Book Review
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2003 Sep / Oct VOL V NO 5.
Reviewed by
Dr (Mrs) Rajni K Gwalani
Title : Study of Organon of Medicine Simplified
Author : Dr V K Arumugam
Price: Rs 18/-
This aptly titled book deals with Organon in a very simplified way. Dr VK Arumugam has written the Organon of medicine presented by Dr Hahnemann in a very concise and precise manner. The contents of this book on Organon conveys the principles and practice of homeopathic system in a manner easy for physician of any system of medicine to understand and sincerely follow and do good to the humanity.
He has divided the whole Organon - 288 aphorisms under various subtitles, which convey the core understanding of the aphorisms under that sub-heading, which is as follows:-
- Physicians Aim - Aph 1 to Aph 4
- Disease Symptoms and Vital Force - Aph 5 to Aph 15
- Power of the Medicine - Aph 16 to Aph 35
- Effect of Two Diseases in the organism - Aph 36 to Aph 48
- Curative Action of Medicines - Aph 53 to Aph 71
- Acute and Chronic Diseases - Aph 72 to Aph 82
- Case Taking-Aph 83 to Aph99
- Epidemic Diseases - Aph 100 - to Aph 105
- Medicinal Substances and Provings of Medicines - Aph 106 to Aph 131
- Selection of the Medicine - Aph 142 to Aph 160
- Rules of Treatment and cure - Aph 161 to Aph 171
- One Sided Diseases - Aph 172 to Aph 184
- External Diseases - Aph 185 to Aph 205
- Treatment of Chronic Disease-Aph 206 to 214
- Mental Diseases or Emotional Diseases - Aph 215 to 230
- Intermittent Diseases and alternating Disease - Aph 231 to Aph 234
- Intermittent Fever - Aph 235 to Aph 244
- Mode of using the Remedies - Aph 246 to Aph 252
- Picture of Improvements - Aph 252 to Aph 256
- False Favoritism of Remedies - Aph 257 to Aph 258
- Diet and other Discipline - Aph 258 to Aph 263
- Genuineness and power of Medicine - Aph 264 to 274
- Better Effect of Small Dose and Danger Due to Large Dose - Aph 275 to 283
- Physiotherapy and other Methods of Cure - Aph 285 to Aph 288
Dr VK Arumugam is also the Author of two other books, viz Human and Homoe Energy & Human Mind and Homoeopathy. He has thus repaid his debt to Homoeopathy by writing this book. It is indeed a book worth reading again and again.
