What are the sources of
homoeopathic medicines?
Each homeopathic remedy originates from a any one of
a huge variety of substances of natural or man-made
origin. Remedies can be prepared from various
minerals, from plants, from animal products, from
synthetic chemicals, and even from sources of
radiation such as x-ray.
The homoeopathic medicines are prepared from a wide
range of natural sources. Over 75% of the medicines
origin from the vegetable kingdom, i.e.
flowers, roots, leaves and the juice.
Certain chemicals and minerals are also used
to prepared certain medicines. For instance,
sulfuric acid, nitric acid. Most of the minerals and
metals are used as a source of medicine, such as
gold, silver, zinc, tin, iron and so on.
Some microbes, bacteria, virus are also used
to prepare a special group of medicines (called
Nosode), for instance, influenza virus, bacteria
which produce tuberculosis, etc. Some body secretion
such as the hormones (thyroid hormone, for instance)
also find place in the wide source- place.
Animal kingdom has a special place in the
homoeopathy pharmacy and homoeopathy medicines are
prepared from the animal sources almost in an
nonviolent technique. Some insects such as Spanish
fly (Apis Mellifica) and certain animal products
such as the venom of Cobra snake (Naja) are used in
unique manner.
How are the homoeopathic medicines prepared
The revolutionary method of drug preparation in
homoeopathy, called as Potentization, utilizes a
very minute quantity of the original drug substance.
A very small portion of any substance, say a drop of
Surukuku snake venom, as one part, is mixed with 99
parts of alcohol or distilled water. Some powerful
strokes are give to this mixture of about 100
drops/ml. It makes so called 1c potency. Now, out of
this 100 drops, one drop is taken and mixed with 99
drops of alcohol, again to undergo the process of
vigorous strokes, making the potency 2c. The process
is continued higher level up to 30c, 200c, 1000c,
10000c, 50000c and 100000c.
No material, only the medicinal power...
As you can realize, there is infinitesimal original
drug substance in the higher potency medicines.
Actually it crosses the Avogadro's limit. There is
no detectable material in the potency higher than
24. What is left behind is the power or energy of
the medicine. One may call it dynamic power, which
is capable to induce definite changes in the body
system to bring about the healing process.
Absolutely safe and non-toxic:
As you can see that the special method of
homeopathic medicines render them absolute free from
any toxic substance in it. The medicines thus are
absolutely safe and free from any side effects. They
are safe for even babies and pregnant women.
Samuel Hahnemann (the
founder of homeopathy) prepared his first
homeopathic remedies from substances that were in
medicinal use at the time: chemicals such as
mercury, silver, and sulphur; plants such as
Belladonna and quinine; and animal products such as
musk. By the time of his death in 1843 Hahnemann had
prepared around 99 remedies.
Homeopaths that followed him have expanded the
selection of remedies to well over 1000, preparing
many remedies also from many more chemical and plant
sources, from animal sources such as snake poisons,
from microogranisms, and from various synthetic
chemicals.
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