Tag: Hahnemann
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Infinitesimals, Miasms and Similars: Principles of Homeopathy
Homeopathic remedies are designed to gently prompt the immune system into fighting a health problem by giving it the necessary information to do so. They are based on the notion that a diluted preparation of a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can cure diseases that cause the same symptoms in a sick…
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Homeopathy: Mystical Medicine, Science or Quackery?
Samuel Hahnemann was born in Eastern Germany, in 1755. At age 23 he decided to study medicine and become a doctor. He established a village practice in 1780, and eventually moved to the regional centre, Dresden. It wasn’t long before he became disillusioned with the therapies he was expected to offer to his patients. Medicine…