What is an aggravation or proving?
A. Unlike drugs prescribed by allopathic physicians which are tested on laboratory animals, homeopathic remedies have been tested or proven on healthy people. A proving occurs when a homeopathic remedy is taken frequently, causing symptoms to develop which are peculiar to each remedy. An aggravation is an accidental proving that sometimes occurs when a patient takes a remedy more often than needed. Symptoms become worse (aggravated), although standard laboratory tests usually do not confirm an actual worsening of the condition. Stopping the remedy or taking an antidote will result in elimination of the symptoms and improvement beyond the pre-treatment condition. With elimination of the remedy, improvement will be noted in 2 to 24 hours.
