Homeopathy
I am aware that there is no solid scientific explanation for how it works, although it is clear from the research and the effects I see in clinic that it does. I am also aware that nearly 25% of standard pharmaceuticals also have no known or understood mechanism of action. We hope that as long as they have been tested to be safe, we would use what is known to be effective.
Many of the studies that have been performed have showed siginficant positive results. Some of these studies have been conducted with animals in verterinary medicine, which would imply that there is more than the plecebo effect at work.
An introduction on homeopathy from the NCCAM, the complementary health care division of the National Institute of Health.
Some research on homeopathy:
Meta-analysis from the British Journal of Medicine (comparing the effects of all homeopathic research up to that point).
Meta-analysis from The Lancet
Study showing the effects of one homeopathic remedy on anxiety in mice.
Study comparing the effects of a constitutional homeopathic remedy to Prozac in moderate to severe depression.
I use classical homeopathy in my practice because it produces profound effects. I have seen homeopathy have effects that no other medication or supplement could. It has the potential to alter the energetic force of the patient. It also has the potential to shift predispositions to disease that may have been inherited or gained during infancy or early childhood.
Homeopathy is a system of medicine created 300 years ago by German medical doctor named Samuel Hahnemann. It involves the use of bioactive substances in very minute, energetic amounts. The type of homeopathy I use most frequently in the office is classical homeopathy, which matches the picture of the remedy with the picture of the person.
