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Homeopathyiscalledanholisticapproachbecauseitisamedicalsystem
teachingthatthewholepatientmustbetakenintoconsiderationtoeffectively
treathim/herforwhateverhe/shemaybesufferingfrom.
ThewordHomeopathycomesfromLatin,homeomeaning'same',pathos
meaning'illness.'Itisasystemthathasbeenrecognisedforover250years
nowandisamethodofstimulatingthebodytohealitself.
ThisteachinghasinfactbeenaroundsincethetimeofHippocrates,also
referredtoasthefatherofmedicine,andlived400yearsbeforeChrist.Many
ofHippocratesdiscoveriesarestillbeingpracticedintheworldofmedicine
todayespeciallyintheworldofHomeopathyandBiochemicMedicine.
Hippocratestaughtthatdiseasescamefromnaturalcauses.
Hisknowledgecamefromobservingmanypatientsandcarefullyrecording
theirsymptomsandthewaytheirillnessesdeveloped.Hewouldlookatthe
coloroftheskin,andhowtheeyeslooked.Hewouldlookforfeversandchills.
Hetoldhisstudentstocarefullyobservetheirpatientsandtolearnfromthe
thingstheyhadobserved.Hesaidthatthehumanbodycouldhealitselfand
couldreturnitselftogoodhealth.
Thus,inrealterms,thissystemofmedicineweknowasHomeopathyhasin
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actualfactbeenaroundforover2,400years,it'snothingnew,butitisnow
morehighlyrefinedandadjustedtofitintotheillnessesanddiseasesofthe
21stcentury.
Treatmentinhomeopathyhasbothascientificandholisticapproach.One
hastoconsidereverythingthatcanpossiblyinfluencetheindividual,for
example:
Detailedfamilyhistoryofillnessesandotherinfluences,pastpersonal
historyoftheindividual.Thecausativefactorsbadreactionsto
vaccinationsandotherillnesses,neverbeenwellsince.General
historyofdiseaseasinmedicalpracticeanddiagnosesafterproper
investigations.

Homeopathichistoryofindividualsandindividualvariationsofpersons
mental,generalandlocal,todeterminetheconstitutionofthe
individual.

HistoryandDevelopmentofHomeopathy
In1789,ayoungphysicianinEuropenamedDr.SamuelHahnemannmadea
brilliantmedicaldiscoveryonthepossibilityoftreatingdiseasebywayof
potentisedremedies.Dr.Hahnemanncalledthissystemofmedicine
Homeopathy,andalthoughtheprinciplesdatebacktoHippocratesitwasDr.
Hahnemannwhohasbeencreditedwithorganizingitintoamodernscientific
andmedicalsystem.
Asmentionedearlier,Homeopathyisbasedontheprincipleofthelawof
similarsorliketreatslike.Thelawofsimilarstellsusthatanyharmful
substanceinitscrude/pureformthatiscapableofinducingvaryingsymptoms
orconditionuponahealthypatientwill,ifdilutedtoaninfinitesimal/minute
dose,bringaboutacureforthosesymptomsinduced,thusreversingits
propertiesfromitbeingaharmfulsubstancetoacurativeandhealing
substance.
Ifyouwantedtounderstandthisvisually,takeacolourphotographagainsta
negativeofthatsameimage.Thecolourphotographwouldhaveallitsdetail
withouttarnishandlookpleasingtotheeye.Thenegativecontainsonlythe
reverseofthatimagesothatitcanbereproducedbacktoitsoriginalglory.
TheHomeopathicprincipleisthesame.
TheHomeopathicremediescanbetakentobethenegativeimagesofthe
original,thusremovingtheharmfultoxicityorsideeffectsbutproviding
enoughinformationtobeabletorestoretheindividual'shealththroughthe
lawofsimilars.
Letmegiveyouanotherexampletoexplainthisbetter.Wehaveascenario

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whereachildingestscertainpoisons.Inthiscaseonemayadministersyrup
ofipecactoinducevomitingfromaconventionalrouteofmedicine.
Why?WellIpecacisderivedfromtherootofaSouthAmericanplantcalled
Ipecacuanha.Thename,inthenativelanguage,means"theplantbytheroad
whichmakesyouthrowup."
Eatingtheplantthuscausesvomiting.
However,fromaHomeopathicsystemofmedicine,Ipecacbecauseit
inducesvomitinginahealthypatientgivenincasesofincessantmorning
sicknesswithnauseawouldallaythesimilarsuffering.
InDr.Hahnemann'stime,provingswerecarriedouttoascertaintheinducing
effectofcertainremediesasweknowthemtoday.
