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                      STUDY OF MATERIA  MEDICA FOR EXAMS                         
Dr.REMYA. L.S MD Hom)
Trivandrum. Kerala

 

 
COMMON NAMES   

 

Abrotanum  -Southernwood                                          

 Bapt – wild indigo

Aconite –Monkshood

Collinsonia –stone root

 Actea racemosa –Cimicifuga ,Black cohosh                                                                      

Caulophyllum –Blue cohosh

Actia spicata –Bane berry

Kalm–mountain laurel                                                     Crocus sat –saffron

Colch –Meadow saffron

Ledum –Marsh tea

Abies Canadensis –Hemlock spruce

Abies nigra –Black spruce

Dros –sundew

Taraxacum -dandelion

Arnica –Leoperd’s bane                                                    Hyos –Henbane                                                                  Rheum–rhubarb                                          Colocynth–sqirtingcucumber                     

Liltig–tiger lily  Apis –poison of honey bee

 

Bell –Deadly night shade Rumex –yellow dock

Rhododendron–snowrose Melilotus –sweet clover

Dulc –Bitter sweet

Menyanthus –Buck bean

Cicuta –water hemlock  

Con mac –poison hemlock

 

Lobelia inflata  -Indian tobacco

Apocynum ,Cann ind –Indian Hemp

Cann sat –Hemp

Lyco –club moss /wolf’s foot;

Arum triphyllum –Indian turnip

Anac –Marking nut

Caladium –American arum

Nux vom –poison nut

Rhus–pioson oak&

Ign –St .Ignatius ;

Nuxmos –nutmeg

Sang –blood root

Spigelia –pink root

Hyper –St. John’s wort               Staphy –stavestcre

Dios –Wild yam

 Phyt –poke root

Hydrastis –orange root /golden seal

Asarum europ –European snake root

Physostigma –calaber bean Opium –poppy

China –Peruvianbark Sambucus -elder

Sanicula –mineral spring water

Aethusa–fool’sparsley Petrosel-parsley

Ranunculus–buttercup Agaricus –toad stool

Calend –mariegold Podo –May apple /Veg. Mercury

Bovista –puff ball

Gels–yellowjasmine                 

Stram –thorn apple

Trillium–Wakerobin Sec cor –ergot /spurred rye

Puls–windflower/anemone /weather cock Hamam –Witch hazel

Thalaspi/Capsella–shepherd’spurse Ustilago –corn smut

Helleborus–Christmasrose  

Equis –scouring rush

Cina–wormseed Canth – Spanish flies

Cactus –night blooming cereus

Veralb–Whitehellebore Symph -comfrey

Helonius–unicornplant

Ver virid –American ,, /green hellebore                  

Theridion–orangespider Tarent hisp –Spanish spider

Millefolium –yarrow

Thuja –arbor vitae/ tree of life / white cidar

Saras –wild liquorice   

Spong –roasted Lachesis –Surukuku snake poison

Caps–cayeneepepper Tarent cuben –Cuban ,,

 Tarent hisp –Spanish spider

     ,,  cubensis –Cuban  ,,

Sulph –Brimstone

Naja –cobra

Coca –Divine plant of Incas                   Mygale –Black Cuban spider

Asterias rubens -starfish

Sepia –cuttle fish

Murex –Purple fish

Oxalic acid –sorrel acid

Picric cacid -trinitrophenol

 

 

 

VEGETABLE   ANALOGUES

 

Phos –Allium cepa Nat mur  -Ign 

Cup met –Ipec Kali sulph -Dulc

Merc –Mez          Kali mur -Puls

Plumb met –Podophyllum

Platina –Valariana

Kali iod –Phytolaca

Mag phos –Cham

Alum –Bry

Sulph –Aloes ,Lyc

Fer met –China

 

“Materia medica” –Latin word

 

Homoeopathic anti –toxin –Diphtherinum                      C/C of Acon ,Aloes -Sulph

 

             ,,           anti –septic –Pyrogen ,,        Bell -Calc

trochar –Ars Bry –Alum

,,       Ign –Nat mur

Vegetable -Apocyanum Puls -Sil

 

Makes the use of catheter unnecessary –Solidago

 

Often replaces the use of catheter –Thlaspi, Sabal ser

 

