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How to Choose the Right Homeopathic Remedy, Potency, and Dosage

If you feel bamboozled by homeopathy, you're not alone! It can feel a bit daunting to learn and understand a new system of medicine with big fancy names, varying potencies and dosages. The good news is that once you've wrapped your head around these homeopathic basics, it's actually relatively simple. 

Remedy choice, potency selection, and dosing frequency are the holy trinity of homeopathy. Get those right, and you’ll see results. Get them wrong and you'll be wondering if homeopathy really works. 

I've put together this simple guide so you can feel confident next time you reach for your kit. 


Homeopathic Remedy Selection: Match the picture, not the diagnosis

The first rule of home prescribing is not to name the illness but to look at the symptom picture. 

We don't just have a 39 degree fever and treat it. We analyse whether it was sudden & intense or slow and heavy. Is that headache better with pressure, worse with light or throbbing like a drum. 

The emotional picture of the person we are treating often tells us a lot! Is the pain angry or sookie and sad?

To choose the right remedy, we need to look at the whole physical, emotional and mental state of the person (animal or plant) we are treating. 

 

Potency Selection: More isn't more in homeopathy

Ok, this is a common area that people get tangled up! Unlike mainstream medicine or even herbal medicine, stronger remedies do not mean bigger or faster results. 

Here's a VERY general guide to how I think about this: 

Physical realm:

  • 6C - Gentle, great for very sensitive people, children or situations that need a softer nudge.
  • 30C - this is the go-to potency for most first aid and acute situations which is why it's a standard in all of our kits. Most of the time, this is what a home prescriber needs and what I would recommend most people purchase. 

Emotional realm:

  • 200c - steps things up a little. It supports the physical but also beings to address the emotional layer (grief, shock or trauma) stored in the body
  • 1M - Deeper long-standing emotional patterns

 

Dosage: How often do we dose homeopathic remedies?

How often you give a remedy is almost more important than the potency you choose!

Our goal in homeopathy is to stimulate the body's natural healing mechanisms, not rely on it to suppress symptoms or do the heavy lifting for us. It's a bit like nudging a swing. We need to find the right remedy to get the swing moving but once it's going, our body knows what to do and should be able to take it from there.

In acute or first-aid situations:

  • Give 30c frequently at the start (even every 10–15 minutes if the situation is intense).

  • Once you see improvement (usually after 3–4 doses), start space the doses out.

  • If there’s no change after 5 doses, stop and rethink your remedy choice.


Match the energy of the situation with the frequency of the dose:

  • A slow, heavy picture (like Gelsemium flu) → a few doses spread throughout the day is enough.

  • A sudden, intense picture (like Aconite after shock or exposure to cold wind) → you might give a dose every 10 minutes at first, then ease back to hourly.

 

Putting it all together

At the end of the day, homeopathy doesn’t have to feel complicated. Think of it like this:

  1. Choose the right remedy by matching the picture of the symptoms — not just the name of the illness.

  2. Select the right potency for the situation:

    • 6c for gentler support or when frequent repetition is needed.

    • 30c as your go-to for most acute and first aid needs.

    • 200c when the physical and emotional overlap.

    • 1M for those deeper, long-standing patterns (usually with practitioner guidance).

  3. Get the dosing right. Frequency matters more than potency in many first-aid situations. Start with more frequent doses in acute cases, then back off as improvement shows. And always stop once symptoms resolve.

Here’s the big takeaway: Homeopathy isn’t about “stronger.” It’s about smarter. Match the remedy and potency to the person and situation in front of you, and you’ll see results.

So, the next time you’re staring at your kit, second-guessing yourself, remember:

  • 30c is your reliable all-rounder.

  • Repetition beats escalation.

  • And when in doubt, keep it simple.

Trust the process, trust the remedies, and most of all trust your ability to observe and respond. That’s the real power of homeopathy.

Learn more about homeopathy

I'm often asked how to learn more about homeopathy, here's some places to start: 

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