Self Care, Quick and Easy

Author

Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman ND, DHANP

(1941 -      )

Dr. Reichenberg-Ullman was born Feb. 10, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Reichenberg-Ullman has been in practice since 1984. She is a licensed naturopathic physician, board certified in homeopathy by The Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians. She is also a licensed clinical social worker. She took all the homeopathy courses available during naturopathic college plus an intensive course with teachers from the Bay Area.

She graduated from the IFH Professional Course and attended seminars with George Vithoulkas. She also completed a two-year course with Paul Herscu in the late 80s. Since then she has studied with Lou Klein, Jeremy Sherr, Jan Scholten, and Massimo Mangialavori.

Since 1993 she has intensively studied with Rajan Sankaran and Divya Chhabra of Bombay. From 1995-1999 with Jayesh Shah, Sunil Anand, Nandita Shah, and Sujit Chatterjee of Bombay.

She is the past President of The International Foundation for Homeopathy and past Vice President of The Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians.

Dr. Reichenberg-Ullman is the author of Whole Woman Homeopathy and coauthor of The Patient’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicine, the bestselling, Ritalin-Free Kids, Homeopathic Self-Care, Prozac Free, Rage-Free Kids, and Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages: Stories of Enlightenment.

She is author and coauthor of over 300 articles for such publications as The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Simillimum, Homeopathy Today, Links, Simillimum, Resonance, Mothering, Natural Health, and Let’s Live.

She is a frequent speaker at homeopathic conferences and seminars throughout the United States, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia.

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Reviews

From:
RESONANCE
Reviewed by Mitchell A. Fleisher, M.D,
Nellysford, VA

With the publication of Homeopathic Self-Care, the Doctors Ullman have produced yet another well-written, informative, and useful book.

This new text is designed to give the neophyte, and more experienced lay practitioner alike, a solid foundation upon which to build an understanding of the clinical application of homeopathic medicines in 69 different primary health care problems, which are alphabetically arranged from "abscesses" to "vaginitis."

Each medical condition is elaborated according to its description, symptoms, complications, what to look and listen for, what specific questions to ask, pointers for choosing the correct homeopathic medicine, the appropriate dosage to give, what to expect from homeopathic care, and other self-care suggestions.

The specific homeopathic remedies for each condition are then outline a pictorial format that is very easy to follow, including key symptoms, mind symptoms, body symptoms, what makes one worse or better, and food and drink desires and/or aversions. The medical conditions section is then followed by a materia medica of 53 homeopathic medicines, outlined in a similar, easy- to-use, pictorial format.

I found the section entitled "What You Need to Know" to self-prescribe particularly clever. It clearly and simply explains homeopathic history, philosophy, theory, case analysis, remedy selection, and appropriate administration of remedies, illustrating their points with pertinent, successfully treated case histories.

There is also a chapter of practice cases for self-prescribing to test one's knowledge, which would be prefect for study group exercises. Additionally, the Ullmans have designed a homeopathic self-care home medicine kit to be used with this book.

RESONANCE - July/August 1997

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Contents

Part 1 - What You Need to Know to Self-Prescribe -- 3-53

Ch.1 - As Easy as One, Two, Three: How to Make the Most of This Book -- 3-7
Jenny Needs Your Help -- 3
Quick and Easy Homeopathy -- 3-5
What You Will Find in This Book -- 5-7

Ch. 2 - Homeopathy: Safe, effective Family Medicine -- 7-20
The Fascinating Evolution of Homeopathy -- 7-9
The Healing Power of the Vital Force -- 9-10
Homeopathy Treats the Whole Person as a Unique Individual -- 10
Homeopathy Treats the Person, Not the Disease -- 10-11
A Unique Match: One Medicine at a Time -- 11-12
Clinical Success Stories -- 12-13
A Growing Body of Homeopathic Research -- 13-14
Why Choose Homeopathy over Conventional Medicine? -- 14
Which Conditions You Can Treat Yourself and Which You Should Not -- 14-17
The Success of Homeopathy in Treating Chronic Disease -- 17-20

Ch. 3 - The Homeopathic Medicine Chest -- 20-24
What Are the Sources of Homeopathic Medicines? -- 20
What Makes a Medicine Homeopathic? -- 20-21
How Does One Take a Homeopathic Medicine? -- 21-22
Where Can One Find Homeopathic Medicines -- 22
Topical Preparations -- 22-23
Storing and Handling Homeopathic Medicines -- 23-24

Ch. 4 - Your Homeopathic Self-Care Medicine Kit -- 24-26
Don't Leave Home Without It! -- 24-25
What to Include in Your Kit -- 25-26

Ch. 5 - Taking the Homeopathic Case -- 26-35
Practice Makes Perfect -- 26
Using the Medical Conditions Chapter and the Look, Listen, and Ask Sections -- 26-31
The State of the Person -- 31
A Model Casetaking -- 31-32
Putting It Down on Paper -- 32-33
Keeping a Permanent Homeopathic Self-Treatment Record -- 33-35

Ch. 6 - Analyzing the Case and Selecting the Medicine -- 35-38
Analyzing the Case -- 35-36
Choosing the Best Medicine -- 36-38

