substances used for preparing homoeopathic medicines There is a misconception that homoeopathic medicines are only prepared from plants. Homoeopathic medicines are diverse , they are prepared from different substances. Sources of homeopathic medicines are from plants Animals Minerals Nosodes Sarcodes Imponderabelia Synthetic In plants whole plant is used for preparing medicine. It depends on the plant what part of the plnant is used. Sometimes only specific part of the plant is used like leaves stems fruits etc. in some some whole plant is used. For few plant parts dried before using. In some juice is extracted from the plants. Animals In animals different parts of the animals is used as medicine for example venom of snakes, shells of oyesters, milk of mammals and so on... Minerals Most of the elements in periodic table are medicines in homoeopathy. Like carb...
Homoeopathy is often surrounded by controversy, especially when it comes to the preparation of remedies. Many critics argue that homeopathic medicines are nothing more than placebos because, after potentisation, no measurable amount of the original substance remains. While this reduction in material quantity may be true on a chemical level, homeopathic philosophy asserts that potentisation awakens the dynamic, energetic power of the substance—making it therapeutically active even in minute quantities. Emerging research on nanoparticles present in high potencies supports this idea, suggesting that remedies may still carry trace physical signatures despite extreme dilution. Before exploring a fascinating example that illustrates this concept, let’s understand what potentisation actually means. What is Potentisation? Potentisation is the mathematico-mechanical process through which homeopathic medicines are prepared. It involves altering the drug substance so that: Toxic effects are reduc...