HOMOEOPATHY
DRUG FREE MEDICINE!
Homoepathy is a pharmaceutical-drug free form of medical treatment in
which remedies are used in minute concentrations. These substances come
from plant, animal and mineral sources.
The best way of explaining how it works is to think of homoeopathic
remedies a little like a silicon chip. Today's communications have taken
minaturisation to dizzying heights. One generation ago, computers filled
whole floors in office buildings. Today's personal computers are
hundreds of times more powerful and can sit on your lap! At the end of
the day it is the SIGNAL that matters. And that is precisely the
principle on which homoeopathy is based.
SIMILIA SIMILIBUS CURRENTUR
Or in plain English - “like
cures like”. This is the basis on which homoeopathic medicines send
signals to the body.
For example, coffee normally has a stimulating effect and can cause
palpitations, insomnia, etc. In homoeopathic doses however coffee has
the opposite effect. It calms! And can be used for treating tension and
sleeplessness.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
Homoeopathy was originated in
“modern” times by a German doctor - Samuel Hahnemann - who was born in
1755. There is evidence to suggest that its true origins go back many
thousands of years, and in reality it was probably rediscovered by
Hahnemann.
Hahnemann became very disillusioned with the medicine of his day.
Like today, the drugs that he used caused very severe and debilitating
side effects. As a brilliant scholar, Hahnemann believed that there had
to be a better way, and he began to research the use of drugs - using
himself and his family and friends to test their effects on healthy
people.
Using cinchona bark - a remedy for malaria - he found that the
symptoms produced by the drug in healthy people mimicked the symptoms of
the disease itself. Hahnemann was fascinated and became obsessed by his
research which led to his theory that like cures like (or in Latin,
Similia Similibus Currentur).
Hahnemann went on to scientifically establish that by using smaller
doses for treating illness, he could produce the same effect without
causing toxic effects. Ironically, the more dilute the dose, the more
potent the homoeopathic drug became.
Together with a group of loyal followers, Hahnemann set about testing
a whole range of drugs and noting in great detail the effects they
produced. These “provings” became the basis of the practice of
Homoeopathy. Today there are more than 4000 known remedies.
Homoeopathy spread to the rest of Europe from Germany, as well as to
America, Canada, Australia, and India. By 1890, fully 25% of the medical
profession in America practised homoeopathy. A number of homoeopathic
hospitals were opened in Australia including Prince Henry's (a teaching
hospital at Monash University).
Homoeopathy became unfashionable in Australia with the upsurge in
pharmaceutical drugs and the (unfulfilled!) promise of wonder cures for
all sorts of ailments.
Overseas, Homoeopathy continued to be practised by a constant stream
of enthusiastic followers, and in Britain has been the treatment of
choice for the British Royal Family for several generations. Homoeopathy
is taught in German medical courses.
No-one can say for sure what precise mechanism is involved with
Homoeopathy. It appears most likely that it plays a role in regulating
the body's bio-electric energy in a way that complements and has
similarities to acupuncture.
Energy fields in the body were not considered to exist by medical
scientists until after the Second World War when pioneering Japanese
research provided conclusive proof that acupuncture points all represent
specific and precise points of lowered electrical resistance at skin
level.
This research was vividly confirmed by the Russian scientists Kirlian
and Kirlian. They showed that by placing living objects in a high
frequency electrical field, a moving halo formed which they could
photograph with very high speed film. The halo is thought to be an
interaction between the magnetic field and the bio-electric energy of
the living person, animal or plant.
Homoeopathic remedies are prescribed in the same manner as
conventional medicines, fitting the remedy to the symptoms that are
present. They may be taken in the form of drops or pills. They lose
their efficacy if exposed to strong sunlight, heat or ultra-sound. They
should ideally be kept in a cool, dark place away from strongly smelling
foods.
For maximum effect, homoeopathic remedies should be taken away from
food and you should not drink coffee, tea or alcohol, or smoke within
half an hour of taking the remedy.
Homoeopathy works. It is a powerful natural form of treatment which
uses very dilute substances. Your body responds to this microscopic
signal and stimulates the responses necessary to heal the symptoms
mimicked by the remedy. It is especially beneficial when used with
acupuncture or laser treatment which seems to produce a synergistic
effect.
HERE'S HOW TO TAKE YOUR HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICATION
- Rinse the mouth with water before taking the medicine
- Place the prescribed amount of drops per dose into a clean glass
and add two centimetres of water.
- Sip the medicine, keeping each mouthful in the mouth for about
thirty seconds before swallowing.
HOMOEOPUNCTURE - AN EXCITING NEW DIMENSION...
We have found
that introducing remedies at the acupuncture points via the needles
accelerates the healing process dramatically - one plus one sometimes
becomes three or four - what is referred to as a synergistic effect.
The remedies that we formulate for your use are individual - tailored
to your condition. Homoeopuncture is a powerful healing tool and
typically shortens the duration of treatment programmes.
If you would like more information about any of the above
please contact
us.
