Homoeopathy: Facts and Myths!

Many people are under the impression that patients undergoing homoeopathic treatment recover because they believe that they would be cured. This is about psychology and not biology. The truth, though, is quite the contrary. Homoeopathy medicines undergoes a process called potentisation in which ultra dilution prepared with the dynamic conversion of crude drug substances. Controversy often arises on the composition of the preparations post ultra dilution but they have been tested on human beings and found to be clinically safe.

The core factor of homoeopathic medicines is that it utilises only a very small portion of the source material and then diluting it with a proportionate amount of alcohol or distilled water. The quantity of source material used is very less compared to the amount of alcohol and distilled water added to dilute it. The ratio of source material to solvent is 1:99. The more diluted the preparation, the stronger it is.

Since there is little regulatory control, almost anyone can claim to be a homoeopath. You need to check out the credentials before embarking onto treatment. Some practitioners have years of training, some have taken a few classes while some may not have any training at all.

In homoeopathy, there is no place for steroids. Since all the source materials undergo the process of potentisation and trituration, it is impossible to have even a trace of crude materials in it. Besides, homoeopathic pharmacies have strict standardization and quality control systems.