Faculty of Homeopathy

01/01/2026

January 1 is more than a date.

It is a quiet threshold between what has been and what is yet to come.
A moment to reflect and set clearer intentions for the year ahead.
For many, this day invites reflection on wellbeing:
what helps us feel more present, more balanced,
and more at ease within ourselves.

A holistic understanding reminds us that health is never only physical.
It is shaped by our relationships, our rhythms, our actions,
and the values we carry with us into everyday life.

Homeopathy is rooted in careful observation and deep listening,
meeting each person with respect for their individuality and holding the whole picture in view: body, mind, emotions, and lived experience.

As the year opens, may there be space for what truly nourishes.

Together as a community of practitioners, students, colleagues, and supporters,
we move forward in the spirit of homeopathy towards a healthier, more sustainable future.

Best wishes for the New Year.

25/12/2025

On Christmas Day, we pause to honor a season that invites reflection, compassion, and kindness.

For many, it is a time of joy and togetherness.
For others, it may bring tender feelings; memories, grief, longing, or a sense of vulnerability. Whatever this day holds, each experience is part of the human journey and deserves gentle understanding.

At the Faculty of Homeopathy, this season is a quiet reminder of the value of compassionate, person-centred care and a whole-person approach to wellbeing.

May the spirit of Christmas inspire kindness in our thoughts, warmth in our words, and generosity in our actions.
May we meet one another with softer eyes, listen with greater patience, and carry a little more light into the year ahead.

Wishing our members, colleagues, and followers a peaceful, heartfelt, and meaningful Christmas.

With warmth,
Faculty of Homeopathy

19/12/2025

Merry Xmas 🎉to all of our members, colleagues, staff and all those who support our events online and in-person. Have a healthy, happy and safe Xmas and New Year! https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/

18/12/2025

The flu picture you rarely see, yet immediately recognise by its precise and unmistakable symptom pattern.

Most remedies in this influenza series are well-established and commonly used.
Ipecacuanha is not a remedy one would typically expect in influenza.
Its role emerges only when the symptom picture becomes highly specific and unmistakably its own.
And that is precisely why it serves as the ideal conclusion to this series.

In homeopathy, we treat the individual response to influenza, and at times that response falls outside the familiar patterns.
The Ipecacuanha picture is one of recurring paroxysms of deep, suffocative coughs, accompanied by intense, persistent nausea that is not relieved by vomiting.
The chest rattles with mucus, with a sense of threatened suffocation from its accumulation. Breathing becomes tight and constricted, and coughing brings a marked inclination to vomit.

There is no appetite, and even the smell of food turns the stomach.
Thirst vanishes as if the system refuses anything taken in.
Emotionally the patient is irritable, contemptuous, and difficult to please.

In some cases, minor haemorrhages from mucous surfaces may occur, a subtle yet distinctive feature that further defines the Ipecacuanha picture.
This is not the common influenza presentation.
This is the recognisable picture of Ipecacuanha.

Homeopathy is not about choosing the “best-known” remedy.
It is about recognising patterns and responding to the patient’s unique presentation.
Many remedies may be appropriate in influenza, but only when the symptom picture clearly corresponds to the individual.

This is the central principle of homeopathy:
the right remedy for the right presentation at the right moment.
As Hahnemann emphasises in the Organon,
it is the strange, rare, and peculiar symptoms
that most reliably guide us toward the indicated remedy.

Ipecacuanha illustrates this beautifully,
revealing the depth, nuance, and clinical precision inherent in homeopathic practice.

Thank you for following this series.

17/12/2025

Our last Member in the Spotlight of 2025 is Faculty Council Secondary Care Representative Dr Charlotte Mendes da Costa who was already a qualified GP when she started training in homeopathy in 1999. “It was the obvious choice for me as I had been treated with homeopathy growing up and I knew it was safe, in the right hands. As soon as I started the training at the Homeopathic Hospital in London I knew I had found what I was looking for. I had “found my tribe”!”

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Visit Charlotte’s website: https://westlondonhomeopathy.com/

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16/12/2025

Managing Menopause with Homeopathy a collection of webinars featuring
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for Part 3 and Part 4 and as a Xmas gift you can take 5% off the registration of non-member and partner rates use XMAS5 we look forward to you joining us!
SEE 👀 our webinars https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/events for Q1 and

In this four-part series, we look at which organs and systems need the most care - the Brain, Bones, Bladder and Heart health.

11/12/2025

If you are a healthcare or veterinary professional interested in training in homeopathy and would like to start training in January 2026 it’s not too late. Please get in touch by emailing Lisa Peacock at lpeacock@facultyofhomeopathy.org who will answer your questions and guide you through the process.

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11/12/2025

Snapping at anyone who dares to disturb you…

You shiver under the blankets.
Every draft cuts to the bone. Every sound feels unbearable.
Someone hums softly in the next room, and irritation flashes through you.
Noise, light, and odors pierce your senses.
Even a simple question feels like an intrusion.
You long to be left completely alone, craving silence and warmth that never quite reach you.

This is the Nux vomica state, the flu that makes you cold, tense, and irritable to the core.
Your head feels as if the skull would burst.
Your body burns with fever, yet the moment you uncover, the shivering chill returns. The nose runs by day, blocks by night.

Sleep is broken; you wake around 3 a.m., restless and unrefreshed.
And then the stomach: sour, cramping, full of pressure and unease.
You feel nauseated, especially after eating or drinking coffee.
The abdomen feels tight, bloated, and sensitive to touch.
Every part of you protests.
Every stimulus feels too much.
Worse in the early morning, from cold air, drafts, or uncovering.
Worse after coffee and alcohol.
Even emotions disturb, anger, disappointment, mental strain.
Everything provokes, even kindness can feel like irritation.
This is the flu of tension and oversensitivity,
the unmistakable picture of Nux vomica.

