‘George Vithoulkas and his work needs no introduction or recommendation. Yet, this is a book which we would like to recommend to every homeopath. In the “Essence of Materia Medica”, he has painted the essence of 51 remedies. While reading every remedy, a clear portrait of the patient with minute details comes out in front of you. He has given a description of the type of person most commonly affected by a remedy at the start of most remedy portraits for example, the Kalium carbonicum patient with a strong sense of duty heightened to an inflexible, rigid degree. In every medicine Vithoulkas has described a common thread/theme going at all three levels of the patient, for example in Alumina, the theme of delayed action and slowness is visible at all the three levels. Many medicines are compared with other closely related medicines having similar symptoms. The comparison of the essence of various related medicines helps a lot in choosing a correct remedy. This book is reflective of the vast clinical experience and knowledge of the author. With this book, he has carried the efforts of Kent in creating the remedy portraits to the next level. He has himself acknowledged that he has drawn a lot from the Kent’s Materia Medica and Repertory. He has been able to show the development of remedy pictures in a very evolutionary manner, which helps in creating a better understanding of the medicines presented in this work. The book is well compiled and the presentation of the material is very lucid and systematic.’

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‘George Vithoulkas and his work needs no introduction or recommendation. Yet, this is a book which we would like to recommend to every homeopath. In the “Essence of Materia Medica”, he has painted the essence of 51 remedies. While reading every remedy, a clear portrait of the patient with minute details comes out in front of you. He has given a description of the type of person most commonly affected by a remedy at the start of most remedy portraits for example, the Kalium carbonicum patient with a strong sense of duty heightened to an inflexible, rigid degree. In every medicine Vithoulkas has described a common thread/theme going at all three levels of the patient, for example in Alumina, the theme of delayed action and slowness is visible at all the three levels. Many medicines are compared with other closely related medicines having similar symptoms. The comparison of the essence of various related medicines helps a lot in choosing a correct remedy. This book is reflective of the vast clinical experience and knowledge of the author. With this book, he has carried the efforts of Kent in creating the remedy portraits to the next level. He has himself acknowledged that he has drawn a lot from the Kent’s Materia Medica and Repertory. He has been able to show the development of remedy pictures in a very evolutionary manner, which helps in creating a better understanding of the medicines presented in this work. The book is well compiled and the presentation of the material is very lucid and systematic.’

George Vithoulkas is one of the most respected Homoeopaths of the twenty first century. He is today an honorary professor of the Moscow Medical Academy (Academy of Medical Science), professor in Basque Medical University. He Studies Homoeopathy in South Africa and received a diploma in Homoeopathy from the Indian institute of Homoeopathy at what eventually became the center of Homoeopathic medicine in Athens. He organized the first of an annual series of International Homoeopathic seminars. He was honored with the right Award in 1996. He was made significant contribution to the revived of Homoeopathy. Prof George Vithoulkas has been an international teacher of classical homeopathy for fore than 40 years.In the year 1996, he was awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize for his work in the field of Classical Homeopathy. Major publications: • Homeopathy – Medicine of the New Millenium, 2000. This is the expanded version of Homeopathy – Medicine of the New Man, 1970. • The Science of Homeopathy, 1980 • Materia Medica Viva 11 volumes • A New Model for Health and Disease • Essence of Materia Medica • Talks on Classical Homeopathy • Homeopathic Conference Esalen (First edition in English, 1980) • Classical Homeopathy for Anxiety and Jealousy, a Comparative Materia Medica which explains the most important differences between the relevant remedies.