This is one area where homeopathy is better known. The remedy Arnica is used very commonly and with a lot of success for certain...

The dreaded “stomach flu”. The term is a misnomer, as it is not the flu at all, but an infection which leads to some very uncomfortable...

Have you ever had the experience of mentioning homeopathy to someone and gotten a response which was somewhat confusing? So many people...

Acute prescribing is done in the same way constitutional prescribing is done. The difference between the two is that an acute is a self...

Can you use remedies for your pets? Yes! Giving animals remedies is a great way to see homeopathy work without all the confusion that...

What path do you follow if you are interested in becoming a homeopath? The first step is to ensure that you choose an accredited school....

From April 22nd through 24th I attended the annual conference put on by the National Center for Homeopathy. Presentations were given both...

Similia similibus curantur, “like cures like”, or more accurately, “let likes be treated by like” is a phrase coined by Dr. Samuel...

This topic is rather technical and may not be interesting for everyone (scroll to this week’s materia medica at the end if this is you!),...

I see articles on occasion discussing the “outrageous” amounts alternative medicine practitioners charge. I strongly disagree with this...

You’re getting ready to see a homeopath for the first time. What should you do? First, relax! This should be a low stress experience....

When Dr. Hahnemann was experimenting with homeopathic principals, the bark of the Cinchona tree was what he focused on first. While...

Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in what is now Germany in the late 1700s. Dana Ullman has a...

Kent was one of the most well known Hahnemannian homeopaths. He was a doctor in the US in the 1800s. When his wife Lucy became ill and...

Interested in learning about how to use homeopathy for yourself and your family? There are lots of great introductory books out there....

There are numerous remedies which use potassium salts. These belong to the kali group. Remedies included in this group are Kali...

Nux is made from what is sometimes called the poison nut tree, which grows in India and Southeast Asia. The dried seeds, which contain...

Belladonna is a wonderful acute remedy often used for complaints with sudden onset. An example would be a high fever that seems to come...

Materia medica is absolutely essential to what we do as homeopaths. It is where we go to study symptoms in depth in order to match the...

When taking a remedy, what potency should you take and how often? This is never an easy question to answer. The most accurate answer is,...