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Does Homoeopathy Work
Homoeopathy works by gently stimulating a person’s natural healing ability
to resolve illness, fight infection and regain health.
Homoeopathy is a complete system of medicine developed by German physician
and chemist, Dr Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843),
based on the principle of 'like cures like'. Hahnemann
found that many substances, when administered to healthy people, could
produce symptoms similar to those experienced by sick people. He also found
that illnesses could be cured by using small, specially prepared doses of
these substances, to treat people with similar symptoms. For example,
coffee stimulates the nervous system causing sleeplessness. A homoeopathic
dose of coffee can cure a patient troubled with unusual mental activity and
sleeplessness.
In the
last 200 years the clinical effectiveness of homoeopathy has been clearly
demonstrated and today homoeopathy is used worldwide. It is used in the
treatment of chronic illness, acute conditions and minor accidents requiring
first aid. |
