{"id":12475,"date":"2026-01-25T21:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csiag.de\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:11:42","slug":"homoeopathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Historie\" >history<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemann_als_Arzt\" >Hahnemann as a doctor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemann_als_medizinischer_Ubersetzer\" >Hahnemann as a medical translator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemanns_Chinarinden-Selbstversuch\" >Hahnemann's cinchona bark self-experiment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemanns_Verdunnungsprinzip\" >Hahnemann's dilution principle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemanns_Potenzierungsprinzip\" >Hahnemann's principle of potentiation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Hahnemanns_Hochpotenzen\" >Hahnemann's high potencies<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Der_homoopathische_Markt_heute\" >The homeopathic market today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Die_Crux_der_Homoopathie\" >The crux of homeopathy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Nebenwirkungen\" >Side effects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Indirekte_Risiken\" >Indirect risks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Direkte_Risiken\" >Direct risks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Quellenangaben\" >Sources<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Wissenschaftliche_Studien_und_Ubersichtsarbeiten\" >Scientific studies and reviews<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Einzelstudien_%E2%80%93_Beispiele\" >Individual studies - examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Dokumentierte_Schadensfalle\" >Documented cases of damage<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Tod_durch_unterlassene_Behandlung\" >Death due to omitted treatment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Falsche_Malariaprophylaxe\" >Wrong malaria prophylaxis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/25\/homoeopathie\/#Schadensfalle_und_Risikoanalysen\" >Loss events and risk analyses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p id=\"block-34eb5e89-b0b6-4ad1-82a9-63098ef78261\">Homeopathy is based on the assumption of <em>Samuel Hahnemann<\/em> (1755-1843, German physician and pharmacist) that a disease should be fought with the pathogen that causes it.<br>He justified this in 1790 with a self-experiment that he carried out on himself after translating a medical text and experimenting with cinchona bark. After taking cinchona bark, he developed malaria-like symptoms. From this he derived the simile principle \u201e<em>Similia similibus curentur<\/em>\u201c, namely to heal like with like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hahnemann developed the concept of <em>Potentiation<\/em>Repeated dilution and shaking (\u201eshaking\u201c) should increase the healing power of substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1810 he published his main work \u201e<em>Organon of the healing arts<\/em>\u201e, which formed the theoretical basis of homeopathy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The principle of similarity (similia similibus curentur)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potentiation as a reinforcement method<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The doctrine of the \u201elife force\u201c and \u201edynamic diseases\u201c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The miasma theory (chronic diseases can be traced back to invisible underlying diseases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In his six-volume work \u201e<em>Pure pharmacology<\/em>\u201c (1811-1821) Hahnemann describes the results of his \u201etests on the healthy\u201c, self-experiments, experiments on family members and students with various substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historie\"><\/span>history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Samuel Christian Friedrich Hahnemann was born in Meissen on April 10, 1755, the son of a porcelain painter. The family lived in modest circumstances, but the talented young Samuel gained access to higher education through the encouragement of his teachers. He studied medicine in Leipzig, Vienna and Erlangen, where he obtained his doctorate in 1779.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemann_als_Arzt\"><\/span>Hahnemann as a doctor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hahnemann's life was characterized by constant financial difficulties and professional insecurity. He had eleven children with his first wife Johanna Henriette K\u00fcchler. He moved several times, more than twenty times, in search of income and recognition, although occasionally to escape the authorities, who were after him for repeated violations of the pharmacist's monopoly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His medical practice did not bring in enough to feed his family. The medicine of the time, consisting of bloodletting, weakened the patients more than it helped them, mercury preparations poisoned them, and laxatives and emetics further tormented the already sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, around 1790, Hahnemann gave up his practice completely for a time and looked for another more bearable activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemann_als_medizinischer_Ubersetzer\"><\/span>Hahnemann as a medical translator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to his extremely versatile language skills - he was fluent in Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, Arabic and Hebrew - he tried to support his family by translating medical and scientific texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the pleasant effect of the, albeit moderate, but steady income from this activity, he benefited from the findings from the scientific literature and thus remained well informed about ongoing developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemanns_Chinarinden-Selbstversuch\"><\/span>Hahnemann's cinchona bark self-experiment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When Hahnemann was working on the translation of William Cullen's \u201eMateria Medica\u201c, he was taken aback by the description of cinchona bark (Chinchona) for the treatment of malaria. He was not convinced by Cullen's explanation that the bark helped against malaria due to its stomach-strengthening properties. He therefore started a self-experiment and repeatedly took cinchona bark. He developed symptoms such as fever, chills and weakness, which he described as similar to malaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this he deduced that if a substance causes certain symptoms in a healthy person, it