Homeopathy? I've never heard of it!

Homeopathy; a gentle and natural system over 200 years old, that relieves symptoms by working with the body.

Homeo - pathos = similar suffering

Homeopathy was discovered by German physician, Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. After seeing the modern medicine of his day (blood letting, the use of leeches, harsh methods that caused pain and suffering) he became disenchanted and sought a better way-an approach that was gentle and brought the body into health and vitality.

Homeopathy: similar suffering....

Hahnemann had seen plenty of suffering as a physician and was all too familiar with the signs and symptoms of ill patients.

Homeopathy is Born...

Hahnemann's experience led him to start working with natural and sometimes toxic substances in crude form that would produce symptoms of illness in a healthy person. This is called proving. He took note of these symptoms. Taking these same natural substances and diluting them they showed that they could help nudge the body towards healing when matched with similar symptoms in an ill person. Hahnemann proved that using highly diluted natural substances that cause symptoms in a healthy person could be used to treat similar symptoms in an unhealthy person.

The Principle of : Like Cures Like

Allium Cepa, the red onion, a familiar foe in the kitchen. The runny nose, the watery irritated eyes that ensue upon chopping. These symptoms look a lot like the symptoms of a person with a cold or allergies.

Taking Allium Cepa and putting it through the process of potentization (diluting it and vigorously shaking or succussing it in water or alcohol) it now becomes a healing mechanism to address the runny nose and watery eyes of an unhealthy person or a person showing these symptoms.

Administering allium cepa in its homeopathic form gives the body a gentle nudge to move towards a healing response and correct the imbalance the body is experiencing.

The Minimum Dose

Homeopathy is gentle, as previously mentioned, and does not require a heavy hand to the body to illicit a healing response. Homeopathy works with the body in tiny doses.

Homeopathic remedies are environmentally friendly, cruelty free, and are able to be used on the old as well as the young, your pets and barnyard animals, as well as your plants and crops. Everyone benefits when we work in tandem with nature and not against it.

At Big Mountain Apothecary we are not medical doctors or practitioners. We believe in seeking the advice of a homeopath and/or holistic physician. Claims are based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.