Remedies
Based mainly on the information you provide, a remedy will be recommended that fits you best in a total way.
Taking the remedy. A dose consists of 8-10 of the tiny granules or 3-5 of the larger pea size globules or tablets. Be sure to avoid strong odors or direct sunlight when you pour out the dose. Pour the globules into the cap*of the vial and then onto or under your tongue. Do not take water with your remedy. There should be no strong taste in your mouth; allow 15 minutes before or one hour after meals or the use of any strongly flavored substance, such as toothpaste, tobacco, menthol, mouthwash, alcohol, or herb teas. If a liquid remedy is recommended to you, you will be given specific instructions to how to take it. [*The remedies contain the energy of the substance from which they are made. This is why they are best not put into hand and then into your mouth. You have different energies on your hand from whatever you last touched. Therefore the cap should be used.]
Action of the remedy. Each individual experiences the reaction to the remedy in a different way. Usually the effects are gentle and gradual, though at times more rapid or dramatic changes occur. Since the remedies work to better your general health, you should not be concerned if specific symptoms do not change right away.
Intensification of symptoms or recurrences of previously experienced symptoms sometime occur. These are not side effects of the remedy but an indication that the body is responding to the remedy stimulus. If any reaction occurs that concerns you, don’t hesitate to call.
Repetition of the dose. The most important rule regarding how often to take this remedy is this: the remedy should not be repeated until after the healing reaction it has started is over. As long as any changes continue, and especially if improvement is taking place, you must wait to take more remedy.
People with long standing problems are given one or a very few doses at the outset of treatment. Experience has shown that if the remedy is well chosen, this is sufficient to cause a healing response in the body which normally lasts at least one month. Therefore in accordance with the above principles, follow up visits are usually scheduled at 6-8 week intervals. In order to make the correct decision about repetition or change of the remedy, a full review of any changes that have happened is necessary.
People improve over widely varying periods of times. Even though general health is improving, particular symptoms may not resolve for many months in some cases. As a very general rule of thumb, every year of symptoms needs one month of treatment, though some folks find relief in a single dose and others take this time.
Antidotes. Certain substances seem to interfere with or reverse the action of homeopathic remedies. Camphor, coffee, tea tree oil, and most standard medications and strong herbs may cause this “antidoting” effect. If you use any of these substances or recreational drugs, discuss their continued use with your practitioner. Dental work, taking mineral baths or acupuncture (especially within 24 hours of treatment) can also sometimes cause antidoting. So please mention these plans to your practitioner so that accommodations may be made.
- Camphor is found in products such as chapstick, Tiger Balm, Vick’s products, Ben Gay, Mentholatum, Campho-Phenique, room sprays, Calamine lotion, Noxema, and other cosmetics and medicines. You may wish to check the labels of anything you routinely use.
Storage and Handling of Remedies
Store remedies:
- In a cool dark place.
- Away from strong smelling medicines or lotions, especially camphor.
Preparing the dose:
- Do not have more than one vial or package of remedy open at one time.
- Do not expose remedies to each other or to strong smells of smoke, cooking, moth balls, perfumes, etc. or sunlight or radiation.