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Homeopathy is an [[Alternative Medicine]] system that tries to treat illnesses with minuscule doses of the drugs that cause the same symptom as the illness. Homeopathy is based on the ideas of Samuel Hahnemann, a 19th century physician who observed that some contemporary medicines evoked symptoms similar to those of the illnesses for which they were prescribed. There is no clear evidence to support the efficacy of homeopathic remedies, and it is likely that the reported effects are placebo effects.
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Homeopathy is an [[Alternative Medicine]] system that tries to treat illnesses with minuscule doses of the drugs that cause the same symptom as the illness. Homeopathy is based on the ideas of [[Samuel Hahnemann]], a 19th century physician who observed that some contemporary medicines evoked symptoms similar to those of the illnesses for which they were prescribed. There is no clear evidence to support the efficacy of homeopathic remedies, and it is likely that the reported effects are placebo effects.
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[[Samuel Hahnemann]] described the principle of homeopathy by using a Latin phrase: Similia Similibus Curentur.<ref>http://www.homeopathic.org/whatis.htm</ref>  This means, "Let likes cure likes."
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Arizona, Connecticut and Nevada have separate homeopathic medical state licensing boards.
    
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