UTERINE THERAPEUTICS by HENRY MINTON
Reviewed by: Dr Yashasvini JP Hegde,B.H.M.S, M.D(Hom)
INTRODUCTION
This has a ready reference to all the symptoms of materia medica –direct or specific bearing upon subject of uterine disorders.
Year of publication – 1884
Author name – Henry Minton A.M, M.D
No of drugs presented – 178
No of pages – 681
Published by – B.Jain publisher
Book has 2 sections:
PART FIRST
THE REMEDIES AND THEIR INDICATION
PART TWO
REPERTORY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MINTON, HENRY, M. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y., was born in Dover, Morris County, N. J., March 4th, 1831.
He is the third son of Major William Minton, for many years well known in manufacturing circles.
early education: village school.
But though fond of mechanics, his lack of physical strength rendered it necessary for him to choose a far different sphere of usefulness.
He returned to his home in Dover, and after awhile went to Brooklyn, where, in 1849, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Daniel Baker. He attended three full courses of lectures in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city,
1853, graduated: Homœopathic College of Pennsylvania.
CONTRIBUTIONS
graduating: commenced practice in Brooklyn
repeatedly been chosen President of the Medical Society of King’s County
Vice-President of the State Medical Society
member of the American Institute of Homœopathy ; to the transactions of which he has contributed many articles, evincing a mind of deep thought and research and a keen faculty of observation.
For two years the associate editor of Ram’s Record of Homœopathic Literature.
author of a work on the “Diseases of Women and Children,” which has passed through several editions, become a standard work
The New York Homœopathic Medical College and the Clinical School of the Hahnemann Hospital of New York have each urged his acceptance of the chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics ; but owing to his extensive practice and the just claims of his patrons, he felt it to be his duty to decline.
Dr Minton founded, and is Physician-in-chief to, the Brooklyn Homœopathic Lying-in Asylum, one of the noblest and most beneficent charities of the age.
It is a gratifying fact, however, known to some extent to the profession, that he has in course of preparation for the press a most valuable work on “Obstetrics,” and also one on the “Morbid Conditions of the Sexual Organs of Females,” through the medium of which his large and varied experience and his thorough knowledge of these subjects will be made available to them.
PHILOSOPHY
No particular philosophy.
Clinical repertory based on clinical conditions or parts.
SOURCES
A large part of the symptomatology of this work was published in- The American journal of homeopathic materia medica 1874-75.
This repertory -Bell’s diarrhoes by Dr.James B Bell
PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION
PART FIRST
UTERINE THERAPEUTICS
THE REMEDIES AND THEIR INDICATION
Remedies: 178 – pg 17 to pg 336
ARRANGEMENT OF REMEDIES
In alphabetical order
Aconitum Napellus to Zingiber
TYPOGRAPHY USED
Scientific name of the remedy-BOLD CAPITAL
common name is given below in brackets (ORDINARY CAPITAL)
Example: ACONITUM NAPELLUS
(MONKSHOOD)
ARRANGEMENT /SUB-HEADINGS UNDER EACH REMEDY
MENSTRUATION
BEFORE MENSTRUATION
DURING MENSTRUATION
AFTER MENSTRUATION
AMENNORHEA all heading is followed
METRORRHAGIA under each remedy,
LOCHIA
LEUCORRHEA
CONCOMITANT
AGGRAVATION
AMELIORATION EG:AMBRA GRISEA PG NO:31
the last paragraph under each remedy-constitution and adaptability
PART TWO
REPERTORY
MACROSTRUCTURE
NUMBER OF CHAPTERS-10
ARRANGEMENT OF CHAPTERS
MENSTRUATION
BEFORE MENSTRUATION
DURING MENSTRUATION
AFTER MENSTRUATION
AMENORRHEA
ABORTION
METRORRHAGIA
LOCHIA
LEUCORRHEA
GENERAL CONCOMITANTS
MICROSTRUCTURE
Typography of rubrics
Section-CAPITAL-center of the page, followed by the right side-dictionary method.
Rubrics – CAPITAL, Centrally placed.
