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Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a medical system based on the belief that the body can cure itself. Those who practice it use tiny amounts of natural substances, like plants and minerals. They believe these stimulate the healing process.
It was developed in the late 1700s in Germany. It’s common in many European countries, but it’s not quite as popular in the United States.
See also Alternative Medicine for other branches of natural healing.
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It was developed in the late 1700s in Germany. It’s common in many European countries, but it’s not quite as popular in the United States.
See also Alternative Medicine for other branches of natural healing.
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We have known for a long time that Prince Charles' empty sails are so rigged as to be swelled by any passing waft or breeze of crankiness and cant. He fell for the fake anthropologist Laurens van der Post. He was bowled over by the charms of homeopathic medicine. He has been believably reported as saying that plants do better if you talk to them in a soothing and encouraging way.
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The third oddity was the surface on which Lawrence was doing his own succussion. It was a huge, black leather-bound King James Bible. Having done three raps on the Bible, his fist clenched around a vial containing a homeopathic remedy made from amethyst, Lawrence looked up. His face said, "I wish you hadn't seen that".
"You don't have to use a Bible," he assured me.
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― 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
― 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time
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