The Chronic Diseases: Their Peculiar Nature and their Homeopathic Cure, Vols. 1 and 2

The Chronic Diseases; Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure (2 volumes), by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, was originally published in four volumes from 1828-1830.

In Volume 1 (Theoretical Part) of this work, Hahnemann defines miasms and describes psora, sycosis, and syphilis. In Volume 2, he presents the materia medica of 48 anti-psoric remedies.

This is the best way to understand the miasms as they were first discussed. Hahnemann’s prescient prose foreshadows modern thinking concerning the origin of disease.

His miasmatic theory lays the groundwork for the homeopathic treatment of chronic disease. With his review of 48 homeopathic medicines Hahnemann shows how this theory is utilized in practice.

Hahnemann was the founder of Homoeopathy. He established the fundamental principles of the science and art of Homoeopathy. He espoused the law of cure known as ‘Like Cures Like.’ This means that a remedy that produces symptoms in a healthy person will cure those same symptoms when manifested by a person in a diseased state. This law of cure has been verified by millions of homoeopaths all over the world since the time of Hahnemann.