Homeopathy

Homeopathy Simply Explained

Holistic Healing: The word holistic is taken from the Greek word ‘olos’ meaning ‘whole’. Classical homeopathy (as distinguished from complex homeopathy which uses several remedies combined into one dosage) is essentially a holistic therapy. That is to say homeopathy treats … Continue reading

How NOT to use Homeopathic remedies

Unintentional provings Homeopathy is safe unless you self-prescribe incorrectly, not being mindful of the homeopathic view of health and disease. For instance, if you take too many homeopathic pills over a period of time it is possible to ‘prove’ a … Continue reading

Debunking the Myths around Homeopathy

Myth – It is a form of herbalism: While a proportion of homeopathic remedies are based on plants and the herbalist prescribes on the individual, the principles that govern the two therapies are quite different. Also homeopathic remedies are not … Continue reading

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Miranda Castro FSHom for her kind permission in reproducing this section on Myths in Homeopathy from her book ‘The Complete Homeopathic Handbook’/published by Macmillan. Also thanks to Phil Edmonds RSHom who kindly allowed us to use some … Continue reading