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 Homeopathy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Homeopathic practitioners believe the vigorous agitation following each dilution transfers some of the "essential property" of the substance to the water, which fits in with the concept of disease as a disturbance in the "vital force" of the patient.
Homeopathic products are not required to be approved by the FDA prior to sale, not required to be proven either safe or effective prior to being sold, not required to be labeled with an expiration date, and not required to undergo finished product testing to verify contents and strength.
Homeopathic remedies have their own imprints that, unlike conventional drugs, do not have to identify their active ingredients on the grounds that they have few or no active ingredients.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/homeopathy.htm   (5656 words)

  
 Homeopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Present-day homeopaths invoke this notion in their claim that symptoms are not in themselves the disease, but rather represent an underlying disturbance of the organism's vitality.
Some homeopaths regard a quick aggravation as an indication of strong vitality and tend to be encouraged by its presence, while others strive to avoid aggravations in favor of the patient's comfort throughout treatment.
In 1978 homeopathy, along with anthroposophically extended medicine and herbalism, were recognized as "special forms of therapy", meaning that their medications are freed from the usual requirement of proving efficacy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homeopathic_medicine   (7156 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine
Medicine from Nature, homeopathic remedies are based on a natural medical science that works with your body to stimulate your own defenses.
Candida Yeast Nelsons Bach Homeopathic is for the temporary relief of symptoms of yeast infection or cystitis including white or yellowish vaginal discharge, itching and burning of genitalia not relieved by scratching, period arrives early.
Homeopathic Nelsons Rhus tox in the new clikpak is easy to carry and dispense for pain in joints and pain in ligaments and therefore much better suited to a busy lifestyle.
www.herbalremedies.com /homeopathics.html   (2340 words)

  
 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine: Homeopathic medicine
Homeopathic medicine, or homeopathy, is a holistic system of treatment that originated in the late eighteenth century.
Homeopaths use the term allopathy, or "other disease," to describe the use of drugs in conventional medicine to oppose or counteract the symptom being treated.
Provings of homeopathic remedies are still compiled by dosing healthy adults with various substances and documenting the results, in terms of the dose needed to produce the symptoms and the length of the dose's effectiveness.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0006/ai_2601000679   (1186 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine
Homeopathic Remedy kits are a collection of the most popular single homeopathic medicines that treat most minor health concerns including: cold and flu, allergies, diarrhea, indigestion, insect bites, motion sickness and much more.
Homeopathic Mother Tinctures are the pure preparation of the original substance in its natural form.
Most multi-dose homeopathic medicine in dilutions of 12C and 30C are readily available and can be shipped to our customers quickly; however, other strengths, and at times, certain medications may take up to 5 business days to deliver depending on availability at the time order is placed.
www.ritecare.com /Homeopathic.asp   (614 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Like Waters, many of the patients flocking to homeopaths' offices are refugees from mainstream medicine, seeking what they believe is benign, natural relief for stubborn chronic conditions.
In part, people are seeking safer therapies for themselves and their children and are frustrated with conventional medicine's inability to control symptoms over the long term, he says.
Homeopaths counter that this view -- they see it as blind prejudice -- doesn't jibe with the positive results from several recent studies.
my.webmd.com /content/article/14/1668_50915.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine
In the 1790's he founded a system of medicine based on the principles that a drug that can create symptoms in a healthy human being when administered in large amounts can cure the same symptoms when given in smaller amounts to the sick.
As a specific form of medicine, homeopathy has been around since the late 1700's and was founded in Europe by a German doctor and chemist by the name of 'Samuel Hahnemann'.
The key for correct homeopathic prescription is to match the individual's current symptom picture (mental, emotional and physical), to the unique remedy that produces the closest or most similar picture, and thereby produce a curative response according to the law of similars.
www.pacifichealth.com /homeopathy.htm   (969 words)

  
 Arnica: What Are Homeopathic Medicines?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Homeopathic medicines look very much like conventional medicines, are taken in the same way, but the way they work is entirely different.
Homeopathic medicines are prepared by obtain ing the remedy in its most concentrated form, and then, through a long process of dilution, by preparing a medicine whose potency is sufficient to effect a treatment.
Homeopathic medicines are usually in the form of either small pellets (which are sweet-tasting and dissolve easily), liquids or tablets.
www.arnica.com /homeo/homeopath1.html   (583 words)

  
 Naturopathic Doctor - Homeopathic Medicine. Homeopathic remedies for allergies, yeast infection, PMS, anxiety and other ...
Since then, she has trained with many of the world's foremost homeopathic masters and is now considered a master herself.
She also teaches annually at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona and is a former instructor of Homeopathy at the University of Bridgeport's College of Naturopathic Medicine, and at the Atlantic Academy of Classical Homeopathy in New York City.
She is a contributor to Similimum, the journal of the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians.
www.homeopathyamerica.com   (490 words)

