Homeopathy
S Chidambaranathan
Truth about Homeopathy-2

What is the proper way to analyse Homeopathy?

Suffering is an ill feeling. Cure is a reviving normal/better feeling.
Cure can be felt only by the patient or the sufferer. There are many
diseases where all the reports post normal readings. One can also
suffer without any abnormal lab findings or clinical evidences. So, to
analyse Homeopathy, they (analyzers) should have given thousands of
cases to a Homeopath to demonstrate the efficacy of the system. They
can then analyse the result of the treatment. So, Homeopathy can be
analysed and judged only if there is a team of Homeopaths in the trial
or otherwise it should be judged by persons who know the Homeopathic
principle. Trials of allopathic medicines are entirely different from
those of Homeopathy.

The effect of Homeopathy in curing the patient (not the disease) can
be easily claimed from treated patients or treating doctors. Without
considering both of these persons how can the test reveal the reality?
Only the diseases have been treated but not the patients. It is not
right to conclude that Homeopathy is a placebo after two centuries of
its sustainability with this trial. Highly diluted Homeopathy
medicines are in no way toxic to produce any such symptoms. We have to
analyze each and every system accordingly.

What is homeopathy? What is its basic principle?

Homeopathy is a rational science, based on definite principle i.e.
law of similars -meaning likes be treated with likes. In this concept
of 'similars' Homoeopathy stands out against other systems of medicine
with its miraculous cures which is permanent and safe. The right
medicines are selected according to match of the symptoms of patients
with the drug. It treats patients with an infinitesimal dose of drug.
Homeopathic remedies make the patient more comfortable during
treatment by supporting the body's own natural healing process and
stimulating the immune response.

How are Homeopathic medicines proved?

Homeopathy medicines are all proved only in human beings and not in
animals. In other systems of medicine, after a long trial with
animals, they come for clinical trials in humans for verification. The
side-effects cannot be judged at once. So, in due course, yesterday's
medicines have become today's poison and today's medicines may be
tomorrow's poison. The efficacy of very few medicines stand the test
of time: Penicillin, Paracetamol, Aspirin, etc. In Homeopathy, the
drugs, once added to the list after being tried out, are used till
today without any deletion or ban. Homeopathy drugs stand forever. The
thing is because it has a scientific theory behind it and is tried in
human beings. Since Homeopathy medicines are proved in human beings
for treating humans, the efficacy of Homeopathy can be tested and
verified very well in the lab of the human body. This stability has
made Homeopathy lead the race in alternative systems of medicine. Even
though saving life is important, it is equally important to live
better. Homeopathy provides both without any painful procedures.

Regarding Homeopathic medicines - The medicines are derived from all
sources i.e. from vegetable kingdom - roots, stems, barks, leaves,
flowers, fruits and seeds; animal kingdom - milk, egg, venoms, horns,
liver and other parts of the animals; and Chemicals - all types of
liquids or salts or metals. One part of the extracted medicine content
is first mixed with 100 parts of alcohol and filtered as mother
tincture after analysing its water content. These mother tinctures are
the ultimate source for the higher dilutions of medicines by diluting
it in succession. In case of centesimal (C), 1 part of mother tincture
is diluted with 100 parts of alcohol or ground with 100 parts of sugar
of milk.

First potency i.e. 1C is prepared by mixing and diluting 1 part of
mother tincture to 100 parts of alcohol. So drug strength of first
potency - 1C is 1/100, for second potency (two times diluted) i.e. 2C,
1 part of first potency -1C is diluted with 100 parts of alcohol and
given succession. Here the drug strength is 1/100 x 1/100 = 1/10,000.
In practice, commonly used potency is 200C or 30C. The 200 potency is
diluted 200 times with 100 parts of alcohol each time, so its drug
strength = 1 / 1,000000.....(four hundred zero's). This ultra high
dilution of medicine has created all the doubts and make people talk
about it as a placebo. The diluted medicines i.e. higher dilutions
cannot be proven for medicinal content or alkaloid even in
sophisticated labs. But its superb action can be seen/felt by patients
who are cured of the disease.

