Homeopathic Drug Provings

In a homeopathic drug proving a homeopathically prepared substance is administered to healthy volunteers in order to produce the symptoms specific to that substance and thereby reveal its inherent curative powers. During a homeopathic drug proving the goal is to provoke temporary symptoms (or \"artificial illness\") associated with the homeopathic medication. These symptoms are then arranged to form a symptom pattern or \'remedy picture\' which is specific to that particular homeopathic substance and provides the basis for a better understanding of the possible effects of that homeopathic remedy in patients.