General

Dynamization #

reducing the volume and increasing the effectiveness of a medicinal substance by repeated dilution with succussion.

Law of Similars #

the principle that "like cures like", upon which Homeopathic treatment is based.

Materia Medica #

a compendium of substance (remedy) proving records.

Minimum Dose #

the smallest amount of a simillimum that will result in the most efficient healing with least aggravation.

Proving #

the procedure for ascertaining the effects of substances by administering them to healthy human subjects, then observing and recording the consequent mental, emotional, and physical changes.

Remedy #

a Homeopathic medicine.

Repertory #

an index of symptoms found in Materia Medicas.

Simillimum #

that substance which, during proving, generates a set of symptoms similar to a sick individual's totality of symptoms.

Succussion #

violent shaking with impact applied during dynamization of remedies.

Totality of Symptoms #

the complete set of mental, emotional, and physical manifestations of an individual's illness.