Tobacco

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Tobacco has been widely used from the earliest times, often employed as medicine particularly in spiritual afflictions.

This proving is the result of a joint effort between the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy, San Francisco, The Homeopathic Academy of Southern California, and the Vancouver Homeopathic Academy.

An excellent effort by all !

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Author

Richard still smokes an occasional cigarette. Mostly in company, or over a pint of beer in an English pub. He practices homeopathy in San Francisco, California and is director of the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy.

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Reviews

Frans Vermeulen writes:

"This is a homeopathic proving that does what provings should do; it explores the nature of the proving substance in order to substantiate and amplify the information brought up by the proving.

"Breathing new life into the somewhat expired traditional picture of Nicotiana tabacum, the proving of Nicotiana rustica is inspiring and animating."

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Contents

Acknowledgments -- i
Preface -- iii
Introduction -- 1

Chapter One - The Substance, the Process,
the Human Connection -- 5
Chapter Two - A Brief History of Tobacco -- 15
Chapter Three - Contemplations on the Impact of Tobacco -- 53
Chapter Four - Commentaries on Tobacco and the Proving -- 69
Chapter Five - Some Native American Uses of Tobacco
and Their Associated Proving Symptoms -- 85
Chapter Six - The Proving -- 105
Chapter Seven - Nicotiana Rubrics -- 171
Chapter Eight - A Tabacum Case -- 195

Notes -- 203
Bibliography -- 207
About the Author -- 209

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