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Exaggerations and untruths in the promotion of homeopathy
There seem to be plenty of myths and misunderstandings about homeopathy in India. Homeopathy was first introduced to India by a German doctor from Siebenbuergen, Martin Honigberger (1795 – 1869). He first came to India in 1829 as a conventionally trained physician and treated amongst other personalities the Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab. In 1834,