One of the alternative therapies that have been used a lot and that have caused some controversy, would be homeopathy. This type of alternative medicine is a controversial topic. Many doctors and scientists argue that there is only a placebo effect, which works only in diseases with psychosomatic factors. However, a large number of users maintain that they are effective therapies, although there are no conclusive studies in this regard.
This is why we explain what is homeopathy and the fundamentals on which it is based. When it comes to taking care of the health of our children, it is very beneficial to know, since the use of ineffective or dubious therapies can be very harmful and even dangerous.
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a medicinal system created by Samuel Hahneman, based on the belief that "The similar cures the similar". Hahneman, thought that diseases were the product of miasmas, fetid emanations, coming from impure soil and water. That is, it is a belief that is falsely based on science.
Hahneman created the term homeopathy while researching a cure for malaria. When testing cinchona root as a cure, he found that it caused symptoms similar to those of the disease. Thus he deduced that effective medications caused symptoms similar to the diseases they treated. However, it was later scientific treatises that demonstrated that the machine, heals the malaria for its concentration on quinine, a substance that kills the parasite that causes it.
What is homeopathy really about and how are homeopathic products made?
As we have already said, homeopathy consists of treating the miasms with similar substances, to cure the disease. Various substances of animal, vegetable or mineral origin are used to make the remedies. Treatments, called we are that are made of infected material or pathological products (blood, feces, etc.) Other treatments are made from electromagnetic energy, captured through alcohol or lactose in these examples include sunlight and X-rays.
Other controversial techniques, used in modern homeopathy, are the so-called paper remedies. This consists of writing the substance and the solution on a piece of paper and attaching it to the patient's clothing. This is complemented by the use of radionics, which is a device that measures waves similar to radio waves that our body emits. It is the method that is supposedly used to check whether the treatment is proving effective or not.
Bach flowers are one of the most widely used homeopathic treatments.
Homeopathic remedies are made from substances diluted in distilled water and alcohol and then struck hard against a flexible surface.
Does Homeopathy Really Work?
There are no conclusive studies of its effectiveness. Rather, there are as many studies that corroborate it, as that refute it.
The reality is that there are many people who claim that it works for them. However, they would not recommend anyone to abandon conventional treatment, to follow an exclusively homeopathic treatment. We must not forget that they are not science-based techniques, so they lack accuracy. What works for you may not work for me.
There are complementary homeopathic treatments for almost all types of diseases, including very serious diseases, such as cancer. Although more and more doctors are opting for natural and alternative therapies, a self-respecting doctor will not recommend that you abandon chemotherapy for homeopathic treatment. That should give you some clues about the dangerousness of this pseudoscience. That is, it is good to try natural remedies, even more so if they are almost innocuous for the body, which can be effective, either by suggestion or for other reasons. However, it is dangerous to abandon scientifically proven traditional treatments.
Remember that your doctor always has the last word when it comes to your health and that of yours. These matters should not be trifled with under any circumstances.