homeopathic remedies
Highly diluted preparations
Homeopathic remedies are preparations used in homeopathy, an alternative medicine system based on the principle that "like cures like"—substances that cause symptoms in healthy people supposedly cure similar symptoms in sick people.
The remedies are diluted repeatedly, often until no molecules of the original substance remain.
Mainstream science considers them no more effective than placebos: She swears by homeopathic remedies for her allergies, but her doctor is skeptical.
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- provingsActs of establishing validity
- arnicaHerbal bruise treatment
- potencyDegree of strength
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
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homeopathic remediesevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
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homeopathic remediesprecision medicine
Treatment based on individual characteristics