Western Medicine Homeopathy
Most people have heard of homeopathy and know it is a natural alternative to Western medicine. But many people are not aware of what it entails or how it works. In general, homeopathy is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that uses highly diluted substances to stimulate the body's self-healing processes. Homeopathy was developed in the late 18th century by German physician Samuel Hahnemann. The basis of homeopathy is the law of similars, which states that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person will cure those same symptoms in a sick person. Hahnemann experimented with various substances and doses to determine which would cause the same symptoms as those of the person being treated. The term "homeopathy" comes from the Greek words "homoios" (similar) and "pathos" (suffering or disease). Hahnemann, who originally called his discovery "the law of similars," believed that a small dose of a natural substance that