Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine - Aphorism 145
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:14 am
Hahnemann's Organon of Medicine
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Aphorism 145:
'Of a truth, it is only by a very considerable store
of medicines accurately known in respect of these
their pure modes of action in altering the health of
man, that we can be placed in a position to discover a
homoeopathic remedy, a suitable artificial (curative)
morbific analogue for each of the infinitely numerous
morbid states in nature, for every malady in the
world.1 In the meantime, even now - thanks to the
truthful character of the symptoms, and to the
abundance of disease elements which every one of the
powerful medicinal substances has already shown in its
action on the healthy body - but few disease remain,
for which a tolerably suitable homoeopathic remedy may
not be met with among those now proved as to their
pure action,2 which, without much disturbance,
restores health in a gentle, sure and permanent manner
- infinitely more surely and safely than can be
effected by all the general and special therapeutics
of the old allopathic medical art with its unknown
composite remedies, which do but alter and aggravate
but cannot cure chronic diseases, and rather retard
than promote recovery from acute diseases and
frequently endanger life.
Footnotes:
1 At first, about forty years ago, I was the only
person who made the provings of the pure powders of
medicines the most important of his occupations. Since
then I have been assisted in this by some young men,
who instituted experiments on themselves, and whose
observations I have critically revised. Following
these some genuine work of this kind was done by a few
others. But what shall we not be able to effect in the
way of curing in the whole extent of the infinitely
large domain of disease, when numbers of accurate and
trustworthy observers shall have rendered their
services in enriching this, the only true materia
medica, by careful experiments on themselves! The
healing art will then come near the mathematical
sciences in certainty.
2 See the second note to ยง109.'
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Aphorism 145:
'Of a truth, it is only by a very considerable store
of medicines accurately known in respect of these
their pure modes of action in altering the health of
man, that we can be placed in a position to discover a
homoeopathic remedy, a suitable artificial (curative)
morbific analogue for each of the infinitely numerous
morbid states in nature, for every malady in the
world.1 In the meantime, even now - thanks to the
truthful character of the symptoms, and to the
abundance of disease elements which every one of the
powerful medicinal substances has already shown in its
action on the healthy body - but few disease remain,
for which a tolerably suitable homoeopathic remedy may
not be met with among those now proved as to their
pure action,2 which, without much disturbance,
restores health in a gentle, sure and permanent manner
- infinitely more surely and safely than can be
effected by all the general and special therapeutics
of the old allopathic medical art with its unknown
composite remedies, which do but alter and aggravate
but cannot cure chronic diseases, and rather retard
than promote recovery from acute diseases and
frequently endanger life.
Footnotes:
1 At first, about forty years ago, I was the only
person who made the provings of the pure powders of
medicines the most important of his occupations. Since
then I have been assisted in this by some young men,
who instituted experiments on themselves, and whose
observations I have critically revised. Following
these some genuine work of this kind was done by a few
others. But what shall we not be able to effect in the
way of curing in the whole extent of the infinitely
large domain of disease, when numbers of accurate and
trustworthy observers shall have rendered their
services in enriching this, the only true materia
medica, by careful experiments on themselves! The
healing art will then come near the mathematical
sciences in certainty.
2 See the second note to ยง109.'
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Minutus appreciates your fruitful contribution!
=====
"Life is beautiful, if you look at it in a beautiful way."
Dr Ardavan Shahrdar, MD, DIHom
President of Iranian Homeopathic Association
Website: http://www.minutus.org
Email: ashahrdar@yahoo.com
Mailing list: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/minutus
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