Contents

Preface iii

PARTI: THE THEORY

1 The History of Homeopathy 1

2 Research into Homeopathy 14
3 The Remedies 28
4 The Disease: General Considerations 41
5 The Disease: Manifestations of Disease 48
6 Obtaining the Symptoms 57
7 Matching the Symptoms 73
8 Practical Prescribing 87
9 Constitutional Prescribing 104
10 Obstacles to Cure 116
11 Miasms and Their Role in Disease 123
12 Isopathy and the Use of Nosodes 138
13 The Bowel Nosodes 147
14 Vaccination — The Homeopathic Perspective 163

PARTII: THE PRACTICE

Introduction to Part II 180

15 Surgery and First A i d 186
16 The Upper Respiratory System 193
17 The Lower Respiratory System 199
18 The Digestive System 205
19 The Stomach and Liver 211
20 The Urinary System 216
21 The Female Genital System 222
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22 The Male Genital System 231
23 The Musculoskeletal System 236
24 The Nervous System 242
25 The Cardiovascular System 249
26 The Endocrine System 255
27 The Skin 261
28 Behavioural Problems 270
29 The Geriatric Patient 278
30 The Homeopathic Approach to Neoplasia 285
General Bibliography 292
Glossary 294
Useful Addresses and Contact Points 297
Index 302

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