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    As late as the 19th century? Belief in “like cures like” alternate medicines is still widespread today!

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7253376/

    A European survey conducted in 2014 examined the use of homeopathy and other popular forms of “alternative/complementary” medicine… This survey covered 21 European countries and Israel and provided data from structured interviews with 40,185 individuals.

    …the use of homeopathy is highly prevalent (≥10%) in France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

    The principles of homeopathy were first introduced in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann… One core tenet is “similia similibus curentur” (like cures like), i.e. the principle of similarity: compounds, which can produce symptoms (at high doses), can cure a disease with similar symptoms (when administered at low doses).