S. L. S. (Taquoshi) reviewed on 1/6/2011 + 2 more book reviews

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Dr. Barry Rose is a British homeopathy and is the dean for the Faculty at the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, which incidentally, just changed its name. His Family Health Guide is a very solid, practical guide to basic acute homeopathic remedies and diagnosis. Unlike the traditional Medical Repetory, Dr. Rose lays out his guide according to the common names of illnesses, such as sciatica or indigestion. While this goes against some of the key principals of homeopathic practice (look at the entire patient picture - and look at symptoms, not the "disease"), for most of us, if we suffer from hay fever, we generally refer to it as hay fever rather than using the more complex medical jargon (Allergic rhinitis).

Dr. Rose offers a list of possible remedies and narrows down the identifying symptoms to just a few, which helps those not well versed in repetitorizing symptoms. Serious students of homeopathy know that there is a number of different directions that a problem can go, such as the different types of styes or even acne. But frequently, Dr. Rose points me in the right direction. Also, like any serious homeopath, he had his "tried and true" group of remedies. With a Strong case of Allergic rhinitis, I'll think about Dulcamara, and my good friend and fellow homeopathic student will reach for Allium Cep. So, it's good to have someone who has a different viewpoint that encourages me to consider - oh, say, Gelsemium or Arundo. A simplified materia medica is included in the back.

I like this book a lot, enough to give a copy to a friend. It helps when someone calls me up at odd hours and says, "Help me, my gout is kicking up something fierce!"

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