The last 25 years brought several milestones in basic research in the history and

theory of homeopathy. Basic research in this context, however, does not mean clinical

trials, randomised studies, or laboratory experiments, but advanced scholarship focussed on a revision, improvement, and refinement of the literary tools homeopaths are using. As an artist of healing, the homeopathic practitioner has to rely not only on the quality of his medicines, but also on the authenticity and genuineness of his basic texts and reference books.