Are you fully satisfied with the hard tablets?

Most of us use the homeopathic triturations and Biochemic medicines in tablet from. Initially, when I started my practice, I used to get tablets from one of the pioneer institutions in Kolkata (India). Their tablets were very soft and easily dissolving in the mouth, but were not good looking due to easily breaking edges and lack of whiteness. However, the result was excellent with those shapeless tabs. But now the situation is really bad. We are getting the tabs made by some modern companies, which are more harder than the modern medical tablets. I have conducted a study on different trituration products and found that almost all companies are making tabs by adding starch, gum, whiteners etc. Even colored tablets are also available in the market. Why should we imitate Modern medicine by making hard colored tabs? If we keep these hard tabs in the mouth, I am sure, it will take minimum 20 minutes to get dissolved!

As an experiment, I purchased the triturated medicines in powder form and found much better results than the tablets. I feel that the heating of truturated powder in tablet making machine and addition of gum and whiteners, and above all, the hardness of tablet is responsible for the bad results. Some companies are keeping the crystals of silica in each bottle to absorb moisture to prevent the tabs getting damaged, which can also affect the medicine.

It is true that giving the tablet is more convenient for the pharmacists as well as the patients. But the result is more important than anything else, hence we should use the powder in its original form.

[The intention behind this post is not to hurt any pharmacies or agencies, but to emphasize on the necessity to maintain the originality of our medicines]

Dr Muhammed Rafeeque
Family Homoeopathic clinic
Kerala
www.FamilyHomoeopathy.com

Tags: Hard-tablets, tablets, trituration-in-powder-form

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Comment by Dr.Vikas Verma on May 29, 2010 at 1:01am: Hello , Dr. Rafeeque , After Suggestion from you i immediately started using powder instead of tablets and really the results are quicker . Thanks for sharing this .

Comment by Dr Muhammed Rafeeque on May 29, 2010 at 6:52am: Thanks.

Comment by Debby Bruck on June 2, 2010 at 4:22pm: Is it possible to either crush the tablets between two spoons or let dissolve in water to obtain the quicker results?

Comment by Dr Muhammed Rafeeque on June 3, 2010 at 1:19am: Of course, crushing can help. But, it can't remove the gum and whiteners and preservatives added to the tablets. Instead of doing all these, we can take the triturated powder in its original and pure form! Some pharmacies are marketing the powder, but most of us prefer tablets. We Homeopaths speak a lot about quality and purity, but practically, we are not up to the level. We are just trying to imitate the modern medicine.

Comment by dr.sadathsait on June 3, 2010 at 6:14am: dr.rafeeque,i rarely use these tablets.if i have to give placebos i use no.50 or no.60 globules.for example if i have to give 1 dose i give 2 tablets of no.60.if i have to give blank medicines as placebos 2no.50 globules moistened with rectified spirit and repeat as hs,bd,tds etc.triturations r better in pwder than dikets and tablets.thats known fact all things r adulterated now adays.EVEN the quality of medicines is also under qustion

Comment by Dr Ajay Yadav on June 4, 2010 at 6:15am: thats good info rafeeq
thanks for sharing

Comment by Dr Muhammed Rafeeque on June 4, 2010 at 6:48am: Thanks for the response. Hope you will try and feel the difference.

Comment by Dr.S. S. VITHAL on June 4, 2010 at 9:00am: Yes u may be right in biochemic med. But i seldom use these tablets. Will try to diffrentiat by giving to kids.From where one can get real results.
Just one dose of 2or3 globules of right selected similimum is sufficient to arouse cure process.... i feel so.
Dr.S.S.Vithal MD
www.drvithal.com

Comment by HOMEOPATIA SOUZA MARQUES on June 4, 2010 at 9:38am: Many homeopathic physicians in my town indicate drug doses crushed. Example: Cuprum met. 4DH, .. 6DH, Aurum met. 5DH .. (crushed) in doses ready baggies ...
Other doctors prefer the tablets. Manipulate the two modes.

Comment by Dr Muhammed Rafeeque on June 5, 2010 at 12:12am: I think the best way is to give the medicine in pure water. Of course, we can use the tabs to give placebo.

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