How often Do I Take the Remedy?
Follow the directions from your practitioner or the directions on the
bottle. As you start to see a measurable improvement, reduce the frequency
of dosing or stop taking the remedy altogether. Repeat as needed. Rarely
do you take homeopathic remedies every day for a long period of time.
In an acute situation, you may see an improvement anywhere from immediately
to 24 hours after taking the remedy. Chronic conditions take longer. If
after taking the remedy you experience an aggravation (an overstimulation
of the healing process), stop the remedy. When the aggravation subsides,
consider retaking the remedy, especially if the condition has improved
but no other improvement is forthcoming. If the aggravation is particularly
unpleasant, consider "antidoting" (see ANTIDOTING), or a lower
potency, or an "antidoting remedy."
The most important aspect of homeopathic treatment is the selection of
the correct remedy. No matter what strength the remedy is, if it is the
right remedy, it will have an effect on the body. If taken properly, no
side effects or harm should occur. Just remember, it is seldom necessary
to take the remedy for a long period of time.
Homeopathic remedies stimulate the body's vital force into action. The
"Law of Similars" states "like cures like"; a remedy which in large
doses causes problems will, in a small (homeopathic) dose, stimulate healing
of similar problems. For example, a skin eruption that looks like that
caused by poison ivy may, by taking homeopathic doses of poison ivy, cause
the body to work harder to rid itself of the poison ivy-like condition.
These remedies are specially prepared from several single remedies known
for the problem indicated on the combinations label. Take them in accordance
with directions stated. When they help but do not completely alleviate
the symptoms, a change in the strength or a different remedy is usually
indicated. If this is the case, consider seeing a homeopathic practitioner
or serious self study.
The exact number of pills or tablets is not critical - the fewer the
better, which is obviously more economical. The size of the pills is also
negligible because you are taking the "energy" of the medicine and not
the actual "material substance" of that medicine.
If you spill the remedies, don't put them back in the bottle. To keep
remedies effective for years - avoid heat above l20 degrees, moisture,
and extended periods of sunlight. It is best to store at room temperature
in a drawer or box, not in the refrigerator.
The following could possibly antidote the remedy. Try to avoid them:
coffee, strong perfumes/ colognes, mints, strong smelling linaments, e.g.
tiger balm, vicks vapo rub, eucalyptus, or camphor.
The strength of the remedy is the number of times a remedy has been diluted
and shaken vigorously (succussed) or, in some cases, triturated. A 6 means
it has been diluted and sucussed 6 times; a 30 means 30 times. The higher
the number, the stronger the remedy, however, stronger is not always
better - it could "overshoot" the problem. You might want to
start low and work your way up. High strengths (200, IM and higher) are
rarely taken as often as low strengths.
If you can't get an X but can get a C in the
same strength, do
it if it's urgent. Both have been potentized the same number of times,
thus the strengths are similar.
The actual "physics" of this is unknown. When a remedy is made it is
diluted and succussed, thus there is less material substance; but, as
a result of the succussion, the energy of the original material has been
expanded and made stronger.
Animals respond very well to homeopathic treatment. Again, it is more
important to select the right remedy than to worry about how many pills
to give or what strength. Whether an elephant or a bird, the dose is the
same. The weight (size) of the animal is not that important. The remedies
may be given in their drinking water or dissolved in water and dispensed
with an eye dropper - whichever is easier.
REMEMBER... As with all medicines, keep homeopathic remedies out
of the reach of children.lf nursing/pregnant, consult your licensed practitioner.
