According to reports, number of people using Homeopathy is increasing year after year. Apart from the people regularly seeing homoeopaths as the first choice of doctor, or using Homeopathy as first line of therapy, and there are people who use Homeopathy only occasionally. Many more think to use Homeopathy. Many of them are reluctant because of certain unrealistic myths. Here we have tried to clear some of the myths surrounding Homeopathy explaining the facts behind them.
| Myths | Facts |
|---|---|
| Homeopathy is an unproven science. | Homeopathy is based on experimental pharmacological and clinical data. Over the years, homoeopathic medicines have been extensively studied for their efficacy in a variety of indications. Clinical studies have been conducted in India as well as other countries. |
| Homeopathy is slow acting and cannot be used in acute cases of diarrhoea, fever, cough, cold, etc. | Homeopathy is fast acting in acute cases and can be effectively used in treating infections, fever, cold etc. Unfortunately, people tend to go to a homoeopath only when the acute problem becomes chronic. Naturally, these cases take longer to treat. Also, most people take recourse in Homeopathy in cases of arthritis, allergic asthma or skin conditions etc., which take a longer time to treat with any other system. |
| One has to follow strict dietary restrictions while on homoeopathic treatment. | There are no major dietary restrictions with Homeopathy except those indicated due to the disease of the patient. |
| Homeopathy cannot be used in diabetic patients. | Homeopathy can definitely be used in diabetic patients. The minute amount of sugar globules (the little round pills) taken daily does not matter. Sugar intake in the daily diet is significantly higher than that taken by a few globules. In very severe cases, the dilution may be taken as drops in water or over lactose. |
| Homeopathy is simply herbal medicine. | Not really. Homeopathy is much more than herbal medicine. It has medicines sourced from herbs, minerals, chemicals, animal products, organisms, etc. And, very importantly, it is backed by a sophisticated method of medicine preparation, sound scientific principles and deep philosophy. |
| Homeopathy cures all diseases. | No system of medicine can cure all diseases. |
| Homeopathy is a placebo therapy. | Homeopathy is a proven therapy, used successfully for the last 200 years in over 170 countries; supported by scientific studies. It shows once ignorance if one believes that homeopathy is placebo. |
| Homeopathy increases the disease before curing. | Not really. Only some disease such as eczema might worsen, that too in less than 5% of cases if medicines are not professionally prescribed. The whole idea of the increase of disease before the cure is exaggerated. |
| Homeopathic medicines contain steroid or cortisone! | It is absurd to even think that homeopathy may contain cortisone or steroids. |
| Homeopathy is very slow. | Homeopathy is little slower than the conventional medicines; but not very slow. Since it deals with chronic and difficult diseases, the course of treatment may seem slow and long. |
| Homeopathic medicines cannot be taken with other conventional medicines. | Conventional medicines and homeopathic medicines can safely be taken together, with advantage, without any harm. |
| Homeopathy cures all diseases | Not always, to be honest. Homeopathy gives lasting results for sure. The word is theoretical, which cannot be promised for, in difficult disease |
| Investigations such as x-ray, blood test, MRI, etc and Diagnosis of the illness are not required for homeopathic treatment. | All sort of investigations and proper diagnosis are required and useful for better and effective homeopathic treatment. |
| Vitamins, iron-tonic, etc. should not be taken during homeopathic treatment. | Can be taken. Tonics and supplements are part of the homeopathic treatment! |
| Homeopathy is against surgery. | Not really. There are some pathological cases for which surgery is the only option.But there are some diseases like piles,fissure,tonsillitis, adenoids etc where Homeopathy is of great help. |
