पशुऒं पर होम्योपैथिक दवाओं के परीक्षण अधिक देखे नही जाते हैं लेकिन इधर हाल के दिनों मे इन परीक्षणॊं की संख्या बढी है , हाँलाकि यह होम्योपैथिक सिद्दातों का पूर्ण रुप से पालन नही करते इसके बावजूद इनकी महत्ता से इन्कार नही किया जा सकता है । होम्योपैथिक पद्दति मे निशिचित सिद्दांत हैं और उनके लिये लक्षणॊं का लेना और उनके ऊपर प्रेसक्राब करना एक अनिवार्य शर्त है ।
हाँलाकि हाल ही मे The Faculty of Homeopathy २०११जर्नल मे प्रकाशित एक लेख जो पबमेड पर प्रकाशित हुआ कम चर्चा का विषय रहा । पटेल इन्सटिटुयूट आफ़ फ़ारमासियुटिकल रिसर्च के सी.आर. पाटिल , आर.बी.जाधव आदि का लेख रस टाक्स की anti inflammatory property पर था ।
सर्वप्रथम Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA) द्वारा चूहों को गठिया से पीडित किया गया और उसके बाद सिलसिलेवार शुरु हुये प्रयोगशाला परीक्षण । रस टाक्स के 3cH, 6cH, 30cH, 200cH पोटेन्सी को सफ़लतापूर्वक प्रयोग कर के उनके परिणामों को होम्योपैथिक मैटैरिया मेडिका आदि मे वर्णित लेखों के आधार को सही पाया गया । यह रिसर्च अभी जारी है ।
Modulation of arthritis in rats by Toxicodendron pubescens and its homeopathic dilutions.
R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Karvand Naka, Shirpur 425 405, Dhule, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Toxicodendron pubescens P. Mill (Anacardiaceae) known in homeopathy as Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus tox) is used as an anti-inflammatory medicine in homeopathic practice. In this study, Rhus tox in its crude form and homeopathic dilutions (3cH, 6cH, 30cH, 200cH) was evaluated for effects on Complete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA) induced arthritis in rats.
METHOD:
We assessed the severity of arthritis through observations including inflammatory lesions, body and organ weight and hematological parameters including C-reactive protein (CRP). Blinded radiological analysis of the affected joints and pain intensity determination was also carried out.
RESULTS:
Rhus tox protected rats from CFA-induced inflammatory lesions, body weight changes and hematological alterations. Rhus tox protected against radiological joint alterations due to arthritis. Arthritic pain scores were also favorably affected by Rhus tox. All the dilutions of Rhus tox including crude form showed anti-arthritic activity. The maximum protective effect was evident in the crude form at 10mg/kg/day, by mouth.
CONCLUSION:
This study supports claims in the homeopathic literature on the role of Rhus tox and its ultra dilutions in the treatment of arthritis and associated pain. Further study is needed to explain this anti-arthritic effect of Rhus tox.
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जर्मनी में हाल ही में Carstens फाउंडेशन ने सीएएम में एक उत्कृष्ट क्लीकिल रिसर्च का ऑनलाइन डेटाबेस शुरू किया है. एक्यूपंक्चर, anthroposophic चिकित्सा, आयुर्वेद, bioenergetics, हर्बल चिकित्सा, होम्योपैथी, मैनुअल चिकित्सा, मन शरीर चिकित्सा और TCM: नौ विभिन्न उपचारोंको को इस अध्ययन मे शामिल किया गया है. इस डेटाबेस मे जर्मनी मे होम्योपैथिक केसों की रिपोर्ट की एक बड़ी संख्या शामिल है .वर्तमान में यह डेटाबेस अंग्रेजी और फ्रेंच में उपलब्ध है, लेकिन आगे अन्य यूरोपीय भाषाओं में अनुवाद करने की योजना है. इस साइट पर जाने के लिये http://www.cam-quest.org पर किल्क करें . पहला होम्योपैथिक पशु चिकित्सा डेटाबेस (VetCR) पशु चिकित्सा होम्योपैथी के मामले में नैदानिक अनुसंधान के पहले डेटाबेस अब ऑनलाइन उपलब्ध है. मूल पशु चिकित्सा के अध्ययन पर सभी उपलब्ध साहित्य , यादृच्छिक चिकित्सीय परीक्षण, गैर यादृच्छिक चिकित्सीय परीक्षण, पर्यवेक्षणीय अध्ययन, औषधि की प्रूविगं इस साईट पर सुलभता से उपलब्ध है . इस साईट पर जाने के लिये http://www.carstens-stiftung.de/clinresvet/index.php प्रर किल्क करें .
Launch of CAM-QuestDatabase The Carstens Foundation in Germany has recently launched an excellent online database of clinica lresearch in CAM. Studies in nine different therapies have been included: acupuncture, anthroposophic medicine, ayurveda, bioenergetics, herbal medicine, homeopathy, manual medicine, mind-body medicine and TCM. The database includes a large number of German homeopathic case reports and provides the facility to perform searches by disease, therapy and study design. The ‘quick search’ function provides a synopsis of studies using the most common therapies for the most common diseases whilst the ‘expert search’ function enables a detailed, comprehensive search across the CAM therapies and full range of diseases within the database. At present the database is available in English, French, Dutch and German, but there are plans to translate it into all European languages. It is accessible free of charge at http://www.cam-quest.org First Homeopathic Veterinary Database (VetCR) The first database of clinical research in veterinary homeopathy is now accessible online. Containing all available literature on original veterinary studies it provides access to approximately 200 entries of randomised clinical trials, non-randomised clinical trials, observational studies, drug provings, case reports and case series. Produced by the Carstens Foundation, the database is freely available at [ http://www.carstens-stiftung.de/clinresvet/index.php
Much to the anger of conventional medicine, the homeopathic remedy Arnica has been officially recognised as a successful remedy for treating sprains and bruises.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA) has registered the product, which means that the manufacturer can now make claims for its effectiveness.
Arnica 30c, manufactured by Nelsons, is the first homeopathic remedy to be recognised without going through clinical trials. Since 1971, homeopathic products have not been allowed to make any health claim without proper evidence.
But new rules, introduced in 2006, allow a manufacturer to make health claims for a product provided there is a tradition for its use in the UK, and it is for the treatment only of minor problems.
अन्य चिकित्सा पद्दतियों की तुलना मे अगर देखें तो होम्योपैथिक चिकित्सा पद्दति नवीन ही है । सन १८०५ मे हैनिमैन ने होम्योपैथी के सिद्दातं को खोजा और वर्ष १८१० मे इसे प्रतिपादित किया । लेकिन होम्योपैथी की राह आरम्भ से आज तक बिल्कुल भी आसान नही रही । हैनिमैन के जीवन काल मे हैनिमैन के समकक्ष चिकित्सकों ने उन्हें जर्मनी मे टिकने न दिया , अपने घर जर्मनी से बेधर और भटकती हुयी इस चिकित्सा पद्दति को आखिरकार फ़्रांस मे जगह मिली ।हैनिमैन के जीवन काल मे ही होम्योपैथी भारत मे प्रवेश कर चुकी थी जब डां होनिगबरगर ने पंजाब के शासक महारजा रणजीत सिंह जी का इलाज किया ।
विशव के कई देशों मे होम्योपैथी काफ़ी लोकप्रिय है ; हाल ही मे एक सर्वे की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार ६२ % भारत में , ५८ % ब्राजील मे , ५३ % सऊद सरब , ४९% चिली , ४९ % दुबई , ४० % फ़्रांस , ३५ % साऊथ अफ़्रीका , २८ % रूस, २७% जरमनी , २५% अरजन्टाइना , २५% हंगरी , १८% अमेरिका और १७% इंग्लैडं मे यह पद्दति लोकप्रिय है ।
इतनी लोकप्रिय होने के बावजूद होम्योपैथी का विरोध क्यू होता रहा , यह एक अचरज की बात लगती है ।
इधर काफ़ी अर्से से मीडिया और इन्टर्नेट पर होम्योपैथी के संबध मे अनर्गल प्रचार-प्रसार जोरों पर है , मीडिया जो देख रहा है और जो वस्तुत: दिखा रहा है वह सिर्फ़ तस्वीर का एक पहलू है । यह ब्लाग उन भ्रम और भ्राँतियों को दूर करने के लिये एक कोशिश रहेगी । होम्योपैथी के संबध मे विरोध को समझने के लिये इस चिकित्सा पद्दति के सिंदांत और दर्शन को संक्षेप मे समझना होगा |
होम्योपैथी क्या है ?
