While this is not true, there are two common factors that determine speedy recovery.
1) TIME
2) SEVERITY OF DISEASE (SOD)
Homoeopathy acts in infective diarrhea, fevers, urticarial rashes, in acute exacerbations of asthma, to name a few instances. Unfortunately, people go to a homeopath as a last resort and by then the disease would have progressed quite a bit. Severity of disease increases with time.

There is no such diet restriction in homeopathy; however diet may be applicable to the nature of disease you are suffering from. Restrictions always come as general management to particular disease condition. Eg: Avoiding sweets in diabetes and
avoiding oily and fried food in patients having high cholesterol levels. Avoid strong coffee, balms and smoking.

Homoeopathy is just like any other medical system wherein various conditions from acute to chronic can be treated. You can avoid surgery by taking homeopathic medicines. In short, you can approach a homeopath from ‘C’ to ‘C’ i.e., from Cold toCancer.

Based on the severity and pathological changes, homoeopaths guide the patients whether to take medication or to go for surgery. Every homeopath is well aware of the scope and limitations of his system.

In India, it takes 5 and half years to graduate as a homeopathic doctor. Homoeopathy is recognized by an Act of the Parliament. The syllabus of this course is similar to conventional medicine 1st year- Anatomy, Physiology, Homeopathic Pharmacy, Biochemistry

2nd year- Pathology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Forensic medicine and Toxicology, Org of medicine and Materia Medica
3rd year- Gynecology and Obstetrics, Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology. Org of medicine and Materia medica
4th year- Practice of medicine, Community medicine, Org of medicine, Materia medica and Repertory. In fact, homeopathic doctors study additional subjects related to this system.
* Homeopathic pharmacy
* Materia Medica
* Organon of medicine and Homeopathic philosophy and Psychology
* Repertory
Specialization i.e., MD (Hom) and PhD in Homoeopathy. This is the knowledge every homeopath gains during their study.

Around 60% of patients who approach homoeopathy will be already taking some or other medicines for different ailments like diabetes, hypertension, IHD; so it is not a constraint to use conventional medicines along with homoeopathy. Homeopathy goes hand in hand with other system of medicines like Siddha, Ayurvedic, Unani, Naturopathy, Allopathy. If really there is some interactions, homoeopathic doctor will give the instruction how well the time should be maintained between both medicines.
MYTH-7:

In homoeopathy, there is no place for steroids. Since all the source materials undergo process of potentisation and trituration, there won’t be even a trace of crude metal elements in it. Homoeopathic pharmacies have strict standardization and quality
control systems.

Homoeopathic pills show positive for steroid test because few plant drugs contain active principles where natural steroid content is present, thus this makes the sulphur powder to sink and shows positive reaction for steroids.

In any chronic disease the selection of remedies will be based on the disease
condition and the susceptibility of the patient. So unwanted aggravations will be

avoided. In some cases where the patient approaches homoeopathy after some suppressive treatments, homoeopathic medicines will bring them to the surface before curing it. It is called Homoeopathic aggravation, and it will disappear in the course of treatment.

This is a very wrong idea. Each and every homoeopathic drugs has its wide range of action and application. So just knowing few drugs by its name without knowing its pharmacology will cause unwanted side effects in long duration. So it is always wise to consult a homoeopathy doctor to start with a treatment.

Many scientific clinical trials have proved that homeopathic medicines are far above the placebo effect. The curative effect of homeopathic medicine has been observed in millions of cases with wonderful results, so saying that Homeopathy is placebo is
irrational.

Fact: What seems so is not true. The white pills are only neutral vehicles or carriers of actual medicine that is sprinkled on them. The potent medicine coats the white pills. Different remedies can be prescribed in various potencies to best suit different patients. There are about 3000 medicines and 10 variable potencies (powers of medicines) of each medicine so a minimum of 30,000 various permutation and
combinations can be utilized.

Homeopathy has wonderful remedies to give quick relief in acute conditions like fever, cold and cough, pneumonia, diarrhoea, migraine, injuries, etc. However, it is important to note that you must consult a qualified homeopathic physician to get
correct guidance.

Fact: Surgical treatment of conditions like warts, piles and kidney stones do not guarantee any form of long-lasting recovery, especially if a tendency to develop such conditions is present in the patient. Correct homeopathic treatment can not only take care of the present attack, but will also eliminate the tendency to recurrence.

Homeopathic medicines do not contain glucose (harmful in diabetics). They are made of a complex sugar called lactose. The actual amount of sugar in homeopathic medicines consumed over a period of one week is not more than one teaspoon. And still if the patient disagrees to this, homeopathic medicines can be taken in liquid form which is not sweet. Though, there might be certain food restrictions specific to your disease.

Generally there are no side effects of homoeopathic medicine if prescribed in potencies of 3CH and above. However, some tinctures and triturates in very low potencies like 1x, 2x have some side effects of minor nature.