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Prof. Ashley Ross

DTech Hom; MTech Hom; MFHom; PGDip Health ResEth; BMus

Registered Homeopath (Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa)

Academic, Researcher and Freelance Musician

How did you start your journey in Homeopathy practice?

My journey started 37 years ago, mid-music degree, with persistent and unresponsive aquagenic urticaria that disappeared after only 5 days of Rhus tox! A similarly dramatic response to remedies in a serious mental health crisis sealed the deal. I had to study homoeopathy. Immediately after the music degree, I relished and consumed 6 years of homeopathic training, and immediately thereafter proceeded into practice and teaching. Over 30 years of practice, I have had the privilege of treating countless patients with very complicated and persistent disease histories, pursued a research interest in homeopathic provings, and trained over 200 South African homeopaths.

How do you integrate Homeopathy in your professional practice?

I am a classical homeopath, and the application of a single remedy in minimum dose forms the bedrock of my practice. As a South African registered homeopath  I am a primary contact practitioner who enjoys access to all conventional tools of diagnosis, as well as the legal right to receive and initiate referrals to a range of GP, specialist and allied healthcare providers and facilities. Over the years, I have integrated homeopathy with African traditional medicine, but am currently enjoying a diverse and general practice with a particular focus on young children and autoimmune conditions. I consistently prescribe a single homeopathic remedy (similimum), with the occasional adjunctive application of tinctures, tissue salts and nutritional supplementation. As a university-based practitioner and teacher, I have been fortunate  to have had subtle pressure to “walk the talk”, which has honed my skills and increased my  personal sensitivity and understanding of how homeopathy works.