Boericke's Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 1927 · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927) · 686 remedies with a page here
The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
William Boericke wrote for the practitioner with a patient in front of them. Each remedy is broken into the regions of the body — Mind, Head, Stomach, Urinary, Skin, Modalities — and under each, a few lines of the symptoms that matter, in telegraphic style. It is the shortest of the classic Materia Medicas per remedy and the broadest in coverage, which is why it is the one students are told to buy first.
This is the ninth edition, whose preface Boericke dated San Francisco, June 1927 — the last he prepared himself; he died in 1929. It is the edition the Indian reprints descend from.
Because Boericke is organised by section rather than as continuous prose, it is the book that answers a narrow question quickly: what does this remedy do to the stomach, what makes it worse, what is its relationship to that other remedy. It is a poor book to read cover to cover and an excellent one to consult.
Reach for this one when: You have a remedy in mind and want to confirm or reject it against a specific region or modality.
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686 remedies. Each page carries what this book says, alongside the other public-domain Materia Medicas that cover the same remedy.
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Abies canadensisAbies nigraAbrotanumAbrus precatoriusAbsinthiumAcalypha indicaAcetanilidumAceticum acidumAconitum napellusActaea spicataAdonis vernalisAdrenalinumAesculus hippocastanumAethiops mineralisAethusa cynapiumAgaricus muscariusAgave americanaAgnus castusAgraphis nutansAilanthus glandulosaAletris farinosaAlfalfaAllium cepaAllium sativumAlnus rubraAloe socotrinaAlstonia scholarisAlumenAluminaAlumina silicataAmbra griseaAmbrosia artemisiaefoliaAmmoniacum gummiAmmonium benzoicumAmmonium bromatumAmmonium carbonicumAmmonium causticumAmmonium iodatumAmmonium muriaticumAmmonium phosphoricumAmmonium picricumAmmonium valerianicumAmpelopsis quinquefoliaAmygdalus persicaAmylenum nitrosumAnacardium orientaleAnagallis arvensisAnantherum muricatumAnemopsis californicaAngustura veraAnhalonium lewiniiAnilinumAnisum stellatumAnthemis nobilisAnthracinumAnthracokaliAntimonium arsenicosumAntimonium crudumAntimonium sulphuratum auratumAntimonium tartaricumAntipyrinumAphis chenopodii glauciApis mellificaApium graveolensApocynum androsaemifoliumApocynum cannabinumApomorphinumAquilegia vulgarisAragallus lambertiAralia racemosaAranea diademaArbutus andrachneAreca catechuArgemone mexicanaArgentum metallicumArgentum nitricumAristolochia milhomensArnica montanaArsenicum albumArsenicum bromatumArsenicum hydrogenisatumArsenicum iodatumArsenicum metallicumArsenicum sulphuratum flavumArtemisia vulgarisArum dracontiumArum triphyllumArundo mauritanicaAsa foetidaAsarum europaeumAsclepias cornutiAsclepias tuberosaAsimina trilobaAsparagus officinalisAstacus fluviatilisAsterias rubensAstragalus mollissimusAurum metallicumAurum muriaticum natronatumAvena sativaAzadirachta indica
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Bacillinum burnettBadiagaBalsamum peruvianumBaptisia tinctoriaBarosma crenulatumBaryta aceticaBaryta carbonicaBaryta iodataBaryta muriaticaBelladonnaBellis perennisBenzoicum acidumBenzolumBerberis aquifoliumBerberis vulgarisBeta vulgarisBismuthum subnitricumBlatta americanaBlatta orientalisBoletus laricisBorax venetaBoricum acidumBothrops lanceolatusBotulinumBovista lycoperdonBrachyglottis repandaBromiumBryonia albaBufo ranaButyricum acidum
