Fun, cartoon-style illustrations make this little guide very appealing. An alphabetical therapeutics guide, from Abscess to Whooping cough, it covers First Aid and acute situations such as influenza and earache. Childhood illnesses such as Chickenpox, Mumps, Measles, are also covered.

The introduction covers all the important issues such as what homeopathy actually is, including a brief history; it covers prescribing, dispensing & storing remedies, as well as suggesting potencies. Common sense measures are discussed as well - along with recommended creams, tinctures, eye drops and ointments to have in store.

Very clear Materia Medica (50 remedies) are listed at the back - including an introduction to some constitutional concepts. 

REMEDIES COVERED Aconite, Ant-Tart, Apis, Arg-Nit, Arnica, Arsen. Alb, Belladonna, Bellis-perennis, Bryonia, Calc-Carb, Calendula, Cantharis, Carbo-Veg, Caulophyllum, Causticum, Chamomilla, Chelidonium, , Cimicifuga, China, Cocculus, Drosera, Eupatorium, Euphrasia, Ferrum-Phos, Gelsemium, Hepar Sulph, Hypericum, Ignatia, Ipecac, Kali-Carb, Kali-Phos, Lachesis, Ledum, Lycopodium, Mag-Phos, Merc-Viv, Nat-Mur, Nux-Vom, Opium, Phosphorus, Phytolacca, Pulsatilla, Rhus-Tox., Ruta, Secale, Sepia, Silica, Staphisagria, Sulphur, & Symphytum.