A modern, state-of-the art relational database Enter data easily from a variety of sources Instantly rearrange and redisplay data in ways useful for prescribing, reference and learning — a process that using any other (even computerized!) method would be both laborious and prohibitively time-consuming.  See below for examples.

Initially, NMD contains  skeletal data on 85 nutrients, together with more than 6 Mb (over 7000 records) of information on food sources for those data.   From there you can: Purchase data directly from Dynamic Array (this option will be available as soon as we have concluded licensing/copyright arrangements:  see News for further information).  And/or you can enter your own data on nutrients from any source: from books and other printed media from other computer programs from the Internet. NMD makes it as easy as it can be to keep abreast of the latest information and to have it immediately available in whatever format you choose.

So, NMD provides you with the tools to build your own fully expandable Materia Medica database for nutrients from your preferred sources, and update it easily at your convenience. Then instantly re-organise and display your data in any way to meet your current needs. provides you with the tools to build your own fully expandable Materia Medica database for nutrients from your preferred sources, and update it easily at your convenience. Then instantly re-organise and display your data in any way to meet your current needs. 

2.  Data Entry

	you control the sources from which you build your database.
	for most fields in the database, you can choose either or both of two data entry methods: in lists or in free-text formats  (For a complete list of the fields available for data entry, see Fields.  To view a full-sized picture of the data entry form in NMD for  nutrients, click on the thumbnail below.)
	when you've entered data for a herb or nutrient, a single button-click will copy all the information to a new record:  all you have to do is provide the name of the new nutrient and then make any necessary modifications.  A great time-saver when entering data on related  nutrients!

List-wise data entry:

Lets you enter abbreviated data on the qualities of nutrients in a way that is convenient for quick-and-easy reference.

The use of lookup lists makes data entry both fast and dramatically reduces the possibility of typing errors. Just press the Insert key whilst in one of NMD's data grids and then enter the first two or three characters of the entry you wish to make: the lookup list appears, and you’ve a 90% chance that the item you’re looking for is already highlighted! Having found the lookup item, just press Enter and the entry is pasted into the grid.  Click on the thumbnail below to view a full-sized picture of one of one of one of NMD's grids with its lookup list activated's grids with its lookup list activated NMD's grids with its lookup list activated.

	If the item is not in the lookup list, finish typing it and press Enter: NMD will capitalize the first letter if you haven’t already done so and then not only add it to the records in the grid, but to the lookup list as well!
	If you make a typing error whilst entering a lookup list item, you can correct it using NMD's Setup and Maintenance form. Having done so, NMD will offer to automatically search all your grids and replace any incorrect entries!
	You can also rate (or rank) the nutrients most appropriate to (a) particular therapeutic applications and (b) functions (c) food sources (d) absorption locations and enhancers (e) forms of availability this information will then be immediately available when viewing the Prescribing Information form: great for instantly finding the best nutrient for the job in hand!

Free-text data entry

In the vast majority of fields, NMD lets you enter qualitative data at whatever level of complexity you desire, using the NMD Rich Text editor. This is, in effect, a sophisticated word processor, the major features of which are:

	Full text-formatting capabilities, including the use of color;
	Search and replace;
	Insert and print graphics (pictures);
	OLE-enabled: if you have relevant data in other applications, create links to them so that when your data changes in NMD, so does the data in those other applications (and/or vice-versa)!
	URL-aware: enter the URL (address) of your favorite web site into the NMD Rich Text editor. Then, when you click on it, your default web browser will be started and you’ll be transported there automatically;
	Spell checking;
	Access and update a list of references you’ve created whilst creating your Materia Medica. The ‘References’ memo can also be linked via OLE to other compatible third-party bibliographic databases
	Activated just by double-clicking a multi-line field or by single-clicking one of the form's buttons.

	The Prescribing Information form contains a main grid that displays information on the qualities of nutrients (with related grids and memo fields)..
	The contents of the main grid is controlled by clicking on radio buttons at the top of the form:  you can choose from therapeutic applications functions food sources preventions early deficiency symptoms deficiency symptoms toxicity symptoms nutrient name
	Having selected the data to display in the main grid, you can: sort its data on any field just by clicking on the buttons that form its column headings;

	search for data in the grid by entering a few characters;
	print a comprehensive report on the selected item;
	view all your primary data on the nutrient with just a couple of button-clicks.