History of Homeopathy:
Samuel Hahnemann first conceived of the idea while translating the medical thesis into German by Scottish physician and chemist William Cullen. That revealed the action of Cinchona in malaria. Dr. Hahnemann had ingested the bark to conclude if the Cinchona does can cure a fever through its effect of strengthening the stomach. His own experience showed development of fever, joint pains and shivering, the similar symptoms displayed by the patient with malaria along with few stomach symptoms. Afterwards Dr. Hahnemann tested out other substances to know what potential symptoms they may produce in healthy human beings. This procedure ultimately known as homeopathic drug proving.
Preparing a list of all the symptoms experienced by the healthy individuals was time consuming. Based on this exhaustive list Dr. Hahnemann identified substances best for treating particular acute or chronic diseases based on their symptoms that they are able to cause on the healthy subjects.
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| HISTORY OF HOMOEOPATHY |
Homeopathy's success in the nineteenth century can be attributed to several factors. Homoeopathy has showed its efficacy in epidemics of influenza, yellow fever, and cholera. This system also showed superior efficacy in the treatment of intractable and chronic diseases. This significant improvement was outstanding and converted many physicians to follow and practice the homoeopathy. This flexibility attracted home care mothers, who passed it into their communities.
Opposition from orthodox physicians continued throughout the century since it’s development in the form of professional banishment. Some homeopathic colleges were closed due to the opposition of orthodox physicians. Homeopathy was darken during the twentieth century is measured by a sharp decline in its number of practitioners. However, some professional organizations provided homoeopathic education for practitioners and consumers, and a handful of practitioners kept the system alive. In the 1970s, disenchantment with the conventional medical system led consumers and practitioners to explore homeopathy among other forms of alternative and complementary medicine. The search for cost-effective treatments ended with Homoeopathy, which showed superior efficacy in prevention of prevalent chronic diseases, and the rejection of materialist philosophies in health care have fueled homeopathy's fast growth in popularity.
In 1980’s number of postgraduate colleges and comprehensive training programs were developed in United States. In 1991, a Council for Homeopathic Certification was founded. This is a profession-wide board that developed standards, guidelines and conducts testing of practitioners; and the steady growth of membership in the National Center for Homeopathy, an educational organization for consumers and professionals. Its cost effectiveness has attracted some insurance companies' attention, but homeopathy's ultimate position in relation to the conventional medical system remains to be seen.
