Travelers, missionaries and military personnels from the West brought Homoeopathy to India as early as 1810. The credit of receiving official patronage goes to Dr. John Martin Honigberger who was called to the Court of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in 1839 for his treatment. After treating Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Dr. Honingberger settled in Calcutta. This […]
What is Homoeopathy? The word ‘homoeopathy’ is derived from two Greek works, ‘Homois’ meaning similar and ‘pathos’ meaning suffering. Homoeopathy simply means treating diseases with remedies, prescribed in minute doses, which are capable of producing symptoms similar to the disease when taken by healthy people. It is bases on the natural law of healing-“Similia
Born in Meissen, Saxony, April 10, 1755. Hahnemann grew up during an era of tremendous upheaval and rebirth in Europe which was centered in Germany with the “Enlightenment” movement, which encouraged freedom of thought and opinion. He was born into a poor family and was taught early by his father never to learn passively but
1. Homeopathy is slow to act: It is a myth that homeopathy is slow to act. In acute ailments like fever, diarrhea, acute infections etc, it acts as fast as conventional medicines, sometimes even faster. In chronic cases like diabetes, parkinsonism, psoriasis etc , it may require sometime to eradicate the disease completely from the
ECZEMA / Atopic DERMATITIS The terms eczema and dermatitis are now used synonymously. They refer to a distinctive reaction pattern of the skin showing a combination of signs which depend on the duration of rash and type of eczema. CAUSE Based on the aetiology, eczemas are divided into two basic groups: 1. Exogenous – This
Depression Depression is an emotional malady that is disturbing the mental peace of many people, owing to their busy stressful hectic day-to-day work schedules. The problem varies in degree from slight sadness to the state of being dejected. Depression is a problem that doesn’t appear to be severe but it is worse than any
DANDRUFF The term dandruff refers to the itchy skin problem of scalp, which has become very common these days. Dandruff and dark colour shirt can never find a place together, because it looks really bad when someone brushes off the white flakes off your attire. At the initial level, dandruff
CONSTIPATION Generally medical books says CONSTIPATION IS THE FATHER OF DISEASE It is true chronic constipation may leads to digestive problems, gas problems, and mental worries, Constipation is defined as having a bowel movement fewer than three times per week. With constipation stools are usually hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to eliminate. Some
Asthma is a disease in which inflammation of the airways causes airflow into and out of the lungs to be restricted. When an asthma attack occurs, mucus production is increased, muscles of the bronchial tree become tight, and the lining of the air passages swells, reducing airflow and producing the characteristic wheezing sound. Asthma
Arthritis Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years. There are different forms of arthritis; each has a different cause. They are Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) Is a result of trauma to the
