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‘New Homeopathic Medicines’ database: A project to employ conventional drugs according to the homeopathic method of treatment
Introduction - Samuel Hahnemann systematized the homeopathy and the effects of the drugs on the state of human health describing a primary action of the drug followed by a secondary and opposite action of the organism. Seeking to employ such secondar... [Leggi...]
A randomized controlled trial of a homeopathic syrup in the treatment of cold symptoms in young children
Background - There is little evidence that the decongestant, antihistamine, or cough suppressant medications commonly used to treat cold symptoms in preschool children are effective. One option for treating cold symptoms in young children is with hom... [Leggi...]
A systematic review: Are herbal and homeopathic remedies used during pregnancy safe?
Background: Herbal and homeopathic remedies have been used to assist with child bearing and pregnancy for centuries. Allopathic (‘Western’) medicine is traditionally avoided during pregnancy because of limited drug trials and the suspected terato... [Leggi...]
Add-On Complementary Medicine in Cancer Care: Evidence in Literature and Experiences of Integration
Background: According to the literature an increasing number of cancer patients demand for complementary therapies during their disease. Research has demonstrated that some of these therapies are effective and safe as adjunctive treatments in specifi... [Leggi...]
Adverse effects of homeopathy, what do we know? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Objectives - Homeopathy is a popular treatment modality among patient, however there is sparse research about adverse effects of homeopathy. A concept unique for homeopathy, is homeopathic aggravation that is understood as a transient worsening of th... [Leggi...]
Is It Possible to Distinguish Homeopathic Aggravation from Adverse Effects? A Qualitative Study
Background: Homeopathic aggravation is a temporary worsening of existing symptoms following the administration of a correct homeopathic prescription. The aim of this study was to explore and compose criteria that may differentiate homeopathic aggrava... [Leggi...]
Case reports on integrated management of tubercular disease
Background - Host immunity plays an important role in prevention of disease as is evident by the increased incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) in immuno-compromised population of HIV infected, diabetes inflicted, immune-suppressant therapy and elderly peo... [Leggi...]
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance characterization of traditional homeopathically manufactured copper (Cuprum metallicum) and plant (Gelsemium sempervirens) medicines and controls
Background - NMR proton relaxation is sensitive to the dynamics of the water molecule H2O, through the interaction of the spin of the proton (1H) with external magnetic and electromagnetic fields. Methods - We measured dilution and potentization proc... [Leggi...]
A review of machines and devices to potentize homeopathic medicines
Background - Potentization, consisting of serial dilution and succussion, is a key step in the manufacture of homeopathic medicines. Originally prescribed as a manual process, several attempts at mechanization have been published, patented and even c... [Leggi...]
Private and institutionalised patients’ use of homeopathy in the early nineteenth century
Medicine underwent a major crisis in the 18th century and several approaches, including homeopathy, were formulated to fill the void left by the fall of traditional Galenic medicine. While most of the literature deals with the reasons doctors had to ... [Leggi...]
