Myths & Facts

Myth: Homeopathy cures all diseases.

Fact: No system of medicine can cure all diseases.

Myth: Homeopathy is a placebo therapy.

Fact: Homeopathy is used successfully for more then 200 years in over 170 countries; supported by scientific studies. Homeopathy is a part of AYUSH, approved by Government of India. It is only critics way to say that homeopathy is a placebo.

Myth: Homeopathy increases the disease before curing.

Fact: Not really. Only some diseases such as eczema might worsen, that too in less than 5% of cases if medicines are not professionally prescribed. The whole idea of the increase of disease before the cure is exaggerated.

Myth: Homeopathic medicines contain steroids or cortisone!

Fact: Not at all. This myth is due to the white pills and powder given to patient. Those white pills and powder is made up of lactose and it is used as a medium/vehicle to give original liquid medicines (which are prepared from natural sources). Homeopathy medicines are totally natural and harmless and never contain steroids.

Myth: Homeopathy is very slow.

Fact: Homeopathic medicines and conventional medicines are very different from each other in term of preparation, mechanism of action and sphere of action. So it is not comparable. The time for recovery and cure of particular disease depends on the nature and pathology of disease, patient’s lifestyle, other factors affecting the disease and so. It works very quick in acute disease while in chronic and difficult diseases, it requires time accordingly.

Myth: Homeopathy is very fast!

Fact: It is not even very fast. It all depends on the nature of the disease that is under treatment.

Myth: Homeopathic medicines cannot be taken with conventional (allopathic) medicines.

Fact: Conventional medicines and homeopathic medicines can safely be taken together, with advantage, without any harm.

Myth: Investigations such as x-ray, blood tests, MRIs, etc. are not required for homeopathic treatment.

Fact: All sorts of investigations are required and useful for better and effective homeopathic treatment and to understand prognosis.

Myth: Diagnosis is not required for homeopathic treatment.

Fact: Diagnosis helps to define prognosis and also to make better prescriptions of homeopathic medicines.

Myth: Homeopathic medicines are prescribed only for the mental symptoms of the patient.

Fact: Not correct. Study of disease, diagnosis and mental attributes are studied in homeopathy. After detail case taking, mental, emotional and physical symptoms are taken into consideration for treatment.

Myth: Vitamins, iron-tonic, etc. should not be taken during homeopathic treatment.

Fact: Can be taken. Tonics and supplements are part of the homeopathic treatment!

Myth: Homeopathy is against surgery.

Fact: Not really. Surgery is a part of homeopathy. Interestingly, some of the surgical diseases (life piles, fissures, tonsillitis, etc.) can be cured without surgery.