It is becoming common place now, for parents to turn to homeopathy as a natural form of treatment for common childhood ailments.
Homeopathic remedies for babies and children:
And it is a growing trend, proving particularly useful for young children and in
pregnancy, where pharmaceutical drugs are often unsafe. The remedies are not toxic, and
can even be used on newborn babies.
The principle behind the therapy is that ‘like is treated with like’. The remedies
chosen are those which, in much larger quantities, can produce similar symptoms to those
being treated. The remedy acts as a catalyst, kick-starting the healing process.
The remedies are very dilute – so weak, in fact, that there are no measurable
molecules left of the original substance. And this is why medical science is still
reluctant to embrace homeopathy – it cannot explain how it works.
However, the tide may be turning. Sally Penrose, acting Chief Executive of the
Homeopathic Trust, which carries out research and trains doctors in homeopathy, said there
were now 380 medical practitioners fully qualified in homeopathy and another 400 in the
process of training.
Homeopathic treatment is also available on the NHS at homeopathic hospitals in London,
Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool and Tunbridge Wells. There are also a large number of
professionally trained non-medical homeopaths.
Over-the-counter remedies are available in health shops and some chemists. The most
common potencies are 6c and 30c. Both of these can be used; 6c can be repeated more
frequently.
And, although self-help homeopathy can be extremely effective, it is better to see a
qualified practitioner for long-term health problems.
A list of medically qualified practitioners is available from the Homeopathic Trust.
