Here is a link to a nice article on the absurdities of homeopathy by a world-renowned British cancer surgeon and a pre-eminent professor of complementary medicine who has thoroughly reviewed the literature on homeopathy:
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/printable/5100/ I think people who want to promote reason and honesty in matters of human health ought to recognize that the only role that untested healing rituals such as homeopathy could have in our society is a psychological one. For homeopathy relies entirely on magical thinking, even more so than Ayurveda. Its very basis is contrary to our elementary understanding of chemistry. Time and again clinical studies have shown that homeopathic remedies are essentially worthless i.e. no better than placebo controls. This is because none of the so-called potent homeopathic medications contains even a single molecule of any active drug. They are made up nothing but inert sugar, alcohol and water. Some years ago to demonstrate this fact and the fact that the claims of homeopathy are totally bogus, a group of Belgians, including medical scientists attempted to commit mass suicide by taking large quantities of the deadliest homeopathic drugs. They invited homeopaths to participate as well, but were unsuccessful in motivating them to do so. Perhaps, the homeopaths genuinely believed that they would end up dead. Not surprisingly though the people who participated in the public mass suicide were not affected by the large doses of homeopathic poisons. Here is an excerpt from a report on this episode by Leon Jaroff of Time magazine: QUOTE In front of reporters from Belgium’s major newspapers and television stations, 23 volunteers—respected medical professors, a well-known TV producer, a top publicist, and several ordinary citizens—gulped down large quantities of over-the-counter homeopathic solutions based on deadly poisons. These included snake venom, deadly nightshade, arsenic and, just for the hell of it, dog milk. Dog milk was included because a homeopathic reference book (materia medica) actually says that undiluted dog milk can cause such disturbances as vomiting, bloody pus discharges, sciatica (right side) and "dreams of snakes." Even more ominous, the solutions were labeled "30C." This meant that one part of the original substance had been diluted in 100 parts of water or alcohol, shaken, and then diluted again at a ratio of 100 to one, a process that was repeated 30 times. According to homeopaths, each time a solution is shaken, the properties of the original substance are miraculously transferred to the water or alcohol solvent, and each cycle enhances or "dynamizes" the properties of the solution. Shouldn’t that make the original poison even more potent? Apparently not. All of the 23 volunteers survived, but some who came by car had to wait before returning home because the alcohol in their homeopathic solutions had made them too dizzy to drive. UNQUOTE Here is the link to the full report: http://www.homeowatch.org/articles/jaroff.html Cheers, Santosh --- On Sat, 7/11/09, isouza <icso...@sancharnet.in> wrote: > > ***I am glad that Goan physicians are interested in > homoeopathy. I myself am interested in recent advances > in homeopathy. > With my experience of 30 years, I find it worth studying > even deeper. If it could cure the incurable diseases, it > would be really a boon for humanity. I know that it cannot > be a panacea for all evils. People have wrong impressions > about homeopathy, namely that it is slow, it has > 'placebo'-effect, it is based on faith, it does not diagnose > well. All these inaccurate statements are to be corrected > with the genuine scientific evidence which is available > today in the 'allopathic' and 'homeopathic' systems. > Homeopathic practitioners can test with all the modern > means. I am happy to know about genuine concerns for health > on the part of Shrikant Barve. > Regards. > Fr.Ivo >
