Homeopathy: Myths and Facts (Part-1) Although homeopathy is the second largest system of medicine practiced worldwide today, there is still a great deal of misconception and misunderstanding about it. There are myths accepted without question as facts not only by laypersons, but also by practitioners of other systems of medicine. Because of this unwelcome scenario, many patients who could benefit from homeopathic treatment miss the chance to obtain an effective and lasting cure for some of their chronic medical conditions. Listed below are six commonest myths about homeopathy, subjected to a reality check.
1 Myth: Homeopathy is not a proven system of medicine. Fact: Samuel Hahnemann founded Homeopathy in the 18th century, and a great deal of pharmacological and clinical data since has been collected about its effectiveness. Clinical studies conducted all over the world have proven its effectiveness. Homeopathy is not a system of beliefs – it is a system of medicine based on sound and proven scientific principles. 2 Myth: Homeopathic medicines are nothing but placebos. (= harmless, unmedicated preparations given to make a patient believe that they are effective medicines; therefore the cure is in the belief and not in the imaginary medicinal content.) Fact: Homeopathic medicines come in the form of small white sugar balls, all of which look the same. This has given rise to the myth that they are nothing but placebos. It is true that these small white balls are made up of sugar, but they are used as carriers for the actual medication in liquid form, which these balls have absorbed. Thus, the homeopathic medicine is not in the sugar balls, but in the actual medicinal liquid, they have absorbed.