Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine first defined by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18th century. Homeopathic practitioners maintain that an ill person can be treated using a substance that can produce, in a healthy person, symptoms similar to those of the illness.
| Reasons used |
# of patients
Efficacy
|
Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 7 |
|
1 | ||||
| Other | 4 | 0 | |||||
| chronic debilitating illness | 2 |
|
|
2 | |||
| treat symptoms of PTSD i.e, fright, out of body experiences, ghosts, surreal experiences, sense of injustice | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| to strenghten my self confidence, relieve stress symptoms | 1 |
|
1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 |
See all 14 patients currently using Homeopathy
Mouse over the table for more information
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Did not seem to work
|
2 | 67% |
|
|
Expense
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Personal research
|
1 | 33% |
|
|
Other
|
1 | 33% |
|
Report created on March 22, 2010.