Example – TIME AND QUANTITY OF MENSTRUAL DISCHARGE
Sub-rubrics – ordinary roman at left side
Eg-Delayed
Sub sub rubrics –
sub-sub sub rubrics – ordinary roman
Sub sub sub sub rubrics-
Sub sub sub sub sub rubric-
Typography of remedies
Two types of typography used
ordinary Italics-2 mark
Common roman-1 mark
CHAPTERS IN DETAIL
MENSTRUATION
TIME AND QUANTITY OF MENSTRUAL DISCHARGE
25 sub rubrics in this chapter
Alphabetical order
Rubrics are about the time and quantity of menstrual discharge
e.g:profuse,when frightened
Irregular
Late
premature
BEFORE MENSTRUATION
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
229 sub rubrics
Alphabetical order
It has concomitant symptoms /all symptoms before menstruation
Mental symptoms are also added here
E,g:epilepsy
Haughtiness
Vomiting
DURING MENSTRUATION
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
205 subruibrics
Alphabetical order
It has concomitant symptoms /all symptoms during menstruation
Mental symptoms are also added here
E.g: asthmatic breathing
Aversion of food
Coccyx, itching in region of
delirium
AFTER MENSTRUATION
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
36 subruibrics
Alphabetical order
It has concomitant symptoms /all symptoms after menstruation
Mental symptoms are also added here
e.g:hemorrhoids
Haste in all that she does
Yawning
Whining
AMENORRHEA
CAUSE AND CONCOMITANT
256 sub rubrics
General to particular
Cause and concomitants are given in this chapter
e.g:girls anemic
From anger
Menstruation vicarious
ABORTION
MISCARRIAGE:
1 sub rubric
Abortion predisposed to
CAUSES:
22 subrubrics
e.g:
Anemia
Congestion of uterus
CHARACTER OF THE DISCHARGE
20 subrubrics
e.g:Dark
Foetid
Gushes in
CHARACTER OF PAIN-HYPOGASTRIC AND UTERINE REGION
6 subrubrics
e.g;Weight in
Weakness in
BACK
2 rubrics
e.g spinal affection
MENTAL CONDITION
38 subrubrics
E,g;full pf desires
Dull and stupid
METRORRHAGIA
Remedies in general
CHARACTER OF DISCHARGE
27 subrubrics
e.g:acrid
Bright red
Coagulated
CAUSE, EXCITING AND PREDISPOSING
26 rubrics
e.gWomen in aged
Uterus inertia of
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
120 subrubrics
e.g atony of the uterus
Exhaustion
Ovaries, congestion of
LOCHIA
PECULIARITIES OF DISCHARGE
Types of discharges of lochia are given
37 subrubrics
E,g :bloody
Suppressed
scanty
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
76 subrubrics
e.g: back aching in
Delirium
fever
LEUCORRHEA
CHARACTER OIF DISCHARGE
81 subrubrics
e.g:brown
Milk like
CAUSE,TIME, AGGRAVATION AND AMELIORATION OF THE DISCHARGE
113 subrubrics
e.g:vaginal
Thin
Yellow
CONCOMITANT SYMPTOM
e.g:
Uterus congestion of
vulva
General concomitant ts related to uterine troubles are given here.
The arrangement is Hahnemann anatomical order.
26 headings
GENERAL CONCOMITANTS
MIND AND MOOD
SLEEP
VERTIGO
HEADACHE
HEADACHE –AGGRAVATION
HEADACHE-AMELIORATION
HEAD
Head-brain
Head-forhead
Occiput
Orbits
Sides of the head
Temples
Vertex
Scalp
Head in general
EYES
EARS
NOSE
FACE
MOUTH
THROAT
APPETITE
ARUCTATION
HICCOUGH
WATER-BRASH
NAUSEA
VOMITING
STOMACH
ABDOMEN
ANUS
RECTUM
STOOLS
URINATION
URINE
SEXUAL ORGANS-EXTERNAL
LABIA
PUDENDUM
VULVA
VAGINA
UTERUS
OVARIAN REGION
OVARIES
OVARIES –LEFT
OVARIES-RIGHT
SEXUAL DESIRE
MAMMAE
NIPPLES
CHEST
RESPIRATION
COUGH
COUGH WITH EXPECTORATION
HEART
BACK
EXTREMITIES-LOWER
EXTREMITIES-UPPER
SKIN
PERSONS-REMEDIES ESPECIALLY SUITED FOR
GENERALITIES
SCOPE
All complaints related to menstrual cycles can be referred here.
general Concomitants is elaborately given parts of the body wise.
Homeopathic materia medica and repertory under one book.
Materia medica is alphabetical order.
Index to the repertory is given easy to find.
WORKING OUT OF THE CASE
Complaints
Character of discharge
Cause
Modalities
Concomitants
generalities
References:
Uterine therapeutics by Henry Minton
Essentials of repertorisation by Shashikant Tiwari