WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY
"The basic principle of of Homeopathic treatment: that the symptoms that a person experiences can be cured by a substance
that would cause the same symptoms if given to a healthy person."
Homeopathy is a system that attempts to stimulate the body to heal itself.
All symptoms, no matter how uncomfortable they are, represent the body's attempt to restore itself to health. So instead of trying to dry up the runny nose from a cold with antihistamines, a homeopath would use a remedy that will stimulate the body to move in the direction it is already going, and, in the process, clear the runny nose!
It is a system that looks at individuals and not at diseases.
Each of us suffers a cold in his or her unique way. Yet conventional medicine makes the assumption that all colds are alike and offers a common series of drugs; something to dry the nose, something to bring down the fever, something to suppress the cough, something to ease the headache.
Homeopathy, on the other hand, looks for substances that will address the individual case. The person with a beginning cold, characterized by slow onset, aching, loss of appetite, chills, and a desire to be left alone will need a different remedy than the person whose cold comes on a bit quicker and is characterized by intense sneezing, a runny nose that burns the upper lip, a desire for hot drinks, a bone chilling coldness, and a desire not to be left alone. We characterize both as colds, but they are expressed differently, and, therefore, are in need of different homeopathic remedies.
