What is Homeopathy?
The practice of Homeopathic Medicine was started 200 years ago by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician. The basic principles of homeopathy are that the natural state of the human body is one of health and that we possess the natural ability to heal ourselves. What we describe as symptoms are actually the body's efforts to protect itself against disease. Therefore, to effect a cure, we should not suppress the symptoms, but seek to stimulate the body's own natural healing process.
Homeopathy considers the state of the whole individual- Physical, mental, and emotional. Homeopathic Medicines are among the safest preparations known to medical science. Most of them ( about 80% ) are derived from plants. Other remedies are derived from animals or animal products. Still other remedies are prepared from minerals or minerals ores.
These notes have been taken from this highly recommended book:
Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Third Edition - By: Phyllis A. Balch. CNC and James F. Balch, M.D.