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Artificial Intelligence, Complementary and Integrative Medicine: A Paradigm Shift in Health Care Delivery and Research?

Artificial Intelligence(AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are designed to think and act like humans. These machines can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. There are various approaches to achievi... [Leggi...]

Arsenic album 30C exhibitscrystalline nano structure of arsenictrioxide and modulates innateimmune markers in murinemacrophage cell lines

Macrophages are associated with innate immune response and M1-polarized macrophages exhibit pro-inflammatory functions. Nanoparticles of natural or synthetic compounds are potential triggers of innate immunity. As2O3 is the major component of the hom... [Leggi...]

Dangerous Placebo During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Series of Homoeopathic Arsenicum Album-Induced Liver Injury

Complementary and alternative medicines were promoted as health supplements, “immune-boosters” and COVID-19 preventive drugs through visual, print, and social media, during the pandemic. In this context, specifically in India, the homeopathic rem... [Leggi...]

Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Atopic Dermatitis in Adults: A Replication Trial with 6 Months' Follow-up

Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory skin disease that can have a significant impact on quality of life. During the last four decades, a rising trend in AD has been observed in India. Homeopathic medic... [Leggi...]

Individualized Homeopathic Medicines for Low Back Pain in Lumbar Spondylosis: Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Introduction Lumbar spondylosis (LS) is a degenerative disorder of the lumbar spine. Despite substantial research efforts, no gold-standard treatment for LS has been identified. The efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs) in LS has ... [Leggi...]

Menopause: Questions and Answers for Improving Homeopathic Clinical Practice

Background Medical attention for menopausal women is frequently delivered by health care providers (general practitioners, gynecologists or homeopathic physicians) who are not specialized in post-reproductive care. Homeopathy has been used for trea... [Leggi...]

Action of Folliculinum 6cH on Folliculogenesis in the Snake Python Regius (Shaw, 1802) – Two Case Reports

Background - Folliculinum is a homeopathic sarcode medication that is mainly used for regulating the estrous cycle and reproductive function. In snakes, it is common to observe low frequencies of reproduction. Ovulation is related to follicular siz... [Leggi...]

Arsenicum album 30C: An Unlikely Source of Liver Toxicity

The AYUSH system of medicine continues to play an integral role in the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in India. Whilst several clinical research studies have indicated the possible beneficial effects of homeopathic Arseni... [Leggi...]

Efficacy of homoeopathic treatment: Systematic review of meta-analyses of randomised placebo-controlled homoeopathy trials for any indication

Background and objective - Since 1997, several meta-analyses (MAs) of placebo-controlled randomised efficacy trials of homoeopathy for any indication (PRETHAIs) have been published with different methods, results and conclusions. To date, a formal as... [Leggi...]

The Performance and Metabolism of Dairy Cows Receiving an Ultra-Diluted Complex in the Diet during the Transition Period and Early Lactation

This study evaluated the effects of feeding an ultra-diluted complex to dairy cows during the transition period and early lactation. Thirty multiparous pregnant dairy cows were blocked and randomly assigned to either a placebo control (CON) group or ... [Leggi...]