Homeopatia: mitos y realidades

Abstract

A HISTORICAL PRESENTATION OF THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT STATE OF THE MEDICAL PRACTICE OF HOMEOPATHY IS GIVEN. THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE SAMUEL HAHNEMANN,THE AUTHOR OF HOMEOPATHY IS EXPOSED. HIS LIFE AND WORK IS INSERTED AND IN HIS TIME AND DISCUSSED IN ITS SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. THE MODERN DEBATES ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENTS AND THEIR POSSIBLE CAUSAL MECHANISMS ARE REVIEWED.