Hi Susan,

In your case I should recommend Phatak - both his MM and his Repertory.

It is short - Phatak uses (by his own statement) only those symptoms he has experience with and found reliable - the repertory is easy to use for a beginner.

Further, a good complimentary: Nash - Leading Symptoms. It is a MM with a "clinical" repertory attached.

And well - of course, everyone should eventually use the Kent.

Strangely enough, in spite of the size, I find Herings Guiding Symptoms very profitable and easy reading. If you are prepared to spend $ 20,- you can browse this (and a LOT more)on the net.

http://homeoint.org

It might be worth it to spend this money and take a look at the MMs and repertories - then you can find out which suits you best.

Phatak, however, is not there. This you can get from Jain - or whoever sells the Jain books where you live.

Hope this helps.

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Naive question: Is there a materia medica that is considered "definitive?"

No:-)

Regards

Luise