According to reports, number of people using homoeopathy is increasing year after year. Apart from the people regularly seeing homoeopaths as the first choice of doctor, or using homoeopathy as first line of therapy, and there are people who use homoeopathy only occasionally. Many more think to use homoeopathy. Many of them are reluctant because of certain unrealistic myths. Here we have tried to clear some of the myths surrounding homoeopathy explaining the facts behind them.
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Homoeopathy is an unproven science. | Homoeopathy is based on experimental pharmacological and clinical data. Over the years, homoeopathic medicines have been extensively studied for their efficacy in a variety of indications. Clinical studies have been conducted in India as well as other countries. |
Homoeopathy is slow acting and cannot be used in acute cases of diarrhoea, fever, cough, cold, etc. | Homoeopathy is fast acting in acute cases and can be effectively used in treating infections, fever, cold etc. Unfortunately, people tend to go to a homoeopath only when the acute problem becomes chronic. Naturally, these cases take longer to treat. Also, most people take recourse in homoeopathy in cases of arthritis, allergic asthma or skin conditions etc., which take a longer time to treat with any other system. |
One has to follow strict dietary restrictions while on homoeopathic treatment. | There are no major dietary restrictions with homoeopathy except those indicated due to the disease of the patient. |
Homoeopathy cannot be used in diabetic patients. | Homoeopathy can definitely be used in diabetic patients. The minute amount of sugar globules (the little round pills) taken daily does not matter. Sugar intake in the daily diet is significantly higher than that taken by a few globules. In very severe cases, the dilution may be taken as drops in water or over lactose. |
Homoeopathy is simply herbal medicine. | Not really. Homoeopathy is much more than herbal medicine. It has medicines sourced from herbs, minerals, chemicals, animal products, organisms, etc. And, very importantly, it is backed by a sophisticated method of medicine preparation, sound scientific principles and deep philosophy. |
Homoeopathy cures all diseases. | No system of medicine can cure all diseases. |
Homoeopathy is a placebo therapy. | Homoeopathy is a proven therapy, used successfully for the last 200 years in over 170 countries; supported by scientific studies. It shows once ignorance if one believes that homeopathy is placebo. |
Homoeopathy increases the disease before curing. | Not really. Only some disease such as eczema might worsen, that too in less than 5% of cases if medicines are not professionally prescribed. The whole idea of the increase of disease before the cure is exaggerated. |
Homeopathic medicines contain steroid or cortisone! | It is absurd to even think that homeopathy may contain cortisone or steroids. |
Homoeopathy is very slow. | Homoeopathy is little slower than the conventional medicines; but not very slow. Since it deals with chronic and difficult diseases, the course of treatment may seem slow and long. |
Homeopathic medicines cannot be taken with other conventional medicines. | Conventional medicines and homeopathic medicines can safely be taken together, with advantage, without any harm. |
Homoeopathy cures all diseases | Not always, to be honest. Homoeopathy gives lasting results for sure. The word is theoretical, which cannot be promised for, in difficult disease |
Investigations such as x-ray, blood test, MRI, etc and Diagnosis of the illness are not required for homeopathic treatment. | All sort of investigations and proper diagnosis are required and useful for better and effective homeopathic treatment. |
Vitamins, iron-tonic, etc. should not be taken during homeopathic treatment. | Can be taken. Tonics and supplements are part of the homeopathic treatment! |
Homoeopathy is against surgery. | Not really. There are some pathological cases for which surgery is the only option.But there are some diseases like piles,fissure,tonsillitis, adenoids etc where Homoeopathy is of great help. |