The term "homeopathy" has its roots in one man's vision, the
German physician, Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). Homeopathy is a
philosophy of health and a system of therapeutic remedies that
has been used for nearly two centuries. Thousands of
practitioners have verified its effectiveness by observing the
results on patients they have treated. At the turn of the 20th
Century nearly one-fourth of all U.S. physicians were
homeopaths. Today, homeopathic medicine is practiced extensively
in Europe by both veterinarians and physicians, but there are
currently only a few dozen U.S. veterinarians who have taken
this country's course work to become certified as a veterinary
homeopath. Homeopathic medicine is perhaps the one alternative
medicine that is most different from allopathic/conventional
medicine. There are thus several basic principles of homeopathy
that folks using it should understand. Following are some tips
to help with an understanding of these basics: "Like cures like"
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