होम्योपैथी शब्द यूनानी के दो शब्दों (Homois ) यानि सदृश (Similar ) और पैथोज ( pathos ) अर्थात रोग (suffering) से बना है । होम्योपैथी का अर्थ है सदृश रोग चिकित्सा । सदृश रोग चिकित्सा का सरल अर्थ है कि जो रोग लक्षण जिस औषध के सेवन से उत्पन्न होते हैं , उन्हीं लक्षणॊं की रोग मे सदृशता होने पर औषध द्वारा नष्ट किये जा सकते हैं । यह प्रकृति के सिद्दांत " सम: समम शमयति " यानि similia similbus curentur पर आधारित है ।
होम्योपैथी का उदभव
लगभग २०० वर्ष पूर्व जर्मन चिकित्सक डा सैमुएल हैनिमैन ने इस तथ्य को पाया कि स्वस्थ रहते हुये जब उनके द्वारा किसी निशिचित रोग की औषधि दी गई जिससे बीमार व्यक्ति ठीक होता था तो उनमे भी रोग के लक्षण पाये गये । उदाहरण के लिये जब उन्होने सिंकोना छाल को ग्रहण किया जिसमे कुनेन की मात्रा रहती है तो वह बीमार पड गये और उनमे मलेरिया के लक्षण पाये गये । वह यह देख कर चकित रह गये कि सिंकोना का प्रयोग मलेरिया उन्नमूलन के लिये होता है परन्तु उसका स्वस्थ व्यक्ति द्वारा प्रयोग करने पर मलेरिया के लक्षण विधमान हो गये ।
डा हैनिमैन ने प्रत्येक रोग के लक्षण पर पादप, खनिज, पशुओं द्वारा उत्पाद या रसायिनिक मिश्रण से अपने निरंतर प्रयोग करने के बाद पाया कि उनमे नियत रोग के लक्षण आलोकित हुये ।उन्होने पुन: यह देखा कि दो तत्वों के प्रयोग से एक जैसे रोग के लक्षण प्रतीत नही होते । उन्होने यह भी पाया कि प्रत्येक पदार्थ शरीर , मस्तिषक एवं संवेग को प्रभावित करता है ।
अंतत: हैनिमैन ने " सम: समम शमयति " के सिद्दांत को अपनाकर रोगोन्मूलन करना प्रारम्भ किया ।
होम्योपैथी के सिद्दांत एवं नियम
सदृश नियम ( Law of Similar )
यह होम्योपैथी के मूल सिद्दातं मे निहित है । इस नियम के अनुसार जिस औषधि की अधिक मात्रा स्वस्थ शरीर मे जो विकार पैदा करती है उसी औषधि की लघु मात्रा वैसे समलक्षण वाले प्राकृतिक लक्षणॊं को नष्ट भी करती है । इसी से " सम: समम शमयति " वाले सिद्दांत भी प्रतिपादित हुआ है । उदाहरण के लिये कच्चे प्याज काटने पर जुकाम के जो लक्षण उभरते हैं जैसे नाक, आँख से पानी निकलना उसी प्रकार के जुकाम के स्थिति मे होम्योपैथिक औषधि ऐलीयम सीपा देने से ठीक भी हो जाता है ।
एकमेव औषधि ( Single Medicine )
होम्योपैथी मे रोगियों को एक समय मे एक ही औषधि को देने का निर्देश दिया जाता है ।
औषधि की न्यून मात्रा ( The Minimum dose )
सदृश विज्ञान के आधार पर रोगी की चयन की गई औषधि की मात्रा अति नयून होनी चाहिये ताकि दवा के दुष्परिणाम न दिखें । प्रथमत: यह शरीर की प्रतिरोधक क्षमता को सफ़ल करने मे घटक का काम करता है ।होम्योपैथिक औषधि को विशेष रुप से तैयार किया जाता है जिसे औषधि शक्तिकरण का नाम दिया जाता है ।ठॊस पदार्थों को ट्राच्यूरेशन और तरल पदार्थों को सक्शन प्रणाली से तैयार किया जाता है ।
व्यक्तिपरक और संपूर्ण चिकित्सा ( Individualization & Totality of Symptoms )
यह एक मूल प्रसंग है । यह सच भी है कि होम्योपैथी रोगों के नाम पर चिकित्सा नही करती । वास्तव मे यह रोग से ग्रसित व्यक्ति के मानसिक , भावत्मक तथा शारीरिक आदि सभी पहलूहॊं की चिकित्सा करती है । अस्थमा ( asthma) के पाँच रोगियों की होम्योपैथी मे एक ही दवा से चिकित्सा नही की जा सकती । संपूर्ण लक्षण के आधार पर यह पाँच रोगियों मे अलग-२ औषधियाँ निर्धारित की जा सकती हैं ।
जीवनी शक्ति ( Vital Force )
हैनिमैन ने मनुष्य के शरीर मे जीवनी शक्ति को पहचान कर यह प्रतिपादित किया कि यह जीवनी शक्ति शरीर को बाह्य रुप से आक्रमण करने वाले रोगों से बचाती है । परन्तु रोग्की अवस्था मे यह जीवनी शक्ति रोग ग्रसित हो जाती है । सदृश विज्ञान के आधार पर चयन की गई औषधि इस जीवनी शक्ति के विकार को नष्ट कर शरीर को रोग मुक्त करती है ।
मियाज्म ( रोग बीज ) ( Miasm )
हैनिमैन ने पाया कि सभी पुराने रोगों के आधारभूत कारण सोरा ( psora), साइकोसिस ( sycosis) और सिफ़िलिस ( syphlis ) हैं ।इनको हैनिमैन ने मियाज्म शब्द दिया जिसका यूनानी अर्थ है प्रदूषित करना ।
औषधि प्रमाणन ( Drug Proving )
औषधि को चिकित्सा हेतु उपयोग करने के लिये उनकी थेरापुयिटक क्षमता का ज्ञान होना आवशयक है । औषधि प्रमाणन होम्योपैथी मे ऐसी प्रकिया है जिसमे औषधियों की स्वस्थ मनुष्यों मे प्रयोग करके दवा के मूल लक्षणॊं का ज्ञान किया जाता है । इन औषधियों का प्रमाणन स्वस्थ मनुष्यों पर किया जाता है और इनसे होने वाले लक्षणॊं की जानकारी के आधार पर सदृशता विज्ञान की मदद से रोगों का इलाज किया जाता है ।
संक्षेप मे यह है होम्योपैथी के सिंद्दांत और दर्शन । इसकी रुपरेखा लिखना यहाँ इसलिये आवशयक है क्योंकि आगे होम्योपैथी के विरुद्द विरोध को समझने मे आसानी रहेगी । विरोध के प्रमुख कारणॊं मे एक प्रमुख कारण होम्योपैथिक औषधियों की न्यून मात्रा भी है । होम्योपैथिक औषधियों की न्यून मात्रा को विस्तार मे समझने के लिये औषधि निर्माण की प्रक्रिया को समझना पडेगा । होम्योपैथिक औषधियों मे प्राय: दो प्रकार के स्केल प्रयोग किये जाते हैं ।
क) डेसीमल स्केल ( Decimal Scale )
ख) सेन्टीसमल स्केल ( Centesimal Scale )
क) डेसीमल स्केल मे दवा के एक भाग को vehicle ( शुगर आग मिल्क ) के नौ भाग से एक घंटॆ तक कई चरणॊं मे विचूर्णन ( triturate ) किया जाता है । इनसे बनने वाली औषधियों को X शब्द से जाना जाता है जैसे काली फ़ास 6x इत्यादि । 1X बनाने के लिये दवा का एक भाग और दुग्ध-शर्करा का ९ भाग लेते हैं , 2X के लिये 1X का एक भाग और ९ भाग दिग्ध शर्करा का लेते हैं ; ऐसे ही आगे कई पोटेन्सी बनाने के लिये पिछली पोटेन्सी का एक भाग लेते हुये आगे की पावर को बढाते हैं । डेसीमल स्केल का प्रयोग ठॊस पदार्थॊं के लिये किया जाता है ।
ख) सेन्टीसमल स्केल मे दवा के एक भाग को vehicle ( एलकोहल) के ९९ भाग से सक्शन किया जाता है । इनकी इनसे बनने वाली औषधियों को दवा की शक्ति या पावर से जाना जाता है । जैसे ३०, २०० १००० आदि । सक्शन सिर्फ़ दवा के मूल अर्क को एल्कोहल मे मिलाना भर नही है बल्कि उसे सक्शन ( एक निशचित विधि से स्ट्रोक देना ) करना है । आजकल सक्शन के लिये स्वचालित मशीन का प्रयोग किया जाता है जब कि पुराने समय मे यह स्वंय ही बना सकते थे । पहली पोटेन्सी बनाने के लिये दवा के मूल अर्क का एक हिस्सा और ९९ भाग अल्कोहल लिया जाता है , इसको १० बार सक्शन कर के पहली पोटेन्सी तैयार होती है ; इसी तरह दूसरी पोटेन्सी के लिये पिछली पोटेन्सी का एक भाग और ९९ भाग अल्कोहल ; इसी तरह आगे की पोटेन्सी तैयार की जाती हैं ।
विरोध का मूल कारण और आवोग्राद्रो ( Avogadro’s ) की परिकल्पना
रसायन विज्ञान के नियम के अनुसार किसी भी वस्तु को तनु करने की एक परिसीमा है और इस परिसीमा मे रहते हुये यह आवशयक है कि उस तत्व का मूल स्वरुप बरकरार रहे । यह परिसीमा आवोग्राद्रो की संख्या ( 6.022 141 99 X 1023 ) से संबधित है जो होम्योपैथिक पोटेन्सी 12 C से या 24 x से मेल खाता है । यानि आम भाषा मे समझें तो होम्योपैथिक दवाओं की १२ वीं पोटेन्सी और 24 X पोटेन्सी मे दवा के तत्व विधमान रहते हैं उसके बाद नही । होम्योपैथिक के विरोधियों के हाथ यह एक तुरुप का पत्ता था और जाहिर है उन्होने इसको खूब भुनाया भी ।
यह बिल्कुल सत्य है कि रसायन शास्त्र के अनुसार होम्योपैथी समझ से बिल्कुल परे है । लेकिन पिछले २४ वर्षों मे १८० नियंत्रित ( controlled ) और ११८ यादृच्छिक ( randomized ) परीक्षणों को अलग -२ ४ मेटा तरीकों से होम्योपैथी का विश्लेषण करने के उपरांत प्रत्येक मामले में शोधकर्ताओं ने यह निष्कर्ष निकाला कि होम्योपैथी दवाओं से मिलने वाले परिणाम प्लीसीबो से बढ कर हैं ।
होम्योपैथी के संबध मे प्राथमिक प्रशन उभरता है कि क्या सक्शन ( succession ) किये गये SAD ( serially agitated dilutes ) को तरल वाहनों जैसे एल्कोहल या जल ( liquid vehicles e.g. alcohol , water etc ) से अलग कर के पहचान की जा सकती है जो होम्योपैथिक औषधि के रुप मे उपचार के लिये प्रयोग किये जाते हैं । हाँलाकि इससे प्लीसीबो के आरोपों से मुक्ति नही पा जा सकती लेकिन इससे पता अवशय चलता है कि हर औषधि की अपनी विशेषता क्या है ।
एक सदी से मेडिकल साहित्य की समीक्षा करने से पता चलता है कि ऐसे कई रिपोर्ट उपलब्ध हैं जिससे यह पहचान की जा सकती है कि इन उच्च potentised dilutes का प्रभाव जीवाणु , प्राणि विषयों , वनस्पति और यहाँ तक कि जन्तुओं पर भी असरदारक है । इनके लिये भौतिकी और बायोकेमिस्ट्री दोनों का ही समय-२ पर प्रमाण स्वरुप सहायता ली गई । हाँलाकि इन रिपोर्टों से SAD की आणविक संरचना समझ मे नही आती लेकिन यह बिल्कुल तय है कि यह SAD तरल वाहनों ( liquid vehicles ) से हटकर हैं ।
नीचे कुछ रिपोर्टॊ का आकलन है ।
A Vastly Incomplete List of Scientific Research Behind Homeopathy
1902 P.Jousset investigated the effects of silver nitrate up to 25c on mycelium. He found significant results in their weights, finding that the silver nitrate stunted growth. (reported by Gabriel Bertrand) “The Extraordinary Sensitiveness of Aspergillus Niger to Manganese.” Comptes Rendus Academie des Science; 154, 616, 1912
1906 Boericke and Tafel made an unusual observation of the emanations from a high dilute of radium bromide (30c), to photograph a picture of the outline of a key. (Tafel’s Jottings, 1906.)
