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Jain B., Kumar D., Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review E-ISSN: 2581-8899 P-ISSN: 2581-978X TANTIA UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY AND MEDICAL SCIENCE REVIEW ARTICLE Volume 2 Issue 3(July-Sept. 2019) E-ISSN - 2581-8899 P-ISSN – 2581-978X Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review Dr. Bhushan Jain1, Dr. Devendra Kumar2 1H.O.D., Dept. Of Obs. & Gyn., Dr. Ulhas Patil Homeopathic Medical College, Jalgaon (Maharastra) 2Professor H.O.D. Community Medicine, Sri Ganganagar Homoeopathic Medical college Hospital & RI Abstract- Today we are celebrating the goodness of Homoeopathy, serving to community as a very efficient and reliable mode of treatment for various types of complicated diseases only because of our Indian pioneers who struggled a lot, dedicated their life to survive Homoeopathy in India. The journey of Homoeopathy in India is shrouded in uncertainty. As it is difficult to mention the exact year or date about the starting of homoeopathy in India, the past & existing facts are divided into seven segments to understand clearly about the origin & history of homoeopathy in India. Key word: History, Homoeopathy, CCH, NIH. Received: 20/09/2019 Revised: 29/09/2019 Accepted: 30/09/2019 Corresponding author: Dr. Bhushan Jain1, H.O.D., Dept. Of Obs. & Gyn., Dr. Ulhas Patil Homeopathic Medical College, Jalgaon (Maharastra) How to cite- Jain B., Kumar D., Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review, TU J. Homo & Medi Sci. 2019; 2(3):60-65 Introduction- difficult to say the exact date for starting The importance of studying „History of homoeopathy in India. Before 1852, Homoeopathy in India‟ lies in the very fact homoeopathy was practiced only by some that homoeopathy has been surviving amateurs in the Indian civil and military successfully for the last 180 years (1839-2019) services and also by some other gentlemen in without any major setback. The year 1796, is Bengal. Homoeopathic therapeutic practice the birth year of Homoeopathy, in the hand of came to India, when Hahnemann was alive in Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, of Germany. After Paris, as know from a book published in that, this new system of medicine had not London in 1852. taken a much time to spread all over the world The Journey Of Homoeopathy In especially in India. 14 years later, in the year India: The origin of Homoeopathy in India is 1810, Homoeopathy came to India. It is very Tantia University Journal Of Homoeopathy And Medical Science Volume 2 Issue 3 2019(July-Sept.) 60 Jain B., Kumar D., Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review E-ISSN: 2581-8899 P-ISSN: 2581-978X shrouded in uncertainty. The journey so far is was treated for a chronic disease by an mentioned below chronologically. amateur homoeopath in India and cured. 1. Homoeopathic history in East India Therefore, he developed interest in especially in Calcutta: homoeopathy. Being an ardent believer of . Before publication of Organon of homoeopathy, he decided to practice Medicine Dr. Samuel Hahnemann had homoeopathy by himself in 1861. Pandit proved about 27 drugs as they were Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1863 was recorded in Fragmenta de viribus. treated by Dr. R. L. Dutta for one of his A German physician & geologist came chronic illness and got a marvelous result to India with his officials for some whereas he was treated by many allopathic geological investigations in the year 1810. doctors beforehand. The king of He set up his base in Calcutta, where he Sovabazar Rajbari, Raja Sir Radhakanta distributed homoeopathic medicines free Deb Bahadur was suffering from gangrene of cost for the treatment of his ailing of his feet was treated by Dr. R. L. Dutta workers and people of that locality. The with homoeopathic medicine. Germen geologist had some knowledge These two successes played a great role for about the homoeopathy and its medicines, spreading the homoeopathy in India mostly mentioned in Fregmenta. in Calcutta. Dr. Mullen of the London Missionary . Dr. Mahendralal Sirkar helped in Society, known to have distributed establishing homoeopathy in India. He has homoeopathic medicines freely among the obtained M.D. degree from Calcutta people of Bhowanipore of Calcutta, as at University. Dr. R. L. Dutta had converted that time Bengal was famous area for Dr. M. L. Sirkar to homoeopathy. He was homoeopathy. basically an allopathic physician, but after . John Martin Honigberger has learned reading some books on homoeopathy he homoeopathy in Paris in 1835. When he got interest in the subject. After seeing the had come to India, the exact date or year efficacy of homoeopathic medicine with was not known. But he practiced Rajen babu, he became a member of homoeopathy for some years in Calcutta homoeopathic society. up to 1860. He was called famous “ . Around 1863 – 1864, Dr. Berigny, Cholera