: a system of medical practice that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce in healthy persons symptoms similar to those of the disease.

What is the origin of the word homeopathic?

The German word 'Homöopathie' was first adopted in 1824 by a German physician named Samuel Friedrich Hahnemann, who lived from 1723 to 1856. He combined the Greek 'homoios' with 'patheia' to indicate something 'similar or of the same kind', and a 'disease, emotion or feeling' respectively.

What does homeopathic pharmacy mean?

Homeopathy is an alternative medical practice in which extremely dilute amounts of certain natural substances are used to treat various ailments. Although homeopathic medicines are sold in health food stores and at high-end groceries, homeopathy is largely considered quackery.