homoeopathy
Like cures like
Homoeopathy is an alternative spelling of homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine based on the principle that substances causing symptoms in healthy people can, in highly diluted forms, treat similar symptoms in the sick.
Practitioners prescribe extremely diluted preparations called remedies.
The practice lacks scientific support and is considered pseudoscience by mainstream medicine, though it retains devoted adherents.
Reduction in concentration
- decimalTenths-based notation
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- globulesSmall spherical drops
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
tinctures · lactose · aqueous · alcohol · solvent · insoluble
Remedy matches the malady
- vital forceAnimating principle of life
- provingsActs of establishing validity
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- individualizationTailoring to one person
constitution · susceptibility · aggravation · minimum dose · Hahnemann · Organon · Kent
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- placebo effectHealing through expectation
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- quackeryFraudulent medical practice
- unprovenNot yet established
anecdotal · clinical trials · scientific scrutiny · regulation · implausibility
Non-standard healing practices
- complementary medicineUnconventional treatments supplementing mainstream care
- integrative medicineCombined conventional and alternative treatments
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
- ayurvedaIndian traditional medicine system
traditional medicine · mind-body · wellness · individualized care · self-healing · vitalism · holism · natural healing
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- self-treatmentCaring for oneself medically
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
Name from poisonous plant
- SulphurSouthern municipality name
- PhosphorusDawn-announcing celestial body
dilution
Reduction in concentration
- decimalTenths-based notation
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- globulesSmall spherical drops
pellets · tinctures · lactose · aqueous · alcohol · solvent · insoluble
like cures like
Remedy matches the malady
- vital forceAnimating principle of life
- provingsActs of establishing validity
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
individualization · constitution · susceptibility · aggravation · minimum dose · Hahnemann · Organon · Kent
pseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- placebo effectHealing through expectation
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- quackeryFraudulent medical practice
unproven · anecdotal · clinical trials · scientific scrutiny · regulation · implausibility
alternative medicine
Non-standard healing practices
- complementary medicineUnconventional treatments supplementing mainstream care
- integrative medicineCombined conventional and alternative treatments
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
ayurveda · traditional medicine · mind-body · wellness · individualized care · self-healing · vitalism · holism · natural healing · patient-centered
consultation
Meeting seeking expert guidance
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- self-treatmentCaring for oneself medically
Belladonna
Name from poisonous plant
- SulphurSouthern municipality name
- PhosphorusDawn-announcing celestial body
homoeopathyallopathy
Treatment opposing disease symptoms
evidence-based medicine · biomedicine · clinical medicine · chemotherapy · pharmacotherapy