What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a type of medical treatment that contains highly diluted solutions which are then made into tablets. The aim of this treatment is to trigger the body’s healing mechanisms using natural ingredients (mostly flowers).

The first principle of this treatment is “like treats like” which means that when a substance which can cause symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to treat similar symptoms. For example: consuming too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation can be used in small amounts to treat patients with sleeplessness and agitation.

The second principle of this treatment is called “potentization” which means that diluting and agitating the ingredients used in the solutions increases their efficiency and activates curative powers. To do this the particular ingredient is dissolved in alcohol or distilled water. Then homeopaths take one part of the solution and then mix it with nine parts of water, diluting it and then shaking it vigorously. This now has a 1X potency. The same procedure is repeated in separate but similar tubes until the overall result has the potency wished. This solution (remedy) is then taken orally or as small sugar pellets.

This extreme dilution is supposed to increase the effect of this treatment but on a physical level it doesn't really make any sense, this also is why many people don’t believe in the concept of homeopathy.

Sometimes the mixture is diluted so much that not even a single atom of the main ingredient is left in the mixture. This is also because Homeopaths believe that when the mixture is shaken, the ‘essence’ of the ingredient is left in the water. But then still if this was correct then every sip of water we drink would be a cocktail of millions of substances. This makes homeopathy a very controversial topic but it still remains as the most popular medical treatments of all time.

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