Homeopathy

A system of therapeutics founded by Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843), based on the Law of Similars where "like cures like". Diseases are treated by highly diluted substances that cause, in healthy persons, symptoms like those of the disease to be treated.

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Networked: 618 relevant articles (56 outcomes, 135 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Vithoulkas, George: 13 articles (07/2021 - 07/2002)
2.	Koley, Munmun: 12 articles (09/2022 - 07/2015)
3.	Saha, Subhranil: 12 articles (09/2022 - 07/2015)
4.	Frass, Michael: 9 articles (12/2020 - 11/2005)
5.	Mahesh, Seema: 8 articles (07/2021 - 12/2017)
6.	Gaertner, Katharina: 7 articles (06/2022 - 04/2014)
7.	Khurana, Anil: 6 articles (11/2022 - 06/2008)
8.	Oberbaum, Menachem: 6 articles (01/2022 - 07/2002)
9.	Jacobs, Jennifer: 6 articles (01/2018 - 03/2003)
10.	Michael, James: 5 articles (11/2022 - 04/2019)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 06/01/2001 - "A significant improvement of lactation pain (main criterion of the study) was observed in parturients treated with homeopathy (p<0.02 on D2 and p<0.01 on D4). " 01/01/2000 - "The neurologists' trial evaluation showed a statistically significant reduction in attack frequency in the homeopathy group (P= 0.04) and non-statistically significant trends in favour of homeopathy for pain intensity and overall evaluation. " 09/01/2016 - "To evaluate an association between homeopathy and pain relief and quality of life improvement in a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial with 2 parallel arms. " 06/01/2010 - "The homeopathy studies were small, but each reported an improvement in pain. " 04/25/2018 - "In homeopathy, Hypericum perforatum is known as a remedy for unbearable, shooting or jabbing pain especially when neural damage is involved. "
2.	Asthma (Bronchial Asthma) 07/14/2020 - "Despite remarkable improvement in asthma treatment, better education and guideline implementation strategies, there is growing interest in using complementary and alternative medicine, like reflexology and homeopathy. " 07/14/2020 - "In this study, the addition of homeopathy or reflexology to conventional treatment did not result in improved quality of life in asthma." 08/01/2004 - "This review summarizes two recently updated Cochrane systematic reviews that assess the safety and efficacy of homeopathy or acupuncture in individuals with chronic stable asthma. " 07/14/2020 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of reflexology and homeopathy as adjunctive therapies in asthma. " 07/14/2020 - "Evaluating the effect on asthma quality of life of added reflexology or homeopathy to conventional asthma management - an investigator-blinded, randomised, controlled parallel group study."
3.	COVID-19 01/01/2022 - "Efficacy of individualized homeopathy as an adjunct to standard of care of COVID-19: A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study." 06/26/2023 - "Despite the scientific consensus at that time that there was no cure for Covid-19, close to three-quarters of our respondents believe that there was a cure in at least one of the three popular medical traditions in India: Allopathy, Homeopathy, and Ayurveda. " 01/01/2020 - "Homeopathic symptoms from this case series were collected from 18 consecutive patients who, in addition to their concurrent conventional treatment or traditional Chinese medicine, actively sought help from homeopathy as an adjunctive measure for symptomatic relief from COVID-19. " 11/01/2023 - "Existing studies of homeopathy and COVID-19 have sometimes failed to employ the underpinning theoretical framework of homeopathy-the genus epidemicus. " 01/01/2023 - "The study suggests homeopathy may be an effective adjunct to standard care for treating moderate and severe COVID-19 patients. "
4.	Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) 01/01/2014 - "An open-label pilot study of individualized homeopathy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was conducted to assess the potential for future studies with a focus on the feasibility of the recruitment plan and outcome measure schedules; identification of any group characteristics of participants who respond significantly to the therapy; and establishing the length of time required for an improvement in ADHD symptoms. " 10/01/2001 - "In preschoolers, homeopathy appears a particularly useful treatment for ADHD." 10/17/2007 - "There is currently little evidence for the efficacy of homeopathy for the treatment of ADHD. " 03/05/2015 - "University of Toronto is criticised for study of homeopathy in ADHD." 08/01/2014 - "There is heterogeneity in the quality of trials and also the outcome of studies but overall our findings suggest some potential for using homeopathy in ADHD. "
5.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 01/24/2017 - "Methods: The aims of the paper are to review the main and recent papers of international literature on the effectiveness of complementary medicine (CM) therapies on side effects of anti-cancer protocols and improvement in the quality of life of oncological patients, and to describe the integration of evidence-based acupuncture, herbal medicine and homeopathy treatments in Public Cancer Network of the region of Tuscany. " 05/01/2023 - "For homeopathy, there is neither a scientifically based hypothesis of its mode of action nor conclusive evidence from clinical studies in cancer care." 05/01/2023 - "The included studies reported heterogeneous results: some studies described significant differences in quality of life or toxicity of cancer treatment favouring homeopathy, whereas others did not find an effect or reported significant differences to the disadvantage of homeopathy or side effects caused by homeopathy. " 05/01/2023 - "In February 2021 a systematic search was conducted searching five electronic databases (Embase, Cochrane, PsychInfo, CINAHL and Medline) to find studies concerning use, effectiveness and potential harm of homeopathy in cancer patients. " 01/01/2022 - "The dose of Homoeopathic medicines and their mechanism of action in cancer has also been documented, while clinical trials on the effects of Homoeopathy in cancer treatment are rare. "

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