Homeopathy Homeopathic History and Philosophy

Question 1

Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Hahnemann

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Hippocrates

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Paracelsus

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Rudolf Steiner

Question 2

What experiment led Hahnemann to develop the law of similars?

Accepted Answer

Testing Cinchona bark on himself and producing malaria-like symptoms

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Observing coffee's effects on sleep

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Giving arsenic to patients with food poisoning

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Studying the effects of belladonna on children

Question 3

In what year was Hahnemann's 'Organon of the Rational Art of Healing' (1st edition) first published?

Accepted Answer

1810

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1796

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1825

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1843

Question 4

What is the Latin phrase that expresses the homeopathic law of similars?

Accepted Answer

Similia similibus curentur

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Primum non nocere

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Vis medicatrix naturae

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Contraria contrariis curentur

Question 5

Which homeopathic pioneer is credited with organizing the first systematic repertory?

Accepted Answer

James Tyler Kent

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Constantine Hering

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Richard Hughes

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Pierre Schmidt

Question 6

What is the 'Organon of Medicine' in homeopathy?

Accepted Answer

Hahnemann's foundational text outlining all principles and practice of homeopathy

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A repertory of materia medica

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A collection of clinical cases

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A pharmacopoeia of homeopathic remedies