Homeopathy - The Undiluted Facts Including a Comprehensive A-Z Lexicon /

• Main Author: Ernst, Edzard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Complementary medicine.; Health.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Complementary & Alternative Medicine.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Health Psychology.; Health Economics.

This book traces the genesis, principles and practice of homeopathy, and discusses the reasons for its enduring popularity. Two hundred years ago, medicine had little to offer except blood letting and the administration of violent purgatives – practices which shortened the course of illness by haste...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: The Facts of the Matter
• Introduction
• Definition and Main Principles of Homeopathy
• Myths about Homeopathy
• Current Popularity, Acceptance, and Regulation of Homeopathy
• History of Homeopathy
• Different Types of Homeopathy and Homeopaths
• The Patients of Homeopaths
• Homeopathy as a Criticism of Conventional Medicine
• Scientific Evidence
• Spurious Arguments for and Counter-Arguments against Homeopathy
• Part II: Lexicon of Homeopathy.