Telemedicine Guidelines Approved for Homoeopathic Practitioners

• On the occasion of World Homoeopathy Day, union AYUSH Minister approved Telemedicine Guidelines for Homoeopathic Practitioners.

About:

• The World Homoeopathy Day is observed every year on April 10, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Christian Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann.

• Homeopathy is an alternative medical system that was developed in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann in Germany.

• The name homeopathy is derived from the Greek words for ‘similar suffering’ referring to the ‘like cures like’ principle of healing.

Its key underlying theories are as follows:

• A substance taken in small amounts will cure the same symptoms it causes if taken in large amounts.

• The lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness.