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There are several main principles around which Homeopathy revolves.
The Law of Similars
Similia similibus curentur or ‘let like be cured with like'
That is, any substance that can produce symptoms of disease in a healthy person can cure a sick person with similar symptoms.
This is the Law upon which Homeopathy is founded.
The Single Remedy
A classical homeopath prescribes only one remedy at a time. In this way:
1. the patient receives a proven remedy
2. any improvement will be due to a known single remedy which can be very important in following up a case
Infintesimal Dose
The more a remedy is diluted and succussed the stronger it becomes. This has some important implications:
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A substance which in its crude form may act as a poison, will heal similar symptoms in a sick person in a microdose. eg: Belladonna (Poison Ivy) poisoning will produce increased heart rate and blood pressure, but homeopathic Belladonna will alleviate these same symptoms
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Homeopathic medicines produce no side effects because there is nothing left of the original physical substance to react with
Exactly why homeopathic remedies work is not known but quantum physics is showing promise in explaining this.
Provings
This is the name given to the method by which substances are tested to establish their symptom pictures. Provings are carried out on healthy people.
The proving picture of a substance can also be added to by:
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accidental provings, or
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clinical evidence
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