1928 JUNKER, Hermann The Effect of Extreme DIlutions on Microorganisms Phluger’s Archiv fur die Gesamte Physiologie, 219, pp 647-672, 1928
1923 Lilli Kolisko, Physical and Physiological Demonastration of the Effect of the Smallest Entities. Der Kommende Tag, A-G Verlag, Stuttgart, 1923 pp. 1-10 .
1923 N.P. Krawkow- Demonstrated 15c histamine increased the blood flow in isolated rabbit ears 25% and using 12c microdoses of adrenaline, strychnine, histamine and quinine was able to affect the change of pigmentation in the isolated skins of frogs. Controls were used. “Beyond the Boundary of Sensibility of Living Protoplasm” Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Experimntalle Medizin, 34 pp.279-306
1925 G. Stearns & M. Stark reported the action of microdilutes on fruit fly tumors. In this fascinating study we see that microdilutes actually altered the genetics of their subjects. A genetically determined tendency to tumor formation ceased to exist after the administration of a microdilution of the tumor itself (isopathy). Controls were used. Other microdilutes were used to no effect. “Experiments with Homeopathic Potentized Substances Given to Dropsophilia Melanogaster with Hereditary Tumors”, The Homeopathic Recorder, 40.
1925 G. Stearns tested microdilutions of salt on guinea pigs and demonstrated adverse affects from 30c to 1000c sodium chloride. He noted loss of appetite, aversion for bread, loss of weight, their young poorly nourished and scrawny, less active, indifferent, hair less glossy, rough, untidy, eyes watery, lack luster. And homeopaths brag that their “remedies” (which are actually legal drugs) can do no harm! There were 16 female control animals, and they all became pregnant, whereas only 31% of the 48 female experimental animals became pregnant. At the end of five months over half, 55% of the experimental animals were dead compared to only 35% of the control animals “Experimental Data on One of the Fundamental Claims in Homeopathy”, The Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 18.
1927 Karl Konig used microdilutes to experiment on frogs and fungi. He discovered that by using dilutions of of lead and silver nitrate ranging from 1 to 15c he could cause a premature metamorphosis in Rana fusca (common frog tadpoles) or kill them or the fungus in the water. Once again here we see that homeopathic drugs can have negative organic affects. Controls were used and the sinusoidal curve that we see in many experiments of diverse measures is first noted here. “On the Effect of Extremely Diluted (”Homeopathic”) Metal Salt Solutions on the Development and Growth of Tadpoles. Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Experimentalle Medizin, 34, pp. 279-306
1929 Vladimir Vondracek repeated Konig’s work, and instead of lead and silver nitrate used gold chloride and a different species of frog. At 12c he also reported a significant increase in the mortality of tadpoles, and also obtained a repetition of the sinusoidal curve. “The Mortality of Tadpoles in Ultra Solutions” Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin. 66 pp. 533-538
1930 Persson, WM enzymes, The Principles of Catalysis in Biochemistry and Homeopathy, J Am. Inst. Hom. 23, pp 1055-1089
1932 George Russell Henshaw discovered a method for influencing serum flocculation in rabbits. Using Bryonia alba and Baptista tinctoria he showed a reaction in some of his subjects ”A New Method of Determining the Indicated Remedy by a Flocculation Test of the Serum The Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 25
1932 Joseph Roy The Experimental Justification of the Homeopathic Dilution, Le Bulletin Medical, 46, pp. 528-531, 1932
1936 Boyd, Research on Low Potencies of Homeopathy, London, Heinemann
1936 Boyd, Research on Low Potencies of Homeopathy,London, Heinemann
1938 Pierre Narodetzki, On the Establishment of a Technique for Studying Homeopathic Doses. Thesis. University of Paris, 1938
1938 Perrson, WM enzymes, Effeats of Very Small Amounts of Medicamentws and Chemicals on Urease, Diastase and Trypsin, Archives Internatales de Pharmodynamie et de Therapie, 46, pp. 249-267
1941 PATTERSON & BOYD Potency Action – – A Preliminary Study of the Alteration of the Schick Test by a Homeopathic Potency, The British Homeopathic Journal 31, pp. 301-309
1941 Boyd, W.E. The action of microdoses of mercuric chloride on diastase Br. Hom J 31:1-28
1941 Heintz used UV spectra conductivity to make measurements and IR analysis of high dilutes. Physikalische Wirkungen hochverdunnter potenzierter Substanzen Naturwissenchaften 29:713-25
1942 Boyd, W.E. The application of a new biologic heart rate recorder to the study of the action on the frog ehart of small doses of Crataegus, DIgitalis, Strophanthus gratus and of traces doses of Strophanthus sarmentosus Br. Hom J 43:11-23
1946 Boyd, W.E. “An investigation regarding the aciton on diastase of microdoses of mercuric chloride when prepared with and without mechanical shock” Br. Hom J 36:214-23 22.
1951 J. Jarricot showed that veratrine sulfate 30c could decrease muscle contraction in frogs, and that Iberis amara in dilutions of 18c to 118c could slow the heart beat of turtles. The work appeared to be well controlled. “The Infinitessimals of Homeopathic Physicians Editions des Laboratoires P.H.R,.Lyon
1952 Gay-Boiron , galvonmeter, A Study of the Physics of Dynamization, Edition des Laboratories P.H.R., Lyon France.
1953 Gay/Boiron, galvonometer, ) A Physical Demonstration of the Real Existence of the Homeopathic Remedy, Edition des Laboratories P.H.R., Lyon France
1954 Boyd, W.E. enzymes, “Biochemical and biological evidence of the activity of high potencies” British Homeopathic Journal 44:6-44 . In the1930’s Perrson had claimed homeopathic Mercuric Chloride could effect enzymatic process. Boyd followed up under more controlled conditions. Commissioned two research scholars to design the study. Extensive testing and methodology. Merc. Chloride 32C. 500 comparisons between controls and tests.
1964 Heintz, polarography, Les “maximums” del la Polarographie et la force electromotrice de mouvement C.R. Seances Academy Sience 1962
1966 Smith & Boericke, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Modern instrumentaion for the evaluation of homeopathic drug structure, Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy
1966 Brucato & Stephenson, 50 KV Alternating Current Dielectric Tester, Dielectric strength testing of homeopathic dilutions of HgCl2, Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy
1968 Smith & Boericke, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Changes caused by succussion on N.M.R. patterns and bioassay of bradykinin triacetate (BKTA) succussion and dilutions, J Am Inst Hom 1968: 61 197-212
1972 Heintz, electronic measures, La mesure de l’action de dilutions successives a l’aide, Ann Hom Fr 14:275-84
1975 Young, Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of succussed solutions J Am Inst Hom 68:8-16
1975 Luu-D-Vinh, Raman-Laser spectroscopy, Etude des dilutions homeopathiques par effet Raman -Laser
1977 NOIRET and CLAUDE, Enterobacter cloacae, Lysteria monocytogenes, Streptoccocus bovis, Activitie des diverse dilutions homeopathiques de Cuprum sulfuricum sur quelques souches microbiennes, Ann Hom Fr 19:91-109
1979 Kumar and Jussal, surface tension measurements, A hypothesis on the nature of homeopathic potencies, Br Homeopathic Journal 68: 197-204
1980 Boiron & Luu-D-Vinh, Raman Laser spectroscopy, Etude de l’actionde la chaleur sur les dilutions hahnemanniennes par spectrometrie raman. Ann Hom Fr 22 (2):113-18
1982 Jussal, Meera, Dua, & Mishra, measured capacitance, resistance and dielectric dispersion, H-ion concentrations, electrode pontetials using an LCR bridge, time domain reflectance spectroscopy, digital pH meter, and nonpolarising electrodes. Physical effects on the suspending medium by compounds asymptotically infinite dilutions, Hahnemannian Gleanings, 3: 114-120
1983 Jussal, Meera, & Dua Dielectric dispersion of weak alcoholic solutions of some drugs at high frequencies using Time Domain Spectroscopy Hahnemannian Gleanings, 8: 358-36638.
