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Remedy buying guide

What is one dose?

One tablet / size 6 pillule = 1 dose
One or two drops of oral liquid remedy = 1 dose
5-10 granules / size 3 pillules = 1 dose
In homeopathy, whatever goes into the mouth at one time = 1 dose

Pills (No 6) (sucrose)

Round sucrose pills 25 per gram (approx), diameter 3.5mm.

Ingredients:
100% sugar beet refined sucrose

Pills (No 3) (sucrose)

Round sucrose pills 120 per gram (approx), diameter 2mm.

Ingredients:
100% sugar beet refined sucrose

Granules (sucrose)

Made from pure sucrose 250 per gramme (approx) diameter 1.5mm. Very small granules often used for babies, small children and animals and are soluble in water.

Ingredients:
100% sugar beet refined sucrose

Tablets (lactose/sucrose)

Made from lactose/sucrose. 9 per gramme (approx) diameter 6.5mm.

Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate 80%
DC sugar (sucrose) 18.9%
Magnesium Stearate 1.1% (acts as a binder, from magnesium and stearate acid) 

Soft Tablets (lactose)

Made from lactose and melt quickly on the tongue. 15 per gramme (approx) diameter 5mm. They are regarded as "gluten free" (less than 20ppm) and suitable for people with coeliac disease. Patients with wheat allergy should NOT take soft tablets.

Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate 96%
Wheat starch 3.5% (refined starch to remove gluten, may still contain 1-2 parts per million of gluten)
Magnesium Stearate 0.5% (acts as a binder, from magnesium and stearate acid)

Large Soft tablets (lactose)

Made from lactose and melt quickly on the tongue. Larger than our standard soft tablets and useful for single dose prescribing. 5 per gramme (approx) diameter 8.5mm. They are regarded as "gluten free" (less than 20ppm) and suitable for people with coeliac disease. Patients with wheat allergy should NOT take soft tablets.

Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate 96%
Wheat starch 3.5% (refined starch to remove gluten, may still contain 1-2 parts per million of gluten)
Magnesium Stearate 0.5% (acts as a binder, from magnesium and stearate acid)

Medicating potency

A high alcohol liquid potency for practitioner use only.

Oral liquid (23% alc.)

A 23% alcohol solution suitable for all potencies.

Oral Liquid Spray (10% alc.)

A 10% alcohol solution suitable for all potencies.

Mother tincture

An alcoholic solution of the raw herbal ingredient. They are usually taken orally as drops in water although some are used for external use only.

Our bottles come in sizes ranging from 5ml up to 1 litre. The bottles up to 100ml come with a dropper lid for ease of use.

LM liquid (10% alc.)

A 10% alcoholic solution for taking LM potencies orally.

LM granules (sucrose)

Very small sucrose granules. 500 granules = 60mg. They are used by practitioners for patients.

Cream (contains almond oil)

5% Mother tincture in Aqueous Cream containing: Almond oil, Purified Water, Emulsifying Wax and Borax Non Scented Suitable as an all round skin cream. Moisturising and absorbing.

Ointment - Beeswax (contains almond oil)

5% Mother Tincture in a non-aqueous oily base containing: Almond Oil and Beeswax. Suitable for raw and sensitive skin conditions.

Ointment - Lanolin (contains almond oil)

5% Mother Tincture in a non-aqueous oily base containing: Almond Oil, Lanolin. Suitable for raw and sensitive skin conditions.

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