As once said by an internationally acclaimed violinist and humanitarian, Yehudi Menuhin,
“ Homeopathy is one of the few medical specialties which carries no penalties- only benefits”. This 200+-year-old complementary medicine is still in practice and widely utilized by people all over the world. Let’s see why even after 200 years of its discovery homeopathy is still a subject of discussion and disagreement.
Homeopathy is a medical system that claims to activate and strengthen the body’s healing capacity by using specially prepared remedies. The raw materials to prepare homeopathic medicines are collected from sources like plants, animals, and minerals. Moreover, the method of treatment is different from that of other medicines. Homeopaths consider and believe that every individual is different in terms of physical, mental, and emotional health. According to homeopathy, two persons with the same disease cannot be given the same medicine. While treating a person they aim to treat the whole person, as the homeopath would take an account of their lifestyle, physical and mental conditions, hereditary factors, history of diseases, etc..and these won’t be the same for everyone. It is after analyzing all these factors the physician identifies the disease and the reason behind it and prescribes the medicine. The medicine might be in the form of powder, globule, or liquid. It should be noted that after consuming homeopathic medicines there are chances for the disease to get worse before they get better. These are glimpses of how homeopathic treatments are done. Now, here are some of the main reasons why people choose homeopathic medicines.
- It helps find out the root cause of the problem.
- The treatment and medicines are prescribed after checking the mental, physical and emotional well-being of the person and not based on the illness alone.
- It aims at curing the disease and not just treating it.
- It has fewer side effects compared to other medicines.
- Reliable and cost-effective.