Basic Homeopathy Flashcards
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The homeopathic approach differs from 'allopathy' in that allopathy generally treats disease using:
Answer: Agents that oppose symptoms
Allopathy, a term Hahnemann coined, uses agents producing effects opposite to the disease, unlike homeopathy's similars.
A '200C' remedy compared to a '6C' remedy is considered, in homeopathic theory:
Answer: More potent and deeper-acting
In homeopathy, higher dilution numbers are considered higher potencies with deeper action.
The chronic, underlying predispositions to disease that Hahnemann described are called:
Answer: Miasms
Miasms are Hahnemann's proposed deep-seated chronic dispositions to illness, such as psora.
Which is considered the first and original miasm in Hahnemann's theory?
Answer: Psora
Psora is described as the oldest and most fundamental miasm in classical homeopathy.
Why do homeopaths often advise avoiding strong substances like coffee or camphor during treatment?
Answer: They may antidote the remedy
Certain strong substances are traditionally thought to interfere with or 'antidote' a remedy's action.
Taking a case in homeopathy emphasizes recording which of the following most heavily?
Answer: The individual's unique and peculiar symptoms
Homeopathic case-taking prioritizes the patient's characteristic, peculiar, and individualizing symptoms.
A key modern scientific criticism of homeopathy is that high dilutions:
Answer: May contain no molecules of the original substance
Beyond Avogadro's limit (~12C/24X), a dilution likely contains none of the original substance's molecules.