Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that uses extremely diluted doses of substances to produce beneficial effects. Homeopathy is based on the so called Law of Similars, which claims that substances that can produce effects that mimic a certain illness in healthy individuals can also be used to treat people who have the disease whose effects are mimicked. The substance is diluted to such a degree that it is statistically unlikely that even a single molecule of the target substance is present in the therapeutic does. Therefore, if homeopathy is indeed effective, it is necessary for the effects of the target substance to somehow influence the water it is dissolved in. While homeopathy is becoming increasingly popular, there is little or no scientific evidence that shows that homeopathy is effective, and no plausible scientific explanation has been put forth to explain how the effects of the substance could be present in a therapeutic dose even if there is not a single molecule of the target substance in the final dose.
Today there are over three thousand homeopathic remedies available. Some are based in tradition. For example, the ancient homeopathic remedy for rabies involves ultra dilutions of the saliva of a rabid dog. Newer homeopathic remedies may involve using an element of the causal agent as the base of the homeopathic remedy.
To say that the jury is out on homeopathy is being extremely generous. For the most part, homeopathy has been totally discounted by western medicine. Nevertheless, many practitioners and patients of homeopathy swear by its efficacy.
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