homeopathy - Heel

Ambitions
Heel’s vision – building the
bridge between homeopathy
and conventional medicine
Classical homeopathy based on the Law of Similars was founded by Samuel Hahnemann
(1755-1843). In it, a homeopathic remedy (“single remedy”) is used in patients with
precisely those symptoms which the substance can cause in the healthy body. To find
out what symptoms a remedy produces, a test (“drug proving”) is performed in healthy
subjects. Hahnemann tested many remedies on himself. The result is the so-called “drug
picture.” Users of classical homeopathy then have to match a drug picture to the
patient’s symptoms in order to find the right remedy.
Homeopathic combination preparations contain several active substances in one preparation.
This type of homeopathic medication and homotoxicology together form Heel’s
core area of expertise. A separate research department uses studies to provide proof of
efficacy. In addition, basic research is used to produce further scientific support for
homotoxicology and to ascertain the action mechanisms of Heel preparations. Reckeweg
himself characterized Heel’s unusual practice of producing homeopathic medicines on
a demonstrably scientific basis as building a bridge between classical homeopathy and
conventional medicine.
Today, the analogy of “building a bridge” is firmly anchored in Heel’s vision. What Heel is
saying is that the best way to health is to rely on the healing powers of nature, but also to
use research to obtain the necessary scientific knowledge.
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