10 Things About Homeopathy Most People Do Not Know

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.

Some homeopathic remedies do have traces of substances in them. Homeopathic medicines such as 6X, 6C, and 12X contain traces of substances. Remedies with the high potencies of 24X or 12C contain no traces of the original substance.

2) Homeopathy has never been successful in large scale well designed trials. Trials have only worked when homeopaths were doing the trials or poorly designed trials with quite a bit of author's bias.

Trials in Homeopathy is a very mixed bag. Sometimes people are looking at the wrong information source. Many skeptics will take successful trials and point out that when looking at larger trials in the study, homeopathy does not seem to work. Although, the conclusions of the authors were that homeopathy seems to works better than a placebo.

However, some trials that were successful were fairly large. Oscillococcinum trials were quite large and well designed but still yielded a positive result in shortening the flu duration. Similar studies with Osccillococcinum were replicated as well. The idea that homeopathic remedies have never been successful in a large scale well designed trial is not true.

3) Diseases that can jeopardize a persons life 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.

Many people with life threatening diseases have faired well with Homeopathy. Homeopathy malaria trials show that in trials that homeopathic medicine worked as well as conventional medicine in treating people with malaria.

4) Allopathy and homeopathy can not be complimentary.

Allopathic medicines may some terrible side effects. Homeopathy can be used to help treat these adverse conditions. Trials with homeopathic medicine on chemotherapy suggest the side effects of this type of treatment can be reduced with homeopathy.

5) Homeopathy, Herbal, and Ayurvedic medicine are similar.

Homeopathy, Herbal and Ayurvedics are totally different. Homeopathy dilutes substances to a certain level to create medicines. All homeopathic remedies have been diluted to a certain extent.

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 use these materials to treat patients. Ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines are used quite a bit in India so that creates some confusion in people thinking they are the same thing.

6) Homeopathy medicine responds slowly as compared to allopathic medicine

Flu, colds, motion sickness and pain relief can provide fast relief using homeopathic remedies. Chronic conditions such as acne, eczema, irritable bowel syndrome and other conditions will take longer to treat because they are completed.

7) Homeopathy is only for people

Petmeds in homeopathy is becoming extremely popular. This is one of the fastest growing segments of homeopathy. Homeopathic medicines offer a safe and cheap way to treat your pet's conditions. Homeopathic remedies are generally used to treat acute conditions such as allergies, anxiety and joint relief.

You can learn 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 rmedies are readily available. They can found in many health food stores such as Whole Foods. Retail giants such as Walmart, Target and CVS carry homeopathic combinations for acute conditions such as cold and flu and insomnia.

Single remedies are not as readily available as homeopathic combinations. Single remedies can be obtained in specialized health food stores, natural pharmacies or on the Internet. These single remedies are specific to the person taking them. Most people taking single remedies usually have a doctor's prescription.

10) All homeopathic remedies work the same on all people.

Homeopathy is most effective when the remedies are individualized. A homeopathic remedy which works well for one person may not being effective at all for another person. Homeopathic doctors prescribe medicines based on your personality types and your medical health history.

Homeopathy assumes everyone is different so using the same remedy to treat everyone will not work according to Classical Homeopathy principals. Modern medicine generally gives everyone the same medicine for general conditions.