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Sahoo S, Nayak C, Rath P, Bhattacharya S, Mukherjee S, Dutta A. Individualized homeopathic medicines in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Explore (NY) 2024; 20:103039. [PMID: 39213977 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common disorder among female population that adversely affects their physical and emotional well-being. Conventional treatments for PMS may have limitations and side effects, prompting a need for complementary therapeutic approaches. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of individualized Homeopathic medicines (IH) in treating PMS symptoms in comparison to placebo (PL). METHODS This study recruited female participants of reproductive age who had been experiencing premenstrual syndrome (PMS) for >3 months, from the Outpatient Department. The participants were randomly assigned to receive either IH or PL. The measured outcomes included the Shortened Premenstrual Assessment Form (SPAF) questionnaire as the primary outcome, and the Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Visual Analogue Scale (PMTS-VAS) and the Premenstrual Tension Syndrome Observer Rating Scale - Revised (PMTS-OR) as secondary outcomes. These measures were assessed at baseline and every month for 3 months. RESULTS The results showed a statistically significant reduction in total SPAF scores for the IH group compared to the placebo group (F = 11.340; P < 0.001) at month 2 (-5.5 ± 1.8, P = 0.003), and month 3 (-6.6 ± 2.0, P = 0.002). Additionally, there were significant reductions in PMTS-VAS and PMTS-OR scores in the IH compared to placebo group. Natrum muriaticum (n = 4/30, 13.3 %) was the most frequently indicated medicines in the study. Four adverse events (13.33 %) occurred in the IH group, and six adverse events (16.67 %) in the Placebo group, with no serious events reported, and no additional medicinal treatment was required for participants during the study period. CONCLUSIONS Individualized Homeopathic medicines were found to be significantly effective, compared to placebo in reducing PMS symptoms. Further independent replication is warranted to validate and corroborate these findings, as well as to identify the most effective Homeopathic medicines for treating PMS symptoms. Until then, clinicians may consider these findings when exploring personalized and holistic therapeutic strategies for managing PMS. TRIAL REGISTRATION CTRI/2020/11/028,796, dt. 02/11/2020.
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- Sanjib Sahoo
- Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Homoeopathic Pharmacy, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Homoeopathic Pharmacy, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata, India
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- International Cooperation Section, Ministry of Ayush (Government of India), New Delhi, India.
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Shirbache K, Liaghat A, Saeifar S, Nezameslami A, Shirbacheh A, Nasri H, Namazi H. Ultra-overt therapy: a novel medical approach centered on patient consciousness. Front Integr Neurosci 2024; 18:1457936. [PMID: 39220208 PMCID: PMC11363186 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2024.1457936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Within the realms of human and artificial intelligence, the concepts of consciousness and comprehension are fundamental distinctions. In the clinical sphere, patient awareness regarding medication and its physiological processes plays a crucial role in determining drug efficacy and outcomes. This article introduces a novel perspective on prescription practices termed "Ultra-Overt Therapy" (UOT). A review of current supporting evidence was conducted through a non-systematic search in PubMed and Google Scholar, focusing on concepts such as the "mind-body relationship," "placebo response," "neuroscience," and "complementary medicine." Our findings, rooted in the mechanisms of the "placebo effect," the intricacies of "intersubjective therapy," the potency of "interoceptive awareness," and other domains of medical science, suggest that UOT holds theoretical promise. Future research endeavors focusing on these areas may elucidate the global impact of this method on medical treatment and patient care.
