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Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory and a Chapter on Rare and Uncommon Remedies

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Boericke's Pocket Manual is the classic, usually well worn, reference book, found in the library of most naturopathic and homeopathic physicians. If I could only have one book about homeopathy, this would be it. William Boericke was an MD/Botanist, and his works form the basis of most modern materia medicas. This volume includes homeopathic uses of hundreds of plants and natural substances, many of which are not found elsewhere. Latin and common names are cross referenced, a list of remedy duration of action, and a limited repertory is provided. While the Indian re-printed edition is a poorly bound version from the 1927 manuscript, my copy is still holding up after 10 years. It is an excellent, affordable reference source. The newer versions can be more costly, but are no more valuable to me than my old copy, which I still carry, with my own practice notes in the margins.

I wanted a reference book with more information about all the homeopathic remedies (at least as many as I could get in one book). There is another book I would prefer to get, but didn't want to invest that much money in the beginning. So I got this book instead. It is perfect for me, since I am just starting to learn about homeopathy. If I get into homeopathy more I would buy the other book or invest in a computer program.

This book is devoted to many different ailments and the different homeopathic remedies that are suggested for them, according to the symptoms one has.