By the Book When you ask "How are they made?" we usually say "in accordance with the HPUS." That's pretty dull, so, here's the scoop. The HPUS is the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States. Contrary to popular belief and gossip, homeopathic remedies are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States and of course they need some rules to regulate by. So, in 1938, when the U.S. Congress wrote the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, they included homeopathic medicine as it is defined in the HPUS. Bottom line - we are recognized and regulated by the FDA using the HPUS which is published and maintained by a board of homeopathic doctors and pharmacists.

Each remedy is an individual substance that is recognized as homeopathic based on its method of preparation, homeopathic uses and scientific tests. The HPUS defines each remedy's substance (plant, mineral or whatever), lowest safe dilution, and initial method of preparation. The HPUS decides which remedies can be manufactured in the United States and which remedies and potencies can be sold over the counter. Once we run analysis tests on the raw material and follow HPUS defined preparation methods for that item, other processing stages vary by remedy or purpose, but it all starts with potency.