A Demonstration of the Compensatory Response Theorem in the Action of Homeopathic Remedies

Summary

The following is an attempt to provide a demonstration - not an empirical proof - of the theorem of compensatory response, based on the understanding of that principle in pharmacological kinetics, in the action of homeopathic remedies. Although not a proof in itself, a demonstration of the expected results provides an efficacious theoretical model from which empirical tests and experiments can then be constructed to provide such proof. It is in the hope of adding such a theoretical precursor to the literature of homeopathy that this demonstration is proffered.

Key words

Compensatory response - Action of homeopathic remedies in allopathy & homeopathy - Homeopathic theorems - Rebound effects

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