similia similibus curantur

similar things take care of similar things", let similar things take care of similar things

Notes

"like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form ("curantor") is indicative, while the second form ("curentor") is subjunctive. The indicative form is found in Paracelsus (16th century), while the subjunctive form is said by Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy, and is known as the law of similars.

Words

curatio – attention, curing, healing, medical attention
cura – administration, care, charge, concern, management
curator – guardian, overseer, superintendent