Allopathy or, otherwise said, allopathic medicine, is actually the synonym of Western, conventional medicine. This term is used by the promoters of homeopathy as well as of other such varieties belonging to the alternative medicine category. Samuel Hahnemann, who was actually the initiator of homeopathy and homeopathic remedies, decided to rate as allopathic treatment any endeavor to cure a disease with the help of medication that generates other consequences that those specific to the cured disease. Whereas allo from allopathy is the Greek term for different, homeo from homeopathy means the same. Hahnemanns opinion was that his own treatment methods were much more humane and efficient than the allopathic ones.
Let Likes be cured by Likes or Similia Similibus Curenter which means the same thing in Latin is the fundamental principle of homeopathy. Hippocrates was actually the first one to propose this homeopathic theory which states that a disease could be cured with the help of a drug that is able to generate the same symptoms if tried on healthy subjects. In other words, the principle is Poison Kills Poison. Homeopathy is about curing a disease taking into consideration its symptoms, no matter what the name of this disease is. The symptoms given by the medicines tried on healthy subjects are normally found using a method that is called Drug Proving. A homeopathic treatment is different from one patient to the other, with an accent on individuality, while on the contrary, allopathy treats the actual disease in its entirety.
The medicines used in homeopathic treatments are made from whole plants or just from leaves, roots, buds, stems, juices, oils. Homeopathy also uses Live Substances such as poisons, secretions collected from healthy organisms, but also chemicals, minerals, body impurities, and many others. All the medicines mentioned before are called Mother Tinctures, potencies or triturations.
Having said that, there are some conclusions that can be drawn:
- Homeopathy is based on natural principles.
- Illnesses can be created by medicines.Symptoms are discovered following the test of the medicines on healthy subjects.
- The right cure for a disease consists of a medicine whose symptoms already exist in that particular disease.
There is a homeopathy book available, some sort of materia medica dealing with homeopathic remedies. The adequate homeopathic remedies are selected after consulting the repertory of symptoms, but also the materia medica. In homeopathy, this is called taking a case.
Usually, a homeopathic treatment is seen as being free from risk. However, the homeopathic medicines can cause the development of a disorder in the body if they are taken for an extended period of time. As conventional medicine treatments are likely to produce unwanted side-effects, homeopathy becomes even more popular, people deciding to opt for homeopathic medicines instead of allopathic ones.
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