COVID-19 and Homeopathy

The COVID-19 crisis has become a global scourge and it continues its rampage in India. There are many systems of medicine in India at play and to tackle the COVID-19 virus, bringing in physicians from all the systems of medicine to address the problem will help in checkmating this virus more effectively. Homeopathy is one such system of medicine which treats a person holistically. In the wake of this pandemic, homeopathic medicines have been widely distributed in many states in India by government as well as private agencies. A large corporate group based in Pune has been distributing homeopathic medicines through their homeopathic medical center to their employees as well as to the general public. Many questions are being asked on the effectiveness of these medicines, its administration, side effects, whether diabetics can take them and so on. This write-up seeks to address some of these queries and apprehensions.