History of Homoeopathic Pharmacy

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 HISTORY OF HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY

Birth of homoeopathic pharmacy is from the day of discovery of homoeopathy. The excel-

lence of homoeopathic pharmacy lies in exploring the latent curative power of a substance,

even from a substance that is pharmacologically inert (i.e. Lycopodium-Club moss spores) and

retaining the therapeutic potentiality when no molecules of the original substance are left in the

preparation.

The experimental and practical foundation studies were carried out between the year 1790

and 1810. As such, the discoverer of homoeopathic pharmacology is Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.

In 1805 Hahnemann announced his new method of pharmacological process in a trea-

tise—“Fragmenta de Viribus Medicamentorum”. With each edition of Organon of Medicine

there was an evolution of homoeopathic pharmacy. The basic principles of homoeopathic phar-

macology are incorporated in the practical portion of different aphorisms of the Organon of

Medicine and in the writings of “Chronic Disease”

Except Dr. Constantine Hering, no body has added much to homoeopathic pharmacology.

He discovered a new method of potentisation called “decimal scale.” The first original scale of

serial dilution is “centesimal”. Later in the sixth edition of Organon of Medicine, which was

published after the death of Hahnemann the “millesimal scale” was introduced. In the treatise

of Materia Medica Pura and Chronic Diseases, different advises and directions for homoeopathic

pharmacology were given.

Previously, homoeopathic medicines were prepared by the physicians themselves. In 1825,

Dr. C. Casparo of Leipzig established a homoeopathic dispensary with a manual.

Gradually different homoeopathic establishments or associations published their pharma-

copoeia. They are :

1. German Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia: First Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia in the world,

published in 1825 by Dr. C. Caspari of Leipzig.

2. British Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia: Published in 1870 by the British Homoeopathic

Society.

3. Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America: Its first edition was pub-

lished by the American Institute in 1897 with the help of Otis Clap and Sons. It became the

official pharmacopoeia in 1938.

4. Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India: Government of India accepted homoeopathy af-

ter the Homoeopathic Enquiry Commission Report in 1948, and published 4 volumes of

Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia with the help of Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Commit-

tee appointed in September 1962.

Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Committee appointed by the Central Government of India in sept. 1962 under the Chairmenship of Dr. B. K. Sarkar

Prior to that, a homoeopathic pharmacist M. Bhattacharya Co. compiled a homoeopathic

pharmacopoeia which was very helpful.

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