Homoeopathy is the system of medicine which works on the principle of 'like cures like' (Similia Similibus Curanter). This system of holistic healing was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician.

Homoeopathy relies on the Materia Medica as the authority for it contains not empty theories, but details of symptoms which were experienced by hundreds of provers. It is thus a system based on sound principles and as a result of solid experiments.

'Health' is an elusive word. Most people who consider themselves healthy are not. And many people who are suffering from some known disease, may be relatively healthy. Health is a concept which does not merely relate to the absence of disease, of healthy working of organs, or having good thoughts. Health is a holistic concept. It relates to a person as a whole. Not just the person you see, but also the person you 'feel'. Health is a union of three parts: