Materia Poetica, Dr. Sylvia Chatroux’s first book, is homeopathy in verse. Materia Poetica is a collection of 101 original poems on the homeopathic remedies. Many of the verses in the book are illustrated with antique woodcuts of the plants that are the sources of homeopathic remedies.

With a combination of humor, imaginationa and careful research, Sylvia has taken a poetic snapshot of each remedy incorporating its indications and effects. Homeopathy is the essence of a “healing art,” and nothing captures the essence of that art more elegantly that Sylvia Chatroux’s unique volume of poetry, Materia Poetica.

Materia Poetica is available in a small, elegant volume bound in green cloth with gold leaf lettering, and it includes a ribbon bookmark.

Click here to see some sample poems from Materia Poetica, or read on to see some comments from reviewers:

“Materia Poetica takes the highlights and small points of homeopathic remedies and turns them into unforgettable portraits that beg to be read out loud.”

--Deborah Gordon, M.D., Homeopathic Physician and teacher at Hahnemann College.

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“Materia Poetica is engagingly instructive, a fun way to grasp the intricacies of homeopathic medicine.”

--Gloria Schwartz, N.D., Naturopathic and Homeopathic physician.

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“The poems are lively fun, unpretentious and full of humor, just like Sylvia.”

--Willa Esterson, C.C.H., homeopathic physician and instructor, Santa Cruz, Calif.,

“Sylvia has managed to include most of the major keynotes of each remedy while the poems read with a lively zest and humor that is thoroughly charming.”

--Nancy Herrick, M.A., P.A., homeopathic physician and co-founder of Hahnemann College of Homeopathy and Hahnemann Clinic.