Homeopathy: Safe, Simple and Effective
Homeopathy is a quick, safe and gentle way to look after your family for such minor troubles as sprains and strains, teething, car sickness, coughs, colds and flus. In addition to self-help, first aid and acute care uses, it is also made use by trained professionals to deal with chronic and more serious health problems. From a beginner point of view, it is useful to have a basic understanding of the underlying principles and dosage regime for this alternative approach to healing.
Least is Best
Homeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating an individual with highly diluted substances with intentions to trigger the body’s natural system of healing. Based on specific symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient.
The magic of homeopathy is that only minuscule amounts of the diluted substance are needed to heal the injured tissue. The substance, whether it is a plant, animal or mineral, is sequentially diluted many times in a water/alcohol mix, usually in a ratio of 1 to 100. This type of dilution is called the centesimal dilution. If an extract from say St. John's Wort is diluted 30 times, the final preparation is 30C, C for centesimal. The Latin name of the substance, in this case, Hypericum perfoliatum, always indicates the preparation is made according to homeopathic standards.
“Like cures Like”
The other bizarre principle about this science is its ability to cause symptoms as well as take them away. It is based on the principle that you can treat ‘like with like’, that is, a substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to heal those same symptoms. Example; drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation. According to this principle, when made into a homeopathic medicine, it could be used to treat people with these symptoms. It is a fine line between proving the symptoms in a healthy person and taking symptoms away in someone who has the same set of symptoms from an illness.
Homeopathy is a quick, safe and gentle way to look after your family for such minor troubles as sprains and strains, teething, car sickness, coughs, colds and flus. In addition to self-help, first aid and acute care uses, it is also made use by trained professionals to deal with chronic and more serious health problems. From a beginner point of view, it is useful to have a basic understanding of the underlying principles and dosage regime for this alternative approach to healing.
Least is Best
Homeopathy is a system of medicine which involves treating an individual with highly diluted substances with intentions to trigger the body’s natural system of healing. Based on specific symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to each patient.
The magic of homeopathy is that only minuscule amounts of the diluted substance are needed to heal the injured tissue. The substance, whether it is a plant, animal or mineral, is sequentially diluted many times in a water/alcohol mix, usually in a ratio of 1 to 100. This type of dilution is called the centesimal dilution. If an extract from say St. John's Wort is diluted 30 times, the final preparation is 30C, C for centesimal. The Latin name of the substance, in this case, Hypericum perfoliatum, always indicates the preparation is made according to homeopathic standards.
“Like cures Like”
The other bizarre principle about this science is its ability to cause symptoms as well as take them away. It is based on the principle that you can treat ‘like with like’, that is, a substance which causes symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to heal those same symptoms. Example; drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation. According to this principle, when made into a homeopathic medicine, it could be used to treat people with these symptoms. It is a fine line between proving the symptoms in a healthy person and taking symptoms away in someone who has the same set of symptoms from an illness.
*These remedies work not only on the physical level, but also at the emotional and mental levels simultaneously. Trained homeopaths look for clues at all levels to find the correct homeopathic remedy.