Homoeopathic

Homoeopathy is derived from the greek word Homoios, meaning 'like', homoeopathy is the medical practice of treating like with like; that is to say, treating an illness with a substance that produces the same symptoms as those displayed by the person who is ill.

Current medical opinion takes the view that the symptoms are a direct manifestation of the illness. Homoeopathy, by contrast, sees the symptoms as the body's reaction against the illness as it attempts to overcome it, and seeks to simulate and not suppress this reaction. One of the principles of homoeopathy is that people vary in their response to an illness according to their basic temperament. It follows, therefore, that homoeopath does not automatically prescribe a specific remedy for a specific illness. Instead, he tries to determine the patient's temperaments and responses and so prescribe on a more individual basis. Patients suffering from the same diseases often require different remedies. On the other hand, another group of patients, with different diseases, may all benefit from the same remedy.