How are homeopathic medicines made?...

Homeopathic medicines are made from plants, minerals or natural substances. After undergoing identification and quality control procedures, these substances, or strains, are diluted using processes specific to homoeopathy.

They are repeatedly and systematically diluted. A few scales are used to indicate the dilution levels; these are the two most common scales:

  • The C scale means that each dilution is 100 times more diluted than the previous one: 1C is 100 times more diluted than the strain, 2C is 100 times more diluted than 1C, 3C is 100 times more diluted than 2C, etc. A vigourous agitation (succussion) occurs after each dilution. In the U.S., the most common dilutions are 6C, 9C, 12C and 30C.

  • The X scale means that each dilution is 10 times more diluted than the previous one.

After the medicated solution is prepared, it is infused into pellets, tablets, syrups, gels, ointments, eye drops, suppositories or other forms.

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