Author: S R Phatak
Publisher: B Jain Pub.
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 751
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788131900024
Description
This is a brief material medica derived primarily from the work of Boger, with additions. While most practitioners in the USA who wanted a small Pocket Manual often chose the Boericke work, many in the UK preferred the Phatak work. In a comparison between them one many find Phatak to be a bit more readable. Those who have used it way that the summaries he presents of the remedies contain useful details that are not founding Boericke’s.
In compiling this materia medica, the author has included all the symptoms given by Boger. He has simplified many of his ambigious words by expalining their meaning. He has also included many useful clinical and other symptoms from other materia medicas which were not given by Boger.
Materia medica and repertory are the twin pillars on which a successful practice of homeopathy stands. Both are complementary to each other. None is complete in itself. Study of material medica is a long drawn out effort. There is no shot or easy road to success.
Drugs should become your friends. You can identify your friend from the way he rings the bell, taps or opens the door, climbs the foot-steps, etc. Similarly, you should be able to know the drug even when it is partially studied.
The most difficult thing in homeopathy is interpretation of symptoms. When the patient is telling his story in his won words, you should be able to fix these, in terms of rubrics given in the repertory. It you have grasped the material medica well, certain drugs will automatically come o your mind. Verify them in repertory. Causation, modalities are more important. The peculiar symptom which the underlying pathology fails to explain does many a time point towards the suitable drug.
Three types are used in this book to show the gradation. Relative importance of different symptoms is given by this. But in a particular patient a low grade symptom may prove to be the most important. So you need not be carried away by the gradations.
Contents
Abies Canadensis
Abies Nigra
Abrotanum
Absinthium
Acetic Acid
Aconite
Actea Spicata
Adonis Vernalis
Aesculus Hippocastanum
Aethusa Cynapium
Agaricus Muscarius
Agnus Castus
Agraphis Nutans
Ailanthus Glandulosa
Alepalfa
Allium Cepa (Red onion)
Allium sativum (Garlic)
Aloe
Alumen (Alum)
Alumina
Alumina silicata
Ambra Silicata
Ambra Grisea
Ambrosia
Ammonium Bromatum
Ammonium Carboinucum
Ammonium Muriticum
Amyl Nitrosum
Anacardium
Antheracinum
Antimonium Crudim
Antimonium Tartaricum
Apis Mellifica
Apocynum Cannabinum
Aralia Racemosa
Aranea Diadema
Argentum Metallicum
Asclepias Tuberosa
Astacus Fluviatilis
Aurum Muriaticum
Bacillinum
Baryta Muriatica
Bellis Perennis
Bismuthum
Borax
Bothrops Lanciolatus
Bovista
Bromium
Bryonia Alba
Bufo
Camphora
Cantharis
Capsicum
Cedron
Chamomilla
China Officinalis
Chininum Arsenicosum
Cicuta virosa
Cina
Coccus Cacti
Comocladia
Copaiva
Crocus Sativa
Cubeba
Cuprum Metallicum
Curare
Cyclamen
Digitalis
Drosera
Euphrasia
Eupion
Ferrum Iodatum
Ferrum Meallicum
Fluoric Acid
Fraxinus
Gambogia
Gossypium
Graphites
Gratiola
Grindelia
Heloderma
Helonias
Hydrastic
Hydrocotyle
Hyoscyamus
Ignatia
Indigo
Iris Versicolor
Jaboraandi
Jalapa
Justicia
Kali Arsenicum
Kali Cyanatum
Kali Mitricum
Kali Phosphoricum
Kreosotum
Lac Caninum
Lac Defloratium
Lachesis
Lappa
Lecithin
Lilium tigrinum
Lyssin
Magnesia Carbonica
Magnesia Muriatica
Melilotus
Menyanthes
Mephitis
Millefolium
Murex
Myrica Cerifera
Naja
Naphthalin
Niccolum
Nitricum Acidum
Nux Vomica
Ocimum Canum
Oenanthe Crocata
Oleander
Osmium
Oxalicum Acidum
Oxytropis
Paeonia
Palladium
Petroleum
Physostigma
Polygonum
Pothos Foetidus
Psorinum
Ptelea
Pulex
Rheum
Rhus Toxicodendron
Robinia
Rumex Crispus
Ruta Graveolens
Santoninum
Sarsaparilla
Sepia
Sticta
Sulphur
Sulphur Iodatum
Sumbul
Syphilinum
Tabacum
Trillium
Vanadium
Vespa Crabro
Viola Tricolor
Vipera
Viscum Album
Xanthoxylum
Zinc Iodide
Zinc Valerianate
Zingiber
Zizia