Chairman, R.D. Memorial Group of Institutes, Bhopal

Homoeopathy is a form of treatment, founded by the German physician Dr. C. S. F. Hahnemann. It dates back to two centuries and continues to serve humanity to date. It is a system of treatment of diseases by the drug usually prescribed in minute dose that in a healthy person would produce symptoms like those of the disease. It is practiced almost everywhere across the globe and has gained a lot of popularity in India due to the gentleness of its cure that makes more than 100 million people of the Indian population depend on this treatment. And, It follows a holistic approach towards achieving the inner balance of an individual on mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Homoeopathy is a time-tested therapy and continues to spread its effectiveness around the world.

Homoeopathy, according to World health Organization, is the fastest growing and second most widely used system of medicine in the world. In the recent times, homeopathy has made major advances in regions like the Mediterranean basin, South America, Eastern Europe, and India growing at more than 20% every year the world over. From being an alternative system of medicine, homeopathy has become a complementary system of medicine and a primary healthcare choice to treat both acute and chronic clinical conditions. People including many allopathic doctors are accepting homeopathy like never before. According to a report of ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) released in 2014, the increasing inclination of people towards alternative medicine will drive the growth of homoeopathy, which is projected to grow at 25 to 30 per cent over the next three years (i.e., 20015 to 2017) to become a Rs 2,600-crore industry.