Correspondenzblatt der homöopathischen Ärzte – 6 Mar 1836 (Case Reports 64 & 65)

Overview

This digital item consists of a high‑resolution JPEG scan (≈ 376 KB) of page 6 from Correspondenzblatt der homöopathischen Ärzte, No 6, dated 19 March 1836. The image is accompanied by a full OCR transcription. It is part of the Correspondenzblatt der homöopathischen Ärzte Collection, which aggregates the journal’s 19th‑century medical correspondence published by the N. A. Akademie der homöopathischen Heilkunst in Allentau (Lecha), Ohio.

Background

The Correspondenzblatt served as the official organ of the academy, disseminating clinical observations, case histories, and therapeutic discussions among homeopathic practitioners during the early‑mid‑19th century. Edited by C. Zering, the journal facilitated the exchange of treatment experiences across the emerging homeopathic movement, reflecting both European influences and the transatlantic spread of the discipline. The March 1836 issue exemplifies the period’s emphasis on detailed patient narratives and the recording of remedy outcomes.

Contents

The scanned page presents two complete case reports:

Case 64 – J. A. F., male, ca. 25 y – Describes a chronic, severe throbbing headache with left‑frontal and temporal pain accompanied by marked inflammation of the left eye. Initial therapies (herbal‑soup steam inhalation, warm herbal leaf packs) failed. After a temporary remission, the patient relapsed in early March 1836 with intensified pain radiating to the right forehead, eye, and cheek. Administration of Spigelia X produced rapid sweating and a night of uninterrupted sleep, after which the patient awoke “like a newborn.”

Case 65 – J. Walter – Details left‑eye pain described as a “splinter” sensation, exacerbated by bending and occurring from morning to noon. Treatment with Nux vomica (two consecutive evenings) together with Spigelia resulted in immediate pain relief, though a residual impression persisted for two days. The report also references a prior right‑eye episode involving a pterygium, questioning Spigelia’s efficacy for such lesions.

Both reports are linked to entity codes (e.g., “herbalsoupsteam,” “spigelia,” “nux_vomica”) in the accompanying relationships file.

Scope

The item documents clinical observations from March 1836, focusing on headache and ocular disorders treated with homeopathic remedies. Geographic references are limited to Allentau (Lecha), Ohio, illustrating the academy’s transatlantic reach. The item is confined to the two cases on this page; later issues of the journal and other medical topics are excluded from this specific digitized component.