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WOULD you like to know how to use inexpensive, effective, natural remedies that have no side effects? If so, Homeopathic Medicine at Home is the book for you. Saturated in homeopathy by heredity and marriage (both her father and deceased husband were homeopaths), training (after she finished Ohio State College of Medicine, an internship, and residency, she was assistant to a homeopath), and her own private practice, Dr. Maesimund B. Panos is superbly qualified to teach all of us about homeopathy.
And, as overwhelming numbers of people lose faith in modern medicine, this is the right era for us to learn about this time-honored method of healing, whose preparations are obtain- ed from animal, vegetable, and mineral sources. As the image of penicillin is tarnished by the reality of allergic reactions, why not examine Belladonna (a homeopathic-and, therefore, safe-remedy prepared from deadly nightshade) as an appropriate treatment for strep throat. As concerned parents reject phenobarbital for their colicky infant, why not try Bryonia. As obstetrics and pediatrics are rocked by the scandals of thalidomide and its descendants, why not reduce morning sickness with Colchicum. As evidence of dangers such as gastrointestinal bleeding from aspirin mounts, why not choose Gelsemium to get rid of your tension headache. And, rather than relying on habit forming laxatives, why not use
Nux to break the habit. Coauthor Jane Heimlich's pen provides plenty of highly literate, easily readable information for safely carrying out much of the homeopathic first-aid treatment in your own home.
In my medical education, the total field of homeopathy was presented in less than ten minutes. The attitude was condescending at best and, more accurately, derogatory. Because I have learned precious little about homeopathy in the intervening years, I was delighted when Jane Heimlich asked me to write a foreword to this important book. I wish that all doctors-and especially medical students-would read it; those who do will certainly have a head start on their colleagues for the 1980s. However, since most will not, we must be grateful to Maesimund Panos and Jane Heimlich for giving every responsible and concerned person a splendid opportunity to learn easily and usefully, about this valuable alternative healing method.