must also be able to cure this disease. This is how his simile principle came about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What Hahnemann did not know was later revealed by modern analyses: he probably suffered from an intolerance to cinchona bark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemanns_Verdunnungsprinzip\"><\/span>Hahnemann's dilution principle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hahnemann initially experimented with undiluted substances. However, he discovered that remedies such as arsenic, belladonna or mercury were extremely toxic in normal doses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This made it necessary to dilute the substances appropriately in order to prevent cases of poisoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the substances were becoming increasingly unaffordable at the time and in view of his chronic financial suffering, he argued that dilution did not weaken the healing power of the substances, but rather strengthened it. Even if this contradicted every known scientific finding. The end justified the means: he was able to generate much more income with less effort. Water, alcohol and sugar were negligible cost factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemanns_Potenzierungsprinzip\"><\/span>Hahnemann's principle of potentiation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to tradition, Hahnemann noticed that his diluted remedies, which he used to transport in his carriage over the bumpy roads, seemed to have a stronger effect than those that were only stored quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept of \u201esuccussion\u201c was born. Since then, it was stipulated that the respective dilution had to be shaken vigorously in order to release the \u201espirit-like medicinal power\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also with the <em>German Heilpraktiker Union<\/em> (DHU), the dilutions are still shaken in the required manner today (according to a telephone inquiry).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hahnemanns_Hochpotenzen\"><\/span>Hahnemann's high potencies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>True to the insight that shaking increases the potency of the preparations, he developed ever higher dilutions over the course of his life. While he initially worked with low potencies (D3-D6), he later experimented with C30, C200 and even C1000 (M potencies).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The buttercup in the story: <em>Amedeo Avogadro<\/em> (1776 - 1856, Italian chemist and physicist) formulated Avogadro's law, the Avogadro constant, in 1811. It indicates how many atoms of an element or molecules of a chemical compound are contained in one mole.<br>Accordingly, from a dilution of around D23 or C12, statistically not a single molecule of the original substance is contained in the dilution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern homeopaths often use C30 or higher, i.e. preparations that are proven to consist only of the solvent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_homoopathische_Markt_heute\"><\/span>The homeopathic market today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The global market for homeopathic preparations is estimated at around 5-10 billion euros per year. In Germany, homeopathic remedies generate annual sales of around 600 million euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The production costs for highly potentized preparations are minimal, as outlined above, plus the packaging. Nevertheless, the sales prices are often around 5-20 euros per packaging unit. The profit margins are among the highest in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Crux_der_Homoopathie\"><\/span>The crux of homeopathy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It contradicts fundamental scientific principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. the principle of similarity:<\/strong>&nbsp;There is no biological or physical mechanism that would explain why a substance that causes certain symptoms should also cure them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. potentiation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The assertion that dilution increases the effect contradicts the dose-response relationship of pharmacology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. the water memory:<\/strong>&nbsp;The hypothesis that water can store information about dissolved substances is not physically tenable. Hydrogen bonds between water molecules only exist for picoseconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nebenwirkungen\"><\/span>Side effects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Highly diluted homeopathic preparations are considered to be largely free of side effects, as they do not contain any pharmacologically effective quantities of substances, unless the patient suffers from lactose intolerance (allergic reaction).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indirekte_Risiken\"><\/span>Indirect risks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Delay in effective treatment<\/strong>: For serious illnesses, the exclusive use of homeopathy can be dangerous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Low potency preparations<\/strong>These can theoretically be harmful in the case of toxic starting materials (e.g. mercury, arsenic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impurities<\/strong>: Production impurities were found in some cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discontinuation of necessary medication:<\/strong>\u00a0Patients sometimes stop taking vital medication on the advice of homeopaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direkte_Risiken\"><\/span>Direct risks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Low potencies (D1-D6):<\/strong>\u00a0These may still contain relevant quantities of toxic starting materials (arsenic, mercury, belladonna).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quality problems:<\/strong>\u00a0In some cases, production impurities or mix-ups were found that led to poisoning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allergic reactions:<\/strong>\u00a0On carrier substances (lactose) or herbal ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quellenangaben\"><\/span>Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wissenschaftliche_Studien_und_Ubersichtsarbeiten\"><\/span>Scientific studies and reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shang A, et al. \u201eAre the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects?\u201c Lancet. 2005.