  
 Dog Owner's Guide: Homeopathic medicine
Homeopathic medicine was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, in the early 1800s.
Homeopathic doses are extremely minute dilutions of substances — natural chemicals or toxins — that produce symptoms similar to the ones manifested by the animal.
Homeopathic treatments are chosen based on the rubrics, a list of symptoms and the remedies that produce those symptoms.
www.canismajor.com /dog/altern2.html   (1796 words)

  
 Definition Of Homeopathic - HealthWorld Online
The statute states: " 'Homeopathy' means a system of medicine employing substances of animal, vegetable or mineral origin which are given in microdosage and prepared according to homeopathic pharmacology, in accordance with the principle that a substance which produces symptoms in a healthy person can cure those symptoms in an ill person.
Prepared according to homeopathic pharmacology by which the formulation of homeopathic preparations is accomplished by the methods of Hahnemannian dilution and succussion, magnetically energized geometric patterns, applicable in potencies above 30X as defined in the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or Korsakoffian; and
Prescribed by homeopathic physicians according to the medicines and dosages in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, in accordance with the principle that a substance which produces symptoms in a healthy person can eliminate those symptoms in an ill person, resulting in the elimination and prevention of illness utilizing classical methodology and noninvasive electrodiagnosis.
www.healthy.net /public/legal-lg/regulations/homeopathy.htm   (480 words)

  
 CHAPTER 630A - HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
NRS 630A.035, the term “homeopathic service” means providing, employing, using, recommending, advising, directing or assisting in the use of homeopathic medicine, including, without limitation, the methods and therapies set forth in subsection 2 of
 A homeopathic physician who has completed a full year of residency or fellowship in allopathic, osteopathic or homeopathic medicine any time during the period for annual registration immediately preceding the submission of the application for annual registration is exempt from the requirements set forth in subsection 1.
NRS 630A.200)  A homeopathic physician shall consult with another provider of health care in difficult cases or in cases where the homeopathic physician is in doubt if it appears to the homeopathic physician that such consultation may enhance the quality of homeopathic medical services.
www.leg.state.nv.us /NAC/NAC-630a.html   (9414 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine -Advance in Allergy and Anti-aging Medicine
Yet conventional medicine makes the assumption that all colds are alike and offers a common series of drugs something to dry the nose, something to bring down the fever, something to suppress the cough, something to ease the headache.
Homeopathic medicines are drug products made by homeopathic pharmacies in accordance with the processes described in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States the official manufacturing manual recognized by the FDA.
Although the practice of homeopathic medicine is regulated under state law, the use of homeopathic medicines for self care of acute ailments is available to all.
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 What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)?
Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses.
In homeopathic medicine, there is a belief that "like cures like," meaning that small, highly diluted quantities of medicinal substances are given to cure symptoms, when the same substances given at higher or more concentrated doses would actually cause those symptoms.
Qi gong ("chee-GUNG") is a component of traditional Chinese medicine that combines movement, meditation, and regulation of breathing to enhance the flow of qi (an ancient term given to what is believed to be vital energy) in the body, improve blood circulation, and enhance immune function.
nccam.nih.gov /health/whatiscam   (1742 words)

  
 Homeopathy: The Ultimate Fake
The basis for inclusion in the Homeopathic Pharmacopeia is not modern scientific testing, but homeopathic "provings" conducted during the 1800s and early 1900s.
Any study claiming to demonstrate effectiveness of a homeopathic medication should be rejected out-of-hand unless it includes a list of all the substances present in concentrations equal to or greater than the purported active ingredient at every stage of the dilution process, along with a rationale for rejecting each of them as a suspect.
As homeopathic treatments are generally used in conditions with variable outcome or showing spontaneous recovery (hence their placebo-responsiveness), these treatments are widely considered to have an effect in some patients.
www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html   (4227 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Homeopathy (homeopathic medicine) is a system of medicine founded in the early 19th century by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Christian Hahnemann (1775-1843).
Hence, an important part of the prescription of a homeopathic medicine is a lengthy interview to determine all the symptoms.
First, the homeopathic physician prescribes only a small number of doses of the homeopathic medicine and waits to see what effect the medicine has.
www.drweil.com /u/Article/M36   (243 words)

  
 Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine - NaturalHealers.com Factsheet
The Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine was incorporated as a not-for-profit educational institution with no share capital under the Ontario Corporation Act.
The Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine is committed to providing the most intensive and comprehensive education in homeopathy, science, and clinical internship.
The Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine is accredited by the Ontario Homeopathic Association.
schools.naturalhealers.com /ochm/?inktomi   (698 words)

  
 Guide to Homeopathic Remedies
Our natural homeopathic medicine contain an average of 15 ingredients made in 10x, 30x and 100x potencies.
You are probably used to medicines that have to be sugar-coated or have their flavor masked in some way in order to get them down.
Superb Natural Medicines contain an average of 15 ingredients with each made in equal volumes of 10x, 30x and 100x potencies equaling 45 individually made ingredients in a single formula.
www.superbherbs.com /naturalmedicine.html   (422 words)

