History of Homeopathy
Brief history of homeopathy
The principle dates back to the Greek physician Hippocrates in the 5th century B.C. He realized that they were two ways of treating illness, the way of contrary and the "like cure likes". It wasn't until the 18th century Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a German physician and chemist took this law and transformed it. He coined the expression " Similia Similibus Curentur", the cornerstone of his homeopathic philosophy.
 
Over a long period of times, he and his assistants took a small doses of various substances, carefully noting the symptoms they produced. They were called 'provings'. Subsequently, patients suffering from similar symptoms were treated with these substances. The results were encouraging and often remarkable. During his times, he proved around 100 base remedies. Today's modern homeopathy has over 2000 well proven remedies to choose from- taking into consideration spiritual, mental, emotional and physical symptoms.
 
By 1820 homeopathy was spreading throughout Europe. In 1900, about 20-25 % percent of all doctors in the United States were Homeopaths. Chicago and Boston were the world centers for homeopathy. There were 22 homeopathic medical schools and over one hundred homeopathic hospitals.
 
Homeopathy lost its status in the United States because of various political, economical and social pressures, including the increasing use of pharmaceutical industry after WWII, but survived in other parts of the world such as Europe, Asia, South America and India. Today, most of its practitioner are conventional licensed health care practitioners and lay trained experts.
 
Recently, homeopathy has proven effective in conventional clinical studies, and documented in many internationally-recognized medical journals. All homeopathic remedies are registered with the FDA and are subject to government guidelines that ensure safety manufacturing practices and correct labeling. 
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