Unfortunately, in the years that followed, a well-established science had become associated with homeopathy. Famous homeopathic practitioners adopted Schulz’s premises to support their own practices. Because of the apparent similarity between the principles of hormesis and homeopathy, many researchers in the biomedical fields such as pharmacologists largely marginalized hormesis for years. Homeopathic claims include the idea that when the body is exposed to an ‘artificial morbidic agent,’ the body produces a therapeutic defense mechanism. For example, when you place your hand in a cold bowl of water and then remove your hand, it feels warm and is red; to the homeopathic practitioner, this is evidence for a therapeutic reaction to the cold.
