Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine based on the principle that substances that cause symptoms in healthy people can be used in extreme dilution to treat illnesses that cause similar symptoms. It was developed in the late 1700s by Samuel Hahnemann and works by triggering the body's natural immune response. While homeopathy has few side effects due to extreme dilution removing active ingredients, its efficacy is debated due to a lack of strong scientific evidence and some claims that its effects can be explained by the placebo effect.

1. BY NITHYA LATCHUMY

2. INTRODUCTION
Homeopathy = homois (similar) + pathos
(suffering)
It's based on the principle that substances that
cause symptoms in healthy people can be used
in extreme dilution to treat illnesses that cause
the same symptoms (likes cure like)
Basically homeopathy allows the body to heal
itself by triggering body’s natural immune
response
Eg: caffeine can treat insomnia

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

4. HOMEOPATHY IN MALAYSIA
 Homeopathy in Malaysia was said to be brought here by the
Colonel A.S. Rajah, a British Army Officer who later spread the
new idea to Mr. Burhanuddin Al Helmy
 In 1977 Dr Nik Omar bin Haji Nik Daud, a young professional
who qualified homeopathy at Pakistan Homeopathy Medical
College in 1975 and further his education at London, UK came
back to Malaysia in 1977 and started a first complete
Homeopathic Clinic in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
 On 21 Januari 2001 Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council
was founded
 Practitioners must register with M.P.H.M

5. PRINCIPLE
Balancing vital energy to promote body’s self healing response
 Law of similars
 Substance that cause similar symptoms in healthy person as the
patient can cure the disease
 Theory of infinitesimals (dilution)
 A remedy is prepared by ultra diluting it(potentization) .
Homeopaths believe this method preserves the effects of remedy
despite dilution
 Mother tincture = remedy solved in small amount of water or
alcohol
 Diluted to 12 C dilution ( C = 1:100 ) using water
 There is only 60 % chance that one single molecule remains
 Succussion
 Remedy is shaken vigorously to retain the properties of mother
tincture
 Banged few times against a solid object ( believed to transfer
essence and energy)

6. Grafting
 Unmedicated pills or sugar pills are dipped in the remedy and dried. The
essence is now transferred to the pill
 A pill with essence of remedy allowed to come in contact with other sugar
pills whereby other pills also acquire the essence
Often the mother tincture is diluted over the 12 C dilution. Hence there is no
molecule of the actual substance remains( only water)
But homeopaths claim that the energy is transferred from the mother tincture in
every dilution

8. A homeopathic remedy prepared from marsh
tea. The "15C" dilution shown here exceeds
the Avogadro constant so contains no trace
of the original herb.

9. HERBS
ROSEMAR
THUJA Y
GARLIC VALERIAN

10. BENEFITS
 Easy to administer
 No or minimal side effects as the
remedy contains no toxic substance
 Effective as it triggers natural healing
process
 Cheap compared to conventional
medicine

11. SIDE EFFECTS
 Minimal to zero side effects
 This is because homeopathy remedies are
ultrahigh-diluted until there is no any active
ingredients
 Some patients may experience ‘healing crisis’
where their condition gets worse before getting
better. This is due to the process of toxin
removal from body
 Some remedies may not be sufficiently diluted
and contain biologically active ingredients.
These ingredients may cause allergies to some
patients

12. TREATMENT SESSION
 CONSULTATION
Patients will be asked about their medical history,
diet, lifestyle, physical and emotional state
 PRESCRIPTION
Suitable remedy will be prescribed
Every remedy is made to suit the patient’s individual
symptoms

13. SCIENTIFIC PROVE
Currently there are no good quality studies
Water memory investigated by French professor
Jacques Benveniste shows that homeopathically treated
water has positive effect on living cells compared to
untreated water
Randomized controlled trial shows homeopathy is no
better than PLACEBO
Homeopathy can cure acute ear infection in children
(International Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology And
Therapeutics)

14. CRITICISM
Merely sympathetic magic
Simply water because no molecules present
Placebo effect ( A substance containing no
medication and prescribed or given to
reinforce a patient's expectation to get well)
Lack of medical evidence
Some homeopaths advice the patients to
avoid taking antibiotics and vaccine

15. NEW FINDINGS
 Efficient in treating depression
 Jonathan Davidson, MD, a professor of psychiatry at
Duke University, conducted a small study of adults
with major depression, social phobia, or panic
disorder. He found that 60% of the patients responded
favorably to homeopathic treatment.

16. REFERENCES
 http://homeopathy-history.blogspot.com
 hpathy.com/...homeopathy/
 www.vaxa.com/homeopathy-definition.cfm
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy
 www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/.../h/homeopathy
 http://www.naturalnews.com
 www.homeopathyhome.com/.../homeofaq.shtml