Homoeopathy

Victoria Reid Ph.D DiHom

Homoeopathy (also spelled Homeopathy) was born in the 1800's by German physician Dr Samuel Hahnemann. It follows the principle 'Like cures Like' homoios meaning similar and pathy meaning suffering. Therefore a person suffering from a particular illness would be treated with a natural substance causing similar symptoms in a healthy individual. A good example is in the treatment of an individual with hay fever; if the patient has particularly smarting eyes the remedy derived from red onion may be used. It must be stressed, however, that homoeopathic remedies are completely safe to take. The reason for this is that they are diluted to infinitesimally small doses. Despite the low dosage, the body responds very well to homoeopathic medicines.

The initial consultation will be fairly lengthy with many in depth questions regarding the patient's physical and emotional health, medical history, family history and sociological influence. This is to allow me to build up an accurate and detailed symptom picture and match up the best remedy. Often different individuals will be given different remedies for the same illness. This is because certain types of people respond to certain remedies better than other types of people.