In homeopathy, the focus is never on the virus itself,
but on the person who is experiencing it.
On how the illness expresses itself through your unique state, your sensations, your emotions.

Two people may have the same flu, yet need different remedies, even when they share similar symptoms, their inner experience is never quite the same.

Next week, we’ll explore another homeopathic remedy,
one that expresses influenza in a completely different way.

10/12/2025

As we have seen in previous editions of Member in the Spotlight really does go with everything. Aesthetic medicine is no exception. This week’s Member in the Spotlight, Dr Elisabeth Dancey, combines homeopathy, aesthetic medicine, diet, microbiome awareness, lifestyle, exercise and meditational disciplines in her practice.

Like a lot of our members homeopathy has been an inspiration to Elisabeth. “As an organic farmer as well as practising doctor I attended the HAWL (Homeopathy at Welly Level – sponsored by the then Prince of Wales). Being enchanted by the method I followed the Licentiate Course at the RLHH, masterminded and presented by Dr Russell Malcolm. No other medical study enlivened, nourished and stimulated me; the wisdom, the awe and the humility associated with being a homeopath”.

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Visit Elisabeth’s website: www.bijoux-medispa.co.uk

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04/12/2025

Imagine a flu where every bone in your body feels broken.

Where the aching is so deep and relentless that you can hardly move, and yet lying still brings no relief.
There is great restlessness, you cannot keep still.
You may even moan or cry from the intensity of the pain.
That is the picture of Eupatorium perfoliatum,
the “bone-set” remedy, named because the pains are so severe it feels as though the very bones are breaking.

The muscles ache and feel bruised.
There is a bursting, throbbing headache, and even the eyeballs ache.
The pain is everywhere, in the limbs, the back, the head,
but especially deep in the bones.
You toss and turn, searching for a position of comfort, but none can be found.
You are thirsty, especially for cold drinks, but soon after drinking, nausea or even vomiting of bile may appear.
The influenza of Eupatorium is not subtle, it is heavy, deep, and relentless.

In homeopathy we look at this exact picture:
the bone-deep pain, the chills, the thirst, the restlessness,
and recognise the expression of Eupatorium perfoliatum.

Eupatorium perfoliatum was introduced into the homeopathic Materia Medica
by Dr. Constantine Hering, based on his American provings in the early 19th century.
Its roots however, go further back to Native American herbal medicine, where “Boneset” was traditionally used for fevers and chills long before its systematic proving.

Later in the 19th and early 20th centuries, classical homeopathic texts repeatedly recorded its value during influenza epidemics,
especially in cases with deep bone pain, thirst for cold drinks, and vomiting of bile.
Reports from those eras describe its characteristic picture appearing again and again among epidemic cases, a testament to the consistency of its proving and clinical record.

For more than two centuries, Eupatorium perfoliatum has remained one of the great influenza remedies, illustrating the depth and precision of the Materia Medica, where each remedy reflects the unique expression of illness in the individual.

Have you used Eupatorium perfoliatum in influenza,
or seen its picture appear in practice?

Stay tuned!
Next week we will explore another influenza remedy,
with its own unmistakable character.

03/12/2025

Homeopathy is a great complement to many other therapies including osteopathy which this week’s Member in the Spotlight, Beatrice Gbevegnon-Roper, discovered when she worked alongside a senior osteopath in London who offered homeopathy alongside her treatments. “Through the years, I received homeopathic treatment myself to help treat various issues from my old hay fever symptoms to pregnancy related issues. It’s not until I worked alongside a senior Osteopath in Central London who offered homeopathy alongside her treatments, that I realised how passionate I was about its action”.

“Homeopathy has been excellent at complementing my treatments. In chronic cases, it has helped me address barriers to recovery that Osteopathy alone was not enough to resolve”.

Read more: https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials

Visit Beatrice’s website: www.beabodytherapy.com

Beatrice is currently working towards the MFHom at one of our accredited teaching centres. If you are a healthcare professional and interested in training in homeopathy please get in touch with the Faculty Academic Officer, Lisa Peacock, at lpeacock@facultyofhomeopathy.org.

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27/11/2025

Some people catch more than a cold.

They catch the mood of the room, the energy of those around them.
They are so finely attuned to their surroundings that every change in light, sound, or emotion leaves its mark.
That is the world of Phosphorus, open, sensitive, and deeply responsive.

When influenza strikes, this sensitivity becomes profound.
The illness often begins suddenly, and strength fades just as quickly. There is weakness and exhaustion, and a longing for company and reassurance.
Left alone, anxiety rises, fears of the dark, of solitude, even of death.

Phosphorus is one of the great chest remedies,
often indicated when there is shortness of breath and a sense of suffocation at night. The cough is dry, tickling, painful, and exhausting, worse from laughing, talking, or moving from a warm room into cold air.
Burning sensations may spread through the chest and throat, and there is a strong desire for cold drinks, which bring temporary relief.
Warm food and drinks usually aggravate.

Relief comes from; cold food, open air, washing the face with cold water, sleep, gentle touch, and companionship,
while emotional upset, overexertion, or solitude tend to worsen the state. This is the Phosphorus picture of influenza,
where company and sympathy are as essential to recovery as rest itself.

First proved by Samuel Hahnemann in the early 19th century, Phosphorus has long been valued for its usefulness during influenza epidemics.
Phosphorus remains one of the great remedies for respiratory weakness and emotional depletion.

Have you ever seen Phosphorus support recovery in cases of influenza?

Stay tuned. Next week, we’ll explore another remedy in the influenza series, each with its own unmistakable character.