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There are 3 “natural laws” that Dr. Hahnemann devised that form the basis of homeopathy:
The theory of homeopathy holds that every symptom induced by a toxic dose of a substance in a healthy person can be cured by a remedy prepared from that same substance—in Hahnemann's own famous words: similia similibus curentur (“let like cure likes”). Two examples of substances used are sodium chloride (a.k.a. table salt), which is not terribly toxic and lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake), which is toxic.
The homeopathic concept of disease differs from that of conventional medicine—the root cause of disease is believed to be spiritual rather than physical, and a disease is thought to manifest itself first in emotional symptoms (e.g. craving s, aversion s) and if left untreated gradually progress to mentalThe Scream, the famous painting commonly thought of as depicting the experience of mental illness. A mental illness is a psychiatric disorder that results in a disruption in a person's thinking, feeling, moods, and ability to relate to others. Mental illn, modalThe term modal may refer to: Musical mode Modal logic Mode Modal verbs. and finally physical symptoms. As the disease process is thought to begin long before any physical manifestations appear, it logically follows that bacteria and virusA common alternate meaning of virus is computer virus. Other meanings, as well as a discussion of pluralization, are at plural of virus''. bacteriophage (left center); an animal virus (top right); and a retrovirus (bottom right). Viruses depend on the hoses must be effects, not causes, of disease.
A Materia Medica PuraBelow is a list of the homeopathic that were thought to have efficacy by Samuel Hahnemann and his team. Compare to the list of homeopathic remedies commonly used today. Aconitum napellus Ambra grisea Angustura Argentum Arnica Arsenicum Asarum Aurum Bellad is a listing of symptoms associated with each of a number of substances, produced by " homeopathic provingHomeopathic provings are methods by which homeopaths determine the profile of a homeopathic remedy. They are carried out in a number of ways depending on the type of homeopath carrying out the trial. This can involve anything from following Samuel Hahnema"—i.e., the researcher imbibes a toxic dose of the substance and records all physical, mental, emotional and modal symptoms experienced. A homeopathic repertoryA homeopathic repertory is essentially an index of symptoms arranged in some logical fashion. Each symptom or Rubric has beside it a number of remedies which are known for the symptom. By known, we mean that the symptom has some relationship to the remedy is a listing of remedies by symptom compiled therefrom, used to determine the most appropriate remedy for a given case. Kent'sJames Tyler Kent M. 1849 1916) was an American physician and significant contributor to homeopathic medicine. Kent proved many new remedies not condidered by Hahnemann, pioneered the use of very highly potencized remedies and in 1897 published the reperto Repertory (published 1905) lists about 700 different remedies. Today, nearly 3000 different remedies are used in homeopathy, of which approximately 150 are considered common.
The preparation of homeopathic remedies, known as dynamization or potentiziation, consists of successive dilutions followed by shaking in 10 hard strikes against an elastic body at each dilution stage. The vigorous agitation following each dilution is thought by believers in homeopathy to transfer some of the “spiritual essence” of the substance to the water. The dilution factor at each stage is traditonally 1:10 (D or X potencies) or 1:100 (C potencies), though recently LM potencies (dilution factor 1:50,000 at each stage) have been used by some practitioners.
The choice of potency prescribed depends on how deep-seated a disease is diagnosed to be, 12 being a typical starting point for acute conditions compared to 30 for chronic conditions. The dilution factor is considered much less important than the number of successive dilutions—D potencies are generally preferred in Europe, while C potencies prevail in the United States and India.
See also: List of common homeopathic remedies
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