There is a relatively large body of medical literature in a number of languages on the efficacy of homeopathy. Unfortunately, mainstream and complementary medical modalities operate from very different paradigms (you know, comparing apples and oranges). As a homeopath, I understand that therapies (and remedies) must be individualised and not every patient will respond in the same way to the same treatment (this has finally been recognized by mainstream medicine in the latest research into chrono-biology and genetics).
That said, there have been enough studies on the efficacy of homeopathy done in the mainstream model to justify listing them here.
General Links
- Medical research references on homeopathy
- Positive Homeopathic Research report for European Council for Classical Homeopathy
- Peer reviewed medical references and articles on the effectiveness (including cost-effectiveness) of homeopathy in English and German. Click on the link in the navigation bar entitled “Forschung (research)”
- Meta-analysis of Clinical Studies in Homeopathy on the U.S. National Center of Homeopathy site
- European Committee for Homeopathy Report on Efficacy of Homeopathy - (downloadable pdf)
- Scientific articles showing efficacy of homeopathy in a number of conditions - (downloadable pdf)
- 5 year double-blind study on ADD at University of Bern shows efficacy of homeopathy - (downloadable pdf)
- Place of homeopathy in integrated health care in Europe - ECCH report
- Evidence-based medicine? - article in German on why homeopathy does not easily fit into the modern medical research model and why it should have its own methodological standards.
Professional Bodies with MD Homeopaths
- LIGA MEDICORUM - International Organization for M.D. homeopaths, useful for links for organizations in specific countries.
- Deutscher Zentralverein Homeopathischer Aerzte - International Portal for M.D. homeopaths based in Germany
- Austrian Society for Homeopathy - site is in German with sections for M.D.'s and patients.
Qualifications
- Guidelines for the professional education of MD or lay homeopaths have been clearly set out by the European Council for Classical Homeopathy.