Which food items should be avoided when on homeopathic medicines?

Most people that come to me for homeopathic treatment often ask me, "Doctor, why don't you tell us not to eat onion or garlic when on medication?" "Why don't you ask us to abstain from coffee?" Most of the times my answer is same. Homeopathic medicines are far more potent than we think, when chosen wisely. One need not avoid all this stuff altogether unless a certain medicine demands for such an abstinence.

For the effect of the medicine to be optimal, one should avoid any strong smelling substance 15-20 minutes before and after taking the medicine. This includes not only onion, garlic and coffee but also the use of toothpaste, perfume, mouthwash, etc. Being very minute dose of medicine, such strong smell may sabotage its action. However, total avoidance is not warranted.

Having said that, we also should know that certain substances in food should be avoided with specific medicines. It is wise to have such selective abstinence. Herewith is given the list, which can be helpful to many.

FOOD STUFFS TO BE AVOIDED:

1. Acet.Ac--------------------------------Lime water
2. Aconite--------------------------------Vegetable oils, Wine
3. Ant.Tart-------------------------------Milk
4. Apis------------------------------------Onions
5. Arg.Nit---------------------------------Milk
6. Amm.Carb----------------------------Vegetable oils
7. Ars.------------------------------------Cane juice, honey
8. Arum-Tr------------------------------Whey
9. Bell.------------------------------------Coffee, Vinegar
10.Bor.-----------------------------------Acid, Wine
11.Bov.----------------------------------Coffee
12.Bry.-----------------------------------Acid, Lemon
13.Canth.--------------------------------Oil
14.Caul.----------------------------------Coffee
15.Caust.--------------------------------Coffee
16.Cham.--------------------------------Coffee
17.Chel.----------------------------------Acid, Coffee, Wine
18.Cist.-----------------------------------Tea
19.Coll.-----------------------------------Vinegar
20.Coloc.--------------------------------Coffee
21.Cupr.---------------------------------Sugar
22.Ferr.----------------------------------Beer, Tea
23.Ign.-----------------------------------Coffee, Sweets
24.Kali Br.--------------------------------Salt
25.Lyco.---------------------------------Coffee
26.Nux Vom.----------------------------Coffee
27.Phyto.--------------------------------Milk, Salt
28.Psor.----------------------------------Coffee
29.Ran. Bul.-----------------------------Vinegar, Wine
30.Sol Lycop.---------------------------Tomato
31.Sel.------------------------------------Wine
32.Sulph.--------------------------------Tea
33.Thuj.---------------------------------Onions

34.Zinc Met.-----------------------------Wine