By Kirsty Richards DipHomNZ
Using Homeopathic remedies is a fairly straight forward process. There are all sorts of theories and "rules" about what you should and shouldn't do, but as a Homeopath for over a decade, and as someone who has used homeopathic remedies for many years prior to that, let me help bust some myths for you and make this process as simple as possible. Read on for Remedy dosing the easy way!
Firstly, size is irrelevant when giving homeopathic remedies. Regardless of whether it's for a newborn baby or a grown adult, a puppy or a fully grown Great Dane - one dose is the same (one or two pellets of a dry remedy, or one or two drops of a liquid remedy).
How often to give the remedy depends on the severity of symptoms.
Acute
For an Acute situation (such as an injury, or sore throat), my general guideline is to give a 30c dose (one or two pellets or one or two drops) every four hours for up to four doses, and if there's no improvement after that time, then change the remedy. It's important to stop taking the remedy once symptoms improve.
If there is a high fever or the Acute is of an urgent nature (such as severe bruising, bleeding etc), you can use a higher potency such as a 200c. The higher potency is matched to the greater need of the patient.
The remedies work with the body, not against it, once the body is showing improvement, there's no need to keep taking the remedy. (Unless the symptoms return).
Chronic
I don't recommend self-treating chronic issues see my blog explaining the difference between Acute and Chronic issues
It's important to store the remedies away from sunlight, away from strong odors, and away from EMF high areas such as near modems, microwaves etc. It's preferable to avoid handling the pillules too much if you can, as the pillules are infused with the remedy and if hands are dirty or have strong soaps, lotions etc on them, it may interfere with the purity of the remedy. But if your hands are clean and you're only touching the remedy briefly, it will still work.
I hope this makes using Homeopathic medicine easier for you, and if you need more one on one support and guidance for you, a family member or a pet, please contact me by clicking on the link below.
How to administer remedies:
Adults:
Wet Dose: 1x spray under the tongue as instructed or 2x drops under the tongue as directed
Dry Dose: Put 1x pillule or tablet under the tongue and let it dissolve or
Wet Dose: Dissolve 1x pillule/tablet in a small glass of water. Stir gently, swallow all the water.
Children & Babies:
Dry Dose: Put 1x pillule or tablet under the tongue and let it dissolve or
Dry Dose Babies: Crush a pillule between two spoons and feed the powder to the baby
Wet Dose Babies: Dissolve 1x pillule/tablet in a small amount of water. Stir gently, take a teaspoonful of the liquid and carefully tip into baby's mouth.
Wet Dose: Dissolve 1x pillule/tablet in a small glass of water. Stir gently, swallow all the water (put in a sippy cup/bottle)
Animals:
Dry dose: With clean hands, put a pellet directly into the animal’s mouth.
Dry dose: With clean hands, put a pellet under the animal's lip.
Wet Dose: Put a pellet in its water bowl (for domestic pets), each time it has a drink it gets a dose. Remove the bowl after each dose.
Wet Dose: Put a pellet in a small spray bottle, fill it up it with water and once the pellet has dissolved, gently spray the animal’s nose.
If you need more guidance, or you're not getting the results you'd expect from home prescribing, please reach out to me. You can book an Acute or Chronic consultation using the button below.
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