RuNews24 learned the basic principles of homeopathy.
Homeopathy was developed by the German philosopher, chemist and pharmacist Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th century. He created his basic principle – “treatment with like with the help of like” – in the same years.
Hahnemann believed that human nature contains elements of the plant, animal and mineral worlds. Therefore, he believed that the cure for any disease can be found in these areas.
However, homeopathy has been around for 250 years and has no proven scientific effectiveness in treating disease. What’s more — as the Russian Academy of Sciences has previously reported — its short-term use can harm patients.
If you use small doses of an agent that in large doses causes symptoms of the disease, then it can cure the pathology. This is the main principle of homeopathy. Proponents of this alternative treatment claim that all components are natural, so side effects are excluded.
The Russian Academy of Sciences recently published a report concluding that homeopathy is pseudoscience and dangerous.
In the 200 years that have passed since the invention of homeopathy, no convincing evidence has been obtained that it works.
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