The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by Timothy Field Allen remains one of the most important collections of homeopathic pathogenetic literature ever published. Yet, like any work compiled from thousands of sources, it contains omissions, transcription errors, citation problems, doubtful symptoms, and material that later authors questioned or clarified.

Authors such as Compton Burnett, J.H. Clarke, and James Tyler Kent reported the use of a carcinoma nosode in cases of malignant disease. Despite these documented applications, the remedy has long been approached with considerable reservation by many practitioners, primarily out of concern that its use might accelerate, aggravate, or even provoke malignant processes.

For a very long time, homeopaths have repeated a familiar instruction: “After repertorization, always go back to the proving materia medica to confirm the prescription choice.” The intention is noble. The idea is philosophical. But the reality of practice tells a different story.

Homeopathy, Institutions, Government. Who Can, Who Cannot.

Smaller and Larger Repertories — Structure, Evidence, and Philosophy of Scale