  
 The Homeopathic Medicine Centre - About the Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The recently opened Homeopathic Medicine Centre is the first of its kind in Queensland and is the realisation of the dream of practitioners George Christinson and Debbie Moloney.
The facilities include rooms for six practitioners (including a homeopathic veterinarian); a lending library and bookshop for use by the public, students and practitioners; a dispensary; a conference room for seminars and Public Information Sessions.
The staff of the Homeopathic Medicine Centre are committed to the promotion of health in the community and will be conducting regular information sessions and homeopathic first aid courses.
www.hommedcentre.com   (130 words)

  
 Faculty A-H of the Ontario College of Homeopathic Medicine
She has attended numerous homeopathic seminars and courses with renowned teachers such as Massimo Mangialavori, Jan Scholten, Rajan Sankaran, Sujit Chatterjee, Divya Chhabra, Lou Klein and Nancy Herrick.
She served as Director of Student Affaires at a homeopathic college and was the Admissions Director for a private boys' school in Toronto.
She was first introduced to homeopathy through the works of Rudolph Steiner and had the opportunity to mentor with the renowned British homeopathic veterinarian and author George MacLeod.
www.ochm.ca /facultyah.htm   (569 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Like many homeopathic products, what she began taking -- an extract of red onions called Allium sepa -- had been diluted so many times, it contained no active ingredients.
While many patients, homeopaths, and even some doctors swear by it, many other physicians and scientists blast it as quackery.
Mitch Leslie writes about science and medicine from Albuquerque, N.M. His work has appeared in Science, Science Now, and Modern Drug Discovery.
my.webmd.com /content/article/14/1668_50915   (1289 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Homeopathic Medicine at Home: Natural Remedies for Everyday Ailments and Minor Injuries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Homeopathic Medicine for Children and Infants by Dana Ullman
They are now all adults who practice homeopathy with their own families, and this is the first homeopathic book I gave them as a gift when they moved into their new homes (along with a basic supply of remedies).
Of all the homeopathic books written for the general public, this is one of the most useful.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0874771951?v=glance   (1454 words)

  
 Homeopathy for Pregnancy and Childbirth
Also, she was a homeopathic and nutritional consultant for over 20 years and earned a B.A. in Nutrition.
The common medicines or treatments often are either of no real value, have unknown consequences or are downright unsafe.
Whereas medicine and even herbs always cause a reaction in the person, with homeopathy there's only a reaction if you have the correct remedy.
www.socalbirth.org /shelly/homeopathy.htm   (795 words)

  
 National Center for Homeopathy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We see ourselves as a unifying force in the homeopathic world.
By working with all of the homeopathic professional organizations, we actively strive each day to ensure that the public will always have access to this wonderful, respected, and effective healing modality.
Become an NCH member and receive many membership benefits, along with the knowledge that you will be helping to promote and protect the cause of Homeopathy.
www.homeopathic.org   (284 words)

  
 Homeopathic Medicine,Natural Herbal Extracts,Natural Herbs,Organic Preparations,Homeopathic Ointments,Herbal Extracts ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bhandari Homeopathic Laboratories, India, a registered GMP certified company, is a manufacturer and exporter of homeopathic medicine, natural herbal extracts, natural herbs, homeopathic ointments, natural herbs and organic preparations for the last 70 years.
Having been at the forefront of the organic revolution since its inception, the company is now extending the availability of its products by venturing into new markets around the globe.
To become a global source for catering the growing demands for natural alternatives by offering homeopathic and organic formulations produced using organically grown herbs in bulk as well as customer specified packings.
www.homeolabs.com   (251 words)

  
 Homeopathy & Homeopathic Medicine @ Hpathy.com
Every month get articles, cases, interviews, research, information about homeopathy books, software, homeopathic medicine; cure, treatment, homeopathic medication for various conditions and much more...
I thought that I knew the abc of homeopathy at least, but to my surprise was able to learn a couple of new things, all related to basics of homeopathic medicine.
It is an open project in which homeopaths, homeopathic doctors, veterinary homeopaths and health community from across the globe are participating.
www.hpathy.com /homeopathy_benefits.asp   (448 words)

  
 ABC Homeopathy
If you're new to homeopathic medicine, start with our acclaimed guide to homeopathy.
Using a network of local supply partners, we aim to get homeopathic remedies to you as quickly as possible, and at a competitive price.
The 72 Homeopathic Remedies featured here are widely used in homeopathy.
www.abchomeopathy.com   (212 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Homeopathic Medicine Chest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A valuable handbook and reference guide for the novice homeopath, Homeopathic Medicine Chest combines a detailed description of homeopathy and its underlying principles with a complete guide to hundreds of homeopathic cures for common ailments including asthma, arthritis, burns, and teething.
(The Crossings Press) Pocket reference discussing what conditions benefit from homeopathic remedies, what remedies to include in a homeopathic medicine chest, how to diagnose symptoms, how to administer a remedy in a crisis, and what responses to expect after taking a remedy.
Common homeopathic first aid and emergency treatments are the focus of Homeopathic Medicine Chest; not the usual maintenance care offered in competing books.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1580910556   (262 words)

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