I just don’t want the explanation that it is always used, you know, the one where it says that it causes sympthoms to cure the illness or all that, what i do really wanna know is… what does it do, and a clear example, cuz i’ve heard it A LOT of times but i never EVER understood what does it do (But i know it’s not a good medicione, through).
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Homeopathy is based on two principles. First is “like cures like.” That is, to treat a symptom, you use a substance that causes the same symptom. To treat itching, use something that makes you itch. If you have nausea, use something that causes nausea.
The second principle is that dilution makes the substance into medicine. If you dilute an itch-causing substance enough, it becomes an anti-itch medicine. If you dilute a nauseating substance, it becomes an anti-nausea medicine.
Homeopaths claim that this happens because water (in which the medicinal substances are diluted) has some kind of memory, which can be activated by shaking (“succussion”) it in a precise manner. There is no plausible explanation for why this would work, and indeed there is no evidence that it works at all.
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