Hello and welcome. My name is Mary de Maine Beaumont and I'm a licensed, registered homeopath working in the West End of Edinburgh. Homeopathy is a gentle holistic system of healing that is suitable for anyone, young and old. It is a non-invasive therapy, based on verbal communication. Homeopathy recognises that all symptoms of ill health are expressions of disharmony from within the whole person, and that it is the person who needs treatment, not just the disease. Homeopathy can be used for the whole family from first aid situations, to chronic issues such as eczema, menopause or stress. It can support the physical and emotional development right from infancy, all the way through adulthood. Homeopathy works by assisting your body's natural ability to heal itself, giving long lasting benefits. Homeopaths believe in the principle that 'like cures like'; conditions are treated using remedies that reflect the symptoms being suffered in illness. In other words, what a substance can cause in the way of symptoms, it can also cure. Take for example the remedy Allium cepa (red onion); it can be useful in treating common colds or hayfever when the person experiences burning, watery eyes with an itchy, runny nose. Establishing good health involves treating both mind and body. Homeopathic remedies are prescribed focusing on the whole person rather than just considering physical complaints, and that is why homeopaths pay great attention to emotional symptoms as well as physical symptoms. Due to this holistic approach, homeopathy can be highly successful in treating emotional concerns such as stress, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Homeopathic Remedies Remedies are energetic medicines taken from a wide range of natural sources including the plant, mineral and animal worlds. However new remedies are continuously being created from other modern sources due to our changing living environments and exposure to new materials. They act by gently stimulating your body's immune system, encouraging healing from within.
The aim of Homeopathy is to get you to a level of health so that eventually you will need infrequent treatment. In the long term it is much better for you to be rid of both the cause of your illness and its symptoms, rather than temporarily relieving symptoms and merely suppressing the symptoms. 
Homeopathic remedies are highly diluted yet incredibly dynamic medicines which are given in minimal doses so they are non habit-forming, with no danger of addiction or toxicity. Homeopathic remedies can be safely used during pregnancy and can be taken alongside most conventional medicines. I will prescribe remedies in either pillule or liquid form, and will always give written directions.