Treating like with like – different approaches

Treating like (the disease) with like (a remedy matching the disease) predates the creation of vaccines.  

Samuel Hahnemann (MD), born in the 18th Century, is credited as the founder of homeopathy.

Homeopaths, like regular doctors, take account of symptoms and then prescribe a remedy. The remedy is usually sourced from plants or minerals and, if taken in sufficient quantities in crude form, matches and could even exacerbate those same symptoms. 

However, a homeopathic remedy is given in such infinitesimal amounts that it carries only a trace of the informational field of that particular plant or mineral. It is thought that this informational field stimulates the body’s immune system to fight back and overcome the disease.  

The difference between homeopathy and vaccinology is that no pathogens, even small amounts, can be found in homeopathic remedies.