Homeopathy can be appealing to women, because of its holistic approaches to healing. Traditional medicine does not meet individual needs like this system of remedies.
According to the book, Homeopathy for Women, by Dr. Barry Rose and Dr. Christina Scott-Moncrieff, homeopathy has been used for about 200 years. Although the concept was discovered by Hippocrates over 2000 years ago. A doctor in the early 19th century grew tired of the brutal remedies used in traditional medicine. He began exploring Herbal treatments, and diluting the medicines of the day. Dr. Hahnemann would test substances on healthy people and record their symptoms. When he encountered sick people with these same symptoms he would give them a diluted version of the original medicine. The full strength medicine was referred to as ‘mother tincture’. Hahnemann found that the diluted solutions had greater potency. Ultimately the greatest dilution had the strongest action. This is the basis of homeopathic medicine.
Some of the medicines used are normally seen as poison such as arsenic or mercury. The concept is that the substances leave an impression on the water they are diluted in, and this impression is what signals the body to heal. The mother tincture is diluted into either one part in ten or one part in one hundred. This number is recorded on the side of the homeopathic remedy bottle. the letters x or d denote that the medicine is one part to ten. The letter c denotes that the dilution is of one part in 100. These remedies are said to have the imprint of a medicine in them, and are seen as very fragile. It is suggested that the remedies are not touched with the hand in order to preserve the potency of the remedy.
It is believed in homeopathic medicine that the human body has a vital force, or healing energy. When a person becomes ill this force is disordered and thrown out of sync. The homeopathic medicines help to realign this vital force and promote healing. Homeopathic cures are based on the specific symptoms experienced by each individual person. A fever may reveal itself differently in different types of people, so one remedy is not prescribed for the varied forms that fever can manifest it self.
Homeopathy is well suited for treating women because of its ability to treat specific symptoms in specific people. Women experience menopause, menstrual cycles, morning sickness, pregnancy, miscarriages, and a variety of other illness in diverse ways. The symptoms may vary from woman to woman greatly. Unfortunately, traditional medicine is symptom based. There is a specific treatment for each symptom, and little is focus is directed to the whole individual. Homeopathy seeks to treat the person and their symptoms.
In one chart from the book, there are four remedies suggested for one diagnosis. It is encouraging to consider all the different symptoms discussed in the charts of a homeopathic guide. The moods of the individual are considered, along with varied sensations that different people will experience within one diagnosis. Women experience many illnesses that can be addressed through homeopathic remedies successfully, and this holistic approach helps the body to recover and become stronger as a whole rather than one symptom at a time.
Another benefit of homeopathic medicine is that it can be used in conjunction with traditional approaches. Doctors who are knowledgeable about homeopathic medicine find that lower doses of conventional drugs can be administered when homeopathic and traditional approaches are combined. It is possible to use a homeopathic guide and treat an illness while waiting for a doctor’s appointment.
Dr. Barry Rose, co-author of the book, Homeopathy for Women suggested that traditional medicines are so strong that they sometimes have side effects on the body, and throw the whole system off. Homeopathy is a more gentle approach that assists the body’s own power of healing without side effects. The doctor does go on to say that homeopathy alone cannot treat all illnesses, but it is a good place to start.
Traditional medicine can help in many situations, but many people seek alternatives to the harsh medicines that are symptom based. The power of the body to heal itself needs to be enhanced by the treatments offered, not suppressed by substances that are harmful to the greater system. People who seek a more personal approach to treatment will appreciate the holistic remedies offered through homeopathic medicine.
By sally nulph
