During these years he encountered the book by William Cullen called Materia Medica which opened him a new focal point in treating disease that is, like cures like. This then later became the central principle in the field of homeopathy. He first observed this on the account of knowing that the cure for malaria is the quinine bark which produces a similar fever. It is believed in homeopathy that the physical, emotional and mental aspects comprise the total health of a person. If one of these is not functioning well, you cannot consider yourself healthy. This is why homeopathy considers all these aspects and tries to get to the root of a disease. It is the only way to assure that a person can maintain his or her health for a long time. Here are a few terms to be commonly met in the dictionary of homeopathic remedies: Aconite. It refers to the sore throat, fever, croup, influenza, sore eyes, earaches, and other emotional conditions such as shock, fright, and anxiety. Such homeopathic remedy is originated from the monkshood. Ant tart. In Europe alone, the extent of popularity and use of homeopathic remedies started from the highest social classes down to the commoners. No wonder, there are much advancement in this field in Europe than in the United States. A background on homeopathy Homeopathy is a system of medicine that circles around the following principles: similars, minimal dose and single remedy. In fact, due to the developments homeopathic doctors have now given new meanings and scopes to the field apart from what the pioneers have already provided. This only indicates that homeopathic doctors are not merely benefactors of the vast knowledge bit are also contributors in the expansion of what is known in this field. All of the remedies that abound in the classical homeopathy are derived from the most natural ingredients and have undergone some of the very accurate scientific standards which ensure its prowess in rousing the human body's very own curative powers. Classical homeopathy will not be highly regarded as some form of cure if not for its long-known benefits and effects.