Homeopathy An Illusion of Effectiveness

Taking a critical view, Homeopathy: An Illusion of Effectiveness is a treasure trove of information regarding the homeopathic system of medicine, reasoning through various unanswered questions concerning its principles and the scientific basis of its remedies. This book posits that the principles of homeopathy are inaccurate and homeopathic drugs have no therapeutic utility. Features: • Includes studies, observations, analysis, and conclusions of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy • Proves that principles of homeopathy are scientifically baseless and homeopathic drugs have no therapeutic effect • Provides a platform for creative and rational thinking • Promotes evidence-based medicine This book is the only one of its kind, explaining how Hahnemann framed the laws of this therapeutic system inaccurately due to lack of knowledge. At present, homeopathy is misleading the public and increasing morbidity and mortality because it is interfering with the application of modern medical science. This book will be useful in the medical community as well as the non-medical community, dispelling several myths associated with homeopathy by developing a rational approach based on scientific facts.

Preface About the Author Introduction CHAPTERS 1. Like cures like 2. Dilution increases potency 3. Criticism of allopathy 4. Knowledge regarding diseases 5. Nomenclature of diseases 6. Cures means removal of symptoms 7. External factors for diseases 8. Pathological investigation 9. Mechanism of cure 10. Interaction of diseases 11. Causes of chronic diseases 12. Change the drug 13. Only Homeopathy is best 14. Curative power of medicine 15. Displacement of pathological symptoms 16. Mercuric chloride and syphilis 17. Effect of opium 18. Manic episode 19. Scarlet fever and belladonna 20. Grinding gives power and colour 21. Treatment of cholera 22. Psora 23. Development of psora 24. Skin diseases 25. Wart and localized treatment 26. Psychiatric symptoms 27. Dynamization 28. Fever, injection and vaccination 29. Suffering with two dissimilar diseases 30. Tuberculosis 31. One disease protects from another disease 32. Therapeutic effectiveness 33. Bright's Disease and syphilis 34. Fistula in ano 35. No organ can make the body sick 36. Bacteria are harmless 37. Hahnemann opposed old school of medicine 38. Termination of acute and chronic disease 39. Syphilis causes termination of life 40. Treatment of syphilis 41. Sycosis 42. Venereal diseases 43. Chancroid and chancre 44. Allopathic drugs suppress symptoms 45. Figwort disease and gonorrhoea 46. Suppressed manifestations must come back 47. Psora and spiritualism 48. St. Anthoni 's fire and leprosy 49. Pathogenesis of psora 50. Awakening of internal psora 51. Suppression of itch, tinea capitis, and syphilis 52. Epilepsy and exanthema 53. Confusion 54. Repetition of dose and medicine 55. Hahnemann accepted failure 56. Researches on homeopathy 57. Conclusion

Dinesh Kumar Jain, B Sc, MBBS, M.D. (Pharmacology ), is Professor Pharmacology in Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar MP. He is an expert pharmacologist, renowned medical teacher, psychological counsellor, poet and social reformer. He has been nominated as the best teacher by the medical students. He is known for his lively lectures. He has degrees in psychological counselling, family education and religion also. He formed an NGO AVEKSHA for the purpose of social reform. He has also written weekly columns in newspapers ,Dainik Bhaskar Gwalior MP and Dainik Jagran Agra UP , as a psychological counsellor to solve personal , psychological and social problems . He also worked as honorary psychological counsellor. He has published many research papers in national and international journals. Main subjects of his research work are (a) To study therapeutic effectiveness of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, yoga and pranayam and questioning their therapeutic efficacy (b) Analysis of alloxan induced diabetic model (c) Explanation of mechanism of action of class 1 antiarrhythmic drugs and effect of potassium on heart by mathematic model and mathematic calculations. His work has been published in World Journal Of Pharmaceutical Research, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety, International Journal of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology.