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JUDGED CORRECTLY
It would be well for him to remember the fate of an Allopathic doctor in the State of New York who denounced a young Homeopath located in his neighborhood as a quack. He was brought before a court of justice on the charge of insult and abuse. The case turned upon the definition of quack, and the ap
Sep 19, 2015 · 1 min read
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RICHARD PITCAIRN
I became interested in homeopathy after finishing my PhD in immunology at Washington State University. I had learned a great deal on how the immune system worked and how it could go wrong, but very little on how to make it work better. When I came across some books on homeopathy I realized that thi
Sep 18, 2015 · 3 min read
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Sir William Wilde
Sir William Wilde, the well-known allopathic doctor of Dublin, which in his work entitled "Austria and its Institutions", wrote: “Upon comparing the report of the treatment of Cholera in the Homeopathic hospital [testified to by two allopathic medical inspectors appointed by Government] with that
Sep 16, 2015 · 1 min read
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The Hahnemann Hospital
The building of Hahnemann Hospital in 1912. Homeopathy is a time-tested medicine with a rich history! Homeopathy is a science, not a theory, put it to the test.
Sep 15, 2015 · 1 min read
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Dr. Allen Corson Cowperthwaite (1848-1926)
He was the Dean and Professor of Materia Medica and Diseases of Women in the University of Iowa, and as well the Professor of Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine in the University of Michigan. Dr. Allen Cowperthwaite has filled a number of offices in connection with the state and
Sep 13, 2015 · 1 min read
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PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY
Former Beatles member and singer-songwriter Paul McCartney is a great fan of homeopathy. "I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them," he says. He was introduced to homeopathy by his wife Linda, who saw the great results
Sep 13, 2015 · 1 min read
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JULIUS AEGIDI (1795 - 1874)
Aegidi commenced his practice as an Allopath, but was led to embrace the principles of Homoeopathy by being himself relieved of a chronic trouble through Hahnemann's personal treatment. He was physician to the Princess Fredericka of Prussia, and practised in Dusseldorf, Konigsburg and Berlin. He
Sep 11, 2015 · 2 min read
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MARY ASPINWALL
From an early age I had extremely poor health. By the time I was 19 years old I was very, very ill and despite lots of conventional treatment and invasive testing, I was just becoming weaker and weaker, sicker and sicker. At the time I was living in London and a dear friend of mine called Fred said:
Sep 11, 2015 · 6 min read
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Discovery of Ledum palustre
Marsh Ledum, Marsh Tea. Linnaeus states that Ledum palustre has been used by the inhabitants of the northern parts of Europe, more particularly of Sweden, as a popular remedy against whooping- cough, bilious attacks, etc. L. Odhelius also recommended its employment in lepra, pemphigus, and other s
Sep 7, 2015 · 3 min read
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KIM CATTRALL
Kim Cattrall, who is best known for her award-winning role as Samantha in the hit TV series Sex and the City, was first introduced to homeopathy when she lived in Frankfurt, Germany in the eighties. Her favourite homeopathic remedy is Arnica. "Arnica! I love it! I use it all the time because I b
Sep 4, 2015 · 1 min read
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Dr. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"I strengthened my influence by cultivating good feeling. I lent the men papers to read, and invited their children into our grounds; giving them fruit. I was their physician, also with my box of homeopathic medicines I took charge of the men, women, and children in sickness. Thus the most amicable
Sep 2, 2015 · 1 min read
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Hahnemann - 1784
In 1784, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann was very dissatisfied with the harmfulness and inefficacy of medicine, he gave up medical practice entirely to devote himself to translation work on a full-time basis. In town of Dresden, he translated Demarchy’s "The Art of Manufacturing Chemical Products" from the Fre
Aug 31, 2015 · 1 min read
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CINDY CRAWFORD
Supermodel Cindy Crawford revealed on the Oprah Winfrey Show that homeopathic medicines are must-haves in her life. "I am the doctor of our family and I'm a big fan of homeopathy," the mother of two told Oprah. "If I have the kids, for sure, I always take this with me," she explained, holding up a
Aug 30, 2015 · 1 min read
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Discovery of Agaricus muscarius
Fly Agaric, Bug Agaric. These synonyms arise from its variety of colour, which it often assumes according to the locality in which it is found. French. : Fausse Orange. German. : Pliegen-schwamm. Italian. Amanita. Russian. : Moucho-more. The Agaricus muscarius is supposed to be the black poiso
Aug 29, 2015 · 4 min read
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Ann Sorrell
A long time ago in South Africa, two of the cornerstone books in classical homeopathy literally fell off a small pharmacy’s shelf and into my hands. They were Samuel Hahnemann’s Organon of Medicine and James Tyler Kent’s Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy. Obscure to me at the time, these two book
Aug 25, 2015 · 3 min read
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EGBERT GUERSNEY. M. D
Here is the glowing tribute to Dr. Egbert Guersney in The New York Times September 20, 1903.
Aug 25, 2015 · 1 min read
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CHER
Cher in an interview to the Scottish Sunday Mail in an exclusive interview. "I don't think I'd still be around today if it weren't for homeopathic medicine. I was sick with an Epstein-Barr virus which led to chronic fatigue and I couldn't work effectively for two years, " "I tried regular medicine a
Aug 24, 2015 · 1 min read
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GORDANA JUJIC
My interest in homeopathy started strange, as everything else about homeopathy in my case. In 1996 I attended one of lectures regarding some honey products. Actually, at that time I was trying to find a solution to the problems with asthma, from which my son suffered since his birth. The Lecturer
Aug 24, 2015 · 4 min read
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GINA TYLER
I was born with only one working kidney,This kidney was causing me problems from day one. My life as a child and teen was a all encompassing chronic illness- constant pain to the point of almost unbearable in the area of my one functioning kidney.I was sent to many many specialist in the Netherland
Aug 22, 2015 · 4 min read
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Discovery of Calendula
The ancients considered the Calendula a dcobstruent remedy, exerting a great influence on the circulation. Dioscorides recommends it in cancer ; and Fuchsius {Hist. Stirp., 1546) prescribed the juice of it against toothache. Gerarde, also, in describing its virtues remarks, "that the flowers and
Aug 21, 2015 · 4 min read
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EMIL VON BEHRING
The " Father of Immunology" credits Homeopathy for helping him develop the Diptheria vaccine. He says. “Indeed, what else causes the epidemiological immunity in sheep, vaccinated against anthrax than the influence previously exerted by a virus, similar in character to that of the fatal anthrax viru
Aug 17, 2015 · 1 min read
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MANI NORLAND
I grew up with homeopathy all around me; I have not been vaccinated, I have had the measles (I was sent to a measles party!), mumps and chicken pox - all were treated homeopathically. I suffered from eczema when I was young; it too was treated with homeopathy and it has never came back. I can count
Aug 15, 2015 · 2 min read
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Chicago Homeopathic Medical College
HISTORY: Year 1883, the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College that was situated on the corner of Wood and York streets, which was one of the most elegant and commodious educational edifices in the city of Chicago. It was generally conceded to be the largest and best equipped homeopathic building in U.
Aug 14, 2015 · 1 min read
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Dr. Samuel Lilienthal (1815-1891)
Please meet Dr. Samuel Lilienthal (1815-1891), a dedicated Homeopath physician from New York. Dr. Lilienthal was the editor of the North American Journal of Homoeopathy, author of Homeopathic Therapeutics, and held professorships at New York Homeopathic College and New York College Hospital for Wom
Aug 13, 2015 · 1 min read