What is Homoeopathy?

<p>Homeopathy is a distinct, comprehensive and deep healing system originally developed by Samuel Hahnemann about 200 years ago. It uses small doses of specially prepared (“potentized”)remedies to set the body’s systems back in order and stimulate a person’s own energies toward anatural healing process. It is entirely distinct in both theory and in practice from other healing systems - most notably from ordinary or main-stream (“allopathic”) medicine, but also from acupuncture, chiropractics, naturopathy, etc., although some homeopathy often finds its way into these other fields of practice. It is comprehensive in that it deals potentially with all of human ills. It can be used curatively whenever the individual’s basic biological strength (“vital force”) is strong enough to overcome the illness, and palliatively to provide prolongation of life and enhancement of energy and well being when the illness is incurable. It is deep in that it can trigger and guide a healing reaction to even very subtle or severe or allencompassing mental or physical illness - often when other healing systems have failed. Many people discover homeopathy when they have an illness - perhaps chronic arthritis or other pain, or fatigue or depression or just a common cold - which other treatments cannot deal with and which homeopathy dramatically relieves. Homeopathy also has the advantages that it is inexpensive (the only expense is the homeopath’s time and training - the remedies themselves cost practically nothing), non-toxic (although “side affects” which reflect the body’s own healing processes may occur - such as fever, rash, discharge, etc.) and non-intrusive (the remedies are carried on tiny sugar granules which are dissolved in water or in the mouth, or swallowed).</p>