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The story of the provers who assisted Hahnemann. – Pioneers of homeopathy by T. L. Bradford


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Pioneers
of homeopathy

by Dr Thomas
Lindsey Bradford

Presented by Dr Robert Séror


The
story of the provers who assisted Hahnemann.

By Doctor Thomas
Lindsley Bradford

(1847-1918)




Complété, numérisé, mis en page et illustré par le Docteur Robert

Séror, en 2002-2003, pour son site d’
E. P. U. I., hébergé gratuitement par ” Homeopathyforce.com,
Web Master : Mr Sylvain Cazalet.

Ce travail est dédié au Docteur Ralph Montserrat (Tequesta, Floride, USA), qui
a eu la gentillesse de m’envoyer la photocopie de l’ouvrage
introuvable du Docteur T. L. Bradford.

Au nom de la communauté internationale homéopathique, qu’il en soit
remercié très chaleureusement. (Dr R. S.)

Remerciements au Dr. Olivier

Rabanes, de Paris et au Dr Francis Treuherz, de Londres, pour m’avoir fourni quelques pages illisibles de ma
photocopie.

Mardi 26 août 2003

Author of “Homoeopathic Bibliography of the USA”, ” Life
and letters of Hahnemann”.

Senior of the American Institute of Homoeopathy, Member of The
Homoeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County
Homoeopathic Medical Society and Librarian at Hahnemann Medical college of
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Boericke and Tafel, 1897.

“Learning hath gained most by those books which the printers have
lost .”

Fuller.

Dedicated to the Memory of

Hahnemann and
his Loyal Followers

The second edition of the Materia Medica was issued also in six parts
by

Arnold from 1822 to 1827, the same arrangement being
observed.

In the

Chronic
Diseases, 1828 to 1830, he however, included his own symptoms, those of
his provers and those obtained from other sources (Old School books), in
one arrangement, numbering them continuously.

Of the third edition of the Materia Medica only Vols. I., II. were ever
published, in

1830 and 1833.

In these the observations are all arranged together and numbered
continuously.

The medicines are in none of these books arranged alphabetically.

In the preface of Vol. I. of Dr.

R. E. Dudgeon’s translation of the Materia Medica Pura may be found the
following list of the men who proved one or more drugs for the Materia
Medica Pura of Hahnemann.

The names of the medicines proven by each are also given.

HAHNEMANN’S FELLOW
PROVERS.

Adam, Dr.

– Carbo
an., Carbo veg.

Ahner, G. A.-

Acon.,
Cap., Cina., Menyan.

Anton, C. Chr

.-
China.

Baehr, Aug.

– Ars.,
Bell., China, Coccul.

Becher, Hulda

–
Chelidon., China, Digit., Ledum, Phos. ac., Spig., Squilla, Veratrum.

Caspari, Carl

–
Carbo veg.

Clauss, W.

– China.

Cubitz, C. A

.-
Dulcamara, Opium, Staph.

Flaming, Johann Gottfried

– Coccul., Hyos., Nux vom.

Franz, Carl

–
Angustura, Argentum, Arnica, Asarum, Aurum, Calc. acetica, Camphor,
Cannabis, China, Conium, Cyclamen, Digit., Hyos., Ledum, Magnet north,
Magnet south pole, Manganum, Menyanthes, Oleander, Phos. acid, Rhus t.,
Ruta, Sambuc., Spig., Stannum, Staph., Stram., Tarax., Thuya, Verat.

Gersdorff, Franz Von

– Ambra, Carbo veg.

Gross,Wilhelm

–
Acon., Angus., Argent., Arnic., Arsen., Aurum, Bell., Can., Chel., China,
Cocc., Dulc., Digit., Ferrum, Ignat., Mang., Merc., Moschus, Olean., Phos,
ac,, Rheum, Ruta, Sambuc., Opium, Stan., Staph., Thuja, Verb.

Gunther

– North
magnet.