1983 Jenkins & Jones yeast and wheat seedlings, Comparison of wheat and yeast as in vitro models for investigating homeopathic medicines. British Homeopathic Journal, 72, 3: 143-14739. 1983 Sacks, A.D. nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy of homeopathic remedies J. Holist. Med. 5, 2: 172-177
1988 De Guidice, E. Preparata, G. Vitello, G. Water as a free electric dipole laser Phys. Rev. Lett. 61: 1085-1088
1988 Davenas, E., F. Beauvais, J. Arnara, M. Oberbaum, B. Robinzon, A. Miadonna, A. Tedeschi, B. Pomeranz, P. Fortner, P. Belon, J. Sainte-Laudy, B. Poitevin & J. Benveniste (198 “Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE”, Nature, 333(6176):816-18. 42. 1990 Weingartner, O. Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR features that relate to homeopathic Sulfur potencies Berlin, J. Res. Hom. 1,1:61-68
1992 Demangeat, L., Demangeat, C., Gries, P.,Poitevin, B.,Constanstinesco,A. Nuclear magnetic resonance. In this study vortexed potencies of Silicea in a concentration of 1.66X 10-5 to 1.66x 10-29 moll Silicea in 0.9% NaCl were investigate by means of NMR. Special attention was to the relaxation times T1 and T2 of the hydrogen protons Modifications des temps de relaxation RMN a 4 MHz des protons du solvant dans les tres hatures dilutions salines de silice/lactose.
1994 Shui-Yin Lo, photo microscopy, (see pictures of Ice Electric, or “homeopathic” crystals below) In this unusual and controversial experiment, the Lo team, according to Dana Ullman, used an still yet unknown technique to actually photograph hydrogen bonding in water, revealing the suggestion that homeopathic drugs are a type of liquid crystal ”Anomalous State of Ice,” Modern Physics Letters B, 10,19(1996):909-919. See also, “Physical Properties of Water with IE Structures,” Modern Physics Letters B, 10, 19(1996) : 921-930.
1996 Conte, Berliocchi, Lasgne and Vernot, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, beta scintillation, In this amazing little book this interdisciplinary French team presents the first nuclear theory for homeopathic drugs. According to the authors when matters disappears by dilution and is potentized by succussion, it leaves the opposite of the well known super dense black hole, what the authors call a WHITE HOLE and discuss a new atomic particle, the HYPERPROTON. This investigation they believe reveals the first model for the drive of animated matter. In this report they evidence the emission of Beta radiation from homeopathic drugs. Theory of High Dilutions, Polytechnica, Paris
1997 VAN WIJK and WIEGANT, Using a step down arsenite treatment with 100M or 300M arsenite followed by an incubation of rat liver cells with lower concentrations of 1-10M dilutions, cells were shown to exhibit increased sensitivities to low concentrations of sodium arsenite. There was an additional increase in the synthesis of protector proteins when low concentrations of arsenite were applied to arsenite pretreated cells. Stimulation of cellular defence of stressed liver cells by subharmful doses of toxicants HomInt R&D Newsletter, 1:/1997: 12-14 Karlsruhe
1999 Vittorio Elia and Marcella Niccoli, thermography, “Thermodynamics of Extremely Diluted Aqueous Solutions,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, June, 827:241-248.
2001 Geckeler, Kurt and Samal, Shashadhar at the Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea discovered fullerenes, football-shaped buckyball molecules, formed aggregates in solution, and when diluted, the size of the fullerene particles increased. Cyclodextrin molecules behaved the same way. So did the organic molecule sodium guanosine monophosphate, DNA and sodium chloride. Dilution made molecules cluster five to 10 times bigger than those in the original solutions. Growth was not linear, and depended on the original concentration. Geckeler and Samal found that the more dilute the solution inthebeginning, the larger the aggregates become, and only worked in polar solvents like water, in which one end of the molecule has a pronounced positive charge while the other end is negative. Chemical Communications, 2001, page 2224; there is no volume number NewScientist.com http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn1532
2003 Bell I., Lewis D., Brooks A., Lewis S., Schwartz G. Gas Discharge Visualization Evaluation of Ultramolecular Doses of Homeopathic Medicines Under Blinded, Controlled Conditions. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume 9, Number 1, 2003, pp. 25-38.
2004 Belon, P., J. Cumps, M. Ennis, P.F. Mannaioni, M. Roberfroid, J. Sainte-Laudy, & F.A. Wiegant (2004) “Histamine dilutions modulate basophil activation”, Inflammation Research, 53(5):181-8.
Research Index of Clinical Research in CCRH (Central Council Of Research in Homeopathy, India )
Katara,SavitaStudy of 413 cases of Bronchial Asthma trated with Homoeopathic System of Medicine 13(3&4)1991:5-11. Mishra, N.Clinical research in Filariasis.13(3&4)1991:1-4. Pal, Girendra,Action of Homoeopathic drugs on Helminthiasis: A study. 14(1&2)1992:21-25. Perez, Raymundo Arteaga,Synthesis of a clinical history.18(3&4)1996:1-3p. Rastogi, D.P.Ckubucak Verification of Hypoglycaemic effect of Cephlandra Indica in patients of Diabetes Mellitus.12(3&4)1990:20-21,38. Pathogenesis of new drugs: Formic Acid.7(1-4)1985:3-6. Study of Homoeopathic Drugs in Encephalitis epidemic (1991) in U.P.14(3&4)1992:111 Hypoglycaemic effects of some lesser known drug.8(1-4)1986:1-6. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, including AIDS: Does Homoeopathy has a role to play in its treatment?13(3&4)1991:12-18. An overview-C.C.R.H.12(3&4)1990:1-3. Demonstration of anti-Diabetic activities of alloxan in potentised diluent state-an experimental approach.13(3&4)1991:25-32. Documentation in C.C.R.H13(1&2)1991:1p. Some therapeutics hints on AIDS.11(3&4)1989:21. Proposed strategy and Homoeopathic Research in AIDS.11(3&4)1989:18p. Cuprum Oxydatum Nigrum:a proving report.7(1-4)1985:7-9. A Review of Pathogenesis of Chloromyctin (Chloramphenicol)9(1&2)1987:35-38. Clinical research in Filariasis. 13(3&4)1991: 1-4 Anti-haemorrhagic activity of homoeopathic drugs, symplocos racemosa Q-An experimental approach.17(1&2)1995:10-12p. Cases treated with Boenninghausen’s repertory.17(1&2)1995:7p. Materia medica – Adding from clinical cases.18(3&4)1996:9-14p. Rauwolfia Serpentina (Aqua): A new approach inthe treatment of hypertension in homoeopathy.18(1&2)1996.:22-24p. Evaluation of homoeopathic therapy inthe management of HIV disease.17(3&4)1995:709p. Evaluation of homoeopathic therapy in behavioural disorders.17(3&4)1995:17-19p. Indian medicinal plants for the homoeopathic treatment of various skin ailments. 17(1&2)1995:13-21p. Research studies in HIV infection with homoeopathic treatment.15(3&4)1993:1-6p. Research studies in malaria and role of malaria officinalis.15(3&4)1993:7-11p. Singh, Hari,Clinical verification of lesser known drugs.12(3&4)1990:10-19 Study of 413 cases of Bronchial Asthma treated with Homoeopathic System of Medicine.13(3&4)1991:5-11. Evaluation of Homoeopathic Drugs in Psoriasis,12(3&4)1990:22-28. Effect of Homoeopathic drugs in controlling mulitplication of Hepatitis-B Virus. 11(1&2)1989:8-9. Study of 200 cases of Bronchial Asthma10(1&2)1988:27p. Evaluation of Homoeopathic Drugs in Psoriasis,12(3&4)1990:22-28. Sinha, M.N. Action of Homoeopathic drugs on Helminthiasis: A study. 14(1&2)1992:21-25. Sharma, AnitaCompilation of Rubrics from part I & II of the book "Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica" under one head. Clinical research study on Japnese Encephalitis.20(3&4)1998:14-17p. Diabetes mellitus and homoeopathy.20(3&4)1998:1-5p.
Collaborative studies concluded by CCRH till date:
1. Collaborative study with Nav Chetna Drug-de-addiction Centre, Varanasi. Evaluation of efficacy of Homoeopathic Treatment of Drug dependants September 1988 – March 1994.
2. Collaborative study with Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, Ghaziabad A chemo pharmaco-logical study of Hypericum perforatum L. anti-inflammatory action on Albino rats – 1988.
3. Collaborative study with Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi. In-vitro effects of Homoeopathic drugs on HBV-associated DNA-Polymerase activity –1988.
4. Collaborative study with Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Orissa. A single blind study on effect of Homoeopathic treatment on Filariasis conducted in 1991-92.
5. Collaborative study with Banaras Hindu Univeristy Morpho–Histological and Pychological analysis of the Anti-fertility Effects of Pulsatilla.
6. Collaborative study with Banaras Hindu Univeristy Effect of 1000 & 10000 potencies of Pulsatilla (a Homoeopathic drugs) on Ovaries, Uterii and Arcuate Neurons in Albino Rats.
7. Amla Cancer Research Centre and Hospital, Trichur Homoeopathic medicines useful in Tumor reduction
8. International Collaborative study with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
Collaborative studies concluded till date:
Collaborative study with Nav Chetna Drug-de-addiction Centre, Varanasi. Evaluation of efficacy of Homoeopathic Treatment of Drug dependants September 1988 – March 1994.
Collaborative study with Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, Ghaziabad A chemo pharmaco-logical study of Hypericum perforatum L. anti-inflammatory action on Albino rats – 1988.
Collaborative study with Department of Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi. In-vitro effects of Homoeopathic drugs on HBV-associated DNA-Polymerase activity –1988.
Collaborative study with Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Orissa. A single blind study on effect of Homoeopathic treatment on Filariasis conducted in 1991-92.
Collaborative study with Banaras Hindu Univeristy Morpho–Histological and Pychological analysis of the Anti-fertility Effects of Pulsatilla.
