- Modern homeopathy
Introduction to homotoxicology
Homotoxicology, the theory of disease developed by Dr. Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg
(1905-1985), understands illness as the human body’s defense against toxic
substances (homotoxins) that threaten to overwhelm the intercellular matrix.
According to this therapeutic model, the type and severity of an illness are
determined by the duration and intensity of toxin loading in relationship to
the body’s inherent capacity for detoxification. «Clogging» of the matrix
obstructs the movement of nutrients from blood vessels into cells, disrupting
the body’s steady state and hindering important biological processes. The
resulting disturbances, which eventually manifest as illness, are the body’s
attempt to restore a state of biochemical balance. For Reckeweg, restoring
this balance was the ultimate goal of all medical treatment.