Homoeopathy

Homeopathy is a system of medicine founded by Samuel Hahnemann, who established its fundamental principles as both a science and an art. He is regarded as the Father of Experimental Pharmacology because he was the first physician to prepare medicines in a specialized way and tested them on healthy human beings. This process, known as “proving,” allowed him to understand how medicines acted to cure diseases.

Homeopathy is defined as a therapeutic method based on symptom similarity. It operates on the principle of SIMILIA SIMILIBUS CURENTER, meaning “let like be cured by like.” This principle emphasizes that substances capable of causing symptoms in a healthy individual can be used in diluted forms to treat similar symptoms in a sick person.

While homeopathy differs fundamentally from other systems of medicine in its doctrine and pharmaceutical preparations, it shares some common approaches in preventive medicine, diagnosis, surgery, dentistry, gynecology, and midwifery. However, it diverges significantly in its post-treatment methods.

Homeopathy aligns with the principles of immunology, as it works on the law of similarity, but its pharmaceutical preparation techniques are unique. The remedies are prepared through a process of repeated dilution and succussion, making them distinct from conventional medicines.

The law of cure in homeopathy is ancient in origin, with references found in Indian philosophy and Hindu manuscripts. It was later recognized by Aristotle and partially applied by Hippocrates, but it was Hahnemann who demonstrated its universal application and developed it into a comprehensive science and art of healing.