If I understand homeopathic correctly, it treats the symptoms only? It doesn't do anything to cure the actual problem?

It uses super small amounts of plants that give you the same symptoms as what you are having....and this, for some reason gets rid of your symptoms?

But it doesn't do anything to cure the actual problem...is this correct?

No. Not exactly correct. Kind of, but not exactly. It trains your immune system to defend itself. It does nothing directly for the symptoms or the cause. The same as vaccines. Your immune system detects a "pattern" of an alien microbe or chemical, and sends out various mechanisms to protect itself. The body is quite strong in this aspect. It is like when you catch a cold, which is a virus. After you defeat that cold, you should never ever catch the same virus again.

When you have so many colds as a child, doesn't it seem that you don't have so many as an adult? Isn't it funny how mothers want to expose their kids to another kid with chicken pox so they will get over it?

Consider it a training tool.

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Then why do they say to give homeopathic treatments when you actually have the disease?

Why not just take homeopathic when you are well? So you won't get the diseases?

I should not be the one to respond to your questions, as homeopathy has yet to help me. And I've tried a lot. I think it really should be used at the hands of a professional.

For one thing, the scientific community treats it the same as they think of voodoo and placebo. Between science and faith, I choose science.

The homeopathic remedy is highly diluted. It is so diluted that the substance may not be there anymore. However the water "remembers", and that is what is introduced to your body. Apparently, this is as strong as any drug that can be used for the same thing.

Now this remedy is so strong, stronger than the current symptom, so that the immune system knows it needs to fight harder. Perhaps bringing more T-cells into action. Now it is trained. It can fight the original disease.

This has been used since the early 1800s.