Introduction to Materia Medica-Extensive Preparatory Notes to UG and PG

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"Dr. G. Nagendra Babu is a H.O.D, Senior Professor at Sri Sai Ram Homoeopathy Medical College, Chennal. He is P. G. in Homoeopathy, Sociology and Diploma in Public Relations. He has around 23 years of clinical and 20 years of teaching experience in homoeopathic field. He has been awarded BEST DOCTOR by The T. N. Dr. M. G. R Medical University. His book "Comprehensive study of organon is very popular among students. He has many national & International papers, webinars to his credit."

Written strictly following the C.C.H. recommended portion.

Extensive collection of material on Introduction to Homeopathic Materia Medica for both beginners and post graduate students.

Topics like Introduction, definition, history of materia medica, materia medica of modern era, Allopathic materia medica, it's difference from homeopathic materia medica, terms used in homeopathic literature, Gibson Miller's, J. H. Clarke's, C. M. Boger's, E. A. Farrington's, Garth Boericke's, P. Sankarn's, S. M. Gunavnate's concept of remedy relationship, principle, practice, dosage of Schuessler's 12 tissue remedies, methods of studying homeopathic materia medica, introduction to applied materia medica in learning & practice, History principle, nature & construction of true materia medica, sources of materia medica, the source books of homeopathic materia medica, scope / advantages, types and limitations of homeopathic materia medica, relationship of materia medica with other sciences.

Large collection of modern scientific nomenclature of sources of drugs.

A large collection of drug names in group study of materia medica. Introduction to Bowel nosodes, Bach flower remedies.

A model drug picture is given to guide the beginners "How to study a drug picture?"

A lucid, credible language is used which is easy on the minds of beginners.

Materia Medica written by Prof. Dr G. Nagendra Babu. Many of the books on homeopathic materia medica are compilations of symptoms produced by the drugs. Many materia medicas available now are aiming at understanding the drug pictures. Readers of homeopathic materia medica complain that different views of authors' on different drug pictures create confusion in the minds of beginners of materia medica. During my 33 years of teaching in Homeopathic College I was not in a position to suggest any one book (which covers all the required portion) for the beginners and fresh teachers, now I am confident that Professor Nagendra Babu's book will fulfill this lacuna.

Author's conscious attempt in keeping the language very simple is aimed at blooming students of materia medica. On going through the book one can understand the sincere efforts taken by author in compiling the data from different sources and presenting it in his own lucid, style of writing.

This book has covered almost all the topics needed to understand the philosophy and principle of homeopathic materia medica for students. Chapters like history of materia medica, relationship of remedies, applied materia medica in learning and practice, group remedies in homeopathic materia medica will be useful medicinal systems creates a good platform to understand Homoeopathy and HMM as it helps to understand the basic philosophical differences and how they have evolved. Various terminologies which are new for the beginner are explained very well. Topics are arranged in a way that they take the beginner on a journey from evolution of the Materia Medica from pre homoeopathic era to basic concepts of Homoeopathy and Homoeopathic Materia Medica.

Since my medical college days, as a student and now as a head of the department and professor of a medical college, I felt the need for introductory material on homoeopathic materia medica for the beginners of homoeopathy. When an enthusiast approaches homoeopathic materia medica without preliminary preparation he remains clueless. If he hails from a non-homoeopathic family his condition becomes more pathetic. For him, homoeopathy and homoeopathic materia medica become a hard nut to crack. Approaching homoeopathic materia medica without a proper introduction will be like getting lost in space away from your spaceship and oxygen cylinder. Every drug in materia medica seems to cover and treat all the symptoms and clinical diseases, which is contrary to the dominant school. Yet the homeopathic remedy cures only when it is applied according to symptom similarity. Aconite seems to cure all range of diseases from common cold to cirrhosis of the liver, but alas Zincum met too has the same. Words like constitution, diathesis, dyscrasia, temperament are with new meaning. Professor of organon says "Hhomoeopathy treats the patient but not the disease", "we treat the sick but not the nosological disease conditions" etc. On the contrary, while reading materia medica few polychrests like Nuxvomica, Sepia seems to cover the constitutional type, few drugs like Rauwolfia, Justicia, Anthracinum, and Acalypha indica seems to challenge this teaching.