Gutmann, Salamo

–
Coloc., Dros., Men., Merc,, Mur. ac., Olean., Opium, Phos, ac., Spig.,
Spong., Staph., Stram., Tarax.

Hahnemann, Freidrich

– Acon., Arn.. Ars.. Aur., Bell,, Bry., Cannab., Cicuta, Coloc., Dros.,
Euphras., Fer,, Hepar, Hyos., Ign., Merc., Moschus, Nux v., Phos. ac.,
Puls., Rhus, Spong,, Stram., Sulph., Thuja, Veratrum.

Harnisch, Ernst

–
Angustura, China, North magnet, South magnet.,

Hartmann, Franz

–
Bell., Bismuth., Carbo an., Chel., China, Guaiac., Hell,, North magnet,
Menyanthes, Merc., Mur. ac., Oleander, Phos, ac,, Ruta, Samb., Sarsap,,
Spig,, Spong., Squill., Stannum, Staph., Thuja, Verbascum.

Hartung, J. C

.-
Bell., Caps., China, Cyclamen.

Haynel, Adolph Franz

– Argent., Cocc., Mangan., Menyanth., Mur, ac., Spong., Stannum, Staph.,
Thuya.

Hempel, Gust.

–
Aurum, Cannabis, North magnet, Thuja.

Hempel, H

.- Bell.

Herrmann, Christian Theodore

– Argent., Aurum, Bell,, Bry., Bis., Camph., Chelid.,
China, Cyclam., Ledum, Phos. ac, Ruta, Sarsap., Spig„ Stannum, Staph,

Hornburg, Chr. G

. –
Acon., Arnic,, Arsen., Asarum, Bell,, Bry,, China, Cicuta, Coccul.,
Colocynth., Digit,, Helleb., Manganum, Menyanthes, Merc., Puls., Rheum,
Rhus, Ruta. Spig., Spong., Squilla, Staphisagria.

Hugo

– Cannabis s,

Kummer, Ernst

–
Arnic., Bell,, Hell., South magnet, Spigel., Staphis., Taraxacum.

Langhammer, Chr, Fr.

– Angustura, Argentum, Arnic., Arsen., Aurum, Bell,, Bismuth, Calc. acet.,
Chelid., China, Cicuta, Cina., Coccul., Coloc , Conium m., Cyclamen,
Digit,, Drosera, Euphras., Guaiacum., Helleb., Hyos., Ipec., Ledum, North
magnet, Manganum, Menyanthes, Merc., Muriat. ac., Oleander, Phos, ac,,
Ruta, Sambuc., Spig., Spongia, Stannum, Staphis.. Taraxacum, Thuya,
Verbascum.

Lehmann, Chr. F. G.

– China, Rhus t.

Lehmann, J. G

. –
Bell., China, Digit., Ipec., Spong.

Meyer, F. R.-

Angust., Argent., Arsenic, Chelid., China, Digit, Phos. ac., Spig.

Michler, C

.-
Angustura, Bryonia, China, North magnet., Pulsat., Rhus t.

Moeckel, A. F.-

Bellad., Menyanthes.

Mossdorf, Theodore

–
Angust., Capsic.. Helleb., Squilla, Verbascum.

Muller

– Dulcamara.

Nenning, Caj

.-
Dulcamara.

Rosazewsky

– Ferrum,
Taraxacum.

Rückert

, E. Ferd.- Acon., Bry., Digit., Dulc., Hell., Pulsat.,
Rheum, Rhus t.

Rueckert, Leop. E

. –
Asarum, Bell., Cina, Colocynth., Manganum.

Rummel, F

.- Merc.

Schoenike

– Opium.

Schroeder

– Rhus t.

Stapf, Ernst

–
Acon., Arnic., Arsen., Asarum, Bull., Bry., Camphor, Cannabis, Cham.,
China, Cina, Coloc., Digit., Dulc., Hell., Hepar, Hyos., Ipec., South
magnet., Manganum, Merc., Moschus, Muriat. ac., Opium, Phosph. ac.,
Pulsatilla, Rhus, Ruta, Spigel., Spongia, Squilla, Staphis.

