Homeopathy Is a Bitter Sugar Pill

Andy · Nov 24, 2017

My biggest concern with homeopathy is the labeling. I’m a scientist and science writer who wants consumers to understand what they’re buying, but what do any of these homeopathy labels mean? “200C.” “10x.” “3C.” “Humulus lupulus.” “Arsenicum alb.” “Natrum Muriaticum.” What language are they even written in? Why do natural health advocates demand that products with GMOs be labeled but ignore that homeopathic products are labeled in another language and without clear denotations of the quantities of active ingredients? If you want further proof that this is true, pick up any homeopathic medication and try to decipher how many grams there are of just one active ingredient. Odds are that you will not be able to conjure a clear answer by simply reading the label. Furthermore, in most cases, there probably isn’t much more than sugar in your pill.

There’s one exception to the rule that homeopathic products are basically sugar and water. Many of them list alcohol as an “inactive” ingredient. Because labeling laws on homeopathy are so different from regulations on real medicine with proven ingredients, the only actual drug in a bottle of homeopathic medicine—ethanol, the same active ingredient in vodka—doesn’t have to be listed as a drug. This is not an isolated case.
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adreno · Nov 24, 2017

Nooooooooooooo! Homopathy works!!!

Alvin · Nov 25, 2017

Its got so many layers of snake oil they can't even keep them straight.

Esther12 · Nov 25, 2017

Still... it's likely to be less harmful than a lot of other speculative treatments with no evidence of efficacy that are promoted to people.

Valentijn · Nov 25, 2017

Esther12 said: ↑

Still... it's likely to be less harmful than a lot of other speculative treatments with no evidence of efficacy that are promoted to people.
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Only if assuming that the lack of an effective treatment itself won't be incredibly harmful.

TiredSam · Nov 25, 2017

Girl takes constipation remedy and gets shit-faced.

I thought my Friday evenings were bad.

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