Top Research Papers on Homeopathy

Many clinical trials and case-control studies have been published about the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies for oral and maxillofacial problems, and some of this homeopathic application in dentistry are reviewed.

Homeopathy is often overlooked as a modality for pain management, but it deserves to be a first-line treatment due to its safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness.

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Despite overwhelming evidence that it is neither effective nor rational, homeopathy still persists. We need a broad debate to discuss its damaging effects on public health and science itself.

It was detected that developed countries dominated homeopathy literature and it is suggested that physicians from least-developed and developing countries should be funded and encouraged to carry out homeopathy studies.

In inconclusive evidence, lack of rational explanation, and questions about safety make Edzard Ernst question Europe’s €1bn annual spend on homeopathy.

Changes in homeopathy research evidence since 1994 are examined: the published number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), the use of individualised homeopathic intervention, the ‘proven efficacy of homeopathy’, and the quality of the evidence.

It is concluded that homeopathy may be viewed as ‘personalised nanomedicine’, and potentisation was the most important, though controversial, discovery.

A model of multi-level coherence for living organisms in which fractal phase oscillations of water are able to link and regulate a biochemical reaction, showing how a homeopathic medicine can bring back a patient from a disease state to a healthy one.

Homeopathy services, wherever available, are being used fully and thus sharing the patient load in the government-run wellness centres in India, and there is the potential for more homeopathic practitioners to contribute importantly to health care delivery in India.

Homeopathic medicines may be useful as stand-alone treatment of patients with severe acne vulgaris because the treatment remained efficacious long after cessation and is not accompanied by significant side-effects.

Evidence for the effectiveness of human and veterinary homeopathy in general, and in particular, of homeopathic treatment for infections, is available and individualized homeopathy demonstrates effects at all quality levels according to Cochrane criteria, even in the methodologically high-quality studies.

The low or uncertain overall quality of the evidence warrants caution in drawing firm conclusions about intervention effects and use of either Galphimia glauca or a homeopathic nasal spray may have small beneficial effects on the nasal and ocular symptoms of AR.

Homeopathy or homoeopathy (from the Greek όμοιος/homoios, and πάθος/pathos, suffering or disease) is a science created by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. The homeopathic practice rests on three principles: The similarity, the individualization of cases and the infinitesimal. The use of the infinitesimal was proposed by Hahnemann in the early nineteenth century with the publication of Organon der Heilkunst (Organon of the art of healing). The compounds used do not become homeopathic unless they respect the principle of similarity, according to which a patient should be treated with a substance produc...

There are several crucial differences between hormesis and homeopathy, which seem to refute any idea that they stem from the same root and suggest exploring the differences between both systems may answer the key question of whether they do indeed share a root or embrace the same principles.

Abstract Cosmologically active Brans-Dicke (or dilaton) scalar fields are generically ruled out by solar system tests of gravity unless their couplings to ordinary matter are much suppressed relative to gravitational strength, and this is a major hindrance when building realistic models of light dilatons coupled to matter. We propose a new mechanism for evading such bounds if matter also couples to a light axion, that exploits nonlinear target-space curvature interactions to qualitatively change how the fields respond to a gravitating source. We find that dilaton-matter couplings that would be...

Limited evidence from two placebo-controlled double-blinded trials suggests HMPs might be comparable to antidepressants and superior to placebo in depression, and patients treated by homeopaths report improvement in depression.

An analysis of legitimizing strategies leads to the conclusion that advocates have been unsuccessful in maintaining and repairing moral legitimacy for homeopathy, thus threatening continued public funding for this unscientific medical modality.

The effectiveness and safety of homeopathic treatment for IBS was assessed and the risk of bias was unclear on most criteria and high for selective reporting in one of the clinical homeopathy studies.

The paper tries to answer the question why extremely high diluted substances may be able to result in a medical reaction of a patient even if no single molecule of the used substance may be present in the medicament.

Experimental data collected in the last 10 years, by means of electronic microscopy, electron diffraction and DNA arrays investigations, are consistent with the presence of nanoparticles in homeopathic medicines and seem to provide a coherent view of the essence of the homeopathy discipline, superseding all previous speculative interpretations.

While the tide may be changing on the regulatory side, health education of the general public is presumably more important to support informed decision making by patients, otherwise the responsible patient remains a convenient legal fiction.

