08/02/2025
What do we mean when we say homeopathy is based on the law of nature - "like cures like?"
Here are two examples of this approach to illustrate the point, from Dr. Lisa Samet.
"If you cut an onion, the streaming, burning eyes and watery nose that exposure to the onion causes indicates that “homeopathic onion” (or Allium cepa) would be a great remedy choice in the case of someone with, for example, allergies that have symptoms resembling that same picture: burning, teary eyes and watery discharge from the nose. (Of course, not everyone with allergies experiences the same symptoms…. some have more sneezing, some have mostly itching, etc… These folks would need a different remedy.) If a person’s allergy symptoms are well matched with that which the onion causes in a healthy person, one could expect that taking homeopathic onion would help “cure” the allergic reaction.
A second example of this principle is a bee sting. If you get stung by a bee and your arm swells up, gets hot, red and painful… and feels better from a cold pack, you could confidently use the homeopathic remedy Apis mellifica, which is made from bee venom. The remedy actually has only a microdose (or some number nanoparticles - to use the technical term) of bee venom in it. However, because we know that the actual venom causes that reaction described above, we also know it can “cure” it in homeopathic form in a person with those same symptoms."
*The information in this post is intended for informational purposes only. Please remember, if you have a serious medical condition, it is advisable to seek the advice of a licensed practitioner for treatment options.
