What kind of system is "Homeopathy" which is popular treatment for people who are skeptical of modern medicine?

It often comes up to topics on treatment of diseases and allergy "Homeopathy"The idea that" By using a small amount of causative substances causing diseases and symptoms, it is possible to treat the disease or symptom ". A movie that describes "Homeopathy" which is generally said to be "scarce evidence" is published on YouTube.

Homeopathy Explained - Gentle Healing or Reckless Fraud?


Homeopathy has increased its position as "alternative medicine" for people who are skeptical of scientific treatment by doctors using Western medicine. At the same time, it is also exposed to great criticism as 'unscientific'.


How exactly was homeopathy a popular alternative treatment? Also, is modern medicine learning from homeopathy?


First, I will explain how homeopathy treats diseases. Homeopathy is a big concept to "treat with the substance that causes symptoms".


For example, in the case of fever is used in homeopathic medicine ... ...


Belladonnais. Although it is a plant native to Europe, it is known as "poisonous grass" which has poisoning throughout. The poison of Belladonna paralyzes parasympathetic nerves, causing symptoms such as abnormal excitation, and in the worst case death may occur if you ingest a large amount. In homeopathy, Belladonna is used in a small amount so that poison is not effective, and it is used for treatment of fever.


In addition, medicines mixed with only a small amount of bee poison ......


It is said to be used for treatment of swelling. The idea of ​​"poisoning with poison" is also based on certain scientific evidence. For example, Belladonna has the effect of suppressing runny nose if it keeps dose and it seems that the ingredients of belladonna are sometimes contained in commercially available rhinitis medicine.


However, another concept for homeopathic remedy is "to increase the effect by diluting the original ingredients".


Firstly, dissolve the ingredients that are considered to be medicinal in alcohol or distilled water ......


Pull out a part of the solution and dilute it to 1/10 with distilled water.


And by shaking the diluted solution vigorously, "1 ×" treatment medicine called homeopathic medicine is completed. "X" means "10" in Roman numerals.


In homeopathic medicine, this process is repeated, and we will continue to produce therapeutic agents that dilute the original ingredients more and more.


"2 ×", "3 ×", "4 ×" are successively produced therapeutic drugs whose original ingredients are diluted, and it is said that the effect increases as the number increases.


Medicines produced in this process are "RemedyIt is sold all over the world as a sugar coating medicine said.


The original ingredient contained in the "20 ×" remedy is like melting aspirin in the Atlantic Ocean.


The most commonly used therapeutic agent is "30 c" which means "30 X".


Supposing that the original medicinal ingredient contained in the remedy for "30 c" is the same size as the pearl, if water contained in the therapeutic agent of "30 c" is expressed in a spherical form ...


The diameter of the sphere is 150 million kilometers. This is about the same as the distance between the sun and the earth.


Scientifically, there is no medicinal effect remaining in homeopathic remedies as "30 c". Sugar-coated homeopathic pill is just a mass of sugar. This is the reason for increasing the criticism of homeopathy.


Physically, just how much water it has diluted, even if you shake it all the way, it's just increasing water. As "30 c" also, there are no atoms left in the original component.


The ocean water contains all kinds of ingredients and is diluted, but what kind of homeopathic remedy is it supposed to be?


Let's explain how homeopathy came into being and how it gained certain popularity. Medicine from the end of the 18th century to the early 19th century when homeopathy was born was completely different from the present.


Based on the idea that "It is better to let out bad blood for treating diseases", it was said that there were many patterns that patients became worse by treatment of doctors.


German doctorSamuel HahnemannHe searched for a treatment that does not hurt the patient's body and has reached homeopathy.


Hahnemann 's hospital practicing homeopathy will soon succeed, and it will be the catalyst for the spread of homeopathic medicine.


At that time, the success rate of treatment which gives surgery to the patient was very low.


Hahnemann imposed very strict rules on patients. Ban coffee, tea, alcohol and prohibit spicy food, sweet food.


Prohibition of woolen clothing, prohibition of sitting, prohibition of touching the outside air, horse riding is also prohibited.


Both napping and games, reading and masturbation are prohibited. Originally homeopathy made regulations not only for thinking about therapeutic drugs but also for lifestyle habits.


However, this essence is not left in modern homeopathy.


Medical technology has developed very much since homeopathy was born. It is scientifically verified that homeopathic medicine has no more effect than the placebo effect.


However, even with a placebo effect, it is certain that homeopathic medicine is saving a lot of people.


Some people feel that "the physical condition has improved with homeopathic remedies" also "Some have overcome intractable diseases during homeopathic medicine". Even if homeopathic medicine is a placebo effect, it is irrelevant to their actual experience.


It is a fact that many of our bodies are operating with their own beliefs, and if the brain feels "felt good", the body feels well.


If you give a homeopathic remedy by believing that parents who are the closest familiar to "sick baby" are "this is a good thing" ......


The parent 's trusting feeling is also transmitted to the baby, and it often goes for a better direction.


Homeopathy is also effective for infectious diseases, there are patterns that do not develop if you take measures during the latency period of the virus as "may have been infected with the disease".


Homeopathic medicine boasts a high profit margin and it is becoming a very big industry even from a global perspective.


It is estimated that by 2024, the global market will exceed $ 17 billion (about 1.9 trillion yen).


For homeopathic medicine, there are criticisms that "When you really should borrow the power of modern medicine, let me hesitate to rely on."


However, there is a big advantage in homeopathic medicine that is not in modern medicine.


That is, the medical time for one patient is very long.


This has distrust of medical institutions,Doctor shoppingIt will be of great help to the patient who repeats it.


Homeopathic doctors who listen to the patient's story slowly and empathize with each other play a role of a kind of therapy and can be said to be very effective mentally.


With the development of medical technology, it has become possible to rescue so many patients in a short time ... ...


Some of the patients who have affixed sick labels like flowing work in a huge system feel that they do not receive adequate medical treatment.


A careful treatment of homeopathic medicine will be a salvation for those who have been thrown out of the treatment line with such thoughts.


However, what is important in considering homeopathic medicine is that "a system that causes empathy of homeopathic medicine is not a substitute for actual medical care."


The power to believe can move the mountain, but the cancer does not heal with sugar-coated pills.