Why Homeopathy
Homeopathy says "like cures like"— and "law
of minimum dose"— lower the dose
of the medication, the greater its effectiveness.
homeopathic remedies are so diluted that no molecules
of the original substance remains in the substance.
Homeopathic remedies are formulated as sugar pellets
to be placed under the tongue. Treatments are "individualized" or
tailored to each person—it is not uncommon for
different people with the same condition to receive
different treatments.
Homeopathic treatments are highly individualized,
and there is no uniform prescribing standard for
homeopathic practitioners. There are hundreds of
different homeopathic remedies, which can be prescribed
in a variety of different dilutions for thousands
of symptoms.
A 2007 systematic review found that highly diluted
homeopathic remedies, taken under the supervision
of trained professionals, are generally safe and
unlikely to cause severe adverse reactions.
Some of the patient may expect "homeopathic
aggravation" - a temporary worsening of existing
symptoms after taking a homeopathic prescription.
There is no much evidence of this reaction in clinical
studies; however, homeopathic aggravations is scarce.
Homeopathy in Europe
Since its inception 200 years ago, homeopathy has attracted support from European
royalty, the educated elite, and leading artists.
Homeopathy is considerably more popular abroad.
Homeopathy's popularity in Europe and Asia is
particularly impressive.
In a prominent French news magazine President Francois
Mitterand and six medical school deans called for
more research on homeopathy, and the author of
this article editorialized, "It is a fact
that homeopathy obtains results, sometimes spectacular
results.
According to an article in the British
Medical Journal,
42% of British physicians surveyed refer patients
to homeopathic physicians.6 Another survey of British
physicians discovered that 80% of recent graduates
wanted training in either homeopathy, acupuncture,
or hypnosis.
According to The Times of London,
homeopathy is now the fastest growing alternative
therapy in Scotland. The number of Scots who have
used homeopathic medicines have more than doubled
from 1985 to 1990, increasing from 5% to 15%.
Homeopathic medicine is very popular in Germany
as well. One respected author estimated that 20%
of German physicians use homeopathic medicines.
President of Germany, Karl Karstens, and his wife,
Dr. Veronica Carstens, who is a medical doctor
and a homeopathic physician, recently started a
homeopathic research foundation. Numerous new research
efforts in Germany and throughout Europe have begun
in the past couple of years.
It is also interesting to note that homeopathy
is gaining such respect in medical and business
circles that one of the leading German homeopathic
manufacturers is owned by the same company that
owns the BMW car company.
In addition to homeopathy's popularity in France,
England, Scotland, and Germany, it is also very
popular in The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and
Greece. |