Since time immemorial, human beings have been in quest of health. He wants to be healthy, be happy, and live a long life. To achieve this precious goal humans have experimented believed and discovered a myriad of medical systems. Starting from believing that diseases are caused by evil spirits or a punishment to the “sinners” from God himself to finding out different herbs, parts of plants and concosions which correct the internal dyscrasias of the body to the present day modern medicine, which is relied upon different medical tests and imaging procedures like CT scans and MRIs. The journey has evolved from believing in things to experimenting, observing, and discovering true scientific data including the detailed study of human anatomy and physiology.
Even in mental health the development from superstition and cruel procedures to understanding the complex human psychology and thus evolving psychotherapy and psychiatric drugs have been a long journey.
Modern day doctors and even patients rely on scientific evidence-based systems which can give them quick and long-lasting relief in various diseases which plague the human race.
Modern science undoubtedly provides quick relief in many health conditions and daily advancements in medical technology have led to discovery of cures for many diseases like cancer, AIDS and other diseases which were labelled uncurable till the last century.
But do they provide ‘cure’ in the true sense and heal the patient holistically? We all are aware of the side effects of the allopathic medications and also some unwanted reactions .I have seen in my personal practice some cases where the patient has suffered psychosis like symptoms coming from large doses of antidepressant medicines and various effects on the liver and kidney from long term medications often taken for diabetes and hypercholesteremia.
Here Homeopathy comes to the rescue. The system of medicine discovered 250 years ago by a frustrated and unsatisfied MD allopathic physician in a town of Germany Dr Fredrich Christian Samuel Hahnemann. He was a dedicated and compassionate doctor who observed various flaws and shortcomings in the present-day modern system. He was the Master of Chemistry and possessed knowledge of eleven languages and had extensively and deeply studied medical science.
Seeing his patients coming for long time for chronic ailments and new diseases emerging from allopathic drugs he was disturbed to the core. Being from a humble background and remembering his father’s teaching to not take the truth until it is proven, he started experimenting by ingesting drugs himself to see their true action.
He observed that the drugs produce the same symptoms for which they are used to cure. For example, is any drug that is ingested or taken produces ‘watery loose stools’ then that very same medicine would be given to treat diarrhoea or a medicine when taken produces runny nose and fever then the same medicine would be given to treat fever and cold.
This was the Law of Homeopathy “Like Cures Like” or “Similia Similibus Curanter.” Dr Hahnemann also advocated the use of minimal dosages of medicines which produced the required healing but not the unnecessary side effects. He also developed the procedure of case taking where in addition to the current symptoms which the patient was suffering from the doctor takes into his account the past ailments from which the patient suffered from , family history of disease , the emotional , mental and behavioral makeup of the patient and his routine details like appetite, desires and aversion in food items, sleep stool and urine etc. as he considered the human organism as a whole entity which needs to be treated with a specific medicine which matches with details taken by the doctor. This is the reason Homoeopathic consultation why sometimes Homeopathic Consultation seems to be long and arduous.
This comprehensive approach treats the patient by giving him long lasting relief, making Homeopathy the safest (free from side effects), gentle (low dosage of medicine) and holistic medical science.
In spite of all the efforts by the modern medical fraternity and westernized world to label homoeopathy as mere “Placebo” extensive research based studies and case reports from Homeopaths published in peer reviewed journals have proved that homeopathy is an evidence based medical science and its effects cannot be just passed of as a “placebo” medicine.
The reaction and relief of the patient and change in the investigational reports is the ultimate proof which establishes any medical science as the truthful one. Homeopathy not only treats the body but also brings relief to the patient on the mental plane. New age diseases of Chronic Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, and various Auto Immune Diseases like multiple sclerosis and developmental and learning disorders in children can be very efficiently controlled by Homeopathy when the allopathic system dismiss them as untreatable.’
In conclusion, Homeopathy is the science of the future which integrates the traditional approach of holistic healing with the modern nitty- gritties of investigation. It will emerge as the science which amalgamates the modern advancements of medical science and everlasting art of Case Taking. Choose Homeopathy!! Choose Life!!
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