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Homoeopathy is a form of medical therapeutics discovered by Dr Samuel Hahnemann. It is not synonymous with "natural medicine". The principle is of "likes being able to treat likes". ⋯ Homoeopaths treat the whole person rather than the disease itself and a detailed history of the patient's likes, dislikes and habits is taken before a remedy is prescribed. How homoeopathic remedies work is not fully understood but in practice they appear to be effective, as some double-blind studies have shown. Not all illnesses are suitable for homoeopathic remedies alone.