Teuthorn, J. Chr. Dav

.-
Chelid., China, Digit., Guaiacum, Ledum, Manganum, Menyanthes, Phosphor.
ac., Rheum, Sarsaparilla, Squilla, Staphis., Thuja, Veratrum.

Trinks and Hartlaub

– Cannabis, Coccul., Dulcam., Ignatia, Rhus t.

Urban, F. C

. –
Manganum.

Wagner, Gust

.-
China, Dulcam., Spong., Thuya.

Wahle, Wilhelm

–
Acon., Cannabis, Coccul., Dulcam., Manganum, Nux vom.

Walther, Fr

.-
Chelid., China, Ledum, Spigel., Squilla, Sulph.

Wenzel, Jul

.-
Manganum.

Wislicenus, W. E

.-
Angust., Argentum, Arnica, Aurum, Bell., Calc. acet., Camphor, Capsicum,
China, Conium, Dros., Euphras., Hell,, Hyoscyamus, Menyanthes, Mur ac,,
Phos. ac., Ruta, Sambuc., Spigel., Spong., Squilla, Stannum, Thuja.

Dr.

Hughes, in his “Sources of the Homoeopathic Materia
Medica” (London, Turner, 1877)
, gives the names of the provers, but omits :

Adam, Caspari, Flaming, Von Gersdorff, Hartlaub, H. Hempel, Hugo,
Muller, Nenning, Rummel, Schoenike, Schroder, and Trinks.

Hering

says of these
provers :

” Next to the practicing physicians outside of

Leipsic, E. Stapf
and G, W, Gross, they. (a few students
who had formed a class in Leipsic
to attend the lectures of Hahnemann) were the first who assisted Hahnemann in his explorations. (Hahn, Monthly, Vol, VII, p. 173).

Index (

Index) (Biographies of provers)

Adam, – Ahner, – Anton, Baehr, – Caspari_carl, – Clauss, – Cubitz, – Flamming, – Franz_Carl, – Gersdorff, – Gross, – Gunther, – Gust_Dr, – Gutmann_Salomo, – Hahnemann_Friedrich, – Harnisch_Dr_Ernst, – Hartlaub_Carl_George_Christian, – Hartmann_Franz, – Hartung_Dr_J_C, – Haynel_Dr_Adolph_Ferdinand, – Hempel_Dr_H, – Herrmann_Dr_Christian_theodore, – Hornburg_Dr_Christian_Gottlob, – Hulda_Becher, – Hugo, – Kummer_Ernst, – Lanhammer_Christian_Freidrich, Lehmann_J_Gottlob, Lehmann_Christian_G, – Meyer_Franz, – Mossdorf_Theodore, – Muller_Moritz_Wilhem, – Michler_C, – Moeckel_A_F, – Nenning_Cajetan, -Rosazewsky, – Rueckert_Ernst_Ferdinand, – Rueckert_Leopold_E, – Rummel_Friedrich_Jacob, – Schonike, – Schroder, – Schoenicke_Christian_August, – Stapf_Johann_Ernst, – Teuthorn_J_Chr_Dav, – Trinks_Charles_Friedrich_Gottfried, – Urban, – Urban_F_C, – Wahle_Johann_Wilhem, – Walther_Fred, – Wenzel_Julius, – Wislicenus_W_E.

Dr Constantine HERING (1800-1880)


PART I. INTRODUCTORY.

The

Materia Medica
Pura of Hahnemann was first published by Arnold in Dresden in six parts, from 1811 to 1821.

In this edition the symptoms, observed by

Hahnemann himself appear first and separately numbered.

Under the heading : “

Observations by Others,” follow the symptoms observed by his pupils under
its own directions and also those culled from the writings of others ;
these are arranged and numbered specially.

Hering

says of this
: (N.A. Jl HOM. Vol.
XXII, page 101) :

“In his

Materia
Medica Pura, 1811 to 1821, he separated his own observations
always from the symptoms by others.

