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صفحه 2:
Homeopathic Medicine
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Advanced Concepts of Pharmacology
Nursing 545
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صفحه 3:
Outline
= Homeopathic medicine and it’s history
= The Principles of homeopathic medicine
= How homeopathy differs from traditional
medicine and herbals
= How homeopathic medicines are made
= How to use homeopathic medicines
= Compatibility, side effects and overdosing
= Example of homeopathy use
صفحه 4:
Alternative Medicine
= The use of alternative medicine is growing
significantly in the U.S
4 الاير 1ه لمع ما انام According to a study
out of 10 Americans use some form of
alternative medicine.
Between 1990-1997, visits to alternative
medical ۹ ۲056 ۰
= The most common forms of alternative
medicine are homeopathy, massage,
meditation, therapeutic touch, acupuncture
and herbal remedies. Lehne, 2004, pg. 1137
صفحه 5:
What is Homeopathy?
= Homeopathy is a system of medicine whose
principles are even older than Hippocrates.
= It seeks to cure in accordance with natural laws
of healing and uses medicine made from natural
substances: animal, vegetable, and mineral.
= “Discovered” in the early 1800s by a German
physician, Samuel Hahnemann. Hahnemann
became disillusioned with the brutal and
senseless treatment methods (bleeding, purging,
cautery and blistering) of the day.
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صفحه 6:
Samuel Hahnemann and
Homeopathic History
= Hahnemann eventually gave up the practice of
medicine and turned to medical translating.
While translating a Scottish professors medicine
book he stumbled across the key to curing sick
eople. The author claimed that quinine
cinchona bark) could cure malaria because of
its “astringent and bitter” qualities. Hahnemann
decided to test it on himself and found that by
taking quinine he could induce the symptoms of
malaria in himself. He reasoned that malaria
was cured by quinine, not because of its bitter
taste but because the drug produces the
symptoms of malaria in a healthy person.
صفحه 7:
Homeopathy History
= In 1890, there were 14,000 homeopaths
compared to 100,000 conventional physicians.
= In some areas, one out of four physicians was a
homeopath.
= There were 22 homeopathic medical school and
over 100 homeopathic hospitals.
= The rise of the drug industry after the Civil War
changed the practice of medicine and by 1940’s
the homeopathic physician was almost obsolete.
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صفحه 8:
Homeopathy Statistics
Homeopathy is alive and well in other parts
of the world
Britain has over 200 homeopathic physicians.
France has nearly 800 homeopathic
physicians.
India is the stronghold of homeopathy, with
124 homeopathic medical schools.
Mexico, as well as Brazil, Chile and Argentina
have homeopathic colleges and many
practicing physicians.
صفحه 9:
The Principles behind
Homeopathic Medicine
= Homeopathy is based on three principles.
= #1 The Law of Similars
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#3 The Law of Potentization
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First Principle of
Homeopathy
= The Law of Similars: States that a
remedy can cure a disease if it produces in
a healthy person symptoms similar to
those of the disease.
= How this law works in practice: A person
develops a fever, with flushed face, dilated
pupils, rapid heartbeat, and a feeling of
restlessness. The homeopathic physician
studies these symptoms, then searches for a
remedy that produce all these symptoms in a
healthy person.
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Second Principle of
Homeopathy
= The Law of Proving: This principle refers
to the method of testing a substance to
determine its medicinal effect. To prove a
remedy, a group of healthy people are given a
dose of the substance daily, and each person
carefully records the symptoms experienced.
When the proving is completed, all the
symptoms that the people consistently
experience are recorded and listed in the
Materia Medica, a prescriber’s reference.
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Third Principle of
Homeopathy
= The Law of Potentization: This refers to the
preparation of a homeopathic remedy. These
medications are prepared by successive diluting and
shaking to the point where the resulting medicine
contains no molecules of the original substance. These
small doses are called potencies. As strange as it may
seem, the higher the dilution, the greater the potency
of the medicine.
= A potentized remedy does not contain sufficient matter
to act directly on the tissues, which means that
homeopathic medicine is nontoxic and cannot cause
side effects. /n over 150 years of use, no homeopathic
remedy has ever been recalled.
