Essence means: The most important ingredient; with indispensable properties: the crucial element. This new book ?Essence? contains an extract that has the fundamental properties of materia medica in concentrated form. Dr. Pravin Jain, author of best-selling book Essentials of pediatrics, has gone a step further in describing the pediatric material medica. He has for the first time, described the remedies according to different age group ? Infant, Toddlers and Preschool, so that it becomes easier to pin point the symptoms while you search for the right similimum. For the first time, any author has taken pains to clearly identify the thermals, thirst and sides of every remedy. This is a great USP of this book. Dr. Pravin has introduced new section sin the book like the keywords ? describing the remedies by a single word, Entry points ? which are quick points making you think of a particular remedy and Rule out points ? symptoms which helps you to rule out a remedy. All these points and a unique layout make this book a must read for all those who want to master pediatric practice