Homeopathy

     Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the law of similars: “like cures like.” 2,000 years ago Hippocrates wrote that there were two approaches to healing:

• Use of contraries – i.e. laxatives, anti-inflammatories
• Use of similars – homeopathy

     In the 16th century, Dr. Paracelsus, considered the father of chemistry, strongly critized the use of contraries and stressed his belief that “like cures like.” In the late 18th century, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann developed the system of homeopathy that we know and use today. Homeopathy is accepted as an effective form of medicine in many countries throughout the world including Germany, France, Britain, Greece, India and South America.

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