Frequently Asked Questions

• In the early 19th century, German Physician Samuel Hahnemann discovered homeopathy by establishing an alternative system of medicine-homeopathy. 
• He reintroduced Hippocrates' and Paracelsus' ideas of “like cures like” in an innovative way.
• He was the first to successfully experiment and practice the idea of “like cures like ''.

“Like Cures Like” explained:

• This idea illustrates that the disease-causing agent in a healthy person also has the ability to cure the same or similar symptoms of the disease in a sick person. 
• For example, a homeopathic medicine, Apis Mellifica, is prepared from honeybees. As the honeybee sting causes burning, stinging pain, and puffiness type of swelling (edema), Apis Mellifica relieves the same symptoms in a diseased person whether these symptoms are caused by a honeybee sting or by kidney disease. 

• A homeopathic medicine’s curing ability is explored by a special technique, called ‘proving’.
• It is a safe testing method as it is only tested on HEALTHY individuals.
• The sample size is diverse as only healthy people from different age groups and genders are chosen.
• In a healthy individual, the generated symptoms are transient.
• All the mind-body symptoms are carefully observed and recorded. 
• The same medicine then heals a patient with similar symptoms which were produced in the healthy person earlier.

• Homeopathy is a holistic approach as it gives importance to a person's mental, emotional, and physical symptoms.
• A homeopathic medicine evokes the immune system to heal naturally.
• Homeopathic medicines are highly diluted. Hence, they are very gentle and considered safe, with little to no side effects.