After

Stapf had adopted the new doctrine and
had brought it over his friend W. Gross,
and A. Haynel became Hahnemann’s assistant, he got a class of students, and nearly all,
willing provers.

Hahnemann

examined
every report before the class carefully and with closest scrutiny.

Every one had solemnly to affirm before the class that what he had
written was the truth and nothing lint the truth.

Still

Hahnemann kept his own symptoms separately
and what he observed himself was of greater importance to him.

He did it to the torment of all who joined the

New School and were obliged to read all the volumes as far
as published, to find the similar drug, and he adhered to this plan and
doubled the difficulty, not being credulous or incredulous, but he was
more certain of his own symptoms.

We all had to read both – first his, then that of others in looking for
a corresponding medicine.

” Even in the second edition he still kept up this, for all of us,
distressing separation.”



PART II.

PIONEER PRACTITIONERS OF HOMOEOPATHY


As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other, you will find what is
needful for you in a book.”

A

Achilloides

, Adam, Aegidi
Julius, Albrecht C A, Alleon, Alessi, Amman, Andrieux, Anfossi, Annibali, Apelt, Arnaud, Arnold, Attomyr.

B

Baertl

, Bakody, Baldi, Balogh, Bamberg, Bang, Baraczhaz, Barth, Baudis, Baumman, Baumgartel, Bayard, Bayer
father, Beyer Carl von,
Beels, Becker
Benjamin, Becker Rev, Behrens, Beister, Belluomini, Bene, Bernhardti, Bethmann, Bergmann, Bertrand, Beyer, Bigel, Billig, Birnstill, Blanc, Blasi, Blau, Boenninghausen, Bohler, Bondini, Bonnet, Bonnet, Bonneval, Bonorden, Borchard, Bormann, Bourges, Brand, Braun, Braun
Rome, Bravais junior,
Bravais senior, Brixhe, Brugger, Brunnow, Brutzer, Buongiovanni, Burdach, Bussy, Bute.

C

Cabarrus

, Caldas, Cameron, Caravelli, Carlier, Carrault, Catenet, Centamori, Chancerel
père, Channing, Chargé, Charrière, Chazel, Chuit, Ciccarini, Cimone, Coll, Convers, Crepu, Cronigneau, Cronin, Crosério, Curie, Curtis.

D

Dapaz

Davet, Delavallade, Denicke, Denoix, Des
Marthes, Dessaix, Deschamps, Detwiller, Devrient, Dezauche, Diehl, Dorotea, Drescher, Dufresne, Dufresne, Dugniolle, Dunemberg, Dunsford, Durst
junior, Durst senior, Dutech, Dutchep.

E

Eglau

, Ehrhardt, Ehrmann, Elwert, Enz, Epps, Escallier, Everest.

F

Fangel

, Faustus, Fickel, Fielitz, Fischer
Anton, Fischer, Fischer, Fitzler, Fleischmann, Folch, Folger, Forgo, Franca, Franco, Freytag.

G

Gabalda

, Gachassin, Gaggi, Garnier, Gaspary, Gastier, Gauwerky, Geisler, Geist, Gentzke, Gerber, Gerstel, Gidela, Gil, Gillet, Girtanner, Glasor, Glucker, Gossner, Gottschalch, Goullon
Père, Gram, Granger, Granier, Gray, Griesselich, Gross, Grossi, Gruner, Gubitz, Gueyrard, Guidi, Guisan, Guenther
Frederick, Guenther,

H

Handt

, Hanusch, Hartmann,
Hartung, Hassloecher Ludwig, Haubold
Carl, Haugk, Hauptmann, Hayser, Heilmann,
Helbig Carl Gottlob, Helfrich Johannes, Helwig, Helm L.,
Hering Constantine, Hering William, Hermann
C. Th., Herrmann, Herwitz,
Herzog, Hesse, Heyder, Heye, Hille Jr, Hoffendahl, Holst
Von, Horattiis, Hromada,
Hunnius, Hull.

