Homeopathy recognises the individuality of each person based on physical, emotional and mental patterns. Unique remedies are prescribed (charged separately) to stimulate the body’s innate ability to heal itself. Suitable for all age groups including newborn babies.

Homeopathy works on the principle of “like cures like” – ie what may cause a problem or symptom could also be used to cure those very symptoms.

What can homeopathy help?

Homeopathy treats the person rather than the named “disease” so potentially it can help patients with a wide range of conditions, both acute and chronic. Illnesses commonly seen by homeopaths in the clinic include recurrent infections (such as colds, tonsillitis, cystitis), skin conditions, menstrual and menopausal problems, chronic fatigue, migraine, and stress related symptoms such as anxiety and insomnia. courtesy of The Society of Homeopaths

Homeopathic Remedies

Remedy is a technical term in homeopathy that refers to a substance prepared with a particular procedure and intended for treating patients; it is not to be confused with the generally-accepted use of the word, which means “a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain”.

Homeopathic practitioners rely on two types of reference when prescribing remedies: Materia medica and repertories. A homeopathic Materia medica is a collection of “drug pictures”, organised alphabetically by remedy, that describes the symptom patterns associated with individual remedies. A homeopathic repertory is an index of disease symptoms that lists remedies associated with specific symptoms.

Homeopathy uses many animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its remedies. Examples include Arsenicum album (arsenic oxide), Natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride or table salt), Lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake), Opium, and Thyroidinum (thyroid hormone). Homeopaths also use treatments called nosodes (from the Greeknosos, disease) made from diseased or pathological products such as fecal, urinary, and respiratory discharges, blood, and tissue.

Homeopathic remedies prepared from healthy specimens are called sarcodes.