Museum celebrates a homoeopathy landmark
Samuel Hahnemann, 1755–1843 |
To commemorate the 250th anniversary this year of the birth of Samuel Hahnemann, the originator of homoeopathy, the museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has put together a display highlighting some of the homoeopathic material in its collection and has produced a new information sheet on homoeopathy.
The display, currently on show at the Society’s headquarters in
London, includes items ranging from a large counter display case dating
from around 1905 to contemporary homoeopathic kits.
The information sheet gives a brief history of Hahnemann, an overview
of homoeopathic principles and an explanation of some of the more common
dosage forms, both current and historical. The sheet forms the 17th in
the museum’s series on objects in the history of pharmacy.
Briony Hudson, keeper of the museum collections, commented: “We
felt that it was important to mark this anniversary year with a display
looking at homoeopathy. The Society’s museum has a good representation
of items in its collections that provide an insight into homoeopathic
history and practice. Adding an information sheet to our web pages enables
us to share this history with those that are unable to visit the display
in person.”
The information sheet is available from the museum
section of the Society’s
website or by contacting the museum office (tel
020 7572 2210).
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The
Pharmaceutical Journal