The Mighty Thor
25th October 2003, 09:30 PM
Why do homeopathic 'medicines' smell?
Some years ago I went to a famous, well-recommended (and very wealthy) homeopath. I was given a little bottle of Loranthus, derived from mistletoe, I was told. Three drops of this was to be added to a small glass of water and sipped at bedtime.
I must admit, it had a very 'medicinal' smell, and tasted quite nice.
But if these remedies are diluted to the extent they are supposed to be, I wonder why they smell?
I've tried more than one remedy in my desperate days, and they all had different aromas.
malc
Some years ago I went to a famous, well-recommended (and very wealthy) homeopath. I was given a little bottle of Loranthus, derived from mistletoe, I was told. Three drops of this was to be added to a small glass of water and sipped at bedtime.
I must admit, it had a very 'medicinal' smell, and tasted quite nice.
But if these remedies are diluted to the extent they are supposed to be, I wonder why they smell?
I've tried more than one remedy in my desperate days, and they all had different aromas.
malc