What Is Homeopathy?
It offers individual and integrated treatment with potentised medicines with the aim of triggering the body's natural system of healing. Homeopathy is the second largest system of medicine in the world today, as recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Like with like
Homeopathy is based on the principle that you can treat ‘like with like’,
that is, a substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can
be used in small amounts to treat those same symptoms. For example,
drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so
according to this principle, when made into a homeopathic medicine, it
could be used to treat people with these symptoms. This concept is
sometimes used in conventional medicine, for example, the stimulant
Ritalin is used to treat patients with ADHD, or small doses of allergens
such as pollen are sometimes used to de-sensitise allergic patients.
However, one major difference with homeopathic medicines is that substances
are used in dilutions which make them non-toxic.