Collaborative study with Banaras Hindu Univeristy Effect of 1000 & 10000 potencies of Pulsatilla (a Homoeopathic drugs) on Ovaries, Uterii and Arcuate Neurons in Albino Rats.
Amla Cancer Research Centre and Hospital, Trichur Homoeopathic medicines useful in Tumor reduction
International Collaborative study with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Collaborative study on AIDS prevention with Traditional Medicine – 2003-04.
Ongoing Collaborative studies
Investigation into the action of Homoeopathic potencies on autonomous nervous system and on variability in physiological parameters using indigenous impedance Plethysmography (IPG)-Vosmon / Medical Analyzer (MA) and ANU Photo Rheography (APR) on healthy human subjects Bhabha Atomic Research Center/ Regional Research Institute Mumbai
Effect of Homoeopathic Drugs used in Insomnia on Serum melatonin and Cortisol level in Healthy volunteers in collaboration JIPMER, Pondicherry
Exploration of the Utility of GDV Camera as a Diagnostic Instrument in the Areas of Homoeopathic Fundamental Research – A pilot study in collaboration. Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi
Efficacy and safety evaluation of assigned Homoeopathic drugs in experimental animals – Endocrinological studies Osmania University Endocrine, Hyderabad
Effects of Homoeopathic drugs in different potencies (Q,3X, 6X, 12X and 30c) on Central Nervous System and their safety evaluation Nervous System, Osmania University, Hyderabad
To evolve a group of most efficacious Homoeopathic medicines in benign prostatic hyperplasia with regard to improvement in the symptom complex Gaurang Clinic & Center for Homoeopathic Research/ Homoeopathic Research Foundation, Lucknow
To study the in vivo efficacy of a panal of homoeopathic drug against H5N1, Virus in chicken High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal
To evaluate the biological activity of five coded Homoeopathic drugs on plants using Bacopa Test as model system Central Institute Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow
Effect of Homoeopathic Medicine on Japanese Encephalitis Virus infection on choriioallantoic membrane & suchlink Mice School of Tropical Medicine / Drug Proving Research Unit, Kolkata
A multi-centric open clinical trail to ascertain role of Homoeopathic therapy in the management of depressive episode Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
A multi-centric open clinical trail to ascertain role of Homoeopathic therapy in the management of schizophrenia, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi
To study the efficacy of Homoeopathic medicines for the treatment of Cerebral Ischaemia on animal model Jamia University, New Delhi
Train the trainer for delivery of Model HIV Prevention and Health Promotion Programmed in India by Homoeopathy Physicians and Educators, UCLA
A Multicentric open Clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of indicated Homoeopathic Medicines. i) In the management of Lapse of Alcohal and opioid drug addicition.ii) In the management of Withdrawl symptoms of Alcohal and and opioid Drug addicition and iii) In the prevention of relapses of Alcohal and Opioid Drug Abuse Socity foe peomotion of Youth & Masses, New Delhi & Darjeeling
Role of Homoeopathic Medicines in cancer regression & rejuvenation of depressed immune system Bose Institute, Kolkata
Mechanism of action of Thyroid Hormone Mimicking Homoeopathic Medicine on adult brain functional disorder in experimental Hypothyroidism. Bose Institute, Kolkata
Response of analysis of Plants cells to Homoeopathic Medicine. Bose Institute, Kolkata
Studies of dielectric, Optical & other properties of some Homoeopathic Medicinal Solution of high dilution using UV Spectroscopy, THz & other techniques. Indian Association For Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata
To evolve effective Homoeopathic Remedies for prevention / Cure of some important disease of animals. Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izzatnagar ( U.P.)
Screening & scientific evaluation of Cardio protective potential of some herbal extract in experimentally induced models of diabetes and myocardial infarction All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
A Structural study of homoeopathic medicine: A Pilot study. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
Pharmacological screening of homoeopathic medicine under Drug Standardization Program of CCRH. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Pharmacological screening of Homoeopathic medicine under Drug Standardization Program of CCRH. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi
Pharmacological screening of Homoeopathic medicine under Drug Standardization Program of CCRH. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics King George Medical University, Lucknow.
Studies on the Biological effects and Physical basis of Homoeopathic Potencies. Dept of Botany, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan- 731 235. West Bengal & Drug Proving Research Center , Kolktta
Research Index of Clinical Research in CCRH (Contd…)
Rapid Induction of Protective Tolerance to Potential Terrorist Agents: A Systematic Review of Low and Ultra-low Dose Research. Astrid Szeto, Dr. Florence Rollwagen, Dr. Wayne B. Jonas. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Samueli Institute for Information Biology.
Induced Neuroprotection for Biochemical Warfare. Dr. Aryan Namboodiri. Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Complimentary and Alternative Research for Military Operations and Healthcare [MIL-CAM]
Homeopathic Nosodes for the Treatment of VEE Infection. Dr. Radha Maheshwari. Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.
Mechanisms of Receptor Signaling Following Low and Ultra-Low Treatment of Macrophages with Lipopolysaccharide and Interlukin-6. Dr. Florence Rollwagen. Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.
Digital Biology Program. Dr. Wayne B. Jonas, MD; Dr. John Ives; Dr. Florence Rollwagen; Dr. Rajesh Kumar. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Proteomic Analysis of Homeopathic Glutamanergic Neurotoxicity and Protection. Dr. Aryan Namboodiri. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Efficacy of Homeopathic Drugs in Management of Myomata Uteri. Dr. Girish Gupta. Gaurang Clinic and Centre for Homeopathic Research. Lucknow, India.
Homeopathic Nosodes in the Treatment of Viral Infections. Dr. Radha Maheshwari. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Bethesda, MD.
A Double-blind Randomized Homeopathic Remedy Proving: A Comparison of Two High Potencies. Dr. Heribert Mollinger. Gesundheitszentrum Sokrates. Guttingen, Switzerland.
Macroscopic Entanglement as a Model for Information Biology Effects — Empirical Tests of a New Model. Dr. Harald Walach. Director of Research. Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology. Freiburg University Hospital. Freiburg, Germany.
Are the Therapeutic Effects of Homeopathy Attributed to the Consultation, the Homeopathic Remedy or Both? An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Dr. Sarah Brien, Dr. George T. Lewith. School of Medicine, University of Southamption, U.K.
Homeopathic Approach for the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer: Preclinical Studies Using Animal Models. Dr. Ramadasan Kuttan. Amala Cancer Research Center. Kerala, India.
Efficacy of Homeopathic Drugs in the Management of Cancer: A Clinical Study. Dr. Girish Gupta. Gaurant Clinic and Center for Homeopathic Research. Lucknow, India.
Assessment of Outcomes from the Use of Homeopathy and Acupuncture in General Practice. Dr. Karin Kirschmann. University Hospital Freiburg. Department of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology.
Proteomic Analysis of Homeopathic Glutamanergic Neurotoxicity and Protection. Dr. Aryan Namboodiri. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Bethesda, MD.
Homeopathic Approach for Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer: Pre-Clinical Studies Using Cell and Animal Models. Dr. Radha Maheshwari. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Bethesda, MD.
HALD Chemistry Core Laboratory. Dr. Todor Todorov, Dr. Jose Centeno. Laboratory of Biophysics and Environmental Toxicology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Washington, D.C.
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Multi-centered Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy of the Homeopathic Medication TRAUMEEL S in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Stomatitis in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Menachem Oberbaum. Center for Integrated Complimentary Medicine. Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel.
Program on Neuroprotection with Homeopathic Glutamate. Dr. John Ives, Ayo Olufade, Dr.Ann Marini, Dr. Diane Marotta. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Washington, D.C.
Prevention of Prostate Cancer with Low-dose Cadmium. Dr. Radha Maheshwari, Dr. Jaya Gaddipati, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Pankaj Seth, Dr. Michael Waalkes. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Two NIH laboratories; Gaurang Clinic, Lucknow, India; Amala Research Center, Amala, India.
Systematic Review of Hormesis and Homeopathy for Biochemical Warfare Protection. Astrid Szeto. Environmental Control Section. Food and Drug Administration. Washington, D.C.
Homeopathic Protection of the Brain from Biochemical Warfare Agents. Dr. Aryan Namboodiri. Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Bethesda, MD.
Variation in Fourier transform infrared spectra of some homeopathic potencies and their diluent media. Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether potentized homeopathic drugs and their diluent media differ from each other with respect to their Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra.
DESIGN: FTIR spectra of Nux vomica 30C, Lycopodium 30C, Santonin 30C, Cina 30C, Cina 206C, Cina 1006C, and their diluent media 90% ethanol and Ethanol 30C were obtained in the wave number range of 2000-1000 cm1 at 20 degrees C. Potassium bromide powder soaked with the potencies, pressed into pellets, and air dried were used to measure the spectra. Because water structures in homeopathic potencies are thought to carry specific information on drug molecules and because O-H bending vibrational band (v2) exclusively belongs to water, the study was restricted to the bands in that wave number region. Alcohol has no absorption in the O-H bending region. RESULTS: The potencies were found to differ from each other and their diluent media in the number of v2 bands, their wave number (cm1), shape, and half-width (cm1) of the bands. PMID: 16296914 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Bruno Brigo, and G. Serpelloni, "Homeopathic Treatment of Migraines: A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Study of 60 Cases," Berlin Journal on Research in Homeopathy, March 1991, 1,2:98-106).
Jennifer Jacobs, L. Jimenez, Margarita, Stephen Gloyd, "Treatment of Acute Childhood Diarrhea with Homeopathic Medicine: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Nicaragua," Pediatrics, May 1994, 93,5:719-25. This randomized double-blind study involving 81 children was conducted in Nicaragua in cooperation with the University of Washington and the University of Guadalajara. The results showed that, the individualized homeopathic medicine showed clinically and statistically significant improvement in the children’s diarrhea, compared to the children treated with placebo. Children that received homeopathic medicine recovered from infection 20% faster than the children treated with placebo. The children who were more sick reacted to the homeopathic treatment in a spectacular manner. In total the study used 18 different homeopathic medicines selected on an individualized basis according to the symptoms of each child.
