10 Unknown Facts About Homeopathy
Homeopathy is the second most popular medicine in the world. However, most people really do not know too much about Homeopathy. This article will help clear up some misconceptions associated with homeopathic medicine.
1) Homeopathic medicines are nothing more than a placebo that contain nothing of the original substance since it was diluted so excessively.
Homeopathic medicines do have substance to them. Remedies such as 6X, 6X or 12X contain measurable amounts of the original elements. High potency homeopathic medicines such as 12C or 24X contain no traceable amount of the original element. High potency medicines are believe to have a memory of the original substance.
2) Homeopathy has always failed with well design studies. Studies that show homeopathy to be successful were either poorly designed, contained researchers bias or too small to be considered an effective trial.
Homeopathy studies are pretty variable. Some studies show success while others do not. Many people are observing incorrect informational sources. Many people point out on successful homeopathic trials, that larger studies suggest homeopathy does not work. However, the researchers conclusions were that homeopathy was more effective than a placebo.
Several homeopathic trials that showed responses greater than a placebo were rather large. Oscillococcinum studies were properly designed and show a successful result in reducing the flu in patients by 6 hours. These studies were also done by other researchers. Although there studies were not as large as the initial study, the results always showed Oscillococcinum would reduce the time a person has the flu. These studies show that the idea the homeopathic remedies were always unsuccessful in large scale trials are not always true.
3) Life threatening diseases should not be treated with homeopathy.
Homeopathy can treat life threatening diseases with the help of a well trained homeopathic physician. Also, the general medical doctor and other specialists involved in treating the disease should be included on the treatment plan. Medical doctors should always be seen if you have a life threatening illness. Homeopathy can not cure all life threatening diseases.
Homeopathy has successfully treated life threatening diseases. Trials conducted with both homeopathic remedies and conventional remedies showed that each of these medicines are effective in treating malaria in Africa.
4) Homeopathy and Allopathy can not be used at the same time.
Homeopathy can be quite complementary to modern medicine. Many patients under going chemotherapy have seen their side effects reduced when taking homeopathic remedies. Trials with reduction of cancer treatments provided encouraging results.
5) Homeopathy, Herbal, and Ayurvedic medicine are similar.
Homeopathy, Herbal and Ayurvedic are forms of alternative medicine but these forms of medicine are not similar in any other way. Homeopathy use diluted substances to treat patients. Every medicine has been diluted in water or alcohol.
Herbal medicine is based on a plant life. Ayurvedic is a system of medicine that dates back to ancient India. This system of medicine theorizes that all materials of vegetable, animal and mineral origin has some medical purpose.
Ayurvedic uses all substances to treat people. Ayurvedic and homeopathic medicine are used by many people in India. Many people confuse these two forms of alternative types of remedies.
6) Homeopathy is slow to work
Acute conditions such as flu, colds, motion sickness and pain relief can be treated quickly using homeopathic medicines. Chronic conditions are slow to work because they are complicated to treat. Chronic conditions would be acne, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and other conditions will take longer to treat.
7) Homeopathy is only for people
Homeopathic pet medicine is being extremely popular in homeopathy. Homeopathy offers a cost effective and safe way to help you pet with acute conditions such as allergies, anxiety and joint relief.
You can get a book on Homeopathy and treat yourself.
This may be the case in acute conditions such as cold and flu. However, more complicated and chronic cases will require you to see a homeopathic doctor. Chronic cases involve generally taking quite a few remedies in the course of a treatment. A book can not tell you which homeopathic remedies to take and how much to take when your condition starts to improve or worsen.
9) It is difficult to find homeopathic remedies.
Homeopathic medicines are found all over now. Many healthfood stores such as Whole Foods has there own section of popular homeopathic remedies. Larger retails are also carrying combination homeopathic remedies for conditions such as cold and flu and sleeplessness. Large retailers that currently carry homeopathic products are Walmart, CVS Pharmacy and Target.
Single remedies which homeopaths claim to work the best are not as readily available. These remedies can be found in health food stores, natural pharmacies or on the Internet. They are more specialized and generally most people taking simgle remedies have some homeopathic knowledge or a doctor has prescribed that medicine.
10) Homeopathic remedies will have a similar effect on which ever person takes them.
Homeopathy rarely works the same on people. Homeopathy individualizes remedies according to ones personality types and traits. One person may use a single remedy to treat an allergy, while another person would use a totally different remedy to treat the same allergy.
Allopathic medicine assumes all conditions can be treated by one medicine. They do not individualized medicines. Modern medicines assumes each medicine will create the same effect in each person.
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Written by Sanjib Sarkar on November 13th, 2009 with
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