Allergies are caused due to the hypersensitivity of the body to various substances or environmental conditions.
The immune system in some people overreacts to certain substances and seasonal conditions while other people seem to have no effect of those substances or changing conditions.
Research has shown, nearly 25% of the American population suffers from one or other form of allergy.
Allergies are mostly hereditary and are said to be inherited diseases.
 Allergies are caused due to various factors ranging from seasonal changes in the environment to mental stress.
It seems that everything that exists in the environment seems to be a potential cause for an allergy.
Allergies have various effects such as respiratory track blockages, bronchitis, cold, sneezing, skin irritations, irritation to eyes, diarrhea, vomiting, gastro-intestinal track problems and many more.
  Homeopathy as a cure for allergies: Homeopathic treatment for allergies is an alternative treatment procedure which can cure allergies and its symptoms effectively.
Usually treating allergies means to treat the symptoms which are the result of the allergic manifestations.
This may include symptomatic treatment of the allergies with the help of allopathic medicines or avoiding the allergen which can cause these symptoms.
However, homeopathy aims to treat the root cause which causes these allergies.
Homeopathy thus focuses to treat the hypersensitivity of the body to the particular allergen which causes the allergic symptoms.
Homeopathic allergies treatment is a quite unique procedure as it tends not to treat the illness in the person but to treat the person in illness.
It does not suppress the symptoms but it tries to out root the reasons causing the symptoms.
Principle of homeopathic treatment: The basic principle of homeopathy is known as "law of similar" which means "let like be cured by like" which was coined by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann in the year 1796.
Homeopathic remedies are prepared by serial dilution process known as "succussion".
This process is assumed to improve the effectiveness of the homeopathic remedies.
Dilution in the remedies is continued till the original substance (remedy) completely vanishes or is negligible.
This type of procedure makes the body immune to the disease and the patient is completely cured from the disease or allergy.
Homeopaths suggest the remedies after properly examining the symptoms; they sometimes also examine the physical and psychological state of the patient.
The remedy is usually selected only after completely assessing the symptoms and various bodily conditions.
Myths and facts of using homeopathic allergy treatment procedures: Myth: Homeopathic treatment is slow in action, this is false, the fact is homeopathic remedies have quick effects and sometimes more faster than the allopathic treatment for ailments like fever, cold, cough, diarrhea, infections and many such diseases.
While they are slow to cure certain chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressures.
This method works best for allergic ailments.
Myth: It is used for only a handful of diseases.
This is also false; the truth is homeopathy can treat almost all the diseases.
It can cure almost all the acute and chronic allergies.
Myth: Homeopathy restricts a lot of food.
This is not completely true, though some cures may require restrictions of certain foods, most of the treatment procedures can be followed without any food restrictions.
Benefits: Using homeopathy as an alternative method for the treatment of the various allergic symptoms can prove to be a great option due to its following benefits.
Homeopathy focuses on treating the immune system of the body due to which the allergies have aroused.
Thus, it tries to eradicate the root cause of allergies and not the symptoms of allergies.
Since it tries to cure the ailment caused due to allergens, its recurrence becomes almost negligible.
Homeopathy uses the succussion diluting process.
This process nullifies the chances of any side effects causing due to the medicines.