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...]