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(05)67177-2\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(05)67177-2\/fulltext<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The systematic review by Shang et al. (2005) in the Lancet compared 110 homeopathic studies with 110 conventional studies. In both groups, smaller, lower-quality studies showed positive effects. In the large, methodologically high-quality studies, the effect disappeared with homeopathy, while it persisted with conventional treatments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian NHMRC Report 2015:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhmrc.gov.au\/about-us\/publications\/homeopathy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhmrc.gov.au\/about-us\/publications\/homeopathy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) carried out the most comprehensive review in 2015: 1800 studies were reviewed, 225 of which met minimum quality criteria. Result: No evidence of efficacy over placebo for any of the 68 diseases examined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EASAC Statement 2017:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/easac.eu\/publications\/details\/homeopathic-products-and-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/easac.eu\/publications\/details\/homeopathic-products-and-practices\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathie RT, et al. \u201eRandomized placebo-controlled trials of individualized homeopathic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis.\u201c Systematic Reviews, 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JAMA Oncology study (2018): Shows increased mortality in cancer patients who choose complementary over conventional therapy ( Referenced in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerztezeitung.de\/Medizin\/Wenn-Komplementaermedizin-fuer-Krebskranke-toedlich-wird-230714.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.aerztezeitung.de\/Medizin\/Wenn-Komplementaermedizin-fuer-Krebskranke-toedlich-wird-230714.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Einzelstudien_%E2%80%93_Beispiele\"><\/span>Individual studies - examples<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Childhood diarrhea (2006):<\/strong>\u00a0A randomized study in Nicaragua found no difference between homeopathy and placebo.<br>Jacobs J, et al. \u201eHomeopathy for childhood diarrhea: combined results and metaanalysis from three randomized, controlled clinical trials.\u201c Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2003;22(3):229-234. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12634583\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12634583\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hay fever (2000):<\/strong>\u00a0A large British study showed no significant benefit of homeopathic treatment.<br>Taylor MA, et al. \u201eRandomized controlled trial of homoeopathy versus placebo in perennial allergic rhinitis with overview of four trial series.\u201c BMJ, 2000;321(7259):471-476. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/321\/7259\/471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/321\/7259\/471<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ADHD (2005):<\/strong>\u00a0A Swiss study found no difference to placebo.<br>Frei H, et al. \u201eHomeopathic treatment of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled crossover trial.\u201c European Journal of Pediatrics, 2005;164(12):758-767. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16049714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16049714\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sore muscles (2017):<\/strong>\u00a0Arnica preparations showed no superiority over placebo.<br>Pumpa KL, et al. \u201eThe effects of topical Arnica on performance, pain and muscle damage after intense eccentric exercise.\u201c European Journal of Sport Science, 2014;14(3):294-300. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23679483\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23679483\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dokumentierte_Schadensfalle\"><\/span>Documented cases of damage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tod_durch_unterlassene_Behandlung\"><\/span>Death due to omitted treatment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Australia 2009:<\/strong>\u00a0A nine-month-old girl died of malnutrition after her parents used only homeopathic remedies for eczema instead of medical treatment on the advice of a homeopath. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2009\/jun\/05\/homeopath-guilty-eczema-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canada 2013:<\/strong>\u00a0A five-year-old boy died of a streptococcal infection after his parents had only treated him homeopathically. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/alberta-boy-died-after-parents-treated-with-homeopathy-trial-hears-1.3506427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Italy 2017:<\/strong>\u00a0A seven-year-old child died of otitis media after the homeopathic doctor advised against antibiotics. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.it\/20170530\/italian-boy-dies-ear-infection-homeopathic-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Germany:<\/strong>\u00a0Several cases of death in cancer patients who were treated exclusively with homeopathy. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerzteblatt.de\/archiv\/212881\/Alternative-Medizin-Keine-Alternative-bei-Krebs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Falsche_Malariaprophylaxe\"><\/span>Wrong malaria prophylaxis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some homeopaths offer homeopathic malaria prophylaxis, which has been proven not to protect. Travelers who rely on them are putting their lives at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schadensfalle_und_Risikoanalysen\"><\/span>Loss events and risk analyses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Posadzki P, et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23163497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adverse effects of homeopathy: a systematic review of published case reports and case series<\/a>. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ernst E. <a href=\"https:\/\/bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1046\/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy<\/a>. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2002;54(6):577-582<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Hom\u00f6opathie basiert auf der Annahme von Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843, deutscher Arzt und Apotheker), dass eine Krankheit mit dem Erreger der Krankheit zu bek\u00e4mpfen sei.Er begr\u00fcndete dies 1790 mit einen Selbstversuch, den er nach \u00dcbersetzung eines medizinischen Textes und Experimenten mit Chinarinde an sich vornahm. Nach Einnahme von Chinarinde entwickelte er malaria\u00e4hnliche Symptome. 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