{"title":"Homeopathy: progress and promise, a critical perspective","authors":"JP Borneman","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1054/homp.1999.0514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This lecture attempts to analyse the progress made by homeopathy in recent years, by analysing consumer awareness, sales and distribution trends of homeopathic products, and research publications. Sales of homeopathic medicines are growing rapidly, but remain a very small fraction of the total pharmaceutical market. The proportion of combination to single medicines varies widely between countries. The market is concentrated in a relatively small number of the available medicines; many available homeopathic medicines are never used. Regulation of homeopathic practitioners and medicines is problematic, the legal position varies between countries. The volume of research is growing steadily. A series of recommendations is made, including modernisation of the terminology of homeopathy, training of more practitioners, a defined research agenda and integration into the medical system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Pages 204-213"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0514","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137159573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment for hyperactive children: homeopathy and methylphenidate compared in a family setting","authors":"H Frei , A Thurneysen","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0506","DOIUrl":"10.1054/homp.1999.0506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The sharp increase of the prescription of methylphenidate (MPD) in hyperactive children in recent years is a matter of increasing uneasiness among professionals, parents and politicians. There is little awareness of treatment alternatives. The purpose of this prospective trial was to assess the efficacy of homeopathy in hyperactive patients and to compare it MPD. The study was performed in a paediatric practice with conventional and homeopathic backgrounds. Children aged 3–17<!--> <!-->y, conforming to the DSM-IV criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with a Conners Global Index (CGI) of 14 or higher were eligible for the study. All of them received an individual homeopathic treatment. When clinical improvement reached 50%, the parents were asked to reevaluate the symptoms. Those who did not improve sufficiently on homeopathy were changed to MPD, and again evaluated after 3 months. One hundred and fifteen children (92 boys, 23 girls) with a mean age of 8.3<!--> <!-->y at diagnosis were included in the study. Prior to treatment the mean CGI was 20.63 (14–30), the mean index of the homeopathy group 20.52 and of the MPD-group 20.94. After an average treatment time of 3.5 months 86 children (75%) had responded to homeopathy, reaching a clinical improvement rating of 73% and an amelioration of the CGI of 55%. Twenty-five children (22%) needed MPD; the average duration of homeopathic (pre-) treatment in this group was 22 months. Clinical improvement under MPD reached 65%, the lowering of the CGI 48%. Three children did not respond to homeopathy nor to MPD, and one left the study. In cases where treatment of a hyperactive child is not urgent, homeopathy is a valuable alternative to MPD. The reported results of homeopathic treatment appear to be similar to the effects of MPD. Only children who did not reach the high level of sensory integration for school had to be changed to MPD. In preschoolers, homeopathy appears a particularly useful treatment for ADHD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Pages 183-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0506","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116188472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keyword index to volume 90","authors":"","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1054/homp.1999.0516","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Page 228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0516","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137226244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International Conference: Reuniting Art with Science; London, 22–23 February 2001","authors":"R van Haselen , P Fisher , F Dantas","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0509","DOIUrl":"10.1054/homp.1999.0509","url":null,"abstract":"The third international research conference in the series ‘Improving the Success of Homeopathy’, orga-nised by the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital was held at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, London on 22 – 23 February. The theme was ‘Reuniting Art with Science’. The conference was attended by 123 people from 17 countries. Thanks to the generosity of the British Homeopathic Association, we were able to give financial support to low income attendees from countries such as Romania, the Indian subcontinent, South America and elsewhere, who would not other-wise have been able to attend. The main themes explored were ‘Art and science in homeopathy’, ‘Harvesting the richness of clinical experience’","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Pages 225-226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0509","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127958028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LV Bonamin , KS Martinho , AL Nina , F Caviglia , RGW Do Rio
{"title":"Very high dilutions of dexamethasone inhibit its pharmacological effects in vivo","authors":"LV Bonamin , KS Martinho , AL Nina , F Caviglia , RGW Do Rio","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0496","DOIUrl":"10.1054/homp.1999.0496","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We evaluated the interaction of dexamethasone 10<sup>−17</sup> and 10<sup>−33</sup> <!-->M (equivalent to 7cH and 15cH) with dexamethasone in pharmacological concentrations, using as experimental models: acute inflammation induced by carrageenan, Ehrlich ascitic tumour, and migration of tumour infiltrating leukocytes (TIL). Male adult BALB/c mice (<em>n</em>=7 per group) were used in all experiments. Carrageenan (1%) was injected into the footpad for oedema evaluation and into the peritoneal cavity (i.p.), for differential counting of inflammatory cells. Ehrlich ascitic tumour cells (10<sup>7</sup> viable cells/ml) were injected i.p. and tumour cells were counted after 6 days, by the Trypan blue exclusion method. The differential TIL was counted using smears stained by hematoxylin–eosin. Treatments were made immediately after carrageenan inoculation or once a day, during Ehrlich tumour development, until the animals were killed. Animals were treated with the following preparations: (1) phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution; (2) dexamethasone (0.5<!