What are the homeopathic remedies and where does their therapeutic effect lie?
Homeopathic remedies are natural remedies of mineral, plant and animal origin. They are produced in a natural way thus differing themselves from chemical medicines. They are prepared by a process of gradually repeated dilution and shaking; a process which makes them capable of stimulating the body’s own defense system. Thus, the homeopathic remedy works in accordance and in harmony with the system’s defense functioning, that is in a similar (omoio in Greek) way without violating it or changing its original structure in any way. Are homeopathic remedies dangerous? The way of working in accordance with the system’s defense functioning, on the one hand, and the high degree of dilution, on the other, make the hoemopathic remedy harmless with no side effects and no violation of the system’s integrity whatsoever. For these reasons, homeopathic remedies are prescribed in occasions where other medicines are considered harmful, like in pregnancy, hepatitis etc. Which diseases or disorders are c
