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Homeopathy Re-revisited

Homeopathy Re-revisited SPECIAL ARTICLE Is Homeopathy Compatible With Biomedical Observations? Daniel Eskinazi, DDS, PhD, LAc n recent years, alternative medicine has been attracting considerable attention, from both 1,2 consumers and the medical profession. The possible efficacy of many types of ap- proaches (eg, medicinal plants, manipulative therapies, acupuncture) may be explained by I mechanisms that are compatible with the biomedical model. However, the tenets of home- opathy seem to contradict the knowledge accumulated in the past 2 centuries in the fields of chem- istry, biochemistry, and medicine. For this reason, it has been viewed unfavorably by conven- tional scientists and physicians. The purpose of this article is to reexamine this belief that homeopathy is conceptually incompatible with Western medical knowledge. Increasing numbers of medical consumers Although homeopathy has become in- seem to seek out homeopathic treatment. creasingly popular in recent decades, its te- In the United States and Europe, the sale of nets are not well understood by the public homeopathic medicines has increased by or the medical profession. A recent article 20% to 30% per year for the past 2 de- summarized these basic tenets; the circum- cades. In Europe, because of the public’s in- stances that surrounded the rise, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Homeopathy Re-revisited

Eskinazi, Daniel
JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 159 (17) – Sep 27, 1999
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2168-6106
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SPECIAL ARTICLE Is Homeopathy Compatible With Biomedical Observations? Daniel Eskinazi, DDS, PhD, LAc n recent years, alternative medicine has been attracting considerable attention, from both 1,2 consumers and the medical profession. The possible efficacy of many types of ap- proaches (eg, medicinal plants, manipulative therapies, acupuncture) may be explained by I mechanisms that are compatible with the biomedical model. However, the tenets of home- opathy seem to contradict the knowledge accumulated in the past 2 centuries in the fields of chem- istry, biochemistry, and medicine. For this reason, it has been viewed unfavorably by conven- tional scientists and physicians. The purpose of this article is to reexamine this belief that homeopathy is conceptually incompatible with Western medical knowledge. Increasing numbers of medical consumers Although homeopathy has become in- seem to seek out homeopathic treatment. creasingly popular in recent decades, its te- In the United States and Europe, the sale of nets are not well understood by the public homeopathic medicines has increased by or the medical profession. A recent article 20% to 30% per year for the past 2 de- summarized these basic tenets; the circum- cades. In Europe, because of the public’s in- stances that surrounded the rise,

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