What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is an alternative system of medicine based on the law of similimum, meaning, “like cure likes” It was discovered by Dr Samuel Hanemann who himself was an allopathic practitioner. This is rapid, gentle and effective method of treatment. Homeopathy treats a person as a whole by stimulating the body’s own healing ability. It believes in an individualization approach, where medicines are selected on the basis of the patient as a person in whole.
Homeopathy is the second largest system of treatment in the world. As it has no side effects, and is easily palatable, people from any age group can take this medicine easily Around 200 millions of people in the world like this treatment. In India around 100 million people like to be treated by this system of treatment.
How Homeopathy Works?
Homeopathy works on an individualistic approach. The concept of disease in Homeopathy is that the individual organ is not the cause of any diseases , but it is because of total affection of mind and body , disturbance at genetic level and immune system. Merely treating superficial symptoms will only help to subside symptoms temporarily. Homeopathy believes in increasing our body’s healing power and improves overall health. Homeopathy works on Holistic, Totalistic and Individualistic approach
Homeopathy is very effective in acute as well as chronic cases.
What are the Sources from which Homeopathic medicines are extracted?
Generally Homeopathic medicines are extracted from many natural sources. Medicines are prepared from animal kingdom like from vegetable kingdom, animal kingdom, chemicals and minerals, and even microbes and bacteria. They are prepared by method of potentization , where the original substance is present in very minimal amounts. By this method vital power of the substance is aroused and is used for curing diseases.