HOMEOPATHY

HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy (also spelled homœopathy or homoeopathy), from the Greek words homoios (similar) and pathos (suffering), is a system of medicine, notable for its practice of prescribing water-based solutions that do not contain chemically active ingredients. The theory of homeopathy was developed by the Saxon physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843) and first published in 1796.This homeopathic preparation began with the herb known as marsh Labrador tea, then was serially diluted to a factor of 1 part in 10³⁰: a level of dilution so high that it almost certainly contains no molecules of the original herb.