HOMEOPATHY
The word homeopathy comes from the Greek homoios, meaning "similar," and pathos, meaning "suffering." It literally means "similar suffering." The principles of homeopathy are universal. They were already known in ancient India and were mentioned by Hippocrates and Paracelsus.
However, Samuel Hahnemann (1755 to 1843) fundamentally researched these principles and made them accessible to modern times. He is thus considered the founder of homeopathy.
Hahnemann’s most important basic thesis is the so-called principle of similarity
“Similia Similibus Curentur” – Like cures like.
This means that the disease is cured with remedies that produce symptoms in a healthy person similar to those observed in the sick person. The symptoms of the disease are, so to speak, mirrored by the homeopathic medicine, thereby stimulating the organism to a healing response.
Here is an example:
When we drink coffee, an immediate stimulating effect occurs. We feel more focused and alert. However, since our body always tries to restore balance, a regulatory counter-reaction occurs—in this case, alertness. This means we become tired. If a patient suffers from insomnia, i.e., restlessness and hyperactivity, one can administer the homeopathic remedy Coffea, among others. The body only becomes ill when it can no longer recognize the disruptions in the flow of life and respond appropriately.
Homeopathy can therefore help him to help himself.
Effect and counteraction
Every homeopathic medicine works in two different phases.
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The first phase, also called the initial effect, has an immediate impact on the organism. Usually, a brief worsening of the condition occurs due to the administration of a similar substance.
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In the second phase, known as the after-effect, it's not the medicine itself that takes effect, but the organism itself. The organism responds with a counter-reaction that helps it restore balance.
Homeopathy therefore works with a trick: the organism is triggered into the intended counter-reaction by a largely "simulated" initial effect—induced by the potentized medicine. With the appropriately selected homeopathic remedy, this is already the desired healing reaction.