What is Homoeopathy?
Homoeopathy, like many words in the English language, is derived from the Greek words "Homoios" and pathos". Translated this means "like suffering". Homoeopathy is essentially the medical practice of treating like with like. The present day use of Homoeopathy stems from the work of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, an early 19th century physician.
His first discovery concerned the action of Cinchona bark, which had been used by contemporary doctors to treat malaria. Hahnemann, as a healthy person, took a material dose of the bark and found that it caused him to exhibit the symptoms of malaria. He then went on to successfully treat people suffering from the illness using dilute doses of the same bark. Homoeopathy is essentially natural healing. The remedies assist the patient to regain health by stimulating natures vital forces of recovery. Homoeopathic medicines are safe, gentle and effective.