title: [Why consult a homoeopath? A medical practice in Münster/Westphalia in the 19th century].
abstract: The physician Friedrich von Bönninghausen (1828-1910) practiced from 1864 until his death as a homoeopath in Münster/Westphalia. The article locates this "alternative" practice in its medical surrounding. It is shown which cures the patients had already used before they turned to the method of Hahnemann and which motives are given in the records for their decision to consult the homoeopath.
authors: Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung, Straussweg 17, D-70184 Stuttgart. marion.baschin@igm-bosch.de
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Baschin
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000266:history*; D008499:Medical Records; D009042:Motivation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation