Recently (March 2015), the Australian National Health and
Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released a statement concluding that “there is
no good quality evidence to support the claim that Homeopathy is effective in treating
health conditions”
Though many Homeopathy fans are furious about this statement,
the finding is by no means surprising. With its two fundamental principles –
(1) whatever causes the disease can itself cure it as well, when administered
in small quantities, and (2) more dilute the medicine is, the more effective it
is - Homeopathy can easily be brushed aside as unscientific and illogical.
But there are several anecdotal reports claiming miraculous
cures by Homeopathy. Even highly qualified allopathic doctors sometimes vouch
for the efficacy of Homeopathy. In one of the cases I know, a gynecologist
friend of mine who was almost bed ridden due to slip disk problem that needed
immediate surgery, claims that she recovered completely by Homeopathy with no
surgery. And today she is completely alright and attends to her busy medical
practice.
In spite of all illogical principles and lack of concrete
evidence, is there something in Homeopathy that science is yet to discover? I
keep wondering. Though Homeopathy practitioners are very defensive about their
system and attack with emotionally charged words anyone who questions, they
seem to offer very little concrete evidence or convincing explanation about the
working of their system.
I wish that they do it sooner than later. We need to
either forget about Homeopathy and move ahead, or evolve our scientific
approach based on new findings. I only hope one of these happens in the near
future.
Continued
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