Homeopathy
The homoeopathy is, first of all, an empirical direction of medicine. The practical component of homeopathy much more advances our theoretical knowledge of this area. In 1796 Samuel Hanneman has come to revolutionary conclusion medicine areas: to treat illness similar to it. In it the main principle of a science the homoeopathy literally meaning "similar" (homeo) "illnesses" (pathie) consists. The theory is simple: the medical product which can provoke illness symptoms at the healthy persons, is capable in the condition dissolved in the big proportions to cure the same symptoms at the patient. The similarity principle operates: for example, if the child cannot fall asleep because of joyful excitation, to it the medicine on the basis of a plant possessing the approximately same properties, as coffee is appointed.
In order to avoid complication of a clinical course the dose of medical substance should be small enough. From here and the second principle of homoeopathy – dilution. The basic substance gets divorced in great volume of a liquid, then this solution gets divorced again and again. And last, probably, most important principle of homoeopathy – it integrity. Unlike traditional medicine, the doctor the homeopathist considers the patient in its integrity, instead of treats separate symptoms. Therefore it is the extremely rare to patients with absolutely identical symptoms the same treatment is appointed.
This sparing medicine is especially shown at many chronic and sharp diseases, such as an asthma, eczema, an allergy. The cold, a sinusitis, cold also well give in to homoeopathic treatment. Small granules will help to get rid of painful mental conditions (melancholy, depression, a sleeplessness…). In a word, the homoeopathy is capable to struggle with functional pathologies, that is relieves a healthy organism of its time "failures".
The homoeopathy will not relieve of an appendicitis, will not stop a pneumonia, a multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid an arthritis and other "system" diseases, it will not replace surgical methods of treatment. It eliminates separate symptoms, stabilising sharp conditions.
Homoeopathic medicines make of vegetative, animal, mineral components. They do not bring in an organism anything new, any alien chemical substances, they suppress nothing, do not stimulate and do not impose. Homoeopathic remedies prepare in the form of tinctures, granules, powders, tablets, creams for external use.
The modern homoeopathy was divided into some currents. The classical homoeopathy named also ganeman or unicast, is homoeopathy in a narrow kind when for treatment of the patient I am used one preparation. It is very difficult and laborious method. In clinical homoeopathy (arisen of classical) medicines are made of several components.
Homeopathist of this direction explain it to that in the modern world, at influence of chemical preparations of illness mutating, and symptoms considerably vary.
Despite certain practical successes of homoeopathy, she endures now serious crisis. It is caused, first, by that the majority of rational elements of homoeopathy naturally became a part of modern medicine. Secondly, the considerable part of productive effects from application of methods of homoeopathy (not recognized as official medicine), can be explained placebo – effect and not realized suggestion from outside usually very attentive homoeopath to the patient.
Whether so can treat homoeopathic remedies? In 1995, the group of the American scientists has carried out clinical researches of effects of homoeopathic preparations for treatment of a hay fever, having shown that they improve a condition of patients on 86 % more often, than appointment placebo. Similar results have been received and with other homoeopathic preparations. Whether so it is necessary to address for the help to the homeopathist? Here, unfortunately, it is impossible to answer this question unequivocally.
Efficiency of homoeopathy has not been scientifically proved till now. Researchers are conducted in many centres and laboratories, however the official results scientifically proving and proving efficiency of homoeopathy, still are not present.