HOMEOPATHY - HOW IT WORKS!

HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy is the system of medicine that was founded in the late 1700s by a German Scientist Dr. Samuel Hanhemann.

To begin with , let me tell you how Dr. Hanhemann discovered this system of medicine. It is quiet an interesting story.

Dr Hanhemann was a German Physician, chemist and could speak 7 languages. He would also translate various medical books. So one day while translating a book by CULLEN- he came across a statement which said “CINCHONA BARK PRODUCES MALARIA BECAUSE OF ITS BITTER TASTE” and he thought to himself that there are so many other substances which are more bitter than cinchona bark then why this specific plant, so he decided to try it himself.

He ingested this bark and to his surprise he developed symptoms similar to Malaria. And the same substance in small doses cured his symptoms as well. This is what led to the discovery of homoepathy.

Homeopathy is based on the PRINCIPLE of “SIMILIA SIMILIBUS CURENTER” which means “LIKE CURES LIKE” i.e when a substance is capable of producing a particular disease it is also capable of curing it.

So then Hanhemann spent several years experimenting on himself, his family, friends and group of followers , testing a wide range of natural substances such as plants, minerals, metals etc. Each substance was taken by healthy volunteers who kept a detailed record of their physical, mental and emotional reactions.

And when these similar reactions or symptoms were seen in a diseased individual, the substance also cured them .

Let me give you an example here-

So in the proving of Stramonium ( The plant also known as Datura Stramonium or Jimsonweed) it was seen that the provers would develop fever around 4p.m in the afternoon which would last until midnight.

So when a patient with fever presents with a similar modality – Stramonium in Small Quantities cures the disease.

Thus Homeopathy is a Science Based on Individualisation where every Individual is considered unique and their physical, emotional and psychological aspects are studied in detail and based on that a medicine is prescribed best suited for them  (the like cures like match for them) which not only cures their physical problems but also improves their state of well being. 

It is commonly understood in medicine today that symptoms are not just "something wrong with the body", but rather they represent the efforts of the mind and body to heal itself from a variety of infective agents and stresses. Fever, discharge, pain etc are all ways of the body to heal itself, however it is not always possible to do so. Instead of suppressing these symptoms like modern medicine , homeopathy augments the body's ability to heal itself and thus provides a natural healing which definitely is longer lasting. 

Athough homeopathy has been condemned time and again and claimed to be unscientific or placebo, but the cures it produces day in and day out provides strong evidences to its effectiveness and integrity. It has now been around for more than 200 years and has consistently stood the test of time as it still holds true to all its principles even after all these years.