Homeopathy: Myths vs. Facts
Homeopathy is often surrounded by misconceptions that can prevent people from experiencing its true benefits. In this section, we aim to separate fact from fiction by addressing the most common myths with evidence-based insights. Discover the truth about how homeopathy works, its effectiveness, safety, and role in modern healthcare—so you can make informed decisions about your well-being.
Facts | Myths |
| ✔Homoeopathy is an experiment and research-based science. | ✖ Homoeopathy means home remedies. |
| ✔ Homoeopathic medicines are made from various natural and artificial substances through the specialized process of potentization. | ✖ Homoeopathy is only good for chronic conditions. Acute conditions should be treated with Allopathy. |
| ✔ Homoeopathy is good for acute as well as chronic conditions. | ✖ Homoeopathy is only useful for stress related conditions. |
| ✔ Homoeopathy treats different illness, simple as well as complex. | ✖ Homoeopathy is slow acting. |
| ✔ Homoeopathy is science and not magic. Time taken for the cure depends on the type of disease. | ✖ Homoeopathy can be practiced by laymen by reading books. |
| ✔ Homoeopathy can't be practiced by laymen. | ✖ Homoeopathy has no side effects. |
| ✔ Inadvertently given homoeopathic medicines may cause serious harm to a patient. | ✖ No other medications can be taken alongside homoeopathy. |
| ✔ Single remedy is the fundamental principle. Cocktail therapy is always harmful. | ✖ More the number of medicines, better the results. |
| ✔ Homoeopathy cannot cure all cases. Incurable cases can be palliated. Some surgical cases may require surgery but pre and post operative homoeopathic medicines can be prescribed. | ✖ All cases can be cured by homoeopathy. |
| ✔ Homoeopathic doctors are qualified and trained with latest medical knowledge and are capacitant to handle various medical conditions. Also they are exposed to different surgical and gyanecological procedures so that they can effectively apply homoeopathic medical knowledge in various procedure. | ✖ Homoeopathic doctors are not trained in clinical diagnosis & medical practices. They only study homoeopathy. |