Remedy Preparation

Helios pharmacy was born out of the desire of Homoeopaths to prepare remedies for themselves and to create an original source of remedies from the material substance. This ideal continues and Helios is committed to finding quality remedy sources and preserving the accuracy of its potentisation methods. We are constantly updating our remedy bank in order to eventually have Helios sourced products from the lowest to the highest potency.

Material Sources
The bulk of our mother tinctures are obtained from qualified and reputable Homoeopathic tincture suppliers. The original plants are wild or organically grown and are prepared in tincture form while they are still fresh. The are made according to either the German or French Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeias. Non organic materials (chemicals, minerals, drugs etc) are made from the original substance where possible, which has been certified by the supplier as to its make-up and purity. It is then prepared according to pharmacopoeia instructions.

Potentisation
Our methods of potentisation use trituration procedures as laid down in Hahnemann's 5th and 6th edition of the Organon and our centessimal potencies are always made in 90% alcohol using a minimum of 10 firm hand succussions for each step. We are continuing to succuss proved remedies by hand up to 200c and to 12x in the decimal scale. Remedies above 12x in the decimal scale are not available.

Individual remedy samples sent to us, can be hand potentised if soluble, to order, at a charge of £1 per step, up to 30c, plus the cost of the final form. Further charges may be applied if the substance requires trituration. There is a minimum charge of £12.00 per remedy. Higher potencies can be made on the Helios Potentiser - please ask for details.

To encourage homoeopathic development, we offer a potentising service, up to 30c for new remedies which are to be traditionally proved by a group and published. The cost of the sample, trituration time (if necessary) and potencies of 200c and above will be charged for.

High Potencies
In 1994 after two years of research and development, Helios was proud to be the first British company to have its own high potency succussion machine. To make a high potency by hand would take weeks or months and is extremely labour intensive. In designing the Helios potentiser we have adhered as closely as possible to the human arm action of dilution and succussion "against a hard but elastic object" (aphorism 270 ) as per Hahnemann's instructions. The machine repeatedly empties and refills in a single vial (Korsakov method) until the desired potency is reached, the whole process being computer-controlled to ensure stability and accuracy. A constant supply of highly purified water is used as the diluent. For our customers benefit, where a remedy has been made by our machine we have indicated this on the label with the initials "HK" (Helios Korsakov)

LM potencies
We have a large range of LM potencies which have been prepared according to the Organon 6th edition (except that our vegetable remedies have been started using the 3c prepared by succussion in liquid dilution rather than trituration in lactose) The size of our LM granules is such that 100 = 60mg (1 grain) as Hahnemann suggests and all LM medicated granules are thoroughly medicated and dried before dispatch.

Other products
Solid dosage forms e.g. Pills, tablets, powders etc are medicated sufficiently to ensure a direct contact with the the potentised fluid. All medicating potencies are prepared using one drop of the previous potency to 99 drops (3.5ml) of 90% alcohol and are all fully succussed before leaving the pharmacy. Our dispensed creams are prepared with 5% of the mother tincture in a base of almond oil, emulsifying wax, borax and water. Our ointment base is an anhydrous lanolin and almond oil mixture. A non-lanolin beeswax and almond oil formula is also available if required.