Homeopathy Reconsidered What Really Helps Patients

Homeopathy is over 200 years old and is still experiencing an uninterrupted influx of new practitioners and patients. Many patients and therapists swear by this "alternative healing method", which in some countries is even financed by health insurances. T

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Homeopathy Reconsidered

Natalie Grams

Homeopathy Reconsidered What Really Helps Patients

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Natalie Grams Heidelberg, Germany

ISBN 978-3-030-00508-5 ISBN 978-3-030-00509-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00509-2

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954617 Translation from the German language edition: Homöopathie neu gedacht: Was Patienten wirklich hilft by Natalie Grams, © Springer-Verlag GmbH, Germany 2018. All Rights Reserved. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. This Copernicus imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface to the English Edition

This book is not only a story but it also has a story. It is not actually a scientific publication but is based on scientific thinking and principles. It is not a biography but it does also tell a personal story. I would like to explain that in this preface. The book was first published in German in 2015 and was intended for all those interested in homeopathy, especially the practitioners, to express certain theses in which I reject the untenable parts of homeopathy but try to show a way to integrate the parts of it that seem to be worth preserving into modern medicine. With this book, the fundamental discus