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Homeopathy was developed in Germany some 300 years ago and is based on the principle that "like cures like". This means that a substance that causes an illness in large doses can cure the identical illness when given in very minute doses. Homeopathy is based on plant extracts and minerals which are used to stimulate the body to use its own healing powers to overcome illness. The more diluted a substance is, the more potent its healing effect.

The risk of homeopathic therapy is low, although side effects such as allergies and toxic reactions have been recorded.



Adapted from Merck. 2003. Types of Alternative Medicine. Available from http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec25/ch302/ch302c.html. Accessed 11 January 2009.


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