Homeopathy , also homœopathy or homoeopathy, is a complementary and alternative
medicine created by physician Samuel Hahnemann.based on
remedies made from substances that, in undiluted form, cause
symptoms similar to the disease they aim to treat.but that if serially diluted
the homeopaths believe removes
side-effects from those that may be toxic and develops the special properties of the remedy. The therapeutic
applications of the remedies used in homeopathy are recorded in homeopathic
materia medica, and practitioners select treatments according to a patient
consultation that explores both the physical and psychological state of the
patient.
The legal status of homeopathy varies from country to country, but homeopathic
remedies are generally not tested and regulated under the same laws as
conventional drugs.
Washington Homeopathics, Hylands, and Boiron single remedies
are the leader of the market and usually offered in tablets, liquid dilution and
tintures.Tablets, pellets, granules lactose or sucrose based.
taken under the tongue and allowed to dissolve .
Liquid Dilutions are manufactured in a 20% to 80%
alcohol base.Ttaken orally with a dropper.
Tinctures packaged with a dropper containg percentage of alcohol depending
on HPUS guidelines.
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