Plants

Plants make up the majority of remedial substances in both the homeopathic materia medica and traditional medicine. Our homeopathic library lists over 2,000 plant remedies, but the amount of information available on them is deficient.

Vermeulen and Johnston’s extensive work gives new and verified details about all the plant remedies. They have amassed a huge amount of plant information from numerous sources, such as provings, clinical observations, herbal uses, folklore, mythology, botany, personal accounts, and toxicology.

Not only have they devoted numerous hours to collecting and correcting information, but they have also connected it by pinpointing the patterns and themes they see arising spontaneously and naturally. By looking at chemical constituents, medicinal uses throughout history, botanical features—even mythology—they have found connections that tie plant groups together in a way that will benefit homeopathic prescribing.

Plants with virtually no homeopathic information have also been included because any information from any aspect of a plant’s life, use, history, and botany can be used to delineate its usefulness.

Each family’s themes and organ system affinities are discussed, with information supported by chemical compositions and physiological and pharmacological effects. In addition, for each remedy, the book lists the number of rubrics in modern repertories, phytochemical compositions, official and common names, botanical descriptions and distribution.

Combining Frans’ clear and precise attention to detail with Linda’s many years of clinical experience makes this definitive text on plant remedies a must have!