doctor”. He was also the another French homoeopath came to physician to court of Lahore. Calcutta and set up homoeopathic . Rajendra Lal Dutta (Father of Indian practice. Homoeopathy) was popularly known as . Dr. Pratap Chandra Majumdar took his Babu Rajen Dutta belongs to a scholar L.M.S. degree from Calcutta Medical family of Bengal and for sometimes he College in 1878 and later got the honorary studied in Calcutta Medical College. He degree of M.D. from USA. Converted to Tantia University Journal Of Homoeopathy And Medical Science Volume 2 Issue 3 2019(July-Sept.) 61 Jain B., Kumar D., Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review E-ISSN: 2581-8899 P-ISSN: 2581-978X homoeopathy by his Father-in-law, Dr. Hospital who was then an out-going B. L. Bhaduri he fortified his grasp of student. After this he took his admission Hahnemannian Homoeopathy as the into the Kansas City University where he worthy assistant to L. Salzer for a pretty obtained M.D., D.O. degree and then long time. He proved a number of returned to India. In India at first, he indigenous drugs, and wrote a large started his practice at Calcutta and then number of books in English and Bengali. shifted to Banaras where he became the He edited the Indian Homoeopathic family physician of Shri Motilal Nehru. Review, the second oldest homoeopathic Later on, he migrated to Calcutta, where journal in India. He attended the Fourth he has been the backbone of the Calcutta International Congress held in Chicago in Homoeopathic Medical College and June 1891. In 1881 in collaboration Hospital. with Dr. D. N. Roy, Calcutta . Dr. J. N. Majumdar belonged to a Homoeopathic Medical College was family, which did pioneering work in established and maintained till his death. introducing homoeopathy in India in the . At the end of 19th century, another great second half of the nineteenth century. His man Sri Mahesh Chandra grandfather Dr. Pratap Chandra Bhattacharya with a broad imagination Majumdar was among the first few and outlook entered into the field of homoeopaths who started practicing in homoeopathy as a chemist and pharmacist. India around 1870. Dr. J N Majumder was He used to selling good quality medicines a brilliant student of Calcutta University at a very cheap rate and thus making and did his M.Sc. (Physiology) and M.B. homoeopathic medicines popular among securing first position in both the exams. poor people of our country. He also Soon after his degree, he went to Scotland compiled and published a pharmacopoeia and became a Fellow of the Royal College in Bengali and English. of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) of Edinburgh. In . Dr. B. K. Bose a son of a Judge was born course of time not only he became a good in India in 1879. The son of a good house homoeopath in India but worked soon developed into a riotous rebel against relentlessly to acquire official recognition the British occupants. Persecuted by the for Homoeopathy from the Government of British as an anarchist, he had to flee to India. America via France. Then fortunately he 2. Homoeopathic history in South India: was directed to Dr. James Tyler Kent, who . In 1846, homoeopathic hospitals were took him to the Hering Medical College started by Surgeon Samuel Brooking, a and imparted knowledge of homoeopathy. retired medical officer at Tanjore and Here he also had a brief acquaintance with Paducuta in south India under the Sir John Weir of Royal Homoeopathic patronage of the Rajahs of those states. Tantia University Journal Of Homoeopathy And Medical Science Volume 2 Issue 3 2019(July-Sept.) 62 Jain B., Kumar D., Development Of Homoeopathy In India- A Review E-ISSN: 2581-8899 P-ISSN: 2581-978X . In the golden pages of the history of practicing homoeopathy was put In-charge mankind, Fr. Muller’s name shines of this hospital. bright, inspiring men of goodwill to works . Dr. Younan had the good fortune of of charity. Father Augustus Muller S J permanently curing Pt. Moti Lal landed in Mangalore, India on 31st Dec. Nehru’s Bronchial Asthma by 1878. He brought with him a small chest administering him only a single dose of of homoeopathic medicine from Catellan, medicine. Pt. Moti Lal was so impressed a homoeopathic firm in Paris, which he by this miracle that he purchased a library effectively used to treat students, their from an American Homoeopath and he relatives and common people. In the year studied Homoeopathy and used to 1880, he started a regular dispensary prescribe medicine to his relations and offering free medicines and consultation at friends. After his death, the whole library Kankanady hills, which was known as was donated to Allahabad University. “Homoeopathic Poor Dispensary”. Fr. Dr. Diwan Jai Chand was born on Muller did not stop with the dispensary but 3rd July 1887 in Bhawalpur State (now in continued ahead with the establishment of West Pakistan) and did his initial medical Saint Joseph‟s Leprosy Hospital & education at the K.E.