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Homeopathic dilution is the step-by-step process of diluting a starting substance in water or alcohol and shaking it vigorously at each stage. Homeopaths call this potentization and believe it shapes...

Potentization is the homeopathic process of preparing a remedy through repeated stepwise dilution combined with vigorous shaking, and succussion is the name for that shaking. At each stage the material...

Isopathy is an approach related to homeopathy in which a remedy is prepared from the same or a closely similar agent thought to be connected to a problem, then diluted...

Homeopathy is built on two ideas: "like cures like" (a substance that produces symptoms in a healthy person is used, in tiny amounts, to prompt the body's own response) and...

Homeopathic potency is a labeling system that records how far a remedy has been diluted and how many times it was shaken during preparation. The letters C, D, X and...

Drainage in homeopathy is the traditional idea of gently supporting the body's own routes of elimination — such as the lymphatic system, liver, kidneys and skin — often using low-potency...

In natural medicine, the terrain is the idea that a person's overall internal environment — their constitution, resilience and the general state of their body — shapes how they respond...

A mother tincture is the concentrated liquid starting material from which many homeopathic remedies are made. It is produced by soaking a plant, mineral or other source substance in a...

A nosode is a type of homeopathic remedy prepared from a biological sample associated with a disease, such as a discharge, tissue or cultured material, which is then sterilized and...

30C is a homeopathic potency label that describes how many times a remedy has been diluted and shaken. The "C" means each step is a 1-in-100 dilution, and the "30"...