Homeopathy is ‘real science’

There are critics who claim that homeopathy is ‘pseudoscience’ and only non-scientists are interested in the subject.

In fact, scientists in highly respected universities, research institutions and hospitals around the world are carrying out research into homeopathy using the same research techniques as those used to investigate conventional medical treatments.

Homeopathy research is a relatively new field, but the number of articles published in peer reviewed journals has risen significantly over the past 40 years.

This lag behind conventional medicine is hardly surprising when one considers the lack of funding available e.g. in the UK less than 0.0085% of the medical research budget is spent on research into complementary and alternative medicines.¹

International Research Conferences

Barcelona 2013 – Cutting Edge Research in Homeopathy

Rome 2015 – Cutting Edge Research in Homeopathy

Malta 2017 – Cutting Edge Research in Homeopathy

HRI London 2019 – Cutting Edge Research in Homeopathy

The 4th HRI International Research Conference was held in London from 14-16 June 2019. HRI London 2019 was a truly international event, as demonstrated by our 352 delegates from 38 countries, and 75 researchers and medics presenting the very latest research in the field of homeopathy from 27 countries. The abstracts, filmed presentations and conference report can be viewed here.

HRI London 2023 – Cutting Edge Research in Homeopathy

With 230 attendees from 27 countries, HRI’s conferences remain truly international. HRI London 2023 will be remembered for its inspiring blend of ‘old and new’, with a programme notable for the maturity of the evidence presented by experienced names drawing on decades of work, as well as the enthusiasm and skill of up-and-coming researchers who took the floor to present their new findings. To create the scientific programme, 140 abstracts were peer reviewed to select 35 for oral presentation and 33 posters, enabling 61 researchers from 15 countries to present their work. Full proceedings, including conference report, editorial and filmed presentations are available at www.HRILondon2023.org

So in what way is homeopathy ‘unscientific’?

Well-qualified scientists in respected institutions are continuing to carry out high quality basic research, clinical research and veterinary research in homeopathy, and are reporting their results in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. Therefore, the only basis for the argument that it is ‘pseudoscience’ is that we do not know how homeopathy works.

Usually, when a phenomenon is observed which cannot be explained by what ‘science’ already knows, this triggers fresh scientific enquiry – it is not dismissed as ‘unscientific’ purely because it has yet to be understood.

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