homeopath
Like-cures-like practitioner
A homeopath is a practitioner of homeopathy, an alternative medicine system based on the principle that substances causing symptoms in healthy people can, in highly diluted form, treat similar symptoms in the sick.
Homeopaths prescribe remedies diluted to the point where little or no original substance remains: She consulted a homeopath for her chronic migraines.
The practice lacks scientific support but maintains devoted adherents.
One who works regularly
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- patientAble to wait calmly
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
prescriber · anamnesis · repertory · constitutional · miasm · provings · individualized · chronic
Alternative healing using nature
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
- integrativeCombining into a whole
complementary · chiropractic · osteopathy · holistic · wellness · vitalism · self-healing · non-conventional
Reduction in concentration
- decimalTenths-based notation
- lactoseDisaccharide in dairy
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- globulesSmall spherical drops
drops · mortar · pestle · pharmacy · compounding · imprinting
Herbal bruise treatment
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
- sulphurElement sixteen, yellow solid
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- aconiteToxic flowering plant
practitioner
One who works regularly
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- patientAble to wait calmly
- treatmentCare for an ailment
clinic · prescriber · anamnesis · repertory · constitutional · miasm · provings · individualized · chronic · acute
naturopathy
Alternative healing using nature
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
integrative · complementary · chiropractic · osteopathy · holistic · wellness · vitalism · self-healing · non-conventional
dilution
Reduction in concentration
globules · drops · mortar · pestle · pharmacy · compounding · imprinting
arnica
Herbal bruise treatment
- belladonnaToxic herb yielding atropine
- sulphurElement sixteen, yellow solid
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
- pseudoscientistsphrenologist, crystal healer, numerologist, reflexologist, quack
- wellness practitionerswellness coach, holistic healer, naturopath, acupuncturist, herbalist
- Indian occupationsayah, coolie, sepoy, rickshaw driver, peon
- healthcare workersdoctor, nurse, surgeon, dentist, paramedic
homeopathmedical scientist
One researching health problems
pharmacist · medical doctor · MD · pharmacologist · clinical researcher
homeopathscientist
One who studies nature
empiricist · skeptic · clinical researcher · rationalist · debunker
homeopathpharmacist
Medicine dispensing professional
chemotherapist · toxicologist · anesthesiologist · interventionist
- homeopathic remediesDiluted substance therapies
- homeopathic cureDiluted substance as medicine