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Cactus grandiflorusCadmium sulphuratumCahincaCajuputumCaladium seguinumCalcarea aceticaCalcarea arsenicosaCalcarea carbonicaCalcarea fluoricaCalcarea iodataCalcarea phosphoricaCalcarea silicataCalcarea sulphuricaCalendula officinalisCalotropis giganteaCaltha palustrisCamphoraCamphora bromataCanchalaguaCannabis indicaCannabis sativaCantharisCapsicum annuumCarbo animalisCarbo vegetabilisCarbolicum acidumCarboneum hydrogenisatumCarboneum oxygenisatumCarboneum sulphuratumCarcinosinumCarduus marianusCarlsbad aquaCascara sagradaCascarillaCastanea vescaCastor equiCastoreumCataria nepetaCaulophyllum thalictroidesCausticum hahnemanniCeanothus americanusCedronCenchris contortrixCereus bonplandiiCerium oxalicumChamomillaChaparro amargosoChelidonium majusChelone glabraChenopodium anthelminticumChimaphila umbellataChina officinalisChininum arsenicosumChininum sulphuricumChionanthus virginicaChloralum hydratumChlorumCholesterinumChromicum acidumChrysarobinumCicuta virosaCimex lectulariusCimicifuga racemosaCinaCineraria maritimaCinnabarisCinnamomumCistus canadensisCitrus vulgarisClematis erectaCobaltum metallicumCocaCocainum hydrochloricumCoccinella septempunctataCocculus indicusCoccus cactiCochlearia armoraciaCodeinumCoffea crudaColchicum autumnaleCollinsonia canadensisColocynthisComocladia dentataConium maculatumConvallaria majalisCopaiva officinalisCorallium rubrumCorallorhiza odontorhizaCornus circinataCorydalis formosaCotyledon umbilicusCrataegus oxyacanthaCrocus sativusCrotalus horridusCroton tigliumCubeba officinalisCucurbita citrullusCucurbita pepoCundurangoCuphea viscosissimaCuprum aceticumCuprum arsenicosumCuprum metallicumCurareCyclamen europaeumCypripedium pubescensCytisus laburnum
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Echinacea angustifoliaElaps corallinusElateriumEosinumEpigea repensEpiphegus virginianaEquisetum hyemaleErechthites hieracifoliaErigeron canadensisEriodyction californicumEryngium aquaticumEschscholtzia californicaEucalyptus globulusEugenia jambosEuonymus atropurpureaEupatorium aromaticumEupatorium perfoliatumEupatorium purpureumEuphorbia lathyrisEuphorbia polycarpaEuphorbium officinarumEuphrasia officinalisEupionum
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Galanthus nivalisGalium aparineGallicum acidumGambogiaGaultheria procumbensGelsemium sempervirensGentiana luteaGeranium maculatumGettysburg aquaGinseng quinquefoliumGlonoinumGlycerinumGnaphalium polycephalumGossypium herbaceumGranatumGraphitesGratiola officinalisGrindelia robustaGuacoGuaiacumGuaranaGuarea trichiloidesGymnocladus canadensis
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Haematoxylon campechianumHamamelis virginianaHecla lavaHedeoma pulegioidesHelianthus annuusHelleborus nigerHelodermaHelonias dioicaHepar sulphurisHepatica trilobaHeracleum sphondyliumHippomanesHippozaeninumHippuricum acidumHomarusHura brasiliensisHydrangea arborescensHydrastis canadensisHydrocotyle asiaticaHydrocyanicum acidumHyoscyamus nigerHypericum perforatum
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Lac caninumLac vaccinum defloratumLachesis mutusLachnanthes tinctoriaLacticum acidumLactuca virosaLamium albumLapis albusLappa arctiumLathyrus sativusLatrodectus mactansLaurocerasusLecithinumLedum palustreLemna minorLepidium bonarienseLeptandra virginicaLiatris spicataLilium tigrinumLimulus cyclopsLinaria vulgarisLinum usitatissimumLithium carbonicumLobelia inflataLobelia purpurascensLoleum temulentumLonicera xylosteumLupulus humulusLycopersicum esculentumLycopodium clavatumLycopus virginicusLyssinum
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Magnesia carbonicaMagnesia muriaticaMagnesia phosphoricaMagnesia sulphuricaMagnolia grandifloraMalandrinumMancinellaManganum aceticumMangifera indicaMedorrhinumMedusaMel cum saleMelilotus officinalisMenispermum canadenseMentha piperitaMentholumMenyanthes trifoliataMephitis putoriusMercurialis perennisMercurius corrosivusMercurius cyanatusMercurius dulcisMercurius iodatus flavusMercurius iodatus ruberMercurius solubilisMercurius sulphuricusMethylenum coeruleumMezereumMicromeria douglasiiMillefoliumMitchella repensMomordica balsamicaMorphinumMoschusMurex purpureaMuriaticum acidumMygale lasiodoraMyosotisMyrica ceriferaMyristica sebiferaMyrtus communis
