Homeopathy is a scientific system of health care which activates the body’s own healing processes in
order to cure dis-ease naturally, gently and promptly. Homeopathy is a natural pharmaceutical science
that uses very small or infinitesimal doses of substances from the plant, mineral, or animal kingdoms to
activate the body’s nervous system to initiate the healing response. The word homeopathy is derived
from the Greek “homoios” meaning similar and “pathos” meaning suffering.
The science of homeopathy was founded in the early 1800’s by the German physician and chemist Dr.
Samuel Hahnemann, while doing research into the toxicological effects of the medicines of his time. Dr.
Hahnemann discovered that a specific dilution of a substance would remove the symptoms that
substance was capable of evoking. Through numerous experiments, he advanced the theory that “likes
are cured by likes,” and today it is a verified law of Pharmacology: “The Law of Similars.”
For example, if one drinks too much coffee, the mind races and prevents sleep; the nervous system gets
on edge and trembling may even result. A specifically prepared dilution of coffee will gently and promptly
reverse these types of symptoms. Ipecac in a large dose causes nausea and vomiting. An ill person
suffering from the same or similar symptoms improves after taking a specifically prepared dilution of
ipecac. Another example is the symptoms caused by being exposed to sliced onions. The eyes may
burn and water profusely, and the nose, too, may water and sneezing may occur. These symptoms
produced by sliced onions are very similar to those of hay fever.
As you might expect, one remedy for hay fever is the onion, specifically diluted according to exact
homeopathic principles. You will also see application of the Law of Similars in genetics, physics,
chemistry and immunology. In physics, opposite poles of a magnet attract while similar poles repel. By
placing similar poles next to each other, a weakened magnet will be recharged/regenerated, or restored
by the Law of Similars. A basic principle of solvent chemistry is that a substance will be a solvent to
another substance when it has a similar type of molecular bond. It has to be either similarly polar or
similarly apolar, and then like will dissolve like. Immunology, of course, crudely applies the Law of
Similars to activate antibodyresponses with small doses of a similar substance that will evoke the
allergic symptoms.
HOMEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES focus on the whole person and the body’s own natural defense systems.
Homeopathy recognizes the body’s built-in abilities to heal itself and maintain a healthy vibrant state of
well being. Homeopathy teaches us that the symptoms of a dis-ease represent the body’s own
intelligent way of saying it needs help through the sensory nervous system. We can reinforce the body’s
efforts by administering very small or infinitesimal doses of a substance, which if taken in large
quantities over a period of time would produce the same symptoms as the dis-ease.
THE LAW OF POTENTIZATION refers to the specific dilution procedure of homeopathic formulas.These
specific dilution ratios with succussions or shaking are continued to various levels calledpotencies. The
lesser dilutions are known as low potencies and the greater dilutions are known as high potencies.
Higher potencies act deeper into the nervous system, therefore creating a more potent effect upon the
body’s natural healing responses.
HERING’S LAW OF CURE – The father of American homeopathy, Constantine Hering, M.D., was one of
the first to observe specific ways that the healing process develops. He made three observations of the
true healing process which have been called “Hering’s Law of Cure”:
1) The human body seeks to externalize disease. One of the miraculous functions of the body is to move
dis-ease from more serious internal levels to more superficial, external levels. During the homeopathic
treatment process, a patient treated for an allergy or asthma may, during the curative process, develop a
skin rash. Someone with a deeper mental or emotional condition may commonly notice an
improvement in their mental or emotional condition when physical symptoms occur. Sadly, most
conventional medical treatment would act to control or suppress the physical symptoms as a unique
and unconnected phenomenon, thus possibly reactivating the patient’s original condition. The human
body is closely interconnected mentally, emotionally, and physically, and must be managed in this way.
2) Hering’s second observation is that healing progresses from the top of the body to the bottom. A
person with a skin rash or arthritis over their entire body may notice relief in the upper body before the
lower body. Understanding this law of healing helps the Physician to differentiate a true cure from
temporary relief, suppression, or a placebo response.
3) Hering’s third observation was that healing proceeds in the reverse chronological order of the
appearance of the symptoms. As healing progresses, a patient may sometimes re-experience
symptoms that he or she previously suffered. This may occur when symptoms were conventionally
suppressed or not handled properly.
In the past, many have had difficulty understanding these laws; however, the power of minute quantities
is all too well established in this nuclear age.
WHAT TYPE OF DIS-EASES CAN HOMEOPATHY TREAT?
Homeopathy does not treat dis-eases per se. Homeopathy activates the body’s own healing processes
at both the physical and mental/emotional levels. The range of problems in which homeopathy can be
effectively used is extensive and includes first aid, acute illnesses and all manners of chronic conditions.
HOW SOON CAN RESULTS BE EXPECTED?
In acute conditions, the appropriate remedy can act within minutes. It is common to see a child who is
screaming out in pain with an earache, drop off to sleep in one to two minutes after a dose of the
appropriate remedy. In chronic conditions results can be slower.Roughly, for every year of illness, it may
take a month of treatment and multiple formulas to receive maximum results.
Though astounding improvements often take place, do not be discouraged if instant improvements do
not occur in chronic or long-term conditions. In the chronically ill & hypersensitive patient, the vitality of a
person needs to be first strengthened. There may even be a slight chance of temporary worsening of
symptoms. This is usually short lived and followed by improvement.