--> <!-->mg/kg for inflammation model or 4<!--> <!-->mg/kg for tumour model) mixed with dexamethasone 7cH or 15cH; (3) dexamethasone (same doses) mixed in PBS. Homeopathic dexamethasone partially blocked the anti-inflammatory effect of pharmacological dexamethasone with regard to paw oedema (two-way ANOVA, <em>P</em>≤0.0008) and polymorphonuclear cell migration (χ<sup>2</sup>, <em>P</em>=0.0001). No important differences were observed between experimental and control groups, in relation to Ehrlich tumour cells viability or count, or bodyweight, but potentised dexamethasone restored control levels of TIL viability, compared to mice treated with pharmacological doses of dexamethasone (χ<sup>2</sup>, <em>P</em>≤0.001). The results demonstrate that a potentised substance may change its own pharmacological effects and suggest that ultradilutions effects act mostly on host response.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Pages 198-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0496","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124834957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Homeopathy in acute otitis media in children: treatment effect or spontaneous resolution?","authors":"H Frei , A Thurneysen","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0505","DOIUrl":"10.1054/homp.1999.0505","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The conventional antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) faces a number of problems, including antibiotic resistance. Homeopathy has been shown to be capable of treating AOM successfully. As AOM has a high rate of spontaneous resolution, a trial to prove any treatment-effect has to demonstrate very fast resolution of symptoms. The purpose of this study was to find out how many children with AOM are relieved of pain within 12<!--> <!-->h after the beginning of homeopathic treatment, making additional measures unnecessary. Two hundred and thirty children with AOM received a first individualized homeopathic medicine in the paediatric office. If pain-reduction was not sufficient after 6<!--> <!-->h, a second (different) homeopathic medicine was given. After a further 6<!--> <!-->h, children who had not reached pain control were started on antibiotics. Pain control was achieved in 39% of the patients after 6<!--> <!-->h, another 33% after 12<!--> <!-->h. This resolution rate is 2.4 times faster than in placebo controls. There were no complications observed in the study group, and compared to conventional treatment the approach was 14% cheaper.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 4","pages":"Pages 180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124382488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Definition of homeopathy","authors":"A Campbell","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0478","DOIUrl":"10.1054/homp.1999.0478","url":null,"abstract":"1 Benveniste J, Arnoux B, Haidji L. Highly diluted antigen increases coronary flow of isolated heart from immunized guinea pigs. FASEB J, 1992; 6: A161O. 2 Brizzi M, Nani D, Peruzzi M, Betti L. Statistical analysis of the effect of high dilutions of arsenic in a large dataset from a wheat germination model. Br Hom J 2000; 89: 63–67. 3 Belon P, Cumps J, Ennis M, et al. Inhibition of human basophil degranulation by successive histamine dilutions. Results of a European multi-center trial. Inflamation Res 1999; 48(Suppl 1): 17–18. 4 Endler PC, Pongratz W, Van Wijk R, et al. A zoological example on ultra high dilution research. Energetic coupling between the dilution and the organism in a model of amphibia. Ultra High Dilutions. Physics and Physiology. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994, pp 39–68. 5 Pongratz W, Nograsek A, Endler PC. Highly diluted agitated silver nitrate and wheat seedling development. Effect kinetics of a process of successive agitation phases. Fundamental Research in Ultra High Dilutions and Homeopathy. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998, pp 143–154. 6 Cazin JC, Casin M, Gaborit JL, et al. A study of the effect of decimal and centesimal dilutions of arsenic on the retention and mobilization of arsenic in the rat. Human Toxicology 1987; 6: 315–332. 7 Jonas WB. Anomalies in the anomalous: last gasp or light at last? Br Hom J 2000; 89: 103–104.","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"Pages 175-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0478","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113965809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Homeopathic pathogenetic trials of Acidum malicum and Acidum ascorbicum","authors":"P Fisher , F Dantas","doi":"10.1054/homp.1999.0476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1054/homp.1999.0476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two homeopathic pathogenetic trials (HPTs, provings), of identical design were conducted: of <em>Acidum malicum</em> 12<!--> <!-->cH and <em>Acidum ascorbicum</em> 12<!--> <!-->cH. Each trial included 20 healthy volunteers. Both were of double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, four period crossover design, with two sequences. ‘Healthy’ was defined in terms of SF-36 scores, medical judgement and blood tests. All volunteers had regular interviews with the same supervisor. No serious adverse reactions occurred. The causal relationship of each symptom with treatment was judged, blind, by the volunteer, the supervisor and a 9-item pathogenetic index. For <em>Acidum malicum</em> 79 symptoms were identified by the supervisor, 57 were included in the final analysis, 22 occurred in verum treatment periods. For <em>Acidum ascorbicum</em>, of 55 symptoms, 39 were included in the analysis. 16 occurred in verum treatment periods.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100201,"journal":{"name":"British Homoeopathic Journal","volume":"90 3","pages":"Pages 118-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1054/homp.1999.0476","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72278943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}