Definition: Homeopathic medicine is a form of alternative medicine that uses very small amounts of natural substances, which in higher amounts would cause a disease. The theory behind this form of medicine is that "like cures like," and that a substance that causes an illness in a healthy person might cure those symptoms in someone who is ill.
Homeopathic medicine differs from allopathic (or mainstream, conventional) medicine, which uses agents (medicines, chemotherapy, surgery, etc.) that produce a different effect than the disease.
Also Known As: homeopathy
Examples:
The cancer center Joe chose for his treatment, offers homeopathic treatments to help with symptoms, combined with traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
