HOH - Homeopathy Flashcards
homeo
similar
pathos
suffering or disease
samuel hahnemann
a physician, chemist and linguist in germany - late 1700s
hans burch gram
boston born doctor, studied homeopathy in europe and introduced it to the US in 1825
important dates in homeopathy - 1835
first homeopathic medical college in allentown pennsylvania
important dates in homeopathy - early 20th century
8% medical practitioners were practicing homeopathy
important dates in homeopathy - 1930s to mid 20th century
most schools closed or converted to conventional medical schools
important dates in homeopathy - 1960s
revival began
important dates in homeopathy - 1999 survey
6million americans used homeopathy
homeopathic treatment is ____
individualized
homeopathic treatment stimulates the ____ _____ mechanisms and process to ___ and ____ diseases
body’s defense; prevent; treat
homeopathic ___ are given in small doses
substances
natural substances from ___, ___, or ___
plants, minerals or animals
the homeopathic approach rests on a basic premise that
an ill person can be treated with a medicine that could produce similar symptoms in a healthy person
the ative ingredients are given in highly diluted form to avoid ____
toxicity
in the homeopathic “ultra molecular” dilutions, water is capable of storing information…
relating to substances with which it has previously been in contact and subsequently transmits this info to pre-sensitised biosystems
3 safety clauses
taken under supervision of trained professionals, feeling worse for a brief time is common, interaction with conventional drugs is not known
positive conclusions with 10 symptoms
allergies and other respiratory tract, childhood diarrhea, influenza treatment, post-operative ileus, rheumatic diseases, seasonal allergic rhinitis, vertigo, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, sinusitis
integration of homeopathy with conventional treatment is associated with better clinical outcome for similar or ____ costs
lower
the most developed system of herbal treatment was that of ___ ___
samuel thompson
two types of botanical medicine evolved from the thompsonians
physiomedicalists and the eclectics
first proposed german physician ____ ___ in 1796
samuel hahnemann
homeopathy was first introduced in the US by Dr ____ __ ____
Hans B Gram
Homeopathy was based on the writings of ___ ___
Samuel Hahnemann