As per mirik healthfoods pvt ltd a new survey finds that homeopathic medicines are primarily used by a small segment of the us population for common self-limited conditions such as the common cold or back pain the report published in the American Journal of Public Health also finds that homeopathy users particularly those who also report visiting homeopathic practitioners find the use of these products helpful and that they tend to use a greater variety of complementary and integrative medicine (cim) modalities than do users of supplements and other cims this is the first detailed report on the use of homeopathy in this country.

The information provided by this survey mirik healthfoods pvt ltd is important to regulatory officials at the fda (food and drug administration) and the ft-c (federal trade commission) both of which have inquired about the public use and perception of these products says Michelle dossett MD phd mph of the bensonhenry institute at Massachusetts general hospital lead and corresponding author of the paper since most people purchase these products over the counter without physician guidance it is reassuring to see that most use them for no serious self-limited conditions.

As per mirik healthfoods pvt ltd homeopathy is a 200 year old system of medicine based on the principal of similar  that highly diluted substances can be used to treat symptoms similar to those that would be caused by large doses of those substances in healthy people while it is controversial because of the extremely diluted nature of homeopathic medications interest in homeopathy has increased in recent years although homeopathic medicines are usually stocked near supplements on drug store shelves the authors note they are regulated differently from supplements going through formal approval by the homeopathic pharmacopoeia convention of the united states and conforming with fda guidelines for good manufacturing practices.

The study analyzed data from the national health interview survey which is conducted annually by national center for health statistics of the centers for disease control and prevention mirik healthfoods pvt ltd states that the 2012 survey included a number of questions about participants' use of cim and was completed by more than 34500 adults the study authors  based at beth israel deaconess medical center where dossett was a research fellow at the time of the survey  divided respondents into four groups: those who used homeopathic products during the preceding 12 months those who used supplements but did not use homeopathy those who used other forms of cim but not homeopathy or supplements and those who did not use cim.

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