Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a branch of Natural or alternative medicine, pioneered in the 1790s by a German physician called Samuel Hahnemann. It adheres to the principles of the law of similars.

As well as being an effective treatment for a plethora of physical complaints, Homeopathy can be an excellent mode of treatment for many non-physical complaints such as anxiety, hyperactivity, anger, behavioural issues, depression and more. Homeopathy is considered to be a safe medicine.

Homeopathy is described as a 200 year old therapeutic system that uses small doses of various substances to stimulate autoregulatory and self-healing processes. Homeopathy selects substances by matching a patient's symptoms produced by these substances in healthy individuals. Medicines are prepared by serial dilution and shaking which proponents claim imprints information into water. Some data both from randomised controlled trials and laboratory research show effects from Homeopathic remedies that contradict the contemporary rational basis of medicine.