Kinesiology 3325A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Samuel Hahnemann, Chamomile, Hypericum
4 Apr 2018
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Homeopathy: systematic method of healing; systematic = they catalogue all the diseases and systems/responses for it, follo(cid:449)i(cid:374)g the p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iple (cid:862)use likes to treat likes(cid:863) Initially ingested cinchona (bark from peru); samuel tested it on himself. Noted symptoms were highly similar intermittent fever caused by malaria; he gave this bark to people who had malaria and it helped to treat malaria. Homeopathic medicines in high dilutions, prescribed by trained professionals, are probably safe and unlikely to provoke severe adverse reactions. Difficult to draw definite conclusions due to the low methodological quality of reports claiming possible adverse effects of homeopathic medicines. Sports medicine/first aid remedy used for shock and trauma from injury. Claims to reduce pain from injury and to speed the healing process. A remedy for the irritable infant, especially from teething. Level b evidence that chamomile possesses anti-anxiety properties and could be used to treat stress and insomnia. Evidence efficacy testing grading scale u. s. preventive services task force.
