Lesson 5. HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES

• Homeopathy


  A medical practice that dates back more than 200 years and was developed in Germany
• Dilution and Succession: Homeopathic remedies are prepared through a process of rigorous dilution and shaking, known as succussion. The dilution levels are often indicated by a number followed by an 'X' or 'C', representing the number of times the original substance has been diluted and shaken. Despite the extreme dilutions, homeopaths believe that the remedies retain a "memory" of the original substance.
• Regulation and Safety: Homeopathic medicines are regulated in a similar manner to conventional over-the-counter medicines. Studies suggest that homeopathy is generally considered safe, with fewer adverse effects compared to conventional drugs like aspirin and acetaminophen. However, the evidence for its effectiveness is still debated within the scientific community.
• Homeopathy


  • Based on the idea that an illness can be healed by a drug that causes similar symptoms in healthy persons (like cures like)
  • Based on the law of minimum dose, which states that the smaller the pharmaceutical dose, the more effective it is
  • Many homeopathic products are so dilute that they contain no molecules of the original ingredient
• Like cures like


  The idea that an illness can be healed by a drug that causes similar symptoms in healthy persons
• The idea of "like cures like" was introduced by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann


  1796
• Hahnemann claimed that a large dose of quinine, which had been widely used for the successful treatment of malaria, produced in him effects similar to the symptoms of malaria patients</b>
• Hahnemann concluded that all diseases were best treated by drugs and produced in healthy persons have effects similar to the symptoms of those diseases
• Law of minimum dose


  The smaller the pharmaceutical dose, the more effective it is
• EXAMPLES OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES

  • Antimonium tartaricum
  • Kali
  • Aconite
  • Belladonna
  • Chamomilla
  • Pulsatilla
  • Nox vomica
  • Cocculus indicus
  • Bryonia
  • Coffea cruda
• Ailment: Acne

  Symptoms: Formation of pustules, individual desires company, irritable, drowsy. Itchy eruptions, worse on face, chest, and shoulders.

  HM: Antimonium tartaricum and Kali
• 3 Effects of Homeopathic Treatment:

  1. Reduces Anxiety & Depression 2. Treats Allergies & Asthma 3. Treats Chronic Diseases