Samuel Hahnemann first published his book ‘organon of medicine’ in the year 1810, in which he introduced the therapeutic system known as homeopathy. Modern scientific knowledge was in its primitive stage of evolution during that time.
Avogadro introduced his hypothesis in 1811, which was a fundamental step in the development of molecular theory in chemistry.
The term “biochemistry” was first coined in 1903 by Carl Neuberg, a German chemist, who is considered the father of modern biochemistry for his contributions to understanding the chemical processes of living cells.
The term “protein” was first used in 1838 by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius.
DNA itself was originally discovered in the late 1860s by Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher, and the term “DNA,” which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, was first used in the 1940s.
The term “phytochemicals” was first used in the scientific literature specifically around the mid-1930s.
The term “alkaloid” was first used in 1819 by the German pharmacist Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Meissner.
The term “enzyme” was first used in 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne.
The term “genetics” was first used in 1905 by the British biologist William Bateson.
The concept of the molecular structure of drug substances began to take shape in the mid-19th century with the development of organic chemistry.
Synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) by Felix Hoffmann, a chemist at Bayer, in 1897, marked one of the first instances where the chemical structure of a drug was deliberately modified to improve its therapeutic properties.
Study of the three-dimensional structures of molecules started with the determination of the structure of benzene by Kathleen Lonsdale in 1929, which to more systematic approaches in the design and synthesis of new pharmaceuticals.
The concept of biological receptors was first introduced by John Newport Langley in 1905.
The term “ligand” in the context of its role in biological receptor interactions gained prominence later in the 20th century, building on the foundational receptor theories established by Langley and Ehrlich.
The concept of molecular inhibition, particularly in the context of enzyme activity, was introduced in the early 20th century, hrough the contributions of Michaelis, Menten, and their contemporaries.
Neurochemistry, the study of the chemical processes and substances in the nervous system, began to emerge as a distinct field in the mid-20th century.
Sir Henry Dale and Otto Loewi’s work on neurotransmitters, particularly acetylcholine, in 1921 demonstrated the chemical nature of nerve impulse transmission, leading to the concept of neurotransmitters.
While the foundational ideas emerged with Archibald Garrod’s work in the early 1900s, the molecular concept of disease was more clearly defined and widely accepted from the mid-20th century onwards, particularly following the discovery of the DNA structure and subsequent advances in molecular biology and genetics.
The concept of antibodies was introduced by Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato in 1890, and Paul Ehrlich expanded this concept further.
The concept of molecular mimicry, which refers to the similarity between pathogen molecules and host molecules that can lead to autoimmune responses, was first introduced in the 1960s and 1970s.
The original concept of molecular imprinting was first introduced in the 1930s by Linus Pauling, but the modern concept of molecular imprinting began to take shape, with researchers such as Klaus Mosbach and Günter Wulff in 1970s.
From the timeline of history of scientific advancement given above, it is obvious that the scientific knowledge available to hahnemann during his time was naturally very limited due to historical reasons. This is the reason why a lot of unscientific ideas exist as part of theory of homeopathy. It is historically, scientifically and factually incorrect to claim that homeopathy is scientifically more advanced than even modern medicine, only due to the reason that we are followers of homeopathy. New generation of homeopaths should strive hard to overcome this theoretical limitations of homeopathy, by incorporating advanced scientific knowledge into its framework.
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