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Homeopathy - What is it? Part 1 (Teacher: Michael)

The word Homeopathy is derived from two Greek words meaning similar suffering and refers to method of medical treatment based on fundamental law which has been proved by experiment time and time again.

What is law? It can be summed up in expression "Similia similibus curentur"-"Likes may be cured by likes". If substance such as arsenic be given in large dose to healthy person, it will produce certain symptoms such as bad stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhoea. medicine can then be given to treat sick people who have such symptoms, such as those suffering from food poisoning. It is well known X-rays and radium have produced cancer, and yet they are used more or less effectively in treatment of disease. similarity of symptoms, not smallness of dose, as is popularly thought, is basis of Homeopathy. It is true most often homeopathic physician does use infinitely small doses because, generally speaking, these work more effectively: but quite largish doses may be used homeopathically.

The minute dose prescribed by homeopathic physician, is not merely dilution, or thinning out, of strong drug: it is what is called potency, is something possessing power. special method by which these doses are prepared liberates therapeutic power, latent but not available in crude substance. Thus, if person is given quantity of plain mercury or quicksilver, it will merely pass through stomach and bowel and be voided without having any effect. But if mercury has previously been very finely divided by grinding strongly and for long time with some chalk, thus producing what is known as grey powder it will then act as aperient when taken.

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