Being at ease with Homeopathy, Co-authored by holistic practictioner Priyadarshini Kamat and Roopashree Bhat

After a brief introduction to Homeopathy , we can now delve into trying to understand the way it works and the wide plethora of area that it can be used for all our benefits.

Given the wide range of medicine options available these days...it is natural for one to be confused as to which they chose for themselves...Each way of medicine has a distinctive yet common motto of providing relief and cure to ailments . It is our discretion in chosing the right one at the right time.

Why Homeopathy

In todays fast paced life,one would always prefer to have handy the medicine that occupies less space, yet work for them. Most allopathic medicines are sizeable and bitter compared to homepathic medicines , that are tiny and sweet. For people who detest taking bitter pills, Homeopathy just fits the bill.

The fascinating features of Homeopathy are the tiny pills stashed away in a equally miniscule bottle. I have always wondered how are they the storehouse of relief??!

The secret is these pills albeit tiny, is that they are in a energised form( done through a process called potentisation or succussion).

All traditional medicines use herbs in their native form , but homeopathy uses them in the energised form via the potentisation technique....For instance,the ginseng root used in TCM is used in Homeopathy too, but in liquid form or little sweet globule form.

To make it more simpler, Homeopathy medicine uses onion to treat a flu, but the tiny pill is in the energised form( it wouldnt smell an onion, but would do the same job) and ready to use. It is used in homeopathy as Allium Cepa, energised form of onion. It would do all that a onion would, when we chop like, watering eyes and nose, mimicking the flu symptoms , but it would do without smelling like a onion.

 All the medicines believe in the trinity of mind ,body and spirit and an imbalance in them causes a disease. We also have to remember , each medicine takes a little time to work its effect and so persevering and being patient are equally important.

Expecting instant results for a disease that developed over a period of time is going a little too far. It is also important to note, that irrespective of the number of sympotms, the pills prescribed by a the homeopathy doctor can be small in number, in number given the pills are the energised form ones.All medicines, together with reinforcement in terms of food and hydration are necessary, for the medicines to work.

As far as medicine is concerned, each form  of medicine , aims at the betterment for the patient and are not necessarily at loggerheads amongst themselves. They firmly believe that our bodies are capable of self healing most times and just require support in the process..maybe it's time that we explore and adapt to the new ones.