Homoeopathy simply means ‘like cures like’. In other words, if a substance in tests or toxic over-dose is capable of producing certain symptoms in a healthy person then in a carefully prepared smaller dose it is possible to cure these similar symptoms in a sick person. Every human being has their own unique pattern of thoughts, feelings and sensations which we call the ‘patients symptom picture’. The art and science of homoeopathy is to encourage each patient to express their own uniqueness and then match their ‘symptom picture’ to a tested substance in nature which has a similar pattern of symptoms. After a process of dilution and succussion of the raw ‘material’ only the essence of the medicine remains in what we call an energetic dose. In a subtle non-toxic dose, the natural medicine can then teach and stimulate the bodys own miraculous healing mechanisms without any great force needing to be applied. Side effects are very rare because the medicine is natural and administered in a very small non-toxic dose.
The founder of homoeopathy, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German Doctor and chemist, said in his book, ‘Organon of Medicine’ C1780, ‘in the healthy condition of man the vital energy rules the body and retains all the parts of the organism in harmonious function so that our healthy reasoning mind can serve the higher purpose of our existence’. I humbly aspire to this level of treatment for all my patients.
Homoeopathy is a gentle, natural system of medicine that can have profoundly beneficial effects on all levels of a patients health when prescribed professionally and holistically.