Homeopathy in vegetal models

Abstract

The use of dynamized substances in agriculture, especially on plants, has been growing fast. Diseases or physiological disorders are not considered merely the results of the action of physiopathological agents and abiotic factors, but a consequence of the loss of homeostasis in the organism. Notions proper to homeopathy are used in several areas of agriculture. Although effective results have been observed both in the academic and the field milieus, not too much is known regarding the physiological mechanisms of action of the dynamized substances on plants. Usually, the applications to agriculture are grounded on the principle of isopathy, as they do not involve the observation of symptoms, a necessary step in homeopathy in strict sense. Nevertheless, the continually growing knowledge on vegetal physiology allows describing symptoms and physiological reactions in plants quite similar to the human ones. Thus, there is a possibility to ground the selection of remedies on symptoms and to apply homeopathy to plants. This paper discusses some physiological properties observed in plants which may help choosing the most suitable remedy according to the principle of similarity.