Homeopathy Homeopathic History and Philosophy

Question 1

Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Hahnemann

Answer

Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843) is the founder of homeopathy, having developed its principles and documented them in the Organon of Medicine.

Question 2

What experiment led Hahnemann to develop the law of similars?

Accepted Answer

Testing Cinchona bark on himself and producing malaria-like symptoms

Answer

When Hahnemann tested Cinchona (quinine) bark on himself, he developed symptoms resembling malaria — the very disease it was used to treat — leading to his discovery of similia similibus curentur.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

1810

Answer

The first edition of the Organon was published in 1810, though Hahnemann's earlier 1796 essay had already introduced the concept of similia similibus curentur.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Similia similibus curentur

Answer

'Similia similibus curentur' means 'let likes be cured by likes,' the central principle of homeopathy stating that a substance causing symptoms in a healthy person can cure similar symptoms in a sick person.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

James Tyler Kent

Answer

James Tyler Kent (1849–1916) created one of the most influential and systematic repertories in homeopathy, known as Kent's Repertory.

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