– How did Homeopathy/herbal remedies/natural medicines come to be? And, are they a viable alternative to traditional medication?

Question

I’ve always been sceptical and have seen this broadly advertised across Asia/developing countries. Would genuinely want to try and understand before dismissing. Thanks!

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Answer 1

Homeopathy, for example, was dreamed up by German physician Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. Homeopathy has been tested in many double-blind, placebo-controlled studies and found to be no more effective than a placebo. In other words, homeopathy is just as effective as drinking water or taking a sugar pill.

There are herbal remedies that have been found to be safe and effective in double-blind, placebo-controlled studies – they are simply called “medicine”.