homeopathic clinic
A center for treatment of patients through administration of diluted preparations with supposed healing properties.
A homeopathic clinic is a center or office where patients are treated by the administration or prescription of homeopathic remedies, based on the supposition that the ingredients in them would produce similar symptoms in a healthy person and that administering them in highly diluted form should relieve similar symptoms in the patient.
The remedies are chosen according to the homeopathic idea that a substance associated with similar symptoms can treat the complaint. Dilution is central to the stated treatment approach.
Homeopathy is distinct from vaccination. The homeopathic claim about diluted remedies does not describe how vaccines establish protection against infection.
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