HOMOEOPATHY Donna M Bennett dipHOM. RSHom

Homoeopathy 1. History - a brief overview 2. Fundamentals – relative Laws 3. Homoeopathy today – its place in Health Care

History – some notable names and dates Hippocrates ( BC) Paracelsus (1493 – 1541) Samuel Hahnemann (1755 – 1843) Constantine Hering (1800 – 1880) 1826 Frederick Harvey Foster Quin 1832 Quin – Homoeopathic Practice in London 1832 Quin – Homoeopathic Practice in London 1844 British Homoeopathic Society 1844 British Homoeopathic Society 1849 London Homoeopathic Hospital Founded 1946 NHS Founded – Homoeopathy officially approved

Fundamentals Law of Similars - like cures like Law of Similars - like cures like Single Remedy Single Remedy Minimum Dose Minimum Dose Whole person – Holistic Whole person – Holistic Susceptibility Susceptibility Vital Force Vital Force Laws of Cure Laws of Cure

Conditions for which we have relatively ineffective Allopathic treatments Allergies Allergies Bruises Bruises Chillblains Chillblains Colic Colic Fear/Phobias Fear/Phobias Glandular Fever Glandular Fever Grief Grief Impotence Impotence Influenza Influenza ME ME Nightmares Nightmares Pathological Anger Pathological Anger PMS PMS Teething Teething Warts Warts Impotence Impotence

Conditions where Homoeopathy used primarily in a complimentary way to achieve reduction in long term allopathic treatment Asthma Asthma Constepation Constepation Convulsions Convulsions Dysmenorrhoea Dysmenorrhoea Eczema Eczema Migraine Migraine

Homoeopathy Today Complementary or Alternative Complementary or Alternative Sales of Remedies increase by 15 – 20% pa Sales of Remedies increase by 15 – 20% pa 5 Homoeopathic Hospitals 5 Homoeopathic Hospitals 600 GPs in Britain practice Homoeopathy 600 GPs in Britain practice Homoeopathy 25% Scottish GPs take Accredited Training 25% Scottish GPs take Accredited Training