Introduction to homeopathy
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In modern medicine, homeopathy
treats the patient as a whole and treats the
person, not just the disease.
Homeopathy
is based on the principle that a substance in large doses produces the symptoms
of a disease, and can be used in minimum doses to relieve the same symptoms.
This is often translated as
"likes cure likes".
Homeopathy
provides
minimal doses of the medicine for treatment.
Homeopathy
treats the person, taking into account his
mental and physical characteristics.
The history of homeopathy
The word "homeopathy" means "suffer the same" and is
based on the principle of "likes cure likes". In other words, a
substance that can cause a range of symptoms in a healthy person, can be given,
to cure a sick person with the same symptoms. To avoid toxic effects,
homeopathic medicines are used in the smallest concentrations of therapeutic
effect. Consequence of this large dilution is that homeopathic medicines are
free from the known side effects of medications.
The
reactions of people against a disease, vary, so different remedies are needed
for individuals with the same pathology. On the other hand, the same
homeopathic medicine can be given for the treatment of many different diseases.
Homeopathy can cure a variety of diseases.
How was homeopathy born?
From the 5th century BC, Hippocrates, father of medicine, knew the homeopathic
approach to a disease and the role of nature as a therapist. Homeopathy as
practiced today, was founded
in the late 18th and early 19th century by the
physician
Samuel Hahnemann. He gave us the following three principles:
1. One ingredient that causes
symptoms in a healthy person can be used to treat the symptoms occurring, in a
sick person.
2. By diluting the remedy, its
healing abilities increase, while the side effects are avoided.
3. Homeopathy treats the person as
a whole, not just the disease.