Homeopathy is a natural holistic medicine founded in the 18th century by Samuel Hahnemann, a german medical doctor.
In homeopathy, symptoms are seen as the bodies attempt to re-establish health. From the patients collective dischord (symptoms), the homeopath finds one remedy that most matches this dischord in its entirety.
Remedies used are natural substances from the earth (plant, animal, mineral). The medicine is specially prepared in minute doses, containing only the energy of the substance that it is taken from. Due to the preparation, there is nothing to cause any side effects or to change the bodies function in any aggressive way.
The remedy is chosen based on its ability in crude form to cause simliar symptoms to the patients current ailment in a healthy person. ('like cures like').
This new energy in the body, although slight, awakens the healing potential of the patient and gentley helps the body to bring itself back into health.
Unlike modern western medicine symptoms are not suppressed. Instead the bodies innate healing power and instinctual wisdom are respected and merely stimulated toward healthy function.
