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| Dynamization:
reducing the volume and increasing the effectiveness of a medicinal
substance by repeated dilution with succussion. |
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| Law of
Similars: the principle that "like cures like", upon which Homeopathic
treatment is based. |
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| Materia
Medica: a compendium of substance (remedy) proving
records. |
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| Minimum
Dose: the smallest amount of a similimum that will result in the most
efficient healing with least aggravation. |
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| Proving:
the procedure for ascertaining the effects of substances by administering
them to healthy human subjects, then observing
and recording the consequent mental, emotional, and physical changes. |
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| Remedy: a
Homeopathic medicine. |
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| Repertory:
an index of symptoms found in Materia Medicas. |
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| Similimum:
that substance which, during proving, generates a set of symptoms similar
to a sick individual's totality of symptoms. |
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| Succussion:
violent shaking with impact applied during dynamization of remedies. |
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| Totality of
Symptoms: the complete set of mental, emotional, and physical manifestations of an individual's
illness. |