All Mateira Medica's are equally important as each give you a slightly different insight into a remedy.
For beginners, its good to have a copy of Allens KEynotes as well as then you don't miss Essential symptoms of a remedy. Each symptoms recorded there is important of that remedy. Then Phatak takes the trouble to give an essence of the mentals and generals of each remedy.
Boericke concentrated on physical generals which are very important and understanding of the application of the remedies in pathological conditions.
Clarke is most interesting from a historical perspective and clinical understanding of the remedy, though the Materia medica listing is exhaustive. HEre's where Allen's KEynotes helps you concentrate on what is characteristic, especially when studying the remedy for commiting to memory.
Morrisons is much like a modern Homoepathic text book, and should be studied after one has studied the basic essentials of the remdies from the other books.
So no short cuts, you need to read them all. This is what I found most difficult in homeopathy - like studying an encyclopedia and commiting it to memory!!! Regular reading and re-reading is the only way out.
Hope this is helpful.
doctorleela
[ 26. August 2002, 04:22: Message edited by: doctorleela ]
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