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Dr. Jagose, as I know him, is an accomplished homeopath and lecturer
with a charm of his own in his unassuming, gentle manner. I was
not surprised then, to see a book prepared by him, that is intended
to support us hapless students preparing for our final MD exams.
The syllabus for MD exams, includes everything in the history
of medicine since Hippocrates, and everything on homeopathy (Philosophy,
Materia Medica, Repertory, Therapeutics) written since 1810 or thereabouts,
including its historical development. Does anyone care that we PG
students are people with finite human capacities and lives to live?
Dr. Jagose certainly does.
He recognized the “urgent need to organize data from
various sources and present it in a comprehensive manner”,
and he has offered it to us in the form of this book. Following
the 1st. Edition, various stalwarts of Indian Homeopathy have offered
valuable guidance and suggestions for changes, which he gratefully
and graciously received, to take this book to its second edition.
The book is in three parts. The first is devoted to outlining
the history and development of medical thought in various civilizations
and continents from ancient times. He gives a description of the
fundamental understanding in different schools of medicine, not
only Indian (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha), but also Greek, Egyptian,
Chinese, Roman, European, etc. on development in medical thought,
up to the modern day.
The second part is devoted to the history of homeopathic development
in various countries with an emphasis on US, UK and India. The third
part is composed of short pen-portraits and accomplishments of legendary
masters in homeopathic history – and again from the exam point
of view, it is a relief to have a book one can rely on for these
details.
I would have liked to see a Bibliography of the books referenced
for this work. Not only would it help us in further reading, but
would remind us how widely read Dr. Jagose is, to have complied
a book of this type. It is possible he will oblige in one of the
subsequent editions. I am sure, every PG Student of homeopathy will
be thankful to have Homeopathic World.
It is available at:
The National Book Depot
Opp Wadia Children Hospital
Parel, Mumbai 400 012
Ph: 2416 5274, 2413 1362, 2413 2411
Email: nationalbooks55@rediffmail.com
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