I

Ihm Carl

, Impimbo, Iriarte,
Ivanyos.

J

Jaeckel

, Jaenger, Jahr, Jamm, Janer, Jeanes, Jenichen,
John, Jourdain,
Jourdan, Juvin.

K

Kammerer

, Kiesselbach, Kingdon,
Kinsel, Kirschleger, Kirsten, Kleiner,
Kolmar, Korner,
Kraft, Krampla,
Kretzschmar, Knorre,
Korsakoff.

L

Laburthe, Laffan,
Lafitte, Landeser,
Lang, La Raja,
Lario, Laurancet, Laville, Leaf, Leboucher, Lederer,
Lehmann, Lehmann,
Lichtenfels, Leidbeck,
Libert, Lingen,
Liuzzi, Lobethal,
Loescher, Loevi, Loewe, Longchamp, Lorenz, Lopez Jose, Lund, Luther Gustavus, Luther
Carl, Lux Wilhem.

M

Mabit

, Mach, Mainotti,
Malaise, Maly, Malz, Mansa, Manzelli, Marchand,
Marchesani, Marenzeller, Martinez, Massol,
Mattersdorf, Matlack,
Mauro, Mayer, Maysginter, (Van) Meerbur, Meierhoff, Meier, Menz, Messerchmidt, Milcent, Molin Père, Monnet, Moor (De), Mordwinoff, Mossdorf Theodore, Mossbauer, Muhlenbein, Muller
Benjamin, Mueller Joseph, Mure, Muret, Murray,
Mussek, Mylo.

N

Nanni

, Necker, Niemeier, Nikolai, Noack, Nostenchi, Nozeus.

O

Ody

, Olhant.

P

Pabst

, Paillon, Palmieri,
Panthin, Passavent, Perrussel, Peschier,
Peterson, Petterson, Petroz, Pezzillo,
Pictet, Pinciano,
Pinget, Piorry,
Plaubel, Pleyel,
Pougens, Preu, Pulte.

Q

Quadri

, Quaranta, Querol, Quin.

R

Rabatta

, Rampal, Rapou Père, Rau, Reichelm, Renou, Reubel, Reuter, Reymond, Rigaud, Ringseiss, Rino, Roch, Roehl, Romani, Romig, Roth, Roth, Roux, Rubiales, Rubini, Rueckert
Theodore Johann, Rueckert, Ruppius.

S

Sabatini

, Sagliocchi, Sanniccola, Saynisch, Schafer, Schaller, Scheering, Schindler, Schmager, Schmidt, Schmidt
George, Schmieder, Schmoele, Schmit
Antoine, Schnieber, Schober, Schroen, Schreter, Schubart, Schubert
Adolph, Schubert, Schuler, Schwarze, Schweikert, Schweikert
Julius, Schyrmeier, Scott, Seidel, Seider, Seither, Sellden, Seuber, Siegel, Siegrist, Simon
Léon, Simpson, Soderberg, Sollier, Sonnenberg, Souden, Spohr, Stearns, Stegemann, Steigentisch, Stephani, Stoeger, Stratton, Stueler, Sundeen, Swoff, Szabo.

T

Taglianini

, Taubes, Taubitz, Tessier, Thorer, Tietze, Timbart, Tittmann, Tonaillon, Tournier, Trajanelli, Trinius, Trombetti, Tscherwinzky.

U

Uwins

.

V

Vanderburgh

, Van Beuren, Varlez, Vehsemeier, Veith
Prof S, Veith JM Pastor,
Velex.

W

Waage

, Wagner Joseph,
Wahlenberg, Wahrhold, Walter, Weber, Weihe, Weinseisen, Werber, Werner, Wesselhoeft, Widnmann, Wilhelmi, Wilhelmi, Wilsey, Wilson, Winckler, Wohlleben, Wolff, Wolf
Paul, Wolf C W, Wratzky, Wrecha,

Z

Zeisig

, Zimmerman, Zinkhau.


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