About homeopathy
The following is taken from the website of the Society of Homeopaths.
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating the individual with
highly diluted substances, given mainly in tablet form, with the aim of triggering
the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their specific symptoms,
a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient.
Like with like
Homeopathy is based on the principle that you can treat ‘like with like’,
that is, a substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can be
used in small amounts to treat those same symptoms. For example, drinking too
much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so according to this principle,
when made into the homeopathic remedy Coffea, it could be used to treat people
with these symptoms. This concept is sometimes used in conventional medicine,
for example, the stimulant Ritalin is used to treat patients with ADHD, or small
doses of allergens such as pollen are sometimes used to de-sensitise allergic
patients. However, one major difference with homeopathic medicines is that substances
are used in ultra high dilutions, which makes them non-toxic.
To find out more about the science and origins of homeopathy visit www.homeopathy-soh.org
and click on About Homeopathy.