The homeopathy reference library
An annotated homeopathy library: the Organon, Kent, Boericke, Hering, Boenninghausen, Boger, and modern materia medica, with public-domain links.
The works below are the literature the practitioner tradition is built on — the foundational texts of philosophy and method, the major repertories, and the materia medica. Where a work is in the public domain it links to a scanned edition at the Internet Archive; where it is a modern copyrighted work it cites the publisher.
Philosophy and method
| Work | Author | Year | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organon of the Medical Art (6th ed.) | Samuel Hahnemann | 1842 (pub. 1921) | Internet Archive |
| The Chronic Diseases | Samuel Hahnemann | 1828 | Public domain |
| Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy | James Tyler Kent | 1900 | Internet Archive |
| The Science of Homoeopathy | George Vithoulkas | 1980 | Grove Press (in print) |
| The Sensation in Homoeopathy | Rajan Sankaran | 2004 | Homoeopathic Medical Publishers (in print) |
These works define similitude, the single remedy, potentisation, and the totality of symptoms. They are the primary sources of the method.
Repertories
| Repertory | Author | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica | J. T. Kent | 1897 | The dominant English-language repertory; Internet Archive |
| Therapeutic Pocket Book | C. von Boenninghausen | 1846 | Generals-and-modalities method |
| A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica | C. M. Boger | 1915 | Boger's analytic method |
| Complete Repertory | Roger van Zandvoort | 1987– | Modern aggregated repertory (in software) |
| Synthesis Repertory | Frederik Schroyens | 1993– | Modern aggregated repertory (in software) |
| Murphy's Repertory | Robin Murphy | 1993– | Clinically-organised modern repertory |
To search digitised editions of the classic repertories by symptom rather than read about them, use the free online repertory.
Materia medica
| Work | Author | Year | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materia Medica Pura | Samuel Hahnemann | 1811–1821 | Public domain |
| Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica | William Boericke | 1901 | Internet Archive |
| Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica | Constantine Hering | 1879–1891 | Public domain (10 vols.) |
| A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica | John Henry Clarke | 1900 | Internet Archive |
| Lectures on Materia Medica | J. T. Kent | 1905 | Internet Archive |
Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura and Hering's Guiding Symptoms record the original provings. Boericke and Clarke condense the proving record into clinical keynotes and indications. Kent's Lectures read the materia medica through the lens of constitution and totality.
On sourcing
Public-domain texts here are linked to a verifiable scan. Modern copyrighted works are cited to their publisher rather than to a pirated scan.
References
- Hahnemann S. Organon of the Medical Art, 6th ed., 1842 (pub. 1921).
- Hahnemann S. The Chronic Diseases, 1828.
- Hahnemann S. Materia Medica Pura, 1811–1821.
- Kent JT. Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy, 1900.
- Kent JT. Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1897.
- Kent JT. Lectures on Materia Medica, 1905.
- Boenninghausen C von. Therapeutic Pocket Book, 1846.
- Boger CM. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1915.
- Boericke W. Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1901.
- Hering C. Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica, 10 vols., 1879–1891.
- Clarke JH. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900.
- Vithoulkas G. The Science of Homoeopathy. Grove Press, 1980.
- Sankaran R. The Sensation in Homoeopathy. Homoeopathic Medical Publishers, 2004.
- van Zandvoort R. Complete Repertory, 1987–.
- Schroyens F. Synthesis Repertory, 1993–.
- Murphy R. Murphy's Repertory, 1993–.
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