Allens Key-Notes Rearranged & Classified (10Th Edition)- With The Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica and Bowel Nosodes Including Repertorial Index

This book contains keynote symptoms of many homoeopathic remedies which are clinically tested by Allen and some other students at Herring college of homeopathy. This book is based on Hering's guiding symptoms. Allen selected few guiding symptoms according to his personal experience and understanding for each drug which is called as keynote or most peculiar symptoms. Allen has written this book in a very simplistic style which helps the students, practitioner, and teachers of homoeopathy to understand the symptomatology in order to individualise the remedy. Individualisation is a most important aspect of homeopathic practise. To individualise the medicine, it is very important to learn the key aspect of each drug. Only on the basis of peculiar and characteristic symptoms can we individualise the medicines otherwise it becomes a very difficult task. Especially when we talk about student life, every medicine looks similar to the other one which we have read before that. And despite trying to remember all symptoms we keep forgetting the common symptoms. That’s why it is extremely important that we understand the central thread of the medicine and learn the most important individualising characteristic symptoms. So that we don’t feel lost in the ocean of symptoms of the remedy. It helps our limited memory to revise and understand the Materia medica. This book contains a good number of nosodes and bowel nosodes which makes it even useful for day-to-day practise. It is an essential book for practitioners as well - as they don’t have much time to refer to the whole symptomatology of each drug from Materia medica pura or any such book but rather just conforming symptoms from this keynote book where most peculiar individual characteristics are stated clearly. So, this becomes one of the important bedside prescriber books for busy practitioners as well. One more interesting speciality of this book is the relation and modalities segment. After describing main symptoms the author gives a relationship segment where complementary, inimical, follows well etc remedies are given. After which modalities – amelioration and aggravating factors are given. This segment is extremely useful for individualisation and in my clinical practice it has helped me a lot in solving many cases. From the author's point of view also modalities are very important. As the author mentions in the preface that many more remedies have been included and symptoms and comparisons extended, yet care has been taken that every symptom has been verified. The original plan has been maintained, viz., to give only those symptom-guides that mark the individuality of the remedy. that the student of Materia medica may use them as landmarks to master. The lifework of any student of homoeopathic Materia Medica is of constant comparison and differentiation. we must differentiate the apparently similar symptoms of two or more medical agents in order to select the similimum. Read More: https://www.homeopathy360.com/allens-keynotes-rearranged-and-classified-with-leading-remedies-of-the-materia-medica-and-bowel-nosodes/

really a good peice of book with improtant keynotes .

Most comprehensive and compact materia medica. Must read for all students of homoeopathy

As a student Allens Key-Notes is the saviour book fo us. It has helped and saved us at the the end exams times. A totally must have and buy for the students and the practitioner.

Materia Medica of Keynotes is one of the HC Allen's best book for me. It not only provides the basic structure of the medicines but also gives the relationship of them purely based on Hering Guiding symptoms. For, homoeopathic students a must buy.

An authentic Keynote book by Allen is the basic book to be started with, whether for UG or PG or the physicians in the clinic. The best book of Homoeopathic science to pursue for. A must have for every Homeopathic student.

Well, the Keynote is the basic type of prescription that physicians do in the clinic. And as said Allens Key-Notes is based on Hering Guiding symptoms, the authenticity has increased multifold. It is a must have.

About the reviewer- DR YOGESH NITURKAR MD from Dr M L Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Institute, Palghar. Homoeopathic Consultant Mathura Homoeopathic Clinic, Latur. Assistant Professor, V K Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Latur. Secretary, District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC), Latur. Allen’s keynotes rearranged and classified with leading remedies of the materia medica and bowel nosodes including repertorial index is written by H C Allen. The book is the result of Allen’s study of materia medica as a student, practitioner and teacher. This book is the first step in the study of Homoeopathic therapeutics. The current book is the 10th edition and 20th impression of H C Allen. This book is a favorite choice of students, teachers and practitioners due to its precise, concise and comprehensive structure. The objectives of the book are: (a) To aid the student in mastering guiding and characteristic symptoms of each remedy, (b) To evolve individuality of each remedy so that the student can utilize more readily the symptomatology of the materia medica, (c) To perceive individuality of each remedy in the most comprehensible and practical way for the sake of cure of the sick. The underlying concept that revolves in the making of this book is that materia medica needs a constant revisionthat demands comparison and differentiation between remedies. The student, teacher and practitioner must compare the pathogenesis of a remedy with the totality of the sick individual. Then he must differentiate the apparently similar symptoms of two or more remedies for the selection of the similimum. This exercise can be properly executed if the student or practitioner is having basic knowledge of the individuality of the remedy i.e. peculiar, uncommon or characteristic in the confirmed pathogenesis of a remedy that can be used as a pivotal point of comparison that can be a so called keynote, a characteristic, the red strand of the rope and central modality. The book is divided into four parts viz. (a) common remedies, (b) leading/important remedies, (c) bowel nosodes, and (d) repertorial index. The book covers 187 commonly used remedies written under the following headings viz. name of the remedy, common name, family or chemical formula, constitution, mental generals, physical generals, particulars and remedy relationship.The materia medica of some important remedies covers 16 remedies under the headings of source, chemical formula, introduction, mental and physical generals and particulars. Under remedy cholesterinum 2 cases are given and remedy relationship is given under ustilago maydis and proving’s of the x-ray. There is spelling mistake in the remedy thyroidinum (thyreodinum). The next section consists of bowel nosodes written by John Peterson. There is introductory part, materia medica of 8 nosodes and indications for the use of the bowel nosodes in diseases. At the end of the section there is amended list of the bowel nosodes and its related remedies. The last section is having repertory part that covers rubrics and medicines that are given in Kent’s repertory with the information available in Allen’s keynotes. The chapters are arranged as per the structure of Kent’s repertory. This work further adds value to Allen’s keynotes and helps the student, teacher and practitioner to narrow down the search for the similimum through keynotes. Before the chapter on bowel nosodes and repertory, there should be a title page with index and chapter no for ease in reference. Every Homoeopath must be having Allen’s Keynotes in his/her library as it aids access to the keynotes of leading remedies of materia medica. It is the best companion for revising individuality of each remedy.Though many stalwarts had criticised keynote practice still the work of Allen stands prominent in its application and successful demonstration of positive results. The book is available in english, hindi, oriya, spanish, gujrati and urdu language.