Most of the ancients would come down on Holistic side- Hippocrates was
so much into vis medicatrix naturae and let nature takes its course
and heal category- ( mostly also because they cannot do anything else)
He was the father of allopathy( or the "official healing") and
probably grandfather to Homeopathy- every system of medicine has
things that can relate to him - Avicenna borrowed a lot from him - and
so that goes into Unani and Arab medicine as well...
We should not forget that Homeopathy was built on top of allopathy -
it was developed as a medical science...was it not an advanced or new
"medical" science?
When Hahnemann comments about not building theories -say infectious
origin of diseases- he was commenting about the vague theories based
on humors, astrological constellations, alchemical theories of his
time- neither scientific nor peer reviewed nor published anywhere so
that other experts can comment on them- to equate those to the current
medical science is neither fair to allopathy nor respectful to Hahnemann-
moreover medical science is medical science- it is neither allopathy
nor homeopathy- we can borrow and improve our case taking and
management when it is good to do so - and it behoves us to do that if
we want to be still relevant - for example treating and managing acute
conditions successfully-
Sheri et al might say that "it is only symptoms that we need to
prescribe" - which might be true. But true practice of medicine is
much more than giving medicines- it is about prevention as well- good
nutrition etc. is good but at the same time good advice on safety
handling of disease products ( even in common cold there are things
that people can do to minimize the spread of viruses) is important too-
it is better not be wedded to theories - whether in allopathy or
homeopathy- Our theories should guide us to better the patient and
should be actionable and be effective-
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conflict between
protocols that has
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Paradox
the famous phrase of Homeopathy: "The Similar are cure for the similar"?
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