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Homeopathy is a low-cost, nontoxic system of medicine used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is particularly effective in treating chronic illnesses that fail to respond to conventional treatment, and is also a superb method of self-care for minor conditions such as the common cold and flu.
 The word homeopathy derives from the Greek word homoios , meaning "similar," and pathos , meaning "suffering." Homeopathic remedies are generally dilutions of natural substances from plants, minerals, and animals. Based on the principle of "like cures like," these remedies specifically match different symptom patterns or "profiles" of illness, and act to stimulate the body's natural healing response.
In addition to looking at your symptoms and main health concerns, a practitioner of homeopathy will also ask about your personality, fears, likes, dislikes, temperament, mannerisms and any unusual or odd symptoms you may have — to guide them in remedy selection.
The World Health Organization has cited homeopathy as one of the systems of traditional medicine that should be integrated worldwide with conventional medicine in order to provide adequate global health care.
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