Homeopathy
What Is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is an alternative system of treating people. It is different from the conventional system – allopathy- in its approach to cure and treatment. Homeopathy believes that “like cures like”. Very small doses of a substance are given which would produce the same or similar symptoms of illness in healthy people if they were given in larger doses. For example, if the symptoms of your cold are similar to poisoning by mercury, then a miniscule dose of mercury would be your homeopathic remedy.
Why Go For Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is the second most widely used form of treatment after allopathy. It is safe and works in synch with your immune system. Homeopathy is not addictive and the healing is supposed to be holistic. Treatment of Homeopathy is tailored to every individual. Lifestyle, emotional health and physical health are all taken into account when treating a person. For example if you have a headache, the medical practitioner will delve to find out where it occurs, what brings it on, what type of pain it is, what aggravates it, what makes it feel worse, your state of mind and what other symptoms you experience.
How does Homeopathy Work?
Homeopathy believes that homeopathic medicines work by stimulating the body’s own healing power. To provide this stimulus, a homeopathic physician must prescribe the right remedy and the right dosage for you.
How Are Homeopathic Medicines Prepared?
Homeopathic remedies are derived from natural substances. These come from plants, minerals or animals. The medicine is diluted several times. Homeopathy maintains that regardless of how many times a medication is diluted, its power and healing properties remain undiminished. Homeopathic medicines are sold in liquid, pellet, powder and tablet forms.
Why Are Most Of The Names Of Medicines In Latin?
Thousands of remedies are made from plants. Using Latin names provides a precise identification of the plant source for a remedy although it does make it difficult to pronounce and even harder to spell.
How Should Homeopathic Medicines Be Taken?
The medicines are prescribed in the form of globules or doses which should be allowed to dissolve on the tongue. Nothing else should be put in the mouth for 10 minutes before and after taking the medicine.
How quickly will I be cured?
The time for a cure naturally depends on the kind of illness or complaint. But Homeopathy does not advocate instant cures. It tries to cure the ailment from the root of the problem. So a skin infection would not just augur a visible immediate cure; it would delve into the cause of the illness and the symptoms both.
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