Thusforexamplelet'stakealookatAtropaBelladonnaordeadly
nightshade.Iftakeninpureformsymptomsarecharacterisedbyredness
andheat.Thefeverishigh,thefaceisred,thepulsecanbeseenintheveins
oftheneck.
GiveninaHomeopathicdilution,Belladonnacanthusbeusedforthe
treatmentofanyoftheabove,suchsymptomsbeingcausedbyfever,teething
ofinfantsoranallergicresponse.
Dr.HahnemanndescribedthisprinciplebyusingaLatinphrase:Similia
SimilibusCurentur,whichtranslates:"Letlikescurelikes."Thescienceof
homeopathydiffersfromthatofconventionalmedicinebecauseitstimulates
thebodytorecoveritself.Theremediesgivenarethusstimulants.
AnotherwayoflookingatitistoclassHomeopathyasacatalysttohealth
restoration.Homeopathydoesnotbelieveinsuppressionofthediseasein
anyformwhatsoever.
Itisimportanttonoteherethat60%ofHomeopathicmedicineisderivedfrom
naturalplantsources,theremainder40%beingfrommineral,animaland
biologicalmatter.Homeopathyhasbeenwidelyusedthroughouttheworldfor
morethan200years.
In2000,theHouseofLords'SelectCommitteeonScience&Technologycited
homeopathyasoneofthefiveGroupOnetherapies,having"anindividual
diagnosticapproach"alongwithosteopathy,chiropractic,herbalmedicine
andacupuncture.Homeopathycanbesafelyusedalongsideconventional
medicines.
Homeopathicmedicineisunique,potentisedenergymedicine,
drawnfromtheplant,mineralandanimalworlds.Theyare
dilutedtosuchadegreethatnotonemoleculeoftheoriginal
substancecanbedetected(afterthe12cpotency,or24x
potency,pasttheAvogadrolawbasedonAmedeoAvogadro
17761856).Inessenceallthatisleftistheblueprintofthe
substancethatthuspromoteshealing,safelyand100%freeof
sideeffects.
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Improvesqualityoflifeand
lifeexpectancyandrestricts
CAgrowth

PreparationofHomeopathicMedicine
TheprocessofmakingHomeopathicremediesisverydistinct.
Homeopathicmedicinesareclassifiedaspotencieswitheitheradecimalor
centesimalextension.ForexampleCalcPhos6xisaHomeopathicdilutionof
CalciumPhosphatetoapotencyof6x,adecimalpotency.
CalcPhos6cisaHomeopathicdilutionofCalciumPhosphatetoapotencyof
6c,acentesimalpotency.
Forremediesderivedfromsolublesubstances,suchasanimalorplant
extracts,therawmaterialisdissolvedinanalcohol/watermixturethat
containsapproximately90%purealcoholand10%distilledwater(ratiomay
varydependingonsubstance)thismixtureislefttostandfor24weeks,
shakenoccasionallyandthenstrainedthroughapress.Theresultingliquidis
knownasthemothertincture.
Soforexample,thiswouldbehowtheHomeopathicmothertincturesof
CraetegusandSyzgiumareprepared.
Insolublesubstancessuchasgold,calciumcarbonateandgraphite,mustfirst
bemadesolublebyaprocessknownastrituration,inwhichtheyareground
continuallyuntiltheybecomesolublesubstances.Thesearethengiventhe
sameprocessasaboveofdissolvinginamixtureofalcoholandwater.
Toproducedifferentremedypotencies,themothertinctureisdilutedinan
alcohol/watermixtureaccordingtothetwoscales,andasmentioned,the
decimal(x)andthecentesimal(c).Inthedecimalscalethedilutionfactoris
1:10andinthecentesimalitis1:100.
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Itisimportanttopointoutherethatbetweeneverystageofdilutionthediluted
tinctureissuccussed(shakenvigorously).Onecanrefertothisasactive
agitation.
Activeagitation,orsuccussion,thekeytopotency,isasystemofspecialized
agitationduringtheproductionprocessandassuchisaspecialpartofthe
manufactureofhomeopathicmedicine
Inallopathicmedicine,whenprescribingadrug,oftentheprincipleisbased
onthebiggerthedosethegreaterthetherapeuticeffect.
Homeopathicprescribingadoptstheopposingview:thesmallerthedrug
dose,themorepotentitseffect.
Itisthoughtthattheprocessofsuccessionexcitestheelectronsoftheactive
ingredient,allowingthemoleculesto,ineffect,"rubshoulders"withthe
moleculesofthebasesolution,whichiswaterandalcohol.
