The Bowel Nosodes
by John Paterson • 1890–1955
The definitive reference on the Bowel Nosodes — Paterson's clinical and theoretical synthesis.
About John Paterson
John Paterson, MD (1890–1955) was a Scottish homeopath and, with his wife Elizabeth Paterson, the leading post-Bach investigator of the bowel nosodes. He practiced in Glasgow and collaborated closely with Edward Bach's original research before extending it over the following three decades.
Paterson's work built on Bach's discovery that certain non-lactose-fermenting bowel flora could be potentized into therapeutic nosodes with distinct clinical pictures related to chronic disease susceptibility.
About The Bowel Nosodes
The Bowel Nosodes brings together Paterson's papers and clinical observations on Morgan, Gaertner, Proteus, Dysentery Co., Sycotic Co., Mutabile, and the other bowel nosodes that Bach first isolated.
Each nosode is given a clinical picture, a list of related polycrests (with the theory that specific bowel flora correspond to the patient's reaction to specific remedies), and therapeutic indications.
This is a specialized materia medica — the only substantial English-language source on the bowel nosodes as a class. For practitioners working with chronic disease, miasmatic prescribing, or the Bach/Paterson method, it is the standard reference.
Best for
- Chronic disease and miasmatic prescribing
- Bowel nosode methodology (Bach / Paterson tradition)
- Cases that fail to respond to standard polychrests
- Study of stool-flora-based nosode therapy
Frequently asked questions
What are the bowel nosodes?
The bowel nosodes are a group of homeopathic remedies prepared from non-lactose-fermenting bowel flora, originally isolated by Edward Bach in the 1920s. Each nosode has a distinct clinical picture and is associated with specific polycrests in the Bach/Paterson system.
Who was John Paterson?
John Paterson, MD (1890–1955) was a Scottish homeopath who, with his wife Elizabeth, carried forward Edward Bach's bowel nosode research for three decades and produced the definitive clinical literature on the group.
Which bowel nosodes does Paterson's book cover?
Morgan (Pure, Gaertner, Pathol.), Gaertner, Proteus, Dysentery Co., Sycotic Co., Mutabile, Faecalis, and related nosodes — the full set in the Bach/Paterson tradition.
Who should read Paterson's Bowel Nosodes?
Practitioners handling chronic cases that fail on standard polycrests, anyone working in the miasmatic or Bach/Paterson tradition, and students of non-classical homeopathic methods.
All remedies in this book
8 remedies — jump to a letter or scroll the list.