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Meaning of similia simílibus



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

similia simílibus
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It is the Principle of Similarity or Principle of Similarity established by Hippocrates and which is very applied in Homeopathy.

  



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Felipe Lorenzo del Río

It is a Latin saying defended in traditional medicine and among advocates of homeopathy that diseases are cured with similar things. Thus, it was thought that a plant whose leaves, flowers or fruits were shaped like a heart, would be good for curing heart disease. Experience has shown us that it is not true.

  










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