The practice of homeopathic medicine prospered in both Europe and the US during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. It spread to more countries after that and is now practiced almost all over the world including India. It's now practiced in countries such as South America and is particularly popular in India with 100 homeopathic medical schools and more than 2,00,000 homeopathic doctors. Today, majority of the people know about homeopathy; however, still there are some that don't know what it exactly is? Homeopathy is a branch of medicine which is based on the principal that you can treat' like with like'. In simple words, a substance that leads to symptoms when taken in large doses could be used to treat the same symptoms in small amount as well. For e.g. you don't get proper sleep and feel restless by drinking excess coffee; however, according to this principle, when it is made into a homeopathic medicine, it can be used to treat people with these symptoms. Many practitioners also use this concept in conventional medicine.

Homeopathy is an alternate medical practice wherein various ailments are treated by the use of extremely dilute amounts of certain natural substances. Homeopathic medicines are still considered to be quackery despite being sold at health food stores and at high end groceries. There is no scientific evidence that supports its use. Many researches are still not able to find as to how homeopath could work and the governments all over the world are increasingly not clearing the insurance payments to cover the treatment done under homeopath. Samuel Hahnemann, a renowned doctor in Germany, developed homeopathy in the late 18th century. He believed that ‘like cures like' and that some minute concentration of homeopathic medicines could treat the same symptoms it would cause in larger doses. However, later several doctors and chemists soon realized that homeopathy could not work as the dilutions are unlikely, diluted to the point that there is no longer any medicine in the medicine. Despite all the above mentioned fact, homeopathy in India is religiously followed. It is used as an alternative to conventional treatments in many parts of the country. In fact there are many who only prefer homeopathic medicines and don't even try the conventional ones. There are many hospitals that have come up in several parts of the country offering homeopathic treatment and many cases have come in the light that has been quite successful. In fact, there are many colleges offering homeopathic courses in Maharashtra and several students have become good homeopaths after passing out from these colleges.

However, even after homeopathy being not recommended by critics there are many who believe in this ancient science. In fact, many seminars related to this branch are organized and jobs in homeopathy in India are offered as well. The main aim behind offering these courses is to create efficient homeopaths to take this great legacy ahead. The people of India could immediately relate to this branch of medicine as their principles and beliefs matched with that of homeopathy. This further led to the instant spread of homeopathy throughout the country. It was by the start of the twentieth century, that homeopathic dispensaries were seen to be functioning in the major Indian cities with more and more people started preferring homeopathic treatments. Today, homeopathy has been well accepted in India and there are more than one homeopathic training institute in India offering different trainings and courses.