Pocket Manual Of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory New

A quick reference manual for an array of homeopathic medicines that have proven their efficacy for a long length of time, this book by Dr. William Boericke gives a precise head to toe sketch of a huge number of remedies, both rare and common. The book contains well known verified characteristic symptoms of medicines besides other less important symptoms aiding the selection of the curative remedy.

The work is useful for students of homeopathy who have just begun using the materia medica for making prescriptions as well as for experienced professionals as it brings into one place- almost all homeopathic medicines, and tinctures, and fifty Indian drugs along with their dose, potency of choice and kinship.  The author has given a succinct resume of the symptomatology of every medicine used in Homeopathy, including clinical suggestions mot based on proving, offering the opportunity to experiment and so enlarging the armamentarium. An added advantages is a brief repertory with an index making it easy for the user of the book to find the similimum and refer the materia medica to confirm the finding. 

A list of remedies with their common names, and another one that reads their pharmaceutical and latin names with a whole chapter on Relationship of remedies and the side affinity of different remedies taken from Boenninghausen’s Lesser Writings, by Gibson Miller make it all the more useful for the young homeopathy students appearing for theoretical examinations of materia medica, besides beginners and those experienced in practice.Dr. Boericke has included nosological terms in the symptomatology and Therapeutic index, as this is a practical handbook for every day service. It is an accurate and reliable compilation and the fullest collection of verified Materia Medica fact and clinical suggestions as it is possible to obtain within the compass of the volume.

Key features -

1. The repertory portion in the end is handy and easy to use and can be used as bedside clinical repertory.

2. Essentials of rare remedies given as a chapter for the experienced professionals

3. Kinship of remedies, dose and choice of potency given at the end of each medicine for students and beginners

4. Drug affinities, tabulated relationships, common and latin names enlisted at the end of the book for easy reference