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World Homeopathy Day 2023
World Homeopathy Day is observed on April 10th every year to celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy. The principle of homoeopathy states that a substance that produces symptoms resembling a disease in healthy individuals can be used to treat similar symptoms in sick people. This doctrine is known as “similia similibus curentur,” or “like cures like.” Here is the complete details on World Homeopathy Day 2023, Meaning, Theme & Importance.
World Homeopathy Day 2023 Meaning
Dr. Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician, scholar, and linguist who developed the principles of homoeopathy. He was intrigued by the explanation of Cinchona bark’s effectiveness in treating intermittent fever and experimented on himself, which led to the idea of Human Provings. Hahnemann noted that each substance produced a unique pattern of symptoms, which he recorded in his writings. He achieved clinical success using homoeopathy to treat the sick.
Thus he formed the principle of homoeopathy states that a substance that produces symptoms resembling a disease in healthy individuals can be used to treat similar symptoms in sick people. This doctrine is known as “similia similibus curentur,” or “like cures like.”
World Homoeopathy Day was first celebrated on April 10th, 2005, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Samuel Hahnemann.
Homoeopaths dilute the ingredients of their remedies by adding water or alcohol, and then use a process called “potentization,” which involves shaking the mixture. They believe that this process transfers the healing essence of the substance. According to homoeopathic principles, the lower the dose of the remedy, the more powerful it becomes. In many cases, the remedies may no longer contain any molecules of the original substance. These remedies come in various forms such as sugar pellets, liquid drops, creams, gels, and tablets.
World Homeopathy Day 2023 Theme
The 2023 World Homeopathy Day theme is Homoeoparivar – Sarvajan Swasthya is “One Health, One Family,” which focuses on the use of homoeopathy to treat various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression etc. The theme emphasizes the significance of taking a holistic approach to mental health, which involves addressing both the symptoms and the root causes of mental illness.
The first World Homoeopathy Day was observed on April 10th, 2005, in honour of the birth anniversary of Samuel Hahnemann, who is considered the founder of homoeopathy.
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