The four-part article on homeopathy concludes today with a continuation from last time on the topic of homeopathic remedies. In case you missed the other three articles in this series on homeopathy, here are the links to the other articles: A Look at Homeopathy, Part 1 A Look at Homeopathy, Part 2 A Look at Homeopathy, Part 3 Dilution … [Read more...]
A Look at Homeopathy, Part 3
Remedy is a technical term in homeopathy that refers to a substance prepared with a particular procedure and intended for treating patients. Homeopathic practitioners rely on two types of reference when prescribing remedies: Materia medica and repertories. A homeopathic Materia medica is a collection of "drug pictures", organised alphabetically by remedy, that describes the symptom patterns associated with individual … [Read more...]
A Look at Homeopathy, Part 2
In the previous article, A Look at Homeopathy, Part 1, I looked at how this very sophisticated form of medicine got its beginnings. Based on the ideas of the Renaissance physician Paracelsus, it was developed and made into a system of medicine by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, at the end of the 18th century. Hahnemann observed from his … [Read more...]
A Look at Homeopathy, Part 1
The series on the Roots of Medicine continues with a look at homeopathy. I've been writing about the great systems of medicine over the last few weeks, and during that time have written about Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Tibetan Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Homeopathy is also a great system of medicine, but it differs from … [Read more...]
A Look at Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part 2
In the last article, A Look at Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part 1, I gave a brief overview of Chinese Medicine and then discussed its Taoist roots. Today I will continue with the discussion. I finished the last article by saying that all aspects of Chinese culture, and especially the arts and sciences, are meant to be reflections of the … [Read more...]
A Look at Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part 1
During this series on the Roots of Medicine, having looked at Traditional Tibetan Medicine with the last article, and the time before having looked at Ayurvedic Medicine, today I turn my sights on another ancient system of medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine. Chinese Medicine, like Tibetan and Ayurvedic Medicine, is a highly … [Read more...]
A Look at Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Part 2
Note: This material is based on the work of Dr. Eliot Tokar (Tibetanmedicine.com)
In Part 1 of this 2-part article on Traditional Tibetan Medicine, I discussed the history of this ancient form of medicine.
Today I'll take a look at how it works.
Tibet's culture is deeply … [Read more...]
A Look at Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Part 1
Note: This material is based on the work of Dr. Eliot Tokar (Tibetanmedicine.com)
We are back from our two-week hiatus to continue this series on the Roots of Medicine. The last article before the break was a two-part look at Ayurvedic Medicine.
I continue today with a look at another traditional system of medicine, Traditional Tibetan Medicine.
I had my first in-depth … [Read more...]
Ayurvedic Medicine: The Oldest System of Medicine, Part 2
In the last article on the roots of healing, I discussed how over the eons, the art and science of healing, as it becomes ingrained in a society's way of being, becomes more systematized and formalized. One such system, and the oldest system of medicine on the planet, is Ayurvedic Medicine. In the last article, Ayurvedic Medicine: The … [Read more...]
Ayurvedic Medicine: The Oldest System of Medicine, Part 1
I've been writing about the roots of healing in this series, and in the last article I discussed sound healing. I said how sound healing is one of the oldest forms of healing known to humankind. Now I will expand beyond discussing healing approaches and begin to discuss various systems of medicine. As medicine begins to be part of a society's way … [Read more...]
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