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imported>Ramanand Jhingade (Pls see http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Definitions - we don't need additional 'comments') |
imported>Anthony.Sebastian (revising definition in keeping with the facts) |
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A system of [[alternative medicine]] that uses tiny, specially prepared doses of substances that stimulate the body's natural healing processes, which when given in large doses to healthy individuals, causes a combination of symptoms similar to those of the condition to be treated. | <!--A system of [[alternative medicine]] that uses tiny, specially prepared doses of substances that stimulate the body's natural healing processes, which when given in large doses to healthy individuals, causes a combination of symptoms similar to those of the condition to be treated.--> | ||
A treatment modality in [[alternative medicine]] based on the scientifically unproven premise that the body's natural healing processes can be stimulated by administering tiny, specially prepared doses of substances that, when given in large doses to healthy individuals, cause a combination of symptoms similar to those of the untreated pathological condition the method seeks to treat. | |||
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Revision as of 16:06, 3 October 2010
A treatment modality in alternative medicine based on the scientifically unproven premise that the body's natural healing processes can be stimulated by administering tiny, specially prepared doses of substances that, when given in large doses to healthy individuals, cause a combination of symptoms similar to those of the untreated pathological condition the method seeks to treat.