Homeopathy is a scientific based system of medicine based on specific laws and principles.
So homeopathy can also be called as scientific homeopathy.
*Homeopathic medicines are prepared by the methods of potentization by dilution and succussion which is based in on the “law of infinitesimals”. (This law states that when drugs are diluted either in water or alcohol, they actually increase in therapeutic potency).
*Homeopathic medicines are always proved under carefully controlled clinical trials.
Cardinal Laws and Fundamental Principles
Every science has certain basic guiding principles. Homeopathic medicine is medical science and its therapeutics is based on certain fundamental principles which are quite different from those of other schools of medical science. There are seven cardinal laws in Homeopathy:
-Law of Similia
-Law of Simplex
-Law of Minimum Dose
-The doctrine of Drug Proving (testing)
-The doctrine of Acute and Chronic Disease
-The doctrine of Drug Dynamisation
-The doctrine of Vital Force
Hering’s Law of Cure:-
In the Homeopathic Treatment, the real and permanent cure takes place in the following order:
a)From above downwards
b) from within outwards
c) from more vital organs to less vital organs
d) in the reverse order of the onset of symptoms.
Doctrine of Individualisation
The doctrine of less Repetition
Discovery disease of miasm or Disease
Dr. Hahnemann described the origin and cause of the disease. According to him, the major cause of the disease is miasm that is psora, syphilis, and sycosis. Dr. Hahemann described the different aspects of diseases.
1) Acute disease
2) Chronic disease