LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MEDICINES PRESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL

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LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MEDICINES PRESCRIBED IN Homeopathics Vade Mecum by E H Ruddock…

Their Latin and English Names, Abbreviations and Attenuation, in Tinctures,* recommended for domestic use.

 

LATIN                                      ENGLISH                                  ABBREV          ATTEN

  1. Acidum Nitricum Nitric Acid                              Ac.-Nit.           1
  2. Acidum Phosphoicum          Phosphoric Acid                    Ac.-Phos          1x
  3. Aconitum Napellus Monk’s-hood                         Acon.               3x
  4. Antimonium Tartaricum Tartar Emetic                         Ant.-Tart.        3
  5. Apis Mellifica Honey-bee                              Apis.                3x
  6. Arnica Montana Leopard’s-bane                      Arn.                 3x
  7. Arsenicum Album         White Arsenic                                    Ars.                  4x
  8. Belladonna Deadly Nightshade                Bell.                 3x
  9. Bryonia Alba White Bryony                                    Bry.                 1
  10. Cactus Grandiflorus Midnight-Blooming cereus   Cact.                1x
  11. Calcarea Carbonica Carbonate of Lime                 Calc.-C.            5         
  12. Cantharis Spanish Fly                             Canth.              3x
  13. Carbo Vegetabilis Vegetable Charcoal               Carbo V.          5
  14. Chamomilla Matricaria Wild Matricary                      Cham.              3x
  15. China Peruvian Bark                                    China               1x
  16. Cimicifuga Racemosa Black Snake-root                   Cimic.              3x
  17. Cina Anthelmintica Worm-seed                            Cin.                  1x
  18. Cocculus Indicus Indian Berries                         Cocc.                3x
  19. Coffea Raw Coffee                             Coff.                 3x
  20. Colocynthis Bitter Cucumber                    Coloc.              3x
  21. Cuprum Aceticum Acetate of Copper                 Cup.-A.            3x
  22. Digitalis Foxglove                                 Dig.                  3x
  23. Drosera Rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew          Dros.                1x
  24. Dulcamara Bitter-Sweet                           Dulc.                3x
  25. Ferrum Muriaticum Muriate of Iron                      Ferr.-Mur.       1x
  26. Gelseminum Sempervirens Yellow Jessamine                   Gels.                1x
  27. Hamamelis Virginica Witch Hazol                            Ham.               1x
  28. Hepar Sulphuris Liver of Sulphur                     Hep.-S.             3
  29. Hydrastis Canadensis Golden Seal                            Hydras.            1x
  30. Hyoscyamus Niger Henbane                                 Hyos.               3x
  31. Ignatia Amara St. Ignatius’ Bean                   Ign.                  3x
  32. Iodium Iodine                                     Iod.                  3x
  33. Ipecacuhana Ipecacuhana                           Ipec.                1x
  34. Iris Versicolor Blue-flag                                 Iris.                  3x
  35. Kali Bichromicum Bichromate of Potash                       K.-Bich.            3
  36. Lycopodium Clavatum Common-Club-moss              Lvc.                  5         
  37. Mercurius Corrosivus Corrosive Sublimate              Merc.-Cor.       3x
  38. Mercurius Solubilis Impure Oxide of Mercury     Mec.-S.            3
  39. Nux Vomica (Strychnos) Vomit-nut                              Nux V.             3x
  40. Opium Opium                                     Opi.                 3x
  41. Phosphorus Phosphorus                            Phos.               3x
  42. Podophyllum Pellatum May-Apple                             Podoph.           Ø
  43. Pulsatilla Nigricans Wind-flower                           Puls.                3x
  44. Rhus Toxicoddendron Poison-oak                             Rhus.               3x
  45. Sepia Succus Inky Juice of Cuttlefish          Sep.                 5
  46. Silicea Pure Flint                                Sil.                   5
  47. Spigelia Anthelmia Indian pink                             Spig.                3x
  48. Spongia Tosta Toasted Sponge                     Spong.             3x
  49. Sulphur Sublimated Sulphur              Sulph.              3
  50. Veratrum Album White Hellebore                    Ver.-Alb.         3x

 

  • When the medicines are prepared in pilules or globules the attenuation of several of them must be slightly modified, according to the discretion of a qualified chemist.
  • Medical practitioners have usually a wide range of attenuations, as recommended in the list of remedies and attenuations following the “clinical directory”.
  • Also called Actæa Racemosa.

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Edward Harris Ruddock
Ruddock, E. H. (Edward Harris), 1822-1875. M.D.
LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; LICENTIATE IN MIDWIFERY, LONDON AND EDINBURGH, ETC. PHYSICIAN TO THE READING AND BERKSHIRE HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSARY.

Author of "The Stepping Stone to Homeopathy and Health,"
"Manual of Homoeopathic Treatment". Editor of "The Homoeopathic World."