Posology


Homeopathic remedies for the symptoms of Posology from A Dictionary of Domestic Medicine by John H.Clarke….


Medicines are administered in various forms-in pilules or tablets, which may be taken dry, or, if the sweetness is objectionable, may be dissolved in a little water; in powders, which are best taken dry on the tongue; and in tinctures, which are taken mixed in water. When no special directions are given in this book, it is to be understood that the medicines named may be taken in the form of pilules or drops. One pilule or one drop is the usual dose. In cases of acute pain and imminent danger, the dose may be taken every hour or oftener. It is often convenient to mix sufficient quantity of tinctures to last for one or two days. In that case, eight drops may be mixed in eight dessert-spoonfuls of water, and a dessert- spoonful taken four times a day. The vessels containing the medicine must be scrupulously clean, must be kept covered with a saucer or piece of paper, and away from the light and from strong odours. The spoon should be of earthenware. The best time for administering medicines (if there are no special reasons for giving them otherwise) is from one hour to a quarter of an hour before meals and at bedtime.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica