The Hahnemannian Monthly, Vol. 8

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Excerpt from The Hahnemannian Monthly, Vol. 8: From August, 1872, to July, 1873A patient has no more right to dictate about. The dose than he has about the choice of the remedy, especially when there is no danger of his receiving any injury. If he be so remarkably well posted on such matters, and is smart enough to be his own doctor, why should he need to summon a physician?It is the business of the experienced physician to know what dose is most suitable for each patient's temperament and receptivity, just as much as it is to select the proper remedy. The loose and mischievous habit of alternation should be discarded, such practice being very uncertain and unsatisfactory. Alternated remedies antidote each other in proportion to their similarity, but if not similar, they necessitate a waste of precious time.In many clinical cases, palliative and temporary relief may be obtained by various expedients, and by any one of half a dozen drugs. But in common parlance, these soon wear out, and the patient is said to have a relapse. The difficulty is, that the absolute specific has not been found. This would give the surest relief, and in due time alone effect a brilliant cure, or prepare the way for another drug, which, in its turn, becomes the specific or simili mum. According to Dr. Hering, one should select the remedy that represents the greatest number of symptoms. This will probably include those most important in the case.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.