ASIAN HOMOEOPATHIC JOURNAL
Jan-March-1996
In a clinic in Ghana, patients with malaria were treated with homoeopathic medicines in an open study. 90.7 percent showed clinical improvement. Subsequently in a randomized double, blind clinical trial , one group received homoeopathic drugs of which 83.3 percent improved clinically , whereas the other group received chloroquine with improvement in 72 percent patients. This difference is not statistically significant due to the limited samples. The results do, however suggest further research with large groups reports Veronique and Brands.
A review of classical and contemporary text books showed that although the term Homoeopathy is widely known and used, it remains ambiguous and vague. In an attempt towards clarification the authors in the article A strict definition of Homoeopathy according to Hahnemann present a review of Hahnemanns definition of the term and conclude that it refers to the out come of interaction between two different vital affections which, however, have very similar effects on living organisms.
Simile contains news, views and case reports. Dr Goyal describes a case of collapsed lung with tubercular empyema which did not respond to Anti-tubercular treatment and drainage of the pleural cavity. After a few days patient developed jaundice and later convulsions. The X-ray of the patient at various stages proves the efficacy of the drug prescribed. Remedies used were Phos 30, 200, Hepar-sulph 200 and Silicea 200 (all in single dose only)