With a foreword by Dr. Jost Kunzli von Fimmelsberg M.D. 'For a long time there has been little original writing concerning the theory and practice of homoeopathy....In Rajan Sankaran's new book we have something fresh and interesting, bursting with the ideas of this famous Bombay clinician... The book is divided into four sections: Philosphy; The mind; Case taking and finding the remedy; and Materia Medica. A number of major themes can be traced throughout the book which is basically an expanded version of lecture notes from the last five years. These unfold as the author tells the story of how his ideas developed, starting with the insight that 'potentized remedies have dynamic effects only' and ending with examples of his 'situational materia medica'... Sankaran is a master detecive and with a great knowledge of the repertory he uses the much neglected sections on delusions and reams in new and imaginative ways, taking a remark of the patient or an observation and translating it into repertory language with great skill. The book is an inspiration for us to 'free up' in our use of the repertory and to consider the meaning behind our patients' remarks... In his situational materia medica Sankaran puts into imaginative nutshells the basic delusions or unsuitable postures of a number of homoeopathic medicines... There are other ideas in the 44 chapters of Sankaran's book. I have not mentioned his discussion of compensated and uncompensated symptoms, his use of dreams, his techniques of case taking, or the idea of polarities within a homoeopathic medicine. Not all of these ideas are new, but putting them into his own framework Sankaran often makes them more memorable and more relevant.'-British Homoeopathic Journal Contents Section I-Philosophy Chapter 1 What is homoeoathy? Chapter 2 The story of this book Chapter 3 What is disease Chapter 4 Unsuitable postures Chapter 5 Out of proportion reactions Chapter 6 Health and disease psychological and philosophical considerations Chapter 7 Nature's law of cure Chapter 8 The evolution of homoeopathy Chapter 9 Central disturbance Chapter 10 Dynamics in disease Chapter 11 What is curative in medicine Chapter 12 The scientific depth of homoeopathy (What is holistic approach) Chapter 13 The state and the pathology Chapter 14 Modality, sensation and location Chapter 15 Concomitants Chapter 16 Causation Chapter 17 Selection of the potency Chapter 18 Repetition of the dose Chapter 19 Acute processes Chapter 20 The homoeopathic approach to diabetes Chapter 21 Treating the present state Section II The mind Chapter 22 Importance given to mental state Chapter 23 Components Chapter 24 Delusions Chapter 25 Aurum met and the idea of compensation Chapter 26 Compensation Chapter 27 Polarities within a remedy Chapter 28 Dreams Chapter 29 Mind and body Chapter 30 The applications of the repertory Section III Case taking & finding the remedy Chapter 31 The heart of case taking Chapter 32 Some hints on case taking Chapter 33 Techniques of case taking Chapter 34 The essence of case taking Chapter 35 Perceiving Chapter 36 Bringing out the patient's picture Chapter 37 Selectin of the remedy Chapter 38 Homeo--psychotherapy Section IV Materia medica Chapter 39 The situational materia medical-its origin and utility Chapter 40 Discovering the situational materia medica of remedies Chapter 41 Situational materia medica of some remedies-Anacardium; Argentum nitricum; Calcaresa silicata; Carcinosin; Causticum; China; Fluoric acid; Graphites; Ignatia; Kali brom; Lac caninum; Lachesis; Lycopodium; Lyssin; Natrum carbonicum; Opium; Psorinum; Rhus tox; Silica; Stamonium; Tarentula hispanica; Thuja; Veratrum album Chapter 42 Comparision of remedies using situational materia medica Chapter 43 Remedy relationship Chapter 44 Lesser used remedies Glossary To the reader Index