Homoeopathy is based on the idea that a patient can be helped if they are given a tiny amount of a substance that mimics the symptoms of the original illness.

Two hundred years ago the German doctor Samuel Hahnemann used this principle to develop a series of remedies. He systematically tested substances on healthy human beings (including himself) and recorded the effect they had. He noticed that only minuscule amounts of the substance were needed to stimulate the body into building up resistance to illness and that the remedies affected people differently, depending on their physical and mental character.

These days there are many hundreds of homoeopathic remedies based on substances ranging from sulphur and sand to cuttlefish and poison ivy. The remedies are all non-toxic, non-habit forming and safe. They can often work very quickly.

Homoeopathy can be used by anyone of any age. It can also help where other forms of medicine find the symptoms too vague to treat.

The initial consultation will involve answering many questions to establish your homoeopathic character and the details of your particular complaint. These might include your favourite and least favourite foods, reactions to changes in temperature and sleep patterns as well as the past health of yourself and your family.

The initial consultation takes about one and a half hours. Subsequent consultations are about 30 minutes.