History of

Homeopathy

Homeopathy was discovered in 1790, by a German doctor and scholar called Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.  

He originally wondered why Cinchona Bark, which quinine comes from, was an effective treatment 

for malaria.  He decided to take some of the bark as a healthy person, and discovered that it produced the symptoms of malaria.  From this, he developed the Law of Similars  or “like cures like”, meaning that a substance that produces a certain range of symptoms, when given in a very small dose would cure a person with those same symptoms.  

Hahnemann then continued to test his theory on his healthy family and friends, with all sorts of plant, mineral and animal substances and recorded all his findings.  He then started treating the sick using the homeopathic system and had great success. He moved from using small doses of crude substances, to diluting them and applying vigorous mixing (succussion).