Questions about homeopathic remedies:
How do I dose homeopathic remedies?
When we are giving constitutional doses, we dose only 1 to 3 times in total and re-
For acute complaints, homeopathics are given based on the intensity of the symptoms.
If you have an acute symptom that is very strong, for example, having urinary urging that is significant enough that it is all you can focus on, you could repeat the remedy up to every 15 minutes. If you have symptoms that are bothersome but not interfering with most normal function, you could dose the homeopathic 4 to 6 times per day.
If the symptoms are severe, a remedy should help within the hour. If the symptoms are milder, it may take several hours to see the relief. If there is no response in the symptoms in a day, you likely don't have the right remedy.
The actual number of pellets or amount of liquid given does not matter that much for homeopathics of 30C or more. It is the frequency of repetition that is relevant. Each time you dose a remedy, you are giving the body the pattern to respond to.
How do I give homeopathics to a baby?
Homeopathic remedies are very safe for children and may be given from birth.
Liquid remedies may be administered directly.
Pellets can be dissolved in water and then given directly.
A nursing mother may take the remedy, typically a homeopathic can be transmitted through the fluid of the breastmilk, although the effect may be weaker, depending on the health of the mother.
Often if a child is ill, both the mother and child need the same remedy!
Can I overdose on homeopathics?
You cannot overdose on a homeopathic remedy by taking too many pellets or too many drops at once. Homeopathic remedies can be "proven" where the remedy creates symptoms if they are repeated too frequently. This is not a toxic response, just an energetic one and can be antidoted if necessary.
Can I take homeopathics when pregnant?
Yes. Homeopathics are safe in pregnancy. We have successfully used them for many complaints of pregnancy. See our pregnancy section.
Can I take homeopathics while nursing?
Yes. If you are using it for an acute illness, you may even treat your baby as you treat yourself!
If the remedy is not needed, the baby will not be harmed in any way.
Do homeopathics expire?
Homeopathics kept cool and dry and away from strong electromagnetic fields can have a shelf life of many decades. They have expiry dates on them because typically an expiry date is required by law.
There has been concern about taking homoeopathics through Xray machines at the airport. There is some interference. Usually Xraying them on occasion does not have an effect. However, if you have a nice kit, just buy a film bag to protect them. Film bags are carried at photo shops.
Ask us for a copy of the multilingual card that asks airport employees not to Xray them.
I am concerned about some of the homeopathic ingredients.
Homeopathics can be made from all sorts of substances. Most homeopathic preparations contain the energetic imprint but not the physical substance from which it was made.
For example, the nosodes. Nosodes are homeopathics made for specific diseases. The Streptococcus nosode is made from Strep bacteria, killed and made into a "mother" tincture and then diluted. Dilutions are usually "C" dilutions, meaning "100" in Roman numerals. For a 30C homeopathic, one drop of "mother" has been put in 99 drops of water and succussed (shaken hard, like a paint mixer), then one drop of that 1C dilution is put into another 99 drops of water to make a 2C, to 30 times. By the time you get a 30C, there is no trace of physical substance left in the solution. It appears, though, as if the water solvent picks up the signature of the original substance.
Some of the most useful homeopathics are made from substances that would otherwise be quite toxic to take internally. For example, Arnica is not well tolerated in tincture, but it is excellent for use as a homeopathic!
16 August 2009
