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Title |
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| Diamantidis
S, Polychronopulu A, Kivelou P, PapakonstadinuG |
The
homeopathic treatment of chronic bronchial asthma |
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| Journal
Article |
Central
Council for Research in Homeopathy Library |
English |
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| Source |
Year,
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| Homoeopath
Int |
1989
Oct;3(3):7-9 |
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| Key
Terms |
ASTHMA,HOMEOPATHIC
DRUGS |
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| Abstract |
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Over
a three-year period, the authors treated forty-five patients
aged between 6 and 75 suffering from bronchial asthma with homoeopathic
medicine. Eighteen patients suffered from endogenous asthma
while the remainder suffered from exogenous asthma. Patients
were classified into three groups according to the severity
of their asthma at the time of presentation. Group 1 included
twenty-five patients with mild asthma, Group 2 included seventeen
patients with moderate asthma and Group 3 contained three patients
with severe asthma. Each patient's case history was analysed
in detail and the indicated remedy was prescribed according
to the totality of symptoms. Medorrhinum was the most frequently
prescribed remedy and was administered to eighteen patients
while remedies given to the remainder were Nux vomica, Phosphorus,
Pulsatilla, Sulphur, Silicea, Psorinum, Lycopodium clavatum,
Veratrum album, Bryonia, Thuja occidentalis and Lobelia inflata.
In all but two very severe cases treatment did not exceed twelve
months. Results were favourable with 37.7% showing full recovery
in the first four months , 17.7% in six months and 28.3% in
ten to twelve months. 8.8% of patients improved by around 70%
while reducing their use of conventional medication and 6.6%
improved by around 20-40% within twelve months. Some patients
experienced aggravation of symptoms but the authors put this
down to the law of therapeutic crisis. It is concluded that
homoeopathy is an effective therapy in the treatment of bronchial
asthma.
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