“ MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT HOMOEOPATHY ”

“ MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT HOMOEOPATHY ” — Dr.Mahendra Gaikwad

HOMOEOPATHY a science has gone through lot of difficulties, the difficulties are not regarding its growth and development but these are regarding perceiving science and its practical capabilities. As Dr. William Gutman has made a very good statement that Homoeopathy can be practiced by intelligent physician on intelligent patients. I feel there is scarcity of both intelligent physician and patients .

As Homoeopathy is practical and pragmatic science, everything from the domain of medicine should be practically proved and clinically verified thoroughly, but the application of the principles of Homoeopathy is lacking somewhere probable reasons for this are lack of trustworthyness, dedicated homoeopathic practioner and, dedicated teachers all these failed to pass on true massage of homoeopathic science in the community .Common people in society have perceived homoeopathic science in a wrong way and real benefits will not come out, this is how  lot of myths been dispersed about this divine science. I feel these confusions will be cleared by noticing them. Following are some myths about homoeopathy and their realities.

HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES ARE SLOW ACTING.-REALITY IS- This is very common misconception  has been spread by a group of homoeopathic doctors either their knowledge of homoeopathy is very little or their mal intension of earning thousands of rupees by calling their patients to clinic again and again.Realiety is the action medicine mainly depend upon acute and chronicity of diseases, diseases of recent origin are called as acute diseases example.cold,fever,headache develops quickly and if correctly selected medicine given to patient develops quick result provided that medicine selected should be correct. Whereas chronic diseases are those diseases have long history and which occurs as a result of continuous suppression  by other system of medicine or in past acute disease has not treated properly these type of chronic diseases will take some time to be cured.

ALLOPATHIC TREATMENT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN ALONG WITH HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT. REALITY IS- This is very common misconception has been spread in the society about Homoeopathy, if patient is on life saving drugs or steroids all of sudden withdrawal of allopathic medicine may increase intensity of the symptoms so the best way is to tapper the doses of allopathic medicine similarly in drug addicted cases sudden withdrawal of substances to which person is addicted may throw patient in trouble it should reduced gradually as improvement stats stop them.

DURING THE COURSE OF HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT ARTICLES LIKE ONION,GARLIC,TEA,COFFEE SHOULD BE RESTRICTED. REALITY IS - Most of homoeopath they restrict all above articles along with homoeopathic medicine, but in Europe researchers have proved that there is no effect of such things on efficacy of homoeopathic medicine if they are taken in moderate doses and significant gap is maintained between them and medicine.In southern states where people primarily drink coffee, homoeopathic medicines acts well on them. With certain medicine such restrictions are must otherwise their action gets antidoted.

INTENSITY OF DISEASE INCREASES AFTER TAKING TREATMENT. REALITY IS- This is very well known fact about Homoeopathy that medicine in this system are given based on the LAW OF SIMILARS, medicines are given to cure a set of symptoms is capable of producing similar symptoms in healthy human being.The action medicine on a sick individual is a primary action which is a symptom complex similar to the patient’s of original disease but stronger in intensity. The vital force by its secondary curative action overcomes this primary action of medicine cures the patient. Primary action of medicine may be observed by the patient as an aggravation of his disease but in true sense it is only Homoeopathic aggravation,in homoeopathic aggravation in spite of increased intensity of natural disease patient feels better mentally which is part of curative process. If the doses of indicated medicine repeated again and again intensity of disease increases which subside own their own after the withdrawal of the same.

PATHOLOGICAL AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE NOT REQIRED IN HOMOEOPATHY. REALITY IS-Homoeopathic medicines are given to patients to arrest disease process, in a true sense to repair physiological processes and functions in this process disease progress is arrested, but the structural changes taken place in in the body in disease process should be investigated properly for proper management of patient. For knowing prognosis of disease investigations play very important role.

HOMOEOPTHIC MEDICINES ACT WELL ON CHILDREN NOT ON OTHERS. REALITY IS-It is because sweet taste of Homoeopathic medicine children love to take homoeopathic medicines. Homoeopathy is for children from the beginning if children start taking medicine it will give rise to healthy generations, diseases will root out, résistance against diseases in children will boost up. Homoeopathic medicines act on sentinait faculty of nerves, where ever nerves are supplied there homoeopathic medicines act. Homoeopathic medicines act on animals, birds, plants as well, gradually branch is developing called veterinary Homoeopathy, Agricultural Homoeopathy. Homoeopathic medicines act on beings human, animal of different ages and on both sex.

HOMOEOPATHY IS SELF READ SCIENCE. REALITY IS- Homoeopathy is a scientific system and a very modern science to be taught after graduation in medical science, this science is very difficult to ordinary person to implement in practice this is reason why very few Homoeopathic graduates could practice it in its pristine purity. To become master of this science one should learn all medical subjects like anatomy, physiology, pathology, community medicine, practice of medicine by heart and earn boundless experience however practicing Homoeopathy without recognisation is punishable offence under the law.

                                     A TRUTH ABOUT HOMOEOPATHY-

A DEVINE SCIENCE BASED ON THE LAW OF NATURE-Dr.Samuel Frederick Hahnemann, founder of Homoeopathy, discovered 200 years ago in Germany.This system strictly follows law of nature,LAW OF SIMILARS-“ Likes are cured by likes ” Homoeopathy has accepted world wide as safest and gentle and fastest recovery giving therapeutic system. This is really a gem for the benefit of many for the welfare of many.

It is duty of young Homoeopathic graduates and post graduates to maintain its pristine purity, not running behind ordinary system for easy money making.

                   Dr.Mahendra Gaikwad.

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