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Homeopathy Is Now as Easy as 1, 2, 3Homeopathy is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds. More and more people are realizing that it really does work, and can be used to treat a wide range of common health problems. Now, thanks to a new book by best-selling authors Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman and Robert Ullman homeopathy can be used easily, safely, and effectively by anyone.
In Homeopathic Self-Care: The Quick and Easy Guide for the Whole Family, readers will learn to recognize and treat more than 70 specific conditions using a clear, step-by-step approach. It really can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 if you look, listen, and ask the right questions.
The book is clearly written, and organized in an easy-to-use format that will appeal to anyone interested in learning more about homeopathy. In addition, dozens of the most commonly used homeopathic medicines are listed; a glossary is included; and there are tips for obtaining a homeopathic self-care medicine kit.
Synopsis
Homeopathy becomes as easy as 1-2-3 in this step-by-step guide. Two internationally recognized, board-certified homeopathic doctors show how to evaluate and treat more than 70 common medical conditions ranging from colds, headaches, and heartburn to allergies, insect bites, and beyond.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 420-421) and index.
About the Author
Robert Ullman is a licensed naturopathic physician and board certified in homeopathy. He is a co-founder of the Northwest Center for Homeopathic Medicine in Edmonds, Washington where he specializes in homeopathic family medicine.
Table of Contents
ContentsForeword
Why We Wrote This Book
Part 1: What You Need to Know to Self-Prescribe
1. As Easy as One, Two, Three: How to Make the Most of This Book
Jenny Needs Your Help
Quick and Easy Homeopathy
What You Will Find in This Book
2. Homeopathy: Safe, Effective Family Medicine
The Fascinating Evolution of Homeopathy
The Healing Power of the Vital Force
Homeopathy Treats the Whole Person as a Unique Individual
Homeopathy Treats the Person, Not the Disease
A Unique Match: One Medicine at a Time
Clinical Success Stories
A Growing Body of Homeopathic Research
Why Choose Homeopathy over Conventional Medicine?
Which Conditions You Can Treat Yourself and Which You Should Not
The Success of Homeopathy in Treating Chronic Disease
3. The Homeopathic Medicine Chest
What Are the Sources of Homeopathic Medicines?
What Makes a Medicine Homeopathic?
How Does One Take a Homeopathic Medicine?
Where Can One Find Homeopathic Medicines?
Topical Preparations
Storing and Handling Homeopathic Medicines
4. Your Homeopathic Self-Care Medicine Kit
Don't Leave Home Without It!
What to Include in Your Kit
5. Taking the Homeopathic Case
Practice Makes Perfect
Using the Medical Conditions Chapter and the Look, Listen, and Ask Sections
The State of the Person
A Model Casetaking
Putting It Down on Paper
Keeping a Permanent Homeopathic Self-Treatment Record
6. Analyzing the Case and Selecting the Medicine
Analyzing the Case
Choosing the Best Medicine
7. Administering the Homeopathic Medicine
What to Expect from a Homeopathic Medicine
Repetition of the Dose
Changing the Medicine
Antidoting Factors
8. Practice Cases for Homeopathic Self-Care
Puncture Wound
Ear Infection
Common Cold
Burn
Fever
Minor Collision
Flu
Abdominal Pain
Heatstroke
Cough
Sore Throat
Shock After a Blood Draw
Bladder Infection
Bronchitis
Hay Fever
Part 2: Medical Conditions You Can Treat Yourself
9. The Medical Conditions
Abscesses
Allergic Reactions
Amebic Dysentery
Back Pain, Acute
Bladder Infections
Bleeding
Bruises
Burns
Canker Sores
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Chicken Pox
Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex)
Colic
Common Cold
Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
Constipation
Coughs and Bronchitis
Cuts, Scrapes, and Puncture Wounds
Diaper Rash
Diarrhea, Acute
Dizziness
Ear Infections
Fainting
Fear of Flying
Fever
Flu
Food Poisoning
Fractures
Fright
Frostbite
Gas
Grief, Acute
Hay Fever
Headache
Head Injury
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis, Acute
Hives
Indigestion and Heartburn
Insect Bites and Stings
Insomnia
Leg Cramps and Growing Pains
Mastitis
Measles
Menstrual Cramps
Morning Sickness
Motion Sickness
Mumps
Nausea and Vomiting
Nosebleeds
Pinworms
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
Sciatica
Shock
Sinusitis
Skin Infections: Boils, Folliculitis, and Carbuncles
Sore Throats
Sprains and Strains
Stage Fright
Stomach Aches and Acute Abdominal Pain
Styes
Sunstroke, Heatstroke, and Heat Exhaustion
Surgery
Swollen Glands
Teething
Tendinitis
Thrush
Toothache
Vaginitis, Acute
Part 3: Materia Medica
10. All About Medicines
Aconite
Allium cepa
Antimonium tartaricum
Apis mellifica
Arnica
Arsenicum album
Belladonna
Borax
Bryonia
Calcarea carbonica
Cantharis
Carbo vegetabilis
Causticum
Chamomilla
Cocculus
Coffea
Colocynthis
Cuprum
Drosera
Euphrasia
Ferrum phosphoricum
Gelsemium
Glonoine
Hepar sulphuris
Hypericum
Ignatia
Ipecac
Kali bichromicum
Lachesis
Ledum
Lycopodium
Magnesia phosphorica
Mercurius
Natrum muriaticum
Nux vomica
Petroleum
Phosphorus
Phytolacca
Podophyllum
Pulsatilla
Rhus toxicodendronv
Rumex
Ruta
Sarsaparilla
Sepia
Silica
Spongia
Staphysagria
Sulphur
Symphytum
Tabacum
Urtica urens
Veratrum album
Answers to the Practice Cases
Appendix: How to Find Out More About Homeopathy
Glossary
Bibliography
Index