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Trivedi MK, Branton A, Trivedi D, Mondal S, Jana S. The use of biofield energy therapy as complementary and alternative medicine in human health care system: a narrative review and potential mechanisms. JOURNAL OF COMPLEMENTARY & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 2024; 0:jcim-2024-0027. [PMID: 38563780 DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2024-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION There has been accumulating interest in the application of biofield therapy as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat various diseases. The practices include reiki, qigong, blessing, prayer, distant healing, known as biofield therapies. This paper aims to state scientific knowledge on preclinical and clinical studies to validate its potential use as an alternative medicine in the clinic. It also provides a more in-depth context for understanding the potential role of quantum entanglement in the effect of biofield energy therapy. CONTENT A comprehensive literature search was performed using the different databases (PubMed, Scopus, Medline, etc.). The published English articles relevant to the scope of this review were considered. The review gathered 45 papers that were considered suitable for the purpose. Based on the results of these papers, it was concluded that biofield energy therapy was effective in treating different disease symptoms in preclinical and clinical studies. SUMMARY Biofield therapies offer therapeutic benefits for different human health disorders, and can be used as alternative medicine in clinics for the medically pluralistic world due to the growing interest in CAM worldwide. OUTLOOK The effects of the biofield energy therapies are observed due to the healer's quantum thinking, and transmission of the quantum energy to the subject leads to the healing that occurs spiritually through instantaneous communication at the quantum level via quantum entanglement.
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- 623512 Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. , Thane (W), Maharashtra, India
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- 623512 Trivedi Science Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd. , Thane (W), Maharashtra, India
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Silva P, de Almeida M, Silva J, Albino S, Espírito-Santo R, Lima M, Villarreal C, Moura R, Santos V. (E)-2-Cyano-3-(1 H-Indol-3-yl)-N-Phenylacrylamide, a Hybrid Compound Derived from Indomethacin and Paracetamol: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of the Anti-Inflammatory Potential. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2591. [PMID: 32276463 PMCID: PMC7177726 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The compound (E)-2-cyano-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-phenylacrylamide (ICMD-01) was designed and developed based on the structures of clinically relevant drugs indomethacin and paracetamol through the molecular hybridization strategy. This derivative was obtained by an amidation reaction between substituted anilines and ethyl 2-cyanoacetate followed by a Knoevenagel-type condensation reaction with indole aldehyde that resulted in both a viable synthesis and satisfactory yield. In order to assess the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity, in vitro assays were performed in J774 macrophages, and significant inhibitions (p < 0.05) of the production of nitrite and the production of cytokines (IL-1β and TNFα) in noncytotoxic concentrations were observed. The anti-inflammatory effect was also studied via CFA-induced paw edema in vivo tests and zymosan-induced peritonitis. In the paw edema assay, ICMD01 (50 mg kg-1) showed satisfactory activity, as did the group treated with dexamethasone, reducing edema in 2-6 h. In addition, there was no significant inhibition of PGE2, IL-1β or TNFα in vivo. Moreover, in the peritonitis assay that assesses leukocyte migration, ICMD-01 exhibited promising results. Therefore, these preliminary studies demonstrate this compound to be a strong candidate for an anti-inflammatory drug together with an improved gastrointestinal safety profile when compared to the conventional anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Pablo Silva
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil; (P.S.); (S.A.); (R.M.)
- Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Síntese de Fármacos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Síntese de Fármacos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 58429-500, PE, Brazil;
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil; (P.S.); (S.A.); (R.M.)
- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Síntese de Fármacos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador 40296-710, BA, Brazil; (R.E.-S.); (C.V.)
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40170-290, BA, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 58429-500, PE, Brazil;
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador 40296-710, BA, Brazil; (R.E.-S.); (C.V.)
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador 40170-290, BA, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil; (P.S.); (S.A.); (R.M.)
- Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Síntese de Fármacos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil; (P.S.); (S.A.); (R.M.)
