Homeopathy is a system of medicine which treats diseased individuals on the basis of using medicinal substances capable of producing similar changes in the health of a person as that of the diseased person. Literally speaking “Homoeos” means “similar” and “pathos” means “suffering”.
Samuel Hahnemann was the founder of Homeopathy. He established the fundamental principles of the science and art of Homeopathy. He is called the Father of Experimental Pharmacology because he was the first physician to prepare medicines in a specialized way; proving them on healthy human beings, to determine how the medicines acted to cure diseases. Before Hahnemann, medicines were given on speculative indications, mainly on the basis of authority without experimental verification.
Homeopathic medicines prove effective for a vast majority of diseases which affect the body, including skin diseases, arthritic ailments (Rheumatic Arthritis), diabetes, especially those which are of a long standing nature and have no definitive treatment in other systems of medicines. Homeopathy is also useful for those diseases which come up suddenly and do not last for a long time, for example fever, cold, loose motions, stomach ache, vomiting, etc.
Yes, homeopathic medicines benefit people from all age groups.
No, homeopathic medicines do not cause any side-effects. Homeopathy is a natural, safe as well as effective method of healing.
Homeopathic medicines are very sensitive and should be kept away from sunlight and strong odors. Always keep the medicine bottle tightly closed and store it at room temperature.
Depending on their ailment, some patients are asked to avoid certain food types. For medicinal treatment, food types like raw onions, raw garlic, coffee should be avoided as they have a strong odour which may hinder the effect of Homeopathic medicine whose action begins from tongue.
Homeopathy deals with the root cause of the disease. Instead of suppressing the symptoms it tries to remove the root cause of the disease, so that the person gets completely cured of the disease.