Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 How does homeopathy work? http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session2/group43/homohow.htm (for full article, click above link) EXCERPTS : In trying to understand ‘how it works,’ it is perhaps appropriate first to consider ‘if’ it works. There is currently a lot of speculation and controversy regarding this issue. For example, is homeopathy more effective than placebo? Dr Reilly’s studies into whether homeopathy is a placebo response or not are a fine example of the type of thinking that should be emulated by people carrying out homeopathic research. In practice, if a treatment works, knowledge of the mechanisms of action is not necessary. After all, there are examples in regular medicine where mechanisms are hardly understood at all. There are evidently many ideas as to how homeopathy works. However, to assume that an infinitesimally diluted substance in an alcoholic solution has pharmacological effects would mean that essential concepts of modern science would have to be rejected. It is clear that more research is needed. From the results of trials published so far and the large scale on which homeopathy is brought into practice, this claim is justified. [2][4] "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo. Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 " Belief " in a healing system, does not constitute proof of efficacy. There ought to be a certain minimum standard of effectiveness qualifying a healing system for inclusion in Alternative Medicine Forum's files. I'm not aware that Homeopathy has met generally accepted scientific standards for efficacy. - Jagannath Chatterjee alternative_medicine_forum ; ; health_and_healing ; medicalconspiracies (AT) googl (DOT) com ; medicalconspiracies ; avian2005 ; healingmatters ; naturopaths ; ; connect_ticket Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:57 AM How does homeopathy work? EXCERPTS : In trying to understand 'how it works,' it is perhaps appropriate first to consider 'if' it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 John, Homeopathy works on animals, and small children that have no *belief* It worked to cure OCD in a 36 year old son of mine. Alopathy only clobbers you with surpressants, doen't actually cure, in this case. ng - " John Polifronio " <counterpnt Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:48 PM Re: How does homeopathy work? > " Belief " in a healing system, does not constitute proof of efficacy. etc... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 You are right. The scientific standards have to be reset keeping in view the latest findings in quantum physics. Regards, Jagannath. , " John Polifronio " <counterpnt wrote: > > " Belief " in a healing system, does not constitute proof of efficacy. There ought to be a certain minimum standard of effectiveness qualifying a healing system for inclusion in Alternative Medicine Forum's files. I'm not aware that Homeopathy has met generally accepted scientific standards for efficacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 I agree, but would add that scientific standards are just as sorely lacking in allopathic medicine as many other fields. SAYING one is doing science but not doing it, is not any better than not doing the science. In fact, since deception and self-service is added, in my opinion it's even worse. --- jagchat01 <jagchat01 wrote: > You are right. The scientific standards have to be reset keeping in > view the latest findings in quantum physics. > > Regards, > Jagannath. > > , " John Polifronio " > <counterpnt wrote: > > > > " Belief " in a healing system, does not constitute proof of > efficacy. There ought to be a certain minimum standard of > effectiveness qualifying a healing system for inclusion in > Alternative > Medicine Forum's files. I'm not aware that Homeopathy has met > generally accepted scientific standards for efficacy. > > > > > > > " The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group or by any controlling private power. " -Franklin Delano Roosevelt " I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. " -James Madison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Now that holistic systems are becoming popular even among the erstwhile disbelievers in India, the " scientists " over here are crying hoarse about the lack of " controlled studies " to " verify " them. What do these " controlled studies " mean? They mean; the studies will be done by allopaths and will be based on reductionist principles. No wonder all these " controlled studies " are designed to put the holistic methods in bad light. Studies, if required, should be done; 1. By the holistic healers, 2. as per holistic principles, 3. with a longer time frame, as real cure takes time. Regards, Jagannath. , Jent Lynne <jentlynne wrote: > > I agree, but would add that scientific standards are just as sorely > lacking in allopathic medicine as many other fields. SAYING one is > doing science but not doing it, is not any better than not doing the > science. In fact, since deception and self-service is added, in my > opinion it's even worse. > > --- jagchat01 <jagchat01 wrote: > > You are right. The scientific standards have to be reset keeping in > > view the latest findings in quantum physics. > > > > Regards, > > Jagannath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hello Jagannath, I agree with you completely! I simply no longer trust allopathic doctors to figure out even their OWN science, much less anyone else's. They've lied, failed to do proper/real science, and self-promoted (rather than patient-promoted) far too many times to be seriously believed anymore. Let them muck out their own barn, first, and then we may begin to listen and trust them in what they are able to do, again. --- jagchat01 <jagchat01 wrote: > > Now that holistic systems are becoming popular even among the > erstwhile disbelievers in India, the " scientists " over here are > crying > hoarse about the lack of " controlled studies " to " verify " them. What > do these " controlled studies " mean? They mean; the studies will be > done by allopaths and will be based on reductionist principles. No > wonder all these " controlled studies " are designed to put the > holistic > methods in bad light. > > Studies, if required, should be done; > > 1. By the holistic healers, > 2. as per holistic principles, > 3. with a longer time frame, as real cure takes time. > > Regards, > Jagannath. > > > , Jent Lynne > <jentlynne wrote: > > > > I agree, but would add that scientific standards are just as sorely > > lacking in allopathic medicine as many other fields. SAYING one is > > doing science but not doing it, is not any better than not doing > the > > science. In fact, since deception and self-service is added, in my > > opinion it's even worse. > > > > --- jagchat01 <jagchat01 wrote: > > > You are right. The scientific standards have to be reset keeping > in > > > view the latest findings in quantum physics. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Jagannath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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