The Family Guide to Homeopathy: Symptoms and Natural Solutions

Andrew Lockie has made it easy. Cough? Headache? Menstrual cramps? Insomnia? Minor injuries and bruises? Laryngitis after shouting too long and hard for your favorite sports team? For first-line therapy for those ailments that you and your family members find annoying but perhaps not ill enough to visit the doctor, check with Lockie first. At the end of each of his bulleted-symptoms will be a high-school-Latin-class sounding name of a homeopathic medication. You will find these homeopathic medications over-the-counter at your local health food store or pharmacy or on-line pharmacy for as little as $6 (2014 prices). NOTES: 1) If your doctor is a homeopath, establish ahead of time if your doctor prefers that you call him/her before taking an over-the-counter homeopathic medication. 2) If your symptoms are severe or don't resolve promptly, call your doctor or proceed to the emergency room. 3) The base of the medication (that comes in little dissolvable pellets or tablets) is often lactose (milk sugar). Even with a lactose intolerance, you will probably do fine with them (check with your health care provider). BUT, do think twice if you have a full-blown disaccharidase deficiency. 4) Do not be put off by the names of some of the remedies. When you look up the genus-phylum-species names, the translation may be "bushmaster snake" or "white arsenic" The scarier the name, the better and the faster some of these medications work 5) Do not take these medications long-term unless instructed to do so by your health care practitioner. "More is NOT better."

I feel obliged to give 5 stars to this book because of the amount of information. I don't care for the layout and find the amount of info somewhat impractical and overwhelming. I have other books on homeopathy that present the information in a much more concise way.That being said it is more of a book to study. For example a lot of the remedy suggestions indicate it is best to use a constitutional remedy. That you have to match (and do research to find the right one). With much more research and study being done - esp by medical doctors around the world - protocols are being developed that often work for many people. So if you have a difficult situation that's not responding then research is important. And a plus for this book is that it deals with many different situations. However if one or two remedies are known to work for (ex fever) then those are probably the ones to try first and not overcomplicate things. This book is another addition to my collection but it's not my favorite one.

I've purchased 6 or 8 copies of it at this point, for my sisters and other family. So many things that are not listed in other references are contained here. For instance, the only reference I found that lists shingles and remedies for it. Years ago, I had shingles and headed to the Dr who prescribed an antibiotic along with patches to put on my side to numb it. Ummmmmmmm no. Not one of our other tried and true classic homeopathic references had anything about shingles. This book was a new purchase that I hadn't really had time to sit down with, and I thought why not check it out? Sure enough it had a bit about shingles. This has happened so many times over the years--I look in our other reference and then head here, and usually it's right here.

I am new to the whole Homeopathy world and doing research before jumping into anything is key! I was able to buy this on Amazon for super cheap by clicking on the "other buying options" and buying it used. Which is a plus, who doesn't like cheap deals! The book arrived super fast and I have had time to jump in. This thing is a gold mine! I am still learning, and feel I need a course, but this book literally has everything for every possible aliment you and your family could possible encounter. It contains what type of Homeopathy remedy to use and what to use it for, how long to use it, how much to take, etc. It's a very well written book. I will be recommending it to anyone asking for the perfect Homeopathy book!

It's pretty good. Took some time to figure out how to use it. I still feel like some of the information is either not there or hard to find.

This is one of the first books I have found in homeopathy that covers many diseases and illnesses with an easy to follow guide for remedies. I have used it a few times on myself and I must say it worked very well. I give cudos to the author for all the hard work it took in putting this guide together. Whether you are a professional or a novice, I think you will find this book very helpful in suggesting remedies to follow.

I really, really got a GREAT deal on this giant book that is full of excellent suggestions for incorporating homeopathy in everyday life as well as in emergency medical situations. My husband had a stroke, and this book helped me to find an immediate remedy, arnica, to offset the nerve damage and lessen the blood clot, and then as he was recovering, I found different suggestions for the rebuilding and repairing of his speech patterns and breathing problems. INVALUABLE BOOK THAT IS VERY USER FRIENDLY, IN MY OPINION!!

The alternative M.D. I see for my own healing suggested this book to me when I mentioned I wanted to learn homeopathy. She told me that she began with this book and still uses it.Last week my nephew came down with pneumonia. After consulting my sister (an M.D.) to find out all I could about his symptoms, I went to this book and found the remedy that fit his illness. It worked like a charm! He was up and about the next day.I highly recommend this book.

This book it very good, lots of good information as to what’s appropriate for what ails you, homeopathically.

Very good

This book was recommended to me to assist in solving some of my long standing medical problems. Good results initially, only time will tell for the long term. I would also recommend for those with unusual conditions.

This book gave me lots of info .

Super book with great descriptions.