Homeopathy finds its first roots recorded in the writings of Hippocrates (470-400 BC), the "Father of Medicine," who wrote that "Disease is eliminated through remedies able to produce similar symptoms." These ideas were later rediscovered by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) who, through a process of experimental and scientific discovery, largely developed what Homeopathic medicine is today. Dr. Hahnemann was a very famous physician of the dominant school of medicine. He was a successful practitioner, but deep within he was very troubled by the limited amount of useful medical knowledge of his times. He realized that, very ironically, the 'medical science' is not based on any fundamental scientific laws. And the theories on which the medicine of his time was based were vague and hypothetical. And the treatment often caused more harm than good. So he left his medical practice and started translation work instead. Homeopathy Birth While translating Cullen's Materia Medica, he decided to probe into the action of Cinchona bark, which was known to have curative power in malarial fevers. To do this, for several days he took some extract of Cinchona bark himself. To his utter surprise, he soon developed symptoms similar to those of malaria including sweating, shivering and weakness. This was a revelation to him and it was this experience that led him to form the Law of Similars. To test this idea further, he did similar experiments with various substances on himself and others and found all his experiments confirming the idea that a substance capable of creating symptoms in a healthy person can also potentially cure those symptoms in someone who is sick. He concluded that this is a general law and called it 'Similia Similibus Curantur', i.e.; 'Like Cures Like' - the fundamental principle on which Homeopathy is based. This law has been confirmed by thousands since then. Dr. Hahnemann further developed this knowledge, proved hundreds of new medicines, developed methods of their preparation and administration and gave many guidelines regarding health and disease, thus giving birth to a complete and new system of medicine.
1.HOMEOPATHY --- AN INTRODUCTION
Homeopathy is an alternate system of medicine which originated in Europe over two centuries ago. Its practice, acceptance and popularity has soared heights since then, also owing to the dissatisfaction of conventional drug treatment among masses due to the various side effects, limitations and gradual build up of resistance to various drugs in the conventional treatment.
Homeopathy has recently been gaining increased attention and wide acceptance throughout world and also Indian government promotes several Homeopathic treatments as first line of preventive defense and treatment, as it represents real medical ecology, being based on purely simple, natural and universal laws.
It is non-toxic and when properly administered does no harm to the body. It is a non-invasive treatment and works to stimulate the body’s own healing powers thus ensuring effective, safe, permanent cure in most
2. WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY?
Homeopathy is a scientific system of medicine discovered in 1976 by Dr.Samuel Hahnemann, a German M.D physician who was disillusioned with the techniques devised by the doctors of his time. He founded this system on the stated natural and universal principle of ‘like cures like’, or ‘what can cause can cure’ also known as “Similia similibus curantur”.
Thus Homeopathy treats illness with a natural substance which, when taken by a healthy person produces symptoms similar to those experienced by the person who is ill.
3. HOLISTIC APPROACH.
Homeopathy aims to treat each particular sick individual holistically. Homeopathy considers the Man as a whole, not just the individual parts or organs being sick or healthy. Health and sickness are the terms which represent the Man as a whole. It emphasizes the necessity of looking at the whole person- the body, mind, emotions and environment around him rather than at an isolated function or organ alone.
4. INDIVIDUAL APPROACH.
Homeopathy believes that each person reacts differently to same stimulus, this is called individualization, which is a unique feature of Homeopathy.
In Allopathy two persons suffering from the same disease may be treated with the same medicine. However a homeopathic physician does not label a patient by the disease condition only but considers a prescription based on the totality of mental, emotional and physical characteristics of the patient, thereby individualizing each and every case.
5. WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY CONSULTATION AND CASE TAKING?
The aim of Homeopathic consultation is to individualize each patient. Homeopathy aims to treat each particular sick individual holistically. In order to understand the sick man as a whole , we need to understand about his will, intellect, morals, emotions, stressful events in life and his reaction to them, probable causative factors of disease ( mental or physical) , his physical reactions to environment around and of course exact details of disease itself. So during a homeopathic consultation all this information is required to understand the complete picture of disease and find an exact medicine.
6. MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT HOMEOPATHY.
It is a myth that homeopathy is slow to act. In acute ailments like fever, diarrhea, acute infections etc, it acts as fast as conventional medicines, sometimes even faster. In chronic cases like diabetes, parkinsonism, psoriasis etc , it may require sometime to eradicate the disease completely from the body and make the body free from any medicines instead of conventional treatments which gives instant relief but the medicine has to be taken life long.
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