All About Homeopathy Explained by Dr. Rajesh Shah
Homeopathy is an alternative method of treatment, based on nature's law of cure, namely 'Like Cures Like'. The truth of this law was discovered by a German scientist Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1796 and has been verified experimentally and clinically for 200 years. Homeopathy is a revolutionary, natural medical science. Homeopathy is a gentle and effective system of medicine. The remedies are prepared from natural substances to precise standards and work by stimulating the body's own healing mechanisms.
Why should homeopathy be the choice of therapy?
Homeopathy is a scientific, logical, safe, quick, and extremely effective method of healing. It offers a long-lasting to permanent cure (in select conditions), treating the disease from its roots. Homeopathy is one of the most rational sciences with respect to its concepts of health, disease, and cure. Homeopathy does not treat superficially by just driving away from the symptoms but heals the patient from within. However, it is not claimed that homeopathy can cure all diseases.
Homeopathy: Holistic Medicine:
The concept of disease in homeopathy is that disease is a total affection of mind and body, the disturbance of the whole of the immunogenetic system of the organism. Individual organs are not the cause of illness but disturbance at the inner level (disturbance of the life force, the vital energy of the body) is the cause of illness. Therefore homeopathy does not believe in giving different medicines for different afflicted parts of the body but rather give one single constitutional remedy, which will cover the disturbance of the whole person. Homeopathy treats the patient as a whole and not just the disease. Medical philosophy is coming more and more to the conclusion that the mere treatment of symptoms and organs can only help temporarily and that it is the healing power of the body as the whole that has to be enhanced. Homeopathy believes in a holistic, totalistic, and individualistic approach.
Why is homeopathy known for its Minimum dose?
Homeopathy has a unique approach to the method of preparation of the drugs in which the end result will contain only the ultra-molecular dose of the source drug substance. In recent research, the minimum dose in the Homeopathic medicines has been found to contain the nanoparticles of the source material. So, now, Homeopathy is found to be a form of nano-pharmacological system. By a special mode of preparation called 'potentization', over 2500 homeopathic medicines are prepared from sources such as vegetables, animals, minerals, chemicals, etc. Hence homeopathic remedies with its ultra minute dose are non-toxic, absolutely harmless, and bring about a safe and sure cure. Homeopathic remedies are dynamic agents influencing the body's immunological state.
Homeopathy: Ideal for Infants and Children:
Most of the children ailments like Cold, Cough, Fever, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Colic, Tonsillitis, Bronchitis, Asthma, Measles, Chickenpox, Mumps, Dentition problems, etc., could be very effectively and quickly treated with homeopathy without producing any side effects whatsoever. Unlike antibiotics and other such medicines, homeopathic pills do not hamper digestion or lower the body's resistance. Neither do they cause any allergies nor cause any damage even if taken over a long period. Children, willingly ingest homeopathic pills being sweet in taste. Indeed, homeopathy is child-friendly! Besides, homeopathy is effective also in temperament and behavioral problems are seen commonly in children like irritability, obstinacy, temper-tantrums, fears, phobias, destructiveness; and thumb- sucking, nail-biting, bed-wetting; as well as in mentally and physically backward children.
Is Homeopathy a substitute for the use of antibiotics?
Homeopathy is an effective alternative to antibiotics in many infectious diseases (if not all), producing no toxic side effects and bringing about rapid recovery. Homeopathy has treatment for many of the infectious diseases such as Sinusitis, Tonsillitis, Bronchitis, Otitis media (pus from ear), Gastroenteritis (vomiting-diarrhea), Dysentery, Urinary Infections, etc. Homeopathy, however, is not the best option for critical infections such as cerebral malaria, typhoid, acute tuberculosis, severe infection, etc. Homeopathy may not be suitable for certain critical and aggressive infections.
Homeopathy offers wonder treatment for Viral infections:
Viral infections such as common cold, influenza, measles, chickenpox, mumps, viral hepatitis (jaundice), viral meningitis, etc. are very well treated with homeopathy Allopathic system has no curative treatment for viral diseases except infusing antibiotics under the pretext of preventing secondary bacterial infection.
Homeopathy: Often avoids Surgery
Homeopathy is not against surgery. Surgery is an art and science by itself. Surgery is called forth in the conditions where medicines have limited or no role, and where surgical aid, the operation can cure or improve the condition. There is a number of diseases that are labeled as 'surgical', where homeopathy works curatively and can avoid surgery. Some such ailments are Septic recurrent Tonsillitis, Piles, Fissure-in-ano, Fistula, Appendicitis (except gangrenous), Chronic ear discharge, Vocal cord nodules, Polyp in nose-ear, Kidney and Biliary (small) stones, small size Uterine Fibroid, Ovarian Cysts, Warts, Corns, etc.
Homeopathy: Answer to Allergic diseases
In modern life, infections have diminished and various allergic disorders have grown rampant. Homeopathy offers very effective treatment for allergic diseases such as various skin diseases like Urticaria, Eczema, Contact Dermatitis, as well as gives unbelievably miraculous results in Asthmatic Bronchitis.
Homeopathy: Excellent for Psychosomatic ailments
The psychosomatic disorders like Migraine, Asthma, Acidity, Peptic ulcer, Allergy, Ulcerative colitis, etc. are successfully treated with homeopathy. Homeopathy has long recognized the psychological origin of somatic (body) symptoms. Homeopathy always examines a patient's mental make-up in all cases and remedies are given acting at the level of mind and body together, thus eradicating the disease.
Perhaps no other system of medicine has such a superb approach to tackling the mind-body disorders with definite therapeutic agents. Homeopathic remedies are capable of influencing the state of mind. They can specifically act to alleviate emotional disturbance such as excessive anxiety, irritability, insecurity, obsessive traits, undue jealousy, suspicion (paranoid) fears, depression, neurosis, etc. By relieving the emotions such as above, homeopathic remedies bring about a harmonious state of health. Thus homeopathy demonstrates the possibility of the highest goal of medicine, the therapy for the person rather than for the disease alone. Homeopathic remedies can treat mental and emotionally disturbed states.
Homeopathic Opinion: A must...
In this scientific era of health consciousness, the time has come that for the treatment of any disease, which does not respond to any particular line of treatment, one must take a homeopathic opinion immediately. Often patients lose their early time going from one specialist to another helplessly, without permanent relief, and approach homeopathy only when other medicines fail.
Homeopathy: Not a last resort
To obtain the best results and full benefits of homeopathic science, one should resort to homeopathy in the early phase of sickness. Because of ignorance and lack of awareness in the general public about the usefulness of homeopathy in all kinds of diseases ranging from Cold to Cancer, many patients approach homeopathy late. By this time the disease process advances to an incurable stage and homeopathy can offer little then, to the otherwise curable disorders. However timely given homeopathic treatment could be a blessing to the ailing humanity.
Homeopathy: A near-complete system of medicine:
Homeopathy is not limited to certain diseases but is universally applicable to most kinds of diseases. It is the time when people must be made fully aware of the benefits and the scope of homeopathy in various day-to-day diseases. Homeopathy should be more and more made available to the benefit of ailing persons, as it can positively help 90% of the diseases we have today.
Written & Approved by-
Dr. Rajesh Shah
M.D. (Hom.)