HOMEOPATHY
WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY?
Homeopathy is a holistic medicine, discovered and developed in the
eighteen century by the German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann. Nowadays, Homeopathy is
popular in many countries in Europe and around the world and is particularly
popular and commonly used in Britain, France, Italy, South America, Australia and India. In
Britain, some GPs use homeopathy and there are homeopathic hospitals as well.
Homeopathy comes from the Latin words "Homeo" and "Pathy". These words express one of the important principles of homeopathy which is the principle that "Like cures like." In Japan, we have a folk remedy for sore throats by using Japanese radish, because ground Japanese radish has quite a hot taste and makes the throat sore and so "Like cures like". This is the same theory as homeopathy. The homeopath tries to find the "similar remedy" to the patient's expression.
WHAT DOES A HOMEOPATH DO?
The homeopath's most important job is to understand a patient holistically. For best results,I need to understand your main symptom as well as your emotions, the image and sensations that accompanies the main symptom. For this reason, it is important that I ask you several types of questions. As a next step, I will then translate the information you provide into homeopathy, which is another important job. This translated context will lead me to preparing a successful remedy, and this remedy will enable you to switch your healing system on. In other words, the homeopath is a translator for helping to connect you and the effect of homeopathy. You are a person who describes your story. Please describe your story freely. And I will translate it into a remedy. Our collaborative work will become the key to the new door that opens you up to better health.
WHAT IS HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY?
Remedies are tiny white pills made from natural substances: plant, animal and mineral. After a consultation, you will have a remedy prepared for you. This helps your natural healing power to awaken and to give long lasting benefits.
You may not be familiar with a remedy. This means "correct, amendment, and treat" in English. A remedy will correct and treat your disharmony. The process of making a remedy is called a "proving", and all remedies are tested on healthy people who are called "provers", not on animals. Most of a time, the prover doesn't know which substance he/she is taking. Over a couple of months, the prover records everything that happens to him/her. For instance, it may be a fever, physical pain, an emotional change, a dream, that makes him/her better or worse, what triggers a symptom, and what time it happens etc. And then, this data is analysed by a third person and finally the remedy starts being used by the homeopathic profession.
WHO CAN HOMEOPATHY HELP?
Homeopathy doesn't give a prognosis, or provides a medical name for the disease. We think personal
your condition is your expression, including any main problems, favourite foods,
hobbies, and your relationship with your family and friends. The homeopath
chooses your remedy, taking account of all of your expression. This is the
"translation" work, I have previously mentioned. I don't give you a specific
remedy for a specific symptom, as I see you as a whole person althought you may come to see me for conditions such as an eczema, asthma, hormonal
disturbances, period pain, menopause, depression, phobias, panic attack,
arthritis, diabetes, hay fever, fatigue, headache and pain after a cancer
operation and so on.
Also homeopathy improves not only symptoms but a persons well-being and energy in a very gentle and safe way. This means that homeopathy is suitable for everybody, young and old, even for pregnant women and sensitive people. Homeopathy is especially good for children due to their naturally strong vitality.