Eustachian catheter –Merc dulc        

Aconite of C/c Ds –Alum

 

              ,, venous capillary system –Hamamelis

 

Never well since puberty -Puls

 

change of life -Lach

 

     .,,  last  miscarriage -Sulph

 

       ,,  that burn –Caust

 

Acridity & Putridity -Kreos

 

A/c idiocy –Hell

 

C/c  idiocy-Bar carb

 

Well selected remedies fails to act in a/c Ds –Sulph

 

c/c Ds –Psor 

 

Lack of vital heat in a/c Ds -Ledum

 

         ,,                        c/c Ds –Sep 

 

AUTHORITATIVE  WORKS IN MM

 

1)  Fragmenta de viribis medicamentorum postivis -1805 –latin -27 drugs –Leipsic –Hahnemann 

 

2) Materia Medica Pura – 1811-1821 originally by –Hahnemann-“Reine Arznesmittellehre”6  vol. -latin

 

  1st-1811,2nd-1816,3rd-1817,4th-1818,5th-1819,6th-1821

 

Present edn  translated by Dr.R.E.Dudgeon with annotations by Dr.Richard Hughes.

 

2 vol   -1st-37 med;2nd-30 med

 

Total -67 medicines

 

Medicines arranged alphabetically.2 grades –Bold[frequently occurring symps] & Ordinary

 

3) Chronic diseases –their peculiar nature &homoeopathic cure

 

Originally 4 vol -Hahnemann

 

1,2,3 vol -1828 ; 4th vol -1830

 

1st –nature  & theory of c/c ds ; 2nd , 3rd,4th vol –MM part

 

Present C/C Ds -2 vol -1st –theoretical & 2nd –practical parts -48 med.

 

4) Guiding symptoms of our MM –by –C.Hering

 

10 vol -1879-1891,410 med

 

Dr.Hering –father of MM

 

5) Encyclopedia of pure MM –T.F.Allen

 

 12 vol   - 1874-  1039 med

 

1-10 –MM ;11 &12 –index to MM /Repertory

 

6) A Cyclopedia of Drug Pathogenesis –R. Hughes & J.P.Dake

 

4 vol -304 med

 

1st -1886, 2nd -1888, 3rd -1890,4th -1891

 

 

SOURCES OF DRUGS IN MM

 

 1.Vegetable Kingdom

 

 2.Animal         ,,

 

 3.Mineral       ,,

 

 4.Nosodes – medicine prepared from diseased products                     

 

    Eg:- Psor,Tuber,Variolinum ,Bacill,Ambra     gr,Syphili,Diphth,Malandrinum,Lyssin,Med ,Vaccinum ,Sec cor ,Ustilago[veg nosodes]

 Nectrialinum –  from Ca trees

 

5. Sarcodes –medicine prepared from healthy secretions

    Eg :- Adren,Cholest,Pancreatinum,Thyroidinum

 

 6.Imponderabilia – medicine   ppd from immaterial objects

 

   Eg:-X ray, Rad brom,SOL,Mag poli ambo ,M.P.   articus ,M.P.Australis, Electricity

 

VEGETABLE KINGDOM

 

FAMILY 

Compositae  -Abrot ,Arnica ,Calendula ,Cham ,Cina ,Eupat.perf ,Taraxacum       Largest vegetable family.

Ranunculaceae  -Acon ,Actea rac ,Helleborus ,Puls ,Ranunculus bulb ,Staphy ,Climatis ,Adonis ,Hydrastis