The effectiveness of homeopathic treatment was proved is diabetic retinitis. (Zicari, et al., "Valutazione dell’azione Angioprotettiva di Preparati di Arnica nel Trattamento della Retinpatia Diabetica," Bolletino de Oculistica, 1992, 5:841-848).
White mice were exposed to X radiation with a power of 100 to 200 rad (non lethal dosage) and were then evaluated after 24, 48 and 72 hours. Ginseng 6X, 30CH and 200CH and Ruta graveolans 30CH and 200CH were given before and after the radiation. In comparison to mice who received placebo, those who were administered with homeopathic medicines presented significantly less damage in cells and chromosomes. (A.R. Khuda-Bukhsh, S. Banik, "Assessment of Cytogenetic Damage in X-irradiated Mice and its Alteration by Oral Administration of Potentized Homeopathic Drug, Ginseng D200," Berlin Journal of Research in Homeopathy, 1991, 1,4/5:254. Also Khuda-Bukhsh, A.R. Maity, S., "Alteration of Cytogenetic Effects by Oral Administration of Potentized Homeopathic Drug, Ruta graveolens in Mice Exposed to Sub-lethal X-radiation," Berlin Journal of Research in Homeopathy, 1991, 1, 4/5:264).
In a study conducted in the Moscow People’s Friendship University, the electric activity of the muscular wall of the stomach and duodenum was studied after the effect of the homeopathic medicine Nux Vomica (A. Zavadskaya, K. Privalova, S. Pasin, G. Loukas, Department of Homeopathy).
In an experiment using cats the effect of the medicine Nux Vomica 30CH was studied after applying it to the region of electrodes in the cardia of the stomach, the body, the pylorus and the duodenal bulb. After the application of the medicine, the muscular activity in the body increased by 3.2 times, 2.1 times in the pylorus, while in the duodenal bulb it was reduced by 2.2 times. The experiment proved the ability of the homeopathic medicine Nux Vomica to have an effect on the function of the stomach. The results of this experiment agree with the results of the homeopathy experimental proof for this medicine.
In another research conducted in the same university, the endurance of mice under hypoxia conditions due to the administration of the homeopathic medicine Hydrogenium Peroxydatum 30CH was studied (A. Chochlov, A. Zavadskaya, Ch. Efstathiou, G. Loukas, Department of Homeopathy). Two groups of mice were used, one of which received homeopathic medicine and the other placebo. Mice who received placebo were the healthier ones while mice that received the homeopathic medicine were the weaker ones. An experimental model was used, where the two groups were placed under high altitude conditions. Mice that received the homeopathic medicine showed faster and better adaptation to hypoxia conditions. Furthermore, when they returned to normal conditions, they reverted to their normal state more quickly and had longer life duration than the mice of the other group.
In another research conducted in the same university, the effect of the homeopathic medicine Berberis vulgaris on the lymphatic drainage was studied (A. Zavadskaya et al.). Plant tincture and homeopathic medicines in the 3rd, 6th and 30th potency were given to mice. Initially the time of drainage of the coloring substance from the intestine to the mesentery was measured before providing any medicine. Then the various medicines were tested and the drainage time was measured. The study of the results showed that the potentized forms of Berberis vulgaris increase the lymphatic drainage while the corresponding plant tincture contains it. Especially the 3rd and 6th potencies increased the drainage more in the intestine than in the mesentery while the 30th increased it to the same degree in both the intestine and the mesentery.
First double blind study: This cross-over study ever performed was done by homoeopaths. This impressive study was done concurrently in eleven different cities on fifteen subjects. This particular experiment consisted of 665 pages, which was the research proving of belladonna. [Howard P. Bellows. The test drug proving of the O.O. and L. Society: a reproving of Belladonna (Boston: the American homoeopathic ophthalmological, otological, and laryngological society. 1906).]
Presentation by Prof. Rustum Roy and Prof. Bell of Penn State University on their scientific validity through unambiguous extensive Lab Tests conducted with Raman spectroscopy etc…
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A study on the properties of water was performed by Dr. Rustrum Roy. This paper provides an interdisciplinary base of information on the structure of liquid water.
The Structure Of Liquid Water; Novel Insights From Materials Research; Potential Relevance To Homeopathy
Rustum Roy1, W.A. Tiller2, Iris Bell3, M. R. Hoover4
Received: 2 August 2004 Revised: 6 September 2004 Accepted: 14
“INSTRUMENTAL MEASURING OF DIFFERENT HOMEOPATHIC DILUTIONS OF POTASSIUM IODIDE IN WATER” Igor Jerman, M.D., Sc.D., Full Professor of Theoretical Biology, Maja Berden, M.A. Biology, Metod Škarja, M.A. Physics, BION, Institute for Bioelectromagnetics and New Biology,Celovška 264, 1000 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (Received October 10,1998; Accepted with revisions March 10, 1999) Although more than 200 years have elapsed since the beginning of homeopathy and in spite of numerous confirmatory scientific experiments, the so-called memory of water is still a highly disputable and controversial theme in scientific circles. To make a contribution to solving this riddle, our research group tried to examine memory properties of water by the method of differential corona discharge Kirlian electrophotography of water-drop pairs. The method is based on a modified form of Kirlian photography with a subsequent thorough computer picture analysis. The potassium iodide (KI) mother solution (0.1M) was diluted in the standard way (without potentisation) or with potentisation (succussion by hand – by striking the vial 60 times against a large book as used traditionally) to 10-3M, 10-6M, 10-10M, 10-16M, 10-17M and 10-24M KI solutions. In the electrophotography method a drop of KI solution was compared with a drop of control water. To get a dependable system of results we compared homeopathic dilutions with ordinary distilled water, sham-potentised distilled water and non-potentised (standard) solutions. The results were analyzed by the Chi-square Goodness-of-fit test and the Sign test. They showed repeatable and statistically significant effects of concentration of KI dilutions as well as potentisation on the corona discharge process (from p < 0.05 to p < 0.001). This indicates that there is some physical basis of molecular (ionic) information imprinted into water.
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications Volume 323, 15 May 2003, Pages 67-74 Ultra-high dilutions of lithium chloride and sodium chloride (10-30 gcm-3) have been irradiated by X- and ?-rays at 77 K, then progressively rewarmed to room temperature. During that phase, their thermoluminescence has been studied and it was found that, despite their dilution beyond the Avogadro number, the emitted light was specific of the original salts dissolved initially.
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Homeopathy in emergency medicineOberbaum M, Singer SR, Friehs H, Frass M. Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. oberbaum@netvision.net.il Wien Med Wochenschr. 2005 Nov;155(21-22):491-7
Homeopathic treatment in emergency medicine: a case seriesOberbaum M, Schreiber R, Rosenthal C, Itzchaki M. The Center of Integrated Complementary Medicine Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. oberbaum@szmc.org.il Homeopathy. 2003 Jan;92(1):44-7
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The effect of homeopathically prepared thyroxine on highland frogs: influence of electromagnetic fields S. Weber, P.C. Endler1, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, S.U. Welles1, E. Suanjak-Traidl1, W. Scherer-Pongratz1, M. Frass1, H. Spranger1, G. Peithner2 and H. Lothaller3 1Interuniversity College Graz/Castle of Seggau, Austria 2Peithner Inc., Vienna, Austria 3University of Graz, Austria Homeopathy Volume 97, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 3-9
Karen Nieber, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Leipzig, merely wanted to prove that homeopathy doesn’t work. She put a rat’s intestine in a fluid culture medium and used organic threads to fix it to a sensor so that she could measure any shortening of the intestine caused by cramps. Then she added a stimulant (atropine) to the fluid culture medium to produce severe cramps in the rat’s intestine. The intestine shrank and the scales showed a strong traction. When she then added belladonna X 90 to the culture medium, the intestine relaxed and the scales showed less traction. This proved that homeopathy is effective in the absence of any material substances – and in 2003 she won the Hans Heinrich Reckeweg award
An evaluation of Coffea cruda effect on ratsRuiz-Vega G, Prez-Ordaz L, Proa-Flores P, Aguilar-Daz Y. Instituto de Fsica y Matemticas, Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacn, Mexico Br Homeopath J. 2000 Jul;89(3):122-6
Wound healing by homeopathic silica dilutions in miceOberbaum M, Markovits R, Weisman Z, Kalinkevits A, Bentwich Z. Ruth Ben-Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot Harefuah. 1992 Aug;123(3-4):79-82, 156
NON-MOLECULAR INFORMATION TRANSFER FROM THYROXINE TO FROGS by Means of Homoeopathic Preparation and Electronic Processing P.C. ENDLER1, W. PONGRATZ1, C.W. SMITH2, J. SCHULTE3, F. SENEKOWITSCH4, M. CITRO5 1Ludwig Boltzman Institut fr Homeopathie, Durerg.4, 8010 Graz, Austria 2Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, University of Salford, 827221 Salford, UK. 3National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA 4Institute of Bioinformatics, Graz, Austria 5Research Institute Alberto Sorti (IDRAS), Turin, Italy
Canova, a Brazilian medical formulation, alters oxidative metabolism of mice macrophagesde Oliveira CC, de Oliveira SM, Godoy LM, Gabardo J, Buchi Dde F. Laboratrio de Estudos de Clulas Inflamatrias e Neoplsicas, Departamento de Biologia Celular, SCB, Universidade Federal do Paran, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. J Infect. 2006 Jun;52(6):420-32. Epub 2006 Jan 4.
