Homeopathic remedy is a catalyst to stimulate an organism's own healing abilities.
The Law of Similars is at the heart of homeopathy. Even though this formulation may seem odd, conventional medicine uses the same idea in much of its treatment, only with far less precision. The list is extensive and includes Ritalin, an amphetamine-like drug, for hyperactive children, iodine for hyperthyroidism, colchicum for arthritis, quinine for malaria, emetine for nausea, ephedrine for asthma, rauwolfia serpentina for high blood pressure, nitroglycerine for angina, smallpox vaccination for prophylaxis, to name only a few cases in conventional medicine where the substance used to treat is the one which causes exactly the same symptoms when given in overdose. The Law of Similars can be visualized to work like two magnets of the same pole which repel each other. The similarity between the field of the remedy and the field of the disorder enables healing to take place.