Law Of Similars 
Homepathy is a system of medicine that is based on the Law of Similars. The truth of this law has been verified experimentally and for the last 200 years.
An Homeopathy Example
If your child accidentally ingests certain poisons, you may be advised to administer Syrup of Ipecac to induce vomiting. There was incessant nausea. Because of homeopathy it was expected that vomiting would usually relieve the nausea, this was not the case.
Ipecac Homeopathy includes plants such as ipecac. Ipecac is derived from the root of a South American plant called Ipecacuanha. The name, in the native language, means "the plant by the road which makes you throw up."
Effects Of The Drug When a group of healthy volunteers took this substance to determine the effects of this drug, they found that the drug induced other symptoms as well. The mouth retained much saliva. The tongue was very clean. There was a
cough so severe that it led to gagging and vomiting. The pant could be used for:
Similar Suffering If a person were suffering from a gagging cough after a cold, or a woman were experiencing
morning sickness with incessant nausea that is not relieved by vomiting, then Ipecacuanha, administered in a minute dose, especially prepared by a homeopathic pharmacy in accordance with FDA approved guidelines, can allay the "similar" suffering.
Samuel Hahnemann Homeopathy inventor Samuel Hahnemann described this principle by using a Latin phrase: Similia Similibus Curentur, which translates: "Let likes cure likes." It is a principle that has been known for centuries. Hahnemann developed the principle into a system of medicine called homeopathy, and it has been used successfully for the last 200 years.
Pharmacopoeia
Homeopathic medicines are drug products made by homeopathic pharmacies in accordance with the processes described in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States the official manufacturing manual recognized by the FDA.
Made From Plants The substances may be made from plants such as aconite, sodium chloride; from animals such as the venom of a number of poisonous snakes, or the ink of the cuttlefish; or even from chemical drugs such as penicillin or streptomycin. These substances are diluted carefully until little of the original remains.
Alcohol And The Process A plant substance, for example, is mixed in alcohol to obtain a tincture. One drop of the tincture is mixed with 99 drops of alcohol (to achieve a ratio of 1:100) and the mixture is strongly shaken. This homeopathic shaking process is known as succession. The final bottle is labeled as "1C." One drop of this 1C is then mixed with 100 drops of alcohol and the process is repeated to make a 2C.
Homeopathic To The Symptoms
It is important to remember, however, that a medicine is homeopathic only if it is taken based upon the similar nature of the medicine to the illness. A medicine labeled as "homeopathic" will work only if it is homeopathic to the symptoms presented.
FDA Approved Homeopathic medicines are drug products made by homeopathic pharmacies in accordance with the processes described in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States the official manufacturing manual recognized by the FDA.
Dilution Is 1 Part In 1 Million The final bottle is labeled as "1C." One drop of this 1C is then mixed with 100 drops of alcohol and the process is repeated to make a 2C. By the time the 3C is reached, the dilution is 1 part in 1 million! Although such quantities are considered by some to be no more than placebos, the clinical experience of homeopathy shows that the dose is effective for homeopathy to work: it works upon unconscious people and infants, and it even works on animals.
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