Homeopathy is a system of medicine developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in the late 1790, although the concept dates back to Hippocrates. Hippocrates 460 B.C. believed that the body is able to heal itself, that the patient is to be treated, not the disease. He believed “Likes are cured by likes”. Hahnemann believed in the philosophy of Hippocrates and it was through him that the idea of homeopathy came about.
   The patient is viewed as a whole person. The patient is the one to be treated not the disease. A homeopathic intake looks at a patient’s medical history as well as their overall energy, sleep habits, food preferences, and other information that describes the sick persons unique response to illness.
    A remedy is selected which is suited to the unique symptom pattern of the disease process in the individual. Since no two individuals manifest their illnesses in exactly the same way even if they are given the same disease label. It is only when a substance is matched with a patient according to the law of similars that it becomes homeopathic.

Key concepts of Homeopathy include:

Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's defense mechanisms and processes so as to prevent or treat illness.

Treatment involves giving very small doses of substances called remedies that, according to homeopathy, would produce the same or similar symptoms of
illness in healthy people if they were given in larger doses.
Treatment in homeopathy is individualized (tailored to each person).
Homeopathic practitioners select remedies according to a total picture of the patient, including not only symptoms but lifestyle, emotional and mental states, and other factors. Conventional medicine, as defined by NCCAM, is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as physical therapists, psychologists, and registered nurses. Some conventional medical practitioners are also practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine.