Concept of Homeopathy
Health is the state of harmony between the body and mind. Disturbance
of harmony results in disease which is expressed in the form of signs
and symptoms. In every case of a disease, a person gives two types of symptoms - Common and Uncommon.
Common symptoms are those symptoms which are found in most cases of a particular disease, whereas
uncommon symptoms reflect the individuality of a patient. This is the basis for the individualizing
each patient in homeopathy.
Each organ has no separate
existence in the body, i.e. the organs are interdependent. When a particular organ is defective, the chain
of harmony is broken and the disease results. In Homeopathy, the patient should be treated
as a whole rather than treating each organ separately.
For example, In maxillary sinusitis, the pus in the sinus
causes pressure on the gums there by spreading the bacteria and causing
gum and tooth infection. In this case, since there is one cause for both
the sinusitis and the gum infection
(genguitis), the remedy should also be one for both problems.
Cure means removal of signs and symptoms, removal of
tendency to get the disease and restoration of complete health. Cure should
be brought by individualizing each patient, selecting a remedy by law
of similars, and administering a minimum, diluted, potentised dose with no side effects.
The mind and emotions are also considered
in treating
the patient in homeopathy. At the end of the treatment, not only are the
symptoms removed, but the mind also becomes calm and peaceful. Modern
medicine has recently started accepting the fact that many diseases (e.g. Migraine, acidity, ulcer, hypertension,
and diabetes) are psychosomatic, whereas homeopathy has been considering this
to be true for the past 200 years.
To treat disease, the body needs a little stimulus to its
own healing process. Administered medicine doesn't have to directly
fight the disease, rather, the body should fight the disease there by
improving its general resistance and reducing the probability of
developing new diseases.
DISCLAIMER: The information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not
meant to diagnose or treat any health condition and is not a replacement for
treatment by a healthcare provider.
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