HOMEOPATHY
was introduced by Dr Samuel Hahnemann, a German Physician in the
18th century. He was appalled by the medical practices currently in
use and sought a method of healing which would be safe, gentle and
effective. HOMEOPATHY
was introduced by Dr Samuel Hahnemann, a German Physician in the
18th century. He was appalled by the medical practices currently in
use and sought a method of healing which would be safe, gentle and
effective.
His underlying belief was that the human body has a tremendous capacity to
heal itself and, on this basis, introduced the concept of treating 'like with
like'. He produced a range of remedies from animal, mineral and plant
sources, reasoning that instead of suppressing symptoms, they should actually be
stimulated in order to encourage and assist the natural healing processes of the
body. An example of this is illustrated when he ingested an
infusion of quinine and it produced symptoms of malaria. However, when it
was given to a patient suffering from genuine malaria, it alleviated the
symptoms.
The remedies used are greatly diluted to establish the smallest effective dose which is the optimum way of avoiding side-effects and the second principle of homeopathy - that the more dilute a remedy is - the more effective it becomes.
Homeopathy focuses upon treating the patient holistically rather than just the presenting disease and prescribes on a more individual basis.
Recommended for nausea are:-
 | arsen alb - nausea with burning pains, tiredness after nausea or diarrhoea |
| ipecac - nausea and vomiting |
| kali bich - nausea/vomiting after alcohol |
| nux vom - nausea/vomiting after eating, travel sickness with sensitivity to slightest movement, nausea with vertigo |
| bryonia - when food lies heavily in stomach, nausea with vertigo |
| aconite - travel sickness with restlessness and fear |
| belladonna - for air sickness |
Recommended for indigestion:
| argent nit - nervous excitement |
| carbo veg - for chilly people who suffer from wind and like fresh air |
| lycopodium - heartburn after eating little, with colic pains (often 4-8pm) |
Recommended for anxiety:
| argent nit - worry about forthcoming events |
| gelsemium - inability to cope with life |
| nux vom - anxiety with indigestion |
Recommended for diarrhoea:
| argent nit - induced by excitement or worry |
| arsen alb - induced by mild food poisoning |
| sulphur - urgent, offensive, yellow, chronic |
Recommended for depression:
| actaea rac - with confusion and despondency |
| ignatia - emotional individuals and those suffering bereavement |
| sepia - for women who are easily depressed |
For further information (UK), please contact:
| British Homeopathic Association, 27a Devonshire Street, London, W1N 7RQ. Tel 0171 935 2163 |
| Society of Homeopaths, 2 Artisan Road, Northampton, NN1 4HU. Tel 01604 621400 |
| UK Homeopathic Medical Association, 6 Livingstone Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5DZ. Tel 01474 560336 |
Please remember to include an SAE with all enquiries.