Preface . . 06
Foreword . . 08
Introduction . . 12

Chapter 1 - Willmar Schwabe: pharmacist and visionary entrepreneur. A man ahead of his age . . 14
Chapter 2 - War on cholera with camphor. Willmar Schwabe's first coup . . 32
Chapter 3 - Schwabe's fight for recognition of his pharmacopoeia. The "Pharmacopoea homoeopathica polyglottica"
Chapter 4 - Willmar Schwabe I as a pioneer of tablet production. "The most suitable medicinal preparation also for travellers"
Chapter 5 - Willmar Schwabe I and "globalisation". From Leipzig into the world . . 44
Chapter 6 - Hametum conquers German medicine chests. "Self-help or morphine injection?" . . 52
Chapter 7 - Willmar Schwabe I and his social involvement. The AOK Leipzig and the Heimstatten Foundation . . 58
Chapter 8 - "Immense achievements without publicity". How Willmar Schwabe II set the course for the future . . 64
Chapter 9 - The Paunsdorf production facility. Ideal prerequisites for the company's continued upturn . . 74
Chapter 10 - From the printed word to the moving image. "Armoury in our struggle" . . 80
Chapter 11 - Schwabe's guest appearance in the realm of cosmetics. Cutisia for him and her . . 84
Chapter 12 - Wiltmar Schwabe II and colloid chemistry.  Smaller particles for a greater effect . . 88
Chapter 13 - From romantic collection in the wild to the cultivation of medicinal plants. The gradual discarding of old ways and gaining of new insights . . 92
Chapter 14 - The Schwabe company's direct and circuitous route towards phytotherapy. From Plantrits to Crataegutt . . 98
Chapter 15 - Two unequal brothers serving one company. Willmar Schwabe III and Wolfgang Schwabe . . 102
Chapter 16 - The Schwabe company in the Third Reich . . 116
Chapter 17 - A new start in Karlsruhe. 100 and 20 years and "fortune's favour" . . 124
Chapter 18 - How Crataegutt® became a successful phytopharmaceutical. Prudent advice and a daring border crosser
Chapter 19 - Tebonin. "In all objectivity a moment of glory" . . 148
Chapter 20 - New impulses from the fourth generation. Klaus-Peter and Wolf-Dietrich Schwabe . . 174
Chapter 21 - From Karlsruhe into the world. The internationalisation of the Schwabe Group . . 202
Chapter 22 - The story of Spitzner, Pinimenthol and Lasea. Salvation from the neighbouring town . . 224
Chapter 23 - Umckaloabo. Success story of a "hidden champion" . . 232
Chapter 24 - Schwabe in the 21st century. Dirk Reischig and Olaf Schwabe . . 244
Chapter 25 - An outlook into the future. The fifth generation is taking the helm . . 254

Historic timeline . . 260
Glossary . . 266
List of active companies in the Dr Willmar Schwabe Group . . 275
Footnotes . . 276
Picture credits . . 289
Index of names . . 292