Ch. 7 - Administering the Homeopathic Medicine -- 38-45
What to Expect from a Homeopathic Medicine -- 38-41
Repetition of the Dose -- 41-42
Changing the Medicine -- 42-43
Antidoting Factors -- 43-45

Ch. 8 - Practice Cases for Homeopathic Self-Care -- 45-53
Puncture Wound -- 46
Burn -- 46
Flu -- 46
Cough -- 46-47
Bladder Infection -- 47
Ear Infection -- 47
Fever -- 47-48
Abdominal Pain -- 48
Sore Throat -- 48
Bronchitis -- 48
Common Cold -- 49
Minor Collision -- 49
Heatstroke -- 49
Shock After a Blood Draw -- 49-50
Hay Fever – 50

Part 2
Medical Conditions You Can Treat Yourself -- 53-359

Ch. 9 - The Medical Conditions -- 53-359
Abscesses -- 57-61
Allergic Reactions -- 61-66
Amebic Dysentery -- 66-72
Back Pain, Acute -- 72-76
Bladder Infections -- 76-81
Bleeding -- 81-86
Bruises -- 86-89
Burns -- 89-93
Canker Sores -- 93-97
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- 97-102
Chicken Pox -- 102-105
Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex) -- 105-108
Colic -- 108-114
Common Cold -- 114-120
Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) -- 120-124
Constipation -- 124-129
Coughs and Bronchitis -- 129-135
Cuts, Scrapes, and Puncture Wounds -- 135-139
Diaper Rash -- 139-142
Diarrhea, Acute -- 142-147
Dizziness -- 147-151
Ear Infections -- 151-156
Fainting -- 156-162
Fear of Flying -- 162-165
Fever -- 165-169
Flu -- 169-174
Food Poisoning -- 174-179
Fractures -- 179-182
Fright -- 182-186
Frostbite -- 186-189
Gas -- 189-194
Grief, Acute -- 194-197
Hay Fever -- 197-202
Headache -- 202-208
Head Injury -- 208-212
Hemorrhoids -- 212-217
Hepatitis, Acute -- 217-222
Hives -- 222-225
Indigestion and Heartburn -- 225-230
Insect Bites and Stings -- 230-235
Insomnia -- 235-240
Leg Cramps adn Growing Pains -- 240-243
Mastitis -- 243-248
Measles -- 248-253
Menstrual Cramps -- 253-258
Morning Sickness -- 258-263
Motion Sickness -- 263-267
Mumps -- 267-271
Nausea and Vomiting -- 271-276
Nosebleeds -- 276-280
Pinworms -- 280-283
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac -- 283-286
Sciatica -- 286-291
Shock -- 291-296
Sinustis -- 296-301
Skin Infections: Boils, Folliculitis, and Carbuncles -- 301-306
Sore Throats -- 306-311
Sprains and Strains -- 311-314
Stage Fright -- 314-317
Stomach Aches and Acute Abdominal Pain -- 317-323
Styes -- 323-327
Sunstroke, Heatstroke, and Heat Exhaustion -- 327-330
Surgery -- 330-334
Swollen Glands -- 334-339
Teething -- 339-342
Tendinitis -- 342-345
Thrush -- 345-348
Toothache -- 348-352
Vaginitis, Acute -- 352-359

Part 3
Materia Medica -- 359-412

Ch. 10 - All About the Medicines -- 359-412
Aconite -- 359-360
Allium cepa -- 360-361
Antimonium tartaricum -- 361-362
Apis mellifica -- 362-364
Arnica -- 364-365
Arsenicum album -- 365-366
Belladonna -- 366-367
Borax -- 367-368
Bryonia -- 368-369
Calcarea carbonica -- 369-370
Cantharis -- 370-371
Carbo vegetbilis -- 371-372
Causticum -- 372-373
Chamomilla -- 373-375
Cocculus -- 375-376
Coffea -- 376-377
Colocynthis -- 377-378
Cuprum -- 378-379
Drosera -- 379-380
Euphrasia -- 380
Ferrum phosphoricum -- 380-382
Gelsemium -- 382
Glonoine -- 382-383
Hepar Sulphuris -- 383-384
Hypericum -- 384-385
Ignatia -- 385-386
Ipecac -- 386-387
Kali bichromicum -- 387-388
Lachesis -- 388-389
Ledum -- 389-390
Lycopodium -- 390-391
Magnesia phosphorica -- 391-392
Mercurius -- 392-393
Natrum muriaticum -- 393-394
Nux Vomica -- 394-395
Petroleum -- 395
Phosphorus -- 395-397
Phytolacca -- 397
Podophyllum -- 397-398
Pulsatilla -- 398-399
Rhus tocicodendron -- 399-400
Rumex -- 400-401
Ruta -- 401-402
Sarsaparilla -- 402-403
Sepia -- 403-404
Silica -- 404-405
Spongia -- 405-406
Staphysagria -- 406-407
Sulphur -- 407-408
Symphytum -- 408-409
Tabacum -- 409-410
Urtica Urens -- 410
Veratrum album -- 410-411

Answers to the Practice Cases -- 412-413
Appendix: How to Find Out More About Homeopathy -- 413-417
Glossary -- 417-420
Bibliography -- 420-423
Index -- 423-433

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