Homeopathy is a 200 year-old system of medicine founded by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. In theory, homeopathic remedies use natural substances to help the body heal itself. Very small doses are used and side effects are rarely reported.
Most homeopathic remedies are tinctures, or alcohol extracts of herbs, minerals and animal sources. One brand particularly marketed for hair growth is Sprayology Hair + Nail Tonic. The company says that a few spritzes under the tongue each day “will help your hair to get healthy, stay healthy and grow faster, all from the inside out.”
Most homeopathic remedies are tinctures, or alcohol extracts of herbs, minerals and animal sources. One brand particularly marketed for hair growth is Sprayology Hair + Nail Tonic. The company says that a few spritzes under the tongue each day “will help your hair to get healthy, stay healthy and grow faster, all from the inside out.”
One of the most controversial points of homeopathic medicine is how little of the purported healing substance is actually present in the remedy. According to many homeopaths, “less of the original substance means a deeper effect...the higher the number of dilutions, the stronger and deeper the remedy acts.”
The National Council Against Health Fraud says that homeopathy’s principals “have been refuted by the basic sciences of chemistry, physics, pharmacology, and pathology” and that “the marketing of homeopathic products and services fits the definition of quackery established by a United States House of Representatives.”
That said, homeopathy remains a popular holistic practice among those who remind us that acupuncture and vitamin supplements were once considered suspect by the western medical establishment.
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