A homeopathic preparation, per my very limited understanding, is made from a substance that produces symptoms very similar to the actual illness with which the individual is plagued.
Here's how someone explains it:
The principle of dilutions (or "law of minimum dose") states that the lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness. In homeopathy, substances are diluted in a stepwise fashion and shaken vigorously between each dilution. This process, referred to as "potentization," is believed to transmit some form of information or energy from the original substance to the final diluted remedy. Most homeopathic remedies are so dilute that no molecules of the healing substance remain; however, in homeopathy, it is believed that the substance has left its imprint or "essence," which stimulates the body to heal itself (this theory is called the "memory of water").
To me that doesn't sound very scientific or plausible. Memory of water??? Do a search for that and you come up with some very entertaining articles.