Organic farming principles promote the use of unconventional therapies as an alternative to chemical substances (which are limited by organic regulations), with homeopathy being the most extensive. Traditionally, Spain has had little faith in homeopathy but its use in organic farming is growing. Fifty-six Spanish organic dairy farmers were interviewed to obtain what we believe to be the first data on the use of homeopathy in organic dairy cattle in Spain. Only 32% of farms use some sort of alternative therapy (16.1% homeopathy, 10.7% phytotherapy and 5.3% using both therapies) and interestingl...

Modern agriculture must meet the changing needs of society both in terms of food quality and with regards to the environmental issues related to primary production (e.g., biodiversity, habitats, the quality of water and air, and climate change). In this context, win-win solutions at the farm level are required, with more sustainable food production, as well as, a reduction in air, water, and soil pollution, and loss of biodiversity and natural resources. To address these issues, a new emerging discipline called “systemic agro-homeopathy” is currently being developed. This approach considers pl...

The findings from several lab and clinical studies suggest that homeopathy might have some beneficial effect in cancer care; however, further large, comprehensive clinical studies are needed to determine these beneficial effects.

The results point to an interference of well-selected homeopathic medicines with cell cycle and apoptotic mechanisms in cancer cells, which should be considered in experimental designs to emphasize the specificity of such effects.

In response to concerns about the standards of training for non-medically qualified
\nhomeopathic practitioners, between 1999 and 2009 a number of UK universities taught
\nBachelor of Science (BSc) degrees in homeopathy. All the courses were subsequently
\nclosed following media coverage of a vigorous campaign from scientists against the
\ndegree courses. A boundary-work analysis of 65 articles published in the UK print
\nmedia reveals the use of metaphors from a number of different fields as rhetorical
\nstrategies to malign homeopathy education. As well as the commonl...

A 55-year old female, with a 4-month history of rash on her left sole with nail lesions affecting her left large toe, went into remission in 6 months, but relapsed once more, with growth of nails and clearance of the toe and plantar lesions.

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.

Conceptualised in opposition to 'orthodox' medicine, homoeopathy, a western medical project originating in eighteenth-century Germany, was reconstituted as vernacular medicine in British Bengal. India went on to become the home of the largest population of users of homoeopathic medicine in the world. Combining insights from the history of colonial medicine and the cultural histories of family in British India, Shinjini Das examines the processes through which western homoeopathy was translated and indigenised in the colony as a specific Hindu worldview, an economic vision and a disciplining re...

The results suggested a high self-healing ability in bovine mastitis and indications for future studies and applications for homeopathy to treat mastitis.

For future pandemics, homeopathy agencies should prepare by establishing rapid-response teams and efficacious lines of communication, and homeopathy may have a relevant role to play, inasmuch as the vast majority of patients only exhibit the mild form of disease and are indicated to self-care at home, without standard monitoring, follow-up, or treatment.

Asthma is a disease that affects the breathing passages of the lungs (bronchioles). Asthma is caused by chronic inflammation of these passages. Because asthma causes resistance, or obstruction, to exhaled air, it is called an obstructive lung disease. The treatments with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture, herbal and nutrient medicine provide a better control of the disease and overall daily wellbeing

This two-part review compares and contrasts the two treatment forms in respect of history, constituents, methods of preparation, known or postulated mechanisms underlying responses, the legal basis for use and scientific credibility in the 21st century.

It is argued that observational research is needed to balance the current over-emphasis on internal validity at the expense of external validity and can be considered an important research tool to describe “real-world” care settings and can assist with the design and inform the results of randomised controlled trails.

The theoretical and practical bases for assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of conventional medicines and homeopathic products are outlined, and known and postulated mechanisms of action are critically reviewed.

An approach with regular use of CP and home-based care with homeopathy through health workers for common problems in teething children is acceptable to the community and enhances outreach of services to the public at large.

Data contributes to use in homeopathic interventions during the COVID-19 epidemic as a health promotion and treatment strategy that can be used as an adjunct to all sanitary and therapeutic measures recommended by health authorities.

An overview on guidelines and tools that may help to improve the quality of case reports and strengthen the scientific value of a case report is given.

Homeopathy users were more likely to use multiple complementary and integrative medicine therapies and to perceive the therapy as helpful than were supplement users.