ABOUT HOMEOPATHIC DOSE

How often you give a medicine will depend on the potency you use, the type of illness, and the age of the patient.As a general rule, low potencies of 6x, or 3c, to 12c are used for acute complaints, such as colds, attacks of vomiting, wounds, and so on. Medium potencies of 30c are used in more established conditions such as recurren migraines or entrenched period pain. Higher potencies, of 200c and above, are used in deeper constitutiona treatment, and are best left to experienced prescribers.
A normal dose of any liquid is about 6 drops, usually taken under the tongue, but the remedy can be rubbed intothe chest in cases where opening the mouth is difficult. For frequent dosing, such as with a child at night, put half acapful, or about 20 drops, in I cm of water in a glass, and give by clean eye dropper.Generally, a dose is given every 2-3 hours during the day. It can also be given at night if the patient is awake Tablets are placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve, or can be chewed if preferred. The usual dose is 2tablets for adults, I for children.Pilules are small, round tablets, often used in homeopathic kits
For the low potencies of 6x, or 3-12c, one dose generally can be given every few hours until the patient improvesor until a change occurs.
If there is no change after one or two weeks, especially in acute illnesses, the remedy hasprobably failed and a hew remedy should be chosen. Higher potencies are given less often. As a general rule, the30c potency is given once a day, to adults and children, for several days. It is used most often in longer termdisorders, such as arthritis or constipation, although it is sometimes given once a day for several weeks. Forentrenched conditions, the 200c potency may be given once a week or once a month.
Higher potencies, such asIM, are given about once a month for constitutional problems.
Infants and children respond more quickly to remedies than do adults, although their symptomsare also liable tochange more quickly, so they need to be watched closely. Particularly in infants, the results from a single dose canshow within hourseven minutesso the remedy can sometimes be given less often, such as morning and evening