Echinacea and antibiotics(was a question for vets)

[Rhonda Bird]

tanya>>>>>

No, they don't cancel each other out. You can use both together quite
happily, but if you had a choice, use Echinacea, or better still the
homeopathic echinacea.

Cheers, Rhonda

[Dave Hartley]

Logically, homeopathic echinacea will have an approximately REVERSE
affect of herbal.

herbal
http://www.smileherb.com/Smilebiz/Herba ... inacea.asp

homeopathic
http://www.homeoint.org/kent/e/echi.htm

Probably the prescribing of homeopathic Rx ought to be based on
symptoms...
Dave Hartley
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Santa Cruz, CA (831)464-8127

[Shannon Nelson]

Hi Dave,

I've had this same thought,
but I think it's logical only at first blush, and not quite the whole
picture... Recall, remedies cure symptoms which could be caused by the
substance *in overdose*. But small material doses have also produced quite
creditable homeopathic cures (e.g. Hahnemann's work before developing
potentization!).

Various remedies have acute prescribing picture which is basically a
sub-group of their herbal prescribing picture -- goldenseal comes to mind,
and I would presume Echinacea also? If prescribing on a general picture,
herbal is probably the better way to go (broader range of action); but if
you have a nice, specific picture which fits the remedy, then you can expect
that the potentized version is likely to give deeper and quicker cure.

Cheers,
Shannon

[Dave Hartley]

Right.
Prescribe on symptoms (homeopathically), *NOT* on
"well, this is good as an herbal treatment, so let's give it potentized"
(which is completely illogical)
Dave Hartley
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Santa Cruz, CA (831)464-8127

[Phosphor]

(which is completely illogical)

this issue is more complex i think. since: material doses can act
energetically. eg: Hn gave drop doses, as did Rademacher and Burnett.

andrew