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“Every effective drug provokes in the human body a sort of disease of its own, and the stronger the drug, the more characteristic, and the more marked and more violent the disease. We should imitate nature, which sometimes cures a chronic affliction with another supervening disease, and prescribe for the illness we wish to cure, especially if chronic, a drug with power to provoke another, artificial disease, as similar as possible, and the former disease will be cured: fight like with like.”

Quote by Samuel Hahnemann

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Samuel Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann

Samuel Hahnemann, born on April 10, 1755, was a renowned German physician and chemist. He founded the practice of homeopathy, a treatment method that is still widely used today. Hahnemann's research in the fields of medicine and chemistry had a profound impact on the world. more

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