Homeopathy subscribes to three main therapeutic principles:
- the law of similar,
- the use of single medicine,
- and the use of minimal doses.
The law of similar is based on the concept of treating "like with like". According to the law of similar
- The symptoms of an illness are the result of the body's effort to restore itself to health.
- Medicines producing symptoms that mimic the symptoms of an illness can be used as a treatment for the illness.
- Homeopathy, therefore, tries to cure illnesses by providing medicines that produce symptoms similar to the symptoms of the illness being treated.
- Upon administration of Homeopathic medicine, the natural healing forces of the human body work towards neutralizing the symptoms produced by the medicine that was administered. Simultaneously and concurrently, while ridding the body of the symptoms of the medicine the body also neutralizes the symptoms of the actual disease and thus affects a cure.
The second principle in Homeopathy is the use of single medicine.
The basic tenet of this principle is that to be predictable and to avoid ambiguity only one homeopathic remedy should be prescribed at any one time.
The third principle in Homeopathy is the administration of medicine at a minimum dosage. Homeopathy advocates the use of the least and the most dilute amount of drug that will affect a cure. Homeopathic practitioners also hold the view that in most situations smaller doses are also more potent.
The laws of single and minimum dosage helps avoid the dangers and harmful side-effects associated with drugs, especially, those that are toxic in combination.
The law of minimum dosage is in stark opposition to that of conventional medicine, which tries to treat illnesses with the strongest drugs in the high possible dosage that can be safely administered.
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