Homeopathy believes that diseases are an outward reflection of internally deranged vital forces. Meaning, that what we see as a disease, eg asthma, or atopic dermatitis, is only the outward expression. The cause is somewhere else which is due to a combination of your genetic predispositions and your reduced immunity. Hence to treat a disease, the genetic predisposition to the disease has to be neutralized and  your immunity needs to be improved to fight the disease. Homeopathic remedies work by stimulating the body’s own healing power. This stimulus will assist your defence system to clear itself of any expression of imbalance. This practice helps stimulate the immune system and the body’s natural ability to heal.

The homeopathic medicines are liquid dilutions which are dispensed on a small spherical white color globule which is made from lactose or sucrose. So the white globule is only the carrier of the medicines.

The homeopathic medicines which your homeopaths use come from a wide range of different sources. Most of these are derived from plants, but minerals, metals and some poisons which have been used medicinally for generations are also used.

After initial preparation of the raw material, the remedies are made by serial dilution and succussion (vigorous shaking) in a solution of alcohol and water. This is done a few (three to four) times or up to many thousands of times. The liquid dilution is then used itself as a remedy or soaked into tablets or granules for convenience. The diluted remedies are described as being ‘potentized’ and in recognition of the dynamic healing power they can stimulate.