Effect of homeopathic medicines on transplanted tumors in miceEs S, Kuttan G, Kc P, Kuttan R.Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar, Thrissur, Kerala State, India. 680555 amalaresearch@rediffmail.com Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2007 Jul-Sep;8(3):390-4
Homeopathy as a supportive therapy in cancerRajendran ES. Vinayaka Mission’s Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Salem 636 308, India. rajendranes@eth.net Homeopathy. 2004 Apr;93(2):99-102
Anti-tumour activity of Ruta graveolens extractPreethi KC, Kuttan G, Kuttan R. Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar, Thrissur, Kerala-680555, India Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2006 Jul-Sep;7(3):439-43
Can homeopathic treatment slow prostate cancer growth?Jonas WB, Gaddipati JP, Rajeshkumar NV, Sharma A, Thangapazham RL, Warren J, Singh AK, Ives JA, Olsen C, Mog SR, Maheshwari RK. Samueli Institute, 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. Integr Cancer Ther. 2006 Dec;5(4):343-9
Complementary and alternative medicine use in breast cancer patients in EuropeMolassiotis A, Scott JA, Kearney N, Pud D, Magri M, Selvekerova S, Bruyns I, Fernadez-Ortega P, Panteli V, Margulies A, Gudmundsdottir G, Milovics L, Ozden G, Platin N, Patiraki E. School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Coupland III, Coupland Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. alex.molassiotis@manchester.ac.uk Support Care Cancer. 2006 Mar;14(3):260-7. Epub 2005 Sep 6
Complementary and alternative medicineFilshie J, Rubens CN. Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK. jacqueline.filshie@binternet.com Anesthesiol Clin. 2006 Mar;24(1):81-111, viii
Complementary and alternative medicine use in lung cancer patients in eight European countriesMolassiotis A, Panteli V, Patiraki E, Ozden G, Platin N, Madsen E, Browall M, Fernandez-Ortega P, Pud D, Margulies A. School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Coupland III, Coupland Street, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. alex.molassiotis@manchester.ac.uk Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 Feb;12(1):34-9. Epub 2005 Nov 14
Complementary and alternative medicine use in colorectal cancer patients in seven European countriesMolassiotis A, Fernandez-Ortega P, Pud D, Ozden G, Platin N, Hummerston S, Scott JA, Panteli V, Gudmundsdottir G, Selvekerova S, Patiraki E, Kearney N. University of Manchester, School of Nursing, Coupland III, Coupland Street, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. alex.molassiotis@manchester.ac.uk Complement Ther Med. 2005 Dec;13(4):251-7. Epub 2005 Sep 19
Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with haematological malignancies in EuropeMolassiotis A, Margulies A, Fernandez-Ortega P, Pud D, Panteli V, Bruyns I, Scott JA, Gudmundsdottir G, Browall M, Madsen E, Ozden G, Magri M, Selvekerova S, Platin N, Kearney N, Patiraki E. School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Coupland III, Coupland Street, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. alex.molassiotis@man.ac.uk Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2005 May;11(2):105-10
Use of complementary and alternative medicine in cancer patients: a European surveyMolassiotis A, Fernadez-Ortega P, Pud D, Ozden G, Scott JA, Panteli V, Margulies A, Browall M, Magri M, Selvekerova S, Madsen E, Milovics L, Bruyns I, Gudmundsdottir G, Hummerston S, Ahmad AM, Platin N, Kearney N, Patiraki E. School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. alex.molassiotis@manchester.ac.uk Ann Oncol. 2005 Apr;16(4):655-63. Epub 2005 Feb 2
Complementary therapies in palliative cancer careYildirim YK, FadiloÄŸlu C, Uyar M. Ege University Nursing School, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Izmir, Turkey. yasemin.kyildirim@ege.edu.tr Agri. 2006 Jan;18(1):26-32
Homeopathic Treatment for Chronic Disease: A 6-Year, University-Hospital Outpatient Observational Study David S. Spence, Directorate of Homeopathic Medicine, United Bristol Healthcare, National Health Service Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom. Elizabeth A. Thompson, University Department of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. S.J. Barron, Directorate of Homeopathic Medicine, United Bristol Healthcare, National Health Service Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2005, 11(5): 793-798. doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.793.
Economic aspects of allergies: status and prospects for AustriaStein V, Dorner T, Lawrence K, Kunze M, Rieder A. Institut für Sozialmedizin, Centre for Public Health, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Osterreich. katharina.v.stein@meduniwien.ac.at Wien Med Wochenschr. 2007;157(11-12):248-54
Is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) cost-effective? a systematic review Patricia M Herman, 1 Benjamin M Craig,2 and Opher Caspi3 1Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2Department of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA 3Recanati Center for Internal Medicine and Research, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel BMC Complement Altern Med. 2005; 5: 11
Dentistry and homeopathy: an overviewBhat SS, Sargod SS, George D. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India Dent Update. 2005 Oct;32(8):486-8, 491
Molluscum contagiosum: a case seriesRajendran ES. Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation Deemed University, Vinayaka Mission’s Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. rajendranes@eth.net Homeopathy. 2002 Oct;91(4):255-9
Randomised controlled trial of homoeopathy versus placebo in perennial allergic rhinitis with overview of four trial series Morag A Taylor, research associate, a David Reilly, honorary senior lecturer in medicine, a Robert H Llewellyn-Jones, lecturer, b Charles McSharry, principal immunologist, c Tom C Aitchison, senior lecturer in statistics. d a University Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, b Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia, c University Department of Immunology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, d Department of Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ BMJ 2000;321:471-476
The homeopathic mustard gas trials of 1941-42 Commentary on: British Homoeopathic Society (1943). Report on mustard gas experiments (Glasgow and London). British Homoeopathic Journal 33:1–12.
THE EUROPEAN UNION, HOMEOPATHY AND OTHER UNCONVENTIONAL MEDICINES Dr. Michel Van Wassenhoven. Substitute Member at the European Parliament, President of the action COST-B4 – (1993-1999) “Unconventional Medicine†in 1997. “One can no longer disregard unconventional Medicine or hide behind obsolete dogmatic assertions.”
Clinical trials of homoeopathyKleijnen J, Knipschild P, ter Riet G. Department of Epidemiology and Health Care Research, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands. BMJ. 1991 Feb 9;302(6772):316-23
Efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine interventions for chronic painTan G, Craine MH, Bair MJ, Garcia MK, Giordano J, Jensen MP, McDonald SM, Patterson D, Sherman RA, Williams W, Tsao JC. Anesthesiology Care Line (145), Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. tan.gabriel@med.va.gov. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2007;44(2):195-222
Evaluation of a GP practice based homeopathy serviceSlade K, Chohan BP, Barker PJ. Coventry City Primary Care Trust, Christchurch House, Greyfriars Lane, Coventry, CV1 2GQ, UK. karen.slade@doctors.org.uk Homeopathy. 2004 Apr;93(2):67-70
Patient compliance with homeopathic therapyEndrizzi C, Rossi E. Homeopathic Clinic, ASL 2 Lucca, Homeopathic Reference Centre Region of Tuscany, Italy Homeopathy. 2006 Oct;95(4):206-14
Self care in healthNessa F, Rahman S, Banu S. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Dhaka Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. 1991 Oct;17(2):63-73
Can Homeopathy Bring Additional Benefits to Thalassemic Patients on Hydroxyurea Therapy? Encouraging Results of a Preliminary Study Antara Banerjee1, Sudipa Basu Chakrabarty2, Susanta Roy Karmakar1, Amit Chakrabarty2, Surjyo Jyoti Biswas1, Saiful Haque1, Debarsi Das1, Saili Paul1, Biswapati Mandal3, Boujedaini Naoual4, Philippe Belon4 and Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh1 1Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741 235, 2 Institute of Genetic Engineering, 30 Thakurhat Road, Badu, Kolkata-700 128, 3Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal, India and 4Boiron Laboratory, 20 Rue de la Liberation, Sainte-Foy-Les-Lyon, France eCAM Advance Access published October 29, 2007
Scientific Research and Homeopathy : HYPERSENSITIVITY
Antiviral activity of Engystol: an in vitro analysisOberbaum M, Glatthaar-Saalmüller B, Stolt P, Weiser M. The Center of Integrated Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. oberbaum@szmc.org.il J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Oct;11(5):855-62
Effects of ultrahigh dilutions of 3,5-dichlorophenol on the luminescence of the bacterium Vibrio fischeriAntje Brack, a, b, Jürgen Strubea, Peter Stolza and Heinz Deckerba Forschungsinstitut Kwalis gGmbH, Fuldaer Str. 21, Dipperz 36160, Germany b Institute for Molecular Biophysics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – General Subjects Volume 1621, Issue 3, 11 June 2003, Pages 253-260
Homeopathic treatment of malaria in Ghana Open study and clinical trial BSC Veronique M.A. Van Erp* and MD Martien Brands British Homoeopathic journal Volume 85, Issue 2, April 1996, Pages 66-70
Effects of homeopathic treatment in women with premenstrual syndrome: a pilot study M Yakir, S Kreitlerb, A Brzezinskic, G Vithoulkasd, M Oberbaume and Z Bentwichf The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel Psychology Department, Tel Aviv University, Israel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel Alonisos 37005, Greece The Institute of Research on Complementary Medicine Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Ruth Ben Ari Institute of Clinical Immunology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot 76100 British Homoeopathic journal Volume 90, Issue 3, July 2001, Pages 148-153
Homeopathy Annual Evidence Update: June 2008 The 2008 Annual Evidence Update on Homeopathy aims to identify, organise and present the most up-to-date evidence on this topic. We have carried out searches in a large number of databases. The searches aimed to identify all relevant systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published since April 2007. Previously published studies have been included in the 2007 Homeopathy National Knowledge Week (NKW).
