The Best Materia Medica I know (is a new one!) by Richard Pitt

[Dana Ullman, MPH]

FRIENDS…it seems that my last post had a BROKEN link because it was too long…I’ve now fixed that! See below!
Richard Pitt was one of the early founders of the Pacific Academy of
Homeopathy, and he has just written what I consider to be one of the best
materia medica in print.

Called "Comparative Materia Medica: Integrating New and Old Remedies," this
524-page book is FULL of good, solid information and insight about both new
AND old remedies. However, what I like about it the most is that he
COMPARES remedies that are similar. Of very special benefit here is that he
provides comparative insights on some of the new remedies with some of the
old and trusted ones. What is great here is that we all know basic
information about the old remedies, and Richard Pitt's comparisons with some
of the newer remedies helps us to consider these newer remedies when the
older ones are not working when we expect them to do so.

Here's some more information about this book, though there is even greater
information at my website:

http://tinyurl.com/oafkpjo
Comparative Materica Medica: Integrating New & Old Remedies

By Richard Pitt

This book offers an original perspective on comparative materia medica,
incorporating information on newer and less understood remedies within the
framework of well-known remedies. It clarifies and systematizes our study of
materia medica, allowing us to navigate the complexities of materia medica
study more effectively.

There are thirty-six chapters, each one focusing on a well-known remedy,
giving an initial summary and utilizing a three-stage development for each
remedy - Intrinsic, Compensated, Decompensated - that relates to the three
fundamental miasms of Psora, Sycosis and Syphilis. Each remedy is compared
and discussed within this framework, weaving comparisons with many other
remedies in the process.

Understanding how to relate and compare remedies is essential in the
development of homeopathic knowledge and this book explores comparisons and
relationships from many perspectives - constitutional, mental, pathological,
miasmatic, keynote, organ affinity etc.

There are discussions of remedies from all realms: animals such as insects,
birds, mammals and sea remedies; common and unusual mineral and metal
remedies and plant and other vegetable remedies, including fungi. Remedies
from the bacteria and virus families and other imponderabilia are compared,
always looking at possible connections to well-proven and documented
remedies.

A Comparative Materia Medica offers a bridge; it allows for the exploration
of new areas of homeopathic knowledge, and seeks to ground our existing
knowledge into a coherent pattern so the practice of homeopathy can be
objectively applied and verified.

Also, HPATHY.COM just published an excellent review of this book:
http://tinyurl.com/p4snf37
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