principles of Homeopathy.

2. HOMEOPATHY
Homois = like (similar); pathos = treatment
• 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 was developed in Germany more than 200 years ago.
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3. • 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.
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4. • Homoeopathy is a specialized system of therapeutics, developed by Dr Samuel
Christian Friedrich Hahnemann (1755–1843), a German physician, chemist and a
pharmacist, based on natural law of healing: Similia Similibus Curantur, which means
‘Likes are cured by likes’.
• Homeopathy first reached the Indian subcontinent in 1810, during founder
Hahnemann’s lifetime, and gained an early footing with amateur use by civilians,
missionaries, and the military.
• 1851 saw the first indigenous hospital and dispensary established in Calcutta.
• In 1973, the Indian government recognised homeopathy as a national system of
medicine and since then has largely funded it’s training and distribution.
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5. Its therapeutics is based on certain fundamental principles. These are:
1. Law of Similia
2. Law of Simplex
3. Law of Minimum
4. Doctrine of Drug Proving
5. Theory of Chronic Disease
6. Theory of Vital Force
7. Doctrine of Drug-Dynamisation
Principles of Homeopathy
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6. 1. Law of Similia
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7. 2. Law of Simplex
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8. 3. Law of Minimum
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9. 4. Doctrine of Drug Proving
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10. 5. Theory of Chronic Disease
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12. 6. Theory of Vital Force
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13. 7. Doctrine of Drug-Dynamisation
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14. Trituration – in case of insoluble substances
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15. Succussion – in case of soluble substances
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16. • Collection of detailed case history and medical history.
• Investigation of symptoms, location, sensation, etc.
• Build up a symptoms picture of the patient.
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17. • Homeopathy system used drugs in the form of mother tincture, small pills and powders.
• Preparation of doses involved three processes, they are trituration, succession and serial
dilution.
• Potentiation is a physical process denoted by 'C. Three scales are used; they are decimal,
centesimal and millesimal.
• Sources of Homeopathy medicine:
❖Plants: various plants, fungi etc.
❖Animals: secretions, saliva, etc. Minerals and chemicals: toxic metals, inorganic salts etc.
❖Serum: protoplasm of animals, hormones etc.
❖Vaccines, bacterial and viral products etc.
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