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Homeopathy, Herbs, and Flower Essences
Whether you're new to gentle healing modalities or an old-hand at it, hope you find these 4 articles on homeopathy, herbs, and flower essences helpful enough to incorporate.

Review of suppression, palliation, and cure - Homeopathy
Written by Jean C. Hofve, DVM   

In modern medicine, symptoms are seen as the enemy, as the disease itself. Homeopathy, in contrast, recognizes that symptoms are merely the evidence, the manifestations or signposts, of the disease. While medicine seeks to destroy the symptoms, homeopathy challenges the underlying disease.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 July 2008 20:47
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Herbs for Cats
Written by Mary Wullf-Tilford   
(Some herbs for cats, excerpted from the article "Top Ten Herbs For Cats", by Gregory L. Tilford and Mary Wulff-Tilford. From Natural Cat, Fancy Publications, 1999. )
Last Updated on Sunday, 20 April 2008 16:41
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Flower essences/remedies
Written by booeymom/Sandy Arora   

Flower essences are quite different from both hydrosols and herbal extracts. Flower essences are prepared by infusing flower petals at the peak of their bloom in spring water.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:03
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Primer on Homeopathy
Written by booeymom   

First things first - while homeopathy comes under the umbrella term "holistic", anything holistic is not homeopathic. Homeopathy is quite unique and decidedly different from herbal medicine or flower essences.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 July 2008 20:48
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