Is homeopathy medically approved?

Question

I want my child to have homeopathic remedies as she is very reluctant to take traditional medication. My ex will not pay it as he does not believe it is medically approved. I want to prove him wrong

Answer 1

Some doctors practice it, as do vets. The Royal family use it and look how old the Queen Mother was when she died, and how rarely the Queen or the other royals are ill. Homoeopaths are highly regulated and the training takes four years.

I had this problem with my daughter and she was nearly twenty before she would take a pill however much she was in pain. It is a real nuisance. What I did was to have conditions checked by the doctor then decide if an allopathic treatment is best. A useful site is abchomeopathy.com. My daughter tolerates aromatherapy and reflexology, which she prefers to tablets, even homeopathic ones. There are plenty of excellent books on how to self-treat using these therapies

The Complete Homoeopathy Handbook by Miranda Castro is an excellent buy, because she explains what you can safely treat at home, and how to use the remedies. The trick is to stop using the remedy when the symptoms start clearing up.
Many common remedies are available over the counter and Ainsworths (the company used by the Royal family) do a basic 42 remedy kit a v reasonable price.

As for those who suggest you are trying to prove your husband wrong and are encouraging your daughter to refuse medication - fear of choking on pills is common, even in adults. It has nothing to do with which is best allopathic or complementary medicine. And I would point out, once you have armed yourself with a little basic knowledge -i.e. what it is safe to treat and what it is not - often cheaper than a GP's prescription per treatment. Most remedies cost around £4 as opposed to £6, and can last for decades. Safer too. I have yet to hear of a toddler being rushed to hospital having swallowed mummy's homeopathic remedies.

Answer 2

Anyone on here who slags off homoeopathy obviously hasn't been to a qualified practitioner & had treatment!! Homoeopathy is a wonderful healing practice that works miracles. My daughter has had only homoeopathic treatment for her ailments & by the age of 7 has had only 7 colds (unlike the "normal" 7 colds a year that Dr Frank bangs on about!), no ear or throat infections like her peers. I can only put this down to not being full of antibiotics, steroids, vaccinations etc that conventionally treated children are.
The conventional establishment does not have a monopoly on health - look at the state of the nations health & then ask yourself if they really do have all the answers! Science is a wonderful thing - but it really doesn't have all the answers. Try homoeopathy for yourself and your child & you won't look back! Good luck - go to http://www.homeopathy-soh.org to find a practitioner local to you. ALternatively, there are homoeopaths who work through the NHS so speak to your GP.

Answer 3

I am afraid it is, there are many NHS homeopathic practitioners so there is at least no need to pay. One of the reasons it has been included is that Prince Charles is a great fan! that in itself should be enough to put you off!

Until a few years ago there were few controlled studies on homeopathy so its supporters could wax lyrical making wild claims as to its efficacy.

There have more recently been a significant number of scientific studies.

"Unless the laws of chemistry have gone awry, most homeopathic remedies are too diluted to have any physiological effect...."
---Consumer Reports (January 1987)

Linde K, Clausius N, Ramirez G, Melchart D, Eitel F, Hedges LV, et al. "Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials," Lancet 1997;350:834-43. Demonstrated that all current studies fail to demonstrate any useful benefit.

It is your choice if you wish to decide to use these unlikely managements, but I do not feel it is appropriate to inflict them on your child, despite I agree the limitations of many conventional therapies.

Answer 4

You want your child to have homeopathic remedies as she is reluctant to take traditional medicine..........where did she learn that relutance?
Hmmmmmmm.. Your ex does not believe homeopothy has been mediacally approved.................
I suggest that the real point is.....you want to prove your ex wrong........maybe you should concentrate more on your daughter's needs than a seeming clash of belief systems between you and your partner.

Answer 5

Umm .. I would go with sOuL dOcToR's answer .. how I wish the word MEDICALLY APPROVED stood for homeopthy ..

God save us ALL!

3 cheers for homeopathy!

Answer 6

sorry, your husband is correct. homeopathy is considered quackery by the medical establishment in this country. however, this does NOT mean that homeopathic remedies don't work...in fact they do work and quite well...my wife and i give them to our own children for various things like colds, the flu, and allergies and they have proven quite effective...i highly recommend finding a good homeopath in your area and getting a consultation.

Answer 7

Homeopathy has no active ingredients. It works by power of suggestion only.

Answer 8

Check these sites :-
http://www.quantec.ch/english/biocommunication/biocommunication_homeopathy_quantec.html
http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/
http://www.homeopathic.com/
http://www.homeopathic-academy.com/staff.asp
http://www.hpathy.com/

Take Care and God Bless !

Answer 9

I want my child to have unproven quack treatment rather than properly and scientifically tested treatment recommended by highly qualified doctors.

I want someone else to pay for it.

Answer 10

"No clinical evidence has shown that homeopathy works." [UK NHS Health Encyclopaedia].