Homeopathy is a complete system of natural medicine that can have a therapeutic effect on almost any disease or health condition. George Vithoulkas, Director of the Athenian School of Homeopathic Medicine in Athens, Greece states, that homeopathy has a great value in reversing diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, bronchial asthma, epilepsy, skin eruptions, allergic conditions, mental or emotional disorders, especially if applied at the onset of the disease.  The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it reestablishes internal order at the deepest levels and thereby provides a lasting cure.

  Robert D. Milne, M.D., of Las Vegas, Nevada, reports excellent results in the prevention and treatment of acute cold and flu-like symptoms using homeopathic remedies. He says, that the quick use of remedies, such as Aconite,Bryonia, and/or Belladonna, have been a great help in alleviating the acute symptoms of colds. He also has had success treating conditions such as headaches and female health problems, including symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, premenstrual symptoms, neck stiffness, low back pain, and bloating with homeopathic remedies.

  Today, clinical studies are supporting the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies. In a recent article published in the British Medical Journal, 107 controlled clinical studies (performed between 1966 and 1990) were reviewed. Eighty-one of these studies showed that homeopathic medicines were beneficial in treating headaches, respiratory infections, diseases of the digestive system, ankle sprains, postoperative infections and symptoms, and other health-related disorders.

  Studies confirming the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment for rheumatoid arthritis have appeared in both TheLancet and the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.  In a double-blind study on the effects of homeopathic remedies on influenza, it was found that twice as many of the patients who took the homeopathic remedy were cured in forty-eight hours, as opposed to those who took a placebo.

  Another clinical study shows the effectiveness of treating hay fever with homeopathic remedies. A double-blind trial indicates that homeopathic remedies are extremely effective in dealing with dental neuralgic pain following tooth extraction. German research reports successful homeopathic treatment of Parkinson's disease, bronchitis, sinusitis, migraines, influenza, and motion sickness with homeopathic remedies.

  There are a lot of  homeopathic practitioners nowadays, who use "combination" formulas that contain several remedies to cover a broad range of symptoms for an acute condition. For example, people with colds experience runny noses, watery eyes, sneezing, fever, and headaches. A combination cold remedy contains remedies for each of these symptoms. The appropriate remedies in a formula will have a therapeutic effect, while the unnecessary remedies will be shed off and have no effect at all. Combination homeopathic remedies have a unique effect on the body - the body assimilates what it needs, and throws off what it doesn't, making it a completely safe, nontoxic form of medicine.