Homeopathy is a "treatment" based on the use of highly diluted substances, which practitioners claim can cause the body to heal itself. A 2010 House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report on homeopathy said that homeopathic remedies perform no better than placebos (dummy treatments).Homeopathic medicines are prepared by taking a substance (generally a plant, animal material or a chemical) and diluting that substance in water or alcohol repeatedly, often so that none of the original substance remains in the solution. These highly diluted preparations can be found in several forms, including tablets, liquids and creams.Homeopathic medicines taste sweet in the form of pills and powder, but they taste bitter in a liquid form. You may take liquid medicines with water. Pills and powder may be placed below the tongue for faster action. You may or may not drink water after consuming homeopathic pills or powder.

1. HOMEOPATHY-
SYSTEM OF
MEDICINE
Student Name:- Abhishek Borkar
Class- B- pharm 4th year
Shraddha Institute of Pharmacy Kondala zambre , Washim-
444505

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What is homeopathy ?
• Homeopathy is a unique, natural, holistic system of medicine which
stimulates the body’s healing responses with no known
contraindications or common side effects.
• Homeopathy is an alternative medical practice in which extremely
dilute amounts of certain natural substances are used to treat various
ailments.
• Homeopathy is also known as homeopathic medicine and was
developed in Germany more than 200 years ago

3. HISTORY Homeopathy
began in the late 1700s, developed by a German doctor named Samuel
Hahnemann. Hahnemann was dissatisfied with the often-severe
treatments that were being used and was looking for a more natural
way to treat illnesses He discovered the law of similar after he
consumes cinchona bark extract (used to cure malaria) which produces
the same symptoms as malaria Homeopathy achieved its greatest
popularity in the 19th century. The first homeopathic schools opened in
1830 Eventually homeopathy reached all over Europe, United States
and Asia
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Homeopathic treatments are highly individualized
• There is no uniform prescribing standard for homeopathic practitioners.
• The holistic nature of homeopathy means each person is treated as a unique
individual. Their body, mind, spirit and emotions are all considered in the
management and prevention of disease.
• Taking all these factors into account a homeopath will select the most
appropriate medicine .
• Homeopathic medicine based on the individual’s specific symptoms and
personal level of health to stimulate their own healing ability.

5. Principles of Homeopathy
• Every science has certain fundamental principles which guide the whole
system. Homeopathy as a science of medical treatment has a philosophy
of its own and its therapeutics is based on certain fundamental principles.
• These are:
1. Law of Similia
2. Law of Simplex
3.Law of Minimum Dose
4. The Potentized Remedy

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1.The Law of Similars/ Similia Similibus Curentur
• A substance which can cause symptoms in a healthy person can, in
homeopathy’s non toxic micro doses, stimulate cure in others suffering with
similar symptoms regardless of the cause.
• This fundamental principle is reflected in the name, ‘Homeo’ being Greek
for ‘same’ or ‘similar’ and ‘pathos’ for ‘suffering’, i.e., let like be cured by
like or more commonly, like cures like.
• Similimum is the term for the remedy that best matches a patient’s
symptoms.
• e.g., the honey bee remedy Apis, gives us a powerful remedy for cases
with edema, burning stinging pain, respiratory reactions.

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2. Law of Simplex
• The second principle of homeopathy is The Single Remedy.
• Only one homeopathic remedy is given at any one time. It would be
difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain the action of multiple
homeopathic remedies given all at once.
• The response of the vital force would be unpredictable and
ambiguous.

8. 3.Law of Minimum Dose
• The third principle of homeopathy is The Minimum Dose.
• This refers to the infinitesimal doses of medicine given as well as to the
repetition of dose only when necessary.
• Drugs given to individuals in material doses frequently cause side effects
or adverse reactions.To curtail this problem, the homeopath administers the
smallest possible dose so as to maximize beneficial effects and minimize
side effects.
• Repetition of dose is determined by the individual's response to the
remedy. Unnecessary repetition may lessen the response, even to the
correct remedy. In homeopathy, less is better.
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9. 4. The Potentized Remedy
• The fourth principle of homeopathy is The Potentized Remedy.
• Homeopathic remedies, though made from natural substances such as plants,
minerals, animals, etc., are manufactured unlike any other medicine.
• Through a process of serial dilution a very dilute extract is made. With every
step of dilution the remedy is vigorously shaken-succussed.
• This process of succussion is designed to arouse the dynamic nature of the
medicine
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10. People involved in homeopathy
1. Samuel HAHNEMANN In 1796
created an alternate system of
medicines and called it homeopathy.
2. Born on 10th April, 1755 in Germany
He believed in “Like cures like”
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11. 2. James Tyler Kent
He is known as the forefather of
modern homeopathy. He published a
guidebook on human physical and
mental disease symptoms and
associated remedies.
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12. Other followers included:
1. Constantine Hering
2. Royal s. copeland
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13. DOSAGE FORM
• Most people buy their remedies either as lactose 'milk sugar' tablets or round
pills made from sucrose, which have been impregnated with a solution of
tincture made from the remedy source. They can also be given in powder form
or in tiny granules which are popular for babies who have no teeth to crunch the
tablets.
• Some remedies are available as ointments to rub on the skin
• And some are available as ‘mother’ tinctures....made from the plant or mineral
source.These can be mixed with water to make lotions for bathing, gargling or
rubbing on the skin.
• And some are prepared into liquid potencies for those who are allergic to
lactose or don't want to swallow tablets.
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