- Laboratório de Ensaios Farmacológicos, Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil;
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Thomaz de Souza AL, Carvalho Rosa DP, Blanco BA, Passaglia P, Stabile AM. Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Healing of the Skin in Rats. Explore (NY) 2017; 13:333-338. [PMID: 28801081 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CONTEXT Therapeutic touch is a complementary treatment directed toward the balance of the energy field surrounding living beings. OBJECTIVE This study's aim was to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch on wound area contraction and fibroblast proliferation in rat skin. DESIGN This study was conducted using 24 male Wistar rats with dorsal wounds of diameter 8mm. The rats were divided into the following two groups: a control group: in this, the wounds were sanitized with filtered water and neutral-pH soap and a treatment group: in this, the wounds were sanitized as in the control group but the rats also underwent to daily sessions of therapeutic touch. Wound area was measured on days 1, 4, and 7 using imagelab software, version 2.4 R.C. On days 4 and 7, six animals in each group were euthanized so that the lesioned tissue could be collected for fibroblast counts and histological evaluations. RESULTS On days 1 and 4, wound areas were similar in both groups. Moreover, no significant differences in fibroblast counts were observed on day 4. On day 7, however, fibroblast counts were significantly higher in the treated group than in the control group, with a subsequent wound shrinkage. CONCLUSION These data indicate that therapeutic touch may accelerate wound repair, possibly by increasing fibroblast activity.
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- André Luiz Thomaz de Souza
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Integrated College of the Ribeira Valley, Oscar Yoshiaki Magário St, 185, Jardim das Palmeiras, Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Integrated College of the Ribeira Valley, Oscar Yoshiaki Magário St, 185, Jardim das Palmeiras, Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Jain S, Hammerschlag R, Mills P, Cohen L, Krieger R, Vieten C, Lutgendorf S. Clinical Studies of Biofield Therapies: Summary, Methodological Challenges, and Recommendations. Glob Adv Health Med 2015; 4:58-66. [PMID: 26665043 PMCID: PMC4654788 DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.034.suppl] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Biofield therapies are noninvasive therapies in which the practitioner explicitly works with a client's biofield (interacting fields of energy and information that surround living systems) to stimulate healing responses in patients. While the practice of biofield therapies has existed in Eastern and Western cultures for thousands of years, empirical research on the effectiveness of biofield therapies is still relatively nascent. In this article, we provide a summary of the state of the evidence for biofield therapies for a number of different clinical conditions. We note specific methodological issues for research in biofield therapies that need to be addressed (including practitioner-based, outcomes-based, and research design considerations), as well as provide a list of suggested next steps for biofield researchers to consider.
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- Shamini Jain
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego; and Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Diego; and Consciousness and Healing Initiative, San Diego (Dr Jain)
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- Consciousness and Healing Initiative, San Diego; and The Institute for Integrative Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Hammerschlag)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego; and Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Diego; and Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, University of California, San Diego (Dr Mills)
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (Dr Cohen)
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- Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California (Dr Krieger)
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- Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California; and California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco (Dr Vieten)
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- Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California; and Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Urology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa, Iowa City (Dr Lutgendorf)
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Lopes-Júnior LC, Bomfim EO, Nascimento LC, Nunes MDR, Pereira-da-Silva G, Lima RAG. Non-pharmacological interventions to manage fatigue and psychological stress in children and adolescents with cancer: an integrative review. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2015; 25:921-935. [PMID: 26374619 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most stressful and prevalent symptom in paediatric oncology patients. This integrative review aimed to identify, analyse and synthesise the evidence of non-pharmacological intervention studies to manage fatigue and psychological stress in a paediatric population with cancer. Eight electronic databases were used for the search: PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE, SCOPUS, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library. Initially, 273 articles were found; after the exclusion of repeated articles, reading of the titles, abstracts and the full articles, a final sample of nine articles was obtained. The articles were grouped into five categories: physical exercise, healing touch, music therapy, therapeutic massage, nursing interventions and health education. Among the nine studies, six showed statistical significance regarding the fatigue and/or stress levels, showing that the use of the interventions led to symptoms decrease. The most frequently tested intervention was programmed physical exercises. It is suggested that these interventions are complementary to conventional treatment and that their use can indicate an improvement in CRF and psychological stress.
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- L C Lopes-Júnior
- University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - USP, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Development of Nursing Research, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- University of Saskatchewan at College of Medicine - UOfS, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department Maternal-Infant Nursing and Public Health, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Rio de Janeiro State University, College of Nursing - UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department Maternal-Infant Nursing and Public Health, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department Maternal-Infant Nursing and Public Health, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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