My first experience with homopathy

We sure wouldn't want that baby to be having any dangerous placebo effects,
would we?

"Doug" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Baby was crying and acting irritable, and two of her top teeth were just
starting to come out, obviously teething.

My wife didn't know what to do, but she remembered an item in a baby

sample

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bag we got, labelled 'Teething Relief'. So she got it out and asked me
about it. Her English isn't the best (but far better than my Japanese),

so

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she always gets me to read labels and instructions for medicines and other
technical matters. I thought "This is interesting, 'Contains No Asprin or
Paracetomol', I wonder what it's active ingredient is?"

Turning it over, in small writing on the top right hand corner on the

back,

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in a smaller font than the rest were the words 'Homoeopathic Product'.

Now

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I understood.

I then explained to my wife what the 6C and 30C meant in the list of
ingredients. "But that means it's useless!" she exclaimed, "Theres almost
nothing in there." She was, of course, correct.

But not quite, also in the list of ingredients included

'hydroxybenzoates',

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which would simply provide a pleasant smell. The front label said 'ALL
NATURAL' (in caps), so I wonder how they get away with using artificial
'hydroxybenzoates'. Unless they mean that since these can occur

naturally,

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using artificial ones are OK since they are chemically the same.

Baby got breast fed, put to bed, and is now sleeping soundly.
Teathing relief potion is in the bin.

Doug

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We sure wouldn't want that baby to be having any dangerous placebo effects,
would we?

Actually, you'd want to baby to have positve effectives from proven, active,
present ingredients. Beyond that, Gymmie B, you do overlook the dangerously
serious nature of homeopathic dosages. Suppose they used to little and the
baby OD'd?

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"Doug" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Baby was crying and acting irritable, and two of her top teeth were just
starting to come out, obviously teething.

My wife didn't know what to do, but she remembered an item in a baby

sample

Quoted message said:

bag we got, labelled 'Teething Relief'. So she got it out and asked me
about it. Her English isn't the best (but far better than my Japanese),

so

Quoted message said:

she always gets me to read labels and instructions for medicines and other
technical matters. I thought "This is interesting, 'Contains No Asprin or
Paracetomol', I wonder what it's active ingredient is?"

Turning it over, in small writing on the top right hand corner on the

back,

Quoted message said:

in a smaller font than the rest were the words 'Homoeopathic Product'.

Now

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I understood.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Doug said:

Baby was crying and acting irritable, and two of her top teeth were just
starting to come out, obviously teething.

My wife didn't know what to do, but she remembered an item in a baby sample
bag we got, labelled 'Teething Relief'. So she got it out and asked me
about it. Her English isn't the best (but far better than my Japanese), so
she always gets me to read labels and instructions for medicines and other
technical matters. I thought "This is interesting, 'Contains No Asprin or
Paracetomol', I wonder what it's active ingredient is?"

Turning it over, in small writing on the top right hand corner on the back,
in a smaller font than the rest were the words 'Homoeopathic Product'. Now
I understood.

I then explained to my wife what the 6C and 30C meant in the list of
ingredients. "But that means it's useless!" she exclaimed, "Theres almost
nothing in there." She was, of course, correct.

But not quite, also in the list of ingredients included 'hydroxybenzoates',
which would simply provide a pleasant smell. The front label said 'ALL
NATURAL' (in caps), so I wonder how they get away with using artificial
'hydroxybenzoates'. Unless they mean that since these can occur naturally,
using artificial ones are OK since they are chemically the same.

Baby got breast fed, put to bed, and is now sleeping soundly.
Teething relief potion is in the bin.

Good thinking. Beyond that, "homeopathic" is one of those terms that
is so broad as to be almost meaningless without context.

For example, somewhere I have a tube of arnica gel, which is labeled
"homeopathic." The dilution is 1X (i.e. 1-in-10). Well, by a strict
definition, that *is* diluted all right, but it's not as though we're
down to sub-molar concentrations. I don't know if anica is toxic (and
I'm too lazy this afternoon to look it up), but if it is, it's
probably still fairly hazardous even at 1-in-10. Now, if it were a
30C preparation, the toxicity (at least of the arnica; who knows
what's in the gel) wouldn't worry me at all.

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