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- Immunology from Concepts and Experiments to Translation, CNRS UMR 5164, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux, France
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- Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS), Cluster of Excellence Frankfurt Macromolecular Complexes (CEF-MC), Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Centre Hospitalier de l’agglomération de Nevers, Nevers, France
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- Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Keyßer G, Michalsen A, Reuß-Borst M, Frohne I, Gläß M, Pfeil A, Schultz O, Seifert O, Sander O. [Recommendations of the committee on complementary medicine and nutrition in ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, nutrition and Mediterranean diet]. Z Rheumatol 2023:10.1007/s00393-023-01356-z. [PMID: 37212842 PMCID: PMC10382356 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-023-01356-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Methods of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are appealing for many patients with rheumatic diseases. The scientific data are currently characterized by a large number of publications that stand in contrast to a remarkable shortage of valid clinical studies. The applications of CAM procedures are situated in an area of conflict between efforts for an evidence-based medicine and high-quality therapeutic concepts on the one hand and ill-founded or even dubious offers on the other hand. In 2021 the German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh) launched a committee for CAM and nutrition, which aims to collect and to evaluate the current evidence for CAM applications and nutritional medical interventions in rheumatology, in order to elaborate recommendations for the clinical practice. The current article presents recommendations for nutritional interventions in the rheumatological routine for four areas: nutrition, Mediterranean diet, ayurvedic medicine and homeopathy.
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- Gernot Keyßer
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle, Deutschland.
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- Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Königstr. 63, 14109, Berlin-Wannsee, Deutschland
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- Facharztpraxis für Innere Medizin, Frankenstr. 36, 97708, Bad Bocklet, Deutschland
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- Privatpraxis für Rheumatologie, Frankenstr. 238, 45134, Essen, Deutschland
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- Helios Fachklinik Vogelsang-Gommern, Sophie-von-Boetticher-Str. 1, 39245, Vogelsang-Gommern, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Deutschland
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- Rheumazentrum, ACURA Kliniken Baden-Baden, Rotenbachtalstr. 5, 76530, Baden-Baden, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, Haus 4, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Henneman K. Optimizing Health – Integrative Medicine & Poor Performance. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2022; 38:463-474. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2022.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Follert F, Daumann F. A Rational Choice Approach to the Use of Homeopathic Remedies. J Altern Complement Med 2021; 27:473-476. [PMID: 33794103 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2020.0509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Florian Follert
- Faculty of Management, Seeburg Castle University, Seekirchen/Salzburg, Austria
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- Sports Economics and Health Economics, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Teppone M. Medicine has always been "Modern" and "Scientific" from ancient times to the present day. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE-JIM 2019; 17:229-237. [PMID: 30967348 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Throughout human history, doctors and healers have gathered and refined the knowledge inherited from the previous generations. Different methods of effective therapy have been designed during various historical periods; when each was developed, it was considered "modern scientific medicine" for their time. Mankind has gone through natural and social disasters and survived; hence, history has proved there was no time when medical knowledge was erroneous or ineffective. Classic medicine has grown to be divided into narrow, specialized branches, causing it to lose its holistic approach and general view on health, sickness and therapeutic methods. Many of traditional medicine's effective methods have been forgotten and removed from the mainstream medicine. It would be good for modern medical education to incorporate the general knowledge of historically effective therapeutic modalities and study practical cases. Medical students should be taught how to choose a "good method" or "good medicine" independent of when that method or remedy was discovered. However, he has to keep in mind the primary goal of medicine: "I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment…"(from Hippocratic Oath).
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- Mikhail Teppone
- Bionion Sdn Bhd, 1, Jalan Sungai Jeluh, Shah Alam, 40460, Selangor, Malaysia; Bhmed INC PTE. LTD., Singapore 408705, Singapore.
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Does a homeopathic medicine reduce hot flushes induced by adjuvant endocrine therapy in localized breast cancer patients? A multicenter randomized placebo-controlled phase III trial. Support Care Cancer 2018; 27:1879-1889. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4449-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Davidson J, Jonas W. Individualized Homeopathy: A Consideration of Its Relationship to Psychotherapy. J Altern Complement Med 2016; 22:594-8. [PMID: 27285053 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2015.0365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The benefit and potential mechanisms of action of homeopathy have long been debated. Almost entirely neglected has been the study of individualized homeopathy (IH) as a form of psychotherapy, which incorporates factors that are common to most therapies while using processes that are specific to IH. METHODS Recent research into the therapeutic components of IH is reviewed; similarities and differences between IH and other forms of psychotherapy are also described. RESULTS IH includes elements found in humanistic therapy and narrative medicine and additionally incorporates idiographic material in treatment selection. It is structured in a manner that takes maximum advantage of the components of the placebo effect, which could further expand its effectiveness beyond those conditions thought usually amenable to psychotherapy. CONCLUSIONS It is possible that IH entails specific psychotherapeutic processes in addition to possible therapeutic action of the homeopathic remedy, but the relative contributions of each remain to be determined. Suggestions are given for future research.
