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For example, people who develop symptoms of malaria take a remedy made from cinchona. If a person with specific symptoms takes the right homeopathic remedy, their system will correct, and the existing symptoms end. Substances become remedies through a very specific process called "potentization," which involves sequential dilution and succussion , which is a hard pounding or shaking.
A somewhat different process of diluting , is used to create remedies in a form called LM, which are kept in liquid form and often administrated daily. We will not speak in detail about those remedies in this module. Remedies are labeled by the ratio of dilution and the number of times diluted.
Such labeling helps to discriminate a homeopathic remedy from an herbal or mineral supplement. In this process, a substance may be repetitively diluted labeled X scale or labeled C scale or , labeled M scale. Then the number of times it is diluted and succussed is noted, e.
The fascinating and scientifically confusing thing about homeopathic remedies is that the more diluted they are, the stronger they become -that is, potentized. In chemistry, there is a concept of how many molecules of a substance are present in a defined solution it is called one gram mole. This is called Avogadro's number, and it is 6. Therefore, if you dilute a solution 1 to 10, twenty-four times, or 1 to , twelve times, there cannot be any molecules of the original substance left!
That is why homeopathy is considered a process that works through "sub-molecular" interventions. With homeopathic remedies, the higher the dilution, the less "material" in the remedy and the stronger the energy appears to be. Lower dilutions may still have some material in them and work more on the physical plane, while higher dilutions seem to work more on the mental and emotional planes, and are often observed to result in deeper and longer lasting effects. Because of this, remedies in the range of up to 30C are considered low potencies, while those of C or above are considered high potencies.
The FDA regulates the manufacturing and distribution of homeopathic remedies , as it does over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. And like over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, you can buy single remedies in lower potencies usually 12X or 30C without a prescription at health food stores and co-ops, progressive drug stores, and some grocery stores.
There's been extensive investigation of the effectiveness of homeopathy. There's no good-quality evidence that homeopathy is effective as a treatment for any health condition.
Homeopathy isn't widely available on the NHS. Homeopathy is usually practised privately, and homeopathic remedies are available from pharmacies. When you first see a homeopath, they'll usually ask you about any specific health conditions and your general wellbeing, emotional state, lifestyle, and diet. Based on this, the homeopath will decide on the course of treatment, which often takes the form of homeopathic remedies given as a pill, capsule or tincture solution.
Your homeopath may recommend that you attend one or more follow-up appointments so the remedy's effects on your health can be assessed. Homeopathy is used for an extremely wide range of health conditions.
Many practitioners believe it can help with any condition. There's no good-quality evidence that homeopathy is an effective treatment for these or any other health conditions. Some practitioners also claim homeopathy can prevent malaria or other diseases.
There's no evidence to support this, and no scientifically plausible way that homeopathy can prevent diseases. There's no legal regulation of homeopathic practitioners in the UK. This means that anyone can practise as a homeopath, even if they have no qualifications or experience.
What is homeopathy used for? Homeopathy has been widely used in India, England, and other European countries. Is homeopathy safe? In M Micozzi, ed. Louis: Saunders. Freeman L Homeopathy: Like cures like. In L Freeman, ed. Louis: Mosby Elsevier. Lange A Louis: Mosby. Credits Current as of: September 23,
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