In today’s modern era, the people are taking more responsibility for health, participating more in health- care, decisions and choosing health- care models which that are more in line with natural healing . . . They have taken the role to of decidinge upon what safer treatment they would require for their health- care needs, and keeping in view of the harmful effects of conventional ones, they are switching toward an alternative system of medicine—-homeopathy being their supreme choice. The demand for the use of Homeopathic Treatment/ Remedies have since been increased in North America. Lack of awareness in the homeopathy with regards to other alternative system of medicines has remained the concern of the common people in North America. The author of the “A Complete Handbook of Homeopathic Medicine” was approached by the homeopathic community in North America and especially the Pharmacists to bring out a Handbook on Homeopathic Medicine to guide them with aboutthe Homeopathic Philosophy and the selection of the appropriate remedy for common ailments. The ailments with the recommended medicine are covered alphabetically. The First part explains the history, principles of homeopathy, and homeopathic pharmacy and Therapeutics for selecting the remedy followed by Part II second part which is the Materia Medica of Commonly prescribed homeopathic medicines. This book will be useful for every-one who hasve interest in homeopathy, and it contains simple steps to choose the right homeopathic remedy for the common ailments. It is a labor- saving handbook and a easy reckoner, providing therapeutic pointers in the treatment of acute and chronic ailments.
Prof. Bhupinder Sharma, M.D. (Hom.), D.H.M.S (Delhi), P.G. (R.T.) Bombay, India, D.Acu (Canada) graduated from the Government of Delhi Administration, Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, in the year 1976 and later did his research in aAcute mMigraine hHeadaches getting the degree of Doctor of Medicine (Homeopathy). He had served as a mMedical oOfficer (Homeopathy)/Homeopathic Physician in the Central Government Health Scheme and Charitable Dispensaries before immigrating to Canada and opening Hahnemann Homeopathic Dispensary in May 1997, in Toronto. Since 1997,. He has been is running a busy homeopathic practice besides teaching Homeopathy in two Institutions in Ontario. He had organized various Homeopathic Seminars and two International Conferences (2005 & and 2008) in Toronto besides conducting public awareness meetings on health topics relating to Homeopathy where he has been honoured provincially and federally besides being conferred by the prestigious “Homeopathic Award 2008” by the Board of Homeopathic System of Medicine, Delhi, for his contribution in the field of Homeopathy, nationally and internationally. He has held various international positions in Homeopathy besides being the Associate Professor (Homeopathy) in the Homeopathic Educational Wing of Pioneer University, U.K., where he is the official Guide for Post- Graduate Studies in Homeopathy. Professor. Sharma has been the founder of various Homeopathic Professional Associations/ and Organizations in Canada and has served them as President/Vice President/Secretary. He also currently sits on the Community Health-care boards, i.e., Central West Community Care Access Centre and William Osler Centre, Community Advisory Council, Etobicoke General Hospital as Health-care expert besides being the Member of Transitional Council of College of Homeopaths of Ontario. He is also the contact person for Canada at LIGA Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis, Switzerland.