Inthiswayanexchangeofmolecularinformationoccurssothattheentire
mixturebecomespotentiatedwiththestrengthandabilitiesoftheoriginal
activeingredient.Thisprocessismadepossiblebytheelectromagnetic
propertiesofhomeopathy.
Homeopathyhasawideapplication,fromacutefevers,sorethroatsand
toothache,tochronicillnessessuchasarthritis,eczema,asthma,anxiety,mild
depressionandchronicfatiguesyndromeandmore.Therehasbeensome
verygoodresearchevidencetosupportthis.
Somepeopleask,shouldIkeepseeingmyGP?Wellofcoursetheansweris
yes.ItisrecommendthatyoushouldmaintainyourrelationshipwithyourGP
whowillbeabletoarrangeanytestsorXraysyoumayneed.Homeopathy
hasanalternativephilosophybutbyworkinginthiswaywithyourGPthetwo
systemsofhealthcarecanprovideacomplementaryservice,anda
COMPLETErecovery.
Althoughhomeopathyandherbology(herbalremedies)areoftenconfused
witheachother,theyareactuallyquitedistinctfromeachother.Although
someherbsareusedinthepreparationofhomeopathicremediesthe
mechanismsbywhichtheyaremeanttoworkaredifferent.Infact,theyare
theoppositeofeachother.
Thefactthatmanycompaniesprovidebothherbalandhomeopathicremedies
underthesamebrandnameonlyaddstothisconfusion.
Herbalmedicine,sometimesreferredtoasHerbalism,Botanicalmedicineor
Herbology,istheuseofplantsinawidevarietyofformsfortheirtherapeutic
value.Herbplantsproduceandcontainavarietyofchemicalcompoundsthat
actuponthebodyandareusedtopreventortreatdiseaseorpromotehealth
andwellbeing.
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Humans,andevenNeanderthals,haveusedplantstotreattheirailmentsfor
atleasttensofthousandsofyearsmostlikelyevenlongerthanthat.
ThefirstwrittenaccountsoftheuseofherbsinmedicationoriginateinChina,
althoughallothercivilisationsfromtheancientworldwereusingplantsas
naturalremediesfortheirailments.Westernherbalmedicinedatesbackto
ancientGreeceanditsfamousdoctorslikeHippocratesandGalen.
The15thto17thcenturieswerethemostpopulartimeforherbalismin
Europe.Herbalremediesarestillrelativelypopulartoday,mainlyduetothe
factthattheyareregardedasharmlessbecausetheyarenatural.
HerbalMedicine
Asherbaltreatmentshavebeenaroundforsolong,andinsomanycultures,
therearenumerouswaysthattheyarebelievedtowork.Manyexplanations
lieinthemysticalthinkingofancientcultures.Somebelievethatthe
appearanceoftheplantgivesanindicationofwhatitcanbeusedtotreatthis
physicalresemblancebetweentheplantandthebodyparttobecuredis
knownasthe"'DoctrineofSignatures"aheartshapedplantwouldbeusedto
treatheartproblems,forexample.
Fromthemiddleageson,manypractitionershavetriedtoclassifyherbal
remediesbyobservationoftheireffects.Thisisclosertothemodernscientific
approachofgatheringevidence.
Easternherbalmedicinestilladherestothemysticalapproachinitstheories
whilstwesternherbaliststendtouseherbsfortheingredientstheycontain
mixingandmatchingtheminthewaythatconventionalmedicinedoeswith
moderndrugs.
Thethreemainbranchesofherbalmedicineare:
TheWesternherbaltraditionbasedonGreek,Romanandmedievalsources
TheAyurvedictraditionofIndiaChineseherbalmedicine.
Remediesareproducedbyeithertakingthewholeplant,orjustthepartofthe
plantrequiredandoftenmixingitwithotherplants.Theyareusuallyboiledin
wateroralcohol,andmadeinto:herbalteasherbaldecoctionsherbalsyrup
herbaltinctureinfusedoilssalves&ointment/creams.
InClosing
In1815SamuelHahnemannwrote:
"Ourartrequiresnopoliticallever,noworldlydecorationsinordertobecome
something.Itgrowsgradually,atfirstunrecognized,surroundedasitwereby
allmannerofweedswhichluxuriatearoundit,fromaninsignificantacorntoa
sapling,soonitssummitwillovertoptherankweeds.Patience!Itisstriking
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deepitsrootsintotheearth,itisincreasinginstrengthimperceptiblybutallthe
moresurelyandwillinitsowntimegrowintoanoakofGod,whichnolonger
isshakenbystorms,spreadsoutitsbranchesintoallregionsthatsuffering
mankindmaybehealedunderitsbeneficentshade."
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