homeopathy

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a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

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Isopathy (derived from "isos pathos" or "equal suffering") refers to the use of the exact substance that causes an illness as a therapeutic tool for that same illness.
As Dr Fleisher indicates, isopathy is not synonymous with homeopathy.
Ultimately, whether the treatment studied was homeopathy, isopathy, acupuncture, or a new pharmaceutical is immaterial.
Isopathy is the term used to describe the use of specific remedies where a known allergen exists and a homoeopathic practitioner will provide the appropriate remedy.