Homeopathy is more than 200 years old, and is widely accepted and used in other countries. Homeopathic medicine is a system of treating disease discovered by Samuel Hanneman in the 1800's.
It is based on the theory that like attracts like. Homeopathic remedies are minute doses of a substance from the animal, vegetable or mineral kingdom that have been prepared in such a way that the chemical structure of the medicine cannot be determined. These remedies work by stimulating the vital force of the individual taking it to cleans the offending poison from the system, much like an immunization. Homeopathic medicine can work on mental/emotional issue, as well as for physical problems.
An example of when a homeopathic medicine would be used: Suppose you get a bad case of poison ivy. You would be administered a dose of homeopathic poison ivy, which would cause your body to create an immunity to the poison. Your itchy hives would begin to subside thereafter.
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