does homeopathic medicines contains steroids???

what ?? answer to this question is an obvious NO ,still somehow patients have a misconception about that there are steroids in Homeopathic powders saclac ,i try here to clear this mis conception :

DOES HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES CONTAIN STEROIDS ???


Homeopathic medicines containing steroids is nothing but MYTH & MISCONCEPTION.

Homeopathic medicines when tested may give false positive reaction for steroids because of the presence of LACTOSE POWDER, which is often used as a vehicle for dispensing of Homeopathic medicines.

In fact most milk products including lactose,cane/beet sugar & certain plants derivatives will give false positive test for steroids if the laboratory uses the colorimetric methods.

In this method when a steroid or any reducing sugar is present in the material to be tested, a brilliant blue co loured compound called 'farmazan' is produced as a result of the reaction between the tetrazolium blue salts used in the test & the sample.

Most Homeopaths worldwide use saccharum lactose[ sugar of milk ] as a base to administer the homeopathic remedy or pills that are made of cane sugar or sucrose, a reducing sugar.

Moreover all homeopathic remedies have ethylalcohol as a preserving agent so if drug contains any lactose or sucrose it will impact a strong colour which will give false impression of presence of steroids.

One of the only conclusive methods is the ''UV absorption methods'' using spetrophotometry. The ''LIEBERMANN BUCHARD TEST ''is a specific test to confirm the presence of steroids in Homeopathic Medicines but since it is a very costly test laboratory don't use it.

In fact it is to be admitted that steroids don't cure all ailments but Homeopathic Medicines have succeeded to Harmlessly abolish various diseases without any sideeffects that steroids cause.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES DO NOT CONTAIN ANY STEROIDS IN ANY FORM.

Thanks.

Dr Abhishek Mukherjee
om sai clinic