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Over the past few months, I've developed a curiosity about homeopathic remedies, not just for health concerns, but also because it's a valuable skill and important knowledge. Plus, it's really interesting!!! There's still a lot to learn, so I'll be adding more to this thread over time, and if anyone has anything they want to contribute, feel free!!!
I'm going to start with some brief information about homeopathy, recipes and basic remedies, and then I'll be adding raw herbal information later.
Doctrine of Signatures
Paracelsus, an alchemist born in 1493, was a supporter of the Doctrine of Signatures, which maintained that the outward appearance of a plant gave an indication of the ailments it would cure. At times the theory was surprisingly accurate. Similar theories still prevail in Africa.
Some examples:
1. The leaves of lungwort were said to resemble diseased lungs, so the plant was used for bronchitis and tuberculosis.
2. Many yellow flowered plants were linked to jaundice, so toadflax, greater celandine and dandelion were used for liver disorders.
(source; The Complete Medicinal Herbal, Penelope Ody)
Which leads into;
The Law of Similars
The principle is "Let like be treated by like." "...A substance which produces symptoms in a healthy person cures those symptoms in a sick person...The 'chance observation' Vithoulkas mentioned here is Hahnemann's discovery that as a man in perfect health himself at the time, by drinking approximately one half ounce of decocttion of Peruvian bark (a source of the malaria fighting drug quinine) he produced within himself symptoms similar to those of malaria without actually having the disease, which is caused by the bite of the malarial mosquito."
(source, Homeopathy & Your Child, Lyle W. Morgan II)
An example of Homeopathy philosophy in action;
"Fever is our strongest weapon in the fight of nature against all bacteria...In general considerations, fever is to be favored, not feared. Fever is one of the body's natural defenses against illness of all sorts, and it is important to the healing process. Of itself, fever is not an illness but the outward symptomatic sign that the body is under assault and attempting to defend itself...Homeopathy can assist here better than any other system of health care by stimulating the immune defense system."
(source, Homeopathy & Your Child, Lyle W. Morgan II)
In essence, homeopathy complements the fever, works with it and provides management measures, rather than traditional medicine (allopathy) which suppresses the fever; the body's natural defense against illness. This sort of thinking follows in almost all herbal remedies and homeopathic treatments. To work with the body, rather than against it.
Now onto remedies...
Over the past few months, I've developed a curiosity about homeopathic remedies, not just for health concerns, but also because it's a valuable skill and important knowledge. Plus, it's really interesting!!! There's still a lot to learn, so I'll be adding more to this thread over time, and if anyone has anything they want to contribute, feel free!!!
I'm going to start with some brief information about homeopathy, recipes and basic remedies, and then I'll be adding raw herbal information later.
Doctrine of Signatures
Paracelsus, an alchemist born in 1493, was a supporter of the Doctrine of Signatures, which maintained that the outward appearance of a plant gave an indication of the ailments it would cure. At times the theory was surprisingly accurate. Similar theories still prevail in Africa.
Some examples:
1. The leaves of lungwort were said to resemble diseased lungs, so the plant was used for bronchitis and tuberculosis.
2. Many yellow flowered plants were linked to jaundice, so toadflax, greater celandine and dandelion were used for liver disorders.
(source; The Complete Medicinal Herbal, Penelope Ody)
Which leads into;
The Law of Similars
The principle is "Let like be treated by like." "...A substance which produces symptoms in a healthy person cures those symptoms in a sick person...The 'chance observation' Vithoulkas mentioned here is Hahnemann's discovery that as a man in perfect health himself at the time, by drinking approximately one half ounce of decocttion of Peruvian bark (a source of the malaria fighting drug quinine) he produced within himself symptoms similar to those of malaria without actually having the disease, which is caused by the bite of the malarial mosquito."
(source, Homeopathy & Your Child, Lyle W. Morgan II)
An example of Homeopathy philosophy in action;
"Fever is our strongest weapon in the fight of nature against all bacteria...In general considerations, fever is to be favored, not feared. Fever is one of the body's natural defenses against illness of all sorts, and it is important to the healing process. Of itself, fever is not an illness but the outward symptomatic sign that the body is under assault and attempting to defend itself...Homeopathy can assist here better than any other system of health care by stimulating the immune defense system."
(source, Homeopathy & Your Child, Lyle W. Morgan II)
In essence, homeopathy complements the fever, works with it and provides management measures, rather than traditional medicine (allopathy) which suppresses the fever; the body's natural defense against illness. This sort of thinking follows in almost all herbal remedies and homeopathic treatments. To work with the body, rather than against it.
Now onto remedies...
