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Homeopathy
Homeopathy (also spelled homoeopathy or homœopathy) is a form of
alternative medicine, first proposed by German physician Samuel
Hahnemann in 1796, that attempts to treat patients with heavily diluted
preparations. Based on an ipse dixit axiom formulated by Hahnemann
which he called the "law of similars", preparations which cause certain
symptoms in healthy individuals are given as the treatment for patients
exhibiting similar symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by
serial dilution with shaking by forceful striking, which homeopaths term
"succussion," after each dilution under the assumption that this
increases the effect of the treatment. Homeopaths call this process
"potentization". Dilution often continues until none of the original
substance remains.
Apart from the symptoms of the disease, homeopaths use aspects of
the patient's physical and psychological state in recommending remedies.
Homeopathic reference books known as repertories are then consulted,
and a remedy is selected based on the totality of symptoms.
Homeopathic remedies are, with rare exceptions, considered safe though
homeopathy has been criticized for putting patients at risk due to advice
against conventional medicine such as vaccinations, anti-malarial drugs,
and antibiotics.
alternative medicine, first proposed by German physician Samuel
Hahnemann in 1796, that attempts to treat patients with heavily diluted
preparations. Based on an ipse dixit axiom formulated by Hahnemann
which he called the "law of similars", preparations which cause certain
symptoms in healthy individuals are given as the treatment for patients
exhibiting similar symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by
serial dilution with shaking by forceful striking, which homeopaths term
"succussion," after each dilution under the assumption that this
increases the effect of the treatment. Homeopaths call this process
"potentization". Dilution often continues until none of the original
substance remains.
Apart from the symptoms of the disease, homeopaths use aspects of
the patient's physical and psychological state in recommending remedies.
Homeopathic reference books known as repertories are then consulted,
and a remedy is selected based on the totality of symptoms.
Homeopathic remedies are, with rare exceptions, considered safe though
homeopathy has been criticized for putting patients at risk due to advice
against conventional medicine such as vaccinations, anti-malarial drugs,
and antibiotics.
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