It is of course all baloney, since even in the highest category clean room laboratory, you cant remove all trace of non-active ingredients.
2006-09-06 11:37:06 · 6 answers · asked by Transuranic 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Hi!
Baloney or no, you CAN overdose on homeopathy.
First, if you swallow a whole tube of, let's say, Arsenicum Album 7CH, nothing will happen, it's still considered one dose and will quickly go through your system (especially if you don't need the remedy).
But... if you choose to take a couple of granules and repeat the action every few minutes or hours, you will start feeling the effects of the remedy. It is not the quantity but the REPETITION of the doses that make the ''overdose''. So when people boast that they have gobbled down a whole tube of Arsenic and felt nothing, tell them to do the same with a few granules every five minutes and then tell you what they are feeling...
Marie J
Homeopath
2006-09-07 00:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by marie J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paradoxically at high strengths it is true that homeopathic medicines are unlikely to contain any remaining trace of the original substance, but at lower strengths, probably any of the X's, there would still be a miniscule amount remaining, but not enough for the original substance itself to be harmful even if you took a large quantity. I don't know maybe if you took 10 or 20 whole bottles maybe it might make you sick.
However to the real question, can you overdose on it, the answer is yes. With the lower strengths, again any of the Xs, it is highly unlikely. But when you get into the Cs, remember each C is 100 times the potency, so a typical dose of 30C is 3,000 times the potency. 100C is 10,000 times, and 1M is 1,000,000 times.
This is energetic medicine, and I realize some people don't believe in it - but its just like anything, let's say you don't believe in today's weather forecast - that doesn't mean you won't get wet if it does in fact rain! These are powerful medicines and the high potencies should be handled with the utmost caution, only if you are sure it is the right remedy and are usually only taken once or twice for an ailment. I took 1M Arnica once after having surgery and it helped tremendously, but twice might have been too much and could have thrown my system out of whack.
2006-09-06 12:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by kellyault20001 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For all the scoffers and nay sayers on homeopathy, i am a pharmacist, and my wife got relief from her itchy rash by taking Hyland's Poison Ivy pills when nothing else worked. Hence, I tend to be a little more open minded on the subject than I was before.
Some people get good results from this. May be placebo effect; maybe not, but I am a pragmatist and happy to try other remedies when traditional treatments don't help. I do think you need to have the help of a 'certified' homeopath for best results.
2006-09-06 14:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you can't overdose on it. As it's an energy medicine, your body will take up only what it needs to achieve balance.
PS Clearly you CAN remove all trace of apostrophe. :-)
2006-09-08 02:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by Felida 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot. I forget the scientific reason why, but I was told this by a homoeopath that treated me a while ago. Just as well, as my dog once ate several dozen arsen alb pillules that he pinched from my bag...
2006-09-06 11:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by pompeii 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO, but you are right that homeopathic medicine is "all baloney"!!
2006-09-06 11:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by John R 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