Boiron Laboratories Disputes British Journal’s Editorial on Homeopathy In its continued educational and research efforts for the advancement of homeopathy, Boiron Laboratories disputes an editorial comment published in The Lancet’s Nov. 17, 2007 issue on the basis that its author has misinterpreted results of clinical trials on homeopathic medicines.
Homeopathy and The Lancet Peter Fisher Director of Research, Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3HR, UK Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2006 March; 3(1): 145–147
Homeopathy for postoperative ileus? A meta-analysisBarnes J, Resch KL, Ernst E. Department of Complementary Medicine, Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1997 Dec;25(4):628-33
Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials LINDE K., CLAUSIUS N., RAMIREZ G., MELCHART D., EITEL F., HEDGES L. V., JONAS W. B. Münchener Modell, Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Technische Universität/Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität, München, ALLEMAGNE Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, ETATS-UNIS Theoretische Chirurgie, Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik Innenstadt, Ludwig Maximillians Universität, München, ALLEMAGNE Department of Education, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, ETATS-UNIS Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 5B-37, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, ETATS-UNIS Lancet 1997, vol. 350, no9081, pp. 834-843 (145 ref.)
Complementary and alternative medicine for multiple sclerosisSchwarz S, Knorr C, Geiger H, Flachenecker P. Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, J 5, Mannheim 68159, Germany; Department of Neurology, Klinikum Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1- 3, Mannheim 68167, Germany Mult Scler. 2008 Jul 16
Scientific Research and Homeopathy : OPHTHALMOLOGY
Homeopathy in Cuban epidemic neuropathy: an open clinical trial Cairo J, Elliot BE, Barnouin J, Fleites P, Araoz A, Morales M, Verdura T, Sanchez M, Serrano C, Alvarez JL, Veillard JJ. Instituto Finlay, Avenida 27, La Lisa, Ciudad Habana, Cuba. Br Homeopath J. 2001 Jul;90(3):154-7
Complementary medicine use in multi-ethnic paediatric outpatientsRobinson N, Blair M, Lorenc A, Gully N, Fox P, Mitchell K.Centre for Complementary Healthcare and Integrated Medicine (CCHIM), Faculty of Health & Human Sciences, Thames Valley University, Paragon House, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GA, UK Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2008 Feb;14(1):17-24. Epub 2007 Nov 26
Paediatric homoeopathy in general practice: where, when and why?Ekins-Daukes S, Helms PJ, Taylor MW, Simpson CR, McLay JS. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Buildings, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2005 Jun;59(6):743-9
Thermoluminescence in ultra-high dilution researchvan Wijk R, Bosman S, van Wijk EP. International Institute of Biophysics, Neuss, Germany. meluna.wijk@wxs.nl J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Jun;12(5):437-43
Duckweed (Lemna gibba L.) as a Test Organism for Homeopathic Potencies Scherr C, Simon M, Spranger J, Baumgartner S. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland., Society for Cancer Research, Institute Hiscia, Arlesheim, Switzerland. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Nov;13(9):931-8
Effects of Potentised Substances on Growth Kinetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe C. Scherra,c; S. Baumgartnera,b; J. Sprangerc,e; M. Simond aVerein für Krebsforschung, Institut Hiscia, Arlesheim, Schweiz bKollegiale Instanz für Komplementärmedizin (KIKOM), Universität Bern, Insel-Spital, Imhoof-Pavillon, Bern, Schweiz cForschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Frick, Schweiz dInstitut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres (ICBM), Universität Oldenburg, Deutschland eInstitut für anthroposophische Veterinärmedizin, Frick, Schweiz Forsch Komplementärmed 2006;13:298-306 (DOI: 10.1159/000095302)
Homeopathic treatment of depression and anxietyDavidson JR, Morrison RM, Shore J, Davidson RT, Bedayn G. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Unversity Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA Altern Ther Health Med. 1997 Jan;3(1):46-9
The berberis story: Berberis vulgaris in therapeuticsArayne MS, Sultana N, Bahadur SS. Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. arayne@gawab.com Pak J Pharm Sci. 2007 Jan;20(1):83-92
Alternative and complementary therapies in fibromyalgia syndromeLanghorst J, Häuser W, Irnich D, Speeck N, Felde E, Winkelmann A, Lucius H, Michalsen A, Musial F. Klinik für Innere Medizin V, Naturheilkunde und Integrative Medizin, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Am Deimelsberg 34a, 45276, Essen, Deutschland, jost.langhorst@gmx.de Schmerz. 2008 Jun;22(3):324-33
Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo I. R. Bell, D. A. Lewis, A. J. Brooks, G. E. Schwartz, S. E. Lewis, B. T. Walsh and C. M. Baldwin Program in Integrative Medicine, Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, the Arizona Respiratory Center and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA. Rheumatology 2004; 43: 577-582
A preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of the homoeopathic remedy, Ruta graveolens, in the treatment of pain in plantar fasciitis CLARK J,PERCIVALL A. Br J Pod 2000: Aug;3(3):81-5
EEG alpha sensitization in individualized homeopathic treatment of fibromyalgiaBell IR, Lewis DA 2nd, Lewis SE, Schwartz GE, Brooks AJ, Scott A, Baldwin CM. Program in Integrative Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, The Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. ibell@u.arizona.edu Int J Neurosci. 2004 Sep;114(9):1195-220
Individualized homeopathic therapy for male infertility I Gerhard and E Wallis Outpatient Clinic for Complementary Medicine, Department for Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproduction, Gynecological Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Voßstr. 9, D-69115, Heidelberg, Germany Homeopathy Volume 91, Issue 3, July 2002, Pages 133-144
Korean scientists prove homeopathy Benveniste’s dilutions went way beyond the level investigated by the Korean chemists Samal and Geckeler. The highest dilutions could have contained nothing but water molecules. Yet, these gave effects just as if the drug molecules were still present. The water appears to remember the original molecules dissolved in it.
Rustum Roy This paper does not deal in any way with, and has no bearing whatsoever on, the clinical efficacy of any homeopathic remedy. However, it does definitively demolish the objection against homeopathy, when such is based on the wholly incorrect claim that since there is no difference in composition between a remedy and the pure water used, there can be no differences at all between them. We show the untenability of this claim against the central paradigm of materials science that it is structure (not composition) that (largely) controls properties, and structures can easily be changed in inorganic phases without any change of composition. The burden of proof on critics of homeopathy is to establish that the structure of the processed remedy is not different from the original solvent.
A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy and published by Elsevier, on the Memory of Water brings together scientists from around the world for the first time to publish new data, reviews and discuss recent scientific work exploring the idea that water can display memory effects. The concept of memory of water is important to homeopathy because it offers a potential explanation of the mechanism of action of very high dilutions often used in homeopathy.
Chemists in Korea have discovered Benveniste’s dilutions went way beyond the level investigated by the Korean chemists Samal and Geckeler. The highest dilutions could have contained nothing but water molecules. Yet, these gave effects just as if the drug molecules were still present. The water appears to remember the original molecules dissolved in it.
Martin Chapman website on water structure references 1,200+ primarily peer-review articles. Chaplin is an objective observer of water structure and homeopathy, and his summary of the research is that homeopathic solutions are clearly not the same thing as plain water.
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L. Milgrom, Conspicuous by its absence: the Memory of Water, macro-entanglement, and the possibility of homeopathy, Homp96 (2007), pp. 209-219. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (736 K)
D. Anick, The octave potencies convention: a mathematical model of dilution and succussion, Homp96 (2007), pp. 202-208. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (187 K)
V. Elia, E. Napoli and R. Germano, The Memory of Water: an almost deciphered enigma. Dissipative structures in extremely dilute aqueous solutions, Homp96 (2007), pp. 163-169. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (338 K)
M.L. Rao, R. Roy, I.R. Bell and R. Hoover, The defining role of structure (including epitaxy) in the plausibility of homeopathy, Homp96 (2007), pp. 175-182. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (775 K)
L. Rey, Can low temperature thermoluminescence cast light on the nature of ultra-high dilutions?, Homp96 (2007), pp. 170-174. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (267 K)
B. Vybral and P. Vorek, Long term structural effects in water: autothixotropy of water and its hysteresis, Homp96 (2007), pp. 183-188. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (279 K)
Homeopathy and structure of water: a physical modelKratky KW. Institut fur Experimentalphysik der Universit Wien, Vienna, Austria. karl.kratzky@univie.ac.at Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd. 2004 Feb;11(1):24-32
A new approach to the memory of waterTschulakow AV, Yan Y, Klimek W.Landesstiftung Insel Hombroich, Kapellener Strasse o.N., D- 41472 Neuss, Germany Homeopathy. 2005 Oct;94(4):241-7
होम्योपैथिक औषधियों के परीक्षण स्वस्थ मनुषयों पर किये जाते हैं । इधर हाल के दिनों मे कई नई औषधियों का समावेश हुआ है , यह बात कि अलबत्ता कि यह भारत मे उपलब्ध नहीं है । टन्ब्रिज वेल्स , केन्ट की हिलोऐस फ़ार्मेसी इन औषधियों के अधिकृत विक्रेता हैं ।
The nosode prepared from the blood of a man diagnosed as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome who subsequently died of Syndrome related diseases.
Conducted by Misha Norland at The School of Homœopathy in 1994 and 1995.
Provings whose results are now being collated and prepared for publication on this site include:
Aqua nova
Conducted by Misha Norland and Peter Fraser at the School of Homœopathy in 2006
Amphisbaena alba
Conducted by Misha Norland at the School of Homœopathy in 2001
The Provings of New Homœopathic Remedies
The texts of the following provings are available on this site or are in the process of being compiled. Each proving includes the symptoms as recorded by the provers or their supervisors, an introduction by the proving’s organizer and other information about the substance, a repertorization and details of cured cases.
All these provings were conducted with Remedies that are available from Helios Homœopathic Pharmacy in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Helios is both knowledgeable about and supportive of the proving of new remedies.
होम्योपैथी-नई सोच/नई दिशायें 