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| − | '''Homeopathy''' is a system of [[alternative medicine]] whose practitioners believe that if a large dose of a particular substance causes a symptom when administered, the same substance would cure ailments causing similar symptoms when a smaller, more diluted dose is administered; this is called "like cures like".<ref>http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/homeopathy-topic-overview</ref> | + | '''Homeopathy''' is a system of [[alternative medicine]] whose practitioners believe that if a large dose of a particular substance causes a symptom when administered, the same substance would cure ailments causing similar symptoms when a smaller, more diluted dose is administered; this is called "like cures like".<ref>http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/homeopathy-topic-overview</ref> It was created in the 18th century by physician Samuel Hahnemann, who noticed cinchona bark, used to cure [[malaria]], could cause malaria-like symptoms.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1676328/</ref> |
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Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine whose practitioners believe that if a large dose of a particular substance causes a symptom when administered, the same substance would cure ailments causing similar symptoms when a smaller, more diluted dose is administered; this is called "like cures like".[1] It was created in the 18th century by physician Samuel Hahnemann, who noticed cinchona bark, used to cure malaria, could cause malaria-like symptoms.[2]
