GLOSSARY

HOMEOPATHY is a therapeutic medical science, which is based on the notion that substances able to cause certain symptoms in a healthy person can, in turn, heal those same symptoms in a sick person.

DRAINAGE HOMEOPATHY is a newer form of homeopathic medicine that opens the body's routes of elimination in order to promote detoxification and optimal functioning in various organ systems.

ALLOPATHY is a termed coined by the founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, for conventional medical practice that utilizes medications whose effects are different from the disease being treated and which have no relationship to the disease symptoms.

BOTANICAL MEDICINE is a branch of naturopathy, which uses various types of plants as medicinal agents in the treatment of disease. Also known as Herbal Medicine, this form of treatment takes advantage of the integrity of a whole plant as opposed to the isolated components used in allopathic pharmaceuticals that usually have side effects.

HYDROTHERAPY was the first type of treatment used by the Nature Doctors of Europe. Hydrotherapy uses applications of hot and cold (usually in the form of water) to various parts of the body. These fluctuations in temperature serve to stimulate the immune system and the body's inherent healing power.

AURICULAR MEDICINE is a treatment method that uses energetic reflex points on the ear (auricle) in conjunction with the pulse to detect and subsequently correct imbalances in the body.