Homeopathic Medicines :The Placebo Effect


Homeopathy
is a pseudoscientific system of alternate medication. Currently we are divided broadly into Allopathic treatment and Homeopathic treatment. 

Allopathy targets the specific part of the body but includes the risk of side effects while as Homeopathy heals the entire body and not just the effected part.  

Does Homeopathy Medicine give a Placebo Effect?

Placebo effect means when someone's health starts improving by taking dummy treatment. Your mind starts thinking that you are healing. 

Modern science has always dismissed Homeopathy and their line of treatment. They feel the sugar pills are just an add-on to the calories. 

Noble prize winner Venkataraman Ramakrishnan had dismissed Homeopathy by calling it  bogus science and a waste of time but if we take a deeper look India has approximately 2.65 lakh registered Homeopathy practitioners.

A trial conducted in 2005 concluded that Homeopathy treatments are just mere dummy pills that give placebo effect as compared to conventional medicines. The authorities doubt the efficiency of Homeopathy Medicines as substances like belladona, arsenic,sepia are diluted with water so do they even hold a single benefit of the herb.

In India the battle is still going on.

 Dr Ramjee Singh president Centre council of Homeopathy on his 3 day national seminar said that instead of focusing on the loopholes of Homeopathy Medicines why can't allopathy doctors find the perfect cure for any ailment. 

Indian has the biggest market of Homeopathy in the world estimated to make Rs1500 crore and this estimate grows 20% yearly. We have 195 Homeopathy colleges 51 Homeopathy universities and 27 state councils  and these train thousands of doctors every year. 

India' Ministry of Ayush claims that Homeopathy is the second most popular treatment after Allopathy. 

There has to be some truth in Homeopathy as this line of treatment has survived since 250 years. People do opt for Homeopathy as this had no side-effects and whether it is a Placebo Effect or a real deal people do feel better. I think we all have the right to choose the best treatment for ourself.

WRITER — SHRUTI 

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