• injuries such as sprains, tendonitis, burns, and insect stings
• recovery from dental procedures and surgery
• acute conditions such as influenza, colds and coughs, food poisoning
• chronic conditions including allergies, arthritis, asthma, recurrent ear infections and migraine headaches
• immune system dysfunctions including lupus, thyroid problems, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity
• emotional and psychological ailments including depression and eating disorders
• childhood problems including attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities, and vaccine-related problems
• menstrual complaints
• bed wetting
• teething problems
• colic

Homeopathy can even help with conditions such as autism, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, and various other ailments where orthodox medicine has had limited success.

Homeopathic medicine is based on the principle of “like cures like.” Homeopathic practitioners prescribe minute doses of substances that are capable of producing symptoms similar to those suffered by a patient. The remedies stimulate the body to heal itself. For example, if someone is jumpy and irritable and cannot sleep at night, a “homeopathic” dose of coffee can help to calm the person so he or she can sleep.

Another example: if someone is suffering from a cold where the main symptoms are clear, runny discharge from the nose, watery eyes, and sneezing, it might be helpful to give homeopathic doses of a medicine which produces similar symptoms. In this case, homeopathically prepared onion, “Allium cepa” could be helpful, since it produces symptoms just like these, as anyone knows who has chopped up an onion. Note that people with hay fever with watery eyes, nose and sneezing may also benefit from the Allium cepa - you see that the medical diagnosis is not the most important thing - it is the quality of the symptoms that is important.

Of course, if someone is suffering from a cold in which his head and nose are stuffed, his eyes are dry and itchy, and has a deep chest cough, Allium cepa won't help. A different medicine that has a record of producing dry eyes, stuffy nose, etc. has to be found.

As a matter of convention, and for precise identification of plant based medicines, or remedies, most homeopathic medicines are identified by their Latin names. Although the names can be difficult to pronounce and spell, you won't have to worry about this - no one will test you on your pronunciation!