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Homeopathy may be the most controversial, but also the most popular alternative medicine.

While some argue against it, others swear by its great power and effectiveness.

How does homeopathy work?

How did it become what it is today, and what can modern medicine learn from it? Как он стал таким, какой он есть сегодня, и чему современная медицина может извлечь из этого урок?

The first principle of homeopathy is "like cures like." Le premier principe de l'homéopathie est "ce qui se ressemble s'assemble".

Remedies use ingredients that cause the symptoms you want to cure.

In practice that means that remedies against fever could for example be made from belladonna, which also causes fever. En la práctica, esto significa que los remedios contra la fiebre podrían elaborarse, por ejemplo, a partir de la belladona, que también provoca fiebre. На практике это означает, что средства против лихорадки можно, например, приготовить из красавки, которая также вызывает лихорадку.

A mixture based from bee venom is used to treat itchy swellings, and so on. Una mezcla a base de veneno de abeja se utiliza para tratar hinchazones que pican, etc. Un mélange à base de venin d'abeille est utilisé pour traiter les gonflements qui démangent, etc. Смесь на основе пчелиного яда применяют для лечения зудящих отеков и так далее.

The second principle is the special method of preparation called potentization. El segundo principio es el método especial de preparación denominado potenciación.

The idea is that diluting, and agitating the ingredients activates their curative powers, and enhances their effect. La idea es que diluir y agitar los ingredientes activa sus poderes curativos y potencia su efecto. L'idée est que la dilution et l'agitation des ingrédients activent leurs pouvoirs curatifs et renforcent leur effet.

To do this the ingredient is dissolved in alcohol, or distilled water.

Homeopaths take one part of the solution and mix it with nine parts of water, Les homéopathes prennent une partie de la solution et la mélangent à neuf parties d'eau,

diluting it down to one tenth of its original concentration, and shaking it. en le diluant à un dixième de sa concentration initiale et en l'agitant.

What you have now is a 1X potency, Ce que vous avez maintenant est une puissance de 1X, То, что у вас есть сейчас, - это потенция 1x,

one-part ingredient and nine parts solvent, une partie d'ingrédient et neuf parties de solvant,

named after the Roman numeral X, for 10.

Now, this process is repeated.

Take one part, mix it with nine parts of pure water and shake it vigorously. Now you have 2X.

You do this again and again until you reach the desired grade of potency.

The finished remedy is then taken orally, or sometimes

it's applied as little sugar pellets that are sold as globuli. il est appliqué sous forme de petites boulettes de sucre vendues comme des globules. он применяется в виде маленьких шариков сахара, которые продаются в виде шариков.

A 20X potency, for example, is like dissolving one aspirin pill in the water volume of the whole Atlantic. Une puissance de 20X, par exemple, équivaut à dissoudre un cachet d'aspirine dans le volume d'eau de tout l'Atlantique.

But many are much more extreme, like 30C, for example.

C means that the mixture has one part ingredient and 99 parts water.

So the commonly sold 30C mixture means one part ingredient, and

one million billion billion billion billion billion billion parts of water.

If we wanted a globuli pill with a single atom of the original ingredient,

then our pill would be the diameter of the distance between the Earth and the Sun.

150,000,000 kilometers,

a pill so massive, that it would collapse into a black hole under its own mass.

Because of this, potentization is one of the biggest criticisms of homeopathy.

The extreme dilution is supposed to make the ingredients more potent, Предполагается, что экстремальное разбавление сделает ингредиенты более сильными,

but on a physical level, this doesn't really make sense.

Most homeopathic remedies are diluted so much

that not a single atom of the active ingredient is left in them.

The explanation of why the mixtures still work is that shaking the mixture after every dilution leaves behind a

spirit like essence of the ingredient.

Basically, the idea is that water remembers what was put into it.

But if this were true, then every substance that ever met a drop of water would leave an essence behind Но если бы это было правдой, то каждое вещество, которое когда-либо встречалось с каплей воды, оставило бы после себя сущность.

and lead to unpredictable effects when it was accidentally ingested. и привести к непредсказуемым последствиям при случайном проглатывании.

Think of all the stuff that lives and floats in the oceans. Подумайте обо всем, что живет и плавает в океанах.

Every sip of water would be a supercharged homeopathic cocktail. Chaque gorgée d'eau serait un cocktail homéopathique suralimenté. Каждый глоток воды превращался в гомеопатический коктейль с наддувом.

So, how did homeopathy become the most successful alternative medicine?

In the 18th century, medicine was very different from today.

Treatments like blood letting left the patient worse off than before. Tratamientos como la sangría dejaban al paciente peor que antes. Les traitements tels que les saignées ont laissé le patient dans un état pire qu'avant. От таких процедур, как кровопускание, пациенту стало хуже, чем раньше.

So German physician Samuel Hahnemann wanted a non invasive, natural way of healing and developed homeopathy.

And in fact, homeopathic hospitals were soon successful because doing no harm beats doing harm.

Hahnemann imposed very strict rules on his patients.

First you had to avoid coffee, tea, alcohol, spicy food, sweet food. No old cheese, no onions, no meat.

No clothes made from sheep's wool, but also no sedentary work, no sitting inside in stuffy air, no warm rooms, no riding horses, Nada de ropa hecha con lana de oveja, pero tampoco de trabajo sedentario, nada de sentarse dentro con aire viciado, nada de habitaciones calientes, nada de montar a caballo,

no napping, no playing games, pas de sieste, pas de jeux,

no masturbation, and of course, no reading p***agraphic texts, and many more. no masturbarse, y por supuesto, no leer textos p*ágrafos, y muchos más. pas de masturbation, et bien sûr, pas de lecture de textes p*agraphiques, et bien d'autres choses encore.

