What is Eczema Homeopathy?

Eczema homeopathy is one of the many options of holistic treatments available to eczema sufferers. But don’t confuse homeopathy with other eczema holistic practices such as herbalism, which uses medicinal herbs as the method for healing the body. Neither is eczema homeopathy any of the other naturopathic treatments including massage, acupuncture, light therapy, aromatherapy, and dietary advice. So what exactly is homeopathy and how does it work?

The premise behind homeopathy is to balance the body as a whole. Homeopathy does not try to reduce symptoms; instead the focus is on treating the body as a whole single entity to encourage its natural healing powers. Because of this school of thought, homeopathy does not attempt to remedy eczema by using creams, ointments or other medications. The homeopathic healing approach is fundamentally built on three principles:

• Like cures like. The same substances that create certain symptoms and maladies when taken in large doses are used to treat those very same symptoms when given in small amounts.
• Minimal dose. When a substance is dilute to a trace amount, the healing properties are enhanced and the undesirable side effects disappear. A homeopathic remedy is normally diluted one part of the remedy to around 1,000,000,000,000 parts of water.
• Single remedy. Only a single remedy is taken for all symptoms, no matter how many symptoms are present.

Any homeopathic eczema treatment is tailored to the needs of an individual, and a remedy is prescribed depending on a number of factors. For example, an initial homeopathic consultation with a practitioner will be to learn more about you as an individual rather than the physical symptoms. A homeopath’s assessment is based on the patient’s mental, physical and emotional states, past health history, family health history, the local pattern of eczema, factors that aggravate and relieve eczema, and any general observations of well-being.

Even though an eczema homeopathic medicine is diluted to prevent side effects, it is not unusual for a patient’s condition to actually get worse during the beginning stages of treatment.