Snakes to Simillimum - Demystifying Venoms

From the Book

Foreward by Dr. Frederik Shroyens:

Although snakes were not among Hahnemann's first proven remedies, they were introduced soon afterwards and have put a spell on many homeopaths ever since. Who does not recall the intriguing story of Kent with Lachesis and the most heroic proving of the same by Hering?

With this book, Dr. Farokh Master adds a lot to that fascination. The book gives a perfect summary of our present knowledge about the snakes and the information added from the provings. It also meticulously prepares a homeopath for the future expansion of this knowledge.

The list of snake remedies included in the book is very complete as it not only contains the few snakes we use frequently, buy also offers the most recent information from Dr. Farokh's provings of snake remedies, such as Toxicophis pugnas, Bungaris fasciatus, Cerastes cerastes, and Clotho arietans, about which there is not much literature available

The first eight chapters of the book offer a deep understanding of the snakes from all angles which is the basic requirement for moving on to understand the snake remedies. In chapter 9, the possible family characteristics are presented in a very practical way, each time linking them with related repertory rubrics.

A full chapter has been written on each snake in which a lot of information regarding different aspects of the snake remedy have been well documented. As in his other books, Dr. Farokh indicates bulleted Bedside Guiding Symptoms which give a quick and relevant reference to the most interesting symptoms.

Then there are other little touches which make the book stand out:

• The full proving diaries are included for detailed study of how the drug picture was formed.
• Some short case summaries as well as some more explicit cases are included.
• Some differential Materia Medica, as for example between Lachesis and Elaps or even between Naja and Aurum met., which is of utmost practical utility.

All these ingredients make this book a very interesting work for the homeopath who wants to thoroughly study one snake or all snakes, as well as for the one who needs a quick reference during daily work. A fascinating book about a fascinating topic!

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Details

This book is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive work, which will serve well as both a study text and practical prescribing aide. The first chapters cover snake anatomy, taxonomy, and snake mythology and symbolism. A chapter on the group symptoms of the snake remedies as derived from the repertory is included. There are individual chapters on each snake remedy, many of which include cases, provings, and even complete proving diaries. There are clinical prescribing hints and remedy differentials included throughout the text, which will prove extremely useful when considering a ‘snake’ prescription. Bulleted "Bedside Guiding Symptoms" give a quick and relevant reference to the most interesting symptoms for each remedy. Finally, the appendix offers an alphabetical quick reference to clinical symptoms with remedy differentials. This book will be appreciated by busy practitioners and students alike.

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Author

Farokh Master, MD

(1957 -     )

Dr. Farokh Master was born on February 24th 1957, in Mumbai, India.

He studied homeopathy at the L.C.E.H.(Goldmedallist) and M.D.(Hom.) (University of Rajasthan) Dr. Master practices classical homeopathy full time since 1980. He has taught since 1980 in India, UK, USA, Canada, Norway, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Greece, and Germany.

He is affiliated with the Hahnemann College of Homoeopathy (UK, Canada), London College of Homoeopathy (UK), Norks Akademi for Natumedisin (Oslo), Small Poland Homoeopathic Physicians Associations (Krakow), Magyar Homoeopata Orvosi Egyesulet (Budapest), Osterrichische Gesellschaft fur Homoeopathische Medizin (Vienna).

He is professor of Homeopathic Materia Medica at the Homeopathic Medical College in Bombay. He has authored over 30 books on various homeopathic subjects. Dr. Master is the editor of Homoeopathic Heritage, India. He is also a member of the Central Council of Homoeopathy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of India.

His most important publications are:

• Mysterious Thuja
• Mr. Lycopodium.
• Lactose Intolerance
• Tumours and Homoeopathy
• The Fascinating Fungi.
• Cervical Spondylosis.
• St. Ignatius Bean
• Tuberculines and Tubercular Miasm
• Practical Clinical Neurology.
• Agitated Argentums.
• The Bedside Organon of Medicine.
• Homoeopathic Dictionary of Dreams
• The Web Spinners.
• Naja Naja Naja
• Snakes in Homoeopathic Grass.
• Cross References of the Mind.
• Perceiving the Rubrics of the Mind.
• Suppressed Staphysagria.
• State of Mind That Affects the Foetus.
• Clinical Observations of Children's remedies

In the fall of 2000 Dr. Master presented two weekend seminars in the United States, one on Cancer and one on Pediatric Care. WholeHealthNow is offering complete sets of audio tapes of both seminars. Click on this link for more information: Farokh Master Seminar tapes.

RECENT US SEMINARS

Dr. Master presented two more US seminars in March and April, 2003, covering Management of Acute Disease, the Significance of Dreams, and Translating the Language of the Patient into the Language of the Repertory. WholeHealthNow is happy to provide the PowerPoint files from several of his presentations along with several audio files that can be integrated into your RADAR software.

Farokh Master Seminars - Powerpoint Files and audio files for RADAR.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Anatomy of Snakes -- 1
Chapter 2: Taxonomy of Snakes -- 13
Chapter 3: Mythology -- 35
Chapter 4: Symbolism -- 61
Chapter 5: Dream Symbolism -- 69
Chapter 6: Ancient and Modern Uses of Snake Venoms -- 73
Chapter 7: Lists of Snakes -- 75
Chapter 8: Homeopathic Remedies Made from Snake Venoms
and its Various Parts and Taxonomy of Snake Remedies -- 103
Chapter 9: Group Symptoms of Snake Remedies -- 109
Chapter 10: Boa constrictor -- 137
Chapter 11: Bothrops alternatus -- 185
Chapter 12: Bothrops atrox -- 191
Chapter 13: Bothrops jararacussu -- 207
Chapter 14: Bothrops lanceolatus -- 217
Chapter 15: Bungarus fasciatus -- 233
Chapter 16: Cenchris contortrix -- 279
Chapter 17: Cerastes cerastes -- 299
Chapter 18: Clotho arietans -- 339
Chapter 19: Crotalus cascavella -- 375
Chapter 20: Crotalus horridus -- 391
Chapter 21: Dendroaspis polylepsis -- 425
Chapter 22: Echis carinatus -- 441
Chapter 23: Elaps corallinus -- 497
Chapter 24: Family Hydrophiidae and Hydrop his cyanocinctus -- 515
Chapter 25: Lachesis muta -- 525
Chapter 26: Naja naja naja -- 611
Chapter 27: Oxyuranus scutulettus -- 657
Chapter 28: Python regia -- 703
Chapter 29: Toxicophis pugnax. -- 723
Chapter 30: Vipera aspis -- 757
Chapter 31: Vipera berus -- 763

Appendix A:
Alphabetical Listing of Pathologies and
Conditions with Remedy Comparisons -- 787

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