what is the history of homeopathy?
The theories and principles upon which homeopathy is based (like the principle of “like cures like”) have been around for centuries. These theories were finally formulated into the practice called homeopathy in the end of the eighteenth century by a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann. Hahnemann had given up the practice of medicine when he found the therapies of his time to be ineffective and harmful, and did not resume practice until he discovered in homeopathy a natural means to help people heal gently, rapidly, and reliably. Homeopathy spread quickly throughout Europe and to the United States, where at the beginning of this century (early 1900’s), 15-20% of all doctors practiced homeopathy. However, with the rise in popularity of prescription drugs, modalities like homeopathy became quickly overlooked when medications appeared to solve all problems immediately. It’s now as people are recognizing the adverse effects of both medications and of suppressing the body’s symptoms that
