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Homeopathy is popular in Europe and has been used by the British Royal Family.

Homeopathy is popular in Europe and has been used by the British Royal Family.

Critics claim there is no clear evidence to support the efficacy of homeopathic remedies.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml</ref>  They further argue that the reported effects are equivalent to placebo.<ref>http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html</ref>  

Critics claim there is no clear evidence to support the efficacy of homeopathic remedies.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml</ref>  They further argue that the reported effects are equivalent to placebo.<ref>http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html</ref> A group of studies examined by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and U.S. National Library of Medicine found that homeopathic treatments had weak evidence of efficacy and that they were likely a result of the placebo effect. <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16125589</ref>

Critics say that homeopathic beliefs have no standard theory; practitioners vary widely in their prescriptions.   

Critics say that homeopathic beliefs have no standard theory; practitioners vary widely in their prescriptions.