Solanaceae  -Bell ,Stram ,Hyos ,Caps ,Tabacum ,Dulc

Loganaceae  -Gels ,Nux vom , Ign ,Spig

Umbelliferae  -Aethusa cyn ,Cicuta ,Con mac,,Hydrocotyle ,Asafoetida

Liliaceae  -Allium cepa ,A. sativa ,Aloes ,Lil tig ,Colch,Sabadilla,Helonias

Papaveraceae –Chel ,Opium ,Sang

Melanthaceae  -Ver alb ,Ver virid

Rubiaceae  -Coffea ,Cinchona ,Ipec

Ericaceae  -Kalmia ,Ledum ,Rhodo

Leguminaceae –Bapt ,Physostigma, Melilotus

Beriberidaceae  -Beriberis ,Caulo, Podo

Urticaceae  -Cann ind ,Cann sat

Scrophularaceae –Dig ,Euphr

Cucurbitaceae  -Bry ,Colocynth

Anacardiaceae –Anac ,Rhus

Coniferaceae –Sabina ,Thuja

Smilaceae –Saras ,Trillium pend

Araceae –Arum tri ,Caladium

Polygonaceae –Rheum ,Rumex

Polygalaceae –Ratanhia

Rutaceae –Ruta grav ,Xanthoxyllum

Cruciferae –Thlaspi bursa ,Raphanus

Lauraceae –Camph

Euphorbiaceae –Crot tig ,Acalypha ind

Myristicaceae –Nux mosch

Lycopodiaceae –Lyc

Thymelaceae –Mez

Valarianaceae –Valarianum

Verbanaceae –Agnus castus

Sapindaceae –Aesculus

Hypericaceae –Hyper

Hamamelidaceae –Hamamelis

Iridaceae –Crocus sat ,Iris vers

Liniaceae –Coca

Menispermiaceae –Cocculus ind

Phytolacaceae –Phyt

Primulaceae –Cyclamen

Labiatae –Collins ,Teucrium

Apocynaceae –Apocynum ,Aspidosperma

Borraginaceae –Symphytum ,Onosm

Lobeliaceae –Lobelia

Caprifoliaceae –Sambucus,Vib op

Droseraceae –Drosera

Equisetaceae –Equis

Verbanaceae –Agnus castus

Violaceae –Viola tricolor.

Aristolochiaceae –Asarum europ

Lichen –Sticta pulm

 

FUNGI

Bov ,Agar ,Sec cor

 

ANIMAL KINGDOM

All  ‘Lac’ ppns –eg –Lac defl , Lac can ,Lac fel ,Lac vaccinum

Moschus ,Mephites,Bufo etc……

Crot hor –Rattle snake –Crotalidae

Lachesis –Surukuku snake –Ophidae

Naja –Cobra –Elapidae

Asterias rubens –Star fish -Radiata

Murex –A mollusk –muricidae

Tarentula hisp  &  -Araneidae

       ,,        cub

Cantharis –Cantharidae

Spong –Roasted sponge

 

 

MINERAL KINGDOM

 

HgCl 2 –Merc cor

Merc –Quick silver As2O3 –Ars –white oxide of Ars

HgCl –Merc dulc ,Calomel Bi2O3(OH) -Bism

Hg2I2 –Merc Iiod flavus Borax –Biborate of Soda

HgI2 –Merc –I Tinctura acris sine Kali -Caust

Black oxide –Merc –Hahnemann’s soluble Mercury     ,HF –Flour acid

HgSO4 –Merc sul

distillation of wood tar -Kreos

Al2O3 –Alum Suphuret of lime -Hep

Sa2S3 –Ant crud –Sulphide of Antimony                  Mineral Spring water –Sanicula

C3H5(NO2)O3 –Glon ,Nitroglycerine                       

HCl –Mur acid

Arsenite of lime –Calc ars

 

Oil of Turpentine –Teribinth

Silicic oxide –Sil

Coal /Rock oil –Petroleum (anthracite)

 

CH3COOH –Acet acid

C7H6O2 –Benz acid

H3PO4 –Phos acid

C2H2O2 –Ox acid

C6H5OH –Carb  acid

C6H6O3 –Lact acid

C6H2(NO2)3OH –Pic acid

 

RELATIONSHIPS

 

COMPLEMENTARY

Bry –Rhus& Lach –Lyc ,Hepar, Nitr ac      

Apis –Nat mur Cham –Bell    ;;Calend –Hepar,Sal ac

Carb veg –Kali carb Puls –K. mur,Sil,Lyc  ;;Colocynth -Merc

Lyc –Iod Nitr ac –Ars,Calad     ;;Ferrum met –Cinch ,Alum       

Mag carb –Cham                          Stan met,Sulph ac -Puls  

Dulc –Kali sulph,Bar carb           Graph –Caust ,Hepar,Lyc

Arn –Acon, Hyp ,Rhust               Nux vom -Sulph

   

Phos –Ars –isomorphic                 Ipec –Cup met