Epoch Times - Critics of homeopathy claim there’s no real evidence showing it works

May 11, 2026 - Epoch Times

01:20

Critics of homeopathy claim there’s no real evidence showing it works

# swiss government queen elizabeth placebo effect allopathic system animal research homeopathy india king charles medical efficacy meta analyses ministry of health national health systems petri dishes

Critics of homeopathy claim there's no real evidence showing it works, yet the speaker counters with five meta-analyses where four revealed positive results, citing Swiss government validation and India's dedicated Homeopathic Ministry. Highlighting Queen Elizabeth's lifelong physician and King Charles's advocacy, the argument extends to animal and petri dish studies proving efficacy beyond placebo effects. Ultimately, this suggests homeopathy possesses tangible therapeutic value supported by international adoption and rigorous scientific inquiry, challenging the prevailing skepticism regarding its dilution. [Automatically generated summary]
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Five Meta-Analyses on Homeopathy 00:01:20
	But what about studies?
	So, how many studies have there been out there that have, you know, tried to test the effectiveness of homeopathy?
	Yeah.
	So, I'm not the researcher, as I told the National Institute of Health when we met with them, but there have been five meta analyses.
	Four of the five showed very positive results for homeopathy.
	The Swiss government did a big analysis on homeopathy and found it valuable.
	In India, it is so well used that India actually has the Ayurvedic.
	Homeopathic Ministry of Health, specifically for that.
	They have the allopathic, like the conventional one, and they have the homeopathic one.
	So it has been adopted into national health systems.
	In the UK, you know, Queen, how long did she live?
	Well, she had a homeopathic physician her whole life, used homeopathy very heavily.
	Her son, King Charles, you know, is a big proponent of it.
	So there is quite a bit of research out there about homeopathic medicines, and those meta analyses are really great.
	One of the coolest, some of the coolest research that has been done has been done on animals because one of the things people say is it's so dilute, so it has to be a placebo effect.
	Well, then you wouldn't get results in petri dishes and in animals if that was true.
	And they do.
	And you do.
	You do.
	Fascinating.
	Well,

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Five Meta-Analyses on Homeopathy 00:01:20

But what about studies?

So, how many studies have there been out there that have, you know, tried to test the effectiveness of homeopathy?

Yeah.

So, I'm not the researcher, as I told the National Institute of Health when we met with them, but there have been five meta analyses.

Four of the five showed very positive results for homeopathy.

The Swiss government did a big analysis on homeopathy and found it valuable.

In India, it is so well used that India actually has the Ayurvedic.

Homeopathic Ministry of Health, specifically for that.

They have the allopathic, like the conventional one, and they have the homeopathic one.

So it has been adopted into national health systems.

In the UK, you know, Queen, how long did she live?

Well, she had a homeopathic physician her whole life, used homeopathy very heavily.

Her son, King Charles, you know, is a big proponent of it.

So there is quite a bit of research out there about homeopathic medicines, and those meta analyses are really great.

One of the coolest, some of the coolest research that has been done has been done on animals because one of the things people say is it's so dilute, so it has to be a placebo effect.

Well, then you wouldn't get results in petri dishes and in animals if that was true.

And they do.

And you do.

You do.

Fascinating.

Well,