Homoepathic system of Medicine

Homoepathic system of Medicine:

The term Homeopathy is derived from two words ,
Homeo - means similar and
pathos - means suffering.
It is defined as the system of similar suffering.
Homeopathic system of medicine was developed by Dr. Samuel Hahneman (1970).
According to him, Homeopathy means, Law of similar means similarity between drugs and diseases or in short like cures likes.

Homeopathy is based on following seven principles or laws :
1. Law of similar
2. Law of individualisation
3. Law of simplex
4. Law of minimum dose
5. Law of drug proving
6. Law of drug dynamisation, and
7. Law of vital force.

Sources of Homeopathic medicines

1. Plant Kingdom  - Various parts of plants and fungi
2. Animal kingdom - Whole animals, saliva, and poisons and secretions
3. Minerals and Chemicals - Inorganic salts, non-metals, acids and mixture of acids.

Important Homeopathic drugs and their uses
1. Alliun Cepa    - Allergies and hay fever
2. Atropa belladonna - Headache, fever
3. Rauwolfia serpentina  - Hypertension
4. Uritca urens  -  Burn treatment
5. Equistem sp. - Urinary infection and other complains

Various branches of treatment in Ayurveda

Various branches of treatment in Ayurveda :- 


 

Sr. No.	Type of Chikista	Treatment
1.	Kayachikitsa	General medicine
2.	Shalakyatantra	Treatment of diseases, above clavicular region by shalaka
3.	Shaly atantra	Acute and chronic diseases
4.	Koumary abhryatya	Pediatric diseases.

Types of drugs formulation in Ayurveda 
 

Sr. No.	Powders	Liquids	Semisolids	Tablets
1.	Bhasma	Pupak	Ahrita	Gutika
2.	Churna	Swaras	Kalka	Vatika
3.	Pishti	Phanta	Rasayoga	-
4.	Satva	Manda	Malam	Vati

Important Ayurvedic drugs and their uses

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Sr. No.	Drug	Type of formulation	Uses
1.	Adulsa Kshar	Kshar	Cough
2.	Arjun arishta	Aristhta	Heart diseases
3.	Abhrak bhasma	Bhasma	Many diseases
4.	Balant kadha	Kadha	For women after delivery
5.	Chirayata Arka	Arka	In fever
6.	Dashmula Quath	Quoth	Kapha and vata
7.	Dhananjaya Bati	Bati	In cough
8.	Khadirarishta	Aristhta	Skin diseases
9.	Kumariyasva	Asava	Tonic , liver diseases
10.	Kasturi Gutika	Gutika	Aphrodisiac

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