We are currently dispensing our remedies in organic German sucrose. This looks different to the pilules we have used in the past and sometimes they may appear wet. This is not a problem either with quality of the remedy or clumping.
Sometimes people ask why the remedies are made from sugar or sucrose.
Pure sucrose is the traditional carrier for the homeopathic remedies themselves and is used globally by all homeopathic pharmacies. Sometimes pilules are made from lactose or milk sugar, but we only use sucrose in our dispensary.
Pilules can come in different sizes – as small as a poppy seed and as big as a headache tablet! We have chosen size 3 pilules because we find this suits most people.
The sucrose in a pilule is a tiny and pure dose of sugar, in our case German organic sucrose.
The positive action of the remedy on the immune system is stronger than any potential negative action of this tiny amount of sucrose.
It has been used for decades, possibly more than a century, and when the remedies are “proven” (ie given to healthy people to determine the curative action) it’s undertaken with the sucrose as part of the process, meaning we know the action of the sucrose as part of the remedy.
In the store you can choose whether you want your remedies in sucrose or in an alcohol based mix (the other traditional carrier). This is personal choice as they both work the same. Some products are only available in one or the other depending on what you are buying.
We like to keep it traditional because we know this is how the remedies work best and the information in our homeopathic materia medica for many remedies is based on sucrose as part of the remedy.
Using sucrose as the carrier also gives the product a longer use by than the drops and is much better for things like travel kits and remedies you carry with you in your bag.