The term homeopathy was coined by the Saxon physician Samuel Hahnemann (17551843) and first published in 1796. Homeopathy is a system of medicine that is based on the Law of Similars. The truth of this law has been verified experimentally and clinically for the last 200 years.
Homeopathy is derived from the Greek words hmoios (similar). It is a system of alternative medicine that treats like with like, using remedies that it is claimed would, in healthy individuals, produce similar symptoms to those it would treat in an ill patient.
Classical homeopathy originated in the 19th century with Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann as an alternative to the standard medical practices of the day, such as phlebotomy or bloodletting. Opening veins to bleed patients, force disease out of the body, and restore the humors to a proper balance was a popular medical practice until the late19th century.
Practitioners believe that the potency of a remedy can be increased by systematically diluting the dosage, along with succession or shaking, to a point where it is unlikely that even a molecule of the original ingredient is present.
Homeopathy is reported to be growing...
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