Selvelia vs Practo for Homeopathy
Practo lists homeopaths among 25+ specialities. Selvelia does one system of medicine and builds the whole product around it.
In one line: A general marketplace connects you to a homeopath. A specialist platform brings repertorisation, materia medica and case records to the consultation itself.
Practo is one of India's largest healthcare marketplaces, with 200,000+ listed doctors and specialists across 25+ specialities and a booking experience refined over more than a decade. Homeopaths are listed on it, and you can find good ones.
But homeopathy on Practo is one tail category among many, and the platform is necessarily built for what all specialities share — search, booking, video, prescriptions. It does not carry the tools that are specific to homeopathic practice, because almost none of its doctors would use them.
Selvelia only does homeopathy. That means the case-taking asks the questions a homeopath actually needs — modalities, sensations, generals, mentals — and the analysis repertorises them against Kent with the sources shown. It is a narrower product, deliberately, and that is the entire trade-off on this page.
Side by side
| Selvelia | Practo | |
|---|---|---|
| Homeopathy-specific case-taking | Yes — modalities, sensations, generals, mentals | General consultation flow |
| AI repertorisation with sources cited | Yes — Kent and Boericke, with the score arithmetic shown | Not offered |
| Built-in materia medica | 652 monographs | Not offered |
| AI triage before you pay | Yes — free | No |
| Consultation in Indian languages | 8 languages in the product | Whatever the individual doctor speaks |
| Choice of doctors | Smaller verified panel | 200,000+ listed doctors and specialists |
| Other specialities in one place | Homeopathy only | 25+ specialities |
| Book a specific named local doctor | Limited | Extensive local listings |
| Platform maturity | New | Operating since 2008 |
Practo's doctor count, speciality count and founding date as published on practo.com and their public materials, read July 2026. Figures are their own published claims.
Where Practo is better
- •Vastly more doctors — 200,000+ listed — so you can almost always find someone, including a specific homeopath you already trust in your own city.
- •One account for every speciality, which matters if your homeopathic care sits alongside conventional treatment.
- •A booking, reminder and records experience refined over more than a decade.
- •Local clinic listings with reviews, which a specialist platform cannot match on coverage.
Choose Practo if…
You want to book one particular homeopath you already know, or you need several specialities managed in one place.
Choose Selvelia if…
You want the homeopathy itself done well — proper case-taking, repertorisation you can audit, a case record that supports follow-up — rather than just an introduction to a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can I find homeopathy doctors on Practo?
Yes — homeopaths are listed among Practo's 25+ specialities and you can book them like any other doctor. The difference is in the tooling around the consultation, not in whether homeopaths are available.
Why use a homeopathy-only platform?
Because homeopathic prescribing needs information a general consultation flow does not ask for — what makes a symptom better or worse, thermal state, mentals, the peculiar and characteristic. Selvelia's case-taking is built around exactly those, and repertorises them against Kent with the reasoning shown.
Is Selvelia available in my city?
Case review is online, so it works anywhere in India, and case-taking is available in 8 languages. Medicine delivery coverage is still growing — check at checkout.
Start with a free AI case
Describe your symptoms in your own language. A registered homeopath reviews the case for ₹199 — only if you want one.
Try it freeLast reviewed 2026-07-26. All figures attributed to Practo are their own published claims and may have changed since — check their site before relying on them. Nothing here is a statement about the quality of their care.