A professional alternative medicine practitioner claims that homeopathy can be used to treat anxiety, aggression, and even domestic violence.

Homeopathy was invented around 1796 by a doctor named Samuel Hahnemann. He believed that a small dose of a substance will cure whatever symptoms it would cause in a high dose.

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Hahnemann also invented a "law of infinitessimals," claiming that a substance becomes more potent the more it is diluted -- a premise which defies both common sense and the laws of physics.

Homeopathic solutions are often so literally watered-down that they don't contain a single molecule of the original medicine or substance: the patient is drinking nothing but water. Yet many homeopathic practitioners insist that it is safe and effective for a wide variety of problems -- including domestic violence.

The article, "Homeopathy for Domestic Violence and Abuse," was written by a woman named Binal Master, who lists her medical qualifications as having "a Bachelor of Homoeopathy Medicine and Surgery" from a homeopathic medical college in Mumbai, India. Her article appears on several homeopathic and alternative medicine web sites, including homeopathyplus.com, based in Australia.

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Master writes, "The seeds of violence and abuse arise from insecurities faced in day-to-day lives, in love, relationships and work, and from feelings of neglect and isolation. .... This can lead to feelings of grief, displeasure, guilt, inferiority, jealousy and anger, resulting in physical aggression.... After careful case taking and analyzing the case, the homeopathic physician decides on the remedy which suits the patients needs. Other therapies like yoga, meditation, music therapy, dance therapy, hypnotherapy, anger management, and family therapy are available as adjuncts. Some cases are due to psychiatric disorders such as antisocial personality, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Homeopathy has been found effective in such cases also, where it gives people a second chance to adapt to society and live within the community.... Homeopathy is a safe and effective way to treat the victims as well as the culprits of domestic violence."

Master is claiming that victims of domestic violence and their abusers can be effectively treated by drinking waterpossibly in conjunction with meditation or dance therapy.

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Can Homeopathy Treat Domestic Violence?