Many skeptics have questioned the legitimacy of homeopathy
since the war between its practice and allopathic treatment has started.
Critics have cited placebo effect for every success story it gains while
triumphing on the complaints thrown at it. While it expands to include other
oriental practices and increases its followers from the royal family of England
to the rich and the famous Hollywood celebrities, its anti-believers painstakingly
call it fraud and publish it on different media forms. The latest lash came
from Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales when he opened a public chat in Quora
making sure that everyone gets the point that he sees homeopathy as “mere scam
and quackery” after rejecting the pleas to change the description of homeopathy
in its Wikipedia page. It seems to be a dim
year for homeopathic practitioners as they see everyone as their enemy. They
even accuse
the Peterson Group, a non-profit organization website claiming neutral
and objective opinions on all Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medical practice
after it
published reviews on the decision of Food and Drugs Administration
(FDA) to rewrite the regulations implemented on the processes of homeopathy in
the United States.
Indeed, it is a very controversial year for homeopathy.
Public support is sliding while its legislative connections seem to be
thinning. Moreover, a lot of its loyal
supporters now think that its theoretical foundation is now logically
inconsistent and self-contradictory to the point of absurdity. Despite the news
only emphasizing doubts from its American followers, it seems that other
countries which adapt western practice and beliefs now have uncertainties of
its effectiveness. The government of Jakarta, Indonesia is even currently
reviewing their own regulation on the practice. If he is still alive today,
what would Samuel Hahnemann still think of the practice?
Critics argue that Hahnemann is aware that his dilutions
are mere product of his imagination and ambition to be world renowned. For
instance, dilutions were extreme.
“Active preparations” were made by repeated tenfold dilutions of the
original extract. Hahnemann was not
bothered by the fact that at these dilutions none of the original substance
remained; he claimed that the power of the curative solution did not come from
the presence of an active ingredient, but from the fact that the original
substance had in some way imprinted itself on the solution.
Until now, the arguments still do not rest but many believe
that homeopathy is already on the losing side.
