- TOUCHING HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Do not touch the Homeopathic Medicine, Do not take on your palm before taking it, as handling of medicine reduces the affectivity/potency of the medicine. It also spoils the medicine by exposing it to unhygienic conditions. Always take the medicine by using the cap of the medicine bottle.
- THE 15 MINUTES RULE
Do not eat or drink anything half an hour before & after taking medicine. That means if you wish to take medicine at 10 ‘O’ Clock then do not consume anything from 9:45 to 10, take the medicine on 10 ‘O’ Clock & then till 10:15 do not come anything. Not even water.
- ADDICTION
Avoid smoking, chew tobacco & drink alcohol while you are taking Homeopathic medicine, as it may have nullifying effect on the medicine.
- COFFEE
A debatable topic when it comes to Homeopathy. With recent research studies it has been explained that if you follow:- not to have anything 15 minutes before & after the medicines, then coffee does no harm even if you are taking Homeopathic medicines. Coffee acts as an antidote for some Homeopathic medicine. That is why your Homeopath will be the right person to guide you on whether coffee can be taken along with the Homeopathic medicines you are taking.
- DIRECTLY ON TONGUE
Most of the Homeopathic medicines are to be taken without water. The pills or powder dose is to be kept on tongue & allowed to dissolve. The mouth should be clean & free from any food smell or other odor.
- AVOID STRONG SMELL
During the course of treatment, one should avoid coming in contact with any strong smelling substance like perfumes & colognes that may sometime antidote the effect of the medicine.
- AVOID OTHER HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Avoid all other homeopathic medicine & formulas, homeopathic, ayurvedic, medicated soaps, medicated toothpaste & biochemic preparation.
- AVOID ANESTHETIC AGENTS
Avoid anesthesia including agents in all forms eg:- menthol, mint tablets like Vicks, chlormints, halls, polo, paan masala, paan paraag, etc
- AVOID COUGH SYRUPS
Avoid all cough syrups & cough suppressants. During the course of medicine.
- NO SKIN OINTMENTS
In case of an eruption, skin rash wound, etc NO SKIN OINTMENT is to be used like Dettol, savlon, soframycin, betnovate, flucort, arnica, calendula prickly heat powder, strong perfumed talc, etc.
