Many mothers and pregnant women resort to homeopathic remedies in the treatment of colds. And most often they buy the drug Otsilokoktsinum for children. Reviews about this tool are versatile: some admire its effectiveness, others call it a dummy. Let us consider in more detail what the drug consists of, how it can help in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections, and flu.
Characterization of the drug "Oscillococcinum"
The medicine is produced in white granules. They are in plastic pallets and cardboard boxes with instructions. The composition includes an extract of the liver and heart of Barbarian ducks, as well as additional substances: lactose and sucrose.
The manufacturer did not provide information on overdose, interaction with other drugs, pharmacokinetics. Side effects in the form of allergic reactions from taking granules "Oscilococcinum" are possible. Can this drug be given to children? It is rare when pediatricians prescribe this medicine to a child. Most often, mothers buy it after reading reviews from the forums.
This medication is not cheap (about 300 rubles), but the result from its use is unpredictable. This is due to its homeopathic nature. It is known that the result of taking homeopathic tablets is less noticeable than after the use of chemicals. But at the same time, there are cases when a placebo saved people from incurable diseases.
How to take granules "Oscilococcinum"?
The instructions for use for children and adults prescribe the same treatment, since the dosage is determined not depending on the age or weight of the person (as is the case with conventional chemicals), but on the severity of the disease. This is alarming for many doctors.
Moreover, in television programs on health, Malysheva and Kozlov said that in their studies, this drug was ineffective in the treatment of influenza, acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections, and other colds. At the same time, the French are actively (about 95 years old) treated with granules of the Oscilococcinum remedy.
Instructions for use for children require a dose to be diluted in a small amount of water, and for adults to keep sweet balls under the tongue until completely dissolved. Granules can be taken before meals (for fifteen minutes) or after it (about an hour later) according to the following scheme:
- for the prevention in the seasons of colds weekly once in a single dose;
- with the appearance of colds, 1 dose three times with an interval of 6 hours;
- during the period of illness at a dose twice a day for three days.
Why doctors don’t recognize Ocilococcinum granules as a medicine
Instructions for use for children and adults with a severe degree of the disease say that if, within 24 hours, your health does not improve, but rather worsens, you should consult a doctor. In addition, how can duck liver and heart extract cure flu? Let us turn to medical research.
This drug was created by Joseph Roy in 1919 in order to treat cancer due to bacteria of the oscillococci. He saw such bacteria in the blood of patients with cancer, rheumatism, tuberculosis, influenza, and herpes through an optical microscope. However, apart from Rua, not a single scientist can see these bacteria for 95 years.
After the first failures with a vaccine made on the basis of human blood, the Frenchman created a drug based on duck hearts and liver. He mistakenly called them Barbarian, since in fact they are called musky.
Further, all researchers are tormented by the question of how the drug “Ozilococcinum” cures (the instructions for use for children, infants, adults, the elderly prescribe the same dosage)? Homeopaths respond that improvement comes from the memory of water.
However, this drug is diluted hundreds of times by the method of homeopathic dilution (200SK). This means that during reusable procedures, water can leach test tube material, sugar during grinding can change itself, and no one is safe from dust. Therefore, it is not worth talking about the genetic primary memory and the structure of water .
Therefore, everyone determines for himself whether or not to trust the Oscillococcinum homeopathic remedy. Regardless of the results, it is actively sold in more than 50 countries and is recommended as a prophylactic in the cold season.