The Calcutta Journal of Medicine (Volume 26, No. 5); A Monthly Record of the Medical Auxiliary Sciences

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE CALCUTTA JOURNAL OP MEDICINE Vol. xxvl May 1907. No. S- HOMOEOPATHY IN SURGICAL CASES, The most effective way of showing the beneficial action of homoeopathic medicines is in surgical cases, that is, where opera tion is wanted by the orthodox school. There homoeopathic medicines may avoid cutting and clipping in restoring health. In abscesses, enlargement of glands including tonsils, carbuncles) etc., skill of a homoeopathic physician may be shown to the wonder of many persons who are not acquainted with the good effect of homoeopathic medicines. When homoeopathic practitioners are called in such cases at the early stage, most of them are cured. In abdominal abscesses as appendicitic, renal, illiac, psoas and other forms, homoeopathic medicines have ample power to do good, if any physician of qualification is trusted with the case from the very beginning. But ignorant and unfortunate men, fallen in the clutches of an orthodox practitioner, do not find their way to adopt homoeopathy in such cases, and if they do it at all, it is in the stage of suppuration, when the skill of homoeopathic medicines can rarely be shown. In fact, the reasonable chance to avoid operation lies in the stage of inflammation which can be relieved by homoeopathy. In the stage of suppuration, the principal object is to get rid of the pus. The ignorance of the generality of men ot the power of homoeopathy in the first stage, that is inflammation, makes them liable to lose their life. On the other hand, skilful operation and the use of homceopathic medicines do not go side by side, for homoeopathic practitioners are not trasted with operation. Tiie effect is that-patients forfeit the use of horn eopathic medicines, which.'orthodox practitioners are bouud to ignore. The gener...