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Biography of Samuel HahnemannName: Samuel HahnemannBirth Date: April 11, 1755 Death Date: July 2, 1843 Place of Birth: Meissen, Germany Nationality: German Gender: Male Occupations: physician, translator Samuel Hahnemann Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), a 19th century German physician and chemist, developed homeopathy, a form of medicine that uses minute doses of herbs and other substances to promote healing.Appalled by the barbaric and violent medical practices of the time and concerned for the health of his growing family, Hahnemann spent years conducting experiments to study the healing properties of various materials. He believed that small doses of natural drugs could provoke symptoms of the diseases they sought to cure, prompting the body's own immune system to heal itself. The practice of homeopathy grew from this theory, based on Hahnemann's thesis that "like cures like." The doctor devoted his life to homeopathy, conducting endless tests, promoting his theories, and battling detractors. Homeopathy flourished around the world. Its popularity peaked in the United States in the early 1900s, then suffered a sharp decline due to protests from proponents of modern medicine, although it …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…for treating chronic illness, including allergies, headaches, arthritis, colitis, asthma, peptic ulcer, high blood pressure, and obesity. It can also help remedy colds and rashes. Many health food stores offer homeopathic first aid kits designed to treat basic injuries, like stings, sprains, cuts and bruises. Further Reading Bratman, Steven, The Alternative Medicine Sourcebook: A Realistic Evaluation of Alternative Healing Methods, Lowell House, 1997.Family Guide to Natural Medicine, edited by Alma E. Guinness, Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1993.Nurse's Handbook of Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Springhouse Corporation, 1999.Pelletier, Kenneth, The Best Alternative Medicine: What Works? What Does Not?, Simon and Schuster, 2000.FDA Consumer, March, 1985, p. 33.The Independent (London), November 17, 1998, p. 12.JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, March 4, 1998, p. 707.Mother Jones, September, 1998.Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), August 14, 2000, p. 02A.Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com, (December 10, 2000.)Life and Works of Samuel Hahnemann, www.HomeopathyHome.com, December 10, 2000.New Visions Online, www.newvis.net. |