About Homeopathy
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a complete system of medicine that adopts a holistic approach to healing. It recognises that all symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony within the person and it is therefore the patient as a whole who needs treatment not the disease.
Medicines, or remedies (as they are more commonly known) are prescribed on a purely individual basis, Homeopathy, as we know it today, was formulated over two hundred years ago
by the German physicist, chemist and linguist, Samuel Hahnemann. The remedies are prepared in a special way that makes them a safe and gentle form of treatment. They are sourced from many different substances and prepared in a way that ensures that all toxic effects are removed leaving only the curative properties.
How does it work?
Our bodies are in a constant state of self repair. We know that if we cut or bruise ourselves, our bodies will automatically start the restorative healing process. This is true for all parts of our body but sometimes it needs a bit of help to stimulate the correct healing process. The correctly prescribed remedy will maximise the body's own healing processes and help to restore the patient back to the best level of health possible for that particular person. It is gentle, subtle, yet very powerful.
Is it Safe?
Absolutely. It can be used by adults, children, babies, pregnant and nursing mothers, in fact, anyone at all. The remedies are non-addictive without unpleasant side effects. Remedies are not tested on animals although sick animals can be successfully treated with homeopathic remedies. In 200 years of use, no homoeopathic remedy has ever been withdrawn because of adverse side effects.
What can be treated?
Homeopathy is an excellent way to treat 'acute' illnesses including stomach upsets, fevers, throat & ear infections and common childhood illnesses. It is very effective when used in emergency and first aid situations and can work alongside more traditional treatments. However, it's efficacy does not end there. It can be successfully used to treat longstanding chronic conditions, including eczema, asthma and arthritis. Because homoeopathy aims to restore and maintain health and strengthen all the bodies natural immunities rather than just fighting disease, any condition or illness can benefit from constitutional homeopathic treatment.