Evidence Homeopathy Works

Leaving aside criticisms which are biased and prejudiced rather than objective and scientific, and ‘philosophical’ rather than rational, the answer is simple and obvious: Homeopathy works.

Prof. Umberto Cornelli, Professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Treatment, Loyola University Medical School, Chicago

The proof of the dessert is in the tasting – once you’ve experienced a beneficial response, you know homeopathy can help.  And it’s good to know the evidence reinforces that.

Research

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Lots of positively conclusive research has been undertaken. The sheer volume is beyond the scope of this site, as is constantly updating these pages with new research.  (I’d rather spend my time helping you experience a beneficial response from homeopathy yourself – that’s the best evidence!)

If you’re itching to know more though, try the 2012 Swiss Health Technology Assessment or the 2007 summary document “An Overview of Positive Homeopathy Research and Surveys” from the European Network of Homeopathy Researchers.

There are several different methods by which researchers test effectiveness, each with its limitations and advantages (as with all research).  Methodologies include basic laboratory science, randomly controlled trials (RCTs) and clinical observations.

A beeI’ll leave you with something to ponder. Science, that most respected of academic disciplines, was born of our thirst for unravelling the mysteries of the world – which must exist before scientists can find the proof.

Homeopathy is one such mystery.  More research is needed to straddle the gap between proving that and proving how it works.  New theories in e.g. quantum physics are beginning to shed light on this, but in the meantime we can’t dismiss its efficacy simply because we don’t yet understand it fully.  Especially when we know it’s safe, gentle and beneficial to so many.  That’s irrational.

We didn’t deny bees could fly before Science agreed – which was as recently as 2005!

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have finally solved the riddle of how honey bees manage to fly. French entomologist August Magnan wrote in the introduction of his book Le Vol Des Insects published in 1934 that it was aerodynamically impossible for a honey bee to fly. The incident passed into urban legend and is commonly used by creationists to point out the deficiencies of science in explaining the natural world.

Iain Thomson, scientific editor, vnunet.com (Netherlands), in January 2006

We can’t deny communication’s going on just because we don’t speak the language…