What is allopathy?^{[ * ]}

Summary

This paper has indicated that modern scientific medicine is quite different from “allopathy” which was originally defined as suppression of disease symptoms by an agent producing the opposite symptoms.

The term Homœopathy does not express cure and it is suggested that a new term such as Symptom Stimulation Cure or the initials S.S.C. might be more acceptable.

Hahnemann's four original examples of allopathic treatment, i.e., laxatives, blood letting, alkalis and opiates are discussed in the light of modern medicine which confirms his criticisms of this method, which is not the best in acute illness and is harmful in chronic disease.

Drug addiction and the abuse of mood altering drugs are given as examples of the dangers of allopathic practice today.

Modern scientific medicine has accepted most of what Hahnemann taught, but still refuses to consider the minimal dose.

^* A paper read to the British Homœopathic Congress, Glasgow, 31 August 1967