Dr. Niharika Jain is an M.D. Homeopathic doctor. She is the founder of the Vigyan School of Homeopathy, where she teaches different methods and techniques for a good homeopathic clinical practice.
As a faculty member of the Indian Homeopathic Medical Association, Dr. Niharika Jain also conducts & attends webinars in India and other countries.
The homoeopathic doctor is an ideal role model, she is actively involved in doing research work on Post Covid Patients, especially for Respiratory Complaints, Skin Disorders, PCOD, and Autoimmune disorders as well as Non- communicable Diseases.
Icy Tales is in conversation with Dr. Niharika Jain about her journey, experiences and what pursued her to opt for homoeopathy.
Q) What inspired you to pursue a career in homeopathy?
Dr. Niharika Jain- I have three sisters who are also pursuing BHMS and hence watching my elder sisters being the youngest one I was already motivated. My eldest sister had a disease in her childhood, she was paralyzed and couldnโt move her legs at all for 10 years.
We tried many treatment modes for her like Allopathy and Ayurveda, but the cure was only found in homeopathy. After the homeopathic treatment, she could walk around and run as well.
The second incident that spurred me further was when my father was diagnosed with hepatitis B infection. He kept taking treatments year after year, and again homeopathy was the only one that showed results.
These two incidents played a big part in inspiring me to do DHMS to serve humanity and to give hope to the people who need it the most.
In my experience, homeopathy saved and gave my family a second life. Everyone said that there was no treatment for my father and my sister, saying she would be handicapped her whole life, but homeopathy came as the true saviour and opened my eyes. I decided to pursue it to extend my hope (compassion) to the people who need it.
Q) Nowadays we see a lot of mental health issues rising. Do you think homeopathy can help people with mental health problems?
Dr. Niharika Jain- Yeah, homeopathy includes very good scientific explanations and Iโd call it the Art of Science. So, homeopathy in general involves a lot of communication with the patient, about their history, talking about their problems and past issues.
Patients are often confused about their feelings and what theyโre suffering from. We can understand the patients better along with them.
Sometimes we arenโt focused on the current point in our health, this causes a compromise to our normal life. This is what leads to most of the mental issues.
Last month, I was suffering from a fracture and was on complete bed rest. I couldnโt attend my clinic and missed an important once-in-a-lifetime research opportunity in Shimla even though I was selected. I felt like could not cope with life and started to get sad and depressed.
But being a homeopath, I understood what the circumstances were and my present condition, so I just worked on improving my mental health and surroundings. I thought to myself that, maybe Iโll get some other chance in my life.
If you have talent and willingness to do something, youโll achieve everything you want in life. I might get the job I wanted next year or maybe no, but it will depend on my efforts alone.
Homeopathy is surely helpful in mental issues. We ask our patients to fill a form which contains questions about your mental health & symptoms if any, we ask and try to reveal why the patient is suffering.
We help the patient understand that this is their exit point, they have to accept it and accept where they are at today and these are their limitations. We also help the patient receive counseling whenever necessary.
Q) Is homeopathy better than other forms of treatment? In which areas specifically?
Dr. Niharika Jain- It is difficult to say this about any form of treatment, I respect and believe they all have importance in this world. But all treatments have some limitations, so every physician should understand the limitations of their treatment.
Being a doctor, you always have to think about your patient getting well, it should not matter to you which treatment is helping the patient. Homeopathy performs well in acute conditions, chronic illnesses, skin diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
Q) People say that all homeopaths prescribe the same โWhite Sugar Pillsโ? What would you say to rebuke them?
Dr. Niharika Jain- Homeopathy is completely based on individualization. I can say that everyone has unique individual qualities and genetics. Since everyone is not the same how can we prescribe the same medicine to everyone?
We do proper case-taking and may have to prescribe different medicines to different patients even for the same condition. The patientโs susceptibility, tolerance power, and mental condition must be considered while prescribing.
While the pills may be the same sugar ones, we put them in a solution after inspecting the patientโs condition and making our prescription.
All dilutions are different and have very diverse sources, they include different materials from the plant, animal, and mineral kingdom. Only after the dilution are the pills handed out to the patient.
Q) What do your hobbies include?
Dr. Niharika Jain- My writing is good, and I am even interested in poetry. I also love reading books and listening to music. Music is like therapy for me, whenever I feel stressed, slow music is what soothes me.
Q) What do you love most about homeopathy?
Dr. Niharika Jain- Being a homeopath, I understood the importance of listening. Whenever I listen to a new patient, I feel like this is a new story I get to experience. If you listen to someone and invest fifty percent of your own emotions, then I feel like the patient is already half cured.
After the time I spend with my patients, where they talk about their history and their emotions, I can visibly see that the patient feels a lot better. This case-taking is the part I love the most about homeopathy. When I hear my patients tell me that even without or before giving them the medicine they are feeling much better, I feel like I have achieved everything in life.
Dr. Niharika Jain has been practicing for the past 10 years, and is truly an inspiration for all, who want to improve themselves and overcome the challenges life gives us.
She clarifies various myths about homeopathy as a field and homeopathic medicine and what increased her faith in the same with proven incidents in her own family.
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