The History of American Homeopathy: From Rational Medicine to Holistic Health Care

CONTENTS

CONTENTS Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Decline of Academic Homeopathy 5 The “Holy Grail” 7 The High-Potency Conservatives 8 Educational Standards 11 The Flexner Report and its Aftermath 14 Merger 20 Looking for Scapegoats 25 Stuart M. Close 27 Thinking the Inevitable 30 On Reflection 32 Chapter 2. Esoteric Homeopathy 35 Vitalism 35 Emanuel Swedenborg 39 Homeopathy as a Belief System 42 High Potencies 46 X-Rays 49 Tissue Remedies 50 Bach Flowerism 51 Sixth Edition of Organon 52 Energy Medicines 54 Law or Principle 57 Chapter 3. The Laity Speaks Out 63 American Foundation for Homeopathy 64 Laymen’s Leagues 69 Concerns 73 The Layman Speaks 76 Luyties Pharmacal Company 81 Vulgarization 83 Chapter 4. Postwar Trends 87 Atomic Energy 88 Eastern Philosophy 93 George Vithoulkas 96 Psychosomatic Medicine 101 New Challenges 104 Controlled Studies 108 Chapter 5. Roads Taken and Not Taken 115 The Cultist Threat 116 Hour of Decision 118 Members Only 121 Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia 131 Questionable Legitimacy 134 College Training 136 Chapter 6. Whither the Future? 141 Notes 153 Bibliography 175 Index 181 ...