NATUROPATHY

How often you give a medicine will depend on the potency you use, the type of illness, and the age of the patient. As a general rule, low potencies of 6x, or 3c, to I2c are used for acute complaints, such as colds, attacks of vomiting, wounds, and so on. Medium potencies of 30c are used in more established conditions such as recurrent migraines or entrenched period pain. Higher potencies, of 200c and above, are used in deeper constitutional treatment, and are best left to experienced prescribers.

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Naturopathy dosage and medicine basics
How often you give a medicine will depend on the potency you use, the type of illness, and the age of the patient. As a general rule, low potencies of 6x, or 3c, to I2c are used for acute complaints, such as colds, attacks of vomiting, wounds, and so on. Medium potencies of 30c are used in more established conditions such as recurrent migraines or entrenched period pain. Higher potencies, of 200c and above, are used in deeper constitutional treatment, and are best left to experienced prescribers.

Many of the potencies mentioned in this book are for 6x and 6c; "these are good, fast-acting potencies, well suited to the majority of domestic disorders. They are available in a variety of dose forms, including liquids, pilules, tablets and oral sprays.

A normal dose of any liquid is about 6 drops, usually taken under the tongue, but the remedy can be rubbed into the chest in cases where opening the mouth is difficult. For frequent dosing, such as with a child at night, put half a capful, or about 20 drops, in I cm of water in a glass, and give by clean eye dropper.

Generally, a dose is given every 2-3 hours during the day. It can also be given at night if the patient is awake. Tablets are placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve, or can be chewed if preferred. The usual dose is 2 tablets for adults, I for children.

Pilules are small, round tablets, often used in homeopathic kits because they can be packed into space-saving bottles. The usual dose is 4 pilules for an adult, 2 pilules for a child. Like tablets, they are placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve, or can be chewed if preferred. Oral sprays are a recent introduction to the homeopathic market, and have proved to be very convenient. The usual dose is 4 sprays for an adult, 2 for a child.

For the low potencies of 6x, or 3-I2c, one dose generally can be given every few hours until the patient improves or until a change occurs. If there is no change after one or two weeks, especially in acute illnesses, the remedy has probably failed and a new remedy should be chosen. Higher potencies are given less often. As a general rule, the 30c potency is given once a day, to adults and children, for several days. It is used most often in longer term disorders, such as arthritis or constipation, although it is sometimes given once a day for several weeks. For entrenched conditions, the 200c potency may be given once a week or once a month. Higher potencies, such as IM, are given about once a month for constitutional problems.

Infants and children respond more quickly to remedies than do adults, although their symptoms are also liable to change more quickly, so they need to be watched closely. Particularly in infants, the results from a single dose can show within hours -even minutes so the remedy can sometimes be given less often, such -as morning and evenIng.