Home Remedies and Homeopathy

The home remedies of our grandmothers are a part of the rich cultural tradition a lot of us still practice nowadays. The wisdom of natural remedies dates back to the knowledge acquired during hundreds of years, which have passed from one generation to the next. Almost every common illness or condition has a home remedy and every family has its own method to apply it.  Homeopathy is one of the branches of natural medicine with more tradition. Homeopathy uses extremely small doses since it is believed that when you extract a substance and dilute it, it still retains it properties and so there is no need for higher doses. The idea behind these doses is to try to improve or stimulate the natural defense mechanisms of the body, both to solve a problem and to prevent it.