Arnica tablets

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Having been recommended these by a friend, I tried to buy some in Boots yesterday and was faced with two different strengths, 6c and 30c. These seem quite a difference so I asked the pharmacist who said that they are not permitted to advise on the use of homeopathis remedies. Helpful.

Soooo, which should I get?

Bumping for you, As I want to know too!

Either as neither contains any actual Arnica.

Homeopaths believe that diluting something more makes it more effective - i.e. the opposite to "convention". 30C is more dilute, but according to homeopathy, that makes it "better".

Each "C" means it has been diluted by a factor of 100 that many times - e.g. for 6C, a homeopath takes the original solution, dilutes it in 100 parts water, then takes the new solution, dilutes it in 100 parts water and so on till that's been done 6 times.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

Both 6C and 30C preparations will be so dilute that they are unlikely to contain a single molecule of Arnica. Which is good as Arnica is toxic to ingest and should only be used topically.

Many people believe in homeopathy and it may help you utilise the placebo effect (very very little evidence that homeopathy works as anything other than a placebo). But do understand that what you are paying for is very expensive sugar pills.

I've found arnica cream very good for topical applications for bruising, but agree with japhrimel... homeopathic tablets are utterly useless

Okay that's really useful! Thank you x

Np.

I have no issues with people using homeopathy when they believe in it (as long as they pay for it!), but I have a real issue with how homeopathy is pushed to pg women without ever a good explanation of what homeopathy actually is. So many women spend so much money on those kits without ever realising that none of it contains the active ingredients that are on the name labels.

I've always had my doubts about homeopathy anyway. My best friend's mum is a homeopath and she obviously swears by all of her remedies - I might be tempted to listen if she wasn't the illest person I know! :)

My logical side agrees that it's all mumbo jumbo, but....I did use arnica tablets after labour and honestly didn't have any after pains or tenderness post-labour, despite having stitches.

Maybe I was just lucky but I felt fine apart from the tiredness.

Firstly, put a complaint in about that Boots Pharmacist, they absolutely are trained by Boots to give that advice.

The different strengths are for short or long term use ( for the life of me can't remember which way round it is). I used them, can't possibly prove they worked but for c.5 quid why the heck wouldn't you take them!

Huh, well they should also tell you that they contain zero active ingredients and there is little to no evidence they work as more than placebo.

Homeopathy is the biggest pile of poo since organised religion.

Arnica however is v effective. Good luck :)

I.used the 30s after birth and was not sore after a week and totally healed after 2 and that was forceps and stitches

Maybe it's all a load of crap but tbh I don't really mind! I took the 30c ones for 2 weeks before having my DS. I only had a graze but it genuinely was not sore of stingy even when weeing and I didn't feel sore or achey down below after, I felt really well. Of course, if may be the fact that im still quite young (23) and in not bad all round nick, but if you want to give it a bash I would go for it. If it's a placebo, it's a good one!

The placebo effect can be very powerful. Nothing wrong with that.