For hundreds of years, homeopaths have used various remedies to treat patients all around the world. It’s a celebrated natural medicine.
However, when you first start using homeopathic remedies, it can sometimes be hard to wrap your head around the intricacies of dosing.
After all, the idea that the same dose can treat both an adult human and a tiny puppy can be hard to grasp. But it’s true – and it’s one of the reasons homeopathy is so incredible.
That said, it doesn’t actually make understanding dosing any easier. So that’s my goal for today – to share my knowledge about the basics of homeopathic dosing to help you achieve the best results for ultimate energetic healing.
How Homeopathic Remedies are Made
In order to understand homeopathic dosing, it’s important to understand how remedies and the different potencies are made.
To create a homeopathic remedy, one part of the original substance, let’s say Arnica, is mixed with 99 parts of water or alcohol to form a "1C" medicine. This process is repeated a number of times, and that’s how you get different potencies.
For example:
- 30C potency = diluted 30 times
- 200C potency = diluted 200 times
- 1M potency = diluted 1000 times
- 10M potency = diluted 10000 times
Each time the medicine is diluted and shaken, it actually becomes stronger, rather than weaker. Yes, you read that right – more dilutions equals a more potent remedy.
- Potencies of 30C or lower are called low-potency
- Potencies of 200C or higher are called high-potency
A single dose of a high-potency remedy can last for weeks or months, even for years in some cases.
The Basics of Homeopathic Dosing
Here’s what I’ve found works best when it comes to dosing.
Start with an initial loading dose using a 30C potency. Use three or four doses within an hour or two. After these initial doses, you should notice a deep shift. If symptoms stop, stop dosing.
If symptoms are more deep-seated, or longer-lasting (grief is a good example), continue dosing with 30C, three or four times daily for three to five days – but you can continue for longer if necessary.
Then, if you feel you need more help, consider increasing to a 200C potency. You can do an initial loading dose again with this potency (three or four doses, dosing within an hour or two), then two to three times daily.
In some cases, I’ve suggested even higher potencies like 1M or 10M for some remedies – as high as 50M. Use these high potencies if symptoms are acute.
A word about potencies:
- 30C potency works well for general situations.
- 200C or higher will be a better fit in acute situations. The higher vibrational state needs higher potencies.
Final Thoughts
Homeopathy is a powerful medicine that works to heal the whole body, not just individual symptoms.
If you’re just starting out, or you’re still confused about getting the dosage correct, it helps to have someone on your side. Doctor AMara offers individual consultations, online and over the phone, to help you achieve total health and rebalance. If you would like to speak with her, simply fill out a New Client Form and schedule a call to get started. Your body (or your pet) will thank you.