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Naja tripudiansNaphthalinumNarcissus pseudonarcissusNatrium arsenicosumNatrium hypochlorosumNatrium nitricumNatrium salicylicumNatrum carbonicumNatrum muriaticumNatrum phosphoricumNatrum sulphuricumNiccolum metallicumNiccolum sulphuricumNitri spiritus dulcisNitricum acidumNitromuriaticum acidumNuphar luteumNux moschataNux vomicaNyctanthes arbor tristis
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Ocimum canumOenanthe crocataOleanderOleum animale aethereumOleum jecoris aselliOleum santaliOniscus asellusOnosmodium virginianumOperculina turpenthumOpiumOpuntia ficusOreodaphne californicaOriganum majoranaOrnithogalum umbellatumOsmiumOstrya virginicaOvi gallinae pelliculaOvininumOxalicum acidumOxydendron arboreumOxytropis lamberti
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Paeonia officinalisPalladium metallicumParaffinumPareira bravaParis quadrifoliaParthenium hysterophorusPassiflora incarnataPenthorum sedoidesPertussinumPetroleumPetroselinum sativumPhaseolus nanusPhellandrium aquaticumPhosphoricum acidumPhosphorusPhysalis alkekengiPhysostigma venenosumPhytolacca decandraPicricum acidumPinus silvestrisPiper methysticumPiper nigrumPituitaria glandulaPix liquidaPlantago majorPlatanus occidentalisPlatinum metallicumPlumbum metallicumPodophyllinumPolygonum hydropiperoidesPolyporus pinicolaPopulus candicansPopulus tremuloidesPrimula obconicaPrimula verisPropylaminumPrunus spinosaPsorinumPtelea trifoliataPulex irritansPulsatillaPyrogenium
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SabadillaSabal serrulataSabinaSaccharum officinaleSalicylicum acidumSalix nigraSalvia officinalisSambucus nigraSanguinaria canadensisSanguinarinum nitricumSanicula aquaSantoninumSaponaria officinalisSarcolacticum acidumSarothamnus scopariusSarracenia purpureaSarsaparillaScrophularia nodosaScutellaria laterifloraSecale cornutumSedum acreSelenium metallicumSempervivum tectorumSenecio aureusSenegaSennaSepiaSerum anguillaeSiliceaSilphium lacinatumSinapis nigraSkatolumSkookum chuck aquaSolanum nigrumSolidago virgaureaSpigelia anthelmiaSpiraea ulmariaSpiranthes autumnalisSpongia tostaSquilla maritimaStachys betonicaStannum metallicumStaphisagriaStellaria mediaSticta pulmonariaStigmata maydisStillingia sylvaticaStramoniumStrontium carbonicumStrophanthus hispidusStrychninum phosphoricumStrychninum purumStrychnos gaultherianaSuccinumSulfonalumSulphurSulphur iodatumSulphuricum acidumSulphurosum acidumSumbulus moschatusSymphoricarpus racemosusSymphytum officinaleSyphilinumSyzygium jambolanum
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T. n. t.TabacumTanacetum vulgareTannicum acidumTaraxacum officinaleTarentula cubensisTarentula hispanicaTartaricum acidumTaxus baccataTelluriumTerebinthinaTeucrium marumThalliumThea chinensisTheridion curassavicumThiosinaminumThlaspi bursa pastorisThuja occidentalisThymolumThymus serpyllumThyroidinumTilia europaeaTitanium metallicumTongo odorataTorula cerevisiaeTribulus terrestrisTrifolium pratenseTrillium pendulumTriosteum perfoliatumTriticum repens-agropyron repensTrombidium muscae domesticaeTuberculinumTussilago petasites
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The other books
- Kent's Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
- Allen's Keynotes and Characteristics — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
- Boger's Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.
- Farrington's Clinical Materia Medica — Lectures that teach remedies in families, by comparing them with each other.
Source and copyright status. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it. This is a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.