Homeopathic materia medica homeopathy is a unique therapeutic system discovered by a german physician named christian friedrich samuel hahnemann etymologically the word homoeopathy can be divided into 2 parts homoeos means similar pathos means suffering. Materia medica of homoeopathic medicines s r phatak b jain publishers 2002 homeopathy 751 pages 1 review a brief materia medica derived primarily from the works of boger with additions a bit more readable than boericke summaries of the remedies contains useful details. Homeopathy medicine alnus rubra from william boerickes pocket manual of homoeopathic materia medica comprising the characteristic and guiding symptoms of all remedies published in 1906 aloe socotrina. Materia medica of new and old homeopathic medicines david s rileys interest in the history methodology and results of homeopathic drug provings began with his exposure to homeopathy in 1988 and his later study at the hahnemann college of homeopathy in albany california