- ↵*Institute for the History of Medicine of the Robert Bosch Foundation Stuttgart, Straussweg 17, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany. Email: marion.baschin@igm-bosch.de
Abstract
This paper deals with the history of self-treatment in homeopathy, focusing mainly on the territories of the German Empire between 1870 and 1918, by reconstructing some of the conditions under which this took place. Consideration is given to why homeopathy was such an appropriate option for home medicine; how lay people acquired the knowledge to use homeopathic remedies at home in cases of illness; and what remedies were available for practising homeopathy in private households. The paper shows that the use of this ‘alternative’ method was a common and important part of the wide field of home remedies.
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