صفحه 13:
A Comparison of Homeopathy
and Standard Medicine
(Allopathy)
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= Symptoms are
manifestations of the
disease, to be opposed
or suppressed.
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according to the disease.
= The aim is to identify the
organism and select a
drug to destroy the
specific germ.
= Homeopathy
= Symptoms are a healthy
reaction of the body’s
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= Treats the patient
according to the
symptoms.
= The aim is to strengthen
the body so it can resist
harmful organisms.
صفحه 14:
Some Homeopathic Medicine
is used in Conventional
Medicine Today
A large number of
homeopathic
medicines were
adopted by allopaths,
and some are still
being used today.
One of the best known
is nitroglycerine
tablets.
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A comparison of Homeopathy
and Herbalism
= Homeopathy = Herbalism
= Scientific medicine that = Preparation depends on
follows procedures of the herbalist’s intuition
preparation. and experience.
= Prepared according to an
exact process and
prescribed according to
= Uses a combination of a
number of herbs.
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= The potentized are toxic. A self-help
medication contains only Fea ATO ed
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How Homeopathic medicines
are made
= Homeopathic medicine is ۱336 10
accordance to the Homeopathic
Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS).
= Homeopathic medicines are regulated by
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= In 1938, Congress wrote the Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act and included homeopathic
medicine as defined by the HPUS.
= The HPUS defines each remedy’s substance,
lowest safe dilution, and initial method of
preparation.
صفحه 17:
When and how to use
Homeopathic medicines
= Match the symptoms of the patient as closely as
possible to the symptoms that were produced in
healthy humans. (Law of similars)
= Give only one remedy at a time.
= Continue giving the remedy until improvement
starts, then increase the interval between
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= Medicine should be taken in a clean mouth,
placed on or under the tongue, free of food,
drink, tobacco, toothpaste, mouthwash, mints or
anything except plain water.
صفحه 18:
Compatibility with other
medications
= Homeopathy is 100% compatible with
other medications and will not
interfere with the effectiveness of
other medicines.
= Other medications may lessen the
effects of homeopathy. Many remedies
can be affected by strong odors,
steroids or Caffeine. 0
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Side Effects of Homeopathy
® “A homeopathic remedy does not
cause side effects. When | prescribe, |
do not have to worry, Is this drug safe?
| have never heard of a homeopathic
medicine being recalled for causing
adverse side effects, which is an
enviable record considering that these
remedies have been in use for more
than 150 years.”
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Can a Patient Overdose
= No! All remedies are only sold in very
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= A homeopathic remedy, even an
entire vial consumed at one gulp, is
not toxic OF POISONOUS. (anos, Homeopathic
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صفحه 21:
What to avoid with
homeopathic medications
= Coffee can neutralize
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4 remedy.
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and sleeping pills.
= Do not use nasal
drops, antiseptics,
liniments, or
preparations
containing camphor.
صفحه 22:
Observation: The key to
prescribing
= Selecting a remedy that matches the totality of
the symptoms.
= Two people may be “bitten” by the same bug,
but react differently and require different
remedies.
= Example of two people both exposed to
streptococcus infection:
= Jane: flushed, restless, burning with heat, red throat, pounding
head, thirstless, and acutely if]. According to her symptoms,
Jane needed Belladonna, took it and recovered.
= Dick: Not so quick to show symptoms. Gradually became
50 grew pale, and was very thirsty, he was irritable and
leveloped a sl racking cough. Dick needed Bryonia, and
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صفحه 23:
Questions to consider
= There is a growing popularity of
alternative medicine, especially
homeopathic medicine.
= What are some explanations you have
heard from patients or friends who
use alternative medicine?
= How would you counsel a patient who
wants to try homeopathic medicine?
صفحه 24:
References
Learn Homeopathy. Retrieved January
2005 from http://www.1-
800homeopathy.com.
Lehne, R.A., (2004). Pharmacology for
nursing care. (5 ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
Panos, M.B. & Heimlich, J., (1980).
Homeopathic Medicine at Home. New
York: Penguin Putnum Inc.