Of or pertaining to homeopathy; according to the principles of homeopathy.
or homeopathy or homeopathic remedy - Homeopathy is a school of medicine, based on treating symptoms with minute amounts of those agents which CAUSE the symptoms. Homeopathic remedies often do not contain a detectable level of the agent being used (they are extremely diluted.)
A system of medicine based on the principle of "like cures like" whose remedies are generally dilutions of natural substances from plants, minerals, and animals. It is based on the premise that "the same substance that in large doses produces the symptoms of an illness, in very minute doses cures it." The remedies, tailored to the specific physical, mental and emotional profile of the individual, stimulate the body's natural healing response.
of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; "homeopathic medicine"
This is a term for a product containing infinitesimal doses of a substance that would, in normal doses, produce symptoms of the disease that it is intended to treat.
medicine: An alternative medical system. 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.
substances that are administered in minute amounts with the theory that substances tat may cause or mimic a disease in large amounts can be used to treat or prevent disease if given in small amounts.
A system of veterinary practice that treats a disease by the administration of very minute doses of a remedy that in a healthy animal would produce the symptoms of the disease that is being treated.
A medical practice that treats a disease by administering very small doses of a remedy designed to stimulate the immune system.
Relating to homeopathy, a system of medicine founded in the late 1700's by Samuel Hahnemann. The system is based on the principle that "like cures like". Practitioners believe that a substance that produces a set of symptoms in a well person will, in minute," potentized" doses, cure those same symptoms in a diseased individual.