British Homeopathic Association
Encyclopedia
British Homeopathic Association (BHA) is a charity founded in 1902 to promote homeopathy
, and advocate for its training and research. The BHA seeks to encourage the use of homeopathy within general and specialist healthcare, and provides a listing of homeopathic practitioners. The charity also campaigns for more homeopathy in Britain's National Health Service
(NHS).
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine
in which practitioners treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient. The collective weight of scientific
evidence has found homeopathy to be no more effective than a placebo
.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which practitioners claim to treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient...
, and advocate for its training and research. The BHA seeks to encourage the use of homeopathy within general and specialist healthcare, and provides a listing of homeopathic practitioners. The charity also campaigns for more homeopathy in Britain's National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
(NHS).
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine
Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any healing practice, "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." It is based on historical or cultural traditions, rather than on scientific evidence....
in which practitioners treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms that are similar to those exhibited by the patient. The collective weight of scientific
Scientific method
Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...
evidence has found homeopathy to be no more effective than a placebo
Placebo
A placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient...
.
See also
- Faculty of HomeopathyFaculty of HomeopathyThe Faculty of Homeopathy was formed in 1944 from the old British Homeopathic Society . It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which confers an educational function on the Faculty...
- Homeopathy in the United Kingdom