Then and only then would his remedies work, according to the inventor of homeopathy. Entonces y sólo entonces funcionarían sus remedios, según el inventor de la homeopatía.

Of course all of these instructions are ignored and not talked about today. Por supuesto, hoy en día se hace caso omiso de todas estas instrucciones y no se habla de ellas.

Medicine has changed a lot in the last 150 years.

Never before in human history have we enjoyed a comparable level of health.

Never have we lived as long, and this is largely due to the new tools we've developed.

Modern diagnostics, double blinded studies, and scientific evaluation to check and prove which stuff works. Diagnósticos modernos, estudios doble ciego y evaluación científica para comprobar y probar qué cosas funcionan. Des diagnostics modernes, des études en double aveugle et des évaluations scientifiques pour vérifier et prouver l'efficacité des produits.

Thanks to these tools after countless studies and reviews,

we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that homeopathy does not have any effect beyond placebo. nous savons sans l'ombre d'un doute que l'homéopathie n'a pas d'autre effet que celui d'un placebo.

But, even so who cares why it works if it helps people? Mais, même dans ce cas, qui se soucie de savoir pourquoi cela fonctionne si cela aide les gens ?

Maybe you tried it and felt better,

or you know someone that got over a horrible disease while using homeopathic remedies, или вы знаете кого-то, кто переболел ужасной болезнью при использовании гомеопатических средств,

and there are plenty of reports of it working for children and animals.

What do we make of these experiences?

The Placebo Effect is very real and not imaginary.

No matter how smart you are you're not immune to it.

If people believe that something will help them feel better, their trust alone has the desired effect.

And, it's been proven that the Placebo Effect can be transferred.

Children and animals rely on their parents, or keepers and are in tune to their emotions. Les enfants et les animaux se fient à leurs parents ou à leurs gardiens et sont à l'écoute de leurs émotions.

If a parent has a lot of trust in a treatment and eases up, this can help a child relax and help relieve symptoms. Если родитель очень доверяет лечению и облегчает его, это может помочь ребенку расслабиться и облегчить симптомы.

This could also be observed with animals who react strongly to the body language cues of the people caring for them. Esto también podría observarse con los animales, que reaccionan con fuerza a las señales del lenguaje corporal de las personas que los cuidan. Ce phénomène peut également être observé chez les animaux qui réagissent fortement au langage corporel des personnes qui s'occupent d'eux.

But the most powerful tool of homeopathy is time, Mais l'outil le plus puissant de l'homéopathie est le temps,

our bodies are survival machines.

Infections pass on their own after a few days. Las infecciones desaparecen por sí solas al cabo de unos días. Les infections disparaissent d'elles-mêmes après quelques jours.

But if you take some remedy when you already feel sick and then start getting better, Pero si tomas algún remedio cuando ya te sientes mal y luego empiezas a mejorar,

it feels like it did indeed cure you when actually, it would have happened anyway. parece como si te hubiera curado de verdad, cuando en realidad, habría ocurrido de todos modos. on a l'impression qu'il vous a effectivement guéri alors qu'en réalité, cela se serait produit de toute façon.

The homeopathy industry likes to play the gentle alternative to Big Pharma. L'industrie de l'homéopathie aime jouer le rôle d'alternative douce à Big Pharma.

But, the homeopathic industry is Big Pharma.

Billions of dollars are made with extreme profit margins.

The homeopathy industry has its own lobby organizations, and fights its enemies as hard as it can.

A lot of money is on the line.

Globally, the market is expected to reach over 17 billion by 2024.

Some critics even argue that the homeopathic industry is bad for public health because it creates distrust in proven medicine.

The belief in homeopathy correlates with skepticism about vaccinations. La croyance en l'homéopathie est en corrélation avec le scepticisme à l'égard des vaccinations.

This can discourage people to seek the help they need

when their lives or the lives of their children are on the line.

But there is actually a key to the success of homeopathy that we could and should, copy. Mais il existe en fait une clé du succès de l'homéopathie que nous pourrions et devrions copier.

The first consultation with a homeopath can take hours and is very personal.

For a patient who's already been on a pilgrimage from doctor to doctor,

this level of attention and empathy can make a huge difference to their well being,

even if the conversation was not the point of the therapy.

Modern medicine is efficient. It saves millions of lives each year.

But, it's also a strictly organized system. Но это также и строго организованная система.

Tight budgets force doctors and nurses to deal with lots of patients.

Consultations need to be time efficient,

diagnoses made quickly treatments fast,

which can leave patients feeling invisible scared, and left behind. из-за чего пациенты могут чувствовать себя невидимыми, напуганными и брошенными.

This is what modern medicine can learn from homeopathy. Это то, чему современная медицина может научиться у гомеопатии.

It meets a human need that has been left unfulfilled. Il répond à un besoin humain qui n'a pas été satisfait. Он удовлетворяет человеческую потребность, которая осталась невыполненной.

We need to make time for the individual again. See people, not numbers.

But as important as empathy is, it's not a substitute for actual treatment.

Faith can move mountains, but sugar water can't cure cancer.

After a short break of a few years, Kurzgesagt is back in German. Après une courte pause de quelques années, Kurzgesagt est de retour en allemand.

Thanks to the support of Funk, we have relaunched the German channel and are beginning to upload a video every 1-2 weeks. Grâce au soutien de Funk, nous avons relancé la chaîne allemande et commençons à mettre en ligne une vidéo toutes les 1 à 2 semaines.

Besides redoing our favorite videos, En plus de refaire nos vidéos préférées,

there'll be a number of videos that will not exist in English for a while. il y aura un certain nombre de vidéos qui n'existeront pas en anglais pendant un certain temps.

Check out the channel here, tell us what you think, and subscribe and watch a few.

If the channel goes well, the German videos might become a regular thing for years, and we might even do more languages.