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g. Homoeopathy
Homoeopathy is a combination of two Greek words: Homois and Pathos. Homois

means similar and pathos means suffering. It is based on the theory that the causation
of a disease mainly depends upon the susceptibility or proneness of an individual to

the incidence of the disease in addition to the action of external agents like bacteria,
viruses etc. Homoeopathy is a method of treating diseases by administering drugs which

have been experimentally proved to possess the power to produce similar symptoms on
healthy human beings. It is based on the following principles:

i. The first principle of Homoeopathy ‘Similia Similibus Curentur’, says that a
medicine which could induce a set of symptoms in healthy human beings

would be capable of curing a similar set of symptoms in human beings
suffering from the disease.
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ii. The second principle of ‘Single Medicine’ says that one medicine should be
administered at a time to a particular patient during the treatment.

iii. The third principle of ‘Minimum Dose’ stated that 36 the bare minimum
dose of a drug which would induce a curative action without any adverse

effect should be administered.

Homoeopathy has its own areas of strength in therapeutics, and it is particularly
useful in treatment for allergies, autoimmune disorders and viral infections. Behavioural

disorder, Neurological problems and Metabolic diseases can also be successfully treated
by Homoeopathy. Apart from the curative aspects, Homoeopathic medicines are also

used in preventive and promotive healthcare.

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