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Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of "like cures like", according to which a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people will cure similar symptoms in sick people.

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An aggravation is the temporary appearance of new symptoms, or a temporary intensification of existing symptoms, following a dose of a homeopathic remedy. Aggravations are harmless, usually mild, ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Medicine

An antidote is a substance, or a remedy, that counteracts the effect of a homeopathic remedy. High temperatures are thought to antidote remedies. Mint is said to be an antidote of Natrum muriaticum. ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Medicine

A unique concept of homoeopathic philosophy is the theory of vital force. Vital force is the concept which accepts the existence of a spirit like energy that drives the living body both in health and ...

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Proving is the most accurate method of ascertaining the action of medicines on human health. Medicines(usually potentized) are administered to healthy people to discover the symptoms they are capable ...

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Potency is the strength of a homeopathic remedy. It is determined by how many times the remedy has been succussed and diluted during preparation. A number and a letter are associated with the remedy ...

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Homeopathic Materia Medica are encyclopedia of materials which may be used to prepare homeopathic medicines. They list the materials along with details of the provings which establish the symptoms ...

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All medicines prepared by potentization start as a solution of established chemical strength. Then, one part of the solution is added to 99 parts of the diluent (water and/or alcohol) and the ...

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