How does Homeopathy work with ultra high dilutions / minimum dose?

In Homeopathy, selected medicines are given in minute quantities to
trigger the body's resistance power which in turn acts against the
disease force. Homeopathy can give benefit to people at any age,
including the newborn, for all types of complaints. Children respond
particularly very well to these remedies because their reactive powers
are often stronger than those of adults.

Unlike other systems of medicine, it doesn't act through blood after
digestion of the drug materials. But it acts through the nerve endings
in the tongue. It reaches the brain and works from a higher level. You
can wonder how one gets easily cured with these highly diluted
internal medicines. It is not completely understood or explained by
science till now about how it works. The real fact is, our science is
not developed up to that level to answer this now. The active
substances or alkaloids in the medicine can be traced only up to 6C
dilutions or 12X in lab analysis. After that lab reports show only
pure alcohol or sugar of milk. Really, Homeopathy lacks in proving its
medicines in labs for testimonials, whereas its efficacy can be
clinically verified with every cure of the case.

Here we can quote some theory to substantiate the presence and action
of the drug in dilutions and minute doses:

1) When atom gets split, tremendous energy is released. Rutherford was
awarded with a Nobel Prize for break-up of an atomic nucleus for
converting into energy
2) Arrhenius theory of ionization - for example- when sodium chloride
is dissolved in a large amount of water, the ions dissociate to a
greater degree and conduct energy well than when the same quantity is
dissolved in less water. Arrhenius was also awarded a Nobel in
chemistry.
3) Nanotechnology

So, Homeopathy is not merely a collection of diluted placebos, but is
a rational science with a rational philosophy as its base. Homeopathic
medicines are absolutely safe, non-addictive, non-toxic and always
free from any side-effects. In the safe hands of Homeopathy, you can
easily and absolutely outweigh all risks.

Does Homeopathy work psychologically?

No, it works energetically. But, of course, it works on the mind too,
matching the mental make-up of the patient. Homeopathy cares for the
physical and mental health of the patient. An exemplary illustration
of Homeopathic cure through dynamic and holistic approach can be seen
when one matches the patient's symptoms (physical and mental) and drug
symptoms perfectly.

Now, in this busy world, many hospitals lack hospitality and run as
commercial centres. Doctors are also so busy now they just listen to
the patient's complaints and prescribe medicines without much
interrogation. Nearly 100 per cent of the people get investigated and
are prescribed a handful of medicines without a warning about the side-
effects of the medicines. This attitude usually leads to a new
disease. But people usually don't know what the medicines for, why and
how far they work, and how long it takes to get rid of the disease or
discontinue the medicine.

No doctor finds the time to explain everything to the patient. But it
is the doctor's duty to calm the patient's mind with his words,
medicines and care. Caring equals curing. Cure can also be attained
with counseling itself, of course in psychological complaints, not in
physiological or pathological complaints. Homeopathy cares for the
individual and cures with its apt medicine.

Now speciality clinics are mushrooming and treat human beings in
parts. But Homeopathy has a personalised approach and works in a
wholesome way. This will usually comfort the patients and help them
get cured.

Nowadays vetenerians also follows Homeopathy treatment and provide
effective treatment to cattle and pets. Is it possible to call this
curative effect on animals as a placebo treatment? The efficacy is
well known in the treatment of mastitis, warts and viral infections.
This fact was telecast in BBC and QED programme some time ago.

Even though Homeopathy remains partial in revealing how it works, it
WORKS. Supportive studies, benefited patients and professionally
satisfied doctors prove its efficacy.

In total, homoeopathy is the finger post on the crossroads of healing
which directs the way of SAFEST, EFFECTIVE PERMANENT CURE.

Doctor's Profile
Making a Healthier Tomorrow
Dr S Chidambaranathan,
Homeopathic Consultant
Website: www.drcheena.com
E-mail: drcheena@yahoo.com

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Published on Sept 19th, 2005

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