It's based on a series of ideas developed in the 1790s by a German doctor called Samuel Hahnemann.Ī central principle of the "treatment" is that "like cures like" – that a substance that causes certain symptoms can also help to remove those symptoms.Ī second central principle is based around a process of dilution and shaking called succussion. This means that homeopathy is different from treatments that are part of conventional Western medicine in important ways.
Homeopathy is a complementary or alternative medicine. This was backed by a High Court judgement in 2018. In 2017 NHS England said it would no longer fund homeopathy on the NHS as the lack of any evidence for its effectiveness did not justify the cost. Homeopathy is a "treatment" based on the use of highly diluted substances, which practitioners claim can cause the body to heal itself.Ī 2010 House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report on homeopathy said that homeopathic remedies perform no better than placebos (dummy treatments).
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