Homeopathic Medicine

What is Homeopathy?

It is a system of medicine founded in the early 19th century by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Christian Hahnemann (1775-1843). Classical Homeopathy rests on three principles:

• The law of similars states that the abnormal symptoms in a person’s body is cured by a remedy that creates symptoms similar to those the patient is experiencing. Hence, an important part of the prescription of a homeopathic remedy is a lengthy interview to determine all the symptoms. The homeopathic practitioner then prescribes the remedy that best matches the symptoms.
• The principle of the single remedy states that a single remedy should cover all the symptoms the patient is experiencing: mental, emotional and physical.
• The principle of the minimum dose has two parts. First, the homeopathic practitioner prescribes only a small number of doses of the homeopathic remedy and waits to see what effect the remedy has. Second, the remedy is given in an infinitesimal dose.

View The Research Evidence Base for Homeopathy (PDF).