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The stimulation of self-recovery by applying the similia-principle is considered to be the essence of homeopathy. The similia-principle indicates that a substance which causes certain symptoms in a healthy organism, may be applied in a curative sense to a diseased organism with identical symptoms.
Communication presented at the 8th GIRI Meeting, December 1994, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Van Wijk, R., Wiegant, F.A.C. (1997). Stimulation of Cellular Self-Recovery by Application of the Similia-Principle. In: Bastide, M. (eds) Signals and Images. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5804-6_4
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