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Homotoxicology?
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omotoxicology
Homotoxicology is a theory of medicine that views the
symptoms of disease as evidence of the body's defence
mechanisms at work against toxic substances. Dr. Hans-
Heinrich Reckeweg, the German medical doctor and
homoeopath who developed the theory referred to these
toxins as homotoxins. He used natural homoeopathic
treatments to aid the body in restoring itself to a condition
of healthy biochemical balance.
Homotoxicology also emphasises the importance of a
healthy diet and lifestyle. In particular, it stresses the
damage that can be done by living in a polluted
environment and the ingestion of foods that have been
treated with pesticides. Remedies prescribed by
practitioners include natural substances designed to
help the body excrete built up chemical toxins.
Homotoxicology and
Homoeopathy
Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German chemist and physician,
developed homoeopathy over 200 years ago as a natural form of
medicine based on the Law of Similarities, which basically states
that likes cure likes.
Inflammation
The body's natural attempt to neutralise toxins that it A fever is an example of the inflammation phase of
cannot adequately remove by excretion. toxicity
Deposition
This phase is usually asymptomatic. However, when the proper
If the toxins still cannot be removed, the body stores treatment is administered, one of the first signs that it is working
them is symptoms of disease. This is said to be because the toxins are
being flushed out of the system.
Impregnation
After a period of time, the body becomes impregnated
by the toxins. They become part of the connective Severe symptoms can occur at this stage.
tissue itself and cause tissue damage
Degeneration
Toxins destroy large cellular groups within the organs. Organ degeneration occurs during this phase
Differentiation
At this stage, toxic cellular groups differentiate or Malignancies such as tumours form at the extreme end
distinguish themselves as distinct cell forms of this phase.
Homoeopathy is used to fight