Homeopath Liz Stewart RSHom 01752 516450
at Holland Road Peverell & Nuffield Hospital Plymouth
Registered homeopath providing a comprehensive homeopathic service in Plymouth Devon
Homeopathy the natural alternative for help with many common symptoms.
Alternative spellings of homeopathy are homoeopathy, homoeopathic, homoeopath, homeopathist
Registered Homeopath
+ Safe and Effective
+ Treatment for all ages
+ Natural Health Naturally
What is Homeopathy?
Samuel Hahnemann, a German doctor, realised that the medicinal treatments of his
day (c.1796) were doing more harm than good in treating patients.. Two thousand
years previously Hippocrates realised that there were two ways to approach the treatment
of illness -
The medical treatment of Hahnemann’s day, and of the present day, focuses on the way of opposites. If you have a symptom, medicine aims to remove it, kill pain, bring on sleep, kill bacteria, alter mood etc., often using large doses of powerful chemicals to do so.
Homeopathic medicine uses the way of similars. This uses minute doses of a substance
which, when used in large doses would bring on the symptoms being suffered by the
patient. For example we all know that if we drink too much strong coffee we will
feel ‘hyped-
What are homeopathic remedies, and how do I take them?
The ‘medicines’ a homeopath uses are called ‘remedies’. They are dispensed as small tablets or pills made of sucrose or milk sugar. Although they will all look the same the homeopath will medicate them differently depending on the prescription chosen for you.
The remedies are absorbed through the mucous lining of the mouth so they need to dissolve in the mouth. They may be sucked or chewed like a sweet.
The remedies should to be taken on a clean palate, a neutral mouth uncontaminated by food particles or strong tastes.
Remedies, stored in a cool, dark place away from strong smells such as aromatherapy oils, will remain active and usable for many years.
How long will treatment take?
The ‘rule of thumb’ here is to allow one month for every year you have suffered with the problem.
The older you are, the longer some symptoms may take to go. Conversely, acute symptoms in children, such as severe earache, may disappear within minutes of taking the correct homeopathic remedy.
What if I’m Vegan?
Tell your homeopath who can then make your remedies with sucrose rather than milk sugar pills or tablets.
What if I’m on medication?
These will not generally interfere with the remedies prescribed for you. However, as your condition improves, with your doctor’s help you should be able to reduce your use of medications. You will not be asked to stop taking prescribed medication.
