Fungi (Materia Medica Clinica) - Softcover

Mangialavori, Massimo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542343941 ISBN 13: 9781542343947

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

This second installment of Massimo Mangialavori’s Materia Medica Clinica presents remedies, old and new, from the otherworldly, overlooked kingdom of Fungi. These remedies have enough association to constitute a broad group, while being too disparate to form a homeopathic family. This fascinating menagerie of fourteen remedies is a first attempt to see the commonalities within this mostly unknown territory. Many years ago, Boericke and Allen took steps in this direction, but few have followed since—until now. Like mystical wizards, fungi transform life into death, and the detritus of death into sustenance for life. Some can mysteriously appear overnight, and as quickly disappear. Phallus impudicus can erect its phallic tower in a day, and a puffball can instantly burst from raindrops or a kick from a passerby. Science is currently exploding with new information about these amazing, enigmatic organisms, whose communal intertwining creates vast networks resembling neural pathways. Every year, myriad medical applications are discovered that confirm extraordinary health benefits, a fact Chinese herbalists have known for centuries. Science has detected the psychoactive substances in varieties used by Shamans to help open our eyes to another realm. As remedies, they exhibit all these qualities and more as they begin to fill a curious corner of the homeopathic pantheon.

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About the Author

Dott. Massimo Mangialavori has been practicing Homeopathic Medicine since 1985 and maintains offices in Bologna and Castel del Piano, Tuscany, Italy. He is an internationally renowned homeopath, regularly lecturing in Europe, the United States and Canada, South America, Israel and Japan. Reflected in his seminars and books is Mangialavori’s avid curiosity and love of deep, analytical thought on various subjects including anthropology, natural history, complexity theory, myth, psychology, literature, among others. While in medical school he developed an interest in medical anthropology and traditional healing, joining a group of anthropologists, psychologists, and herbalists in Peru for further study. While there he sought out indigenous healers, eventually encountering a homeopath in Columbia who helped to inspire his current path. Mangialavori’s love of homeopathy reflects his broad range of interests. Exploring the natural history, the traditional use and myths connected with the substances affords deeper understanding of the related homeopathic remedies. Complexity theory helps describe the ‘intricate systems’ of patients, remedies and the natural substances from which remedies are derived. And his remedy descriptions are informed by psychology, particularly psychoanalysis and object relations. Mangialavori divides his time between Bologna and his permaculture olive farm in Tuscany in the shadows of Mount Amiata. The horses that share the Pachamama Farm offer the opportunity for Massimo to quiet his mind as he rides through the rolling hills and valleys. In Modena, he produces an award-winning balsamic vinegar from a battery over 50 years old.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1542343941
• ISBN 13: 9781542343947
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 506
• Editor: Heron Krista, Sobraske John, Wood Betty