Do homeopathic remedies have toxic side-effects?
Dangerous side-effects are unknown. Homeopathic remedies contain predominantly energy. Very little, if any, of the original physical substance remains due to the process of potentisation. So you cannot over-dose with a homeopathic remedy. In fact, homeopathic remedies are the most gentle medicine known. Even if a small child takes a whole box of remedies it won’t get seriously ill. However, over a period of time the child’s mood could be altered slightly or it could be sensitive or a little weaker. The amount of remedies could influence the child’s constitution temporarily, but the child’s own vital force will correct this influence quickly. If a patient receives the wrong remedy for a long time, he could start ‘proving’ it. He could develop the symptoms the remedy was meant to cure. If he stops the remedy, those symptoms would subside again. However, if after taking a remedy old symptoms return, or the symptoms the remedy was meant to cure get a little worse initially, this is a good