Whats the difference between homeopathy and herbalism?
In herbalism plants are used for healing , usually either in the form of teas, alcoholic tinctures or macerated oils. A herb is used in its crude form. For example, you put chamomile into hot water and infuse it, and then you may inhale the steam or drink the chamomile tea. Your body absorbs the actual chamomile through the steam or tea. You could also let it sit in alcohol and then take a few drops of the chamomile tincture. Homeopathic remedies are made from plants but also from minerals, animal parts or venoms, metals, poisons, disease tissues, milks, waters, drugs and they can be made from other substances as well, like sun or moon light, radiation, and do on. The difference is that, to make a homeopathic remedy, these substances are not used in their crude form, as in herbalism. They are diluted and succussed (shaken a number of times). This process is called potentisation (see Process of Potentisation). Homeopathic remedies from the 12c potency onwards don’t contain any physical
