Some websites Deny Arnica's effectiveness of post surgical treatment. Is it really effective for Episiotomy?

Question

Some websites Deny Arnica's effectiveness of post surgical treatment.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/97580...

http://dermatology.jwatch.org/cgi/conten...

Even the Homeopathy websites which promote this product, warning that, "Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful."

http://abchomeopathy.com/r.php/Arn

Now I want to know, Is this Homeopathic medicine really effective for the treatment of Episiotomy? Have any side affect of it? Have any risk to increase the problem or create new problem instead of healing the problem?

I also want to know that, is Arnica only just a pain killer or antibiotic, or it is for completely healing and cure? Is it only for use to reduce pain after a surgical operation, or can use any time in order to help the entire healing process, although the pain has already reduced?

Answer 1

Homeopathic "medicine" isn't effective for anything.  

Once an episiotomy is repaired, it heals without any further care, as do vaginal tears incurred during childbirth.

Homeopathic "cures" benefit the sellers of those products.  Any medical gain can be explained by the placebo effect, or natural healing processes.

Answer 2

Arnica is a natural drug that can be gotten anywhere in Mexico. Many households have it in the bathroom cupboard.

However, we mostly use it as a cream for the same uses that Americans use the overrated Ben-g*y cream; it's mostly used for contusions and muscle cramps. I use it a lot for myself when I (kinda frequently) hit my knee against a table or something and it really makes the bruise and pain go away faster.

There is also an oral form of the plant that you'll see a lot in Mexico. Basically they dilute the active components of the plant in liquid and put these sugar balls we call "cho-cho's" into the package. You take the oral form along with the cream for more severe muscle bruises. And if you're wondering, the oral form of the drug isn't exactly cheap. It can cost you about 15 dollars which shows how popular the stuff is. It's something that everyone here uses.

If you ever visit Mexico and you're unsatisfied with how crappy Ben-g*y cream is, buy the arnica cream. If you're lucky, you'll be able to get a small bottle of it for just 1 dollar though if you're unlucky you'll get it for 4 dollars. All pharmacies sell it. There's some formulas that mix the cream with snake venom but I've never tried that.

As for more serious diseases, I've never seen arnica to be used for serious stuff; chances are it might only slightly work. But for the minor stuff, arnica is good stuff, I love it.

Answer 3

The website that refers to your wife's situation - or, perhaps for your purpose of research, is http://www.nationalcenterforhomeopathy.o... You're looking for education, so it's important to rely on a dependable resource.

Just as YA is full of Top Contributors who earned their badge not based on professional experience, but uneducated personal opinion negating homeopathy and other viable "energy" medicines - the web is full of individual opinions and experience.

Basically, whether on YA or on the web, you can find the answer you want.

For a person with these problems, being under the care of a certified, professional homeopath is necessary. This situation doesn't qualify in the category of self-help acute care. The remedy is not homeopathy, it's the knowledge and philosophy for understanding why a particular remedy should be given and not another. That's the first step. The hardest part, requiring skill as a classical homeopath, is "case management" - the second and, if necessary, subsequent remedies.

You ask for real experience and authentic data. If you are unable to accept more than 25 years of my experience as a homeopath, I don't know what more to offer. The woman needs to be under the care of a homeopath, based on qualifications set forth by the Council for Homeopathic Certification, the only profession-wide credentialing organization in N. America.

Based on your growing multi-category posts, it is clear that you do not value an opinion based professional homeopathic experience. Still, I offer it to offset uneducated personal opinion when asked in inappropriate categories.