Liquids, Creams, Gels, Pellets, or Tablets

Homeopathic remedies in their final products come in liquids, creams, gels, pellets, or tablet form.   
 
If a remedy is in pellet form, traditionally, we do not touch it because the remedy was sprayed on the outside and it could easily be rubbed off.  If taken in tablet form they can be touched, because the remedy has been impacted into the tablet.  The tablet forms of remedies are usually softer and made of lactose (milk sugar).  Babies and infants seem to do better with the tablets because they usually melt almost immediately.  But, pellets can be crushed or mixed into water and even dissolved into a babies bottle.  (one of my favorite recommendations for parents administering remedies to breast feeding infants is to have Mom take the remedy herself, the effects will come through the breast milk to her nursing infant)
 
Of-course we touch creams or gels they are used for local application on the exterior.  Creams and gels can be in lower potencies usually just a 1X and have crude substance.  They are definitely not recommended for internal use.  Don’t eat them.  Keep creams and gels out of the reach of children.  Although still unlikely to be toxic if eaten it’s best not to take a chance. 
 
Liquids, pellets, and tablets are taken orally, preferably under the tongue.  Remedies are taken with nothing in the mouth so the minute dose has no interference.  Remedies can be taken thirty minutes prior to eating or drinking and thirty minutes or more after eating or drinking.  It is important to wait one hour minimum before or after brushing the teeth.
 
Food does not always antidote remedies but it is better to be safe then sorry especially if someone is in pain.  For use with pets most often the remedies are put into their food, and it seems to work just fine.  Don’t be too rigid with rules.  We’re not always too concerned with antidoting remedies with food if someone is going through an acute discomfort.  Sometimes we just need to get the remedy in, and waiting for food can complicate matters.

Homeopathic Dosing

One of the biggest questions for people when they first start using the remedies is “how much, and how often do we take the remedies?”  When using combination remedies it is recommended to follow the directions written on the bottle.  But, when using single remedies the label directions are written just for legal purposes and will most likely have nothing to do with the situation you are going through. 
 
There is no single rule about homeopathic dosing.    Generally, the amount of pellets or tablets is 4 to 6 at each dosing for adults (just two pellets for infants and small children).  It’s just important to get something in.  The amount of pills usually doesn’t matter.  Whether one pill is taken or the entire bottle at one shot, it basically counts as one dose (some practitioners may disagree with this, at times I may be more sensitive to hypersensitive people and use less pellets).  But, remember there is extremely little or no crude substance to the remedy so increasing the amount of pellets doesn’t usually work, or make sense.  It’s quality of the substance not the substance itself which helps the person stimulate themselves. 
 
What does make a difference is the amount of times the remedy is repeated with time in between (the repetitions).  To increase the effectiveness of a remedy we increase the frequency it is given.  Example:  when my daughter would get a sudden high fever with a flushed red face and be so hot to the touch it was uncomfortable to touch her.  Belladonna would be the remedy that would come to mind.  To help her get the fever down quickly repeating the remedy every 10 to 15 minutes would be a good strategy as well as a luke-warm bath.  As the fever would decrease so would the repetitions.  (By the way high fevers (103 or above) can be life and brain threatening so consult your healthcare practitioner, especially if you can’t get it under control in a short period of time.  One of the biggest problems with fevers is dehydration so if a child refuses to drink, get help.) 
 
Generally, the repetition of the dose depends on the severity of the person’s distress.  The more distressed the person is the more frequent the dose.  As the person feels better, the fewer the doses are repeated.  We try not to interfere with the action of the previous dose if symptoms are improving steadily.  The most important thing to remember is to put some time in between repeating the remedies, and this varies according to the intensity of symptoms or need of the individual. 
 
Within 15 minutes to an hour the remedy above should be helping.  If it isn’t helping then changing the remedy might be a good idea.  Going back to a book and re-looking at all the symptoms (physical and mental) to see what remedy matched the closest.  It is okay to change remedies after giving the remedy time to work.  However if the symptoms are not as distressing then it might take an entire day of steady repetition to see if the remedy was going to help, so waiting might be preferable.  It’s a little confusing in the beginning as to whether or not to change a remedy selected, but with practice it gets a lot easier.  Remember a good book that helps with remedy selection is indispensable.  Selecting an appropriate remedy is a lot more important then how often to give it.
 
Also, please use common sense, don’t let any situation become life or limb threatening.  And, if you don’t know, then get help to be safe.  Emergency medicine is fine to use, as long as you deal with your healing once the emergency is handled.  Emergency medicine is only dangerous when healing is ignored.  If we ignore what got us into an emergency state then we will get into the emergency state again, or worse.  Drugs and surgeries do not promote good health or deal with the cause of a person being weakened.  But, they may save lives. 
 
There is nothing like homeopathic remedies to help us heal when we need it.  Enjoy your adventure in healing!
 
 
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