how exactly does homeopathy claim to work?

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Answer 1

Unknown: Homeopathy's exact mechanism for working is unknown. This is also true of many treatments used in conventional medicine. Some research implicates the model of epitaxy: the transfer of information, not material, from the surface of one material (usually solid) to another material (usually liquid) -- with homeopathic remedies. Human bodies contain at least 70% water, so this may be a testable idea.

Answer 2

2 main principles: Homeopathy works by 2 main principles. 1) Like cures like, meaning that large doses of the diluted homeopathic substance will cause the symptoms that are being treated. 2) Dilutions of the homeopathic medication are made, even to the point of not being able to find any of it left in the solution,

Answer 3

YES: Homeopathy can be very helpful even for those on conventional treatments. Homeopathy will never interfere with conventional treatment, but certain drugs may interfere with homeopathy, especially steroids, limiting its effectiveness. But there is no harm in trying homeopathy, and sometimes patients respond surprisingly well even when they are on conventional treatments.

Answer 4

Sort of: Homeopathy uses active agents diluted to the point at which they have no effect whatsoever. You are paying for pills, ointments and solutions containing vehicle only and no discernable active agent. For instance 30x (on the label) means one molecule of active agent per ocean of water. So you can use hemoeopathic remedies without regard to conventional treatment your md can advise.

Answer 5

?????: Generally homepathic remedies are unstudied either to efficacy or safety. They are weak dilutions of materia given in order to trigger the body's natural mechanisms to deal with what ever the condition is.The problem is that most do not work and we assume safety without data, because they are often natural products. But then, so is poison ivy.--beware.

Answer 6

In most cases: If you find comfort in using complimentary medicines/therapies while on traditional rx, i see no harm, as long as you freely communicate that fact to your source of care. Anything strong enough to do good is strong enough to have side effects or complications which could harm you.

Answer 7

Yes: In 2011, the swiss government's report on homeopathic medicine represents the most comprehensive evaluation of homeopathic medicine ever written by a government and was published in book form (bornhoft and matthiessen, 2011). This report affirmed that homeopathic treatment is both effective and cost-effective and that homeopathic treatment should be reimbursed by swiss national health insurance.

Answer 8

Depends: Homeopathy has been well studied and is used extensively in europe. Some conventional drugs will interfere with the effectiveness of homeopathic treatments. Nsaid's and strong flavors, like mint will interfere.

Answer 9

Yes: I have extensively studied homeopathy in germany and i came to the conclusion that this is very close to placebo. Therefore there are no drug-drug interactions. Do not worry.

Answer 10

Depends: This can be a complicated answer assuming you want optimal response to your homeopathic treatment, it depends on your current symptoms, overall vitality, specific class of allipathic drugs and length of diagnosis. Then it must be clear to your practitioner, on what level ( size of totality) your homeopath prescribes on. Good luck. Dr erskine.

Answer 11

Yes: In some patients, the best treatment would be a combination of both traditional and alternative medicine. Some do well with one or the other. I would not exclude one type of treatment as each patient is different.

Answer 12

Yes you can: Yes, a good homeopath can still investigate your case while you are taking conventional treatment. A couple of conventional medications (antibiotics and steroids) can interfere with the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies, though. Alternatively, homeopathic remedies do not interfere with conventional drugs -- unlike some herbs and supplements which can cause metabolic interactions with these.

Answer 13

Yes: With chronic illness, homeopathic treatment can begin with the patient continuing their allopathic medicines. As patient improves, drugs may be weaned with close supervision.

Answer 14

Yes!: Many doctors will be skeptical but i believe homeopathy can be of great value in sle. Sle is a complex illness. Western medical treatments may help but are not curative. The homeopathic literature (for example the journal homeopathic links in 1997) contains case reports of sle cases cured by homeopathy. If interested in this approach, seek care from a well-trained professional homeopath.

Answer 15

Yes: Homeopathy is a specific form of natural medicine, based on the theory that a very tiny dose of a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can cure those same symptoms in a sick person. There are many other forms of "natural medicine, " but many people mistakenly use the term homeopathy to refer all natural medicine. See http://www.Homeopathic.Com/articles/introduction_to_homeopathy.

Answer 16

Yes: Homeopathic products use a very high to infinite dilution of what might have been an active agent so you are administering virtually water, pills containing only filler or bland creams. Natural medicine uses plant derivatives, some of which have effects on the body as they are in real concentrations. Few of these have had clinical testing however. Let your family doctor advise you.

Answer 17

Yes: Homeopathy does work, but results depend on the accuracy of prescribing. Using the wrong agent will not produce good results, and with homeopathy the remedy selection is the key.

Answer 18

Homeopathy: Homeopathy embraces the "law of similars" propounded by s. Hahnemann claiming that agents which produced symptoms in large doses cured those symptorms/disease in lower doses. It essentially states that a dilute preparation is more potent than the full strength agent (= potentization). As if 1 teaspoon of sugar was more effective than a cup. I use arnica in my practice but don't get it.

Answer 19

Yea: It definitely does. It may not work as immediately as traditional medicines but the way it works is to get your body to actually heal the condition itself.

Answer 20

Homeopathy: I am not a homeopathic provider. Several of my HealthTap colleagues who practice homeopathy in addition to Western medicine, indicated that it can be beneficial for a number of specific conditions.

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