopaths in April 1990. The author compared the idea of achieving an integrated medical system to the climbing of a mountain (with an increasingly better view as the work proceeds?). It is a wide-ranging address, asking a number of important questions such as 'can you provide care all round the clock for all patients, and continuing care for the incurable?' He did not emphasize the legal aspects of medical responsibility--or the occasional diffi-
U. SCHUBER The German Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia gives Bryonia cretica L. ssp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin as the raw material to be used for hom~eopathic potencies of Bryonia, whereas Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura refers to Bryonia alba. Both stipulate the fresh root collected prior to flowering. Hahnemann knew exactly what he was speaking of, for he had described the species clearly in hisApothekerlexikon, differentiating it from Bryonia diocia. Only one proving has been done with the
250 lation concerning natural medicines. His paper occupies 12 columns of much interest and value. It would be difficult to summarize; it is mentioned so that those persons most concerned with this subject can read it in full. Homoeopathy Today (Washington, D.C.) 10:7,17-20
culty of making a firm diagnosis without access to pathological and radiological facilities. This is a challenging address, and it is hoped that it will bear fruit. The Homoeopath--a supplementary edition (no number), pages 7-12
Neighbours The question of immunization is the heading of a letter from Dr Sandra Chase, commenting on a book written for the guidance of parents to help them to decide whether to accept immunizations for their babies as early as two months, or to leave it till later. Dr Chase's letter is followed by a reprint of a review of the book. The review occupies nearly 11 columns, and there is no mention of the size of the book. Doctors need to be well informed on this subject, but it is doubtful if parents need so much information--it might be only confusing. Hom~eopathy Today (Washington D.C.) 10:7,7-9
The story of Kent's repertory A N D R E SAINE This is an interesting account of the compiling of the major work of Dr James Tyler Kent. Over the years, thousands of practitioners have been and still are grateful to him. That account is followed by an article by Dr Kent himself, mentioning the other repertories he used, and then the compilation of his own. A third article about Kent was written by Dr Frank Bodman, who had access to the files of the British Homoeopathic Journal, 1902 to 1924, enabling him to write a paper published in this journal in 1980~a most interesting account from the historical point of view. The Homoeopath (Society of Hom0eopaths) 10: 3, 81-86
A letter by Mr Denis MacEoin in response to Dr Taylor Reilly's address, expresses the views of an onlooker, and deserves careful consideration. He quotes items from 20 books which have bearings on the subject of complementary therapies. The Homceopath 10:110-113 and 117
Lycopodium Four papers by different authors, all describing the indications for Lycopodium from different points of view, in 36 pages. They are reprints of earlier publications, from 1946 to 1990. There are no case records which could confirm the value of the information. It might be a good exercise to make a list of the symptoms and signs in alphabetical or in repertory order, to see how many times they are mentioned--in one, two, three or all four papers. Advent of Homaeopathy (Delhi) 7.4.29-64
Fever and delirium--Lachnanthes W. K L U N K E R A child aged four with fever and delirium (beset by snakes) was given Lachnanthes tinctoria on the basis of Hering's reference to 'Delirium during heat' (Guiding Symptoms vol. 5, p. 477) and the fact that Pierre Schmidt had made a note of the drug in Barthel and Klunker's Synthetic Repertory in the rubrics 'Delusions, snakes' and 'Sleeplessness during heat'. Given Lachn. 1M, the child had a restless night free from delirium and was fully recovered by morning. Zschr Klass HomOop 1991; 35:53
Doctors and complementary therapists--preparing for the journey
Which Bryonia?
DAVID TAYLOR REILLY This is an address given at a symposium of the Society of Hom0eopaths in April 1990. The author compared the idea of achieving an integrated medical system to the climbing of a mountain (with an increasingly better view as the work proceeds?). It is a wide-ranging address, asking a number of important questions such as 'can you provide care all round the clock for all patients, and continuing care for the incurable?' He did not emphasize the legal aspects of medical responsibility--or the occasional diffi-
U. SCHUBER The German Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia gives Bryonia cretica L. ssp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin as the raw material to be used for hom~eopathic potencies of Bryonia, whereas Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura refers to Bryonia alba. Both stipulate the fresh root collected prior to flowering. Hahnemann knew exactly what he was speaking of, for he had described the species clearly in hisApothekerlexikon, differentiating it from Bryonia diocia. Only one proving has been done with the