Homeopathy is a way of treating an illness in which the patient  is given very small amounts of a drug that produces signs of the illness in healthy people.

1. HOMEOPATHY
AND ITS COMMON
METHOD TO PREPARE
Ravindra Kr. Kachhap Oraon
B.Sc(H) Biotechnology, 1st Year
UCALS
Uttaranchal University

2. Homeopathy is a way of treating
an illness in which the patient is given
very small amounts of a drug that
produces signs of the illness in healthy
people.
 Homeopathic medicine work on the
basis of symptoms.
Developed in the 1800s by German
physicist and doctor Samuel Hahnemann.
HOMEOPATHY
SAMUEL HAHNEMANN

3.  Animal Kingdom
 Plant Kingdom
 Mineral Kingdom
 Organisms
 Hormones And
Healthy Tissues
Homeopathic Medicines Are Prepared From 5 Major Sources :-
Sources

4. Animal Kingdom
Some of the homeopathic
medicines are derived from certain
animal products, which are
obtained without killing animals.
Animal products, such as snake
poison, spider poison, etc., are used
in extremely minute doses to
prepare homeopathic medicines.

5. Lachesis
Common Name : Bushmaster Snake
Zoological Name : Lachesis Muta
Mainly it is found in Tropical & Sub-
tropical countries of South America.
Its size is 10ft long, teeth size is 1 inch long
and fangs size is 1inch.
It is most dangerous snake of world.
 Parts used and Extraction :- Venom
 Remedy Preparation :- Diluted in alcohol to obtain Mother Tincture.
 Use for Treatment of :- Cardiac disorders , Nosebleeds , Blood
Circulation , Menopause , Painful Periods , Influenza ….Etc.
 Potency : All potencies 6C to CM.

6. Sepia
Common Name :- Cuttlefish Ink
Zoological Name : - Sepia Officinalis
 Originally caught in Mediterranean Sea,
and also found in Australia & Newzerland.
 It is related to the group of Sepiida
family.
 It has dark brown in color.
 Parts used :- The Ink is collected from sepia & dried.
 Preparation: Dried cuttlefish ink is triturated with lactose sugar to make Mother
Tincture.
 Use for Treatment Of : - Hormonal Imbalance , Fatigue , Circulartory disorders,
Nausea , Labor Pain.
Potency: All potencies 6C to CM.

7. Plant Kingdom
About 60% of the homeopathic
medicines are prepared from
one or more parts of plants or
some parts of it, such as leaves,
roots, flowers, seeds, and
berries, may be used in the
preparation of the medicines.

8. CALENDULA
Common Name : Pot Marigold
Botanical Name : Calendula Officinalis
Native to South Europe and Mediterranean
countries of North Africa.
80 cm tall in height , erect stem.
Flower :- Yellow Color
Parts Used : Flowers and Leaves are used, harvested in the
flowering season.
 Method of Prepration: Chopped and steeped in alcohol to
obtain Mother ticture.
 Used for treatment of : Healing of wounds.
Potency : tincture,3c,6c

9. Ocimum Sanctum
Common Name : Tulasi
Botanical Name : Ocimum Sanctum
Known as holy plant.
Erect, much branched sub-shrub 30 cm
tall with simple opposite green or purple
leaves that are strongly scented and having
stems.
Parts used : Whole plant is used.
Method of prepration : Simple combination of Ocimum
Sanctum extract with a specific amount of alcohol.
Used fot treatment of : It clears the mind, stabilizes the
blood sugar level and sooths the chest conditions.

10. BELLADONA
Plant grows in chalky soil, woods and
wasteland and also cultivated in Kashmir and
Shimla.
Can grow upto 5 feet.
Has purple flower and dark , inky berries that
are slightly sweet.
Belladona is very toxic, eating small quantity
of its leaves or berries can fatal to humans.
Touching the leaves can cause irritation of
skin.
Common Name : Dedly nightshade,
Black jerry, Devill’s herb.
Botanical Name: Atropa Belladona
Parts used: All of the plant is used, harvesting in
the flowering season.
Method of prepration: Chopped and steeped in
alcohol to obtain Mother Tincture.
Used for treatment of : Fever,ChickenPox,
Measles,Mumps,Headache,Menstrual Pain.
 Potency : All potencies 6C to CM.

11. Thuja Occidentalis
Common Name : Yellow cedar,Tree of life
Botanical Name: Thuja Occidentalis
 Thuja prefer swamp and other wetlands
and is native to Canada and the eastern U.S.
Now widely cultivated as an ornamental
tree.
Parts used: Fresh leaves and small twigs of
young plants.
Method of Preparation: Chopped and
steeped in alcohol and filtered to obtain Mother
Tincture.
Used for treatment of : Urinary tract
infection, Veginal warts , Menstrual
Pains,Headache(Nervous headache), Asthma.
Potency: All potencies 6C to CM

12. Aegle Folia & Aegle Marmelos
Common Name: Bel
Botanical Name: Aegle Marmelos
Found in areas like
Himalayas,UttarPradesh,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Uttaran
chal,Jharkhand,M.P.,the Deccan Plateau and along
the East coast.
It is slow growing sharp tree and medium in
sizes,about 12 meter in height with short trunk.
Has straight sharp axillaries thorns about 2.5 cm.
Parts Used: Aegle folia from leaves and Aegle Marmelos from pulp of the fruits.
Used for treatment of:1) Aegle Marmelos is used to treat Chronic dysentery
diarrhoea,etc.
2) Aegle folia is found to be effective in gastrointestinal affections such as
dysentery,Colic Pain,indigestion,piles.

