Homeopathic Principles and Practice of Medicine

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Dr V. K. Chauhan is Principal, Dr B.R. Sur Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Nanak Pura, New Delhi. He is Ex-professor of Medicine and Paediatrics at Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College, Delhi. He joined this prestigious institution as Demonstrator in 1977 and subsequently rose to become Professor. He has undergone continuous training at various prestigious institutions in India, UK and USA. He is MD in Repertory. He is currently involved at institutional level in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students at different institutions. He conducts weekly clinical meet with interns, HP and registrars. He is also working as indoor incharge and also as unit incharge and is involved in indoor patient care. In outdoor patient department, he conducts OPD on arthritis. He is also Superintendent, for BHMS Examination of Delhi University. He frequently participates and contributes in CME of various organisations. He is external examiner and paper setter in the subject of medicine and anatomy, Punjab University. He is member of Delhi Homoeopathic Anusandhan Parishad and has co-authored many books on homeopathy Dr Meeta Gupta. He has been awarded State Award 2006, Delhi Govt., for his untiring work in the field of homeopathy.

Dr Meeta Gupta is MD in Materia Medica from Lord Mahavira Homoeopathic Medical College, Kitchlu Nagar, Hehneman Road, Ludhiana. She has also done PGDHA (Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration) from YMCA, New Delhi. She also has MSc (Ecology and Environment) from Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi. She is presently working as Senior Medical Officer in Dr B. R. Sur Homoeopathic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Govt. of Delhi which keeps her actively involved in clinical teaching, research and administrative activities with a practical and scientific orientation towards homeopathy. She has co-authored many books on homeopathy with Dr V.K. Chauhan.

Prime aim in writing this handbook is to meet the requirements of homeopathic medical students and practitioners. Idea is to provide a basic and comprehensive approach to the treatment planning, which one must adapt in the very beginning of a given clinical situation, and follow judiciously in a realistic manner keeping in touch with the current medical practice. Our endeavour is to follow standard medical therapy in a rational and clear pattern. Selective stress has been given to those diseases which are common to this country and are incorporated in the present text. The choice of drugs is an open one. We have included those drugs which by and large are standard drugs and are being traditionally used by masters of the prescribing art. Alternative methods of treatment have been mentioned only when they are needed. The therapeutic part has drugs which is based on the clinical situation and their particular therapeutic necessity. The idea of giving allopathic medicines is that: If at all a patient who is undergoing medication, consults a homeopath, he should be aware of the drugs and he should not stop these drugs. It is to be understood that being a homeopath you are not entitled to prescribe the allopathic drugs. In such situations the patient must be referred to the concerned specialist. The reference range of serological investigations may vary according to the laboratory method adopted. As such these need to be referred from current methods adopted by the respective laboratory.

‘ The section on emergency has been reviewed by Dr. K.K. Shrivastava, Cardiologist, specifically in reference to indications of allopathic drugs. If the patient is being concurrently seen by a homeopath, the drugs as prescribed by the allopath should not be withdrawn without mutual discussion.

This book is being framed according to the syllabus laid down by "The Central Council of Homeopathy" for the undergraduate and postgraduate level of curriculum at the national level.

The topics are divided into three broad sections. The first section deals with the Principles of Homeopathic Practice, second one with the Current Biomedical Concepts of Medicine and Their diagnosis and Homeopathic Therapeutics, the third and last one incorporates brief outline of commonly used Homeopathic Medicines.

We are fully conscious of our shortcomings and hence welcome criticism. We will highly appreciate the suggestions from our readers for the improvement of the book.