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LAW SIMILARS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Homeopathy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of similars 1, record 1, English, law%20of%20similars
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paradoxical action 2, record 1, English, paradoxical%20action
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The basic concept of using a natural substance in the treatment of illness which in its raw state can produce similar effects to those of the illness. 3, record 1, English, - law%20of%20similars
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Homoeopathic medicine is a natural pharmaceutical science in which a practitioner seeks to find a substance that would cause in overdose similar symptoms to those a sick person is experiencing ... Homeopaths define the underlying principle for this matching process as the "law of similars." 2, record 1, English, - law%20of%20similars
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Conventional physicians refer to the "paradoxical action" of drugs as the reason that Ritalin works. But "paradoxical action" is just another name for the homeopathic "law of similars." 2, record 1, English, - law%20of%20similars
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Homéopathie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi de similitude
1, record 1, French, loi%20de%20similitude
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi des semblables 2, record 1, French, loi%20des%20semblables
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi sur laquelle est fondée la médecine homéopathique. Une substance quelconque, administrée à une posologie déterminée à un sujet approximativement sain, provoque des symptômes qui, retrouvés chez un malade, conduisent à lui donner cette substance comme remède. 3, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20similitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De ces expériences, en 1796 Hahnemann pouvait formuler le principe de base de l'homéopathie : «Une substance qui produit des symptômes chez une personne bien portante, guérira ces mêmes symptômes chez une personne malade.» Ce que nous connaissons aujourd'hui comme la loi de similitude. 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20similitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Comme nous l'avons vu précédemment, la loi de similitude, encore appelée loi des semblables, [...] peut être considérée comme l'axiome fondamental de la doctrine homéopathique [...] 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20similitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette notion est parfois confondue avec celle de la «doctrine des signatures». 2, record 1, French, - loi%20de%20similitude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Homeopatía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de los semejantes
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20los%20semejantes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- principio de la similitud 1, record 1, Spanish, principio%20de%20la%20similitud
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Homeopathy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Law of Similars
1, record 2, English, Law%20of%20Similars
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The homeopathic doctrine is based on the Law of Similars which states that a substance that would produce certain disease symptoms in a healthy person would cure a sick person with the same symptoms, if given in microdoses. 2, record 2, English, - Law%20of%20Similars
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Homéopathie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi de similitude
1, record 2, French, loi%20de%20similitude
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute substance susceptible de faire apparaître chez un individu sain certains symptômes est également susceptible de faire disparaître ces mêmes symptômes chez un individu malade. 1, record 2, French, - loi%20de%20similitude
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Homeopatía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de los semejantes
1, record 2, Spanish, ley%20de%20los%20semejantes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- principio de la similitud 1, record 2, Spanish, principio%20de%20la%20similitud
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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