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Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (/ ˈ h ɑː n ə m ə n / HAH-nə-mən, German: [ˈzaːmueːl ˈhaːnəman]; 10 April 1755 [1] – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy.
Hahnemann wrote this book in order to document his new system of medicine, "Homoeopathy". In 1796, some six years after Hahnemann first experienced the effect of Peruvian Bark Cinchona in 1790 he published an article under the title "Essay on a New Principle".
The Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings into Their Original Estate, Virtues and Powers both Spiritual and Divine (French: Traité de la Réintégration des êtres dans leurs premières propriétés, vertus et puissance spirituelles et divines) is a book written in 1772-73 by Martinès de Pasqually.
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The founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann found that undiluted doses caused reactions, sometimes dangerous ones, so specified that preparations be given at the lowest possible dose. [4] To counter the reduced potency at high dilutions he formed the view that vigorous shaking by striking on an elastic surface – a process termed succussion ...
Hahnemann used this term to distinguish medicine as practiced in his time from his use of infinitesimally small (or nonexistent) doses of substances to treat the spiritual causes of illness. The Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine states that "[Hahnemann] gave an all-embracing name to regular practice, calling it 'allopathy'. This ...
The carpenter of Oxford; or, The miller's tale from Chaucer (1709). Translated by English poet Samuel Cobb (1675–1713). [345] Chaucer's Other Works. The other works of Geoffrey Chaucer include A treatise on the Astrolabe, Parlement of foules, The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, The Legend of Good Women, and Troilus and Criseyde.
Treatise on the Gods (1930) is H. L. Mencken's survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his Treatise on Right and Wrong (1934). [1] The first and second printings were sold out before publication, and eight more printings followed. [ 2 ]