Homoeopathic Preventive Medicine

About the reviewers- Dr. SHILPI RASTOGI - Working currently as Professor& Head in Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Homoeopathic Medical college & Hospital, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Karnataka. Dr. YASHASVINI JP HEGDE - Working currently as Assistant professor in Department of Case and Repertory at YHMCH, Yenepoya Deemed to be university. Practicing at SaiSusheelaclinic,Mangalore. As the saying goes “Stitch in time saves nine”. This book is treasure for preventive medicines which covers wide range of 200 diseases which is caused by infection, surgical conditions,and acute conditions and covers their prophylactic homoeopathic prescription. Author has shared his experience of role of homoeopathic system of medicine in prevention and health management. DESIGN OF THE BOOK Macro structure: • Contents consisting - alphabetical arrangement of disease condition is given from Abortion to Yellow fever • Therapeutic hints for students of Homoeopathy by D M Foubister • Suggested remedy supply for a family –group • Dr.Edward Bach’s remedies • Recommended Homoeopathic books • Sources of remedies(and some books) Micro structure Alphabetical arrangement of 212 disease condition is given from Abortion to Yellow fever. Individual conditions have elaborated with remedies and there indications with potency and also journal references for better understanding of the condition. The nomenclature used for defining the content of the book includes not only • The diseases(encephalitis,Hepatitis,Malaria), • Physiological processes(age, pregnancy, menstruation) • Parts of the body(eye,hair, glands) • Poisoning (lead poisoning, blood poisoning) • General terms(suffocation,sweat,aggravation,craving,food) • Terms related to general well-being of health(diet, memory) Keyelements of this section are:Age delay, birth (premature), death, decalcification, dosage, euthanasia, hair analysis, harelip, heredity, hypodermic injection, inheritance, mosquito bite, mustard, potency. Therapeutic hints for students of Homoeopathy This is section is unique with a rare tabulation of remedies for managing pre and post-operative homoeopathic care for common surgical condition .The table includes specific name of remedies with potency to be administered at appropriate time with repetition Suggested remedy supply for a family –group This section highlights few of the indispensible homoeopathic jewels which is proven to be an asset for health care management of a family. Dr.Edward Bach’s remedies Inspite of author being less familiar with the role of Bach flower remedies inpreventing disease he mentioned the importance of the same for mental health. Recommended homoeopathic books Mention the list of books which are helpful in creating awareness and belief for beginners in homoeopathy. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS • Carefully defined and designed and differentiated the details for preventive and prophylactic measures. • Structure of the book in contents lacking criteria for classification showing the multiple approach of the author in field of prevention. • Remedies are enumerated with each possible preventable medical condition which requires desired knowledge of homoeopathy for proper selection of remedy. • With remedies, references are mentioned of certain text for studying the differentiatingfeatures and symptomsof disease condition.This aspect missing the highlight by the author without which the approach looks incomplete. • Book is missing with appropriate prospective of homoeopathic science but at the same time propagates the indispensible role of homoeopathy in prevention of certain common diseases.