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- Jonathan Davidson
- 1 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, NC
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- 2 Samueli Institute, Georgetown School of Medicine and Uniformed Services University , Alexandria, VA
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Update on preliminary elements of a theory of ultra high dilutions. HOMEOPATHY 2015; 104:337-42. [PMID: 26678740 DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The different mechanisms: A. of the interaction between the molecular mother substance and the solvent water or ethanol B. of the storage of molecule-specific information in the solvent. C. the physiological basis of the sensitivity of the living organism towards an ultra high dilution (UHD). D. the mechanism of the interaction of the test dilution with the organism are largely unknown. Several ideas have been postulated, and experiments to test them carried out in physics and in biology. METHOD The authors revisited a 1994 contribution on 'preliminary elements of a theory on UHDs' and updated it with regard to more recent literature and research findings. RESULTS Although the experimental basis can still be questioned in most cases, remarkable fundamental observations have been made to explain the effects of UHDs. For some topics in question, it appears that information specific properties of the diluted substance to be transferred is stored by means electromagnetic fields. The interaction between the UHD and the organism seems to be electromagnetic in nature. The transmission of information from (bio-)molecules to the UHD is of special interest. Again, electromagnetic actions and vector potential fields appear to be implicated. CONCLUSION The mechanisms of information storage and transfer in UHDs are far from fully understood, but progress has been made at experimental and theoretical levels.
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Endler PC, Scherer-Pongratz W, Harrer B, Lingg G, Lothaller H. Amphibians and ultra high diluted thyroxine--further experiments and re-analysis of data. HOMEOPATHY 2015; 104:250-6. [PMID: 26678725 DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND A model of thyroxine and metamorphosis of highland amphibians is frequently mentioned as an example of experiments on extremely diluted substances in discussions around 'homeopathy'. METHODS The model was scrutinized by reanalysing the results of the initial researcher A and a second researcher B as well as of 5 external researchers C between 1990 and 2013. Rana temporaria larvae were taken from an alpine highland biotope. The test solution was thyroxine 10(-30) (T30x), tetra-iodo-thyronine sodium pentahydrate diluted with pure water in 26 steps of 1:10, being agitated after each step. Analogously prepared water (W30x) was used for control. Tadpoles were observed from the 2-legged to the 4-legged stage. Experiments were performed in different years, at different times of season, and their duration could vary. Frequencies of 4-legged animals, effect sizes and areas under the curves (AUCs) were calculated and regression analyses were performed to investigate possible correlations between year, season, duration etc. Experiments were in line with animal protection guidelines. RESULTS The total set of data A + B + C as well as subsets A (initial researcher, N=286+293), B (second centre, 965 + 965) and C (5 external researchers, 690 + 690) showed an effect of extremely diluted agitated thyroxine reverse to that known of molecular thyroxin, i.e. test values were below control by 11.4% for A, 9.5% for B and 7.0% for C (p<0.001 for each of the subsets). The effect size (Cohen's d) was >0.8 (large) for both A and B and 0.74 (medium) for C. CONCLUSION Although a perfect reproducibility was not obtained, this paradoxical phenomenon was generally consistent in different observations. Correlations were found between details of laboratory handling, as well as environment temperature, and the size of the results.
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- Patienteninformation fuer Naturheilkunde e.V., Berlin, Germany.
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- Interuniversity College for Health and Development Graz/Castle of Seggau, Austria
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- Interuniversity College for Health and Development Graz/Castle of Seggau, Austria
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Endler PC, Schulte J, Stock-Schroeer B, Stephen S. “Ultra High Dilution 1994” revisited 2015 – the state of follow-up research. HOMEOPATHY 2015; 104:223-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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