Homeopathy and Veterinary Practice

Team Pashudhan Praharee

July 28, 2022

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Homeopathy and Veterinary Practice

Dr .V.K.Varun

Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, COVAS, SVPUAT, Meerut, UP-250110

Abstract

Homeopathic medicines are widely used in livestock, especially in order to reduce the use of antibiotics, although it is often seen as controversial. Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle of similar; that is, the symptoms or syndromes that a substance causes experimentally are those that it may resolve in individuals experiencing similar symptoms and syndromes when it is given in specially prepared, exceedingly small doses. Homeopathic medicines are easy to administer and they are economic thus they aids in rural economy by reducing the cost of treatment of their livestock.

Keywords: Homeopathy, livestock, economy.

Introduction

The livestock sector is an important component of a nation’s economy in terms of income, employment, equity, and foreign exchange earnings. In India cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, and poultry are the source of milk, meat, egg, skin and hide etc. Livestock provides livelihood to two-third of the rural community. Therefore livestock diseases are a major threat to sustainable livelihood or rural people. In the current scenario, livestock owners and veterinary practitioners are mainly dependent on allopathic medicine. But in modern era the veterinary practice is inclining toward the other pathies of treatment in which homeopathy plays very important role in treating many complex and non curable diseases. Homeopathic medicines are easy to administer and they are very cost effective.

Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle of similars; that is, the symptoms or syndromes that a substance causes experimentally are those that it may resolve in individuals experiencing similar symptoms and syndromes when it is given in specially prepared, exceedingly small doses. The word “homeopathy” is derived from the Greek words “homios” meaning “similar,” and “pathos” means “disease or suffering.” In practicing homeopathy, the symptoms that an animal exhibits are all-important in choosing the appropriate remedy to stimulate a healing response. Whereas, in conventional medicine, the thinking may assume that symptoms or signs represent the disease itself and need to be controlled or eliminated, in homeopathy, a symptom or sign is seen, not as the disease itself, but as a signal of it. Removing or suppressing a symptom or sign does not necessarily affect or remove the cause of the symptom or sign, in the same way that unplugging a car’s low oil warning light does not resolve the actual problem with the car. Therefore, homeopathy can be looked on as a method of individualizing a medicine for a patient; it is a system of finding a medicine that fits the totality of physical and psychological signs seen in a patient, in order to effect a cure in a deep and lasting way

Homeopathy is a medical philosophy and practice based on the theory that, using the right natural substances, the body can heal itself. Homeopathic remedies are used by more than 200 million people around the globe to treat a wide range of conditions. The underlying principle is that the same substance in a large dose that causes the symptoms in the first place could also cure those symptoms if administered in a small dose. The trick is in getting the symptoms to match the remedy Holistic medicines are derived from entirely natural substances such as minerals, plants and animal matter which stimulate the immune system and promote natural self-healing.

Homeopathic medicines can be used along with allopathic and ayurvedic medicines with least or no side effects. Homeopathy can be used to treat a surprising number of conditions in various animals . It can be used as therapy in trauma and acute injuries; for example, in sprains, concussions, and insect stings. In such cases, the appropriate homeopathic remedy can minimize or eliminate swelling and pain, and shorten recovery time. It also can be used in many types of inflammatory conditions, such as acute and chronic diarrhea, chronic gingivitis, acute and chronic respiratory conditions, and other conditions that may or may not be responsive to conventional therapies. Homeopathy can be used to treat all types of acute and chronic skin conditions, including infections and allergies, and if used appropriately, may even be effective in the treatment of immune-mediated disorders. Although homeopathy may be most effective in the treatment of conditions in which serious pathology has not yet occurred in the patient’s system, it can also be very helpful in the treatment of many chronic conditions, such as arthritis and spondylosis. Homeopathy can also be helpful in palliating discomfort associated with cancer. In large animals, indications are much the same. Homeopathy can deal with many of the acute and chronic medical conditions seen in cattle and horses. It may be a useful therapy in some common conditions, such as downer syndrome in cows, mastitis, and colic in horses. Remedies generally come in the form of tiny tablets or liquid and are designed to be absorbed through the tongue or gums and not put down the throat; since neither tablets nor liquid has much taste, administration is usually quite easy. Homeopathic remedies are very safe to use. Generally, no side effects are observed, if the remedy is used correctly. However, in the hands of persons with little or no knowledge of homeopathy, remedies may be overused or, much more commonly, the wrong remedy is used, and no effect at all will be seen. This obviously does not harm the animals, but it does it no good either and is one of the reasons why, in the recent past, homeopathy was seen as a treatment with little or no effectiveness. In potentially life-threatening conditions, such as epilepsy or bloat, the appropriate therapy can be as effective as conventional medication, but since it is imperative that the correct remedy be chosen and response times be understood, conditions such as these should only be treated under the direct observation of a qualified and experienced homeopath.

Some Veterinary Homeopathic drugs:

1-Tetasule (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

2-Tetasule fibro (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

3-Tetasule fibro gold kit (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

4-Mastitis (PS Vat Pharma)

5-R. Bloatasule (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

6-Mastitis Drop (Dr R P Shukla)

7-Go Heal (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

8-LSD-25 Kit (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

9-Milkogen (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

10-Pyrosule (Goel Vet Pharma Private Limited)

11-Ad-Liv Vet (Adven Pharmaceutical Limited)