13. Approximately 20% of the homeopathic medicines are
prepared from minerals, including metals, non-metals,
and their compounds. Some of the medicines prepared
using minerals are Aurum metallicum (gold), Kali Phos
(Kalium Phosphoricum), Phosphoric acid.

14. Aurum Metallica
 Aurum Metallica is an extracted of
pure gold.
 Used or treatment of:
 Depression,
 headache,
 skeletal pain,
 Period Pains,
 Reproductive Tonic.
Potency: all potencies,200K

15. Kali Phos
Common Name: Phosphate of Potash
Mineralogical Name: Potassium Phosphate
Extraction: Potassium Phosphate is not
mined.It is made by combining potassium
carbonate with a dilution of phosphoric acid.
 Remedy Prepration: Trituration
with lactose sugar to obtain Mother Tincture.
Used for treatment of :
 Backache,
 Vaginal discharge,
 Insomnia,
 indigestion…..etc.
 Potency: 6X

16. Organisms
Similar to vaccine,medicines are prepared from
virus,bacteris,fungi,etc.
Bacteria,Virus,etc are in use as medicines in Homeopathy
long before the birth of bacteriology and Vaccines.
They are used as broadspectrum medicines.
 NOSODE – Homeopathic remedies that are made from diseased tissues are termed
‘nosodes’. An example is Tuberculinum,, which is made from a minute sample of
tissue affected with the tubercular bacteria.
SARCODE – A sarcode is a homeopathic remedy made from a minute portion of
tissue taken from a healthy organ.

17. Mycobacterium tub.
 For the treatment of:
Infections
Allergies,etc
Diptheria Organisms
Used for treatment of:
Frequent throat infections.

18. Gonorrhea Organism
 Used for treatment of:
Arthritis,
Infections,
Asthma,…….etc.
Syphilis Organism
Used for treatment of:
Nerological,
Psychological diseases,etc.

19. Hormones And Healthy tissues
For Hormonal imbalance
CORTISONE
 Healthy human/animal tissues and secretions are also used to prepare homeopathic
medicines. Examples of such medicines are Cortisone and Adreanline.

20. Emotional
disorders
Adrenaline

21. For the treatment of hormonal and Metabolic disorders.
Thyroid & Parathyroid Hormones

22. Methods of prepration
Selection of raw materials.
Tituration of raw material if insoluble in water or
alcohol (Grinding with mortar and pestle).
Preparation of liquid potencies by dilution and
succussion.
Medication of blank pellets with liquid potencies.
Drying of medicated pellets.
Packaging of medicated pellets in vials for use by
homeopathic doctors for their patients, and by individuals
for themselves and their families.

23. Some important methods to be noticed while preparing
Homeopathic medicines are:
 Usually distilled water or ethyl alcohol is used.
From internet sources
Trituration : It’s the process of
reducing the particle size of a
substance by using mortar and pestel.
Potentisation : It’s a process in which
substance is diluted with alcoho or
distilled water.

24. Roman
Numeral
Notation
Dilution Rate Example
X
1:10, or the number of times a solution is diluted
with nine parts dilutant*
6x: The substance was diluted with
nine parts dilutant and repeated six
times.
C
1:100, or the number of times a solution is diluted
with 99 parts dilutant
30c: The substance was diluted with
99 parts dilutant and repeated 30
times.
m
1:1,000, or the number of times a solution is
diluted with 999 parts dilutant
30m: The substance was diluted
with 999 parts dilutant and repeated
30 times.
lm
1:50,000, or the number of times a solution is
diluted with 49,999 parts dilutant
9lm: The substance was diluted with
49,999 parts dilutant and repeated
nine times.
Chart To Understanding homeopathic dosages

25. Some facts to know about homeopathic medicines.
Q: Do Homeopathic Remedies Contain Alcohol?
 Yes because alcohol is used as a stabiliser and preservative in the manufacturing
process of liquid homeopathic remedies.
Q.Which alcoho is used for makink of homeopathic medicines?
 Ethyl alcoho is used.
Q. What called Mother tincture in homeopathy?
Mother tincture is a homeopathic drug preparation, in which the fresh plant is
extracted with a suitable liquid, usually alcohol ( ethanol) at a certain concentration.
Q. How Does It Work?
 Basic belief behind homeopathy is that “like cures like.” In other words, on the basis
of symptoms.
Q. Is homeopathy safe?
 Safe and effective : perfectly safe because homeopathic medicines are made from a
very small amount of the active ingredient.
 Gentle and non-addictive : Homeopathic medicines are non-addictive and have no
dangerous side-effects.It is safe to use for babies, children and pregnant or breastfeeding
women, who are under the supervision of a homeopathic doctor.