The Irony of A Homeopathic Tale!
By JENNY ARCHER
@bookbar (1609)
Sudbury, England
October 7, 2015 2:30pm CST
A story that lives in history, and evidence of the Homeopathic Principle,of 'Treating like with like' actually works!
In the annals of history, a chap called Mithridates VI, was so paranoid, about being poisoned, by persons unknown, he took to taking tiny doses of poison, throughout his life, to build up his immunity, to what he was convinced, would be his impending doom.
The Irony sets in, when he was finally captured by the Romans, he determined to kill himself, with poison, not wishing to be subject to their treatment and torture...unfortunately, due to his Homeopathic administration of said poison, his system had become immune and so the poison had no effect, and his attempt at death, futile!
Never take Homeopathy lightly, even miniscule doses, do make a difference, as Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, set out to prove!
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
7 Oct 15
One difference is that Mithridates really was taking the substance in question, but the vast majority of homeopathic "remedies" are so diluted that they do not contain a single molecule of the "like" that is supposed to make the difference.
Homeopathy only works as a form of faith healing - it has absolutely no basis is physical reality - how could it?
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Oct 15
It is not necessarily just "faith healing" but it really does have a basis in science, although admittedly it is a limited application. It can be used effectively to treat asthma, especially severe asthma, in certain people that have a reaction to a wide variety of triggers. It obviously will not cure the asthma entirely, but it does help reduce sensitivity to specific triggers.
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
8 Oct 15
@purplealabaster Not as limited an application, as the poisonous 'symptom' prescriptions, people are happy to swallow on a daily basis, which in no way treat the underlying cause, homeopathy attacks the bigger picture...
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
9 Oct 15
@rebelann It's called "Prevention of Influenza and Common Colds"...I order online from Nelson Pharmacy, online or Helios Homeopathic Pharmacy..these are both UK based, but presumably ship worldwide...if you can't find it in the US...good luck..many Homeopaths will make a remedy up for you, if you shoot them an email.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50272)
• United States
7 Oct 15
Interesting story. I have never heard it before.
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
7 Oct 15
It can be a very dangerous practice and should not be done without consulting a qualified doctor to make sure it is safe.
@allknowing (136562)
• India
11 Oct 15
For me my bible is the Materia Medica which i religiously follow apart from reading what I can on the Net. I believe in homoeopathy and it has come to our rescue including our pets many a time.
