title: Hormesis, epitaxy, the structure of liquid water, and the science of homeopathy.
abstract: According to the western medical establishment, homeopathy is both "unscientific" and "implausible". A short overview of its history and the methods it uses, however, easily reveals that homeopathy is a true science, fully grounded on the scientific method and on principles, such as, among others, the Arndt-Schultz law, hormesis, and epitaxy, whose plausibility has been clearly and definitely demonstrated in a number of scientific publications and reports. Through a review of the scientific literature, an explanation of the basic principles of homeopathy is proposed based on arguments and evidence of mainstream science to demonstrate that, in spite of the claims of conventional medicine, homeopathy is both scientific and plausible and that there is no reasonable justification for its rejection by the western medical establishment. Hopefully, this hurdle will be overcome by opening academic institutions to homeopathy to enlarge the horizons of medical practice, recover the value of the human relationship with the patient, and through all this, offer the sick a real alternative and the concrete perspective of an improved quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mastrangelo
mesh_terms: D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D015990:Placebo Effect; D011788:Quality of Life; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014867:Water