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Article: Homeopathy; Overview.(an alternative medicine treatment)
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Homeopathy
- Article date:
- March 16, 2005
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Homeopathy is a natural, noninvasive system of medical treatment based on the theory that substances that cause certain symptoms in a healthy person can-in diluted amounts-cure those symptoms in an unhealthy person; thus we get the name homeopathy: homeo for similar, pathy for disease. The logic is that the similar substance promotes healing by stimulating your body's natural healing mechanisms.
The term "homeopathy" is often incorrectly used to refer to almost any alternative approach to medicine-especially the use of herbal and other natural remedies. The practice does, however, share much in common with other alternative health care modalities. For instance, ...