The remedies that homeopaths prescribe come from many different natural sources. While many are derived from plants, others come from minerals and chemicals, and from animal substances.

Most of our raw materials have been used medicinally for generations and some still form common conventional medicines, such as digitalis, atropine and salicylic acid.

After initial preparation of the raw material in alcohol, the remedies are made by serial dilution and ‘succussion’ (vigorous shaking) in water.

This may be done up to many thousands of times. The liquid dilution is used either as a liquid remedy or is soaked into tablets or granules for easy dispensing.