Is homeopathy a holistic practice?
Yes. Although it is a Western discipline, homeopathy has a lot in common with Eastern holistic medical practices like traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. In the holistic viewpoint, disease is considered to emanate from the center of the organism, so every facet of a person’s health is important in determining a proper treatment. The homeopath is generally more interested in how you experience your symptoms than in the fact that you have a rash, for example. How that rash feels when you scratch it (does it itch less or more, does it burn or sting or ache, does the itching move around when scratched) is much more important to a homeopath than whether a doctor would call it lichen simplex or atopic dermatitis. Even more important is your mental and emotional state, how you experience the world, what sort of likes and dislikes you have. That is why a homeopath asks questions about seemingly unrelated matters such as whether you like hot or cold weather and what sorts of foods you cr
