Short repertory to the Indian drugs – Book review

Author    –  Sayeed Ahmed

Editions

• 1^st edition-1988
• Reprint editions- 1990, 1993
• Published by – B Jain publishers, New Delhi
• Printed – J.J Offset printers
• Price – Rs 10/- 

About the author
Sayeed Ahmed was a forest divisional officer who published a handful of small books on Homoeopathy

Contributions

• Homoeopathy & adverse reactions of allopathic drugs
• Epilepsy
• Angina pectoris
• Diseases of the mind
• Allergy & its cure
• Weakness & its cure in Homoeopathy
• Modalities of Homoeopathic medicine
• Homoeopathic management of hypertension
• Bone disease
• Haemorrhage
• Homoeopathic management of male sexual disorders
• Obesity & health 

About the book

Preface – By – S. Ahmed

Sources

• Drugs of Hindoosthan – Dr.S.C.Ghose
• Boericke’s materia medica (15 remedies)

Aim of the book

• To boost the Homoeopathic application of Indian drugs
• Author says – Many common ailments can be treated with the help of only 40 medicines marked by asterisk in the book
• Contents : List of  24 chapters with page numbers

List of medicines

• 58 remedies
• Arranged in 3 columns
• 1^st  column – pharmaceutical & latin name
• 2^nd column – common name
• 3^rd  column – abbreviation

Plan & construction

• Mind
• Head
• Eyes
• Ear
• Nose
• Face
• Mouth
• Throat
• Stomach
• Abdomen
• Rectum
• Stool
• Urinary system
• Male sexual system
• Female sexual system
• Respiratory system
• Chest
• Heart
• Back
• Extremities
• Skin
• Sleep
• Fever
• Generalities

ARRANGEMENT

• Chapters followed Kentian schema
• Rubrics  & subrubrics Arranged alphabetically
• Chapter name – in BOLD CAPITALS at the centre of page
• Rubrics  – in CAPITALS
• Subrubrics & subrubrics – in ordinary roman

GRADATION OF REMEDIES

• 2 gradation
• itallics – 2 mark
• Ordinary roman – 1 mark

IN TO THE REPERTORY

MIND

• HOPEFUL- Gym.s
• IMPATIENT – Sar.i
• MANIA – Rau.s
• RELIGIOUS – Sar.i
• SATISFIED WITH SMALL THINGS – Sar.i

HEAD

• CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS – Des.g
• CRUSTA LACTEA – Jug.r

EYES

• GLAUCOMA- Areca
• STYES – Jug.r

upper eyelids- Sar.i

EAR

• SOUND-noises – Ocim.s

NOSE

• CORYZA-with sneezing- Just. a
• DISCHARGE- White- Ocim.s
• DISCHARGE –Yellow- Ocim.s

FACE

• WRINKLED- Abr.aug

MOUTH

• APTHAE- Ocim.s

THROAT

• APHONIA- Sol.x
• SWELLING-tonsils- Atist.i, Ocim.s, Sar.i 

STOMACH

• DESIRES-boiled rice- Caes.b
• HICCOUGH- Ocim.s

ABDOMEN

• CIRRHOSIS-LIVER – Boer.d
• ENLARGEMENT-LIVER
• ENLARGEMENT-SPLEEN
• WORMS

RECTUM

• CONSTIPATION-infantile – Nyc.a.

STOOL

• INSUFFICIENT – Azad.i, Car.p, Ter.ch

URINARY SYSTEM

• CALCULUS – Cyn.d, Hygr.s, Ocim.g, Sol.x
• DIABETES – Abr.aug, Ceph.i, Fic.i, Gym.s, Syz.j

MALE SEXUAL SYSTEM

• IMPOTENCE – Aeg.m, Gym.s, Hydr.a, Hygr.s

FEMALE SEXUAL SYSTEM

• ABORTION – Car.p
• AMENORRHOEA – Abr.aug, Sar.i
• MENOPA– USE – Sar.i
• PLACENTA-retained- Goss.
• PROLAPSUS- Ocim.g
• STERILITY- Sar.i
• TUMOURS-uterine – Psor.c

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• ASTHMA
• BRONCHITIS – Abr.aug, Blatta, Sol.x
• CONSUMPTION – Just.a
• COUGH -dyspnea with – Blatta, Just.a
• RESPIRATION-failure – Rau.s
• WHOOPING COUGH – Brahmi, Just.a

CHEST

• ANGINA PECTORIS – Ter.a
• TUMOURS –breast- Goss.

HEART

• BLOOD PRESSURE-high – Boer.d

BACK

• STIFFNESS – Sar.i

EXTREMITIES

• BURNING-soles- Azad.
• LOWER
•          Legs – Jatr.
•          Calves – Jatr.
•          Ankles – Jatr.
•          Feet – Jatr.

SKIN

• DROPSY
• JAUNDICE
• LEPROSY
• LEUCODERMA – Psor.c
• PSORIASIS – Hydr.a
• RING WORM – Aeg.m
• SCABIES – Azad.i
• ULCERS-Diabetic – Syz.j.
• ULCERS-old – Syz.j

SLEEP

• DISTURBED-Due to frequent urination – Abr.aug

FEVER

• CATARRHAL – Sol.x
• NIGHT-dentition,during  – Ocim.s
• HECTIC – Just.a
• PUERPERAL – Rau.s.

GENERALITIES

• AGGRAVATION
• AMELIORATION
• ANAEMIA – Cal.g.
• BERI BERI – Boer.d
• BITES
•          Dogs
•           Scorpion
•           Snake
•           Venomous animals
• ELEPHANTIASIS – Cal.g., Hydr.a
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE – Boer.d, Rau.s
• INJURIES -Ter.a
• INJURIES -Fractures – Ter.a
• INJURIES -sprains – Vit.tri
• LAZINESS -Swer.ch
• OBESITY- Cal.g.
• PROPHYLAXIS -small pox – Sol.x
• SCIATICA – Nyc.a
• SUPPRESSION -measles – Jatr.
• THIRST
• TUBERCULOSIS – Cal.g, Hydr.a, Just.r
• VARICOSE VEINS – Mang.i

Merits
To helps to know more about the Indian drugs in common ailments & much more conditions
Well arranged
As only 2 gradations easy to use

De-merits
Some misplaced rubrics

 

References :

1. Short repertory to the indian drugs – Sayeed Ahmed
2. hpathy.org
3. similima.com