What is Homeopathy

The word homeopathy is derived from the Greek, meaning “similar suffering.” Homeo = similar, and pathy = suffering. One of the main principles of homeopathy is The Law of Similars or Like Cures Like. This means that the patient is given the similar in the form of the homeopathic remedy to what they are experiencing in their symptoms.

How Homeopathy Works

Homeopathy is about seeing the individual because you’re experiences and symptoms are unique to you. If two people come in with the same label, diagnosis, or symptoms, it is most likely that each person will need a different homeopathic remedy that is similar to them. How your body reacts indicates different solutions, or remedies to treat your ailment.

About 4 years ago, I saw 5 children in my homeopathic practice who had warts. Two of the children were given the same homeopathic remedy, the other 3 children needed different homeopathic remedies. The remedy that was given to each of the 5 children addressed them, how they experienced the warts. Warts are not all the same. There are differences, such as the size of the warts, hardness or softness of them, location, when they started, the emotional state of the child and more. Always in homeopathy, it is finding out about the individual and how they experience what bothers them. Homeopathy is treating the individual, not just the name, label or diagnosis.

They are made from plants, minerals and metals (think of the periodic table), animals, foods, biological substances, imponderables (sunlight, for example) and more. Homeopathic remedies are made in homeopathic pharmacies in a specific way. There are many homeopathic pharmacies all over the world. 

The process in making the homeopathic remedy is the same for whatever substance is being made. It is a potenization process of dilutions and succussions many times of the material original substance. (Succussion is shaken vigorously and hit against a book. Now a machine may be used at the pharmacies.)

There are many different potencies of each homeopathic remedies. As in matching the remedy to the patient, it is also matching the potency to the patient. The Minimum Dose is another principle of homeopathy. It is to give the smallest minimum dose to the person, promoting a gentle healing.  

Homeopathic Remedy Stimulates The Person’s Healing

We want to see the health issue that brought the patient in for homeopathic care to be better, and also that they are feeling better in themselves, able to handle life’s ups and downs better, sleeping better, eating more healthy, taking care of themselves better. Homeopathy addresses the totality of the person, and we want to see that in the healing.

Health is freedom. Illness is limitations.

Read about homeopathic medicines on my blog.